Letter to Jo[seph] Shippen, Governor's Secretary [Philadelphia]

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Title
Letter to Jo[seph] Shippen, Governor's Secretary [Philadelphia]
Names
Shippen, Joseph (Recipient)
Allen, William (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXIII. Boundary Line Controversy

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1768-02-05
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: EM14459-14606
Physical Description
A.L.S., Richard Peters. Signed also, Will: Allen, Benjamin Chew, Jno. Ewing. Endorsed with receipt for £300 dated Feb. 10, 1768, signed for [Charles] Mason and himself, Jere: Dixon. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Requesting an advance of £300 for [Charles] Mason and [Jeremiah] Dixon to enable them to finish some public business [surveying] for the Royal Society.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279520
Calendar number: EM. 14558
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2367d8a0-c53f-012f-3a13-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1768: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Jo[seph] Shippen, Governor's Secretary [Philadelphia] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-797a-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

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Letter to Jo[seph] Shippen, Governor's Secretary [Philadelphia]