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In my Letter of the 7th instant, you are informed of my having your favour of the 27th of June, and of the proceedings of our Assembly on its contents, and on the earnest request of the Massachusetts Congress to augment our Troops in the public Service. ー In our hurry it was omitted, that near the ending of the session, It was Resolved That two Vessels of a suitable Burden be immediately fitted...
Date: 18 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I do myself the Honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 28th Inst which I received late last Night ー enclosing the Resolutions of Congress of the preceding Day, and a Copy of a Letter from the Committee at Albany bearing Date 20th. June 1775.
In Obedience to the Resolutions of Congress, I shall without Delay repair to Ticonderoga. It will however be necessary previous to my...
Date: 30 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your letter of saturday last with the resolution of Congress of the same day, and copy of the military Arrangement Inclosed was delivered to me at five this Morning.
Permitt me, Sir, to Observe that the resolution seems to be founded on a supposition that the Inhabitants in the Neighberhood of Ti[c]onderoga are a people distinct from those called Green-Mountain Boys, and that they are numerous,...
Date: 3 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir I arrived safely at this place on the 3d instant; ー after a Journey attended with a good deal of Fatigue and retarded by necessary attentions to the successive Civilities which accompanied me in my whole route. Upon my arrival I immediately visited the several Posts occupied by our Troops, and as soon as the Weather permitted, reconnoitred those of the Enemy. I found the latter strongly...
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have the Honour to advise you that I arrived here on Sunday [July 9] at Noon, since which Time I have been closely employed in the Duties of my office.
It is with Pleasure I remark that Intelligence from various Quarters indicates a friendly Disposition in the Indians towards us. No Efforts however are wanting on the Part of our Enemies to change these Sentiments in the Savages to Resntment...
Date: 11 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The great Scarcity of fresh Provisions in their Army has led me to take every Precaution to prevent a Supply. For this Purpose, I have ordered all the Cattle & Sheep to be driven from the low Grounds & Farms within their Reach. A Detachment from Genl [John] Thomas's Camp on Wednesday Night [July 12] went over to Long Island and brought from thence 20 Cattle, and a Number of Sheep, with...
Date: 14 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
In these 8 days past there have been no Movements in either Camp of any consequence: On our side we have continued the Works without any Intermission, and they are now so far advanced as to leave us little to apprehend on that Score. On the side of the Enemy, they have also been very industrious in finishing their Lines both on Bunker's Hill and Roxbury Neck. In this interval also their...
Date: 20 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir Since closing the Letters which accompany this I have received an Account of the Destruction of the Light House, a Copy of which I have the Honor to inclose2 and of again assuring you that I am [&c.]
Date: 21 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Nothing material has occurred in either camp since I had the honour of addressing you on the twenty-first instant by express. But on Tuesday [July 25] three men of war and nine transports sailed out of Boston Harbour, and stood a course about east-south east.
One Groves, who came out of Boston the same evening, informed the officer at one of the outposts, that the Transports had on board six...
Date: 27 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Since my last of yesterday, Capt. [Jeremiah] Halsey, who has commanded the Sloop2 since she was left by her former Commander, arrived at this Post. He reports that the Schooner Liberty is returned from her Cruize towards the North End of Lake Camplain ー that about Isle la Mott she fell in with two Canoes, containing three Frenchmen and as many Indians ー that the[y] informed the Capt:...
Date: 27 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Major General Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, August 2, 1775
Capt. [James] Smith, who has been sent up by the New York Congress, in lieu of the former Captain who left the sloop, arrived here a few days ago, and has made me a report of what alterations will be necessary to put her into a proper state of defense: But as I have no Carpenters to spare, unless I quit building boats, I have declined it for the present. On which he delivered me a paper, of which...
Date: 2 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
. . . The other [skirmish] happened at the Light House; A Number of Work men having been sent down to repair it, with a Guard of 32 Marines and a Subaltern. Major [Benjamin] Tupper, last Monday Morning [July 31] about 2 o'clock landed there with about 300 Men Attack'd them killed the Officer and 4 Privates, the remainder thereof, [3 of] which are badly wounded he brought off Prisoners with 10...
Date: 4 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We have Accounts this morning of two Explosions at the Castle, so that its Destruction may now be supposed certain. I have this morning been much alarmed with an Information, th'at two Gentlemen from Philadelphia, Mr. [Benjamin] Hitchborn and Captain White with Letters for General [Charles] Lee and myself and other Gentlemen have been taken by Captain [James] Ayscough at Rhode Island, and letters...
Date: 5 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Major General Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, August 6, 1775
I enclose you a Copy of a Report made me by the Master of the Schooner on Lake Champlain, confirming the Account that Vessels of Force are building at St Johns.
The Accounts of the Persons employed in taking and garrisoning Crown Point & this Place are involved in such a Cloud of Confusion, that I shall find it very difficult to execute your Orders on this Head with Precision. The Colony of...
Date: 6 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
When I was on the Road from Cambri[d]ge to this Place, I received a Letter from a Gentleman who subscribed it, Le Baron de Colliac. He therein mentions that he was a Captain of Dragoons in the French Service, that he comes to offer his Service to the United Colonies, that he attempted to come about the latter End of November, was taken by an English Frigate commanded by Capt. Young with 160...
Date: 9 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir By Col: [Donald] Campbell, who arrived here early this morning from Quebeck, we are informed that two men of war, two Frigates, & one Tender arrived there early on monday the 6th instt about eleven o'clock the enemy sallied out, to the number, as is supposed, of one thousand men. Our forces were so dispersed at different posts, that not more than two hundred could be collected together...
Date: 10 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On Thursday afternoon May the 9th Mr Jacob Rush3 waited on me, and desired I would have a Carriage ready by the next Morning, and wait on Mr Hancock with it by Eight oClock, which I accordingly did, when Mr Hancock was pleased to Honor me with a Commission to repair on Board the Liverpool Frigate Commanded by Bellew, in Order to Conduct Mrs Bellew to Philadelphia in her Way to...
Date: 12 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I but yesterday Recd a Ltr from Mr [Thomas] Cushing under the 7th Instant, informing me you had Acquainted him with my being Appointed Agent for prizes with a power to Appoint deputies, that you had not time to write me, but desired to know if I would accept, in answer to which, I am truly penetrated with a Sense of Gratitude for the honour Conferr'd on me by this appointment, and shall at all...
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Twenty Officers in the British Navy the greater part Midshipmen were confined to this Town on their Parole not to go beyond the Bounds of it the Complaints of the Inhabitants that they were abroad unseasonably in the Night to the Disturbance of the People induc'd us to resolve that they should not be from their Lodgings after 9 oClock in the Evening ー though several of them have since declared...
Date: 16 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
It is thought most adviseable to send all the Troops at Montreal here, who have had the Small Pox, & to send Five or Six hundred Men from this to Montreal, who will be at no expence of getting up, as they can row themselves....
As soon as Genl. Thomas arrives I expect a council of War will be immediately held, I shall be for keeping Deschambault by all Means. if it can be done without too...
Date: 17 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5