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Letter from Benjamin Kissam and others to Sir William Johnson

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William Smith Jr. papers

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I. William Smith Jr. papers

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Letter from Benjamin Kissam and others to Sir William Johnson
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William Smith Jr. papers

I. William Smith Jr. papers

Correspondence and documents

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1767-05-15
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2796
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Statement of responsibility: Draft in an unidentified hand, edited by Smith
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11985427
MSS Unit ID: 2796
Other local Identifier: 24
Archives EAD ID: 2113481
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 403d4750-9531-0134-9496-00505686d14e
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

  • 1767: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from Benjamin Kissam and others to Sir William Johnson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1767. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b468c8b0-e027-0134-5173-0196a4ae6da7

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from Benjamin Kissam and others to Sir William Johnson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b468c8b0-e027-0134-5173-0196a4ae6da7

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1767). Letter from Benjamin Kissam and others to Sir William Johnson Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b468c8b0-e027-0134-5173-0196a4ae6da7

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Letter from Benjamin Kissam and others to Sir William Johnson