 A new arrival today. A German who calls himself Baron von Steuben. May this drillmaster be half what he says he is. We've been deceived by too many of these arrogant fellows from abroad demanding grand salaries to serve with us. I'm still suspicious of this 24-year-old Major General Marie-Joseph Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette from France. At least this aristocrat is different. He's willing to serve without pay.