Steps to Be Taken to Repel General Leslie’s Army, [22? October 1780]
Steps to Be Taken to Repel General Leslie’s Army
[22? October 1780]
Call on Lawson’s troops of horse.
Call 10,000 troops. viz.
Chestfd. C.H. 1000.
Lawson. 500.
⅓ militia Prss. Ann 594. Norf. 800. Nansemd. 644. Eliz. City 182. Warwick 100. York 244. James City 222. Gloster 805. Middlesex 210. K & Queen. K. William. N. Kent. Chas. city. Surry. Southampton. Sussex. Dinwiddie. Pr. Geo. Chestfd. Henrico. Hanover
The counties nearer or as near to Portsmouth than Hillsborough are Brunswick, Amelia, Powhatan, Goochland, Louisa. Orange, Culpepper. The proprietary counties and all below those which should not be called out I. Wight. Surry. Pr. Geo. Jas. City. Gloster. Middlesx. Richmond. K. Geo.
Stop troops going on to Southward
| viz. new levies. Lawson’s lower battalion garrison for Hobbs’ hole |
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because will carry public arms. |
| but not Lawson’s upper battalion Western volunteers. |
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becaus carry their own |
Call vessels and stores from Ship yard.
Provide batteaux at Foundery.
Order away Conventioners.
Crockett’s battaln. to attend till Maryland battaln. joins. Then to return.
Beeves from Warm springs to come to Barracks.
Colo. Wood impress waggons
provision
Officers. Genl.
Feild.
Subaltern.
Commrs. of provn law
Stores &c. at Wmsburg.
Write to Genl. Nelson
Gates
Congress
Hamilton
| New recruits gone forward | 5 |
| Do. rendezvousing at Hillsboro | 5 |
| Western militia | 10 |
| <Lynch’s volunteers> | <3> |
| Campbell’s &c. | 7 |
| Delinquents | 10 |
| 37 | |
| New recruits not gone forward | 20 |
| Lawson’s volunteers | 7 |
| Crockett’s battalion |
| FOR CAROLINA. | NOT TO BE CALLED OUT | ||
| Washington | 829 | Accomack | 1208 |
| Montgomery | 750 | Northampton | 430 |
| Botetourt | 589 | Prss. Anne | 594 |
| Henry | 600 | Norf | 880 |
| Pittsylva | 923 | Nansemd | 644 |
| Bedford | 1369 | I. Wight | 600 |
| Buckingham | 650 | Surry | 380 |
| Cumberland | 384 | Pr. Geo | 500 |
| Prince Edward | 570 | El. City | 182 |
| Charlotte | 625 | Warwick | 100 |
| Halifx | 987 | York | 244 |
| Mecklbgh | 850 | Jas. City | 222 |
| Lunbgh | 550 | Gloster | 805 |
| Middlesex | |||
| 9676 | Essex | 550 | |
| Lancaster | 292 | ||
| Northumbld | 739 | ||
| Richmd | 573 | ||
| Westmld | 663 | ||
| K. Geo | 350 | ||
| 9956 | |||
| Southampton | 1000 | K. & Q | 500 |
| Brunswick | 1300 | K. Wm | 436 |
| Sussex | 700 | Caroline | 1039 |
| Dinwiddie | 700 | Spotsylva | 480 |
| Amelia | 1100 | Orange | 580 |
| Chestfd | 750 | ||
| Powhatan | 285 | 3035 | |
| Stafford | 500 | ||
| 5835 | Pr. Wm. | 800 | |
| Fairfx | 831 | ||
| Chas. City | 286 | Loudon | 1700 |
| N. Kent | 418 | Fauqr | 1222 |
| Hanover | 980 | Culpeppr | 1600 |
| Henrico | 619 | ||
| Goochland | 580 | 6653 | |
| Louisa | 600 | Frederick | 1000 |
| Fluvanna | 260 | Hampshire | 829 |
| Albemarle | 911 | Berkeley | 1301 |
| Amherst | 800 | Shenandoah | 1000 |
| Rockingham | 875 | ||
| 5454 | Augusta | ||
| Rockbridge | 395 | ||
N (DLC); 2 p.; entirely in TJ’s hand.
This is a memorandum of executive agenda, together with militia estimates, probably drawn up immediately after TJ received news (see Nelson to TJ, 21 Oct.) that enemy troops had landed from the British fleet in Hampton Roads and were occupying adjacent points. A number of letters of the present and following dates show that TJ promptly carried out the plans here formulated.