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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05504 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Important Intelligence! [announcing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown] |
| Date | 26 October 1781 |
| Author | Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | "A gentleman who arrived this morning, from Providence, has favoured us with the following Importance Intelligence! [....] This Moment an Express arrived... announcing the glorious Intelligence of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and his Army..." Small broadside printed by M. Willis, Boston. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Battle Surrender Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Military History |
| People | Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) |
| Place written | Boston, [?] |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |