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Letter to Patrick Gordon [Governor of Pennsylvania]

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Title
Letter to Patrick Gordon [Governor of Pennsylvania]
Names
Ogle, Samuel (Author)
Gordon, Patrick (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Lossing's Field Book of Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1731-02-02
Place: Annapolis, Md.
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. Endorsed. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Has sent to him a copy of Cresap's deposition, showing the injustice done him, and the enmity expressed against him by Mr. Cornish, a Pennsylvania magistrate; one Castledge of Conestoga had tried to bribe some Indians to drive out Cresap and his family and to burn their house; Ogle will transmit a full account to Lord Baltimore, and asks Gordon's co-operation.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 6031
Archives EAD ID: 277384
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8d628ce0-6a3b-0139-ea78-0242ac110002
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.

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  • 1731: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Patrick Gordon [Governor of Pennsylvania]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1731. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-48be-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Patrick Gordon [Governor of Pennsylvania]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-48be-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1731). Letter to Patrick Gordon [Governor of Pennsylvania] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-48be-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

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Letter to Patrick Gordon [Governor of Pennsylvania]