11To Thomas Jefferson from William Fleming, 13 July 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
From William Fleming
12From Thomas Jefferson to Col. William Fleming, 7 August 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Col. William Fleming, county lieutenant of Botetourt, had been appointed one of three commissioners to superintend defense of the southwestern frontier; see
13To Thomas Jefferson from William Fleming, 10 August 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
From William Fleming
14To Thomas Jefferson from Andrew Lewis and Col. William Fleming, 31 August 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
, directing Genl. Lewis, William Fleming and Willm. Christian to meet for the purpose of fixing the Stations proper for the Troops designed for the Defence of the So. western Frontiers, Andrew Lewis and Wm. Fleming accordingly met, and on Maturely considering the......transmitted to William Fleming and his fellow commissioners for the southwestern frontier (Andrew Lewis, William Christian)...
15From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenant of Botetourt, 24 July 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
...(not recorded in Swem’s “Va. Bibliog.”), with handwritten additions (see textual notes below); signed by TJ. Addressed: “The County [Lieu]tenant of Botetourt.” The lieutenant of Botetourt co. was presumably still William Fleming, appointed in 1776.
16To Thomas Jefferson from Col. William Fleming, 19 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
From Col. William Fleming
17From Thomas Jefferson to John O’Bannon, 14 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
is puzzling. From April 12 to April 25, excluding Sundays, the Council met every day and was attended by TJ, David Jameson, William Fleming, George Webb, and Jacquelin Ambler. Webb was not present on Saturday, 14 Apr., but the Council met that day and transacted business. A probable explanation is that O’Bannon’s letter did not arrive until after...
18From Thomas Jefferson to William Fleming, 13 May 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
); in a clerk’s hand, with one insertion in the text, signature, and address in TJ’s hand; addressed: “The honble William Fleming Botetourt”; endorsed: “Received May 19 12 oClock.”
19From Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Lewis, 13 May 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
. This letter is identical with TJ’s letter to William Fleming, preceding.
20To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 24 May 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter was not received until after the Assembly had adjourned on 4 June to meet at Staunton. William Fleming transmitted the letter and its enclosure to Benjamin Harrison on 7 June (