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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01201 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0033] September 1781 |
| Title | Receipt for Ordnance for the siege of Yorktown |
| Date | 30 September 1781 |
| Author | Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Colonel Carrington, on behalf of QMG Colonel Thomas Pickering, acknowledges the receipt of four horses from General Henry Knox which were furnished by the Governor of Maryland Thomas S. Lee. The Continental Army began to invest the British works for the siege of Yorktown on 28 September 1781. Signed in duplicate. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Transportation Government and Civics |
| People | Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Lee, Thomas Sim (1745-1819) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |