Brigadier General George Weedon Military Order
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Scope and Contents
Broadside order written in Williamsburg by Brigadier General George Weedon on 6 April 1781, ordering Moss Armistead and John Slaughter to Portsmouth, Virginia to apply to the commanding officer of the British Army for exchange of prisoners and liberation of slaves.
Dates
- Creation: 1781 April 6
Language of Materials
English
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Biographical Information:
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Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Acquisition Information:
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Subject
- Armistead, Moss (Person)
- Slaughter, John (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Brigadier General George Weedon Military Order
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2009-09-09
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository