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Letter to Nathaniel Coffin, Boston

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

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Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

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The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: Rhode Island.

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Title
Letter to Nathaniel Coffin, Boston
Names
Coffin, Nathaniel (Recipient)
Montagu, John (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: Rhode Island.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Widley, England
Date Created: 1775-12-30
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
A. L. S. 5 pp. Fo
Description
The success of the rebels and the British inaction makes our faces very long; the capture of the ordnance ship was a severe stroke; difficulty of getting at these pirates; the sea-ports should have been destroyed months ago; Sir Peter Parker and Cornwallis are about to sail; Clinton is to command if he can get to the south soon enough; Germain is to be a second Pitt and do wonders; expects to hear that Quebec has fallen; no accomodation possible, though Burgoyne has come home with proposals; wishes his daughter Betsey were home; his son James has been posted to the Mercury; hears that nobody takes any notice of Gov. Hutchinson; trouble with the customs officers over a consignment of money to Coffin; a great armament will sail next summer; subject of prisoners, clothing for troops, etc. Postscripts, dated Jan. 7, and 8, 1776, state that Coffin's son has just arrived and gives a dismal account of things in Boston.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275908
Calendar number: EM. 2371
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d6c18750-c52f-012f-477b-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

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1775: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nathaniel Coffin, Boston" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-25ba-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nathaniel Coffin, Boston" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-25ba-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Nathaniel Coffin, Boston Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-25ba-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Nathaniel Coffin, Boston