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Laurens, John, 1754-1782 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01259 Author/Creator: Laurens, John, 1754-1782 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 24 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Order a Copy

Colonel Laurens communicates George Washington's request that Knox send "one of the pieces taken in the Redout [sic] by the french troops...to the regiment of Gattenois." This was in accordance with general orders issued 20 October 1781. The ordnance was seized in the Battle of Yorktown. Laurens had marched to Yorktown as an aide to General George Washington.

Laurens, John, 1754-1782
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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