1To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, 25 July [1780] (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to lay before your Excellency, the great Necessity there is of appointing proper Officers, to have the immediate care of the Arms and Ammunition belonging to the State. Great inconveniencies, as well as heavy losses, have Arisen in consequence of the Want of such people. The Arms have been ruined in many places and the powder wasted; great quantitys of powder have been Obliged to be...
2To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, [8 August 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is a Letter I send to the County of Gloster, with the Arms and Ammunition, if it meets with your E[xcellency’s] approbation. The whole case Shipped on board the Dasher and she is ready to go down the river. I have the honor to be &c. Tr of letter and enclosure in War Office Letter Book ( Vi ); 1 p.
3To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, 1 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Richmond ] 1 Sep. 1780. A new regulation respecting the pay of wagonmasters, foragemasters, &c., being absolutely necessary, a memorandum on that subject from Mr. Rose is enclosed for TJ’s consideration. RC ( Vi ). Endorsed in clerk’s hand: “Septr. 1st. 1780. From Colo. Muter to Governor Jefferson, informing that an arrangement in the QMr’s. department must be made.” Enclosure not found.
4To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, 8 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour of inclosing to your Excellency, Mr. Ginters letter to Mr. Jamieson (with the papers it incloses) and a letter from Mr. Walter Peter to me. Permitt me to observe Sir, that the whole of Mr. Fornier’s pay added to the ration he drew, wou’d not have been sufficient to pay for his board at Mr. Ginters, unless he had thrown in along with his ration, his priveleges of drawing rum...
5To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, 19 October 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour of inclosing to your Excellency, an order to the Commissary of stores to deliver Dr. Foushee Linnen and rags; and an order to Dr. Foushee to put up a small box of medicine for Hampton. I cannot recollect ever having received from Dr. McClurg such a list as he Speaks of, nor is there any Such letter or list to be found among my papers. The board of War the 21st of March last...
6To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, with Reply, 16 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
One of the workmen at the manufactory of small arms at Fredericksburgh is now here, who says, he has been employed by the other workmen at that place to enquire if they were to receive any additional pay, which they have been informed, was ordered by a resolution of Assembly during the last session. Mr. Dick (he says) has refused to give the workmen any additional pay, because he has received...
7[To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, before 27 November 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Richmond, before 27 Nov. 1780. Extract of a letter from George Muter to William Davies, 27 Nov. 1781, in War Office Letter Book (Vi): “From my earnest wish to do all manner of Justice to the Continent as well as the State, and thereby comply with your requisitions, everything in my power shall be done in concert with and under the General’s [ i.e., Steuben ] direction, in the quickest and...
8To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, with a Return of Ammunition on Hand, 29 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
My duty obliges me to inform your Excellency, that there are only twelve pigs of lead at Richmond and five at Westham, weighing about 150℔. each. I beg leave to add, that there is the most urgent necessity for a considerable quantity of lead’s being soon procured, otherwise the making of musket catridges must soon be at an end. There is only about 200℔. of ball and buck shott in the laboratory...
9To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, 1 December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to observe to your Excellency that as the Quarter master general’s office is to be immedeatly removed to this place (Richmond) it becomes necessary to dispose of the houses in Wmsburgh, lately used for that office, to some other use. Mr. Kemp who is obliged to goe to Wmsburgh as soon as the arangement of the Quarter master generals department takes place, to finish the business...
10[To Thomas Jefferson from George Muter, before 5 December 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Richmond, before 5 Dec. 1780. Extract of a letter from George Muter to [Arthur?] Campbell, 5 Dec. 1781, in War Office Letter Book (Vi): “I was favoured with yours of the 2d. of November [and] that I might be fully enabled to answer it, I laid it before [the] Governor. In Mr. Smith’s affair the Governor says The Board [can]not consent to advance Ensign Smith to a Captaincy on the...