321To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 18 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
On my way hither I found at Trenton fifteen hundred Barrels of flour and learnt two hundred more were at Borden town, the whole detained for want of Carriages. I requested an audience of both branches of the legislature which they readily Granted, urged the necessity of their Immediate attention to provide the means of transporting the flour to the army, Kings ferry or New windsor, and to...
322To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 10 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy whom Colo: V. Schaick advised Your Excellency to be in the vicinity of Fort Schulyer left that quarter on the approach of Brigadier Renselaer with the Militia, and whilst he proceeded with a supply of provision for the Garrisson they made a detour by his left and fell on the Settlements at Canajoxharie where they burnt upwards of an hundred houses, killed ten or twelve people, and...
323From 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...
324To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 31 October 1780–1 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
After the enemy had taken Fort George and Fort Ann and burnt the Farm houses and barns In the northern part of this district and destroyed all most the whole of those in Kings and Queensborough townships, they retired to Tionderoga, in the vicinity of which place they Continued until the 22d Instant, and then fell down the Lake to About ten Miles north of Crown point, On Wednesday the 25th the...
325From 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...
326To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 12 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys favor of the 6th Instant I had the honor to recieve last night. I have had several emissaries on the Grants since my last letter, they have all returned, but without that full Information, which I expected, some of these have Obtained the Inclosed copies of letters. the first of which is An answer to one Carried into Canada by the suspected person, at least so the reports...
327To 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.”
328From 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,...
329To 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,...
330From 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...