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Title
Letter to William Bingham
Names
Willing, Thomas (Author)
Bingham, William (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1785-08-29
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
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. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Description
Acknowledges letters received by the Belfield; contented that "my dear Nancy' should remain abroad a year longer; learns from Mr. Hare that Bingham was going to France to settle the business that [Barbé de] Marbois had in hand here; wishes Bingham had taken care of certain claims that Sargenton and Delacombe had against him at Martinique; does not know the reason of the action brought by the owners of the Rattle Snake; the Assembly is sitting; "they have attacked us with all the Violence of party rage;" incloses a pamphlet by James Wilson; a postscript treats of business matters.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 918
Archives EAD ID: 275401
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 36faba50-6a40-0139-bb10-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

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  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to William Bingham" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1785. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdd15d12-3227-96a7-e040-e00a18063538

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Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to William Bingham