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Title
Letter to Gov. George Clinton
Names
Hay, Ann Hawkes (Author)
Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1781-04
Place: Orange County, 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. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o
Description
Is informed that the Legislature has passed an act for confiscating William Smith's estate; asks Clinton's influence to prevent the house he lives in from being sold over his head; unable to purchase it; has recruited 25 men for his regiment [2nd Orange County Militia] and hopes to complete the quota by obtaining two more before the letter reaches Clinton; the authorities were improperly requiring contributions to the expense of equipping the regiment from American prisoners on parole, who will petition Clinton; certifies their previous readiness to render military service.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20138
Archives EAD ID: 280047
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6308a390-6a3e-0139-55ad-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1781: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gov. George Clinton" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-69b7-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1781). Letter to Gov. George Clinton Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-69b7-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gov. George Clinton