Existing comment:
Aides' Room: Not only were the working arrangements crowded, but so were the sleeping arrangements. Every available space was put to use in accommodating aides and servants -- the hallway, the attic stairs, as well as this room would have held several officers. These officers spent some of their limited personal time writing home. During his stay here, John Laurens wrote to his father asking for specific necessities. In response, his father sent the requested wool, buttons, gloves, epaulets, combs, hair powder, and powder bag along with a new shirt. |