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Title
Letter to Colonel Josiah Smith, Moriches, N. Y.
Names
Floyd, W. (William) (Author)
Smith, Josiah (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New York and New Jersey

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1785-03-15
Place: New York
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
Sends list of persons, the sums due them from the State, and the interest already paid them; Col. Fanning and Obadiah Smith have lost their certificates; asks that great care be taken, for the sums in this list must be paid mostly by [Isaac?] Roosevelt and himself; hopes he will be able to discharge all that is presented agreeably to this list; they have passed a law to prevent prosecution of any treasurer or collector until Apr. 15.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 671
Archives EAD ID: 275268
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c1b36c30-6a3f-0139-1b45-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1785: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Colonel Josiah Smith, Moriches, N. Y." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1785. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-debf-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Colonel Josiah Smith, Moriches, N. Y." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-debf-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1785). Letter to Colonel Josiah Smith, Moriches, N. Y. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-debf-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Letter to Colonel Josiah Smith, Moriches, N. Y.