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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07335 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Lieutenant of Berkeley County regarding men deserting the army and navy |
| Date | 29 May 1781 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | of Berkeley County, Lieutenant |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Virginia Governor Jefferson tells the "County Lieutenant of Berkeley" that men having been deserting from the French army and navy in America and instructs him to give orders to apprehend any possible foreign deserters at the ferry crossings in Berkeley. He is to send any suspects to the headquarters of the Marquis de Lafayette. Being addressed from Charlottesville is unusual. |
| Subjects | President Desertion Navy France Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military Law |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Theme | The Presidency; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; The American Revolution |
| 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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