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Title
Letter to James Wilkinson
Names
Phillips, William (Author)
Wilkinson, James (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Lossing's Field Book of Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1780-03-19
Place: Amboy, N.J.
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. 3 pp. Fo
Description
A desire to oblige Wilkinson and to return the civilities received at Fredericksburgh from Mr. and Mrs. [William] Fitzhugh has made him try to procure liberty on parole for their two relations, Fitzhugh and Randolph; however, the detention and sending back to Pennsylvania of himself and Gen. De Riedesel the preceding autumn led Sir Henry Clinton to call in all officers on parole and stop others from going out; the latter part of this order remains in force, but he will write to Sir Henry Clinton concerning the gentlemen in question; he may return into Virginia; if it is practicable for him to go by Philadelphia he will visit Wilkinson.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 6401
Archives EAD ID: 277552
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b19946c0-6a3c-0139-7e44-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

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

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Wilkinson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-49c9-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Wilkinson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-49c9-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Letter to James Wilkinson Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-49c9-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to James Wilkinson