11David Ross to Virginia Delegates, 18 May 1781 (Madison Papers)
RC ( NA : PCC , No. 78, XIX, 371–76). Addressed to “The Honorable the Delegates for Virginia in Congress Philadelphia.” Docketed: “A letter from D Ross May 18. 1781 Read 29. Part referred to the board of treasury Part to board of war[,] to take order.” The vicinity of the Enemy to this place having determined the Assembly to adjourn to Charlottesvile where they are soon to meet The removal of...
12George Nicolson to Virginia Delegates, [ca. 25 May] 1781 (Madison Papers)
RC ( NA : PCC , No. 78, XVII, 139). Addressed to “The Honble the Delagates in Congress for the State of Virginia.” Docketed by Charles Thomson, “Letter from Geo Nicolson Read May 26. 1781 Referred to the board of War.” Articles in the Public Magazine, wanted for the State of Virginia Gentlemen Above is a List of such necessarys now in the Continental Store which are much wanted in our State...
13George Nicolson to Virginia Delegates, [ca. 28 May] 1781 (Madison Papers)
RC ( NA : PCC , No. 78, XIX, 377–80). Addressed to “The Honble the Delegates for the State of Virginia in Congress.” The docket reads: “Estimate of Monies wanted for the purpose of repairing arms &c for the State of Virginia. May 29h. 1781. Referred to the Board of Treasury. Treasury Board 30th May 1781 A Warrant Reported on Mr Smith.” repairing 2000 Stand of Arms and fitting on Bayonets @ 9/–...
14Richard Henry Lee to Virginia Delegates, 12 June 1781 (Madison Papers)
RC ( LC : Rives Collection of Madison Papers). Endorsed by Joseph Jones, “June 12. 1781 R H. Lee.” The postscript, except for its signature, is not in Lee’s hand. I am not informed who of our Delegates remain at Congress and therefore this letter is addressed to you whom I have good reason to suppose are yet there. The unhappy crisis of our countrys fate demands the closest attention of all...
15Lewis Nicola to Virginia Delegates, 22 June 1781 (Madison Papers)
RC ( NA : PCC , No. 163, fols. 223–25). The letter is addressed “To the Honle. Delegates for the State of Virginia” and is docketed, “Nicola respecting Capt Cooper to the Delegates of Virginia June 22d 1781.” The liberty I take will, I am persuaded, be pardoned when you find the opportunity it gives you of exercising your humanity in favour of a very worthy & deserving officer reduced to...
16Leonard Cooper to Virginia Delegates, [22 June] 1781 (Madison Papers)
MS ( NA : PCC , No. 163, fol. 227). To The Honble. the deligates for the State of Virginia in Congress The memorial of Leonard Cooper Captain in the Invalid Regiment formerly of the 4th Virginia Regiment Sheweth, That your memorialist having Receiv’d a wound in the month of October 1779 which has renderd him uncapable of doing duty with his Regiment ever since—and being much Embarrass’d by not...
17Joseph Reed to Virginia Delegates, [10 July] 1781 (Madison Papers)
FC (Division of Public Records of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission). Addressed to “the Hon. the Delegates of Virginia.” I have the Honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your Memorial on the Detention of the Property of the State of Virginia. And beg Leave to assure you of our entire Disapprobation of the Measure & Concern at so disagreeable an Incidint. As the Case is of the...
18Joseph Reed to Virginia Delegates, [12 July] 1781 (Madison Papers)
Printed text ( Pennsylvania Archives Samuel Hazard et al ., eds., Pennsylvania Archives (9 ser., 138 vols.; Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1852–1949). , 1st ser., IX, 271). Endorsed, “1781, July 12th. To Hon’ble Delegates of Virginia in Congress.” I take the earliest oppy to inform you that the Council fully concur with you in your Sentiments respecting the Seizure of Property of the...
19Thomas Nelson to Virginia Delegates, 26 July 1781 (Madison Papers)
Draft (Virginia State Library). Docketed, “The Delegates July 26th. 1781.” In 1929, when H. R. McIlwaine published this letter in his edition of the Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia , Volume III, he stated on page 12 that the original manuscript was among the “Continental Congress Papers, Library of Congress.” The present editors have been unable to find the...
20Thomas Nelson to Virginia Delegates, 3 August 1781 (Madison Papers)
FC (Virginia State Library). In the hand of a clerk. In the last Letter I wrote to you I mentioned that a Fleet of the Enemy’s Transports with Troops on Board had fallen down from Portsmouth into Hampton Road. They have since moved round into York River and have landed both on the York and Gloucester Shores. The uncertainty we were in with respect to their Intentions had induced the Marquis to...