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Title
Letter to Nathaniel Peabody [Morristown]
Names
Bache, Richard (Author)
Peabody, Nathaniel (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Lossing's Field Book of Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1780-09-11
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. Fo
Description
Has received his letter from Morristown; agreeably to his promise that an office should be established at Exeter had given positive orders to that effect, but the many objections made by Mr. Hazard, and the low state of the public finances would make the change at this time impolitic.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 5868
Archives EAD ID: 277306
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d702ed50-6a3a-0139-3995-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1780: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nathaniel Peabody [Morristown]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0e84-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Nathaniel Peabody [Morristown]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 24, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0e84-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Letter to Nathaniel Peabody [Morristown] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0e84-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Nathaniel Peabody [Morristown]