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Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln

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Title

Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln

Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Lossing's Field Book of Revolution

Names

Ashe, John (Author)
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1779-02-21
Place: Camp, Augusta, Ga.

Library Location

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. 1 page. 4o

Abstract

Writes that Col Lytle's corps of light infantry and Gen. Bryan's brigade with their baggage had arrived the night before; rain had prevented the crossing of some of the Georgia continentals and artillery, but all will arrive before night, with commissary wagons and stores; hopes to march before daybreak; has had no recent news except a verbal express from the Whigs of Burke co., stating that the Florida Rangers are pursuing the people of that State, seizing and sending them to the prison ships at Savannah.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 6666
Archives EAD ID: 277724
Archives Components ID: 2780
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d020ff60-6a3d-0139-4747-0242ac110002

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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/d020ff60-6a3d-0139-4747-0242ac110002

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/d020ff60-6a3d-0139-4747-0242ac110002

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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 December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d020ff60-6a3d-0139-4747-0242ac110002

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