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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
Volume 3

edited by
Julian P. Boyd

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CONTENTS

GUIDE TO EDITORIAL APPARATUS                   vii


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June 18-30  July  August  September  October  November  December

{ 1780 }  ILLUSTRATIONS



June 18-30

From William Phillips, 18 June                          3
To David Shepherd, 18 June                              3
To Cyrus Griffin, 19 June                               4
To John Jay, 19 June                                    4
To George Washington, 19 June                           6
To Charles Scott, 21 June                               7
To Richard Caswell, 22 June                             9
From William Fleming, 22 June                          10
From Conrad Alexandre Gerard, 22 June                  11
To St. George Tucker, 22 June                          12
From John Jay, 24 June                                 13
Appointment of a Boundary Commissioner, 
  24 June                                              13
From Meriwether Smith, 24 June                         14
To William Phillips, 25 June                           14
From Meriwether Smith, 25 June                         15
From the Board of Trade, 26 June                       17
Appointment of Commissioners for Kentucky, 
  26 June                                              17
To ____ ____, 26 June                                  18
To Thomas Whiting, enclosing List of 
  Materials for Temporary Buildings at 
  Richmond, 26 June                                    18
From the Board of Trade, 29 June                       19
From John Jay, 29 June                                 19
From the Board of Trade, 30 June and 1 July            19
To Richard Caswell, 30 June                            20
To Thomas Johnson, 30 June                             20
Form of Commission to Deputy Attorney 
  Generals [June]                                      21


July

Proclamation Expelling British Subjects, 
  1 July                                               22
To the Board of Trade, 1 July                          23
From the Board of Trade, 2 July                        24
To Riedesel, 4 July                                    24
From William Phillips, 5 July                          25
From Meriwether Smith, 6 July                          28
From John Jay, 8 July                                  29
From Richard Henry Lee, 8 July                         29
From George Washington, 10 July                        30
William Phillips to John Jay, 11 July                  31
From the Board of Trade, with Reply, 13 July           32
From William Fleming, 13 July                          32
From Cyrus Griffin, 13 July                            34
From the Board of Trade, with Reply, 14 July           35
From John Jay, 14 July                                 35
To ____ ____, 15 July                                  35
Credentials for Peter Penet, 15 July                   36
From George Mason, 16 July                             37
From the Board of Trade, 17 July                       37
From the Board of Trade, 17 July                       38
Return of Arms, Stores, &c., Belonging to the
  State of Virginia, 17 July                           38
To Richard Henry Lee, 17 July                          39
To George Washington, 17 July                          40
To the Board of War, 22 July                           42
From Daniel Brodhead, 22 July                          42
From Archibald Cary, 22 July                           43
To William Phillips, 22 July                           44
Contract between the State of Virginia and
  Peter Penet, Windel & Company, 22 July               49
From ____ Savarit [After 22 July]                      50
Orders for Defense of the Western Frontier,
  23 July                                              50
Notes and Plans for Western Defense
  [23 July and after]                                  52
To George Washington, 23 July                          56
To George Washington, 23 July                          56
From John Jay, 26 July                                 57
From Edmund Randolph, 27 July                          57
From John Jay, 28 July                                 57
From the Board of War, with Reply by John Page,
  30 July                                              58
Henry Hamilton to the Lieutenant Governor and
  Council of Virginia, 30 July                         58
From Meriwether Smith, 30 July                         59
To Riedesel [July]                                     59


August

From the Board of War, 4 August                        60
From George Washington, 6 August                       61
To Col. William Fleming, 7 August                      62
To William Preston, 7 August                           62
From William Fleming, 10 August                        63
From William Phillips, 10 August                       64
From Richard Henry Lee, 12 August                      65
From William Phillips, 12 August                       66
From John Jay, 14 August                               66
From John Page, 14 August                              66
Testimonial for Charles Clay, 15 August                67
From Rev. John Todd, 16 August                         68
From George Washington, 16 August                      69
From Peter Penet, 17 August                            70
From John Todd, Jr., 18 August                         70
From John Jay, 24 August                               72
Pass for David Geddes, 25 August                       73
Passes for Poellnitz and Others, 25 August             73
From William Phillips, 25 August                       74
From Archibald Cary, 26 [August]                       75
From George Washington, 26 August                      76
Proceedings of Commissioners to Settle the
  Pennsylvania-Virginia Boundary,
  27-31 August                                         77
[From the Continental Board of War, Before
  28 August]                                           78
From Andrew Lewis and Col. William Fleming,
  31 August                                            78


September

From William Phillips, 3 September                     80
[To the Board of Trade, 4 September]                   80
From George Corbin, 4 September                        81
From Arthur Lee, 4 September                           82
From John Jay, 6 September                             83
From Richard Henry Lee, 6 September                    84
From the Board of War, 9 September                     85
From the Board of Trade, 10 September                  85
From the Board of Trade, 10 September                  85
From William Phillips, 12 September                    86
From George Washington, 13 September                   86
From John Jay, 14 September                            87
From Richard Henry Lee, 20 September                   87
From George Rogers Clark, 23 September                 88
From Richard Henry Lee, 23 September                   90
From William Lee, 24 September                         90
To John Jay, 25 September                              93
Advice of Council respecting Henry Hamilton
  and Others, 29 September                             94
From Samuel Huntinton, 30 September                    95


October

Form of Parole Offered to Henry Hamilton
  [1 October]                                          95
To George Washington, 1 October                        97
To William Phillips, 2 October                         97
To George Washington, 2 October                        99
From Samuel Huntington, 3 October                     100
From George French, 5 October                         100
From the Board of Trade, with Reply,
  8-9 October                                         100
From the Board of Trade, with Reply,
  8 October                                           101
To George Mathews, 8 October                          101
Advice of council concerning Prisoners,
  8 October                                           103
To George Washington, 8 October                       104
From Samuel Huntington, 9 October                     104
From Samuel Huntington, 9 October                     105
From Richard Henry Lee, 13 October                    105
To William Preston, 15 October                        107
To Samuel Huntington, 16 October                      107
To Steuben, 16 October                                107
From Samuel Huntington, 18 October                    108
From the Board of Trade, 19 October                   108
Parole to Philip Dejean, 19 October                   109
From Samuel Huntington, 20 October                    109
To Benjamin Harrison, 22 October                      109
To William Preston, 22 October                        111
From Thomas Smith, 22 October                         111
From James Mercer [Before 23 October]                 112
To James Mercer [Before 23 October]                   112
To Maria Willing Byrd, 24 October                     112
To Samuel Huntington, 24 October                      113
From John Randolph, 25 October                        114
To Francis Taylor, 25 October                         121
James Innes to Mann Page, 27 October                  121
From the Board of Trade, 29 October                   123
From the Board of Trade, 29 October                   123
To the Board of Trade, 29 October                     123
To Benjamin Harrison, 29 October                      124
To the Board of Trade, 30 October                     125
[To Benjamin Harrison, 30? October]                   125
To Benjamin Harrison, 30 October                      125
Bill for Establishing a Manufactory of
  Arms and Extending Navigation through
  the Falls of James River [30 October]               131
From Samuel Huntington, 30 October                    147


November

From Giovanni Fabbroni, 1 November                    148
From the Board of War, 2 November                     150
Petition of Alexander Dick to the
  Governor and Council, 2 November                    152
From Cyrus Griffin, 2 November                        152
From the Board of Trade, with Reply,
  3 November                                          152
From the Board of War, 4 November                     153
From the Board of War, 4 November                     153
To Benjamin Harrison, 4 November                      153
Returns of Virginia Land and Naval	
  Forces [4 November]                                 155
Board of War to Board of Trade,
  5 November                                          155
Roll of Officers of the Regiment of
  Guards for the Convention Prisoners
  [5 November]                                        155
[To Benjamin Harrison, 5? November]                   156
From George Washington, 5 November                    156
From the Board of Trade, 6 November                   158
To the Board of Trade, 6 November                     159
Board of Trade to Penet, D'Acosta
  Freres, 6 November                                  160
To the Board of Trade, 6 November                     160
To the Board of Trade, 6 November                     160
To John Bowman, 6 November                            160
To Certain County Lieutenants,
  6 November                                          161
[To Benjamin Harrison, 6 November]                    162
From D'Anmours, with a Memorial on the
  Status of French Subjects in Virginia
  [7 November]                                        162
To the Board of Trade, 8 November                     166
From the Board of War, 8 November                     166
From the Board of War, 8 November                     167
To Bernardo de Galvez, 8 November                     167
To Benjamin Harrison, 8 November                      170
From the Board of Trade, 9 November                   170
To the Board of Trade, 9 and 12 November              171
From the Board of War, with Reply,
  9 November                                          171
To the Board of War, 9 November                       171
To the Board of War, 9 November                       172
From Samuel Huntington, 9 November                    172
To D'Anmours, 10 November                             173
From the Board of War, with Reply,
  11 November                                         173
From the Board of War, 11 November                    174
From the Board of War, 11 November                    174
To Richard Caswell, 11 November                       175
Proclamation Appointing a Day of
  Thanksgiving and Prayer, 11 November                177
To John Rutledge, 11 November                         179
From the Board of Trade, with Reply,
  12 November                                         180
To the Board of War, 12 November                      181
From the Board of Trade [13 November]                 181
To the Board of War, 13 November                      182
To the Board of War, 13 November                      182
From the Board of War, 13 November                    182
From the Board of War, 13 November                    183
From the Board of War, 13 November                    183
From the Executive Council, 13 November               183
From Edmund Randolph, 13 November                     184
To David Shepherd, 13 November                        186
To the Board of War, 15 November                      186
To the Board of War, 15 November                      187
To the Board of War, 15 November                      187
From the Board of War, 16 November                    187
From the Board of War, 16 November                    190
To Samuel Huntington, 16 November                     191
[To Benjamin Harrison, 17? November]                  193
To the Board of War, 18 November                      193
From Samuel Huntington, 18 November                   194
To Benjamin Harrison, 19 November                     194
Board of War to Board of Trade, 20 November           195
From the Board of War, with Reply, 20 November        195
To Benjamin Harrison, [20?] November                  195
From Charles Thomson, 20 November                     196
[To Benjamin Harrison, 22? November]                  197
From Samuel Huntington, 22 November                   197
To Benjamin Harrison [23 November]                    197
From George Washington, 23 November                   198
From the Board of War, with Reply, 24 November        199
[To Benjamin Harrison, 24? November]                  199
[To Benjamin Harrison, 24? November]                  199
[To Benjamin Harrison, 25? November]                  200
From Joseph Reed, 25 November                         200
From the Board of Trade, 27 November                  200
From Philip Mazzei [27 November]                      201
Form of Recruiting Commission [28 November]           203
To George Washington, 28 November                     204
Thomas Scott to Joseph Reed, 29 November              206
Proclamation of Embargo, 30 November                  208


December

From the Board of Trade, 1 December                   209
From the Board of War, 1 December                     209
From Richard Henry Lee, 1 December                    210
To Pontdevaux [Before 2 December]                     210
From Pontdevaux, 2 December                           211
[From the Board of Trade, 3? December]                211
To Joseph Reed, 3 December                            211
From Riedesel, 4 December                             212
[From Philip Mazzei, 5 December]                      213
From the Board of Trade, 7 December                   213
To Benjamin Harrison, 8 December                      213
To the Board of Trade, 10 December                    214
From Samuel Huntington, 10 December                   214
From the Board of War, with Reply,
  11-15 December                                      215
To Benjamin Harrison, 11 December                     216
[To Benjamin Harrison, 11? December]                  216
From George Washington, 11 December                   216
From George Washington, 11 December                   217
From Philip Mazzei, 12 December                       217
To the Board of Trade, 13 December                    221
From the Board of War, with Reply,
  14 December                                         221
From the Board of War, 14 December                    221
From Samuel Huntington, 14 December                   222
From Samuel Huntington, 15 December                   222
To Thomas Sim Lee, 15 December                        222
From the Board of War, 16 December                    223
From the Board of War, with Reply,
  16-18 December                                      223
From the Board of War, 16 December                    224
To Samuel Huntington, 16 December                     224
From William Phillips, 16 December                    227
To George Washington, 16 December                     227
From the Board of War, 17 December                    229
From the Board of Trade, 18 December                  229
To the Board of War, 18 December                      229
From Archibald Cary, 18 December                      230
From Philip Mazzei, 18 December                       231
From the Board of War, 20 December                    236
From Giovanni Fabbroni, 20 December                   237
From Thomas Sim Lee, 20 December                      238
From the Board of Trade, with Reply,
  23 December                                         238
From the Board of War, 23 December                    238
To the Board of War, 23 December                      240
To Benjamin Harrison, 23 December                     241
To ____ ____, 25 December                             242
From George Washington, 25 December                   243
To Thomas Sim Lee, 26 December                        243
From George Washington, 26 December                   244
To James Innes, 28 December                           246
To James Innes, 28 December                           247
To the Board of War, 30 December                      248
From Samuel Huntington, 30 December                   248
To Samuel Huntington, 30 December                     249
Proclamation concerning Consuls, 30 December          251
To Charles Thomson, 31 December                       252
Notes on Threatened British Invasion [December]       252
Form of Parole for Captive Officers                   253
Form of Commission to Militia Officers                254
Calculations and Returns of Virginia Battalions       255
Notes and Queries concerning Proposed Removal of
  Convention Troops                                   255
Counterfeit Bill of Health for the Port of Norfolk    257



{ 1780 }

January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September


January

To George Rogers Clark, 1 January                     258
To Richard Henry Lee, 2 January                       259
To Samuel Huntington, 3 January                       260
From Benjamin Lincoln, 7 January                      260
From James Mercer, 8 January                          261
[From Joseph Reed, 8 January]                         262
To Theodorick Bland, 18 January                       263
From Samuel Huntington, 18 January                    263
To the Board of War, 19 January                       264
From the Board of War, 20 January                     265
From the Board of War, with Reply, 21-24 January      265
From George Washington, 22 January                    265
To Joseph Martin, 24 January                          265
Proclamation Requiring Settlers Northwest of the
  Ohio to Vacate, 24 January                          266
To Evan Shelby, Jr., 24 January                       268
From the Board of Trade, with Reply, 25 January       268
To the Board of War, 25 January                       268
Instructions to Inspector of Stores and
  Provisions, 25 January                              269
From the Board of Trade, 26 January                   270
To the Board of Trade, 26 January                     270
To the Board of Trade, 28 January                     271
To John Todd?, 28 January                             271
To George Rogers Clark, 29 January                    273
To Thomas Walker and Daniel Smith, 29 January         278
To Thomas Sim Lee, 30 January                         279
To David Shepherd, 30 January                         281


February

From Fielding Lewis, 2 February                       281
From James Wood, 3 February                           282
From the Board of Trade, 4 February                   282
To the Board of Trade, 4 February                     282
From the Board of Trade [4 February]                  282
Board of War to County Lieutenants and
  Recruiting Agents, 4 February                       283
From the Board of Trade, 5 February                   284
From the Board of War, 5 February                     284
From the Board of War [5? February]                   284
From Richard Henry Lee, 7 February                    285
From Philip Mazzei, 8-12 February                     285
To Samuel Huntington, 9 February                      286
From Samuel Huntington, 10 February                   290
From Riedesel, 10 February                            291
To George Washington, 10 February                     291
From the Board of War, with Reply,
  15-17 February                                      292
From the Board of War, with Reply,
  15-16 February                                      292
From Patrick Henry, 15 February                       293
From the Board of Trade, 16 February                  294
From George Washington, 16 February                   294
From the Board of Trade, 17 February                  295
From the Board of Trade, 17 February                  295
Commission to D.M.G. Linctot as Indian Agent,
  17 February                                         296
To George Washington, 17 February                     296
From the Board of Trade [18 February]                 297
To the Board of Trade, 18 February                    298
From the Board of War, 18 February                    299
From the Board of War, 18 February                    299
From Philip Mazzei, 18 February                       299
To George Muter, 18 February                          301
To James Innes, 19 February                           302
From Thomas Sim Lee, 23 February                      303
From Geismar, 26 February                             304
From Samuel Huntington, 26 February                   305


March

From William Phillips, 1 March                        305
From Philip Mazzei, 2 March                           305
From the Board of Trade, 3 March                      307
From the Board of War, 3 March                        307
To James Wood, 3 March                                308
Executive Council to Board of Trade, 4 March          309
From the Board of Trade [4 March]                     309
Executive Council to Board of Trade, 4 March          309
Executive Council to Board of Trade, 4 March          310
From Philip Mazzei, 4 March                           310
From George Washington, 5 March                       312
From Samuel Huntington, 6 March                       313
[From the Board of Trade, 13 March]                   313
From Samuel Huntington, 14 March                      313
From Maria Maxwell, 15 March                          313
From the Board of War, with Reply, 16-17 March        313
From the Board of Trade, with Reply, 17-18 March      314
From Peter Penet, 17 March                            315
To the Board of Trade [18? March]                     315
To the Board of Trade [18? March]                     316
To George Rogers Clark, 19 March                      316
To John? Harris, 19 March                             318
[From Philip Mazzei, 19 March]                        319
To John Todd, 19 March                                319
To George Washington, 19 March                        321
From Samuel Huntington, 20 March                      321
To James Wood, 20 March                               322
Orders to the Board of Trade [21 March]               322
To the Board of Trade, 21 March                       323
Board of War to Board of Trade, 21 March              324
Board of War to Board of Trade, 21 March              324
From the Board of War, 21 March                       324
To William Preston, 21 March                          325
From the Board of Trade, 22 March                     326
To the Board of Trade, 22 March                       326
To the Board of Trade [22 March]                      327
To the Board of Trade [22 March]                      327
From the Board of War, 22 March                       327
Board of War to Board of Trade, 22 March              328
From J. M. P. LeGras, 22 March                        328
From Duncan Rose, 22 March                            329
To ____ ____, 22 March                                329
From the Board of War, with Reply, 23-25 March        330
To the Board of Trade, with Reply [25 March]          331
Council Order respecting State Naval Vessels, 
  25 March                                            331
To the Board of Trade [25 March]                      332
From the Board of Trade, with Reply, 25 March         332
From the Board of War, with Reply, 25 Marych          333
From the Board of War, 25 March                       333
Notice of Removal of Executive Office from
  Williamsburg to Richmond [25 March]                 333
From George Washington, 26 March                      334
From James Madison, 27 March                          335
[From Duncan Rose, Before 28 March]                   337
To the Board of Trade, 28 March                       337
Board of War to Charles Porterfield, 29 March         337
Estimate of Troops for South Carolina
  [ca. 29 March]                                      338
From Riedesel, 30 March                               338
To Francis Taylor, 31 March                           339
Notes on Council Proceedings [March?]                 339
From William Preston, March                           340


April

From John Hay, with Jefferson's Instructions,
  1 April                                             340
From Samuel Huntington, 4 April                       341
To Philip Mazzei, 4 April                             341
From Philip Mazzei, 4 April                           343
From the Board of Trade, with Reply, 5-7 April        344
From the Board of War, 5 April                        344
From the Board of Trade, 6 April                      345
[To the Board of Trade, 6? April]                     345
From the Board of Trade, 7 April                      345
[To the Board of Trade, 7? April]                     345
Inventory of Supplies for the Virginia Line,
  with Jefferson's Instructions, 7 April              346
From John Page, 7 April                               349
From Philip Mazzei, 10-19 April                       349
Proceedings of a Court-Martial and Remission
  of Sentence of George Ennis, 10-19 April            350
To J. P. G. Muhlenberg, 12 April                      351
From George Washington, 15 April                      352
To Joseph Reed, 18 April                              353
To George Rogers Clark, 19 April                      354
To George Rogers Clark, 19 April                      356
From Samuel Huntington, 20 April                      357
From Philip Mazzei, 20 April                          357
[From J. P. G. Muhlenberg, 20 April]                  360
From Philip Mazzei, 21 April                          360
From Samuel Huntington, 23 April                      362
From Paulus AEmilius Irving [April?]                  363


May

[To J. P. G. Muhlenberg, Before 1 May]                363
From Paulus AEmilius Irving, 2 May                    363
State of the Virginia Forces [2 May]                  364
From Thomas Sim Lee, 2 May                            366
From Philip Mazzei, 3 May                             366
To Riedesel, 3 May                                    368
From Thomas Blackburn, 4 May                          369
From James Madison, 6 May                             369
[To J. P. G. Muhlenberg, Before 7 May]                371
To Benjamin Harrison, 8 May                           371
[To Benjamin Harrison, 9? May]                        371
Agreement with De Francy [11 May]                     372
From Samuel Huntington, 11 May                        373
From Philip Mazzei, 12 May                            374
To Francis Taylor?, 13 May                            374
To Anthony Walton White, 14 May                       375
From George Washington, 15 May                        375
To the Board of Trade, 16 May                         376
To James Wood, 17 May                                 377
From Samuel Hungtington, 19 May                       378
From Philip Mazzei, 19 May                            380
From William Armistead, 20 May                        381
From Philip Mazzei, 20 May                            382
From Peter Penet, 20 May                              382
From Alexander Sinclair, with a List of Funds
  Collected for the State, 21 May                     386
To Jacquelin Ambler, 23 May                           387
Memorial of the Officers of the Virginia Line
  in Captivity, 24 May                                388
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  25 May                                              391
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  25 May                                              397
From Abner Nash, 25 May                               397
[To Benjamin Harrison, 26? May]                       398
To George Muter, 27 May                               398
To William Galvan?, with a Summary of Affairs
  at Charleston, 28 May                               399
From Samuel Huntington, 29 May                        402
To the Commissioners of the Specific Tax for
  Augusta County, 30 May                              402
To Benjamin Harrison, 30 May                          403
From Abner Nash, 30 May                               403
Instructions to Express Riders between 
  Richmond and Cape Henry [ca. 31 May]                404
To Charles Lynch, 31 May                              404
To Philip Mazzei, 31 May                              405
From Carter Braxton [May?]                            406


June

From the Committee of Congress at
  Headquarters, 2 June                                406
Resolution of the General Assembly
  Appointing Jefferson Governor, 2 June               410
From James Madison, 2 June                            411
From Philip Mazzei, 2 June                            412
From John Rutledge, 2 June                            415
From John Todd, 2 June                                415
To Benjamin Harrison, 3 June                          417
From Samuel Huntington, 3 June                        417
To the General Assembly [4 June]                      417
[To Benjamin Harrison, 5 June]                        418
[To Benjamin Harrison, 5? June]                       418
From Samuel Huntington, 5 June                        418
From James Madison, 6 June                            419
Proceedings of Council concerning
  Purchase of Horses [8 June]                         419
Proceedings of Council concerning 
  Western Defense, 8 June                             420
Memoranda concerning Western Defense
  [ca. 8 June]                                        421
To Benjamin Harrison, 8 June                          423
Council Order for the Security of the
  Convention Prisoners, 9 June                        423
From Cyrus Griffin, 9 June                            424
To Benjamin Harrison, 9 June                          425
To Samuel Huntington, 9 June                          425
To Simon Nathan, 9 June                               428
To James Wood, 9 June                                 428
From James Innes, 10 June                             430
From Thomas Sim Lee, 10 June                          431
To James Monroe, 10 June                              431
To George Gibson?, 11 June                            432
To George Washington, 11 June                         432
To George Washington, 11 June                         434
From the Committee of Congress at
  Headquarters, 12 June                               434
[To Benjamin Harrison, 12? June]                      436
To James Wood, 12 June                                436
From Cyrus Griffin, 13 June                           437
To Benjamin Harrison, 13 June                         438
From Samuel Huntington, 13 June                       438
Council Orders to George Muter [13-24 June]           439
From Riedesel, 13 June                                440
[From John Todd, 13 June]                             440
From John Walker, 13 June                             441
From George Brooke, 14 June                           442
Advice of Council concerning Money Collected
 by Sampson Mathews, 14 June                          442
To Benjamin Harrison, 14 June                         443
To Thomas Sim Lee, 14 June                            444
[To Benjamin Harrison, 15 June]                       446
To Samuel Huntington, 15 June                         446
From Philip Mazzei, 15 June                           447
To William Preston, 15 June                           447
From James Wood, 15 June                              449
[To Benjamin Harrison, 16? June]                      450
From Samuel Huntington, 16 June                       451
To James Monroe, 16 June                              451
To Abner Nash, 16 June                                452
To James Wood, 16 June                                453
From Thomas Sim Lee, 17 June                          454
From John Walker, 17 June                             454
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  19 June                                             455
[To Benjamin Harrison, 19? June]                      456
From Charles Thomson, 20 June                         456
From Samuel Huntington, 21 June                       457
From Samuel Huntington, 21 June                       457
[To Benjamin Harrison, 22? June]                      458
From Philip Mazzei, 22 June                           458
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  23 June                                             461
From James Madison, 23 June                           461
From Edward Carrington, 25 June                       462
From Abner Nash, 25 June                              462
From James Monroe, 26 June                            464
From Samuel McDowell [Before 27 June]                 467
To Samuel Huntington, 28 June                         467
To William Preston, 28 June                           469
From John Adams, 29 June                              469
From George Washington, 29 June                       470
To Samuel Huntington, 30 June                         471
From Samuel Huntington, 30 June                       472
From Joseph Jones, 30 June                            472
[From Francis Mallory, 30? June]                      475


July

[To Benjamin Harrison, 1? July]                       475
To the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  2 July                                              476
To Samuel Huntington, 2 July                          477
To George Washington, 2 July                          478
To William Campbell, 3 July                           479
From Timothy Pickering, 3 July                        479
To William Preston, 3 July                            480
To George Washington, 4 July                          481
[To Benjamin Harrison, 5? July]                       481
Affidavit of Benjamin Harrison's Oath as Speaker,
  7 July                                              482
From Bernardo de Galvez, 9 July                       482
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  10 July                                             483
From Cyrus Griffin, 11 July                           483
From John Walker, 11 July                             483
To John Page, 12 July                                 485
To James Wood, 14 July                                486
Notes on Certain Acts of Assembly [After 14 July]     486
To George Muter, 17 July                              487
To George Muter, 17 July                              488
To George Muter, 17 July                              488
To Abner Nash, 17 July                                488
[To Joseph Reed, 17 July]                             489
From George Washington, 18 July                       489
Memorandum of Executive Agenda [ca. 19 July]          490
Payments Made by Virginia for the United States,
  May 1779 to July 1780 [19 July]                     494
From Horatio Gates, 19 July                           495
To Edward Stevens, 19 July                            497
[Appointment of James Maxwell as Commissioner of
  the Navy, Before 21 July]                           498
From Horatio Gates, 21 July                           498
From William Lee, 21 July                             499
[To Edward Stevens, 21 July]                          500
To the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  22 July                                             500
From Horatio Gates, 22 July                           501
From George Washington, 22 July                       502
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  23 July                                             502
To the County Lieutenant of Botetourt, 24 July        503
From George Muter, 25 July                            504
To James Wood, 25 July                                506
To James Madison, 26 July                             506
To Samuel Huntington, 27 July                         508
To the Continental Board of War, 28 July              513
From Samuel Huntington, 28 July                       513
To Daniel Morgan and Other Late Commanding 
  Officers of the Virginia Line, 28 July              514
To George Muter, 28 July                              514
From Charles Thomson, 28 July                         515
List of Loan Office Certificates Sent to the 
  County Lieutenants, 29 July                         515
To William Armistead, 31 July                         517
From William Campbell [July]                          517


August

To the County Lieutenants [Before 1 August]           518
To James Callaway, 1 August                           519
From John Dodge, 1 August                             520
To Charles Lynch, 1 August                            523
To George Washington, 2 August                        524
From Horatio Gates, 3 August                          524
From Thomas Sim Lee, 3 August                         525
To Benjamin Day, 4 August                             525
To Horatio Gates, 4 August                            526
From Samuel Huntington, 4 August                      527
To Samuel Lewis, 4 August                             528
To Edward Stevens, 4 August                           528
From Samuel Huntington, 5 August                      530
To James Maxwell, 5 August                            530
To John Mazaret, 6 August                             530
From Charles Lee, 7 August                            531
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson to Eleanor 
  Conway Madison, 8 August                            532
From George Muter [8 August]                          533
From William Preston, 8 August                        533
To Arthur Campbell, 9 August                          534
To the Clerk of Henrico County, 9 August              535
To William Davies, 9 August                           536
To William Finnie, 9 August                           536
To Robert Forsyth, 9 August                           537
To George Gilmer, 9 August                            538
To Joseph Holmes, 9 August                            538
From Samuel Huntington, 9 August                      539
To Richard Kenny, 9 August                            539
To the Officers of Joseph Crockett's Battalion, 
  9 August                                            540
To William Rose, 9 August                             541
To George Washington, 9 August                        541
To Charles Yates, 9 August                            542
To William Greene Munford, 10 August                  542
To Charles Yates, 10 August                           543
To Charles Alexander, 11 August                       543
To William Finnie, 12 August                          544
To James Maxwell, 12 August                    	      544
To Abner Nash, 12 August                              544
To George Gibson, 14 August                           545
To Henry Lee, 14 August                               546
To J. P. G. Muhlenberg, 14 August                     546
To William Rickman, 14 August                         546
To Benjamin Temple, 14 August                         547
From George Washington, 14 August                     547
To Horatio Gates, 15 August                           549
To Thomas Sim Lee, 15 August                          551
From William Lee, 15 August                           551
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  16 August                                           552
Dudley Digges to Charles Magill, 16 August            553
Dudley Digges to Edward Stevens, 16 August            553
Dudley Digges to Robert Forsyth, 17 August            554
From the Committee of Congress at Headquarters,
  19 August                                           554
[From Philip Mazzei, 19 August]                       557
From Edward Stevens, 20 August                        558
From Timothy Pickering, 21 August                     559
From George Rogers Clark, 22 August                   560
From Johann Friedrich Specht, 23 August               561
To James Wood, 23 August                              562
From Edward Stevens, 27 August                        563
To Dudley Digges, Joseph Prentis, and 
  Meriwether Smith, 28 August                  	      564
From Thomas Sim Lee, 28 August                        565
Proclamation of the Act concerning Redemption
  of Continental Money [28 August]                    565
To James Adam, 29 August                              566
To Evan Baker, 29 August                              567
To the Commissioners of the Provision Law for
  Albemarle and Certain Other Counties,
  29 August                                           568
To the Commissioners of the Provision Law for
  Bedford and Certain Other Counties,
  29 August                                           568
To the Commissioners of the Provision Law for
  Hanover and Certain Other Counties,
  29 August                                           569
To the Commissioners to be Appointed by 
  General Muhlenberg, 29 August                       569
To George Muter, 29 August                            570
From George Washington, 29 August                     570
To James Wood, 29 August                              572
To Charles Yates, 29 August                           573
From Horatio Gates, 30 August                         573
To William Grayson, 30 August                         574
From John Page, 30 August                             575
From Edward Stevens, 30 August                        576
To La Luzerne, 31 August                              577
To James Maxwell, 31 August                           578
To the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 31 August      579
To Timothy Pickering, August                          580
To George Washington, August                          581
Supplies Required for Gates' Army [August]            582


September

From George Muter, 1 September                        583
From Samuel Huntington, 2 September                   583
To John Mathews, 2 September                          584
[From James Maxwell, 2 September]                     585
To Timothy Pickering, 2 September                     586
To Charles Washington, 2 September                    587
[From Anthony Walton White, 2 September]              587
To William Davies, 3 September                        587
To Horatio Gates, 3 September                         588
To Samuel Huntington, 3 September                     589
From Samuel Huntington, 3 September                   590
To Thomas Sim Lee, enclosing Signals of 
  Recognition for Maryland and Virginia Vessels, 
  3 September                                         590
To Abner Nash, 3 September                            592
To Edward Stevens, 3 September                        593
To George Washington, with a Narrative of the 
  Battle of Camden, 3 September                       593
Advice of Council respecting Reinforcements of 
  Militia [ca. 4 September]                           597
Estimate of Militia Strength [ca. 4 September]        599
To the County Lieutenants of Frederick and 
  Certain Other Counties, 4 September                 601
To the County Lieutenants of Pittsylvania and 
  Certain Other Counties, 4 September                 603
[From James Maxwell, 4 September]                     604
From Horatio Gates, 5 September                       604
From George Washington, 5 September                   605
To the Commissioners of the Specific Tax for 
  Essex County, 6 September                           606
To Samuel Huntington, 6 September                     606
To the Persons Appointed to Purchase Horses 
  under the Resolution of July 14th, 1780, 
  6 September                                         607
To Timothy Pickering, 6 September                     608
To the Commissioners of the Provision Law, 
  7 September                                         609
To William Eaton [7] September                        610
To William Eaton, enclosing Warrants for 
  Impressing Cattle, 7 September                      611
To George Rogers Clark, 8 September                   613
To Samuel Griffin, 8 September                        614
To Samuel Huntington, 8 September                     615
From George Muter, 8 September                        616
To George Muter, 8 September                          617
To John Nelson, 8 September                           617
To D'Anmours, 9 September                             618
To William Davies, 9 September                        619
From Horatio Gates, 9 September                       620
From James Monroe, 9 September                        621
To John Smith, 9 September                            623
To William Wishart, 9 September                       624
From Samuel Huntington, 10 September                  625
  Enclosures: Maryland Declaration of 15 
  Dec. 1778; Maryland Instructions, same date; 
  Virginia Remonstrance of 14 Dec. 1779; 
  New York Act of Cession, 19 Feb. 1780; and
  Resolution of Congress of 6 Sep. 1780.
From William Smallwood, 10 September                  636
To Horatio Gates, 11 September                        637
To Thomas Pleasants, 11 September                     638
From George Washington, 11 September                  638
From Samuel Huntington, 12 September                  640
To Edward Stevens, 12 September                       640
To Charles Harrison, 13 September                     641
To Richard Henry Lee, 13 September                    642
From Thomas Sim Lee, 13 September                     644
To George Muter, 13 September                         644
To Abner Nash, 13 September                           645
To ____ Patton, 13 September                          646
From Horatio Gates, 14 September                      646
To Samuel Huntington, 14 September                    647
[To Thomas Sim Lee, 14 September]                     648
To James Wood [14 September]                          648
To Edward Stevens, 15 September                       649
[From James Maxwell, 17 September]                    649
From Horatio Gates, 20 September                      650
From Samuel Huntington, 20 September                  650
From Samuel Huntington, 20 September                  650
Petition of Captured Officers of the Virginia 
  Line in Favor of General McIntosh, 20 September     651
Order of Council respecting Volunteers for the 
  Southern Army, 21 September                         653
From Tench Tilghman, 21 September                     654
To William Campbell?, 22 September                    654
To Charles Lynch?, 22 September                       655
From John Page, 22 September                          655
[To the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 
  22 September]                                       656
From William Woodford, 22 September                   657
From Daniel Brodhead, 23 September                    657
To Horatio Gates, 23 September                        658
To the North Carolina Board of War, 23 September      659
To George Washington, 23 September                    660
To James Wood, 23 September                           661
From Horatio Gates, 24 September                      662
From ____ ____, 26 September                          663
To Samuel Huntington, 26 September                    663
From James Madison, 26 September                      664
[From James Maxwell, 26 September]                    664
To George Washington, 26 September                    664
To George Rogers Clark, 27 September                  667
To Joseph Crockett, 27 September                      667
From Horatio Gates, 27 September                      668
Circular Letter to the Governors of the Other 
  States, 27 September                                669
[To Samuel Huntington, 27 September]                  669
To George Rogers Clark, 29 September                  670
To James Barren, September                            671
To James Barron, September                            672



ILLUSTRATIONS
                                                               PAGE

JAMES MADISON. PORTRAIT BY CHARLES WILLSON PEALE                  3

  From a miniature painted early in 1783 and exchanged by
  Madison for a matching miniature of Catherine Floyd, daugh-
  ter of William Floyd, a New York delegate to Congress (in-
  formation from Mr. Charles Coleman Sellers, Dickinson Col-
  lege). (Courtesy of Albert Errol Leeds, Winthrop M. Leeds,
  and Kingsley B. Leeds, of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.)


RETURN OF ARMS STORES, &C., BELONGING TO THE STATE
  OF VIRGINIA                                                   254

  A memorandum in Jefferson's hand of returns submitted by
  Capt. Charles De Klauman, 17 July 1780. See note at p. 38.
  (Courtesy of the Library of Congress.)


RETURNS OF VIRGINIA LAND AND NAVAL FORCES                       254

  Tables compiled by Jefferson from October 1779 to May
  1780 showing the strength of the various Virginia land and
  naval units then in service. See note at p. 155. (Courtesy of
  the Library of Congress.)


CALCULATIONS AND RETURNS OF VIRGINIA BATTALIONS                 254

  Notes and calculations made by Jefferson chiefly for the Bill
  for Raising Six Battalions in 1776, but with additions in
  1779. See note at p. 255. (Courtesy of the Library of Con-
  gress.)


COUNTERFEIT BILL OF HEALTH FOR SHIPS CLEARING THE
  PORT OF NORFOLK                                               254

  A blank form probably printed at the instigation of a Vir-
  ginia tory as a hoax. The MS notations are by Jefferson. See
  note at p. 257-8. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress.)

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