Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 to Lord Thanet
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.150 Author/Creator: Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter Date: 1778 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Copy of a letter to Thanet in which Gates appeals to Britain to recognize American independence. Cites the American victory at Saratoga and foretells "Calamities which England will sustain" if the war is continued. A version of this letter was printed in the April 29, 1778 edition of the Pennsylvania Evening Post.
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