Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Orders re: to take charge as Commissary of Virginia militia
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01967 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 1780/12/24 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
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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