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Letter to William Lee [London]

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

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Pennsylvania. Part I

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Title
Letter to William Lee [London]
Names
Washington, Samuel (Author)
Lee, William (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

Pennsylvania. Part I

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1769-05-26
Place: Harewood, Va.
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. 4o
Description
He wishes every day that fresh instances might be produced in support of Lee's opinion that British sentiment is changed in respect to America; the accounts from the other side are more and more alarming; he thinks well of Lee's advice that the colonies by frugality and industry should convince the ministry that they can live independent of them; he hopes to see associations entered into for that purpose, which must lead the trading people of Great Britain to interpose; Lord Bottetourt opened the Assembly in great state, but on the passing of some necessary resolutions he dissolved them in a passion; Miss Sally Lee desires to hear from him; congratulates him on his marriage with Miss [Hannah Philippa] Ludwell.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 2960
Archives EAD ID: 276072
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7cba6dc0-6a41-0139-0aa8-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1769: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to William Lee [London]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1769. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-2502-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to William Lee [London]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-2502-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1769). Letter to William Lee [London] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-2502-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

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Letter to William Lee [London]