Thomas Jefferson Papers

From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Claiborne, 9 April 1781

To Richard Claiborne

In Council, 9 Apr. 1781. This communication consists of an extract from Lafayette’s letter Annapolis, 4 Apr., notifying TJ that field pieces and ammunition were being sent from Lafayette’s army to Gen. Greene. To this TJ added the following note: “Majr. Claiborne will be pleased to take measures for the transportation of the above.”

Tr (Vi); 1 p.; at foot of text: “A Copy.”

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    From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Claiborne, 9 April 1781
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    Claiborne, Richard
    Date
    9 April 1781

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    “From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Claiborne, 9 April 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0483. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 5, 25 February 1781 – 20 May 1781, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1952, p. 388.]

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