Box SC1750-1799.001
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
Draft letter from General Philip Schuyler to George Washington, 1780-05
Item — Box: SC1750-1799.001
Scope and Contents
One sixteen page draft letter written by General Philip Schuyler to be sent to General George Washington. The final version sent to George Washington in the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress is dated May 28, 1780. The text of this draft closely resembles that of the final version. A note on the backside of the final page, in a second handwriting, remarks on the provenance of the letter. Schuyler replies to a request from George Washington for his opinion on strategy during the...
Dates:
1780-05
Letter from Edmund Randolph to John Nicholson, 1791-10-19
Item — Box: SC1750-1799.001
Scope and Contents
One letter from Edmund Randolf to John Nicholson sent on October 19, 1791. The letter, consisting of one page, discusses items related to the establishment of the First Bank of the United States of America.
Dates:
1791-10-19
Letter from Alexander Scammell, 1778-06
Item — Box: SC1750-1799.001
Scope and Contents
One letter from Alexander Scammell (1741-1781) to his brother describing some of the events of the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolutionary War. This two-page letter was written in approximately June 1778.
Dates:
1778-06