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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains mostly incoming correspondence received by the Provincial Congress from other revolutionary bodies or
other persons, including local committees concerning defense measures, raising troops, etc.; other Committees of Safety, such
as that in Philadelphia headed by Benjamin Franklin; New York delegates to the Continental Congress; imprisoned loyalists
or suspected loyalists or their families requesting relief; and Quakers who refused to provide names of men of military age.
The series also includes some printed broadsides.
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Title:
New York State Provincial Congress correspondence of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety,
and Council of Safety
Quantity:
11.7 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1772-1777
Bulk Dates:
bulk 1775-1777
Series Number:
A0118
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