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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02545 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Letter written by Philip John Schuyler defending his actions at Fort Ticonderoga and discussing his subsequent court marital and offer to resign |
| Date | 4 April 1779 |
| Author | Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Major General Schuyler to an unknown recipient, but seller's description says it is probably to Continental Congressman James Duane. References recipients letter of 20 March and another undated letter. Says the president, probably Continental Congress President John Jay, sent him the resolution rejecting his resignation. Schuyler had put in his resignation after an October 1778 court martial, which he requested, acquitted him of incompetence over the loss of Fort Ticonderoga in 1777. Says he wants to resign because Congress deprived him of the command of his army when they selected General Horatio Gates to lead the Northern Department. Says he does not want it to be thought he acquiesced in that decision. Goes on to defend his honor. As a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners of the Northern Department, he writes that he is concerned Abraham Yates will be appointed. Says it might be best for commissioners to be appointed by Congress. Says he hopes to soon inform recipient that American troops have surprised the Onondaga tribe. Edges have marginal fraying. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War American Indian History American Statesmen Congress Continental Army Continental Congress Military Law Fortification Fort Ticonderoga Government and Civics Frontiers and Exploration Military History |
| People | Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) Duane, James (1733-1797) Jay, John (1745-1829) Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) Yates, Abraham Jr. (1724-1796) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Law; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |