Extract of a letter from General Gates, dated camp at Saratoga, October 18, 1777 : Sir, I have the satisfaction to present your excellency with the convention of Saratoga; by which His Excellency Lieutenant General Burgoyne has surrendered himself.
| Other author | Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. |
| Other author | United States. Continental Congress |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lancaster [Pa.] : Printed by Francis Bailey, [1777] |
| Description | 1 sheet (2 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43394. ^A478749 |
| General note | The thirteen articles of convention are followed by: Extract of a letter from General Gates, dated Albany, October 20, 1777, concerning the British army's burning of Kingston, N.Y.; and a copy of the recommendation "to set apart Thursday, the 18th day of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise," dated "In Congress, Nov. 1, 1777." |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | Text in two columns. |
| References | Bristol B4623 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 43394 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43394). |
| Genre/form | Thanksgiving day proclamations 1777 Dec. 18. |
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