 To Jefferson as governor of Virginia came constant messages from General Washington. Both north and south, the Continental armies pleaded for men, supplies, and arms. Congress seemed unable to supply them, so Virginia sent what it could. Then as Savannah fell and Charleston was threatened, fear came to Virginia. And one day in Williamsburg, a committee called on the governor. Governor Jefferson... Yes, Mr. Burton? These gentlemen and I have been appointed by the House of Delegates as a committee...