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Letter to Samuel Morris, Chairman of the Council of Safety, Penn.

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Title
Letter to Samuel Morris, Chairman of the Council of Safety, Penn.
Names
Morris, Samuel (Recipient)
New Jersey. Assembly (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: New Jersey.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Princeton, N.J.
Date Created: 1776-09-02
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
Lithograph fac-simile of an A. L. S. by John Hart, Speaker, in the possession of Wm. Whiteman Esq. Philada. 1 page. Fo. With a wood engraving of The Church which John Hart built for the Congregation at Hopewell, N. J.
Description
The Assembly has considered the letters of Aug. 26th and 29th requesting that certain persons employed in manufacturing intrenching tools and carrying on salt works in this state be exempted from bearing arms; they answer that these men can exempt themselves by payment of a fine; particular exemptions would be injurious at this time.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276046
Calendar number: EM. 2872
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb16b880-0022-0130-1933-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1776: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Samuel Morris, Chairman of the Council of Safety, Penn." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-24d3-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Samuel Morris, Chairman of the Council of Safety, Penn." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-24d3-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Samuel Morris, Chairman of the Council of Safety, Penn. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-24d3-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

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Letter to Samuel Morris, Chairman of the Council of Safety, Penn.