Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Orders re: to take charge as Commissary of Virginia militia

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GLC01967
GLC#
GLC01967
Type
Letters
Date
1780/12/24
Author/Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Title
Orders re: to take charge as Commissary of Virginia militia
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Signed as Governor of Virginia, mentioning troops being sent "to Fort Pitt on their way down the Ohio" when Indians were raiding the western borders. The close and "thirty thousand pounds" are in Jefferson's hand.

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