Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to Philip Schuyler, August 20, 1775; Library of Congress manuscript transcription; letter date and recipient confirmed on the linked Battle Joined exhibition page. Encouragement during the American Revolutionary War.
- Letter to Philip Schuyler, August 20, 1775
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