Letter to Horatio Gates, New York
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Title
Letter to Horatio Gates, New York
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States
Names
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1801-03-08
Place: Washington, D.C.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 1 page. 4o
Abstract
Acknowledges letter of Feb. 9, and a preceding one; before that came to hand an arrangement had been settled; talents are not the only consideration, but a geographical equilibrium is expected in public appointments; hopes to make up an administration which will unite a great mass of confidence, to conciliate the honest part of the federalists and yet do justice to those who have so long been excluded.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1374
Archives EAD ID: 275615
Archives Components ID: 674
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0c2cd990-6a35-0139-1a81-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1801. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c2cd990-6a35-0139-1a81-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1801). Letter to Horatio Gates, New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c2cd990-6a35-0139-1a81-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c2cd990-6a35-0139-1a81-0242ac110002
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