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Letter to Brigadier-General Wooster

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Letter to Brigadier-General Wooster

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Title
Letter to Brigadier-General Wooster
Names
New York. Committee of Safety (Author)
Wooster, David, 1711-1777 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New York and New Jersey

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1775-09-16
Place: New York (State)
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: D. S., John Haring, Chairman. 1 page. Fo
Description
In answer to his letter of Sept. 15, they inclose the order of the Continental Congress respecting the marching of troops under his command into the Colony, which shows that the troops were expected to occupy such posts as the Provincial Congress should think fit.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 684
Archives EAD ID: 275275
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c961cdf0-6a3f-0139-cebd-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

  • 1775: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Brigadier-General Wooster" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1775. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-decf-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

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

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1775). Letter to Brigadier-General Wooster Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-decf-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Brigadier-General Wooster