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Brigadier General George Weedon Military Order , Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

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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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Armistead, Moss
• Orders (military records)
• Slaughter, John
• Slavery--Virginia--18th century
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783