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Title
Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, headquarter near Charles Town
Names
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Malmedy, Francis, Marquis de (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: Fogather's Landing, S.C.
Date Created: 1780-04-09
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
On his arrival saw Gen. Huger who had ordered a colonel of North Carolina militia at Monk's Corner to go at once to Adison's Ferry; advises the construction of a fort at Lempries' ferry, as the only means of maintaining communication with the town, and preventing the enemy from establishing batteries to protect their ships; advises the fortification also of Potts Landing and others, and suggests means for carrying provisions; reports few negroes and a great scarcity of provisions; Capt. Daniel will send him 14 barrels of rice; asks for rum which is the soul of work.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 277702
Calendar number: EM. 6641
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 840bef10-c535-012f-21e6-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1733: Creator Born
  • 1780: 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, headquarter near Charles Town" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4ac3-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, headquarter near Charles Town" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4ac3-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, headquarter near Charles Town Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4ac3-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, headquarter near Charles Town