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Title
Letter to Goldsborrow Banyar
Names
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (Author)
Banyar, Goldsborrow (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Generals of the American Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1761-01-02
Place: Castle Cumberland, N.Y.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Generals
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Description
Had received his letter with the commissions which are correct, as it was that company that was Conin's formerly that he has now divided, and Nicholas Hanson's, now Vroman's, was divided the year before; the Indians of Canojoharie had sent him a message offering him a large tract of land on the Mohawk river, and desiring that a deed of gift might be drawn, which he at first declined, but it was subsequently done; this includes about 40,000 acres; writes of other legal matters; had written to Mr. Alexander Colden for a survey of the lands patented from Albany to Fort Stanwix; asks for an opinion about the troop of Albany.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 8053
Archives EAD ID: 278322
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 19d5c270-6a37-0139-ccf2-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1715: Creator Born
  • 1761: Created
  • 1774: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Goldsborrow Banyar" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1761. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-9365-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Goldsborrow Banyar" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-9365-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1761). Letter to Goldsborrow Banyar Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-9365-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Goldsborrow Banyar