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Title
Letter to [Horatio Gates.]
Names
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Addressee)
Armstrong, John (Author)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1783-06-16
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
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. Fo
Description
The late resolve of Congress, discharging without a settlement all those men engaged for the war, was taken up very spiritedly by the corps at this place; to add to the confusion and alarm of Congress, a detachment from South Carolina landed yesterday; all the troops except the 1st are ordered out of town; [Robert R.] Livingston having resigned the secretaryship of foreign affairs, the candidates for the place were Scuyler, Jefferson, George Clymer, Arthur Lee, Tench Tilghman and Trumbull; as the first three were withdrawn, the choice became too meagre; it is now purposed to unite the departments of war and foreign affairs, and give the place to Gen. Green.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276782
Calendar number: EM. 4816
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71920750-0024-0130-2ce5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1728: Creator Born
  • 1783: 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.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb266ec4-a71a-320d-e040-e00a180616a6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Horatio Gates.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb266ec4-a71a-320d-e040-e00a180616a6

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to [Horatio Gates.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb266ec4-a71a-320d-e040-e00a180616a6

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to [Horatio Gates.]