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Letter to Col. N. Peabody [Philadelphia?]

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Title
Letter to Col. N. Peabody [Philadelphia?]
Names
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795 (Author)
Peabody, N. (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1779-11-04
Place: Exeter, N.H.
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: A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo
Description
Acknowledges receipt of letter of 12th ult., at Hartford; and since his return (on Nov. 2) of letters of Sept. and Oct. containing copies of Burgoyne's private letters to the Secretary of State, sundry pamphlets of the Journals of Congress, etc.; General Court has appointed S. Livermore and the delegates in Congress to press their claim to the New Hampshire grants west of the Connecticut; Peabody and Woodbury Langdon appointed delegates to Congress; Gen. Whipple and Gen. Folsom were appointed but have not yet accepted; Col. Samuel Folsom and Moses Nichols to be sent to the army to induce New Hampshire men to reënlist; difficulty in raising taxes and filling the requisitions of Congress; asks for Peabody's opinion as to the meeting at Hartford; proposed regulation of prices; depreciation of the currency; Committee of Safety ordered Robert Smith to arrest certain persons suspected of communicating with the enemy by means of a salt works near Cape Cod; warned by Colonel S. H -- t, they escaped; the Colonel was expelled from the Committee; rumors of the success of the French fleet; movements of the British from the Penobscot reported; a postscript of Nov. 6 speaks of the presence of Jesse Johnson and Dr. Hedges in town, and of their spending the evening before with the President, Mr. Dudly, and P. Bartlett.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 452
Archives EAD ID: 275150
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a12eb230-6a3f-0139-4bc6-0242ac110002
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

  • 1729: Creator Born
  • 1779: Created
  • 1795: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. N. Peabody [Philadelphia?]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-dde2-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. N. Peabody [Philadelphia?]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-dde2-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Letter to Col. N. Peabody [Philadelphia?] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-dde2-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Letter to Col. N. Peabody [Philadelphia?]