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Title
Letter to Maj. Gen. [Friedrich Adolph] Riedesel
Names
Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800 (Recipient)
Phillips, William (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XIII. The Generals of the American Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Duer House, N.Y.
Date Created: 1777-09-04
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Citation/reference: EM7736-9213
Physical Description
A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo
Description
The Lieut. General has had intelligence that a party of the enemy has gone northward with perhaps an intention of breaking in upon the convoys of provisions or of attempting an alarm at Fort George; directs Gen. Riedesel to send a detachment of 150 men with horses to Fort George to remain 2 days; he is also to have the stores and baggage protected.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278314
Calendar number: EM. 8022
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f0b34b80-0026-0130-d513-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1738: Creator Born
  • 1777: Place
  • 1800: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Maj. Gen. [Friedrich Adolph] Riedesel" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-9352-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Maj. Gen. [Friedrich Adolph] Riedesel" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-9352-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Maj. Gen. [Friedrich Adolph] Riedesel Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-9352-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Maj. Gen. [Friedrich Adolph] Riedesel