31To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 4 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys favours of the 24th and 29th april are this moment come to hand. Tomorrow Evening I shall finish batteaux Sufficient to Carry the remainder of Gen: Thompsons Brigade to Canada But as we can build only four a day the troops must necessarily be detained some time unless part of the Batteaux should return from Canada which I ordered to be done when the first left this—To Supply...
32To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 10 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor to receive Your Excellency’s Favor of the 3d instant, by Mr Bennet; which was delivered on Wednesday Evening, General Sullivan arrived here at six that Afternoon, half an Hour before that I returned from Fort George, having embarked General Thompson with the last of his Brigade, on the Morning of the preceeding Day. Immediately on the Receipt of your Excellency’s Letter of the...
33To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 10 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Canada Post is just arrived and has brought me the Enclosed, I was requested by the Commissioners to seal & forward that to Congress There can be no Impropriety in Your Excellency’s perusing It, I have therefore left It open to be sealed before It leaves You. The little Quantity of Provisions at Quebec is truly Allarming, they will receive all that was at the Posts above, by General...
34To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 11 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I found It impossible to leave Town to Day as I had intended, It is lucky That I did not, for I just now received an Express from Fort George advising me that amongst the Nails I had ordered from Canada there were very few of those wanted for the Bottoms of the Boats; This Account has plunged me into almost Inextricable Difficulty, as I can procure only four hundred Weight in this Town, I have...
35To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 13 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
This Moment Colonel Weisenfelts and Mr Mercer arrived here with the Melancholly Intelligence contained in the inclosed Copies of Letters from the Honorable the Commissioners of Congress in Canada and General Arnold. I must of Necessity comply with their Request of halting the Troops, otherwise those in Canada under their present Circumstances must starve. This Event will cause such an...
36To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
This Moment Capt. Goforth arrived with sundry Letters and papers to me, Copies of all which I do myself the Honor to enclose to your Excellency. The Distress our army is in from their Variety of Wants is truly affecting and gives me the most poignant anxiety—Some of the inclosed papers observe that General Thompson’s Brigade carried only ten Days provision with them, but this is happily a...
37To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 21 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was last Evening honored with your Excellency’s Favor of the 15th Instant. I have sent to Canada half of the Money transmitted me by Colonel Gilman; thirty thousand Dollars of the other half is gone to Connecticut, where we still owe about seventy thousand, the Remainder is nearly expended in paying Debts long since accrued, and the Calls for daily Expences is very considerable. I hope...
38To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 24 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
On the 22d I was honored with your Excellency’s Favor of the 17th Instant, and the same Evening the Nails and Lead arrived here, 31 Boxes of the latter I gave in Charge to Colonel Wynd, who left this, with his Regiment Yesterday Morning. the Remainder is gone with General Sullivan who sailed hence with Irwin’s and Wayn’s at 8 this Morning. Dayton’s is not returned from Tryon County, nor have I...
39To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 26 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since my last of the 24th I have received sundry Letters from Canada, of which the inclosed are Copies. The five Batteaus sent with provisions on the 14th arrived at St John’s on the 17th, as I have already observed to your Excellency in my last. I have now three hundred Barrels of pork here, part of which will go in the large Boat, which I momently expect, but I cannot send any in Batteaus...
40To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 26 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since my Letter of this Morning Mr Livingston my Aid de Camp whom I sent to Albany to hasten up to this place, whatever of V. Schaick’s and Wynkoop’s Regiments might be there, more than were wanted to mann the Batteaux employed in transporting provisions, is returned here, and informs me that the Men of both those Regiments at that place are not sufficient to mann the Batteaus; this...
41To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 27 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Last Night Colonel Clinton arrived and brought me the inclosed, by which I find the Note alluded to in mine of Yesterday was intended for me —I shall answer the Gentlemen on the Subject of the Gundalo to Day—If the Account given by McChord be true it is much to be lamented that the Siege of Quebec could not have been immediately reassumed. The honorable Commissioners I suppose had not yet...
42To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 28 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
This Moment I have received a Letter from General Sullivan, of which the enclosed is a Copy: Our Affairs begin daily to wear a darker Aspect in Canada, and I fear will not change for the better unless more Troops are sent in. I dare not by any Means remove Colonel Dayton’s Regiment from Tryon County, for I am morally sure that Sir John Johnson would immediately fall upon that part of the...
43To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 31 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 22d Instant was delivered me last Evening—I learn with particular Satisfaction that Congress has requested your Attendance to advise with them on the Measures necessary to be adopted for the present Campaign—I foresee many salutary Consequences from this Step. Altho’ I have transmitted you some farther disagreeable Accounts from Canada since the Date of your...
44To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 10 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
At Nine this Morning I arrived from Fort George having left that Yesterday in Consequence of the Information Contained in a Letter & Paper sent Me by the Committee of this City & County, Copies of which I do Myself the Honor to inclose You. I was apprehensive That Something of this Kind would happen, as Your Excellency will perceive by recurring to some of my former Letters, I shall do Every...
45To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 11–12 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor to address Your Excellency Yesterday by Post, Since which Mr Deane the Indian Interpreter is arrived from Oneida, and Contradicts the Account contained in the Paper inclosed in mine of Yesterday. But says that an Account arrived at Oneida, & the Oneidas beleived it to be true, “That Butler had Called a Meeting of the six Nations at Oswega.” The Oneidas apprehend that he will...
46To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 12 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Letter which I had the Honor to write You Yesterday I delivered to General Wooster who sailed this Day. I have within this half Hour received a Letter from General Arnold of Which the inclosed is a Copy I fear the next will announce the Evacuation of Canada by our Troops, probably with Loss, as I fear that not a sufficient Attention has been paid to a Recommendation of Mine, to bring all...
47To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 12 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I had Just closed my Letter No. 1 when I received the Inclosed from General Sullivan which was Left open for my perusal I am extreamly Happy that it contains such Favorable Accounts and do myself the pleasure to Congratulate your Excellency—I am still in Hopes if reinforcements are soon sent we shall hold Canada, Especially as the Canadians are so friendly—I am however humbly of Opinion That...
48To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 15 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
By Capt. Goforth who arrived this Morning I am honored with Your Excellency’s Favor of the 9th instt & by Mr Watts with that of the 10th. The Resolutions of Congress for a farther Supply of Money to be sent here I received on the last Ult. & dispatched It by Express to Canada together with the Other Resolutions that were transmitted me by the same Conveyance. I am happy That Your Excellency...
49To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 17 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Bennet arrived at 8 last Night and delivered Me Your Excellency’s Favor of the 13th Ult. I was apprehensive that few intrenching Tools could be spared from New York and therefore I employed all the Blacksmiths here in making what they could & have wrote to the Committee of Tryon County on the 15th instant to collect all they could as soon as possible at the German Flatts, by these Means I hope...
50To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 19–20 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Whilst I was in Conference with the Oneida Indians who returned from Canada, I received a Letter from General Arnold and another from Dr Stringer Copy of one and Extract of the Other I do myself the Honor to inclose Your Excellency, and congratulate You on the Success of our Arms as Communicated by Dr Stringer. I could wish he had been more Explicit, That we have had the Advantage I believe...
51To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 24 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday at two O’Clock in the Afternoon I received a Line from Colonel Wynkoop by a returning Express, Extract of which, together with Copy of the Return alluded to I do myself the Honor to inclose—Colonel Duggan to whom he refers me for particulars is not yet arrived —Captain Goforth, who brought the Letter across Lake George informs as what he got from persons just arrived from Canada that...
52To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 25 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
About an Hour ago General Arnold, who is arrived here from Canada sent me a Letter from General Sullivan inclosing one from General Arnold to him, another of Colonel Hazen and a third from Lieutenant Colonel Antill; Copies of all which I do myself the Honor to enclose —The Grief I feel on the Evacuation of Canada by our Troops, is greatly alleviated by the little Loss sustained in the Retreat...
53To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 1 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
On Friday Evening I received a Line from General Sullivan, Copy whereof I have the Honor to inclose; by the Contents your Excellency will perceive that we have Reasons to believe the next will announce his Arrival at Crown point. Yesterday Morning General Gates introduced a Mr Avery to me, who applied to me for Money to carry on the Commissary General’s Department here—I asked if Mr Livingston...
54To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 2 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
An Hour after the Post was gone the Express arrived with Your Favor of the 28th Continued to the 29th. I am extremely happy that Your Excellency approved of the Orders given to General Sullivan. None of the Expresses I sent to the Eastward to hasten on the Militia, & to try to procure Carpenters, are yet returned, Mr Giles one of the Council of New Hampshire who brought me some Money arrived...
55To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 12–13 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am just returned from Crown point, to which place I accompanied General Gates—On our Way to that place we stop’d at Tyconderoga and left Colonel Trumbull to take a View of the Grounds opposite to it and on the East Side of Lake Champlain—In the Evening of the 5th we arrived at Crown point and on the 6th Colonel Trumbull arrived, who made so favorable a Report of the Ground, he had been to...
56To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 14 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Soon after Bennet had left me I received a Line from General Gates, covering a paper, Copy of which I have the Honor to inclose. Yesterday a Discovery is made of some desperate Designs of the Tories in this Quarter; I am bound by Oath not to divulge Names or particulars—Such Measures are taken that the Danger is I hope over and about one O’Clock this Morning four of the Conspirators, amongst...
57To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 17 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Favor of the 11th Instant was delivered me this Morning with the sundry papers mentioned in it—It gives me a very sincere and Heart felt pleasure that I can declare that the Difference in Opinion between General Gates and me, has been simply such, unattended with that little Jealousy, which would have reflected Disgrace on both of us—Be assured Sir, that the most perfect...
58To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 20 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Both your Excellency’s Favors of the 15th Instant were delivered me Yesterday. The Letter for General Burgoyne and the Resolution of Congress to accompany it, were immediately dispatched to General Gates with a Request to forward it without Delay. To carry into Execution the Resolution of Congress of the 21st June respecting the Malconduct of some of our Officers in Canda will be, as your...
59To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 24 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Favor of the 17th Instant was last Night delivered me by Mr Bennet. If I had with me the Remonstrance of the Field Officers against quiting Crown point, I should attempt to point out the Insufficiency of each of the several Reasons they give against the Removal of the Army to Ticonderoga and which would at the same Time shew on what I founded my opinion of the propriety of...
60To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 1 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
General Arnold in a Letter of the 24th Ultimo from Tyonderoga advises me of the Necessity of sending ten or twelve Gunners, and as many Gunners Mates for our armed Vessels—As none can be spared from the Artillery; they are not to be had at Albany or its Vicinity and I know not of any place nearer than New York where they can be procured, will your Excellency be so good as to order them up with...