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Letter to John Penn, Hillsborough

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Title
Letter to John Penn, Hillsborough
Names
Martin, Alexander (Author)
Penn, John (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Federal Convention

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1780-09-27
Place: Guilford Court House, N.C.
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. 4o
Description
He met Penn's letter while returning from Salisbury; the enemy are still at the Waxaws; tories under [Patrick] Ferguson are ravaging the counties of Rutherford, Lincoln, and Burke; militia under Col. Lock [Francis Locke] have marched against them; the troops of Sumner and Davidson are watching the enemy; Col. Davy [William Richardson Davie] routed a body of tories near the enemy's lines; provisions are plenty; the people on the road have been distressed by the army; many moved away, but hearing of the late act of Assembly respecting provisions they are about to return; the Quakers are distressed by the Virginians encamped among them; the tory settlement on Abbot's Creek would be a better place for their camp; Gen. [Edward] Stevens has not yet returned to them; thinks they do not mean to march further against the enemy.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 9547
Archives EAD ID: 278773
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 85fd8ad0-6a38-0139-1dae-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

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

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Penn, Hillsborough" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-ccfe-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Penn, Hillsborough" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 1, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-ccfe-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Letter to John Penn, Hillsborough Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcf4e50c-ccfe-6423-e040-e00a18061eb6

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Letter to John Penn, Hillsborough