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Jones, Thomas, fl. 1777-1782 An acct. of Stores taken from the Enemy which were brought to the Magazine Near the Park of Artillery.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01247 Author/Creator: Jones, Thomas, fl. 1777-1782 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 19 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

Lists quantities of ordnance confiscated from the British after their surrender in the Battle of Yorktown. Sent to Henry Knox. Jones was a Deputy Field Commissary of Military Stores under Colonel Edward Carrington.

Jones, Thomas, fl. 1777-1782
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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