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Title
Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida
Names
Leslie, Alexander, approximately 1740-1794 (Author)
Tonyn, Patrick (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

General Leslie's Letterbook

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1782-09-30
Place: Charles Town, 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: 2 pp. and 1 leaf with endorsement. 4o
Description
The transports have arrived here to take off the garrison; in a few days Gov. Tonyn may expect to see a fleet full of refugees and negroes; provisions for six months will be sent with them; Col. McArthur with some provincial troops will be left for the protection of St. Augustine; Col. Glasier and the 60th Regiment must join the army at this place; one ship carries Indian presents; the fleet must not be delayed at St. Augustine; part of the refugees will be sent directly to St. John's river. Copy.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 15651
Archives EAD ID: 279856
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90cb2470-6a3e-0139-46de-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1740: Creator Born
  • 1782: Created
  • 1794: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1782. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-67ce-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-67ce-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1782). Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-67ce-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Patrick Tonyn, Governor of East-Florida