1To James Madison from John G. Jackson, 8 December 1811 (Madison Papers)
...given here is probably an error on Jackson’s part. After his failure to receive a judicial appointment in April 1811, Jackson was returned as one of the delegates from Harrison County to the Virginia General Assembly. He traveled to Washington in mid-November, where he visited JM and his family before going on to Richmond for the General Assembly session that commenced on 2 Dec. 1811...
2To James Madison from John G. Jackson, 14 May 1799 (Madison Papers)
Jackson himself and John Prunty were the successful Republican candidates for the Virginia General Assembly from Harrison County. Fielding Calmes and John Higgins were elected from Hampshire County (James Barbour was reelected to the Virginia General Assembly from Orange County (
3To James Madison from John G. Jackson, 19 April 1811 (Madison Papers)
John Prunty, a member of the Virginia state ratifying convention of 1788, represented Harrison County in the Virginia General Assembly, 1785–90, 1798–1811, and 1814–15 (