Letter signed [in the hand of Richard Kidder Meade] : Headquarters, White Plains, to James Clinton, 1778 July 31.

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Letter signed [in the hand of Richard Kidder Meade] : Headquarters, White Plains, to James Clinton, 1778 July 31.

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Giving him instructions in the ways of war; warning against lighting fires at night or leaving the troops' flank defense exposed.

1 item ; 37.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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