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Letter to Edmund Pendleton, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876, bulk (1700-1800)

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Series VI. Declaration of Independence

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Title
Letter to Edmund Pendleton, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
Names
Pendleton, Edmund (Recipient)
Wythe, George (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VI. Declaration of Independence

Dates / Origin
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1776-11-18
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Declaration of Independence
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
A. L. S. 1 page. 4o
Description
Acknowledges his letter of the 22d ult.; will return to assist in revising the laws, according to the bidding of his countrymen.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275709
Calendar number: EM. 1627
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): edb21220-c52e-012f-d995-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1776: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2022: Found by you!
  • 2023

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Edmund Pendleton, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Edmund Pendleton, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Letter to Edmund Pendleton, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee54-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Edmund Pendleton, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates