Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida
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Title
Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
General Leslie's Letterbook
Names
Leslie, Alexander, approximately 1740-1794 (Author)
Tonyn, Patrick (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1782-09-30
Place: Charles Town, S.C.
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: 2 pp. and 1 leaf with endorsement. 4o
Abstract
The transports have arrived here to take off the garrison; in a few days Gov. Tonyn may expect to see a fleet full of refugees and negroes; provisions for six months will be sent with them; Col. McArthur with some provincial troops will be left for the protection of St. Augustine; Col. Glasier and the 60th Regiment must join the army at this place; one ship carries Indian presents; the fleet must not be delayed at St. Augustine; part of the refugees will be sent directly to St. John's river. Copy.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 15651
Archives EAD ID: 279856
Archives Components ID: 4903
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90cb2470-6a3e-0139-46de-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1782. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90cb2470-6a3e-0139-46de-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1782). Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90cb2470-6a3e-0139-46de-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90cb2470-6a3e-0139-46de-0242ac110002
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