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Letter to Thomas Hutchinson

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Series III. The Continental Congress of 1774

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Title
Letter to Thomas Hutchinson
Names
Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919 (Collector)
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780 (Recipient)
Gray, Harrison (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Series III. The Continental Congress of 1774

Dates / Origin
Place: Boston, Mass.
Date Created: 1774-10-24
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
3 pp. 4o
Description
Civil war evidently imminent; unjustifiable measures of the Sons of Liberty; courts closed; militia officers forced to resign; members of the Council insulted and compelled to resign their office or to take refuge in Boston; King's revenues shut off; preparations for hostility; people stirred up against the Quebec act by the clergy; hopes expressed for the repeal of the act altering mode of returning juries; "Mr Ingersol the bearer of this . . . has been cruelly used for no other reason than signing the address to your Excellency." Endorsed: "Copy of a Letter to Govr Hutchinson, Octr 1774.".
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275076
Calendar number: EM. 297
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4f732f00-c52d-012f-211e-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1774: Place
  • 1828: Creator Born
  • 1919: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Thomas Hutchinson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a1ae-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Thomas Hutchinson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2020. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a1ae-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Letter to Thomas Hutchinson Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a1ae-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Thomas Hutchinson