From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of Orange and Certain Other Counties, 27 March 1781
To the County Lieutenants of Orange and Certain Other Counties
In Council March 27th. 1781
Sir
You will be pleased to send1 of your militia under proper Officers to perform a Tour of Duty &c. (as in the preceding Letter to the County Lieutenants of Berkeley &c.).
T. J.
FC (Vi); at head of text: “To the County Lieutenants of Orange, Stafford, Louisa, King George & Essex.”
1. Blank in FC; the following numbers appear at the foot of the text to be inserted at this point: “Orange 140, Stafford 113, Louisa 140, King George 114, Essex 107.”