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Letter to George [Long, jr.]

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

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Virginia. Part I

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Title
Letter to George [Long, jr.]
Names
Long, George (Author)
Long, George Jr. (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

Virginia. Part I

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1871-02-24
Place: Brighton, England
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. 4 pp. 12mo
Description
He favors the University of Virginia rather than the College at Lexington as a site for the proposed observatory; the College was a miserable establishment in his time, and its temporary success under Gen. Lee seems no reason for fixing an observatory there; the donor should aim to make his gift as useful as possible without regard to prepossessions; recommends that some young Cambridge mathematician be secured as observer.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 3740
Archives EAD ID: 276298
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0af3c1d0-6a42-0139-775e-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

  • 1871: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George [Long, jr.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-26b0-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to George [Long, jr.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-26b0-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1871). Letter to George [Long, jr.] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-26b0-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

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Letter to George [Long, jr.]