Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 22 February 1821
From Joseph C. Cabell
Richmond 22d Feb: 1821.
My dear Sir,
The University Bill passed to a second reading in the House of Delegates by a majority of one vote only. It is now on its third reading & will be read to-morrow. Our friends, I think, are encreasing. Genl Blackburn will support it. Mr Garland came over & voted for it. If we lose the Bill in the lower House, we shall hang on upon the Poor school bill. I hope we shall work it thro’, in one way or the other. The enemies, seeing its decisive character, have done their best to destroy it. Heaven grant, that I may be able to send you good news in my next. your letters to myself & Genl Breckenridge have arrived, & are thankfully received. Mr Claiborne has withdrawn: and, as I suppose no one else will come forward, I need not come up till the elections. yours faithfully
Jos: C: Cabell
RC (ViU: TJP-PC); endorsed by TJ as received 25 Feb. 1821 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Richard Harrison, 31 May 1822, on verso; addressed: “Mr Jefferson Monticello”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 22 Feb.
The poor school bill was presented to the Virginia House of Delegates on 13 Feb. 1821 as a measure “concerning the appropriation of the Literary Fund” ( [1820–21 sess.], 191).
Index Entries
- A Bill, Concerning the University of Virginia search
- A bill concerning the appropriation of the Literary Fund search
- Blackburn, Samuel; as Va. legislator search
- Breckinridge (Breckenridge), James; as Va. legislator search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; as Va. state senator search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; letters from search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; on Va. General Assembly search
- Claiborne, Sterling; as potential Va. legislator search
- education; of the poor search
- Garland, David Shepherd; as Va. legislator search
- Literary Fund; and education of the poor search
- Virginia, University of; Establishment; and General Assembly search
- Virginia, University of; Establishment; opposition to search
- Virginia; elections in search
- Virginia; House of Delegates search