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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01261 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
Title | Samuel Shaw to Ebenezer Stevens ordering movement of ordnance |
Date | 24 October 1781 |
Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
Recipient | Stevens, Ebenezer |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | "By order of genl. Knox," Shaw orders first division of vessels containing ordnance to Head of Elk, Maryland. Colonel Edward Stevens will provide an inventory of cargo. Explains the logistics of the transportation. Secretarial copy of a Shaw letter. |
Subjects | Navy Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Transportation Battle |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) |
Place written | Yorktown, 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 |