Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 3011
OBJECT NAME Letter - Original plus handwritten transcript
DATE May 23, 1776
AUTHOR Philip John Schuyler
RECIPIENT [Lieut? Derick/Dirck?] Van Vechten [not clear which]
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE “the Highlanders”, [likely Dan] Hale,
PLACES Tryon County, Canada, Kayaderosseras Creek,
KEYWORDS attempts to burn Schuyler buildings, Highlanders have fled to
Canada, Revolutionary War, account books, Hale overseer,
Fort George May 23d 1776
Sir
A report prevails that the Highlanders / from Tryon County have fled It is supposed they / will attempt to get Into Canada, you are / Immediately on receipt of this to Send / a Serjeant and four men as far as / Cajade- / =rofsera Creek to see If they can discover / any thing of them, If they do you are or / Learn wether they have pafsed that way, If / you do pray let me know by Exprefs and / be As particular In Your Information as / pofsible__ As Some Scoundrels may attempt / to Burn my buildings I desire you will see / to It that Your Guard & Centinals are Vigilant / But as after all an accident of that Single / Incendiery may by some means Set fire to my / house be so good as to desire Mr~ Hale to place / My account books In such a manner that they / may be got out In case of such an accident, This / apprehension Should not ]^by any means] be mentioned Either by / Mr Hale or You to any person whatever lest It /
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Should give uneafsinefs to the Inhabitants._ who are / In no danger of their property as the only aim of / the tories is to destroy privately to destroy mine
Iam Sir Your [Obe]Serv
Ph:Schuyler
To Lieu’t VVechten Commanding at Saratoga
[LABEL]
Fort George May 23d: 1776
To Lieu’t Van Veghten
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No.. 930
Ent’d.. Fol: 49
B.B.
No. 3Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
