to George Washington

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

Online access and copy requests are not available for this item. You may request to be notified of when this becomes available digitally.

Notify me when this becomes available

GLC#
GLC02437.01241-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
19 October 1781
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to George Washington
Place Written
Yorktown, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Indicates that he has received an inaccurate (imprecise) report of the (captured) cannons and mortars at the lines during the siege of Yorktown, which he blames on the confusion there. Thought the report would still be useful, knowing Colonel Tench Tilghman's destination. Has not yet received word of the artillery captured at Gloucester. Tilghman, an aide-de-camp and military secretary to Washington, was on his way to Philadelphia to announce the formal surrender of Lord Cornwallis, which happened that day. See GLC02437.01245 for a related item.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources