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Letter to Horatio Gates, Baltimore

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Title
Letter to Horatio Gates, Baltimore
Names
Morris, Robert Hunter, approximately 1700-1764 (Author)
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Generals of the American Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1784-10-28
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Generals
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo
Description
Col. Pickering, the quartermaster general, is not able to pay Gates's claim for forage due to him, because the grants of money by the states were made only for service in the years 1782 to 1784; this and other claims of Gates on the United States must remain unsatisfied until the states are wise enough to know the value of public confidence, and honest enough to acquire it by discharging their engagements; Congress means well, but narrow-minded men in the legislatures deprive it of power; the federal government must be strengthened if they are to retain a national character; he will send in his commission when Congress meets, and will then have the happiness of finding himself a private man.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 8275
Archives EAD ID: 278382
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7cc3e9d0-6a37-0139-f2aa-0242ac110002
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

  • 1700: Creator Born
  • 1764: Creator Died
  • 1784: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates, Baltimore" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-93c3-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates, Baltimore" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-93c3-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1784). Letter to Horatio Gates, Baltimore Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-93c3-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Horatio Gates, Baltimore