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Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkeley County, Va.

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Title
Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkeley County, Va.
Names
Hazard, Ebenezer (Author)
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1786-07-11
Place: New York
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o
Description
Encloses a curiosity worthy of a place in some American museum; as to the cause, the Doctor [William Gordon?] was perfectly innocent; enters into minute details of [Gordon's?] arrangements for publishing his book; relates his own domestic affairs, his salary is $1500, and he has recently been presented with a daughter with as good a pair of lungs as any in the United States; Gates has probably heard of the death of Gen. McDougall; learns of Gen. Greene's death; so it goes, other conquerors allow officers their rank but Death knows no distinction, levels the General with the private and he supposes he will treat the conqueror of Burgoyne and the Postmaster-General with little ceremony. In a postscript the Doctor wants the arms of the states, asks Gates if he is herald enough to supply those of Virginia.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 20139
Archives EAD ID: 280048
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 65201f00-6a3e-0139-b023-0242ac110002
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

  • 1786: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkeley County, Va." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1786. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf76bb5d-47f5-8a87-e040-e00a18061230

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkeley County, Va." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf76bb5d-47f5-8a87-e040-e00a18061230

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1786). Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkeley County, Va. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf76bb5d-47f5-8a87-e040-e00a18061230

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Letter to Horatio Gates, Traveller's Rest, Berkeley County, Va.