Thomas Addis Emmet collection 1483-1876 [bulk 1700-1800] / Thomas Addis Emmet

Author: Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919
Published: New York, NY : Thomas Addis Emmet collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library, 1900-
Physical Description: 1 online resource
Additional Creators: United States

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This site provides searchable access to digitized portions of this collection of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period. The manuscripts are arranged in 28 topics, most of them milestones in early American history. Topics include the Albany Congress of 1754, the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, the Continental Congresses, 1774 -1789, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Annapolis Convention, the Federal Convention, and the First Federal Administration. The Revolutionary War is well documented in the correspondence and letterbooks of generals and other officers. . ."

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"New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts."

View MARC record | catkey: 11530419