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Title
Letter to Nicholas Cooke, Gov. of Rhode Island
Names
Cooke, Nicholas (Recipient)
Ellery, William (Creator)
Hopkins, Stephen (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VI. Declaration of Independence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1776-08-17
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Declaration of Independence
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
A. L. S., William Ellery. Signed also by Stephen Hopkins. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with the address. Fo
Description
The jealousies and suspicions in the northern army have almost subsided; the fleet is increasing; a treaty has been concluded with the Six Nations; a continental trading ship has arrived with duck, lead, and powder; an attack is imminent from Howe against New York; Commodore [Esek] Hopkins has been censured by Congress; they have not urged the appointment of a brigadier-general over the troops in Rhode Island, because they feared that if attention were drawn to the state forces they would be ordered to New York, leaving Rhode Island defenceless.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275675
Calendar number: EM. 1562
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d87992d0-c52e-012f-05bf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1776: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nicholas Cooke, Gov. of Rhode Island" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee0c-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nicholas Cooke, Gov. of Rhode Island" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee0c-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Nicholas Cooke, Gov. of Rhode Island Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee0c-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Nicholas Cooke, Gov. of Rhode Island