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Title
Letter to Jasper Yeates, Lancaster
Names
Biddle, Edward (Author)
Yeates, Jasper (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1778-10-04
Place: Reading, 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
Thinks that every freeman who comes under the bill of rights and takes the test has a right to vote, notwithstanding the late law; Mr. [James] Wilson and G. Ross are of the same opinion; expects they will do well here, if the leaders can be kept from attempting too much; they may carry him in their ticket, but by dropping him they could unite all parties and run any three men they chose; hopes to see such a representation as will restore tranquility and union to the state.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 820
Archives EAD ID: 275347
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1000d400-6a40-0139-873c-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1778: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1778). Letter to Jasper Yeates, Lancaster Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9b9341d-2837-4a83-e040-e00a18062ea1

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Letter to Jasper Yeates, Lancaster