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Title
Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln
Names
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Recipient)
Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XII. The Siege of Charleston--Lincoln Papers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: North Carolina
Date Created: 1779-04-05
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.
Citation/reference: EM7542-7727
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. Fo
Description
Has been at Charlotte near the South Carolina line endeavoring to forward the militia to the assistance of the Southern states; of the 1500 ordered a considerable number had arrived; they will be under the command of Brig. Gen. Butler who will proceed to Camden and thence by the route selected by Gen. Lincoln or Gov. Rutledge; latest accounts from the Gov. of South Carolina have determined him to go directly to Newbern, where the Assembly is to meet; hopes it will order an additional force to the southward.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278237
Calendar number: EM. 7711
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fd8486e0-c536-012f-9154-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1733: Creator Born
  • 1779: Place
  • 1810: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-92a1-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-92a1-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-92a1-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln