Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Marked "Private." Endorsed and franked. 1 page. 4o

Abstract

Reports non-arrival of the certificate mentioned in Gates' letter of Oct. 22; promises answer when it does; will not tell him how high a value he sets on the expression of Gates' friendship but will tell him, with great sincerity that he is very truly and affectionately, &c.

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 9607
Archives EAD ID: 278799
Archives Components ID: 3850
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): edd88b70-6a38-0139-515b-0242ac110002

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1791. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edd88b70-6a38-0139-515b-0242ac110002

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1791). Letter to Horatio Gates Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edd88b70-6a38-0139-515b-0242ac110002

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edd88b70-6a38-0139-515b-0242ac110002

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