Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01156 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph document Date: 24 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; Order a Copy
Account of ordnance "attached to the American Army." Includes two lists: "Field Artillery" and "For a Siege." The siege being prepared for was the Battle of Yorktown, which began the following month. Written at a Park of Artillery. With closing and Knox's signature (written along the margin) in the hand of Samuel Shaw.
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