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i44 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
GENERAL SCHUYLER TO JAY.
Albany, June 30, 1777,
Dear Sir:
Your favor of the 20th Instant I received on the 26th
and I have not been able to snatch a moment to give you
a line in answer.
General Clinton I am informed has a majority of votes
for the Chair. If so he has played his cards better than
was expected.
The enemy have opened the ball in every quarter. It is
pretty certain that they will pay us a visit from the westward as well as from the North. I am in much pain about
Ticonderoga; little or nothing has been done there this
spring. However if the garrison escapes, or if it does not
and we get a reinforcement from below and are spiritedly
seconded by the Militia we shall prevent them from [advancing] on the side of the Lakes. It would greatly inspire
the people with confidence to see the whole Council of
Safety here; as I shall be to the Northward somebody ought
to be here to give advice and assistance to our people in the
western quarter. I therefore earnestly wish to see you and
your brethren.1
My compliments to all friends,
I am Dr. Sir
Very Sincerely Your
Most obedient humble Servant,
Ph. Schuyler.
1 Before it dissolved in May, 1777, the New York Convention appointed a
Council of Safety to provide for the military necessities of the State until the
meeting of the first Legislature in September. Jay was a member of this
Council. Its published proceedings show that the suppression of toryism, the
mustering of the militia, and the general defence of the State were the principal matters absorbing its attention.
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000175 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | i44 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. GENERAL SCHUYLER TO JAY. Albany, June 30, 1777, Dear Sir: Your favor of the 20th Instant I received on the 26th and I have not been able to snatch a moment to give you a line in answer. General Clinton I am informed has a majority of votes for the Chair. If so he has played his cards better than was expected. The enemy have opened the ball in every quarter. It is pretty certain that they will pay us a visit from the westward as well as from the North. I am in much pain about Ticonderoga; little or nothing has been done there this spring. However if the garrison escapes, or if it does not and we get a reinforcement from below and are spiritedly seconded by the Militia we shall prevent them from [advancing] on the side of the Lakes. It would greatly inspire the people with confidence to see the whole Council of Safety here; as I shall be to the Northward somebody ought to be here to give advice and assistance to our people in the western quarter. I therefore earnestly wish to see you and your brethren.1 My compliments to all friends, I am Dr. Sir Very Sincerely Your Most obedient humble Servant, Ph. Schuyler. 1 Before it dissolved in May, 1777, the New York Convention appointed a Council of Safety to provide for the military necessities of the State until the meeting of the first Legislature in September. Jay was a member of this Council. Its published proceedings show that the suppression of toryism, the mustering of the militia, and the general defence of the State were the principal matters absorbing its attention. |
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