Letter To Trenton Research Paper

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Dear Kate Johnson, December 25, 1776 This has been one of the hardest times for me and I can't stand the cold days without any food and seeing all these people leave and give up i'm starting to think I should do the same as them although I know I should stay and help fight I cant its so cold and it's unbearable. There is a countless number of bodies next to me with bloody colored snow from our feet because we don't have shoes, we are trying to get food but we can't until february I will probably be gone After hearing Washington's words he had to say to us i've decided that i'm going to stay here at Trenton i've realized that when I signed up I made a commitment that needed to do his duty and protect our peoples rights. Although i'm

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