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Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Return of the Ammunition expended at the grand Battery October 10th & 11th 1781.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01218 Author/Creator: Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 11 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

Lists quantities of ammunition used at the Continental Army's grand Battery, redoubt, and left battery under Colonel Edward Carrington's command during the siege of Yorktown on 10 October 1781 and 11 October 1781. Directed to Samuel Shaw, aide de camp of General Henry Knox.

Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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