1[To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 1 June 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Charleston, S.C., 1 June 1785 . Recorded in SJL as received 3 Sep. 1785. Not found.]
2To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 4 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Without place, 4 Apr. 1781 . Requests payment to Capt. Patrick Fitzpatrick of “fourteen thousand five hundred Dollars for 110 Gallons of Whiskey purchased for the use of the Southern Army.” FC ( MiU-C ); 2 p.; in the hand of Capt. William Pierce; endorsed by him: “An Order on the State of Virginia. April 4th 1781. entd.” A 19th-century Tr is in CSmH .
3To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 31 December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I wrote your Excellency last, I have taken an entire new position with the Army. One part is with me on this river about 80 Miles from Charlotte, and the other is with Genl. Morgan on Broad river, on the West side of the Catawba about 60 Miles from Charlotte. The State of the provisions as well as many other reasons rendered this measure necessary. Lord Cornwallis continues in the...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 24 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I congratulate you on the success of the detachment under Genl. Morgan. They were attacked by 1100 British troops under Lt. Col. Tarlton on the 17th. Inst. whom they defeated entirely and with very little loss. I must beg you will permit me to refer you to Major Genl. The Baron de Steuben for the particulars. I have appointed Major Hyrne of the S. Carolina line Deputy Commissary General of...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 30 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been honord with your Excellencys letter of April the 5th and with the enclosures respecting the misconduct of Lt. Rudder. I consider it a public misfortune that such hot headed Youth, have it in their power to injure the public by such imprudent conduct. Let him and every other Officer who misbehaves be subject to such punnishment as they merit. You may depend upon it that no Officer...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 11 June 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter will be handed you by my friend Mr. John McQueen whose principal errand to Paris is to form a contract for live oak on which I wrote you some time since. I beg leave to recommend him to your good offices on the business which he comes but I hope the matter may be so managed that our propositions may not interfere with each other. Mr. McQueen can give you full history of the...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 1 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be handed your Excellency by Capt. Walton who is ordered to Virginia to recruit for the first Regiment of Light Dragoons. Cavalry is of great importance to the service in this department and I must beg your Excellency to give every aid in your power to fill the Regiment as soon as possible and that immediate measures may be taken for compleating the compliment of horse required of...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 26 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be handed by Lt. Colonel White who I have ordered to Virginia to compleat his Regiment. I must entreat your Excellency to give every possible assistance to forward so important a piece of business. General Stephens [Stevens] marched his Militia yesterday for Virginia. I cannot do justice to my own feelings without mentioning to your Excellency the good order and regularity which was...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 27 [29?] June 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The importance of partizan Corps as well as the necessity for augmenting our Cavalry is more and more felt every day. Capt. Rudolph belonging to Lt. Col. Lee Legion comes to Virginia with a view of augmenting that useful and necessary Corps. Whether the circumstances of other Corps of Cavalry and the peculiar situation of Virginia will admit of enlarging this Corps your Excellency will judge...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Nathanael Greene, 11 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellencys private letter of the 1st of this instant I have had the pleasure to receive. I am exceedingly obliged by the confidence you shew upon the occasion, and you may rest assured that the hint shall only be improved to promote the public service. Before your letter came to hand, I had written pretty fully on the subject , and not widely different from the plan you propose. However...