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Title
Letter to the Council of New York
Names
Fletcher, Benjamin (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 York.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Albany, N.Y.
Date Created: 1696-11-28
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. 1 page. Fo
Description
He arrived on the 21st and sent Sadegaindo with a belt to the Five Nations, saying that he has heard how they suffered Indians from Canada to return carrying several of their brethren with them; he has ordered the River Indians to meet him here, when he will encourage them for further warfare; they have already been paid their £6 ahead for seven of the enemy killed; the artillery and other stores that he brought up are in the sloop, frozen in the ice; twenty-five men have arrived from Connecticut; he has ordered them £5 levy money for each man; urges that more money be sent him.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275997
Calendar number: EM. 2699
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3f7c7860-c530-012f-cf87-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1696: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Council of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-264f-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Council of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-264f-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to the Council of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-264f-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the Council of New York