Account book [manuscript], 1777-1793.

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Account book [manuscript], 1777-1793.

The book contains accounts, 1777-1793, of George Weedon with Fontaine Maury, James Monroe, William Mercer, Timothy Green, John Minor, the Fredericksburg Academy, the estate of Hugh Mercer, of which Weedon was executor, and soldiers stationed at the Sentry Box. Account entries are primarily for cash, but also include entries for the delivery of wood, personal and household expenses, slave hires, legal services, lottery prizes, sundries, and building supplies.

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University of Virginia. Library

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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...

Fredericksburg Academy (Fredericksburg, Va.)

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Mercer, Hugh, approximately 1725-1777

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Virginian physician, and French and Indian War and Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Letters of Hugh Mercer, 1767-1774. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32960048 Brigadier General Mercer served in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. From the description of ALS, 1776 July 22 : Perth Amboy, to General George Washington. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13767822 Brigadier General Mercer served in the Ba...

United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Minor, John, 1761-1816

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Sentry Box (Fredericksburg, Va. : Dwelling)

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Mercer, William, -approximately 1829

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Green, Timothy, 1763-1851

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Maury, Fontaine, 1761-1824

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...