1[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 .]
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, 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 George Washington to Edward Stevens, 21 March 1789 (Washington Papers)
The letter which you was pleased to address to me, on the 16th of this month, has been duly received; & in the acknowlegment thereof, I find myself at liberty only to make a few observations on the general subject of appointments to offices under the new government. Should it inevitably prove my lot to hold the Chief Magistracy, I have determined to go into the office, without being under any...
6From 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...
7From 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...
8From James Madison to Edward Stevens, 2 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of January 6th. 1801 containing a resignation of the appointment you have held in St. Domingo, having been received and the resignation accepted by the President, Tobias Lear Esqr. has been commissioned as your successor. The delay in his relieving you has been produced by circumstances which unavoidably had that effect. It will be particularly regretted if in its consequences it...
9From 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...
10From 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;...