1To George Washington from John Page, 23 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
...chair of mathematics at the College of William and Mary. He attended the Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788 and during the 1780s was heavily involved in the Dismal Swamp Company. From 1790 to 1799 he represented Williamsburg in the Virginia general assembly. Andrews’s letter to Page, 2 Mar. 1789, pointing out his qualifications and requesting
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 29 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
with notation “negroes.” Enclosure: Resolution of the Virginia General Assembly, 3 Feb., “that the Governor be requested to continue a Correspondence with the President of the United States upon the subject contemplated by the said Extract, and from time to time as the Governor may deem it...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 2 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
: Executive Letterbook). Enclosure: Resolution of the Virginia General Assembly, agreed to on 22 Jan. 1805, directing the state’s congressional delegation to use their best efforts to obtain from the federal government a portion of