Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 5 February 1823
From Joseph C. Cabell
Richmond. Feb: 5. 1823.
Dear Sir,
I have now the satisfaction to enclose you a copy of the Act concerning the University, which has this moment passed the Senate, and is now the Law of the Land.
The vote on the passage of the Bill in the House of Delegates was 121–to 66.
The vote in the Senate was 19 to 3.
I hereby give my assent to the Loan authorized by this act. I shall get Mr Johnson and Mr Loyall to write you to the same effect. Mr Johnson is now out of office, but I shall get the Executive to reappoint him. of course, he & Mr Loyall will assent, because they have advocated the Loan.
I am now casting about to see if we can cancel the Bonds. on that subject you shall hear from me in due time. In the interim, accept, I beseech you, my congratulations, & believe me, ever faithfully yours,
Joseph C. Cabell.
P.S. Mr Gordon distinguished himself in the discussion in the House of Delegates: and the county was well represented by both the members.
RC (ViU: TJP-PC); endorsed by TJ as received 9 Feb. 1823 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); top half of address cover only, with Dft of TJ to Robert Walsh, 5 Apr. 1823, on verso; addressed: “Mr Jefferson Monticello”; franked; postmarked Richmond, 5 Feb.
The enclosed copy of the act was the 5 Feb. 1823 “act concerning the University of Virginia, and for other purposes” ( [1822–23 sess.], 13–4). William F. gordon and William C. Rives represented Albemarle County in the House of Delegates for the 1822–23 session (, 313).
Alexander Garrett reported from Charlottesville to John H. Cocke on 18 Feb. 1823 that “The late good news of a further loan to the University of 60,000$ was recieved with heart felt pleasure by Mr J. his manner, conversation, and countenance, all depict the joy of a father on the birth of a first and long wished for son; the day after recieving the news he rode to the University (for the first time he had been on horse back since breaking his arm) I met with him on his return, when he remarked, that he had recieved from Mr Cabell the welcome news of a further loan to the U. of 60,000$ and he hoped the work men would prepare immediately for the rotunda; so you see the big house is still his first object. he does not intend calling a meeting of the Visitors, says the regular meeting will be in full time for all purposes” (RC in ViU: JHC).
Index Entries
- An act concerning the University of Virginia, and for other purposes (1823) search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; and funding for University of Virginia search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; as Va. state senator search
- Cabell, Joseph Carrington; letters from search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); correspondence of with A. Garrett search
- Garrett, Alexander; as University of Virginia bursar search
- Garrett, Alexander; correspondence of with J. H. Cocke search
- Gordon, William Fitzhugh; as Va. legislator search
- horses; TJ rides search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Health; broken arm search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Health; injured in fall search
- Johnson, Chapman; appointment of to University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Johnson, Chapman; as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Literary Fund; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Loyall, George; as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Pleasants, James; and appointments search
- Rives, William Cabell; as Va. legislator search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; and remission of debt search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; funding for search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; meetings of search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Rotunda (library) search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; TJ visits Grounds search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; workmen at search
- Virginia, University of; Establishment; and General Assembly search
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