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Title
Letter to [Horatio Gates, New York.]
Names
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Recipient)
Stevens, Ebenezer (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXVIII. Miscellaneous Manuscripts

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Date Created: 1793-07-03
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed with A. L. S. reply by Gates declining to be a candidate and expressing the opinion that while there is a Burr, a Stevens, or a Watson the society can never want a President. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Ventures to say if Gates comes to the Society [of the Cincinnati] at ten the next morning at the City Tavern he will have a handsome majority for President; it would serve to unite members, and they would endeavor to put [James] Watson in as Vice President; concludes with personal details and friendly messages.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 280163
Calendar number: EM. 20255
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4a696b70-c542-012f-6841-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1728: Creator Born
  • 1793: Place
  • 1806: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Horatio Gates, New York.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6aa2-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Horatio Gates, New York.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6aa2-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to [Horatio Gates, New York.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6aa2-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to [Horatio Gates, New York.]