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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

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Title
Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts
Names
Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1778-01-15
Place: Boston, Mass.
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. Followed by statement of his expenses for 1777, amounting to £792 18s. 6d. A. D. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Sends, in response to order of the House, dated Jan. 14, his account of expenses while in Congress; cannot give all the particulars as he was obliged to leave his baggage, account-books, and receipts in care of a minister in Philadelphia [when Congress fled to Lancaster, September, 1777]; is sure no gentleman lived at smaller expense.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 492
Archives EAD ID: 275172
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): aeb0b2f0-6a3f-0139-c9f4-0242ac110002
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

  • 1735: Creator Born
  • 1778: Created
  • 1826: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1778. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de09-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de09-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1778). Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de09-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts