Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Report of the Stores expended in the Grand Battery, Oct. 15. 1781 under the Command of Capt. Stevens.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01228 Author/Creator: Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 15 October 1781 Pagination: 4 p. : docket Order a Copy
Lists quantities of stores used and on hand at the Grand Battery and Redoubt under the command of Colonel Ebenezer Stevens, at the Left Battery under the command of Captain Lt. Thompson and by 10" mortars commanded by Capt. Gvion, during the siege of Yorktown. A note at the end by Carrington cites the taking of the British forces' left and right redoubts by Lafayette and French forces.
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