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Title
Letter to Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia
Names
United States. Congress, Continental, 1775–1789 (Author)
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1781-02-25
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S., Sam. Huntington, President. Endorsed. 1 page. Fo
Description
The president of Congress acknowledges receipt of his letters of 8th and 17th inst.; he hopes the success of the militia against the Cherokees may be attended with good results; will lay his letter of the 17th inst. before Congress; incloses resolution of the 24th inst., ordering the Convention troops to the northward, and if necessary the prisoners taken at the Cowpens also; they should proceed by the same route inland; the place for their cantonment is not yet fixed, but orders will be sent to the officers in charge; Congress and the Governor of Maryland should be notified of the movement and proposed route.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 613
Archives EAD ID: 275235
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7ce0570-6a3f-0139-8896-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1781: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1781. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdd15a72-ecae-72ce-e040-e00a1806332a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdd15a72-ecae-72ce-e040-e00a1806332a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1781). Letter to Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdd15a72-ecae-72ce-e040-e00a1806332a

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia