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Title
Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln
Names
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Bowdoin, James (Author)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1787-02-26
Place: Boston, Mass.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 1 page. Fo
Description
Has laid his letter of 22d inst. before the General Court; will give him notice of their resolutions upon the subject mentioned; incloses the "Establishment for the Officers in the service of the Commonwealth.".
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 499
Archives EAD ID: 275175
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b08ea9f0-6a3f-0139-63a6-0242ac110002
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

  • 1733: Creator Born
  • 1787: Created
  • 1810: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1787. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de11-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de11-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1787). Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de11-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln