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Letter to Col. Bryant [Samuel Bryan], Lt. Col. Hampton [John Hamilton] and Capt. White of the Royal North Carolina Militia [Salisbury Gaol]

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General Leslie's Letterbook

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Letter to Col. Bryant [Samuel Bryan], Lt. Col. Hampton [John Hamilton] and Capt. White of the Royal North Carolina Militia [Salisbury Gaol]

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Title
Letter to Col. Bryant [Samuel Bryan], Lt. Col. Hampton [John Hamilton] and Capt. White of the Royal North Carolina Militia [Salisbury Gaol]
Names
Leslie, Alexander, approximately 1740-1794 (Creator)
Bryant, Samuel Bryan (Addressee)
Hampton, John Hamilton (Addressee)
White, Capt. (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

General Leslie's Letterbook

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1782-04-27
Place: Charleston, S.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: Transcript of L. S. 1 page. 4o
Description
Acknowledges their letter of April 9, will exchange them against American militia officers of equal rank, hopes soon to see them with the king's army.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 15561
Archives EAD ID: 279766
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e3e453a0-6a3d-0139-5dff-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
  • 1782: Created
  • 1794: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Bryant [Samuel Bryan], Lt. Col. Hampton [John Hamilton] and Capt. White of the Royal North Carolina Militia [Salisbury Gaol]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1782. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-66ea-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Bryant [Samuel Bryan], Lt. Col. Hampton [John Hamilton] and Capt. White of the Royal North Carolina Militia [Salisbury Gaol]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-66ea-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1782). Letter to Col. Bryant [Samuel Bryan], Lt. Col. Hampton [John Hamilton] and Capt. White of the Royal North Carolina Militia [Salisbury Gaol] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-66ea-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

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Letter to Col. Bryant [Samuel Bryan], Lt. Col. Hampton [John Hamilton] and Capt. White of the Royal North Carolina Militia [Salisbury Gaol]