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Yesterday Col: [Rudolphus] Ritz[e]ma arrived from Canada and brought me a Letter from General Wooster, Copy whereof inclose ー Colo: Ritzma does not think it possible to compleat two Regiments out of the last Campaign's Troops now in Canada ー I shall be agreeably disappointed if one can be raised there ー I have advised Colo Ritzma to proceed to Philadelphia that Congress may have an Oppertunity of...
Date: 6 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Sir. Since my last to you by Colo: [Rudolphus] Ritz[e]ma, Major [Matthias] Ogden is arrived from Quebec with the inclosed to you from General [Benedict] Arnold. he also delivered me a Letter from General [David] Wooster Copy whereof with Copy of a Return of the Military Stores in Canada I also inclose.
By the Return of the Military Stores you will see how vastly deficient we are in almost every...
Date: 7 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Sir I have received no Accounts from Canada since I had the Honor to write you on the 7th Inst The post came in Yesterday but had no Letters for me....
Inclose you a paper that was delivered me by a Mr [John] Frazer a Judge of the Common pleas in Montreal and who has been sent down a prisoner here I fear General Wooster pays too much Attention to the Advice of Mr [Thomas] Walker who has been so...
Date: 10 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
As many of the Men that you raised in Consequence of my Orders of the 14th January last, were not marched by the first of February and as I inforined you in my Letter of the 25th Ult: that I would not allow any Bounty except to such as were marched by that Day and as you now inform me that many more are marched than what you have received the Bounty for, I will supply you with a further Sum on...
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Sir Mr. Macarty who is just arrived from Canada delivered me the inclosed, he is capable of giving Information to Congress which has confirmed me in my opinion of the Necessity of sending immediately a Committee into Canada.
The New York Congress have sent me twelve thousand five hundred Dollars to raise a Regiment in this Quarter for the Canada Service; I have already too much Business on my...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
. . . the batteaus in lake Champlain Genl St Clair observes are all in ruins for want of pitch Tar & oakham for web Major [Udny] Hay says he has frequently written to you, Cordage for the Vessells is also greatly needed — I desire you will seriously reflect what the consequence will be to you if a misfortune should arrise because of a want of such necessaries, which you are to furnish — are...
Date: 14 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As a Body of the Enemy are encamp'd at Gilland Creek on Lake Champlain, from whence they will probably send parties to Harrass us, I intreat you to keep a good look out to send Scouts continually a considerable Distance to the west and Northwest of your Garrisson to make discov eries, and least an attempt should be made to burn our Vessels on Lake George, I have orderd Commodore Wyncope to get...
Date: 26 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Immediately on receipt of this you will get the Guns on board the Schooner which is already Launched together with a sufficient Quantity of Ammunition — some provisions & put her in the best state of Defence you can and moor her with a Spring on her Cable in such a station as that she may protect the Vessels on the Stocks and the store houses — Shou'd any attempt be made to destroy either —...
Date: 26 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have just received two Letters from General St. Clair dated Tyonderoga of the 25th & 26th Instant. He advises me that the Enemy's Fleet and Army are arrived at Crown point; that they have sent strong Detachments one to cut off Fort George and the other either to surprize Skenesborough or throw themselves on the Communication between that and Tyonderoga. Our Garrison at Tyonderoga is greatly...
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9