Horatio Gates to Henry Knox requesting he visit George Washington in Cambridge, Massachusetts - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.00217
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0011] 1775
Title	Horatio Gates to Henry Knox requesting he visit George Washington in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date	9 December 1775
Author	Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Requests Knox's presence at headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts on behalf of George Washington. The letter was addressed to Worcester, Massachusetts, but at the time, Knox was at Fort George, in Lake George, New York.
Subjects	Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army President Siege of Boston Artillery
People	Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799)
Place written	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Theme	The American Revolution; The Presidency
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF [draft] Sir I am desired by His Excellency General Washington, to request your immediate attendance at Head Quarters in Cambridge. I am Sir Your most Obedient Humble Servant Horatio Gates To Henry Knox Esq;