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Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Title
Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln
Names
Osgood, Samuel (Author)
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1783-01-01
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
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. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo
Description
The deputation [of Massachusetts in Congress] set off for Rhode Island but were soon recalled [to Philadelphia] because Virginia had repealed her act for an impost; it cost him $200 to prepare for the journey; the Secretary of Massachusetts has sent him an account of his draughts with a caution not to make them too frequent; the prospect of peace is better; the arrangement of the New Hampshire, Rhode Island and New Jersey lines is postponed to the first of March; Congress has done another wrong to Baron Steuben, having repealed all former allowances of extra pay, subsistence, forage, etc. and given him instead $300 per month; illness of [Nathaniel] Gorham and "Mr. Lovell" [John Lowell?].
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 532
Archives EAD ID: 275190
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c1b90120-6a3f-0139-0ee7-0242ac110002
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

  • 1783: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1783. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de29-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de29-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1783). Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b917eb3b-de29-ad32-e040-e00a18060e3e

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Major General Benjamin Lincoln