Return of clothing, arms, accoutrements, &c. wanting for a detachment of Maryland and Delaware troops under marching orders for the Southern Army : autograph document signed, 1781 May 22.

BIB_ID

102599

Accession number

MA 488.100

Creator

Gist, Mordecai, 1743-1792.

Display Date

1781 May 22.

Credit line

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.

Description

1 item (2 p.) ; 15.3 x 20.5 cm

Notes

This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.

Provenance

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.

Summary

Giving an account of the supplies held and needed by the Maryland and Delaware troops set to join the Southern Army.

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Return of clothing, arms, accoutrements, &c. wanting for a detachment of Maryland and Delaware troops under marching orders for the Southern Army : autograph document signed, 1781 May 22.