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Title
Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln
Names
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Thomas, 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: Charlestown Gaol, S.C.
Date Created: 1779-12-31
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. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Thanks him for his letter; is surprised at its contents; as he had supposed he was held as a prisoner of war; supposed when he surrendered to Col. Baker that he would be treated as the rest who were paroled as prisoners of war; asks that he may be exchanged; complains that he is kept in a cold room without fire or candle light.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 277680
Calendar number: EM. 6599
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 747c09c0-c535-012f-b754-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1733: Creator Born
  • 1779: Place
  • 1810: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4a9d-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4a9d-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4a9d-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln