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Title
Letter to William Gordon, Amherst
Names
Gordon, William (Addressee)
West, Benjamin (Author)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Charlestown, N.H.
Date Created: 1798-08-11
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Citation/reference: EM4262-7302
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o
Description
Rejoices at his safe return; though it is said a strait line is good for cabbage planters it is not for a continental traveller; regrets to hear of the improper conduct of some of the inhabitants of New York; the people north of the Potomac are generally well united; the Dutch of New York are good and industrious people, but it is doubtful if any can exceed the Yankees in enterprise, though he cannot say in integrity.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278008
Calendar number: EM. 7167
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 41e69c70-c536-012f-2b68-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1798: Place
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to William Gordon, Amherst" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-911f-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to William Gordon, Amherst" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-911f-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to William Gordon, Amherst Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-911f-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to William Gordon, Amherst