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Title
Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York
Names
Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Recipient)
Keteltas, Abraham (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XIX. Booth's History of New York

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Canaan, near Norwalk, Conn.
Date Created: 1778-12-08
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: EM12068-13172
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo
Description
Wishes to purchase a farm in Lower Salem, formerly belonging to John Hawley, who ran away to the enemy on Long Island; details his sufferings in the cause of liberty, has a wife, at times insane, ten children and has been reduced from affluence to indigence; has sold a negro boy, a watch, and sword, to avert starvation; is in an unplastered house; left over £1000 worth of property on Long Island, including 4 negroes and a girl; has been deposed from officiating in the French Church in New York by his exile; his farm on Long Island destroyed; was Chairman of the Committee (of Safety) of Jamaica and a member of the State Congress; advised such a course to General Washington as would have saved the stock on Long Island; has pleaded the cause of liberty in pulpit and in press; concludes with pious wishes for Clinton's welfare.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279034
Calendar number: EM. 10686
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a00eb3f0-c53a-012f-7222-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1739: Creator Born
  • 1778: Place
  • 1812: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd926ab2-b971-48a8-e040-e00a180644a9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd926ab2-b971-48a8-e040-e00a180644a9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd926ab2-b971-48a8-e040-e00a180644a9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York