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Title
Letter to Governor James De Lancey
Names
DeLancey, James (Recipient)
Johnson, William, Sir, 1715-1774 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: Introduction, Part I.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Albany, N.Y.
Date Created: 1755-05-29
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
L. S. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Thinks that four more eighteen-pounders and four more field-pieces will be necessary; asks him to represent this to the governments concerned; a quartermaster-general and an engineer should be sent to him as soon as possible; he has not written to Gov. Shirley as there is no direct opportunity.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275761
Calendar number: EM. 1760
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18976910-c52f-012f-4395-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1755: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Governor James De Lancey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-eeb1-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Governor James De Lancey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-eeb1-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Governor James De Lancey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-eeb1-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Governor James De Lancey