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Title
Letter to St. George Tucker, Matoax, Va.
Names
Tucker, St. George (Recipient)
Randolph, John (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XVI. The Federal Convention

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Date Created: 1788-07-30
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: EM9433-9588
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o
Description
Describes the procession and festivities in New York on account of the adoption of the Constitution by ten States; tables were set on the Federal Green for more than 5,000 people to dine; not one drunken man or fight was to be seen; the following Saturday, news arrived of the ratification [by New York]; a party of federalists went to the house of Green-leaf, printer of the Patriotic Register; and broke his windows; they then went to the Governor's, where they hissed, and beat the rogue's march; has been unwell.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278787
Calendar number: EM. 9582
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51be2270-c539-012f-a9a5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1788: Place
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to St. George Tucker, Matoax, Va." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cd1e-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to St. George Tucker, Matoax, Va." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cd1e-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to St. George Tucker, Matoax, Va. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cd1e-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to St. George Tucker, Matoax, Va.