Letter to Mrs. George Read at Rev. William Thompson's, in Cecil County [Md.]

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Title
Letter to Mrs. George Read at Rev. William Thompson's, in Cecil County [Md.]
Names
Read, George (Author)
Read, Mrs. George (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1778-05-11
Place: Dover, Del.
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. 2 pp. Fo
Description
[Gunning] Bedford informs him that she is well; has heard that Mr. Thompson intends to remove to the parish formerly Farrel's, in Sassafras Neck; wishes he could establish her in some place where the children might be educated; pressure of public business makes him neglectful of private affairs; capture by Captain Jaquet of the Delaware regiment, of two armed boats returning down Duck Creek, and by the citizens of Lewes of the cargo of a sloop that ran ashore at the Cape; disputes among the claimants keep him and the other lawyers busy.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 953
Archives EAD ID: 275417
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 40bc38b0-6a40-0139-6c40-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Letter to Mrs. George Read at Rev. William Thompson's, in Cecil County [Md.]