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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Shots & Shells expended by the Allied Army at the Siege of York in Virginia, from the 9th to the 17th of October inclusive.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01235 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document Date: 17 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

Lists quantities of shot and shell used by the French and Americans during the siege of Yorktown.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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