NELSON THOMAS Letter Signed Thos Nelson Jr as Governor of Vi

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HANDLING THE BRITISH PRISONERS NELSON, THOMAS. Letter Signed, "Thos Nelson Jr," as Governor of Virginia, to Brigadier General George Weedon, ordering the disposition of refugee slaves and wounded prisoners in the wake of the Yorktown surrender. 1 page, 4to, with integral address leaf; address leaf nearly detached, minor foxing, small seal hole and closed tear on address leaf. "Camp before York" [Yorktown, VA], 21 October 1781

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"The refugees you have taken may be sent over here, & also the Negroes whose masters live south of York River; & you will be pleased to direct some person to give passes to such as belong to the north side, that they may immediately return to their owners. What we shall finally do with the sick & wounded prisoners I have not yet determined. For the present I shall order them to be guarded by the militia of the county. All the arms, except of the guard troops, are to be delivered to the conductor of military stores. What you observe respecting Negroes secreting themselves on board the vessels I had before been informed of & had directed all the vessels to be searched. " Nelson added a postscript: "Since writing the above I have thought it proper that the refugees be paroled, except such as are notorious."