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Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkley Co., Va.

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

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Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

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Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkley Co., Va.

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Title
Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkley Co., Va.
Names
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Addressee)
Gordon, William (Author)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Date Created: 1784-08-31
Place: Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Citation/reference: EM4262-7302
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. 4o
Description
On his return from Mount Vernon he had hoped to see Gates, but found on reaching New York that the latter had gone back to Traveller's Rest; he reached Gen. Washington's on June 2; on reading the resolve of Congress, the General said that he would keep no papers back, but would trust to Gordon's prudence in making use of them; until the 19th Gordon worked hard every day, and examined thirty-three volumes of copied letters of the General's, three volumes of private letters, two of general orders, and bundles upon bundles of letters to him; the knowledge gained is ample compensation; he reminds Gates of a promise to give him the Convention paper, signed by Burgoyne; he expects papers from Gen. Otho Williams on the southern operations, which will tend to exculpate Gates, and throw light on some subtle manœuvres of [William] Smallwood in getting thanks to which he was not entitled.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276538
Calendar number: EM. 4369
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6a2179b0-c532-012f-3dec-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1728: Creator Born
  • 1784: Created
  • 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, Traveller's Rest, Berkley Co., Va." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4755-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkley Co., Va." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4755-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1784). Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkley Co., Va. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4755-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

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Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkley Co., Va.