Letter to John Hancock
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Title
Letter to John Hancock
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Generals of the American Revolution
Names
Dunbar (Author)
Hancock, John, 1737-1793 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1776-07-14
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Subjects
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Generals
Genres
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: 1 page. 4o
Abstract
The captain from Burlington who commanded the guard over the soldiers put his servant into the Court House indiscriminately with the rest of the party; he fears that his baggage may be plundered; he has been eight months a prisoner and has never before been deprived of his servant; asks that an order may be given discharging his servant from confinement. Fragment. Endorsed.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 7758
Archives EAD ID: 278262
Archives Components ID: 3316
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ad862f90-6a36-0139-4554-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Hancock" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad862f90-6a36-0139-4554-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). Letter to John Hancock Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad862f90-6a36-0139-4554-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Hancock" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad862f90-6a36-0139-4554-0242ac110002
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