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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 To: Col. Dayton.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07933 Author/Creator: Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 Place Written: Fort George Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1776/05/27 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Schuyler, in response to Caldwell's suggestion that Highlanders who didn't flee be allowed to stay on their land, says that this can only be done with restrictions, since the Highlanders trust Americans as much as "papists trust Protestants."

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Dayton (colonel), fl. 1775

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