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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01967 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | Orders from Thomas Jefferson to take charge as Commissary of Virginia militia |
| Date | 24 December 1780 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Revolutionary War President Government and Civics Military History Military Provisions Militia Frontiers and Exploration Finance Economics Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Richmond |
| Theme | The Presidency; The American Revolution; Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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