Sunday, August 11, 2013

Receipt For Transporting British Prisoners From Northumberland County, Virginia


A War of 1812 document [excerpted below], dated 21 April 1813, online at the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Memory:"




Account of Expenses in Conveying British Prisoners to Richmond.

Description The account consists of receipts and a report, which detail the costs incurred while transporting British prisoners of war from Northumberland County to the city of Richmond.

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