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Title
Letter to Gov. Horatio Sharpe, Annapolis, Md.
Names
Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790 (Recipient)
Calvert, Crecilius (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXIII. Boundary Line Controversy

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: London, England
Date Created: 1763-08-17
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: EM14459-14606
Physical Description
A. L. S. 5 pp. Fo
Description
Forwards Dr. [John] Bevis' transit instrument by [Charles] Mason and [Jeremiah] Dixon the two geometrical surveyors of whom he had previously written to Sharpe; enters into a long and minute discussion of the survey intended to be made by them; transmits Proby's confused petition, and Mason and Dixon's receipt for £71 paid them.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279500
Calendar number: EM. 14485
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ba818170-002c-0130-f344-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1718: Creator Born
  • 1763: Place
  • 1790: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. Horatio Sharpe, Annapolis, Md." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7958-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. Horatio Sharpe, Annapolis, Md." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7958-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Gov. Horatio Sharpe, Annapolis, Md. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7958-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gov. Horatio Sharpe, Annapolis, Md.