Records of the Schenectady Committee of Correspondence, Safety, and Protection, 1777-1778.

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Records of the Schenectady Committee of Correspondence, Safety, and Protection, 1777-1778.

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Records (1777 February 3-1778 February 7). Minutes recording efforts by the committee to secure supplies and men for the army under Generals Schuyler and Gates and to maintain order in the district. Includes lists of members, hearings regarding loyalists, and orders for the control of loyalists, Indians, and African Americans. Also information on troop movements and the activities of the Albany Committee of Safety.

1 volume (76 pages).1 microfilm reel.

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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

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Philip John Schuyler (November 20 [O.S. November 9] 1733 – November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Albany, Province of New York, into the prosperous Schuyler family, Schuyler fought in the French and Indian War. He won election to the New York General Assembly in 1768 and to the Continental Congress in 1775. He planned the...

Schenectady Committee of Correspondence, Safety, and Protection (N.Y.)

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Albany Committee of Correspondence (N.Y.)

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Local New York committee formed under the general advice of the Continental Congress of Sept., 1774. Composed of elected representatives from the county and city of Albany, the committee acted during the Revolutionary War to raise and support troops, detect and prosecute disloyal citizens, and ensure the functioning of local government. From the description of Minutes, 1775-1777. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35987424 ...

Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806

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American revolutionary general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Traveller's Rest, to F. Meriwether, Esq., 1787 Jan. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864014 Revolutionary general. Born in England, Gates settled in Virginia in 1772 after a career in the British army that included service in the French and Indian War. He was commissioned adjutant-general of the Continental Army in 1775, and was in command at the pivotal victory of Saratoga. After Saratoga...