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Title
Letter to Theodoric Bland, Philadelphia
Names
Jones, Joseph (Author)
Bland, Theodorick (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Maryland and Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1781-01-02
Place: Virginia
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. and 1 leaf with the address and endorsement on one side, and on the other, arguments in support of the Spanish claim, apparently in the writing of Theodoric Bland. Fo
Description
Maintaining that the United States should not relinquish their claim to the free navigation of the Mississippi; the interests of the southern states and of the future western states are to be resigned for an assurance of independence and a subsidy; reasons why this should not be done; a firm stand should be made for American pretensions; any yielding will strengthen Spain in her claims.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1095
Archives EAD ID: 275487
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7e1e8970-6a40-0139-dfd2-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

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  • 2022: Digitized
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Letter to Theodoric Bland, Philadelphia