Letter to Benjamin Harrison, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Staunton

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Title
Letter to Benjamin Harrison, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Staunton
Names
Harrison, Benjamin, ca. 1726-1791 (Addressee)
Walker, John (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: Belvoir, Va.
Date Created: 1781-06-13
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. 4o
Description
He secured such stores as had escaped the enemy around Charlottesville; Col. Davies and Maj. Pryor doubtless secured those at the old Court House; the loss hereabouts has not been great; 100 casks of powder and 300 lbs. of lead were saved; there is great need of the latter article; they are already dismantling their windows; movements of the Marquis [Lafayette]; the enemy have moved down to Goochland Court House; the riflemen are coming in fast; he is about to return to the army.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 277556
Calendar number: EM. 6408
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2e821220-c535-012f-f311-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1726: Creator Born
  • 1781: Place
  • 1791: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Benjamin Harrison, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Staunton Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-49d4-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

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Letter to Benjamin Harrison, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Staunton