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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06424 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Friedrich Von Stueben to Thomas Jefferson regarding troop numbers and defensive plans for Virginia |
| Date | 17 April 1781 |
| Author | Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794) |
| Recipient | Jefferson, Thomas |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Major General von Steuben to Jefferson as Governor of Virginia. Says General Mitchell will present a list of men now under General Muhlenberg and report on who is about to leave. Mitchell will also communicate von Steuben's defensive plans for Virginia. Says his plan will require at least the number of men he has already requested. Reports that Colonel Armand's corps has returned and that General Muhlenberg is almost without cavalry. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794) |
| Place written | Chesterfield, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |