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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.01194
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0033] September 1781
Title	John Lamb to Henry Knox suggesting a place to disembark artillery stores
Date	28 September 1781
Author	Lamb, John (1735-1800)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence; Military document
Content Description	Colonel Lamb asserts that Trebell's Landing is the best place to disembark the ordnance for the siege of Yorktown and requests men for the task. Reports that the return of stores Knox requested is impossible because Colonel Stevens (possibly Ebenezer Stevens, who was Colonel in Lamb's regiment) did not make an account of the stores on the vessels. Informs Knox that Captain Duncan has arrived with howitzers and carriages. (See also GLC02437.01193, GLC02437.01216, GLC02437.01217, GLC02437.01246 and GLC02437.01271.)
Subjects	Transportation Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Muster Rolls and Returns Continental Army Military History Artillery
People	Lamb, John (1735-1800) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823)
Place written	Trebell's Landing, 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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Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF [draft] Trebills Landing, 28th. Septr. 1781 Dear General, After Sounding the Shore from this place, to Mulberry Island, We find none so proper as this, to Land the Ordnance, and Store; - to affect which, We shall want a considerable number of fatigue Men, in addition to our own. -The Artificers will be much wanted, at least some of them, to construct a temporary Bridge. -A number of Teams, will be wanted to transport the Stores up the Hill, which is short, and Steep- Respecting the Return of the Stores, which you requested Yesterday, it is impossible to furnish it; as Colo. Stevens omitted taking an Account of those Vessels, that discharged their Cargoes, on board the large Vessels; supposing that the Captains would do it, as it is customary for them so to do. I have the pleasure to inform you, that the Nancy, Capt. Duncan, with the Howitzers and Carriages Arrived last Night. I shall be glad to have your Instructions, per Mr. Bradford. I am, Dear General, Your Obdt. Servt. John Lamb Genl. Knox. [address leaf] Honble, Brigadier General Knox Head-Quarters [docket] From Colonel Lamb 28 Septr 1781.

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