Marquis de Lafayette letters, 1777-1781.

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Marquis de Lafayette letters, 1777-1781.

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These chiefly consist of letters from the Marquis de Lafayette to Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress, from Albany (N.Y.), Valley Forge (Pa.), Fishkill (N.Y.), Paris (France), and elsewhere. Topics include military appointments; news of the war; Lafayette's desire for a separate command at Fishkill (N.Y.); General Thomas Conway; a proposed expedition to Canada (1778); problems finding money to pay the troops; Lafayette's dealings with the Continental Congress; a proposed expedition against New York; Lafayette's opinion of Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Howe, the Earl of Carlisle, and others; French soldiers offering their services to Congress as volunteers under Lafayette; naval operations; and other matters.

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Conway, Thomas, 1735-approximately 1800

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