Letter to Gov. George Clinton
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Title
Letter to Gov. George Clinton
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Miscellaneous Manuscripts
Names
Hay, Ann Hawkes (Author)
Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1779-06-04
Place: Orange County, N.Y.
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. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Abstract
Reporting the enemy's landing without opposition at Stony Point where they had cast up works and opened a battery against Ver Planck's Point; thinks they mean to hold the post; has informed General Washington by Express and has asked for assistance; enemy penetrated the country 6 miles the previous night in an attempt to surprise the militia, drove off cattle and plundered the people; depicts the defenceless condition of the county and implores Clinton to send troops. In a postscript reports the enemy proceeding up the river, but leaving a garrison at Stony Point.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20137
Archives EAD ID: 280046
Archives Components ID: 5092
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 613dd860-6a3e-0139-054f-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. George Clinton" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/613dd860-6a3e-0139-054f-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Letter to Gov. George Clinton Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/613dd860-6a3e-0139-054f-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. George Clinton" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/613dd860-6a3e-0139-054f-0242ac110002
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