Letter to His Excellency George Clinton, at or near Fish Kill
Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.
Purchase this print
Order PrintImage ID
4026367
Item data
Title
Letter to His Excellency George Clinton, at or near Fish Kill
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Miscellaneous Manuscripts
Names
Hasbrouck, Jonathan (Author)
Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1779-06-08
Place: Newburgh, N.Y.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 1 page. 4o
Abstract
Col. Snyder had stationed some of his light horse between this and Sopus [Esopus], in order to have quick intelligence of these parts; whereby he had received the enclosed.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20135
Archives EAD ID: 280044
Archives Components ID: 5090
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5d4a8420-6a3e-0139-8b30-0242ac110002
Rights
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.
Type Of Resource
Cite this item
MLA format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to His Excellency George Clinton, at or near Fish Kill" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d4a8420-6a3e-0139-8b30-0242ac110002
APA format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Letter to His Excellency George Clinton, at or near Fish Kill Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d4a8420-6a3e-0139-8b30-0242ac110002
Chicago/Turabian Format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to His Excellency George Clinton, at or near Fish Kill" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d4a8420-6a3e-0139-8b30-0242ac110002
Wikipedia citation
<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d4a8420-6a3e-0139-8b30-0242ac110002 | title= (text) Letter to His Excellency George Clinton, at or near Fish Kill (1779) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 17, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>