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Some Time the first of this Month, six Anchors & as Many Cables, were shipped on Board of Your Sloop & under Your Charge by the Quarter Master General at New York to be delivered to General Schuyler or his Order. ー The General is informed that You left New York, without signing a Bill of Lading & as the Anchors or Cables are not arrived, He has directed Me, to send an Express after...
Date: 28 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir In Obedience to General Arnolds Orders to me I do herewith deliver You a Lis of Articles wanted for the public Service, which I cannot procure at this Place. Copies of these Lists are sent by me to Genl Schuyler & also to Mr Jacobus Van Zandt at Poughkeepsie, But I have Reason to think that very few of the Articles wanted can be furnished from Poughkeepsie. Blocks may perhaps be sent, You...
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I am directed by General Schuyler to desire You to forward to General Gates with all possible Dispatch, All the Junk & Oakham from Your Post & all the Pitch, Except one Barrel, together with all the Steel & Iron & that You will inlmediately send me a Return of what has been forwarded from Your Post to Tyonderoga & that hereafter You will send me a Return Every three Days, of...
Date: 2 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Agreeable to General Schuylers Orders I do myself the Honor to Inclose you three Lists of Articles wanted for the Public Service on Lake Chamblain, contained in the Paper marked A and do also inclose Your Excellency another Paper marked B containing a true Account of such Articles of these Lists as cannot possibly be procured at this Place.2
An Express is sent from this Place to...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Your Letter as well as that of Colo: [Cornelius D.] Wynkoop of the first instant, directed to General Schuyler were delivered me Yesterday Afternoon.ー
I have some Days since sent a Bellows & set of Blacksmiths Tools, one Ton of Iron 1 Hogshead of Oakham & a Quantity of Junk to Tyonderoga, to be forwarded to You & have sent Orders to have It pushed on with Dispatch. By the Genl...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You will proceed with the Carpenters under Your Command with all possible Dispatch from Williams Town by the best & most closest Rout to Skenesborough. Upon Your Arrival at that Place, You will put Yourself under the Direction of Harmanus Schuyler Esqr Assistant Deputy Quarter Master General, who has General Schuylers Orders & will furnish You with Directions for Employing Your Men.ー
As...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You, with the Party of Men under Your Command, will immediately embark in three large Batteaus & proceed from this Place with all possible Dispatch to Poughkeepsie, where You will deliver the Letter directed to Mr [Jacobus] Van Zandt or in his Absence, to the Gentlemen having the Direction of Building the Fr[i]gates there, & will there receive from him or them six Coils slow Match, six...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I do herewith deliver You an Invoice of Sail Cloth & Cordage wanted for the public Service, on Lake Champlain, Which You are to purchase for the United states, at the Cheapest Rate they can be procured, in the Colony of Connecticut or Elsewhere.
Mr [Jonathan] Trumbull [Jr.] the Paymaster General will furnish You with a Letter of Credit, to the Amount of the Articles mentioned in the Invoice.ー...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You with the Party of Men under Your Command, will immediately embark on Board of two large & one small Batteau, to be delivered You by Mr [illegible] the Waggon master at the Provision store & will proceed from hence with all possible Dispatch to Poughkeepsie & there deliver the Letter addressed to Messrs [Augustin] Lawrence & Tudor [Samuel Tuder].
You will there take on Board...
Date: 18 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You will immediately embark on Board of a large Batteau and proceed from this place to poghkepsie, where you will deliver the Letter for Capt: Samuel Tudor (herewith delivered you) & receive from him two Cables, with which you will return to this place with all possible Dispatch. By order of the General
Date: 23 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You will immediately embark on Board of three Batteaus and proceed with all possible Dispatch by Night and Day from this place to poghkepsie ー where you will deliver the Letter directed to Messrs [Augustin] Lawrence and Tudor [Samuel Tuder] herewith delivered you and take on Board such Cables and Cordage as shall be delivered you by them ー You will the[n] reimbark for this place without the least...
Date: 25 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6