Images of this object are available online to Collection subscribers.
- GLC#
- GLC02498.15-View header record
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- 14 May 1775
- Author/Creator
- Thomas, John, 1724-1776
- Title
- to the Committee of Safety of Massachusetts
- Place Written
- Roxbury, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 12.4 cm, Width: 14.9 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Says agreeable to the resolves put forth by the Committee that he gave directions for Captain Davis to travel southward. Wants them to send whaling ships to Plymouth to help with its defenses. Thomas, who was eventually named a Major General, died on 2 June 1776 of Smallpox after leading his troops on the retreat from Montreal. Hard to read.
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
For reproductions and permissions, please visit our Rights and Reproductions Page.
- Copyright Notice
- The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.