Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
FROM THE NEW FORK rRIBUyR.


Having occasion to visit the village of Ovid Seneca
county, New York. during meeting of the Trustees
the New York State Agricultural College, 1 was invited
BY the Hon. AFRAID Jor, of that place. to examine large
lot of original Revolutionary documents which he has
been collecting during period of thirty years. and
am permitted to copy of the papers for pubeaten
Phe documents arranged as follows:
First Fourteen manuscript books, large fooscap size
averaging three hundred p9ges EACH containing comics
eT three thousand hundred and eleven letters adj
dressed to all of the leading officers of the American
and French armies between August T. $780, and July
8, 1857.
Second More than two thousand original letters from
ocers the answers to which contained in the above
books, thus afording the correspondence from both
sides There about seventy letters from Washington
more than one hundred from Hamilton dozen from
Lafayette few from Arnold and know not how many
from other officers To complete the list would only be
to give henames Of the prominent of the Revolution
None of these ters have been copied published
Third. Fifteen twenty orderly books, containing
the daily occurrences of the war.
Fourth. Private journals of soldiers serving in the
army.
Fifth. Large number of pay and muster rolls.
Sixth What the Germans would call an unmass of &C.
count books
Lastly. Continental money
shall begin with letter from BEsEp1cr ARNOLD.
dated one month before the capture of Major Andre:
HEADQUARTERS, RoBISsos's House.
9 Vest Point, august %, 1890
DEAR SIR wrote you on the 10th instant letter of
requslt1on for necessares wanted in the Ouarteraster
GeneraPs department at West Point and its vicinity
copy of which do now enclose together with cow of
ietter OF yesterdays date and estimate from Mccarthy
D. = NJ General at this post From this you will find
that many things wanted here in short time for
securing the old and constructing new barracks and
buildings to cover the troops against the incemencies
Of the fast approaching winter
Much remains to be done here, for all which the
Tools ana materials are still to be collected and the
season IS already far advanced, every exeron win be
necessary In the persons to be employed this business
Let me- therefore, beg you that every thing within your
power and immediate direction may be furnished to
PIE me to have the proper measures taken here
am informed in letter of the Dist from the enc-
neer that the middle part of the chain across the Hudson
at these posts is sinking and in dangerous situation
on account OF the logs which has hitherto hoaed on
beng soaken that unless this be speedily remeded
IL VIII De out OF our power to raise it but with great ex
pense OF time and rouble that new timber cannot be
hauled for want of teams of which have not half su
Gent for the daily necessities of the garrison
haze made frequent applications to Gen. Greene
and Col May for teams and received that the
public has horses sufficient for our service but not any
wagons, carts, or harness.
WISH therefore, sir that the harness mentioned in
nay letter OF the 10th may without failure be sent up
and as many wagons carts you have in your power
to furnish.
should think it most expedient for the service if
NUMBER OF yoke Of oxen were employed at this post
stead OF horses The labor to be performed by them is
very heavy and the roads exceedingly rough and up hill
TO which oxen are, in my opinion best adapted Added
this, the difference in consumption of forage between
rses and is at least two to one in favor Of the
Iafr an object Of great Importance in garrison SO lily
supplied.
nth respectful sentiments, am, dear sir your ODE
dient and very humble servant B. ARNOLD
. There is not one qure of paper or one article
OF stauonery at this post or in the department BA
Ooi fIcKSRING Quartermaster General
Inc letter wax written wrapping paper and
was endorsed: Received August %, 1889 answered