The New York Public Library offers grab-and-go service at select locations as part of our gradual reopening.

About Digital Collections
Browse
Search only public domain materials
Search Browse About
Search only public domain materials
Items Collections Divisions
Digital Collections Using Images Using Data
Items Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton

Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton

More Details Cite This Item

ps_mss_cd18_274
300px
760px
All download options
Original Scan
Art Print

Library division & collection with this item:

LIBRARY DIVISION
Manuscripts and Archives Division

  • Francis Stanfell papers
  • La lotería en Babilonia: holograph
  • George Endicott diary
  • Adolph Philipse estate records
  • Carl Van Vechten papers
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Benjamin K. Miller collection of United States stamps
  • Letter from Thomas Martin
Previous Next

This Item

View this item elsewhere:

Title
Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton
Names
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 (Creator)
Cotton, John, 1584-1652 (Addressee)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1651
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 696
Topics
Worcester, Battle of, Worcester, England, 1651
Genres
Correspondence
Physical Description
Extent: .1 linear foot (1 folder)
Description
One letter from Oliver Cromwell to John Cotton written after the Battle of Worcester, October 2, 1651, which destroyed the last major Scottish Royalist army. Cromwell alludes to his difficulties in treating with the Scots.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19840559
MSS Unit ID: 696
Archives collections id: archives_collections_696
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57cb2860-c607-012f-3695-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1599: Creator Born
  • 1651: Created
  • 1658: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1651. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/920af61e-c249-6033-e040-e00a18060f1e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/920af61e-c249-6033-e040-e00a18060f1e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1651). Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/920af61e-c249-6033-e040-e00a18060f1e

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/920af61e-c249-6033-e040-e00a18060f1e | title= (text) Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton, (1651)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=June 12, 2021 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Oliver Cromwell letter to John Cotton