Talk:William Washington

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What primary source documentation leds you to believe that William Washington (1752-1810) of Stafford County, Virginia to have the middle name of Augustine?

Rewrite
Yikes, does this ever need work. POV, unencyclopedic, an outright anathema for commas, and a repetitive fascination for using "William Washington" throughout. And unsourced.--Reedmalloy (talk) 08:25, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Needs work
I must echo the comment by an editor more than 10 years ago that a rewrite was needed. Two points, in particular, could be clarified. Firstly, it is implied that William Washington was under the command of Baylor at the time they were caught napping by a British force. Since only 55 men escaped, it would be worth confirming that Washington was present and knowing how he managed to avoid The British. Secondly, the article mentions the circumstances of his first encounter with the British Legion. However, it was not his first encounter with Banastre Tarleton. Again, The American force was routed and Washington escaped with a few others by swimming across the river. The inclusion of these incidents would make some progress in improving the previously noted POV problem of the article. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 06:09, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

More work needed
I did a little cleanup on this last night (despite all libraries being closed) and this morning after I noticed my talk note didn't post. Someone needs to citecheck the article since it started with virtually no inline cites (other than those I added) and a list of "further reading" and 2 very-short encyclopedia articles as external links. I added citations to a relevant National Park Service article despite it stating that he died in 1820 not 1810, but haven't checked the names of his descendants nor any of the "further references". I also managed to check the census records online and added figures about his slaveholdings in 1800, having ironically come across this officer again while listening to an audiobook about George Washington and slavery that said this man's life was saved by a slave at a South Carolina battle, but he might have an article, as does the other enslaved patriotic warrior mentioned in the audiobook, Prince Whipple. The man's name isn't mentioned in the text here nor in the National Park Service article. I also added the dates of his legislative service already in the article (but lacking cites) to the infobox, and used that of his commander Daniel Morgan as a template. Someone better acquainted with that format might be able to distinguish between his ranks and service in various units (and even include the appropriate flag logos of the Virginia and South Carolina militias), and I have lots else on my plate. In the revised infobox I have presumed his legislative service was from Charleston County, but it might well have been from Laurens County if South Carolina followed aspects of the Virginia model in the era.Jweaver28 (talk) 16:24, 2 January 2024 (UTC)