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Title
Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln
Names
Warner, Jonathan (Author)
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Miscellaneous Manuscripts

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1777-09-28
Place: Pawlett, Vt.
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. 2 pp. 4o
Description
He arrived here the preceding evening; discharged the Berkshire militia that came for twenty days, as they refused to stay longer; other parties are coming in; refers to Lincoln a dispute among the men as to the plunder taken by Col. Brown's party; he means to send some light troops to reconnoitre the road from Fort Ann to Fort Edward; he is ready either to march to Lincoln's assistance or to harass the enemy should they retreat.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20289
Archives EAD ID: 280196
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5219d100-6a3f-0139-f19e-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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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6ad5-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6ad5-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6ad5-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln