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Letter to [James Bowdoin,] Governor of Massachusetts

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Title

Letter to [James Bowdoin,] Governor of Massachusetts

Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Annapolis Convention

Names

Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 (Author)
Bowdoin, James (Addressee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1786-02-19
Place: Richmond, Va.

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927

Genres

Correspondence

Notes

Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: L. S. 1 page. 4o

Abstract

Encloses a resolution; the commissioners appointed thereby have requested him to open communication with the several states; the desire for a uniform commercial system arose from a regard for the federal interest; the Virginia commissioners request the concurrence of other states, and propose the first Monday in September as the time, and Annapolis as the place, of meeting.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 9329
Archives EAD ID: 278665
Archives Components ID: 3717
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a3bd1f0-6a37-0139-de7f-0242ac110002

Rights

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [James Bowdoin,] Governor of Massachusetts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1786. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a3bd1f0-6a37-0139-de7f-0242ac110002

APA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1786). Letter to [James Bowdoin,] Governor of Massachusetts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a3bd1f0-6a37-0139-de7f-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [James Bowdoin,] Governor of Massachusetts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a3bd1f0-6a37-0139-de7f-0242ac110002

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