Letter to [Gen. Lincoln.]
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Title
Letter to [Gen. Lincoln.]
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Siege of Savannah - Lincoln Papers
Names
Estaing, Charles Hector d' (Author)
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1779-09-17
Place: Savannah, Ga.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. In French. Endorsed. 2 pp. 8o
Abstract
Sends to his Excellency a letter just received from Gen. Prevost and a copy of his reply, which it seemed unnecessary to trouble Gen. Lincoln to revise, after his fatiguing march; hopes that he improves the truce accorded to Gen. Prevost; has not been able to make any aggresive movements; the march to Brewton's Hill may be executed later, if the Gen. approves; that will give him time to pay his respects at Head Quarters.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 7457
Archives EAD ID: 278115
Archives Components ID: 3169
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 196289c0-6a36-0139-a6ad-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Gen. Lincoln.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/196289c0-6a36-0139-a6ad-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Letter to [Gen. Lincoln.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/196289c0-6a36-0139-a6ad-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Gen. Lincoln.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/196289c0-6a36-0139-a6ad-0242ac110002
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