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Title
Letter to [the Convention of New York]
Names
Litchfield (Conn.). Town Committee (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1776-07-22
Place: Litchfield, Conn.
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., Andrew Adams, Chairman. Endorsed. 1 page. Fo
Description
Acknowledges receipt, from Abraham De Peyster, of letter of 18th inst., and of twelve prisoners to be confined in their jail; they are willing to aid New York as much as possible, but at present their jail is overcrowded, over forty-six prisoners being confined in two rooms; they will receive the New York prisoners for the present, but request their speedy removal; De Peyster has placed the Mayor of New York [David Mathews] in private lodgings.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 588
Archives EAD ID: 275221
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e784ac40-6a3f-0139-af2f-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1776: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [the Convention of New York]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de65-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [the Convention of New York]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de65-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). Letter to [the Convention of New York] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de65-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to [the Convention of New York]