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Letter to Mrs. Elias Boudinot [Baskin-ridge, N. J.]

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Title
Letter to Mrs. Elias Boudinot [Baskin-ridge, N. J.]
Names
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 (Author)
Boudinot, Mrs. Elias (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1777-12-22
Place: York Town, Pa.
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
Describes his journey to York, was surprised at the size of Reading, and Lancaster thrice larger, a close, regular, well-built town, many of the houses superb and elegant, so like the heart of Philadelphia that he expected to find General Howe in possession; trade going on as brisk as the city, shops full of goods, like a seaport town whose trade was open; extortion and extravagance multiplied many fold beyond New Jersey; here he left his servant sick; Congress has an account of a French vessel arriving at Boston, with 48 brass 4-pounders, 19 brass 9 inch mortars, 2500 shells, 2000 4 1b shot and other specified munitions of war; Lord Cornwallis, [Jacob] Duché and many officers were gone to England; the army had gone into winter quarters at Swede's Ford on both sides of river, in huts of sods; a noble thing to possess patriotism enough to keep warm through a winter's frost; the army would deserve much from those who stayed at home in comfort.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20018
Archives EAD ID: 279928
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 834bd1d0-6a3d-0139-cd78-0242ac110002
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

  • 1740: Creator Born
  • 1777: Created
  • 1821: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Mrs. Elias Boudinot [Baskin-ridge, N. J.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-68de-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Mrs. Elias Boudinot [Baskin-ridge, N. J.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-68de-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). Letter to Mrs. Elias Boudinot [Baskin-ridge, N. J.] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-68de-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

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Letter to Mrs. Elias Boudinot [Baskin-ridge, N. J.]