Letter to [Samuel Johnston, Edenton. N. C.]
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Title
Letter to [Samuel Johnston, Edenton. N. C.]
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779
The Carolinas and Georgia
Names
Hewes, Joseph (Author)
Johnston, Sam. (Samuel) (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1776-02-20
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
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. 4o
Abstract
Sends in charge of James Thompson and John Crowley a load of various articles; an inventory is in the packet addressed to the Provincial Council; because of John Penn's fondness for "Common Sense" they (the North Carolina delegates in Congress) have agreed that copies of the pamphlet be sent; the Council is to judge as to the advisability of distributing them; directions as to reckoning up the charges for the cost of transportation, and the pay of the wagoners.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1172
Archives EAD ID: 275521
Archives Components ID: 580
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b139590-6a40-0139-6ce8-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Samuel Johnston, Edenton. N. C.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b139590-6a40-0139-6ce8-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). Letter to [Samuel Johnston, Edenton. N. C.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b139590-6a40-0139-6ce8-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Samuel Johnston, Edenton. N. C.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b139590-6a40-0139-6ce8-0242ac110002
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