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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09885 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0032] August 1781 |
| Title | Ordnance & stores necessary for the intended operations Southward, to be provided immediately at Philadelphia by the Commissary General of Military Stores |
| Date | ca. August 1781 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | "Ordnance & stores necessary for the intended operations Southward, to be provided immediately at Philadelphia by the Commissary General of Military Stores." List includes 25 cannon, two mortars, one howitzer, tens of thousands of shells, shot, etc., and 140,000 lbs. of powder. "Omitted-slow match" is written at the end of page two in Henry Knox's hand. See GLC02437.01156 and .01160-.01163 for related documents. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Artillery Ammunition Military Supplies |
| 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 George Washington about preparations for the Battle of Yorktown Report written by Henry Knox to the Board of War & Ordnance Stores requested for the Southern expedition Ordnance and stores requested from the Board of War & Ordnance Deficiencies of the ordnance and stores requested from the Board of War & Ordnance |