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Letter to William Denny [Philadelphia]

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

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Series XXII. Irving's Life of Washington

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Title
Letter to William Denny [Philadelphia]
Names
Denny, William, b. 1718 (Recipient)
Croghan, George (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXII. Irving's Life of Washington

Dates / Origin
Place: Fort Johnson, Johnstown, N.Y.
Date Created: 1758-06-30
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: EM13380-14457
Physical Description
L. S. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Reports news from the Five Nations that 20 Onondaga Indians had been killed or captured by Englishmen to the southward; thinks the story a French invention but if true desires Denny's influence to save prisoners from death, and asks him to advise Sir William Johnson, who marched the day before to join Gen. [James] Abercromby; Croghan followed [on July 1st] with the other divisions and the Indians; expects a total of 400 [Indians], some of all the Five Nations.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279394
Calendar number: EM. 13411
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): be76fe70-002b-0130-0070-58d385a7bc34
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1758: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to William Denny [Philadelphia]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-788a-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to William Denny [Philadelphia]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-788a-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Letter to William Denny [Philadelphia] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-788a-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to William Denny [Philadelphia]