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Title
Letter to Samuel Tucker
Names
Dickinson, Philemon (Author)
Tucker, Samuel (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1776-04-09
Place: Amboy, N.J.
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
Has returned, the night before, from New York; General Putnam's orders are to employ his troops on such fortifications as the engineers think most necessary; he has ordered the three battalions to work on the lines already laid out by the engineers; one of the works is on Staten Island, at Prince's Bay; Mr. Campbell and he will keep a strict account of their expenses, which Congress may make good; they wish no pay but that; asks if he, as commanding officer, should keep a table for the officers during his stay.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 938
Archives EAD ID: 275408
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3b544fa0-6a40-0139-a81a-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1776: Created
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  • 2024: Found by you!
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Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Samuel Tucker