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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01186 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0033] September 1781 |
| Title | Return of all Continental spare ordnance and Military Stores in the field, and the Waggons which contain them |
| Date | 21 September 1781 |
| Author | Jones, Thomas (fl. 1777-1782) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Chart enumerating various types of ordnance held under the charge of the Marquis de Lafayette. The stores listed "are exclusive of those which Complete the pieces annex'd to the Brigades, with the Park, & in the hands of the men of the Light Infantry." The ordnance was needed for the siege of Yorktown, which began later that month. Jones was a Deputy Field Commissary of Military Stores under Colonel Edward Carrington. |
| Subjects | France Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Infantry |
| People | Jones, Thomas (fl. 1777-1782) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| 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 |