1To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 16 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
On the Intelligence received by Congress that nine of the Enemies Ships of War had got into Deleware Bay, and that a Number of Transports were seen in the offing, the Continental Troops in this City amounting to 563 Rank and File were ordered to Fort Island to assist in compleating the Fortifications there, which are in a very defenceless State, and to throw up a Work on Red Bank to prevent...
2To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 22 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am this Moment honored with your Excellency’s Favor of Yesterday’s Date. Your Excellency’s Letter of the 20th to Congress, was Yesterday, as I am informed, read and referred to the Board of War, I shall apply for a Copy of it, and try to execute whatever you may have wished should be done. I have with some Difficulty cleared this City of the Troops and got them all at Bristol except about...
3To 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...
4To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 30 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
Inclose your Excellency sundry Resolutions of Congress, which are to be executed if approved of, by you, and also the Quarter Master General and Commissary General’s Orders to their Deputies for that purpose, to be expedited or detained as your Excellency shall judge best. The Reasons which induced the House to adopt the first Resolutions were founded on an apprehension that if the Enemy...
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 22 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Greaton, who has the Leave of Congress to go into New York, provided your Excellency approves, was to have been accompanied by a Colonel Muellevain —I am just now informed that she has taken James Fisher of this City with her, a notorious Tory, and capable of giving more Intelligence to the Enemy than any Man in it —I have informed Mr Hancock of this and he has advised me to communicate it...
8To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 9 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to enclose you a Letter under flying Seal for the president of Congress—I have Nothing farther to communicate than what your Excellency will find contained therein. I should be extremely happy if only one Troop of Horses could be spared for this Department. As we have not any Field pieces in this Department, I have applied to Colonel Mason at Springfield for twelve, to be...
9To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 10 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
Last evening two Canadians who had been sent into Canada returned from thence, they Left it the 24th of may having remained three days at St Dennis, the Intelligence they bring is Contained in the Inclosed paper which after perusal Your Excellency will Please to Transmit to Congress. I cannot believe that there are so many Troops in Canada as they report, nor do I believe that General Borgoine...