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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to [Elijah] Vose

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05848 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 28, 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket : free frank Order a Copy

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.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Vose, Joseph, 1738-1816
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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