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Letter to [Horatio] Gates [Traveller's Rest, Berkeley Co., Va.]

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Title
Letter to [Horatio] Gates [Traveller's Rest, Berkeley Co., Va.]
Names
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Recipient)
Du Bouchet, Denis Jean Florimond Langlois, Marquis (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXVIII. Miscellaneous Manuscripts

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Paris
Date Created: 1784-02-17
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. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Asking to be admitted into the Society of the Cincinnati; details his military services from 1776 to 1778, when he returned to France on sick leave, was appointed D. A. G. in March, 1780 and served until 1783; is the only Frenchman who was at both the glorious actions of Saratoga and Yorktown; had thought of urging his claim in person, but was persuaded by the Marquis de Lafayette; General Conway is Major General, he is lieutenant colonel, D. A. G. and Knight of St. Louis, but there is no happiness without the cincinnatus; concludes with kindly expressions to Gates and his wife.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 279982
Calendar number: EM. 20073
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c8ef9460-c540-012f-be5b-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
  • 1784: Place
  • 1806: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Horatio] Gates [Traveller's Rest, Berkeley Co., Va.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf76bdc9-7fcf-ad21-e040-e00a180617d9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Horatio] Gates [Traveller's Rest, Berkeley Co., Va.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf76bdc9-7fcf-ad21-e040-e00a180617d9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to [Horatio] Gates [Traveller's Rest, Berkeley Co., Va.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf76bdc9-7fcf-ad21-e040-e00a180617d9

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Letter to [Horatio] Gates [Traveller's Rest, Berkeley Co., Va.]