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Title
Letter to [Capt. William Winchester.]
Names
Winchester, William (Addressee)
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (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: Bennington, Vt.
Date Created: 1777-09-04
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. Fo
Description
Orders him to take command of all the Massachusetts troops in the town, make a return of the sick left and their attendants, forward troops that may arrive to Manchester, give orders for fire-arms, call on captains of each company for men able to work until he has a company of 60, if more are needed Gen. Lincoln is to be notified; when the medicines arrive they are to be sent to Manchester under a special escort.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 277763
Calendar number: EM. 6720
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d85210e0-0025-0130-39e8-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1777: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Capt. William Winchester.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4b32-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Chicago/Turabian Format

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APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to [Capt. William Winchester.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4b32-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to [Capt. William Winchester.]