1To George Washington from Elbridge Gerry, 13 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
...Richmond, and he later served as a director of the James River Company.
2Bill for Establishing a Manufactory of Arms and Extending Navigation through the Falls of James River, [30 October 1779] (Jefferson Papers)
...Falls was not constructed until after the formation of the James River Company in 1785 (
3To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 20 February 1784 (Madison Papers)
...the chartering of the James River Company and the Potowmack Company by the Virginia...
4From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, 10 October 1784 (Washington Papers)
...Company and of a similar act creating the James River Company. He also enclosed a copy of the...
5January 1785 (Washington Papers)
...of Tolls” for the newly authorized James River Company, authorized to open navigation on...
6To George Washington from James Madison, 1 January 1785 (Washington Papers)
...legislature not only brought in a new James River Company bill to replace the one that...
7Enclosure III: Resolution of the Virginia Assembly, 1 January 1785 (Washington Papers)
For the passage of the James River Company bill, see
8To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 6 January 1785 (Washington Papers)
...potowmack company and one hundred in the James River company. of which I give you this...
9To George Washington from James Madison, 9 January 1785 (Washington Papers)
The first James River Company bill was introduced in the Virginia house by Madison on...
10From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 9 January 1785 (Madison Papers)
...Potowmac and 100 shares in the James river Companies which shall vest in Genl. Washington...