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Title
Letter to Alexander Donald
Names
Page, Mann (Author)
Donald, Alexander (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Maryland and Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1790-06-20
Place: Mannsfield, Va.
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. 4o
Description
Has just returned from a visit to Richmond, therefore did not answer sooner; as to accounts with the house of Donald & Burton, sends papers to show that he has paid the one specified; is sorry Donald is about to leave Virginia; fears he has disappointed Donald by trusting too much to Col. Washington's engagement; can make no engagement for the payment of debts due from Col. Tayloe's estate within the time specified.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1131
Archives EAD ID: 275501
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8e18cf80-6a40-0139-8cd9-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

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  • 2022: Digitized
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Letter to Alexander Donald