Papers, 1778-1792.

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Papers, 1778-1792.

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Papers, 1778-1792. They consist of six bound volumes: a manuscript in several different hands, in French, of his Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States, undated, but bound in a 1778 newspaper; a manuscript entitled Regulations pour la cavalerie ou corps legionaire [sic], partly in English, discussing the reorganization of the Continental Army's cavalry units in 1780-1781; a letter book, January 1780 to January 1781, dealing with official military matters and containing letters written to the War Board, George Washington, and other officers; Thoughts on a national militia, ca. 1784, a volume containing several miscellaneous documents in French and English discussing the establishment of a peacetime army; Thoughts on the growth of the western territory, ca. 1788, discussing political relations with Spain and Britain, and proposing settlements in Spanish Louisiana; and a Journal, in French, 1790-1792, describing work, relations with tenants, and projected improvements on his farm in Oneida County (N.Y.).

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