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Letter to Jedediah Elderkin

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Title
Letter to Jedediah Elderkin
Names
Johnson, William Samuel (Author)
Elderkin, Jedediah (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Stamp Act Congress of 1765

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1768-01-23
Place: London, England
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
Stamp Act Congress (1765 : New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 4 pp. 4o
Description
trusts that American affairs will not justify further severe measures by Parliament; present disposition is for non-interference with America, due partly to approaching elections; corruption of English elections; large fees of lawyers; recent changes in the Grafton ministry have put Lord Hillsborough at the head of American affairs; critics allege that American loyalty is loyalty to the Crown alone and not to Parliament. In a postscript he speaks of the recent heavy frost in England.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 187
Archives EAD ID: 275030
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b1f86f10-6a34-0139-a71a-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1768: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jedediah Elderkin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1768. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a168-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jedediah Elderkin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a168-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1768). Letter to Jedediah Elderkin Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a168-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

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Letter to Jedediah Elderkin