Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Shild
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01200 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Trebell's Landing, Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: 30 September 1781 Pagination: 2 p. + docket Order a Copy
Orders Shild, captain of the schooner Betsy, to load his vessels with oak planks on the eastern shore of Maryland. Describes the planks as essential supplies for the siege of Yorktown. Authorizes the impressment of materials and procurement of assistance. Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw with a vertical addition in Knox's hand.
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