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Letter to Thomas Bell, Philadelphia

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Articles of Confederation

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Title
Letter to Thomas Bell, Philadelphia
Names
Mathews, John (Author)
Bell, Thomas (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Articles of Confederation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1780-06-24
Place: Morris Town, N.J.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Articles of Confederation
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Description
The American States should blush at their tardy conduct, which exposes the few brave spirits composing the army to be sacrificed; the enemy have advanced in force under Knyphausen and burned Springfield; about seven hundred of our men with a few militia opposed them, but were driven back to Short Hills; they took post there, and the enemy retreated without attacking; the General has been too much engrossed for Mathews to speak with him on the subject of the exchange mentioned by Bell.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 4239
Archives EAD ID: 276469
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a38cd1a0-6a35-0139-2382-0242ac110002
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

  • 1780: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Thomas Bell, Philadelphia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-46f1-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Thomas Bell, Philadelphia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-46f1-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Letter to Thomas Bell, Philadelphia Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-46f1-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

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Letter to Thomas Bell, Philadelphia