Letter to General Riedesel
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Title
Letter to General Riedesel
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Declaration of Independence
Names
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1779-07-04
Place: Forest
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. Endorsed. 1 page. Fo
Abstract
Concerning permission given to Captain Bartling and Lieutenant Campbell to come to the Argyle flag on business; thanks him for congratulations, but regrets being drawn from retirement; Mrs. Jefferson regrets her separation from Madame Riedesel; they will return to Monticello the last of the month.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1632
Archives EAD ID: 275712
Archives Components ID: 771
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69f5d980-6a35-0139-4d22-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to General Riedesel" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69f5d980-6a35-0139-4d22-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Letter to General Riedesel Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69f5d980-6a35-0139-4d22-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to General Riedesel" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69f5d980-6a35-0139-4d22-0242ac110002
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