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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01279 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0035] November 1781 |
| Title | David Cobb to General Kingsley comminicating orders about the movement of stores |
| Date | 1 November 1781 |
| Author | Cobb, David (1748-1830) |
| Recipient | Kingsley, General |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Communicates orders from General George Washington to expeditiously load all the stores that are being transported to Head of Elk, Maryland onto vessels. Anything that cannot fit should be loaded onto French ships. The ordnance being transported had been used in the siege of Yorktown. Probably intended for Henry Knox. Docket written in Henry Knox's hand. Cobb was an aide-de-camp to Washington. |
| Subjects | Navy Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army President Transportation France Global History and Civics Ammunition Artillery Revolutionary War General Navy Battle |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Kingsley, General (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| 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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