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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01256 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | The Marquis de Teissedre de Fleury to Henry Knox about matters relating to the siege of Yorktown |
| Date | 22 October 1781 |
| Author | Teissedre de Fleury, Francois Louis, Marquis de (b. 1749) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Has heard Knox has replaced ordnance lost or damaged during the siege of Yorktown by the Regiment of Bourbons and inquires if the same can be done for the Régiment de Saintonge. Also requests flags for marching. A note on the back requests information about whether or not a black man who was given to Major Fleury by a British officer has a master. "If he truly he has no master," Fleury writes, "send him back to his new one." The Régiment de Saintonge was selected in 1780 by the Count de Rochambeau to participate in the French expeditionary force to America. |
| Subjects | African American History Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Battle Global History and Civics France Slavery Slave Sale |
| People | Teissedre de Fleury, Francois Louis, Marquis de (b. 1749) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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