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Title
Letter to Robert Purviance, Collector of Baltimore [Md.]
Names
Purviance, Robert (Recipient)
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXII. Irving's Life of Washington

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1795-01-29
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: EM13380-14457
Physical Description
L.S. 2 pp. Fo
Description
Acknowledges letter of Jan. 10 with enclosures; gives official instructions as to suspension of suit on Messonier's bond and as to Purviance's official proceedings in other cases.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279463
Calendar number: EM. 14327
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 947e8c80-002c-0130-def9-58d385a7bc34
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)
  • 1795: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Robert Purviance, Collector of Baltimore [Md.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7912-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Robert Purviance, Collector of Baltimore [Md.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7912-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Robert Purviance, Collector of Baltimore [Md.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7912-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Robert Purviance, Collector of Baltimore [Md.]