The dook of hazzard

read carefully what wesley norris said: "Dick Williams, a county constable was called in, who gave us the number of lashes ordered; Gen. Lee, in the meantime, stood by, and frequently enjoined Williams to 'lay it on well'... not satisfied with simply lacerating our naked flesh, Gen. Lee then ordered the overseer to thoroughly wash our backs with brine, which was done."

In 1859, an enslaved man named Wesley Norris, along with his sister Mary and their cousin George Parks, attempted to escape from the Arlington House estate, which was being managed by Robert E. Lee following the death of his father-in-law. The three were captured in Maryland and returned to Arlington.