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Letter to Gov. George Clinton

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The Articles of Confederation

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Title
Letter to Gov. George Clinton
Names
Morris, Gouverneur, 1876-1953 (Author)
Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Articles of Confederation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1778-02-17
Place: Camp Valley Forge
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Articles of Confederation
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A.L.S. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with the address and endorsement. Fo
Description
An American army in the bosom of America is about to disband for want of something to eat; three times the troops have been on the point of disbanding; the neighboring country has been laid under contribution to no purpose; the sly broad-brims are assiduous in undermining their resources; when the Americans are starved from a piece of ground it smiles with abundance for Howe; desertion prevails in the British Army; with their own the wonder is that any stay, having neither clothes, food, wood nor straw; asks for a return of the officers in Gansevoort, Van Schaick's and Dubois's regiments with information as to their relative merits; entreats him to raise a tax of at least half a million dollars; only by taxation can the war be ended.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 4190
Archives EAD ID: 276445
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7ec05fb0-6a35-0139-8688-0242ac110002
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

  • 1778: Created
  • 1876: Creator Born
  • 1953: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. George Clinton" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1778. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-46ab-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. George Clinton" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-46ab-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1778). Letter to Gov. George Clinton Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-46ab-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gov. George Clinton