Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens to Captain Peter Du Ponceau
Clothing
In this undated brief letter, John Laurens addresses Captain Peter Du Ponceau on the difficulty of getting clothing from Lancaster. Peter Du Ponceau came to the United States in 1777 at the age of seventeen. He served as one of the Baron de Steuben's aide to camp. He swore an Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America in camp at Valley Forge in 1778.
Lt. Col. John Laurens
John F. Reed Collection Valley Forge NHP
Box 3, Folder 44, 20-02
Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens Letter to Clement Biddle
Quarters for Baron de Steuben
In this brief letter addressed from "Head Quarters (/) 24th Feby 1778" Laurens requests Colonel Biddle to procure "best provisions to be made for Baron Steuben & Horses" that circumstances allow. Asks Baron be quartered at the house late Genl. deKalb
John Laurens
24 February 1778
John F. Reed Collection Valley Forge NHP
Box 3, 28, 18-03