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Letter to Messrs. Swen and O'Brien, Treasurers

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

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Letter to Messrs. Swen and O'Brien, Treasurers

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Title
Letter to Messrs. Swen and O'Brien, Treasurers
Names
Gwinnett, Button (Creator)
Swen (Addressee)
O'Brien (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

South Carolina and Georgia

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1777-03-21
Place: Sunbury, Ga.
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: Lithogragh fac-simile of A. L. S. in possession of Jos. J. Mickley, Esq., Phila. 1 page. Fo. With an engraving of The duel in which Button Gwinnett was killed by Col. Lachlan Mc. Intosh
Description
Requesting them to exchange for the bearer. Capt. Clement Nash two hundred dollars Georgia money for two hundred dollars Continental currency to enable him to proceed on the recruiting service.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 4112
Archives EAD ID: 276411
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 50bf5970-6a42-0139-2361-0242ac110002
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

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

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Messrs. Swen and O'Brien, Treasurers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4670-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Messrs. Swen and O'Brien, Treasurers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 24, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4670-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to Messrs. Swen and O'Brien, Treasurers Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4670-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

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Letter to Messrs. Swen and O'Brien, Treasurers