Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816 to Joseph Vose
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09338.03 Author/Creator: Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 15, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy
Lafayette's Adjutant re the planned spring campaign. Unless French ships arrived and established naval supremacy in the Chesapeake it would be "impossible to move the troops to this place" but Vose should remain "in the most perfect readiness to move at an hour's warning." With Lafayette Free Frank.
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