Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar
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Title
Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Albany Congress of 1754
Names
Shirley, William, 1694-1771 (Author)
Dunbar, Thomas (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1755-08-12
Place: From the Camp at the Carrying place of Oneida near the head of the Mohawk River
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: 2 pp. Fo
Abstract
Order to march to Fort Duquesne; Braddock's defeat. Attested copy, signed by W. Alexander.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 6
Archives EAD ID: 274943
Archives Components ID: 2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69696680-6a34-0139-3dd4-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1755. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69696680-6a34-0139-3dd4-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1755). Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69696680-6a34-0139-3dd4-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69696680-6a34-0139-3dd4-0242ac110002
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