Letter signed [in the hand of John Laurens] : Headquarters Camp at Cross Roads, to George Clinton, 1777 Aug. 16.

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Letter signed [in the hand of John Laurens] : Headquarters Camp at Cross Roads, to George Clinton, 1777 Aug. 16.

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Discussing military strategy; opposing the proposed full head-on attack of the British, suggesting instead that they keep the enemy concerned about its flank and side troops; and encouraging the embellishment of the numbers of reinforcement troops to raise the morale of the soldiers.

1 item (3 p.) ; 37.9 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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