MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1777-1786
Abstract:
George Weedon (1734-1793) was Captain in the French and Indian War and a General in the American Revolutionary War. Between the two conflicts he was a prominent citizen of Fredericksburg, Virginia, operating a tavern in that city which served as a meeting place for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, John Marshall and others to discuss politics and the future course of the American colonies.
Call #:
Mss.B.W41
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Subjects:
View Subjects
American Revolution | Colonial Politics | Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 | General Correspondence | Green, Nathaniel, 1710-1758 | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de, 1757-1834 | Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 | Military History | Military Records | Military history, Modern -- 18th century. | Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807 | Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789 | Political Correspondence | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 | United States. -- Army -- Records and correspondence. | Washington, George (1732-1799) | Weedon, George,1734-1793.
