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Letter to the committee corresponding with the commanding officer in the Southern Department

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

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Series XII. The Siege of Charleston--Lincoln Papers

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Title
Letter to the committee corresponding with the commanding officer in the Southern Department
Names
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XII. The Siege of Charleston--Lincoln Papers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Charles Town, S.C.
Date Created: 1780-01-31
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Citation/reference: EM7542-7727
Physical Description
Contemporary copy of A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Description
Their letter had been delivered. by Mr. Rutledge who received it at Wilmington on his return from Hick's ford; the fleet they mention has probably arrived in Georgia; prisoners taken on the vessels he has mentioned to Congress state that 140 sail with a large body of troops had come out; some say that Sir Henry Clinton is in command, and others that it is Lord Cornwallis; hopes Congress will give notice of this fleet to Count de Grasse and the Governor of the Havana; has only 1400 available men in Charleston; has sent Maj. Clarkson to solicit reinforcements from the Governor of North Carolina; the French frigates have left for France; M. Duramain could not be persuaded to stay; writes of the difficult position of the American frigates in the harbor.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278160
Calendar number: EM. 7557
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8650cf80-0026-0130-f402-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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 the committee corresponding with the commanding officer in the Southern Department" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-91fa-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the committee corresponding with the commanding officer in the Southern Department" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-91fa-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to the committee corresponding with the commanding officer in the Southern Department Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-91fa-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the committee corresponding with the commanding officer in the Southern Department