Weedon, George, 1734-1793 to Marquis de Lafayette
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06495 Author/Creator: Weedon, George, 1734-1793 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 June 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy
An original draft copy, regarding the status of troops and provisions in Virginia. Discusses calling out the militia, civilians fleeing, and removing stores from Fredericksburg before the onslaught of the British invasion. Written from "Camp Hunters Heights." Later that year, Weedon commanded the Virginia militia at the siege of Yorktown.
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