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Letter to James Mercer

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Title

Letter to James Mercer

Collection

George Washington papers
I. Correspondence of George Washington

Names

Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Author)
Mercer, James, 1736-1793 (Addressee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1774-04-11

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3231

Genres

Correspondence

Notes

Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Acquisition: Ford Collection

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11996385
Archives ID: 3231
Archives EAD ID: 2051211
Archives Components ID: 1337157
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fbfae0e0-d4eb-0133-7789-00505686d14e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Mercer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1774. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbfae0e0-d4eb-0133-7789-00505686d14e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1774). Letter to James Mercer Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbfae0e0-d4eb-0133-7789-00505686d14e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Mercer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbfae0e0-d4eb-0133-7789-00505686d14e

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