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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. SCHUYLER, Major General Philip (1733-1804). Manuscript Invoice Sent to General Schuyler for Supplies for the Invasion of Quebec. Philadelphia, June 15th, 1776. Written in two or three different unidentified hands. One large 4to page on plain white laid paper, recto only. Approximately 321 x 202 mm. Toned, occasional soiling and offsetting, some edgewear, three horizontal creases. Addressed “Invoice of dollars Sent General Schyler [sic] for the use of the Army in Canada - No. 1 to 3. 3 Boxes 9: 9 Bags each is 27 Bags gh. … 212, 725 ½ Philadelphia June 15th 1776 - [thereafter in another hand] Marks of Contents of the Bags Vizh. MR 1 Bag … 1000…” With four short marginal notes in another (possibly third) hand. At bottom: “N. 466 - 3 Boxes const. 107,000 Taken Down [?] and inclu’d [?]” An artifact of Schuyler’s leadership and support of the ill-fated Invasion of Quebec. Born to a wealthy and influential family, Schuyler was a dedicated American Patriot, and one of the financiers of the Revolutionary War. Earlier in his life, he served as a Major during the French - Indian War. He was elected to the First Continental Congress in 1775, and served until June of that year, when he was appointed a Major General by George Washington (1732-1799). He planned and began the Invasion of Quebec and meant to lead troops throughout the campaign, until health issues forced him to relinquish field command to Richard Montgomery (1738-1775). Schuyler continued to send supplies to the army in Canada before, during and after the invasion failed. He served in the Senate, representing New York twice. He was also the father-in-law of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804).