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To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Stevens, 24 November 1780

From Edward Stevens

Hillsborough November 24th. 1780

Sir

Yours of the 19th Inst. I received last Evening. It gave me much pleasure to understand the Enemy were about to leave Virginia, altho’ I have my doubts and Fears from present prospect[s] here that we shall not be able to support an Army this Winter (with Provisions) sufficient to oppose them to the South. It affords me much Satisfaction that I have it in my power to inform you, I am now moving from hence to Join Genl. Gates with about Seven Hundred Rank and file Virginians and better than a Hundred Marylanders with two Peices of Artillery. Since my last we have no Accounts from the Westward that can be depended on.

I hope the Articles that I left a list of with Colo. Muter will now come on, agreeable to your wish. I shall put on foot an enquiry into the cause of the derangement of the Riders from this to you.

I am &c.

Tr (DLC); endorsed (in part): “Copy.”

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