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Title
Letter to Robert Hunter Morris [Philadelphia]
Names
Morris, Robert Hunter, ca. 1700-1764 (Recipient)
Shirley, William, 1694-1771 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XIII. The Generals of the American Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Boston, Mass.
Date Created: 1756-04-18
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: EM7736-9213
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o
Description
Letters from Morris's nephew Staats and from Maj. Rutherford inform him that Lord Loudon was appointed to command in North America, and that Cols. Abercrombie and Webb were made lieutenant generals; the latter was to sail in ten days to take command until the arrival of Loudon; he himself is to have the government of Jamaica; he means to continue the preparations for both expeditions, and in case Gen. Webb is delayed, will begin the operations himself; he must first hold a council of war in New York; will engage Governors Fitch and Hopkins on his way; desires Morris to meet him.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278595
Calendar number: EM. 9180
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0221d000-0028-0130-736a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1700: Creator Born
  • 1756: Place
  • 1764: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Robert Hunter Morris [Philadelphia]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cb79-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Robert Hunter Morris [Philadelphia]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cb79-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Robert Hunter Morris [Philadelphia] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cb79-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Robert Hunter Morris [Philadelphia]