To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 30 October 1779
From Samuel Huntington
Philadelphia 30th. Octr. 1779.
Sir
You will receive herewith enclosed an act of Congress of this date, earnestly recommending to the State of Virginia to re-consider their late act of Assembly for opening their land office; And to that, and all other States similarly circumstanced, to forbear settling or issuing Warrants for unappropriated lands or granting the same during the continuance of the present war.
I am with sentiments of esteem and regard, Your Excellency’s, Humble servant,
Samll Huntington President
RC (CSmH). In a clerk’s hand and signed by Huntington. FC (DLC: PCC, No. 14); circular to the state executives. Enclosure: Resolve of Congress, 30 Oct. 1779 (Vi); printed in , xv, 1229–30.
This letter and resolve were in turn transmitted by the governor to the House of Delegates; see TJ to Harrison, 19 Nov. 1779. The House thereupon formulated a remonstrance to Congress on the Vandalia and Indiana Companies’ claims, 10 Dec. 1779 (, Oct. 1779, 1827 edn., p. 83–4). For the background and consequences of this incident, see note on Huntington’s letter to TJ, 10 Sep. 1780. Virginia’s late act for opening its land office, passed in June 1779, is printed above under date of 8 Jan. 1778.