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Title
Letter to Owen Biddle
Names
Biddle, Owen (Recipient)
Hartley, Thomas (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XVII. The First Federal Administration

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: York Town, Pa.
Date Created: 1777-04-25
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: EM9592-9822
Physical Description
A. L. S. 1 page. 4o
Description
Recommends the bearer, William Russell, for a lieutenancy; was in Gen. Thompson's [Pennsylvania Rifle] Regiment at Boston [as Sergeant]; Hartly had no vacancies; had spoken to Gen. St. Clair and now commends him to Biddle; might accept an ensigncy and can get some recruits.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278872
Calendar number: EM. 9756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8bf45f00-0028-0130-ed96-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1777: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Owen Biddle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cdc8-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Owen Biddle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cdc8-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Owen Biddle Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cdc8-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Owen Biddle