Manuscripts

Stephen Duryea, "To the Publick…:" manuscript advertisment

Description: An advertisment critical of the duties being placed by the Crown on farmers; written on a sheet removed from an account book.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1774
Call number: mssDuryea
Creator: Duryea (Family : (1685-1803))(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased for the Huntington from Carmen D. Valentino by the Library Collectors' Council, March 2024.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Niblo, William, (1790-1878,)
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