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Title
Letter to Gen. [Horatio] Gates
Names
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Recipient)
Graham, Morris (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXVIII. Miscellaneous Manuscripts

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: White Plains, N.Y.
Date Created: 1778-05-23
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. 1 page. Fo
Description
He learns by a person from below that 1,200 men had been ordered from New York to Kingsbridge; should they come out, little resistance could be made, as there are only twelve rounds of ammunition per man; he thinks they intend to make a diversion this way while they embark at New York; on Wednesday there was a general order for stopping communication with Long Island and the main, while the press gangs were sent out, apprehending refugees and seizing all craft.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 280016
Calendar number: EM. 20107
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 74619e60-c541-012f-3c35-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1728: Creator Born
  • 1778: Place
  • 1806: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Horatio] Gates" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6987-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Horatio] Gates" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6987-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Gen. [Horatio] Gates Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6987-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gen. [Horatio] Gates