1To James Madison from Andrew Moore, 9 April 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
A Revolutionary War veteran, Republican Andrew Moore (1752–1821) of Rockbridge County, Virginia, studied law with George Wythe. Between 1780 and 1802 he served several terms in the Virginia General Assembly, where he worked closely with JM. He served in the House of Representatives, 1789–97 and 1803–4, and in the Senate, 1804–9. On 6 Jan. 1802 Jefferson submitted Moore’s name to the Senate...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Everard Meade, 13 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
: Everard and David Meade and Burk were among the 20 trustees named in “An Act to incorporate the trustees of Jefferson college, in the county of Amelia,” passed by the Virginia General Assembly on 26 Dec. 1800 (Samuel Shepherd, ed.,
3To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 15 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
In January 1801, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law authorizing the eviction, by sale, of condemned
4From Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Moore, 5 August 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
...in the fall of 1777. After the war he rose to the rank of major general in the Virginia militia. In 1780, Moore began serving as a delegate from Rock-bridge County in the Virginia General Assembly, allying himself with Madison. He voted for ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788 and served in Congress from 1789 to 1797, where he opposed Hamilton’s policies. Moore briefly retired...
5From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
Dr. Walter Jones (1745–1815), JM’s colleague in the Virginia General Assembly in 1785 and 1786 and in the state ratification convention of 1788, had served in Congress, 1797–99. He would return to the General Assembly in 1802 and to Congress in 1803 (
6To James Madison from William Madison, 22 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
...decided to initiate a friendly suit in chancery to obtain a division of the undevised personal property and real estate and also to petition the Virginia General Assembly for permission to sell the Madison County mill. This last course was probably dictated by a variety of considerations. The agreement made by James Madison, Sr., and his three sons restrained them from alienating...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 25 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
began representing Prince Edward County in the Virginia General Assembly in 1793. He served as speaker of the House of Delegates from 1805 to 1807. In 1801, Carr, representing Albemarle County, also served in the House (
8From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 24 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
not found; altered by Monroe (see note 2) and transmitted to the Virginia General Assembly, 21 Dec. 1801 (In the aftermath of the discovery of the slave conspiracy of 1800, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation allowing for the eviction from the state, rather than the execution, of condemned slaves. By a
9To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 8 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
: TJ’s notation recorded changes he marked on his press copy of the letter he had written to Monroe on 24 Nov. in response to a request from the Virginia General Assembly. TJ thought he was altering his retained copy of that letter to match changes that Monroe would make to the original. However, Monroe changed only two words before transmitting the letter to the legislature; see note 2 to...
10From James Madison to James Monroe, 8 January 1802 (Madison Papers)
For Monroe’s 7 Dec. 1801 message to the Virginia General Assembly commending the Jefferson administration and calling for a nonpartisan approach to public service in Virginia, see