v Contents Introduction 1 Section I EARLY LIFE Letter to Edward Stevens on Ambition (November 11, 1769) 19 Letter to Nicholas Cruger on Duties as a Clerk (February 24, 1772) 21 Letter to the Royal Danish American Gazette Describing a Hurricane (September 6, 1772) 24 Section II PRE-REVOLUTION A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress (December 15, 1774) 31 The Farmer Refuted (February 23, 1775) 40 Letter to John Jay on Lawlessness of a Mob (November 26, 1775) 47 Section III DURING THE WAR Letter to the New York Congress on Merit-Based Promotions (August 12, 1776) 53 Letter to the New York Congress on Leaving the Artillery (March 6, 1777) 55 Letter to George Clinton on the Failures of Congress (February 13, 1778) 57 Letter to John Jay on Slaves as Soldiers (March 14, 1779) 61 Letter to James Duane on the Defects of the Confederation (September 3, 1780) 64 Letter to George Washington Requesting Field Command (November 22, 1780) 72 Letter to John Laurens on Service in Congress (August 15, 1782) 74 Section IV FAMILY LIFE Letter to Margarita Schuyler on Courtship with Elizabeth (February 1780) 79
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