1From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 20 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The perplexed State of our Military Affairs—generally—and the embarrassments with which I am (or more properly speaking have been, for they are not so great now as they were) surrounded in this quarter, must appologize for my not acknowledging the receipt of Your obliging favor of the 21st Ulto Sooner. It is with peculiar pleasure I hear that Maryland has acceded to the Confederation, & that...
2From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 10 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 5th I have had the pleasure to receive. The event, which I have long dreaded would be the consequenc⟨e⟩ of keeping the Army without Pay, Cloathing, and (frequently without) Provision, has at length come to pass. On the Night of the first instant a general Mutiny of the Non Comd & private⟨s⟩ of the Pensyla line (near Morris town[)] took place—in attempting to suppress which,...
3From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 6 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your favr of the 31st ulto and 1st instant was this day forwarded to me by His Excellency Governor Clinton. I immediately ordered Genl Heath to detach the three remaining Regiments of the York Brigade, if he could conveniently spare them all to Albany, where they will receive further orders from Brigadier Genl Clinton. Should any intelligence which you may receive make it unnecessary for these...
4From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 21 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your favor of the 10th. I am exceedingly sorry to hear of the ravages committed upon the settlements of schohary and Conajohare, but it is some consolation to find that a supply of provision has been thrown into Fort schuyler. I wish it was in my power to send up the 100 Barrels of salt provisions which you request. By the last return from West point there were...
5From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 21 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your opinion on the foregoing quæries, and on such other matters as relates to the business which is unfolding and wch requires the closest attention under our circumstances will be thankfully received by Yr Affecte Servt ADfS , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . GW apparently sent a similar document to Brig. Gen. Henry Knox (see Knox to GW, 23 May ). GW drafted these “Quæries” above his...
6From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I was about to fulfil the promise made to you in my last—of writing fully on the subject of your letter of the [ ] Instt & other matters —when your obliging favr of the 22d came to hand. The hint contained in it was too seasonable & striking for me not to derive a lesson of use from it. I shall therefore, as there is danger attending written communications of private Sentimts & my letters to...
7From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 22 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 7th of this Instt did not come to my hands before 9 o’clock last Night—It was accompanied by such a multitude of other letters (many of which required immediate attention) that it is not in my power—by General Greene, who sets out for Philadelphia in the morning—to give it such a perfect answer and approbation as I could wish; nor can I, on the other hand, consent to his...
8From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 18 March 1780 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Philip Schuyler, 18 March 1780 . Schuyler wrote GW on 22 March : “Yesterday I had the happiness of Your Excellencys favor of the 18th Instant.”
9From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 30 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your fair daughter, for whose visit Mrs Washington & myself are greatly obliged, did me the honr to present your favor of the [ ] Instt —for which and the several useful hints (if it should be in my power to extend my views to St Johns) contained in it, you have my hearty thanks—To the several matters for investigation, mentioned in my letter of the 25th Ulto, permit me to add a further...
10From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 25 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 12th Instt came safe to hand & conveyed all that pleasure which is derived from an assurance of mutual friendship—to continue & deserve which shall be my care, & among the sincerest of my wishes. Your Recollet has not yet appeared in this quarter—more may be gathered from his appearance, & the manner in which he tells his tale, than from the authority under which he comes,...