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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01280 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0035] November 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Lamb putting Lamb in charge of the transport of ordnance |
| Date | 2 November 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lamb, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Puts Colonel Lamb in charge of ordnance being transported to Head of Elk, Maryland and instructs him on how to proceed. Includes instructions on where to store the ordnance, what to obtain from the quartermaster at Head of Elk, and what to demand of the Board of War & Ordnance. Explains that the company of artificers under Captain Thomas Patten are to be left in Philadelphia and set to work immediately. As much artillery as possible should be removed to the Hudson River and placed under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln. The ordnance being transported had been used for the siege of Yorktown. Written at a park of artillery. In the hand of Samuel Shaw and signed for Knox by Shaw. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Transportation Continental Congress Congress Artisans |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lamb, John (1735-1800) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| 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 |