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Letter to Gov. [John] Rutledge, and Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Charlestown

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Title
Letter to Gov. [John] Rutledge, and Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Charlestown
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XII. The Siege of Charleston--Lincoln Papers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Date Created: 1780-03-11
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
Content: EM. 7723 [C] ("Letter to Gov. [John] Rutledge, and Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Charlestown", 1780-03-11) verso of EM. 7723 [A] ("Letter to Commodore [Abraham] Whipple", 1780-02-03) and EM. 7723 [B] ("Letter to Commodore [Abraham] Whipple", 1780-03-09)
Physical Description
1 page. Fo
Description
Inclose a list of articles, such as cables, anchors, etc., to be laid across the channel from Fort Moultrie to the middle ground, for the purpose of preventing the approach of the enemy to the town. The signatures of Abram Whipple, Hoysted Hacker, M. P. Rathburn, Saml. Tucker, Thos. Simpson, I. Couronnat, Davd. Lockwood, Jas. Payne, Marshall Boetis, and Geo. Farragut are affixed in the same hand. Contemporary copy. Endorsed.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278250
Calendar number: EM. 7723
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae334380-0026-0130-3c9f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1780: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. [John] Rutledge, and Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Charlestown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-92b6-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. [John] Rutledge, and Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Charlestown" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-92b6-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Letter to Gov. [John] Rutledge, and Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Charlestown Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-92b6-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

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Letter to Gov. [John] Rutledge, and Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Charlestown