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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Gen Knox presents his compliments to the Marquis de Rostaing].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01260 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: 24 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Indicates that he is sending one of the pieces of ordnance seized from a British redoubt at the Battle of Yorktown to the regiment of Gattenois, which stormed that redoubt on 14 October 1781. The transfer was made in accordance with George Washington's orders (see GLC02437.01259). A third person letter in Shaw's hand.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Rostaing, Juste-Antoine-Henri-Marie-Germaine, marquis de, 1740-1826

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