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Letter to Oliver Ellsworth

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Title
Letter to Oliver Ellsworth
Names
Root, Jesse (Author)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1781-02-08
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
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. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Description
Is glad to hear that the collecting and recruiting is succeeding so well in Connecticut; General Du Portail has arrived from the south; Virginia has ceded to the United States her claims to the territory northwest of the Ohio, with certain provisions; Maryland has agreed to the Confederation; Congress has asked the states for power to levy imposts to the amount of 6% on imported articles; the necessity of a revenue is evident; in Root's opinion duties should be varied, but under the present plan they will be higher on articles of luxury in proportion as they are dearer; Congress has been arranging its executive departments; Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Minister of War, of Finance, and of Marine; General Leslie has arrived to the southward with 2500 troops; the new bills get out but slowly; they labor under the disadvantage of state emissions and have various credits which embarrass business; the legal exchange there is 75, but the real exchange is 110; accordingly everything is raised a corresponding proportion in hard money; he will leave Congress the middle of April, the President [Samuel Huntington] and General Walcott intending to go about the same time; incloses particulars of General Morgan's success, and the King's speech.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 623
Archives EAD ID: 275240
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fe1d9d30-6a3f-0139-110a-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Oliver Ellsworth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1781. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de7f-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Oliver Ellsworth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de7f-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1781). Letter to Oliver Ellsworth Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de7f-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Letter to Oliver Ellsworth