1From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of Buckingham and Amherst, 22 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The Board approve of your having complied with the Call for militia on the Invasion of our Country, tho’ that Call did not proceed immediately from the Executive. Necessity obliged us on the first of Arnold’s (&c. as in the Letter to the County Lieutenant of Culpeper). FC ( Vi ). The remainder of the letter to the two counties was the same as that indicated in the note to the letter to the...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Davies, 22 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Colo. Muter having resigned his appointment as Commissioner of the war office, the board have appointed you to succeed him which I have now the pleasure to notify to you. I shall be exceedingly happy should it be agreable to you to undertake the Office, and if applications to the Commanding Officer or other Person shall be necessary to reconcile your acting in this Office to the reservation of...
3From Thomas Jefferson to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, 22 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the honor of inclosing you a letter I received yesterday evening informing me of the arrival of a British fleet of force in Chesapeake bay. Should this be confirmed beyond all doubt I shall think it proper to discharge the armed vessels of private property which had been impressed into public service. In the mean time they are coming up to a safer part of the river, and a valuation...
4From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenant of Culpeper, 22 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
It being necessary that the militia in Service below should be relieved you will be pleased to send 351 of your militia under proper Officers to Williamsburg. I am informed a portion of your militia are already in motion under a Call from General Weedon. Necessity obliged the Executive on the first of Arnold’s Invasion and before his Object was fixed to entrust a General Officer with Authority...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Nelson, 22 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
An order and Account of which the inclosed is a Copy being presented to the Board and no advice thereof previously received from you they ask the favour of you to inform them of the particular Occasion which rendered the order necessary, and (as far as you are able) to what uses the Horses were applied. I am &c., FC ( Vi ). Enclosure not identified. No reference to an order or account...