1[From Thomas Jefferson to Abner Nash, 24 March 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Annapolis, 24 Mch. 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Abn. Nash. State of Congr—canal thro’ Dismal—European news—to join in getting lands in Eastern part N. Carola.” Not found.]
2[To Thomas Jefferson from Abner Nash, 5 November 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Newbern (New Bern, N.C.), 5 Nov. 1780. TJ in a letter to Samuel Huntington, 19 Nov. , q.v., transmits information respecting “a very large fleet” of vessels off Charleston, sent in a letter of this date from Nash. Letter not found.]
3To Thomas Jefferson from Abner Nash, 3 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Newbern, 3 Jan. 1781. Acknowledges TJ’s letter requesting permission to purchase pork in North Carolina for the southern army; has sent “Mr. Brown a proper Commission for the purpose.” RC ( NN ); addressed and endorsed; 2 p. TJ’s letter to which this is a reply has not been located. MR. BROWN: John Browne, commissary of purchases and issues for Va. ( Va. Council Jour. , ii , 206; Official...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Abner Nash, 24 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The Situation of affairs in our Eastern and Southern quarters rendering peace on our Western frontier extremely desirable, the General Assembly of this State, by a resolution which I do myself the Honor of inclosing to your Excellency, have recommended a Conciliation with the Cherokees in a particular manner. Not knowing what is the present Situation of the war with that Nation I have given...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Abner Nash, 16 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s favor of the 3d inst, and am to thank you for your permission and countenance to our Pork purchases. The late invasion of this State by the Enemy should not have been so long uncommunicated to you by me, but that the very extraordinary movement they made was such in its nature as to allow little time to those concerned in Goverment to think of any thing but...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Abner Nash, 16 June 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The tardiness and incertainty of intelligence from the Southern states, and the very interesting situation of things there at present have induced me to send Colo. Monroe, a sensible, judicious, and confidential person, to the neighborhood of the hostile army, for the purpose of collecting and communicating notice of their movements. He is attended by a sufficient number of expresses to...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Abner Nash, 12 August 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Frequent murders having been committed by the Cherokee Indians of the Chickamogga towns and some others who have associated with them, and seceded from the main body of the nation, we directed Colo. Campbell in the month of June to raise 500 men from our counties of Washington and Montgomery in order to destroy those towns. He was instructed to use the utmost attention in distinguishing the...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Abner Nash, 17 July 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of inclosing to you a resolution of the general assembly of Virginia on the claims to lands within the neighbourhood of the boundary lately run between our States and to ask the favor of you to transmit to the Speaker of the house of Delegates of your State the inclosed letter containing another copy of the same resolution. I am with every sentiment of esteem & respect Your...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Abner Nash, 25 May 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day received a letter from Governor Rutledge a copy of which, I send inclosed for Your perusal; by this and a Letter I received from Col. Laurens dated at Wilmington containing a paragraph of a letter he received from one of the Council of So. Carolina it seems reasonable to conclude that Charles Town is in the hands of the Enemy and yet the post rider who comes from George town...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Abner Nash, 2 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
As it is possible the Enemy may mean to continue in their present position at Portsmouth and thereby shut up all commerce through the bay of Chesapeake, it becomes necessary to make provision in time through some other channel, of Salt, cloathing and coverings for our Southern Army. South Quay presents itself as the most practicable port. We have found it necessary here to permit the...