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Letter to Jethro Sumner and Philemon Hawkins, Bute County

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

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Title
Letter to Jethro Sumner and Philemon Hawkins, Bute County
Names
Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919 (Collector)
Sumner, Jethro, 1733?-1785 (Recipient)
Hawkins, Philemon (Recipient)
Long, Nicholas (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

Dates / Origin
Place: North Carolina
Date Created: 1776-03-20
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.
Citation/reference: EM4262-7302
Physical Description
A.L.S. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with the address and endorsement. 4o
Description
He has just received an express from Col. James Moore at Wilmington informing him that Gen. Clinton had arrived at Cape Fear with some troops; he has therefore directed general musters in this and Edgcombe and Northampton counties, and recommends that they do the same; the Committee of Safety will meet on that day; he will communicate their orders; desires to have the accounts of the last expedition sent in.
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276576
Calendar number: EM. 4460
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 87a20f20-c532-012f-b1db-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

  • 1776: Place
  • 1828: Creator Born
  • 1919: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jethro Sumner and Philemon Hawkins, Bute County" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4791-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jethro Sumner and Philemon Hawkins, Bute County" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4791-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Letter to Jethro Sumner and Philemon Hawkins, Bute County Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4791-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Jethro Sumner and Philemon Hawkins, Bute County