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Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln

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Title
Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln
Names
Ashe, John (Author)
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1779-02-04
Place: Camp, Georgia
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Orders received too late for the men to march, their clothes being wet; will get them off early in the morning and will then proceed to confer with Gens. [Samuel] Elbert and [Andrew] Williamson; agrees with Lincoln as to the present plan, the British troops, like a snowball, collecting all the lukewarm and disaffected in the Carolinas, and if they reached Camden no sufficient opposing force could be raised; is ignorant of the geography of these parts; lack of wagons will prevent his taking provisions, asks for money or directions to procure it, enquires as to taking ammunition.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20005
Archives EAD ID: 279915
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b7126e0-6a3d-0139-c13a-0242ac110002
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.

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  • 1779: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-68c7-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-68c7-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-68c7-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

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Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln