[ West Point ] September 8 , [ 1779 ]. Regrets inability to keep appointment for breakfast. ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
2From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, 8 September 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
The General on reflection is a little uneasy about the route you intend to take. He thinks it not quite safe, as the enemy have troops on Long Island and may easily throw a party across the Sound—So that you would be in danger of having your agreeable dreams interrupted, if you should sleep any where from New Haven to Fairfield. It is probable one of The Count’s motives for coming this way may...