1To Thomas Jefferson from William Call, 21 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The very great demand for Arms for the Army has heitherto Prevented my making any application for any for this county. Probably there may be spare Arms out of order, if so, on having your approbation I will endeavour to get them repair’d at the Publick expence, could they be Sent over, in any of the publick Waggons, unless they could sooner be done in the hands of the publick artificer’s....
2From Thomas Jefferson to Turner Southall, Robert Goode, John Banister, William Call, and William Greene Munford, 15 … (Jefferson Papers)
For the future protection of the Stores and Country on James River it has been thought necessary to erect a defensive work at Hood’s. Among other requisites forty labouring Slaves are wanting for two months. After trying the exertions of the ordinary Officers to procure them we have been able to procure 13 only, who are to be at the place on Monday next. I must therefore resort to the aid of...
3To Thomas Jefferson from William Call, 4 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Prince George, 4 Mch. 1781 . In spite of numerous applications for negroes to work at Hood’s, has secured the promise of only two; fears he cannot secure them unless he engages tradesmen and pays accordingly. “Those who do not spare their Labourers from principle will not for hire.” RC ( Vi ); addressed and endorsed. See TJ to Turner Southall and others, 15 Feb. 1781 .
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Call, 6 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Richmond, 6 Apr. 1781 . Transmits a request from the militia of Prince George co. now in service to be relieved “by the 15th Inst. from the county with the other divisions, which will then be a tour of Six weeks, and they be enabled to plant their Corn.” About one third of the effective men in the county are now in service; if this proportion can be reduced to one fourth, Col. Starke will...
5From Thomas Jefferson to William Call, 12 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
You are not unacquainted with the Desire which Government has long had of erecting some defensive works at Hoods in your County which might protect so much of the river as lies above that place. The late Incursion of the Enemy up the river, their Acknowledgements of the Obstructions which that Post, well prepared, might have been to their Enterprize, their taking permanent post at Portsmouth,...
6To Thomas Jefferson from William Call, 14 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellencys Proposition of the 12th Inst. to me in behalf of this county I received yesterday where I had assembled the greater part of the People together to make out the relief going down to Genl. Muhlenbergs head Quarters, which gave me at once an oppertunity of making it known. The one fourth of those who are able to do Militia Service are now going down, and one third being already...
7From Thomas Jefferson to William Call, 18 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
We are so exceedingly anxious to get the work at Hoods complete that we will make the proposition to the militia of your County in the form you propose; that is to say every man of your County who will go himself or send an able labourer to work at Hoods twelve days between this time and the sixth of May carrying with him an Axe and a Spade, if he has one or if he has no Spade then a hough in...