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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Rich Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette to [Elijah] Vose Regarding Provisions for His Troops in Trenton, 28 February 1781

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier marquis de Lafayette

出版	1781
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AfBC0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Informs Colonel Vose that he will find three days provisions for his troops in Trenton, New Jersey, in addition to boats to accommodate his men on their trip from New Jersey to Virginia to counter British Brigadier General Benedict Arnold. Gives him advice on the path his troops should take and warns against stopping in Philadelphia, saying it would have many inconveniences. Advises him to keep in mind the wind and the health of his men when choosing his course. Gives instructions on embarking horses onto the vessels. Postscript written vertically in the margin of page three requests Vose be quick and informs that Benedict Arnold's force is on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay blockaded by a French ship. Free franked by Lafayette.