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Title
Letter to Major [James Henry] Craig, 82nd Regiment [Charleston]
Names
Craig, James Henry (Recipient)
Balfour, Nisbet, 1743-1823 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXVII. Gen. Leslie's Letter Book

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Charlestown, S.C.
Date Created: 1781-01-15
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: EM15480-15704
Physical Description
Transcript of L. S. 3 pp. Fo
Description
Orders to proceed on board ship and command the expedition to Cape Fear River; advises him to seize Wilmington as a base, with Brunswick or Fort Johnson as alternatives; one of the principal motives of expedition the supplying provisions to Lord Cornwallis' army at Cross Creek; encloses several cyphers for correspondence; Captain Barkley commanding naval forces would cooperate.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279692
Calendar number: EM. 15488
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a7a6d6b0-002d-0130-7a65-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1781: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Chicago/Turabian Format

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APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Major [James Henry] Craig, 82nd Regiment [Charleston] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-663b-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Major [James Henry] Craig, 82nd Regiment [Charleston]