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Letter to Col. Benjamin Walker, New York

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

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Series XIX. Booth's History of New York

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Title
Letter to Col. Benjamin Walker, New York
Names
Walker, Benjamin (Recipient)
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XIX. Booth's History of New York

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1794-05-29
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: EM12068-13172
Physical Description
A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Explanations as to the protest of a bill drawn by L'Enfant for money due to him from the Society [of the Cincinnati]; demands its payment; his engagement about the defences of the Delaware would detain him longer than he had imagined; refers to his needs and describes his treatment as one giving up his purse to highway robbery; the thermometer being the same in New York has no news but at last ça ira -- ça ira; the French privateer has brought to the Dutch lugger in mistake for a Spanish cabion, they both lay together at anchor -- short of ammunition, trying to sell the ballast stone of the province of main (sic) to gather provision and cruise again.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279163
Calendar number: EM. 11107
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): beceba50-0029-0130-f1d5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1794: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Benjamin Walker, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be606a96-8edf-19e1-e040-e00a18066e03

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Benjamin Walker, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be606a96-8edf-19e1-e040-e00a18066e03

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Col. Benjamin Walker, New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be606a96-8edf-19e1-e040-e00a18066e03

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Col. Benjamin Walker, New York