[MS., Samuel Adams Papers, Lenox Library.]
[ 1777]
SIR
I have had the Honor of laying before the Council Board of this State your Letter of the 19th of October, inclosing Copy of a Convention by which the British Lt Genl Burgoyne surrendered himself & his whole Army on the 17 of the same Month into your Hands. The repeated Instances of the Success of the American Army in the Northern Department reflect the highest Honor on yourself & the gallant officers & Soldiers under YOUR Command. The Board congratulate you on this great Occasion; and while the Merit of your signal Services remains recorded in the faithful Breasts of your Countrymen, the warmest Gratitude is due to the God of Armies, who has vouchsafed in so distinguished a Manner to favor the Cause of America & of Mankind.
I have the Honor to be in the Name of the Council Board, Sir &c
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Chicago: Samuel Adams, "To Horatio Gates.," The Writings of Samuel Adams— Volume 3 in The Writings of Samuel Adams—Volume 3 Original Sources, accessed July 16, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4YSWWPPKNM3YCLN.
MLA: Adams, Samuel. "To Horatio Gates." The Writings of Samuel Adams— Volume 3, in The Writings of Samuel Adams—Volume 3, Original Sources. 16 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4YSWWPPKNM3YCLN.
Harvard: Adams, S, 'To Horatio Gates.' in The Writings of Samuel Adams— Volume 3. cited in , The Writings of Samuel Adams—Volume 3. Original Sources, retrieved 16 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4YSWWPPKNM3YCLN.