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Letter to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.

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Title
Letter to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.
Names
Pennsylvania. Delegates in Congress (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Annapolis Convention

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1783-12-30
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., Thomas Mifflin. Signed also, Edwd: Hand, Cad: Morris. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o
Description
Acknowledging instructions of Dec. 16th, they wish to know if it is the desire of the Council that they should propose in Congress an allowance to Gen. Washington, and whether it should be a grant of money for his great personal sacrifices, or an annual sum to indemnify him for expenses which he may incur in future from the particular situation in which he must be; as Congress now consists of only seven states they cannot yet take up the subjects mentioned by the Council; they forward a transcript of the Journal and other papers, for the copying of which they employed Col. David S. Franks; Congress has received many letters from its ministers in Europe, principally concerning the negotiations for peace; they are not at liberty to copy them.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 9366
Archives EAD ID: 278685
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a0a67ae0-6a37-0139-da06-0242ac110002
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

  • 1783: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1783. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cc30-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cc30-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1783). Letter to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cc30-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.