Kammala wannan jumla: A ƙarshen 1776 Henry Wisner, mazaunin Goshen, New York kuma ɗaya daga cikin wakilan New York zuwa
Majalisa ta Continental, tare da Gilbert Livingston, sun yi amfani da kogin Hudson kuma, a matsayin wani ɓangare na Kwamitin Asirin "Kwamitin Tsaro", ya ba da shawarar sanya sarƙoƙi a wurare masu mahimmanci tare da Hudson.