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Lamb, John (1735-1800) Return of stores expended at the Grand Battery on the 9th and 10th Instant.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01219 Author/Creator: Lamb, John (1735-1800) Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Lists quantities of ammunition used at the Continental Army's battery under Colonel John Lamb's command during the siege of Yorktown on 9 and 10 October 1781. Reported to Henry Knox. Labeled "9 & 10" on page two in a different hand.

Lamb, John, 1735-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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