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Title
Letter to John Fothergill [London]
Names
Fothergill, John (Recipient)
Logan, William (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: South Carolina and Georgia.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1768-05-11
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. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Description
His two young sons will sail in the next ship with a party of Friends; they are to go to school with James Fell at Worcester, there being no suitable schoolmaster here, and the city being full of ensnaring youth on the high road to destruction; he desires Fothergill to advise and direct his son Will in his next steps after he shall have done with Dr. Hunter; touches on American affairs.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276396
Calendar number: EM. 4061
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ee875510-0023-0130-57fd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1768: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Fothergill [London]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-464c-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Fothergill [London]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-464c-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to John Fothergill [London] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-464c-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to John Fothergill [London]