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Title
Letter to Hon. Cadwallader Colden
Names
Penn, John (Author)
Colden, Cadwallader (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Albany Congress of 1754

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1774-08-11
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
Albany Congress (1754 : Albany, N.Y.)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: L. S. Endorsed: "…1774 September 1st. Read in Council." 1 page. Fo
Description
Sends copy of the petition which the Proprietaries of Pennsylvania have presented to the Crown for the appointment of Commissioners to settle the northern and western boundaries of the Province; the importance of the settlement of the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 114
Archives EAD ID: 274993
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b7ac4bf0-6a34-0139-001e-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1774: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Hon. Cadwallader Colden" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1774. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ec5d21-7fd0-f915-e040-e00a18063385

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Hon. Cadwallader Colden" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ec5d21-7fd0-f915-e040-e00a18063385

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1774). Letter to Hon. Cadwallader Colden Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ec5d21-7fd0-f915-e040-e00a18063385

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Hon. Cadwallader Colden