New York, June 9, 1776.
[Extract]
I have spoken to the Qr. Master, about a proper Person to superintend the Building of Gondolas [for Lake Champlain] but he knows of none. There is a Man who came to direct the Building of some here; and if any of the Carpenters shall be deemed qualified after seeing the Model, I will send you one.
1. Fitzpatrick, ed., Writings of Washington, V, 115, 117.
