1Dudley 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...
2From 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...
3From 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....
4From 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...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 18 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
You recollect that the British destroyed our records during their invasion of our state in the year 1781. Among these were all the letters I had written or received during my administration; that is to say the originals of the latter and copies of the former. These being chiefly interesting to myself, I am endeavoring to recover the most important of them by applications to the individuals...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 19 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Richmond, 19 Nov. 1780. The first paragraph of this letter is identical with the first paragraph in TJ’s letter to Gates of this date. The second and last paragraph (except for the usual complimentary close) reads: “Since writing so far, your favour of the 10th comes to hand with the Letter from Genl. Gates and Genl. Morgan . Strange derangements indeed our Riders are got into to be comeing 9...
7From 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;...
8[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 .]
9From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Stevens, 10 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two Letters of Octr. 24 and Octr. have been duly received. I have been informed that the Beeves which had been collecting in Princess Anne and Norfolk to be sent Southwardly were the first things which fell into the hands of the Enemy, We received notice of this invasion a few Hours after you left this place, and dispatched a Letter to recall you which we expected would have found you in...
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...