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Document 1793Schuyler requested materials and supplies for boats and barges to transport items on Niagara.
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Schenectady April 24th 1793
You will please to furnish the following articles
fifty six bars of the further dimensions for two large
fifty six bars from [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
fifty six pin holes
fifty six saddles
twenty six straps
paintries for fourteen [undecipherable]
Sails for the two large Batteaux with Buaffs Sheets
and Bolyropes —
The long batteaux to be [undecipherable]
The large Batteaux to be made with Storm Sheets
The Storm Sheets about ten feet long —
The two large batteaux to have Awnings, about
fifty feet and one half high from the bottom of the
last load, and so long as to cover the Storm Sheets
but lead, and to be powered with pointed head
The Awnings must be [undecipherable] with painted Head
rasted to the plate of the Awning — no I Curtains
of green bays must hang from the [plates?] of
the Awning to the batteaux to brass robs on the
outside of the batteaux and straps must
be made to the plate for holding up the Curtains
we [undecipherable] dome in straps [undecipherable] like Curtains
for the front and rear of the Awnings
A bride of thick bone boards for each of the
large boats 10 long and broad as to leave
room for a [undecipherable] to step over it between
the Sheets and bulk
The large batteaux must have a false bottom
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Schuyler requested materials and supplies for boats and barges to transport items on Niagara.
Date
04/22/1793
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793042290001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Van Hyke
Phil Schuyler
Notable locations
Niagara
New York
Niagara River
Notable items
material
supplies
boats
barges

