Letter, 1776 July 12.

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Letter, 1776 July 12.

Letter from Angelica Schuyler to Philip Schuyler discussing the concern she and her mother share over an Indian threat on his life. She urges him to return home quickly and with the utmost care. Written at Saratoga, N.Y.

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Schuyler, Catherine, 1734-1803

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Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler was wife of Philip Schuyler. Due to her family's social position, she was a part of the society of Albany....

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...

Church, Angelica Schuyler, 1756-1814

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Angelica was the daughter of General Philip Schuyler, the sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, the sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, and the wife of John Barker Church. Angelica was one of the most celebrated beauties of the original thirteen colonies and the young United States and perhaps she is most famous for her love affair with her brother-in-law, Alexander Hamilton. Despite the resulting scandal and embarrassment, Angelica was beloved on both sides of the Atlantic for her warm heart,...