Gates, Horatio to Richard Peters, 1783 February 20
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Gates, Horatio to Richard Peters, 1783 February 20 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 366 Horatio Gates to Richard Peters | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 | ||
| recipient | Peters, Richard, 1743-1828 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Mentions that Gates's command, which consists of fifteen regiments, gives very little trouble; remarks: "The political pot in Philadelphia Boils so furiously that ... as a Stranger rides through the Town, They Cry Scaldings ; what a Blessed Prospect we Republicans have before us!"; postscript: "The Financier [Robert Morris] has the prayers of the Army"; includes a four stanza poem by Gates "On The Prospect of Peace." | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | New Windsor (N.Y. : Town) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Congress | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Army | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 3p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1783-02-20 | ||
| Date Captured | 2020 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F327 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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