Archibald Stuart was born near Staunton, Va. in 1757. Educated at the College of William and Mary and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Fought at Guilford Court House and in the Yorktown Campaign. Studied law under Thomas Jefferson. Served in Virginia House of Delegates. Aligned with Madison and favored the ratification of the U. S. Constitution. Served in the Virginia Senate and was judge of the Virginia General Court. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:
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Archibald Stuart Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Special Collections Research Center also contains three original 1797 letters written by Stuart to Thomas Jefferson, see the Tucker-Coleman Collection, Jefferson Papers.
Newspaper clippings of letters, 1790-1811, in the Staunton Spectator May-June 1879, written to Judge Archibald Stuart, Staunton, Va. chiefly by Thomas Jefferson at "Monticello" concerning plantation and agricultural matters. The clippings include copies of letters from James Monroe, John Marshall, Henry Lee (1756-1818) and a photostat of a letter, 25 August 1816, from Stuart to William Wirt giving reminiscences of Patrick Henry.
Item 1: John Marshall, Richmond, Va., May 28 1790 Item 2: John Breckinridge, "at home", February 14 1792 Item 3: Henry Lee, Richmond, Va., March 30 1792 Item 4: James Monroe, Philadelphia, Pa., January 27 1794 Item 5: John Marshall, Richmond, Va., March 27 1794 Item 6: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., October 30 1794 Item 7: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., December 2 1794 Item 8: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., February 19 1795 Item 9: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., April 18 1795 Item 10: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., May 23 1795 Item 11: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., June 11 1795 Item 12: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., January 3 1796 Item 13: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., February 22 1796 Item 14: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., April 5 1796 Item 15: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., May 26 1796 Item 16: Thomas Jefferson, Washington, [D.C.]., February 12 1801 Item 17: Philip Norborne Nicholas, Richmond, [Va.]., February 17 1801 Item 18: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., April 25 1801 Item 19: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., August 5 1801 Item 20: Thomas Jefferson Item 21: John Allen, Frankfort, [Ky.]., October 13 1803 Item 22: Thomas Jefferson, "Monticello," [Charlottesville, Va.]., November 15 1811 Item 23: Archibald Stuart, Staunton, [Va.], to [William Wirt]., August 25 1816 Pst Cy of ALS. 5pp. Item 24: A photostatic copy of a letter from Archibald Stuart, at Staunton, to [William Wirt]., August 25 1816