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1 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Horatio Gates, 3 July 1772 | 1772-07-03 | Your favour of the 10th of May came to my hand Pretty soon after Mr Cars Return from Wmsburg, but... |
2 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Brigadier General Horatio … | 1775-06-17 | Letter not found: to Brigadier General Horatio Gates, 17 June 1775. On 22 June Gates wrote to GW... |
3 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | Orders and Instructions to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1776-06-24 | The Honorable Continental Congress reposing the greatest Confidence in your Wisdom & Experience... |
4 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1776-07-19 | I expected ’ere this to have heard from you; as I have not, I will open the corrispondance by... |
5 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1776-08-14 | I yesterday morning received your Letter of the 29 Ulto by Bennet the Express and am extremely... |
6 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1776-12-14 | Before this comes to hand, you will have heard of the melancholy situation of our Affairs. I do... |
7 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1776-12-23 | I shall not object to yr going to Philadelphia on Acct of your Health, but wish it would have... |
8 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-01-28 | I am very much afraid that all the Troops on their march from the Southward will be infected with... |
9 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | ≈1777-02-05 | The slowness and irregularity with which the Militia leave Philada renders the presence of some... |
10 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-02-12 | This will be delivered you by the Officers who came with Colo. Hawsecker and under whose care he... |
11 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-02-19 | Your favour of the 15th Inst. reached me this Morning. This going express, I have not time to... |
12 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-02-20 | This Letter will accompany one of last Nights date, to which it is intended as an addition—I have... |
13 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-02-23 | I have inclosed the Warrant for executing the Deserter—The blanks you will fill up, and direct... |
14 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-03-01 | Your Favor of 23d Ulto came to hand Yesterday with the inclos’d returns which I think are very... |
15 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-03-03 | A Letter just come to hand from Congress contains a resolve in the Words following “That the... |
16 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-03-04 | Since my Letter of yesterdays date I have had so many different Accts of the Militias term of... |
17 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-03-10 | I have the pleasure of yours of the 7th instant and am sorry to find that Genl Cadwalader has... |
18 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 5 … | 1777-04-05 | Letter not found: to Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 5 April 1777. Gates wrote GW on 19 April : “I had... |
19 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-04-28 | I am favd with yours of the 19th Inst. at Albany. As most of the Massachusets Troops intended for... |
20 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-05-07 | The inclosed, to General Wayne, requires him to hasten to me as speedily as he can, after the... |
21 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-05-11 | I am informed, that the Cloathing for Col: Shepherd’s Regiment of Massachusetts, in pursuance of... |
22 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-05-15 | The great loss of Tents at Danbury is like to make us rather scant in that Article, especially as... |
23 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-05-19 | I have just recd yours of the 13th which is in a great measure answered by one which I wrote to... |
24 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-07-28 | Yours of the 23d from Philada and that of the 27th from Coryells Ferry both met me yesterday on... |
25 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-07-29 | The Bearer Monsr Portail is appointed by Congress Colonel of Engineers, and is recommended as a... |
26 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-07-30 | As we are yet uncertain as to the real destination of the Enemy, tho’ Delaware seems most... |
27 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-07-31 | Your letter of this morning is just come to hand. I have immediately, in consequence of the... |
28 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-08-04 | You will perceive by the inclosed copy of a letter from Congress, that they have appointed you to... |
29 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-08-20 | By a Letter from Genl Schuyler of 13th Inst. it appears that you had not reach’d Stillwater at... |
30 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-09-01 | I received to day the favour of your two letters of the 27th and 28th Ulto with a Copy of General... |
31 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-09-24 | This Army has not been able to oppose General Howe’s with the success that was wished, and needs... |
32 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-10-30 | By this Opportunity, I do myself the pleasure to congratulate you on the signal success of the... |
33 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-11-14 | I have reason to beleive, that on the return of Captn Vallancy, who is now on his way to Boston,... |
34 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1777-12-02 | I was yesterday favd with yours of the 23d Novemr and am glad to find that you were upon your... |
35 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-01-04 | Your Letter of the 8th Ulto came to my hands a few days ago; and, to my great surprize informed... |
36 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-01-26 | I this Evening received a Letter from Lt Colo. Smith at Lancaster, advising me of the confinement... |
37 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-01-27 | Your Two Letters of the 24th Instant came to hand. Before The receipt of the first, I had written... |
38 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-02-09 | I was duly favoured with your Letter of the 23d of last Month; to which I shd have replied... |
39 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-02-10 | I have been favd with yours of the 27th and 31st ulto —The Officers and Men, belonging to the... |
40 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-02-14 | I am favoured with yours of the 9th instant inclosing the proceedings of a general Court Martial... |
41 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-02-18 | In a Letter of the 17th Ulto from Major General Riedesel after setting forth that a certain... |
42 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-02-21 | At General Knox’s departure from camp, I directed him to forward the artillery at albany, to some... |
43 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | ≈1778-02-23 | I am honored with your two favours of the 14th and 18th instant, with their inclosures. With... |
44 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-02-24 | I yesterday received your favor of the 19th Instt. I am as averse to controversy, as any Man, and... |
45 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-02-27 | The frequent complaints of the Brigade Majors and Adjutants for want of writing Paper obliges me... |
46 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-03-06 | As the Season approaches fast when we may expect to draw together a considerable reinforcement to... |
47 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-03-09 | I have been this day favd with yours of the 27th February and of the 2d 3d and 4th instants,... |
48 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-03-20 | I am honored with yours of the 7th 11th & 14th instants. As soon as General Green enters upon the... |
49 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-03-25 | I was yesterday favd with yours of the 17th by Major Campbell. Our number of effectives is so... |
50 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates … | 1778-04-24 | It being indispensibly necessary that some general plan of operation should be settled for the... |