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Book/Printed Material Philadelphia, August 22, 1777 : By an express arrived last evening from General Schuyler to Congress, we have the following important intelligence. ...

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Title

  • Philadelphia, August 22, 1777 : By an express arrived last evening from General Schuyler to Congress, we have the following important intelligence. ...

Names

  • Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804.
  • Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810.
  • Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792.
  • Hancock, John, 1737-1793.
  • Dunlap, John, 1747-1812, printer.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia] : Printed by John Dunlap, [1777]

Headings

  • -  Bennington, Battle of, N.Y., 1777
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Genre

  • Broadsides--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1777
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1777

Notes

  • -  Signed: Published by order of Congress, John Hancock, president.
  • -  Includes a letter from General Benjamin Lincoln and a copy of instructions from Lieut. General John Burgoyne to Lieut. Colonel Bern.
  • -  Evans 15686
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 177
  • -  LC copy annotated on verso: Hand bill from Philadelphia respecting G. Starks Battle 18 Aug. 1777.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 32 x 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 34

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898034

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Schuyler, Philip John, Benjamin Lincoln, John Burgoyne, John Hancock, John Dunlap, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. Philadelphia,: By an express arrived last evening from General Schuyler to Congress, we have the following important intelligence. [Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1777] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898034/.

APA citation style:

Schuyler, P. J., Lincoln, B., Burgoyne, J., Hancock, J., Dunlap, J. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1777) Philadelphia,: By an express arrived last evening from General Schuyler to Congress, we have the following important intelligence. [Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898034/.

MLA citation style:

Schuyler, Philip John, et al. Philadelphia,: By an express arrived last evening from General Schuyler to Congress, we have the following important intelligence. [Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1777] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898034/>.