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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01283 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0035] November 1781 |
Title | Extracts from the queries laid before a Board of General Officers by General S. Clair for His Excellency Genl Washington |
Date | 4 November 1781 |
Author | St. Clair, Arthur (1737-1818) |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Discusses the case of Captain [Heinrich] Gerlach, deputy quartermaster of the Brunswick troops. Suggests that Gerlach be required to provide an inventory for stores that were supposed to be shipped to the Convention Troops, and that he complete the transport. Continues that if it is revealed that British Commissary Hoakerly disposed of the goods at Yorktown, as alleged, the vessel and remaining goods should be forfeited. Clerical copy in the hand of St. Clair's aide-de-camp. |
Subjects | Prisoner of War Navy Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Convention Battle Battle of Saratoga Military History Continental Army Global History and Civics Transportation Hessians Military Provisions Military Supplies Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General |
People | St. Clair, Arthur (1737-1818) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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