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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01282 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0035] November 1781 |
| Title | Jonathan Trumbull to Henry Knox communicating a request from George Washington |
| Date | 4 November 1781 |
| Author | Trumbull, Jonathan (1740-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. communicates a request from George Washington asking Knox to send a copy of the information Washington is to incorporate into a letter to Governor of Virginia Thomas Nelson. Washington also wants a list of the cannons Knox proposed be sold to reimburse William Ross. Possibly concerns indemnification for impressed supplies needed for the siege of Yorktown. Washington recently wrote a letter to the Governor of Maryland under similar circumstances (see GLC02437.01273). Trumbull was Washington's military secretary. Knox's reply appears in GLC02437.01286. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Government and Civics Artillery Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Finance Military Law Law President |
| People | Trumbull, Jonathan (1740-1809) Washington, George (1732-1799) 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from George Washington to Thomas S. Lee appealing on behalf of Thomas Shilds Letter from Henry Knox to Jonathan Trumbull requesting information to George Washington |
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