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Title
Letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull
Names
Williams, William (Author)
Trumbull, Jonathan (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Declaration of Independence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1777-09-17
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. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with address and endorsement. Fo
Description
Movements of the armies since Brandywine; Congress will remove, if necessary, to Lancaster; has conversed with [Gosvinus] Erkelens; thinks him a true friend to America, and that it would be beneficial to the Colony if he should settle and manufacture there; the enemy carried 100 wagon-loads of their wounded to Wilmington.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1568
Archives EAD ID: 275678
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4ce1bbf0-6a35-0139-03df-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1777: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee14-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee14-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-ee14-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull