Patrick Henry letter to the County Lieutenant of Berkeley County(1777 November 19)
- MS 2004.9
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Letter of Virginia Governor Patrick Henry to the County Lieutenant of Berkeley County, Virginia. Henry requests the County Lieutenant prepare to receive prisoners of war from Major Joseph Holmes, the deputy commissary general of prisoners in Winchester, Virginia. Henry asks that a commissary be appointed to supply the militia called up to guard the prisoners. The commissary will be paid by Congress and instructions concerning the treatment of the prisoners will be provided by Major Holmes.