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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07933 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Philip Schuyler to Col. Dayton about Highlanders being allowed to stay on their land |
| Date | 27 May 1776 |
| Author | Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) |
| Recipient | Dayton, Colonel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Schuyler, in response to Caldwell's suggestion that Highlanders who didn't flee be allowed to stay on their land, says that this can only be done with restrictions, since the Highlanders trust Americans as much as "papists trust Protestants." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Immigration and Migration Loyalist Religion Catholicism Refugees |
| People | Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) Dayton, Col. (fl.1776) |
| Place written | Fort George, Ontario, Canada |
| Theme | Religion; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |