Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 [Report to continental Congress]

GLC07139

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GLC#
GLC07139
Type
Documents
Date
1776/01/13
Author/Creator
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Title
[Report to continental Congress]
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 18.9 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Manuscript copy of Philip Schuyler letter (probably made for forwarding to Washington), with 4 line endorsement by Washington: "Copy of Genl Schuyler's Letter to the Contl. Congress. 13th Jan. 1776." Schuyler announces the death of Richard Montgomery to John Hancock and asks for 3000 troops to send to Canada. He proposes to march to Tryon County against Tories there. Schuyler's letter was received January 17 (Burnett, Letters to Delegates 1: 317 note 4); two days later, Congress voted to send several battalions to Schuyler.

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