61To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 17 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by the last nights mail your favor of the 13th. and shall forward the letters alluded to according to their address. I sent you by the mail before the last a copy of the Acts of our last Assembly, and requested your attention to that clause in the Militia law which prohibits the Executive from granting certain commissions—You will readily perceive its effect—I regret it extremely,...
62To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 5 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 31st. of July has been duly received, and I shall by this days mail give the instructions which you require, so as to ensure the most direct information as to the movements of the British Squadron—The papers from Norfolk represent them as being quiet at present, but I have not received any letters from General Mathews for several days—I have not heard from him since he received my...
63To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 7 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose for your perusal the only letters I have received from Norfolk since those forwarded to you by Mr. Coles—My letter by him was written in very great haste, and amidst much interruption, and since reflecting more maturely on the subject, I find that Mr. Tazewell has not, in his construction of my letters on the subject of intercourse, differed so widely from what was intended, as I at...
64To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 23 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your letter in which you do me the honor to ask my opinion on the case of Thomas Logwood. I submitted it to the Council of State for their advice; but as they supposed that you had already made up your mind to extend mercy in some shape or other, unless his late conduct should have lessened his claims to your interference, & that you sought information only as to that fact, &...
65William H. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to introduce to your acquaintance, my son in law, M r Henry Carrington — He is the son of Judge Carrington , the elder, whom you, no doubt, knew. He is one of several gentlemen appointed Commissioners by the Court of Charlotte , for adopting a suitable plan of a Court house for that County ; with authority to contract for the building the same— He was with me some time this fall,...