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A Letter from Cornelius Clopper

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A Letter from Cornelius Clopper, one of the Deputies elected to represent the City and County of New-York, and dated the 14th˙ ultimo, informing Congress that the remoteness of his. situation from Town renders it highly inconvenient for a person of his advanced life and infirm

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constitution to give his attendance, and hoping they will accept of his resignation, was received and filed.

A Letter from Colonel John Van Ness, dated at Rhinebeck, the 14th November, 1775, informing Congress of the place of rendezvous of his Regiment, in case of an alarm, and that Powder and Lead is much wanted, was received and filed.

Details

Title

A Letter from Cornelius Clopper

Creator

Clopper, Cornelius

Editor

Clopper, Cornelius

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-11-15

Recipient

New-York, Congress

Presentation Location

New-York, New-York, North America

Before Whom

New-York, Congress

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: local protection
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp35-D0018

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp35

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Rights Statement

No Copyright - Public Domain

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