Letter to Eleazar Wheelock, President of Dartmouth College [Dresden --now Hanover-- N. H.]
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Title
Letter to Eleazar Wheelock, President of Dartmouth College [Dresden --now Hanover-- N. H.]
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Names
Mitchell, Stephen Mix (Author)
Wheelock, Eleazar (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1786-06-13
Place: Wethersfield, Conn.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. Fo
Abstract
Introduces Capt. John Wright of Wethersfield, who purposes visiting Dresden for the sake of his health.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 620
Archives EAD ID: 275238
Archives Components ID: 297
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fb756540-6a3f-0139-5481-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Eleazar Wheelock, President of Dartmouth College [Dresden --now Hanover-- N. H.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1786. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb756540-6a3f-0139-5481-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1786). Letter to Eleazar Wheelock, President of Dartmouth College [Dresden --now Hanover-- N. H.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb756540-6a3f-0139-5481-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Eleazar Wheelock, President of Dartmouth College [Dresden --now Hanover-- N. H.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb756540-6a3f-0139-5481-0242ac110002
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