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Letter from Commodore Wynkoop to General Arnold

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On board the Royal Savage, August 17, 1776.

SIR: I find, by an order you have given out, that the schooners are to go down the Lake. I know no orders but what shall be given out by me, except sailing orders from the Commander-in-Chief. If an enemy is approaching, I am to be acquainted with it, and know how to act in my station. I am, sir, yours,
JACOBUS WYNKOOP,
Commander of Lake Champlain.

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Title

Letter from Commodore Wynkoop to General Arnold: Knows no orders but what are given out by himself, except sailing orders from the Commander-in-Chief

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-08-17

Recipient

Arnold, Benedict

Subject

Military action: Ticonderoga, Canada
Military action: local protection
Military action: military organization and discipline

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp06-D1728

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp06

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