December 9, 1781
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Benjamin Lincoln re: reprimanding Col. Gibson (Yorktown, British POW)
The document is overall stained, especially on verso. Written to Sec. of War Benjamin Lincoln. Reprimanding Col. Gibson for allowing a British officer, Dr. Thomas Shield, to leave Yorktown. Shield was surgeon of the 87th Regiment, British Army.
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