132601To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 2 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Moses Harris who is the bearer of this, is the person recommended to me by Your Excellency in 1781, as one who could procure intelligence by means of the disaffected in the northern part of this state, and has requested of me to mention to Your Excellency that he intercepted the letters copies of which I had the honor to transmit you, he continued employed in procuring intelligence until the...
132602To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 22 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favor of the 14th Instant I had the honor to receive last evening. I sincerely lament the various distresses Your Excellency must necessarily labour under from the tardiness of the States in furnishing the Supplies for the Army. Yesterday a pretended deserter from the Enemy arrived here, inclosed is the Information he gives. Your Excellency will recollect that David...
132603To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 20 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment the Honor of Your Excellencys favor of yesterdays date by Colo: Pickering. Altho my credit has already been Considerably extended for the public, Yet persuaded that no serious operation can be prosecuted against New York without the batteaux stated as necessary, I shall chearfully attempt to have one hundred constructed at Albany, and am in hopes that I shall be able to...
132604To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 1 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here on the 29h ult. and was in hopes to have found the directions I sent from Poughkeepsie executing and the building of the batteaux already commenced but to my extreme mortification I had still to agree with the Carpenters, fourty eight of whom I yesterday engaged to begin the work on different days in the course of the ensuing week, and additional number will probably be Obtained...
132605To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 4 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received under cover of a letter from General Clinton dated the proceeding the day copy of Your Excellency’s letter of the 15th April, to Governor Clinton, with one from him of the 16th covering the Information given by Harris; Mr Fish who delivered me those letters is a man of fair character and has given good evidence of invariable attatchment to the cause of his country, Harris...
132606To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 21 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favor of the 15th Instant, I have this moment had the honor to receive. Eighty four batteaus were compleated. as to the Carpenters work, last night fourty or fourty one of which are ready to proceed to you assoon as General Clinton orders the troops to take them. I shall direct the Quarter master to send all the oars plank and timber which he has collected, I fear the...
132607To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 26 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Fisher, a widow of this city, and a number of others have most earnestly intreated my intercession in favor of the widows son, Myndert Fisher who is under sentence of death at Fort Pitt. the distressed mother is informed that he is charged with an attempt to go to the enemy and convey Intelligence, there may be circumstances to recommend him & Your Excellencys mercy, and these If they...
132608To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 8 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received a line from Mr Fox, which I have the honor to Inclose Your Excellency, I cannot credit the tale of the 6000 troops at Halifax, as I think we should have had some account of their arrival there. Young Shepherd, alluded to, left this on the 20th ult., and carried the papers mentioned in the intercepted letter, transmitted Your Excellency by Genl Clinton. On the 3d Instant, I...
132609To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 3 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s obliging favor of the 23d of last month, I had the pleasure to receive on the 31st following. It was exceedingly mortifying to me, that the Senate was so thin of members, when Your Lady honored us with a visit, that my attendance could not be dispensed with, even for a day, I was consequently deprived of Affording that Attention, which inclination, esteem and the most...
132610To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 10 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your letter to Governor Haldimand I forwarded by a british officer, Captain harrow ; who was sent with dispatches by Sir Guy Carleton he left this yesterday morning, I shall transmit the Answer by the first Conveyance after it comes to hand. I am advised that the british have constructed barracks sufficient for four hundred men opposite to Niagara in addition to those there occupied by their...