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Order signed : "York in Virginia," to David Thomas, "Deputy P[ay] Master Gen[era]l of His Majesty's Forces," 1781 Oct. 24.

BIB_ID
108623
Accession number
MA 488.31
Creator
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.
Display Date
1781 Oct. 24.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 31.6 cm
Notes
Docketed.
Endorsed: "Alex Sutherland, Engineer."
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.
Watermark: C. Taylor and Britannia seated with scepter and shield in an oval surmounted by a crown.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Directing payment of 103 pounds 14 shillings to Lieutenant Sutherland.