Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816 to Joseph Vose

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GLC09338.03
GLC#
GLC09338.03-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 15, 1781
Author/Creator
Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816
Title
to Joseph Vose
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. :
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Lafayette's Adjutant re the planned spring campaign. Unless French ships arrived and established naval supremacy in the Chesapeake it would be "impossible to move the troops to this place" but Vose should remain "in the most perfect readiness to move at an hour's warning." With Lafayette Free Frank.

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