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Title
Document
Names
Paca, William, 1740-1799 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Continental Congress of 1774

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1778-03
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: 3 pp. 4o
Description
Statement of a conversation between W. Paca, I. Nicholson, N. Thomas, W. T. Wright, and S. Wilson at Kent Island while on their way to the General Assembly. A letter to Paca from Mr. Chase spoke of the critical state of affairs and wretched condition of the army; Wilson thought a draught would not be feasible for filling up their quota of troops and suggested instead grants of land as bounties for volunteers; if no other plan than the draught could be adopted he thought they had better give up the contest and submit to Great Britain; Paca upbraided him warmly for expressing such sentiments, but later told him he "thought him an honest Man the his Nerves were but weak." In the handwriting of Samuel Chase. Certified: "The above is the Substance of the Conversation, which passed between Mr Wilson & myself & others at Kent Island Ferry & is I think a just general state of the whole of what did pass, W. Paca." Endorsed.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 408
Archives EAD ID: 275125
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eaa4cc10-6a34-0139-09ff-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1740: Creator Born
  • 1778: Created
  • 1799: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1778. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a373ad-28fb-942d-e040-e00a18065263

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a373ad-28fb-942d-e040-e00a18065263

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1778). Document Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a373ad-28fb-942d-e040-e00a18065263

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