Letter to Nicholas Gilman [New York]
Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.
Purchase this print
Order PrintImage ID
3998610
Item data
Title
Letter to Nicholas Gilman [New York]
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779
The Carolinas and Georgia
Names
Williamson, Hugh (Author)
Gilman, Nicholas (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1789-05-12
Place: Baltimore
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. 1 page. Fo
Abstract
Tells of the general sentiment he found on his journey, that the tonnage on British vessels, as proposed in the revenue bill, was rather low; a very sensible man cooly informed him that he thought a commercial war of retaliation upon England was necessary; he wishes their southern friends would calculate how much $.50 per ton would necessarily reduce the price of this per cent.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1201
Archives EAD ID: 275535
Archives Components ID: 594
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c5f4560-6a40-0139-cec1-0242ac110002
Rights
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.
Type Of Resource
Cite this item
MLA format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nicholas Gilman [New York]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c5f4560-6a40-0139-cec1-0242ac110002
APA format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1789). Letter to Nicholas Gilman [New York] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c5f4560-6a40-0139-cec1-0242ac110002
Chicago/Turabian Format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nicholas Gilman [New York]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c5f4560-6a40-0139-cec1-0242ac110002
Wikipedia citation
<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c5f4560-6a40-0139-cec1-0242ac110002 | title= (text) Letter to Nicholas Gilman [New York] (1789) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 16, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>