Letters: Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1779.

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Letters: Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1779.

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These three letters to Colonel Walter Stewart discuss military operations in both the northern and southern campaigns, British military depredations, and naval operations. There are also references to daily life and interaction between officers and civilians.

9 leaves.

Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

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Weedon, George, 1734-1793

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George Weedon was born in late 1734 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Weedon was appointed an ensign in the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War and rose to the rank of lieutenant in 1757 and to the rank of captain lieutenant in 1762. After the war, he moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, and married Catharine Gordon (d. 1797). He operated a tavern in Fredericksburg. Weedon was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the 3rd Virginia Regiment in January 1776 and received a commission in the...

Walter W. Stewart.

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