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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01195 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0033] September 1781 |
| Title | Order for Captain Pryor to collect and move military supplies |
| Date | 27 September 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Pryor, Captain |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Orders Pryor to collect and bring ordnance belonging to the state of Virginia to the "point of operation" for the siege of Yorktown. Pryor is to request assistance from the Governor of Virginia Thomas Nelson, Jr. Written in Samuel Shaw's hand and signed for Knox by Shaw. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Artillery Continental Army Government and Civics Transportation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Pryor, J. (fl. 1781) Nelson, Thomas (1738-1789) |
| Place written | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 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 | Report of the arrival of ordnance for the siege of Yorktown |