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Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York

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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 George Clinton, Governor of New York
Names
DeWitt, Charles (Creator)
Paine, Ephraim (Creator)
Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New York and New Jersey

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1784-04-09
Place: Annapolis, Md.
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., Charles De Witt, Ephraim Paine. "Mr. Paine's Diction." 3 pp. Fo
Description
Inclosing a copy of the resolution they made in Congress, respecting the garrisons for the frontier posts; the committee to which it was referred, recommended that troops at West Point be used for the purpose; general opinion in Congress is that the New Hampshire Grants must form a separate State; vigilance necessary to prevent encroachments on the territory of New York.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 662
Archives EAD ID: 275263
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bb321640-6a3f-0139-ca7c-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

  • 1784: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-dea8-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-dea8-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1784). Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-dea8-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

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Letter to George Clinton, Governor of New York