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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01166 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0033] September 1781 |
| Title | Samuel Shaw to Cornelius Vandenburgh regarding pieces of ordnance |
| Date | 5 September 1781 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Vandenburgh, Cornelius |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Communicates order from General Henry Knox for Vandenburgh to guard listed pieces of ordnance on the way to Christiana. If he is not relieved then, he is to take the ordnance to an officer at Head of Elk. Artificers will accompany the pieces in case there is a need for repair. The supplies were going down the Washington-Rochambeau route southward toward Yorktown. Shaw was aide-de-camp to Knox. Vandenburgh was a captain in the 14th Regiment of the Albany County Militia. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Artisans Transportation |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Vandenburgh, Cornelius (b. 1738) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 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 |