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Title
Letter to Jacob Morris, New Morrisania, Utsego County
Names
Morris, Jacob (Recipient)
Morris, Lewis (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: New York.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Morrisania, N.Y.
Date Created: 1794-05-23
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
Lithograph fac-simile of an A. L. S. in the possession of Jos. J. Mickley Esq. Philada. 1 page. Fo. With a portrait (small wood engraving on India paper) of Lewis Morris
Description
He has no doubt that Jacob is chosen [a member of the assembly]; they will be happy to see him; asks him to tell Polly that J. Cox is well; the embargo is taken off and common sense seems again alive; France will give the British work enough for this campaign; Frank [Morris] has heard from his aunt, and his uncle is well.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275994
Calendar number: EM. 2695
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c10835c0-0022-0130-6a32-58d385a7bc34
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)
  • 1794: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jacob Morris, New Morrisania, Utsego County" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-264b-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jacob Morris, New Morrisania, Utsego County" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-264b-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Jacob Morris, New Morrisania, Utsego County Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-264b-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Jacob Morris, New Morrisania, Utsego County