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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01180 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0033] September 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lieutenant Thorp instructing him to pick up supplies from Mordecai Gist |
| Date | 10 September 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sends Thorp on an urgent trip to Baltimore to obtain supplies from General Mordecai Gist and Major Sebastian Bauman, whom he has written instruction to (see GLC02437.01178 and .01179). He is to embark with Bauman and proceed to the operation with him, referring to the upcoming siege of Yorktown. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Military Supplies |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Thorp, Lieutenant (fl. 1781) Gist, Mordecai (1742-1792) Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) |
| Place written | Pool's Island |
| 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 Henry Knox to Sebastian Bauman about supplies needed for the upcoming siege of Yorktown Letter from Henry Knox to Mordecai Gist requesting urgently needed supplies Letter from Mordecai Gist to Henry Knox on the provision of military supplies |