Letter to [Waightstill Avery.]
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Title
Letter to [Waightstill Avery.]
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Miscellaneous Manuscripts
Names
Caswell, William (Author)
Avery, Waightstill (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1781-08-10
Place: Kingston, N.C.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo
Abstract
He has intelligence that the enemy were moving towards Duplin Court House the preceding day; does not consider it his duty to protect Avery's property or that of any other individual; besides, the property of the people in Wayne is in greater danger than that of the inhabitants of Jones county; he is not to blame that the enemy have been permitted to come so far from Wilmington; it is owing to neglect of his superiors and the legislature; he has not been able to prevent depredations; he asked the Governor's permission to order a draft of the militia, but received no answer; will not order a draft without the Governor's consent.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20046
Archives EAD ID: 279956
Archives Components ID: 5002
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8d19ea0-6a3d-0139-f1c1-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Waightstill Avery.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1781. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8d19ea0-6a3d-0139-f1c1-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1781). Letter to [Waightstill Avery.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8d19ea0-6a3d-0139-f1c1-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Waightstill Avery.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8d19ea0-6a3d-0139-f1c1-0242ac110002
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