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Title
Letter to Colonel Ranstellar [Van Renssellaer]
Names
Conway, Thomas (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: Albany, N.Y.
Date Created: 1778-04-08
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. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo
Description
Does not understand how his armorers can want provisions, as orders for their supply have been issued; if there is difficulty in sharing them when issued in bulk, he will order them issued in pieces and bits; observes that these artificers draw more provisions than any field officer: general Washington's army had lately been four days without food, and General Burgoyne's army was also in want; if prices continue so high, the army will be destitute by July; is disgusted with his office, but will not abandon it, though as a foreigner he does not expect to own land in America.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 277327
Calendar number: EM. 5906
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7e849870-c534-012f-2c18-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1778: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

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APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Colonel Ranstellar [Van Renssellaer] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0ea8-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Colonel Ranstellar [Van Renssellaer]