A Society Dedicated to Promoting Agriculture
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
A Society Dedicated to Promoting Agriculture
Description
Timothy Pickering writes to Benjamin Lincoln in order to encourage his participation in a society dedicated to promoting agriculture. Enclosed certificate membership/election along with information on location of society house, laws, etc. Pickering also included information for Lincoln to distribute to other agriculture lovers.
year created
1785
month created
05
day created
03
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in image
notable person/group
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Mr. Bowdoin
Samuel Phillips
Doctor John Warren
Doctor Waterhouse
Doctor Dexter
Samuel Powell
Tench Francis
George Clyman
committee of correspondence
president
treasurer
secretary
notable location
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
society
notable item/thing
agriculture
liberty
society
election
institutions
states
pamphelets
pamphlet
notable idea/issue
promotion
organization
membership
document number
1785050360001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | FDA28 (2 pages) | Collection: Robert Goodloe Harper | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Benjamin Lincoln Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Lincoln | [unknown] | [n/a] |