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ton s cavalry. He told me yesterday, he had received one hun dred and thirteen horses for that service, from us. Besides these, he had rejected sixty odd, after we had purchased them, at 3000 a piece. Nelson s two troops were returned to me, deficient only twelve horses, since which, ten have been sent to him by Lieu tenant Armstead. I am not a little disappointed, therefore, in the number of cavalry fit for duty, as mentioned in the letter you en closed me. Your request (as stated in your letter of the 7th) that we will send no men into the field, or even to your camp, that are not well furnished with shoes, blankets, and every necessary for immediate service, would amount to a stoppage of every man ; as we have it not in our power to furnish them with real necessaries completely. I hope they will be all shod. What proportion will have blankets I cannot say : we purchase every one which can be found out ; and now I begin to have a prospect of furnishing about half of them with tents, as soon as they can be made and for warded. As to provisions, our agent, Eaton, of whom I before wrote, informs me in a letter of the 5th instant, he shall imme diately get supplies of beef into motion, and shall send some corn by a circuitous navigation. But till we receive our wagons from the western country, I cannot hope to aid you in bread. I expect daily to see wagons coming in to us. The militia were ordered to rendezvous at Hillsborough, expecting they would thence be or dered by you into service. I send you herewith, a copy of Hen ry s map of Virginia. It is a mere cento of blunders. It may serve to give you a general idea of the courses of rivers, and po sitions of counties. We are endeavoring to get you a copy of Fry and Jefferson s ; but they are now very scarce. I also en close you some newspapers, in which you will find a detail of Arnold s apostacy and villany.
I am, with all sentiments of sincere respect and esteem, Sir, your most obedient,
and most humble servant,
TH : JEFFERSON.
P. S. Just as I was closing my letter, yours of the 9th instant, was put into my hands. I enclose by this express, a power to Mr. Lambe, quarter master, to impress for a month, ten wagons from each of the counties of Brunswick, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Charlotte, and Halifax, and direct him to take your orders, whether they shall go first to you, or come here. If the latter, we can load them with arms and spirits. Before their month is out, I hope the hundred wagons from the westward will have come in. We will otherwise provide a relief for these. I am perfectly as-
