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Title
Letter to Col. James Wilson, in Congress [Philadelphia]
Names
Wilson, James, 1742-1798 (Addressee)
St. Clair, Arthur (Author)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Fort Edward, N.Y.
Date Created: 1777-07-14
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Citation/reference: EM4262-7302
Physical Description
A. L. S. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with the address and endorsement. Fo
Description
The evacuation of Tyconderoga has doubtless caused much uneasiness; there is really nothing very alarming in it; he has written a full account to Congress, which ought to justify him; but in justifying him they must take blame on themselves, and that is too bitter a pill for a public body; he was obliged to retreat or he would have lost his army as well as the cannon and stores; will have another bout with the enemy before they get down the country; a party of them got a good scourging near Fort Ann from the force under Col. Long.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276572
Calendar number: EM. 4452
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3725d9e0-0024-0130-f3ce-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1742: Creator Born
  • 1777: Place
  • 1798: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. James Wilson, in Congress [Philadelphia]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4785-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. James Wilson, in Congress [Philadelphia]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4785-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Col. James Wilson, in Congress [Philadelphia] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4785-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Col. James Wilson, in Congress [Philadelphia]