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To Thomas Jefferson from the Board of War, 5 April 1780

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Williamsburg, 5 Apr. 1780. Encloses Maj. Quarles’ return of men raised in his last tour; Quarles “complains extremely” of inattention of county lieutenants to the execution of laws which fall within their departments. He has also applied for compensation for his services; six hundred dollars per month is recommended. Signed by Innes and Barron. Countersigned: “April 5. 1780. I approve of the allowance of six hundred dollars per month. Th: Jefferson.”

RC (Vi); 2 p.; printed in Official Letters description begins Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, ed. H. R. McIlwaine description ends , ii, 115–16. Addressed. Enclosures not located.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from the Board of War, 5 April 1780
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    5 April 1780

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from the Board of War, 5 April 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0414. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 3, 18 June 1779 – 30 September 1780, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1951, pp. 344–345.]

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