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Title
Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar
Names
Shirley, William, 1694-1771 (Author)
Dunbar, Thomas (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Albany Congress of 1754

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1755-08-12
Place: From the Camp at the Carrying place of Oneida near the head of the Mohawk River
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
Albany Congress (1754 : Albany, N.Y.)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: 2 pp. Fo
Description
Order to march to Fort Duquesne; Braddock's defeat. Attested copy, signed by W. Alexander.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 6
Archives EAD ID: 274943
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69696680-6a34-0139-3dd4-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1694: Creator Born
  • 1755: Created
  • 1771: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1755. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ec5d21-7f76-f915-e040-e00a18063385

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ec5d21-7f76-f915-e040-e00a18063385

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1755). Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ec5d21-7f76-f915-e040-e00a18063385

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Col. Thomas Dunbar