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Title
Letter to the Maryland Council of Safety
Names
Maryland. Special Council for the Eastern Shore (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Declaration of Independence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1776-07-17 (Questionable)
Place: Maryland
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., William Paca. 2 pp. Fo
Description
By the act constituting their Special Council, they are directed to make up ammunition and provide equipments; they ask for £1,500 to carry on this work; they inquire about arms and ammunition sent to the Eastern Shore; ask for warning of any threatened attack; plundering party on the Wye; affair at Vienna; the people turned out well.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1621
Archives EAD ID: 275705
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 601153c0-6a35-0139-2e9e-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1776: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Maryland Council of Safety" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdccb135-95cb-2331-e040-e00a1806033d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the Maryland Council of Safety" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdccb135-95cb-2331-e040-e00a1806033d

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). Letter to the Maryland Council of Safety Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdccb135-95cb-2331-e040-e00a1806033d

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the Maryland Council of Safety