1To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 10 March 1817 (Madison Papers)
...school societies. He was an early supporter of the University of Virginia and served on its board of visitors from 1819 to 1852. David Watson, a 1797 graduate of the College of William and Mary and veteran of the War of 1812, was a lawyer who represented Louisa County in the Virginia General Assembly (Malcolm H. Harris,
2Thomas Jefferson to John H. Cocke and David Watson, 10 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
in 1797 and then began a career in law. During the War of 1812 he served in the militia as a major and commander of a troop of cavalry from A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812
3Circular from Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coleman and Other Road Viewers, 1 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812
4Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 30 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
The Republic’s Private Navy: The American Privateering Business as practiced by Baltimore during the War of 1812
5Thomas Jefferson to Charles Morris, 4 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
, was promoted to lieutenant in 1807. During the War of 1812
6Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Kean, 11 November 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
and practiced medicine in the surrounding counties. During the War of 1812 Kean served as a surgeon in
7Thomas Jefferson to Linn Banks and Edward Watts, 20 November 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
militia during the War of 1812 and subsequently attained the rank of colonel. He was elected as a Republican to the
8Thomas Jefferson to Abraham Lange, 25 December 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
militia during the War of 1812. His farm and mill in that county were situated on the road between
9Thomas Jefferson to Robert Taylor, 3 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
’s 1807 treason trial, he served during the War of 1812 as a brigadier general of militia charged with defending the region around
10Thomas Jefferson’s Deed of Trust of Bedford County Land to Andrew Stevenson and Bernard Peyton, 15 September 1819 … (Jefferson Papers)
, 1809–16 and 1819–21, presiding as Speaker, 1812–16. During the War of 1812 Stevenson was a militia captain, and from 1812–14 he sat on