1From 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...
2Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Moore, 2 October 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Petition from Joseph Miller to the Virginia General Assembly, 15 Dec. 1815