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Letter to the Earl of Shelburne

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Series XXVIII. Miscellaneous Manuscripts

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Title
Letter to the Earl of Shelburne
Names
Shelburne, Earl of (Recipient)
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXVIII. Miscellaneous Manuscripts

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Hotel Covent Garden, London,
Date Created: 1782-04-05
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.
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. On the back is a memorandum to the effect that on Apr. 6 he conversed with Lord Shelburne on the above matters; his lordship offered to send home all the prisoners at Portsmouth and Plymouth, and to discharge Laurens; the latter preferred an exchange for Lord Cornwallis; started for Holland on the 7th to confer with [John] Adams. 2 pp. 4o
Description
It appears to him that his own case is provided for by the "Act for the better detaining and more easy exchange of American prisoners brought into Great Britain"; he is willing to guarantee the release of any British officer now prisoner in exchange for himself; suggests the removal of all American prisoners to their own country, in exchange for a like number of British.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 280074
Calendar number: EM. 20165
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cea91df0-c541-012f-3ce2-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1782: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Earl of Shelburne" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-69dd-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Earl of Shelburne" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-69dd-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to the Earl of Shelburne Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-69dd-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the Earl of Shelburne