1From Alexander Hamilton to Edward Stevens, 11 November 1769 (Hamilton Papers)
This just serves to acknowledge receipt of yours per Cap Lowndes which was delivered me Yesterday. The truth of Cap Lightbourn & Lowndes information is now verifyd by the Presence of your Father and Sister for whose safe arrival I Pray, and that they may convey that Satisfaction to your Soul that must naturally flow from the sight of Absent Friends in health, and shall for news this way refer...
2From George Washington to Col. Edward Stevens, 2 May 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Edward Stevens, 2 May 1777. Stevens referred in his letter to GW of 15 May “to your Letter of the 2nd Inst.”
3From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 19 July 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I think it proper to inclose you a Paragraph from a late Act of Assembly putting the Militia with you under martial law. It is the only part of the Act which relates at all to the Militia, for which reason I do not send the whole Act, the Clearks being very busy. This Act having been made after the Militia went on duty may perhaps be thought by them to be in the nature of an ex post facto law;...
4[From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 21 July 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Richmond, 21 July 1780 . TJ’s earliest, fragmentary Epistolary Record under this date contains an entry for this missing letter reading as follows: “arms furnd [furnished] to U.S.?” See also TJ to Stevens, 4 Aug. 1780 .]
5From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 4 August 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several favors of July 16. 21. and 22. are now before us. Our Smiths are engaged making 500 axes and some tomahawks for General Gates. About 100 of these will go by the waggons now taking in their Loads. As these are for the army in general, no doubt you will participate of them. A chest of medicine was made up for you in Williamsburg, and by a strange kind of forgetfulness the vessel...
6Dudley Digges to Edward Stevens, 16 August 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Richmond, 16 Aug. 1780 . The governor was yesterday just setting out on a recess “for about 10 days,” when dispatches from Stevens and Gates arrived; that of Gates was acknowledged, and Stevens is referred thereto for more detail. A brigade of wagons is on its way to Stevens with medicines and military stores; when it returns it will be dispatched again with bacon and spirits; flour, it is...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 3 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I sincerely condole with you on our late Misfortune which sits the heavier on my mind as being produced by my own Country Men. Instead of considering what is past, however, we are to look forward and prepare for the future. I write Genl. Gates and Governor Nash as to Supplies and reinforcements. A New Body of 2000 Militia are ordered to you to rendevous at Hillsborough on the 25th October....
8From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 12 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letters of Aug. 27 and 30th. are now before me. The subsequent desertions of your militia have taken away the necessity of answering the question how they shall be armed? On the contrary as there must now be a surplus of arms I am in hopes you will endeavor to reserve them as we have not here a sufficient number by 1500, or 2000 for the men who will march hence, if they march in numbers...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 15 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to trouble you with a private letter on a little matter of my own, having no acquaintance at Camp with whom I can take that Liberty. Among the Waggons impressed for the use of your Militia were two of mine. One of these I know is safe having been on its way from hence to Hillsborough at the time of the late Engagement. The other I have reason to believe was on the field. A Waggon...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 22 October 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
We this Morning received certain Information of the Arrival of a Considerable Fleet of the Enemy in our Bay, and that they had begun their Debarcation. We have taken measures for Assembling a Force to oppose them, and must take the liberty of desiring you to return imediately and assist in the Command of them. I am with great respect Sir Your Most Obt Servt., Tr ( DLC ); endorsed: “Copy of a...