25 September 1781
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Autograph document signed
Title: [Mr. Jones will apply to Mr. Frothingham and receive five hundred Arms & bayonets].
Instructions indicating that a Mr. [Thomas] Jones will collect ordnance and transport it to Williamsburg, Virginia. Closes by saying "This order will be executed instantly." The arms were for a Virginia regiment commanded by Major General Baron Steuben. The Continental Army was then preparing for the siege of Yorktown.
GLC02437.01190