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| | Articles of Capitulation, Yorktown. 1909-14. American Historical Documents, 1000-1904. The Harvard Classics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | The shipping and boats in the two harbours, with all their stores, guns, tackling, and apparel, shall be delivered up in their present state to an officer of the navy appointed to take possession of them, previously unloading the private property, part of which had been on board for security during the seige. |
 | | No article of capitulation to be infringed on pretence of reprisals; and if there be any doubtful expressions in it, they are to be interpreted according to the common meaning and acceptation of the words. |
 | | Done at Yorktown, in Virginia, October 19th, 1781. |
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