Letter to [Mrs. Elias Boudinot, Baskin-ridge, N. J.]
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Title
Letter to [Mrs. Elias Boudinot, Baskin-ridge, N. J.]
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Miscellaneous Manuscripts
Names
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 (Author)
Boudinot, Mrs. Elias (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1777-09-22
Place: Reading, Pa.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo
Abstract
Details particulars of the advance across the Schuylkill [Sept. 18]; the battle averted by heavy rain; troops slept on the field with wet blankets and no cover but the trees; even the wounded were eager to attack; it took two days to recruit, when the General found an attempt to outflank him; the enemy then pushed for the Sweed's Ford on Schuylkill but Washington got between them and the city; army has been joined by General Smallwood with 2000 men and 200 Indians; describes the panic in Philadelphia on report of British entry; concludes with domestic details and personal messages.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20013
Archives EAD ID: 279923
Archives Components ID: 4969
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a1f1810-6a3d-0139-d7d6-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Mrs. Elias Boudinot, Baskin-ridge, N. J.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a1f1810-6a3d-0139-d7d6-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to [Mrs. Elias Boudinot, Baskin-ridge, N. J.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a1f1810-6a3d-0139-d7d6-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Mrs. Elias Boudinot, Baskin-ridge, N. J.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a1f1810-6a3d-0139-d7d6-0242ac110002
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