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Letter to John Whitehill

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The Stamp Act Congress of 1765

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Title
Letter to John Whitehill
Names
Bryan, George (Author)
Whitehill, John (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Stamp Act Congress of 1765

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1785-06-10
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
Stamp Act Congress (1765 : New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 4 pp. Fo
Description
Answers to questions relating to trial of Mamachtagwin, an Indian charged with murder at Pittsburg; trial should be by jury of vicinage if there is any doubt as to place of the murder; the Indian has a right to a party jury, half white and half Indian; the President and Council, in his opinion, have authority to issue a special commission to persons not Judges of the Supreme Court, to decide in such cases; precedents cited; the court that tries should pronounce judgment and award execution thereof; reference of the warrant to Council is an old usage and might easily be dispensed with; place of judgment, by act of Westmoreland County, should be Hanna's Town; for precedent, the Commission should be special, and limited to trial of Indian now in custody.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 209
Archives EAD ID: 275042
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cac4ab00-6a34-0139-9621-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1785: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Whitehill" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1785. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a17b-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Whitehill" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a17b-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1785). Letter to John Whitehill Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a17b-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

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Letter to John Whitehill