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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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The Carolinas and Georgia

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Title
Document
Names
Stirk, Samuel (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

The Carolinas and Georgia

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1785-11-29
Place: Georgia
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. D. S., Sam. Stirk, atty for Allison. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo
Description
Petition to the Governor, Samuel Elbert, on behalf of Henry Allison, praying for a hearing before the Council in behalf of his petition, and for compensation for four negroes given him Mar. 26, 1783, by the Commissioners of Confiscated Estates, on an order from Lyman Hall, the then Governor; of these he sold three to Col. Jack, who by verdict of court in the March term was obliged to surrender the aforesaid negroes to Hancock, the claimant thereof.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1307
Archives EAD ID: 275588
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ab3d2370-6a40-0139-ef6b-0242ac110002
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.

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  • 1785: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1785. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f93b5d-fa8b-9cb5-e040-e00a1806459b

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f93b5d-fa8b-9cb5-e040-e00a1806459b

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1785). Document Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f93b5d-fa8b-9cb5-e040-e00a1806459b

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