Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 [Report to continental Congress]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07139 Author/Creator: Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph endorsement Date: 1776/01/13 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy
Manuscript copy of Philip Schuyler letter (probably made for forwarding to Washington), with 4 line endorsement by Washington: "Copy of Genl Schuyler's Letter to the Contl. Congress. 13th Jan. 1776." Schuyler announces the death of Richard Montgomery to John Hancock and asks for 3000 troops to send to Canada. He proposes to march to Tryon County against Tories there. Schuyler's letter was received January 17 (Burnett, Letters to Delegates 1: 317 note 4); two days later, Congress voted to send several battalions to Schuyler.
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