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Title
Letter to -- --
Names
Exeter (N.H.). Committee of Safety (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: New Hampshire.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Exeter, N.H.
Date Created: 1775-06-19
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
1 page. Fo. Lithograph fac-simile of an autograph letter of Matthew Thornton in the possession of J. J. Smith, Esq. At the top of the page appears a view of the residence of Matthew Thornton in Derry, N. H., at the time of the Declaration of Independence
Description
Regret that they can give them no powder, as requested in their letter of the 18th; they have sent away six hundred weight, pursuant to the resolves of the Continental Congress, and purpose to send a thousand weight more; they have received a report of Bunker Hill; their sorrow at "the loss of Dr [Joseph] Warren of your Colony as well as Majr [Andrew] McClary of ours.".
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275796
Calendar number: EM. 1955
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5464a0a0-c52f-012f-6c09-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1775: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to -- --" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ef1f-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to -- --" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ef1f-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to -- -- Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ef1f-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to -- --