Burned Document

Item

Type

Draft Letter

Title

Burned Document

Description

This document is a surviving fragment of the George Clinton Papers, which suffered extensive damage in a 1911 fire at the State Capitol in Albany, NY.

short description

Ltr. burned fragment-largely illegible

year created

1790

month created

04

day created

27

recipient

in image

note

This document is a surviving fragment of the George Clinton Papers, which suffered extensive damage in a 1911 fire at the State Capitol in Albany, NY.

notable person/group

Henry Knox
George Clinton
Secretary of War

notable location

New York

notable item/thing

furlough
apprehend
application
subject
George Clinton Papers

notable phrase

Commissioners
report of the objects
I may differ in
confidence
appointed an
apprehend from his
commission
stage the beginning of
application of some
delegated
subject

document number

1790042740001

page start

1

number of pages

5

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (6 pages) AKA02 (6 pages) Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations Doc #6090

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author George Clinton [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]