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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01290 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0035] November 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Thomas Sim Lee about provision of horses and cannon |
| Date | 18 November 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lee, Thomas S. (Thomas Sim) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Declares he intended to return to Annapolis but was unable due to circumstances outside of his control. Delivered to Colonel Carrington the horses Governor Lee provided, for use in the Southern states, but one died before they reached Alexandria. The cannon Governor Lee furnished the army with were initially to be used against Lord Cornwallis, but had to be left with Rochambeau to defend York and Gloucester. Suggests that if the state of Maryland needs cannon for its own use, it can take those captured from the enemy, although doing so would stop the cannon from being part of a "battery train for continental purposes." |
| Subjects | France Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Transportation Continental Army Military History Government and Civics Artillery Global History and Civics Battle Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lee, Thomas Sim (1745-1819) Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 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 |