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Title
Letter to the public
Names
Duer, William (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New York and New Jersey

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1779-03-09
Place: Camp on Raritan
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: "Duer's Defence." 14 pp. Fo
Description
In answer to an open letter from "T. G." in Dunlap's [Pennsylvania Packet] of Mar. 2, 1779 which charged him with officious interference in Pennsylvania politics, during his term in Congress; defends his advocacy of the intervention by Congress in Pennsylvania affairs during the spring of 1777; justifies his actions as a member of the Board of War, and his opposition to the advancing of money to Pennsylvania by Congress.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 669
Archives EAD ID: 275267
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bfdb3610-6a3f-0139-31bc-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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  • 1779: Created
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  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the public" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-deba-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the public" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-deba-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Letter to the public Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-deba-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the public