Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 3010
OBJECT NAME Letter - Original plus handwritten transcript
DATE May 22, 1776
AUTHOR Philip John Schuyler
RECIPIENT Captain [Richard] Varick
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Morrison, [Mr?] Hall, [Mr. Yates?], Cornelius Wynkoop, Mr. [??]
Livingston,
PLACES Albany, Fort George, Tryon County,
KEYWORDS prisoners of war, Revolutionary War, “Irons to their Hands + feet”,
troop movements, troop payments, provisions, “horse and saddle
+ bridle”, “Intrenching tools”
Fort George May 22’d 1776
D Sir
I have Just received Your Letter of the 20th / Instant with the articles mentioned. __
I have desired Colo Van Schaick to send up / from Albany and the Communication whatever / men [^ of his ?strongholds?] be spared out of the Batteaus /
If Mr. Morrison and Senj’.. [M’r].. [Hall] can / be taken let them be secured with Irons to their / Hands + feet and sent up here under a strong / guard If they had been sent of when I ordered It / they would still have been in our Custody
The Batteaumen must be Employed as [^were] you / and Mr Ya-[tes?] shall Judge they will be of most / service,
Let the two Companies of Wynkoop in Tryon / County be paid and armed and Desire Mr / Livingston to send them provisions
You must buy a horse and saddle + bridle / as it is much Cheaper than Hiring __
Let all the Intrenching tools be Immediately / sent Forward I am D Sir/ Your Obe Servant
Ph: Schuyler
To Capt: Varick
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[LABEL]
Fort George May 22_1776
To Captain Varick _______
No.. 926
Ent’d.. For: 45_46_
B.B.
No. 2Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
