Letter signed [in the hand of Tench Tilghman] : Headquarters, West Point, to [George] Clinton, 1779 Oct. 4.

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Letter signed [in the hand of Tench Tilghman] : Headquarters, West Point, to [George] Clinton, 1779 Oct. 4.

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Asking for 2500 men from New York for the next campaign, justifying the number by weighing the costs of war against the consequences in the event of failure; enclosed is Resolution of Congress written by Charles Thomson, which provides for the expectation that Count D'Estaing will be arriving to assist the forces.

1 item (6 p.) ; 29.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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