1To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 8 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Schuyler, 8 June 1779. GW wrote Schuyler on 13 June: “I received last night your favour of the 8th Instant.”
2To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 5 January 1781 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Schuyler, 5 Jan. 1781. On 10 Jan., GW wrote Schuyler : “Your favor of the 5th I have had the pleasure to receive.”
3To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 19 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Schuyler, 19 June 1779. GW wrote Schuyler on 9–11 July: “On sunday [4 July] I had the pleasure to receive Your favors of the 18th 19th & 30th.”
4To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 2 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Major General Philip Schuyler, 2 Jan. 1779. On 18 Jan., GW wrote Schuyler : “I have had the pleasure of receiving your favs. of the 1st and 2d instants with their several inclosures.”
5To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 17 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler, 17 Jan. 1779. Schuyler refers in his letter to GW of 25 Jan. to “the Information contained in mine of the 17th Instant.” Schuyler also wrote GW on 1–7 March : “I shall continue to employ proper persons for the same purpose in Canada from whence I have had some Intelligence since my last; but in Nothing materially different from what was...
6To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 27 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Schuyler, 27 July 1779. GW wrote Maj. Gen. John Sullivan on 29 July: “Inclosed I transmit you extracts of two letters of the 7th and 27th instant from Major General Schuyler with interesting intelligence.”
7To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 18 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Schuyler, 18 June 1779. GW wrote Schuyler on 9–11 July: “On sunday [4 July] I had the pleasure to receive Your favors of the 18th 19th & 30th.”
8To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 22 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler, 22 Oct. 1778. In his letter to Schuyler of 24 Oct. , GW refers to: “your letter of the 22d In[s]t.”
9To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 1 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Schuyler, 1 June 1779. GW wrote Schuyler on 9 June: “I have only time to thank you for your several favours of the 16th 21st & 30th of May first and 5th of June.”
10To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 7 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have this Moment received a Letter from General Learned, Copy whereof I do myself the Honor to inclose. I am extremely apprehensive that the greater part of the Garrisons of Tyonderoga and Mount Independance is in the Enemy’s power and if they make a push they may do what they please, as I have not above 700 Continental Troops to oppose them with, and, I fear, not above twice that Number of...
11To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 14 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
As I cannot let My Dear General remain one Moment in Anxiety I acknowledge his Letter of the 6th & send this by Express. Mr Wooster is the Younger Brigadier of the two, but least any Uneasiness should be occasioned, I will keep him here. Mine of the 26 Ult: which I hope You have received will inform You where our Army is, You may be assured that Nothing but a superior Force will bring It from...
12To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 14 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to enclose your Excellency a Letter to Congress, under flying Seal—The Variety of Affairs which claim my Attention do not permit me Time to communicate to your Excellency and Congress seperately such Information, as it may be necessary both should know; you will therefore please to excuse the Mode I take. Our Numbers are so few to the Northward; and we have so little...
13To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
By Mr Bennet, who arrived Yesterday, I was honored with your Excellency’s very obliging Favor of the 30th Ultimo. I should have been much happier than I am if the Resolutions of Congress of the 25th Ultimo had not put it out of my power to be in Sentiment with you on the Resolution of the 14th of the same Month. Without advising me that I am no longer in Command, they resolve that “Mr Stockden...
14To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 25 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to refer your Excellency to the inclosed Letter to Congress and the papers it contains, for Information from this Quarter. Colonel Wayne is very anxious to go down the Country—I wish him to be relieved by a General Officer; but as I have none to send there, your Excellency will be so good as to order one or more to this place. I percieve by the Resolution of Congress that three...
15To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 29 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received a Letter from Mr Deane our Agent with the six Nations, Copy whereof I do myself the Honor to inclose. Should such Events arise in the Course of this Campaign as would induce Congress to undertake an Expedition into Canada in the next, the bringing the Senecas and Cayugas to Reason, previous thereto would be of considerable Advantage in the prosecution of such an...
16To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 22 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have the Happiness My Dear General to inclose You a Letter from Colo: Arnold, & a Copy of one of his to General Montgomery, with Copy of that Gentleman’s to me; Whatever may be Colonel Arnold’s Fate at Quebec, his Merit is very great, in marching such a Body of Troops, thro’ a Country scarcely trodden by Human Foot. May Heaven still continue to smile on our Arms, until We have obtained that...
17To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 9 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
Fredericksburg, 9 October 1778 . “I do myself the honor to Communicate my sentiments on the subject of the different routs by which an army may penetrate into Canada from these States, and on the preparations requisite to be made in the quarter from whence an Army would march.” Schuyler favors the Lake Champlain route rather the routes by way of Lake Ontario to the west or Coos, Vt., to the...
18To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 25 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Favor of the 20th Instant—Your Situation at New York has been truly alarming and it is probable that had you not so judiciously retreated, & with such good Order and Dispatch you would have been involved in almost inextricable Difficulties—I hope the Enemy have got all they will get this Campaign, and that we shall be better able to cope with them in...
19To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 8 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to inform your Excellency that General Gates has advised me of the retreat of the British Troops from Crown Point, the last of them left Crown Point on Monday Morning—Sir John Johnson is returned with them —I am most respectfully Your Excellency’s Most Obedient Humbe servt Be so good as to forward this Account to Congress as I have not time to write this going by the...
20To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 1 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys favor of the 18th ult: Covering Copy of your orders to the Quarter Master General I had the honor to receive on the 30th. I shall with the utmost alacrity Carry your Excellencys orders Into Execution, nor shall my resignation Even after It shall have been Accepted by Congress prevent me In the least from giving my personal Aid to procure every thing necessary for the...
21To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 26 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Albany [26] September 1776 . “Since my last of Yesterday, I have received sundry papers from General Gates, Copies of all which I do myself the Honor to inclose—I have mentioned to Congress that I had sent them to your Excellency.” LS , DLC:GW ; LB , NN : Schuyler Papers. Although the LS is dated 20 Sept. and the LB is dated 25 Sept., the context of this letter indicates that it was written on...
22To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 12 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
An opportunity offers, and Surely I ought not to let It pass without Intreating you to Accept the warmest Acknowledgements of a grateful heart for an Attention which has afforded me the first of pleasures as It was Strongly Stamped with the Marks of Friendship. A Religieous of the Recollet order Is arrived here from Canada he is come away as he Says with leave of his Superior and of the Bishop...
23To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 8 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
After having concluded my Letter of the 1st continued to the 7th Inst. I was honored with your Excellency’s of the 26th Ult.—I shall not lose a Moments Time in procuring the Intelligence your Excellency requests. This Morning I have received an Application from Oneida for a Supply of provisions for the Indians, who have very little left to subsist on, and will in the Course of twenty Days have...
24To 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...
25To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 28 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Favor of the 24h Instant, Which I received half an Hour ago having just arrived from Moses Creek, where I keep my Quarters. So far from the Militia that are with me encreasing, they are daily diminishing, and I am very confident that in ten Days, if the Enemy should not disturb us, we shall not have five hundred left, and altho’ I have entreated this and the Eastern...
26To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 30 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I was honored with Your Excellency’s favor of the 21st Instant. Before my last Lieut. McLallen who was under an Arrest had privately left Albany and is supposed to be Gone towards Boston. Lt Haasbrook who Accompanied him to Oswegetchie I am Informed is an Intelligent young man I therfore requested Colo. V. Schaick to send him with the party to explore the Country In Consequence of...
27To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler and Brigadier General Edward Hand, 24 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
It appears to us that Effectually to Check the Incursions of the Enemy on our Frontiers, would require a force much superior to that which your Excellency has pointed at in your Letters to us, and a Season less Severe than the present, but we conceive It would render the Savages less Inclined to continue their Hostilities against us, If they should find us Able to penetrate to some of their...
28To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 23 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received Mr Harrison’s Letter of the 18th Instant, respecting the Stockbridge Indians —They have all left the Army in the Course of the last Week and are returned Home—I have not had a Line from General Gates since the 16th —The British Army under the Command of General Carlton were at Crown point on Monday last, and I suppose will make an Attempt on Tyonderoga in a few Days, if...
29To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 4 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
By the unanimous advice of all the General Officers, I have moved the Army to this place—We propose to fortify our Camp in Hopes that Reinforcements may enable us to keep our Ground and prevent the Enemy from penetrating farther into the Country; but if I should be asked from whence I expect Reinforcements, I should be at a Loss for an Answer not having heard a Word from the Massachusetts on...
30To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 21 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I embrace the opportunity which is afforded me by Colo: Hughs to Acknowledge the receipt of your Excellencys favor of the 10th Instant, and most sincerely sympathize with you on the embarrassments which the disagreable event in Jersey will Occassion you, It is an awful lesson to the states, and If It would produce a serious attention to their situation, If It would Induce to greater exertions,...
31To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 12 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Last Night your Excellency’s Favor of the 5th Instant, covering Duplicate of that of the 27th Ult. was delivered me. Inclose Duplicate of mine of the 27th containing the particulars of the Enterprize against Onondaga —I find Mr Sickles, the Assistant Deputy Quarter Master General had sent off the Express without the original Letter: that the person who carried it could not overtake but that it...
32To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 25 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor to receive your Excellency’s Favor of the 16h Instant at Tyonderoga on Sunday the 24th—It gives me infinite pleasure to learn that your Force is become so respectable as to afford you a prospect of making an Impression on the Enemy’s Lines. I wish, I could say that our’s was such as to create a reasonable Hope that we should be able to maintain both Sides of the Lake at...
33To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 4 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was Yesterday honored with your Excellency’s Favor of the 23d Ultimo. As the Season is so far advanced and Lake Champlain is not yet frozen over it is almost certain that General Carlton will not venture across, even if the Lake should close—I am however led to believe that he will make an attempt in the Spring, for unless that is his Intention I cannot concieve why he should continue to...
34To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 17 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am Just Informed that a person is to set out In ten Minutes for Philadelphia I can therefore only do myself the honor to Acknowledge Your Excellencys favor of the 30th ult. which I recieved on the 1⟨4⟩th at Saratoga. I find myself under the necessity of repairing to Congress without delay I shall most Certainly call on you and In person Answer the Several Querreis Containd in Your letter. I...
35To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 16 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor most sincerely to congratulate your Excellency on your late glorious Victory obtained in New Jersey—May Heaven continue its Smiles on the honest Endeavors of America and protect you from every Disaster. On the 11th Ult. Congress determined on an Expedition to the Detroit and into the Seneca Country: and directed that such of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs as might be...
36To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 16 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to inclose You Copies of General Arnolds & Colo: Dayton’s Letters, In Consequence of the Intelligence they contain, I have dismissed the Militia. Yesterday I transmitted to Congress, Copies of the Papers here mentioned, together with my Resignation, and have advised them that I shall continue to act as usual, until such a Time is Elapsed, In Which a General Officer can be...
37To 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...
38To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 22 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellencys favour of the 15th instant which I had the pleasure to receive this morning. Since my last to your Excellency, I have received advice from the Indian Country that the Sentiments of those nations who had Evinced the most unfriendly intentions were greatly changed, that they had resolved to attend the conference at Onondaga where...
39To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 23 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
General Gates has requested me to send up twenty Casks of Shingle Nails he says “the Carpenters are unable to proceed with the public works for the want of them”—I have wrote to Congress on the 8th Instant begging that a Quantity might be sent up, but if your Excellency can spare any, I wish to have them sent with all possible Dispatch, as we cannot procure any here and those from philadelphia...
40To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 9 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Since I did Myself the Honor to address Your Excellency on the 8th instant, my Baggage is arrived, & now inclose the Return of Cannon at Crown Point Tionderoga &ca —besides these there are a few at Fort George, the Return whereof I gave Colo: Knox to Copy & he forgot to redeliver It to me. As soon as I am a little setled, I shall take the Liberty to send You Copies of my Letters to Congress,...
41To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 16 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have Copies of Letters from Generals Gates and Arnold, announcing the total Destruction of our Fleet on Lake Champlain. I shall write to every State nearest me to march up their Militia to support our Army as the Enemy will doubtless very soon attack it, and do every thing in my Power to prevent their penutrating into the Country, should our Army be obliged to give way which I...
42To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 24 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
At nine this Morning I was honored with your Favor of Yesterday’s Date. On the 22d Instant, Congress resolved that all the Troops in this State should immediately be moved to New Jersey, I accordingly ordered that they should march next Morning by the Way of Trentown to prince-Town, and from thence to Morris Town, by such a Rout as General Putnam or the commanding officer at prince-Town should...
43To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 18 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to inclose your Excellency a Return of the Troops in the Town —We have not a Blanket to cover them with The Quakers refused to furnish any to the Committee appointed to collect from the Inhabitants. I have written to John Pemberton on the Subject, and am determined if they do not voluntarily afford us a thousand, to make Use of coercive Measures. This Jesuitical Set do us...
44To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 7 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with Your Excellency favor of the 3d—I[t] gives me Great pleasure that You approve of the Measure alluded to in my last but one. Inclose You such a Return as I have been able to procure. Major Livingston is gone to Bristol & will send Your Excellency a Return of what Troops may be there. Be pleased to order the inclosed to be forwarded by the first Conveyance to Kingston. I am...
45To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 16 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here last evening and learnt from some Members of Congress that the necessity of writing to Colo: Hamilton was Superceaded by a letter of Message which had been Sent him from hence Intimating that his Stay on the Sea Coast was rendered unnecessary. I shall take my seat In Congress this Morning and when the house adjourns shall Communicate your Excellency such Information on a Certain...
46To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 30 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowledge your Excellency’s Favor of the 27th Instant, with the paper inclosed, which I shall immediately transmit to General Gates. The Resolution of Congress of the 14th Instant received since I wrote your Excellency on the Subject of Barracks, has empowered the Commander in this Department, to build Barracks where he may think Proper; but no Nails can as yet be...
47To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 4 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
Extract of a letter from Genl Schuyler dated Saratoga Feby 4th 1779. “I propose that three thousand men should be employed on this service to act in two bodies—That the whole rendezvous at Albany—That eighteen hundred should move from thence by Fort Schuyler and take post at Oswego and either erect a strong picket or repair the old Fort to cover two hundred men and the stores—That the...
48To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 6 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Extract of a Letter from Mr Schuyler to his Ex: Gen: Washington dated Albany Octo. 6th 1779 “I have Just received letters from Colo: Van Dyck and Mr Deane copies whereof are Inclosed. The letter to Colo: Butler I wrote at the request of Governor Clinton to procure Information with respect to Colo. Thurston and the Militia taken with him In July last at Minisink. I also took Occassion to ask...
49To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 1 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Two Sachems of the Cayugas, who have been with me on some Buisiness, expressed an Inclination to visit Your Excellency, which I greedily embraced, As their Report, when they return, will I hope, eradicate the various Accounts, which prevail amongst the savages to our Disadvantage, they go down under the Care of Mr Deane the Interpreter to this Department. I wish, if convenient, that they might...
50To 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...