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Benjamin Lincoln letters and documents
- Title
- Benjamin Lincoln letters and documents, 1776-1806.
- Author
- Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4524 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) served as a major general in the Continental Army, as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and was appointed customs collector for the Port of Boston in 1789. The papers consist predominantly of letters sent by Lincoln pertaining to military matters, including a letter dated September 4, 1779, to General Lachlan McIntosh announcing the landing of Comte d'Estaing with twenty-five ships of the line and describing preparations for what would become the Siege of Savannah. Also present are legal documents, including powers of attorney and loan certificates; a bill of sale for the sloop "Polly," and customs documents generated by Lincoln during his term as Collector of the Port of Boston.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Legal documents.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Some material was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmet and Ford collections.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4524
- OCLC
- 868229214
- Author
- Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810.
- Title
- Benjamin Lincoln letters and documents, 1776-1806.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Some material was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmet and Ford collections.
- Added Author
- McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806, recipient.Ford collection.Emmet collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4524