Apr 17, 2012 - Sale 2276

Sale 2276 - Lot 175

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(YORKTOWN, SIEGE OF.) Manuscript Document titled "Shots and Shells Expended by the Allied Army, at the Siege of York in Virginia." In an unknown hand. 1 page, 4to; moderate edge wear, short cello tape repair on verso, faint stain on right edge. Np, [October 1781?]
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Lists the number of each caliber used by the American and French artillery: 24, 18, 16, and 12-pound cannon shot, and 5 1/2, 6, 8, and 10-pound howitzer and mortar shells. According to this document, 9,690 cannon balls and 5,847 shells rained down on the British positions during the siege until their surrender.