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Title
Letter to John Langdon, President of New Hampshire
Names
Foster, Abiel (Creator)
Long, Pierse (Creator)
Langdon, John (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1785-07-24
Place: New York
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S., Pierse Long; also signed by Foster. 2 pp. Fo
Description
Recommending Edward Dowse as surveyor of lands in the western territory; others who are suitable might decline to go so far abroad; he is in readiness to go when appointed; the surveyors are to meet at Fort Pitt, August 1.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 475
Archives EAD ID: 275162
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a83b8720-6a3f-0139-8cc0-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1785: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Langdon, President of New Hampshire" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1785. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-ddf7-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Langdon, President of New Hampshire" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-ddf7-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1785). Letter to John Langdon, President of New Hampshire Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-ddf7-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to John Langdon, President of New Hampshire