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Letter to Owen Biddle, Chairman of the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania

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Title
Letter to Owen Biddle, Chairman of the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania
Names
Livingston, William (Author)
Biddle, Owen (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Federal Convention

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1777-02-22
Place: Haddonfield, 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. 2 pp. Fo
Description
During the late irruption of the enemy, many bridges and boats were destroyed by the Pennsylvania militia to retard the British advance; though no one disapproves of the measure, there was unnecessary and wanton destruction; Capt. Charles Lawrence demolished the Cooper's Creek bridge, and Col. Mat-lack destroyed others, and sank loaded boats; to quiet the minds of the people and preserve harmony between the sister states, their council think it necessary that the matter should be inquired into; they must defer considering the case of the Tory prisoners, because they are daily expecting a member from Monmouth who is acquainted with the characters and offences of most of them.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 9455
Archives EAD ID: 278727
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28ee0520-6a38-0139-ae39-0242ac110002
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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  • 1777: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Owen Biddle, Chairman of the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cc8b-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Owen Biddle, Chairman of the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cc8b-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to Owen Biddle, Chairman of the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-cc8b-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

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Letter to Owen Biddle, Chairman of the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania