Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01241 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy
Indicates that he has received an inaccurate (imprecise) report of the (captured) cannons and mortars at the lines during the siege of Yorktown, which he blames on the confusion there. Thought the report would still be useful, knowing Colonel Tench Tilghman's destination. Has not yet received word of the artillery captured at Gloucester. Tilghman, an aide-de-camp and military secretary to Washington, was on his way to Philadelphia to announce the formal surrender of Lord Cornwallis, which happened that day. See GLC02437.01245 for a related item.
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