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Reels 237-240)","Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n","Wilson Cary Nicholas was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, on 31 January 1761 to Robert Carter Nicholas and Anne Cary. Educated briefly at William and Mary College, Nicholas left school in 1780 to serve in the\nRevolutionary War taking command of George Washington's Life Guard. After the destruction of the family's plantation in Hanover County by Cornwallis' troops in 1781, Nicholas moved to Albemarle County where he\nlived as a planter in his new home of Mount Warren. Nicholas married Margaret Smith of Baltimore in 1785. One of the couple's twelve children, Jane, married Thomas Jefferson's grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph.\nNicholas served as justice of the peace for Albemarle County from 1786 to 1800 and succeeded his brother George as a member of the House of Delegates from 1784 to 1789. Both Wilson \u0026 George represented\nAlbemarle County in the Virginia Convention of 1788 to ratify the United States Constitution.\n","Following a short-lived retirement from public service, Nicholas returned to the House of Delegates in 1794 and was later elected to the U. S. Senate in 1799 to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Henry\nTazewell. Growing debts forced Nicholas to resign his seat in the Senate following the 1803-1804 session in order to accept a post as collector at the port of Norfolk. Nicholas, however, returned to public office\nupon his election as a representative in the Tenth \u0026 Eleventh Congresses on 4 March 1807. Health issues forced Nicholas to resign his seat in the House of Representatives on 27 November 1809. Nicholas\nsucceeded James Barbour as governor of Virginia on 11 December 1814. Serving two one-year terms as governor, Nicholas directed the end of the War of 1812 and fought for Virginia's claims against the United States\nfor war-time expenses. Following his governorship, Nicholas served as president of the Richmond branch of the Second Bank of the United States until its collapse in 1819. Nicholas died at \"Tufton\" on 10 October\n1820 and is buried at the Monticello family cemetery.\n","Wilson Cary Nicholas' Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his two one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1814 to 11 December 1816. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; proposed amendments to the U. S. Constitution; the militia; improvements to\nCapitol Square; George Boxley's contemplated insurrection; John Wood's survey of the James River; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; the Virginia\nPenitentiary; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to\ncorrespondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions;\nreports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President James\nMadison; James Monroe \u0026 William Harris Crawford, Secretaries of War; and James Barbour \u0026 William B. Giles, Virginia's senators in Congress. President James Madison writes on 29 May 1816 regarding the\nprotection of the Chesapeake Bay including the proposal to fortify Old Point Comfort. Madison also writes accepting a commission as a visitor for Central College in Albemarle County (1816 Oct. 22).\n","James Monroe, as Secretary of War, writes the governor on 4 January 1815 regarding the defense of the seaboard, specifically Norfolk \u0026 Richmond. Monroe also writes regarding the enemy's force at Tangiers,\nthe sailing off of a large detachment from the Chesapeake Bay, and the dismissal of Gen. Porterfield's brigade (1815 Jan. 14). Additional correspondence from Monroe includes the following subjects: a draft in\nfavor of Maj. Joseph Wheaton for fifteen thousand dollars for the use of his department (1815 Jan. 25); an act of Congress authorizing the President to receive into U. S. service any corps which have been or may\nbe raised and officered by the states (1815 Feb. 1); and the extra portion of force contemplated to be raised by Virginia under the conditions of the act of Congress (1815 Feb. 4). A. J. Dallas, Secretary of the\nTreasury, also encloses an extract of a letter from Col. Constant Freeman regarding the sending of a small detachment to Fort Powhatan (1815 April 15). William H. Crawford replaced Monroe as Secretary of War in\n1815. On 17 June 1816, Crawford encloses a letter regarding the execution of the laws against delinquent militia men.\n","James Barbour, U. S. Senate, writes on 23 January 1815 regarding Fort Powhatan. Both Barbour \u0026 William B. Giles write concerning a discount on the claims with the U. S. government and the defense of Fort\nPowhatan (1815 Feb. 7). Barbour \u0026 Giles also write on 15 February 1815 regarding the treaty of peace between the United States \u0026 Great Britain. Giles writes on 23 November 1815 resigning his seat in the U.\nS. Senate. \n","The majority of correspondence in Wilson Cary Nicholas's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Staples, Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard; William Campbell \u0026\nSamuel P. Parsons, Keepers of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public\nAccounts; William Wirt \u0026 John Chew, Commissioners appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States; and John Wood, Surveyor.\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponded frequently with the Governor regarding arms and the Manufactory in Richmond, Virginia. Staples encloses monthly statements of\nthe operations of the Manufactory from December 1814 to September 1815. In addition, Staples writes on 20 March 1815 regarding the number \u0026 description of arms to be made in the present year at the Foundry\n\u0026 Boring Mill. Staples also encloses a letter from his clerk, Stephen Woodson, who, in turn, encloses a recommendation for Mosby Woodson as his replacement (1815 April 29). Mosby Woodson too submitted his\nresignation according to a letter from Staples on 22 May 1815. Lastly, Staples corresponds respecting the inspection of fifty rifles made by Daniel Davis (1815 Oct. 12) and a statement of all the arms made at the\nManufactory of Arms since its commencement (1815 Oct. 30).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides monthly returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements belonging to the Public Guard, monthly reports of the daily duties performed by the Public Guard, and\nmonthly muster rolls from December 1814 to October 1815.\n","William Campbell, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Nicholas regarding a contract with Parkhill, Sabaton, \u0026 Company for grape shot \u0026 cannon balls (1815 Feb. 7); rations for the\nPenitentiary (1815 Feb. 13); boxes of old shoes \u0026 boots (1815 July 15); his resignation as Agent for Sales of Penitentiary Manufactures (1816 Feb. 1); charges against him by Pleasant W. Harwood as Keeper of\nthe Penitentiary (1816 Feb. 24); and stone to be cut by convicts (1816 April 15). Campbell resigned as Superintendent of the Penitentiary on 25 March 1816, but was not replaced until 3 June 1816 by Samuel P.\nParsons. Papers regarding the appointment of Parsons as Superintendent can be found at 3 June 1816. Parsons writes on 27 September 1816 regarding the building of a kitchen for the use of the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary, along with the repair \u0026 painting of his dwelling house.\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on the evidence or mode of proof required by law to establish claims to Revolutionary War bounty lands (1815 Feb. 20); the liability of the public\nfor the damage done to the warehouse occupied as a magazine in Petersburg (1815 May 16); the duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth in inferior courts (1815 Dec. 12); the duties of the Public Printer (1816 April\n25); escaped convicts from the Kentucky Penitentiary who committed felonies in Virginia (1816 May 14); and the proper mode of proceeding against county courts to compel them to pay the penalty for failing to\nnominate sheriffs within the time prescribed by law (1816 Dec. 2).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, \u0026 Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy, is an act to authorize the Executive to enlarge the\noperations of the Manufactory of Arms, so as to augment the number of cannon \u0026 small arms fabricated there (1815 Jan. 9); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the House a statement of the\nmilitary expenses of the Commonwealth (1815 Dec. 11); and a resolution that the Governor be requested to open a correspondence with the Executives of the states interested in the effectual protection of the\nnavigation of the Chesapeake in time of war (1816 Feb. 22).\n","Additionally, Munford \u0026 Hansford transmit certificates of the elections of the following individuals: James Barbour as senator in Congress to replace Richard Brent (1815 Jan. 2); John Cropper as brigadier\ngeneral of the 21st Brigade of Virginia Militia (1815 Jan. 10); John W. Eppes as senator in place of William B. Giles (1815 Dec. 7); Armistead T. Mason as senator in place of William B. Giles (1816 Jan. 3); Henry\nSt. George as brigadier general for the 16th Brigade in place of James Singleton (1816 Jan. 3); Directors of the Board of Public Works (1816 Feb. 16); John Staples, George Williamson, \u0026 Matthew Woodson as\nSuperintendent, Master Armourer, \u0026 Assistant Armourer of the Manufactory of Arms (1816 Feb. 16); Griffin Stith as judge of the General Court in place of James Semple (1816 Dec. 9); William Daniel as judge of\nthe General Court in place of John Dabney (1816 Dec. 9); James Semple as judge of the General Court in place of William Daniel (1816 Dec. 9); John W. Eppes as senator in Congress (1816 Dec. 10); and James P.\nPreston as governor (1816 Dec. 10).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Nicholas regarding various financial matters. Burfoot writes concerning the settlement of the account between the United States \u0026 Virginia\n(1815 Jan. 3); the appointment of a temporary clerk (1815 Jan. 13); warrants for the payment of postage (1815 Feb. 6; 1815 Sept. 2 \u0026 9; 1816 Jan. 29); accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions,\netc. (1815 March 10); warrants issued to persons without proper authority (1815 June 21); a judgment against John Henry by the General Court (1815 Sept. 2); arrears of taxes in Dinwiddie, etc., prior to 1806 (1816\nMarch 4); copies of laws passed at the last session (1816 March 5); the death of the sheriff of Princess Anne County (1816 May 23); and a leave of absence (1816 July 30).\n","William Wirt \u0026 John Chew were appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. William Wirt writes on 1 \u0026 6 January 1816 regarding the\nsettlement of these accounts. On 16 January 1816, Wirt writes regarding the receipt of two hundred thousand dollars on Virginia's payroll. Later, he states that they have procured six hundred thousand dollars in\nclaims against the United States (1816 Jan. 30). Chew writes on 31 January 1816 regarding a warrant on account of the state for four hundred thousand dollars. His letter of 5 February 1816 regards the proposal of\nthe Secretary of the Treasury for the Bank of Virginia for paying the four hundred thousand dollars to the state. Additionally, Chew writes regarding the payment from the Secretary of the Treasury (1816 Feb. 13).\nLastly, Chew writes enclosing copies of correspondence sent \u0026 received from William H. Crawford, Secretary of War, and others (1816 Oct. 9). Further correspondence from John Chew provides periodic updates on\nthe settlement of Virginia's claims (1816 May 5; 1816 June 23; \u0026 1816 Aug. 30).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding a contemplated survey of the principal rivers of the state on 6 July \u0026 1 Aug. 1816. Wood accepted an appointment as surveyor in a letter dated 14 August\n1816. He writes on 21 August 1816 concerning his appointment, the commencement of operations on 1 October, and a loan by Thomas Jefferson of his surveying instruments. Additional correspondence from Wood relate to\nthe following topics: the taking of soundings in the channels (1816 Sept. 4); his compensation \u0026 securities (1816 Oct. 1); the start of his survey at Old Point Comfort up the north side of the James River\n(1816 Oct. 9); the completion of the survey of the north side of the James River (1816 Oct. 24); the survey of the south side of the James River from Richmond to Pagan Creek (1816 Nov. 5); the completion of the\nsurvey of the James River (1816 Nov. 25); and the latitude \u0026 longitude selected in order to execute a correct chart of the state (1816 Dec. 1).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Peter Early, Georgia; William Miller, North Carolina; John Cotton Smith, Connecticut; Caleb Strong, Massachusetts; William S. Pennington,\nNew Jersey; Levin Winder \u0026 Charles Ridgely, Maryland; William Jones, Rhode Island; Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania; Daniel D. Tompkins, New York; Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Isaac Shelby, Kentucky; Daniel Rodney,\nDelaware; \u0026 William C. C. Claiborne, Louisiana.\n","Governor Peter Early, Georgia, transmits resolutions in favor of the proposed amendment to the Constitution to reduce the term of service of senators from six years to four years (1814 Dec. 12). Early also\nwrites enclosing a certified copy of an affidavit regarding the apprehension of Israel Maires (1815 Oct. 6). Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits a resolution against the same amendment proposed by\nthe states of Tennessee \u0026 Pennsylvania to reduce the terms of senators (1814 Dec. 28). Miller also transmits copies of the laws of North Carolina (1815 April 14; 1815 Dec. 11; \u0026 1816 April 10).\nAdditionally, Miller writes regarding the demand for John Shehorn, a fugitive from justice (1815 July 3). Lastly, Miller writes regarding the fortification of the Chesapeake Bay (1816 March 12). Governor John\nCotton Smith, Connecticut, transmits resolutions for seven amendments to the Constitution respecting apportionment of representatives, the admission of new states, limitations for embargos, declarations of war,\npresidential term limits, and others (1815 Feb. 4). Governors Caleb Strong, Massachusetts; William S. Pennington, New Jersey; Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania; \u0026 Daniel D. Tompkins, New York, transmit resolutions\nregarding the same seven amendments proposed by Connecticut \u0026 Massachusetts to the Constitution (1815 Feb. 13 \u0026 20; 1815 March 15; 1815 May 4). Governor Strong also transmits a resolution rejecting the\namendment to the Constitution dividing each state into districts for the purpose of appointing electors for President \u0026 Vice President (1816 Feb. 14). Governor William Jones, Rhode Island, \u0026 Thomas\nWorthington, Ohio, also enclose resolutions against this amendment (1816 March 8 \u0026 19). Governors Levin Winder, Maryland; William Jones, Rhode Island; \u0026 John Cotton Smith, Connecticut, transmit resolutions\nagainst the amendment proposed by the state of Pennsylvania to reduce the terms of senators in Congress (1815 Feb. 26 \u0026 1815 March 2). Governor Charles Ridgely, Maryland, writes regarding the extradition of\nJohn Carey (1816 Jan. 31). On 2 February 1816, Ridgely encloses an act \"for erecting a bridge over the River Potomac.\" Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Isaac Shelby, Kentucky; and Daniel Rodney, Delaware,\ntransmit copies of laws passed by their respective state legislatures (1815 May 27; 1815 June [N.D.]; \u0026 1816 Aug. 14). Worthington also writes on 1 February 1816 regarding the extradition of James Hunt. In\naddition, Worthington encloses the account of expenses in the arrest \u0026 transportation of Hunt (1816 April 11). On 15 September 1815, Governor William C. C. Claiborne encloses an act to regulate the\nadministration of the Charity Hospital of the City of New Orleans, along with a drawing \u0026 plan of the hospital. Claiborne also writes regarding obtaining a steam frigate for the defense of the Mississippi\nRiver (1816 Feb. 13). Lastly, Claiborne transmits a resolution rejecting the seven amendments proposed to the Constitution by Massachusetts \u0026 Connecticut, and the amendment to reduce the term of senators in\nCongress (1816 March 25).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: John Gaillard, president pro tempore of the U. S. Senate, re. the death of Senator Richard Brent (1814 Dec. 30); S. H. Geradin re. researching the\narchives of the state in order to do a continuance of Burk's History of Virginia (1815 Jan. 28); Richard Crump re. the appearance of nine enemy barges in Hampton roads (1815 Jan. 29); James Bootwright re. a\nproposal to furnish rations for the prisoners in the Penitentiary (1815 Feb. 7); Moses Green resigning as adjutant general (1815 Feb. 14); Richard D. Bayly re. the death of Thomas Evans, one of the judges of the\nGeneral Court (1815 Feb. 15); William G. Pendleton, Register, re. additional paper presses for the plats \u0026 certificates of survey in the Land Office (1815 March 13 \u0026 April 24); George Parker re. his\ncommission as judge pro tempore of the 14th Circuit in place of Thomas Evans (1815 April 9); Robert Quarles resigning his seat on the Council of State (1815 April 21); William Wirt re. is proposal to rent the\nFoundry \u0026 Boring Mill for three months (1815 April 24); Stephen Woodson resigning as clerk of the Manufactory of Arms (1815 April 24); William Chamberlayne resigning as brigadier general (1815 April 28);\nRobert Quarles, Quarter Master General, requesting a portion of the Public Guard to guard the articles exposed for sale at the Capitol (1815 May 18); William Rush, Philadelphia, encl. his proposal for a statue of\nWashington (1815 July 4); Benjamin Connor requesting a charter for permission to erect bridges over the Roanoke River \u0026 encl. his patent \u0026 drawing of the bridge (1815 Sept. 27); William H. Roane declining\nthe appointment to the Council as a result of his election to Congress (1815 Nov. 25); James Smith, Agent of Vaccination, encl. a memorial to the U. S. House \u0026 Senate for more effectual encouragement of\nvaccination in the United States (1816 March 1); Thomas Jefferson re. the acts \u0026 journals of Virginia taken by Congress \u0026 encl. a copy of his catalogue to deposit in the Council (1816 Feb. 2); Waller\nHolladay \u0026 James M. Bell re. the conspiracy of George Boxley to start an insurrection in Spotsylvania, Louisa, \u0026 Orange (1816 March 1); Bushrod Washington re. a resolution requesting the remains of George\nWashington to be removed from Mt. Vernon to the Capitol of Virginia (1816 March 18); Robert Mills submitting a sketch for the improvement of Capitol Square (1816 March 18); Frank Carr re. the establishment of\nCentral College in Charlottesville \u0026 the appointment of six visitors (1816 March 25); John Binns transmitting his proposal to publish an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1816 April 1); James\nMcDowell, John Bowyer, \u0026 William Caruthers re. the proposed site of an arsenal in Lexington (1816 April 10); Charles A. Cox re. his proposal to paint the Capitol (1816 April 11); Henry Hurford re. his proposal\nfor painting the exterior of the Capitol (1816 April 15); John Clarke re. his proposal to enclose the Public Square with a cast-iron balustrade (1816 April 27); Sackville King re. the death of Judge John Dabney\n(1816 May 7); John Clarke re. his plan for the improvement of the Public Square (1816 May 12); William Daniel resigning as judge of the General Court (1816 June 2); James McDowell, John Bowyer, \u0026 William\nCaruthers re. the purchase of a lot belonging to the heirs of Daniel Wendal in Lexington in order to prevent other buildings from being placed too near the Arsenal (1816 June 4); James Warrell re. a site for the\nmuseum to be built on Capitol Square (1816 June 11); James Semple accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court to replace William Daniel (1816 July 26); William Caruthers re. an examination of the site\nproposed for the Arsenal in Lexington (1816 Aug. 7); William Daniel accepting the appointment of judge of the General Court in place of William Dabney (1816 Aug. 7); Orris Paine enclosing the opinion of a number\nof carpenters to cover the roof of the Capitol with slate (1816 Aug. 19); J. Oldham re. an estimate of the wood work to be done on the Capitol (1816 Aug. 17); Griffin Stith accepting his appointment as judge of\nthe General Court (1816 Aug. 22); John Tyler resigning his seat in the Council having been elected to Congress (1816 Dec. 1); and Maximillian Godefroy transmitting his designs for the Washington Monument (1816\nDec. 7).\n","Other noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Nicholas as governor (1814 Dec. 12 \u0026 1815 Dec. 12); a proclamation directing that the court for Essex County be held in the building erected for the\nClerk's Office in Tappahannock (1814 Dec. 17); an account of munitions of war on hand at the magazine at Westham, the Laboratory, \u0026 fixed ammunition in the Penitentiary (1814 Dec. 19 \u0026 24); a resolution of\nthe Louisiana General Assembly re. gratitude for the citizens of Louisiana during the invasion by the British (1815 Feb. 1); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Armistead\nAtkins (1815 Feb. 2); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of John Oneale (1815 March 20); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of\nLittleberry Hurt (1815 March 20); proceedings of the Quarterly Meetings of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Penitentiary (1815 April 14; 1815 June 8; 1815 July 1 \u0026 29; 1815 Sept. 28); proceedings of the\nVisitors of the Penitentiary re. the causes of the fire (1815 April 16 \u0026 1815 June 8); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Douglas (1815 April 17); a\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Linah Mims offering a reward for the apprehension of Robert Loggins (1815 May 17); the certificate of oath of William Carson as a member of the Privy Council (1815 June 21); proceedings of\nthe Board of Visitors (1815 July 8 \u0026 22; 1815 Oct. 12; 1816 Feb. 24); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an election to replace Matthew Clay, a representative in Congress (1815 July 29); a proclamation of\nGovernor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Jonathan Piercy \u0026 Curtis McCleester (1815 Nov. 20 \u0026 1816 May 22); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of\nGalloway Burke (1815 Nov. 20); a certificate of oath for John Tyler as a member of the Privy Council (1815 Dec. 9); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Robert Gibson (1815\nDec. 14); proceedings of the Monthly Board of Visitors (1815 April 22 \u0026 June 24); the bond of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1816 Jan. 3); court records from Louisa \u0026 Spotsylvania counties re.\nthe insurrection of George Boxley (1816 March 5); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Levy Gibson (1816 May 4); proceedings of a meeting of the Nottoway Tribe of Indians\nfor the purpose of choosing new trustees (1816 May 11); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Richardson (1816 May 14); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a\nreward for the apprehension of Elijah Davidson (1816 May 14); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of George Boxley (1816 May 18); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an\nelection to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the death of Thomas Gholson (1816 Aug. 30); the contract of Thomas Strode with the Commonwealth to execute Godefroy's plan for regulating the surface of the\nPublic Square (1816 Sept. 30); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Carrington Simpson (1816 Sept. 20); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an election to fill the\nvacancy in Congress occasioned by the death of John Clopton (1816 Sept. 24); a report of the commissioners appointed by the act of the Legislature of North Carolina to incorporate a company to cut a canal from\nRoanoke to Meherrin River \u0026 from the waters of the Chowan River to the James River or Dismal Swamp Canal (1816 Nov. [N.D.]); a certificate of election of electors for President \u0026 Vice President of the\nUnited States on behalf of Virginia (1816 Dec. 3); and a deed of covenant between Edward W. Trent \u0026 Orris Paine, Superintendent of the Improvement of the Public Square, to furnish granite stone for the support\nof the iron railing around the Square (1816 Dec. 10).\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41612\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas Executive Papers,\n 1814-1816"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas Executive Papers,\n 1814-1816"],"collection_ssim":["Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas Executive Papers,\n 1814-1816"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3.03 cubic feet and 4 reels (Misc. 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One of the couple's twelve children, Jane, married Thomas Jefferson's grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph.\nNicholas served as justice of the peace for Albemarle County from 1786 to 1800 and succeeded his brother George as a member of the House of Delegates from 1784 to 1789. Both Wilson \u0026amp; George represented\nAlbemarle County in the Virginia Convention of 1788 to ratify the United States Constitution.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFollowing a short-lived retirement from public service, Nicholas returned to the House of Delegates in 1794 and was later elected to the U. S. Senate in 1799 to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Henry\nTazewell. Growing debts forced Nicholas to resign his seat in the Senate following the 1803-1804 session in order to accept a post as collector at the port of Norfolk. Nicholas, however, returned to public office\nupon his election as a representative in the Tenth \u0026amp; Eleventh Congresses on 4 March 1807. Health issues forced Nicholas to resign his seat in the House of Representatives on 27 November 1809. Nicholas\nsucceeded James Barbour as governor of Virginia on 11 December 1814. Serving two one-year terms as governor, Nicholas directed the end of the War of 1812 and fought for Virginia's claims against the United States\nfor war-time expenses. Following his governorship, Nicholas served as president of the Richmond branch of the Second Bank of the United States until its collapse in 1819. Nicholas died at \"Tufton\" on 10 October\n1820 and is buried at the Monticello family cemetery.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Wilson Cary Nicholas was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, on 31 January 1761 to Robert Carter Nicholas and Anne Cary. Educated briefly at William and Mary College, Nicholas left school in 1780 to serve in the\nRevolutionary War taking command of George Washington's Life Guard. After the destruction of the family's plantation in Hanover County by Cornwallis' troops in 1781, Nicholas moved to Albemarle County where he\nlived as a planter in his new home of Mount Warren. Nicholas married Margaret Smith of Baltimore in 1785. One of the couple's twelve children, Jane, married Thomas Jefferson's grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph.\nNicholas served as justice of the peace for Albemarle County from 1786 to 1800 and succeeded his brother George as a member of the House of Delegates from 1784 to 1789. Both Wilson \u0026 George represented\nAlbemarle County in the Virginia Convention of 1788 to ratify the United States Constitution.\n","Following a short-lived retirement from public service, Nicholas returned to the House of Delegates in 1794 and was later elected to the U. S. Senate in 1799 to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Henry\nTazewell. Growing debts forced Nicholas to resign his seat in the Senate following the 1803-1804 session in order to accept a post as collector at the port of Norfolk. Nicholas, however, returned to public office\nupon his election as a representative in the Tenth \u0026 Eleventh Congresses on 4 March 1807. Health issues forced Nicholas to resign his seat in the House of Representatives on 27 November 1809. Nicholas\nsucceeded James Barbour as governor of Virginia on 11 December 1814. Serving two one-year terms as governor, Nicholas directed the end of the War of 1812 and fought for Virginia's claims against the United States\nfor war-time expenses. Following his governorship, Nicholas served as president of the Richmond branch of the Second Bank of the United States until its collapse in 1819. Nicholas died at \"Tufton\" on 10 October\n1820 and is buried at the Monticello family cemetery.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Wilson Cary Nicholas' Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his two one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1814 to 11 December 1816. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; proposed amendments to the U. S. Constitution; the militia; improvements to\nCapitol Square; George Boxley's contemplated insurrection; John Wood's survey of the James River; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; the Virginia\nPenitentiary; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to\ncorrespondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions;\nreports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President James\nMadison; James Monroe \u0026 William Harris Crawford, Secretaries of War; and James Barbour \u0026 William B. Giles, Virginia's senators in Congress. President James Madison writes on 29 May 1816 regarding the\nprotection of the Chesapeake Bay including the proposal to fortify Old Point Comfort. Madison also writes accepting a commission as a visitor for Central College in Albemarle County (1816 Oct. 22).\n","James Monroe, as Secretary of War, writes the governor on 4 January 1815 regarding the defense of the seaboard, specifically Norfolk \u0026 Richmond. Monroe also writes regarding the enemy's force at Tangiers,\nthe sailing off of a large detachment from the Chesapeake Bay, and the dismissal of Gen. Porterfield's brigade (1815 Jan. 14). Additional correspondence from Monroe includes the following subjects: a draft in\nfavor of Maj. Joseph Wheaton for fifteen thousand dollars for the use of his department (1815 Jan. 25); an act of Congress authorizing the President to receive into U. S. service any corps which have been or may\nbe raised and officered by the states (1815 Feb. 1); and the extra portion of force contemplated to be raised by Virginia under the conditions of the act of Congress (1815 Feb. 4). A. J. Dallas, Secretary of the\nTreasury, also encloses an extract of a letter from Col. Constant Freeman regarding the sending of a small detachment to Fort Powhatan (1815 April 15). William H. Crawford replaced Monroe as Secretary of War in\n1815. On 17 June 1816, Crawford encloses a letter regarding the execution of the laws against delinquent militia men.\n","James Barbour, U. S. Senate, writes on 23 January 1815 regarding Fort Powhatan. Both Barbour \u0026 William B. Giles write concerning a discount on the claims with the U. S. government and the defense of Fort\nPowhatan (1815 Feb. 7). Barbour \u0026 Giles also write on 15 February 1815 regarding the treaty of peace between the United States \u0026 Great Britain. Giles writes on 23 November 1815 resigning his seat in the U.\nS. Senate. \n","The majority of correspondence in Wilson Cary Nicholas's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Staples, Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard; William Campbell \u0026\nSamuel P. Parsons, Keepers of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public\nAccounts; William Wirt \u0026 John Chew, Commissioners appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States; and John Wood, Surveyor.\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponded frequently with the Governor regarding arms and the Manufactory in Richmond, Virginia. Staples encloses monthly statements of\nthe operations of the Manufactory from December 1814 to September 1815. In addition, Staples writes on 20 March 1815 regarding the number \u0026 description of arms to be made in the present year at the Foundry\n\u0026 Boring Mill. Staples also encloses a letter from his clerk, Stephen Woodson, who, in turn, encloses a recommendation for Mosby Woodson as his replacement (1815 April 29). Mosby Woodson too submitted his\nresignation according to a letter from Staples on 22 May 1815. Lastly, Staples corresponds respecting the inspection of fifty rifles made by Daniel Davis (1815 Oct. 12) and a statement of all the arms made at the\nManufactory of Arms since its commencement (1815 Oct. 30).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides monthly returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements belonging to the Public Guard, monthly reports of the daily duties performed by the Public Guard, and\nmonthly muster rolls from December 1814 to October 1815.\n","William Campbell, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Nicholas regarding a contract with Parkhill, Sabaton, \u0026 Company for grape shot \u0026 cannon balls (1815 Feb. 7); rations for the\nPenitentiary (1815 Feb. 13); boxes of old shoes \u0026 boots (1815 July 15); his resignation as Agent for Sales of Penitentiary Manufactures (1816 Feb. 1); charges against him by Pleasant W. Harwood as Keeper of\nthe Penitentiary (1816 Feb. 24); and stone to be cut by convicts (1816 April 15). Campbell resigned as Superintendent of the Penitentiary on 25 March 1816, but was not replaced until 3 June 1816 by Samuel P.\nParsons. Papers regarding the appointment of Parsons as Superintendent can be found at 3 June 1816. Parsons writes on 27 September 1816 regarding the building of a kitchen for the use of the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary, along with the repair \u0026 painting of his dwelling house.\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on the evidence or mode of proof required by law to establish claims to Revolutionary War bounty lands (1815 Feb. 20); the liability of the public\nfor the damage done to the warehouse occupied as a magazine in Petersburg (1815 May 16); the duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth in inferior courts (1815 Dec. 12); the duties of the Public Printer (1816 April\n25); escaped convicts from the Kentucky Penitentiary who committed felonies in Virginia (1816 May 14); and the proper mode of proceeding against county courts to compel them to pay the penalty for failing to\nnominate sheriffs within the time prescribed by law (1816 Dec. 2).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, \u0026 Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy, is an act to authorize the Executive to enlarge the\noperations of the Manufactory of Arms, so as to augment the number of cannon \u0026 small arms fabricated there (1815 Jan. 9); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the House a statement of the\nmilitary expenses of the Commonwealth (1815 Dec. 11); and a resolution that the Governor be requested to open a correspondence with the Executives of the states interested in the effectual protection of the\nnavigation of the Chesapeake in time of war (1816 Feb. 22).\n","Additionally, Munford \u0026 Hansford transmit certificates of the elections of the following individuals: James Barbour as senator in Congress to replace Richard Brent (1815 Jan. 2); John Cropper as brigadier\ngeneral of the 21st Brigade of Virginia Militia (1815 Jan. 10); John W. Eppes as senator in place of William B. Giles (1815 Dec. 7); Armistead T. Mason as senator in place of William B. Giles (1816 Jan. 3); Henry\nSt. George as brigadier general for the 16th Brigade in place of James Singleton (1816 Jan. 3); Directors of the Board of Public Works (1816 Feb. 16); John Staples, George Williamson, \u0026 Matthew Woodson as\nSuperintendent, Master Armourer, \u0026 Assistant Armourer of the Manufactory of Arms (1816 Feb. 16); Griffin Stith as judge of the General Court in place of James Semple (1816 Dec. 9); William Daniel as judge of\nthe General Court in place of John Dabney (1816 Dec. 9); James Semple as judge of the General Court in place of William Daniel (1816 Dec. 9); John W. Eppes as senator in Congress (1816 Dec. 10); and James P.\nPreston as governor (1816 Dec. 10).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Nicholas regarding various financial matters. Burfoot writes concerning the settlement of the account between the United States \u0026 Virginia\n(1815 Jan. 3); the appointment of a temporary clerk (1815 Jan. 13); warrants for the payment of postage (1815 Feb. 6; 1815 Sept. 2 \u0026 9; 1816 Jan. 29); accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions,\netc. (1815 March 10); warrants issued to persons without proper authority (1815 June 21); a judgment against John Henry by the General Court (1815 Sept. 2); arrears of taxes in Dinwiddie, etc., prior to 1806 (1816\nMarch 4); copies of laws passed at the last session (1816 March 5); the death of the sheriff of Princess Anne County (1816 May 23); and a leave of absence (1816 July 30).\n","William Wirt \u0026 John Chew were appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. William Wirt writes on 1 \u0026 6 January 1816 regarding the\nsettlement of these accounts. On 16 January 1816, Wirt writes regarding the receipt of two hundred thousand dollars on Virginia's payroll. Later, he states that they have procured six hundred thousand dollars in\nclaims against the United States (1816 Jan. 30). Chew writes on 31 January 1816 regarding a warrant on account of the state for four hundred thousand dollars. His letter of 5 February 1816 regards the proposal of\nthe Secretary of the Treasury for the Bank of Virginia for paying the four hundred thousand dollars to the state. Additionally, Chew writes regarding the payment from the Secretary of the Treasury (1816 Feb. 13).\nLastly, Chew writes enclosing copies of correspondence sent \u0026 received from William H. Crawford, Secretary of War, and others (1816 Oct. 9). Further correspondence from John Chew provides periodic updates on\nthe settlement of Virginia's claims (1816 May 5; 1816 June 23; \u0026 1816 Aug. 30).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding a contemplated survey of the principal rivers of the state on 6 July \u0026 1 Aug. 1816. Wood accepted an appointment as surveyor in a letter dated 14 August\n1816. He writes on 21 August 1816 concerning his appointment, the commencement of operations on 1 October, and a loan by Thomas Jefferson of his surveying instruments. Additional correspondence from Wood relate to\nthe following topics: the taking of soundings in the channels (1816 Sept. 4); his compensation \u0026 securities (1816 Oct. 1); the start of his survey at Old Point Comfort up the north side of the James River\n(1816 Oct. 9); the completion of the survey of the north side of the James River (1816 Oct. 24); the survey of the south side of the James River from Richmond to Pagan Creek (1816 Nov. 5); the completion of the\nsurvey of the James River (1816 Nov. 25); and the latitude \u0026 longitude selected in order to execute a correct chart of the state (1816 Dec. 1).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Peter Early, Georgia; William Miller, North Carolina; John Cotton Smith, Connecticut; Caleb Strong, Massachusetts; William S. Pennington,\nNew Jersey; Levin Winder \u0026 Charles Ridgely, Maryland; William Jones, Rhode Island; Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania; Daniel D. Tompkins, New York; Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Isaac Shelby, Kentucky; Daniel Rodney,\nDelaware; \u0026 William C. C. Claiborne, Louisiana.\n","Governor Peter Early, Georgia, transmits resolutions in favor of the proposed amendment to the Constitution to reduce the term of service of senators from six years to four years (1814 Dec. 12). Early also\nwrites enclosing a certified copy of an affidavit regarding the apprehension of Israel Maires (1815 Oct. 6). Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits a resolution against the same amendment proposed by\nthe states of Tennessee \u0026 Pennsylvania to reduce the terms of senators (1814 Dec. 28). Miller also transmits copies of the laws of North Carolina (1815 April 14; 1815 Dec. 11; \u0026 1816 April 10).\nAdditionally, Miller writes regarding the demand for John Shehorn, a fugitive from justice (1815 July 3). Lastly, Miller writes regarding the fortification of the Chesapeake Bay (1816 March 12). Governor John\nCotton Smith, Connecticut, transmits resolutions for seven amendments to the Constitution respecting apportionment of representatives, the admission of new states, limitations for embargos, declarations of war,\npresidential term limits, and others (1815 Feb. 4). Governors Caleb Strong, Massachusetts; William S. Pennington, New Jersey; Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania; \u0026 Daniel D. Tompkins, New York, transmit resolutions\nregarding the same seven amendments proposed by Connecticut \u0026 Massachusetts to the Constitution (1815 Feb. 13 \u0026 20; 1815 March 15; 1815 May 4). Governor Strong also transmits a resolution rejecting the\namendment to the Constitution dividing each state into districts for the purpose of appointing electors for President \u0026 Vice President (1816 Feb. 14). Governor William Jones, Rhode Island, \u0026 Thomas\nWorthington, Ohio, also enclose resolutions against this amendment (1816 March 8 \u0026 19). Governors Levin Winder, Maryland; William Jones, Rhode Island; \u0026 John Cotton Smith, Connecticut, transmit resolutions\nagainst the amendment proposed by the state of Pennsylvania to reduce the terms of senators in Congress (1815 Feb. 26 \u0026 1815 March 2). Governor Charles Ridgely, Maryland, writes regarding the extradition of\nJohn Carey (1816 Jan. 31). On 2 February 1816, Ridgely encloses an act \"for erecting a bridge over the River Potomac.\" Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Isaac Shelby, Kentucky; and Daniel Rodney, Delaware,\ntransmit copies of laws passed by their respective state legislatures (1815 May 27; 1815 June [N.D.]; \u0026 1816 Aug. 14). Worthington also writes on 1 February 1816 regarding the extradition of James Hunt. In\naddition, Worthington encloses the account of expenses in the arrest \u0026 transportation of Hunt (1816 April 11). On 15 September 1815, Governor William C. C. Claiborne encloses an act to regulate the\nadministration of the Charity Hospital of the City of New Orleans, along with a drawing \u0026 plan of the hospital. Claiborne also writes regarding obtaining a steam frigate for the defense of the Mississippi\nRiver (1816 Feb. 13). Lastly, Claiborne transmits a resolution rejecting the seven amendments proposed to the Constitution by Massachusetts \u0026 Connecticut, and the amendment to reduce the term of senators in\nCongress (1816 March 25).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: John Gaillard, president pro tempore of the U. S. Senate, re. the death of Senator Richard Brent (1814 Dec. 30); S. H. Geradin re. researching the\narchives of the state in order to do a continuance of Burk's History of Virginia (1815 Jan. 28); Richard Crump re. the appearance of nine enemy barges in Hampton roads (1815 Jan. 29); James Bootwright re. a\nproposal to furnish rations for the prisoners in the Penitentiary (1815 Feb. 7); Moses Green resigning as adjutant general (1815 Feb. 14); Richard D. Bayly re. the death of Thomas Evans, one of the judges of the\nGeneral Court (1815 Feb. 15); William G. Pendleton, Register, re. additional paper presses for the plats \u0026 certificates of survey in the Land Office (1815 March 13 \u0026 April 24); George Parker re. his\ncommission as judge pro tempore of the 14th Circuit in place of Thomas Evans (1815 April 9); Robert Quarles resigning his seat on the Council of State (1815 April 21); William Wirt re. is proposal to rent the\nFoundry \u0026 Boring Mill for three months (1815 April 24); Stephen Woodson resigning as clerk of the Manufactory of Arms (1815 April 24); William Chamberlayne resigning as brigadier general (1815 April 28);\nRobert Quarles, Quarter Master General, requesting a portion of the Public Guard to guard the articles exposed for sale at the Capitol (1815 May 18); William Rush, Philadelphia, encl. his proposal for a statue of\nWashington (1815 July 4); Benjamin Connor requesting a charter for permission to erect bridges over the Roanoke River \u0026 encl. his patent \u0026 drawing of the bridge (1815 Sept. 27); William H. Roane declining\nthe appointment to the Council as a result of his election to Congress (1815 Nov. 25); James Smith, Agent of Vaccination, encl. a memorial to the U. S. House \u0026 Senate for more effectual encouragement of\nvaccination in the United States (1816 March 1); Thomas Jefferson re. the acts \u0026 journals of Virginia taken by Congress \u0026 encl. a copy of his catalogue to deposit in the Council (1816 Feb. 2); Waller\nHolladay \u0026 James M. Bell re. the conspiracy of George Boxley to start an insurrection in Spotsylvania, Louisa, \u0026 Orange (1816 March 1); Bushrod Washington re. a resolution requesting the remains of George\nWashington to be removed from Mt. Vernon to the Capitol of Virginia (1816 March 18); Robert Mills submitting a sketch for the improvement of Capitol Square (1816 March 18); Frank Carr re. the establishment of\nCentral College in Charlottesville \u0026 the appointment of six visitors (1816 March 25); John Binns transmitting his proposal to publish an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1816 April 1); James\nMcDowell, John Bowyer, \u0026 William Caruthers re. the proposed site of an arsenal in Lexington (1816 April 10); Charles A. Cox re. his proposal to paint the Capitol (1816 April 11); Henry Hurford re. his proposal\nfor painting the exterior of the Capitol (1816 April 15); John Clarke re. his proposal to enclose the Public Square with a cast-iron balustrade (1816 April 27); Sackville King re. the death of Judge John Dabney\n(1816 May 7); John Clarke re. his plan for the improvement of the Public Square (1816 May 12); William Daniel resigning as judge of the General Court (1816 June 2); James McDowell, John Bowyer, \u0026 William\nCaruthers re. the purchase of a lot belonging to the heirs of Daniel Wendal in Lexington in order to prevent other buildings from being placed too near the Arsenal (1816 June 4); James Warrell re. a site for the\nmuseum to be built on Capitol Square (1816 June 11); James Semple accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court to replace William Daniel (1816 July 26); William Caruthers re. an examination of the site\nproposed for the Arsenal in Lexington (1816 Aug. 7); William Daniel accepting the appointment of judge of the General Court in place of William Dabney (1816 Aug. 7); Orris Paine enclosing the opinion of a number\nof carpenters to cover the roof of the Capitol with slate (1816 Aug. 19); J. Oldham re. an estimate of the wood work to be done on the Capitol (1816 Aug. 17); Griffin Stith accepting his appointment as judge of\nthe General Court (1816 Aug. 22); John Tyler resigning his seat in the Council having been elected to Congress (1816 Dec. 1); and Maximillian Godefroy transmitting his designs for the Washington Monument (1816\nDec. 7).\n","Other noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Nicholas as governor (1814 Dec. 12 \u0026 1815 Dec. 12); a proclamation directing that the court for Essex County be held in the building erected for the\nClerk's Office in Tappahannock (1814 Dec. 17); an account of munitions of war on hand at the magazine at Westham, the Laboratory, \u0026 fixed ammunition in the Penitentiary (1814 Dec. 19 \u0026 24); a resolution of\nthe Louisiana General Assembly re. gratitude for the citizens of Louisiana during the invasion by the British (1815 Feb. 1); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Armistead\nAtkins (1815 Feb. 2); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of John Oneale (1815 March 20); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of\nLittleberry Hurt (1815 March 20); proceedings of the Quarterly Meetings of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Penitentiary (1815 April 14; 1815 June 8; 1815 July 1 \u0026 29; 1815 Sept. 28); proceedings of the\nVisitors of the Penitentiary re. the causes of the fire (1815 April 16 \u0026 1815 June 8); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Douglas (1815 April 17); a\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Linah Mims offering a reward for the apprehension of Robert Loggins (1815 May 17); the certificate of oath of William Carson as a member of the Privy Council (1815 June 21); proceedings of\nthe Board of Visitors (1815 July 8 \u0026 22; 1815 Oct. 12; 1816 Feb. 24); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an election to replace Matthew Clay, a representative in Congress (1815 July 29); a proclamation of\nGovernor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Jonathan Piercy \u0026 Curtis McCleester (1815 Nov. 20 \u0026 1816 May 22); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of\nGalloway Burke (1815 Nov. 20); a certificate of oath for John Tyler as a member of the Privy Council (1815 Dec. 9); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Robert Gibson (1815\nDec. 14); proceedings of the Monthly Board of Visitors (1815 April 22 \u0026 June 24); the bond of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1816 Jan. 3); court records from Louisa \u0026 Spotsylvania counties re.\nthe insurrection of George Boxley (1816 March 5); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Levy Gibson (1816 May 4); proceedings of a meeting of the Nottoway Tribe of Indians\nfor the purpose of choosing new trustees (1816 May 11); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Richardson (1816 May 14); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a\nreward for the apprehension of Elijah Davidson (1816 May 14); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of George Boxley (1816 May 18); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an\nelection to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the death of Thomas Gholson (1816 Aug. 30); the contract of Thomas Strode with the Commonwealth to execute Godefroy's plan for regulating the surface of the\nPublic Square (1816 Sept. 30); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Carrington Simpson (1816 Sept. 20); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an election to fill the\nvacancy in Congress occasioned by the death of John Clopton (1816 Sept. 24); a report of the commissioners appointed by the act of the Legislature of North Carolina to incorporate a company to cut a canal from\nRoanoke to Meherrin River \u0026 from the waters of the Chowan River to the James River or Dismal Swamp Canal (1816 Nov. [N.D.]); a certificate of election of electors for President \u0026 Vice President of the\nUnited States on behalf of Virginia (1816 Dec. 3); and a deed of covenant between Edward W. Trent \u0026 Orris Paine, Superintendent of the Improvement of the Public Square, to furnish granite stone for the support\nof the iron railing around the Square (1816 Dec. 10).\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":156,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T01:34:09.853Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilson Cary Nicholas' Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his two one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1814 to 11 December 1816. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; proposed amendments to the U. S. Constitution; the militia; improvements to\nCapitol Square; George Boxley's contemplated insurrection; John Wood's survey of the James River; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; the Virginia\nPenitentiary; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to\ncorrespondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp; House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions;\nreports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President James\nMadison; James Monroe \u0026amp; William Harris Crawford, Secretaries of War; and James Barbour \u0026amp; William B. Giles, Virginia's senators in Congress. President James Madison writes on 29 May 1816 regarding the\nprotection of the Chesapeake Bay including the proposal to fortify Old Point Comfort. Madison also writes accepting a commission as a visitor for Central College in Albemarle County (1816 Oct. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Monroe, as Secretary of War, writes the governor on 4 January 1815 regarding the defense of the seaboard, specifically Norfolk \u0026amp; Richmond. Monroe also writes regarding the enemy's force at Tangiers,\nthe sailing off of a large detachment from the Chesapeake Bay, and the dismissal of Gen. Porterfield's brigade (1815 Jan. 14). Additional correspondence from Monroe includes the following subjects: a draft in\nfavor of Maj. Joseph Wheaton for fifteen thousand dollars for the use of his department (1815 Jan. 25); an act of Congress authorizing the President to receive into U. S. service any corps which have been or may\nbe raised and officered by the states (1815 Feb. 1); and the extra portion of force contemplated to be raised by Virginia under the conditions of the act of Congress (1815 Feb. 4). A. J. Dallas, Secretary of the\nTreasury, also encloses an extract of a letter from Col. Constant Freeman regarding the sending of a small detachment to Fort Powhatan (1815 April 15). William H. Crawford replaced Monroe as Secretary of War in\n1815. On 17 June 1816, Crawford encloses a letter regarding the execution of the laws against delinquent militia men.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Barbour, U. S. Senate, writes on 23 January 1815 regarding Fort Powhatan. Both Barbour \u0026amp; William B. Giles write concerning a discount on the claims with the U. S. government and the defense of Fort\nPowhatan (1815 Feb. 7). Barbour \u0026amp; Giles also write on 15 February 1815 regarding the treaty of peace between the United States \u0026amp; Great Britain. Giles writes on 23 November 1815 resigning his seat in the U.\nS. Senate. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in Wilson Cary Nicholas's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Staples, Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard; William Campbell \u0026amp;\nSamuel P. Parsons, Keepers of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public\nAccounts; William Wirt \u0026amp; John Chew, Commissioners appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States; and John Wood, Surveyor.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponded frequently with the Governor regarding arms and the Manufactory in Richmond, Virginia. Staples encloses monthly statements of\nthe operations of the Manufactory from December 1814 to September 1815. In addition, Staples writes on 20 March 1815 regarding the number \u0026amp; description of arms to be made in the present year at the Foundry\n\u0026amp; Boring Mill. Staples also encloses a letter from his clerk, Stephen Woodson, who, in turn, encloses a recommendation for Mosby Woodson as his replacement (1815 April 29). Mosby Woodson too submitted his\nresignation according to a letter from Staples on 22 May 1815. Lastly, Staples corresponds respecting the inspection of fifty rifles made by Daniel Davis (1815 Oct. 12) and a statement of all the arms made at the\nManufactory of Arms since its commencement (1815 Oct. 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides monthly returns of arms \u0026amp; accoutrements belonging to the Public Guard, monthly reports of the daily duties performed by the Public Guard, and\nmonthly muster rolls from December 1814 to October 1815.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Campbell, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Nicholas regarding a contract with Parkhill, Sabaton, \u0026amp; Company for grape shot \u0026amp; cannon balls (1815 Feb. 7); rations for the\nPenitentiary (1815 Feb. 13); boxes of old shoes \u0026amp; boots (1815 July 15); his resignation as Agent for Sales of Penitentiary Manufactures (1816 Feb. 1); charges against him by Pleasant W. Harwood as Keeper of\nthe Penitentiary (1816 Feb. 24); and stone to be cut by convicts (1816 April 15). Campbell resigned as Superintendent of the Penitentiary on 25 March 1816, but was not replaced until 3 June 1816 by Samuel P.\nParsons. Papers regarding the appointment of Parsons as Superintendent can be found at 3 June 1816. Parsons writes on 27 September 1816 regarding the building of a kitchen for the use of the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary, along with the repair \u0026amp; painting of his dwelling house.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on the evidence or mode of proof required by law to establish claims to Revolutionary War bounty lands (1815 Feb. 20); the liability of the public\nfor the damage done to the warehouse occupied as a magazine in Petersburg (1815 May 16); the duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth in inferior courts (1815 Dec. 12); the duties of the Public Printer (1816 April\n25); escaped convicts from the Kentucky Penitentiary who committed felonies in Virginia (1816 May 14); and the proper mode of proceeding against county courts to compel them to pay the penalty for failing to\nnominate sheriffs within the time prescribed by law (1816 Dec. 2).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, \u0026amp; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy, is an act to authorize the Executive to enlarge the\noperations of the Manufactory of Arms, so as to augment the number of cannon \u0026amp; small arms fabricated there (1815 Jan. 9); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the House a statement of the\nmilitary expenses of the Commonwealth (1815 Dec. 11); and a resolution that the Governor be requested to open a correspondence with the Executives of the states interested in the effectual protection of the\nnavigation of the Chesapeake in time of war (1816 Feb. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Munford \u0026amp; Hansford transmit certificates of the elections of the following individuals: James Barbour as senator in Congress to replace Richard Brent (1815 Jan. 2); John Cropper as brigadier\ngeneral of the 21st Brigade of Virginia Militia (1815 Jan. 10); John W. Eppes as senator in place of William B. Giles (1815 Dec. 7); Armistead T. Mason as senator in place of William B. Giles (1816 Jan. 3); Henry\nSt. George as brigadier general for the 16th Brigade in place of James Singleton (1816 Jan. 3); Directors of the Board of Public Works (1816 Feb. 16); John Staples, George Williamson, \u0026amp; Matthew Woodson as\nSuperintendent, Master Armourer, \u0026amp; Assistant Armourer of the Manufactory of Arms (1816 Feb. 16); Griffin Stith as judge of the General Court in place of James Semple (1816 Dec. 9); William Daniel as judge of\nthe General Court in place of John Dabney (1816 Dec. 9); James Semple as judge of the General Court in place of William Daniel (1816 Dec. 9); John W. Eppes as senator in Congress (1816 Dec. 10); and James P.\nPreston as governor (1816 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Nicholas regarding various financial matters. Burfoot writes concerning the settlement of the account between the United States \u0026amp; Virginia\n(1815 Jan. 3); the appointment of a temporary clerk (1815 Jan. 13); warrants for the payment of postage (1815 Feb. 6; 1815 Sept. 2 \u0026amp; 9; 1816 Jan. 29); accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions,\netc. (1815 March 10); warrants issued to persons without proper authority (1815 June 21); a judgment against John Henry by the General Court (1815 Sept. 2); arrears of taxes in Dinwiddie, etc., prior to 1806 (1816\nMarch 4); copies of laws passed at the last session (1816 March 5); the death of the sheriff of Princess Anne County (1816 May 23); and a leave of absence (1816 July 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Wirt \u0026amp; John Chew were appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. William Wirt writes on 1 \u0026amp; 6 January 1816 regarding the\nsettlement of these accounts. On 16 January 1816, Wirt writes regarding the receipt of two hundred thousand dollars on Virginia's payroll. Later, he states that they have procured six hundred thousand dollars in\nclaims against the United States (1816 Jan. 30). Chew writes on 31 January 1816 regarding a warrant on account of the state for four hundred thousand dollars. His letter of 5 February 1816 regards the proposal of\nthe Secretary of the Treasury for the Bank of Virginia for paying the four hundred thousand dollars to the state. Additionally, Chew writes regarding the payment from the Secretary of the Treasury (1816 Feb. 13).\nLastly, Chew writes enclosing copies of correspondence sent \u0026amp; received from William H. Crawford, Secretary of War, and others (1816 Oct. 9). Further correspondence from John Chew provides periodic updates on\nthe settlement of Virginia's claims (1816 May 5; 1816 June 23; \u0026amp; 1816 Aug. 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding a contemplated survey of the principal rivers of the state on 6 July \u0026amp; 1 Aug. 1816. Wood accepted an appointment as surveyor in a letter dated 14 August\n1816. He writes on 21 August 1816 concerning his appointment, the commencement of operations on 1 October, and a loan by Thomas Jefferson of his surveying instruments. Additional correspondence from Wood relate to\nthe following topics: the taking of soundings in the channels (1816 Sept. 4); his compensation \u0026amp; securities (1816 Oct. 1); the start of his survey at Old Point Comfort up the north side of the James River\n(1816 Oct. 9); the completion of the survey of the north side of the James River (1816 Oct. 24); the survey of the south side of the James River from Richmond to Pagan Creek (1816 Nov. 5); the completion of the\nsurvey of the James River (1816 Nov. 25); and the latitude \u0026amp; longitude selected in order to execute a correct chart of the state (1816 Dec. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Peter Early, Georgia; William Miller, North Carolina; John Cotton Smith, Connecticut; Caleb Strong, Massachusetts; William S. Pennington,\nNew Jersey; Levin Winder \u0026amp; Charles Ridgely, Maryland; William Jones, Rhode Island; Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania; Daniel D. Tompkins, New York; Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Isaac Shelby, Kentucky; Daniel Rodney,\nDelaware; \u0026amp; William C. C. Claiborne, Louisiana.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernor Peter Early, Georgia, transmits resolutions in favor of the proposed amendment to the Constitution to reduce the term of service of senators from six years to four years (1814 Dec. 12). Early also\nwrites enclosing a certified copy of an affidavit regarding the apprehension of Israel Maires (1815 Oct. 6). Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits a resolution against the same amendment proposed by\nthe states of Tennessee \u0026amp; Pennsylvania to reduce the terms of senators (1814 Dec. 28). Miller also transmits copies of the laws of North Carolina (1815 April 14; 1815 Dec. 11; \u0026amp; 1816 April 10).\nAdditionally, Miller writes regarding the demand for John Shehorn, a fugitive from justice (1815 July 3). Lastly, Miller writes regarding the fortification of the Chesapeake Bay (1816 March 12). Governor John\nCotton Smith, Connecticut, transmits resolutions for seven amendments to the Constitution respecting apportionment of representatives, the admission of new states, limitations for embargos, declarations of war,\npresidential term limits, and others (1815 Feb. 4). Governors Caleb Strong, Massachusetts; William S. Pennington, New Jersey; Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania; \u0026amp; Daniel D. Tompkins, New York, transmit resolutions\nregarding the same seven amendments proposed by Connecticut \u0026amp; Massachusetts to the Constitution (1815 Feb. 13 \u0026amp; 20; 1815 March 15; 1815 May 4). Governor Strong also transmits a resolution rejecting the\namendment to the Constitution dividing each state into districts for the purpose of appointing electors for President \u0026amp; Vice President (1816 Feb. 14). Governor William Jones, Rhode Island, \u0026amp; Thomas\nWorthington, Ohio, also enclose resolutions against this amendment (1816 March 8 \u0026amp; 19). Governors Levin Winder, Maryland; William Jones, Rhode Island; \u0026amp; John Cotton Smith, Connecticut, transmit resolutions\nagainst the amendment proposed by the state of Pennsylvania to reduce the terms of senators in Congress (1815 Feb. 26 \u0026amp; 1815 March 2). Governor Charles Ridgely, Maryland, writes regarding the extradition of\nJohn Carey (1816 Jan. 31). On 2 February 1816, Ridgely encloses an act \"for erecting a bridge over the River Potomac.\" Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Isaac Shelby, Kentucky; and Daniel Rodney, Delaware,\ntransmit copies of laws passed by their respective state legislatures (1815 May 27; 1815 June [N.D.]; \u0026amp; 1816 Aug. 14). Worthington also writes on 1 February 1816 regarding the extradition of James Hunt. In\naddition, Worthington encloses the account of expenses in the arrest \u0026amp; transportation of Hunt (1816 April 11). On 15 September 1815, Governor William C. C. Claiborne encloses an act to regulate the\nadministration of the Charity Hospital of the City of New Orleans, along with a drawing \u0026amp; plan of the hospital. Claiborne also writes regarding obtaining a steam frigate for the defense of the Mississippi\nRiver (1816 Feb. 13). Lastly, Claiborne transmits a resolution rejecting the seven amendments proposed to the Constitution by Massachusetts \u0026amp; Connecticut, and the amendment to reduce the term of senators in\nCongress (1816 March 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: John Gaillard, president pro tempore of the U. S. Senate, re. the death of Senator Richard Brent (1814 Dec. 30); S. H. Geradin re. researching the\narchives of the state in order to do a continuance of Burk's History of Virginia (1815 Jan. 28); Richard Crump re. the appearance of nine enemy barges in Hampton roads (1815 Jan. 29); James Bootwright re. a\nproposal to furnish rations for the prisoners in the Penitentiary (1815 Feb. 7); Moses Green resigning as adjutant general (1815 Feb. 14); Richard D. Bayly re. the death of Thomas Evans, one of the judges of the\nGeneral Court (1815 Feb. 15); William G. Pendleton, Register, re. additional paper presses for the plats \u0026amp; certificates of survey in the Land Office (1815 March 13 \u0026amp; April 24); George Parker re. his\ncommission as judge pro tempore of the 14th Circuit in place of Thomas Evans (1815 April 9); Robert Quarles resigning his seat on the Council of State (1815 April 21); William Wirt re. is proposal to rent the\nFoundry \u0026amp; Boring Mill for three months (1815 April 24); Stephen Woodson resigning as clerk of the Manufactory of Arms (1815 April 24); William Chamberlayne resigning as brigadier general (1815 April 28);\nRobert Quarles, Quarter Master General, requesting a portion of the Public Guard to guard the articles exposed for sale at the Capitol (1815 May 18); William Rush, Philadelphia, encl. his proposal for a statue of\nWashington (1815 July 4); Benjamin Connor requesting a charter for permission to erect bridges over the Roanoke River \u0026amp; encl. his patent \u0026amp; drawing of the bridge (1815 Sept. 27); William H. Roane declining\nthe appointment to the Council as a result of his election to Congress (1815 Nov. 25); James Smith, Agent of Vaccination, encl. a memorial to the U. S. House \u0026amp; Senate for more effectual encouragement of\nvaccination in the United States (1816 March 1); Thomas Jefferson re. the acts \u0026amp; journals of Virginia taken by Congress \u0026amp; encl. a copy of his catalogue to deposit in the Council (1816 Feb. 2); Waller\nHolladay \u0026amp; James M. Bell re. the conspiracy of George Boxley to start an insurrection in Spotsylvania, Louisa, \u0026amp; Orange (1816 March 1); Bushrod Washington re. a resolution requesting the remains of George\nWashington to be removed from Mt. Vernon to the Capitol of Virginia (1816 March 18); Robert Mills submitting a sketch for the improvement of Capitol Square (1816 March 18); Frank Carr re. the establishment of\nCentral College in Charlottesville \u0026amp; the appointment of six visitors (1816 March 25); John Binns transmitting his proposal to publish an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1816 April 1); James\nMcDowell, John Bowyer, \u0026amp; William Caruthers re. the proposed site of an arsenal in Lexington (1816 April 10); Charles A. Cox re. his proposal to paint the Capitol (1816 April 11); Henry Hurford re. his proposal\nfor painting the exterior of the Capitol (1816 April 15); John Clarke re. his proposal to enclose the Public Square with a cast-iron balustrade (1816 April 27); Sackville King re. the death of Judge John Dabney\n(1816 May 7); John Clarke re. his plan for the improvement of the Public Square (1816 May 12); William Daniel resigning as judge of the General Court (1816 June 2); James McDowell, John Bowyer, \u0026amp; William\nCaruthers re. the purchase of a lot belonging to the heirs of Daniel Wendal in Lexington in order to prevent other buildings from being placed too near the Arsenal (1816 June 4); James Warrell re. a site for the\nmuseum to be built on Capitol Square (1816 June 11); James Semple accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court to replace William Daniel (1816 July 26); William Caruthers re. an examination of the site\nproposed for the Arsenal in Lexington (1816 Aug. 7); William Daniel accepting the appointment of judge of the General Court in place of William Dabney (1816 Aug. 7); Orris Paine enclosing the opinion of a number\nof carpenters to cover the roof of the Capitol with slate (1816 Aug. 19); J. Oldham re. an estimate of the wood work to be done on the Capitol (1816 Aug. 17); Griffin Stith accepting his appointment as judge of\nthe General Court (1816 Aug. 22); John Tyler resigning his seat in the Council having been elected to Congress (1816 Dec. 1); and Maximillian Godefroy transmitting his designs for the Washington Monument (1816\nDec. 7).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Nicholas as governor (1814 Dec. 12 \u0026amp; 1815 Dec. 12); a proclamation directing that the court for Essex County be held in the building erected for the\nClerk's Office in Tappahannock (1814 Dec. 17); an account of munitions of war on hand at the magazine at Westham, the Laboratory, \u0026amp; fixed ammunition in the Penitentiary (1814 Dec. 19 \u0026amp; 24); a resolution of\nthe Louisiana General Assembly re. gratitude for the citizens of Louisiana during the invasion by the British (1815 Feb. 1); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Armistead\nAtkins (1815 Feb. 2); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of John Oneale (1815 March 20); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of\nLittleberry Hurt (1815 March 20); proceedings of the Quarterly Meetings of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Penitentiary (1815 April 14; 1815 June 8; 1815 July 1 \u0026amp; 29; 1815 Sept. 28); proceedings of the\nVisitors of the Penitentiary re. the causes of the fire (1815 April 16 \u0026amp; 1815 June 8); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Douglas (1815 April 17); a\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Linah Mims offering a reward for the apprehension of Robert Loggins (1815 May 17); the certificate of oath of William Carson as a member of the Privy Council (1815 June 21); proceedings of\nthe Board of Visitors (1815 July 8 \u0026amp; 22; 1815 Oct. 12; 1816 Feb. 24); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an election to replace Matthew Clay, a representative in Congress (1815 July 29); a proclamation of\nGovernor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Jonathan Piercy \u0026amp; Curtis McCleester (1815 Nov. 20 \u0026amp; 1816 May 22); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of\nGalloway Burke (1815 Nov. 20); a certificate of oath for John Tyler as a member of the Privy Council (1815 Dec. 9); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Robert Gibson (1815\nDec. 14); proceedings of the Monthly Board of Visitors (1815 April 22 \u0026amp; June 24); the bond of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1816 Jan. 3); court records from Louisa \u0026amp; Spotsylvania counties re.\nthe insurrection of George Boxley (1816 March 5); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Levy Gibson (1816 May 4); proceedings of a meeting of the Nottoway Tribe of Indians\nfor the purpose of choosing new trustees (1816 May 11); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Richardson (1816 May 14); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a\nreward for the apprehension of Elijah Davidson (1816 May 14); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of George Boxley (1816 May 18); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an\nelection to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the death of Thomas Gholson (1816 Aug. 30); the contract of Thomas Strode with the Commonwealth to execute Godefroy's plan for regulating the surface of the\nPublic Square (1816 Sept. 30); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas offering a reward for the apprehension of Carrington Simpson (1816 Sept. 20); a proclamation of Governor Nicholas for an election to fill the\nvacancy in Congress occasioned by the death of John Clopton (1816 Sept. 24); a report of the commissioners appointed by the act of the Legislature of North Carolina to incorporate a company to cut a canal from\nRoanoke to Meherrin River \u0026amp; from the waters of the Chowan River to the James River or Dismal Swamp Canal (1816 Nov. [N.D.]); a certificate of election of electors for President \u0026amp; Vice President of the\nUnited States on behalf of Virginia (1816 Dec. 3); and a deed of covenant between Edward W. Trent \u0026amp; Orris Paine, Superintendent of the Improvement of the Public Square, to furnish granite stone for the support\nof the iron railing around the Square (1816 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00879_c04"}},{"id":"vi_vi00880_c02","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"1816","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00880_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00880_c02","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00880_c02"],"id":"vi_vi00880_c02","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00880","_root_":"vi_vi00880","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00880","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00880","parent_ssim":["vi_vi00880"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00880"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"text":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819","1816"],"title_filing_ssi":"1816\n","title_ssm":["1816\n"],"title_tesim":["1816\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1816"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":1,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":2,"_nest_path_":"/components#1","timestamp":"2026-05-01T01:37:22.492Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00880","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00880","_root_":"vi_vi00880","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00880","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00880.xml","title_ssm":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819\n"],"title_tesim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819\n"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["41737\n"],"text":["41737\n","Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819","5.0 cubic feet","Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n","James Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n","James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41737\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_ssim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["5.0 cubic feet"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026amp; Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":213,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T01:37:22.492Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026amp; improvements to the Capitol \u0026amp; Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp;\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFederal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026amp;\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresident James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026amp; report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026amp; standards for\nweights \u0026amp; measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026amp; House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026amp; its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026amp; Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026amp; James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026amp; Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026amp; John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026amp; removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026amp;\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026amp; northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026amp; improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026amp; waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026amp; ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026amp; brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026amp;\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026amp; 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026amp; 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026amp; enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026amp; sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026amp; laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026amp; finishing the Governor's stable \u0026amp; public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026amp; square, the public privy, \u0026amp; the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026amp; steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026amp; alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026amp; culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026amp; the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026amp; paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026amp;\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026amp; chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026amp; coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026amp; for stone \u0026amp; brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026amp; repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square \u0026amp;\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026amp; James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026amp; stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026amp; Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026amp; estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026amp; 17), his payment \u0026amp; the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026amp; braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026amp; chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026amp; 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026amp; July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026amp; 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026amp; 1818 Jan. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClaiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026amp; pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026amp; the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026amp; 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026amp; arms, accoutrements, \u0026amp; ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026amp; the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026amp; an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026amp; other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026amp; property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026amp; 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026amp; repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026amp; the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026amp; shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026amp; accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026amp; condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026amp; repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026amp; ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026amp; camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026amp; the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026amp; quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026amp; Oct. [N.D.]).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026amp; pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026amp; the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026amp; Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026amp; Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026amp; gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026amp; enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls \u0026amp; his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026amp; subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026amp; winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026amp; Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026amp; 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026amp; the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026amp; a\nstatement of the number \u0026amp; description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026amp; Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026amp; sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026amp; Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026amp; materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026amp; repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026amp; the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026amp; William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026amp; William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026amp; reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026amp; soldiers on Continental \u0026amp; State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026amp; Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026amp; inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026amp; whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026amp; detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026amp; Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026amp; public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026amp; set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026amp; Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026amp; for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026amp; Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026amp; a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026amp; Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026amp; improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026amp; Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026amp; lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026amp; longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026amp; one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026amp; Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026amp; the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026amp; the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026amp; the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026amp; Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026amp; North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026amp; Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026amp; a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026amp; April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026amp; vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026amp; arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026amp; delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026amp; John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026amp; DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026amp; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026amp; 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026amp; 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026amp; compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026amp; Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026amp;\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026amp; distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026amp; infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026amp; ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026amp; map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026amp; Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026amp; value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026amp; Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026amp; regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026amp; papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026amp; May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026amp; requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026amp; the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026amp; 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026amp; 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026amp; 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026amp; 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026amp; 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026amp; 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026amp; John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026amp; Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026amp; 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026amp; 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026amp; 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026amp; 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026amp; 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026amp; 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026amp; 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026amp; William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026amp; June); account of Cook \u0026amp; War for grooving \u0026amp; soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026amp;\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026amp; Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026amp; plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026amp; improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026amp; 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026amp; Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026amp; directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026amp; the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026amp; Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026amp; carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026amp; 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026amp; set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026amp; Jeremiah Keenan \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026amp; Carter \u0026amp; Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026amp; Christopher Tompkins \u0026amp; Thomas\nB. 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So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.","These records contain plats/surveys, certificates of survey and other accompanying papers on which grants were issued through the register of the Land Office between 1779 and 1924, the secretary of the commonwealth between 1925 and 1948, and the state librarian since 1949. Supplemental papers may include warrants, assignments, affidavits, and copies of county court records.\n","These records are arranged chronologically by the year the land grant was issued.  Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. 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This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThese records contain plats/surveys, certificates of survey and other accompanying papers on which grants were issued through the register of the Land Office between 1779 and 1924, the secretary of the commonwealth between 1925 and 1948, and the state librarian since 1949. Supplemental papers may include warrants, assignments, affidavits, and copies of county court records.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records are arranged chronologically by the year the land grant was issued.  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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n","James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41737\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_ssim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["5.0 cubic feet"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026amp; Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":213,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T01:37:22.492Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026amp; improvements to the Capitol \u0026amp; Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp;\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFederal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026amp;\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresident James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026amp; report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026amp; standards for\nweights \u0026amp; measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026amp; House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026amp; its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026amp; Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026amp; James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026amp; Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026amp; John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026amp; removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026amp;\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026amp; northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026amp; improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026amp; waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026amp; ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026amp; brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026amp;\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026amp; 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026amp; 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026amp; enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026amp; sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026amp; laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026amp; finishing the Governor's stable \u0026amp; public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026amp; square, the public privy, \u0026amp; the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026amp; steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026amp; alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026amp; culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026amp; the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026amp; paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026amp;\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026amp; chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026amp; coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026amp; for stone \u0026amp; brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026amp; repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square \u0026amp;\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026amp; James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026amp; stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026amp; Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026amp; estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026amp; 17), his payment \u0026amp; the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026amp; braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026amp; chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026amp; 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026amp; July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026amp; 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026amp; 1818 Jan. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClaiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026amp; pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026amp; the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026amp; 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026amp; arms, accoutrements, \u0026amp; ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026amp; the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026amp; an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026amp; other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026amp; property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026amp; 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026amp; repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026amp; the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026amp; shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026amp; accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026amp; condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026amp; repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026amp; ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026amp; camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026amp; the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026amp; quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026amp; Oct. [N.D.]).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026amp; pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026amp; the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026amp; Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026amp; Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026amp; gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026amp; enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls \u0026amp; his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026amp; subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026amp; winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026amp; Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026amp; 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026amp; the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026amp; a\nstatement of the number \u0026amp; description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026amp; Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026amp; sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026amp; Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026amp; materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026amp; repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026amp; the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026amp; William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026amp; William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026amp; reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026amp; soldiers on Continental \u0026amp; State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026amp; Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026amp; inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026amp; whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026amp; detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026amp; Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026amp; public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026amp; set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026amp; Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026amp; for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026amp; Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026amp; a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026amp; Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026amp; improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026amp; Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026amp; lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026amp; longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026amp; one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026amp; Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026amp; the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026amp; the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026amp; the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026amp; Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026amp; North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026amp; Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026amp; a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026amp; April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026amp; vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026amp; arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026amp; delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026amp; John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026amp; DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026amp; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026amp; 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026amp; 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026amp; compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026amp; Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026amp;\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026amp; distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026amp; infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026amp; ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026amp; map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026amp; Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026amp; value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026amp; Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026amp; regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026amp; papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026amp; May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026amp; requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026amp; the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026amp; 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026amp; 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026amp; 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026amp; 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026amp; 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026amp; 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026amp; John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026amp; Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026amp; 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026amp; 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026amp; 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026amp; 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026amp; 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026amp; 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026amp; 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026amp; William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026amp; June); account of Cook \u0026amp; War for grooving \u0026amp; soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026amp;\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026amp; Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026amp; plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026amp; improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026amp; 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026amp; Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026amp; directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026amp; the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026amp; Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026amp; carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026amp; 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026amp; set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026amp; Jeremiah Keenan \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026amp; Carter \u0026amp; Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026amp; Christopher Tompkins \u0026amp; Thomas\nB. 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So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.","These records contain plats/surveys, certificates of survey and other accompanying papers on which grants were issued through the register of the Land Office between 1779 and 1924, the secretary of the commonwealth between 1925 and 1948, and the state librarian since 1949. Supplemental papers may include warrants, assignments, affidavits, and copies of county court records.\n","These records are arranged chronologically by the year the land grant was issued.  Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. 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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n","James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41737\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_ssim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["5.0 cubic feet"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026amp; Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":213,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T01:37:22.492Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026amp; improvements to the Capitol \u0026amp; Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp;\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFederal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026amp;\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresident James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026amp; report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026amp; standards for\nweights \u0026amp; measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026amp; House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026amp; its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026amp; Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026amp; James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026amp; Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026amp; John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026amp; removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026amp;\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026amp; northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026amp; improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026amp; waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026amp; ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026amp; brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026amp;\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026amp; 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026amp; 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026amp; enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026amp; sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026amp; laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026amp; finishing the Governor's stable \u0026amp; public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026amp; square, the public privy, \u0026amp; the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026amp; steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026amp; alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026amp; culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026amp; the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026amp; paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026amp;\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026amp; chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026amp; coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026amp; for stone \u0026amp; brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026amp; repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square \u0026amp;\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026amp; James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026amp; stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026amp; Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026amp; estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026amp; 17), his payment \u0026amp; the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026amp; braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026amp; chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026amp; 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026amp; July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026amp; 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026amp; 1818 Jan. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClaiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026amp; pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026amp; the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026amp; 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026amp; arms, accoutrements, \u0026amp; ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026amp; the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026amp; an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026amp; other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026amp; property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026amp; 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026amp; repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026amp; the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026amp; shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026amp; accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026amp; condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026amp; repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026amp; ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026amp; camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026amp; the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026amp; quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026amp; Oct. [N.D.]).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026amp; pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026amp; the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026amp; Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026amp; Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026amp; gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026amp; enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls \u0026amp; his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026amp; subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026amp; winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026amp; Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026amp; 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026amp; the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026amp; a\nstatement of the number \u0026amp; description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026amp; Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026amp; sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026amp; Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026amp; materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026amp; repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026amp; the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026amp; William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026amp; William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026amp; reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026amp; soldiers on Continental \u0026amp; State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026amp; Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026amp; inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026amp; whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026amp; detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026amp; Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026amp; public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026amp; set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026amp; Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026amp; for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026amp; Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026amp; a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026amp; Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026amp; improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026amp; Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026amp; lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026amp; longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026amp; one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026amp; Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026amp; the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026amp; the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026amp; the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026amp; Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026amp; North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026amp; Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026amp; a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026amp; April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026amp; vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026amp; arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026amp; delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026amp; John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026amp; DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026amp; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026amp; 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026amp; 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026amp; compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026amp; Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026amp;\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026amp; distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026amp; infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026amp; ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026amp; map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026amp; Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026amp; value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026amp; Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026amp; regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026amp; papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026amp; May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026amp; requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026amp; the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026amp; 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026amp; 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026amp; 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026amp; 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026amp; 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026amp; 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026amp; John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026amp; Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026amp; 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026amp; 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026amp; 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026amp; 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026amp; 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026amp; 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026amp; 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026amp; William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026amp; June); account of Cook \u0026amp; War for grooving \u0026amp; soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026amp;\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026amp; Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026amp; plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026amp; improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026amp; 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026amp; Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026amp; directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026amp; the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026amp; Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026amp; carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026amp; 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026amp; set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026amp; Jeremiah Keenan \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026amp; Carter \u0026amp; Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026amp; Christopher Tompkins \u0026amp; Thomas\nB. 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Randolph was the son of Thomas Mann Randolph and Anne Cary, daughter of Archibald Cary. Educated at the University of\nEdinburgh in Scotland from 1785 to 1788, Randolph returned to Virginia and married his cousin Martha Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello in 1790. The couple settled at \"Edgehill\" in Albemarle\nCounty and had eleven children including Thomas Jefferson Randolph \u0026 George Wythe Randolph. Although he failed to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1797, Randolph served in the Eighth and Ninth\nCongresses of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807. He was defeated in his reelection attempt in 1809. A lieutenant-colonel in the Virginia Militia, Randolph received a commission as colonel in the\nU. S. Army in March 1813. Randolph helped recruit men for the Twentieth Regiment of Infantry and was ordered to Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, under General James Wilkinson. Randolph returned to political life in\n1819 with his election to the Virginia House of Delegates. That same year, Randolph was elected to his first of three one-year terms as governor of Virginia. While governor, Randolph was responsible for completing\nsome of the work begun by his predecessors including the establishment of the University of Virginia and the mapping of Virginia's counties. Following his governorship, Randolph returned to the House of Delegates\nas a representative of Albemarle County in 1823 \u0026 1824. His last political appointment came in 1826 \u0026 1827 as a federal commissioner to determine the boundary between the state of Georgia and the territory\nof Florida. Despite financial difficulties and the estrangement from his family in his later years, Randolph returned to Monticello where he died on 20 June 1828. He is buried in the family graveyard at\nMonticello.\n","Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1819 to 11 December 1822. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; the Virginia Penitentiary; Capitol Square; John Wood's survey of Virginia's\ncounties; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence,\nthere are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports;\nappointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include John Quincy Adams,\nSecretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States; Thomas Daugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives;\nHenry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in Congress.\n","John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, writes to request a copy of the Statutes of Virginia (1819 Dec. 28). On 22 March 1821 Adams writes with respect to the Treaty of Ghent \u0026 compensation for owners of\nslaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 March 22). Later, Adams encloses copies of a letter from the Minister of Britain complaining of an extra charge for pilotage required\nfrom British vessels in the port of Norfolk (1821 July 2). On 19 January 1822, Adams encloses a certified copy of the returns of the inhabitants of Virginia by the 4th Census. Adams also forwards a copy of the\nadditional census of Alabama (1822 Nov. 6). Finally, Adams acknowledges receipt of depositions of the number, value, age, \u0026 sex of slaves carried away from Virginia by British officers after the conclusion of\npeace with Great Britain (1822 Nov. 8). As Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, writes concerning the fire in the War Office in 1800 \u0026 the roll of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment (1820 Jan. 19);\nthe cession of jurisdiction over the sites of the fortifications under construction at Old Point Comfort \u0026 the shoal called the Rip Raps (1821 Jan. 26); and a report from the Ordnance Department regarding the\nplan \u0026 construction of the Arsenal near Richmond \u0026 its defense (1821 April 24). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, writes regarding the law authorizing the location of the Cumberland Road\n(1822 Jan. 18). Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, writes regarding the claims of Virginia against the U. S. on account of expenditures during the late war (1821 May 10 \u0026 1822 April 26); Thomas\nDaugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives, writes on 19 February 1821 to inform the governor of the death of Representative William A. Burwell. Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes\nregarding the resignations of James Pleasants and George French Strother from the House of Representatives (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1820 June 5). Lastly, James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in\nCongress, write to resign their seats in the House of Representatives (1820 June 5 \u0026 July 26).\n","The majority of correspondence in Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Wilson Bryan,\nSuperintendent of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Claiborne W. Gooch \u0026 Bernard Peyton, Adjutants General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Blair Bolling, Commandant of the Public\nGuard; Samuel P. Parsons \u0026 Edmund Pendleton, Jr., Superintendents of the Penitentiary; John Robertson, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; John Burfoot \u0026 James E. Heath,\nAuditors of Public Accounts; Jerman Baker, Treasurer; and John Wood \u0026 Herman Boye, Surveyors.\n","Wilson Bryan completed the work of Arthur S. Brockenbrough as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square. On 13 December 1819, Bryan writes to the governor regarding the trees on the south \u0026\nwest sides of the Capitol. Later, Bryan provides an estimate of the cost to protect the Public Square with posts \u0026 chains (1819 Dec. 16). In October 1820, there were various proposals submitted to the governor\nfor graveling, turfing, \u0026 replanting trees on Capitol Square. Bryan writes on 20 October 1820 requesting to superintend the workmen engaged in finishing Capitol Square.\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his role as Adjutant General and Commissary General of the Ordnance Department. Gooch writes regarding artillery in Lynchburg (1819 Dec.\n14); the condition of the sick in the Public Guard (1820 Jan. 10); arms in Monroe \u0026 Greenbrier counties (1820 Jan. 4); a new regiment within the limits of Lewis County (1820 Jan. 15); the consolidation of the\nmilitia of Randolph County with Lewis County into the 125th Regiment (1820 Jan. 19); a drum \u0026 fife for Capt. Paxton at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 Jan. 27); the condition of the public edifices (1820 Jan.\n[N.D.]); the contract for a supply of rations to the convicts in the Penitentiary (1820 Feb. 26); arms \u0026 ammunition to prepare against an insurrection (1820 March 14); repairs to the Barracks yard \u0026 leaks\nin the roof of the Capitol (1820 June 22); arms left by the militia in Maryland \u0026 the District of Columbia during the late war (1820 July 3); the inspection of arms at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 July 17); a\nletter from Col. John Floyd regarding the services of a detachment of mounted riflemen on 12 September 1814 (1820 Feb. 16); the application of Capt. William Hutcheson for arms (1820 Oct. 23); arms at the Lexington\nArsenal (1820 Oct. 29); a letter from Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, regarding repairs to the Capitol (1820 Oct. [N.D.]); repairs to the Public Warehouse (1820 Nov. 28); the arms of the 115th Regiment\n(1820 Nov. 28); the case of Capt. John O'Bannon of the 55th Regiment (1821 Jan. 5); artillery sheds (1821 Jan. 9); and the protection of the turf, trees, etc., on the Capitol Square (1821 Jan. 25). On 6 March\n1821, Gooch writes Governor Randolph to resign as adjutant general.\n","Bernard Peyton succeeded Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. Peyton writes regarding similar issues including: the account of John Caskey for transporting muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1821 April 13); a\nletter from Capt. William Finney re. the arms of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (1821 April 23); the commission of Benjamin B. Bradford as lieutenant colonel of the 44th Regiment (1821 June 15); the formation\nof a volunteer company of artillery to be attached to the 54th Regiment (1821 Aug. 7); a requisition of arms \u0026 accoutrements for a volunteer company of light infantry in Suffolk (1821 Dec. 5); Mordecai Cook's\nrequest for equipment for a company of volunteer artillery of Portsmouth (1821 Dec. 18); a requisition of Capt. Byrne for a piece of artillery \u0026 accoutrements (1822 Jan. 14); the certificate of election of\nofficers to a company of volunteer riflemen to be attached to the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Regiment (1822 Feb. 11); and a claim for transporting arms and a requisition for cannon \u0026 equipment for a company of\nartillery attached to the 14th Regiment (1822 Feb. 21).\n","James Paxton, Commandant of the Public Guard at the Lexington Arsenal, encloses half-monthly returns of the Public Guard under his command (1819 Dec. 16 \u0026 1821 Feb. 15). In addition, Paxton writes\nconcerning such topics as musket boxes (1819 Dec. 16); supplies (1820 Jan. 19; 1822 Jan. 2, 5, \u0026 25; \u0026 1822 Dec. 9); John Jordan's contract for rations (1820 Feb. 16); the hiring of a new drummer (1820\nOct. 10); the discharge of two privates in the Public Guard (1820 Dec. 20), a substitute for a private in the Public Guard (1821 Sept. 17); increased compensation for Dr. William H. Montgomery as surgeon at the\nArsenal (1821 Oct. 20); and clothing \u0026 the contract of John Jordan for repairs to the Arsenal (1821 Oct. 22).\n","Blair Bolling served as both Commandant of the Public Guard \u0026 Superintendent of Public Property, following the resignation of Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. In these roles, Bolling writes regarding\nthe following topics: deserters (1820 June 13); an estimate of the cost of making a pair of steps at the eastern end of the Barracks (1820 June 20); his application as adjutant general (1821 March 8); the\nauthority to purchase things necessary for the preservation of the turfing on Capitol Square (1821 March 12); the discharge of a soldier in the Public Guard (1821 March 14); an examination of the Magazine near the\nPenitentiary (1821 March 15); the retraction of his withdrawal of his candidacy for adjutant general (1821 March 19); powder in the Magazine owed by private individuals (1821 March 20); repairs in the turfing on\nCapitol Square \u0026 the need for a cart \u0026 horse (1821 March 28); authority to perform certain duties relating to the Office of Superintendent of Public Property (1821 March 31); cannon at the Penitentiary for\nthe Public Guard (1821 June 27); repairs to the Portico of the Capitol (1821 Aug. 21 \u0026 Sept. 4); accounts for work done on the Capitol (1821 Nov. 14); the claim of William Ritter who was contracted to make\ncushions for the Hall of Delegates (1821 Dec. 20); James Warrell's request for a hydrant to carry off excess water through pipes under the Public Square (1822 Jan. 24); an estimate of skids to preserve the cannon\nat the Armory (1822 May 17); the discharge of John McGahan from the Public Guard (1822 May 30); and boxes made at the Penitentiary for packing arms (1822 Sept. 20).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Randolph regarding the receipt for an escaped prisoner named Billy (1820 Feb. 11); the case of John Fink convicted of grand\nlarceny (1820 May 18 \u0026 31); the case of Abner W. Mercer (1820 Aug. 16); the case of Billy Walden (1820 Sept. 15 \u0026 1821 Aug. 14); a statement of the Penitentiary's account with the Commonwealth as\npurchasing agent (1821 Feb. 17); the value of slaves confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1821 June 25); the escape of a slave named Archer (1821 Nov. 26 \u0026 27); the pardon of prisoners\nbefore he leaves office (1822 Feb. 27); and the pardon of two convicts in the Penitentiary (1822 March 18). Parsons was replaced by Edmund Pendleton, Jr., as Superintendent of the Penitentiary in February 1822.\nPendleton writes regarding the removal of Andrew M. Crew, one of the turnkeys in the Penitentiary, and the appointment of his nephew John T. Page in his place (1822 March 18, 26, \u0026 27). Pendleton also writes\nconcerning boxes to be constructed at the Penitentiary for arms in the Armory (1822 June 7; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 19). Lastly, Pendleton encloses statements of the manufacturing operations of the\nPenitentiary from 1 March 1822 to 13 September 1822 (1822 Dec. 2).\n","John Robertson, Attorney General, provides opinions on the bond of the Treasurer (1820 Jan. 24); the sheriffalty of Monongalia County (1820 Feb. 14); the appointment of sheriffs in the counties of Nansemond\n\u0026 King William (1821 Oct. 23); and the obligation of banks to receive certain bank notes of the Treasurer (1821 Oct. 24). Robertson also writes regarding the contracts entered into by the Executive with John\nP. Shields \u0026 Thomas Strode (1820 May 30).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the governor. Noteworthy is a resolution that the Executive be authorized \u0026 required to add to the publication directed by\nthe 124th section of the militia law (1820 Feb. 16); a resolution announcing to James Barbour his reelection as senator in Congress (1821 Jan. 16); an act concerning the Potomac Company (1821 March 1); an act\ncreating a new county out of parts of Bath, Botetourt, \u0026 Monroe (1822 Jan. 30); and an act providing for the repairs of the Armory \u0026 the preservation of the public arms (1822 March 2).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the election of the following individuals: James E. Heath as auditor of public accounts (1820 Jan. 1); William Robertson as a member of the Privy Council (1820\nJan. 1); Isaac Booth as brigadier general of the 20th Brigade (1820 Jan. 7); William McCoy as brigadier general of the 18th Brigade (1820 Jan. 20); William Yates as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Jan. 27);\nThomas M. Randolph as governor (1820 Dec. 17); Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1821 Jan. 15 \u0026 1822 Jan. 14); Maj. S. Pitts as brigadier general of the 21st Brigade (1821 Feb. 15); Alexander L. Botts as a member of\nthe Privy Council (1821 Feb. 15); Matthew Woodson as master armorer for the Manufactory of Arms (1821 March 5); commissioners of the Kanawha River \u0026 Road and James River navigation (1822 Jan. 21); Edmund\nPendleton, Jr., as superintendent \u0026 Matthew H. Rice as storekeeper or general agent of the Penitentiary (1822 Feb. 18); and James Pleasants, Jr. as governor (1822 Dec. 10).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Randolph regarding various financial matters. Burfoot transmits a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the year ending 30 September\n1819 (1819 Dec. 15). Burfoot was replaced by James E. Heath in January 1820. Heath writes on 8 January 1820 regarding the vacancy in the Council of State as a result of his acceptance \u0026 qualification as\nauditor. In addition, Heath writes regarding the claim of Ensign Thomas C. Clarke of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Militia (1820 Jan. 6); a request that the Adjutant General inspect the Auditor's Office to enlarge\nthe fireplace or add another one (1820 Jan. 11); the employment of additional copying clerks to expedite the copying of tables of assessment for the commissioners of the revenue (1820 Feb. 4, 18, \u0026 23); a\ncertificate of the amount due him as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Feb. 11); the appointment \u0026 payment of clerks to copy tables of assessment (1820 March 1); the expenses of the assessment(1820 March 13\n\u0026 14); a statement of the interest paid by the Commonwealth to the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank of Virginia on loans (1820 March 15); advances to the riders for carrying out notices to delinquents (1820\nMarch 23); a lot of land in Boydtown not sold for want of bidders (1820 April 10); the papers of Fayette Johnston, administrator of Richard Johnston, quarter master during the late war (1820 April 18); an agent to\nsuperintend the sale of certain property in Boydtown (1820 April 29); an estimate of the cost of changes proposed to be made in the furniture of the Auditor's Office (1820 July 1); delinquent counties (1820 Aug. 7\n\u0026 Oct. 28); the sheriff of Loudoun County (1820 Oct. 3); presses in the Capitol (1820 Oct. 7); the sale of lands of delinquents (1820 Oct. 29); the disposal of the presses in the Auditor's Office (1820 Nov.\n15); the account of Virginia against the United States (1820 Nov. 29); the reassessment of part of Norfolk County (1821 Jan. 30); the appointment of Mordecai Cooke as collector of revenue for Norfolk County (1821\nMarch 6); his absence from Richmond (1821 March 31); the appointment of Joseph L. Fry as agent to sell lands (1821 July 9); the appointment of John F. May as agent to sell lands (1821 July 17); bond of John F. May\n(1821 July 27); the bond of E. M. Wilson as agent to dispose of lands (1821 Aug. 23); the bond of John J. Allen as agent in Harrison County (1821 Oct. 6); the bond of M. Wilson (1821 Nov. 7); the bond of William\nG. Pendleton as Register of the Land Office (1822 Jan. 19); claims against the United States (1822 Feb. 27); the bond of Valentine W. Southall as agent for the Commonwealth (1822 April 25); the bond of Richard G.\nMorris as agent for Gloucester County (1822 May 20); a request for certain papers to be used in a suit against James Pindall (1822 Aug. 7); a request for an absence (1822 Aug. 16); the unsettled accounts against\nthe General government (1822 Oct. 1); and the claim of Valentine W. Southall (1822 Oct. 10).\n","Jerman Baker, Treasurer, writes regarding the state of the Treasury (1820 May 1); a bill of repairs for the Treasury Office (1820 June 22); a report of the state of the public funds (1820 July 21); the accounts\nof John Preston, late Treasurer (1820 Oct. 9); witnesses in the Commonwealth's cases against late Treasurer John Preston (1820 Oct. 10); the propriety of discharging the debts due on account of loans made during\nthe last fiscal year by the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank (1820 Nov. 4); the account against the late Treasurer (1820 Nov. 13); an additional table for his office (1820 Dec. 4); and the cleaning of the flues\nof the chimney in his office (1821 July 2).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work creating maps of Virginia's counties. Wood periodically informs the Governor of the completion of two plans for several county maps (1820 Feb. 14;\n1820 June 29; 1820 Oct. 10; 1820 Dec. 21; 1821 March 14; 1821 Aug. 14; 1821 Nov. 30; \u0026 1822 Feb. 4). On 3 January 1820, Wood writes regarding county boundaries and the scale on each county map. In addition,\nWood writes concerning the scale of counties west of the Blue Ridge (1820 Oct. 5 \u0026 10). John Wood died in 1822 before he could finish his work. Herman Boye was chosen to fulfill Wood's contract. Herman Boye\nwrites on 15 May 1822 proposing to complete Wood's contract to survey the state of Virginia and make a general map of each county, along with a general map of the state. He writes on 13 November 1822 regarding his\npay to complete the Wood's contract. Lastly, Herman Boye writes requesting an extension for completing the contract between the Commonwealth \u0026 John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown \u0026 Allen Trimble, Ohio; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania; Samuel Sprigg, Maryland; Shadrack Bond, Illinois; Isaac H. Williamson, New Jersey; Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; and DeWitt Clinton, New York.\n","Governors Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; \u0026 Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; transmit resolutions against the amendment to the Constitution that Congress make no\nlaw to erect or incorporate any bank except within the District of Columbia (1820 Jan. 3 \u0026 22). The Secretary to Governor Williamson of New Jersey also transmits a resolution regarding the same amendment to\nthe Constitution. Williamson, himself, transmits copies of the state's revised laws on 29 November 1821. Governor Oliver Wolcott transmits a report of a committee to whom was referred certain declarations of the\nCommonwealth regarding slavery (1820 June 10). Governor Ethan A. Brown writes regarding a demand for David W. Gallagher, a fugitive from justice (1821 April 2). Allen Trimble, Acting Governor of Ohio, writes on 4\nFebruary 1822 regarding an exchange of a map of Ohio. Governor William Findlay, Pennsylvania, writes regarding a demand for Isaac Smith (1821 Jan. 8). Governor Samuel Sprigg, Maryland, encloses resolutions\nregarding the appointment of commissioners for the navigation of the Potomac River (1821 June 5). Sprigg also writes regarding a demand for Rezin Wooten, a fugitive from justice (1821 July 4). Lastly, Sprigg\nwrites concerning the correct meridian of the western boundary of Maryland \u0026 Virginia (1822 June 22). Governor Shadrack Bond, the first governor of Illinois, transmits copies of the acts of the Illinois\nGeneral Assembly (1821 Aug. 23). William Plummer, Secretary to the Governor of North Carolina, transmits a certified transcript of an act passed relative to the stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal (1820 Jan. 7).\nLater, Governor Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina, transmits resolutions relative to the appropriation of public lands for the purpose of education (1822 June 25). Finally, Governor DeWitt Clinton writes regarding a\ndemand for Eber Hale, an escaped criminal (1822 Nov. 20).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: J. G. Jackson resigning as brigadier general (1820 Jan. 1); applications for the office of Clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); John P. Shields re. the\ncompletion of his contract to plant trees on the Public Square (1820 Jan. 19); applications for assistant clerk or copying clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); Thomas M. Randolph, President of the Literary Fund,\nencl. the report of the state of the Literary Fund (1820 Feb. 14); John P. Shields re. his claim for work done on Capitol Square (1820 May 1); Robert Stanard, Attorney of the U. S. for the Virginia District,\nrequesting that a convict be received at the Penitentiary (1820 May 26); John Hills, 1st Lieutenant of Ordnance, re. the evacuation of the General Government from Ft. Powhatan and the removal of all property\nbelonging to the United States (1820 July 13); John C. Montague re. his proposal to graduate the graveling part of the Public Square forming a horseshoe (1820 Oct. 17); Robert Watkins \u0026 John T. Ayres proposing\nto complete the Capitol Square by graveling, turfing, planting, \u0026 replanting trees (1820 Oct. 19); Philip P. Barbour re. compensation as counsel for Virginia in the U. S. Supreme Court (1820 Nov. 25); William\nMunford, William McKim, \u0026 Robert Greenhow, Directors of the Penitentiary, submitting a statement of the operations of the Penitentiary (1820 Nov. 30); John W. Taylor re. the death of William A. Burwell (1821\nFeb. 22); Peter Randolph resigning as judge of the General Court (1821 Feb. 22); recommendations \u0026 applications for Clerk of the Council in place of John Burfoot (1821 Feb. \u0026 March); applications for the\noffice of adjutant general (1821 March); applications for the office of military lands in Kentucky (1821 March 23); Samuel Taylor declining an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 28); Thomas T.\nBouldin accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 30); J. W. Pleasants, Assistant Clerk of the Council, re. pay for performing the duties as Clerk of the Council \u0026 Assistant Clerk for\nsixteen days (1821 March 31); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, re. receipts for the pay \u0026 supplies for the guard stationed at Ft. Powhatan (1821 April 19); C. Tompkins re. an estimate of the repairs of the Magazine\nat Westham (1821 May 26); John Dupignac re. permission to raise a balloon on Capitol Square (1821 Aug. 21); Richard Eppes suggesting a portion of the Public Guard at the Manufactory of Arms for the protection of\npublic property until its operations cease on 1 January 1822 (1821 Dec. 15); William W. Hening requesting access to the archives of the Council Chamber to research the situation of unsatisfied claims for land\nbounties of the troops engaged on state establishment during the Revolution (1822 Jan. 22); James Warrell asking for permission to lay logs to draw off the water continually escaping from the spring in the\nnortheast part of Capitol Square which leaves the Museum in a damp \u0026 humid state (1822 Jan. 22); Robert B. Taylor accepting a commission as major general of the 4th Division of Militia (1822 Jan. 28); John S.\nHening re. compensation for his services as agent for the claimants of military lands lying west of the Tennessee River in Kentucky (1822 Feb. 18); John Adams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the division of the city into\nwards (1822 March 11); John Adams complaining of the Keeper of the Locks of the James River Canal (1822 May 20); Lt. Col. Bomford, U. S. Ordnance Dept., re. the delivery of arms to the Virginia Militia according\nto the act of Congress for arming the militia of the United States (1822 June 22); E. Brown encl. the sale at auction of the house \u0026 other property found at Ft. Powhatan (1822 June 28); Daniel Morgan re. the\ndeath of Thomas Van Swearingen, a representative in Congress (1822 Sept. 2); John W. Green accepting his appointment as judge of the Court of Appeals (1822 Oct. 11); Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, re.\nrepairs to his office in the Capitol (1822 Oct. 11); Philip P. Barbour declining an appointment as chancellor (1822 Oct. 13); and William G. Pendleton, Register of the Land Office, encl. an estimate of certain\nrepairs needed for the Land Office (1822 Oct. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Thomas Mann Randolph as governor (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1821 Dec. 15), Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1820 Jan. 29), William Smith as a member of the Privy\nCouncil (1820 Feb. 23), \u0026 William H. Richardson as clerk of the Privy Council (1821 March 7); proclamations of Governor Randolph \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering a reward for the apprehension of\nescaped convicts (1820 Jan. 5 \u0026 15; 1820 June 13 \u0026 19; 1820 July 20; 1820 Oct. 24; 1820 Nov. 18; 1820 Dec. 19; 1821 March 23; 1821 April 16; 1821 Aug. 16 \u0026 25; 1821 Nov. 5 \u0026 26; 1821 Dec. 15; 1822\nFeb. 12; 1822 April 12; 1822 June 28; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 7 \u0026 20); proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary (1820 March 4; 1820 April 8; 1820 June 10, 17, \u0026 24; 1820 Aug. 12\n\u0026 19; 1820 Oct. 7 \u0026 28; 1820 Dec. 9, 16, \u0026 30; 1821 Feb. 9 \u0026 17; 1821 March 14 \u0026 30; 1821 May 23; 1821 June 13 \u0026 20; 1821 July 5 \u0026 18; 1821 Sept. 26; 1821 Nov. 2; 1821 Dec. 12; 1822\nJan. 23 \u0026 30; 1822 Feb. 13, 19, \u0026 27; 1822 March 8 \u0026 27; 1822 April 17; 1822 May 1 \u0026 29; 1822 July 17; 1822 Aug. 7; \u0026 1822 Oct. 26); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. the compact between\nthe Commonwealth \u0026 James River Company (1820 March 16); report of the Committee for examining the Capitol Square (1820 April 21); reports of the Committee to examine the Auditor \u0026 Treasurer's Offices (1820\nMay 9; 1820 Dec.5; 1821 April 25; 1821 July 25; 1821 Nov. 20; 1822 March 9; \u0026 1822 Nov. 18); a proclamation of Lt. Gov Peter V. Daniel re. an election to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the\nresignation of James Pindall (1820 Aug. 5); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. indemnification for the loss of slaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 April 18); proclamation\nof Governor Randolph re. the rates of pilotage for foreign vessels (1821 July 10); report of the Committee to whom was referred the reports \u0026 resolutions of the legislatures of Maryland \u0026 New Hampshire and\nthe proceeding in the U. S. Senate re. appropriations of public lands for the purpose of education (1821 Dec. [N.D.]); report of the Committee appointed to divide the City of Richmond into wards (1822 March 22);\ncontract between Lewis Ludlam \u0026 Bernard Peyton to remove all ordnance, etc., from Ft. Powhatan to the Armory in Richmond (1822 April 17); bond of Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Proctor, \u0026 Thomas Jefferson,\nRector, to renew certificate No. 32 in favor of the Proctor of Central College as Proctor of the University of Virginia (1822 July 6); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. an election to fill the vacancy in the\nHouse of Representatives by the death of Thomas Van Swearingen (1822 Sept. 7); proclamation of Governor Randolph appointing Philip P. Barbour as judge of the High Court of Chancery to replace John W. Green (1822\nOct. 11); resolutions of Kentucky providing for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners under the 8th article of the compact with Virginia \u0026 ratifying the Convention of the commissioners appointed to make\nthe necessary arrangements for constituting the Board (1822 Nov. 22); and the contract of Herman Boye to complete the work of John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41887\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Executive Papers,\n 1819-1822"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Executive Papers,\n 1819-1822"],"collection_ssim":["Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Executive Papers,\n 1819-1822"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["4.33 cubic feet"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Mann Randolph was born on 1 October 1768 at \"Tuckahoe\" in Goochland County, Virginia. Randolph was the son of Thomas Mann Randolph and Anne Cary, daughter of Archibald Cary. Educated at the University of\nEdinburgh in Scotland from 1785 to 1788, Randolph returned to Virginia and married his cousin Martha Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello in 1790. The couple settled at \"Edgehill\" in Albemarle\nCounty and had eleven children including Thomas Jefferson Randolph \u0026amp; George Wythe Randolph. Although he failed to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1797, Randolph served in the Eighth and Ninth\nCongresses of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807. He was defeated in his reelection attempt in 1809. A lieutenant-colonel in the Virginia Militia, Randolph received a commission as colonel in the\nU. S. Army in March 1813. Randolph helped recruit men for the Twentieth Regiment of Infantry and was ordered to Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, under General James Wilkinson. Randolph returned to political life in\n1819 with his election to the Virginia House of Delegates. That same year, Randolph was elected to his first of three one-year terms as governor of Virginia. While governor, Randolph was responsible for completing\nsome of the work begun by his predecessors including the establishment of the University of Virginia and the mapping of Virginia's counties. Following his governorship, Randolph returned to the House of Delegates\nas a representative of Albemarle County in 1823 \u0026amp; 1824. His last political appointment came in 1826 \u0026amp; 1827 as a federal commissioner to determine the boundary between the state of Georgia and the territory\nof Florida. Despite financial difficulties and the estrangement from his family in his later years, Randolph returned to Monticello where he died on 20 June 1828. He is buried in the family graveyard at\nMonticello.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas Mann Randolph was born on 1 October 1768 at \"Tuckahoe\" in Goochland County, Virginia. Randolph was the son of Thomas Mann Randolph and Anne Cary, daughter of Archibald Cary. Educated at the University of\nEdinburgh in Scotland from 1785 to 1788, Randolph returned to Virginia and married his cousin Martha Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello in 1790. The couple settled at \"Edgehill\" in Albemarle\nCounty and had eleven children including Thomas Jefferson Randolph \u0026 George Wythe Randolph. Although he failed to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1797, Randolph served in the Eighth and Ninth\nCongresses of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807. He was defeated in his reelection attempt in 1809. A lieutenant-colonel in the Virginia Militia, Randolph received a commission as colonel in the\nU. S. Army in March 1813. Randolph helped recruit men for the Twentieth Regiment of Infantry and was ordered to Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, under General James Wilkinson. Randolph returned to political life in\n1819 with his election to the Virginia House of Delegates. That same year, Randolph was elected to his first of three one-year terms as governor of Virginia. While governor, Randolph was responsible for completing\nsome of the work begun by his predecessors including the establishment of the University of Virginia and the mapping of Virginia's counties. Following his governorship, Randolph returned to the House of Delegates\nas a representative of Albemarle County in 1823 \u0026 1824. His last political appointment came in 1826 \u0026 1827 as a federal commissioner to determine the boundary between the state of Georgia and the territory\nof Florida. Despite financial difficulties and the estrangement from his family in his later years, Randolph returned to Monticello where he died on 20 June 1828. He is buried in the family graveyard at\nMonticello.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1819 to 11 December 1822. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; the Virginia Penitentiary; Capitol Square; John Wood's survey of Virginia's\ncounties; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence,\nthere are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports;\nappointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include John Quincy Adams,\nSecretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States; Thomas Daugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives;\nHenry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in Congress.\n","John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, writes to request a copy of the Statutes of Virginia (1819 Dec. 28). On 22 March 1821 Adams writes with respect to the Treaty of Ghent \u0026 compensation for owners of\nslaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 March 22). Later, Adams encloses copies of a letter from the Minister of Britain complaining of an extra charge for pilotage required\nfrom British vessels in the port of Norfolk (1821 July 2). On 19 January 1822, Adams encloses a certified copy of the returns of the inhabitants of Virginia by the 4th Census. Adams also forwards a copy of the\nadditional census of Alabama (1822 Nov. 6). Finally, Adams acknowledges receipt of depositions of the number, value, age, \u0026 sex of slaves carried away from Virginia by British officers after the conclusion of\npeace with Great Britain (1822 Nov. 8). As Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, writes concerning the fire in the War Office in 1800 \u0026 the roll of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment (1820 Jan. 19);\nthe cession of jurisdiction over the sites of the fortifications under construction at Old Point Comfort \u0026 the shoal called the Rip Raps (1821 Jan. 26); and a report from the Ordnance Department regarding the\nplan \u0026 construction of the Arsenal near Richmond \u0026 its defense (1821 April 24). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, writes regarding the law authorizing the location of the Cumberland Road\n(1822 Jan. 18). Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, writes regarding the claims of Virginia against the U. S. on account of expenditures during the late war (1821 May 10 \u0026 1822 April 26); Thomas\nDaugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives, writes on 19 February 1821 to inform the governor of the death of Representative William A. Burwell. Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes\nregarding the resignations of James Pleasants and George French Strother from the House of Representatives (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1820 June 5). Lastly, James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in\nCongress, write to resign their seats in the House of Representatives (1820 June 5 \u0026 July 26).\n","The majority of correspondence in Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Wilson Bryan,\nSuperintendent of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Claiborne W. Gooch \u0026 Bernard Peyton, Adjutants General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Blair Bolling, Commandant of the Public\nGuard; Samuel P. Parsons \u0026 Edmund Pendleton, Jr., Superintendents of the Penitentiary; John Robertson, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; John Burfoot \u0026 James E. Heath,\nAuditors of Public Accounts; Jerman Baker, Treasurer; and John Wood \u0026 Herman Boye, Surveyors.\n","Wilson Bryan completed the work of Arthur S. Brockenbrough as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square. On 13 December 1819, Bryan writes to the governor regarding the trees on the south \u0026\nwest sides of the Capitol. Later, Bryan provides an estimate of the cost to protect the Public Square with posts \u0026 chains (1819 Dec. 16). In October 1820, there were various proposals submitted to the governor\nfor graveling, turfing, \u0026 replanting trees on Capitol Square. Bryan writes on 20 October 1820 requesting to superintend the workmen engaged in finishing Capitol Square.\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his role as Adjutant General and Commissary General of the Ordnance Department. Gooch writes regarding artillery in Lynchburg (1819 Dec.\n14); the condition of the sick in the Public Guard (1820 Jan. 10); arms in Monroe \u0026 Greenbrier counties (1820 Jan. 4); a new regiment within the limits of Lewis County (1820 Jan. 15); the consolidation of the\nmilitia of Randolph County with Lewis County into the 125th Regiment (1820 Jan. 19); a drum \u0026 fife for Capt. Paxton at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 Jan. 27); the condition of the public edifices (1820 Jan.\n[N.D.]); the contract for a supply of rations to the convicts in the Penitentiary (1820 Feb. 26); arms \u0026 ammunition to prepare against an insurrection (1820 March 14); repairs to the Barracks yard \u0026 leaks\nin the roof of the Capitol (1820 June 22); arms left by the militia in Maryland \u0026 the District of Columbia during the late war (1820 July 3); the inspection of arms at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 July 17); a\nletter from Col. John Floyd regarding the services of a detachment of mounted riflemen on 12 September 1814 (1820 Feb. 16); the application of Capt. William Hutcheson for arms (1820 Oct. 23); arms at the Lexington\nArsenal (1820 Oct. 29); a letter from Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, regarding repairs to the Capitol (1820 Oct. [N.D.]); repairs to the Public Warehouse (1820 Nov. 28); the arms of the 115th Regiment\n(1820 Nov. 28); the case of Capt. John O'Bannon of the 55th Regiment (1821 Jan. 5); artillery sheds (1821 Jan. 9); and the protection of the turf, trees, etc., on the Capitol Square (1821 Jan. 25). On 6 March\n1821, Gooch writes Governor Randolph to resign as adjutant general.\n","Bernard Peyton succeeded Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. Peyton writes regarding similar issues including: the account of John Caskey for transporting muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1821 April 13); a\nletter from Capt. William Finney re. the arms of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (1821 April 23); the commission of Benjamin B. Bradford as lieutenant colonel of the 44th Regiment (1821 June 15); the formation\nof a volunteer company of artillery to be attached to the 54th Regiment (1821 Aug. 7); a requisition of arms \u0026 accoutrements for a volunteer company of light infantry in Suffolk (1821 Dec. 5); Mordecai Cook's\nrequest for equipment for a company of volunteer artillery of Portsmouth (1821 Dec. 18); a requisition of Capt. Byrne for a piece of artillery \u0026 accoutrements (1822 Jan. 14); the certificate of election of\nofficers to a company of volunteer riflemen to be attached to the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Regiment (1822 Feb. 11); and a claim for transporting arms and a requisition for cannon \u0026 equipment for a company of\nartillery attached to the 14th Regiment (1822 Feb. 21).\n","James Paxton, Commandant of the Public Guard at the Lexington Arsenal, encloses half-monthly returns of the Public Guard under his command (1819 Dec. 16 \u0026 1821 Feb. 15). In addition, Paxton writes\nconcerning such topics as musket boxes (1819 Dec. 16); supplies (1820 Jan. 19; 1822 Jan. 2, 5, \u0026 25; \u0026 1822 Dec. 9); John Jordan's contract for rations (1820 Feb. 16); the hiring of a new drummer (1820\nOct. 10); the discharge of two privates in the Public Guard (1820 Dec. 20), a substitute for a private in the Public Guard (1821 Sept. 17); increased compensation for Dr. William H. Montgomery as surgeon at the\nArsenal (1821 Oct. 20); and clothing \u0026 the contract of John Jordan for repairs to the Arsenal (1821 Oct. 22).\n","Blair Bolling served as both Commandant of the Public Guard \u0026 Superintendent of Public Property, following the resignation of Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. In these roles, Bolling writes regarding\nthe following topics: deserters (1820 June 13); an estimate of the cost of making a pair of steps at the eastern end of the Barracks (1820 June 20); his application as adjutant general (1821 March 8); the\nauthority to purchase things necessary for the preservation of the turfing on Capitol Square (1821 March 12); the discharge of a soldier in the Public Guard (1821 March 14); an examination of the Magazine near the\nPenitentiary (1821 March 15); the retraction of his withdrawal of his candidacy for adjutant general (1821 March 19); powder in the Magazine owed by private individuals (1821 March 20); repairs in the turfing on\nCapitol Square \u0026 the need for a cart \u0026 horse (1821 March 28); authority to perform certain duties relating to the Office of Superintendent of Public Property (1821 March 31); cannon at the Penitentiary for\nthe Public Guard (1821 June 27); repairs to the Portico of the Capitol (1821 Aug. 21 \u0026 Sept. 4); accounts for work done on the Capitol (1821 Nov. 14); the claim of William Ritter who was contracted to make\ncushions for the Hall of Delegates (1821 Dec. 20); James Warrell's request for a hydrant to carry off excess water through pipes under the Public Square (1822 Jan. 24); an estimate of skids to preserve the cannon\nat the Armory (1822 May 17); the discharge of John McGahan from the Public Guard (1822 May 30); and boxes made at the Penitentiary for packing arms (1822 Sept. 20).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Randolph regarding the receipt for an escaped prisoner named Billy (1820 Feb. 11); the case of John Fink convicted of grand\nlarceny (1820 May 18 \u0026 31); the case of Abner W. Mercer (1820 Aug. 16); the case of Billy Walden (1820 Sept. 15 \u0026 1821 Aug. 14); a statement of the Penitentiary's account with the Commonwealth as\npurchasing agent (1821 Feb. 17); the value of slaves confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1821 June 25); the escape of a slave named Archer (1821 Nov. 26 \u0026 27); the pardon of prisoners\nbefore he leaves office (1822 Feb. 27); and the pardon of two convicts in the Penitentiary (1822 March 18). Parsons was replaced by Edmund Pendleton, Jr., as Superintendent of the Penitentiary in February 1822.\nPendleton writes regarding the removal of Andrew M. Crew, one of the turnkeys in the Penitentiary, and the appointment of his nephew John T. Page in his place (1822 March 18, 26, \u0026 27). Pendleton also writes\nconcerning boxes to be constructed at the Penitentiary for arms in the Armory (1822 June 7; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 19). Lastly, Pendleton encloses statements of the manufacturing operations of the\nPenitentiary from 1 March 1822 to 13 September 1822 (1822 Dec. 2).\n","John Robertson, Attorney General, provides opinions on the bond of the Treasurer (1820 Jan. 24); the sheriffalty of Monongalia County (1820 Feb. 14); the appointment of sheriffs in the counties of Nansemond\n\u0026 King William (1821 Oct. 23); and the obligation of banks to receive certain bank notes of the Treasurer (1821 Oct. 24). Robertson also writes regarding the contracts entered into by the Executive with John\nP. Shields \u0026 Thomas Strode (1820 May 30).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the governor. Noteworthy is a resolution that the Executive be authorized \u0026 required to add to the publication directed by\nthe 124th section of the militia law (1820 Feb. 16); a resolution announcing to James Barbour his reelection as senator in Congress (1821 Jan. 16); an act concerning the Potomac Company (1821 March 1); an act\ncreating a new county out of parts of Bath, Botetourt, \u0026 Monroe (1822 Jan. 30); and an act providing for the repairs of the Armory \u0026 the preservation of the public arms (1822 March 2).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the election of the following individuals: James E. Heath as auditor of public accounts (1820 Jan. 1); William Robertson as a member of the Privy Council (1820\nJan. 1); Isaac Booth as brigadier general of the 20th Brigade (1820 Jan. 7); William McCoy as brigadier general of the 18th Brigade (1820 Jan. 20); William Yates as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Jan. 27);\nThomas M. Randolph as governor (1820 Dec. 17); Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1821 Jan. 15 \u0026 1822 Jan. 14); Maj. S. Pitts as brigadier general of the 21st Brigade (1821 Feb. 15); Alexander L. Botts as a member of\nthe Privy Council (1821 Feb. 15); Matthew Woodson as master armorer for the Manufactory of Arms (1821 March 5); commissioners of the Kanawha River \u0026 Road and James River navigation (1822 Jan. 21); Edmund\nPendleton, Jr., as superintendent \u0026 Matthew H. Rice as storekeeper or general agent of the Penitentiary (1822 Feb. 18); and James Pleasants, Jr. as governor (1822 Dec. 10).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Randolph regarding various financial matters. Burfoot transmits a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the year ending 30 September\n1819 (1819 Dec. 15). Burfoot was replaced by James E. Heath in January 1820. Heath writes on 8 January 1820 regarding the vacancy in the Council of State as a result of his acceptance \u0026 qualification as\nauditor. In addition, Heath writes regarding the claim of Ensign Thomas C. Clarke of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Militia (1820 Jan. 6); a request that the Adjutant General inspect the Auditor's Office to enlarge\nthe fireplace or add another one (1820 Jan. 11); the employment of additional copying clerks to expedite the copying of tables of assessment for the commissioners of the revenue (1820 Feb. 4, 18, \u0026 23); a\ncertificate of the amount due him as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Feb. 11); the appointment \u0026 payment of clerks to copy tables of assessment (1820 March 1); the expenses of the assessment(1820 March 13\n\u0026 14); a statement of the interest paid by the Commonwealth to the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank of Virginia on loans (1820 March 15); advances to the riders for carrying out notices to delinquents (1820\nMarch 23); a lot of land in Boydtown not sold for want of bidders (1820 April 10); the papers of Fayette Johnston, administrator of Richard Johnston, quarter master during the late war (1820 April 18); an agent to\nsuperintend the sale of certain property in Boydtown (1820 April 29); an estimate of the cost of changes proposed to be made in the furniture of the Auditor's Office (1820 July 1); delinquent counties (1820 Aug. 7\n\u0026 Oct. 28); the sheriff of Loudoun County (1820 Oct. 3); presses in the Capitol (1820 Oct. 7); the sale of lands of delinquents (1820 Oct. 29); the disposal of the presses in the Auditor's Office (1820 Nov.\n15); the account of Virginia against the United States (1820 Nov. 29); the reassessment of part of Norfolk County (1821 Jan. 30); the appointment of Mordecai Cooke as collector of revenue for Norfolk County (1821\nMarch 6); his absence from Richmond (1821 March 31); the appointment of Joseph L. Fry as agent to sell lands (1821 July 9); the appointment of John F. May as agent to sell lands (1821 July 17); bond of John F. May\n(1821 July 27); the bond of E. M. Wilson as agent to dispose of lands (1821 Aug. 23); the bond of John J. Allen as agent in Harrison County (1821 Oct. 6); the bond of M. Wilson (1821 Nov. 7); the bond of William\nG. Pendleton as Register of the Land Office (1822 Jan. 19); claims against the United States (1822 Feb. 27); the bond of Valentine W. Southall as agent for the Commonwealth (1822 April 25); the bond of Richard G.\nMorris as agent for Gloucester County (1822 May 20); a request for certain papers to be used in a suit against James Pindall (1822 Aug. 7); a request for an absence (1822 Aug. 16); the unsettled accounts against\nthe General government (1822 Oct. 1); and the claim of Valentine W. Southall (1822 Oct. 10).\n","Jerman Baker, Treasurer, writes regarding the state of the Treasury (1820 May 1); a bill of repairs for the Treasury Office (1820 June 22); a report of the state of the public funds (1820 July 21); the accounts\nof John Preston, late Treasurer (1820 Oct. 9); witnesses in the Commonwealth's cases against late Treasurer John Preston (1820 Oct. 10); the propriety of discharging the debts due on account of loans made during\nthe last fiscal year by the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank (1820 Nov. 4); the account against the late Treasurer (1820 Nov. 13); an additional table for his office (1820 Dec. 4); and the cleaning of the flues\nof the chimney in his office (1821 July 2).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work creating maps of Virginia's counties. Wood periodically informs the Governor of the completion of two plans for several county maps (1820 Feb. 14;\n1820 June 29; 1820 Oct. 10; 1820 Dec. 21; 1821 March 14; 1821 Aug. 14; 1821 Nov. 30; \u0026 1822 Feb. 4). On 3 January 1820, Wood writes regarding county boundaries and the scale on each county map. In addition,\nWood writes concerning the scale of counties west of the Blue Ridge (1820 Oct. 5 \u0026 10). John Wood died in 1822 before he could finish his work. Herman Boye was chosen to fulfill Wood's contract. Herman Boye\nwrites on 15 May 1822 proposing to complete Wood's contract to survey the state of Virginia and make a general map of each county, along with a general map of the state. He writes on 13 November 1822 regarding his\npay to complete the Wood's contract. Lastly, Herman Boye writes requesting an extension for completing the contract between the Commonwealth \u0026 John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown \u0026 Allen Trimble, Ohio; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania; Samuel Sprigg, Maryland; Shadrack Bond, Illinois; Isaac H. Williamson, New Jersey; Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; and DeWitt Clinton, New York.\n","Governors Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; \u0026 Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; transmit resolutions against the amendment to the Constitution that Congress make no\nlaw to erect or incorporate any bank except within the District of Columbia (1820 Jan. 3 \u0026 22). The Secretary to Governor Williamson of New Jersey also transmits a resolution regarding the same amendment to\nthe Constitution. Williamson, himself, transmits copies of the state's revised laws on 29 November 1821. Governor Oliver Wolcott transmits a report of a committee to whom was referred certain declarations of the\nCommonwealth regarding slavery (1820 June 10). Governor Ethan A. Brown writes regarding a demand for David W. Gallagher, a fugitive from justice (1821 April 2). Allen Trimble, Acting Governor of Ohio, writes on 4\nFebruary 1822 regarding an exchange of a map of Ohio. Governor William Findlay, Pennsylvania, writes regarding a demand for Isaac Smith (1821 Jan. 8). Governor Samuel Sprigg, Maryland, encloses resolutions\nregarding the appointment of commissioners for the navigation of the Potomac River (1821 June 5). Sprigg also writes regarding a demand for Rezin Wooten, a fugitive from justice (1821 July 4). Lastly, Sprigg\nwrites concerning the correct meridian of the western boundary of Maryland \u0026 Virginia (1822 June 22). Governor Shadrack Bond, the first governor of Illinois, transmits copies of the acts of the Illinois\nGeneral Assembly (1821 Aug. 23). William Plummer, Secretary to the Governor of North Carolina, transmits a certified transcript of an act passed relative to the stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal (1820 Jan. 7).\nLater, Governor Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina, transmits resolutions relative to the appropriation of public lands for the purpose of education (1822 June 25). Finally, Governor DeWitt Clinton writes regarding a\ndemand for Eber Hale, an escaped criminal (1822 Nov. 20).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: J. G. Jackson resigning as brigadier general (1820 Jan. 1); applications for the office of Clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); John P. Shields re. the\ncompletion of his contract to plant trees on the Public Square (1820 Jan. 19); applications for assistant clerk or copying clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); Thomas M. Randolph, President of the Literary Fund,\nencl. the report of the state of the Literary Fund (1820 Feb. 14); John P. Shields re. his claim for work done on Capitol Square (1820 May 1); Robert Stanard, Attorney of the U. S. for the Virginia District,\nrequesting that a convict be received at the Penitentiary (1820 May 26); John Hills, 1st Lieutenant of Ordnance, re. the evacuation of the General Government from Ft. Powhatan and the removal of all property\nbelonging to the United States (1820 July 13); John C. Montague re. his proposal to graduate the graveling part of the Public Square forming a horseshoe (1820 Oct. 17); Robert Watkins \u0026 John T. Ayres proposing\nto complete the Capitol Square by graveling, turfing, planting, \u0026 replanting trees (1820 Oct. 19); Philip P. Barbour re. compensation as counsel for Virginia in the U. S. Supreme Court (1820 Nov. 25); William\nMunford, William McKim, \u0026 Robert Greenhow, Directors of the Penitentiary, submitting a statement of the operations of the Penitentiary (1820 Nov. 30); John W. Taylor re. the death of William A. Burwell (1821\nFeb. 22); Peter Randolph resigning as judge of the General Court (1821 Feb. 22); recommendations \u0026 applications for Clerk of the Council in place of John Burfoot (1821 Feb. \u0026 March); applications for the\noffice of adjutant general (1821 March); applications for the office of military lands in Kentucky (1821 March 23); Samuel Taylor declining an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 28); Thomas T.\nBouldin accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 30); J. W. Pleasants, Assistant Clerk of the Council, re. pay for performing the duties as Clerk of the Council \u0026 Assistant Clerk for\nsixteen days (1821 March 31); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, re. receipts for the pay \u0026 supplies for the guard stationed at Ft. Powhatan (1821 April 19); C. Tompkins re. an estimate of the repairs of the Magazine\nat Westham (1821 May 26); John Dupignac re. permission to raise a balloon on Capitol Square (1821 Aug. 21); Richard Eppes suggesting a portion of the Public Guard at the Manufactory of Arms for the protection of\npublic property until its operations cease on 1 January 1822 (1821 Dec. 15); William W. Hening requesting access to the archives of the Council Chamber to research the situation of unsatisfied claims for land\nbounties of the troops engaged on state establishment during the Revolution (1822 Jan. 22); James Warrell asking for permission to lay logs to draw off the water continually escaping from the spring in the\nnortheast part of Capitol Square which leaves the Museum in a damp \u0026 humid state (1822 Jan. 22); Robert B. Taylor accepting a commission as major general of the 4th Division of Militia (1822 Jan. 28); John S.\nHening re. compensation for his services as agent for the claimants of military lands lying west of the Tennessee River in Kentucky (1822 Feb. 18); John Adams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the division of the city into\nwards (1822 March 11); John Adams complaining of the Keeper of the Locks of the James River Canal (1822 May 20); Lt. Col. Bomford, U. S. Ordnance Dept., re. the delivery of arms to the Virginia Militia according\nto the act of Congress for arming the militia of the United States (1822 June 22); E. Brown encl. the sale at auction of the house \u0026 other property found at Ft. Powhatan (1822 June 28); Daniel Morgan re. the\ndeath of Thomas Van Swearingen, a representative in Congress (1822 Sept. 2); John W. Green accepting his appointment as judge of the Court of Appeals (1822 Oct. 11); Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, re.\nrepairs to his office in the Capitol (1822 Oct. 11); Philip P. Barbour declining an appointment as chancellor (1822 Oct. 13); and William G. Pendleton, Register of the Land Office, encl. an estimate of certain\nrepairs needed for the Land Office (1822 Oct. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Thomas Mann Randolph as governor (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1821 Dec. 15), Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1820 Jan. 29), William Smith as a member of the Privy\nCouncil (1820 Feb. 23), \u0026 William H. Richardson as clerk of the Privy Council (1821 March 7); proclamations of Governor Randolph \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering a reward for the apprehension of\nescaped convicts (1820 Jan. 5 \u0026 15; 1820 June 13 \u0026 19; 1820 July 20; 1820 Oct. 24; 1820 Nov. 18; 1820 Dec. 19; 1821 March 23; 1821 April 16; 1821 Aug. 16 \u0026 25; 1821 Nov. 5 \u0026 26; 1821 Dec. 15; 1822\nFeb. 12; 1822 April 12; 1822 June 28; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 7 \u0026 20); proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary (1820 March 4; 1820 April 8; 1820 June 10, 17, \u0026 24; 1820 Aug. 12\n\u0026 19; 1820 Oct. 7 \u0026 28; 1820 Dec. 9, 16, \u0026 30; 1821 Feb. 9 \u0026 17; 1821 March 14 \u0026 30; 1821 May 23; 1821 June 13 \u0026 20; 1821 July 5 \u0026 18; 1821 Sept. 26; 1821 Nov. 2; 1821 Dec. 12; 1822\nJan. 23 \u0026 30; 1822 Feb. 13, 19, \u0026 27; 1822 March 8 \u0026 27; 1822 April 17; 1822 May 1 \u0026 29; 1822 July 17; 1822 Aug. 7; \u0026 1822 Oct. 26); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. the compact between\nthe Commonwealth \u0026 James River Company (1820 March 16); report of the Committee for examining the Capitol Square (1820 April 21); reports of the Committee to examine the Auditor \u0026 Treasurer's Offices (1820\nMay 9; 1820 Dec.5; 1821 April 25; 1821 July 25; 1821 Nov. 20; 1822 March 9; \u0026 1822 Nov. 18); a proclamation of Lt. Gov Peter V. Daniel re. an election to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the\nresignation of James Pindall (1820 Aug. 5); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. indemnification for the loss of slaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 April 18); proclamation\nof Governor Randolph re. the rates of pilotage for foreign vessels (1821 July 10); report of the Committee to whom was referred the reports \u0026 resolutions of the legislatures of Maryland \u0026 New Hampshire and\nthe proceeding in the U. S. Senate re. appropriations of public lands for the purpose of education (1821 Dec. [N.D.]); report of the Committee appointed to divide the City of Richmond into wards (1822 March 22);\ncontract between Lewis Ludlam \u0026 Bernard Peyton to remove all ordnance, etc., from Ft. Powhatan to the Armory in Richmond (1822 April 17); bond of Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Proctor, \u0026 Thomas Jefferson,\nRector, to renew certificate No. 32 in favor of the Proctor of Central College as Proctor of the University of Virginia (1822 July 6); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. an election to fill the vacancy in the\nHouse of Representatives by the death of Thomas Van Swearingen (1822 Sept. 7); proclamation of Governor Randolph appointing Philip P. Barbour as judge of the High Court of Chancery to replace John W. Green (1822\nOct. 11); resolutions of Kentucky providing for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners under the 8th article of the compact with Virginia \u0026 ratifying the Convention of the commissioners appointed to make\nthe necessary arrangements for constituting the Board (1822 Nov. 22); and the contract of Herman Boye to complete the work of John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":182,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T02:10:07.698Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Mann Randolph's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1819 to 11 December 1822. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; the Virginia Penitentiary; Capitol Square; John Wood's survey of Virginia's\ncounties; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence,\nthere are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp; House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports;\nappointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include John Quincy Adams,\nSecretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States; Thomas Daugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives;\nHenry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and James Johnson \u0026amp; James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in Congress.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, writes to request a copy of the Statutes of Virginia (1819 Dec. 28). On 22 March 1821 Adams writes with respect to the Treaty of Ghent \u0026amp; compensation for owners of\nslaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 March 22). Later, Adams encloses copies of a letter from the Minister of Britain complaining of an extra charge for pilotage required\nfrom British vessels in the port of Norfolk (1821 July 2). On 19 January 1822, Adams encloses a certified copy of the returns of the inhabitants of Virginia by the 4th Census. Adams also forwards a copy of the\nadditional census of Alabama (1822 Nov. 6). Finally, Adams acknowledges receipt of depositions of the number, value, age, \u0026amp; sex of slaves carried away from Virginia by British officers after the conclusion of\npeace with Great Britain (1822 Nov. 8). As Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, writes concerning the fire in the War Office in 1800 \u0026amp; the roll of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment (1820 Jan. 19);\nthe cession of jurisdiction over the sites of the fortifications under construction at Old Point Comfort \u0026amp; the shoal called the Rip Raps (1821 Jan. 26); and a report from the Ordnance Department regarding the\nplan \u0026amp; construction of the Arsenal near Richmond \u0026amp; its defense (1821 April 24). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, writes regarding the law authorizing the location of the Cumberland Road\n(1822 Jan. 18). Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, writes regarding the claims of Virginia against the U. S. on account of expenditures during the late war (1821 May 10 \u0026amp; 1822 April 26); Thomas\nDaugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives, writes on 19 February 1821 to inform the governor of the death of Representative William A. Burwell. Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes\nregarding the resignations of James Pleasants and George French Strother from the House of Representatives (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026amp; 1820 June 5). Lastly, James Johnson \u0026amp; James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in\nCongress, write to resign their seats in the House of Representatives (1820 June 5 \u0026amp; July 26).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Wilson Bryan,\nSuperintendent of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Claiborne W. Gooch \u0026amp; Bernard Peyton, Adjutants General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Blair Bolling, Commandant of the Public\nGuard; Samuel P. Parsons \u0026amp; Edmund Pendleton, Jr., Superintendents of the Penitentiary; John Robertson, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; John Burfoot \u0026amp; James E. Heath,\nAuditors of Public Accounts; Jerman Baker, Treasurer; and John Wood \u0026amp; Herman Boye, Surveyors.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilson Bryan completed the work of Arthur S. Brockenbrough as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square. On 13 December 1819, Bryan writes to the governor regarding the trees on the south \u0026amp;\nwest sides of the Capitol. Later, Bryan provides an estimate of the cost to protect the Public Square with posts \u0026amp; chains (1819 Dec. 16). In October 1820, there were various proposals submitted to the governor\nfor graveling, turfing, \u0026amp; replanting trees on Capitol Square. Bryan writes on 20 October 1820 requesting to superintend the workmen engaged in finishing Capitol Square.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClaiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his role as Adjutant General and Commissary General of the Ordnance Department. Gooch writes regarding artillery in Lynchburg (1819 Dec.\n14); the condition of the sick in the Public Guard (1820 Jan. 10); arms in Monroe \u0026amp; Greenbrier counties (1820 Jan. 4); a new regiment within the limits of Lewis County (1820 Jan. 15); the consolidation of the\nmilitia of Randolph County with Lewis County into the 125th Regiment (1820 Jan. 19); a drum \u0026amp; fife for Capt. Paxton at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 Jan. 27); the condition of the public edifices (1820 Jan.\n[N.D.]); the contract for a supply of rations to the convicts in the Penitentiary (1820 Feb. 26); arms \u0026amp; ammunition to prepare against an insurrection (1820 March 14); repairs to the Barracks yard \u0026amp; leaks\nin the roof of the Capitol (1820 June 22); arms left by the militia in Maryland \u0026amp; the District of Columbia during the late war (1820 July 3); the inspection of arms at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 July 17); a\nletter from Col. John Floyd regarding the services of a detachment of mounted riflemen on 12 September 1814 (1820 Feb. 16); the application of Capt. William Hutcheson for arms (1820 Oct. 23); arms at the Lexington\nArsenal (1820 Oct. 29); a letter from Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, regarding repairs to the Capitol (1820 Oct. [N.D.]); repairs to the Public Warehouse (1820 Nov. 28); the arms of the 115th Regiment\n(1820 Nov. 28); the case of Capt. John O'Bannon of the 55th Regiment (1821 Jan. 5); artillery sheds (1821 Jan. 9); and the protection of the turf, trees, etc., on the Capitol Square (1821 Jan. 25). On 6 March\n1821, Gooch writes Governor Randolph to resign as adjutant general.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBernard Peyton succeeded Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. Peyton writes regarding similar issues including: the account of John Caskey for transporting muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1821 April 13); a\nletter from Capt. William Finney re. the arms of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (1821 April 23); the commission of Benjamin B. Bradford as lieutenant colonel of the 44th Regiment (1821 June 15); the formation\nof a volunteer company of artillery to be attached to the 54th Regiment (1821 Aug. 7); a requisition of arms \u0026amp; accoutrements for a volunteer company of light infantry in Suffolk (1821 Dec. 5); Mordecai Cook's\nrequest for equipment for a company of volunteer artillery of Portsmouth (1821 Dec. 18); a requisition of Capt. Byrne for a piece of artillery \u0026amp; accoutrements (1822 Jan. 14); the certificate of election of\nofficers to a company of volunteer riflemen to be attached to the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Regiment (1822 Feb. 11); and a claim for transporting arms and a requisition for cannon \u0026amp; equipment for a company of\nartillery attached to the 14th Regiment (1822 Feb. 21).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Paxton, Commandant of the Public Guard at the Lexington Arsenal, encloses half-monthly returns of the Public Guard under his command (1819 Dec. 16 \u0026amp; 1821 Feb. 15). In addition, Paxton writes\nconcerning such topics as musket boxes (1819 Dec. 16); supplies (1820 Jan. 19; 1822 Jan. 2, 5, \u0026amp; 25; \u0026amp; 1822 Dec. 9); John Jordan's contract for rations (1820 Feb. 16); the hiring of a new drummer (1820\nOct. 10); the discharge of two privates in the Public Guard (1820 Dec. 20), a substitute for a private in the Public Guard (1821 Sept. 17); increased compensation for Dr. William H. Montgomery as surgeon at the\nArsenal (1821 Oct. 20); and clothing \u0026amp; the contract of John Jordan for repairs to the Arsenal (1821 Oct. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlair Bolling served as both Commandant of the Public Guard \u0026amp; Superintendent of Public Property, following the resignation of Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. In these roles, Bolling writes regarding\nthe following topics: deserters (1820 June 13); an estimate of the cost of making a pair of steps at the eastern end of the Barracks (1820 June 20); his application as adjutant general (1821 March 8); the\nauthority to purchase things necessary for the preservation of the turfing on Capitol Square (1821 March 12); the discharge of a soldier in the Public Guard (1821 March 14); an examination of the Magazine near the\nPenitentiary (1821 March 15); the retraction of his withdrawal of his candidacy for adjutant general (1821 March 19); powder in the Magazine owed by private individuals (1821 March 20); repairs in the turfing on\nCapitol Square \u0026amp; the need for a cart \u0026amp; horse (1821 March 28); authority to perform certain duties relating to the Office of Superintendent of Public Property (1821 March 31); cannon at the Penitentiary for\nthe Public Guard (1821 June 27); repairs to the Portico of the Capitol (1821 Aug. 21 \u0026amp; Sept. 4); accounts for work done on the Capitol (1821 Nov. 14); the claim of William Ritter who was contracted to make\ncushions for the Hall of Delegates (1821 Dec. 20); James Warrell's request for a hydrant to carry off excess water through pipes under the Public Square (1822 Jan. 24); an estimate of skids to preserve the cannon\nat the Armory (1822 May 17); the discharge of John McGahan from the Public Guard (1822 May 30); and boxes made at the Penitentiary for packing arms (1822 Sept. 20).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Parsons, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Randolph regarding the receipt for an escaped prisoner named Billy (1820 Feb. 11); the case of John Fink convicted of grand\nlarceny (1820 May 18 \u0026amp; 31); the case of Abner W. Mercer (1820 Aug. 16); the case of Billy Walden (1820 Sept. 15 \u0026amp; 1821 Aug. 14); a statement of the Penitentiary's account with the Commonwealth as\npurchasing agent (1821 Feb. 17); the value of slaves confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1821 June 25); the escape of a slave named Archer (1821 Nov. 26 \u0026amp; 27); the pardon of prisoners\nbefore he leaves office (1822 Feb. 27); and the pardon of two convicts in the Penitentiary (1822 March 18). Parsons was replaced by Edmund Pendleton, Jr., as Superintendent of the Penitentiary in February 1822.\nPendleton writes regarding the removal of Andrew M. Crew, one of the turnkeys in the Penitentiary, and the appointment of his nephew John T. Page in his place (1822 March 18, 26, \u0026amp; 27). Pendleton also writes\nconcerning boxes to be constructed at the Penitentiary for arms in the Armory (1822 June 7; 1822 July 6; \u0026amp; 1822 Sept. 19). Lastly, Pendleton encloses statements of the manufacturing operations of the\nPenitentiary from 1 March 1822 to 13 September 1822 (1822 Dec. 2).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Robertson, Attorney General, provides opinions on the bond of the Treasurer (1820 Jan. 24); the sheriffalty of Monongalia County (1820 Feb. 14); the appointment of sheriffs in the counties of Nansemond\n\u0026amp; King William (1821 Oct. 23); and the obligation of banks to receive certain bank notes of the Treasurer (1821 Oct. 24). Robertson also writes regarding the contracts entered into by the Executive with John\nP. Shields \u0026amp; Thomas Strode (1820 May 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the governor. Noteworthy is a resolution that the Executive be authorized \u0026amp; required to add to the publication directed by\nthe 124th section of the militia law (1820 Feb. 16); a resolution announcing to James Barbour his reelection as senator in Congress (1821 Jan. 16); an act concerning the Potomac Company (1821 March 1); an act\ncreating a new county out of parts of Bath, Botetourt, \u0026amp; Monroe (1822 Jan. 30); and an act providing for the repairs of the Armory \u0026amp; the preservation of the public arms (1822 March 2).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Munford transmits certificates of the election of the following individuals: James E. Heath as auditor of public accounts (1820 Jan. 1); William Robertson as a member of the Privy Council (1820\nJan. 1); Isaac Booth as brigadier general of the 20th Brigade (1820 Jan. 7); William McCoy as brigadier general of the 18th Brigade (1820 Jan. 20); William Yates as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Jan. 27);\nThomas M. Randolph as governor (1820 Dec. 17); Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1821 Jan. 15 \u0026amp; 1822 Jan. 14); Maj. S. Pitts as brigadier general of the 21st Brigade (1821 Feb. 15); Alexander L. Botts as a member of\nthe Privy Council (1821 Feb. 15); Matthew Woodson as master armorer for the Manufactory of Arms (1821 March 5); commissioners of the Kanawha River \u0026amp; Road and James River navigation (1822 Jan. 21); Edmund\nPendleton, Jr., as superintendent \u0026amp; Matthew H. Rice as storekeeper or general agent of the Penitentiary (1822 Feb. 18); and James Pleasants, Jr. as governor (1822 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Randolph regarding various financial matters. Burfoot transmits a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the year ending 30 September\n1819 (1819 Dec. 15). Burfoot was replaced by James E. Heath in January 1820. Heath writes on 8 January 1820 regarding the vacancy in the Council of State as a result of his acceptance \u0026amp; qualification as\nauditor. In addition, Heath writes regarding the claim of Ensign Thomas C. Clarke of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Militia (1820 Jan. 6); a request that the Adjutant General inspect the Auditor's Office to enlarge\nthe fireplace or add another one (1820 Jan. 11); the employment of additional copying clerks to expedite the copying of tables of assessment for the commissioners of the revenue (1820 Feb. 4, 18, \u0026amp; 23); a\ncertificate of the amount due him as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Feb. 11); the appointment \u0026amp; payment of clerks to copy tables of assessment (1820 March 1); the expenses of the assessment(1820 March 13\n\u0026amp; 14); a statement of the interest paid by the Commonwealth to the Bank of Virginia \u0026amp; Farmers Bank of Virginia on loans (1820 March 15); advances to the riders for carrying out notices to delinquents (1820\nMarch 23); a lot of land in Boydtown not sold for want of bidders (1820 April 10); the papers of Fayette Johnston, administrator of Richard Johnston, quarter master during the late war (1820 April 18); an agent to\nsuperintend the sale of certain property in Boydtown (1820 April 29); an estimate of the cost of changes proposed to be made in the furniture of the Auditor's Office (1820 July 1); delinquent counties (1820 Aug. 7\n\u0026amp; Oct. 28); the sheriff of Loudoun County (1820 Oct. 3); presses in the Capitol (1820 Oct. 7); the sale of lands of delinquents (1820 Oct. 29); the disposal of the presses in the Auditor's Office (1820 Nov.\n15); the account of Virginia against the United States (1820 Nov. 29); the reassessment of part of Norfolk County (1821 Jan. 30); the appointment of Mordecai Cooke as collector of revenue for Norfolk County (1821\nMarch 6); his absence from Richmond (1821 March 31); the appointment of Joseph L. Fry as agent to sell lands (1821 July 9); the appointment of John F. May as agent to sell lands (1821 July 17); bond of John F. May\n(1821 July 27); the bond of E. M. Wilson as agent to dispose of lands (1821 Aug. 23); the bond of John J. Allen as agent in Harrison County (1821 Oct. 6); the bond of M. Wilson (1821 Nov. 7); the bond of William\nG. Pendleton as Register of the Land Office (1822 Jan. 19); claims against the United States (1822 Feb. 27); the bond of Valentine W. Southall as agent for the Commonwealth (1822 April 25); the bond of Richard G.\nMorris as agent for Gloucester County (1822 May 20); a request for certain papers to be used in a suit against James Pindall (1822 Aug. 7); a request for an absence (1822 Aug. 16); the unsettled accounts against\nthe General government (1822 Oct. 1); and the claim of Valentine W. Southall (1822 Oct. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJerman Baker, Treasurer, writes regarding the state of the Treasury (1820 May 1); a bill of repairs for the Treasury Office (1820 June 22); a report of the state of the public funds (1820 July 21); the accounts\nof John Preston, late Treasurer (1820 Oct. 9); witnesses in the Commonwealth's cases against late Treasurer John Preston (1820 Oct. 10); the propriety of discharging the debts due on account of loans made during\nthe last fiscal year by the Bank of Virginia \u0026amp; Farmers Bank (1820 Nov. 4); the account against the late Treasurer (1820 Nov. 13); an additional table for his office (1820 Dec. 4); and the cleaning of the flues\nof the chimney in his office (1821 July 2).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work creating maps of Virginia's counties. Wood periodically informs the Governor of the completion of two plans for several county maps (1820 Feb. 14;\n1820 June 29; 1820 Oct. 10; 1820 Dec. 21; 1821 March 14; 1821 Aug. 14; 1821 Nov. 30; \u0026amp; 1822 Feb. 4). On 3 January 1820, Wood writes regarding county boundaries and the scale on each county map. In addition,\nWood writes concerning the scale of counties west of the Blue Ridge (1820 Oct. 5 \u0026amp; 10). John Wood died in 1822 before he could finish his work. Herman Boye was chosen to fulfill Wood's contract. Herman Boye\nwrites on 15 May 1822 proposing to complete Wood's contract to survey the state of Virginia and make a general map of each county, along with a general map of the state. He writes on 13 November 1822 regarding his\npay to complete the Wood's contract. Lastly, Herman Boye writes requesting an extension for completing the contract between the Commonwealth \u0026amp; John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown \u0026amp; Allen Trimble, Ohio; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania; Samuel Sprigg, Maryland; Shadrack Bond, Illinois; Isaac H. Williamson, New Jersey; Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; and DeWitt Clinton, New York.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; \u0026amp; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; transmit resolutions against the amendment to the Constitution that Congress make no\nlaw to erect or incorporate any bank except within the District of Columbia (1820 Jan. 3 \u0026amp; 22). The Secretary to Governor Williamson of New Jersey also transmits a resolution regarding the same amendment to\nthe Constitution. Williamson, himself, transmits copies of the state's revised laws on 29 November 1821. Governor Oliver Wolcott transmits a report of a committee to whom was referred certain declarations of the\nCommonwealth regarding slavery (1820 June 10). Governor Ethan A. Brown writes regarding a demand for David W. Gallagher, a fugitive from justice (1821 April 2). Allen Trimble, Acting Governor of Ohio, writes on 4\nFebruary 1822 regarding an exchange of a map of Ohio. Governor William Findlay, Pennsylvania, writes regarding a demand for Isaac Smith (1821 Jan. 8). Governor Samuel Sprigg, Maryland, encloses resolutions\nregarding the appointment of commissioners for the navigation of the Potomac River (1821 June 5). Sprigg also writes regarding a demand for Rezin Wooten, a fugitive from justice (1821 July 4). Lastly, Sprigg\nwrites concerning the correct meridian of the western boundary of Maryland \u0026amp; Virginia (1822 June 22). Governor Shadrack Bond, the first governor of Illinois, transmits copies of the acts of the Illinois\nGeneral Assembly (1821 Aug. 23). William Plummer, Secretary to the Governor of North Carolina, transmits a certified transcript of an act passed relative to the stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal (1820 Jan. 7).\nLater, Governor Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina, transmits resolutions relative to the appropriation of public lands for the purpose of education (1822 June 25). Finally, Governor DeWitt Clinton writes regarding a\ndemand for Eber Hale, an escaped criminal (1822 Nov. 20).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: J. G. Jackson resigning as brigadier general (1820 Jan. 1); applications for the office of Clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); John P. Shields re. the\ncompletion of his contract to plant trees on the Public Square (1820 Jan. 19); applications for assistant clerk or copying clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); Thomas M. Randolph, President of the Literary Fund,\nencl. the report of the state of the Literary Fund (1820 Feb. 14); John P. Shields re. his claim for work done on Capitol Square (1820 May 1); Robert Stanard, Attorney of the U. S. for the Virginia District,\nrequesting that a convict be received at the Penitentiary (1820 May 26); John Hills, 1st Lieutenant of Ordnance, re. the evacuation of the General Government from Ft. Powhatan and the removal of all property\nbelonging to the United States (1820 July 13); John C. Montague re. his proposal to graduate the graveling part of the Public Square forming a horseshoe (1820 Oct. 17); Robert Watkins \u0026amp; John T. Ayres proposing\nto complete the Capitol Square by graveling, turfing, planting, \u0026amp; replanting trees (1820 Oct. 19); Philip P. Barbour re. compensation as counsel for Virginia in the U. S. Supreme Court (1820 Nov. 25); William\nMunford, William McKim, \u0026amp; Robert Greenhow, Directors of the Penitentiary, submitting a statement of the operations of the Penitentiary (1820 Nov. 30); John W. Taylor re. the death of William A. Burwell (1821\nFeb. 22); Peter Randolph resigning as judge of the General Court (1821 Feb. 22); recommendations \u0026amp; applications for Clerk of the Council in place of John Burfoot (1821 Feb. \u0026amp; March); applications for the\noffice of adjutant general (1821 March); applications for the office of military lands in Kentucky (1821 March 23); Samuel Taylor declining an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 28); Thomas T.\nBouldin accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 30); J. W. Pleasants, Assistant Clerk of the Council, re. pay for performing the duties as Clerk of the Council \u0026amp; Assistant Clerk for\nsixteen days (1821 March 31); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, re. receipts for the pay \u0026amp; supplies for the guard stationed at Ft. Powhatan (1821 April 19); C. Tompkins re. an estimate of the repairs of the Magazine\nat Westham (1821 May 26); John Dupignac re. permission to raise a balloon on Capitol Square (1821 Aug. 21); Richard Eppes suggesting a portion of the Public Guard at the Manufactory of Arms for the protection of\npublic property until its operations cease on 1 January 1822 (1821 Dec. 15); William W. Hening requesting access to the archives of the Council Chamber to research the situation of unsatisfied claims for land\nbounties of the troops engaged on state establishment during the Revolution (1822 Jan. 22); James Warrell asking for permission to lay logs to draw off the water continually escaping from the spring in the\nnortheast part of Capitol Square which leaves the Museum in a damp \u0026amp; humid state (1822 Jan. 22); Robert B. Taylor accepting a commission as major general of the 4th Division of Militia (1822 Jan. 28); John S.\nHening re. compensation for his services as agent for the claimants of military lands lying west of the Tennessee River in Kentucky (1822 Feb. 18); John Adams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the division of the city into\nwards (1822 March 11); John Adams complaining of the Keeper of the Locks of the James River Canal (1822 May 20); Lt. Col. Bomford, U. S. Ordnance Dept., re. the delivery of arms to the Virginia Militia according\nto the act of Congress for arming the militia of the United States (1822 June 22); E. Brown encl. the sale at auction of the house \u0026amp; other property found at Ft. Powhatan (1822 June 28); Daniel Morgan re. the\ndeath of Thomas Van Swearingen, a representative in Congress (1822 Sept. 2); John W. Green accepting his appointment as judge of the Court of Appeals (1822 Oct. 11); Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, re.\nrepairs to his office in the Capitol (1822 Oct. 11); Philip P. Barbour declining an appointment as chancellor (1822 Oct. 13); and William G. Pendleton, Register of the Land Office, encl. an estimate of certain\nrepairs needed for the Land Office (1822 Oct. 23).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Thomas Mann Randolph as governor (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026amp; 1821 Dec. 15), Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1820 Jan. 29), William Smith as a member of the Privy\nCouncil (1820 Feb. 23), \u0026amp; William H. Richardson as clerk of the Privy Council (1821 March 7); proclamations of Governor Randolph \u0026amp; Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering a reward for the apprehension of\nescaped convicts (1820 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 15; 1820 June 13 \u0026amp; 19; 1820 July 20; 1820 Oct. 24; 1820 Nov. 18; 1820 Dec. 19; 1821 March 23; 1821 April 16; 1821 Aug. 16 \u0026amp; 25; 1821 Nov. 5 \u0026amp; 26; 1821 Dec. 15; 1822\nFeb. 12; 1822 April 12; 1822 June 28; 1822 July 6; \u0026amp; 1822 Sept. 7 \u0026amp; 20); proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary (1820 March 4; 1820 April 8; 1820 June 10, 17, \u0026amp; 24; 1820 Aug. 12\n\u0026amp; 19; 1820 Oct. 7 \u0026amp; 28; 1820 Dec. 9, 16, \u0026amp; 30; 1821 Feb. 9 \u0026amp; 17; 1821 March 14 \u0026amp; 30; 1821 May 23; 1821 June 13 \u0026amp; 20; 1821 July 5 \u0026amp; 18; 1821 Sept. 26; 1821 Nov. 2; 1821 Dec. 12; 1822\nJan. 23 \u0026amp; 30; 1822 Feb. 13, 19, \u0026amp; 27; 1822 March 8 \u0026amp; 27; 1822 April 17; 1822 May 1 \u0026amp; 29; 1822 July 17; 1822 Aug. 7; \u0026amp; 1822 Oct. 26); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. the compact between\nthe Commonwealth \u0026amp; James River Company (1820 March 16); report of the Committee for examining the Capitol Square (1820 April 21); reports of the Committee to examine the Auditor \u0026amp; Treasurer's Offices (1820\nMay 9; 1820 Dec.5; 1821 April 25; 1821 July 25; 1821 Nov. 20; 1822 March 9; \u0026amp; 1822 Nov. 18); a proclamation of Lt. Gov Peter V. Daniel re. an election to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the\nresignation of James Pindall (1820 Aug. 5); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. indemnification for the loss of slaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 April 18); proclamation\nof Governor Randolph re. the rates of pilotage for foreign vessels (1821 July 10); report of the Committee to whom was referred the reports \u0026amp; resolutions of the legislatures of Maryland \u0026amp; New Hampshire and\nthe proceeding in the U. S. Senate re. appropriations of public lands for the purpose of education (1821 Dec. [N.D.]); report of the Committee appointed to divide the City of Richmond into wards (1822 March 22);\ncontract between Lewis Ludlam \u0026amp; Bernard Peyton to remove all ordnance, etc., from Ft. Powhatan to the Armory in Richmond (1822 April 17); bond of Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Proctor, \u0026amp; Thomas Jefferson,\nRector, to renew certificate No. 32 in favor of the Proctor of Central College as Proctor of the University of Virginia (1822 July 6); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. an election to fill the vacancy in the\nHouse of Representatives by the death of Thomas Van Swearingen (1822 Sept. 7); proclamation of Governor Randolph appointing Philip P. Barbour as judge of the High Court of Chancery to replace John W. Green (1822\nOct. 11); resolutions of Kentucky providing for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners under the 8th article of the compact with Virginia \u0026amp; ratifying the Convention of the commissioners appointed to make\nthe necessary arrangements for constituting the Board (1822 Nov. 22); and the contract of Herman Boye to complete the work of John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00881_c02"}},{"id":"vi_vi04879_c41","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"1819","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi04879_c41#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi04879_c41","ref_ssm":["vi_vi04879_c41"],"id":"vi_vi04879_c41","ead_ssi":"vi_vi04879","_root_":"vi_vi04879","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi04879","parent_ssi":"vi_vi04879","parent_ssim":["vi_vi04879"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi04879"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n 1779-1982."],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n 1779-1982."],"text":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n 1779-1982.","1819"],"title_filing_ssi":"1819","title_ssm":["1819"],"title_tesim":["1819"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1819"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n 1779-1982."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":5,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":2317,"_nest_path_":"/components#40","timestamp":"2026-05-01T01:33:00.399Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi04879","ead_ssi":"vi_vi04879","_root_":"vi_vi04879","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi04879","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi04879.xml","title_ssm":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n 1779-1982.\n"],"title_tesim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n 1779-1982.\n"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["LOI 42\n"],"text":["LOI 42\n","Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n 1779-1982.","96 cu. ft.","The act that established the Land Office in 1779, provided for a Register to be at the head, who would be \"appointed from time to time, by joint ballot of both houses of assembly....\" It was the responsibility of the Register to carry out the very carefully structured legislation which provided the procedure for obtaining waste and unappropriated lands. So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.","These records contain plats/surveys, certificates of survey and other accompanying papers on which grants were issued through the register of the Land Office between 1779 and 1924, the secretary of the commonwealth between 1925 and 1948, and the state librarian since 1949. Supplemental papers may include warrants, assignments, affidavits, and copies of county court records.\n","These records are arranged chronologically by the year the land grant was issued.  Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n","James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41737\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"collection_ssim":["Governor James Patton Preston Executive Papers,\n 1816-1819"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["5.0 cubic feet"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026amp; Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Patton Preston was born at \"Smithfield\" in Montgomery County, Virginia, on 21 June 1774, the ninth child of Colonel William Preston and Susanna Smith. He was educated at the William \u0026 Mary College\nfrom 1790 to 1795. In 1799, Preston qualified as justice of the peace for Montgomery County. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk, Va., sister of Gen. Robert B. Taylor, on 13 June 1801. One of Preston's six\nchildren, William Ballard Preston, became Secretary of the Navy in President Zachariah Taylor's Cabinet and a senator in the Confederate Congress. From 1801 to 1804, Preston served in the Virginia Senate. Preston\nalso represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1812. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 12th U. S. Infantry. On 15 August 1813, he was promoted to\ncolonel of the regiment and reassigned to the 23rd U. S. Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle of Chrysler's Farm on 13 November 1813, Preston was later discharged from the army on 15 June 1815.\n","Preston returned to politics with his re-election to the House of Delegates on 11 November 1816. This term in the House was extremely short-lived as he was elected governor on 11 December 1816 to succeed Wilson\nCary Nicholas. Preston served the maximum three one-year terms as governor until 11 December 1819. Notable achievements during his governorship include the establishment of the University of Virginia, improvements\nto Capitol Square, and the charting of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties. Following his governorship, President James Monroe appointed Preston postmaster for Richmond from 1824 to 1837. In 1837, he was chosen\npresident of a convention at Abingdon to plan a railroad from Lynchburg to Tennessee. He died on 4 May 1843 and is buried at a family plot at \"Smithfield.\" Preston County, West Virginia, was named in his honor in\n1818.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["James Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026 improvements to the Capitol \u0026 Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026 counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n","Federal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n","President James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026 report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026 standards for\nweights \u0026 measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026 House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026 its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026 Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n","The majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026 James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026 Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026 John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n","Orris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026 Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026 removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026 northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026 improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026 ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026 brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026 30).\n","Arthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026 enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026 sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026 laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026 finishing the Governor's stable \u0026 public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026 square, the public privy, \u0026 the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026 steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026 alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026 culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026 joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026 the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026 paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026 chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026 coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026 for stone \u0026 brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026 repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026 Public Square \u0026\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n","Wilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n","Both the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026 James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026 stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026 Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026 estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026 17), his payment \u0026 the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026 braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026 chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026 July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026 1818 Jan. 1).\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026 the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026 pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026 the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026 the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026 arms, accoutrements, \u0026 ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026 the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026 an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026 contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026 other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026 property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026 repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n","As Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026 the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026 the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026 shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026 accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026 condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026 repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026 ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026 camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026 the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026 quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n","As Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026 Oct. [N.D.]).\n","Finally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026 pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026 the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n","James Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026 Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026 Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026 gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026 enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026 pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026 pay rolls \u0026 his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026 subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026 winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026 contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026 Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n","Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026 the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n","John Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026 a\nstatement of the number \u0026 description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026 Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026 sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026 Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026 materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026 repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026 the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026 William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026 William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026 reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026 soldiers on Continental \u0026 State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026 Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026 inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026 whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026 detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026 Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026 public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026 set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026 Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n","William Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026 for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026 a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026 Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026 improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026 Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026 lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026 longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026 one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026 Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026 the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026 the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026 the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026 Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026 North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026 Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026 a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026 April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n","John Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026 vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026 arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026 delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026 John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026 DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026 Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n","Governor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026 David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026 compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026 Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026 distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026 infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026 ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026 map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026 Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026 value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026 Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026 regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026 papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026 May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026 requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026 the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026 Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026 John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026 William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026 June); account of Cook \u0026 War for grooving \u0026 soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026 John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026 Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026 improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026 plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026 John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026 A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026 improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026 Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026 Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026 directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026 William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026 Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026 the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026 Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026 carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026 set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026 Jeremiah Keenan \u0026 A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026 joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026 Carter \u0026 Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026 Christopher Tompkins \u0026 Thomas\nB. Conway to cut \u0026 drill all the holes in the stone around the Capitol Square (Undated); and bills for the Arsenal \u0026 Barracks at Lexington (Undated).\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":213,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T01:37:22.492Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1816 to 11 December 1819. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; repairs \u0026amp; improvements to the Capitol \u0026amp; Capitol Square; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; John Wood's\nsurveys of Virginia's rivers \u0026amp; counties; the Virginia Penitentiary; the settlement of accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses during the War of 1812; resignations; extraditions; state expenses\n\u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp;\nHouse of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders;\nproceedings; applications; and other sundry items. The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFederal government correspondents include President James Madison; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; James Barbour \u0026amp;\nArmistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress; and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresident James Madison writes on 1 March 1817 enclosing his answer to the address of the General Assembly dated 10 February regarding his presidency. As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams often transmitted\nrecently passed laws of Congress. On 29 July 1817, Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, encloses a resolution of the Senate to prepare \u0026amp; report a statement relative to the regulations \u0026amp; standards for\nweights \u0026amp; measures which may exist in the several states. John Quincy Adams encloses a resolution of Congress proposing an amendment to the Constitution against citizens to accept titles of nobility from a\nforeign power without the consent of Congress (1818 Jan. 7). Adams also transmits thirty volumes of Wait's Edition of State Papers to Virginia (1818 Oct. 19), a copy of Seybert's Statistical Annals (1819 March\n19), copies of the public journals of the Senate \u0026amp; House of Representatives (1819 July 19), and six sets of documents for distribution (1819 Nov. 8). John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, writes to Governor\nPreston regarding an arrangement with the state of Virginia for a supply of arms (1818 May 6). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, encloses the resolution of Congress that the Secretary transmit a\ngeneral statement of the condition of the Bank of the United States \u0026amp; its offices (1819 July 23). James Barbour \u0026amp; Armistead T. Mason, Virginia's senators in Congress, write enclosing a letter from Daniel\nPettibone requesting aid for his improvements in the welding of cast steel to iron (1817 Feb. 24). Lastly, Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes regarding the death of Peterson Goodwyn, a\nVirginia Congressman (1818 March 19).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in James Patton Preston's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Orris Paine, Arthur S.\nBrockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan, Superintendents of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Thomas Strode, Paul A. Sabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, \u0026amp; James Kinkead, contractors on Capitol\nSquare improvements; Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Peter Crutchfield \u0026amp; Blair Bolling, Commandants of the Public Guard; John Staples, Superintendent of\nthe Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Samuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Philip N. Nicholas \u0026amp; John Robertson, Attorneys General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; William Robertson,\nClerk of the Council of State; John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts; John Wood, Surveyor; and John Chew, Commissioner appointed to settle the accounts of the Commonwealth with the Unites States.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrris Paine, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, \u0026amp; Wilson Bryan all served as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square during Preston's governorship. Orris Paine requests to have two models made\nregarding the manner of Godefroy's plan for the Capitol Square (1817 April 3). Paine also writes regarding the completion of one-third of the digging and filling up of the Capitol Square (1817 May 8). Additional\ncorrespondence from Orris Paine relate to the following subjects: the stone steps hammered by James Kinkead under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the work of John P. Shields in digging \u0026amp; removing\nthe earth under the contract of Thomas Strode (1817 May 13); the roof of the Capitol (1817 May 14); repairs to the chimneys of the Capitol (1817 May 24); a skylight for the Capitol to light the garret \u0026amp;\nconference rooms in the southeast \u0026amp; northwest corners (1817 May 30); a report of repairs recommended to be done on the Capitol (1817 June 20); the recommendation of Godefroy to close up two windows in the\npediment ends of the Capitol and the finishing of the dome under the skylight (1817 July 5); a copy of the orders in Council relating to the repairing of the Capitol \u0026amp; improving the Square since July 1816\n(1818 Feb. 21); and his report on public property including the certification of accounts, the stone steps, furniture of the Capitol, etc. (1818 March 5). Paine continued to correspond with the Governor after his\nreplacement as superintendent in the role as administrator of James Kinkead, one of the contractors who furnished granite for Capitol Square. On 2 June 1818, Paine requests an advance on the contract of James\nKinkead, deceased, for furnishing the steps on Capitol Square. Paine also writes regarding the order drawn by Thomas Strode for $3,000 in favor of James Kinkead (1818 June 12); the steps furnished under contract\nwith James Kinkead (1818 July 16); his proposal for leasing out the Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026amp; waste water from the Armory (1818 July 18); the contract of P. A. Sabbaton for enclosing the Public Square (1818 Dec.\n28); Richard North's letter regarding his bill for marble basins (1818 Dec. 30);, the balance due him for the steps contracted for by James Kinkead with Thomas Strode (1819 March 29); the certificate of A. S.\nBrockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps on both sides of the Capitol (1819 July 2); payment for his work to set the steps (1819 July 15); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion\nof three-fourths of the work around the Governor's lot (1819 Aug. 16); the certificate of A. S. Brockenbrough regarding the completion of the steps \u0026amp; ashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the entrance\ngate into the Governor's yard (1819 Oct. 2); the completion of the stone wall, capping stones, \u0026amp; brace stones (1819 Nov. 4); and the number of feet of railing required to enclose the Public Square \u0026amp;\nGovernor's lot (1819 Nov. 16 \u0026amp; 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur S. Brockenbrough replaced Orris Paine as Superintendent of Public Improvements in March 1818. Brockenbrough writes on 28 March 1818 regarding his proposal to undertake the superintendence of the\ngradation of the Public Square. In his letter of 3 April 1818, Brockenbrough encloses a sketch of Capitol Square along with an explanation of the enclosure around the Square. In addition, Brockenbrough corresponds\nwith respect to the following subjects: the steps in the Public Square (1818 April 8); braces for the enclosure around the Public Square (1818 April 13 \u0026amp; 18); an estimate for enclosing the Barracks on the\nPublic Square (1818 April 25); the three gates around the Public Square (1818 May 10); a kiln of bricks purchased by Orris Paine for the public (1818 May 25); the gates, spring, steps, \u0026amp; enclosure in Capitol\nSquare (1818 May 25); the balance of the kiln of bricks belonging to the public \u0026amp; sold for rent (1818 June 2); the request of Orris Paine, administrator of the estate of James Kinkead, to measure the granite\nsteps for the Public Square (1818 June 2); the employment of laborers to prepare the ground for setting \u0026amp; laying the stone around the Public Square \u0026amp; finishing the Governor's stable \u0026amp; public privy\n(1818 June 13); the springs on either side of the Capitol (1818 July 16); the brick wall separating the Governor's yard \u0026amp; square, the public privy, \u0026amp; the Governor's stable (1818 July 16); the stone wall on\nBank Street (1818 July 23); the expense of collecting the water from the springs on each side of the Capitol (1818 July 28); a letter from Orris Paine re. the brace stones \u0026amp; steps around the Capitol (1818 July\n28); the claim of George C. Longden for stone work on the Public Square (1819 Sept. 23); the completion of half the work of putting up the braces to the iron railing by Robert Linn (1818 Oct. 9); the contract of\nGeorge C. Longden for laying the stone around the Public Square (1818 Oct. 10); the certificate of William G. Goodson's work on the public privy (1818 Oct. 25); the certificate of John Segar's work on the brick\nwall on the Public Square (1818 Nov. 14); the removal of the plank fence around the Governor's yard (1818 Nov. 14); the account of Richard North for marble basins, contracts for completing the public necessary,\n\u0026amp; alterations to the principal gate at the Public Square (includes small sketch of gate) (1818 Nov. 18); the receipt for George C. Longden's stone work around the Public Square on Bank Street (1818 Nov. 26);\nthe steps on the west side of the Capitol \u0026amp; culverts (1818 Nov. 28); the claim of Thomas B. Conway for drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1818 Dec. 1); fixing the marble basins under the\nsteps of the Capitol (1818 Dec. 1); the account of George C. Longden for stone work on Bank Street (1818 Dec. 31); the contract of William G. Goodson for the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiners work on the public privy\n(1819 Feb. 9); the gate near the Governor's House (1819 Feb. 17); the certificate of Robert Linn for putting up braces for the iron railing (1819 Feb. 23); his appointment as Superintendent of Public Improvements\n\u0026amp; the inspection of the railing put up by Paul A. Sabbaton (1819 March 16); a sketch of his plans to level the Governor's yard on 13th or Governor's Street (1819 March 18); the certificate of Thomas B.\nConway's work on drilling holes in the stone around the Public Square (1819 March 22); his arrangement with Mr. Perryman to open the flue to the fireplace in the part of the room designed for the use of the clerk\nof the Chancery Court (1819 March 30); the contract of Daniel Calverly to remove the rust \u0026amp; paint the iron railing around the Public Square, and an estimate of the cost to finish the Governor's Stable \u0026amp;\nbrick wall (1819 April 5); posts \u0026amp; chains on the edge of the terraces \u0026amp; coal houses about the Capitol (1819 May 28); his pay (1819 June 12); the certificate of Orris Paine for the setting of the steps of\nthe Capitol \u0026amp; for stone \u0026amp; brick work (1819 July 1); a statement of the cost of finishing the Governor's stable (1819 July 3); a coal house for the Governor's lot \u0026amp; repairs to the Capitol (1819 July\n28); an estimate of the expense for conveying the water under the public privy (includes plan of a culvert) (1819 July 31); a report on the state of the public works about the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square \u0026amp;\nashlars around the Capitol (1819 Aug. 17); the certificate regarding the completion of three-fourths of the painting of the railing around the Public Square (1819 Aug. 19); and the certificate of John Kennedy for\nthe completion of stuccoing the Capitol (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilson Bryan replaced Brockenbrough as superintendent sometime in late 1819. Bryan writes to the Governor regarding a report on P. A. Sabbaton's contract (1819 Nov. 19) and a deposit about the Capitol for ash\nfrom the offices (1819 Dec. 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth the Governor and Superintendent of Public Improvements corresponded with the various contractors working on the improvements to Capitol Square. The major contractors include Thomas Strode, Paul A.\nSabbaton, John P. Shields, George C. Longden, Edward W. Trent, \u0026amp; James Kinkead. Thomas Strode writes regarding his contract with Capt. John P. Shields for all the work to be done on Capitol Square except the\nsteps \u0026amp; stonework (1817 Jan. 13). Strode also writes regarding the contract of James Kinkead for the completion of the stone steps on the Public Square (1817 May 1 \u0026amp; Dec. 30). Paul A. Sabbaton corresponds\nregarding his proposal \u0026amp; estimate for making a railing to enclose the Public Square (1817 March 10 \u0026amp; 17), his payment \u0026amp; the shipment of two-thirds of the castings (1817 Sept. 30), his third payment\n(1818 Jan. 3), the cutting of the stone \u0026amp; braces for the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Jan. 22), the railing around Capitol Square (1818 Feb. 2), measurements of the enclosure around the Public Square\n(1818 Dec. 17), balls \u0026amp; chains for the gates (1819 March 10), the settlement of his account (1819 March 14 \u0026amp; 19), and a request for payment (1819 Oct. 25). John P. Shields writes regarding his proposal to\nlay the stone around Capitol Square for the enclosure (1817 May 7 \u0026amp; July 11). George C. Longden also writes regarding his own proposal to furnish stone for enclosing the Public Square (1817 May 9). Edward W.\nTrent writes regarding his proposal to set the stone intended to enclose the Public Square (1817 May 10) and his contract (1817 Dec. 14 \u0026amp; 1818 March 7). Lastly, James Kinkead writes regarding his proposal to\nfurnish granite stone for the steps of the Capitol (1817 June 26 \u0026amp; 1818 Jan. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClaiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his several roles as Adjutant General, Commissary General of the Ordnance Department, Superintendent of Public Edifices, and President of\nthe Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary. As Adjutant General, Gooch writes regarding the resignation of Mann S. Valentine, an officer of the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the uniforms of the guard (1817 March 29); the\nrecommendation for Robert Williamson as lieutenant to the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1817 July 15); the magazine at Westham, the magazine at the Penitentiary, cartridge boxes \u0026amp; pistol holders stored in\nthe Capitol, clothing for the Public Guard, \u0026amp; the conduct of officers (1817 July 21); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 Aug. 12); his request for records to assist him in the settlement of accounts between\nVirginia \u0026amp; the U. S. for arms, ordnance, etc. (1817 Aug. 12); the settlement of accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; Virginia (1817 Dec. 8); the letter of William Price, Superintendent of the Public\nWarehouse, re. repairs to the building (1817 Dec. 15 \u0026amp; 22); an estimate for repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Jan. 9); the annual return of the militia \u0026amp; arms, accoutrements, \u0026amp; ammunition for the\nyear 1817 (1818 Jan. 28); an account of the work done in repairing the Public Warehouse (1818 Feb. 6); the conference room used by the Court of Appeals \u0026amp; the skylight in the Capitol (1818 Feb. 18); the guard\nstationed at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 6); a circular letter re. the preservation of public arms (1818 March 7); the furnishing of clothing for the guard stationed at Lexington by the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 7); recruiting instructions to Lt. James Paxton for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 7); the charges made by the state of Virginia against the U. S. for camp equipage,\nordnance stores, etc., during the late war (1818 March 27); Capt. Turner's request for arms (1818 April 13); a small house at the rear of the Penitentiary \u0026amp; an iron grate door at the recently opened passage on\nthe ground floor of the Capitol (1818 May 30); a new artillery company in the 76th Regiment (1818 July 18); the receipts of James Paxton for bounty \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1818 July 20); swords for the Powhatan\nTroop of Cavalry (1818 Dec. 2); the rank roll of colonels in the militia (1818 Dec. 1); the formation of a new regiment from Nicholas County (1818 Dec. 30); an estimate for the erection of an iron grate door for\nthe clerk of the Chancery Court in the lower part of the Capitol (1819 Jan. 4); the strength of the artillery company in the 27th Regiment (1819 Feb. 3); the discontinuance of military parades on the Capitol\nSquare on account of the improvements (1819 March 22); leaks in the roof of the Capitol \u0026amp; other problems (1819 April 15); the detail of the Public Guard to examine into the condition of the public edifices\n\u0026amp; property in Richmond (1819 July 16); the consolidation of the 89th \u0026amp; 36th Regiments (1819 Oct. 6); carpets \u0026amp; repairs (1819 Nov. 5); and his duties in relation to public edifices (1819 Nov. 11).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Commissary General of Ordnance, Gooch writes regarding a report of ordnance belonging to Virginia at Fort Powhatan (1817 May 3); the condition of public arms collected from the commanding officers of\nregiments in different parts of the state (1817 June 25); the accounts between the U. S. Ordnance Dept. \u0026amp; the state of Virginia (1817 July 21); the condition of ordnance \u0026amp; the gun house near the\nPenitentiary (1817 Aug. 3); the claim of Virginia against the U. S. for the quota of arms due under the appropriation of Congress of 1808 (1817 Sept. 20); Capt. Chase's letter to salvage shot \u0026amp; shells from the\nPamunkey River (1817 Sept. 21); a return of rifles \u0026amp; accoutrements for Capt. Turner's Company of Riflemen attached to the 19th Regiment (1817 Dec. 9); the number \u0026amp; condition of ordnance in the different\nregiments of the state (1817 Dec. 8); the application of Capt. Hope to exchange arms to be cleaned \u0026amp; repaired (1817 Dec. 12); the transfer of ordnance from Nansemond County to Norfolk \u0026amp; ordnance for the\n73rd Regiment (1817 Dec. 22); the poor state of public arms in the different counties (1818 March 2); ordnance stores \u0026amp; camp equipage (1818 July 6); ordnance stores in use during the late war (1818 July 14);\nan inventory of ordnance transferred by Virginia to the U. S. (1818 Oct. 10); the removal of arms to the Lexington Arsenal \u0026amp; the recommendation that Lt. Paxton attend to procuring winter supplies for his guard\n(1818 Nov. 27); proposals for conveying arms to the Arsenal (1818 Dec. 24); an inventory of ordnance \u0026amp; quarter master's stores delivered to the U. S. during the month of January 1819 (1819 Jan. 1); artillery\npieces in Winchester (1819 Jan. 17); muskets, etc., belonging to the 2nd Regiment (1819 Jan. 17); the erection of sheds for the preservation of ordnance (1819 Feb. 17); gun flints (1819 Feb. 26); transporting arms\nto the Lexington Arsenal (1819 May 1); a report of arms, accoutrements, etc., in the State Arsenals (1819 June 24); arms from the U. S. (1819 June 30); muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Oct. 28); and payment\nfor the building of a cannon house in Surry County (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Superintendent of Public Edifices, Gooch provided monthly reports on the condition of the Capitol, Armory, Public Guard Barracks, Public Warehouse, \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1816 Dec. [N.D.]; 1817 Feb. [N.D.],\nMarch 29, June 26, Aug. [N.D.], Nov. [N.D.]; 1818 March 3, June [N.D.], Aug. [N.D.]; Sept. [N.D.], 1818 [N.D.]; 1819 Jan. 30, July [N.D.], August [N.D.], \u0026amp; Oct. [N.D.]).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally, as President of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary, Claiborne W. Gooch writes regarding the classification of prisoners \u0026amp; pardons (1819 Feb. 27), rations \u0026amp; the health of the prisoners\n(1819 March 2), and estimates in procuring a better supply of water for the use of the Penitentiary (1819 July 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Paxton was appointed commandant of the newly constructed Lexington Arsenal in 1818. Paxton submits weekly returns of the Public Guard at the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 2, \u0026amp; Dec. 8). Later,\nPaxton sends half monthly returns (1819 July 14, Oct. 31, \u0026amp; Nov. 30). In addition, Paxton writes to the Governor with respect to the following topics: the grounds of the Arsenal \u0026amp; gun racks (1818 March\n18); the recruiting of the guard at the Arsenal (1818 May 29); the claim of Jefferson Caruthers for taking care of the buildings at the Arsenal, his pay, supplies, \u0026amp; enlistments (1818 June 10); accepting his\nposition as paymaster to the guard at the Arsenal (1818 July 11); an estimate of the expense for enclosing the Arsenal (1818 July 12); pay for his services (1818 Aug. 1); supplies for recruiting at the Arsenal\n(1818 Aug. 18); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls at the Arsenal (1818 Aug. 20); the enclosure of the Arsenal (1818 Sept. 21); the desertion of a soldier Stephen Jarvis (1818 Sept. 29); the desertion of Henry Miller (1818\nOct. 27); muster \u0026amp; pay rolls \u0026amp; his subsistence account (1818 Oct. 28); improvements to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 17); fuel for the arsenal (1819 Jan. 12); pay \u0026amp; subsistence account for January 1819 (1819\nFeb. 3); the employment of a surgeon \u0026amp; winter clothing for the guard (1819 Feb. 6); accounts for bounties, premiums, \u0026amp; contingent expenses (1819 July 14); the account of Davidson \u0026amp; Gilmore for timber\ndelivered to complete the gun racks at the Arsenal (1819 July 20); his conduct as commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1819 Aug. 12); an abstract of provisions furnished by John Jordan to the guard at the Arsenal\n(1819 Nov. 11); and contracts for rations (1819 Nov. 27).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, provides a monthly muster roll of the Public Guard (1818 June [N.D.]). Blair Bolling replaced Peter Crutchfield as Commandant of the Public Guard in 1818. In a\nletter to the Governor on 31 July, Bolling accepts his appointment. Bolling also writes regarding a recommendation of the discharge of a soldier (1818 Sept. 8); returns for fuel (1818 Oct. 1); the discharge of\nThomas Davis (1818 Dec. 9 \u0026amp; 12); weekly returns of the Public Guard (1819 Feb. 8); the morning report of the Public Guard (1819 March 10); a railing from the corner of the Barracks to the corner of the\nenclosure of the Capitol Square \u0026amp; the removal of the steps (1819 April 6); cap cords for the uniforms furnished for the Public Guard by the Penitentiary (1819 May 28); the detail of the Public Guard for\ncleaning the Public Necessary (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; 19); and the report of the Public Guard (1819 Oct. 31).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Staples, as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponds with the Governor regarding Daniel Pettibone's letter on the subject of improvements in welding cast steel to iron (1817 March\n27) and the plastering of the inside of the Lexington Arsenal (1817 Aug. 25). Additionally, Staples provides a statement of the operations of the Manufactory of Arms for the year ending 30 November 1817 \u0026amp; a\nstatement of the number \u0026amp; description of public arms on hand at the Armory (1817 Dec. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Parsons, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Preston regarding his refusal to certify the agent's invoice of purchases (1817 Jan. 9); his nomination of William Jarvis as 1st\nassistant \u0026amp; Thomas Jones as 4th assistant in the Penitentiary (1817 March 27); clothing for the Public Guard (1817 April 25); a list of convicts confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817\nJune 30); the sale of seven transport slaves to Henry King (1817 July 1); the quarterly account of the Penitentiary (1817 July 6); the recommendation of Abner Griffin as turnkey \u0026amp; sergeant to the Penitentiary\n(1817 Sept. 18); the remaining convicts in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1817 Dec. 17); rations for the Penitentiary (1818 March 4); the house originally intended for the Keeper of the\nPenitentiary (1818 March 9); the advertisement in The Compiler notifying the public that the Keeper of the Penitentiary is authorized to supply the institution with raw materials (1818 March 12); the case of\nJonathan Parker \u0026amp; Alexander McCrackon confined in the Penitentiary for grand larceny (1818 March 20); the nomination of Daniel Tolly as Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary (1818 May 9); the account for the\nworkmanship \u0026amp; materials in erecting the new building at the Penitentiary (1818 July 23); the recommendation of Andrew M. Crew as turnkey \u0026amp; repairs to the wells in the Penitentiary (1818 Oct. 28); weekly\nreturns \u0026amp; the transportation of arms to the Arsenal (1818 Nov. 23); the cases of Thomas Howard, Presley Jennings, \u0026amp; William Welsh (1819 Jan. 30); and recommendations of David Potty as 3rd Assistant Keeper\n\u0026amp; William Simpson as 4th Assistant Keeper (1819 April 3).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, provides opinions on slaves condemned to death \u0026amp; reprieved from transportation (817 Feb. 24); the claim of Richard Clough Anderson as principal surveyor of the\nlands given by law to the officers \u0026amp; soldiers on Continental \u0026amp; State establishments in Kentucky (1817 Dec. 15); claims against the Ship George \u0026amp; Brig Adams relative to certain quarantine charges (1818\nJan. 19); the claim of Jacob Beeson as agent on behalf of the Commonwealth (1818 Jan. 19); the authority of the superior \u0026amp; inferior courts to imprison for contempt of court for periods longer than the duration\nof the terms of those courts \u0026amp; whether the Executive has the authority to pardon them (1818 Jan. 30); the authority of the Executive to decide on the propriety of paying the Keeper of the Penitentiary\nadditional compensation (1818 March 27); the power of the Executive to appoint directors for the North Western Bank (1818 June 21); the title of the hemp house lot (1818 June 23); the case of Pleasant W. Harwood\n(1818 July 29); and the writ of forcible entry \u0026amp; detainer brought by Richard Young against the soldiers of the Public Guard relative to the Hemp House lot (1818 Aug. 6). Nicholas resigned as attorney general\nin a letter to the Governor dated 8 January 1819 and was replaced by John Robertson. Robertson provides an opinion on the case of an individual claiming money to be paid by the Commonwealth through the Executive\nwho made a false affidavit (1819 April 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the Governor. Noteworthy is a resolution of the House of Delegates that the Governor \u0026amp; Council be requested and the\nTreasurer instructed to appoint no person suspected of committing usurious practices (1817 Jan. 4); a resolution that the Executive be requested to lay before the Assembly the reports of the Adjutant General in\nrelation to the public edifices, Public Guard, munitions of war, \u0026amp; public property (1817 Jan. 20); an act for providing seals for the Superior Courts of Law (1818 Jan. 10); a resolution that the Executive lay\nbefore the House copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. 7); an act to provide for the collection of the arrears of the Commonwealth's revenue due\nprior to January 1819 (1819 Jan. 12); a resolution that the Solicitor's Office in the basement story of the Capitol be fitted up \u0026amp; set apart for the use of the Board of Public Works (1819 Feb. 1); an act\nconcerning the publication of the statutes at large (1819 March 10); and a resolution of the House of Delegates regarding the election of James Pleasants as a senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned\nby the resignation of James W. Eppes (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Munford transmits certificates of the elections of the following individuals: John Preston as Treasurer (1817 Jan. 17); William F. Pendleton as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 21); Jerman\nBaker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 4); John W. Greene as judge of the Superior Courts of Chancery at Williamsburg \u0026amp; Fredericksburg (1818 Dec. 11); and Thomas Mann Randolph as\ngovernor (1819 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Robertson, Clerk of the Council of State, often submits the advice of the Council to the Governor. Significant advice by the Council include the following: the discharge of Orris Paine as Superintendent\nof Improvements (1818 Feb. 17); contracts for stone to set the foot of each brace to secure the iron railing around the Public Square, for cutting away the earth near the Barracks, for coping the stone for the\nbraces, \u0026amp; for building a brick wall near the Governor's kitchen (1818 April 23); the leasing of the Foundry \u0026amp; Boring Mill, pardons, \u0026amp; a bounty to recruits under Capt. James Paxton (1818 April 24); and\nthe opinion of Philip N. Nicholas regarding the case of Joseph Towns who was commissioned sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1815 (1818 June 12). In addition, there is an advertisement to be published in several\nnewspapers soliciting a model of the monument to be erected to Gen. George Washington (1818 June 17).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Preston regarding various financial matters. Burfoot requests advances for sending out public riders to issue notices of delinquencies (1817\nMarch 24 \u0026amp; Sept. 18). In addition, Burfoot writes to discuss arrearages of taxes in various counties without sheriffs (1817 April 10); a warrant for Edmund Saunders, Clerk of the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nfor notices of public delinquents (1817 May 31); the repair \u0026amp; improvement of his office in the Capitol (1817 June 20); a statement of the taxes on lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes in Lee County (1817\nJuly 28); the abolition of the Accountant's Office (1817 Dec. 10); the expense of riders to give notice to delinquent sheriffs (1818 June 13; 1819 June 10; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov. 19); an additional clerk (1818 April 18);\ndelinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 June 26); returns against delinquent sheriffs in Harrison County (1818 July 16); his leaving of office after Oct. 15 (1818 Oct. 6); presses for papers in the Auditor's\nOffice (1819 March 15); the collection of the revenue of Norfolk County \u0026amp; Princess Anne County (1819 May 27); and accounts with the U. S. \u0026amp; lands under execution in Harrison County (1819 Oct. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work in charting Virginia's river and creating maps of Virginia's counties. On 15 December 1816, Wood writes regarding his chart of the James River, the\nboundaries of the counties, and the latitude \u0026amp; longitude of particular places in the state. Wood also writes regarding his proposal to complete a chart of Virginia in five years (1817 April 4); his proposal to\nsurvey the state for the proposed chart of Virginia (1817 May 12); the completion of his survey of the Piankitank \u0026amp; one side of the Rappahannock River (1817 June 23); an account of the surveys of the\nRappahannock \u0026amp; Piankitank rivers (1817 July 23); the completion of the survey of the York River \u0026amp; the beginning of the survey of the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Henry (1817 Aug. 13); the survey of the Bay\nShore between Cape Henry \u0026amp; the North River (1817 Aug. 23); charts of the York River, the Virginia side of the Potomac River, \u0026amp; the Bay Shore from Lynhaven Creek to North River \u0026amp; Smith's Point (1817\nOct. 20); an alteration of his contract in surveying the Bay Shore \u0026amp; North River (1818 June 1); the charts of the Chickahominy, Pamunkey, \u0026amp; Mattaponi rivers (1818 Oct. 12); advances for his work to create\ncharts of each county \u0026amp; a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 March 23 \u0026amp; April 5); the survey of the Chickahominy River (1819 May 11); and the completion of maps for ten counties (1819 Oct. 25).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Chew was appointed to settle the accounts of Virginia with the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812. Chew writes to Governor Preston on several occasions with respect to the progress\nof the settlement of the claims of Virginia against the General Government (1817 April 9); the remarks of the examining clerks upon the accounts \u0026amp; vouchers from Virginia (1817 April 17); his arrival in\nRichmond with $250,000 from the U. S. Treasury on account of the claims of Virginia for expenses in the late war (1817 May 5); compensation for his services since 6 May 1817 (1818 Aug. 19); muskets returned to\nRichmond \u0026amp; arms given by the General Government to militia encamped at Elliot's Mill in Maryland (1818 Sept. 14); the order for the transportation \u0026amp; delivery of arms due for the quota of the state of\nVirginia under the act of Congress dated 23 April 1808 (1818 Oct. 9); and the settlement of the last account of Virginia with the United States. (1819 Dec. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: William Miller \u0026amp; John Branch, North Carolina; William Jones, Rhode Island; John Tayler \u0026amp; DeWitt Clinton, New York; Thomas\nWorthington \u0026amp; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; John Brooks, Massachusetts; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; William Plumer, New Hampshire; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; David Holmes,\nMississippi; Jacques Philippe Villere, Louisiana, Charles Goldsborough, Maryland; and William Findlay, Pennsylvania.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernor William Miller, North Carolina, transmits an act of the North Carolina General Assembly respecting the Dismal Swamp Canal Company (1817 Jan. 2). Later, John Branch writes regarding a demand for High R.\nIrvine, a fugitive from justice (1818 March 26). William Jones, Rhode Island, acknowledges receipt of the journals of the Virginia Conventions of 1775 \u0026amp; 1776 (1817 April 17). John Tayler, N. Y., also writes to\nacknowledge receipt of the journals (1817 April 24). Governors Thomas Worthington, Ohio; Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky; Andrew Pickens, South Carolina; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi;\ntransmit copies of the recently passed laws (1817 June 5; 1817 Sept. 26; \u0026amp; 1818 Feb. 16; 1818 July 13; 1819 July 22, 1819 Aug. 30). Governor John Brooks, Massachusetts, encloses a copy of the proceedings of\nthe Council regarding William Ryan, a fugitive from justice (1818 Feb. 11). Governor William Plumer, New Hampshire; DeWitt Clinton, N. Y.; \u0026amp; David Holmes, Mississippi; enclose resolutions for an amendment to\nthe U. S. Constitution to divide each state into districts for the purpose of electing representatives in Congress (1818 Aug.). Governor Gabriel Slaughter, Kentucky, writes concerning the resolution of Virginia to\nappoint a commissioner to inspect the obstructions on the Ohio River (1818 Oct. 22). Governor Thomas Worthington, Ohio, encloses resolutions regarding amendments to the Constitution related to choosing\nRepresentatives in Congress \u0026amp; compensation to members of Congress (1818 Dec. 7). Worthington also writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia regarding the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio\nRiver (1818 Dec. 8). Later, Governor Ethan A. Brown, Ohio, writes regarding the appointment of Gen. Edward W. Tupper as commissioner on the part of Ohio to survey the Ohio River (1819 April 30). Governor Jacques\nPhilippe Villere, Louisiana, transmits a set of Martin's Digest of the Statutes of Louisiana (1818 Dec. 8). Governor Charles Goldsborough, Maryland, writes regarding the demand for John Baker (1819 June 5), the\ndemand for Jesse McCoy (1819 June 14), the demand for Thomas Barnes (1819 June 30), the cases of both McCoy \u0026amp; Barnes (1819 June 30), and the demand of Martin F. Maker (1819 Nov. 29). Lastly, Governor William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania, encloses a copy of a presentment against Daniel Miller for committing fornication (1819 Nov. 8).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: Griffin Stith accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1816 Dec. 14); Edmund Pendleton Gaines acknowledging receipt of the\nresolutions of the General Assembly re. his conduct in the defense of Ft. Erie in 1814 (1816 Dec. 22); Robert Quarles, Quarter Master General, re. the need for clerks (1817 Jan. 13); Arthur Smith resigning as a\nmember of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 16); Richard Young re. a new edition of a map of Richmond which he wishes to delineate on the Public Square the contemplated improvements according to the plan made by\nMaximillian Godefroy (1817 Jan. 24); John Binns transmitting his proposal to print an edition of the Declaration of Independence (1817 March 6); James Smith, U.S. Agent for Vaccination, encl. his bond \u0026amp;\nprinted regulations of the general institution for the preservation \u0026amp; distribution of vaccine matter (1817 March 26); James Warrell re. his museum \u0026amp; infringements by some of the improvements to Capitol\nSquare (1817 Feb. 24); Robert Quarles encl. a general return of quarter master stores, ammunition, arms, \u0026amp; ordnance (1817 March 18); William Munford re. the removal of his office as Keeper of the Rolls to the\napartment in the Capitol formerly occupied by the Committee for Courts of Justice (1817 May 16); Preston Smith requesting permission to occupy the Senate Chamber as the Treasury Office during the summer months\n(1817 May 27); Frederick Clarke encl. a letter from Peter F. Smith re. the value of a lot adjoining the Capitol Square (1817 June 26); David Robertson re. the death of Griffin Stith, judge of the Circuit Court in\nPetersburg (187 July 13); John W. Eppes re. his certificate of election as senator in Congress (1817 Dec. 1); Henry Banks encl. a report, letter, \u0026amp; map of a new road from Kentucky to Virginia (1818 Jan. 10);\nThomas R. Joynes encl. a presentment of a grand jury at a Superior Court of Law held for Accomack County of Southy Lucas \u0026amp; Noah Small for stealing two freedmen (1818 Jan. 3); John Preston re. the purchase of\npart of the Governor's lot (1818 Feb. 10); Board of Directors of the Penitentiary re. the statement of the operations of the Penitentiary from 1 December 1817 to 28 February 1818 (1818 Feb. [N.D.]); J. Oldham re.\nthe appointment of commissioners to examine \u0026amp; value the work done on the Capitol under contract with the Executive or Orris Paine (1818 March 19); Charles Everette resigning as a member of the Council of State\nto become a candidate in the next Assembly (1818 March 28); acceptance letters for commissioners for fixing the site of the University (1818 April); Samuel Brooks encl. designs for the seals of the Superior Courts\nof Randolph \u0026amp; Scott counties (1818 April 13); James Madison accepting his appointment as commissioner for the University (1818 May 22); Lewis Hoff, Cashier, encl. reports of the Bank of the Valley (1818 June\n25); Hugh Nelson re. the death of his brother Robert, Chancellor of the District of Williamsburg (1818 July 10); Robert Saunders re. the death of Robert Nelson and the recommendation of William Browne as his\nreplacement (1818 July 11); Thomas Jefferson accepting the appointment as one of the commissioners to fix the site for the University (1818 July 13); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, requesting permission to level down\n\u0026amp; regulate the surface so as to extend the limits of the parade grounds (1818 July 17); William C. Greenup, Secretary of the Illinois Convention, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of\nIllinois (1818 Sept. 11); Linah Mims resigning from the Privy Council (1818 Oct. 1); Ethan A. Clay, U. S. Armory Springfield, applying for the position of Superintendent of the Armory in Richmond (1818 Nov. 9);\nBernard Peyton, Secretary of the Board of Public Works, encl. a resolution requesting a suitable apartment in the Capitol for the safekeeping of books, maps, charts, \u0026amp; papers (1818 Nov. 23); William W. Hening\nre. the state of the Chancery Office (1818 Nov. 26); William Hening re. the publication of the Statutes At Large (1819 March 17 \u0026amp; May 26); Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re.\nthe arrest of Curtis McLeister charged with a crime in Virginia (1819 June 12); John Marshall re. prisoners charged with piracy \u0026amp; requesting permission to confine them in the Penitentiary (1819 July 2); John\nAdams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the prevalence of yellow fever in the West Indies \u0026amp; the enforcement of quarantine laws of the state (1819 July 16 \u0026amp; Aug. 19); P. N. Nicholas re. designs of a monument to be\nerected to the memory of George Washington by Maximillian Godefroy (1819 Aug. 16 \u0026amp; 18); and Thomas T. Tucker, U. S. Treasury, re. a list of payments made to John Chew (1819 Nov. 23).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: quarterly reports of the Board of Visitors of the Penitentiary (1816 Dec. 31; 1817 Jan. 18 \u0026amp; 22; 1817 July 19; 1817 Dec. 20; 1818 Jan. 2, 6, \u0026amp; 23; 1818 Feb. 28; 1818\nMarch 7; 1818 April 10; 1818 May 23; 1818 Aug. 22; 1818 Sept. 11; 1818 Oct. 10; 1819 Jan. 16; 1819 Feb. 3 \u0026amp; 20;1819 March 2; 1819 April 24; 1819 June 12; 1819 July 17 \u0026amp; 24; 1819 Aug. 7; \u0026amp; 1819 Nov.\n20); bonds of John Burfoot as Auditor of Public Accounts (1817 Jan. 3; 1818 Jan. 1; \u0026amp; 1819 Jan. 1); oath of qualification from James E. Heath as a member of the Privy Council (1817 Jan. 7); bond of William G.\nPendleton as Register of the Land Office (1817 Jan. 7); contract between Thomas Strode \u0026amp; John P. Shields (1817 Jan. 13); proclamations by Governor Preston \u0026amp; Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering rewards\nfor the apprehension of criminals (1817 Jan. 15; 1817 Feb. 17; 1817 July 9; 1817 Nov. 1; 1817 Dec. 2 \u0026amp; 20; 1818 Feb. 9 \u0026amp; 19; 1818 April 25; 1818 May 29; 1818 July 29; 1818 Sept. 21; 1818 Oct. 9; 1818 Nov.\n3 \u0026amp; 13; 1818 Dec. 4; 1819 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 8; 1819 April 6 \u0026amp; 12; 1819 May 10, 27, \u0026amp; 28; 1819 June 10; 1819 July 14; 1819 Aug. 17 \u0026amp; 18; 1819 Oct. 6 \u0026amp; 29); report of the committee appointed by the\nExecutive to lay off the City of Richmond into wards (1817 March 20); the proposal of Sewall Osgood \u0026amp; William Lee for enclosing the Capitol Square (1817 April 10); applications for Door Keeper for the Council\n(1817 May \u0026amp; June); account of Cook \u0026amp; War for grooving \u0026amp; soldering copper, etc. (1817 June 3); receipts of P. A. Sabbaton for advances on the contract for enclosing the Public Square (1817 July 10 \u0026amp;\nNov. 4); proclamation of Governor Preston ordering the quarantine of all vessels suspected of carrying yellow fever (1817 July 15); account of Baker Bevins for slating the Capitol (1817 July 20); contract of\nEdward W. Trent to set the stone around the Public Square on which the iron railing is to be fixed (1817 Aug. 12); petition of the Public Guard for an increase in wages or compensation for extra duties (1817 Oct.\n9); petition of the Nottoway Indians choosing trustees (1817 Oct. 11); account of John Bosher for carpenter's work for the governor's new stable (1817 Nov. [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 15 July directing the performance of quarantine (1817 Dec. 5); account of James Kinkead for furnishing stone for the Capitol (1817 Dec. 6); receipt of James Smith for work done in the Capitol (1817\nDec. 29); account of John Anderson for digging earth out of the Governor's lot (1817 Dec. [N.D.]); certificates of Jerman Baker \u0026amp; John M. Martin as members of the Privy Council (1818 Jan. 7); certificate of\noath of Capt. James Paxton as lieutenant commandant of the Lexington Arsenal (1818 Jan. 28); demand of Gov. Preston for Thomas Spiers, a fugitive of justice in North Carolina (1818 Feb. 4); bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1818 Feb. 14); report of the commissioners to settle the accounts of former trustees for the Nottoway \u0026amp; Nansemond Indians (1818 Feb. 28); report of the committee to\ncommunicate copies of all existing contracts for repairing \u0026amp; improving the Capitol or Public Square (1818 Feb. [N.D.]; account by C. Tompkins of the measurements for the stucco \u0026amp; plastering done by Mr.\nGill on the Capitol (1818 March 28); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; John Jordan to furnish rations for the guard at the Lexington Arsenal (1818 March 30); contract between the Governor \u0026amp; A. S.\nBrockenbrough to perform the duties of superintendent of the gradation \u0026amp; improvement of the Public Square or repairing or improving the Capitol conformably to Godefroy's plan (1818 April 1); proclamation of\nGovernor Preston re. the Bank of the Valley of Virginia (1818 May 7); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Orris Paine, administrator of James Kinkead, to furnish granite stones for the enclosure of the\nPublic Square (1818 May 15); accounts of J. Oldham for repairs of carpenter's work done on the Capitol in 1816 \u0026amp; 1817 (1818 May 20); contract between Arthur S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; Robert Linn to furnish iron\nbraces for the enclosure of the Public Square (1818 May 25); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough and Bailey \u0026amp; Horton to build a wall on the Public Square (1818 May 25); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing \u0026amp; directing that the courts for Westmoreland County be held at the house of Thomas Spence until a new courthouse is built (1818 June 5); bond of Richard Holstead as Inspector General of Lumber for\nthe Borough of Norfolk (1818 June 6); bond of William H. Hening as agent for the distribution of vaccine matter (1818 July 8); proclamation of Governor Preston for all superintendents of quarantine to perform\nquarantine for twenty days (1818 July 23); contract between A. S. Brockenbrough \u0026amp; William G. Goodson for the carpenter's work for the Public Privy (1818 Sept. 1); proclamation of Governor Preston revoking his\nproclamation of 22 July for the performance of quarantine (1818 Dec. 9); certificate of oath for James Patton Preston as governor (1818 Dec. 15); report of the committee appointed to investigate the state of\naccounts relative to the improvement of the Capitol \u0026amp; Public Square with estimates to complete the various improvements on the Capitol \u0026amp; the Public Square (1818 [N.D.]); proclamation of Governor Preston\nauthorizing the North Western Bank of Virginia to being operations (1819 Jan. 16); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who broke into the Magazine in Richmond to\nsteal gun powder (1819 Feb. 20); proclamation of Governor Preston re. a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator who killed a slave named Mingo who was pardoned by the Executive (1819 Feb. 22); proclamation\nof Governor Preston re. the formation of the several Boards of Principal Assessors (1819 March 15); account of Thomas B. Conway for work done on the Capitol Square (1819 March 23); contract between Orris Paine\n\u0026amp; Arthur S. Brockenbrough to dig \u0026amp; carry off the earth from the foundation of the stone wall to be put up on Capitol \u0026amp; 13th Street around the Governor's lot (1819 March 31); contract of John Wood to\nmake an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the Commonwealth (1819 April 1); contract between Orris Paine \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to furnish \u0026amp; set granite plinths for the wall parts for the\nsteps of the Capitol (1819 April 8); contract between Robert Barz \u0026amp; Jeremiah Keenan \u0026amp; A. S. Brockenbrough to undertake the carpenter's \u0026amp; joiner's work of the Governor's stable (1819 May 14);\nproclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. the quarantine of any vessels infected with any contagious disease (1819 Aug. 19); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel convening the Board of Principal Assessors\n(1819 Oct. 1); proclamation of Lt. Gov. Peter V. Daniel re. a reward for the apprehension of the persons who murdered Martin Mims, the receiver of tolls at Trent's Bridge (1819 Oct. 6); proclamation of Lt. Gov.\nPeter V. Daniel discontinuing quarantine (1819 Oct. 6); a report of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Auditor's Office (1819 Nov. 7); an account of P. A. Sabbaton for putting up three\nthousand feet of railing (1819 Nov. 10); proclamation of Governor Preston re. the demand of the state of Pennsylvania for Daniel Miller (1819 Nov. 16); contract between the Executive \u0026amp; Carter \u0026amp; Blake to\nprepare cotton backs for the plans of John Wood (1819 Nov. 22); report of John Preston, Treasurer, to the General Assembly (1819 Dec. [N.D.]; contract between the Governor \u0026amp; Christopher Tompkins \u0026amp; Thomas\nB. 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Randolph was the son of Thomas Mann Randolph and Anne Cary, daughter of Archibald Cary. Educated at the University of\nEdinburgh in Scotland from 1785 to 1788, Randolph returned to Virginia and married his cousin Martha Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello in 1790. The couple settled at \"Edgehill\" in Albemarle\nCounty and had eleven children including Thomas Jefferson Randolph \u0026 George Wythe Randolph. Although he failed to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1797, Randolph served in the Eighth and Ninth\nCongresses of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807. He was defeated in his reelection attempt in 1809. A lieutenant-colonel in the Virginia Militia, Randolph received a commission as colonel in the\nU. S. Army in March 1813. Randolph helped recruit men for the Twentieth Regiment of Infantry and was ordered to Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, under General James Wilkinson. Randolph returned to political life in\n1819 with his election to the Virginia House of Delegates. That same year, Randolph was elected to his first of three one-year terms as governor of Virginia. While governor, Randolph was responsible for completing\nsome of the work begun by his predecessors including the establishment of the University of Virginia and the mapping of Virginia's counties. Following his governorship, Randolph returned to the House of Delegates\nas a representative of Albemarle County in 1823 \u0026 1824. His last political appointment came in 1826 \u0026 1827 as a federal commissioner to determine the boundary between the state of Georgia and the territory\nof Florida. Despite financial difficulties and the estrangement from his family in his later years, Randolph returned to Monticello where he died on 20 June 1828. He is buried in the family graveyard at\nMonticello.\n","Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1819 to 11 December 1822. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; the Virginia Penitentiary; Capitol Square; John Wood's survey of Virginia's\ncounties; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence,\nthere are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports;\nappointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include John Quincy Adams,\nSecretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States; Thomas Daugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives;\nHenry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in Congress.\n","John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, writes to request a copy of the Statutes of Virginia (1819 Dec. 28). On 22 March 1821 Adams writes with respect to the Treaty of Ghent \u0026 compensation for owners of\nslaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 March 22). Later, Adams encloses copies of a letter from the Minister of Britain complaining of an extra charge for pilotage required\nfrom British vessels in the port of Norfolk (1821 July 2). On 19 January 1822, Adams encloses a certified copy of the returns of the inhabitants of Virginia by the 4th Census. Adams also forwards a copy of the\nadditional census of Alabama (1822 Nov. 6). Finally, Adams acknowledges receipt of depositions of the number, value, age, \u0026 sex of slaves carried away from Virginia by British officers after the conclusion of\npeace with Great Britain (1822 Nov. 8). As Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, writes concerning the fire in the War Office in 1800 \u0026 the roll of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment (1820 Jan. 19);\nthe cession of jurisdiction over the sites of the fortifications under construction at Old Point Comfort \u0026 the shoal called the Rip Raps (1821 Jan. 26); and a report from the Ordnance Department regarding the\nplan \u0026 construction of the Arsenal near Richmond \u0026 its defense (1821 April 24). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, writes regarding the law authorizing the location of the Cumberland Road\n(1822 Jan. 18). Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, writes regarding the claims of Virginia against the U. S. on account of expenditures during the late war (1821 May 10 \u0026 1822 April 26); Thomas\nDaugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives, writes on 19 February 1821 to inform the governor of the death of Representative William A. Burwell. Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes\nregarding the resignations of James Pleasants and George French Strother from the House of Representatives (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1820 June 5). Lastly, James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in\nCongress, write to resign their seats in the House of Representatives (1820 June 5 \u0026 July 26).\n","The majority of correspondence in Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Wilson Bryan,\nSuperintendent of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Claiborne W. Gooch \u0026 Bernard Peyton, Adjutants General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Blair Bolling, Commandant of the Public\nGuard; Samuel P. Parsons \u0026 Edmund Pendleton, Jr., Superintendents of the Penitentiary; John Robertson, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; John Burfoot \u0026 James E. Heath,\nAuditors of Public Accounts; Jerman Baker, Treasurer; and John Wood \u0026 Herman Boye, Surveyors.\n","Wilson Bryan completed the work of Arthur S. Brockenbrough as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square. On 13 December 1819, Bryan writes to the governor regarding the trees on the south \u0026\nwest sides of the Capitol. Later, Bryan provides an estimate of the cost to protect the Public Square with posts \u0026 chains (1819 Dec. 16). In October 1820, there were various proposals submitted to the governor\nfor graveling, turfing, \u0026 replanting trees on Capitol Square. Bryan writes on 20 October 1820 requesting to superintend the workmen engaged in finishing Capitol Square.\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his role as Adjutant General and Commissary General of the Ordnance Department. Gooch writes regarding artillery in Lynchburg (1819 Dec.\n14); the condition of the sick in the Public Guard (1820 Jan. 10); arms in Monroe \u0026 Greenbrier counties (1820 Jan. 4); a new regiment within the limits of Lewis County (1820 Jan. 15); the consolidation of the\nmilitia of Randolph County with Lewis County into the 125th Regiment (1820 Jan. 19); a drum \u0026 fife for Capt. Paxton at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 Jan. 27); the condition of the public edifices (1820 Jan.\n[N.D.]); the contract for a supply of rations to the convicts in the Penitentiary (1820 Feb. 26); arms \u0026 ammunition to prepare against an insurrection (1820 March 14); repairs to the Barracks yard \u0026 leaks\nin the roof of the Capitol (1820 June 22); arms left by the militia in Maryland \u0026 the District of Columbia during the late war (1820 July 3); the inspection of arms at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 July 17); a\nletter from Col. John Floyd regarding the services of a detachment of mounted riflemen on 12 September 1814 (1820 Feb. 16); the application of Capt. William Hutcheson for arms (1820 Oct. 23); arms at the Lexington\nArsenal (1820 Oct. 29); a letter from Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, regarding repairs to the Capitol (1820 Oct. [N.D.]); repairs to the Public Warehouse (1820 Nov. 28); the arms of the 115th Regiment\n(1820 Nov. 28); the case of Capt. John O'Bannon of the 55th Regiment (1821 Jan. 5); artillery sheds (1821 Jan. 9); and the protection of the turf, trees, etc., on the Capitol Square (1821 Jan. 25). On 6 March\n1821, Gooch writes Governor Randolph to resign as adjutant general.\n","Bernard Peyton succeeded Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. Peyton writes regarding similar issues including: the account of John Caskey for transporting muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1821 April 13); a\nletter from Capt. William Finney re. the arms of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (1821 April 23); the commission of Benjamin B. Bradford as lieutenant colonel of the 44th Regiment (1821 June 15); the formation\nof a volunteer company of artillery to be attached to the 54th Regiment (1821 Aug. 7); a requisition of arms \u0026 accoutrements for a volunteer company of light infantry in Suffolk (1821 Dec. 5); Mordecai Cook's\nrequest for equipment for a company of volunteer artillery of Portsmouth (1821 Dec. 18); a requisition of Capt. Byrne for a piece of artillery \u0026 accoutrements (1822 Jan. 14); the certificate of election of\nofficers to a company of volunteer riflemen to be attached to the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Regiment (1822 Feb. 11); and a claim for transporting arms and a requisition for cannon \u0026 equipment for a company of\nartillery attached to the 14th Regiment (1822 Feb. 21).\n","James Paxton, Commandant of the Public Guard at the Lexington Arsenal, encloses half-monthly returns of the Public Guard under his command (1819 Dec. 16 \u0026 1821 Feb. 15). In addition, Paxton writes\nconcerning such topics as musket boxes (1819 Dec. 16); supplies (1820 Jan. 19; 1822 Jan. 2, 5, \u0026 25; \u0026 1822 Dec. 9); John Jordan's contract for rations (1820 Feb. 16); the hiring of a new drummer (1820\nOct. 10); the discharge of two privates in the Public Guard (1820 Dec. 20), a substitute for a private in the Public Guard (1821 Sept. 17); increased compensation for Dr. William H. Montgomery as surgeon at the\nArsenal (1821 Oct. 20); and clothing \u0026 the contract of John Jordan for repairs to the Arsenal (1821 Oct. 22).\n","Blair Bolling served as both Commandant of the Public Guard \u0026 Superintendent of Public Property, following the resignation of Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. In these roles, Bolling writes regarding\nthe following topics: deserters (1820 June 13); an estimate of the cost of making a pair of steps at the eastern end of the Barracks (1820 June 20); his application as adjutant general (1821 March 8); the\nauthority to purchase things necessary for the preservation of the turfing on Capitol Square (1821 March 12); the discharge of a soldier in the Public Guard (1821 March 14); an examination of the Magazine near the\nPenitentiary (1821 March 15); the retraction of his withdrawal of his candidacy for adjutant general (1821 March 19); powder in the Magazine owed by private individuals (1821 March 20); repairs in the turfing on\nCapitol Square \u0026 the need for a cart \u0026 horse (1821 March 28); authority to perform certain duties relating to the Office of Superintendent of Public Property (1821 March 31); cannon at the Penitentiary for\nthe Public Guard (1821 June 27); repairs to the Portico of the Capitol (1821 Aug. 21 \u0026 Sept. 4); accounts for work done on the Capitol (1821 Nov. 14); the claim of William Ritter who was contracted to make\ncushions for the Hall of Delegates (1821 Dec. 20); James Warrell's request for a hydrant to carry off excess water through pipes under the Public Square (1822 Jan. 24); an estimate of skids to preserve the cannon\nat the Armory (1822 May 17); the discharge of John McGahan from the Public Guard (1822 May 30); and boxes made at the Penitentiary for packing arms (1822 Sept. 20).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Randolph regarding the receipt for an escaped prisoner named Billy (1820 Feb. 11); the case of John Fink convicted of grand\nlarceny (1820 May 18 \u0026 31); the case of Abner W. Mercer (1820 Aug. 16); the case of Billy Walden (1820 Sept. 15 \u0026 1821 Aug. 14); a statement of the Penitentiary's account with the Commonwealth as\npurchasing agent (1821 Feb. 17); the value of slaves confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1821 June 25); the escape of a slave named Archer (1821 Nov. 26 \u0026 27); the pardon of prisoners\nbefore he leaves office (1822 Feb. 27); and the pardon of two convicts in the Penitentiary (1822 March 18). Parsons was replaced by Edmund Pendleton, Jr., as Superintendent of the Penitentiary in February 1822.\nPendleton writes regarding the removal of Andrew M. Crew, one of the turnkeys in the Penitentiary, and the appointment of his nephew John T. Page in his place (1822 March 18, 26, \u0026 27). Pendleton also writes\nconcerning boxes to be constructed at the Penitentiary for arms in the Armory (1822 June 7; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 19). Lastly, Pendleton encloses statements of the manufacturing operations of the\nPenitentiary from 1 March 1822 to 13 September 1822 (1822 Dec. 2).\n","John Robertson, Attorney General, provides opinions on the bond of the Treasurer (1820 Jan. 24); the sheriffalty of Monongalia County (1820 Feb. 14); the appointment of sheriffs in the counties of Nansemond\n\u0026 King William (1821 Oct. 23); and the obligation of banks to receive certain bank notes of the Treasurer (1821 Oct. 24). Robertson also writes regarding the contracts entered into by the Executive with John\nP. Shields \u0026 Thomas Strode (1820 May 30).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the governor. Noteworthy is a resolution that the Executive be authorized \u0026 required to add to the publication directed by\nthe 124th section of the militia law (1820 Feb. 16); a resolution announcing to James Barbour his reelection as senator in Congress (1821 Jan. 16); an act concerning the Potomac Company (1821 March 1); an act\ncreating a new county out of parts of Bath, Botetourt, \u0026 Monroe (1822 Jan. 30); and an act providing for the repairs of the Armory \u0026 the preservation of the public arms (1822 March 2).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the election of the following individuals: James E. Heath as auditor of public accounts (1820 Jan. 1); William Robertson as a member of the Privy Council (1820\nJan. 1); Isaac Booth as brigadier general of the 20th Brigade (1820 Jan. 7); William McCoy as brigadier general of the 18th Brigade (1820 Jan. 20); William Yates as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Jan. 27);\nThomas M. Randolph as governor (1820 Dec. 17); Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1821 Jan. 15 \u0026 1822 Jan. 14); Maj. S. Pitts as brigadier general of the 21st Brigade (1821 Feb. 15); Alexander L. Botts as a member of\nthe Privy Council (1821 Feb. 15); Matthew Woodson as master armorer for the Manufactory of Arms (1821 March 5); commissioners of the Kanawha River \u0026 Road and James River navigation (1822 Jan. 21); Edmund\nPendleton, Jr., as superintendent \u0026 Matthew H. Rice as storekeeper or general agent of the Penitentiary (1822 Feb. 18); and James Pleasants, Jr. as governor (1822 Dec. 10).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Randolph regarding various financial matters. Burfoot transmits a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the year ending 30 September\n1819 (1819 Dec. 15). Burfoot was replaced by James E. Heath in January 1820. Heath writes on 8 January 1820 regarding the vacancy in the Council of State as a result of his acceptance \u0026 qualification as\nauditor. In addition, Heath writes regarding the claim of Ensign Thomas C. Clarke of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Militia (1820 Jan. 6); a request that the Adjutant General inspect the Auditor's Office to enlarge\nthe fireplace or add another one (1820 Jan. 11); the employment of additional copying clerks to expedite the copying of tables of assessment for the commissioners of the revenue (1820 Feb. 4, 18, \u0026 23); a\ncertificate of the amount due him as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Feb. 11); the appointment \u0026 payment of clerks to copy tables of assessment (1820 March 1); the expenses of the assessment(1820 March 13\n\u0026 14); a statement of the interest paid by the Commonwealth to the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank of Virginia on loans (1820 March 15); advances to the riders for carrying out notices to delinquents (1820\nMarch 23); a lot of land in Boydtown not sold for want of bidders (1820 April 10); the papers of Fayette Johnston, administrator of Richard Johnston, quarter master during the late war (1820 April 18); an agent to\nsuperintend the sale of certain property in Boydtown (1820 April 29); an estimate of the cost of changes proposed to be made in the furniture of the Auditor's Office (1820 July 1); delinquent counties (1820 Aug. 7\n\u0026 Oct. 28); the sheriff of Loudoun County (1820 Oct. 3); presses in the Capitol (1820 Oct. 7); the sale of lands of delinquents (1820 Oct. 29); the disposal of the presses in the Auditor's Office (1820 Nov.\n15); the account of Virginia against the United States (1820 Nov. 29); the reassessment of part of Norfolk County (1821 Jan. 30); the appointment of Mordecai Cooke as collector of revenue for Norfolk County (1821\nMarch 6); his absence from Richmond (1821 March 31); the appointment of Joseph L. Fry as agent to sell lands (1821 July 9); the appointment of John F. May as agent to sell lands (1821 July 17); bond of John F. May\n(1821 July 27); the bond of E. M. Wilson as agent to dispose of lands (1821 Aug. 23); the bond of John J. Allen as agent in Harrison County (1821 Oct. 6); the bond of M. Wilson (1821 Nov. 7); the bond of William\nG. Pendleton as Register of the Land Office (1822 Jan. 19); claims against the United States (1822 Feb. 27); the bond of Valentine W. Southall as agent for the Commonwealth (1822 April 25); the bond of Richard G.\nMorris as agent for Gloucester County (1822 May 20); a request for certain papers to be used in a suit against James Pindall (1822 Aug. 7); a request for an absence (1822 Aug. 16); the unsettled accounts against\nthe General government (1822 Oct. 1); and the claim of Valentine W. Southall (1822 Oct. 10).\n","Jerman Baker, Treasurer, writes regarding the state of the Treasury (1820 May 1); a bill of repairs for the Treasury Office (1820 June 22); a report of the state of the public funds (1820 July 21); the accounts\nof John Preston, late Treasurer (1820 Oct. 9); witnesses in the Commonwealth's cases against late Treasurer John Preston (1820 Oct. 10); the propriety of discharging the debts due on account of loans made during\nthe last fiscal year by the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank (1820 Nov. 4); the account against the late Treasurer (1820 Nov. 13); an additional table for his office (1820 Dec. 4); and the cleaning of the flues\nof the chimney in his office (1821 July 2).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work creating maps of Virginia's counties. Wood periodically informs the Governor of the completion of two plans for several county maps (1820 Feb. 14;\n1820 June 29; 1820 Oct. 10; 1820 Dec. 21; 1821 March 14; 1821 Aug. 14; 1821 Nov. 30; \u0026 1822 Feb. 4). On 3 January 1820, Wood writes regarding county boundaries and the scale on each county map. In addition,\nWood writes concerning the scale of counties west of the Blue Ridge (1820 Oct. 5 \u0026 10). John Wood died in 1822 before he could finish his work. Herman Boye was chosen to fulfill Wood's contract. Herman Boye\nwrites on 15 May 1822 proposing to complete Wood's contract to survey the state of Virginia and make a general map of each county, along with a general map of the state. He writes on 13 November 1822 regarding his\npay to complete the Wood's contract. Lastly, Herman Boye writes requesting an extension for completing the contract between the Commonwealth \u0026 John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown \u0026 Allen Trimble, Ohio; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania; Samuel Sprigg, Maryland; Shadrack Bond, Illinois; Isaac H. Williamson, New Jersey; Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; and DeWitt Clinton, New York.\n","Governors Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; \u0026 Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; transmit resolutions against the amendment to the Constitution that Congress make no\nlaw to erect or incorporate any bank except within the District of Columbia (1820 Jan. 3 \u0026 22). The Secretary to Governor Williamson of New Jersey also transmits a resolution regarding the same amendment to\nthe Constitution. Williamson, himself, transmits copies of the state's revised laws on 29 November 1821. Governor Oliver Wolcott transmits a report of a committee to whom was referred certain declarations of the\nCommonwealth regarding slavery (1820 June 10). Governor Ethan A. Brown writes regarding a demand for David W. Gallagher, a fugitive from justice (1821 April 2). Allen Trimble, Acting Governor of Ohio, writes on 4\nFebruary 1822 regarding an exchange of a map of Ohio. Governor William Findlay, Pennsylvania, writes regarding a demand for Isaac Smith (1821 Jan. 8). Governor Samuel Sprigg, Maryland, encloses resolutions\nregarding the appointment of commissioners for the navigation of the Potomac River (1821 June 5). Sprigg also writes regarding a demand for Rezin Wooten, a fugitive from justice (1821 July 4). Lastly, Sprigg\nwrites concerning the correct meridian of the western boundary of Maryland \u0026 Virginia (1822 June 22). Governor Shadrack Bond, the first governor of Illinois, transmits copies of the acts of the Illinois\nGeneral Assembly (1821 Aug. 23). William Plummer, Secretary to the Governor of North Carolina, transmits a certified transcript of an act passed relative to the stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal (1820 Jan. 7).\nLater, Governor Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina, transmits resolutions relative to the appropriation of public lands for the purpose of education (1822 June 25). Finally, Governor DeWitt Clinton writes regarding a\ndemand for Eber Hale, an escaped criminal (1822 Nov. 20).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: J. G. Jackson resigning as brigadier general (1820 Jan. 1); applications for the office of Clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); John P. Shields re. the\ncompletion of his contract to plant trees on the Public Square (1820 Jan. 19); applications for assistant clerk or copying clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); Thomas M. Randolph, President of the Literary Fund,\nencl. the report of the state of the Literary Fund (1820 Feb. 14); John P. Shields re. his claim for work done on Capitol Square (1820 May 1); Robert Stanard, Attorney of the U. S. for the Virginia District,\nrequesting that a convict be received at the Penitentiary (1820 May 26); John Hills, 1st Lieutenant of Ordnance, re. the evacuation of the General Government from Ft. Powhatan and the removal of all property\nbelonging to the United States (1820 July 13); John C. Montague re. his proposal to graduate the graveling part of the Public Square forming a horseshoe (1820 Oct. 17); Robert Watkins \u0026 John T. Ayres proposing\nto complete the Capitol Square by graveling, turfing, planting, \u0026 replanting trees (1820 Oct. 19); Philip P. Barbour re. compensation as counsel for Virginia in the U. S. Supreme Court (1820 Nov. 25); William\nMunford, William McKim, \u0026 Robert Greenhow, Directors of the Penitentiary, submitting a statement of the operations of the Penitentiary (1820 Nov. 30); John W. Taylor re. the death of William A. Burwell (1821\nFeb. 22); Peter Randolph resigning as judge of the General Court (1821 Feb. 22); recommendations \u0026 applications for Clerk of the Council in place of John Burfoot (1821 Feb. \u0026 March); applications for the\noffice of adjutant general (1821 March); applications for the office of military lands in Kentucky (1821 March 23); Samuel Taylor declining an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 28); Thomas T.\nBouldin accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 30); J. W. Pleasants, Assistant Clerk of the Council, re. pay for performing the duties as Clerk of the Council \u0026 Assistant Clerk for\nsixteen days (1821 March 31); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, re. receipts for the pay \u0026 supplies for the guard stationed at Ft. Powhatan (1821 April 19); C. Tompkins re. an estimate of the repairs of the Magazine\nat Westham (1821 May 26); John Dupignac re. permission to raise a balloon on Capitol Square (1821 Aug. 21); Richard Eppes suggesting a portion of the Public Guard at the Manufactory of Arms for the protection of\npublic property until its operations cease on 1 January 1822 (1821 Dec. 15); William W. Hening requesting access to the archives of the Council Chamber to research the situation of unsatisfied claims for land\nbounties of the troops engaged on state establishment during the Revolution (1822 Jan. 22); James Warrell asking for permission to lay logs to draw off the water continually escaping from the spring in the\nnortheast part of Capitol Square which leaves the Museum in a damp \u0026 humid state (1822 Jan. 22); Robert B. Taylor accepting a commission as major general of the 4th Division of Militia (1822 Jan. 28); John S.\nHening re. compensation for his services as agent for the claimants of military lands lying west of the Tennessee River in Kentucky (1822 Feb. 18); John Adams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the division of the city into\nwards (1822 March 11); John Adams complaining of the Keeper of the Locks of the James River Canal (1822 May 20); Lt. Col. Bomford, U. S. Ordnance Dept., re. the delivery of arms to the Virginia Militia according\nto the act of Congress for arming the militia of the United States (1822 June 22); E. Brown encl. the sale at auction of the house \u0026 other property found at Ft. Powhatan (1822 June 28); Daniel Morgan re. the\ndeath of Thomas Van Swearingen, a representative in Congress (1822 Sept. 2); John W. Green accepting his appointment as judge of the Court of Appeals (1822 Oct. 11); Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, re.\nrepairs to his office in the Capitol (1822 Oct. 11); Philip P. Barbour declining an appointment as chancellor (1822 Oct. 13); and William G. Pendleton, Register of the Land Office, encl. an estimate of certain\nrepairs needed for the Land Office (1822 Oct. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Thomas Mann Randolph as governor (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1821 Dec. 15), Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1820 Jan. 29), William Smith as a member of the Privy\nCouncil (1820 Feb. 23), \u0026 William H. Richardson as clerk of the Privy Council (1821 March 7); proclamations of Governor Randolph \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering a reward for the apprehension of\nescaped convicts (1820 Jan. 5 \u0026 15; 1820 June 13 \u0026 19; 1820 July 20; 1820 Oct. 24; 1820 Nov. 18; 1820 Dec. 19; 1821 March 23; 1821 April 16; 1821 Aug. 16 \u0026 25; 1821 Nov. 5 \u0026 26; 1821 Dec. 15; 1822\nFeb. 12; 1822 April 12; 1822 June 28; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 7 \u0026 20); proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary (1820 March 4; 1820 April 8; 1820 June 10, 17, \u0026 24; 1820 Aug. 12\n\u0026 19; 1820 Oct. 7 \u0026 28; 1820 Dec. 9, 16, \u0026 30; 1821 Feb. 9 \u0026 17; 1821 March 14 \u0026 30; 1821 May 23; 1821 June 13 \u0026 20; 1821 July 5 \u0026 18; 1821 Sept. 26; 1821 Nov. 2; 1821 Dec. 12; 1822\nJan. 23 \u0026 30; 1822 Feb. 13, 19, \u0026 27; 1822 March 8 \u0026 27; 1822 April 17; 1822 May 1 \u0026 29; 1822 July 17; 1822 Aug. 7; \u0026 1822 Oct. 26); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. the compact between\nthe Commonwealth \u0026 James River Company (1820 March 16); report of the Committee for examining the Capitol Square (1820 April 21); reports of the Committee to examine the Auditor \u0026 Treasurer's Offices (1820\nMay 9; 1820 Dec.5; 1821 April 25; 1821 July 25; 1821 Nov. 20; 1822 March 9; \u0026 1822 Nov. 18); a proclamation of Lt. Gov Peter V. Daniel re. an election to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the\nresignation of James Pindall (1820 Aug. 5); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. indemnification for the loss of slaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 April 18); proclamation\nof Governor Randolph re. the rates of pilotage for foreign vessels (1821 July 10); report of the Committee to whom was referred the reports \u0026 resolutions of the legislatures of Maryland \u0026 New Hampshire and\nthe proceeding in the U. S. Senate re. appropriations of public lands for the purpose of education (1821 Dec. [N.D.]); report of the Committee appointed to divide the City of Richmond into wards (1822 March 22);\ncontract between Lewis Ludlam \u0026 Bernard Peyton to remove all ordnance, etc., from Ft. Powhatan to the Armory in Richmond (1822 April 17); bond of Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Proctor, \u0026 Thomas Jefferson,\nRector, to renew certificate No. 32 in favor of the Proctor of Central College as Proctor of the University of Virginia (1822 July 6); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. an election to fill the vacancy in the\nHouse of Representatives by the death of Thomas Van Swearingen (1822 Sept. 7); proclamation of Governor Randolph appointing Philip P. Barbour as judge of the High Court of Chancery to replace John W. Green (1822\nOct. 11); resolutions of Kentucky providing for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners under the 8th article of the compact with Virginia \u0026 ratifying the Convention of the commissioners appointed to make\nthe necessary arrangements for constituting the Board (1822 Nov. 22); and the contract of Herman Boye to complete the work of John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41887\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Executive Papers,\n 1819-1822"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Executive Papers,\n 1819-1822"],"collection_ssim":["Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Executive Papers,\n 1819-1822"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["4.33 cubic feet"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with pardons and undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Mann Randolph was born on 1 October 1768 at \"Tuckahoe\" in Goochland County, Virginia. Randolph was the son of Thomas Mann Randolph and Anne Cary, daughter of Archibald Cary. Educated at the University of\nEdinburgh in Scotland from 1785 to 1788, Randolph returned to Virginia and married his cousin Martha Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello in 1790. The couple settled at \"Edgehill\" in Albemarle\nCounty and had eleven children including Thomas Jefferson Randolph \u0026amp; George Wythe Randolph. Although he failed to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1797, Randolph served in the Eighth and Ninth\nCongresses of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807. He was defeated in his reelection attempt in 1809. A lieutenant-colonel in the Virginia Militia, Randolph received a commission as colonel in the\nU. S. Army in March 1813. Randolph helped recruit men for the Twentieth Regiment of Infantry and was ordered to Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, under General James Wilkinson. Randolph returned to political life in\n1819 with his election to the Virginia House of Delegates. That same year, Randolph was elected to his first of three one-year terms as governor of Virginia. While governor, Randolph was responsible for completing\nsome of the work begun by his predecessors including the establishment of the University of Virginia and the mapping of Virginia's counties. Following his governorship, Randolph returned to the House of Delegates\nas a representative of Albemarle County in 1823 \u0026amp; 1824. His last political appointment came in 1826 \u0026amp; 1827 as a federal commissioner to determine the boundary between the state of Georgia and the territory\nof Florida. Despite financial difficulties and the estrangement from his family in his later years, Randolph returned to Monticello where he died on 20 June 1828. He is buried in the family graveyard at\nMonticello.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas Mann Randolph was born on 1 October 1768 at \"Tuckahoe\" in Goochland County, Virginia. Randolph was the son of Thomas Mann Randolph and Anne Cary, daughter of Archibald Cary. Educated at the University of\nEdinburgh in Scotland from 1785 to 1788, Randolph returned to Virginia and married his cousin Martha Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello in 1790. The couple settled at \"Edgehill\" in Albemarle\nCounty and had eleven children including Thomas Jefferson Randolph \u0026 George Wythe Randolph. Although he failed to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1797, Randolph served in the Eighth and Ninth\nCongresses of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807. He was defeated in his reelection attempt in 1809. A lieutenant-colonel in the Virginia Militia, Randolph received a commission as colonel in the\nU. S. Army in March 1813. Randolph helped recruit men for the Twentieth Regiment of Infantry and was ordered to Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario, under General James Wilkinson. Randolph returned to political life in\n1819 with his election to the Virginia House of Delegates. That same year, Randolph was elected to his first of three one-year terms as governor of Virginia. While governor, Randolph was responsible for completing\nsome of the work begun by his predecessors including the establishment of the University of Virginia and the mapping of Virginia's counties. Following his governorship, Randolph returned to the House of Delegates\nas a representative of Albemarle County in 1823 \u0026 1824. His last political appointment came in 1826 \u0026 1827 as a federal commissioner to determine the boundary between the state of Georgia and the territory\nof Florida. Despite financial difficulties and the estrangement from his family in his later years, Randolph returned to Monticello where he died on 20 June 1828. He is buried in the family graveyard at\nMonticello.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1819 to 11 December 1822. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; the Virginia Penitentiary; Capitol Square; John Wood's survey of Virginia's\ncounties; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence,\nthere are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports;\nappointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include John Quincy Adams,\nSecretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States; Thomas Daugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives;\nHenry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in Congress.\n","John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, writes to request a copy of the Statutes of Virginia (1819 Dec. 28). On 22 March 1821 Adams writes with respect to the Treaty of Ghent \u0026 compensation for owners of\nslaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 March 22). Later, Adams encloses copies of a letter from the Minister of Britain complaining of an extra charge for pilotage required\nfrom British vessels in the port of Norfolk (1821 July 2). On 19 January 1822, Adams encloses a certified copy of the returns of the inhabitants of Virginia by the 4th Census. Adams also forwards a copy of the\nadditional census of Alabama (1822 Nov. 6). Finally, Adams acknowledges receipt of depositions of the number, value, age, \u0026 sex of slaves carried away from Virginia by British officers after the conclusion of\npeace with Great Britain (1822 Nov. 8). As Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, writes concerning the fire in the War Office in 1800 \u0026 the roll of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment (1820 Jan. 19);\nthe cession of jurisdiction over the sites of the fortifications under construction at Old Point Comfort \u0026 the shoal called the Rip Raps (1821 Jan. 26); and a report from the Ordnance Department regarding the\nplan \u0026 construction of the Arsenal near Richmond \u0026 its defense (1821 April 24). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, writes regarding the law authorizing the location of the Cumberland Road\n(1822 Jan. 18). Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, writes regarding the claims of Virginia against the U. S. on account of expenditures during the late war (1821 May 10 \u0026 1822 April 26); Thomas\nDaugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives, writes on 19 February 1821 to inform the governor of the death of Representative William A. Burwell. Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes\nregarding the resignations of James Pleasants and George French Strother from the House of Representatives (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1820 June 5). Lastly, James Johnson \u0026 James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in\nCongress, write to resign their seats in the House of Representatives (1820 June 5 \u0026 July 26).\n","The majority of correspondence in Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Wilson Bryan,\nSuperintendent of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Claiborne W. Gooch \u0026 Bernard Peyton, Adjutants General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Blair Bolling, Commandant of the Public\nGuard; Samuel P. Parsons \u0026 Edmund Pendleton, Jr., Superintendents of the Penitentiary; John Robertson, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; John Burfoot \u0026 James E. Heath,\nAuditors of Public Accounts; Jerman Baker, Treasurer; and John Wood \u0026 Herman Boye, Surveyors.\n","Wilson Bryan completed the work of Arthur S. Brockenbrough as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square. On 13 December 1819, Bryan writes to the governor regarding the trees on the south \u0026\nwest sides of the Capitol. Later, Bryan provides an estimate of the cost to protect the Public Square with posts \u0026 chains (1819 Dec. 16). In October 1820, there were various proposals submitted to the governor\nfor graveling, turfing, \u0026 replanting trees on Capitol Square. Bryan writes on 20 October 1820 requesting to superintend the workmen engaged in finishing Capitol Square.\n","Claiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his role as Adjutant General and Commissary General of the Ordnance Department. Gooch writes regarding artillery in Lynchburg (1819 Dec.\n14); the condition of the sick in the Public Guard (1820 Jan. 10); arms in Monroe \u0026 Greenbrier counties (1820 Jan. 4); a new regiment within the limits of Lewis County (1820 Jan. 15); the consolidation of the\nmilitia of Randolph County with Lewis County into the 125th Regiment (1820 Jan. 19); a drum \u0026 fife for Capt. Paxton at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 Jan. 27); the condition of the public edifices (1820 Jan.\n[N.D.]); the contract for a supply of rations to the convicts in the Penitentiary (1820 Feb. 26); arms \u0026 ammunition to prepare against an insurrection (1820 March 14); repairs to the Barracks yard \u0026 leaks\nin the roof of the Capitol (1820 June 22); arms left by the militia in Maryland \u0026 the District of Columbia during the late war (1820 July 3); the inspection of arms at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 July 17); a\nletter from Col. John Floyd regarding the services of a detachment of mounted riflemen on 12 September 1814 (1820 Feb. 16); the application of Capt. William Hutcheson for arms (1820 Oct. 23); arms at the Lexington\nArsenal (1820 Oct. 29); a letter from Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, regarding repairs to the Capitol (1820 Oct. [N.D.]); repairs to the Public Warehouse (1820 Nov. 28); the arms of the 115th Regiment\n(1820 Nov. 28); the case of Capt. John O'Bannon of the 55th Regiment (1821 Jan. 5); artillery sheds (1821 Jan. 9); and the protection of the turf, trees, etc., on the Capitol Square (1821 Jan. 25). On 6 March\n1821, Gooch writes Governor Randolph to resign as adjutant general.\n","Bernard Peyton succeeded Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. Peyton writes regarding similar issues including: the account of John Caskey for transporting muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1821 April 13); a\nletter from Capt. William Finney re. the arms of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (1821 April 23); the commission of Benjamin B. Bradford as lieutenant colonel of the 44th Regiment (1821 June 15); the formation\nof a volunteer company of artillery to be attached to the 54th Regiment (1821 Aug. 7); a requisition of arms \u0026 accoutrements for a volunteer company of light infantry in Suffolk (1821 Dec. 5); Mordecai Cook's\nrequest for equipment for a company of volunteer artillery of Portsmouth (1821 Dec. 18); a requisition of Capt. Byrne for a piece of artillery \u0026 accoutrements (1822 Jan. 14); the certificate of election of\nofficers to a company of volunteer riflemen to be attached to the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Regiment (1822 Feb. 11); and a claim for transporting arms and a requisition for cannon \u0026 equipment for a company of\nartillery attached to the 14th Regiment (1822 Feb. 21).\n","James Paxton, Commandant of the Public Guard at the Lexington Arsenal, encloses half-monthly returns of the Public Guard under his command (1819 Dec. 16 \u0026 1821 Feb. 15). In addition, Paxton writes\nconcerning such topics as musket boxes (1819 Dec. 16); supplies (1820 Jan. 19; 1822 Jan. 2, 5, \u0026 25; \u0026 1822 Dec. 9); John Jordan's contract for rations (1820 Feb. 16); the hiring of a new drummer (1820\nOct. 10); the discharge of two privates in the Public Guard (1820 Dec. 20), a substitute for a private in the Public Guard (1821 Sept. 17); increased compensation for Dr. William H. Montgomery as surgeon at the\nArsenal (1821 Oct. 20); and clothing \u0026 the contract of John Jordan for repairs to the Arsenal (1821 Oct. 22).\n","Blair Bolling served as both Commandant of the Public Guard \u0026 Superintendent of Public Property, following the resignation of Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. In these roles, Bolling writes regarding\nthe following topics: deserters (1820 June 13); an estimate of the cost of making a pair of steps at the eastern end of the Barracks (1820 June 20); his application as adjutant general (1821 March 8); the\nauthority to purchase things necessary for the preservation of the turfing on Capitol Square (1821 March 12); the discharge of a soldier in the Public Guard (1821 March 14); an examination of the Magazine near the\nPenitentiary (1821 March 15); the retraction of his withdrawal of his candidacy for adjutant general (1821 March 19); powder in the Magazine owed by private individuals (1821 March 20); repairs in the turfing on\nCapitol Square \u0026 the need for a cart \u0026 horse (1821 March 28); authority to perform certain duties relating to the Office of Superintendent of Public Property (1821 March 31); cannon at the Penitentiary for\nthe Public Guard (1821 June 27); repairs to the Portico of the Capitol (1821 Aug. 21 \u0026 Sept. 4); accounts for work done on the Capitol (1821 Nov. 14); the claim of William Ritter who was contracted to make\ncushions for the Hall of Delegates (1821 Dec. 20); James Warrell's request for a hydrant to carry off excess water through pipes under the Public Square (1822 Jan. 24); an estimate of skids to preserve the cannon\nat the Armory (1822 May 17); the discharge of John McGahan from the Public Guard (1822 May 30); and boxes made at the Penitentiary for packing arms (1822 Sept. 20).\n","Samuel P. Parsons, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Randolph regarding the receipt for an escaped prisoner named Billy (1820 Feb. 11); the case of John Fink convicted of grand\nlarceny (1820 May 18 \u0026 31); the case of Abner W. Mercer (1820 Aug. 16); the case of Billy Walden (1820 Sept. 15 \u0026 1821 Aug. 14); a statement of the Penitentiary's account with the Commonwealth as\npurchasing agent (1821 Feb. 17); the value of slaves confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026 transportation (1821 June 25); the escape of a slave named Archer (1821 Nov. 26 \u0026 27); the pardon of prisoners\nbefore he leaves office (1822 Feb. 27); and the pardon of two convicts in the Penitentiary (1822 March 18). Parsons was replaced by Edmund Pendleton, Jr., as Superintendent of the Penitentiary in February 1822.\nPendleton writes regarding the removal of Andrew M. Crew, one of the turnkeys in the Penitentiary, and the appointment of his nephew John T. Page in his place (1822 March 18, 26, \u0026 27). Pendleton also writes\nconcerning boxes to be constructed at the Penitentiary for arms in the Armory (1822 June 7; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 19). Lastly, Pendleton encloses statements of the manufacturing operations of the\nPenitentiary from 1 March 1822 to 13 September 1822 (1822 Dec. 2).\n","John Robertson, Attorney General, provides opinions on the bond of the Treasurer (1820 Jan. 24); the sheriffalty of Monongalia County (1820 Feb. 14); the appointment of sheriffs in the counties of Nansemond\n\u0026 King William (1821 Oct. 23); and the obligation of banks to receive certain bank notes of the Treasurer (1821 Oct. 24). Robertson also writes regarding the contracts entered into by the Executive with John\nP. Shields \u0026 Thomas Strode (1820 May 30).\n","William Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the governor. Noteworthy is a resolution that the Executive be authorized \u0026 required to add to the publication directed by\nthe 124th section of the militia law (1820 Feb. 16); a resolution announcing to James Barbour his reelection as senator in Congress (1821 Jan. 16); an act concerning the Potomac Company (1821 March 1); an act\ncreating a new county out of parts of Bath, Botetourt, \u0026 Monroe (1822 Jan. 30); and an act providing for the repairs of the Armory \u0026 the preservation of the public arms (1822 March 2).\n","Additionally, Munford transmits certificates of the election of the following individuals: James E. Heath as auditor of public accounts (1820 Jan. 1); William Robertson as a member of the Privy Council (1820\nJan. 1); Isaac Booth as brigadier general of the 20th Brigade (1820 Jan. 7); William McCoy as brigadier general of the 18th Brigade (1820 Jan. 20); William Yates as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Jan. 27);\nThomas M. Randolph as governor (1820 Dec. 17); Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1821 Jan. 15 \u0026 1822 Jan. 14); Maj. S. Pitts as brigadier general of the 21st Brigade (1821 Feb. 15); Alexander L. Botts as a member of\nthe Privy Council (1821 Feb. 15); Matthew Woodson as master armorer for the Manufactory of Arms (1821 March 5); commissioners of the Kanawha River \u0026 Road and James River navigation (1822 Jan. 21); Edmund\nPendleton, Jr., as superintendent \u0026 Matthew H. Rice as storekeeper or general agent of the Penitentiary (1822 Feb. 18); and James Pleasants, Jr. as governor (1822 Dec. 10).\n","John Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Randolph regarding various financial matters. Burfoot transmits a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the year ending 30 September\n1819 (1819 Dec. 15). Burfoot was replaced by James E. Heath in January 1820. Heath writes on 8 January 1820 regarding the vacancy in the Council of State as a result of his acceptance \u0026 qualification as\nauditor. In addition, Heath writes regarding the claim of Ensign Thomas C. Clarke of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Militia (1820 Jan. 6); a request that the Adjutant General inspect the Auditor's Office to enlarge\nthe fireplace or add another one (1820 Jan. 11); the employment of additional copying clerks to expedite the copying of tables of assessment for the commissioners of the revenue (1820 Feb. 4, 18, \u0026 23); a\ncertificate of the amount due him as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Feb. 11); the appointment \u0026 payment of clerks to copy tables of assessment (1820 March 1); the expenses of the assessment(1820 March 13\n\u0026 14); a statement of the interest paid by the Commonwealth to the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank of Virginia on loans (1820 March 15); advances to the riders for carrying out notices to delinquents (1820\nMarch 23); a lot of land in Boydtown not sold for want of bidders (1820 April 10); the papers of Fayette Johnston, administrator of Richard Johnston, quarter master during the late war (1820 April 18); an agent to\nsuperintend the sale of certain property in Boydtown (1820 April 29); an estimate of the cost of changes proposed to be made in the furniture of the Auditor's Office (1820 July 1); delinquent counties (1820 Aug. 7\n\u0026 Oct. 28); the sheriff of Loudoun County (1820 Oct. 3); presses in the Capitol (1820 Oct. 7); the sale of lands of delinquents (1820 Oct. 29); the disposal of the presses in the Auditor's Office (1820 Nov.\n15); the account of Virginia against the United States (1820 Nov. 29); the reassessment of part of Norfolk County (1821 Jan. 30); the appointment of Mordecai Cooke as collector of revenue for Norfolk County (1821\nMarch 6); his absence from Richmond (1821 March 31); the appointment of Joseph L. Fry as agent to sell lands (1821 July 9); the appointment of John F. May as agent to sell lands (1821 July 17); bond of John F. May\n(1821 July 27); the bond of E. M. Wilson as agent to dispose of lands (1821 Aug. 23); the bond of John J. Allen as agent in Harrison County (1821 Oct. 6); the bond of M. Wilson (1821 Nov. 7); the bond of William\nG. Pendleton as Register of the Land Office (1822 Jan. 19); claims against the United States (1822 Feb. 27); the bond of Valentine W. Southall as agent for the Commonwealth (1822 April 25); the bond of Richard G.\nMorris as agent for Gloucester County (1822 May 20); a request for certain papers to be used in a suit against James Pindall (1822 Aug. 7); a request for an absence (1822 Aug. 16); the unsettled accounts against\nthe General government (1822 Oct. 1); and the claim of Valentine W. Southall (1822 Oct. 10).\n","Jerman Baker, Treasurer, writes regarding the state of the Treasury (1820 May 1); a bill of repairs for the Treasury Office (1820 June 22); a report of the state of the public funds (1820 July 21); the accounts\nof John Preston, late Treasurer (1820 Oct. 9); witnesses in the Commonwealth's cases against late Treasurer John Preston (1820 Oct. 10); the propriety of discharging the debts due on account of loans made during\nthe last fiscal year by the Bank of Virginia \u0026 Farmers Bank (1820 Nov. 4); the account against the late Treasurer (1820 Nov. 13); an additional table for his office (1820 Dec. 4); and the cleaning of the flues\nof the chimney in his office (1821 July 2).\n","John Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work creating maps of Virginia's counties. Wood periodically informs the Governor of the completion of two plans for several county maps (1820 Feb. 14;\n1820 June 29; 1820 Oct. 10; 1820 Dec. 21; 1821 March 14; 1821 Aug. 14; 1821 Nov. 30; \u0026 1822 Feb. 4). On 3 January 1820, Wood writes regarding county boundaries and the scale on each county map. In addition,\nWood writes concerning the scale of counties west of the Blue Ridge (1820 Oct. 5 \u0026 10). John Wood died in 1822 before he could finish his work. Herman Boye was chosen to fulfill Wood's contract. Herman Boye\nwrites on 15 May 1822 proposing to complete Wood's contract to survey the state of Virginia and make a general map of each county, along with a general map of the state. He writes on 13 November 1822 regarding his\npay to complete the Wood's contract. Lastly, Herman Boye writes requesting an extension for completing the contract between the Commonwealth \u0026 John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown \u0026 Allen Trimble, Ohio; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania; Samuel Sprigg, Maryland; Shadrack Bond, Illinois; Isaac H. Williamson, New Jersey; Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; and DeWitt Clinton, New York.\n","Governors Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; \u0026 Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; transmit resolutions against the amendment to the Constitution that Congress make no\nlaw to erect or incorporate any bank except within the District of Columbia (1820 Jan. 3 \u0026 22). The Secretary to Governor Williamson of New Jersey also transmits a resolution regarding the same amendment to\nthe Constitution. Williamson, himself, transmits copies of the state's revised laws on 29 November 1821. Governor Oliver Wolcott transmits a report of a committee to whom was referred certain declarations of the\nCommonwealth regarding slavery (1820 June 10). Governor Ethan A. Brown writes regarding a demand for David W. Gallagher, a fugitive from justice (1821 April 2). Allen Trimble, Acting Governor of Ohio, writes on 4\nFebruary 1822 regarding an exchange of a map of Ohio. Governor William Findlay, Pennsylvania, writes regarding a demand for Isaac Smith (1821 Jan. 8). Governor Samuel Sprigg, Maryland, encloses resolutions\nregarding the appointment of commissioners for the navigation of the Potomac River (1821 June 5). Sprigg also writes regarding a demand for Rezin Wooten, a fugitive from justice (1821 July 4). Lastly, Sprigg\nwrites concerning the correct meridian of the western boundary of Maryland \u0026 Virginia (1822 June 22). Governor Shadrack Bond, the first governor of Illinois, transmits copies of the acts of the Illinois\nGeneral Assembly (1821 Aug. 23). William Plummer, Secretary to the Governor of North Carolina, transmits a certified transcript of an act passed relative to the stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal (1820 Jan. 7).\nLater, Governor Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina, transmits resolutions relative to the appropriation of public lands for the purpose of education (1822 June 25). Finally, Governor DeWitt Clinton writes regarding a\ndemand for Eber Hale, an escaped criminal (1822 Nov. 20).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: J. G. Jackson resigning as brigadier general (1820 Jan. 1); applications for the office of Clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); John P. Shields re. the\ncompletion of his contract to plant trees on the Public Square (1820 Jan. 19); applications for assistant clerk or copying clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); Thomas M. Randolph, President of the Literary Fund,\nencl. the report of the state of the Literary Fund (1820 Feb. 14); John P. Shields re. his claim for work done on Capitol Square (1820 May 1); Robert Stanard, Attorney of the U. S. for the Virginia District,\nrequesting that a convict be received at the Penitentiary (1820 May 26); John Hills, 1st Lieutenant of Ordnance, re. the evacuation of the General Government from Ft. Powhatan and the removal of all property\nbelonging to the United States (1820 July 13); John C. Montague re. his proposal to graduate the graveling part of the Public Square forming a horseshoe (1820 Oct. 17); Robert Watkins \u0026 John T. Ayres proposing\nto complete the Capitol Square by graveling, turfing, planting, \u0026 replanting trees (1820 Oct. 19); Philip P. Barbour re. compensation as counsel for Virginia in the U. S. Supreme Court (1820 Nov. 25); William\nMunford, William McKim, \u0026 Robert Greenhow, Directors of the Penitentiary, submitting a statement of the operations of the Penitentiary (1820 Nov. 30); John W. Taylor re. the death of William A. Burwell (1821\nFeb. 22); Peter Randolph resigning as judge of the General Court (1821 Feb. 22); recommendations \u0026 applications for Clerk of the Council in place of John Burfoot (1821 Feb. \u0026 March); applications for the\noffice of adjutant general (1821 March); applications for the office of military lands in Kentucky (1821 March 23); Samuel Taylor declining an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 28); Thomas T.\nBouldin accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 30); J. W. Pleasants, Assistant Clerk of the Council, re. pay for performing the duties as Clerk of the Council \u0026 Assistant Clerk for\nsixteen days (1821 March 31); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, re. receipts for the pay \u0026 supplies for the guard stationed at Ft. Powhatan (1821 April 19); C. Tompkins re. an estimate of the repairs of the Magazine\nat Westham (1821 May 26); John Dupignac re. permission to raise a balloon on Capitol Square (1821 Aug. 21); Richard Eppes suggesting a portion of the Public Guard at the Manufactory of Arms for the protection of\npublic property until its operations cease on 1 January 1822 (1821 Dec. 15); William W. Hening requesting access to the archives of the Council Chamber to research the situation of unsatisfied claims for land\nbounties of the troops engaged on state establishment during the Revolution (1822 Jan. 22); James Warrell asking for permission to lay logs to draw off the water continually escaping from the spring in the\nnortheast part of Capitol Square which leaves the Museum in a damp \u0026 humid state (1822 Jan. 22); Robert B. Taylor accepting a commission as major general of the 4th Division of Militia (1822 Jan. 28); John S.\nHening re. compensation for his services as agent for the claimants of military lands lying west of the Tennessee River in Kentucky (1822 Feb. 18); John Adams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the division of the city into\nwards (1822 March 11); John Adams complaining of the Keeper of the Locks of the James River Canal (1822 May 20); Lt. Col. Bomford, U. S. Ordnance Dept., re. the delivery of arms to the Virginia Militia according\nto the act of Congress for arming the militia of the United States (1822 June 22); E. Brown encl. the sale at auction of the house \u0026 other property found at Ft. Powhatan (1822 June 28); Daniel Morgan re. the\ndeath of Thomas Van Swearingen, a representative in Congress (1822 Sept. 2); John W. Green accepting his appointment as judge of the Court of Appeals (1822 Oct. 11); Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, re.\nrepairs to his office in the Capitol (1822 Oct. 11); Philip P. Barbour declining an appointment as chancellor (1822 Oct. 13); and William G. Pendleton, Register of the Land Office, encl. an estimate of certain\nrepairs needed for the Land Office (1822 Oct. 23).\n","Other noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Thomas Mann Randolph as governor (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026 1821 Dec. 15), Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1820 Jan. 29), William Smith as a member of the Privy\nCouncil (1820 Feb. 23), \u0026 William H. Richardson as clerk of the Privy Council (1821 March 7); proclamations of Governor Randolph \u0026 Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering a reward for the apprehension of\nescaped convicts (1820 Jan. 5 \u0026 15; 1820 June 13 \u0026 19; 1820 July 20; 1820 Oct. 24; 1820 Nov. 18; 1820 Dec. 19; 1821 March 23; 1821 April 16; 1821 Aug. 16 \u0026 25; 1821 Nov. 5 \u0026 26; 1821 Dec. 15; 1822\nFeb. 12; 1822 April 12; 1822 June 28; 1822 July 6; \u0026 1822 Sept. 7 \u0026 20); proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary (1820 March 4; 1820 April 8; 1820 June 10, 17, \u0026 24; 1820 Aug. 12\n\u0026 19; 1820 Oct. 7 \u0026 28; 1820 Dec. 9, 16, \u0026 30; 1821 Feb. 9 \u0026 17; 1821 March 14 \u0026 30; 1821 May 23; 1821 June 13 \u0026 20; 1821 July 5 \u0026 18; 1821 Sept. 26; 1821 Nov. 2; 1821 Dec. 12; 1822\nJan. 23 \u0026 30; 1822 Feb. 13, 19, \u0026 27; 1822 March 8 \u0026 27; 1822 April 17; 1822 May 1 \u0026 29; 1822 July 17; 1822 Aug. 7; \u0026 1822 Oct. 26); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. the compact between\nthe Commonwealth \u0026 James River Company (1820 March 16); report of the Committee for examining the Capitol Square (1820 April 21); reports of the Committee to examine the Auditor \u0026 Treasurer's Offices (1820\nMay 9; 1820 Dec.5; 1821 April 25; 1821 July 25; 1821 Nov. 20; 1822 March 9; \u0026 1822 Nov. 18); a proclamation of Lt. Gov Peter V. Daniel re. an election to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the\nresignation of James Pindall (1820 Aug. 5); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. indemnification for the loss of slaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 April 18); proclamation\nof Governor Randolph re. the rates of pilotage for foreign vessels (1821 July 10); report of the Committee to whom was referred the reports \u0026 resolutions of the legislatures of Maryland \u0026 New Hampshire and\nthe proceeding in the U. S. Senate re. appropriations of public lands for the purpose of education (1821 Dec. [N.D.]); report of the Committee appointed to divide the City of Richmond into wards (1822 March 22);\ncontract between Lewis Ludlam \u0026 Bernard Peyton to remove all ordnance, etc., from Ft. Powhatan to the Armory in Richmond (1822 April 17); bond of Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Proctor, \u0026 Thomas Jefferson,\nRector, to renew certificate No. 32 in favor of the Proctor of Central College as Proctor of the University of Virginia (1822 July 6); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. an election to fill the vacancy in the\nHouse of Representatives by the death of Thomas Van Swearingen (1822 Sept. 7); proclamation of Governor Randolph appointing Philip P. Barbour as judge of the High Court of Chancery to replace John W. Green (1822\nOct. 11); resolutions of Kentucky providing for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners under the 8th article of the compact with Virginia \u0026 ratifying the Convention of the commissioners appointed to make\nthe necessary arrangements for constituting the Board (1822 Nov. 22); and the contract of Herman Boye to complete the work of John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":182,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T02:10:07.698Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Mann Randolph's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his three one-year terms as governor from 11 December 1819 to 11 December 1822. The correspondence in this collection\nrelates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; the Public Guard; the Lexington Arsenal; the Virginia Penitentiary; Capitol Square; John Wood's survey of Virginia's\ncounties; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. These papers are arranged chronologically with pardons arranged to the rear of each year. In addition to correspondence,\nthere are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp; House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; muster rolls; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns; certificates; qualifications; petitions; reports;\nappointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; and other sundry items.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include John Quincy Adams,\nSecretary of State; John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War; William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States; Thomas Daugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives;\nHenry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and James Johnson \u0026amp; James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in Congress.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, writes to request a copy of the Statutes of Virginia (1819 Dec. 28). On 22 March 1821 Adams writes with respect to the Treaty of Ghent \u0026amp; compensation for owners of\nslaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 March 22). Later, Adams encloses copies of a letter from the Minister of Britain complaining of an extra charge for pilotage required\nfrom British vessels in the port of Norfolk (1821 July 2). On 19 January 1822, Adams encloses a certified copy of the returns of the inhabitants of Virginia by the 4th Census. Adams also forwards a copy of the\nadditional census of Alabama (1822 Nov. 6). Finally, Adams acknowledges receipt of depositions of the number, value, age, \u0026amp; sex of slaves carried away from Virginia by British officers after the conclusion of\npeace with Great Britain (1822 Nov. 8). As Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, writes concerning the fire in the War Office in 1800 \u0026amp; the roll of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment (1820 Jan. 19);\nthe cession of jurisdiction over the sites of the fortifications under construction at Old Point Comfort \u0026amp; the shoal called the Rip Raps (1821 Jan. 26); and a report from the Ordnance Department regarding the\nplan \u0026amp; construction of the Arsenal near Richmond \u0026amp; its defense (1821 April 24). William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, writes regarding the law authorizing the location of the Cumberland Road\n(1822 Jan. 18). Thomas T. Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, writes regarding the claims of Virginia against the U. S. on account of expenditures during the late war (1821 May 10 \u0026amp; 1822 April 26); Thomas\nDaugherty, Clerk of the House of Representatives, writes on 19 February 1821 to inform the governor of the death of Representative William A. Burwell. Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, writes\nregarding the resignations of James Pleasants and George French Strother from the House of Representatives (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026amp; 1820 June 5). Lastly, James Johnson \u0026amp; James Pindall, Virginia's representatives in\nCongress, write to resign their seats in the House of Representatives (1820 June 5 \u0026amp; July 26).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in Thomas Mann Randolph's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include Wilson Bryan,\nSuperintendent of Public Improvements of the Capitol Square; Claiborne W. Gooch \u0026amp; Bernard Peyton, Adjutants General; James Paxton, Commandant of the Lexington Arsenal; Blair Bolling, Commandant of the Public\nGuard; Samuel P. Parsons \u0026amp; Edmund Pendleton, Jr., Superintendents of the Penitentiary; John Robertson, Attorney General; William Munford, Clerk of the House of Delegates; John Burfoot \u0026amp; James E. Heath,\nAuditors of Public Accounts; Jerman Baker, Treasurer; and John Wood \u0026amp; Herman Boye, Surveyors.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilson Bryan completed the work of Arthur S. Brockenbrough as Superintendent of Public Improvements of Capitol Square. On 13 December 1819, Bryan writes to the governor regarding the trees on the south \u0026amp;\nwest sides of the Capitol. Later, Bryan provides an estimate of the cost to protect the Public Square with posts \u0026amp; chains (1819 Dec. 16). In October 1820, there were various proposals submitted to the governor\nfor graveling, turfing, \u0026amp; replanting trees on Capitol Square. Bryan writes on 20 October 1820 requesting to superintend the workmen engaged in finishing Capitol Square.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClaiborne W. Gooch, Adjutant General, corresponds with the governor in his role as Adjutant General and Commissary General of the Ordnance Department. Gooch writes regarding artillery in Lynchburg (1819 Dec.\n14); the condition of the sick in the Public Guard (1820 Jan. 10); arms in Monroe \u0026amp; Greenbrier counties (1820 Jan. 4); a new regiment within the limits of Lewis County (1820 Jan. 15); the consolidation of the\nmilitia of Randolph County with Lewis County into the 125th Regiment (1820 Jan. 19); a drum \u0026amp; fife for Capt. Paxton at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 Jan. 27); the condition of the public edifices (1820 Jan.\n[N.D.]); the contract for a supply of rations to the convicts in the Penitentiary (1820 Feb. 26); arms \u0026amp; ammunition to prepare against an insurrection (1820 March 14); repairs to the Barracks yard \u0026amp; leaks\nin the roof of the Capitol (1820 June 22); arms left by the militia in Maryland \u0026amp; the District of Columbia during the late war (1820 July 3); the inspection of arms at the Lexington Arsenal (1820 July 17); a\nletter from Col. John Floyd regarding the services of a detachment of mounted riflemen on 12 September 1814 (1820 Feb. 16); the application of Capt. William Hutcheson for arms (1820 Oct. 23); arms at the Lexington\nArsenal (1820 Oct. 29); a letter from Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, regarding repairs to the Capitol (1820 Oct. [N.D.]); repairs to the Public Warehouse (1820 Nov. 28); the arms of the 115th Regiment\n(1820 Nov. 28); the case of Capt. John O'Bannon of the 55th Regiment (1821 Jan. 5); artillery sheds (1821 Jan. 9); and the protection of the turf, trees, etc., on the Capitol Square (1821 Jan. 25). On 6 March\n1821, Gooch writes Governor Randolph to resign as adjutant general.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBernard Peyton succeeded Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. Peyton writes regarding similar issues including: the account of John Caskey for transporting muskets to the Lexington Arsenal (1821 April 13); a\nletter from Capt. William Finney re. the arms of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (1821 April 23); the commission of Benjamin B. Bradford as lieutenant colonel of the 44th Regiment (1821 June 15); the formation\nof a volunteer company of artillery to be attached to the 54th Regiment (1821 Aug. 7); a requisition of arms \u0026amp; accoutrements for a volunteer company of light infantry in Suffolk (1821 Dec. 5); Mordecai Cook's\nrequest for equipment for a company of volunteer artillery of Portsmouth (1821 Dec. 18); a requisition of Capt. Byrne for a piece of artillery \u0026amp; accoutrements (1822 Jan. 14); the certificate of election of\nofficers to a company of volunteer riflemen to be attached to the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Regiment (1822 Feb. 11); and a claim for transporting arms and a requisition for cannon \u0026amp; equipment for a company of\nartillery attached to the 14th Regiment (1822 Feb. 21).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Paxton, Commandant of the Public Guard at the Lexington Arsenal, encloses half-monthly returns of the Public Guard under his command (1819 Dec. 16 \u0026amp; 1821 Feb. 15). In addition, Paxton writes\nconcerning such topics as musket boxes (1819 Dec. 16); supplies (1820 Jan. 19; 1822 Jan. 2, 5, \u0026amp; 25; \u0026amp; 1822 Dec. 9); John Jordan's contract for rations (1820 Feb. 16); the hiring of a new drummer (1820\nOct. 10); the discharge of two privates in the Public Guard (1820 Dec. 20), a substitute for a private in the Public Guard (1821 Sept. 17); increased compensation for Dr. William H. Montgomery as surgeon at the\nArsenal (1821 Oct. 20); and clothing \u0026amp; the contract of John Jordan for repairs to the Arsenal (1821 Oct. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlair Bolling served as both Commandant of the Public Guard \u0026amp; Superintendent of Public Property, following the resignation of Claiborne W. Gooch as adjutant general. In these roles, Bolling writes regarding\nthe following topics: deserters (1820 June 13); an estimate of the cost of making a pair of steps at the eastern end of the Barracks (1820 June 20); his application as adjutant general (1821 March 8); the\nauthority to purchase things necessary for the preservation of the turfing on Capitol Square (1821 March 12); the discharge of a soldier in the Public Guard (1821 March 14); an examination of the Magazine near the\nPenitentiary (1821 March 15); the retraction of his withdrawal of his candidacy for adjutant general (1821 March 19); powder in the Magazine owed by private individuals (1821 March 20); repairs in the turfing on\nCapitol Square \u0026amp; the need for a cart \u0026amp; horse (1821 March 28); authority to perform certain duties relating to the Office of Superintendent of Public Property (1821 March 31); cannon at the Penitentiary for\nthe Public Guard (1821 June 27); repairs to the Portico of the Capitol (1821 Aug. 21 \u0026amp; Sept. 4); accounts for work done on the Capitol (1821 Nov. 14); the claim of William Ritter who was contracted to make\ncushions for the Hall of Delegates (1821 Dec. 20); James Warrell's request for a hydrant to carry off excess water through pipes under the Public Square (1822 Jan. 24); an estimate of skids to preserve the cannon\nat the Armory (1822 May 17); the discharge of John McGahan from the Public Guard (1822 May 30); and boxes made at the Penitentiary for packing arms (1822 Sept. 20).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Parsons, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Randolph regarding the receipt for an escaped prisoner named Billy (1820 Feb. 11); the case of John Fink convicted of grand\nlarceny (1820 May 18 \u0026amp; 31); the case of Abner W. Mercer (1820 Aug. 16); the case of Billy Walden (1820 Sept. 15 \u0026amp; 1821 Aug. 14); a statement of the Penitentiary's account with the Commonwealth as\npurchasing agent (1821 Feb. 17); the value of slaves confined in the Penitentiary for sale \u0026amp; transportation (1821 June 25); the escape of a slave named Archer (1821 Nov. 26 \u0026amp; 27); the pardon of prisoners\nbefore he leaves office (1822 Feb. 27); and the pardon of two convicts in the Penitentiary (1822 March 18). Parsons was replaced by Edmund Pendleton, Jr., as Superintendent of the Penitentiary in February 1822.\nPendleton writes regarding the removal of Andrew M. Crew, one of the turnkeys in the Penitentiary, and the appointment of his nephew John T. Page in his place (1822 March 18, 26, \u0026amp; 27). Pendleton also writes\nconcerning boxes to be constructed at the Penitentiary for arms in the Armory (1822 June 7; 1822 July 6; \u0026amp; 1822 Sept. 19). Lastly, Pendleton encloses statements of the manufacturing operations of the\nPenitentiary from 1 March 1822 to 13 September 1822 (1822 Dec. 2).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Robertson, Attorney General, provides opinions on the bond of the Treasurer (1820 Jan. 24); the sheriffalty of Monongalia County (1820 Feb. 14); the appointment of sheriffs in the counties of Nansemond\n\u0026amp; King William (1821 Oct. 23); and the obligation of banks to receive certain bank notes of the Treasurer (1821 Oct. 24). Robertson also writes regarding the contracts entered into by the Executive with John\nP. Shields \u0026amp; Thomas Strode (1820 May 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford, as Clerk of the House of Delegates, often submits legislation to the governor. Noteworthy is a resolution that the Executive be authorized \u0026amp; required to add to the publication directed by\nthe 124th section of the militia law (1820 Feb. 16); a resolution announcing to James Barbour his reelection as senator in Congress (1821 Jan. 16); an act concerning the Potomac Company (1821 March 1); an act\ncreating a new county out of parts of Bath, Botetourt, \u0026amp; Monroe (1822 Jan. 30); and an act providing for the repairs of the Armory \u0026amp; the preservation of the public arms (1822 March 2).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Munford transmits certificates of the election of the following individuals: James E. Heath as auditor of public accounts (1820 Jan. 1); William Robertson as a member of the Privy Council (1820\nJan. 1); Isaac Booth as brigadier general of the 20th Brigade (1820 Jan. 7); William McCoy as brigadier general of the 18th Brigade (1820 Jan. 20); William Yates as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Jan. 27);\nThomas M. Randolph as governor (1820 Dec. 17); Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1821 Jan. 15 \u0026amp; 1822 Jan. 14); Maj. S. Pitts as brigadier general of the 21st Brigade (1821 Feb. 15); Alexander L. Botts as a member of\nthe Privy Council (1821 Feb. 15); Matthew Woodson as master armorer for the Manufactory of Arms (1821 March 5); commissioners of the Kanawha River \u0026amp; Road and James River navigation (1822 Jan. 21); Edmund\nPendleton, Jr., as superintendent \u0026amp; Matthew H. Rice as storekeeper or general agent of the Penitentiary (1822 Feb. 18); and James Pleasants, Jr. as governor (1822 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Burfoot, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds with Governor Randolph regarding various financial matters. Burfoot transmits a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the year ending 30 September\n1819 (1819 Dec. 15). Burfoot was replaced by James E. Heath in January 1820. Heath writes on 8 January 1820 regarding the vacancy in the Council of State as a result of his acceptance \u0026amp; qualification as\nauditor. In addition, Heath writes regarding the claim of Ensign Thomas C. Clarke of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Militia (1820 Jan. 6); a request that the Adjutant General inspect the Auditor's Office to enlarge\nthe fireplace or add another one (1820 Jan. 11); the employment of additional copying clerks to expedite the copying of tables of assessment for the commissioners of the revenue (1820 Feb. 4, 18, \u0026amp; 23); a\ncertificate of the amount due him as a member of the Privy Council (1820 Feb. 11); the appointment \u0026amp; payment of clerks to copy tables of assessment (1820 March 1); the expenses of the assessment(1820 March 13\n\u0026amp; 14); a statement of the interest paid by the Commonwealth to the Bank of Virginia \u0026amp; Farmers Bank of Virginia on loans (1820 March 15); advances to the riders for carrying out notices to delinquents (1820\nMarch 23); a lot of land in Boydtown not sold for want of bidders (1820 April 10); the papers of Fayette Johnston, administrator of Richard Johnston, quarter master during the late war (1820 April 18); an agent to\nsuperintend the sale of certain property in Boydtown (1820 April 29); an estimate of the cost of changes proposed to be made in the furniture of the Auditor's Office (1820 July 1); delinquent counties (1820 Aug. 7\n\u0026amp; Oct. 28); the sheriff of Loudoun County (1820 Oct. 3); presses in the Capitol (1820 Oct. 7); the sale of lands of delinquents (1820 Oct. 29); the disposal of the presses in the Auditor's Office (1820 Nov.\n15); the account of Virginia against the United States (1820 Nov. 29); the reassessment of part of Norfolk County (1821 Jan. 30); the appointment of Mordecai Cooke as collector of revenue for Norfolk County (1821\nMarch 6); his absence from Richmond (1821 March 31); the appointment of Joseph L. Fry as agent to sell lands (1821 July 9); the appointment of John F. May as agent to sell lands (1821 July 17); bond of John F. May\n(1821 July 27); the bond of E. M. Wilson as agent to dispose of lands (1821 Aug. 23); the bond of John J. Allen as agent in Harrison County (1821 Oct. 6); the bond of M. Wilson (1821 Nov. 7); the bond of William\nG. Pendleton as Register of the Land Office (1822 Jan. 19); claims against the United States (1822 Feb. 27); the bond of Valentine W. Southall as agent for the Commonwealth (1822 April 25); the bond of Richard G.\nMorris as agent for Gloucester County (1822 May 20); a request for certain papers to be used in a suit against James Pindall (1822 Aug. 7); a request for an absence (1822 Aug. 16); the unsettled accounts against\nthe General government (1822 Oct. 1); and the claim of Valentine W. Southall (1822 Oct. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJerman Baker, Treasurer, writes regarding the state of the Treasury (1820 May 1); a bill of repairs for the Treasury Office (1820 June 22); a report of the state of the public funds (1820 July 21); the accounts\nof John Preston, late Treasurer (1820 Oct. 9); witnesses in the Commonwealth's cases against late Treasurer John Preston (1820 Oct. 10); the propriety of discharging the debts due on account of loans made during\nthe last fiscal year by the Bank of Virginia \u0026amp; Farmers Bank (1820 Nov. 4); the account against the late Treasurer (1820 Nov. 13); an additional table for his office (1820 Dec. 4); and the cleaning of the flues\nof the chimney in his office (1821 July 2).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wood corresponded with the Governor regarding his work creating maps of Virginia's counties. Wood periodically informs the Governor of the completion of two plans for several county maps (1820 Feb. 14;\n1820 June 29; 1820 Oct. 10; 1820 Dec. 21; 1821 March 14; 1821 Aug. 14; 1821 Nov. 30; \u0026amp; 1822 Feb. 4). On 3 January 1820, Wood writes regarding county boundaries and the scale on each county map. In addition,\nWood writes concerning the scale of counties west of the Blue Ridge (1820 Oct. 5 \u0026amp; 10). John Wood died in 1822 before he could finish his work. Herman Boye was chosen to fulfill Wood's contract. Herman Boye\nwrites on 15 May 1822 proposing to complete Wood's contract to survey the state of Virginia and make a general map of each county, along with a general map of the state. He writes on 13 November 1822 regarding his\npay to complete the Wood's contract. Lastly, Herman Boye writes requesting an extension for completing the contract between the Commonwealth \u0026amp; John Wood (1822 Nov. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the governor. This correspondence primarily relates to amendments to the U. S. Constitution, extraditions, and the\ndistribution of laws. Included are letters from the following governors: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown \u0026amp; Allen Trimble, Ohio; Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; William\nFindlay, Pennsylvania; Samuel Sprigg, Maryland; Shadrack Bond, Illinois; Isaac H. Williamson, New Jersey; Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; and DeWitt Clinton, New York.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors Jonathan Jennings, Indiana; Ethan A. Brown, Ohio; Samuel Bell, New Hampshire; \u0026amp; Thomas Bennett, South Carolina; transmit resolutions against the amendment to the Constitution that Congress make no\nlaw to erect or incorporate any bank except within the District of Columbia (1820 Jan. 3 \u0026amp; 22). The Secretary to Governor Williamson of New Jersey also transmits a resolution regarding the same amendment to\nthe Constitution. Williamson, himself, transmits copies of the state's revised laws on 29 November 1821. Governor Oliver Wolcott transmits a report of a committee to whom was referred certain declarations of the\nCommonwealth regarding slavery (1820 June 10). Governor Ethan A. Brown writes regarding a demand for David W. Gallagher, a fugitive from justice (1821 April 2). Allen Trimble, Acting Governor of Ohio, writes on 4\nFebruary 1822 regarding an exchange of a map of Ohio. Governor William Findlay, Pennsylvania, writes regarding a demand for Isaac Smith (1821 Jan. 8). Governor Samuel Sprigg, Maryland, encloses resolutions\nregarding the appointment of commissioners for the navigation of the Potomac River (1821 June 5). Sprigg also writes regarding a demand for Rezin Wooten, a fugitive from justice (1821 July 4). Lastly, Sprigg\nwrites concerning the correct meridian of the western boundary of Maryland \u0026amp; Virginia (1822 June 22). Governor Shadrack Bond, the first governor of Illinois, transmits copies of the acts of the Illinois\nGeneral Assembly (1821 Aug. 23). William Plummer, Secretary to the Governor of North Carolina, transmits a certified transcript of an act passed relative to the stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal (1820 Jan. 7).\nLater, Governor Gabriel Holmes, North Carolina, transmits resolutions relative to the appropriation of public lands for the purpose of education (1822 June 25). Finally, Governor DeWitt Clinton writes regarding a\ndemand for Eber Hale, an escaped criminal (1822 Nov. 20).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: J. G. Jackson resigning as brigadier general (1820 Jan. 1); applications for the office of Clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); John P. Shields re. the\ncompletion of his contract to plant trees on the Public Square (1820 Jan. 19); applications for assistant clerk or copying clerk of the Council (1820 Jan.); Thomas M. Randolph, President of the Literary Fund,\nencl. the report of the state of the Literary Fund (1820 Feb. 14); John P. Shields re. his claim for work done on Capitol Square (1820 May 1); Robert Stanard, Attorney of the U. S. for the Virginia District,\nrequesting that a convict be received at the Penitentiary (1820 May 26); John Hills, 1st Lieutenant of Ordnance, re. the evacuation of the General Government from Ft. Powhatan and the removal of all property\nbelonging to the United States (1820 July 13); John C. Montague re. his proposal to graduate the graveling part of the Public Square forming a horseshoe (1820 Oct. 17); Robert Watkins \u0026amp; John T. Ayres proposing\nto complete the Capitol Square by graveling, turfing, planting, \u0026amp; replanting trees (1820 Oct. 19); Philip P. Barbour re. compensation as counsel for Virginia in the U. S. Supreme Court (1820 Nov. 25); William\nMunford, William McKim, \u0026amp; Robert Greenhow, Directors of the Penitentiary, submitting a statement of the operations of the Penitentiary (1820 Nov. 30); John W. Taylor re. the death of William A. Burwell (1821\nFeb. 22); Peter Randolph resigning as judge of the General Court (1821 Feb. 22); recommendations \u0026amp; applications for Clerk of the Council in place of John Burfoot (1821 Feb. \u0026amp; March); applications for the\noffice of adjutant general (1821 March); applications for the office of military lands in Kentucky (1821 March 23); Samuel Taylor declining an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 28); Thomas T.\nBouldin accepting an appointment as judge of the General Court (1821 March 30); J. W. Pleasants, Assistant Clerk of the Council, re. pay for performing the duties as Clerk of the Council \u0026amp; Assistant Clerk for\nsixteen days (1821 March 31); Lt. E. Brown, Public Guard, re. receipts for the pay \u0026amp; supplies for the guard stationed at Ft. Powhatan (1821 April 19); C. Tompkins re. an estimate of the repairs of the Magazine\nat Westham (1821 May 26); John Dupignac re. permission to raise a balloon on Capitol Square (1821 Aug. 21); Richard Eppes suggesting a portion of the Public Guard at the Manufactory of Arms for the protection of\npublic property until its operations cease on 1 January 1822 (1821 Dec. 15); William W. Hening requesting access to the archives of the Council Chamber to research the situation of unsatisfied claims for land\nbounties of the troops engaged on state establishment during the Revolution (1822 Jan. 22); James Warrell asking for permission to lay logs to draw off the water continually escaping from the spring in the\nnortheast part of Capitol Square which leaves the Museum in a damp \u0026amp; humid state (1822 Jan. 22); Robert B. Taylor accepting a commission as major general of the 4th Division of Militia (1822 Jan. 28); John S.\nHening re. compensation for his services as agent for the claimants of military lands lying west of the Tennessee River in Kentucky (1822 Feb. 18); John Adams, Mayor of Richmond, re. the division of the city into\nwards (1822 March 11); John Adams complaining of the Keeper of the Locks of the James River Canal (1822 May 20); Lt. Col. Bomford, U. S. Ordnance Dept., re. the delivery of arms to the Virginia Militia according\nto the act of Congress for arming the militia of the United States (1822 June 22); E. Brown encl. the sale at auction of the house \u0026amp; other property found at Ft. Powhatan (1822 June 28); Daniel Morgan re. the\ndeath of Thomas Van Swearingen, a representative in Congress (1822 Sept. 2); John W. Green accepting his appointment as judge of the Court of Appeals (1822 Oct. 11); Peyton Drew, Clerk of the General Court, re.\nrepairs to his office in the Capitol (1822 Oct. 11); Philip P. Barbour declining an appointment as chancellor (1822 Oct. 13); and William G. Pendleton, Register of the Land Office, encl. an estimate of certain\nrepairs needed for the Land Office (1822 Oct. 23).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: certificates of oath for Thomas Mann Randolph as governor (1819 Dec. 13 \u0026amp; 1821 Dec. 15), Jerman Baker as Treasurer (1820 Jan. 29), William Smith as a member of the Privy\nCouncil (1820 Feb. 23), \u0026amp; William H. Richardson as clerk of the Privy Council (1821 March 7); proclamations of Governor Randolph \u0026amp; Lt. Governor Peter V. Daniel offering a reward for the apprehension of\nescaped convicts (1820 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 15; 1820 June 13 \u0026amp; 19; 1820 July 20; 1820 Oct. 24; 1820 Nov. 18; 1820 Dec. 19; 1821 March 23; 1821 April 16; 1821 Aug. 16 \u0026amp; 25; 1821 Nov. 5 \u0026amp; 26; 1821 Dec. 15; 1822\nFeb. 12; 1822 April 12; 1822 June 28; 1822 July 6; \u0026amp; 1822 Sept. 7 \u0026amp; 20); proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary (1820 March 4; 1820 April 8; 1820 June 10, 17, \u0026amp; 24; 1820 Aug. 12\n\u0026amp; 19; 1820 Oct. 7 \u0026amp; 28; 1820 Dec. 9, 16, \u0026amp; 30; 1821 Feb. 9 \u0026amp; 17; 1821 March 14 \u0026amp; 30; 1821 May 23; 1821 June 13 \u0026amp; 20; 1821 July 5 \u0026amp; 18; 1821 Sept. 26; 1821 Nov. 2; 1821 Dec. 12; 1822\nJan. 23 \u0026amp; 30; 1822 Feb. 13, 19, \u0026amp; 27; 1822 March 8 \u0026amp; 27; 1822 April 17; 1822 May 1 \u0026amp; 29; 1822 July 17; 1822 Aug. 7; \u0026amp; 1822 Oct. 26); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. the compact between\nthe Commonwealth \u0026amp; James River Company (1820 March 16); report of the Committee for examining the Capitol Square (1820 April 21); reports of the Committee to examine the Auditor \u0026amp; Treasurer's Offices (1820\nMay 9; 1820 Dec.5; 1821 April 25; 1821 July 25; 1821 Nov. 20; 1822 March 9; \u0026amp; 1822 Nov. 18); a proclamation of Lt. Gov Peter V. Daniel re. an election to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the\nresignation of James Pindall (1820 Aug. 5); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. indemnification for the loss of slaves carried away by British officers after the conclusion of peace (1821 April 18); proclamation\nof Governor Randolph re. the rates of pilotage for foreign vessels (1821 July 10); report of the Committee to whom was referred the reports \u0026amp; resolutions of the legislatures of Maryland \u0026amp; New Hampshire and\nthe proceeding in the U. S. Senate re. appropriations of public lands for the purpose of education (1821 Dec. [N.D.]); report of the Committee appointed to divide the City of Richmond into wards (1822 March 22);\ncontract between Lewis Ludlam \u0026amp; Bernard Peyton to remove all ordnance, etc., from Ft. Powhatan to the Armory in Richmond (1822 April 17); bond of Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Proctor, \u0026amp; Thomas Jefferson,\nRector, to renew certificate No. 32 in favor of the Proctor of Central College as Proctor of the University of Virginia (1822 July 6); proclamation of Governor Randolph re. an election to fill the vacancy in the\nHouse of Representatives by the death of Thomas Van Swearingen (1822 Sept. 7); proclamation of Governor Randolph appointing Philip P. Barbour as judge of the High Court of Chancery to replace John W. 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