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Title
Letter to [Gen. Benjamin Lincoln?]
Names
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Pulaski, Casimir, Count (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: Camp, S.C.
Date Created: 1779-06-09
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. 2 pp. Fo
Description
Has already given his reasons to Col. Laumois for wishing to go to Charlestown; has heard that the people are in great fear of an attack, and as he is acquainted with the town thinks he might with a few chosen troops assist Gen. Muteney; if the enemy's vessels can come up the Ashley river they could gain two days before assistance could reach the town; proposes various measures; states that he and many of his men are suffering from fever; encloses an order on the Q. M. Gen. and commissary for continental stores. In a postscript states that the number of volunteers should not exceed 200 men.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 277769
Calendar number: EM. 6728
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9f2c310-0025-0130-1ddc-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-4be3-0a50-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 October 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4be3-0a50-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-4be3-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to [Gen. Benjamin Lincoln?]