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To General Baron Steuben, March 7th

483

Cannon-Works at York.

To General Marquis de Lafayette, March 8th .

General condition-Drawings of Arnold's position-Plans of

Portsmouth.

484

To the President of Congress, March 8th.

Skirmishes-Southern operations-Preparations.

To the Speaker of the House of Delegates, March 9th,

Refusal of militia to embody.

To General Baron Steuben, March 10th

486

488

488

Hare's flag.

To Major-General Baron Steuben, March 10th.

491

Failure of militia to obey orders-Horses-Refusal to support

impress by force.

To General Marquis de Lafayette, March 10th.

493

Condition of Virginia.

To the Speaker of the General Assembly, March

10th

494

Militia-Horses.

To General Marquis de Lafayette, March 12th

495

Mistaken rumors prevent militia from embodying-Move-

ments of Arnold.

To General Marquis de Lafayette, March 12th .

Various preparations and orders.

497

To General Marquis de Lafayette, March 14th

498

News of his arrival-Supplies.

To the Virginia Delegates in Congress, March 15th .

500

Difference over exchange.

To the Speaker of the House of Delegates, March

16th

501

Horses.

To General Marquis de Lafayette, March 19th

501

Expresses- Horses - Impressing - Turberville's conduct-

Hare's flag-Military laws-Virginia state press.

To His Excellency the President of Congress, March

21st

Negligence of expresses-Battle of Cowpens-Look-out-

boats.

To General Weedon, March 21st

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505

507

News of new fleet in Chesapeake Bay.

To General Marquis de Lafayette, March 24th

Ammunition-Failure of lead mines-Supplies-Conflict of

fleets-Resignation of Muter.

507

To the Commanding Officer of the British, March

24th

Paroled citizens-Retaliation.

Circular-Letter to the County Lieutenants, March

26th

Acts of Assembly-Impress of Horses-Aid to Virginian
prisoners-Desertion from British army.

To the Rev. James Madison and Robert Andrews,

March 31st

511

512

513

Western boundaries-Transportation of instruments-Allow-

ance.

To the President of Congress, March 31st

515

Flag vessels-Southern news-Reinforcement of British forces

at Portsmouth.

To General Phillips, March 31st

516

Removal of Convention troops-Flag vessels.

ITINERARY AND CHRONOLOGY

OF

THOMAS JEFFERSON.

1776-1781.

1776.-Jan. 2.

3.

4.

5.

7.

9.

Mar. 31.

May 7.

8.

9.

IO.

II.

12.

13.

14.

21.

23.

28.

June ?

5.

10.

II.

At Bushtown.

At Baltimore.

At Upper Marlboro.
At Piscataway.

At Fredericksburg.
At Monticello.

Mother dies.

Leaves Monticello.

At Orange Court-House and Culpeper Court-
House.

At Fairfax Court-House and Red House.

At Lacys, Leesburgh and Knowlands on Potomac.
At Fredericktown and Tawneytown.

At Rhengher and Wright's ferriage (Susquehannah).
At Lancaster.

At Chester and Philadelphia.

Lodges at "Randolphs."
Attends Congress.

On Committee on Letters.

Drafts report of Committee.

On Committee to address foreign mercenaries.
Takes lodgings at Mrs. Graafs.

On Committee to prepare address.

Drafts Constitution for Virginia.

On Committee for preventing news and supplies

for enemy.

On Committee to prepare rules for Congress.
On Committee to prepare Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
xxi

1776.-June 15.

17.

20.

28.

July 4.

6.

10.

II.

15.

17.

18.

24.

25.

?

?

Aug. 9.

14.

20.

On Committee to investigate Cedars' cartel.
Drafts report of Committee.

Re-elected member of Congress.

Drafts report on Canada.

Reports draft of Declaration.
Declaration adopted.

On Committee to plan seal of U. S.

On Committee on Indian affairs.

Committee to prepare rules of Congress report.
On Committee on Philadelphia prisoners.
On Committee on Flying Camp.

On Committee to revise journals.

On Committee on Letters.

On Committee on Gold and Silver coins.
On Committee on Memorial of Parsons.
Moves for rotation of Congress.

Requests Virginia Convention to allow his return.
On Committee to encourage Hessians to desert.
Committee reports.

On Committee on Washington's letter.
On Committee on captures.

On Committee to revise resolutions.
On Committee on Wilson's letter.

Drafts report.

Moves resolution in regard to Drummond.
Leaves Philadelphia.

21.

26.

28.

Sept. 2.

4.

At Whitehouse and Lancaster.

1776.-Oct. 12.

14.

15.

16.

18.

19.

25.

28.

Nov. 2.

4.

5.

6.

7.

II.

12.

13.

19.

28.

Dec. 4.

6.

14.

25-31.

1777.-Jan. 1-10.

13-16.

17.

Mar. 10.

Bill to establish County Courts introduced.

On Committee to report on Va.-Pa. boundaries.
Bill for trial of certain offences introduced.

Chosen one of five to revise laws.

On Committee to draft copper-coinage bill.
Introduces bill to remove capital.

On Committee to confer with Senate.
On Committee to draft restraining bill.
On Committee to draft bill suspending tithes.
Reports on Upshur.

On Committee to draft bill to punish certain
offences.

On Committee to draft bill for loan office.

Bill for suspending debt executions introduced. Leaves Williamsburg.

At Monticello.

At Monticello.

At Fredericksburg.

Attends meeting of "Revisors."

At Orange Court-House.

At Monticello.