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Letter to John Hart, Speaker of the Assembly, Now Sitting in Haddonsfield, New Jersey

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Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

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The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: New Jersey.

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Title
Letter to John Hart, Speaker of the Assembly, Now Sitting in Haddonsfield, New Jersey
Names
Hart, John (Recipient)
Clark, Abraham (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 Jersey.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Baltimore
Date Created: 1777-02-08
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
A. L. S. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with the address and endorsement. 4o
Description
The four New England colonies have had a meeting of committees from their legislatures to regulate trade; their proceedings are now before Congress, which will recommend the other states to do likewise; he is much alarmed with Gen. Washington's proclamation of Jan. 25th; the General has assumed the legislative and executive powers of government in all the states; Clark has moved therefore that Congress pass a resolution for preventing such fatal consequences and the establishment of such a precedent; whatever the issue in Congress, he hopes that the Legislature will not tamely submit to a power unknown in their constitution; a regulation for providing carriages for the army, to prevent impressment of them, has long been before Congress; the Legislature ought to pass a law regulating such impressment; [Jonathan D.] Sergeant talks of resigning, and [Richard] Stockton cannot act; forces are marching against the Tories in Maryland; Congress will soon remove to Lancaster, partly because of the extravagant price of living here.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276043
Calendar number: EM. 2862
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 774c3ab0-c530-012f-c951-58d385a7bc34
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)
  • 1777: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Hart, Speaker of the Assembly, Now Sitting in Haddonsfield, New Jersey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-24d0-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Hart, Speaker of the Assembly, Now Sitting in Haddonsfield, New Jersey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-24d0-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to John Hart, Speaker of the Assembly, Now Sitting in Haddonsfield, New Jersey Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-24d0-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

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Letter to John Hart, Speaker of the Assembly, Now Sitting in Haddonsfield, New Jersey