1From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of Berkeley, Frederick, and Hampshire Counties, 27 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
It being our Duty to see that such Proportion of Militia be called from your County either to the Westward or Eastward as is called from the other Counties, and being uninformed how many of them marched to the Westward, I am now to desire you will send men (deducting therefrom the number actually marched to the Westward) together with proper officers to perform a Tour of Duty in relief of...
2From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of Orange and Certain Other Counties, 27 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
You will be pleased to send of your militia under proper Officers to perform a Tour of Duty &c. (as in the preceding Letter to the County Lieutenants of Berkeley &c.). FC ( Vi ); at head of text: “To the County Lieutenants of Orange, Stafford, Louisa, King George & Essex.” Blank in FC ; the following numbers appear at the foot of the text to be inserted at this point: “Orange 140, Stafford...