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Letter to Sir William Johnson, Bart. [Johnstown, Tryon Co., N. Y.]

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Title
Letter to Sir William Johnson, Bart. [Johnstown, Tryon Co., N. Y.]
Names
Colden, Cadwallader (Author)
Johnson, William, Baronet (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Booth's History of New York

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1765-08-31
Place: Springhill, N.Y.
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
Acknowledges Johnson's letter of 15th, would do all he could as to patent of 2000 acres for Captain Johnson; the gentlemen of the council had not been in good humor for some time past; he did not meet them without necessity for it; the general [Thomas Gage] had later letters from George Croghan; Lieut. [Alexander] Fraser is arrived at New Orleans; Pondiac [sic] saved him; no doubt Johnson had heard of the riot at Boston and the seditious discourses and threats at New York; James McEvers had resigned the office of distributor of stamps, terrified by the ill usage of the stamp officer [Andrew Oliver] at Boston and the threats at New York; hopes to defeat all their measures, and distribute stamps; will not be intimidated; the people of New York excited to sedition by a few men; hopes their designs will be defeated and their machinations end in their obtaining the reward they deserve; hopes Johnson will come to New York to aid him in the council; will try to reward Lieut. Fraser with land.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 10747
Archives EAD ID: 279059
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83566f80-6a3a-0139-bdbb-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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  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir William Johnson, Bart. [Johnstown, Tryon Co., N. Y.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1765. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd926ab2-b998-48a8-e040-e00a180644a9

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir William Johnson, Bart. [Johnstown, Tryon Co., N. Y.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd926ab2-b998-48a8-e040-e00a180644a9

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1765). Letter to Sir William Johnson, Bart. [Johnstown, Tryon Co., N. Y.] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd926ab2-b998-48a8-e040-e00a180644a9

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Letter to Sir William Johnson, Bart. [Johnstown, Tryon Co., N. Y.]