Call for Meeting of University of Virginia Board of Visitors, 15 August 1821
Call for Meeting of University of Virginia Board of Visitors
We the subscribers visitors of the University of Virginia being of opinion that it will be to the interest of that institution to have an occasional meeting of the visitors by special call on the thursday preceding the next meeting of the General assembly do therefore appoint that day for such meeting, and request the attendance of the sd visitors accordingly. Witness our hands on the several days affixed to our respective Signatures.
| Th: Jefferson Aug. 15. 21. |
| John H. Cocke Aug: 20— |
MS (ViU: TJP-Co); in the hand of Nicholas P. Trist, separately signed and dated by TJ and Cocke. MS (ViU: TJP); in Trist’s hand, separately signed and dated as above by TJ and Cocke, with additional signature by Chapman Johnson dated 25 Aug. 1821. MS (ViU: TJP); in Trist’s hand, separately signed and dated as above by TJ and Cocke, with additional signature by James Madison dated 29 Aug. MS (ViU: TJP); in Trist’s hand, separately signed and dated as above by TJ and Cocke, with additional signature by Joseph C. Cabell dated 30 Aug. MS (ViU: TJP); in Trist’s hand, separately signed and dated as above by TJ and Cocke, with additional signature by James Breckinridge dated 4 Sept. 1821; endorsed by TJ: “Call of Visitors for Nov. 29. 21.” Dft (DLC: TJ Papers, 220:39366); entirely in TJ’s hand, unsigned; undated; on verso of portion of reused address cover; with note by TJ at head of text: “5. copies.” Enclosed in TJ and Cocke to Breckinridge, Cabell, Johnson, Madison, and Taylor, 15 Aug. 1821, TJ to Cocke, 15 Aug. 1821, Johnson to TJ, 25 Aug. 1821, Breckinridge to TJ, 4 Sept. 1821, and probably Cabell to TJ, 31 Aug. 1821.
Index Entries
- Breckinridge (Breckenridge), James; as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; as member of Central College Board of Visitors search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; Call for Meeting of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Johnson, Chapman; as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Madison, James (1751–1836); as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Trist, Nicholas Philip; as TJ’s amanuensis search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; Call for Meeting of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; meetings of search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; members of search