Governor Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 18 June 1779
Letter text, Friday, June 18
Resolved, That the Governor be requested to direct the county lieutenant, or the commanding officer of the militia in every county of this Commonwealth, to make the strictest inquiry for all persons who may have so collusively [sic] or illegally procured such exemptions [from military duty], and to cause them again to be enrolled in the militia to which they respectively belong.
*****The Speaker laid before the House, a letter from the Governor, and George Wythe, Esq. on the subject of the revision of the laws, enclosing a list of the revised laws, and referring to manuscript copies of them accompanying it; and the said letter was read, and together with the said list and copies, ordered to be referred to the consideration of the next session of Assembly.
