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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01273 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | George Washington to Thomas S. Lee appealing on behalf of Thomas Shilds |
| Date | 29 October 1781 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Lee, Thomas S. (Thomas Sim) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Asks Lee, governor of Maryland, to intervene on the behalf of Captain Thomas Shilds, who Henry Knox ordered to gather supplies for the siege of Yorktown. Shilds was authorized to impress material and he confiscated wooden planks from a man named William Adams, who consequently brought a suit against Shilds. Clerical copy in the hand of Samuel Shaw and signed by him for Washington. See GLC02437.01200 for a related document. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Supplies Military Law Battle Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Law Wartime Pillaging and Destruction President |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Lee, Thomas Sim (1745-1819) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Shilds, Thomas (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Orders for Thomas Shild to obtain oak planks for the siege of Yorktown Letter from Jonathan Trumbull to Henry Knox communicating a request from George Washington |
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