Letter to Elias Boudinot
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Title
Letter to Elias Boudinot
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Lossing's Field Book of Revolution
Names
Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Author)
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1777-10-24
Place: Albany
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. 2 pp. Fo
Abstract
On arriving here he acquainted Gen. Gates with his business; the General told him that he had already appointed Mr. Haile for the purpose, and that the British prisoners were sent to New England and the Hessians to Schoary; Adam acquainted Haile with Boudinot's instructions; he will forward returns when obtained; there are 5,740 prisoners and 43 pieces of artillery; Gen. Burgoyne is still here, writing his despatches.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 4771
Archives EAD ID: 276764
Archives Components ID: 1820
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4701b0a0-6a37-0139-be23-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Elias Boudinot" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4701b0a0-6a37-0139-be23-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to Elias Boudinot Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4701b0a0-6a37-0139-be23-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Elias Boudinot" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4701b0a0-6a37-0139-be23-0242ac110002
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