- unitid
-
{"value"=>"278315", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 8028", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
-
{"value"=>"June 20, 1783", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1783-06-20"}
- unittitle
-
{"value"=>"Letter to Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, at Travellers' Rest [Va.]"}
- physdesc
-
{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
-
{"value"=>"Hopes he received a letter written some time before, and inclosed in one to Maj. Armstrong; the dissolution of the army was sudden and unexpected and the sight of the poor fellows turned adrift so disgracefully was heartrending; being a step towards economy it must be submitted to; every step taken by K. [Knox?] and the Junto is carried, and he has now fixed himself at West Point; a proposition for a dinner to be given by the retiring officers was abandoned, as it seemed a time for sorrow rather than mirth, and they will separate quietly; Richmond will take a copy of an address by the York Line to Baron Steuben, and another is to be sent from the Jersey Line; he is a worthy man, but it is strange that nothing has been proposed for the Commander-in-chief, by an army that has served under him so long; hopes Mrs. Gates is better; and if northern air is necessary expects her and the General to visit him in Philadelphia where he will shortly be; Gen. Howe, the Baron, and others had proposed writing by this post."}
- origination
-
{"value"=>"Stewart, Walter (Newburgh, N.Y.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
-
1783
- date_inclusive_end
-
1783
- keydate
-
1783-06-20
- date_start
-
1783-06-20
- date_end
-
1783-06-20