Receipts, 1782 January 1-1783 July 1.

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Receipts, 1782 January 1-1783 July 1.

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Bills and receipts of the firm of [Jeremiah] Wadsworth and [Col.] Carter [alias of John Barker Church], American agents for the French army. Documents relate to circumstances surrounding the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781, primarily concerning the return of wagons and teams of horses. Other receipts cover shoeing horses, travelling, recruiting army drivers, food grains, straw, wood, salt and labor costs. Mentioned specifically are Count de Rochambeau, Marquis de Lafayette, and the "Duke's [Lauzun] Legion" in Hampton [Va.].

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

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

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