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Certificate of election of John Penington for membership in the American Philosophical Society

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Title
Certificate of election of John Penington for membership in the American Philosophical Society
Collection

Thomas Jefferson papers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1791-07-28
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1557
Genres
Documents
Certificates
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
MSS Unit ID: 1557
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12396674
Archives EAD ID: 2026424
Barcode: 33433087859207
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 969982e0-9a91-0132-fa84-58d385a7b928
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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  • 1791: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Certificate of election of John Penington for membership in the American Philosophical Society" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1791. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6b57f80-9f44-0132-f856-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Certificate of election of John Penington for membership in the American Philosophical Society" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6b57f80-9f44-0132-f856-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1791). Certificate of election of John Penington for membership in the American Philosophical Society Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6b57f80-9f44-0132-f856-58d385a7bbd0

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Certificate of election of John Penington for membership in the American Philosophical Society