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Letter to John Laurens, [Philadelphia?]

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Title
Letter to John Laurens, [Philadelphia?]
Names
Wolcott, Oliver, Sr. (Author)
Laurens, John, 1754-1782 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1780-12-27
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa.
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. 4 pp. Fo
Description
At the request of Mr. [John] Mathews he gives Col. Laurens information on the three points suggested; with regard to the first (whether the Connecticut line will be complete, in the next campaign) he answers that the State has offered a large bounty for recruits, and that each town is obliged to furnish its quota according to law; he expects therefore that the Connecticut line will be as full as usual; as to second (whether the State will furnish the provisions required) he replies that by law the towns are obliged to furnish provisions for the next campaign; the demand for provisions for the French fleet and army at Newport, and the alluring pay they make, has drawn off much five beef, but the zeal of the State will probably surmount this difficulty; in answer to the third question (whether Connecticut will cede to the United States her claims to unlocated lands) he says the State has ceded all unlocated territory west of the Susquehannah purchase, which if he rightly remembers extends two degrees west of the Delaware; this is done on condition that other states claiming unlocated territory shall cede proportionately; lands still unlocated within the Susquehannah purchase, it is thought reasonable to retain; the State makes this cession, not because its claims cannot be supported, but in order to cement the Union, and to form an estate which might be used for the introduction of millions of industrious foreigners, by whose purchases of land the national debt could be paid; as Colonel Laurens is going to Boston or Newport, he will be able to obtain more particular information from Governor Trumbull.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 643
Archives EAD ID: 275252
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0e547a40-6a40-0139-efd4-0242ac110002
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.

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Laurens, [Philadelphia?]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de97-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Laurens, [Philadelphia?]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de97-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Letter to John Laurens, [Philadelphia?] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de97-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Letter to John Laurens, [Philadelphia?]