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Letter to Arthur Lee

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Title
Letter to Arthur Lee
Names
Dana, Francis (Author)
Lee, Arthur (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1781-05-17
Place: Amsterdam
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 4 pp. Fo
Description
Regrets that he could not use Lee's letter of introduction to Baron de Breteuil, French ambassador at Vienna; good understanding between Dana and "him who negociates the peace here [John Adams]"; has reason to think "that Court [Russia, to which he was accredited] favourably disposed towards us"; the maritime Powers need only good information to cause them to side with America; Edmund Jennings is to accompany him on his mission; rejoices to hear of the success of "Col. Lawrence's" [Col. John Laurens] negotiations at Versailles, and of the interception and capture by Piquet of 21 Dutch merchantmen sent from St. Eustatius to England, and of the results of the action between Greene and Cornwallis.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 503
Archives EAD ID: 275177
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b27b36a0-6a3f-0139-c09a-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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  • 1781: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Arthur Lee" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1781. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdced47e-9a7b-7554-e040-e00a18061f9c

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Arthur Lee" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdced47e-9a7b-7554-e040-e00a18061f9c

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1781). Letter to Arthur Lee Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdced47e-9a7b-7554-e040-e00a18061f9c

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Letter to Arthur Lee