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This primary source comes from the Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch.
National Archives Identifier: 532883
Full Citation: Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Copy of Lithograph by James Baillie; 10/19/1781 (artwork ca. 1845); The George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1931 – 1932; Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch, Record Group 148; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/surrender-of-cornwallis/, May 1, 2026]
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