Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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  • D2010-BTL-0322-1089.jpg

    The United States almanack, for the year of our Lord Christ, 1783; and from the creation of the world, 5732. Being the third after bissextile or leap year. Containing, every thing necessary for such a composition, and a mumber of entertaining pieces. : Calculated for the meridian of Hartford, in the state of Connecticut, lat. 41 deg. 56 min. north, long. 72 deg. 50 min west, and will serve for the adjacent states without any essential difference. Hartford : Printed and sold by Bavil Webster.

    Map on half-title has caption: A plan of the investment of York-Town and Glocester.

    Rockefeller Library copy imperfect : The last two leaves are torn with a loss of text to the first three lines of the last four pages.

  • SCRB00404_001.jpg

    An Answer to that part of the Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K. B. Which relates to the Conduct of Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis, during the Campaign in North America, in the Year 1781. By Earl Cornwallis. London : Printed for J. Debrett, (Successor to Mr. Almon,) opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, MDCCLXXXII [1783]
  • MS1931-17-20-001.jpg

    Map showing detail of the area surrounding Gloucester, Virginia during the siege of Yorktown. The locations of Yorktown and Williamsburg are shown on the opposite side of the York River. The French fleet is shown in Chesapeake Bay. The Gloucester Courthouse, Abindgdon Church, Saw Mill, Burwell's Mill, Dixon's Mill, Work House, and Seawell's Ordinary are all identified on the map. Also shown on the map are Thornton, Price and Lewis plantations as well as Rosewell.
  • MS1931-17-18-001.jpg

    French translation of the articles of surrender agreed to at Yorktown by Lord Cornwallis. The translation was prepared by the French staff for their use and for transmission to Europe. It is thought the pamphlet was printed on the press of the Ville de Paris, de Grasse's flagship, then in Virginia waters.

    Title from caption.

    The last page is blank.

  • MS1981-5-001.jpg

    Anonymous manuscript journal, by a member of the Light Infantry, chronicling the events of the Yorktown campaign from the arrival of George Washington in Williamsburg on September 14th and culminating with the British surrender on October 19th. The author describes the digging of parallels, artillery fire, the burning of the British warship Charon, a lackluster sortie by the British and their surrender. Also mentioned are Admiral de Grasse, Generals Lafayette, Muhlenberg, and Steuben as well as Colonel Alexander Scammell who died of his wounds in Williamsburg.
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