Sample pages of January, 1778, letters from John at Valley Forge to Henry, recently elected President of the Second Continental Congress, about the emerging "Conway cabal" situation, two pages each letter. Henry's full letter in the book runs is 7 pages -- he felt very strongly about what was happening and was a staunch supporter of Washington.
Below are also two "Word from the Wings" samples, one about Thomas Paine who has come on stage and in 1781 will sail to France with John and be of great help gathering up military supplies. The other "Word" is about the courtmartial of General Charles Lee at which John testified. Much later John, as well as General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and Baron von Steuben will all challenge Lee to a duel for his comments about Washington, but John was first and wounded Lee so badly that the other two challenges went unanswered.
There is also a part of a letter, August, 1778, from John while he is attached temporarily to General John Sullivan for the Battle of Rhode Island. The admiral mentioned is Count D'Estaing. John does not write to his father about all his battles. Henry had to find out from friends that John had been wounded at Monmouth.
