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Letter to the Committee of Correspondence of Connecticut

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Title
Letter to the Committee of Correspondence of Connecticut
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Continental Congress of 1774

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1774-05-13
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: L. S., Samuel Adams. 1 page. Fo
Description
Enclosing copy of a vote passed in town-meeting, the occasion being an act of Parliament closing the harbor; Boston is suffering in the common cause; hopes that by the joint efforts of all the effects of the act will be frustrated; General Gage has just superseded Hutchinson as Governor; Salem is to be the seat of government, Marblehead of the customs; Boston to be garrisoned. In the handwriting of Thomas Cushing.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 344
Archives EAD ID: 275089
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bbee6230-6a34-0139-a590-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Committee of Correspondence of Connecticut" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1774. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a373ad-28c5-942d-e040-e00a18065263

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Committee of Correspondence of Connecticut" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a373ad-28c5-942d-e040-e00a18065263

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1774). Letter to the Committee of Correspondence of Connecticut Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a373ad-28c5-942d-e040-e00a18065263

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the Committee of Correspondence of Connecticut