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CALENDAR      ^' 


OF 


VIRGINIA  STATE  PAPERS 


AND 


OTHER  MANUSCRIPTS 


FROM 


JANUARY  1,   1799,  TO  DECEMBER  31,   1807; 


Preserved  in  the  Capitol,  at  Richmond. 


ARRAXGEI).  EDITKI),  AND  PRINTED   UNDER  THE  AUTHORITY'  AND  DIRECTION 


OF 


H.  W.  FLOURNOY, 


Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  and  State  librarian. 


VOLUME  IX. 


RICHMOND 

1890. 


'}  { 1-6 

Entered  iic6)r'ding  to  an  Act  of  Congreas, 

BY  THE  8ECHETARY  OF  THE  COKMONWEAXTH, 

For  the  State  of  Virginia  in  tlie  office  of  the  Libmrian  of  Congrew  at  Washington. 


JAMES  E.  GOODE,  Printbr. 


SIMONS  BLANK  BOOK  CO.,  Bikdkrs. 


The  student  of  Virginia  history  will  find  in  the  perusal  of  this,  the  ninth  volume 
of  the  Calendar,  much  of  a  general  nature  that  is  interesting  and  instructive. 

Among  other  subjects  will  be  found  the  following:  Numerous  reports  of  Major 
John  Clarke,  the  State's  supierintendent  of  the  building  of  the  Penitentiary,  the 
Manufactory  of  Arms,  and  the  Public  Warehouse — all  at  Richmond;  Clarke's  efforts 
to  procure  artificers  for  Armory  in  the  Northern  States,  and  his  superintendency  of 
the  operations  thereof;  the  State's  contract  with  Swan  for  the  purchase  of  arms  in 
Europe,  and  the  result;  contracts  with  sundry  parties  in  the  United  States  for  manu- 
facturing arms;  organization  of  the  Militia;  the  murder  of  the  De  Teubeuf  family; 
the  Gabriel  insurrection;  the  trials  and  execution  of  his  coadjutors,  and  accounts 
of  other  insurrections:  measures  taken  for  establishing  the  boundary  lines  with 
Maryland,  North  Carolina,  and  Kentucky ;  impressment  of  American  seamen  by 
the  British  naval  commanders;  conduct  of  the  British  Government — firing  upon 
the  United  States  frigate  Chasapeake  (Ca])tain  Barron)  l)y  the  British  ship  Leopard 
(Captain  Humphries),  off  the  Capes  of  Virginia,  in  1807;  feeling  excited  through- 
out Virginia  thereby;  conduct  of  Mayor  and  citizens  of  Norfolk;  President  Jeffer- 
son's proclamation  on  the  occasion ;  correspondence  between  the  Governor  and  other 
officers  of  Virginia;  the  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States  and  commanders 
of  the  British  squadron,  concerning  conmiunication  with  the  British  Consul  at  Nor- 
folk; the  surrender  of  impressed  seamen  and  runaway  slaves  harbored  on  board 
their  ships;  general  anticipation  of  war  with  England,  and  preparations  therefor. 


BalendaF  of  State  Japer^. 


Wm.  Davies  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  Major  De  Klauman  as  Major  Commandant  of  Arsenals        171M). 
oontemplated  to  be  established  by  the  State.  PetereburK 


Official  l^nd  of  William  Berkele}'  for  One  Million  of  Dollars  as 
Treasurer  of  Virginia  for  one  year  from  the  time  of  his  ai)pointuient, 
and  from  thence  until  the  end  of  the  session  of  the  CJeneral  Assembly 
next  after  the  expinition  of  that  period. 


Jan.  4 


The  General  Assembly  elects  John  B.  Scott,  Esq.,  Brigadier-General  of 
the  11th  Brigade  of  Militia,  in  the  room  of  George  Carrington,  Escj., 
resigned. 


In  the  HorsE  of  Delhxiates, 
Moufliiy,  Jantiari/  7l/i,  1709. 

Resolved,  That  the  Executive  be  requested  to  state  to  this  House  the 
total  amount  of  arms  distributed  by  them  in  the  various  parts  of  this 
Commonwealth  from  the  Arsenal  at  the  Point  of  Fork,  speeifying  in 
such  statement  the  places  ta  which  the  said  arms  have  been  sent  and  the 
number  of  arms  to  each  place. 

Attest: 

John  Stewart,  ('.  H.  1). 


Jan.  5 


Jan.  5 


Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  a  statement  of  the  ])ublic  arms  issued  to 

the  Militia  in  pursuance  of  the  orders  of  the  Ex^utive,  and  beg  leave  to 

refer  you  (aa  the  best  report  which  can  now  be  made  of  their  present 

mtuation)  to  sundry  letters  received  from  the  commandants  of  Regiments 

1 


Jan.  9, 

Council 

office 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799.        for  whose  use  they  have  been  issued  and  to  whose  care  they  have  been 

Jan.  9,       confided 
Council      connaea. 

Office  The  arms   in   the  statement   marked   thus  t  have   been  nearlv  all 

returned  and  forwarded  to  the  Point  of  Fork  in  order  to  tlieir  being 
repaired,  but  the  vouchers  for  the  numbers  returned  being  in  the  hands 
of  those  who  have  returned  them,  and  the  obligations  of  those  who  have 
received  them  to  return  the  whole  when  called  for,  being  retained  in  this 
office  as  a  means  to  that  end,  I  cannot  at  this  moment  ascertain  the 
precise  number  which  remains  to  be  returned.  I  believe  that  Captain 
William  Giles  has  vouchers  to  shew  that  those  which  are  stated  to  have 
been  issued  to  him  were  deposited  at  Winchester  on  his  return  from  the 
Western  Expedition. 

In  the  enclosed  statement  after  those  said  to  be  issued  to  Captain  Wil- 
liam Richardson  on  the  6th  of  August,  1798, 1  am  not  informed  whether 
those  which  follow  have  been  issued  or  not,  there  being  no  voucher  in 
the  office  to  prove  the  delivery.  Those  to  Captains  Mason  and  Nelson 
advised  the  20th  of  July,  1794,  I  believe  were  never  issued. 

I  beg  leave  to  remind  you  that  three  thousand  stand  of  the  State's 
arms  were  loaned  to  the  United  States  on  the  Western  Expedition. 

I  have,  &c. 


Jan.  11  The  Deposition  of  Adam  Sutherlin  of  Pittsylvania  County,  Virginia, 

given  in  Davidson  County  in  Tennessee,  as  to  the  stealing  by  John  Fallen 
of  the  Cherokee  Country,  on  the  night  of  the  24th  of  September  last,  of 
a  negro  man :  and  that  on  pursuing  the  said  Fallen,  he  found  him  at  Fort 
Massack  on  the  Ohio,  with  his  negro  and  the  negro  of  W^illiam  Coleman, 
and  other  property  believed  to  have  been  stolen. 

Bond  of  Adams  Sutherlen  taken  in  Davidson  County  Tennessee,  before 
Thomas  Talbot  a  Justice  of  said  county,  in  the  penalty  of  ^vg  hundred 
dollars  to  prosecute  John  Fallen,  committed  to  the  New  District  goal  this 
day  in  the  Courts  of  that  State,  for  stealing  negroes  and  other  property. 


William  Herbert,  President  of  the   Bank  of  Alexandria,  to 

THE  Governor. 

Jan.  17  Forwards  a  statement  of  the  condition  of  said  Bank  at  the  expiration 

^  of  the  last  year. 

John  Taylor  Oilman  to  the  Governor. 

Jan  19 

£xeter[         I  ani  honored  with  your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  28th  of  December, 

„  New        enclosing  sundry  Resolutions  of  your  Legislature,  relative  to  certain 
Ham  psii  ire 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


measures  of  the  General  Government,  wliich  you  re(iue8t  me  to  com-        1799. 
municate  to  the  Legislature  bf  this  State.  Exeter  ^New 

Our  Legii*lature  concluded  their  session  on  the  28th  ult'o,  and  do  not  Hampshire 
expect  to  meet  again  until  the  annual  election  in  June,  unless  some  extra- 
ordinary circumstances  should  make  it  necessary  for  the  Executive  to  con. 
vene  them ;  at  their  next  session  the  Resolutions  will  of  course  be  laid 
before  them. 

With  great  respect,  I  am,  &c. 


Jonathan  Trumbull  to  the  (Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  of  your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  28th  ult.,  enclosing      Jan.  21, 
the  Resolutions  of  your  General  Assembly  relative  to  the  measures  of  Connecticut 
the  General  CJovemment, 

Altho'  deeply  regretting  that  sentiments  such  as  are  expressed  in  the 
mentioned  Resolutions  arc  adoi)ted  by  our  elder  sister,  I  will  take  the 
first  o[>portunity  to  lay  them  before  the  General  Assembly  of  this  State 
for  their  observation  and  consideration. 

I  nmst,  however,  observe  that  it  is  probable  our  Legislature  will  not 
be  in  session  until  May  next. 

With  respectful  regard,  I  am,  &c. 


Certificate  of  Miles  Selden  of  administering  the  oath  of  office  as  mem-      Jan.  23 
l>ers  of  the  Privy  Council  to  John  Allen  and  John  White,  Escpiires. 


phia 


The  Virginia  Delegates  in  Congress  to  the  Governor. 

The  unfortunate  death  of  Mr.  Tazewell,  which  is  this  moment  an-  Jan.  24, 
nounced,  appears  to  us  of  so  much  importance  to  the  State  that  we  have  ^^{f;^ 
thought  it  our  duty  to  communicate  the  intelligence  in  the  most  expedi- 
tirms  way  ]>ossible,  and  have  therefore  engaged  the  bearer  to  deliver  this 
letter  in  the  shortest  i>o8sible  time.  We  hoi)e  the  importance  of  giving 
this  melancholy  intelligence  before  the  rising  of  the  Assembly,  will  justify 
our  incurring  the  exj>enge  of  carrying  it  in  behalf  of  the  State. 

We  have  the  honor,  &c. 

Richard  Brent,  Jos.  Eggleston,  James  Machie,  J.  Dawson,  Samuel  J. 
Cabell,  John  Nicholas,  Carter  B.  Harrison,  David  Holmes,  Josiah  Parker, 
Matthew  Clay,  John  Trigg,  Abram  Trigg,  WaltV  Jones,  John  Clopton, 
Ab'in  R  Venable. 

The  l>earer  has  received  SKK). 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thomas  Jefferson  to  the  Governor. 

1799.  In  obedience  to  an  instruction  from  the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  I 

Phiiadei-  **^  ^  gerform  the  melancholy  office  of  informing  you  that  the  Honour- 
phia  able  Henry  Tazewell,  late  a  Senator  of  the  U.  S.  from  Virginia,  de[)arted 
this  life  on  this  day.  This  is  not  a  place  in  which  I  am  permitted  to 
indulge  those  reflections  which  the  loss  of  so  able  and  virtuous  a  publick 
servant  naturally  suggests.  It  rests  with  you,  sir,  to  make  that  use  of 
this  information  which  is  necessary  for  sup[»lying  his  place  as  speedily 
as  may  be  in  the  Senate  of  the  U.  S. 

I  have,  <fec. 


Congress  of  the  United  States, 

In  Senate,  January  the  24th,  1799. 
On  motion — 

Resolved,  That  the  President  of  tlie  Senate  notify  the  Executive  of 

Virginia  of  the  death  of  the  Honorable  Henry  Tazewell,  late  Senator  of 

that  State  for  the  United  States. 

Attest: 

Sam.  a.  Otis,  Secretary. 

As  the  above  came  by  express,  who  expects  compensation,  I  re<iuest 

the  Board  to  meet  this  morning,  11  o'clock. 

J.  Wood. 
Wednesday  morning. 


Jan.  24  The  General  Assembly  elects.  John  Brown,  Escj.,  a  Brigadier-General  of 

the  Brigade  com[>osed  of  the  counties  of  Hampshire,  Hardy,  and  Pen- 
dleton. 


Jan.  24  The  General  Assembly  elects  John  Preston,  Esq.,  a  Brigadier-General 

of  the  Brigade  comiX)sed  of  the  counties  of  Wythe,  Montgomery,  and 
Monroe. 


J.  Preston  to  tub  Executive. 

Jan.  26  .  The  Honorable  appointment  which  the  Assembly  of  Virginia  has  con- 
ferred on  me,  and  which  has  been  comnmnicated  by  your  board  to  me 
by  inclosing  the  commission,  I  accept.  While  I  do  it,  it  is  with  the 
utmost  diffidence,  founded  on  an  apprehension  that  my  abilities  nor  ex- 
perience are  neither  equal  to  tlie  task  of  discharging  the  duties  attached 
to  that  office. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

The  acceptance,  Gentlemen,  of  the  commission  of  Brigadier,  makes  it        1799. 
proper  that  I  should  resign  my  command  of  the  third  Regiment  of  artii-      ^^^'  ^^ 
lery  in  this  State.     This  I  now  do,  and  trust  this   vacancy  will  be  filled 
b}'  some  Gentleman  whose  character  merits  that  office. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c. 


Arch'd  Woods  and  Wm.  McKinly  to  the  Governor. 

Petitioning  in  the  name  and  on  behalf  of  the  militia  of  Ohio   and      Jan.  28 
Brook  Counties  that  the  militia  of  those  counties  should  be  divided  into 
two  Regiments,  separated  by  the  dividing  line  between  the  counties. 


J.  Evans  to  the  Governor. 

Petitioning  for  a  division  of  the  militia  of  Monongalia  county  by  lines      Jan.  28 
(lei5eril>ed  in  a  petition  heretofore  sent. 

Also  for  a  full  troop  of  Cavalry  for  that  county,  the  troop  now  allotted, 
being  divided  between  the  counties  of  Ohio,  Harrison,  and  Monongalia. 


The  Commissioned  and   Non-commissioned  officers  of  the  Seventieth      Jan.  29 
Regiment  of  Militia  in  the  County  of  Washington,  petition  for  a  division 
of  the  said  Regiment  into  two  Regiments,  there  being  a  sufiicient  num- 
ber of  men  in  that  county  for  two  such  as  the  Law  prescribes. 


John  Stewart  to  the  Governor. 

The  Keeper  of  the  Rolls  in  obedience  to  the  order  of  the  Honorable       Feb.  4 
the  Executive,  has  [)repared  copies  of  such  papers  as  could  be  taken  from 
originals  deposited  in  the  office  of  the  General  Assembly,  and  transmits 
them  therewith. 

The  Amendments  to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  the 
Acts  of  Congress  known  by  the  name  of  the  "  Alien  and  Sedition  Acts," 
not  being  found  among  the  Records  in  the  Office,  cannot  he  furnished,  or 
if  procured  elsewhere  could  not  be  certified. 

The  former  will  be  found  in  the  third  volume  of  the  late  edition  of  the 
Laws  of  Congress,  Folio  454 — ^and  the  latter  among  the  Acts  passed  at 
the  same  session  of  the  Fifth  Congress  of  the  United  States,  Folio  42  and 
67. 

It  is  submitted  to  the  Honorable  the  Executive,  the  propriety  of 
making  such  comi)ensation  for  the  performance  of  this  work,  as  in  their 
judgment  shall  seem  just 


6 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

1799.  By  order  of  the  Directors  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal  Company,  call- 

Norfolk     ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^  ^^^  subscription  for  money  to  carry  on  the  work. 


Feb.  24, 
Norfolk 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosed  your  Excellency  will  receive  the  proceedings  of  thc.directory, 
agreeable  te  your  directions. 

I  have  great  hopes  by  next  Xmas  that  a  road  will  be  finished  through 
the  whole  of  the  Dismal,  and  that  the  cuts  for  the  canal  will  meet  so  as 
to  admit  of  a  communication  partially,  that  will  shew  the  utility  of  the 
work  and  convince  those  who  have  considered  it  impossible  to  effect. 
The  directors  have  contracted  with  gentlemen  in  Carolina  for  cutting  half 
the  width  of  the  canal  through  the  whole  way,  which  was  not  before 
contracted  for,  being  about  five  miles,  and  to  finish  the  road,  that  a  gen- 
eral i)assage  may  be  opened,  so  that  any  person  may  undertake  a  small 
or  large  distance,  as  may  suit  their  force  to  compleat  the  whole  work. 

Yesterday  morning  a  fire  broke  out  in  the  lower  part  of  this  place  by 

the  carelessness,  it  is  said,  of  a  woman  leaving  a  candle  in  a  garret,  which 

caught  some  cloathes  and  set  the  roof  on  fire,  by  which  about  70  houses 

were  destroyed  and  leaves  a  number  of  distressed  people.     The  liames 

were  so  rapid  that  much  property  was  destroyed,  and  with  the  greatest 

exertions  it  was  stopped  in  the  square  called  Nock's  Town,  and  part  of 

another  square  adjoining  Commerce  street;  so  that  from  Commerce  street 

to  Tucker's  lotts,  and  from  Main  street  to  Walters  street,  is  destroyed,  and 

not  less  than  six  or  seven  hundred  persons  deprived  of  lodgings  in  this 

inclement  season. 

I  am,  &c. 


Feb.  25, 
Philadel- 
phia 


B.  II.  Latrobe  to  the  Governor. 

Acknowledging  receipt  of  the  Governor's  letter,  urging  his  return  to  the 
work  of  the  Virginia  Penitentiary ;  giving  as  his  reasons  for  his  long 
absence,  the  engagements  he  had  entered  into  with  the  Bank  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  also  with  the  city  water-works,  but  promising  a  speedy  return. 
Advising  the  employment  of  a  superintendent  or  clerk  of  the  works,  as 
indispensable  to  an  economical  and  successful  prosecution  of  the  works, 
which  the  age  and  infirmities  of  Mr.  Thos.  Callis  disqualifies  him  for, 
and  recommending  Mr.  William  Callis  as  eminentl}'  fitted  for  it  by  the 
experience  acquired  in  his  service. 

Also  sending  specific  directions  for  the  Bricklayers  of  the  l^enitentiary 
house. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


At  a  Ck)urt  held  for  Greenbrier  county  the  26th  day  of  February,        1799. 
171)9:  ^^^'^ 

On  motion  of  John  Stewart,  Colonel  of  the  79th  Regiment  of  Militia, 
informed  the  Court  that  the  late  division  of  this  count}'  has  reduced  the 
said  Regiment  to  one  Battalion  only;  in  con^ecjuence  whereof  he  hath 
signified  that  he  has  resigned  his  office,  w^hich  is  ordered  to  be  certified 
to  his  Excellency  the  Governor,  that  such  arrangements  may  be  made  as 
he  shall  think  proper  and  necessary. 

A  copy — Teste: 

John  Stewart. 


John  Stewart  to  Major  White. 

I  am  requested  to  enclose  to  your  care,  the  within  order  by  the  jKJople  Feb.  27, 
of  Monroe  County,  who  I  believe  is  more  divided  than  when  they  was  in  Qauntv^'^ 
this  County  with  the  people  on  our  side.  Mr.  Hutchison  their  favorite, 
has  come  home,  amply  provided  to  secure  himself  the  (lerk's  Office;  This 
has  give  great  offence  to  an  expecting  party,  as  not  less  than  three  or  four 
more  were  waiting,  and  a  loud  outcry  against  the  poor  fellow  for  provid- 
ing for  himself  and  reconnncnding  his  old  father  Wm.  Hutchison,  who 
was  removed  to  Kanawha  near  a  year  ago,  but  expected  to  return  to 
accept  hii$  seat  as  Judge  of  the  Court.  I  think  from  all  appearances  they 
will  soon  be  wanting  to  divide  again.  I  sincerely  congratulate  you  on 
your  late  appointment,  and  believe  I  am  with  great  respect,  &c. 

N.  B. — Since  I  wrote  the  above  I  have  been  requested  to  inform  you 
that  Alexander  Handly  and  Byrnside,  all  live  joining  in  sight  of  one 
another — indeed  I  think  its  no  great  wonder  the  people  grumble. 


At  a  Court  held  for  Greenbrier  County,  the  26th  day  of  February,  1799.      Feb.  27 
Present:    William    Morrow,   Samuel   Price,   Thonuis   Eagar,   Charles 
Arbuckle  and  Wm.  Craig,  Gent. 

A  petition  from  sundry  inhabitants  of  the  new  county  called  Monro, 
was  presented  in  court,  praying  that  this  Court  would  recommend  some 
persons  in  the  town  end  of  said  County,  to  be  added  to  the  new  commis- 
sion of  the  ]>eace  for  said  County.  On  consideration  whereof,  the  Court 
doth  recommend  Christian  Peters,  James  Ellis,  William  Maddy  and  Mich- 
ael Thisenger  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor,  as  proi>er  persons  to  be 
added  to  the  said  commission,  and  it's  ordered  that  the  said  petition 
accompany  this  recommendation. 

A  copy — Teste: 

John  Stewart,  C. 


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1799. 
Feb.  27 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

Deposition  of  John  Arbuckle  acting  Sheriff  of  Greenbrier  County, 
taken  before  William  Morrow  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  said  County,  the 
27th  day  of  February,  1799,  testifying  as  to  the  character  and  conduct  of 
William  Hutchison,  l9.te  of  Kanawha  county,  who  while  sh'ff  in  1791 
and  92,  committed  an  offence  against  the  laws  of  the  Commonwealth,  in 
consequence  of  which  he  is  charged  with  absconding  to  another  county. 


Philip  Slaughter  and  Henry  Hill  to  the  Governor. 

March  10  Recommending  Major  Robert  Powell,  of  Madison  county,  for  appoint- 
ment of  Superintendent  of  Arsenal  contemplated  by  act  of  23rd  January, 
1798. 


Moses  Bates  to  the  Executive. 

March  11,        Urging  to  have  the  work  done  by  him  under  his  contract  measured  by 
Richmond    ^j^.  ^^^^^  ^  j^^  g^  ^^ 


March  17 


Archibald  Thwbatt  to  the  Governor. 

On  the  —  day  of  December,  1798,  Mr.  Maclin  was  appointed  and 
commissioned  coroner  of  Brunswick  county  and  entered  upon  the  execu- 
tion of  the  duties  of  his  office.  In  a  few  weeks  afterwards,  he  accepted 
of  the  office  of  an  assistant  assessor  under  the  Act  of  Congress. 

The  Act  of  Assembly  passed  on  the  8th  day  of  December,  1788, 
declares  that  a  person  holding  a  legislative,  executive,  judicial,  or  lucrative 
office  under  the  General  Government  sliall  not  hold  a  like  office  under 
the  State  Government  (see  the  Act  at  large). 

It  is  asked,  first,  whether  Mr.  Maclin  can  hold  both  of  the  above  offices, 
and  secondly,  if  he  cannot  hold  them  both,  did  his  acceptance  of  the 
office  of  assessor  supersede  and  annul  his  commission  as  coroner;  or  can 
he  resign  the  office  of  assessor  and  continue  Coroner  without  being  a^ain 
commissioned. 

I  consider  the  office  of  assistant  assessor  as  a  lucrative  office,  because 
the  Act  of  Congress  creating  it  annexes  a  fixed  compensation.  At  the 
first  view,  it  would  seem  from  the  Act  of  Assembly  that  ineligibility  or 
incapacity  to  take  or  hold  a  State  office  of  the  description  mentioned  in 
the  Act  can  only  arise  in  one  way :  that  is,  by  holding  an  office  of  the 
like  kind  under  the  General  Government  in  the  first  instance;  as  if  a 
man  be  a  judge  or  marshal  under  the  General  Government,  the  appoint- 
ment of  the  same  man  to  the  office  of  judge  or  sheriff"  under  the  State 
Government,  I  apprehend,  would  be  void ;  or  in  the  present  case,  if  Mr. 
Maclin  had  been  assessor  in  the  first  place,  and  was  afterwards  appointed 


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and  commissioned  as  coroner,  his  authority  as  coroner  would  be  void. 
But  on  further  consideration,  it  appears  that  the  mischief  of  holding 
offices  at  the  same  time  under  both  Governments  would  not  be  remedied 
unless  the  Act  of  Assembly  extends  to  the  present.. or  unless  no  regard  is 
paid  to  the  jmrticular  time  of  taking  the  Federal  office — as  if  a  man  be 
a  judge  under  the  State  Government,  and  is  then  appointed  to  the  office 
of  judge  under  the  Federal  Government.     I  am  inclined  to  think  that 
his  acceptance  of  the  latter  office  would  vacate  the  former.     Therefore 
Mr.  Maclin  by  the  acceptance  of  the  office  of  assessor,  virtually  superceded 
and  annulled  his  commission  as  coroner,  and  consequently  the  resigna- 
tion of  the  office  of  assessor  will  not  enable  him  to  act  as  coroner  under 
the  old  commission.     As  I  am  not  clear,  I  would  advise  Mr.  Maclin  (as 
he  wishes  to  hold  the  office  of  coroner)  to  resign  both  offices  and  obtain 
a  new  commission  as  coroner. 

I  am  of  opinion  that  Mr.  Maclin  by  accepting  the  office  of  assessor 

has  vacated  his  office  of  Coroner. 

Dan.  Call. 


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1799. 
March  17 


John  Mayo  and  John  White,  Com.,  to  the  Governor. 

The  Committee  of  the  Executive  ap[)ointed  to  visit  and  examine  the  March  18 
state  of  things  at  the  Arsenal  at  the  Point  of  Fork,  refK)rt  that  tfiey  have, 
in  discharge  of  the  duty  assigned  them,  been  to  that  post,  and  after  a 
strict  enquiry  can  find  no  grounds  on  which  to' found  a  belief  tliat  the 
information  contained  in  an  anonymous  letter  lately  addressed  to  the 
Governor  is  true. 

They  find,  as  far  as  they  can  judge,  the  Superintendent  attentive  to 
hip  duty  and  faithful  to  his  trust.  The  soldi(;rs  forming  the  guard  are 
well  clad,  and  your  committee  is  informed  the  mode  adopted  to  obtjiin 
the  clothing  is  by  purchasing  the  cloth  in  Richmond  and  having  it  made 
into  suits  at  the  Barracks — the  latter  of  which  is  done  by  a  tailor  who 
forms  one  of  the  guard. 

They  find  10  women  are  sujjplied  with  rations  at  Public  expense,  all 
of  whom  are  well  deserving  that  l>onnty  from  the  hands  of  their  Ci)un- 
trv;  and  the  connnittee  beg  leave  to  suggest  their  opinions  that  to  extend 
the  same  indulgence  to  the  wives  of  the  two  Sergeant.s  of  the  Guard 
(Maddox  and  Perry)  would  be  both  proper  and  just,  as  they  are  in  indi- 
gent circumstances,  and  the  one  a  mother  of  4,  the  other  to  5,  small  chil- 
dren. The  committee  finds  there  arc  at  the  Post  two  Suttlers  (Dawson, 
the  amtractor  for  the  delivery  of  the  rations,  and  a  man  of  the  name  of 
Dillard),  and  they  are  informe<l  by  the  Superintendent  that  the  difficulty 
be  found  in  checking  the  soldiers  from  rambling  off  to  Columbia,  for  the 
purpose  of  obtaining  supplies  of  liquor,  induced  him  to  extend  this  in- 
dulgence to  the  above  persons,  with  the  condition  of  withdrawing  it  if 

.     2 


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1799. 
March  18 


March  18, 
Richmond 


any  disorder  was  permitted.  The  committee  finds  also  that  Dawson, 
the  Contractor,  has  delivered  to  the  soldiers  salt  pork  and  bacon  suffi- 
cient to  8up])ly  their  rations  up  to  the  Ist  of  July  next,  and  are  told  that 
there  is  no  discontent  either  on  the  subject  of  payments  (which  are  made 
regularly  and  quarterly),  rations,  or  cloathing. 

The  committee  were  well  pleased  to  find  the  arms  which  had  been 
repaired,  in  good  order,  and  that  in  addition  to  the  number  returned  by 
the  Superintendent  at  the  last  quarterly-  return,  there  are  367  muskets 
repaired,  oiled,  and  put  away.  The  artificers  are  still  engaged  in  the 
same  business. 

The  committee,  however,  find  that  the  Picketing  so  long  since  ordered 
by  the  Board  is  still  incomplete,  not  quite  fths  of  it  being  done;  but  on 
enquiry,  discover  that  blame  attaches  to  the  contractor  (a  Mr.  Wells), 
and  not  to  the  Superintendent. 

This  man  Wells  the  CJommittee  saw,  and  urged  in  the  most  pressing 
manner  the  necessity  of  an  immediate  fulfilment  of  his  engagement, 
which  he  promised  with  an  assurance  that  nothing  but  the  inclemency 
of  the  weather  had  retarded  it  till  now. 

The  committee  has  also  made  the  necessary  enquiries  respecting  a 
birth  at  the  Arsenal  for  Daniel  Davis,  but  find  none  that  would  proba- 
bly suit  him ;  besides,  they  beg  leave  to  observe  that  as  several  old  ser- 
vants of  the  Public,  who  have  been  discharged  from  there,  are  repre- 
sented to  be  fully  competent  to  this  business  of  making  the  tools  for  the 
manufactory  at  Richmond,  and  as  they  are  anxious  to  return  to  Public 
Service,  that  it  would  be  no  more  than  justice  to  give  them  a  ])reference 
over  any  new  applicant. 


Wm.  Hay  to  the  Governor. 

At  the  time  the  late  Beverly  Randolph,  Esq.,  was  Governor,  the  Plans 
and  Drawings  of  the  Capitol  and  the  Public  Prison,  which  were  sent 
from  Paris  by  Mr.  Jefferson,  were  delivered  to  him,  and  were  by  him 
transmitted  in  a  tin  case  to  the  Directors  of  the  Public  Buildings  in  the 
Federal  city.     Since  that  time  I  have  never  seen  them. 

P.  S. — If  the  plans  were  now  here  I  fear  they  would  afford  no  light 
about  the  situation  and  construction  of  the  flues.  They  were  contrived 
and  arranged  as  the  work  went  on,  and  1  think  that  Mr.  Dobie  ought  to 
communicate  to  the  Council  all  he  knows  about  them,  for  he  was  paid 
for  his  services  at  that  day. 


March  22    The  Commonwealth  of  Virginia, 

To  Reuben  George,  Dr. 

To  92,(KX)  feet  of  plank  and  scantling  delivered  at  the  Peniten- 
tiary, for  the  use  of  said  building,  at  £6.12.5|,    -        -        -    £609.8.1 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


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t» 


Contra. 
By  cash  at  sundry  times, 
"    Bal.  due, 


Cr. 
£465.0.0 
144.8.1 


1799. 
March  22 


£609.8.1 
Honorable  Sir: 

The  above  statement  is  just. 

Tnos.  Callis. 
March  22nd,  1799. 

Gentlemen : 

Please  pay  to  Mr.  Smith  Blakey  four  hundred  and  forty  dollars 

on  account  of  the  above,  and  his  receipt  shall   be  good  against  your 

humble  ser\'ant. 

Rkuben  George. 
The  Governor  and  Council  of  Virginia. 

March  22d,  1799. 


Stephen  Temple  to  the  Governor. 

Forwarding  such  returns  as  he  could  obtain  of  the  strength  of  the 
several  companies  of  Light  Infantry  of  the  62n(l  Regiment,  of  which  he 
was  the  Lieutenant  Colonel. 

Certificate  of  Ensign  William  Parham,  of  the  62nd  Regiment,  as  to 
the  men  raised  by  him  for  a  company  of  s'd  Regiment  on  the  expecta- 
tion of  his  obtaining  the  Captaincy  of  said  company. 

Rfttmi  of  the  Strenf/th  of  Lieut,  James  Rive^i^  TAfjlit  Infantri/  Company,  in 
thf  2ihI  BaWdion  of  th^  62nd  RegH  of  Afilitia,  of  Prince  George  County, 

I  do  certify  that  the  company  of  Light  Infantry  under  my  command, 

was  raised  in  the  fall  of  1794  and  was  kept  under  the  command  of  ('apt. 

Wni.  (^U  until  his  removal  to  Mecklenburg  county  in  the  spring  of  1798, 

and  has  since  been  kept  up  and  strengthened  by  the  residing  officers,  and 

the  quota  of  my  enlistment  is  as  follows:  Sixteen  men  that  formerly 

belonged  to  the  company  on  the  19th  of  May,  1798,  and  five  recruits 

since. 

James  Rives,  Lieut. 
January  12th,  1799. 

I  do  certify  that  the  above  return,  with  the  certificate  thereunto  an- 
nexed, was  made  to  me  by  Lieut.  James  Rives. 

Stephen  Temple, 
Lieut.  Col.  Comm't  62nd  Regiment. 

At  a  Brigade  CourtrMartial  held  at  Prince  George  Court-IIouse  on 
Thursday,  the  7th  day  of  March,  1799,  for  the  trial  of  a  charge  brought 
by  Ensign  William  Parham  against  Lieut.  James  Rives  for  furnishing  a 


March  23 


12 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799. 
March  23 


false  return  of  the  strength  of  the  company  of  Light  Infantry  com- 
manded by  him,  the  unanimous  sentence  of  acquittal  was  pronounced 
by  the  Court. 


John  Guarrantv  to  the  Governor. 

March  23,        Certifies  to  the  delivery  in  good  order  by  Capt.  John  Tinsley,  of  five 
Arsenal      hundred  and  twenty-six  cartridge-boxes,  made  by  him  according  to  con- 
tract and  deposited  in  the  Arsenal. 


March  24 


Robert  Brooke  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  informed  l)y  Mr.  Tliruston,  Escheator  for  the  County  of  Frede- 
rick, that  some  time  early  in  the  last  winter,  it  was  advised  by  the 
Executive  that  Gen.  Marshall,  Mr.  Ilandol[)h,  and  myself  should  acivise 
him  with  respect  to  the  claims  of  the  Commonwealth  to  the  real  estate 
of  the  late  Bryan  Martin,  which  was  by  him  devised  for  the  benefit  of 
aliens,  and  was  supposed  ui>on  that  ground  to  be  escheatable.  I  have 
upon  the  information  of  Mr.  Thruston  given  him  my  opinion  on  the 
subject,  but  Gen.  Marshall  considers  himself  engaged  for  Martin's  family, 
and  I  believe  Mr.  Rimdolph  waits  to  hear  fn)m  the  Executive,  as  he 
informed  me  he  had  no  official  communications  on  the  subject. 

Mr.  Thruston  presses  me  very  much  to  attend  his  in([uest,  which  is  to 
taken  on  the  16th  of  the  next  month  at  Winchester,  but  this  I  presume 
cannot  be  considered  as  making  a  part  of  my  ex-officio  duty,  nor  could 
I  comi)ly  with  the  request  without  incurring  much  expense  and  occa- 
sioning no  inconsiderable  inconvenience. 

I  have  the  honor,  (fee. 


Geo.  Wheeler  to  A.  Blair. 

March  2G,        Offering  to  contract  to  manufacture  1,5(X)  stand  of  arms  (Gun  and 
Falmouth    Bayonet)  within  12  months  at  $13  40. 


G.  Deneale,  Alex'r  Smith,  Thos.  Rogerson,  and  Many  Citizens 

OF  Alexandria,  to  the  Governor. 

March  27,        Petitioning  for  a  division  of  the  Sixtieth  Regiment  of  the  Militia  of 
exanaria  pa^jpfj^x  county,  so  as  to  give  one  Regiment,  to  be  composed  of  one  com- 
pany of   Riflemen   and   five   additional   companies   for  the  Town   of 
Alexandria.     The  County  Court  of  Fairfax  to  make  the  necesvsary  nomi* 
nation  of  olticers. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


13 


Sam'l  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

It  appears  on  the  Journal  of  the  Executive,  under  date  of  the  29th  of 
December,  '87,  that  under  a  resolution  of  the  General  Assembl}'  of  the 
20th  of  that  month  and  year,  arms,  &c.,  were  distributed  as  follows: 

To  the  county  of  Monongalia  100  stands,  Harrison  50,  Ohio  150,  Ran- 
dolph 50.     Total,  350. 

That  the  above  arms  were  sent  from  the  [)ublic  Arsenal  at  the  Point  of 

Fork  to  Morgan  Town. 

I  have  the  honor,  <tc. 


171)9. 
Man;h  28 


Philip  Slaughter  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  Pliilip  Lightfoot  for  a  Lieu tenan toy,  to  be  stationed  at    March  28 
the  Arsenat  contemplated  to  {ye  established  in  Culpeper,  Orange,  or  Mad- 
ison. 

Madison  (-ounty,  April  6th,  1799. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  ofTer  myself  as  a  candidate  for  the  Lieutenant's  place  to  take 
care  of  the  Arsenal  to  be  erected  in  the  county  of  Culpeper  or  Orange,  if 
the  vacancy  is  not  filled  up.  I  should  be  very  glad  to  receive  the  a[)i)oint- 
menty  as  I  am  very  well  acquainted  with  the  duty  of  a  soldier,  as  I 
served  regular  during  the  la.st  war.     So  doing  yoir'll  oblige  me. 

Yours,  il'c. 


At  a  Court  of  Directors  held  at  the  Hospital  in  Williamsburg,  for  the    March  28 
maintainance  and  care  of  persons  of  unsound  mind  the  28th  day  of 
March,  1799. 

John  Minson  Gait,  Philip  Barrand  and  Matthew  Anderson  are  recom- 
mended to  the  Executive  as  fit  persons  to  be  commissioned  as  members 
of  this  Court,  in  the  room  of  Nathaniel  Burwell  who  hath  removed, 
William  Terince  who  hath  also  removed,  and  Richard  Randol])h  deceased ; 
and  in  case  of  the  refusal  of  either  of  the  persons  above  named,  to  act 
under  such  commission,  this  Court  doth  recommend  T^Uoy  Andei-son  as 
a  fit  person  to  be  commissioned. 

Copy. 

Will.  Russell,  C.  C.  D. 


8th  Month,  9th,  1799. 

John  Harxne  and  Geo.  Winston  wishes  the  Executive  to  order  all  the 
bricks  now  laid  in  Penitentiary,  and  made  under  the  Contract  of  1798  to 
be  counted. 


March  28 


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179?). 
March  31 


Certificate  of  W.  H.  Cavendish  that  while  serving  as  a  member  of  the 
General  Assembly  from  Greenbrier  Co.,  in  1796,  in  company  with  John 
Hutchison,  he  did  draw  up  a  bill  for  the  assessing  the  Lands  of  Green- 
brier, Kanawha  and  Randolph,  which  bill  was  passed:  but  subserjuently 
finding  that  owing  to  the  conduct  of  the  (Commissioners,  that  great  injus- 
tice was  being  done  to  the  inhabitants  of  those  counties,  and  that  the  law 
was  in  part  unconstitutional,  did  last  session  draw  another  bill  for  repeal- 
in  those  parts  of  the  said  Act  of  1796,  which  bill  passed  the  Town  House 
of  Assembly,  but  was  rejected  in  the  Senate.  Therefore  the  law  of  1796 
still  remains  in  force,  which  law  cannot  be  executed  with  justice  accord- 
ing to  the  expression  of  said  act. 

Given  under  my  hand  28th  March,  1799. 

W.  H.  Cavendish. 


Maroh  31 


To  each  of  the  Counties  of  the  State  the  Governor  sent  by  Express, 
according  to  the  Resolution  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Januar}'  22nd, 
1799,  copies  of  the  documents  therein  specified. 


March  31, 
Fairfax 


Afarch  Covrt,  1799. 
Present :  Twelve  Justices. 

The  Clerk  presented  to  the  Court  a  packet  i*eceived  from  the  Executive 
of  Virginia,  addressed  to  the  Justices  of  Fairfax,  containing  sundry  Reso- 
lutions of  the  General  Assembly  in  the  nature  of  an  Address  to  the  Peo- 
ple. 

\Vhereupon  it  is  Resolved,  That  the  Court  of  Fairfax  County,  conceiv- 
ing themselves  appointed  for  the  purpose  of  executing  the  Laws  and  to 
do  impartial  Justice  to  all  and  every  class  of  men,  think  it  highly  improper 
in  them  to  have  anything  to  do  with  either  party  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, either  by  distributing  their  Resolutions  or  addresses. 

Knowing  this  to  be  their  duty,  they  return  to  the  Executive  of  this 
State  the  several  printed  pamphlets  directed  to  them,  and  the  Court  do 
order  their  Clerk  to  inclose  them  directed  to  the  Governor  and  Council, 
and  to  be  sent  to  Richmond  by  the  first  safe  opportunity. 

A  Copy — Teste: 

G.  Deneale,  Crk. 


April  1, 
Arsenal 


Rob't  Quarles  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosing  the  usual  Quarterly  Return  of  arms  and  military  stores  at 
the  arsenal,  with  pay-roll  and  account  current  with  Arsenal,  showing 
bal.  on  hand  of  £16.12.10. 

Also  asking  for  a  sight  of  an  annonymous  letter  containing  derogatory 
insinuations  against  his  reputation. 


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Quarterly  Return  of  Arnia  mid  MiliUiinj  Stores  at  the  Point  of  Fork  Arsenal 

A^wil  1st,  1799, 

1  16-Inch  Brass  Mortar,  1   Brass  6-poundor,  7078  muskets  in  good        1799. 
order,  798  muskets  with  unground  Bayonets,  900  Artillery  and  Grenidier      aS^^^i 
Swords,  7    Barrels  of  Gun  Powder,  40  Pigs  of  Lead,  180  Canister  Shot, 
260  Cannon  shot  from  4  to  6  Pounders,  80  Rheams  of  cartridge  paper, 
18  Bbls.  of  Flints,  1650  Pounds  of  Buck  Shot  and  BaU. 

The  work  of  this  Quarter: 

498  Muskets  cleaned,  oiled,  and  put  away;  324  Bayonets  ground. 


The  Connnonwealth  of  Virginia, 

To  John  Atkinson,  Dr. 

For  going  Express  with  publick  Dispatches  to  the  counties  in  April  1 

the  route  to  Ohio,  riding  920  miles  at  7^d.  per  mile,   -        -  $  95  84 

To  Ferriages, 171 

"  Extra  horse  hire  and  feeding  36  days  at  6s.  per  day,  -        36  00 


$133  55 
By  Cash  rece'd  at  the  Treasury,      -        -         -         -         -        -        50  00 


Bal.  Due  J.  A., $83  55 

April  3rd,  1799. 


On  consideration  of  the  Petition  of  sundry  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  April  4, 
of  Alexandria,  It  is  advised  that  the  60th  Regiment  of  the  Militia  of  ^"  Council 
this  Commonwealth  be  Divided,  and  that  the  said  Town  of  Alexandria 
form  a  complete  Regiment  of  two  Battalions,  to  consist  of  four  com- 
panies to  each  Battalion,  which  Regiment  is  to  be  Numbered  (106).  All 
the  officers  now  holding  commissions  in  the  60th  Regiment,  resident 
within  the  limits  of  the  Town,  to  retain  their  respective  ranks  and  Com- 
mand, and  are  to  be  transferred  to  the  106th  Raiment. 

The  Corporation  Court  of  Alexandria  are  requested  to  nominate  pro- 
per ]»erBons  as  Field  officers,  Captains,  and  subalterns  to  fcfuppiy  all  defi- 
ciencies of  officers  for  the  Command  of  the  Regiment,  and  of  officers  to 
command  a  flank  Ck>mpany  to  each  Battalion,  to  be  denominated  either 
I^ht  Infantry,  Grenidiers,  or  Riflemen,  and  that  the  County  Court  of 
Fairfax  be  requested  to  cause  the  60th  Regiment  to  be  formed  into  two 
Battalions,  and  to  nominate  to  the  Executive  proper  persons  to  supply 
the  vacancies  occasioned  by  the  Division  of  the  Regiment. 


16  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799.  Petition  of  Andrew  Trouin,  Lewis  Rivalain,  Miller  Lester,  and  sundry 

April  4  other  citizens  of  Richmond  for  the  pardon  of  Janet  Paul,  a  free  mulatto 
woman,  convicted  in  the  Court  of  Richmond  of  Robhery  of  the  house  of 
Andrew  Trouin.     Her  previous  good  character  offered  in  plea  for  her. 


Samuel  C.  Eddins  to  the  Governor. 

April  4  Soliciting  a  pardon  of  William  Clarke,  a  soldier,  convicted  of  a  felony 

and  condemned  to  be  burnt  in  the  hand.  Pardon  is  asked  on  the  plea 
of  good  conduct  in  the  Western  Army  and  the  small  value  of  the 
property  involved. 


Meriwether  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

April  6  The  bearer,  Peter  Paul,  who  solicits  a  pardon  for  his  wife  for  commitr 

ting  (if  she  is  at  all  guilty)  a  venial  offence,  is,  altho'  a  black  man,  an 
extremely  meritorious  character. 

When  the  massacre  of  the  whites  in  St.  Domingo  took  place,  the  fellow 
by  his  fidelity,  saved  the  life  of  his  master,  and  thereby  procured  his 
emancipation;  and  so  high  doas  he  stand  in  my  estimation,  that  I  should 
be  inclined  to  pardon  his  wife  for  a  more  heinous  offence,  because  I 
believe  the  honor  of  the  husband,  if  convinced  of  her  error,  would  be 
the  best  security  for  her  good  behaviour. 

I  hope  you  will  excuse  this  application.  The  poor  fellow  thinks  it 
may  have  some  effect,  and  I  could  not  refuse  to  contribute  my  aid 
towards  his  relief. 

I  am,  with  respect,  &c. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

April  7,  I  some  time  ago  inclosed  your  Excellency  the  proceedings  of  the 

Norfolk  (directors  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal  Company,  recjuesting  me  to  draw 
for  the  State's  quota  of  the  requisition  called  for  by  the  first  of  this 
month.  W^e  are  now  in  great  want,  for  the  reasons  I  then  assigned,  and 
if  your  Excellency  will  please  to  send  down  a  warrant  on  the  Treasury 
for  the  $1000  payable  to  me,  I  can  make  it  answer  here  as  well  a*s  cash, 
and  save  the  risque  of  bringing  money  down.  Capt.  V^aughan,  from  this 
place,  will  be  a  good  hand  to  send  it  down  by ;  or  if  it  is  given  Mr.  James 
Heron,  it  will  answer  the  purpose  as  well,  as  he  is  coming  down. 

Gen.  Lee,  when  Governor,  took  possession  of  a  piece  of  land  belonging 
to  me  to  erect  Fort  Nelson,  which  was  worth  at  least  thirty  pounds  a 
year.     At  the  instance  of  the  Secretary  of  War  for  the  United  States  to 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

Captain  Blackburn,  it  has  been  valued  by  Capt.  B.'s  appointment  of  Col. 
Byrd,  and  my  appointment  of  Mr.  Baylor  Hill,  at  £5(K),  and  I  cannot 
get  the  least  satisfaction  either  for  rent  or  valuation,  which  I  suppose 
may  arise  from  an  Act  of  last  Congress,  allowing  (iach  State  tlie  power  of 
laying  out  what  money  is  due  the  U.  S.  in  fortifications,  &c.  I  shall  be 
exceedingly  obliged  to  your  Excellency  for  information  whether  my  con- 
jectures are  right,  as  I  should  be  as  well  satisfied  with  a  payment  here 
as  from  the  U.  S. 
I  pray  you  excuse  this  trouble  and  believe  me,  yours,  &c. 


17 


i7im. 

April  7, 
Norfolk 


Balance  in  the  Treasury, 

Deduct  $1,(XX)  on  account  of  20  new  shares  in  the 
Dismal  Swamp  Canal,  which  has  been  callctl  for 
by  the  Directors;  this  is  not  yet  paid,         -        -     $1,000 

The  Apjxjmattox  Canal  Company  will  likewise,  I 
am  informed,  require  another  payment,  say       -       2,()00 


$25,760  68 


3,000  00 
$22,760  m 


W.  Berkeley. 


April  8, 
Treasury 
Office' 


A  petition  of  numerous  citizens  of  Mecklenburg  county  for  the  pardon 
of  two  negro  men  named  George  and  Jack,  the  property  of  Elijah  Graves, 
convicted  in  the  Court  of  said  county  of  the  murder  of  their  master,  the 
m{\  Graves,  for  which  another  negro  man  named  Nathaniel  had  also 
been  convicted  by  said  Court  and  executed ;  the  evidence  on  the  trial 
having  failed  to  show  any  further  particii)atioii  in  the  murder  by  George 
and  Jack  than  their  helping  to  conceal  the  body. 


Aj)ril  8 


Charles  Cameron  to  tub  Governor. 

Informing  of  the  death  of  John  Oliver,  Escj.,  Sherifl'  of  Bath  county; 
suggesting  that  another  be  apiK)inted  in  time  for  the  May  term  of  the 
Court. 

Mrs.  Alice  McClintic,  heretofore  on  the  list  of  Pensioners,  has  been 
omitted  for  the  year  1798;  desires  to  know  if  intentionally. 


April  i), 
Bath  Ca}, 


April  ./,   1700. 

Application  of  Henry  Bell,  of  Madison,  for  appointnient  jus  Superin- 
tendent of  Arsenal  contemplated  to  be  established  by  the  StaUi. 


April  0 


18 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Jambs  Madison,  Philip  Slaughter  and  Geo.  C.  Taylor  to  the 

Governor. 

1799.  Recommending  Henry  Bell,  of  Madison  county,  for  appointment  as 

P"  Superintendent  of  an  Arsenal  contemplated  to  be  established  by  the  State. 


H.  Caperton  to  the  Governor. 

April  12,         Remonstrating  against  the  right  of  William   Hutchison  to  act  as  a 
Richmond   magistrate   in    Monroe  county,  he   having   taken  up  his  residence   in 
Kanawha  county. 


April  16, 
Richmond 


E.  Carrington  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  Captain  James  Spears,  of  Cumberland  county,  who  is 
endeavoring  to  procure  arms  for  his  company  of  Light  Infantry,  as 
entirely  trustworthy. 


April  17  I,  John  Taylor,  of  the  county  of  Caroline  and  State  of  Virginia,  do 

hereby  certify  that  Leroy  Hipkins  (whom  I  have  heard  for  some  time 

past  had  been  pressed  on  board  a  British  vessel  of  war)  is  the  son  of  a 

widow  lady  who  is  my  near  neighbor;  that  I  knew  his  father  before  he 

was  married,  and  am  well  acquainted  with  the  families  both  of  his  father 

and  mother,  and  that  both  of  them  were  Virginians,  as  is  also  the  said 

Leroy.     I  also  certify  that  I  have  this  day  seen  a  letter  from  the  said 

Leroy  Hipkins  to  his  mother,  dated  at  Port  Royal  in  Jamaica,  whence  it 

appears  that  the  said  Leroy  Hipkins  is  now  on  board  the  Stork,  British 

sloop-of-war,  that  he  is  detained  against  his  will,  and  soliciting  his  friends 

to  forward  him  certificates  in  order  to  obtain  a  discharge,  and  that,  from 

certain  references  to  his  connections  here  in  this  letter,  it  indisputably 

appears  that  the  writer  who  subscribes  himself  "  Leroy  Hipkins  "  is  the 

same  person  as  above  spoken  of. 

John  Taylor. 
April  12th,  1799. 

Certificates  to  the  facts  stated  by  John  Taylor,  signed  by  numerous 
citizens  of  Caroline  county,  herewith  filed. 


G.  Denbale  to  the  Governor. 

April  17,         Your  favor  inclosing  the  order  of  the  Executive  of  the  Eleventh  Inst 

Ale^candria  ^^  duly  received  and  in  complyance  therewith,  you  will  receive  inclosed 

the  order  of  the  Court  alluded  to.    The  pamphlets  have  remained  in  my 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  19 


office  since  that  time  and  are  now  forwarded  to  Richmond  hy  Stage  to        1799. 

y°°'  address.  Atllll.d^ria 

I  should  have  forwarded  the  pamphlets  sooner,  but  there  were  several 

in  circulation  here  before  I  received  those  sent  to  the  Justices  of  Fairfax, 

and  on  the  Courts  ordering  them  to  be  returned,  there  was  between  »500 

and  1000  copies  of  the  address  to  the  people  immediately  i)rinted  in  this 

place  at  private  expense,  and  distributed  among  the  people,  and  of  course 

I  thought  it  of  little  moment,  in  attending  to  the  few  in  my  possession. 

I  am,  &c. 


The  Executive  having  received  information  that  the  County  Court  of  April  17, 
Fairfax,  had  on  the  receipt  of  the  Governor's  letter  accompanying  the 
resolutions  of  the  last  Assembly,  with  their  address  to  the  people  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Virginia,  directed  their  clerk  to  return  the  pani])hlet8 
containing  the  said  resolutions  and  address  to  the  Executive,  do  advise 
that  the  Clerk  of  this  Board  be  instructed  to  write  to  the  Clerk  of  Fair- 
fax, requesting  him  to  furnish  this  Board  with  the  copy  of  the  order 
above  alluded  to,  and  to  inform  the  Executive  how  the  said  pamphlets 
have  been  disi)osed  in  consequence  thereof. 


A  statement  of  the  Number  of  arms  which  have  been  issued  from  the     April  17 
public  Arsenal  to  the  Militia  of  this  Ck>mmonwe^lth  during  seven  years 
last  past,  and    not   returned  thereto  except  to  a  very   inconsiderable 
amount: 

Number  issued  from  May  24th,  1792,  to  April  17th,  1799— 

Muskets, 3,786 

Bayonets, 3,786 

Cartridge  Boxes, 3,786 

Returned — 

Muskets, 138 

Bayonets, 127 

Cartridge  Boxes, 112 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  for  an  advance  of  three  or  four  hundred  dollars  on  the  brick     April  20, 
woA  done  by  him  on  the  Penitentiary  house.  Richmond 


30  CALiEKDAB  OF  CTAIC  PAFEB& 


1799.  NcwMk  Borougii — At  a  HuB^ofs  oomt  beid  die  22iid  daT  of  April, 

Borough  The  Clerk  laid  before  the  Coait  sirodrr  fiamphktfi  cciataining  an  ad- 
dress from  a  majoritr  of  the  Cienend  AaBcaMy  to  the  cituen^  of  thus 
Commonwealth,  for  the  purpose  of  havii^  Ibem  dktiiboted  under  their 
autljoritv«  whidi  was  ordeied  to  Ije  read. 

The  Court  taking  the  same  into  their  most  serious  consideration*  are 
impressed  with  a  firm  lidieC  ther  cannot.  ooDflislentlT  with  their  duty, 
take  any  giteps  in  promoting  a  measure  which  to  them  api»ear9  to  origi- 
nate in  the  exercise  iA  powers  truly  anomalous  and  alarmii^,  injurious 
to  the  public  welfare,  and  destructive  of  all  order,  to  maintain  which  is 
their  peculiar  province,  as  well  as  bounden  duty.  Acting  under  the 
obligations  of  a  solemn  oath  to  support  and  defend  the  constitution  of 
the  United  States,  and  ever  mindful  of  its  sacred  injunctions,  and  fully 
persuaded  of  the  sincere  attachment  and  unshaken  fiddity  of  the  citi- 
zens of  this  Commonwealth  to  the  Government  of  their  choice,  thev  can 
not  allow  themselves  to  be  instruments  of  disseminatii^  opinions  and 
principles,  tending  to  undermine  the  federal  authority,  and  may  proba- 
bly lead  to  a  dissolution  of  the  social  comjiact. 

Wliile  the  Court  are  ready  to  applaud  the  vigilance  of  their  fellow- 
citizens  in  watching  over  and  by  a  becoming  jealousy  preventing  any 
incroachment  upon  the  rights  of  the  people  by  those  in  power,  still  it 
may  be  no  less  their  duty,  carefully  to  avoid  l>eing  misled  by  specious 
intriguers,  who,  conceded  under  the  alluring  garb  of  superior  patriotism, 
are  artfully  projecting  plans  to  promote  their  personal  aggrandizement  to 
sa[)  the  foundation  of  our  excellent  constitution,  to  sever  the  Union,  and 
finalh%  to  bring  ujjon  our  envyed  and  happy  country  all  the  horrors 
flowing  from  ci\il  discord — than  which  nothing  in  the  opinion  of  the 
Court  can  lie  more  calamitous. 

Invariable  in  their  conduct,  this  xx)urt  wiU,  to  tlie  best  of  tlieir  skill 
and  ability,  faithfully  and  impartially  discharge  their  duty  without  re- 
garding the  frowns  or  courting  tiie  smiles  of  any  man  or  set  of  men  in 
or  out  of  }K)wer,  and  in  no  other  manner  can  they  satisfy  their  con- 
sciences or  their  God. 

For  the  reasons  herein  enumerated,  and  not  being  bound  to  fiilfil  an 
act  of  the  legislature  destitute  of  the  legal  forms  required  by  the  con- 
stitution, tho'  inca|)able  of  contravening  any  known  I<.aw  of  the  I^nd, 
the  Court,  after  mature  deliberation,  unanimously  detennine  that  the 
(laniphlets  transmitted  to  them  shall  remain  in  the  cleik's  office  for  the 
inspection  of  those  who  are  inclined  to  peruse  them,  subject  to  the  future 
order  of  the  Executive  and  published  in  the  pa|)ers  of  this  Borough. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Alexander  Moselev,  C.  X.  H.  C. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  21 


G.  Dbneale  to  the  Governor. 


Your  favor  of  the  19th  Inst,  was  duly  received,  and  I  communicated        1799. 

.  April  25 

to  the  Ck)urt  of  Fairfiix,  the  contents  of  your  letter  concerning  the  rule  Alexandria 

established  by  the  Executive,  with  respect  to  the  nomination  of  ^hij^is- 

trates,  and  the  Court  at  their  last  sitting,  dirccted  notice  to  be  given,  that 

the  recommendation  will  be  made  at  Mav  Court  next. 

I  am,  (fee. 


Eftracf  of  a  Letter  fnym  JnmeH  Swan  to  R.  Pollard,  rrre\I  Juhj  nth,  1799. 

James   Swan  .to  U.  Pollard. 

To  my  last  of  the  23  ult.  I  refer.  The  Prosi)er  has  taken  on  board  but  April  28, 
1,200  of  the  arms,  and  the  derangement  of  the  consignee  here  has  ordered  "*^"^""rg 
her  away  without  w^aiting  even  to  take  the  Cartridge  Boxes  and  800  more 
amis  that  lay  the  other  side  of  the  river.  The  remainder,  are  at  Copen- 
hagen and  Saxony,  and  by  letters  of  the  20th  inst.  the  ice  still  prevented 
their  getting  out  of  that  port  to  come  hither,  as  no  vessel  was  there  bound 
to  any  port  of  the  United  States.  Such  a  season  never  was  known. 
Yesterday  even  a  great  quantity  of  snow  and  hail  fell,  and  indeed  when 
the  Spring  will  come  no  one  can  tell. 

I  have  engaged  the  rest  of  the  Arms  and  Cartridge  Boxes  to  go  by  the 
Ship — ,  Capt.  Connor,  for  Baltimore,  and  trust  the  ice  will  not  j)revent 
the  arms  arriving  in  time  from  Copenhagen. 

One  part  of  them  is  in  the  Elector  of  Saxony's  dominions,  and  as  the 
war  is  recommenced  and  all  have  fear,  I  am  perplexed  to  get  them  out 
of  his  District,  but  shall  succeed.  This  last  portion  I  am  afraid  will  not 
arrive  by  the  Ist  July,  and  seeing  the  rigour  of  the  winter  which  froze 
the  water  4  months,  I  dare  not  hope  even  to  ship  all  the  least  4000  ear- 
lier than,  if  by  the  Ist  of  July.  I  trust  your  (lovernor  will  not  refuse 
receiving  them  tho'  after  the  time,  as  I  have  done  more  than  any  other 
man  I  believe  could  have  done. 


Mere.   Jones  to  the  Governor. 

Inquiring  as  to  the  number  of  Acts  of  Assembly,  it  is  his  duty  under     April  28 
the  Law  U)  furnish :  the  I^w  on  the  subject  being  not  explicit. 

hifomiing  the  Governor  that  he  was  ready  to  deliver  242G  copies,  which 
he  thought  more  than  were  required,  and  asking  compensation. 

He  is  informed  by  Mr.  Pleasants,  that  the   I^aws  are  worth  fifty  centos 
per  copy. 


A  JtUl^Z  iJL    .9  •TJd  ?JfegiaS 


T*»»     '  x*-*^-*    rJj    'S^ZJLLs-A        rTT.:^   ^    T3a    *ii 


«r  '•  J|^r«    >#^  %  tfut  inti  Tif  IjniL     IT-  i"j1  ir^  ^mcL  Moit  jkvc   ggg^irity 
«^  "^i^  tr.nj.«:v.«>^  2»fA4rt  -nail  "Tirng  smo*?*  i* 


%^%  >  "t*  r^iJ^^  -#'»i!at-»^&.  I^snrj  *^»^af  irr "Sinnair T«Ty . ^itasf  •;-€  Rkrh- 

J- *..-:•  "o^irrf  /  3t^-,r:Lr3i«rjuir£  !ii*ini: i .  TtFnwksoir  ?lIi^4B«cnet  entitled 
•/»^  jat»  Vi  *-j»ie!:  &  -j>tsi  v*r  #  "ift  Bsoisit  ic  &a?i"  >nfn'''i"g  <€  i2m^  United 

«  •>>*:  ^fjr,rAjrjrxf0:  </  <5CET  r»»«srn?  flc^nirj^  pvsuzs  «>  i^T. tiie  elector? 
'{*ikl'7fi^  v#  r^ad  >'x  ss/^tzh^Tf  ^.i  ^>^  SoGk<e  ^li  Prftrtwir '  cu»ed  to  be 
^^M^^  *0t0:  i^it^Kk.  Ut  -rh:  Heisrr  LiW:.  «m  r^-gcjem  tCie  snl  £«trict  as  a 
Ut^sui^^it  ^/  *iji»:  HM2*e  of  Ref^resttctum^  -i^  tht  United  States. 

Gir^i  ond^T  oisr  kamk  azyi  ^leai?  thi*  f«»ncwd  -iar  of  Maj.coe  tboosand 
iMtrr^j  h'jrjidr^  ar*i  ranetr-fkiiieL 


ixxE  JA«-K5»>3f.  [Seal.] 

l>f|rtitT  ii-ir  Tbo6L  Yerby. 
Gek&akd  Mrl^EXXY.  [Sesd.] 
D^iotT  for  Wm.  S.  Jett. 
Petek  Jett,  [^eal.] 

Wm.  Chewxin^.,  [Seal  .J 

John  H.  Falux.        [Seal.] 


Wm.  Prick  to  the  Governor. 


Miiy  '»S  liiforinin^  that  the  Alphabet  of  the  Record  Books  of  the  Land  Office 

\a\%m\  Ofrtcif  yf^yj^  iMtfirly  worn  out,  and  suggesting  the  propriety  of  having  two  more 
riiadij  of  parchment  for  the  use  of  the  office. 


Allkn  Harnerh  to  the  Governor. 


May  \ 
h«irj(  HoliiMting  ii  MUpply  of  arms  for  his  company  of  Light  Infantry. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  23 


Petition  of  Wm.  Davis,  J.  Grammar,  W.  Harrison,  and  sundry  other        i7l)l). 
citizens  of  Petersburg  for  the  pardon  of  John  Cyi)ru8,  a  free  negro  man,  p  ^ ,  ^i^' 
convicted  in  the  District  Court  of  Petersburg  of  horse-stealing  and  con- 
demned to  death. 


John  Power  recommended  by  the  Justices  of  James  City  County  as       May  4 
Jailor  for  that  county,  to  succeed  John  Fenton,  dec^'d. 


Thomas  Darker  to  the  Governor. 

Inquiring  whether  his  acceptance  of  service  in  the  army  of  the  United      May  12, 
Slates  did  not  disqualify  him  from  acting  as  agent  for  the  Stiite;  and      ^"^  »<^  ^•»' 
what  steps  were  to  be  taken  respecting  an  execution  vs.  sundry  persons 
in  Berkeley,  which  he  had  delivered  to  the  Sheriff. 

In  case  of  a  new  agent  to  be  appointed,  recommending  Capt.  James 
Singleton;  claiming  a  share  of  the  commission  on  this  execution;  desiring 
to  know  if  proi>erty  can  be  taken  on  behalf  of  the  Commonwejilth  to 
satisfy  the  execution  in  case  the  money  is  not  paid. 


J.  Leyburn  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  the  company  of  Artillerists  in      May  14 
Rockbridge  county  under  his  command. 


Alice  McClintic  to  the  Governor. 

My  Pension  being  withheld  from  me  the  last  year,  induces  me  to     May  14, 
request  the  favor  of  you  to  inform  me  by  a  few  lines  if  it  is  from  design     ^^^^^  ^• 
or  thro'  a  mistake,  and  if  from  the  latter  cause  that  you  would  have  it 
rectifyd,  which  will  oblige 

Your  humble  servant. 

P.  S. — The  List  of  Pensioners  has  come  up,  but  my  name  was  not  on  it. 

A.  McC. 

The  above-named  Alice  McClintic  was  continued  on  the  List  of  Pen- 
sioners for  1797  but  not  for  1798.     She  has  not  been  paid  for  either  year. 


24  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


David  Holmes  to  the  Governor. 


1799.  I  have  underst/ood  that  the  Sheriff  of  Augusta  county  has  returned 

Woodstock  C»en'l  Robert  Porterfield  as  the  member  elected  to  serve  this  District  in 
the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States. 

The  principles  on  which  he  acted,  I  have  been  informed,  were  that  the 
Sheriffs  did  not  meet  on  the  day  assigned  by  law  to  compare  the  j)olls, 
and  that  his  deputy  had  no  right  to  act  in  this  instance  for  him.  Altho' 
I  am  well  convinced  that  no  act  of  the  Sheriffs  after  an  election  can  set 
it  aside,  yet  I  think  it  proper  that  you  should  be  informed  of  the  real 
state  of  the  transactions  which  in  this  case  have  taken  place. 

On  the  Wednesday  after  the  election,  the  Sheriffs  from  each  county  in 
the  District,  except  that  of  Augusta,  met  at  Staunton,  conceiving  that  to 
be  the  day  designated  by  law  to  compare  the  polls,  it  being  the  8th  day 
including  the  day  of  election ;  they  were  afterwards  joined  by  the  Deputy 
Sherifi*  of  Augusta,  who  acted  on  this  occasion  for  his  principal.  A  cer- 
tificate was  made  out  in  due  form  and  delivered  to  me;  another  was  left 
with  the  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Augusta,  who  promised  to  transmit  it  to  the 
Executive.  On  the  next  day  Major  David  Stephenson,  the  High  Sheriff 
of  Augusta,  came  to  Staunton,  with  an  intention  of  meeting  the  SherilBfe 
to  compare  the  polls.  They  were  then  dispersed,  and,  as  I  before  men- 
tioned, I  have  been  informed  he  returned  Gen'l  Porterfield  the  member 
elected. 

From  the  words  of  the  Act  of  Assembly,  it  appears  to  be  somewhat 
doubtful  whether  Wednesday  or  Thursday  is  the  day  intended  to  be 
designated,  but  I  am  inclined  to  think  it  is  the  former,  because  the  law 
does  not  say  exclusive  of  the  day  of  election,  and  because  under  certain 
circumstances  the  election  may  be  held  open  for  more  than  one  day,  in 
which  case  the  time  of  comparing  the  polls  would  be  rendered  uncertain. 
I  am  further  of  opinion  that  the  Sheriffs  may  meet  at  any  time  within 
eight  days  of  the  election. 

In  the  District  of  Frederick,  I  have  been  informed,  the  ]X)lls  were 
compared  on  the  5th  day.  I  believe  there  is  nothing  more  common  than 
for  Deputy  Sheriffs  to  attend  to  this  business,  and  in  doing  so  it  must  be 
presumed  they  are  in  their  duty. 

ni  tike  it  as  a  favor,  sir,  if  you'll  let  me  know  by  the  next  post  what 
return  Major  Stephenson  has  made,  and  whether  the  certificate  of  my 
election  has  come  to  your  hands.  If  you  should  think  proper  to  trans- 
mit to  Congress  a  certificate  of  the  polls  from  the  Sheriffs  who  conducted 
the  elections  in  the  several  counties,  I  can  have  them  procured  and  for- 
warded to  you.  This  I  think  would  do  away  any  difficulty  that  might 
arise  from  two  returns  being  made. 

I  am,  sir,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  25 


Byrd  Georqe  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  for  a  change  in  the  terms  of  his  contract  respecting  the  delivery      A^^' 
of  timber  for  the  manufactory  of  arms. 


ROBT.  PORTERFIELD   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

RiH?onnnending  that  arms  be  furnislied  to  the  com[)anies  of  Captain  May  20, 
.Tames  Allen,  of  the  1st  Battalion  of  the  32nd  Regiment,  and  Oaptain  "g"8* 
Alexander  Ilerron,  of  the  58th  Regiment,  as  entirely  trustworthy. 


II'h  Holmes  to  the  Governor. 

The  Act  of  Assembly  concerning  the  Militia  made  at  the  last  session,  May  23, 
authorizing  to  be  raised  out  of  each  Regiment  a  Troop  of  Cavalry,  I  "^^  ^^^  ^^ 
have  taken  the  liberty,  at  the  solicitation  of  sundry  officers,  to  recommend 
to  your  attention  the  officers  of  such  Troop,  to  be  annexed  to  the  —  Regi- 
ment in  which  they  reside;  those  officers  elected  as  well  for  their  popu- 
larity as  their  Military  qualifications,  have  succeeded  so  as  already  to  have 
enlisted  between  45  and  50  Troopers. 

The  old  Winchester  Troop  hath  (I  am  sorry  to  say)  lost  much  of  its 
respectability,  by  a  decline  in  numbers  and  jarring  dissentions  between 
the  men  and  some  of  the  officers,  but  I  am  in  hopes  the  example  which 
wiD  be  afforded  by  the  proposed  Troop  in  the  other  Regiment,  will  inspirit 
both  the  officers  and  men  of  the  old  Troop,  and  create  a  profitable  emu- 
lation. 

With  the  co-operation  of  the  Executive,  I  hope  that  both  those  Troops 
will  soon  do  honor  to  their  Corps,  on  whom,  Sir,  you  will  know,  great 
reliance  must  be  placed  in  the  defence  of  our  Country,  which  affords 
advantages  peculiar  to  itself  as  to  the  operations  of  Cavalry — on  account 
of  the  genius  of  our  peoj)le,  the  extent  and  state  of  improvement  of 
America,  and  the  facility  of  procuring  the  horses  and  changing  the  situa- 
tion of  Troops  with  promptitude. 

May  I  be  permitted  Sir,  to  nominate  as  proper  persons  to  officer  a 
Tnwp  of  Cavalry  in  Frederick  County,  to  be  raised  out  of  the  —  Regi- 
nient,  Ferguson  Bell,  Captain,  Moses  Payne,  1st  Lieutenant,  Robert  Vance, 
2nd  Lieut  and  William  F.  Simsal,  Comet. 

I  should  not  have  fonnarded  my  recommendation  alone,  except  that 
then?  is  no  kind  of  dispute  as  to  rank  or  between  the  officers  of  the  pro- 
posed troop  and  the  Winchester  troop,  or  the  officers  of  the  —  Regiment. 

In  ho}>es  that  the  commissions  may  be  forwarded  by  post,  I  am, 

D'r  Sir,  Your  &c. 
4 


26  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thos.  Lee,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

1799.  In  the  suit  against  me  as  agent  for  the  Commonwealth  by   Bristoe's 

^  Heirs,  a  very  necessary  piece  of  testimony  is  wanting,  without  which  the 
Commonwealth  may  possibly  l)e  cast. 

I  have  been  informed  from  good  authority,  that  they  have  l)een  paid 
by  the  British  Government.  A  Mr.  Wilson,  my  informant,  who  is  now 
dead,  was  called  on  some  years  ago  (before  a  Ixmrd  established  in  Lou- 
doun to  ascertain  the  value  of  the  I^nds  and  property  of  the  Refugees 
from  this  county)  to  ascertain  the  value  of  this  very  I^nd,  and  he  told 
me  he  understood  they  had  been  paid  by  the  British  Government  twenty 
years  purchase  on  its  supposed  value  fixed  by  him.  Of  this,  however, 
he  was  not  i)ersonally  acquainted.  In  the  obligation  I  have  thought 
myself  under  of  attending  to  the  business,  I  have  sent  a  Dedimus  or 
Commission  to  Loudoun  once  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  the  necessary 
evidence;  from  the  time  that  has  elapsed  I  fear  it  must  have  miscarried. 

I  presume  it  might  be  advisable  for  the  Executive  to  fee  some  person 
in  I^udoun  if  such  a  character  can  be  fixed  to  attend  to  the  business,  or 
even  to  send  a  special  agent  at  the  public  expense. 

Any  commands  they  may  chuse  to  express  to  me  on  this  subject  shall 
be  attended  to. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c. 


Wm.  W.  Geddy  to  the  Governor. 


May  23  Prays  for  remission  of  fines  for  not  attending  musters  of  the  30th 

Regiment,  which  he  considers  unlawfully  assessed  against  him. 


Mere.  Jones  to  the  Governor. 
May  23  Proposing  to  j)rint  the  Laws  of  Congress  jf  dc-^ired  by  the  Executive. 


Ro.    QUARLES    TO    THE    (tOVERNOR. 

May  23,  1  yesterday  received  a  Letter  from  the  Hon.  A.  JMcRae  inclosing  an 

Anwiial  order  l)y  the  direction  of  your  Excellency,  for  fifty  stands  of  arms  for 
the  use  of  a  company  of  (Grenadiers.  He  is  very  pressing  in  his  I^etter 
that  I  should  send  him  a  better  kind  of  arms  than  those  usually  sent  to 
Richmond,  and  as  the  order  docs  not  particularly  specify  the  repaired 
arms,  I  am  a  little  at  a  loss  what  kind  to  send  him. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


I  have  at  present  declined  sending  him  any  until  he  executes  a  Bond 
as  usual  for  the  safe-keeping  and  returning  the  arms  when  required, 
which  Bond  I  have  now  enclosed  to  him.  By  the  return  of  Mr.  Daw- 
son, your  Excellency  will  be  so  kind  as  to  favor  me  with  your  advice  on 
this  subject. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c. 


27 


1799. 
May  23, 
Arsenal 


W.  Berkeley  to  the  Governor. 

A  payment  in  Tobacco  has  this  day  been  made  into  .the  Treasury  by 
Mr.  Lee  as  agent  for  the  State  on  account  of  rents  on  I^and  in  Prince 
William,  fonnerly  the  property  of  Mr.  Bristoe.  He  is  willing  to  under- 
take the  selling  of  it,  and  advises  that  a  credit  until  the  15th  of  Septem- 
ber next  should  be  allowed. 

Permit  me  to  submit  it  to  the  consideration  of  the  Honorable  Board. 

With  every  sentiment  of  respect,  &c. 


May  23 


A.  Barnbt  and  Robt.  Fox  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  that  some  mode  be  adopted  for  ascertaining  the  difference  be-      May  25 
tween  the  framing  of  the  roof  of  the  Penitentiary  house  and  the  plan 
originally  agreed  upon. 


Richard  Youno  to  the  Governor. 

Complaining  of  unfair  treatment  by  a  Board  of  Officers  in  their  recom-     May  27, 
niendations  to  the  Court  for  promotions  in  his  Regiment.  Richmond 


N.  W.  Price  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  been  informed  that  Capt.  Phil.  N.  Nicholas  has  resigned  his 
office  as  the  Captain  of  the  Richmond  Republican  Infantry,  and  also 
that  the  company  have  chosen  Meriwether  Jones,  Esq.,  as  their  Captain. 
It  is  with  my  free  consent  that  he  should  conmiand  the  company  and 
nael  as  the  will  of  the  majority  of  our  company  shall  and  will  always 
Iw  subscribed  to  by  me. 

I  am,  with  respect,  &c. 


May  28 


28  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799.  Ordered,  that  Jacob  Hull  be  recommended  to  His  Excellency  tho 

Pe^Jl^n    Clovemor  an  a  proper  person  to  be  commissioned  Captain  to  raise  a  com- 
County      pany  of  Cavalry  in  the  46th  Regiment  in  Pendleton,  which  is  ordered  to 
be  certified. 

A  copy — Teste: 

.    Zeb.  DvKii,  C.  P.  C. 


May  28  Ordered,  that  Adam  Conrod  and  Henry  Hull  be  recommended  to  his 

Excellency  the  Governor  as  proper  persons  to  be  commissioned  Lieuten- 
ants to  raise  a  company  of  Cavalry  in  the  4l)th  Regiment  in  Pendleton. 
Ordered  to  be  certified. 

Zeb.  Dyer,  C.  P.  C. 


May  29  Commission  of  Daniel  Henric  as  Surveyor  of  the  county  of  Wood, 

conferred  by  the  President  and  Professors  of  William  and  Mary  College, 
on  file. 


Jas.  Baytop  to  the  Governor. 

May  30,         Soliciting  a  command  in  one  of  the  Raiments  of  Militia  now  under 
Richmond   organization. 


Augustine  Davis  to  the  Governor. 

Jun«  3,  Soliciting  the  privilege  of  printing  for  the  State  such  a  num1)er  of  the 

Richmond    j^^g  past  at  the  last  session  of  Congress  as  may  be  considered  neca^sary 
for  her  use. 


Charles  Little  to  the  Governor. 

June  4  Asking  instructions  as  to  the  new  organization  of  the  6()th   Regiment 

of  the  Militia  of  Fairfax,  to  which  a  portion  of  the  Militia  of  Loudoun 
had  been  recently  added. 


Samuel  Shepard  to  the  Governor. 

June  4,  Requesting  that  a  special  agent  be  sent  to  Philadelphia  for  the  purpose 

^oflR^^"^^    of  collecting  tlie  amount  of  an  execution  against  William  Stokes,  of  the 
firm  of  William  &  Charles  Stokes,  late  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  for  £190.6.3. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  29 


The  commission  of  James  Claughton  as  Notary  Public  for  the  District        1799. 
of  Northumberland  is  on  file.  ^""®  ^ 


David  Saunders  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  instructions  as  to  the  validity  between  two  conllicting  appoint-      June  5, 
inents  of  Adjutant  of  the  91st  Regiment  made  by  Ck)l.  Trigg  and  himself.     Bedford 


James  Garrard  to  the  Governor. 

I  enclose  to  your  Excellency,  a  letter  from  the  Kentucky  Commission-      June  9, 
ere,  addressed  to  the  Commissioners  on  the  part  of  Virginia,  for  fixing   Fjnnkford, 
the  Boundary  Line  between  the  two  States.     Should  the  time  and  place 
of  meeting,  meet  with  your  approbation  and  that  of  your  Commissioners, 
you  will  be  so  good  as  to  give  me  the  earliest  intelligence,  that  I  may 
instruct  the  Kentucky  Commissioners  to  hold  themselves  in  readiness. 

With  perfect  respect,  I  am,  &c. 


The  Commission  of  John  Nivison  as  Lieutenant-Colonel  Commandant     June  11 
of  the  54th  Regiment,  Ninth  Brigade  and  Fourth  Division  of  Militia  is 
on  file. 


Virginia  to- wit: 

At  a  General  Court  held  at  the  Capitol  in  the  city  of  Richmond,      June  13 
the  13th  day  of  June,  1799. 

Robert  Walker,  James  Dunlop,  jun'r,  John  Chalmers  and  Thomas  Col- 
quhoun  merchants,  natives  of  Scotland,  this  day  came  into  Court  and 
declared  on  oath,  that  they  reside  within  and  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  United  States  prior  to  the  twenty  ninth  day  of  January,  1795,  and 
have  continued  so  to  reside  ever  since;  that  they  have  also  resided  one 
year  at  least  within  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia,  that  they  will  sup- 
port the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  that  they  do  absolutely 
and  entirely  renounce  and  abjure  all  allegiance  and  fidelity  to  any  foreign 
prince,  potentate,  State  or  Sovereignty  whatsoever,  and  particularly  to 
George  the  third.  King  of  Great  Britain:  and  it  appearing  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  the  Court  that  the  said  Robert  Walker,  James  Dunlop,  jun'r,  John 
Chalmers  and  Thomas  Colquhoun,  during  such  residence  have  behaved 
themselves  as  men  of  good  moral  character,  attached  to  the  Constitution 
of  the  United  States,  and  well  disposed  to  the  good  order  and  happiness 
of  the  sameT  they  are  admitted  citizens  of  the  said  United  States. 

( -opy — Teste : 

Wii^oN  Allen,  C.  G.  C. 


3t^ 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPER& 


lTUi».        The  Coniiuoiiwealth  of  Viiginia. 
June  15 


To  Moees  Bales. 


For  722t>  si>Iid  \*ards  of  FoumlatioD  lor  the  armory.  Dog  at 
^i,  |HT  y\i, 

i>.  Bv  i'ii^h  rxVd  at  sundrv  times  fexdifc^re  of  $181  11 
ctMit8  for  Rock  work  aiul  13l>  Dollais  advanced  in  conse- 
«)ueiKv  of  eiu| Joviii£[  mor^  luuKk^  1 1 10  Dollars  7:i  cents.  - 


£436.11.0 


1  ix^rtifv  that  tlie  aU>ve  acc^t  is  conrect. 
June  WaIu  ITW. 


333.04.0 
£193.07.0 


Jxo.  Clarke. 


John  RonEKT^>x  i\>  the  Goteexoe. 

Jnne  ^V         RHiimii^  l^^imri^Mn^as  Xoiarr  Public  and  Sopeffintefident  of  Qnar- 
llir^tw^   ai^tiiw*  at  that  Pivrtv     A|^Mnehen<»i>iis  *^  veilow  ^e^rer  JOom  Philadelphia. 

aiHl 
City  IViat  


NovMk 


Thih^  Xrriv%x  ivs  rsE  OxirixxoE, 

I  tin«l  it  will  Ke  neoe^siMT  i<i>  haxv  a  SBBdLD  K^da  Vi  exunioe  the  redsds^ 
ml^kh  if  x\>^ir  Exceik«>cy  a2>d  Cv^^Kal  tiiSiik  wrda  aje..  I  wiD  emploj. 
The  <4SocT:?  1^'  the  CmtwJ  S;ia5<^  ci^w  "fscyirT  ^sasaaooe  I  oi^oM  wish,  hut 

the  V  <^)i><>4  iSn^i  a  K-tjis.     1  Iv3k-XY  ^i  mzTi  W-  Tjeicessarr  lo  issae  a  {HDe-* 
lanvatkm  ^^o-  the  \Vo$q  l^odia  I:silaxKi<  i!i6DenftI}5'.  a>  "c^esafiis  Itfsi^n  to  come 
irk  i?)  1^  aTHi  ihiTt^^  «iar$  yin^^^^aiKv  a7>3  if  axiT  iidinrxkin  f^xioild  he  amoqg 
t^-fC  <-7Yw.  it  may  he  ^i^o^mani  a  icm  iiay$;  and  it  xoiiy  Im^  fiinEff^Ma-  aibo  to 
^i^Jain  the  vcs^is  <«  m^ar  if  i3>cy  >iK«Q}d  Ke  <Q(i2y.  whkli  witbc^ii  a  proo- 

N>  <;ft5ir  o<f  $dd:ii«!i^  >ia$  ha^ij^s^r^  v((L  >«cn  tiic  TDha>iixa3Si^  ai^  feaifid 
isi  its>  heiTU!  Kiwiurhi  rr\.  and  aw  viplani  v*  j«^fMJM  ii. 

1  air*,  A'C- 


;itinell!l 


li  i<  a^TWNi  xh$a  The  11th  Seprmoni  of  Mihiia  hr  drrided  ^v^  aji  ki 
rwf»  ^Jii«inrj  T^ecritmmi^^:  «ichi  l5ocrin>CT«  u>  he  hotmded  hridieibnMar 
Katiahr«n  <li><rrica.  The  Re^nnwim  tn ihr i'AotiTy  of  IRaniinljih  Vk  lie  rmmt- 
hffre^  lAT.  ann  thr  oTh<n"7r»  rouin  the-  Na  11.  anfl  ti  i>  fnnliflr  adrisiod 
rhji^t  .IfiViTi  Ha^-mAnfl  Kr  a;fijviTT»iA*i  1  .inmi^nanM  Vtjim«%l  1  VnnmaTidaxit  of 
rhi  nth  "RwiiH'n?.  and  Bonw»min  P/»hinsrfifi  and  THumd  Ttsrifscfn  he 
afifv»mtod  Muv*T>i  u»>^ai<i  Rrinmoni 


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31 


A  Statement  of  the  Public  Arms  which  have  been  ins  tied  from  the  Arsenal  at 

the  Point  of  Fork  by  order  of  the  Executive. 


Whea 


1792. 
Mav    24 

• 

*Jane  25 
Julv    25 

lt93. 
WMy  21 
>Uv    20 

^?ept    5 

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t(M.    10 

-       12 

15 

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18 


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u 


17^.  - 

April  25 

"       26 

M  I. 

May    19 

"      29 

1795. 

3laT    14 

Jooe    2 

1796. 

Upril  13 

Dec    24 

1798. 
Ma*h  19 


Aug. 


6 


1791. 

JnlT    29 
« *     ** 

I 

171*5. 
April  24 

17Vf7. 
July    27 

1798. 
Jan>20 
FebV  14 

-       19 
JUa  h    5 

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8 

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Place  of  KoHideuce. 


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E<lw*d  Holladay,  to  be  delivered 

to  Ck)l.  Wilson  C.  Nicholas Norfolk 

(*apt.  Quarrier \  City  of  Richmon<l 

Col.  Wilkereon i  Ditto 


7       600 

4  I       (>4 

19  '       ()8 


Ditto 
Eliz/th  City 


Capt.  Richardson 

Capt.  Massenburg,  to  be  delivered 

to  Miles  Kinff 

Capt.  Elias  Parker Petersburg. 

Col.  Wm.  Nelson i  York 

Lieut.  Kautzman ;  City  of  Richiuond. 

Geo.  Deneale ■  Alexandria 

Chas.  Hav City  of  Richmond. 

Rich'd  Bowler Ditto 

Capt.  Wm.  Price .♦« ]  Ditto 

Reuben  George i  Henrico .. 


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Wm.  Giles- 

Richard  Cary 

Lieut.  Jacob  Call 

Col.  David  Patterson. 
Capt  Thoe.  R.  Roots. 


Ditto     

Warwick 

Prince  George. 
Chesterfield.... 
Caroline 


Roger  Gregory Henrico 

James  Caruthers Roi^kbridge. 


Warner  Lewis. 
John  Eyre 


Gloucester..  .. 
Northampton 


Reynolds Norfolk 

Smith I    Ditto 


Philip  N.  Nicholas ,  Richmond. 

Wm.  Riclmrdson Richmond. 


Mason ;  Stafford. 

Nelwn '  York.... 


AlexVMcliae I  Petersburg 

Francis  Thornton Fredericksburg. 

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Col.  J  no.  Breckenridge Botetourt 

Wilson  C.Nicholas Albemarle 


Maj'r  Francis  Walker Ditto     

Capt.  Strobia '  Richmond  City. 

Holloway Ditto 

Archb'ld  McKae Powhatan 

Mercer Spottsylvania  ... 

Lewis 

McCreery Botetourt 

Tinsley |  Fluvanna 

Corporation  of  Alexandria Fairfax 

Col.  W.  Nicholas '  Albemarle 


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47 

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150 

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72 

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72 
72 

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50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
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28 


*AnHlerf.    f  For  am  of  Guard  Boat  stationed  at   lIood'H.    |  Artillery,    if  Artillery.    |  Artillery 
aarf  34.<««or4^    Y  Do.  and  90  Swords,    a  Do.  and  .V)  Hwonls. 


1799. 
June  22 


32 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799. 
June  22 


Stalement  of  the  Public  yirms — Coiitinwd. 


Juno  22, 
In  Council 


June  22 


When 
iHsiied. 


1798. 
July      7 
16 


To  Whom  IsMued. 


PIhoo  of  Residence 


Capt.  Nelson. 
Tebbs... 


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if 


9; 
if. 


O 

V5 


York I     08 

Dumfries 36 


K 


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14 
21 


22 
Nov.    10 


1799. 
April  17 


Flank  C/onipanies  of. 

Ditto  of. 

Capt.  Alex.  McRae... 

Fleming  Payne 

Flank  Companies  of. 

Ditto  of. 


Gloucester !    21 

Princess  Anne '     20 

Richmond  Citv i     19 

Goochland.....". '    88 

Accomac | , 

Norfolk  Co 


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tJune  22 


Capt.  S|)ear8 

Ca])t.  Thos.  Meriwether. 
Capt.  Jos.  A.  Myers 


Cumberland 

Louisa 

Richmond. 


17 
40 


50 
50 

100 

50 

50 

50 

200 

100 

50 
50 


•600  stands  ordered  from  Point  Of  Fork  to  Richmond.    flO  Artillery  Swordt*. 


It  is  ordered  that  thirty  Artillery  8words  be  delivered  to  Captain 
Myers  for  the  use  of  his  company,  he  givinji^  the  usual  bond  for  the  safe 
keeping  thereof  and  to  return  them  when  called  for. 

The  Governor  orders  accordingly. 

Attest : 

A.  Blair,  C.  C. 
Capt.  Coleman. 


Jno.  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

The  hricklayers  having  frequently  complained  to  me  that  lime  for  the 
cement  of  the  walls  of  the  Penitentiarv  house  was  not  furnished  in  suffi- 
cient  (piantity  for  a  rapid  progress  of  the  brick  work  of  that  building,  in 
consequence  of  which  the  principal  bricklayer  has  discharged  several  of 
his  workmen,  1  am  induced  to  suggest  the  propriety  of  its  being  pur- 
chased (if  it  should  continue  to  be  the  case),  as  I  suppose  it  may  be 
purchjised  on. as  cheap  terms  a«  the  contractors  are  to  furnish  it  at. 

In  order  to  keep  a  supply  of  bar  iron  for  the  blacksmiths  now  em- 
ployed in  making  the  grates  for  the  windows  of  the  Penitentiary  house, 
I  have  made  enquiry  at  all  the  stores  in  Richmond  and   Manch^ter 
from  which  a  supply  has  hitherto  been  afforded,  and  from  informatiur 
given  me  by  some  merchants,  a  considerable  (|uantity  is  hourly  expectec 
(it  being  on  board  vessels  now  in  the  River),  I  am  in  hopes  that  a  supph 
may  be  had  of  equal  quality  with  that  furnished  by  Mr.  Breckinridge 
and  that  which  I  have  purchased  is  on  cheaper  ttfrms  than  Mr.  Breckin 
ridge^s  iron   is  furnished   at.     If,   however,  Mr.  Breckenridge  sends  : 
supply  of  iron,  I  8up[>ose  we  must  receive  it  in  conformity  with  thecoc 
tract  between  him  and  the  Executive. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  33 


Creed  Taylor  to  the  Commissioners  of  Kentucky. 

The  distance  Gen.  Martin  and  Mr.  Stuart  live  apart,  and  from  me,  ^"'^J-. 
almost  precludes  the  possibility  of  a  joint  communication  from  us  with  Cuniberfaud 
respect  to  the  boundary  line  between  your  State  and  this.  But  as  a  County 
certain  conveyance  now  offers,  I  deem  it  my  duty,  tho'  alone,  to  state  to 
you,  that  notwithstanding  the  distance  we  are  from  each  other,  yet  pro- 
fessional or  public  duties  have  brought  us  together  twice  or  three  times 
since  we  had  the  pleasure  of  being  with  you ;  and  we  have  never  failed 
to  write  you  on  this  subject;  and  I  do  not  recollect  at  this  time  that  any 
answer  to  either  of  our  letters  has  been  received — perhaps  they  may 
have  miscarried — ^and  I  am  without  copies,  but  I  believe  their  general 
tenor  have  been  to  assure  you  of  our  r^diness  to  act  on  this  subject 
whenever  it  would  be  your  pleasure  to  notify  us  of  any  time  and  place. 
And  of  this  I  beg  leave  again  to  assure  you,  and  I  can  with  truth  add 
that  I  know  it  to  be  the  disposition  of  my  colleagues.  As  I  deem  it  of 
iinjiortance  to  the  two  States  to  have  a  speedy  and  friendly  adjustment 
of  this  business,  and  as  I  am  sure  it  is  not  the  wish  of  Kentucky  to  delay 
it,  I  will  conclude  by  repeating  that  we  are  ready  to  meet  when  and 
where  you  may  think  most  proper. 

I  am,  &c. 

LEXiN(iTON,  May  16th,  1799. 
Gkntlemen: 

Although  you  mention  in  your  Ixjtter  dated  at  Richmond,   lOth      June  23 

January,  171)9,  that  you  had  written  several  Letters  to  us,  yet  we  can 

a.ssure  you  that  none  of  those  letters  have  reached  us. 

At  the  session  of  the  Kentucky  Legislature  in  1796,  when  the  j)roce(?d- 
iiigs  of  the  Commissioners  were  laid  before  them,  they  thought  proper 
to  susiK*nd  any  further  operations  in  the  business  of  the  Boundary  Tiine, 
until  at  the  last  Fall  session  they  authorized  the  Governor  (as  we  believe, 
not  having  the  resolution  of  the  Assembly  on  this  subject  befoi-e-  us)  to 
take  such  sfeps  for  the  final  adjustment  of  the  line  as  he  should  deem 
most  expedient.  Tliis  has  been  the  reason  why  you  have  not  heard  from 
u^*  before. 

The  Governor  has  lately  laid  before  us  your  I^etter  and  that  of  (iov- 
<rnor  Wood,  and  if  he  thinks  proper  to  sanction  our  meeting,  you  again 
will  inform  the  Executive  of  Virginia  thereof.  Should  that  be  his  deter- 
mination, we  are  ready  and  indeed  desirous  to  bring  the  business  to  a 
close,  an<l  will  meet  you  at  the  Forks  of  the  Big  Sandy  on  the  1st  day  of 
October  next.  We  have  consulted  together  on  the  subject  of  the  time 
and  [»lace  of  meeting,  and  have  found  the  1st  of  October  next  to  be  the 
most  Huitable  and  convenient  for  us,  and  the  proposed  place  the  most 


34  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799.  You  will  be  pleased  to  communicate  to  us  your  sentiments  respecting 

June  13  ^j^jg  arrangement,  and  if  you  have  no  objection  to  it,  and  the  Governor 
of  this  State  shall  authorize  our  meeting,^ we  shall  endeavor  to  he  punc- 
tual in  our  attendance. 

We  are  your,  (fee, 

John  Coburn, 
Robert  Johnson, 
B.  Thukston. 

To  the  Commissioners  of  Virginia  for  ascertaining  the  Boundary  lane 
with  that  State  and  Kentucky. 


John  RoberTvSON  to  the  Governor. 

* 

June  23,         Asking  to  be  instructed  whether  it  is  compatible  with  the  I^aw  of  Vir- 
Huudreds    S^^i^  ^^^  ^^""  ^  hold  the  commission  of  Superintendent  of  Quarantine, 
Notary  Public,  and  Revenue  Officer  at  the  same  time. 


June  30         Captain  Kerr,  Light  Infantry  Company,  of  Fredericksburg,  applies  for 
50  stand  of  arms  for  his  company. 


James  Garrard  to  the  Governor. 

June  30,         I  wrote  you  last  fall  an  answer  to  your  letter,  inclosing  one  from  the 

Frankford    ju(]geg  of  Northampton   District  to  your  Excellency,  concerning   the 

unlawful  seizure  and  sale  of  Jack  Cox,  the  son  of  Jemima  Cox,  of  I^n- 

caster  county,  containing  all  the  information  I  had  been  able  to  collect 

on  that  subject. 

I  now  inform  you,  a  few  days  ago  I  received  such  information  of  the 
boy  as  removes  all  doubt  respecting  the  theft  and  sale  to  Bryant  Sloane. 
The  boy  (Jack  Cox)  is  now  in  the  possession  of  a  David  McClellen,  of 
Baird's  Town,  Nelson  county,  who  is  desirous  the  necessary  proofs  may 
be  brought  forward,  that  the  boy  may  be  restored  to  his  liberty  and  his 

friends. 

I  am,    <fcc. 


R.    QlJARLES   TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

July  1,  Inclosed  your  Excellency  will  find  the  usual  Return  of  Anns,  «fcc.,  a1 

^'*«^"^*      the  Arsenal. 

The  other  papers,  consisting  of  the  Pay  Rolls,  accounts  current,  anc] 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  35 


the  half  yearly  return  for  Clothing,  will  likewise  be  presented  to  you        17»9. 
after  passing  the  customary  examination.     Mr.  Wills,  having  at  length      Arsenal 
furnished  the  Timbers  as  stipulated  by  contract  for  the  Stoiikadc  Fort, 
now  presents  his  account  for  payment. 

I  am  sorry  to  announce  to  you  the  entire  destruction  of  our  machinery 
for  grinding  Bayonets.  About  ten  days  ago  there  fell  at  this  place  a  most 
astonishing  flood  of  Rain,  which  has  swept  away  the  Dam,  the  House, 
and  almost  every  part  of  the  machinery.  Your  Excellency  will  from  the 
present  return  of  the  state  of  the  Arms  discover  the  numlx*r  of  Bayonets 
now  to  grind,  and  will  be  enabled  to  determine  respecting  the  expediency 
of  going  to  the  expense  of  renewing  this  work.  If  it  should  be  thought 
inex|)edient  to  rebuild  this  machinery,  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  dispose  of 
such  parts  of  the  old  works  as  may  answer  for  mill  purposes. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c. 

A   Quarterly  Return  of  A  inns  and  Military  Stores  at  the  Arsenal  near  the 

Point  of  Fork,  July  Ist,  1799, 

1   16-Inch  Brass  Mortar,  1   Brass  6-pounder,  7045  muskets  in  good       July  1 
order,  726  muskets  with  unground  Bayonets,  900  Artillery  and  Grenidier 
Swords,  7   Barrels  of  Gun  Powder,  40  Pigs  of  Lead,  180  Canister  Shot, 
260  Cannon  shot  from  4  to  6  Pounders,  30  Rheams  of  Cartridge  Paper, 
18  Barrels  of  Flints,  1650  Pounds  of  Ball  and  Buck  Shot. 

This  Quarter's  work: 

403  Muskets  cleaned  and  put  away;  72  Bayonets  ground. 

Since  last  Return  50  Stand  of  repaired  Arms  have  been  delivered  to 
Capt  Spears,  of  Cumberland,  and  50  Ditto  to  Capt.  AlexV  McRae. 

Ro.  QiARLEs,  Sup't. 


Lawrence  Brooke,  John  T.  Brooke,  and  Many  Citizens  op  Spot- 
sylvania TO  THE  Governor. 

Praying  for  the  pardon  of  a  negro  man  named  John,  the  property  of      July  1 
Fontaine  Maury,  convicted  in  the  Court  of  Sjxjtsylvania  of  arson  on  the 
4th  day  of  June,  1799,  and  condemned  to  be  hanged  on  the  fifth  day  of 
Julv,  1799. 


Al.  McCrae's  bond  with  security  for  twelve  hundred  and  fifty-five  dol-      jnly  3 
larg,  for  the  safe  keeping  and  return  of  fifty  stand  of  arms  for  the  use  of 
J^  Company  of  Grenadiers  of  the  Nineteenth  regiment  of  Militia  on  file. 


36  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Samuel  Colkman  to  the  (iovernor. 

1799.  In  conformity   with  the  enclosed  direction  on  the  back  of  a  letter 

addressed  to  you  by  ('apt.  Meriwether  Jones,  I  have  tlie  honor  to  re]K)rt 
that  Oaptain  Philip  N.  Nicholas  stands  charged  in  a  book  kept  for  that 
puopose,  with  fifty  stands  of  public  arms;  for  the  safe  keepinj^  and  rc^turn 
of  which  in  good  order  when  thereto  re(piired  by  the  Executive,  he  and 
his  subalterns  have  given  bond  in  the  penalty  of  six  hundred  and  seven 
dollars,  which  bond  is  filed  in  this  office. 

Of  the  arms  above  mentioned,  there  are  returned  and  now  in  the  care 
of  the  Keei)er  of  the  Capitol,  4G  Muskets,  45  Bayonets  and  43  ('artridge 
Boxes. 

The  muskets  (one  or  two  excepted)  are  so  entirely  out  of  repair,  as  to 
be  incapable  (in  the  hands  of  Militia)  of  being  made  fit  for  use,  from 
essential  defect^  in  the  locks  <fec.  They  are  also  very  rusty,  and  appear 
to  have  been  wholly  neglected  since  they  were  issued. 

I  have  the  honor,  t^'c. 


July  10  Meri.  Jones's  application  for  arms  for  a  company  which  he  is  raising. 


Theodosius  Hansford  to  the  Governor. 

July  U  Setting  forth  that  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  Escheator  of  King 

George  (bounty  he  held  an  Inquisition  upon  a  tract  of  Land  lying  on  the 
branches  of  Paspotawzy  Creek,  in  said  county,  formerly  claimed  by  Orr 
ik  Cireeleese,  British  subjects,  which  had  been  escheated  by  the  Sherifl*, 
but  never  sold ;  that  in  pursuance  of  the  certificate  of  the  Clerk  of  the 
District  Court  at  Fredericksburg,  and  by  direction  of  Law,  your  Petitioner 
proceeded  to  sell  the  said  I^nd  on  the  20th  day  of  November,  1798. 
That  in  the  execution  of  this  sale,  certain  expenses  wpre  necessarily 
incurred,  an  account  of  which  was  presented  to  the  Auditor.  That  tlie 
Law  which  required  this  sale,  made  no  provision  for  the  expenses  thus 
incurred,  and  therefore  the  Auditor  was  unwilling  to  give  a  warrant  for 
that  purpose.  The  Petitioner  therefore  seeks  relief  at  the  hands  of  the 
Board  by  a  warrant  out  of  tlie  Contingent  Fund. 


Alexander  Buchanan  to  the  Governor. 

July  12  Claiming  his  right  to  the  High  Sheriffalty  of  Wythe  county  as  the 

successor  of  William  Thompson,  of  wliich  he  was  dej)rived  by  the  deci- 
sion of  the  Court  of  Wythe  county. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


87 


Benjamin  Wilson  to  the  Governor. 


Recoinmeiidinp  Sam'l  Bhinn  (now  Lieutenant  in  Robinson's  company)        17i)9. 

Jill  V   1  ^ 

for  Captain,  John  llij^hter  for  Lieutenant,  and  ThomaH  Harhert  to  C(»n-  Harrison^Co. 
tinue  Ensifjjn;  Obedia  Davisson  for  Lieutenant,  and  Benj'n  Kobinson,  Jr., 
t<>  continue  Ensign. 


At  a  Court  held  for  Pittsylvania  county,  the  15th  day  of  July,  1799,      July  15, 
prcj^ent:  John   Wilson,  Joshua  Stone,  William   Dix,  Vincent   Shelton,  ^'^^nty"'*" 
Chrispin  Shelton,  William  Clarke,  Armistead  Shelton,  Moses  Hutchings, 
James  M.  Williaius,  Robert  Divine  and  Robert  Payne. 

Setting  forth  their  objections  to  a  compliance  with  the  wishes  of  the 
General  Assembly,  to  have  certain  pamphlets  containing  their  resolutions 
on  the  constitutionality  of  the  Alien  and  Sedition  Laws,  ]){i«sed  by  (/on- 
gress,  and  an  address  by  the  Assembly  to  the  people  of  the  State,  i^'C, 
distributed  to  the  people  of  their  county;  with  the  determination  to  have 
the  said  papers  placed  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  the  county  for  the 
perusal  of  all  who  desired  it,  and  subject  to  the  control  of  the  Executive. 
That  copies  of  their  proceedings  be  sent  to  the  Governor  and  to  two  of  the 
Printers  of  the  Commonwealth. 


It  is  ordered  that  a  circular  I./etter  be  written  by  the  Adjutant  (iencral 
to  all  officers  who  have  received  Arms  belonging  to  the  Public,  except 
such  as  have  made  satisfactory  returns  under  the  advice  of  the  7th  of 
July,  1798,  requiring  all  such  officers  to  re-deliver  the  Arms  to  the  Com- 
mandant of  the  Regiment  to  which  they  respectively  belong,  unless  they 
do  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  September  next,  make  and  return  to  the 
office  of  the  Adjutant  General  a  report  of  the  said  Arms,  conformably  with 
the  said  advice.  And  that  a  Circular  letter  be  also  written  to  the  Com- 
mandants of  the  said  Regiments  to  receive  all  such  Arms,  and  at  the  time 
of  their  reception  to  cause  a  critical  examination  to  be  made  of  their 
state  of  repair  by  a  Field  Officer,  which  rei)ort  is  to  be  forwarded  to  the 
office  of  the  Adjutant-General  as  soon  as  they  shall  be  delivered  and 
inspected. 

And  the  Governor  orders  accordingly. 

Attest: 

A.  Blair,  C.  C. 


July  16, 
lu  C-ouncil 


Samuel  Shepard  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  the  property  of  John  Beale,  Sheriff*  of  Botetourt, 
taken  for  the  Tax  of  '97,  cannot  be  sold  for  want  of  bidders,  and  request- 
ing its  removal  to  some  place  where  a  sale  can  be  effected. 


July  16. 

Auditor's 

Office 


38  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799.  The  Bond  of  Joseph  A.  Myers  and  security  for  the  safe  keeping  and 

July  1.       re-delivery  of  ten  Artillery  Swords  for  the  nso  of  a  company  of  Artillery 
of  the  Fourth  Rt^iment  of  Militia  is  on  file. 


Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

July  17  Forwarding  reports  of  Militia  Officers  as  to  the  nuniher  and  condition 

of  public  Arms  issued  to  their  commands  in  response  to  the  order  of 
Council  of  July  16th,  1799. 


July  2.3  Certificate  of  Rich'd  Allen,  Major  of  2nd  Battalion,  33rd  Regiment,  of 

the  number  and  condition  of  public  Arms  issued  to  the  company  of 
Capt.  Roger  Gregory,  2nd  Batt'n,  2nd  Regiment;  also  of  Capt.  Reuben 
George. 


July  25  '^^^  Bond  of  John  \\'ilson.  Thos.  Barnett,  and  Louis  Roussell  for  the 

safe  keeping  and  return  of  GS  stand  of  arms  when  demanded,  for  which 
Nathaniel  Wilkinson,  County  Lieutenant  of  Henrico,  has  given  his 
receipt. 


Arch'd   Stuart  to  the  Governor. 

July  25,         Expressing  his  satisfaction  with  the  time  and  place  of  rendezvous,  sug- 

Staunton     gestud  by  the  Kentucky  Commissioners,  for  recommencing  the  work  of 

the  Boundary  Une  and  the  hope  of  its  speedy  termination.     Suggesting 

that  the  f(»rmcr  practice  of  the  Governor  for  supplying  the  party  with 

funds  be  repeated. 


James  Singleton  to  the  Governor. 

July  27  Soliciting  appointment  as  agent  for  collecting  arrears  of  taxes  in  the 

Brigade  District  of  which  Frederick  Co.  forms  part,  in  the  room  of  Thos. 
Parker,  resigned.' 


Jacob  Call  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

July  28  Informing  him  that  the  arms  in  the  possession  of  the  Company  of 

Light  Infantry  of  which  he  was  Lieutenant,  went  with  that  company 
under  the  command  of  ('apt.  Josei>h  Weisiger.  At  the  death  of  Capt. 
Weisiger,  the  care  of  the  arms  was  transferred  to  Lieut.  Alexander  Tay- 
lor, Jn'r. 


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Wm.  Nelson  to  Samukl  Colbman. 

Ruf)ort«ii  that  the  arms  when  delivered  to  him  were  in  had  order  as  to        17t>9. 
Ba\'onets  and  LockH.  York  ' 


Joseph  Martin  to  the  Governor. 

Expres.sing  his  satisfaction  with  the  time  and  place  of  meeting,  pro-      July  31 
|x>sed  hy  the  other  Commissioners  for  fixing  the  Boundary  Line  with 
Kentucky. 


Thomas   Nelson  to  the  (governor. 

Re])lying  to  the  order  of  Council  of  July  16th,  for  a  report  of  numher      July  31, 
and  condition  of  arms  furnished  his  company:  stating  that  notwithstand-    ^^^'"'^^^^''^ 
ing  an  order  of  Council  made  in  July,  1794,  that  his  company  should  be 
furnished  with  arms,  no  arms  had  as  yet  been  furnished  altho'  rei)eatedly 
applied  for,  and  his  company  had  at  private  expense  furnished  their  uni- 
forms. 


Buckingham  County : 

Benjamin  Morris,  David  Coupland  and  Samuel  Allen  recommen-      July  31 
ded  by  the  Court  to  the  Governor,  one  of  whom  as  a  proper  person  to 
execute  the  oflRce  of  Sheriff'  of  this  county  for  the  ensuing  year. 

A  protest  against  the  appointment  of  Benj'n  Morris  was  presented  by 
David  Coupland. 

Numerous  certificates  as  to  the  good  character  and  faithful  services  as 
a  Justice,  of  Benjamin  Morris  are  on  file. 


G.  Deneale  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

Forwarding  the  report  of  Major  Charles  Turner,  1st  Battalion,   106     July  8i, 
Reg't,  as  to  the  number  and  condition  of  public  arms  issued  to  said  Alexandria 
Regiment. 


Thos.  R.  Rootes  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

Response  to  the  order  of  Council  of  July  17th  on  Report  of  number    August  1, 
and  condition  of  arms  issued  to  his  command.  Fredericks- 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Sam'l  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

1799.  Report  concerning  the  condition  of  the  Cartridge  boxes  stored  in  the 

^Xlu'    Capitol. delivered  by  Mr.  Greaves. 
Office 


The  Treasurer  to  the  Governor. 

Augusts         Reports  the  Balance  of  Cash  in  the  Treasury  on  the  1st  Inst,  was  four 
thousand  seven  hundred  and  sixty  dollars  and  sixty -five  cents. 


Littleton  Savage,  Peter  Bodoin,  Isaac  Smith,  and  other  Mem- 
bers OF  THE  Court  of  Northampton  to  the  Governor. 

August  3  Recommend  to  mercy  a  negro  man  slave  named  Abraham,  the  pro- 
pert}'  of  James  Cons  Hicks,  convicted  in  the  court  of  Northampton  on 
the  17th  day  of  July,  1799,  of  committing  a  rape  on  the  body  of  Sally 
Sturgis,  for  which  he  was  condemned  to  suffer  death. 


Kich'd  Gary  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

August  3,        Return  of  number  and  condition  of  arms  issued  to  him  jis  Capt.  first 
Warwick  Cb.  BatUlion,  G8th  Reg%  for  Warwick  (bunty,  made  July  20th,  1798,  is  on 
tile. 


John  Eyre  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

Augusts         Report  of  amis  delivered  to  the  company  of  Northamptcm  Infantry, 
commanded  by  him,  on  file. 


Ph.  Nor.  Nicholas  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

August  5         Report  of  arms  received  for  the  use  of  his  company  in  reply  to  order 
of  council  of  17th  of  July,  1799. 


G.   Denkale  to  the  Governor. 

August  6,        Asking  that  a  portion  of  the  fines  imposed  U[)on  the  (>()th   Reg't,  col 
Alexandria  looted  in  Alexandria,  be  appropriated  to  the  purchase  of  a  stiind  of  col- 
ours and  some  Instruments  of  Music  for  the  106th  Regiment, 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  41 


Sam'l  Gary  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

Response  U)  circular  Letter  of  Council  of  July  17th  in  respect  of  pub-  1799. 

lie  arms,  refers  to  Major  Thos.  Lewis,  commandant  of  artillery,  .for  the  GloucMter 

required  information.  Town 


Thos.  Minor  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

Return  of  number  and  condition  of  public  arms  issued  to  the  Com-    August  10, 
panics  of  Captains  Thornton  and  Mercer.  Fredericks- 


James  Bailey  to  the  Governor. 

Praying  for  remission  of  a  fine  of  twenty  Dollars  imposed  on  him  for   August  10, 
playing  at  Faro  while  serving  as  a  Grand  Juror  in  the  Town  of  Staunton,     ^^"^^^n 


Charles  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Praying  for  a  remission  of  a  fine  imposed  on  him  by  a  Court  Martial    August  17, 
for  refusing  to  obey  an  order  commanding  him  to  attend  a  muster  of  the  C'^^*«^™eld 
Battalion  to  which  he  belonged,  at  Francis  Ix)ckett's,  on  the  8th  day  of 
>ray,  1795,  with  the  company  under  his  command,  giving  his  reasons 
therefor. 


David  Patterson  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

In  res|K)nse  to  circular  of  Council  of  July   17th  refers  to  report  to  be    August  17 
made  by  Major  Branch  of  the  arms  issued  to  the  Light  Infantry  and 
Grenadiers  of  the  23rd  Regiment. 


Alexander  Buchanan  to  the  Governor. 

Asserting  his  claim  to  the  Sheriffalty  of  Wythe  county  filled  by  Andrew    August  18 
Thompson. 


Thos.  Xewton  to  the  (iovernor. 

Soliciting  j>ay  for  Town  Sergeant  of  Norfolk  and  others.  August  19 

6 


42  CALKNIMR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


\7iHi.  At  H  r#>iirt  Im'I/I  for  WaHhinfrt<iii  county  the  2(>tli  of  August,  1799: 

Aiitffmt  2ri  ( )rtU'riul  i\mi  >Uiun!ti  KrmWcy  be  recommended  to  James  Wood,  Esq., 
(}ov<'nior  of  i\w  ('onirnonw(;altli.  an  a  fit  i>erson  for  Major  of  the  1st  Bat- 
Uilum  of  the  lOfith  Ik'^i'ii^'i'^  <>^  ^^>c  Militia  of  Virginia. 

(^ipy — Teste: 

I).  Campbell,  D.  C. 


Stkimikn  Wkkjiit  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

AiitfiiMt  *i()  Korwanlin^  return  of  arniH  of  the  companies  of  Caj)t.  Magnean  and 
othpix,  of  thf  7th  l^'g't,  and  William  Marley  and  others,  of  the  95th 
\U%'iy  an  made  under  order  of  July  9th,  179S. 


.1.  Clarke  to  the  (iovbrnor. 

AiitfiiMt  *JU.        K(HH)unnending  extra  |>ay  to  Moses  Bates  for  digging  a  part  of  the 
Ulchiuoiul    f\mi^jt|(j^,n  Hn-  (|j^>  nuinufa(»tory  of  arms,  which  proved  unusually  hard 

giH)un<i. 


Archibald  Kitohik  to  the  Governor. 

AiiuuMt  ^l>       AppUt^  for  a  K»an  of  titly  stand  of  arms  for  the  use  of  his  company 
^^^"^  iXv    ^,f  Smnul  Battalion,  Sixth  Regiment. 


Av\KMtit  ^\        A  ilt»|H»8ition  of  Francis  Kinc^nmm  ctmceming  an  expeilition  of  Col. 
Arthur  CanipMl  iigainst  the  Cherokee  Nation  of  Indians  in  the  year 

That  lvoU>ri  CampU^lL  i^'  that  i\>mmand,  with  a  |iarty  of  volmiteers, 
starteil  frv»m  the  Inviian  Town  calU\l  i'hota  to  burn  another  Town  calleii 
Cluthower*  which  they  aiwrnplisheil,  and  on  their  r^^tum  had  a  severe 
ti^ht  with  a  largv  (khIv  o(  Indiatui^  tn  a  tuurrow  |iass.  Th«ftt  after  this 
lU^Wrt  i'ampU4l  prv>iH.)evevl  to  lHH*d  a  ^Kurty  to  bum  TeUisjjee,  which  CoL 
A.  CampK^l  op|»os<xL  pn^ferriug  ti*  iWstroy  Hiwa^^fee,  to  prevent  the 
eiieuiy  fr\^u  taking  otf  their  cv>nL 


Ji»«>,  Martin  t**  thb  iiov!ui>MR. 

Au^uiil  :^        hXpr\"tifiunji  hi^  rv«iM.liue«55^  to  j^4u  the  other  Boundajry   Line  CooimL^ 
skutvrs  iit  the  time  ami  place  a^reeal»k  to  theiii. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAFEIiS.  43 


Deposition  of  Henry  St.  John  Dixon. 

At  the  re^iuest  of  Col.  Robert  Campl>ell,  I  do  certify  that  on  the  2<H.h        I7JH».^ 
injft.  I  was  present  in  Court  and  acted  as  an  attorney  for  the  naid  Camf>-    VhmJr'Ififi 
bell  in  making  a  motion  to  admit  tlie  Justice?  r»f  the  Peac<;'.M  r:ertifK3ite  of 
his  taking  the  oaths  ref|uired  by  I^w  for  a  Militia  Offieer  Ut  n«r>rd,  which 
was  op|x>sed  on  the  ground  that  it  would  contravene  an  order  of  July 
Tourt,  wherein  the  said  (.'ampbell  was  interdicted  from  qualifying. 

It  was  pro[>o8ed  then  to  the  Court  to  admit  testimony  Uf  prove  a 
memorial  sent  by  the  said  Campbell  to  the  Executive,  with  a  c<;rtiricat*; 
and  other  statements,  were  strictly  true  and  foundf^l  on  factn.  Thi«  the 
r«>urt  granted,  and  the  following  fiersrms  were  sworn  U>  give  evidence: 
Ca[»t.  James  Keys,  James  Bradley.  Ilavid  r»wry,  and  Amlrew  iCuHHirll, 
Cs^aire?. 

Capt.  Key:*  deyioc^-d  that  at  several  differrjnt  times  he  was  applied  U* 
h*r  ihink.-i  as  many  a^  three  tintes;  by  Elijah  Gillenwat^T,  another  Ju?*- 
ti<"*.  on  rhe  subje^^t  of  a  recommendation  for  a  (V>|onel  in  the  U^^th 
Ri^riient.  and  was  asked  by  the  said  Gillenwater  if  he  would  Ttftt  vfpU' 
tV»r  Mr.  R»>bert  Prest«>n  to  be  Colo.,  which  wan  an  reji*:aterlly  denyerl. 
That  on  the  evening  uf  the  day  when  the  Ia?»t  af»pHcation  was  ma/le.  Mr 
Prp>t«»n  him^ielf  a<idrej*sed  him  on  the  .-^me  sufjjfrct,  and  V>1(\  him  he 
was  jhtjui  to  offer  for  thfi  command-  Capt.  Key?i  farther  .'^aid  thai.,  fieing 
r*>  oft»=n  :-[->ken  to  on  the  subject  in  that  manner,  he  cf»nceiverl  it  an 
la-ult.  H»:f  determined  U)  oppr^j«e  the  said  Prestrm  by  offering  him^^elf 
am<i  at  th**  ?»amr  time  t«>Id  Mr.  Pre«ti'>n  he  should  *>pfKj«#!  him.  H**  altv) 
rait  I  thiU  ha«l  he  n«>t  been  a  (Candidate  he  would  have  votetl  for  Ro^iert 
«  anipWl  Uj  command  the  l<»oth  Regiment. 

John  Huston,  a  justice  of  the  p>eace.  wa*4  then  caJIerl  and  qnalifiefl. 
whn  depose*!  th^t  he  was  -several  times  -^ifiriken  to  on  the  "Subject  of  a 
iTi-t»mm^rn»iatit>n  of  a  Tril^j.  far  the  I<>oth  Reg''t  by  Elijah  fri  Hen  water. 
;in»i  was  iwke«i  bv  him  if  he  wt»uld  not  vi>te  for  R<ibert  F*reHton.  at  the 
:!ame  time  ursinir  th:it  Ri^hert  PreMt«jn  wan  more  in  the  ry^ntre  of  the  >«aid 
Bejrt.  Mr.  Ffuston  -tfad  he  thought  hin  objt^.t  waH  to  inrtnence  hi«  vote 
in  iivonr  of  Mr.  F*reat«>n. 

Mc.  James  Bri4iley  Chen  depo«efi  that  he  had  f^een  .spoken  to  on  the 
-ame  *ubjei*t  and  :wke*l  if  he  would  not  vote  for  .Mr  Pre^ftun  by  K.  i  ril- 
: en  water- 
Mr.  [jtwry  \ra**  rJien  a^kefi  if  he  had  have  vote^l.  who  would  have  been 
•he  per?<»n  U)  whom  he  wt>aiil  liave  ariven  his  vote.  He  -laid  t«»  R«>b*>rt. 
»  -impbeil.  l)et*:ini*e  he  thought  him  •entitled  to  the  command  by  Heni«»riry. 

Andrew  Rni*seil  then  dep«Y^»efi  that  R4>bert  Prenton  hiui  uM  him  he  hail 
uimirtetl  EL  <  ftUen water  t*)  privileges  which  he  did  not  ailmit  hi»*  other 
Deiiucies  Dt    with  one  or  two  «*xci»pdonH  . 

*ftren  uniler  my  hanil  at  Abingrion  rhia  '22x\t\  day  of  Angiint  in  rhe 
I7». 


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CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Robert  Campbell  to  the  Governor. 


1799. 
August  22, 
Abingdon 


On  receiving  your  commission  giving  me  the  command  of  the  105th 
Regiment  of  the  Militia  of  this  State,  I  took  an  opportunity  to  qualifN' 
t()  the  same  before  a  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

Shortly  afterwards,  the  Court  of  this  County  took  up  the  matter  of 
dispute  between  me  and  Mr.  Robert  Preston,  and  after  some  time  spent, 
and  considerable  warmth  took  place,  they  entered  an  order  dated  the 
ICth  of  July  interdicting  my  taking  the  oaths  required  by  law;  but  this 
being  already  done,  it  placed  me  in  a  situation,  in  a  legal  point  of  view, 
that  my  opposers  did  not  expect.  However,  I  thought  it  most  prudent 
to  delay  offering  the  certificate  of  my  qualification  to  be  recorded,  that 
the  members  might  get  cool,  and  facts  be  made  public  that  would  show 
that  my  memorial  and  the  papers  accompanying  it,  were  strictly  true, 
and  not  a  misrei)resentation  with  a  view  to  deceive  the  Executive  of  the 
State. 

On  the  first  day  of  the  succeeding  Court,  I  offered  the  certificate  of 
my  taking  the  oath  required  by  Law  to  be  recorded.  This  occasioned  a 
number  of  witnesses  to  be  examined,  and  brought  on  a  long  debate  from 
the  Bar.  which  concluded  with  the  refusal  of  admitting  the  certificate  to 
be  recorded,  as  will  appear  by  the  enclosed  paper.  (A  copy  from  the 
Onler  Book  of  the  Court.) 

I  inclose  a  recommendation  of  the  Court  for  a  Major  to  fill  up  the 
vacancy  in  the  fii-st  Battalion  of  the  105th  Regiment.  Also  several  certi- 
ficates explanatory  of  the  proceedings  in  our  Court. 

The  order  of  Court  of  the  16th  of  July  seems  to  hold  out  that  what 
the  Colonel  of  the  70th  Regiment  certified  in  the  month  of  May  last  was 

I  now  inclose  some  papers  which  may  serve  as  evidence  that  what  he 

stated  was  true. 

I  am,  Sir,  &c. 


August  24  Receipt  of  E.  Harris,  Q.  Master  in  102  Reg't,  4th  Brigade  and  first 
Division,  from  a  company  of  Jjight  Infantry  for  46  Muskets,  42  Bayo- 
nets, and  36  Cartouch  Boxes  with  shoulder  stmps,  on  file. 


Nat.  Shepard  tq  the  Governor. 


August  24 


Mr.  Berkeley  left  Town  on  the  21st  inst.  for  the  back  country;  pre- 
vious to  which  he  requested  me  to  ascertain  the  amount  of  Cash  which 
might  remain  in  the  Treasury  on  this  day,  and  inform  you  thereof. 

1  accordingly  beg  leave  to  state  to  3'ou  that  there  is  remaining  the  sum 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


of  four  thousand  four  hundred  and  tifty-eight  Dollars  and  tliirty-one 
cents,  of  which  one  thousand  dollars  are  appropriate!  by  your  direction 
to  tlie  payment  of  the  Commissioners  for  ascertaining  the  boundary  line 
between  this  State  and  the  State  of  Kentucky. 

I  am,  <S:c. 


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1799. 
August  24 


At  the  request  of  Col.  Robert  Campbell,  I  hereby  certify  that  he  served  Augiiat  24 
ai»  a  subaltern  ofticer  in  my  cmnpany  of  Militia  on  the  Expedition  into 
South  (*arolina  the  fall  of  1780.  That  at  the  Hattleof  King's  Mountain, 
as  I  understood,  he  was  ordered  by  one  of  the  (,'Ommanders  to  a  Dift'er- 
ent  part  of  the  mountain  from  where  I  was,  and  being  early  wounded  in 
the  action,  the  command  of  the  company  devolved  on  the  subalterns, 
therefore  can  say  nothing  of  the  engjigement;  but  from  the  time  we 
started  on  the  Tour  until  we  returned,  he  behaved  himself  as  a  good 
officer,  and  to  my  own  knowledge  he  was  often  called  upon  when  it  was 
not  his  turn.  The  (-ommander's  motive  for  calling  him  so,  I  never 
understood. 

(Jiven  under  my  hand  this  24th  of  Aug.,  1799. 

James  Dvsaht. 
Attest:  Sam'l  VV'eek. 


Walt.  Jones  to  the  (governor. 

Remonstrating  against  the  nomination  of  a  Sheriff  for   Northumber-    Aujjust  24 
land  in  the  rotation  to  which  he  considered  himself  entitled  bv  seniority. 


Charles  Little  to  the  (iovernor. 

Report  concerning  the  public  Arms  issued  to  ('ol.  Deneal,  of  the  GOth    AuRUBt  25 
Raiment  of  Militia. 


John  Koontz  to  the  (governor. 

I  have  got  a  compleat  company  of  Artillery,  superior  to  any  in  the    An^iRt  2(J, 
Regiment.     I  cast  two  3-pounders  myself,  and  have  both  mounted ;  they    Hurriflon- 
are  handsome  and  good.     But  I  am  sorry  to  see  other  companies  in  the 
Regiment  so  backward.    Attribute  it  altogether  to  the  want  of  field  officers 
to  go  and  see  the  different  companies  and  give  encouragement 

Col.  Preston  is  promoted  to  General  Major,  which  by  l>eing  elected  a 
member  of  C^mncil  is  removed  from  us,  and  Major  Curry  is  removed  to  the 
Northwestern  Territory,  so  that  we  have  not  a  field  officer  in  the  R<5giment. 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1799.        As  the  Regiment  is  suffering  for  want  of  field  officers,  I  beg  leave  to  submit 
H^^rfson^-'    '*"  ^^  ^^^^^  consideration  whether  it  would  not  be  to  the  advantage  of  the 
burg        Raiment  for  some  promotions  to  take  place. 

I  am,  &c. 


August  27, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

I  will  thank  your  Exeellenc}'  to  have  Mr.  James  Boyce  credited  with 
four  hundred  dollars  on  acc't  of  his  collection  as  Sergeant  of  Norfolk 
Borough,  which  please  to  have  charged  to  acc't  of  Quarantine.  This  sum 
will,  I  hope  be  sufficient  for  the  season  to  pay  charges  here,  of  which  I 
shall  render  you  an  acc't. 

I  am,  &c. 


August  27, 

Greenbrier 

County 


John  Stewart  to  the  Governor. 

Transmitting  a  copy  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Court  of  Greenbrier 
county,  investigating  the  charges  exhibited  against  John  Hutchinson, 
John  Rodgers,  and  William  McClurg,  commissioners  for  assessing  Lands 
in  said  county. 

The  Court  expresses  its  acknowledgments  to  the  Governor  for  his 
promise  to  lay  its  proceedings  officially  before  the  next  General  Assem- 
bly, and  likewise  their  desire  to  obtain  a  copy,  by  post,  of  such  action  as 
the  honorable  Council  shall  see  proper  to  take  in  the  premises. 

He  takes  leave  furthermore  to  say  that,  in  consequence  of  the  late 
division  of  the  county,  and  of  the  militia  thereof,  it  is  the  desire  of  both 
Major  Renick  and  himself  to  retina  from  active  service  therein. 


John  Mayo,  Alexander  McRae,  and  John  Guerrant  to  the 

Governor. 

August  27  Report  as  a  committee  of  the  Council  to  examine  the  progress  and 
quality  of  the  masonry  done  at  the  public  manufactory  of  Arms. 

Represent  that  very  little  of  the  work  is  done  which  by  the  contnict 
should  have  been  completed,  and  that  much  of  the  wall  is  not  perpen- 
dicular or  straight. 

That  in  the  foundation  of  the  East  wall  of  a  wing,  a  very  gross  deceiv 
tion  attempted.  The  stone  is  in  many  places  so  soft  and  rotten  as  to  be 
broken  in  pieces  by  the  stamping  of  a  man's  foot,  entirely  insufficient  to 
sustain  the  weight  designed  to  be  put  U])()n  it,  therefore  advise  that  this 
portion  of  the  wall  be  taken  down  and  rebuilt  of  hard  well  burnt  brick. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


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Wm.    NfiliSON    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

Transniittiiig  a  partial  list  of  arms  and  accoutrements  and  their  con-        1799. 
dition  in  the  possession  of  the  68th  Regiment  of  Militia.  August  31 


The  De])ositions  of  J.  Stephenson,  A.  Waggener  and  others,  are  on  file   August  31, 
setting  forth,  that  at  a  Court  fpr  Berkeley  County  held  on  the  29th  of  ^^^''^^^^^y  ^• 
August,  1799:  fifteen  Justices  being  present,  the  following  gentlenaen  were 
unanimously  nominated  as  i)roper  persons  to  be  recommended  to  the 
Executive  for  additions  to  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  said  County. 

The  Magistrates  who  made  the  nominations,  deeming  it  imi>ort{int  to 
have  the  concurrence  of  a  number  of  others  who  were  known  to  be  in 
the  Town  on  that  day,  sent  the  Sheriff  to  re<iuest  their  attendance  at  the 
Court,  who  personally  conveyed  to  them  the  wishes  of  the  ('ourt,  but 
failed  to  induce  their  presence. 


Nat.  Shepard  to  the  Governor. 

The  whole  balance  of  Ciish  remaining  in  the  Treasury  on  this  day,  is    August  31 
three  thousand  four  hundred  and  twelve  dollars  and  twenty-three  cents, 
which  I  suppose  it  is  necessary  I  should  make  known  to  you. 

Your  ob't  serv't. 


G.  K.  Taylor,  E.  Carrinoton,  and  J.  Gibbon  to  the  Governor. 
Recommending  S.  Leonard  as  Health  Officer  at  City  Point. 


August  31 , 
Petersburg 


The  memorial  of  John   Hunter,  Wm.  Alexander,  Wm.  Riddle,  C'has.      Sept.  1, 
Orrick,  (Jeo.  Port^rfield,  Nicholas  Orrick,  Wm.  Porter  field,  James  Wil- ^^''^'^'^y  ^'^• 
»>n,  James  Anderson,  Jas.  Cami>bell,  A.  Waggener  and  other  Justices, 
members  of  the  Court  of  Berkeley  ('ounty. 

To  the  Governor  and  Council  respectfully  sheweth:  That  the  majority 
of  the  Court  being  convinced  that  the  western  portion  of  tlie  county  has 
long  suffered  much  inconvenience  for  the  want  of  a  sufficient  number  of 
Magistrates,  did  at  the  session  on  the  29th  of  August  last,  nominate  three 
gentlemen  in  that  vicinity,  to  be  recommended  for  the  commission  of  the 
peace. 

That  a  minority  of  the  court,  together  with  the  Clerk,  immediately  saw 
fit  to  interpose  obstacles  to  the  action  of  the  niajority,  with  the  purpose 


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\7{9if.       of  flefeatinjr  the  cf>nuni«Hion  of  the  gentlemen  nominated;  whereupon, 
lUirke\evbo  ^^'^  ^'<^"rt  ha«  deputed  one  of  their  number  to  appear  before  the  Executive, 
for  the  purf>OHe  of  laying  before  them  all  the  facte  connected  with  the 
controverny,  in  order  to  obtain  their  judgment  on  the  case. 


Thos.  Bucknbr  to  the  Govbrnor. 

Hept.  fJ,  Applying  for  appointment  a«  Superintendent  of  Arsenal. 

<  tloticeHter 


Alexander  Quarrier  to  the  Governor. 

H4»pt.  7,  Stating  eflbrts  to  contract  for  Shingles  for  the  roofs  of  the  public  build- 

Uichinond    ;„,_„ 
mgn> 

Ent^losing  copy  of  contract  with  Geo.  Capron,  of  Deep  Creek,  for  sev- 
enty thousand  Juniper  Shingles,  deliverable  at  Rocket's  Landing  before 
the  4 til  day  of  November  next,  at  Sixteen  Dollars  per  thousand. 


John  Lewis  to  Sam'l  Coleman. 

Sept.  8,  Report  of  number  and  condition  of  arms  in  possession  of  company  of 

'county      Artillery  anuexeil  to  14tli  Brigade,  4th  Regiment,  4th  Division. 


A.  Barret's  Proposition  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  9,  Proposition  for  shingling  the  roofs  of  the  Penitentiary  building.     He 

Kichuiond    ^^jij   jjy^^gjj  ^Ij^j  shingles — viz.,  draw  and  joint  and   sijuare  them,   and 

shingle  tlie  nH)fs,  for  four  dollars  per  stjuare;  and  for  all  vallies  and  hips, 
one  shilling  and  Uiree  pence  per  foot  running  measure. 


Sept,  12  Jan^es  Singleton  s  Bond  as  agent  for  collecting  arrears  of  Taxes  in 
Brigade  District,  including  Freilerick  and  Berkeley,  witli  Ji^seph  Ted- 
luill  Hs  security,  on  file. 


J.  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Sept,  14  IVMisitlers  A.  R\m»tV  pro|H»sal  for  rw>fing  the  Penitentiary  house  (in 

the  nnigh  et>ndition  of  the  shingles^  furnished)  a  reaisonable  one. 


CALEM)AR  OF  STATE  PAPERS, 


49 


Home  k  Wheeler  to  the  Governor. 

Propose  U>  manufacUire  anus  at  their  feotorv  in  (\ili>ei>er.     One  thou-        l"^« 
.  '  Sent    'M 

sand  stand  in  fifteen  months  froiu  date  of  contnu*t  on  C\x>kV  plan,  the  ^>|J|j4wr  iV 

gun  and  Bayonet  conipleat  at  fifteen  IX^IIar?,  ei|ual  to  |iateni  furnisluHl, 

with  the  American  Eagle  engraved  on  the  plate  of  tlie  lock. 


Amos  Alexander  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  for  as  many  copies  of  the  revised  code  as  can  l^e  s|>ared  for  the     Sept  2S. 
use  of  the  authorities  of  Alexandria.  Alexandria 


Charles   Williams  to  the  Governor. 

Stjiciting  the  appointment  of  Master  Armourer  in  the  new  Armory  at      iVt  1, 
Richmond,  and  forwarding  certificates  of  qualifications.  .    p^JJTy  ^ 


Ro.    (^UARLES    to    the    GOVERNOR. 

Forward inu  the  proi^osals  of  two  parties  for  furnishing  R;itions  and 
i^pirit**  to  the  Arsenal  at  Point  of  Fork  for  the  ensuing  year — requesting 
the  Executive  to  choose  between  them. 


Oi^t,  1. 
Columhia 


Henry  IIiost  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  in  conseijuence  of  the  resignation  of  the  Attorney- 
General,  he  is  desirous  of  instructions  as  to  a  judgment  lately  obtained 
by  the  Commonwealth  vs.  Wm.  Aitcheson  in  the  Borough  Court  of 
Norfolk. 


CVt.  7, 
Norfolk 


John  Dawson  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  that  the  permission  to  act  as  a  suttler  for  the  Arsenal  at  Point      (Vt.  11 
of  Fork  which  he  had  last  year,  may  be  again  extended  under  the  same 
restrictions. 


Ro.    QUARLBS   to   the    GOVERNOR. 

You  will  have  received  the  usual  Quarterly  Return  of  Arms  and  Mili-      Oct.  11, 
tary  Stores  at 'the  Arsenal.  Areonal 

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CAI^NDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Oi-t.  11, 
Arsenal 


Since  doling  the  report  I  have  sent  for  and  received  the  Arms,  <fec., 
delivered  to  Gapt  Ar.  McRea,  and  by  him  deposited  with  Mr.  Francis  E. 
Harris,  Quartermaster  to  the  l()2nd  Reg't  of  Militia.  The  Arms,  tfec, 
received  are  as  follows :  47  Muskets,  45  Bayonets,  and  39  Cartridge  boxes, 
in  which,  on  a  cursory  view,  I  find  the  folhnving  defects,  viz:  Two  Mus- 
kets broken  off  at  the  Breach,  1  Guard  lost,  two  tumble  pins  do.,  1  lock 
and  lock  pin  do.,  2  side  plates  and  4  side  pins  do.,  4  Cartridge  Box  Belts, 
and  18  Pickers  and  Brushes  also  lost. 

By  order  of  the  Executive,  there  were  issued  some  time  past  50  stand 
of  arms  to  Capt.  John  Tinsley,  of  the  county  of  Fluvanna,  for  the  use 
of  his  company.  He  is  now  promoted  to  the  command  of  a  Battalion, 
and  I  am  now  informed  that  they  are  in  a  wretched  state  of  abuse. 

With  the  permission  of  the  Executive,  I  will  have  them  brought  to 
the  Arsenal,  repaired,  and  put  away. 

Your  Excellency  will  receive  the  Pay  Rolls,  <fec.,  for  the  present  quar- 
ter after  they  have  been  duly  examined,  and  as  this  is  the  season  at  which 
the  Superintendent  wishes  to  purchase  winter  clothing  for  the  Guard,  it 
will  lie  expedient  that  about  two  hundred  dollars  be  ordered  on  account. 

I  have  the  honor,  dc. 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 


Oct.  17, 
Richmond 


Altho*  the  agents  for  Mr.  Swan  did  not  accede  to  the  proposal  made 
for  the  4,000  stand  of  arms,  they  have  since  authorized  me  to  contract 
for  them,  or  for  those  only  that  have  arrived  at  this  place,  as  may  lie 
most  agreeable  to  you. 

If  you  are  disposed  to  purchase,  please  to  inform  me  the  highest  price 

you  will  give. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c. 


Oct.  18, 
Dumfries 


Dumfries  District  Court,  10th  of  Octoba-,  1799, 

Ordered,  that  the  Keeper  of  the  Public  Jail  of  this  District  do  certify 
to  the  Executive  the  escape  of  Matthew  Anderson,  who  stands  indicted 
for  horse-stealing,  specifying  the  time  and  manner  of  his  escape,  together 
with  a  description  of  his  person. 

A  copy — Teste: 

J.  Lawson,  C.  D.  C. 


Jno.  Clarke  to  the  Executive. 

Oct.  19  Mr.  Bates,  in  order  to  drain  the  water  from  the  foundations  of  the 

Tri})-hammer  Forges,  has  cut,  or  is  now  cutting,  two  long  and  very  deep 


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trenches,  which  are  more  difficult  than  the  ordinary  digging.     He  there-        1799. 
fore  requests  that  two  or  three  referees  may  be  appointed  to  view  the      ^'^  '  ^^ 
work  and  decide  upon  the  additional  payment  which  he  thinks  himself 
entitled  to. 


MORDECAI    COOKK   TO    THE    (ioVERNOR. 

Asking  for  commissions  for  Officers  of  the  21st  Regiment  of  Militia  as      Oct.  20, 

^11  Gloucester 

follows: 

William  Robins  in  the  room  of  Thomas  Whiting,  Dead,  Richard  Til- 
lage in  the  room  of  Joseph  Cluverius  promoted.  Peter  Wiatt  in  the 
n>om  of  Francis  8.  Stuhbs,  promoted,  (.'harles  Grymes  in  the  room  of 
Richard  Tillage,  promoted,  William  P.  Byrd,  in  the  room  of  William 
Robins,  promoted. 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  been  honored  with  your  favor  of  this  date  and  note  the  con-      Oct.  21, 
tents.  •  Richmond 

The  lowest  price  I  am  authorized  to  take  for  the  4,000  stand  of  arms 
is  eleven  dollars,,  the  stand  complete,  to  be  paid  for  as  they  arrive,  which 
I  hope  will  be  thought  sufficiently  low,  when  compared  with  the  price 
Mr.  Swan  was  to  have  received  if  this  had  answered  to  the  sample. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c. 


At  a  court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  held  for  the  county  of  Southampton  Oct.  25 
at  the  court-house  of  said  county  on  the  25th  day  of  October,  1799,  for 
the  trial  of  Sam,  a  negro  man  slave  belonging,  or  supposed  to  belong  to 
Joshua  Butte  of  the  county  of  Warren  in  the  State  of  Georgia,  charged 
with  consi)iring,  making  insurrection,  and  rebelling  against  his  lawful 
master,  and  of  assaulting  and  murdering  the  said  Joshua  l^utte  and  one 
Harris  Spiers,  on  the  high  road  leading  from  Broadwater  to  Jarusalem, 
on  the  evening  of  the  15th  instant. 

Present:  Benjamin  Blunt,  Edmund  Tyler,  Robert  Goodwyn,  James 
Wiellar,  Jesse  Browne,  Sam'l  Calver,  Charles  Briggs  and  Daniel  Bulls, 
Gent'n. 

The  court  being  thus  constituted,  theprisoner  was  set  to  the  bar  by  the 
Sheriff  of  this  county,  to  whose  custody  he  had  been  heretofore  commit- 
ted, and  charged  with  the  insurrection,  rebellion  and  nmrder  aforesaid  to 
which  he  plead  not  guilty:  whereuj)on  divers  witnesses  being  examined, 
and  the  prisoner  by  counsel  heard  in  his  defense,  the  court  on  consider- 
ation thereof,  and  the  circumstances  of  the  case,  are  of  opinion  that  the 


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1799.        prisoner  is  guilty  of  the  assault  and  murder  aforesaid,  and  being  asked 
Oct.  2o      jf  j^g  jj^  anything  to  say  why  the  court  should  not  proceed  to  pronounce 
sentence  of  death,  he  said  he  had  nothing  but  what  had  already  been 
said. 

Therefore  it  is  considered  by  the  court,  that  the  s'd  slave  Sam,  be  taken 
to  the  Jail  from  whence  he  came,  and  from  thence  on  the  25th  day  of 
November  next  to  the  place  of  Execution,  and  there  between  the  hours 
of  one  and  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  be  hung  by  the  neck  until  he  is 
dead,  and  it  is  said  t<^  the  Sheriff  of  this  County  that  he  cause  this  sen- 
tence  to  be  duly  put  in  execution. 

Signed, 

Benjamin    Blunt. 

Teste: 

Sam'l  Kei^o,  Cl'k. 

The  Court  now  here  value  the  said  slave  Sara  to  two  hundred  and  sixty 
dollars. 

On  the  same  day  similar  proceedings  were  had  by  the  same  court  for 
the  trial  of  Isaac  and  Jerry,  belonging  the  said  Harris  Speirs  of  the 
county  of  Columbia,  in  the  stat«  of  Georgia,  and  of  Isaac,  otherwise 
called  Hatter  Isaac,  belonging  to  Joshua  Butte,  of  the  county  of  Warren, 
in  the  state  of  Georgia,  for  participating  in  the  insurrection,  rebellion 
against,  and  murder  of  the  said  Speirs  and  Butte,  for  which  the  said 
negroes  were  all  condemned  and  executed. 

Memo.  Whereas  it  appears  to  the  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  from 
sufficient  information,  that  the  slaves  Sam,  Isaac,  Hatter  Isaac  and  Jerry 
this  day  condemned  by  the  sentence  of  this  Court,  were  purchased  by 
Benjamin  Drew  and  Wm.  Boykin  in  the  State  of  Maryland,  to-wit:  Sam 
])y  Wm.  Boykin,  and  the  other  three  by  Benjamin  Drew,  aiwl  imported 
into  this  State  within  three  months  last  past — that  the  said  Sam  was 
Kold  by  Wm.  Boykin  and  the  other  three  by  Benjamin  Drew  to  Harris 
Speirs  and  Joshua  Butte,  citizens  of  the  Sta,te  of  Geoi^a,  who  knowing 
the  said  slaves  were  so  imported — that  Speirs  and  Butte  were  conveying 
these  slaves  with  many  others,  thro'  this  County  on  their  way  to  Georgia 
or  some  of  the  Southern  States  when  the  murder  was  committed,  and 
this  Court  conceiving  that  such  importation  and  sale  of  slayes  are  con- 
trary to  the  spirit  and  meaning  of  the  existing  laws  of  this  State,  direct 
and  order  that  the  circumstances  afore^said  l>e  represented  and  certified  to 
the  Executive  of  this  State. 

Signed, 

Benjamin  Blunt. 
Attest : 

Sam'l  Kelso,  C.  S.  C. 


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William  Wilson  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosed  is  a  certificate  of  Mr.  Shield's  failure  to  give  bond  for  the  col-        1799. 

Oct  'Hj 
lection  of  the  Taxes,  which  it  is  my  duty  to  forward.  Portsmouth 

On  Monday  last,  Mr.  Shield  produced  his  commission  and  informed 
the  court  he  would  accept  it  and  (jualify  accordingly,  but  as  the  collection 
of  the  Taxes  was  a  troublesome  and  unprofitable  part  of  the  office,  he 
was  unwilling  to  perform  it,  and  would  not  bind  himself  to  do  so  unlass 
the  C'ourt  should  be  of  opinion  that  the  office  of  Sheriff*  and  collector  of 
the  Taxes  are  inseparable. 

This  was  the  question  before  the  Court.  They  decided  that  the  law 
docs  admit  a  sheriff*  in  office  without  an  obligation  to  collect  the  Taxes, 
and  he  was  admitted  in  this  manner.  Mr.  Shield,  at  whose  request  the 
above  remarks  are  made,  was  and  says  he  is  yet  ready  to  give  a  bond 
for  the  collection  of  the  Revenue  of  1799  if  your  opinion  is  different 
from  that  of  the  Court. 


Elisha  C.  Dick  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  in  obedience  to  his  proclamation  for  the  observ-      Oct.  26, 
ance  of  quarantine  on  the  10th  day  of  July  last,  he  had  established  it      ®^^^  "* 
and  continued  it  till  the  10th  Inst. 

Capt.  Patterson   has  been  employed  with  his  hands  at  one  guinea  a 

day. 

Some  vessels  from  Philadelphia  have  performed  a  probationary  quaran- 
tine owing  to  the  shortness  of  the  voyage.  The  Captiiin  of  the  Watch 
had  been  discharged  on  the  lOth  Inst.,  promising  continued  watehfulness 
by  himself;  sending  his  claim  for  services  at  £40. 


Jos.  8tkve,  Griffin  Taylor,  and  Jas.  Chipley  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  a  pardon  for  Elisha  Johnson,  convicted  in  the  District  Court      Oct.  26 
at  Winchester  of  Horse-stealing  and  condenmed  to  be  hanged. 


Ro.  Quahles  to  the  Governor. 

Fonvarding  the  rei^uest  of  W.  Weaver  for  an  advance  of  cash  to  enable      Oct  28, 
him  to  lay  in  his  winter's  supply  of  provisions  for  the  Arsenal  hands.  umbia 


54  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Berkeley,  Set — October  Court : 

171H).  Oniered,  that  John  Vance  he  recommended  to  the  Executive  as  a 

Oct  28  . 

pro|>er  person  to  be  apf)ointed  Captain  of  a  Musc|uetry  Cbmpany  in  the 

First  Battalion  of  the  67th  Regiment  of  Militia,  in  the  room  of  George 

Porterfield,  resigned ;  John  Myers  as  Lieutenant,  in  the  room  of  the  said 

Vance,  promoted ;  and  John  Vaulk  ss  Ensign,  in  the  room  of  said  Myers, 

promoted. 

Ordered,  that  Samuel  Blackmore  be  recommended  to  the  Executive  as 
a  proper  j)erson  to  be  appointed  Captain  of  a  Musquetry  Comi>any 
annexed  to  the  Second  Battalion  of  55th  Reg't,  in  the  room  of  John  W. 
lyocke,  resigned;  John  Grantham  as  Lieutenant,  in  the  room  of  said 
Blackmore,  promoted;  and  Hannon  McKnight  as  Ensign,  in  the  room  of 
said  Grantham,  promoted. 

Ordered,  That  T/Cwis  Evans  be  recommended  to  the  Executive  as  a 
pmper  person  to  be  appointed  Lieutenant  in  Captain  Jacob  H.  Manning's 
Company  of  Light  Infantry,  annexed  to  the  said  Battalion  and  Regiment, 
in  the  room  of  William  Tate,  who  refuses  to  serve,  and  Leonard  David- 
son as  Ensign,  in  the  room  of  said  Evans,  promoted. 

A  copy — Teste: 

H.  Bedixger,  C.  B.  C. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 


Nov.  4.  Advising  the  discontinuance  of  the  quarantine.     Liforming  him  that 

Norfolk  ]Vfessr8.  Hamilton  &  Co.  are  taking  depositions  in  the  suit  against  him  on 
account  of  the  shipment  of  horses.  Asking  the  advice  of  Edmund  Ran- 
dolph. Attorney  (jeneral. 


John  Gurrant  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  9,  Praying  remission  of  damages  for  failure  to  pay  into  the  Treasury  the 

Goochland    j^evenue  for  179f>  and  17^^7  according  to  law,  the  same  being  at  this  time, 
principal,  interest,  and  costs,  all  paid  up. 


NiNNAN    WySE   to    the    GOVERNOR. 

Nov.  9,  Informing  him  of  the  completion  of  his  contract  for  work  done  at  the 

Richmond    Armory,  and  that  his  receipts  have  barely  covered  his  expenses. 

Asking  for  the  remainder  of  the  work  at  sixteen  shillings  per  perch, 
wet  and  dry,  the  jmblic  finding  lime. 


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W.  Berkeley  to  the  Governor. 


Always  desirous  of  acting  in  my  official  capacity  in  such  a  manner  as        1799. 
to  obviate  the  charge  of  negligence  should  any  unforeseen  accident  hap-     Xm^urV 
pen,  I  take  the  liberty  of  informing  your  Excellency  and  the  Honorable       Office 
Board  that,  in  consequence  of  the  increase  of  the  Taxes,  the  receipts  into 
the  Treasury  are  so  considerable  as  to  compel  me  to  risciue  a  very  con- 
siderable sum  in  a  wooden  chest.     The  Iron  one  which  by  permission  I 
have  contracted  for  has  not  yet  arrived.     Fearing  in  the  meantime  an 
accident  might  possibly  happen,  I  thought  it  incumbent  on  me  to  submit 
it  to  the  consideration  of  the  Honorable  Executive. 

I  remain  yours,  &c. 


Litt'n  W.  Tazewell  to  the  Governor. 

A  few  days  before  the  session  of  the  last  District  Court  of  Suftblk,  I     Nov.  10. 
received  your  letter  retaining  me  on  the  part  of  the  Oommon wealth  in  a  '^"^S^  ^"^ 
8uit  there  depending  between  the  Commonwealth  and  William  Aitcheson. 
A  severe  and  painful  illness,  which  has  confined  me  for  a  long  time,  pre- 
vented my  attending  that  court  during  its  last  session,  and  has  until  now 
prevented  my  answering  your  letter.     The  case  standing  on  the  court 
docket  as  a  new  supersedeas  to  the  last  term,  could  not,  of  course,  have 
been  taken  up.     At  the  next  session  it  will  certainly  come  on,  however, 
and  you  may  rely  upon  my  particular  attention  then.     Whether  other 
counsel  may  be  necessary  or  not  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  say  without 
seeing  the  record,  but  assistance  is  at  all  times  agreeable  to  me,  and  if  the 
case  be  of  consequence  to  the  Commonwealth,  may  be  of  utility  and 

great  advantage. 

I  am,  &c. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

I  rece'd  your  Exc'y's  of  the  18th  and  shall  immediately  discharge  the     Nov.  15, 
Q.  boat.     The  Frigate  building  here  will  be  launched  about  the  last  of      Norfolk 
this  month.     It  would  have  given  me  much  pleasure  ******** 
seen  your  Excellency  and  Council  here  at  the  time,  and  am  sorry  it  should 
happen  at  this  period,  when  public  affairs  require  all  our  attendance. 

I  am,  (fee. 


56  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

1799.  Giving  it  a«  his  opinion  that  the  price  at  which  Ninnan  Wyse  offers 

Ridi^mond    ^  ^^  ^^^^  raasonry  at  the  Armory  reasonably  low. 

As  it  is  the  wish  of  the  Executive  that  some  accommodation  should 
be  provided  at  the  Penitentiary  to  receive  convicts  by  the  month  of 
April,  informs  them  that  lx)cks,  hinges,  bolts,  and  Sheet  Iron  must  be 
speedily  provided,  which  must  be  imported.  That  the  scaffolding  erected 
for  shingling  the  roof  should  be  also  used  to  do  the  painting  while 
standing. 


Howell  Lewis  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  16,  Resigning  office  in  6th  Reg't  of  Artillery.     Recommending  Lieut.  Lit- 

Richmond    ^^lebury  Weaver  to  fill  his  place. 


Nov.  16  The  subscribers,  judges  of  the  General  Court,  have,  pursuant  to  law, 
allotted  the  Judges  of  the  respective  District  Courts  as  follows: 

William  Nelson,  jr.,  and  Robert  White,  jr.,  Es<i'rs,  to  the  District  of 
Winchester,  Hardy,  and  Monongalia  Courthouse;  John  Tyler  and  Paul 
Carrington,  Esq's,  to  the  District  of  Richmond,  Petersburg,  Brunswick 
Courthouse,  and  Stafford;  Ednmnd  Winston  and  James  Henry,  Esq's,  to 
the  districts  of  Prince  Edward  Courthouse,  New  Loudon,  Washington 
Courthouse,  and  the  Sweet  Springs,  in  Botetourt  County ;  Joseph  Pren- 
tis  and  St.  George  Tucker,  Esq's,  to  the  district  of  Northumberland 
Courthouse,  King  and  Queen  Courthouse,  W'msburg,  and  Accomack 
Courthouse;  and  Richard  Parker  and  Joseph  Jones,  Esq's,  to  Staunton, 
Charlottesville,  Fredericksburg,  and  Dumfries  Districts,  at  the  next  suc- 
ceeding terms  thereof. 

Witness  our  hands  this  fifteenth  day  of  November,  1799. 


Jos.  Prentis, 

[Seal.] 

S.  G.  Tucker, 

[Seal.] 

John  Tyler, 

[Seal.] 

Wm.  Nei^son,  jr.. 

[Seal] 

Rob't  White,  jr.. 

[Seal.] 

A  Copy: 


P.  Carrington,  Ju'r.  [Seal.] 
W.  Allen,  C.  G.  C. 


Nov.  20      Washington  County,  Virginia: 

I  do  hereby  certify  that  at  the  Battle  that  was  fought  near  the 
Great  Island  on  Holstein  River  with  the  Cherokee  Indians,  in  the  year 


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one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  seventy-six,  I  commanded  a  Militia        1799. 
company,  and  tliat  Robert  Campbell  was  in  the  said  company;  that      Nov.  20 
during  the  action  he  was  in  front,  and  in  that  part  of  the  line  the  Indians 
made  the  first  attack,  and  that  he  acquitted  himself  well  and  behaved  as 
a  good  soldier.     I  do  also  certify  that  he,  the  said  Robert  Campbell, 
served  in  the  same  company  with  me  on  the  Expedition  against  the 
Shawnee  Indians  in  the  year  1774;  also  in  the  Expedition  against  the 
Cherokee  Indians  in  the  year  1776,  and  that  he  always  behaved  as  a 
good  soldier,  and  that  during  the  late  war  I  never  heard  of  him  being 
spoken  otherwise  of  by  the  officers  with  whom  he  served. 
Given  under  my  band  this  20th  day  of  November,  1799. 

John  Campbell. 


I).  Fisher,  John   Allison,  Wm.  Warren   and   Others   to  the 

Governor. 

Beg  leave  to  represent  that  two  black  men,  both  named  Isaac,  now  Nov.  20, 
under  sentence  of  death  by  the  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  of  South-  ^n  ^^unty 
ampton  county,  are  said  to  be  free  citizens  of  the  State  of  Maryland, 
who  were  imported  into  the  State  of  Virginia  contrary  to  the  Act  of  the 
General  Assembly  in  such  cases,  made  and  provided,  by  Benjamin  Drew, 
and  sold  as  slaves  to  two  men  from  the  State  of  Georgia — viz.,  Josua 
Butts  and  Harris  Spiers,  for  the  murder  of  whom  sentence  of  death  has 
^n  pronounced  against  said  Isaacs  in  the  said  court,  to  be  carried  into 
execution  on  Monday,  the  25th  day  of  this  instant. 

Your  petitioners  are  humbly  of  opinion  that  under  these  circumstances 
the  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  in  Southampton,  had  no  authority  to 
prosecute  the  said  persons  to  conviction,  and  therefore  pray  that  your 
Excellency  would  suspend  the  execution  until  this  matter  can  certainly 
api»ear. 


The  certiticates  of  character  and  military  services  of  Robert  Campbell      Nov.  20 
a»d  Robert  Preston  in  a  controversy  between  them  for  the  Colonelcy  of 
the  105  Regiment  of  the  Virginia  Militia  are  on  file. 


Pat.  Home  and  Geo.  Wheeler  to  the  (iovernor. 

Your  favor  of  the  5th  inst.  we  yesterday  received;  in  answer  to  which     Nov.  22, 
we  have  only  to  observe  that  we  are  willing  to  comply   with  our  pro-    ^»i'P®P«^ 
\mz\H  given  on  the  25  ulto.,  and  as  soon  as  the  contract  can  l)c  forwarded 
to  give  the  necessary  security. 

We  have  the  honor,  &c. 
8 


58 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


James  P.  Prestox  to  the  Governor. 

1799.  S^iliciting  a  piece  of  Artillerv  and  50  stand  of  small  arms  for  his  Com- 

Nov  "^  ^     * 

sinithfieid    I**"-^'  ^^  Artillery  now  organized. 


Nov.  25. 
Bichnioiid 


Chas.  Johnston  to  the  Governor. 

Mr.  Pollard^s  indis|>osition  has  prevented  a  r^:Qlar  reply  to  your  favor 
of  the  23rd  insU  and  still  continuing  too  unw^  to  attend  to  business,  he 
has  authorized  me  to  say,  that  the  great  difficulty  which  it  appeared  to 
Mr.  Swan  s  agent  at  Boston,  would  arise  in  procuring  proper  persons  at 
this  place,  to  fix  the  difference  in  the  value  of  the  arms,  made  them 
anxious  that  the  price  should  be  agreed  u|K)n  between  the  parties  with- 
out ha\ing  recourse  to  the  other  mode.  But  finding  that  the  Board  have 
come  to  a  determination  not  to  receive  them  upon  any  other  terms  than 
those  pro|x»sed  on  the  10th  of  SeptV,  he  has  authorized  me  to  say  that 
that  proposal  will  be  accepted,  and  that  he  will  immediately  proceed  to 
appoint  a  proper  prrson  to  act  in  the  valuation  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Swan, 
and  will  expect  your  Excellency  to  take  the  same  steps  on  behalf  of  the 

Government. 

I  am  Sir,  &c. 


Richmond,  Aor.  2M,  1799. 

I  have  received  instructions  from  the  agents  of  Mr.  Swan,  to  oflTer  you 
the  arms  at  ten  dollars  pV  stand.  The  balance  of  the  first  contract  have 
arrived  at  New  York,  but  in  consequence  of  your  not  accepting  the  last 
oflTer  that  was  made  of  them,  orders  were  given  for  disi)osing  of  theiii. 
there:  if  that  should  be  carried  into  effect,  only  those  that  have  arrived 
here  can  be  delivered  you,  but  if  they  are  not  sold,  and  you  accede  to 
my  ofler,  they  will  be  immediately  ordered  round. 


I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c. 


Robert  Polijird. 


Nov.  27, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Xewtok,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Enelijsing  Dr.  Read's  Reixirt  of  vessels  visited  by  him  as  Inspector  of 
Quarantine,  and  to  his  faithfulness  to  duty. 

Norfolk,  22  Nor.  1799. 
Dkar  Sir: 

You  have  enclose  a  general  rejjortof  vessels  examined  by  me 

under  your  orders  from  20th  June.     You  will  however  recollect  that  I 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

visited  manv  before  that  date.  I  leave  to  vou  to  describe  the  trouble  and 
fatigue  of  such  a  business,  and  the  injur}"  it  must  be  to  a  man  in  practice. 
I  leave  it  also  to  say  if  I  was  faithful  in  discharge  of  my  duty. 


I  am,  d'C. 


J.  K.  Read. 


Report  of  vessels  visited  by  J.  K.  Read,  Health  Oflicer  at  Norfolk, 
from  20th  of  June,  1799,  to  22nd  Nevember: 

No.  of  vessels  visited, 126 

No.  of  men  inspected, 1,<>87 

He  leaves  to  the  Executive  the  measure  of  his  compensation. 


59 


1790. 
Nov.  27, 
Norfolk 


Sam'l  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosed  herewith  I  do  myself  the  honor  of  submitting  to  the  Execu- 
tive a  copy  of  a  report  and  statement  of  the  public  Arms  which  have 
been  issued  to  the  Militia,  made  by  me  and  submitted  to  the  Executive 
the  9th  of  January  last 

I  do  this  in  consequence  of  an  order  of  Council  of  the  16th  July  last, 
and  accompany  the  said  inclosures  with  all  the  answers  which  have  been 
received  to  letters  which  were  wrote  in  pursuance  of  the  aforesaid  order 
of  Council. 

These  letters  stand  recorded  in  a  book,  also  herewith  submitted,  which 
is  kept  in  the  office  of  the  Adjutant-General,  and  which  may  at  any  time 
he  adverted  to.  I  have  to  request,  sir,  that  these  inclosures,  together  with 
the  said  letters,  recorded  as  aforesaid,  may  be  considered  as  a  report  of 
the  manner  in  which  the  aforesaid  order  of  Council  has  been  executed 
hy  me  in  behalf  of  the  Adjutant-General. 

I  have,  &c. 


Sussex  County,  to  wit: 

The  Court  proceeded  to  recommend  officers  to  fill  vacancies  in  the 
Militia  of  this  county,  as  follows,  to  wit: 

Robert  Booth  as  Colonel  Commandant  in  place  of  William  Massenburg, 
'^ho  has  resigned. 

William  Peters,  Second  Lieutenant  under  Thos.  Booth,  Captain  of  a 
company  of  Cavalry. 

Thomas  Hunt,  jun'r,  comet  to  the  same  company. 

Joseph  Wrenn,  lieutenant  in  place  of  Howell  Jones,  who  is  promoted. 

Samuel  Jones,  Lieutenant  in  place  of  Mark  Harwell,  deceased. 


Nov.  29, 

AdJQtant 

General's 

Office 


Nov.  30 


A  copy — ^Teste: 


James  C.  Bailey. 


60  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Ln  the  Senate, 
Thursday,  DecenUper  Stk,  1799. 

1799.  The  House  proceeded,  according  to  the  order  of  the  day,  by  joint  ballot 

with  the  House  of  Delegates  to  the  choice  of  a  Senator  for  the  State  in 
the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  to  supply  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the 
death  of  Henry  Tazewell,  Esquire;  and  the  members  having  prepanxl 
tickets  with  the  names  of  the  persons  balloted  for,  and  deposited  the 
same  in  the  ballot  boxes,  Mr.  Taylor,  Mr.  Eyre,  Mr.  Spencer,  Mr.  Strother, 
and  Mr.  Preston  were  nominated  a  committee  to  meet  a  committee  from 
the  House  of  Delegates  in  the  conference  chamber,  and  jointly  with  them 
to  examine  the  ballot  boxes  and  re|>ort  to  the  House  on  whom  the 
majority  of  votes  should  fall. 

The  committee  then  withdrew,  and  aft^r  some  time  returned  into  the 
House,  and  Mr.  Taylor  reported  that  the  committee  have,  according  to 
order,  met  a  committee  from  the  House  of  Delegates  in  the  conference 
chamber,  and  jointly  with  them  examined  the  ballot  boxes  and  found  a 
majority  of  votes  in  favor  of  Wilson  Cary  Nicholas. 

Teste : 

H.  Brooke,  C.  S. 


In  the  Senate, 
Friday,  December  the  6(h,  1799, 

Dec.  6  The  House  proceeded,  according  to  the  order  of  the  day,  by  joint  bal- 

lot with  the  House  of  Delegates  to  the  choice  of  a  Governor  or  Chief 
Magistrate  of  this  C/Ommon wealth  for  one  year;  and  the  members  haNing 
prepared  tickets  with  the  names  of  the  persons  ballotted  for,  and 
deposited  the  same  in  the  ballot  boxes,  Mr.  Spencer,  Mr.  Hassett,  Mr. 
Temple,  Mr.  Faulcon,  and  Mr.  Hudgins  were  nominated  a  committee  to 
meet  a  committee  fron>  the  House  of  Delegates  in  the  conference  cham- 
ber, and  jointly  with  them  to  examine  the  ballot  boxes  and  rei)ort  to  the 
House  on  whom  the  majority  of  votes  should  fall. 

The  Committee  then  withdrew,  and  after  some  time  returned  into  the 
House,  and  Mr.  Spencer  reported  that  the  committee  had,  according  to 
order,  met  a  committee  from  the  House  of  Delegates  in  the  conference 
chamber,  and  jointly  with  them  examined  the  ballot  boxes  and  found  a 
majority  of  votes  in  favor  of  James  Monroe.  Escjuire. 

Teste: 

H.  Brooke,  C,  S. 


Geo.  Winston  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  9  Desiring  to  have  the  Bricks  counted  that  have  been  laid  since  last 

count  at  the  Penitentiary. 


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Offering  to  make  what  will  be  necessary  to  complete  the  work  at  38s.  1799. 
per  M,  and  to  furnish  single-moulded  Brick  for  imtside  without  extra  *^-  ^ 
charge.     Lime  at  17d.  per  bushel. 


Mkri.  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  for  an  aclvance  of  $3()()  to  aid  him  in  completing  the  binding      IX'o.  10 
of  the  Laws  of  C-ongress. 

John  Minor  to  the  Governor. 

Since  my  return  home  from  Richmond  1  have  received  a  letter  from      Dec.  10, 
Col.  Thos.  liCe  in  answer  to  one  I  wrote  him  from  Richmond  respecting  I'rede^ckfl- 
the  8uit  of  Bristoe  vs.  the  Connnonwealtli.     The  following  is  a  copy  of 
his  letter  to  me : 

"1  have  received  your  favor  from  Richmond:  your  former  letter  never 
came  to  hand.     When  I  was  in  Richmond,  in  May  last,  I  gave  the  (iov- 
^rnor  all  the  information  I  was  jx)ssessed  of  on  the  subjwt  you  have 
written  about     This  was  done  in  writing,  which  I  presume  he  nmst 
have  mislaid;  however,  it  was  to  this  amount.     The  names  of  the  C'om- 
'Tiissioners  appointed  by  the  British  Government  to  ascertain  the  value 
of  the  l^nds  belonging  to  the  refugees,  and  confiscated  during  the  Amer- 
Joan  Revolution,  I  have  never  been  able  to  learn.    Their  Secretary's  name 
^aij  Robert  McKenzie.     The  names  of  the  Commissioners,  I  presume, 
'Might  l>e  found  out  by  reference  to  a  Court  Callender  for  the  years 
1783-4  or  '5.     If  that  could  not  be  done,  as  it  is  possible  that  the  Com- 
missioners and  Secretary  may  be  dead,  or  not  now  residing  in  the  city  of 
liondon,  an  attested  copy  of  the  payment  for  confiscated  Lands  to  the 
widow  or  heirs  of  Robert  Bristoe,  in  Virginia,  I  suppose,  might  be  had 
from  the  records  of  the  Commissioners,  which  no  doubt  is  in  some  public 
office  in  the  city  of  Ix)ndon.     I  hope  this  information  will  be  suflicient 
to  enable  the   Governor  to   take  the  necassary  steps   to   procure  the 
evidence." 

I  think,  sir,  it  will  be  necessary  to  employ  an  agent  in  Ix)ndon  to 
procure  the  necessary  testimony.  The  object  of  the  controversy  is  con- 
siderable. I  think  I  mentioned  to  you  as  a  fit  agent,  Mr.  John  Rennolds, 
formerly  of  Tap jiahan nock,  now  of  Ix>udoun,  as  a  proj)er  agent 

I  am,    «fec. 


Samuel  McCraw  and  John  Mayo,  Esquires,  members  of  the  Privy      j^  ^j 
Council,  or  Council  of  State,  removed  from  oftice  in  accordance  with  the 
provision  of  the  Constitution  for  securing  rotation. 


62  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


I7f)9.  Alexander  Stewart,  Esq.,  elected  a  member  of  the  Privy  Council  in  the 

^^*  ^"      room  of  Hardin  Burnley,  resigned. 


Dec.  12  William  Foushee,  Esq.,  elected  member  of  the  PriA^  Council  in  the 

room  of  John  Allen,  deceased. 


Dec.  12  John  Clo|)ton  and  James  Wood,  Esquires,  elected  members  of  the 

Privy  Council  in  the  room  of  Samuel  McCraw  and  John  Mayo. 


Dec.  13  The  qualification  of  Alexander  Stewart  and  Wm.  Foushee,  Esfjuires, 

as  members  of  the  Privy  Council  of  Virginia,  before  Miles  Selden,  a  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  for  Henrico  county. 


Joel  Browne  to   the  Governor. 

Dec.  13,         Replying  to  letter  of  inquiry  as  to  the  emancipation  of  negro  Isaac, 
/*^Qj"^   ^  convicted  in  the  Court  of  Southampton  of  participating  in  the  murder  of 
Joshua  Butte  and  Harris  Seirs;  denying  his  statement  as  to  his  having 
emancipated  said  Isaac. 

Asking  for  a  reprieve  for  him. 


James  Price  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  15,  In  reply,  says  that  negro  man  Sam,  convicted  in  the  Court  of  South- 

Baltimore    am[)ton  for  the  murder  of  Joshua  Butte  and  Harris  Siers,  claiming  his 
freedom  was  not  entitled  thereto. 

The  Board  took  into  consideration  the  situation  of  old  Sam,  Isaac  and 
Hatter  Isaac,  condemned  by  the  Court  of  —  for  the  murder  of  — ,  and 
do  advise  that  a  further  reprieve  be  extended  to  them  till  Fry  day  the  — 
day  of  —  next,  and  that  the  Governor  be  requested  to  transmit  a  copy 
of  all  the  correspondence  relative  to  this  case  to  the  Governor  of  Mary- 
land, requesting  him  to  cause  enquiry  to  be  made  respecting  the  claim  to 
freedom  asserted  by  the  said  Isaac  and  Hatter  Isaac,  and  that  he  will  be 
pleased  to  transmit  the  result  of  such  enquiry  to  the  Executive  of  this 
State. 


City  of  Richmond,  to-wit: 
Dec.  19  I  do  hereby  certify  that  I  have  administered  the  oath  prescribed 

by  law  to  be  taken  by  the  Governor  or  Chief  Magistrate  of  this  Common- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  63 


wealth,  unto  James  Monroe,  Esq'r,  who  hath  been  duly  elected  to  that        1799. 
office.  ^^'  ^^ 

Given  under  my  hand  this  19th  day  of  December,  1799. 

Wm.  Duval. 


In    the    HoUSK   of    DELKtSATES, 

Resolved,  That  the  Executive  be  requested  to  lay  before  this  House,  a      Dec.  20 
statement  of  the  number  of  arms  which  have  been  issued  from  the  pub- 
lic Arsenal  to  the  Militia  of  this  Commonwealth,  during  seven  years  last 
past  and  not  returned  thereto,  and  to  whom,  and   the  condition  of  the 

said  anns  so  issued. 

Teste : 

Wm.  Wirt,  C.  H.  D. 


Meri.  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

Forwarding  his  acc't  for  printing  the  laws  of  Congress:  accounting  for      Dec.  20 
the  increased  cost  of  the  same  work,  as  done  by  his  predecessor. 


Jacob   Cooke  to  the  Governor. 

Offering  to  contract  to  manufacture  one  thousand  muskets,  the  same      Dec.  21, 
as  the  Charleville  make,  at  thirteen  dollars  and  one  half  each,  within  fif-    Richmond 
teen  months  from  date  of  contract,  provided  lie  can  have  an  advance  of 
five  hundred  dollars,  for  which  he  will  give  ample  security. 


Alex'r  Gibson  to  J.  Pendleton. 

\Me  last  night  I  was  honored  with  your  letter  of  the  14th,  per  the      Dec.  21, 
Guide  accompanying  the  two  Chickasaw  Indians,  one  of  them  appa-     gtaunton'^ 
rently  weak  and  dangerously  indisposed,  not  able  to  proceed  further. 
However,  every  attention  shall  be  paid  to  his  present  situation,  and  such 
reasonable  aid  as  humanity  may  dictate  shall  be  afforded  for  his  further 
relief  and  comfort. 

Your  apology  for  troubling  me  with  these  people  is  perfectly  satis- 
factory. 

I  have,  &c. 


M.  Armstrong  to  the  Governor. 

Resigning  the  commission  of  Captain  of  Cavalry  in  the  8rd  Regiment      Dec.  21 
in  consequence  of  holding  a  commission  as  collector  of  direct  U.  S.  Tax. 
Recommending  William  Martin  as  Captain  of  Cavalry  in  his  room. 


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1799. 
Dec.  21 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


In  Senate. 

The  House  proceeded  according  to  the  order  of  the  day,  by  joint  bal- 
lot with  the  House  of  Delegates,  to  the  choice  of  a  Treasurer  for  this 
Commonwealth.  The  Committees,  after  counting  the  ballots,  reported 
the  majority  of  votes  in  favor  of  William  Berkeley. 


Teste : 


H.  Brooke,  C.  S, 


C.  Scott  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  25  Asking  compensation  for  forty  horsemen  Swords  which  he  had  pur- 

chased for  the  use  of  the  company  of  Prince  Edward  Cavalry  under  his 
command,  from  Campbell  &  Clarke,  at  the  cost  of  £74.17.6. 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  28,  I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  the  balance  of  the  4,00()  stand  of 

Richmond   ^^ms  that  Mr.  Swan  engaged  to  furnish  have  arrived,  and  that  I  shall  be 

read}'  to  carry  the  last  contract  into  effect  as  soon  as  I  can  procure  a 

proper  person  to  make  the  valuation.     In  the  meantime,  please  inform 

me  when  you  think  it  will  be  convenient  for  you  to  have  the  valuation 

made. 

I  have,  tfrc. 


Dec.  28. 

Council 

Office 


Sam'l  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosed  herewith  is  a  copy  of  a  statement  of  the  public  arms  which 
have  been  issued  to  the  Militia  by  order  of  the  Executive  since  May, 
1792,  accompanied  by  a  report  to  the  Governor  on  the  subject,  dated  the 
9th  of  January,  1799;  a  copy  of  tlie  return  of  those  issued  from  the 
Point  of  Fork  since  December,  1793,  stating  also  the  number  which  have 
been  returned  to  that  place,  and  a  coi>y  of  a  report  on  this  subject  which 
was  made  to  the  Governor  the  29th  ultimo. 

These  j)aper8  contain  all  the  infonnation  which  it  is  in  my  i>ower  to 
give  respecting  the  public  arms  issued  to  the  Militia,  except  that  twenty- 
seven  Muskets  and  twenty-three  Bayonets  of  the  number  issued  to  Caj)- 
tain  Reul)en  George,  are  returned  and  now  in  the  care  of  the  Keeper  of 
the  Capitol,  and  in  the  same  situation  are  forty-six  Muskets,  forty-five 
Bayonets,  and  fifty  Cartridge  Boxes  of  those  which  were  issued  to  Cap- 
tain Philip  N.  Nicholas,  all  very  much  out  of  repair. 

I  may  further  add  that  an  advice  of  Council  is  entered  on  the  Journal 
imder  date  of  the  15th  of  October  last,  thftt  the  arms  issued  from  the 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  65 


Arsenal,  as  they  are  returned,  be  rej)aired  at  the  expense  of  the  officers        1799. 

who  have  received  them.  /\5.^*  «;i 

I  have,  <kc.  Office 

Muskets.  Bayonets.         Cartridge  boxes. 

No.  issued,         -        -         3,78f>  3,786  3,786 

No.  returned,     -        -  138  127  112 


3,648  3,659  3,674 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  (Governor. 

I  have  received  your  favor  of  the  28th,  and  shall  direct  the  arms  to      Dec.  30, 
be  sent  to  the  Capitol  to  the  care  of  Capt.  Coleman  as  soon  as  the  weather   ^^^^""^^^"d 
will  permit. 

On  examining  the  contract,  I  do  not  think  Mr.  Swan  bound  to  i)ay 
any  expense  after  delivering  them  in  Richmond,  and  1  have  no  reason  to 
sui>pose  that  there  is  not  a  coincidence  in  our  opinions  on  this  subject 
from  anything  contained  in  your  Letter. 

I  have,  &c. 


phia 


Robert  McCormick  &  Co.  to  the  Governor. 

We  take  the  liberty  of  sending  you  enclosed  Copy  of  a  Letter  from  Dec.  30, 
James  Wood,  Esq'r,  late  Governor  of  the  State  of  Virginia,  respecting  v;^f 
proposals  we  made  under  date  of  the  12th  of  August  last  for  furnishing 
that  State  with  four  thousand  stand  of  arms,  being  approved  of  and 
accepted  in  council.  We  also  send  copy  of  our  answer  thereto  dated 
20th  November.  Since  that  |>eriod  we  have  not  hail  the  honor  of  any 
communication  respecting  the  ctmtract.  This  delay,  we  presume,  hiis 
arisen  in  consequence  of  the  changes  which  have  taken  j)lace  in  the 
Executive. 

Lentil  the  contract  be  perfected  we  cannot  compleat  our  arrangements 
for  carrying  it  into  effect. 

We  therefore  request  that  your  Excellency  will  have  the  goodness  to 
have  the  contract  forwarded  here,  and  also  to  inform  us  who  your  Agent 
is  whom  you  have  appointed  to  receive  and  pay  for  the  arms  when 
delivered. 

Expecting  the  honor  of  a  reply,  we  remain,  &c. 

Gix)be  Mill,  Philadeli^hia,  J 2  Aug.,  1799, 
His  Excellency,  James  Woon: 

Having  seen  your  advertisement  for  four  thousand  stand  of  arms 

for  the  State  of  Virginia,  we  beg  leave  to  propose  making  them  on  the 

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66  CALENDAR  OF  STATE   PAPERS. 


1709.        terms  which  are  given  U8  by  the  Uuitetl  States  for  musketn  mounted  with 
Pbuid^i-     Iron,  which  are  $13  40-lCO  for  each  Musket  and  Bayonet  (no  scabbard;. 

phia  If  thef<e  terms  he  acceptable,  by  an  application  to  the  Secretary  of  War 

an  Inspector  may  l>e  appointed  here  to  examine  the  work  as  done  for  the 
United  States;  and  on  the  delivery  of  fifty  stand  of  arms,  which  would 
I)as8  InsjKx^tion,  it  would  be  necessary  that  a  previous  arrangement 
should  be  made  to  enable  us  then  to  receive  payment  therefor,  as  our 
esUiblishment  fat  present  in  its  infancy)  will  not  permit  our  l>eing  in 
advance,  or  even  of  the  payment  being  delayed.  We  can  furnish  fifty 
muskets  c»ach  week  without  that  interfering  with  our  Engagements  to  the 
United  States.  With  respect  to  the  Swords  and  Pistols  we  cannot  make 
any  certain  proix)sal  without  knowing  of  what  quality  and  patern  they 
are  to  l>e.  If  they  are  to  be  of  the  same  kind  as  those  made  use  of  by 
the  United  States  the  charge  for  Swords,  with  Scabbards,  would  be 
$6  50-100  each;  for  Pistols,  without  hostlers,  would  be  $14  13-100  i>er 
pair. 

We  request  that  your  Excellency  will  favor  us  with  your  answer  as 
soon  as  convenient,  and  we  engage  that  if  these  terms  be  acceded  to,  the 
workmanship  in  all  its  parts  shall  be  as  well  finished  as  that  which  we 
do  for  the  United  States  under  their  immediate  Inspection. 

We  remain,  <fec., 

Robert  McCormick  &  Co. 

Richmond,  5th  November^  1799. 
Messrs.  Robert  McCormick  &  Co.: 

The  letter  which  you  did  me  the  honor  to  write  the  12  August  last^ 
was  immediately  submitted  to  the  consideration  of  the  Council  of  State. 
A  decision  on  your  i)roposition  has  been  post[X)ned  from  time  to  time 
until  this  day.     We  have  determined  to  adopt  the  Charleville  musket, 
exactly  conformable  with  the  United  States  patern,  and  are  willing  to 
accede  to  your  jiroposal  to  deliver  to  our  agent  in  Philadelphia,  fifty  mus- 
kets and  bayonets  weekly  at  $13  40-100,  and  will  upon  hearing  from  you, 
make  such  arrangements  as  to  ensure  punctuality  on  the  part  of  the  Com- 
monwealth.    So  soon  as  1  have  the  pleasure  of  your  reply  to  this  letter, 
1  will  forward  the  necessary  written  contract. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c., 

James  Wood. 

Globe  Mill,  Philadelphia,  2^ur.  20th. 

His  Excellency  Jamp:s  Wood,  Esy.: 

We  received  the  honor  of  vour  information  that  the  honorable 
Council  of  Virginia  had  acceded  to  our  proposition,  contained  in  the 
letter  wii  had  the  honor  to  address  to  you  on  the  12th  of  August  last,  for 
the  manufacture  of  four  thousand  stand  of  arms  for  the  State  of  Vii^ginia. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  67 


We  are  now  read}'  to  enter  into  contract  for  the  above  arms  on  the        1799. 
terms  mentioned  in  your  letter,  and  shall  commence  our  first  deliver}'  of    J?^-  ?^: 
arms  on  the  first  Saturday  of  the  year  1800,  at  the  rate  of  50  stixnd  j>er        phia 
week  until  the  contract  is  com  pleated. 

We  request  tliat  your  Excellency  will,  through  the  Secretary  of  War 
or  otherwise,  appoint  a  proper  officer  for  the  proof  of  the  barrels  and 
inspection  of  the  arms  which  we  finish.  We  also  desire  to  be  informed 
what  mark  or  designation  these  arms  should  bear  as  beting  the  property 
of  the  State  of  Virginia.  We  shall  immediately  after  the  perfecting  the 
contract,  make  arrangements  for  carrying  it  into  effect. 

Respectfully,  we  femain,  &c. 

Robert  McCormu^k  &  Cx>. 

Globk  Mill,  Philadelphta,  Dec.  30th. 
Hon.  .Tames  Wood: 

We  take  the  Hberty  of  annexing  a  copy  of  our  Letter  of  the  20th 
of  November,  in  answer  to  yours  of  the  5th  of  same  month,  since  which 
we  have  not  had  the  honor  of  hearing  from  you  or  receiving  any  infor- 
mation whatever  relative  to  the  contract  being  forwarded  for  completion. 
We  request  that  you  will  have  the  goodness,  sir,  to  mention  the  sub- 
ject in  the  Executive  Council,  as  we  cannot  proceed  with  our  arrangements 
for  the  delivery  of  arms  until  the  contract  be  compleated.  We  have 
taken  the  lil)erty  of  writing  to  Governor  Monroe  by  this  post  on  the 

same  subject. 

With  respect,  &c., 

Robert  M(<)ormick  &  Co. 


Ro.  Quarles  to  the  Governor. 

In  conformity  to  directions  sending  in  accounts  of  expenses  attending      Dec.  31, 
repairs  of  arms  issued  to  C^apt.  Archer  McRea's  company,  viz:  Arsenal 

Ist  account  of  repairs, $11  17 

2n(l  Do.,  Muskets,  Bayonets,  Cartridge  Boxes  lost,  and  cleaning,      63  26 

$74  43 


The  official  Bond  of  William  Berkeley  as  Treasurer  of  the  Common-  Dec  31 
wealth  for  one  year  from  the  date  of  his  appointment  and  to  the  end  of 
the  session  of  the  General  Assembly  next  after  the  expiration  of  that 
I>eriod  in  the  i>enalty  of  One  Million  of  Dollars,  with  the  following  names 
affixed  as  securities,  viz:  Burwell  Bassett,  William  Hickman,  Wm.  Ran- 
dolph, Carter  Berkeley,  Collier  Harrison,  Thomas  Griffin,  Lewis  Berkeley, 
John  Pendleton,  is  filed. 


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1799. 
Dec.  81 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


A  second  official  Bond  of  William  Berkeley  as  Treasurer  of  the  Ck>iri- 
monvvealth,  of  same  date  and  for  same  period,  in  the  penalty  of  One 
Million  of  Dollars,  with  the  name  of  Wilson  C.  Nicholas  as  security,  is 
filed. 


De<'.  31, 
Arsenal 


A  Quarterly  Return  of  ArmA  and  Military  Sttrres  at  the  State  Arsenal,  near 
Columbia^  from  the  1st  of  Oetoher  to  tli£  31st  of  Deremher,  1799, 

1  16-Inch  Brass  Mortar,  1  piece  of  Brass  Ordnance,  7122  Muskets  in 
good  repair,  730  Muskets  with  ruff  unground  Bayonets,  900  Artillery  and 
Grenidier  Swords,  7  Barrels  of  Gun  Powder,  40  Pigs  of  I^ead,  180  Canister 
Shot,  260  Cannon  shot  from  4  to  6  Pounders,  30  Rheaius  of  Cartridge 
Paper,  18  Barrels  of  Flints,  1650  Pounds  of  Ball  and.  Buck  Shot. 

Work  done  this  Quarter: 

186  Muskets  repaired,  cleaned,  and  put  into  the  Arsenal. 

N.  K — The  arms  lately  returned  to  the  Arsenal  from  some  of  the  Light 
Infantry  companies  of  Militia  are  so  extremely  defective  as  to  require 
much  time  and  labor  to  enable  the  smiths  to  repair  them. 

Ro.  QiTARLEs,  Sup't. 


Dec.  31  John  Buchanan  and  John  D.  Blair  present  their  respects  to  his  Excel- 

lency the  Governor  and  the  honorable  members  of  the  Council  of  Stiite. 
They  beg  leave  to  State  that  by  the  courtesy  of  the  Executive  they  have 
hitherto  been  favored  with  the  use  of  the  Assembly  Room  (alternately) 
on  the  morning  of  the  Sabbath  for  the  performance  of  Divine  Service, 
and  make  this  their  respectful  application  to  the  Board  for  the  contin- 
uance of  the  same  indulgence. 
Friday,  31st  of  December,.  1799. 


Dec.  31,         The  application  of  James  Dillon  and  Jesse  Kidd,  SeV,  soldiers  at  the 
Arsenal      Arsenal  to  be  allowed  rations  for  their  wives. 


Dec.  31  A  i)etition  of  numerous  citizens  on  Back  Creek  in  Berkeley  Count}',  for 

commissions  of  the  peace  to  be  given  to  Alexander  Fleming,  William 
Wilson  and  Samuel  Boyd  of  that  vicinity. 


Dec.  31  A  remonstrance  of  numerous  citizens  of  Berkeley  County  against  the 

appointment  of  Samuel  Boyd.  William  Wilson  and  Alexander  Fleming 
as  Justices  for  said  county. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  69 


The  Biiard  took  under  their  consideration,  the  present  deranged  situa-        1799. 
tion  of  the  three  Re$rinientg  comj)osed  of  the  Militia  within  ihv  counties      ^^'  ^^ 
of  Fairfax  and  Loudoun,  and  which  has  arisen  from  alterations  latelv 
uiade  in  the  dividing  lines  hetween  the  Raid  counties. 

Whereu|K)n,  it  is  advised,  tlmt  all  tlie  Militia,  comprehended  within 
Uiat  part  of  l^oudoun  lately  added  to  the  ct»untv  of  Fairfax,  1k'  annexed 
to  and  made  a  jiart  of  the  BOth  Regiment,  and  that  all  the  officx^rs  hold- 
ing comniii*sioii£:  in  the  District  added  to  the  county  of  Fairfax,  ho  trans- 
ferred Ui  the  6(rtih  R^ment,  where  they  are  tc»  take  rank  frcmi  their  for- 
u»er  commissions — ^and  it  is  further  advised,  that  the  Brigadier-General 
or  officer  commanding  the  6th  Brigade,  he  instructed  t^>  cause  Boards  of 
(.officers  in  the  56th  and  oTth  R^ments,  to  mak(»  the  necessary  alterations 
in  the  Regimental,  as  well  as  the  Battalion  Districts,  so  as  to  make  the 
effective  force  of  each  Regiment  as  ne^irly  equal  as  circumstances  will 
adinit^ — and  that  the  Commandant  of  the  Hf^th  Rc^ment,  cause  a  R<^i- 
mental  Board  of  Officers  to  make  the  necessarv  alterations  in  the  Batta- 
licm  District*^  <»f  the  said  Regiment,  conformably  with  the  IX  Section  of 
tiie  Militia  I^w  of  1795,  and  that  Rejtorts  of  the  several  IViards  be  ma<ie 
t4:»  the  Executive,  as  soon  as  |»ossible,  t-ogether  with  a  R<»11  stating  tlie  rel- 
ative rank  of  the  different  gnwles  of  officers  in  each  of  the  R^^criuients. 


Major  Catesbv  J<»nes  of  the  Nort.humberland  Militia,  requests  that  some      IVc.  Jll, 
arms  may  l>e  furnished  tiie  oTth   Regiment — ^the  county   being  entirely  ^eriand  Co 
destitute  of  the  means  of  defence  and  much  exjwjsed  fr(»m  their  vicinity 
to  the  Bav  in  ctase  of  a  sudden  invasion. 


Sam'l  Cralle  to  the  Governor, 

Complaining  of  injuslice  done  him  by  the  Court  of  Nortliumberland      ivo.  Si 
in  not  recommending  him   for  a  Major's  Commission  to  which  he  was 
entitled  l)V  senioritv  of  nine  vears  over  his  competitor. 


I  hereby  certify  Samuel  C^ralle  is  the  oldest  Captain  in  the  .*^7th  Reg't,      Deo.  .*^1 
North'd  Militia,  and  that  he  has  long  lieen  an  officer  in  said  Reg't,  and 
conducted  liimself  with  as  much  propriety  and  is  as  g<x>il  an  i>fficer  as 
any  belonging  to  the  Rt^'t 

Given  under  my  hand  this  22nd  day  of  May,  1799. 

Catksbv  Jones, 
Major  37th  Reg^ 


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I?5«*-  Williani  StanarvL  of  the  CVmntr  of  :!^pot;5Tlruiiji.  ofieis  to  the  Com- 

*^**"'  ^^       If Kjn  wealth,  for  the  |>ar|«ij(se  *»f  ereciing  there«>a  an  Arsenal  for  the  reposi- 

ton'  4t(  public  skmtF.  a  <l«»iiat»>n  of  ibar  acre<  of  lantl  adjoininsr  the  Town 

of  StaiiarvLivillf.  in  the  CVmntr  of  r»nin«e.  on  the  main  road   leading 

fnmi  Staunton,  thrr^u^rh  the  Swift- Run  (iafiu  to  Fieirlericfcshaiir. 


Meri.  Joxes  t«>  the  Goverxor. 


IM^.ZI  Soliciting  an  advance  of  one  «|uarter?  Salary  as  Public  Printer  to 

enable  hirn  to  buy  some  Font*?  of  Type  in  Pliilai(]elf»hia. 


J.    MiXOR    TO   THE   GoVERXOR. 

Dee.  31  Recommending  John   Rennolds,  of  lx>ud4jun.'  A»r  attending  to  taking 

Depo$<ition.s  at  the  .suit  of  the  Commonwealth  vs.  Hristoe. 


Sam'L    KeLLO   to   the    riOVERXOR. 

1800.  I  transmit  herewith  copies  of  the  reconl  in  the  case  of  the  Slaves  men- 

{^thainD-   ^'^"*^  '"  your  letter.     I  have  only  to  add  that  the  Court  was  unanimous, 
ton         a  circumstance  omitted  in  the  record,  as  had  it  been  otherwise  no  con- 
demnation could  have  taken  place. 

I  am,  &C. 


Jacob  Cooke  to  the  Goverxor. 

Jan.  2,  Proposals  for  manufacturing  arras  for  tlie  Commonwealth.     He  will 

Richmond    make  Musket«.  according  to  the  Charle\dlle  j>atem,  at  Tliirteen  Dollars 

and  fifty  cents  each,  at  the  rate  of  twenty-five  per  week,  provided  he  can 

get  an  advance  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  to  be  re{>aid   when  the  second 

hundred  muskets  Is  delivered. 


Ro.  Saunders  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  4  Resigning  and  returning  bis  commission  as  Notary  Public  of  W'ms- 

burg. 


Martin  Minns  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  4  Asking  for  the  apiK)intment  of  suitable  judges  to  measure  and  value 

the  extra  brick  work  done  at  the  Penitentiarv  in  1799. 


I 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


71 


Statement  of  (he  Boolc-^  of  the  Bank  of  Alexandria,  6th  Jannnry,  1800. 


To  Bills  and  Notes,  - 
*'  Cash, 
"  Hank  House, 
"  Ponds, 


$684,024  46 

207,1)19  77 

4,5(X)  (JO 

4,911  85 


$851,356  08 


Sir: 


Am't  Deposits, 
Bank  Notes,     - 
Post  Notes, 
Profit  and  Loss, 
Dividend  No.  5, 

-  8, 
"10, 
Ml, 

-  12, 
''  18, 

Interest,  - 
Stock, 


u 


t( 


(k 


t( 


$  96,450  75 

282.(>27  50 

110,569  20 

6,874  78 

34  00 

27  00 

68  00 

171  00 

603  00 

15,219  00 

*  511  85 

338,200  00 

$851,356  08 


Alkxandria,  8  Jan'i/,  1800. 


I  have  the  honor  of  enclosing  your  Excellency,  Statement  of  the 
Bank  of  Alexandria  for  the  last  twelve  months. 


I  am,  &c.. 


\Vm.  Hubert,  Pres't. 


1800. 
Jan.  6 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  had  the  honor  to  receive  your  favor  of  the  6th  instunt,  and 
have  to  inform  you  that  I  have  aj)|M)inted  Major  William  Preston  on  the 
part  of  Mr.  James  Swan  to  value  the  arms,  who  is  ready  to  |in)ceed  on 
that  business  immediately. 

Mr.  Swan  having  long  since  advanced  the  money  for  these  arms,  his 
interest  is  suffering  very  much  in  consequence  thereof  If  you  could 
relieve  him  hy  a  partial  advance  of  money  until  the  valuation  is  com- 
pleted, it  would  be  a  great  accommodation. 

I  have,  itc. 


Jan.  8, 
Richmond 


I 


James  Monroe  to  Kdmund  Randolph. 

Some  slaves  were  not  long  since  brought  from  Maryland  into  this  State 
'>y  the  people  who  bought  them  there,  in  their  ])iLssage  to  one  of  the 
luore  Southern  States.  In  Southam])ton  they  rose  against  and  murdered 
their  njasters.  as  appears  by  the  record  of  the  Court  of  that  county,  by 
which  Court  they  were  tried  aqd  condemned  to  suffer  death.     A  doubt 


Jan.  8, 
In  Council 


72 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800. 

Jan.  S, 

In  Council 


arises  under  our  law,  which  gives  an  incipient  right  of  freedom  to  slaves 
brought  from  another  State  into  this,  whether,  under  the  circumstances 
attending  the  case,  they  can  be  legally  tried  and  condemned  as  slaves; 
and  if  the  judgment  of  the  Court  be  correct,  whether  the  Commonwealth 
is  answerable  for  their  value  as  in  ordinarv  cases,  the  introduction  of 
them  into  the  State  being  a  reprehensible  act,  and  the  proprietors  and 
those  claiming  under  them  citizens  of  another  State. 

I  have  to  request  your  opinion  on  these  points  by  the  advice  of  the 
Council,  and  as  soon  as  convenient,  it  being  a  case  in  which  the  Execu- 
tive will  be  bound  to  give  an  early  decision. 

I  send  you  all  the  papers  appertaining  to  the  subject,  and  am,  with 

respect  and  esteem, 

Your,  &c. 


Jan.  8, 
Richmond 


Edmund  Randolph  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  much  indebted  to  your  Excellencv  and  the  Council  of  Stat-e,  for 
their  attention  in  calling  for  an  opinion  from  me.  altho'  the  subject  of 
your  favor  of  this  afternoon  awakens  some  sentiments  of  tenderness. 
Considerations  however  of  this  sort,  I  lay  aside;  and  in  particular  I  pass 
over  as  not  being  submitteil  to  me,  all  regard  to  the  youth,  simplicity, 
good  character  and  duress  of  Jerry,  as  stated  in  Mr.  Kello's  letter  of  the 
2()th  of  November,  1709.  Nor  can  I  j)resume  to  judge  nixm  testimony 
which  in  this  point  is  very  imperfei't,  whether  if  the  negroes  were  free  at 
the  time  of  the  homicide,  circumstances  existed  which  could  reduce  it 
from  murder  to  manslaughter  or  to  a  justifiable  act.  If  their  fate  should 
turn  in  the  breast  of  the  Executive  upon  this  last  en<|uiry,  I  suppose  that 
a  full  statement  of  the  evidence  can  be  procured. 

What  the  condition  of  Hatter  Isjiac  and  old  Sam  was  in  Maryland 
is  |)lain ;  the  former  being  there  a  slave  as  certified  by  James  Price,  as 
was  the  latter  according  to  the  declaration  of  J<)el  Bn)wne.  Lsaae  and 
Jerry  claim  freedom;  but  no  document  transmitted  to  me  proves  this  j>re- 
tention,  tho'  on  the  other  hand  it  does  not  ajipe^ir  that  any  attempt  has 
Iwen  made  to  obtain  pnK>f  of  this  fact. 

But  are  they  free  in  conse<|uence  of  the  importation  from  >raryland 
into  this  CommonwejUth  ? 

They  were  purchased  in  Maryland  and  bn»ught  into  Virginia  by  Ben- 
jamin Drew  and  William  Boy  kin,  citizens  and  inhabitants  of  Virginia. 

The  law  of  December  the  17th,  17*J2,  forbade  this  under  a  penalty  on 
Drew  and  Boy  kin ;  who  came  not  within  the  exceptions  of  persons  remov- 
ing from  other  of  the  Tnited  States  for  the  sake  of  citizenshi]»  here;  or 
claiming  the  negn^>es  by  marriage,  descent  or  devise,  or  being  on  that  day 
actual  owners  of  them  and  remo\nng  them  to  Virginia,  or  being  travellers, 
or  others  makuig  a  transient  stay,  and  bringing  the  n^roes  for  necessary 


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attendance  an<l  carryinjj:  thefu  out  again.     As  this  iiu^K>rtatiou  bv  Drew        i800. 
and  Bovkin  is  the  only  act  upon  which  their  emancipation  de|H)iul8,  it  is    uf.ljJlJh.^ 
useless  to  take  into  contemplation  Butte  and  Spiers  who  were  after  pur- 
cha^sers. 

A  principal  ingredient  of  freeilom  on  account  of  Unnjsj  brought  into 
this  Coniraonwealth  is,  that  the  slave  brought  in  "Shall  t>e  kept  ther^^in 
one  whole  year  together,  and  so  long  at  different  times  as  shall  anumnt  to 
iuie  year/'  But  they  were  brought  in  only  thn^  months  prtH^^ling  thoir 
trial  on  the  25th  of  October,  1799.  Altho\  therefore,  Drew  anil  Hoykiu 
incurred  a  |)enalty,  the  negroes  were  not  free  at  the  date  of  the  trial. 

They  might  never  be  free,  as  Boykin  and  Drew  were  at  liberty  to  rts 
move  them  from  the  Commonwealth,  and  thus  prevent  the  chief  requisite 
towards  freedom  being  ever  fulfilled,  to-wit:  their  being  kept  here  for  a 
twelve  month  at  one  or  more  times. 

They  were  threfore  properly  tried  as  slaves. 

As  to  their  valuation,  the  law  speaks  thus:  "Tht>  value  of  a  slave  con- 
demned to  die  who  shall  suffer  accordingly,  &c.  shall  be  paid  by  the  pub- 
lic to  the  owner."  I  do  not  conceive  that  Drew  and  l^)vkin  theniselves 
had  they  continued  the  owners  of  the  slaves  would  have  ]hhm\  deprived 
of  the  valuation,  because,  notwithstanding  they  were  illegally  imported, 
the  relation  of  owner  and  slave  continued  to  subsist  until  the  expiration 
of  the  twelve  month. 

But  Drew  and  Boykin  were  not  the  owners  at  the  time  of  the  homicide. 
Butte  and  Speirs  were  the  owners.  They  had  done  nothing  unlawful  in 
[Mirchasing  the  negroes,  nor  if  they  had,  would  they  have  bet^n  disipiali- 
fied  thereby,  being  citizens  of  (ieorgia,  from  demanding  the  valuation. 

The  law  regards  neither  the  conduct  nor  country  of  the  own*  r.  I'er- 
ha|KS  it  might  be  advisable  to  draw  back  as  much  of  the  valuation  as 
jKis-sible  by  directing  prosecutions  for  the  |>cnalti4is  against  Drew  and 
B^iykin. 

I  have,  d'c. 


Rich'd    Adams,  Wm.    Foi  shek,    Hobt.   Mitchkll,  Dirk^tors    of 

J'rBLIC    Bl'ILDlNCJS. 

Re^Mtrt.  in  ixinfonnity  with  a  resolution  of  tiie  House  of  Delegates  at      Jiio.  10 
their  present  session,  that  the  cont  of  repairing  the  house  and  enclosures 
def*igned  for  the  residence  of  the  (jovernor  of  the  State  and  of  furnishing 
the  ciaine  suitably  for  his  use,  would  be  £5(Jf).12.0,  stating  items. 


10 


74  CALENDAR   OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thos.  T.  Davis  to  the  Uovkrnor. 

1800.  Asking  instruction  as  to  a  fiension  for  William  Shepherd,  of  Kentucky, 

Phi^dei-     *"^  sending  certificates  for  same,  with  reply  of  the  Auditor  of  the  State 
phia        thereto. 


In  Senate,  Jumianj  ISth,  1800. 

Jan.  13  The  House  proceeded  acconiing  to  the  order  of  the  day  hy  joint  ballot 

with  the   House  of  Delegates,  to  the  choice  of  a  judge  of  the  General 
Court  in  the  room  of  James  Henry,  Esquire,  who  hath  resigned. 

The  Committee  of  the  Senate,  jointly  with  the  Committee  of  the 
House  of  Delegates,  proceeded  to  count  the  ballots,  and  reported  that  the 
majority  of  votes  were  in  favor  of  Archibald  Stuart,  Esquire. 

Teste: 

H.  Brooke,  C.  S. 


Robert  McCormick  k  Co.  to  the  Ctovernor. 

Jan.  21,  Asking  that  they  be  released  from  giving  any  further  security  for  the 

D^        performance  of  their  contract  for  manufacturing  anns  than  their  own 
obligation. 


J.  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  21  Enclosing  two  i>roposals,  furnished  according  to  the  order  of  the  Board, 

for  furnishing  Bricks  and  Lime  for  building  the  Penitentiary: 

First  Offer — Bricks  at  6  dollars  per  M,  Lime  Is.  4d.  per  bushel;  by 
John  P.  Shields. 

Second  Offer — Bricks  39s.  ])er  M,  Lime  17d.  per  bushel;  by  John 
Hawse. 


Jan.  21  *  Proceedings  of  a  Meeting  held  at  the  Capitol  in  the  city  of  Rich- 

mond  for  the  purpose  of  framing  a  Re[>ublicau  Ticket  to  he  submitted 
to  the  Freeholders  of  the  State  of  Virginia  at  the  ensuing  Election  of 
Electors  to  choose  a  President  and  Vice  President: 

Tuesday,  Janminj  2]Ht^  1800, 

At  a  meeting  of  ninety-three  members  of  the  liCgislature  and  a  num- 
ber of  other  respectable  persons,  convened  at  the  Capitol  in  the  city  of 


*  Though  not  a  State  paper,  this  was  found  among   tlie  archive?,   and  deemed  of  sufficieBt 
interezit  to  print— Elo. 


J 


CALE!a>Ai:   C»F  STATE  PAPERS.  75 


I 


RichiuoDd.  fur  the  }*izr|«ueae  c«:  Sk:iteuni:  iii  liie  didc^Tt^ii;  d2:<^Tic2^  t^f  ihi<        it^Vi 
State  i»ro|:»er  peisntn?  Ui  be  sQft}iOfnf^    i»v   ibt-   Refvohiican  Imereisi  s>  **•  ^' 

Electors  of  a  Presidem  and  Viee  I^ivsidem  of  ihe  I'niw^i  Sums.  Sainu(\ 
Shield,  iliainnaiju  Liuietor  W.  TaieweL.  Serpexary. 

Rescilveii,  tinarjiiDoiisIy.  Tlia*  ihr  iitli«»»in£r  ^-eTSiiite-  he  nv4»i«Trtende«i 
\>v  tliis  Mi-etiii£  as  tbe  uhm^^  m  ohamdetv  u»  W  named  ai  liw-  t-itsinii^ 

Election  of  I^resid€»l  and  Vit-e  I'naadeni  of  ihe  United  Staler  ifl^  ihe 

Republican  llcket: 

Edmund  Pendleton,  of  1  aroiine:  Gf«»Tsre  Wrthe,  of  the  ritv  of  Riob- 
mond:  Jsmef  Madison.  Jut. of  <>ranffe:  John  Pac*-.  of  (^lonccsier:  Wm. 
B.  Gile?,  of  Amelia:  Richard  Rrent.  i«f  I*riT>ce  Mllliam:  Walter  Jonc^, 
of  Xortliumtteriand :  Carter  R  Harrij»on.  of  Prince  iTOonpr:  \ndrcm- 
Moore,  of  RoekV»ridffe:  Archiliald  SroarL  of  .Kncnstia:  Owd  Tavlor,  of 
(  umherland :  Hnch  Hohnes,  *  *f  FT>e^rick :  Genl  John  RnMrn.  of  HnT%!y : 
(ienl  John  Pre?ton,  nf  Montcom err :  Genl  Joseph  JotKS.  of  Pinwiddie: 
(iwrge  Penn.  of  Patrick:  Thomas  Read.  SenV.  of  Ctjariv<itf:  Wm.  H. 
CabeU,  of  Amherst:  Thftf^.  Newton.  JnT,  of  Norfolk  R«^n>xich:  Wm. 
Newsome,  of  Princes?  Anne:  William  Elsev.  of  l^ondoun. 

Resolved.  That  a  ^ximmittee  ccmsb^tinir  of  five  memhei^  be  appointed!, 
who  are  reijuc^ed  to  prejiare  and  report  to  this  meetinc  a  pro]ior  ^x-sti^w 
of  communication  thfouffhont  the  State,  and  such  other  matters  as  thev 
may  think  of  importance,  and  that  the  committee  be  ci>mi>*is>cd  <4  the 
following  pers<^»ns:  Messrs.  BarlK)ur,  Tyler,  Daniel,  Mercer,  and  Taaewell. 
Resolved.  That  this  meeting  do  n<»w  adjourn,  and  that  the  memK^Ts 
will  again  assemble  at  this  place  on  Thursday  next. 

Thitisday,  Jnnfiam  ;?»^rf?.  7<s»r). 

The  Committee  appointed  for  that  purpose,  made  a  Re|x>rt  relaliw  to 
ll^e  establishment  of  a  prf>j>er  system  of  corrcs|x>ndence,  which.  Innng  "^^ 

^,  was  a^rreed  to,  and  is  as  follows : 

The  committee  rt-commend  that  there  should  Im?  a  general  committiH) 

^•f  com»sj)ondence,  to  consist  of  five  j^ersons  residing  in  or  near  the  city 

^f  Richmond,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  forthwitli   to  inform  tlR*  sovend 

P^^rsons  agreed  ui>on  as  Electors,  that  a  poll  will  be  taken  for  thorn  at 

^he  ensuing  Election  in  confidence  of  their  attachment  to  the  cause  of 

Likrtv,  and  desire  their  answers,  which  shall  state  whether  or  not  thev 

consent  to  be  considered  as  candidates  on  the  general  Republican  Ticket. 

To  communicate  the  Result  of  such  answer  to  the  county  committot^s, 

which  shall    be  established   in   each   county,  except   where  sufficient 

friendly  characters  cannot  be  designated,  and  where  for  such  cause  no 

committee  can  be  established  in  a  particular  county.     To  communicate 

with  any  person  therein  of  whose  friendly  disposition  they  shall  be  pn»- 

viouslv  satisfied. 


76  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

IHOO.  When  any  perK^m  now  a^rreed  upon  a^  a  candiflate,  shall  refuse  to  be 

Jan.  23  cr>n«idered  as  such,  or  Hhall  die,  or  shall  heconie  unfriendly  to  the  end 
|>rf>jK>»ed  Cwhich  two  lant  instances  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  several 
county  committees  to  communicate  to  the  General  Committee),  it  shall 
lie  the  duty  of  the  General  Committ4>e  to  make  the  same  known  to  the 
several  county  committees,  or  to  such  jierson  as  they  may  select  in  a 
(Ufuniy  where  there  may  be  no  c^immittee,  and  also  to  inform  them  of 
the  name  of  the  person  substituted  by  the  General  Committee  in  lieu  of 
such  candidate;  which  |>erson  thus  to  be  substituted,  shall  be  forthwith, 
when  the  necessity  rxjcurs,  recommended  by  the  committees  of  th6  coun- 
ties com{K)sing  the  District  such  person  is  to  represent  But  no  candi- 
date now  agreed  upon  shall  be  displaced  but  in  cases  before  mentioned. 

There  shall  be  a  committee  of  five  Persons  appointed  in  each  county, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  ti)  receive  all  communications  from  the  general 
committee,  and  to  send  to  them  such  information  as  they  shall  deem 
necessary  to  promote  the  Rejmblican  Ticket 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  General  Committee  so  soon  as  an  answer 
shall  be  received  from  the  several  persons  now  agreed  upon  as  candi- 
dates, and  alsti  from  the  several  county  committees  as  answer  to  their 
communication  on  the  subject  of  the  answer  of  the  candidates  as  at  such 
other  time  as  they  may  deem  most  proper,  to  have  published  in  the  pub- 
lic newspapers  the  general  Republican  Ticket  and  the  names  of  the  can- 
didate in  each  District. 

The  committee  recommend  that  each  member  shall  def>osit  the  sum  of 
onv  dollar  with  the  committee  to  defray  the  expenses  attending  the  neces- 
sarv  communication,  «fec. 

That  the  candidate  from  each  District  shall  attend  at  Richmond  at 
least  three  days  before  the  day  aj)j>ointed  for  the  Electors  to  give  their 
V()t(»s,  as  the  Governor's  proclamation  declaring  the  ))ersons  chosen,  niav 
not  in  timet  reach  the  more  distant  Districts. 

That  each  njcmber  take  correct  notes  of  these  pnK»,eedings  which  shall 
not  be  made  known. 

That  lujfore  the  publication  of  the  general  ticket  takes  jilace,  the  friends 
of  the  same  in  each  District,  shall  speak  of  tlie  candidate  now  agreed 
upon  as  tlie  person  who  will  [)robal)ly  be  selected  for  that  District,  and 
also  of  the  most  prominent  characters  who  will  probably  be  selected  in 
other  Districts. 

That  when  no  committee  shall  be  appointed  in  any  county,  owing  to 
any  circumstances  whatever,  and  one  or  more  i>ersons  shall  be  named  as 
fit  persons  to  fill  this  office  in  any  county,  he  or  they  shall  be  authorized 
to  associate  with  him  or  them,  such  other  })erson  or  persons  in  the  county 
as  he  or  they  shall  judge  proper,  who  together  >\nth  the  persons  so  first 
name<l.  shall  be  the  corresponding  committee  in  such  county. 

That  if  any  member  of  the  stiindiug  committee  or  any  county  com- 


CJSAlSaWiAR   OiF  tTTATC   PAMSRS.  TT 


mitlee  ^iioald  dit-.  Temov*-  or  reftifw-  to  jin..  ihv  other  niMiihoTs  of  th*'  -fwifl        tiWi. 
r^vmmmef  fihali  ^w^  anthiiriKerl  to-foipplv  the  nuwTicv  thn*  rv»r«^nn#*^.  ^^  ^* 

•    •      •  ft 

Tfa&i  OIK'  hundred  csuptefi  «f  thr  Tiiies  of  pTo<*«»dimr  no^  f>Ho]^Tw] 
^hi>nUi  tn-  iiuhiifihec]  snd  dMtrihiited  hv  the  -f^ndimr  eonmiittw  mnont 
the  dingran  conntr  conrniftUvs;. 

Tiie  Tt*}Km  of  iiieiiei«f!t  ramnniittAe  Keimr  mim^  to.  the  nif»etint:  i^ro- 
MH^ded  in  ronfoniiTO-  th<!rffCoiy»  choow>  11  standi lurriimniitt:^-  fiixl  tn  n«m<' 
fit  }*eKioii?^  t4»  roniQitiite  t5<iiTfta|^Tidin$»  onimnittws  in  the  diftV'mnt  n<Min- 

Tiie  foUowintr  ]teison>  were  ap)Hiiiit^  a  ^neral  StanHiiU:  roinmitt^*e, 
viz: 

Phiiij»  l^orltome  XicholftFi.  "Meriwelher  -lonfis.  Bi»iij«min  "RRto)><»r.  (Vr- 
vmi?  "iHfii«FJ  and  .lohn  Connnev. 

Il««n}ved.  Thsa  .lobn  H.  Fotwhw-  he  apfwiint/^  5*WTt*t;jin*  t/»  the  OonorRl 
<<inixintiee  in  tlie  orrv  of  Richmond:  and  ^honld  anv  viw^nrv  herenft^^r 
hap^ieii  in  thi*^  office,  thf-  iHtandimr  (Vminnttiie  ?*hall  he  anthoriFed  t^» 
mfike  frucL  (tther  a]t]HTinxnM!m  a^  ther  ^hall  think  proper. 

The  foUowinjEr  pereons  were  a|i]«oinled  ( Virrespondinc  i  ViTnTnitt<v»<  in 
the  difiereot  csomitieR.  to  wit: 

Alt»eixiark' — Tboma*  Mann  Tlandolplk  Milton:  Peter  <^rr  Nieholjis, 
Ijewi?  FnuK^  VaBcer,  and  Woe  Garland. 

Am^ia — Edmnnd  HarrtfioTu  Amdia  C.  H.:  Tlios.  Uandotph,  Ar^^her 
Jones.  Jfiim  Airiier.  and  Ahram  Oreesn. 

Amberat — Wm.  S.  Crawford,  OakdfeibnT^:  Ijtnt^on  i^Vll.  -1^  VV^nV- 
lin.  Martin  Dawfvai,  and  N«!kion  Oawftvpd. 

Hith — ^John  Lewi*i,  Warm  SyninTwr;  iaoivh  Wai^ic^.  Jlii^t>ns  IaIin^. 
M(i«tes  Mann,  and  EHsha  Williams. 

Berkek-v — Gen.  William  narice.  H«irio<«tn>wn :  G^\  Ht^^  TIvim^i^s 
Rutherford.  Ferdiiuutd  Fair&x,  and  l>»nM  Redhure^. 

Botetourt — Martin  McF«>en.  BotiHimn  i\  H.:  TlxM^vas  RowU^vt  An- 
drew Tai»seott.  Cieoi^  Schd^nc,  ami  John  H,  MadisiM^. 

Brooke — ( ol.  John  Conn^,  West  lilvrlv :  Rol><^it  l^iWwvIt  \\  iUi<^o\ 
McKennon.  Thos.  Beck,  ami  William  IahIov. 

« 

Brunswick — Sterling  Ruffin,  Ghobton^:  Tlui«t»  i1aiU\nH\  Willie  H«^r- 
ri?«on,  Aanon  Bromi,  and  Theophilus  FieKfe, 

Buckingham — William  Perkin^i,  Jr,»  Wtt^twinstor:  Matthew  UmnelK 
Anthony  Dihrell,  John  I^tterson,  and  John  Pitman. 

.4*ampbell — ^.John  Dahney,  Lynch hiiiy;  Daniel   U,  IVm>\\\  Aivlulmld 
Robinson,  John  Walker,  and  Kdnnnul  Winston. 

Caroline — James  Taylor,  Bowling  Green:  Jan.  U|>8haAV.  John  llt>on»rn, 
John  Taylor,  and  Richard  Hawes. 

Charles  City — .Tohn  Bradley,  Forge;  John  Walker*  John  CuHn.  John 
Tyler,  and  Dabney  Bradley. 

Charlotte — Quin  Morton,  C'harlotte  C.  H.;  Thomas  Spen<H»r,  WilllBm 
L.  Morton,  Bernard  Todd,  and  8am'l  White. 


78  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  Chesterfield — Thos.  Goode,  Manchester;  Isaac  Sallie,  Thos.  Watkins, 

Jan.  23      George  Woodson,  and  Jolm  W.  Eppes. 

Culpeper — Philip   R.   Thompson,  Culpeper  C.  H.;  French   Strother. 
Lewis  Conner,  John  Sliackelford,  and  Mord.  Barbour. 

('umberland — Wni.  Daniel,  Jr.,  Cumberland  C.  H. ;   Thomas   Deane, 
John  Hatcher,  Randolph  Harrison,  and  Blake  B.  Woodson. 

Dinwiddie — Geo. Hay,  Petersburg;  Edward  Pegram,  Williamson  C^ile- 
man,  Joseph  Goodwyn,  and  William  Hardwa3\ 

Elizabeth  CHty — Geo.  Wacey,  Harapttm;  Augustine  Moon,  Sr..  Thos. 
Jones,  Capt.  Wm.  Armistead,  and  Sam'l  Selden. 

Essex — William  Brokenbrough,  Tapj)ahannock ;  Stretch  ley  Reynolds, 
Robert  Baylor,  Tunstall  Banks,  and  Thomas  Pitts,  Jr. 

Fauquier — Augustine  Jennings,  Fauquier  C.  H.:  Gustavus  B.  Horner, 
Rich'd  H.  Foote,  Hancock  Ijce,  and  John  Blackwell  (Tin-Pot). 

Fairfax — Elisha  C.  Dick,  Alexandria;   Roger  West,  Francis  Peyton, 
Thompson  Mason,  and  Walter  Jones,  Jr. 

Frederick — John  Smith,  Winchester;  Robert  Machie,  Charles  Catlett, 
James  Singleton,  and  William  Headly. 
-  ^~    Franklin — Henry  C'alloway,  Rocky  Mount;   Moses   Greer,  lienjamin 

Cook,  Saml  Harston,  and  Ro.  Innes. 

Fluvanna — John  Quarles,  Columbia;  Sam'l  Richardson,  James  Payne, 
Jos.  Haden,  and  Allen  Bernard. , 

Gloucester — Matthew  Anderson,  Gloucester  C.  H.;  Richard  Baynham, 
Mann  Page,  Nathaniel  Burwell,  and  William  Hall. 

Goochland — ^Thomas  Miller,  Goochland  C.  H.;  James  Carter,  Archlaus 
Perkins,  Wm.  Miller  (Clerk),  and  Smith  Payne. 

Grayson — Philip   Gaines,   Austin ville;  John  Filder,  Enoch  Osborne, 
Mintree  Jones,  and  Greenbury  G.  McKeniiie. 

Greens\dlle — Francis  Hill,  Hicksford;  Joseph   Wilkins,  John  Camp, 
and  John  Goodwyn,  w  ith  liberty  to  associate. 

ffalifax — George  Carringt  on,  Halifax  C.H.;  Berry  man  Green,  William 
Terry,  George  Camp,  and  Charles  Meriwether. 

Hampshire — James  Daitey,  Romney;   Osborne  Sprigg,  John  Higgins, 
licwis  Dunn,  and  Andrew  Mislagle. 

Hanover — William  Pollard,  Hanover  C.  H.;  Nathanl  Pope, -Ed wan! 
Garland,  Sam'l  Richardson,  and  Parke  Street. 

Hardy — Geo.  Stump,  Moorfield;   John  L.  Sehon,  Henry  India,  and 
Randolph  Shobe,  Jr. 

Harrison — John  Webster,  Clarksburg ;  John  Black,  David  SI uth,  John 
Ratclifte,  and  Uriah  Ashcraft. 

Henrico — Joseph  Selden,  Elisha  Price,  Jo.seph  Duval,  George  William- 
son, and  Tarply  White. 

Henry — Cicorge  Waller,  Jn'r,  Henry  ('.  H.;  John  Alexander,  Joseph 
Hopson,  P(4er  (larland,  and  Brioe  Martin,  JnV. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  79 


Isle  of  Wight — John  Goodrich,  Sniithfield;  Emanuel  Wills,  Francis        18OO. 


Fk>ykin,  Richard  Cocke,  and  John  Barker. 

James  City — John  Ambler,  Williamsburg;  Champion  Travis,  Littleton 
W.  Tiizowell,  Wm.  Lightfoot,  and  John  Goodall,  Jn'r. 

King  &  Queen — Anderson  Scott,  Dunkirk ;  Thomas   Roanes,  Richard 
Hn»oke,  Benjamin  Dabney,  and  John  Hoskins. 

King  George — Colo.  John  Taliaferro,   Fredericksburg;  Stephen  Hans- 
fonl,  John  A.  Stuart,  Wm.  P.  Flood,  and  Aaron  Thoniley. 

Lancj\ster — Richard  Selden,  Lancaster  C.  H.;  Martin  Shearman,  Wil- 
liam Kirk,  John  Carpenter,  and  John  Smith. 

Lee — Benjamin  Sharp,  Abingdon;    Peter  Fulkerson,  Joshua  Ewing, 
William  Ewing,  and  Charles  Carter. 

Loudoun — Rev.  Amos  Thompson.  Ix»e^burg;  John   l^ittlejohn,  Albert 
Kussell,  and  Thomas  Jones,  Jr. 

Ix)ui8a — Wm.  O.  Callis,  Yancey ville;    Ro.  Yancey,  John  Poindexter, 
Thomas  Meriwether,  and  Dr.  Watson. 

^N  Lunenburg — Waddy  Street,  Lunenburg  C.  H.;  Francis  Eppes,  Chris- 
topher Robinson,  Sterling  Neblett,  and  Waller  Taylor. 

Madison — Abram  Murray,  Orange  C.  H.;   William  Mallory,  Adam 
Banks,  Wm.  Eve,  and  Barnett  Watts. 

Matthews — Jos.  Billups,  Matth.  Ct.  H.;  James  Spark,  Henley  (Jayle, 
Thomas  Brooks,  and  Joshua  Brown. 

Mecklenburg — Richard  Kennon,  Meek.  (!t.  IL;  Mark  Alexander,  Wil- 
liam Munford,  Abraham  Keese,  and  Wm.  Taylor,  Jr. 

^riddlesex — Thomas  Roane,  Urbanna;  William  Segar,  William  George, 
Thomas  Muse,  and  Wm.  Robinson,  son  of  Charles. 

Monongalia — John  Stailey,  Morgan  Town ;  Richard  Claiborne,  David 
Scott,  &c. 

Monroe — James  Alexander,  John  Byrnsides,  (kc. 

Montgomery — Daniel  Trigg,  Montgomery  Ct.  IL;  Charles  Taylor,  Jas. 
P.  Preston,  Daniel  Howe,  and  Bird  Smith. 

Nan.semond — Josiah  Riddick,  Suffolk;  Richard  Yar borough,  Edward 
Browne,  Robert  M.  Riddick,  and  Joseph  Godwin,  Sr. 

New  Kent — James  Semple,  N.  K.  Ct.  H.;  Burwell   Bassett,  William 
Chamberlayne,  Robert  Armistead,  and  Edmund  Parke. 

Norfolk — R'd  E.  Lee,  Norfolk;  James  Matthews,  Josiah  Butt,  Ro}>ert 
Brough,  and  James  Ben  net. 

Northampton — ('aleb   Fisher,  Northampton   Ct.  H.;    Matthew   Guy, 
William  Fisher,  and  John  Elliott. 

Northumberland — Catesby  Jones,  Heathsville;  Mattram  Ball,  William 
Nelmes,  John  H.  Fallin,  and  Thomas  Hurst. 

Nottoway — Freeman  Eppes,  Nott.  Ct.  H.;  Edward  Bland,  Jas.  Jones, 
John  Eppes,  and  Peter  Bland. 

Ohio — Capt  John  Morgan,  West  Liberty;  Ro.  Stuart,  Jos.  Thornton, 
John  Mills,  and  Joseph  McCune. 


Jan.  23 


80  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  Orange — Ro.  Taylor,  Orange  Ct.  H. ;  Robert  Miller,  Belfield  Cave,  Thos. 

Jan.  23      j^j^g^  ^^^  Thomas  Rose. 

,    : Patrick — Samuel  Staples,  Pat  Ct.  H.;  Gabriel  Peim,  William  Carter, 

Joshua  Rentfro,  and  Wm.  Banks. 

Pendleton — Robert  Davis,  Pendleton  Ct.  H.;  Mr.  Capito,  John  Hlavein, 
Moses  Henkle,  <fec. 

Pittsylvania — Isaac  Coles,  Pittsylvania  Ct.  H.;  Wni.  Tunstall,  Joseph 
Carter,  Nathaniel  Williams,  and  Edmund  Tunstall. 

Powhatan — Richard  Crump,  Powhatan  Ct.  H.;  Sam'l  Pleasants,  James 
Poindexter,  Littlebury  Moseley,  and  Jordan  Harris. 

Prince  Edward — Archibald  McRoberts,  P.  E.  Ct.  H.;  Tarlton  Woodson, 
John  Kelsoe,  Theodorick  B.  McRoberts,  and  Philemon  Holcombe,  Jr. 

J^rince  William — Benjamin  Botts,  Dumfries;  Matthew  Harrison,  Geo. 
Graham,  John  D.  Orr,  and  Wm.  Tyler. 

Prince  George — Doctor  John  Shore,  Petersburg;  Archibald  Thweatt, 
Geo.  Ruffin,  Richard  Bland,  and  William  Parham. 

Randolph — John  Haddon,  &c. 

Richmond — Richard  Barnes.  R'd  Ct.  H.;  Ezekiel  Levi,  Vincent  Bran- 
ham,  Wm.  McCarty  and  George  Yerby. 

Rockbridge — John   Bowyer,  Lexington;  James  Caruthers,  John  Ley- 
burne,  William  Moore,  and  John  Caruthers. 

Rockingham — Andrew  Shanklin,  Rock'm  C^.  H.;  John  Carthy,   ju'r, 
Reuben  Moore,  Jacob  Custard,  and  Jacob  Biar. 

Russell — Nathan  Ellington,  Russell  Ct.  H.;  James  McFarlane,  John 
M.  Arston,  Francis  Browning,  and  Sam'l  RitcheL 

Shenandoah — James   Allen,    Woodstock;    Jacob  Rinker,  Jared   Wil- 
liams, Philip  Shamgler,  and  George  Fravil. 

Southampton — Sam'l  Kelio,  So.  Ct.  H. ;  James  Wilkinson,  John  Tay- 
lor, James  Gee,  and  Augustine  C.  Cocke. 

Spotsylvania — John  Minor,  Fred'ksb'g;  Mann  Page,  Francis  T.  Brooke, 
John  Chew,  ScnV,  and  David  C.  Kerr. 

Stafford — Col.  John  Cooke,  Aquia;  John  T.  Brooke,  John  Fox,  Robert 
Rose,  and  Rob't  Henning. 

Surry — Nicholas  Faulcon,  Surry  Ct.  H.;  Wm.  Boyce,  Sam'l  Bailey, 
Benjamin  Edwards  Brown,  and  Canfield  Swan. 

Sussex — John  Mastm,  Petersburg;  Nath'l  Wyche,  John  Briggs,  Benj'n 
Wyche,  and  George  Reeves. 

Warwick — Rich'dCary,  York;  W^m.  Dudley,  Wm.  Diggs,  ju'r,  William 
Allen,  ju'r,  and  Rich'd  Mcintosh. 

Washington — Francis  Preston,  Abingdon;  Claiborn  Watkins,  Ro.  Pres- 
ton, Sam'l  Edmondson,  and  Andrew  Russell. 

Westmoreland — Alexander  Parker,  W.  Ct.  H. ;  John  P.  Hungerford, 
Sam'l  Templeman,  Thomas  Plummer,  and  Ransdale  Pierce. 

Wood — Harman  Blannerhasset,  Marietta;  Hugh  Phelps,  Wm.  Louther;  , 
Hoseh.  Buhsey,  and  Daniel  Kinchaloe. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERn  gl 

Wvthe — Alexr  Smith.  Wvthe  it.  H. :  I>auik*t  She*!i^.  Puvkl  Sawv^r?.        liW^ 
Wm.  Daviii.  and  I>ivi<l  Straaoicer.  '^'^  ^ 

York — t?«>l.  Wm.  NeL^oo.  York:  John  Garle.  Kobt  Shield,  Kd>«anl  i\ 
H«>wakrd.  j^nd  HawkiiLs  Rdd. 

WiTIianiyfbQig — Ro.  S*ciiH^rs.  \V*msb«r^:  Jaimt^  Snithail.  lattMoa 
\V.  Tazewefl.  Janiesf  Semple.  and  Benjamin  Waller. 

Taieweil — D&vid  Ward.  Hennr  Boweu,  Saml  Walker,  Heurv  Haniian, 
jr^  and  G€orze  Peny. 

Norfolk  Boroogh — Wm.  Bland,  «frc. 

King  William — John  Roane.  ToddV:  Wm.  Penn,  Wuu  Avlett,  Wil- 
liam Greeorv.  and  James  Ruffin. 

Re^^olved.  That  this«  meeting  do  now  adjourn,  aini  that  the  intnnbers 
will  again  asi^emble  at  this  place  on  to-morrow  evening. 

Frh>.\y,  ^4^h  JatiHiuy,  iSiHK 

Mr.  Shields  being  nnable  to  att^dd,  Mr.  l^reed  Taylor  was  in^KhI  to  the 
rhair  pro  tern.:  and  the  Secretary  being  absent,  Mr.  Grief  i^rtH^n  was 
a[>{>ointi^i  pro  tern. 

Mr.  Benjamin  Hatcher,  a  member  of  the  Standing  (Vmiraittee  of  Rich- 
Qiond,  has  refused  to  accept  his  appointment. 

Corrfifpondmg  (hmmittefit. 

For  Accomack — George  Laytield,  Wm.  Marshall,  Solomou  MarshalU 
Will.  W:iterfield,  and  Elijah  Shay. 

For  Amelia — Daniel  Hardewav  in  the  room  of  Archer  Jones,  K<lwai*tl 
Eggleston  in  the  room  of  John  Archer. 

For  Cumberland — Sam'l  Anderson  in  the  room  of  William  Daniel,  J  r. 

For  Faui^uier — Insert  at  the  head  of  the  Committee,  Gustavus  B.  Hor- 
ner, in  Lieu  of  Augustine  Jennings. 

For  Fluvanna — Mathew  P.  Haden  in  the  place  of  Joseph  Haden. 

For  Greensville — Insert  Joseph  Wilkins  at  the  head  of  the  ( •onnnitit'i'. 

For  Harrison — Insert  in  the  room  of  John  Black.  David  Sluth,  John 
Ratclitfe,  and  Uriah  Ashecraft,  the  names  of  Jno.  (i.  Jackson,  David 
Hewes,  Wm.  Williams,  and  George  Arnold. 

For  Henry — Insert  Joseph  Hopson  at  the  head  of  the  Connnittee. 

For  l>ancaster — Insert  Joseph  Carter,  Jr.,  in  the  room  of  John  Smith. 

For  Ijoudoun — Insert  Albert  Russell  at  the  head  of  the  Coiuiniitee. 

For  Lunenburg — Insert  Joseph  Yarborough  in  the  room  of  FrnnciH 
Eppes. 

For  Middlesex — In  the  room  of  Wm.  Robinson  insert  Robt.  B.  Daniel. 

For  Nottoway — In  the  room  of  Freeman  Eppes  insert  the  name  of 
Peter  Randolph. 

For  Powhatan — In  the  room  of  Littlebury  Moseley  insert  William 

Pope. 

11 


82  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  For  Prince  William — Insert  Nathan  Harrison  at  the  head  of  the  CJom- 

Jan.  23       ^j^^^ 

For  Richmond — Strike  out  the  name  of  William  McCarty  and  insert 
Griffin  Garland. 

For  Sussex — Erase  the  name  of  John  Reeves  and  insert  the  name  of 
George  Caigill. 

For  Dinwiddle — Edw'd  Pegram,  Sr.,  at  the  head  of  the  Committee. 

For  Albemarle — Col.  Nicholas  T^ewis  at  the  head  of  the  Committee. 

For  Wood — Erase  Daniel  Kinchaloe  and  insert  Robert  Kinchaloe. 

^  For  Bedford — Christopher  Clarke,  Liberty;  Chas.  Clay,  Dan'l  Pegram, 

Frayzer  Otey,  and  Arthur  Moseley. 

Mr.  John  Courtney  refuses  to  act  as  a  member  of  the  standing  com- 
mittee of  this  place,  which  is  communicated  by  Mr.  Pope  at  the  instance 
of  Mr.  Courtney. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nicholas — Resolved,  That  the  words  "the  cause  of 
Liberty  "  in  the  line  of  the  —  page  be  stricken  out  and  the  words  Repub- 
lican principles  and  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  inserted  in 
lieu  thereof. 

Resolved,  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  until  Monday  evening  6 
o'clock. 

At  a  meeting  continued  and  held  on  Monday  Evening — Creed  Taylor, 
Chailinan ;  Sam'l  Tyler,  Secretary. 

Ordered,  For  Hanover  County  insert  in  lieu  of  Parke  Street,  Bathurst 
Jones. 

Ordered,  That  Joseph  Selden  and  Sam'l  Pleasants  be  appointed  mem- 
bers of  the  standing  committee  of  this  place  in  room  of  Benjamin 
Hatcher  and  Thomas  Courtney,  who  decline  accepting  that  office. 

Ordered,  That  Daniel  S.  Hylton  be  appointed  a  member  of  the  County 
Committee  for  Henrico  in  room  of  Joseph  Selden,  elected  one  of  the 
standing  committee. 

Ordered  For  Culpeper,  That  John  Shackelford  be  appointed  in  room 
of  Philip  Rootes  ThompvSon,  chairman  of  the  county  committee,  and 
that  Moses  Green  be  appointed  in  lieu  of  French  Strother. 

Ordered  For  Madison,  That  Robert  Roebuck  be  inserted  for  Wm,  Eve 
as  a  member  of*  the  county  committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  persons  named  as  Electors  be  published  without 
delay,  and  in  the  event  of  those  Gentlemen  declining  to  be  candidates, 
the  Standing  Committee  shall  be  authorized  in  their  discretion  to  pub- 
lish the  name  or  names  of  any  other,  having  first  communicated  with 
the  county  committees  on  that  subject. 

Ordered,  That  the  standing  committee  publish  the  names  of  the  Elec- 
tors in  such  order  as  they  may  choose. 

Adjourned. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  88 


General  Standing-  Committee  in  the  City  of  Richmond :  1800. 

Philip  Norbome  Nicholas,  Meriwether  Jones,  Joseph  Selden,  Gervas      '^*"*  ^ 
Storrs,  Sam'l  Pleasants,  Ju'r.     John  H.  Foiishee,  Secretary. 

After  applying  the  several  amendments  and  corrections  to  the  County 
Committees  they  stand  as  follows — viz: 

1.  Accomack — George  I>ayfield,   Wm.   Marshall,  Solomon    Marshall, 
William  Waterfield. 

2.  Albemarle — Col.  Nicholas  Lewis,  Thomjis  M.  Randolph,  Peter  Carr, 
Francis  Walker,  Rice  Garland. 

3.  Amelia — Edmund  Harrison,  Thomas  Randolph,  Daniel  Hardiway, 
E<lward  Eggleston,  Abram  Green. 

4.  Amherst — William  S.  Crawford,  Ijandon  Cabell,  Joel  Franklin,  Mar- 
tin Dawson,  Nelson  Crawford. 

5.  Augusta — John  Coulter,  John  Monroe,  Chesley  Kinney,  with  liberty 
to  associate  2  others. 

6.  Bath — ^*James  Laird,  Moses  Mann,  Elisha  Williams. 

7.  Bedford — Christopher  Clarke,  Charles  Clay,  Daniel  Pegram,  Frayzer 


Otey. 

8.  Berkeley — Gen'l  William  Darke,  George  Hite,  Thomas  Rutherford, 
Fred.  Fairfax,  Dan'l  Bedinger. 

9.  Botetourt — Martin  McFeren,  Thomas  Rowland,  Andrew  Tapscott, 
Geo.  Schelering,  John  H.  Madison. 

10.  Brooke — Col.  John  Connel,  Ro.  Caldwell,  Wm.  McKennon,  Thomas 
Beck,  Wm.  Ijaidley. 

11.  Brunswick — Sterling  Ruffin,  Thomas  Claiborne,  Wy Hie  Harrison, 
Aaron  Brown,  Theophilus  Fields. 

12.  Buckingham — William  Perkins,  Matthew  Branch,  Antho.  Debrill, 
John  Patterson,  John  Pitman. 

3.  Campbell — ^John  Dabney,    Dan'l  B.  Perrow,  Arche'd    Robinson, 
John  Walker,  Edmund  Winston. 

14.  Cumberland — Sam'l  Anderson,  Thomas  Deane,  John  Hatcher,  Ran- 
dolph Harrison,  Blake  B.  Woodson. 

15.  Caroline — James  Taylor,  James  Upshur,  John  Hoomes,  John  Tay- 
lor, Rich'd  Hawes. 

16.  Charles  City — ^John  Bradley,  James  Walker,  John  Colgin,  Dancey 
Bradley,  John  Tyler. 

17.  Charlotte — Quin  Morton,  Thomas  Spencer,  Wm.  li.  Morton,  Ber- 
nard Todd,  Sam'l  White,  Thos.  Read. 

18.  Chesterfield — Thomas  Goode,  Isaac  Sallie,  Thomas  Watkins,  M. 
Cheathem,  W.  Clarke. 

19.  Culpeper — ^John  Shackelford,  Philip  R.  Thompson,  Moses  Green, 
Lewis  C<mner,  Mord.  Barbour. 

20.  Dinwiddle — Edw'd  Pegram^  Sen'r,  T.  R.  Robertson,  W'mson  Cole- 
man, Joseph  Goodwyn,  Wm.  Hardway. 


84  CAIJ^fDAR  OF  STATE  PAPER^=^. 


1800.  '21.  Elizabeth    City — Geo.   Wtay.  Au^    Moon.   .SnV.   Thomas  Jones, 

Jan,  2^      f'apt  Wm.  Armiatead,  Samuel  Selden. 

22.  Emex — ^Tho«.  Evans,  Stretchley  Rennolck,  Robert  Baylor,  Tunstal 
Bankif,  Thoe.  Pitts.  Jut. 

2^^.  Fauquier — Gustavus  R  Homer,  Au|C.  Jennini^s^  RichM   H.  Focite, 
Hancock  Fiee,  John  Blackwell. 

24.  Fairfia — Eliaha  C.  Dick^  Roger  West,  Francis  Peyton,  Thompson 
Masmi,  Walter  Jones. 

2^  Frederick — John  Smith.  Ro.  Maehie,  Chas.  CatLett,  James  Sin^le^ 
ton^  Wm.  Headley. 

6.  Franklin — Henry  Calloway.  M«>«es  ^ireen,  Benjamin  Cooke,  Saral 
Harston,  Ro.  Innes. 

27.  Fluvanna — ^John  Qoariea,  Saml  Richardson,  James  Payne,  Mat.  P. 
Haden,  Allen  Bernard. 

28.  Gloucester — Mat.  Anderson,  Rich^d  Baynham,  Mann  Piige^  Xat. 
Burwell,  Wm.  HalL 

29.  Goochland — ^Thomas   Miller,   James   Cart^,   Archelaus    Perkins, 
Wm.  Miller  (Clerk).  Smith  Payne. 

30.  Grayson — Philip  Graines,  John  Filder^  Enoch  Osborne,  Minitree 
Jones,  Greenberry  G.  McKenzie. 

31.  Greenbrier — ^John  Keppers,  with  full  powers. 

32.  Greensville — ^Joseph  WiUdns,   Francis  HilL   John   Camp,    John 
Goodwyn. 

33.  Halifax — George  Carrington,    Berryman  Green,   William    Terry. 
George  (i'amp,  Charles  Meriwether. 

34.  Hampshire — Francis   Murphy,   Osborne   Sprigg,   John    Higgins, 
Lewis  Dunn,  Andrew  Mislagle. 

35.  Hanover — Wm.  Pollard,  Nathaniel  Pope,  Soml  Richanlson,  Bat- 
hurst  Jones,  T.  Wliite. 

36.  Hardy — George  Stump,  John  L.  Sehon,  Henry  Judea,  Randolph 
Shobe,  Edward  Williams. 

37.  Harrison — ^John  Webster,  John  P.  Jackson,  David  Hewes,  Wni. 
Williams,  Geo.  Arnold. 

38.  Henrico — Nat  Wilkinson,  ElL^ha  Price,  Wm.  Young,  Get>,  William- 
.«^on,  Tarpley  White. 

39.  Henry — ^Joseph  Anthony,  Geo.  Waller,  Jn'r,  John  Alexander,  Peter 
Gariand,  Joseph  Bouldin. 

40.  Isle  of  Wight — John  CkKMlrich,  Emanuel  Wills,  Francis  Boykin, 
Rich'd  Cocke,  John  Barber. 

41.  James  City — John   Ambler,  Champion  Travis,  Wm.   Allen,  Wm. 
Lightfoot,  Wm.  Walker. 

42.  Kanawha. 

43.  King  «Sr  Queen — Anderson  Scott,  Thouias  Roane,  Richard  Brooke, 
Benj'n  Dabney,  John  Haskins. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  85 


44.  King  George — John  Taliaferm.  Stephen  Hansfonl,  John  A.  Stuart,        isoa 
Wm.  L.  Flood,  Aaron  Thomley.  ^^^  ^ 

4-').  King  William — John  Roane,  Wni.  Peim,  Philip  Aylett,  Wni. 
iin^ory,  John  Roane,  Jn  r. 

46.  Ijsincaster — Richard  Selden,  Martin  Shearman,  William  Kirk, 
John  Tarpenter,  Joseph  Charter. 

47.  Lee — Benjamin  Sharp,  Peter  Fulkersiui,  Joshua  Ewing,  William 
Ewing,  C*harie9  Carter. 

48.  Loudoun — Albert  Rusi«ell,  Rev.  Amt>s  Thomas,  John  Littlejohn, 
Thomas  Jones. 

41).  Louisa — William  O.  Callis,  John  Poindexter,  Thomas  Meriwether, 
Rotert  Yancey,  David  Watson, 

^\  Lunenburg — Waddy  Street,  Joseph  Yarlx^rough,  Christo'  Robin- 
<m.  Sterling  Xeblett,  P.  I^mkin. 

'A,  Madison — Abram  Murrav,  William  Mallorv,  Adam  Ranks,  Ko. 
Ii«>ebuck,  Bamett  Watts. 

•')2.  Matthews — Joseph  Billu()s,  James  S}>ark,  Henley  Ciayle,  Thomas 
Brooks.  Joshua  Brown. 

53.  Mecklenburg — Richard  Kennon,  Mark  Alexamler,  William  Mun- 
fonl.  Abraham  Keen,  Wm.  Tavlor,  Jr. 

54.  Middlesex — Thomas  Ri>ane,  William  Segar,  William  (ieorge, 
Thomas  Musi*. 

oo.  Monongalia — Richard  Claiborne,  David  Scott. 

56.  Monroe — James  Alexander,  John  Byrnsides,  Ah\ 

57.  Montgomery — Daniel  Trigg,  Charles  Taylor,  James  P.  Pn»ston, 
I>aniel  Howe.  Bird  Smith. 

55.  Nansemond — Josiah  Riddick,  Richard  YarlH>n>ugh,  Kdward 
Hrcjwne,  Richard  M.  Riddick,  Joseph  (lodwin,  Sr. 

59.  New  Kent — John  Sanders,  Buniell  liassett,  William  Chanibt^r- 
layne,  Robert  Annistead,  Edmund  I^arke. 

^i  Norfolk — Richard  E.  Lee,  James  Matthews,  Josiali  Butt,  Robert 
Bniugh,  James  lk»nnet. 

f>l.  Northampton — Caleb  Fisher,  Matthew  Ciuy,  Wm.  FisluT,  John 
Elliott. 

62.  Northumberland — Catesby  Jones,  Mattram  liall,  William  Nelmes, 
John  A.  Fallin,  Thomas  Hurst. 

03.  Nottoway — Peter  Randolph.  Edward  Inland,  James  Jones,  John 
Eppes,  VeXer  Bland. 

^'4.  Ohio — Capt.  John  Morgan,  Ro.  Stuart,  Joseph  Thomt^lson,  John 
Milk,  Jose])h  McC'une. 

♦i5.  Orange — Robert  Taylor,  JaiiK's  Barbour,  Belfteld  Cave,  Thomas 
Kllb*,  Thomas  Rose. 

W.  Patrick — Samuel  Staples,  Gabriel  Penn,  William  Carter,  Joshua 
Kentfro,  William  Banks. 


86  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  67.  Pendleton — Robert  Davis,  Daniel  Capito,  John  Slavin,  Moses  Hen- 

Jan.  23      jj]g^  Adam  (bntade. 

f)8.  Pittsylvania — Isaac  Coles,  Wni.  Tunstall,  Joseph  Carter,  Champ- 
ness  Terry,  Edmund  Tunstall. 

69.  Powhatan — Richard  Crump,  Sam'l  Pleasants,  James  Poindexter, 
William  Pope,  Jordan  Harris. 

70.  Prince  Edward — Archibald  McRoberts,  Tarlton  W<x)dson,  Thomas 
Green,  Theod  B.  McRobeils,  Sam'l  ('arter. 

71.  Princess  Anne — 

72.  Prince   William — Matthew  Harrison,  Benj'n  Botts,  Geo.  Graham, 
John  1).  Orr,  William  Taylor. 

73.  Prince  George — Doctor  John  Shore,  Archibald  Thweatt,  Geo.  Ruf- 
fin,  Richard  Bland,  Wm.  Harrison. 

74.  Randolph — 

75.  Richmond — Richard    Barnes,    Ezekiel    T^evi,    Vincent    Branham, 
Griffin  Garland,  Peter  Rust. 

76.  Rockbridge — John  Bowyer,    James    Caruthers,   John    liCyburne, 
William  Moore,  John  Caruthers. 

77.  Rockingham — Andrew  Shanklin,  John  Carthy,  ju'r,  Reuben  Moore, 
Jacob  Custard,  Jacob  Biar. 

78.  Russell — Nathan  Ellington,  Andrew  Heybourn,  John  M.  Arston^ 
Francis  Browning,  Sam'l  RitcheL 

79.  Southampton — Henry  Blow,  Ephriam  Gee,  John  Taylor,  James 
Gee,  Sam'l  Blunt. 

80.  Spotsylvania — John  Minor,  Mann   Page,  Francis  T.  Brooke,  John 
Chew,  SenV,  David  C.  Kerr. 

81.  Stafford — Col.  John  Cooke,  John  T.  Brooke,  Travers  Tansil,  Isaac 
Newton,  John  Moncure. 

81.  Surry — Nicholas  Faulcon,  Wm.  Boyce,  I^muel  Bailey,  Benjamin 
Edwards  Brown,  Canfield  Seward. 

82.  Sussex — W.  Massenburg,  John  Mason,  Sen'r,  Nath'l  Wyche,  John 
H.  Briggs,  John  Cargill. 

88.  Shenandoah — Reuben  Rinker,  Wm.    Jennings,   Philip  Shangler, 
George  Fravil. 

84.  Warwick — Rich'd  Cary,  Wm.  Dudley,  Wm.  Diggs,  William  Allen, 
Rich'd  Mcintosh. 

85.  Washington — Francis  Preston,  C-laiborne    Watkins,  Ro.    Preston, 
Sam'l  Edmondson,  Andrew  Russell. 

8().  Westmoreland — Alexander  Parker,  Stuart  Bankhead,  Sami  Teni- 
pleman,  Thomas  Plummer,  Ransdale  Pierce. 

87.  Wood — Harman  Blanerhasset,  Hugh  Phelps,  Wm.  Louther,  Hezek. 
Bukey,  Daniel  Kinchaloe. 

88.  Wythe — Alexander  Smith,  Daniel  Sheffie,  David  Sawyers,  William 
Davis,  David  Staunger. 


J 
i 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  87 


89.  York — Col.  William  Nelj^on,  John  Gayle,  Ro.  Shield,  Edward  How-      Jan.  2S 
ard.  Hawkins  Reid. 

W.  Tazewell — David  Wanl,  Henrv  Bowin,  Sanf  1  Walker,  Henrv  Har- 
man,  Jn'r,  George  Perry. 

91.  Williamsburg — Robert  Samiders,   J.  Seniple    Southall,   Littleton 
Tazewell,  James  Seniple,  Benjamin  Waller. 

92.  Norfolk  Bor«>ugh — Wm.  Bland. 

*A  true  copy  from  the  original  jwpers. 

J.  H.  ForsHEE. 


Ajrreeably  to  a  contniet  ent4?retl  into  l>etwt»en  the  Executive  of  Virginia  Jan.  27 
•»n  the  one  |>art  and  Mr.  James  Swan,  of  Boston,  on  the  other,  we,  the 
UDdersigned,  having  been  mutually  cliosen  to  in8|)ect,  c*ount  and  deter- 
mine the  relative  value  between  a  number  of  arms  (Siiid  to  t^onsist  of 
4.000  stands)  and  a  sample  produced  t^>  us  by  the  said  Executive,  have 
iu  conformity  thereto  minutely  inspected,  counted  and  classeil  the  same 
in  the  following  manner  \nz: 

2,732  stands  of  the  first  class,  which  we  estimate  50-l(X)  less  valuable 
than  the  sample:  108  stands  of  the  2nd  class,  75-l(H)  less  valuable;  S.*5 
stands  of  the  3rd  class,  $1  oO  less  valuable;  71  stand  of  dam]ige<l  arms, 
^^  less  valuable  per  stand  than  the  sample,  providoil  they  shall  stand*^ 
pr«)of  upon  trial. 

The  total  amount  of  arms  is  8,970;  of  cartridge  lx>xes  is  8,9r>9. 

We  also  deem  it  our  duty  to  inform  the  Executive  that  the  greater  i>art 
of  the  arms  in  our  opinion,  re<|uire  immediate  attention,  jis  some  are 
already  damaged  with  rust,  and  others  must  soon  he  so  unless  some  step 
i!>  taken  to  ])revent  it. 


I  do  not  agree  to  the  prices  as  above  statt»d. 


Wm.  PKh-»<TON, 
J.  PRVOR. 

AlKX'h   QlTARKlKR. 


AlKXANDKR    QUARRIER    to    the    (lUVERNOR. 

Agreeably  to  the  appointment  conferred  U]>on  me  on  the  part  of  the      j^n.  2S, 
Commonwealth  to  value  the  arms  furnished  by  Mr.  James  Swan,  ns  eoni-    Kiohmond 
miinicated  to  me  by  a  letter  from  you  of  the  7tli  instant,  1  i)roecH?di»d  in 
•  on junction  with  Major  Preston  and  Prior  with  rwpe^ct  to  the  ditterence 
of  the  value  between  the  stand  of  arms  furnished  by  the  Executive  of 
Virginia  and  those  im])orted  by  Mr.  Swan. 

I  need  not  here  mention,  as  it  has  already  been  reportefl  with  my  dis- 
sent thereto,  as  my  opinion  as  to  the  value  I  put  upon  tliem  was  not 
mentioned  in  the  rej>ort,  I  think  it  incumbent  on  mo  now  to  communi- 
cate it  to  you,  which  is  as  follows: 


88  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

1800.        Class  No.  1,  the  difference  of  the  value  of  the  arms  furnished  by  Mr. 
Richm^d        ►^wan  is  inferior  to  the  stand  furnished  by  State  as  a  sample  I  com- 
pute to  be      -        -        -        -   ' 82  00 

No.  2, 2  50 

"3, 4  (K) 

''4, 4  50 

"5, 5  50 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c. 


Pickett,  Pollard  k  Johnson  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  28,         The  valuation  of  the  arms  being  now  completed  and  a  fair  trial  having 
Richmond    i^^^^^  made  as  to  the  proof  of  them,  we  take  the  liberty  of  rwiuesting 
another  advance  for  Mr.  Swan,  which  we  assure  yoi|  his  necessities 
require,  and  which  we  hope  you  will  have  the  goodness  to  grant. 

We  are,  &c. 


Meriwether  Jones,  Public  Printer,  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  29  Asking  for  an  advance  of  $200  to  enable  him  to  buy  paper  for  print- 

ing 50CX)  copies  of  the  Report. 


Pickett,  Pollard  &  Johnson,  for  Robert  Pollard,  to  the  Gov- 
ernor. 

Jan.  30,  We  have  received  your  favor  of  yesterday's  date,  and  after  considcr- 

Richmond  j^^^  ^^jj  difliculties  as  at  an  end  respecting  the  unpleasant  business  of  the 
arms,  are  much  concerned  to  find  that  new  ones  have  arisen,  the  grounds 
of  which  we  will  be  much  obliged  to  you  to  state  to  us  in  order  that  we 
may  know  what  steps  to  pursue,  and  that  we  may  write  to  Boston  for 
instructions  if  it  be  necessary. 

The  further  advance  of  $15,000  that  is  offered,  we  will  acce]>t  upon  the 
terms  mentioned  in  your  letter,  and  will  thank  you  for  an  order  for  the 
amount  by  return  of  the  bearer. 

We  are,  cfrc. 


J.  Prior  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  30,         ^^^^  returning  to-day  after  a  short  absence  from  home,  I  found  your 
Hay  market  Excellency's  letter  of  this  date  containing  a  communication  of  so  serious 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


89 


a  nature  as  to  excite  my  most  earnest  solicitations  that  I  may  be  fur-        isoo. 
nished  with  the  charge  against  my  conduct  as  umpire  in  the  valuation  H^yjl^i^  |. 
of  arms  lately  committed  to  arbitration   between  the    Executive   and 
James  Swan,  of  Boston. 

As  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  conjecture  what  interpretiition  can  liavo 
bet'n  made  unfavorable  to  \uq  by  the  most  critical  b^'-sttindcr  whilst  I 
was  engaged  in  the  discharge  of  that  arduous  and  fatiguing  business,  the 
more  necessary  is  it  that  I  should  be  duly  informed  of  the  accusation. 

I  have,  ttc. 


f  •  • ', 


Robert  McCormick  &  Co.  to  the  Governor. 

Suggesting  that  the  am't  of  security  for  the  perfonuance  of  their  con- 
tract— viz..  Fifty-three  thousand  six  hundred  dollars,  was  unnecesj<arily 
}i;reat. 
-4  Light  Drag<x)n  Sabers,  with  engraved  blades,  leather 

scabbards,  steel  mounted.       -         -         -         -  @     8  Dollars. 
B  Do.    Officers'  Sabers,  proof  blue  and  Gilt  blades,  steel 

mounted  and  wire  grips,         -         -         -         -  @  20     Do. 
12  Officers'  (Infantry)  Swords,  proof  blue  and  gilt  bladas, 

strong  Gilt  hilts  and  wire  grips,      -         -         -  @  21      Do. 

The  above  (samples  of  which  are  herewith  laid  before  the  Hon'ble  the 
Executive  for  inspection)  are  just  come  to  hand,  and  being  in  immediate 
want  of  money,  the  whole,  or  such  j)arts  thereof  as  may  be  selected,  are 
offered  to  them  for  public  use  at  the  prices  annexed. 

It  is  presumed  in  quality  and  elegance  according  to  the  respective 

nites;  no  quantity  of  such  kind  of  arms  can  be  procured  on  terms  more 

in(xlcrate. 

I  am,  Sir,  &c. 


Jan.  31, 
Philadel- 
phia 


TuoMAs  IIalton  to  the  Executive. 

Offering  to  furnish  cartridge  boxes  at  six  shillings  and  eight  pence      Feb.  4, 
apig^  Hichiuond 


John  Fox  to  the  Executive. 
Offering  to  furnish  cartridge  boxes  at  six  shillings  six  pence  each. 


J.  Pryor  to  the  Governor. 


Feb.  4, 
Richmond 


Denounces  charges  made  against  him  as  contemptible  and  frivolous,      Feb.  5, 

and  expresses  his  pleasure  at  the  prospect  of  having  an  opportunity  to  "^y**^*^*^®*' 

clear  himself. 

12 


90  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


William  Preston  to  thk  Governor. 

Feb  (»  ^^^^  ^^^^^  ^"^^  (rom  the  enclosed  certificate  that  1  was  Hrij^ade  Inspec- 

tor for  the  year  ITOl^,  and  the  circumstances  under  which  I  was  appointed. 
The  duties  of  the  oHice  were  })erfornied  by  nie.  I  exhibited  niy  account 
at  tlie  Auditor's  oHice,  when  it  was  objected  to  on  account  of  tlie  incom- 
patibility of  the  two  oflices.  1  took  the  opinion  of  Mr.  E.  Kandol])h  on 
the  su!)ject,  who  advised  me  to  apply  to  your  Board,  who,  he  thought, 
would  order  me  jKiyment  out  of  the  contingent  fund,  as  the  duty  had 
actually  been  ])erformed,  and  no  compensation  made  for  it  by  the  »State. 
Agreeably  to  his  advice,  I  submit  the  business  to  your  Hoard,  who  I 
doubt  not  will  do  me  that  justice  they  conceive  me  to  be  entitled  to. 

1  am,  sir,  with  much  respect,  il-c. 

T  do  certify  that  William  Preston  was  appointed  Jkigade  Inspector  to 
the  19th  Brigade  tm  the  2r)th  day  of  January,  1799;  that  he  hath  exe- 
cute<l  the  duties  of  tliat  office  in  the  said  Brigade  for  that  year.  I  further 
certify  that  previous  to  his  said  apiK)intment,  I  knew  that  he  held  the 
office  of  a  Connnissioner  of  the  direct  tax  under  the  Federal  Government, 
but  was  advised*,  and  so  thought  myself,  that  the  said  offices  were  not 
incompatible,  as  the  ap}>ointment  of  Inspector  was  made  previous  Uy  the 
commencement  of  the  act  of  Assend)lv  entitled  **  An  act  to  disable  cer- 
tain  oflicers  under  the  Continental  Government  from  holding  offices  under 
the  authority  of  this  Commonwealth.'' 

(liven  under  my  hand  this  Gth  day  of  February,  1800. 

J.  Pr|':st()N,  General  19th  Brigade. 

*  Archibald  Stuart,  Creeil  Taylor,  and  .Jauies  Breckenridge,  Esquires,  were  of 
this  opinion,  with  whom  I  advised  January,  1799.  J.  P. 


Feb. ,7,  Affidavit  of  General  James  Wood:  Was  present  at  the  trial  of  the 

Hiclmiond  gm^j^  furnished  the  State  by  James  Swan;  considered  most  of  them  very 
inferior,  and  thought  the  whole  contnict  should  be  set  aside. 

Affidavit  of  Alexander  Quarrier:  Was  employed  by  the  Executive  to 
value  the  arms  furnished  by  Mr.  Swan;  did  not  think  Major  Pryor,  who 
was  called  in  as  referee,  took  sufficient  pains  to  inform  himself  of  the 
quality  of  the  guns. 

Allidavit  of  William  Preston,  aged  29:  Had  been  one  of  the  valuers 
of  the  guns  and  thought  them  in  general  substantially  good;  but  he  did 
not  like  the  models,  and  considered  the  contract  a  bad  one. 

Affidavit  of  Jacob  Cook:  Was  a  gunmaker  by  trade,  and  was  employed 
at  the  trial  and  proof  of  the  guns  furnished  by  James  Swan;  thought  he 


■"*'""»*"  OF  STATB  FAi>£K:».  ^l 


.QBid  maira  liOGfi  aims  i>y  tbequiuiuty  lur  leu  •ioilatb' (.acii.  aud  i>uiuit:        '>im. 
*bfr€tmEEBEi  wtth.  Mr.  rjwmtu  uifofwl  to  couumci  with  ih^j  Kx^cuuvt  :ur  d    j;j'^.^j*;J|^^^^ 


ot  Joiia  Mayix  thai  I'oloiiui  QiuurrH^r  und  hiui  liu'  viiiuo  A<.it 


t'oDsooB  M  lake  ehacee  ot  the  iaiHi  beU>ut^iiiji&  to  the  Stsbde  ai  v  Hd  i^uul      lVi>. :. 


v'oniKiin  had  Itjaet^een  with  reert^  the  piUaice  ;iud  rret^^Aikicv  ooaamcttxl 
■>nit:  ^heffs  iiad  f^imieriy  (>eeu  a  tolenihle  ^nmih  •»('  r^tniar  aiul  live  inik 
wtHi  iL  'in  this  \iatk  beea  ^tiiuotfi  iletfUroye^i ;  the  tmci  ivasij^i'Ai  ut'  hihjui 
'tiW'  iiundied  acres. 


Mill  Cr^t 


In  nunoance ut  \*ourKxeeileiicv'<  favor  mi'  vt'saenlav  ruoruiiijK,  I  :aU'U-       IVI».  \ 
ie»iii;our'idook  in  the  attermNMi  :tt  the   hlaicle    ravcm.     Mr.  UulK;ri    ^^*'*^^^'"^* 
NIard  \Taa  ureaeou  as  wm?  Majur  IVvur  aij*u,  :ukI  thvy   wii-v  ;uvr»»in^»ii 
^^  ».v  'heir  r^niuel  John  Wiekiiam,  :Uiil  (?coryLe  W.  Siitith«  •.•><4J>v     Mr. 
PiikriL  fHHbre  we  *'ntereti  uptui  buj*iiiei*«s  >ho\*e«i   lui:  a  lcii<r  iroiu  ihc 
^^Q^eatiTe.  iinpiyins:*  ^hat  the  |>aytiu;iit  for  tht;  iuius  «lepcaUeU  u(»oa  Uk> 
''•ndnct  •>!  ?he  iimpin^ 

Huvrng  -^een  r he  report  •»!*  rheir  value,  ;uid  beii^  |H.»rsuaiU*K  tluu  u^kui 
*iif  ik?H  .if  it.  rhey  had  not  \y*xn  t\xauiiikeii  in  the  luuiUKr  v\hicU  llu* 
^^c!?.ii*  "VpV  in.  ITHW.  indictuefl,  I  lieelaiW  bet'orehunii,  thut  iiolhui^ 
▼iiich  I  'Ta»  .ib«int  to  do.  w:u»-  to  be  uiider^tHxi,  ike^^  ;uiu»Uiitiu^  to  a  tvliu 
jni^hnaent  oi'  .uiy  valid  «>hjeetions.  which  niiuhl  ;uist'  iKuu  tlio  coikUui 
'f  •'ven  the  urher  valnen*.     Tluit  •ieciaraliou  whsn  ituule,  :i£^  tK»m  mvsvh', 

« 

^th  1  pnit+^taiiou,  that  it  pnieevtievl  uol   tVtjiu   any   su^i;c8lii>ii  oi  the 
^'iitive. 
T*litt  .lttp*)Hirioni*  irill  be  lorwanied  to  you  to  day.   uiiJci;  ihc  incU^MUV 

*     r 

"^  yi»»  two  mainiftmti^  who  took  them. 

•^3i!»^  <^i«>k  wa:*  rir?t  examined  on  the  ^>iirt  of  the  l.\>n»inonv\c;ilth: 
^i«>ai!e  t*>r  aH  I  freelv  3»v.  that  neither  (t\>m  bis  tet\UiUi»n\\  n«.»j  iVv^iu 
^"atot'anv  other  witneti^  *lid  I  coUect  :uiv,  the  nK»«it  ivniot^.'  iv;vs».>ji  tor 
*'aP<ing  the  prt>bity  of  the  ttui|»ire  in  thi:*  tmn^a<'tion.  Hut  his  c\ i^Kiva' 
*eot  so  fiir  in  ;<hewin^«  that  due  attentivHi  wa*  ik4  ^^aid  by  him  iu  tbo 
^iamiDati«>n«  that  I  d*H;lineil  the  examii^tioa  v^l*  auv  othvr  wiinvNss,  until 
'^^r  Pollard  should  exhibit  his. 

After  some  time,  -Vr  /VJ/imfs  on^i  ivut^ly  ohIKh)  ujKkU  i\^Kv  ^^nuvvivv^ 
^ho9e  testiroony  seems  to  nie  to  iH*rr\»lHM'atel\KkkN*,  an\l  to  lio  iov\>\bova 
W  bv  General  Wood's. 

Major  Preston  was  also  examinc^i  on  the  niilo  of  Mr.  roUiMil.     'V\\k\w 


92  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  is  a  difference  between  his  testimony  and  that  of  Quarrier,  Cook  and 
Feb.  8,  Wood  in  some  respects ;  but  these  two  among  other  facts,  wliich  are  in 
my  judgment,  very  striking,  occur:  1,  that  not  more  than  tw^o  or  three 
locks  were  taken  off:  and  2,  that  the  only  trial  of  the  other  locks,  was 
by  snap})ing  them.  General  Wood's  deposition  gives  birth  to  many  other 
reflections,  which  will  immediately  present  themselves;  but  if  his  infor- 
mation, founded  on  long  and  familiar  experience,  carries  the  weight, 
which  it  bears  on  my  mind,  the  arms  have  been  examined  very  imper- 
fectly. 

If  it  be  expected,  that  I  should  now  give  an  opinion,  how  far  the  re- 
port of  the  valuers  would  bind  in  a  court  of  law  or  equity,  I  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  say,  because  I  believe,  that  under  all  the  circumstances  of  the  case, 
no  court  of  law  or  equity  would  enforce  the  report. 

I  am,\!(rc. 


Charles  Cox  to  tue  Governor. 
Feb.  8  Offering  to  paint  the  penitentiary  for  eight  i)ence  for  each  coat. 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  Executive. 


Feb.  8,  Thinks  the  depositions  prove  that  the  conduct  of  the  umpire  was  per- 

Richmond    fectly  satisfactory,  and  has  no  doubt  that  the  executive  will  grant  an 
order  for  the  payment  of  the  balance  due  for  the  arms. 


W.  Bentley  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  9,  In  order  to  carry   fully  into  effect  at  this  place  tlie  Order  directing 

Richmond  f^^j^^jfj^i  honors  to  be  paid  on  the  22d  inst.  at  the  different  military  sta- 
tions to  the  memory  of  our  departed  Cliief,  (Jeorge  Washington,  General 
of  the  armies  of  the  United  States,  a  cjuantity  of  powder  is  wanting, 
which  caimot  be  commanded  in  time  from  the  United  States  Magazine. 
I  should  be  happy  to  obtain  a  loan  of  about  500  lbs.  from  the  StsUe 
Magazine,  wliich  I  engage  shall  be  repaid  as  soon  as  it  can  conveniently 
be  commanded. 

It  is  essential  that  I  be  early  informed  of  the  fate  of  this  application, 
that  in  the  event  of  a  failure  I  may  devise  other  means  for  procuring  it, 

I  am,  (fee. 


cujEsh^as  of  state  papersl  «s 


WlLUJLM    BCEEELIT   1^  THE   GOTERXOE. 

A  hw  hftTios  fttsBed  the  \m^  Session  of  Assemblr  jippoantirar  i\Miu-  l>K  lU 
ffiH!i:€ipeis  v>  a?«cienAm  ihe  ki^  s(t>i;iiiied  by  the  boinii^  of  one  of  the  ■^*'****^*« 
^kmto  w±F^jias&  io  Peter§bai^  I  think  it  necessanr  to  sQ^^m^  to  the 
Hi«14e  B>Azd  vheiher  it  will  not  be  neceif^iiaay  lor  me  to  Odoskter  the 
nKiDer  rEvjoi^e  ior  cuTjins  inU:»  eflfect  that  Law  ^o  situated  as  to  com- 
[•ell  me  lo  reserre  a«  mocfa  as  fiommHrMm  nfjmwt  says  will  be  leqaiied  to  dfcJt- 
cbars:e  the  daim^  arising  theiefiom.  Should  that  be  the  ca^e,  the  l^al- 
^oc^  win  he  diminished  neariv  twentr  thousand  dollars. 

I  ^altmit  the  for^^ing  to  your  ExceDency.  until  I  shall  have  it  in  nu* 
l->wer  lu  consult  the  Attorney  Genend  on  the  sul^ect, 

I  am.  d:c. 


Edmcsd  Randolph  to  the  Governor. 

Thinking,  as  1  do.  that  a  fund  raised  from  the  inspection  of  toliacco  Feb.  IK 
ootflit  in  the  first  instance,  to  be  devoted  bv  law  to  the  insurance  of  it  *^"'*^*'^' 
«hile  in  the  warehouses.  I  sliould  undoubtedly,  were  I  a  legislator,  vote 
for  the  a|>[ilication  of  Uiat  fund  to  that  object  in  preference  to  every 
other.  But  when  vou  consult  rae  on  t!ie  line  of  conduct  which  vou.  as 
Tnii.«urer,  ought  to  observe  in  the  management  of  that  fund,  ci>nforma- 
^'ly  with  the  existing  laws,  the  question  assumes  a  difterent  as|>ect. 

The  general  tobacco  law  pledges  the  faith  of  the  State  for  tlie  (>ayment 
of  humt  tol»acco,  but  specifies  no  funds. 

The  act  for  comf>ensating  the  sufferers  at  Boiling's  warehouse  submits 
the  payment  to  the  direction  of  the  Executive. 

The  appropriation  law,  after  constituting  a  genend  fund  for  all  objei*ts, 
selects  four  or  five  which  may  be  so  far  preferretl  to  the  others  as  to  jus- 
tify a  loan  from  any  fund  for  the  satisfaction  of  them.  The  tobacco  fund, 
»ot  heinaj  excepted,  is  equally  liable  with  the  other  funds  to  be  borrowtnl 
'roiii  for  those  particular  objects.  It  will  certainly  be  very  inconvenient 
for  the  sufferers  to  wait  until  October  next  for  their  money ;  but  this  is  a 
♦^consideration  which  rests  with  the  Executive  alone.  Their  j)ower  over 
the  Treasury  on  all  occasions  is  ver}'  extensive,  and  on  this  is  peculiarly 


94 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.        complete,  and  the  exercise  of  it  is  an  affair  of  judgment,  whether  the 
Feb.  11,     support  of  the  civil  list,  the  manufactory  of  arms,  the  penitentiary  and 
hos^utal  be  less  urgent,  in  a  public  view,  than  the  claims  of  the  tobacco 
sufferers. 

All  that  you  have  to  do  will  be  to  present  a  statement  of  the  funds  to 
the  Executive,  and  request  their  order. 

I  am,  sir,  &c. 


Feb.  12, 
Halifax 


John  B.  Scott  to  the  Governor. 

Submits  remarks  on  the  act  of  the  last  Assembly  concerning  the  dis- 
tribution of  arms.  The  regulations  of  Congress  exclude  too  great  a 
proportion  of  people  from  the  militia,  as  many  under  fifteen  years  of  age 
or  over  forty-five  are  capable  of  bearing  anns.  Is  opposed  to  any  select 
or  reserved  corps  in  the  militia.  *  Thinks  it  a  strange  absurdity  that  Con- 
gress should  direct  the  militia  to  be  armed,  and  not  make  provision  for 
arming.  Understands  that  when  all  the  money  appropriated  is  expended, 
the  State  will  have  about  25,(KH)  stand  of  arms.  Thinks  it  would  be  well 
to  distribute  about  10,(XX)  immediately.  Great  improvement  will  be 
made  in  the  discipline  and  spirit  of  the  Militia  by  their  being  armed. 


W.  Bentley  to  the  Governor. 


Fe]>.  M, 
Richmond 


Agreeably  to  the  order  of  the  President,  directing  that  military  honors 
be  paid  at  each  station  to  the  memory  of  our  departed  chief,  I  have 
received  instructions  to  pay  that  la»<t  tribute  of  respect  on  the  22nd  inst. 
Feeling  strong  im]>ression  that  the  loss  of  that  unrivalled  Hero  and  val- 
uable statesman  is  sensibly  felt  by  every  description  of  citizens  throughout 
the  Unite<l  States,  I  hesitate  not  to  invite  indiscriminatelv  those  whose 
local  situations  will  enable  them  to  unite  in  the  procession,  the  order  of 
which  I  have  the  honor  now  to  enclose  to  vou.  The  Executive  is 
respectfully  solicited    to  unite  collectively  with   the   Military  on   this 

lamented  occasion, 

I  am,  &c. 


Feb.  22 


WiLLi.AM  Berkeley  to  the  Governor. 

Condition  of  the  Treasury. 

Balance  22d  February,  1800-  $49,000  00 

Am't  rec'd  in  March,  1799..-      2,784  23    Am't  disbM  in  March,  1799..  $10,386  73 
Ditto  April,    do 3,206  61  Ditto  April,    do...     24,204  06 


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received  into  Tretic^ury  anumntsi  to  \,'>^\\    VA 

T'niDsfer  Tobacco, {  x    \\  \ 

•^2,132  lt)«*.  Tobaci^o  nxTivtHl  on  *MHM»unt  wf  iHintu  \\\'  \\s\\\\  \\\  \\\\\  \\\\m\\ 
^Jf  Prince  William. 


96 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800. 
March  3, 
Southamp- 
ton 


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Samuel  Kello  to  the  Governor. 

Having  sent  forward  some  time  ago  what  the  Court  of  this  county 
have  thought  proper  to  say  on  the  subject  of  the  n^roes  here  conderaiied 
for  murder,  and  mentioned  that  I  should  shortly  afterwards  be  in  Rich- 
mond, I  think  it  proper  now  to  inform  you  my  attendance  has  been 
f)revented  by  the  illness  of  one  of  my  family.  I  hope,  however,  U)  be 
in  town  by  the  10th  or  12th  of  this  month.  In  the  meantime  it  may  be 
pro[>er  also  to  mention  that  one  of  these  negroes  (called  Sam)  is  dead, 
and  it  is  probable  from  long  confinement,  want  of  clothing,  and  bad  state 
of  the  prison,  that  the  same  fate  will  overtake  the  other  two  and  antici- 
pate the  sentence  of  the  law. . 

Most  of  the  guards,  not  expecting  any  addition  to  their  pay  from  the 
Court,  which  has  hereti)fore  been  usual,  liave  deserted  their  post.  Two 
only  out  of  six  have  remained,  and  those  are  retained  with  difficulty. 

I  am  sorry  to  add  that  this  subject  has  produced  a  degree  of  irritati(»n 

in  the  Court  which  could  not  be  foreseen  by  those  who  are  implicated  in 

it.     The  causes  may  in  some  measure  be  discovered  from  the  re])resenta- 

tion  lately  transmitted. 

I  am,  sir,  ike. 


March.  3, 
Spring 
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Thos.  White  to  the  Governor. 

The  Militia  of  Hanover  has  heretofore  composed  two  Regiments,  by  an 
act  of  Assembly,  passed  about  the  year  1795.  The  absurdity  of  that  act 
is  sufficiently  manifested  by  the  returns  generally  made  in  the  Adj't  GenPs 
Office,  where  it  will  appear  that  the  number  of  Militia  is  infinitely  short 
of  the  number  required  by  law  to  constitute  the  two :  in  consequence  of 
which,  I  requested  the  members  representing  the  said  county,  to  lay  the 
case  before  the  House  in  order  to  luring  about  a  consolidation. 

How^ever  the  thing  was  not  effected  in  consequence  of  Col.  Tinsley's 
not  making  the  return  of  the  93rd  Reg't,  according  to  law.  The  subject 
was  again  resumed  the  succeeding  Assembly,  when  it  appeared  the  Execu- 
tive had  the  power  vested  in  them :  thus  the  business  has  remained  until 
the  present  period. 

I  hope,  Sir,  before  the  Executive  proceeds  to  that  business,  they  will 
make  an  order  requesting  Tinsley  and  myself,  to  transmit  an  authentic 
return  of  the  dates  of  the  commissions,  severally  belonging  to  the  officers 
of  each  Reg't. 

I  hope,  Sir,  you'll  pardon  the  liberty  introduced  to  you  on  this  sub- 
ject, as  it  is  only  intended  to  prevent  that  Gent,  from  coming  before  the 
Executive  with  unfair  statements,  as  there  will  be  a  contention  between 
us  for  the  command  of  the  Reg't  when  consolidated. 

I  trust  whenever  the  business  comes  forward,  there  will  be  a  full  Board. 

I  have,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  97 


RoBT.  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 


I  am  informed  that  the  proving  of  the  arms  is  gone  through  with,  and  ^800. 
that  your  agent  will  report  to  the  Board  to-day  the  number  that  have  Richmond 
stood  proof.  As  there  cannot  be  a  doubt  that  the  intrinsic  value  of  the 
arms  is  considerably  more  than  has  been  advanced  on  that  account,  per- 
mit me  to  request  that  a  further  advance  may  be  made  for  them,  some- 
thing equal  to  what  the  Honorable  the  Executive  may  suppose  them 
worth,  which  will  be  a  considerable  relief  to  the  agents  of  Mr.  Swan  in 

Boston. 
I  expect  to  receive  powers  to  adjust  this  unpleasant  business.     As  soon 

as  they  come  to  hand  your  Excellency  shall  be  advised,  and  I  flatter 

myself  it  will  be  settled  in  a  manner  satisfactory  to  both  parties,  which 

will  be  highly  pleasing  to  me. 
For  the  satisfaction  of  those  Gentlemen  who  are  bound  for  the  duty 

on  the  Cartouch  Boxes,  please  to  inform  me  whether  measures  have  been 

taken  to  settle  that  business. 

I  have,  &c. 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 

Your  favor  of  the  10th,  advising  of  the  determination  of  the  Execu-    March  11, 
tive  with  respect  to  a  further  advance  for  the  arms,  I  have  received.  Richmond 

Knowing  that  it  will  be  very  injurious  to  the  agents  of  Mr.  Swan  not 
to  receive  a  further  payment  immediately,  and  being  satisfied  that  they 
have  no  other  design  or  wish  than  to  have  the  business  adjusted  on  fair 
and  equitable  principles  (but  which  cannot  immediately  be  entered 
upon),  1  hope  your  Honorable  Board  will  consider  the  subject  and 
rewind  vour  former  determination. 

I  understand  from  Capt.  Holloway  that  the  40  stand  of  arms  have 

heen  proved,  but  that  the  powder  with  which  it  was  done  appeared  to  be 

a  little  wet ;  that  a  considerable  number  more  were  loaded,  and  after  he 

<liscovered  the  powder  to  be  wet,  he  recommended  the  drawing  of  the 

>ivhole  of  them,  not  knowing  whether  the  state  of  the  powder  would 

make  for  or  against  the  arms,  but  Mr.  Cook  chose  to  fire  40  of  them.     I 

contend  that  as  he  was  apprised  of  the  state  of  the  powder,  and  chose 

to  fire  the  arms,  that  it  would  be  improper  to  try  them  again  at  the  risk 

of  Mr.  Swan. 

I  am,  Sir,  &c. 


Bond  of  Joseph  F.  Price,  agent  for  collection  of  arrears  of  Taxes  in    March  13 

the  Second  Brigade  District,  filed. 

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99 


Rob't  Pollard  to  thb  Governor. 

The  Executive  having  refused  to  pay  for  the  arms  furnished  by  Mr.  ^^^^• 
Swan  agreeably  to  the  report  of  the  valuers,  Messrs.  Preston  and  Pryor,  Richmond 
which  I  think  Mr.  Swan  has  a  right  to  demand,  because  everything  that 
was  stipulated  on  his  part  to  be  done  has  been  fulfilled;  but  being  averse 
to  going  into  a  Court  of  Justice  for  redress  as  long  as  there  is  hopes  of 
settling  the  business  amicably,  and  being  much  priessed  for  money  to 
replace  that  which  has  long  since  been  advanced  for  the  arms — 

I  hereby  agree  to  settle  this  business  by  receiving  the  medium  sum 
between  the  valuation  of  Messrs.  Preston  and  Pryor  and  Col.  Quarrier, 
provided  the  money  is  immediately  paid,  which  will  be  a  considerable 
sacrifice  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Swan,  and  which  nothing  would  justify  my 
doing  on  my  behalf  but  imperious  necessity.  However,  it  is  expressly 
to  be  understood  that  if  this  offer  is  not  accepted,  I  shall  claim  for  him 
the  full  amount  of  the  valuation  returned  by  Messrs.  Preston  and  Pryor. 

I  have,  &c. 


James  Bailey  to  the  Governor. 


Prays  for  remission  of  fine. 


March  20, 
Lexington 


James  Price  to  Benj'n  Ogle,  Governor  of  Maryland. 

I  have  your  favor  of  the  3rd  Inst,  respecting  a  negro  man  named  Sam,    March  20 
who  you  say  is  under  sentence  of  death  for  murder. 

Sam  belonged  to  the  Estate  of  Mr.  James  Hutchings.  I  sold  him  and 
others  to  satisfy  a  claim  against  the  Estate.  If  my  memory  serves  me 
right,  Sam  served  Mr.  Hutchings  nearly  eighteen  years;  from  that  cir- 
cumstance it  cannot  be  presumed  that  he  claims  his  freedom  from  birth. 
Mr.  Hutchings  has  made  no  provision  in  his  will.  It  is,  therefore,  I  can- 
not conceive,  under  what  pretence  he  sets  up  his  claim. 

Capt.  William  Hurst,  who  lives  on  Kent  Island,  I  have  no  doubt,  can 
inform  you  of  whom  Mr.  H.  bought  him.  I  can  say  nothing  of  his 
character.  Mr.  H.  will,  and  what  Capt.  Hurst  can  say  of  his  origin  will 
remove  all  kind  of  doubt. 

I  am,  &c. 


Leighton  Wood  to  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  appointment  as  clerk  to  the  Sup't  of  the  Va.  Penitentiary.       March  24 


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Kdj^\    will  U*A  M*. 


Mj^>if^  'i^/;  '>'^  ''^Hiei^UrnUi'^t  ^4  A  letter  ffj^ii  Kobert  PoUaid  of  the  l8Ui  insUuit, 
l/^^/^uM'^i  i(t  i«  ;^jvjw'>l  Uj;^  Imt  \m:  UiUmfy^  that  tb<r  ExerrotiTe.  in  ofder  to  close 
t^«  l/uirMMt^;  ^ri'  wltllnft  Ut  tdUm  U*i%  doUan§  •  l^etng  the  price  at  wbich 
tb^y  wtfft:  fHU'ti  aftufnfdf  Iter  «ach  iftaiid  of  armaf  which  shjil  have  stood 
(/fz/CAf  witli#^Mi  irijiiry.  The  exfieunejK  of  tfuch  prooC  except  as  to  amma- 
lliU//l^  Uf  \fi:  tUrfrdytal  hy  Mr.  Hwan. 


Extract  fmni  minotea. 


A.  Blaib,  C.  C. 


KkANI'IH    pEBtJTON    TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

M^r/h  'ih,        AHbiM((  for  fifty  r^ipinM  of  the  Militia  l^ws  and  the  same  number  of 
rittir  VV^rk-  Hhuliitfi'«  lt<i|^iilationH  for  the  u»e  of  the  Officers  of  the  70th  and  105th 
Ht'.yiUunuifi  of  Militia. 


Mnnh  'JU, 

HilthllMHMl 


HoilKRT    |N)IJ,ARU   TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

I  httvti  IiimI  th«  lioncir  Uj  receive  your  Excellency's  favor  of  the  26th 
iuiit.,  uhd  nliHtirvi^  that  the  Kxecutive  propose  to  allow  ten  dollars  per 
tttaiid  for  (he  ariiiM  that  have  iitood  proof,  subjecting  Mr.  Sw^n  to  all  the 


•  ■  >•      ^T^  • 


I 


lHi>-  H..  ■     lir     •*:   ■»*  ■"--.    lt».  ■"  "^  ."-■.- 

i£l£&UiLf-      •:    11::-  filifttt- 


N,'//r/J<  ♦■»•*.  /     'fr  •*.!.•  -t  *••■.• 


«  a 


JtMtf.'      '  -•CiJL*    tteSh-  tnftT-    TftSffVi.'TTjif'      ^      »»;«»4;r      *^      ^\^'    ^  N«».     *.       .«■   '\ 

lii*  •'iUterr      Tirfsat  J7D»- XJUfj  *f«Aii:    !-   K^T^  «,   t^«    ivN'^>^,^   v^^,^^^'^^    ti  , 
Ttit^  iruur  '*:  Urr  i<'ii;:Tti   rl«:*>  M-t^T>i  ^?>»*^^  v<*»n^>.  Ts^v.s  T^-f  \  .^•^i   V,   r-k.^ 

Ttrt*  tifth  ci*r»?^  o:  i!un>  ati  iMn^MK  Ms   ^w»>t^  ,n{  Ou  »1\,>V 

Tbere  art- 4n  5111^  w  im|\r«'»\VM^J  hiM  n«N  ^SN>!nM  v  r^V^  n  >m  1^^^\^  \n 
the  foreffoiiic  scbeduk 

In  proving  li  If  whf^}^  impormtMn  ol  u^n\«*.  \tVV  ,\|  t|>,.^\>  ^uv  i  Vh» 
guna  oompnsed  in  the  t>^rt^>mcr  ?H^b*sin^^  jmv  \nvU  )Mir1yv»1  .\\\H\  AwA  \\\} 
cases  well  sieciired. 

It  will  be  necessary  that  all  \iw  itww*  hv  \\\A]  xAvMwA  i^*  '^^\\\\\  ><•  \\\\- 


102 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.       sible,  or  the  rust  that  they  will  contract  in  addition  to  what  they  have 
March  29    already  contracted,  will  render  many  of  them  useless. 


March  30 


The  Couiniittee  for  the  examination  of  the  Land  Office,  report  that 
thev  find  the  business  of  the  office  to  have  been  conducted  with  due  dili- 
gence  and  method. 

That  there  are  upwards  of  three  tliousand  five  hundred  Platts  and 
Certificates  of  Survey,  on  which  Grants  must  issue  in  the  present  year 
and  the  consequent  records  thereof  made  independent  of  defective  and 
caveated  surveys  which  are  suspended  for  the  present 

That  the  act  of  assembly  for  returning  platts  and  certificates  of  sur- 
vey will  expire  on  the  first  day  of  June  next,  from  which  circmstance  a 
great  influx  of  business  may  with  certainty  be  counted  upon. 

That  the  Register  and  some  one  of  his  clerks  have  to  examine  twenty- 
seven  Record  Books  of  Survey,  averaging  about  nine  hundred  pages,  the 
surveys  of  which  are  much  derange<l  in  consequence  of  two  or  three 
Records  of  the  same  date,  being  carried  on  at  one  and  the  same  time  from 
one  file  of  surveys.  Of  this  number  about  eight  or  nine  thousand  platts 
and  certificates  of  survey  have  been  delivered  to  the  Agent  of  Kentucky, 
afler  being  examined  by  the  contractor  only. 

They  also  find  six  clerks  at  present  employed  in  the  Register's  Office 
in  the  following  manner  viz:  Mr.  Leighton  Wood,  Chief  Clerk,  generally 
employed  in  the  current  business  of  the  office  and  in  making  out  Grants 
and  in  keeping  up  the  record  of  caveats. 

Mr.  Thomas  Underwood  in  Recording  })]atts  and  Certificates  of  Survey. 

Mr.  Thos.  Williamson  is  making  a  General  Alphabet  upon  parchment 
of  all  the  Grants  and  Records  of  platts  and  certificates  of  survey  and 
also  searching  and  copying. 

Mr  Turner  Richardson  in  making  out  Grants. 

Mr.  Smith  and  Mr.  Wilson  Price  in  Recording  Grants.  That  the  Regis- 
ter himself  keeps  up  the  Register  of  Treasury  preemption,  military  and 
Exchanged  Warrants — the  Register  of  Surveys  received  the  account  cur- 
rent of  the  Land  Office,  &c.,  &c. 

They  also  find  that  by  the  act  of  the  General  Assembly,  that  the  first 
clerk  in  the  Land  Office  receives  the  sum  of  $625  pV  annum,  and  thab 
the  under  clerks  whose  salaries  are  regulated  by  the  Executive,  receive 
the  sum  of  $416  37  cents.  That  in  the  Treasur}-  Office,  there  are  two 
clerks,  the  chief  of  whom  receives  $625  p'r  annum,  and  the  other  $416  37 ; 
and  that  in  the  Auditor's  Office  there  are  three  clerks,  two  of  whoin 
receive  the  sum  $625  each,  the  other  $500  p'r  annum. 

Upon  the  whole  they  are  of  opinion  that  the  business  of  the  Land 
Office,  cannot  be  conducted  with  sufficient  dispatch  with  a  smaller  num- 
ber of  clerks  for  the  present  year;  and  that  the  salaries  of  the  under 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  103 


derks  ought  for  the  reasons  contained  in  their  address  to  the  Governor        isoo. 
to  be  raised  to  the  sum  of  «600  each.  ^^"^^  ^ 

Al.  McRae, 
Sam^l  McCraw. 


R.  West  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  for  the  support  and  countenance  of  the  Executive  in  behalf  of    March  31, 
Messrs.  Westcott,  Editors  in  Alexandria,  in  the  publication  of  a  com- 
pendium of  the  existing  Laws  of  a  permanent  nature  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Virginia. 


William  Dabney  to  the  Governor. 

Applies  for  the  position  of  clerk  of  the  Penitentiary.  April  1, 

Ricnmond 


E.  Carrington  to  the  Governor. 

After  the  act  of  Congress  went  into  effect  which  provided  for  the  issu-      April  1, 
ing  of  grants   from  the   office   of  the  ^Secretary   of  State   for   Military    ^^^^"^^nd 
Bounty  Lands  due  to  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  Virginia  Continen- 
tal line,  on  the  N.  West  of  Ohio,  application  was  made  by  the  Secretary 
of  War  to  the  Executive  of  this  State  for  a  return  of  the  names  and 
characters  entitled  to  such  Grants.     In  order  to  comply  with  this  request, 
1  understand,  a  copy  of  a  Register,  which  ha^  been  kept  in  the  office 
now  occupied  by  Mr.  Coleman,  of  the  certificates  granted  them,  counter- 
signed by  the  Governor,  and  carried  to  I>and  Office  as  authority  for 
obtaining  the  warrants,  was  sent  as  the  return  required.     A  case  has 
lately  occurred,  in  which  I  am  interested,  of  application  for  a  grant,  and 
on  reference  to  the  return,  the  name  is  not  found  thereon.     Upon  receiv- 
ing this  information,  I  have  called  at  the  I^and  office,  and  find  there  a 
^'^n^pleat  voucher,  signed  by  Colo.  Davie^  while  in  the  State  war  office, 
^nd  countersigned  by  Governor  Harrison.     Upon  calling  on  Mr.  Cole- 
man for  an  explanation  how  such  a  case  had  been  omitted  in  the  Return 
^0  the  Secretary  of  War,  he  tells  me  it  is  owing  to  the  Register,  which 
^a?  copied,  being  very  defective,  arising  fnmi  the  office  in  which  he  is, 
and  where  it  was  kept,  having  from  time  to  time  been  in  different  hands, 
by  some  of  whom  the  Raster  was  not  kept.     This  appears,  in  fact,  to 
have  been  the  case  during  the  time  of  Colo.  Da  vies.     It  is  therefore  pro- 
bable, in  which  opinion  Mr.  Coleman  concurs  with  me,  that  all  the  cases 
of  warrants  obtained  within  that  period,  and  perhaps  also  some  others, 
remain  unreported;  of  course  a  very  great  proportion  of  the  claimants 
meet  with  impediments  in  obtaining  their  grants.     He  informs  me  that 


»n^  CAtJ!^tK\St  6F   ^xn  PJIPSBS: 


y0A.        mtmy  K#k»»*  m^.  #itH  rifvvt  impMinvmt.  ;ia«i  m 

f/r  M  '^/^'r*^  *^  ;»M  sri^'*'  "ij^,  rhw  ^{aik^yt^  rtn  m»»fHimr  with  th»?  trr?t  EZELp«di- 

\h  fh^  ^»t>jr»f^Asi»,  t//  nrp$^^t  Ur  yfifir  <%fMi445T*rkifi  th^  proprwftj  of  &  com- 
f/^'f^  fHutu  ft^ftit  tt^m  tfv^U'^  t// 1^>^  War  (fifice,  .>r  at  ka:^!  ^o  6kr  as  will 
f'^fiup\pni  ^h*'  toftn^  ftitP,  T>»h  it  i«*^rr»A  can  be  obiaroed  fiom  the  Land 
Offjf/'#'  ^rl/fff*-.  nhf^ff-  nU  fh#;  v/ffj/!;b#fr!  ar**  r»^Iariy  filed,  dmiognkhing  on 
Mi/'iif  f«/'^r*?  <  ^fiiiutf'ft^H\  ffffffi  Htat/r  clairii?*.  It  indeed  apficai^.to  me  that 
j*l«f>^#•  r^/(rMf^?«  ffii*,  «•  th^r  f^rtial  return  ha?*  the  effect  of  impressing 
fb^  MMif/hof  fb^ypr^f  to  whom  it  wait  nent,  t^j  the  disadvantage  of  the  claims 
Utfi  hw.UtfU'fi  in  if.  I  hav*?  «tat^;^l  thin  bumne<;s.  as  on  a  conversation 
wHh  }^t.  i'nU^nmUf  ti]i]tfrn.rn  to  me  it«  true  mtnation,  and  should  it,  on 
MiMMMrMilion.  h«v*«  th**  warm;  fipp*;aranr^>*  U)  your  Excellency  and  the 
f  *oi(h<!ll,  wrri  «'orifl*lmil  a  remedy  in  some  way  or  other  will  be  thought 
twi*(*f^m%ry  niul  |»ro|iflr. 

I  am,  Ac. 


HoBKHT   QtlAHliRR   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

,\|tti|  )  lnt«lMiiiu^  ijiiai'torly   h'turn  of  arms  and  military  stores  at  the  State 

\H«»Mml      Ai'PiiMml  rtl  Point  of  Kork. 

(^♦Mtr^'t*/y   Uriuwf  iif  Arwi<  ontf  MiliUtry  Storr^  nf  the  Arsenal^  April  Jst, 

\^s\\\  \  1^^  *<^^*l^  n\oHiu\  1 ;  bmH8  t<oM-|>itHH\  I :  nniskot.'s  in  re|>air,  7,171 ;  nius- 

KHi«  \\iM\  \n\tth^nnd  Ivjuonots,  TJ^>;  c^rtillorv  and  jrrenadier  swords,  900; 
\s\}i^  \s\  \%^t\\\,  10;  oiU\i!«t«>r  M)ot.  ISt^:  onnnon  slu>ts  fn>m  4  to  f>  lbs.,  260; 
vb»MM^\>*  of  ^^«Hiid>^^  |^^j>or.  :^^;  Knrn^ls  of  tUntji,  IS:  |H^umls  of  ball  and 
b\^x^^b^^^  MU\ 

l^^t^^i^^vV  \>o^'k  :  Muskot^obv^ivnti  n^jviirtxl.  ami  nicked  in  the  Arsenal, 
4At 


A<  Uv^^tft  tNN  t^^rt.  i\h.i;3ia>c. 


V^^^t  N  ^^^'  ^V>^^^oU  K^*<  hiVj^Ux  t^^jti^Ni  locrrat^t  a  f^^rrani  ^>Tth*^  fonbersum 

^K-^fiViN^^  o1  ♦4^*^^^t^^^  j^«\nn«*M  ^'^5  tW  Arms,  a^h^  *\>««i»i  ai3k«m  $Io  |i«-  $4ai»d  fof 
tb^vsN  >^  H^'h  v^?\>o)i^  l>o  ^^tN>\*<M  as  m^Jl  a>  m>  *\>a  t*;"  |*2YHii^  If  tipsier 
iHNTn^  wo^  t^v'M  !»tN\\^t\i  ffV  Mr.  l\^)w%i  moHi  |»oT!=iw  bb  nosMdy  aa  }am. 


CALEXDAK  OF  STATE  PAPKRfe.  1<» 


Report  of  Martin  Minis^  and  William  RawWkti  ia  r«^:ar\t  U>  th^  Rhuk        t^oo^ 
*iati!DR$  of  the  lilt  hammer  to  be  erected  al  the  mauu&elory  v>f  anu$.  i^'X^i^a 


JSO.  CXARKS   TO   THE    EXKCrTlYK. 

Iiiclo(?iiig  pay  roll  of  work  on  public  buildings :  Ralam^e  dne  MoiS"^  Apnl  •• 
Bates  for  dig^dng  foundation  of  the  Armork\  £119.7.1;  Geoi^^  William- 
>«>n,  for  Rlaeksmith  s  work  tor  the  Penitentiary,  £57.hx8:  Tlu^utas  and 
Anioe  r^d  for  iron  for  the  Penitentiarv',  £36>,t>.9 :  David  Hollowav  aiui 
\Vm.  McKim  for  one  dav's  ser\'ice  each  tor  the  Penitentiarv,  jC2.8,0;  Jas. 
Camev.  for  mason's  work  to  the  manufactory  of  anns,  £20.0,0,  Total» 
£23o.l5.6. 


The  Commonwealth  of  Virginia  to  Moses  Bates>  Dr  A|>ril  4 

To  digging  and  removing  4,210  yards  of  Earth  tK>m  the  Manufactory 
of  Arms,  at  14^d.  per  yard,  £254.7.1. 


Thos.  Newton  to  thb  Governor. 

I  had  the  honor  yesterday  to  receive  y V  Exc  y'S  favor,  appointing  me  April  4, 
to  act  with  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  in  behalf  of  the  United  Norfolk 
States,  to  value  the  Gosport  Lands.  Every  attention  shall  be  jmid  by  me 
to  it,  and  I  shall  hold  myself  ready  to  act  when  any  "one  is  authoriEed 
by  the  President  for  the  purpose.  Whenever  I  can  be  of  service  in  this 
quarter,  T  shall  with  pleasure  execute  any  commands  you  may  please  to 
trust  to  my  care. 

By  the  death  of  Mr.  Brooke,  the  late  Attorney  General,  I  am  deprived 
of  his  aid  in  the  suit  of  Thos.  Hamilton  &  Co.  against  me  for  obeying 
the  orders  of  the  Executive  of  this  State  respecting  the  shipments  of 
horses.  Most  of  the  Council  are  well  acquainted  with  the  circumstances; 
to  them,  Genl  Wood,  and  Edm.  Randolph.  Esq.,  I  beg  leave  to  refer  y'r 
Exc'y  on  this  subject.  I  have  been  up  three  times  to  Hichmond  ai  a 
heavy  expense  to  attend  the  trial,  and  hope  that  your  Exc'y  and  Council 
will  assist  me  in  the  defence,  as  it  is  by  obeying  their  orders  I  am  perse- 
cuted. 

I  am,  &c. 


Lewis  Berkeley  to  the  Governor. 
Application  for  increase  of  salary  as  second  clerk  in  the  treaisury.  April  Ft 

14 


10«  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thos.  Newton  to  Gen.  Jambs  Wood. 

IHO().  By  the  death  of  Mr.  Brooke  I  am  deprived  of  his  aid  in  Hamilton's 

Norfolk  ^^^^  ^'*-  "^^  about  the  horses.  As  the  GovV  is  not  acquainted  with  the 
circumstances  of  this  suit,  I  shall  be  exceedingly  obliged  to  you  to  state 
it  t*)  him,  as  it  falls  very  heavy  on  me  to  be  obliged  to  attend  so  many 
times  for  the  trial.  Mr.  Nicholas  as  Attorney-General,  I  suppose,  will 
take  the  place  of  Mr.  Brooke  with  Mr.  Randolph.  I  have  just  received 
Mpe.  for  witnesses  to  attend  next  Court.  I  shaU  be  exceedingly  thankful 
for  your  assistance.  It  is  truly  hard  on  an  officer  to  be  persecuted  for 
doing  his  duty,  but  I  hope  we  shall  get  the  better  of  them. 

I  am,  &c. 


Chas.  Johnston  to  the  Governor. 

April  12,         Mr.  Pollard  being  absent,  he  encloses  a  letter  from  Mr.  Swan.     If  the 
chmon     Executive  determines  to  extend  the  time  for  the  delivery  of  the  arms,  he 
requests  that  Mr.  Pollard  may  be  informed. 

Hamburgh,  31st  December,  1799, 

My  agent,  Rob't  Pollard,  Esq'r,  at  Richmond,  forwarded  me  under  date 
the  1 1th  Sept.  last,  your  Excellencies  order  in  council,  that  an  appraise, 
ment  bo  made  on  the  arms,  which  was  presented  to  you,  on  my  first 
contract. 

The  result  I  have  not  yet  learnt,  but  I  am  sure  it  must  be  very  little 
against  me,  since,  in  all  respects,  the  arms  were  as  good  as  that  of  the 
sample;  for  altho'  the  Plate  of  the  Lock  was  not  so  long,  yet  the  work 
itself,  and  indeed  the  whole,  was  equally  good  and  serviceable. 

At  present  I  have  the  4,000  for  the  last  contract  now  lying  here,  and  I 
dare  warrant,  that  the  lock  and  every  other  thing  will  be  found  as  it 
really  is  as  good  as  the  Patem.  It  is  unhappy  for  me  that  by  trying  to 
make  them  equal  to  the  Patem,  even  in  appearance,  that  I  was  forced  to 
have  the  locks  made  apart  which  has  delayed  the  delivery,  and  as  I  did 
not  rei^ive  your  Excellency's  order  limiting  the  time  of  delivery  to  the 
tst  r^Vr  last  till  after  the  time  was  expired,  nor  could  I  have  shipped 
them  since,  as  the  River  was  stopped  by  the  Ice  the  6th  curX  I  must 
beg  your  y^ennission  to  deliver  them  the  1  June  or  1  July  next,  as  it  is 
im|Mvstsible  to  believe  the  River  will  be  opened  Siwner  than  April.  Capt, 
Stewart,  in  whom  they  go,  can  testify  that  they  were  engaged  to  go  by 
him  six  weeks  before  the  Ice  came,  and  as  no  one  else  would  take  them, 
1  was  oWigt*d  to  wait  his  time,  which  has  brought  them  so  late,  as  to  be 
dt*la\*ed  bv  the  Season.     I  hez  vour  KxceUeiKV  to  believe  that  the  diflB- 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  107 


culties  as  to  the  time  lost,  and  the  little  non-essential  things  which        ISOO. 

appear  to  be  wanting  in  the  arms,  are  no  ways  against  the  quality  of  the   j^JjJJpJnj 

arms;  and  that  no  one,  perhaps,  excepting  myself,  would  have  had  the 

patience  to  persevere  and  continue  through  so  many  difficulties  as  I  have 

done.     It  was  more  I  assure  you,  to  merit  your  and  the  Government's 

fevor  for  the  whole,  than  the  profits  that  they  give,  for  always  the  most 

difficult  is  to  break  the  road  thro'  the  Ice  and  that  I  have  done  in  what 

I  have  effected. 

I  am,  &c., 

James  Swan. 

His  Excellency  the  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia. 


George  Prosser  to  the  Executive. 

Requesting  an  increase  of  salary  as  assistant  superintendent  of  the    April  17, 
Penitentiary  from  $350  to  $500.  Richmond 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Stating  the  necessity  of  procuring  at  an  early  date  the  cypress  shingles    April  18, 
needed  for  the  Armory.  Richmond 


Nat.  Sheppard  to  the  Governor. 

The  Treasurer  being  out  of  Town,  in  compliance  with  your  request    April  18, 
(communicated  through  Mr.  Coleman),  I  beg  leave  to  state  to  your   Richmond 
Excellency  that  the  balance  of  money  now  remaining  in  the  Treasury,  is 
twenty-seven  thousand  four  hundred  and  nine  dollars  and  sixty-nine 
cents. 


William  Giles  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosing  an  account  for  amount  of  loss  he  sustained  by  his  brick-    ^p^jj  ig 
layers  being  detained  from  working  on  the  Armory  by  the  delay  in  the   Ricbmond 
foundation. 


William  Price  to  the  Governor. 

The  Alphabets  mentioned  in  yours  of  the  28th  ultimo  are  now  com-     April  24, 
pleated;  they  are  annexed  to  twenty-seven  record  Books,  averaging  fully  ^^*°^  Office 
six  hundred  pages,  and  containing  upwards  of  nine  hundred  Platts  and 
Certificates  of  Survey. 


liA  QUuXiShAH  OF  eiATX:  PAFSSB. 


iJMAf  TiM*:  utui^  pumiMl  XL  utfLkiur  tiiufic-  Aipijabetfr  wafi.  &BI.  ib  enter  in  a 

i^y;^     M)p««aiU'  l:)ouk  iim:  imu*^  uf  tin*  p^simm  fur  wLom  '^m-  anvey  wms'  made. 


Uj*:  *^u«ktjlitv  «,-<,ftiUiiifed  ill  ibt  fSun'tfv.  aud  tiit-  jiaet-  iii   irLkii  ifae 
»«r  r^x^rcUjd  :  «JW  wiiioL  it  wa*-  ciipi^  and  aiiiieaLttd  %l»  lite  mmtid  B^mjIl 
'JUah;  J^iicit  vf  Militarv  ^'arraiiU   requirbd  iu   yovr  It^Sier  of  the  first 
AuMaiit.  ii?  aiA»ut.  aud  aili  bt*  fiukdMtd  iritlKitit  dfdar. 

I  am.  dx. 


BcKJAMis  HAaai*M>>  t(»  tbe  ^t^itebi^ol 

i^irriJ  :^;         lU^\H*^'iiiifi  ^ixty  »(taji4  ^>f  atrui^  ior  «  coiu|^aaiy  in  tbe  5^th  regiment. 


Hk^^AMIM    0<iI.K,  ^^iVKKKOK    OF    MaKTLASIi,  TO   THE   GoX'BRNOR. 

A|/iil  '/'i         ln/;l'Miiiig  a  l<HU;r  from  Governor  BaaBett.  of  Delaware,  in  regard  to  the 
inmrfftiH  iunmdisti  in  Houthampton  county. 


(JaoKiiK  Williamson  to  the  ExiEfcuTivE. 

Afirtl  OfU^riii^  Uf  (^teiui  arniH  at  5(lc.  each,  and  Btarop  them  for  12c.     States 

that  tlitt  ariiiH  ritoHMl  ill  the  ('apitol  had  been  much  damaged  from  the 
way  ill  whidi  tliey  were  packed. 


A|ii-ll  i'ity  t»r  lUtihiiiond,  In  IluHtings  Court,  April,  1800.     Pursuant  to  the 

Aot  of  AHHtMnlily  i^ntitled,  **  An  Act  to  amend  the  penal  laws  of  this  Com- 
inniiwt^alth/'  thiH  (\>urt  dt>th  appoint  Dr.  James  D.  McCaw,  Physician 
ami  SuimMih  of  tlu»  iVnitentiary  House  erected  under  the  said  act. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Adam  C'rau;,  CI. 


Sami'kl  Colkman  to  the  Governor. 

Muv  i\  liU'loj*iii>j  ^iH|.H:'rci  i»f  --  Si*hothu»r»  whosttateil  that  he  had  been  a  comet 

Uuiuuouvl   j^  ^jj^,  ^^^  l*arti«au  lA't;ii»n  and  atlerwanfc  a  maj\>r  under  St  Clair,  and 
cUiuKxl  U»uutv  laud. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


109 


Robert  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 

Agreeing,  in  order  to  close  the  business,  to  take  the  following  prices  for        1800. 
arms,  on  condition  that  the  money  be  immediately  paid:  8791  stand  @    Richmond 
SIO  each;  71  stand,  damaged,  @  $8  each;  108  stocks,  locks  &C.,  @  $S^; 
total  $38,838;  already  paid  $30,027  67;  balance  $8,810  33. 


Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

Relating  to  issuing  certain  military  land  certificates.  Has  seen  letters 
from  Major  Bedinger,  which  induce  him  to  conjecture  that  the  latter 
might  be  engaged  in  the  purchase  of  claims  from  original  proprietors, 
and  to  suspect  that  possibly  something  unfair  might  be  practiced  against 
the  Commonwealth.  Strongly  doubts  the  genuineness  of  evidence  ad- 
duced in  support  of  some  claims. 


H.  J.  Gambill  to  the  Governor. 

Requesting  that  the  arms  for  the  Rockingham  county  Light  Infantry 
company  may  be  sent  from  Richmond  on  the  return  of  the  bearer  of  his 
letter,  as  the  expense  would  be  le^s  than  if  a  wagon  was  hired  especially 
for  the  purpose. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Norfolk,  May  7th,  1800, 
Sir: 

I  have  this  day  met  Mr.  Wm.  Pennock,  who  was  appointed  in  behalf 

of  the  United  States  to  value  Gosport,  and  we  have  agreed  to  a  valuation 

of  twelve  thousand  dollars,  which  I  am  of  opinion  is  a  good  price,  being 

about  $800  per  acre,  which  I  hope  may  please  your  Exc'y, 

I  am,  &c., 

Thos.  Newton. 

We,  the  subscribers,  being  appointed  by  the  United  States  and  the 
State  of  Virginia  to  value  a  parcel  of  land,  reserved  by  the  State  of  Vir- 
ginia for  a  navy  yard,  commonly  called  and  known  by  the  name  of 
Gosport,  situated  on  the  south  branch  of  Elizabeth  River,  estimated  at 
about  twelve  acres,  do  hereby  value  the  said  reserved  land,  be  the  same 
more  or  less  than  twelve  acres,  to  be  worth  twelve  thousand  dollars.  In 
witness  whereof  we  have  hereunto  interchangeably  set  our  hands  and 

seals  this  8th  day  of  May,  1800. 

Thos.  Newton, 

For  the  State  of  Virginia. 

Wm.  Pennock, 

For  the  United  States. 


May  5, 
Richmond 


May  7, 

Harrison- 

buig 


May  8, 
Norfolk 


/ 


110 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Robert  Quarlbs  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

1800.  Had  written  to  Francis  E.  Harris,  Quartermaster  of  the  102d  Regi- 

Areenal      nient,  for  the  return  of  the  anus  issued  to  Captain  Archibald  McRae,  of 
Powhatan,  and  has  received  most  of  them. 


Henry  Hiot  to  the  Governor. 


May  9,  Requesting  commission  as  notary  public. 

Nonolk 


May  9, 
Richmond 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Giving  account  of  his  visit  to  Suflfolk,  Norfolk,  and  the  Dismal  Swamp 
for  the  purpose  of  making  contracts  for  shingles  for  the  armory.  States 
that  the  best  terms  he  could  make  were  with  Mr.  Thomas  Swepson,  agent 
for  the  Dismal  Swamp  Company  at  Suffolk,  who  would  deliver  at  Suffolk 
landing,  shingles  of  the  best  juniper,  two  feet  long,  five  inches  wide,  and 
three-fourths  of  an  inch  thick,  at  six  dollars  per  thousand. 


May  13, 
Saffolk 


FiLMER   W.   MoNTFORT   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

Acknowledging  receipt  of  pardon  for  Fanny  Askins. 


Q.  Deneale  to  the  Governor. 

May  14,         Promising  to  collect  the  arms  in  the  hands  of  the  Militia  of  the  town. 
Alexandria 


May  15, 
Philadel- 
phia 


Stevens  Thomson  Mason  to  the  Governor. 

1  now  do  myself  the  pleasure  of  inclosing  the  bonds  of  Robt  McCor- 
inick,  for  the  manufactory  and  delivery  of  the  arms,  and  of  Gen.  John 
Shee,  res(>eeting  the  agency  in  that  business.  This  latter  gentleman  will 
expect  his  instructions  in  due  time,  which  should  be  accompanied  with 
a  copy  of  McCormick's  bond.  Colo.  Nicholas  and  myself  enquired  into 
the  business  of  the  drawback  of  duties  on  the  cartouch  boxes  imported 
by  Mr.  Swan  for  the  State  of  Virginia,  pursuant  to  your  commands  of 
the  2d  ultimo,  but  find  that  the  expected  relief  was  not  to  be  obtained. 
Mr.  La  Motte,  the  cannon  founder  (whose  serWces  the  Executive  of  Vir- 
ginia wished  to  procure),  has  returned  to  France.     I  can  hear  of  no 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  Ill 


person  in  this  p)art  of  the  country  capable  of  discharging  the  services        isoo. 

required  by  the  State.     In  the  last  work  of  that  kind  carried  on  by  the  v^\  }^\. 
United  States,  they  were  aided  by  a  Mr.  McFarling  from  Virginia,  who        phia 
lives  near  Abingdon,  and  is,  I  think,  a  relation  of  Col.  Arthur  Campbell. 

I  am,  &c. 

Bond  of  Robt.  McCormick.  of  Philadelphia,  dated  April  5th,  1800,  in 
the  sum  of  $53,600,  he  contracting  to  furnish  the  State  of  Virginia  with 
4,000  muskete  and  bayonets,  according  to  the  Charleville  pattern,  at  a 
price  of  613  per  stand.  The  arms  to  be  inspected  at  the  factory  by  an 
agent  of  the  State. 


Certificate  of  Joseph  Fox,  Jr.,  clerk  of  Westmoreland,  that  in  June,     May  17, 
1799,  the  court  recommended  William  Storke  Jett,  Samuel  Templeman,  Westmore- 
and  George  Garner,  for  the  office  of  Sheriff. 


William  Berkeley  to  the  Governor.  May  17, 

Treasury 


Balance  this  day,  $14,032  57. 


Office 


Thos.  R.  Rootes  to  the  Governor. 
Stating  that  at  the  time  of  the  Western   Insurrection  he  was  ordered     May  18, 

XT  rl  *       I 

by  his  commanding  officer  (in  Caroline  co.,  where  he  then  resided)  to     '^^'hurs 
deliver  the  arms  in  his  possession  to  Captain  Sutton,  who  commanded 
the  detachment  of  militia  from  Caroline;  that  he  obeyed  the  order,  and 
part  of  the  arms  were  taken  by  Capt.  Sutton,  and  part  by  Major  Daniel 
Coleman  at  the  time  of  writing  the  commanding  officer  of  the  county. 


Captain  John  Ervine  petitions  for  the  remission  of  a  fine  imposed  for      May  20, 
non-attendance  as  a  juror.  AnjfURta 


Major  Richard  Claiborne  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  honored  with  your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  28  of  March  last.      May  20, 
addressed  to  Mr.  Stealy,  Colo.  Scott,  and  myself,  accompanied   with  the  ^^o^i'^es^'"^ 
78  Pamphlets  therein  mentioned,  which  letter  would  probably  have  been 
answered  sooner,  collectively  by  us,  were  it  hot  for  the  absence  of  Mr. 
Stealy  down  the  Ohio  and  the  engagement  of  Colo.  Scott  whenever  I  | 


112 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  have  gone  up  to  Morgantown.  Those  reasons  still  existing,  and  others 
May  20.  operating  with  me  for  my  acting  individually,  1  take  upon  myself  to  dis- 
Gladet*  tribute  a  part  of  the  papers  sent  by  you;  and  I  beg  leave  to  assure  your 
Excellency  and  the  Council  that  the  political  opinion  you  have  done  me 
the  honor  to  bestow  on  me  in  this  instance,  and  all  others  you  may  have 
occasion  to  extend  in  future,  will  not  be  illy  placed,  and  I  shall  use  my 
utmost  ende^ivors  to  deserve  them.  But  it  is  proper  for  me  to  remark, 
and  I  do  it  with  no  small  portion  of  concern,  that  from  the  present  tem- 
per of  the  Inhabitants  of  this  county  (being  federal)  not  much  is  to  be 
expected  from  them  towards  Republican  works — in  some  owing  to  the 
personal  influence  of  a  few  old  Residents,  grown  into  the  character  of 
Federalism  by  habit  or  premeditati(m,  and  perhaps  not  just  reasoning ; 
and  in  others  from  a  want  of  literature  and  a  perusal  of  instructive  pro- 
ductions; and  this  will  continue  to  be  the  case  untill  an  improved  edu- 
cation or  some  competant  and  active  Republican  can  efifect  a  renovation. 
This  stricture  is,  however,  not  meant  to  operate  further  than  a  political 
sense  of  the  present  Bias,  as  I  am  well  persuaded  that  the  Inhabitants, 
under  the  conviction  of  a  proper  information,  would  prove  as  firm  friends 
to  the  Interests  of  their  Country  as  any  in  the  United  States.  That  they 
may  recur  to  the  pure  principals  of  76,  and  those  of  a  long  seven  ye/irs^ 
war,  is  my  sincere  prayer,  and  shall  be  the  utmost  of  my  endeavors  to 
effect. 

I  am,  &c. 


Colonel  Willoughby  Tebbs  to  the  Governor. 

May  21,  Has  collected  the  arms  in  the  hands  of  the  militia.     Regards  them  afl 

Dumfries     ^^^  ^^,^^^  ^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^ 


Miles  Kino  to  the  Governor. 


May  22/ 
Hampton 


Under  orders  from  the  Governor  to  collect  the  arms,  which  had  been 
sent  him  for  the  use  of  Elii^l^eth  City  county  when  he  was  an  oflPicer,  he 
had  done  so  and  they  were  now  in  the  custody  of  Captain  George  Wray 
in  Hampton. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


May  2:^  Relating  to  an  offc»r  made  by  George  Williamson  to  clean  and  stamp 

State  arms  at  one  shilling  j>er  stand. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


118 


Colonel  Daniel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

States  that  he  has  thirty  muskets,  twenty-seven  bayonets  and  thirty- 
eight  cartridge  boxes,  which  were  all  that  ever  came  into  his  hands,  the 
balance  of  the  seventy-two  stands  of  arms  delivered  Captain  Thomas  R. 
Rootes  in  1794,  were,  by  order  of  Col.  Philip  Johnston  (who  then  com- 
manded the  30th  r^ment),  delivered  to  Captain  James  Sutton  who  went 
against  the  insurgents  with  the  militia  of  the  county.  Captain  Sutton 
is  since  dead. 


1800.  , 
May  26, 
Caroline 


John  Harvie  and  George  Winston  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  an  advance  of  $500  to  purchase  oyster  shells  that  they  may      May  26 
comply  with  their  contract  for  the  delivery  of  lime  for  the  use  of  the 
penitentiary  building. 


James    Breckenridgb,    Lieutenant-Colonel    Commanding  48th 

Regiment  to  the  Governor. 

Promising  to  collect  as  soon  as  possible  the  122  stand  of  arms  issued     May  26. 

.    1  .  .  Botetourt 

to  his  raiment. 


Robert  Quarles  to  the  Governor. 

The  arms  formerly  issued  to  Captain  Thomas  Tinsley's  company  had      May  27, 
Wn  returned  to  the  arsenal  and  cleaned  and  put  away.  Arsenal 


Col.  Dennis  Dawley,  of  the  20th  Regiment,  to  the  Governor. 

The  hundred  stand  of  arms  issued  to  the  county  had  been  collected 
and  deposited  at  Kemps ville  in  care  of  Mr.  James  Leachy,  the  quarter- 
^naster  of  the  regiment. 


May  28, 

Princess 

Anne 


Col.  Wm.  Bentley  to  the  Governor. 

Now  has  it  in  his  power  to  return  the  powder  loaned  by  the  State.      May  29, 

Lieutenant  Horatio  Starke  would  deliver  it.  Warwick 

Camp 


James  Wood  qualifies  as  member  of  the  Council. 


15 


May  29 


114  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Stephen  Wright,  Major  Commanding  Seventh  Regiment,  to  the 

Governor, 

1800.  A  number  of  public  arms  were  lying  scattered  about  the  county,  unfit 

May  29  John  Clopton  qualifies  as  member  of  the  Council. 


Col.  Littleberry  Mosby,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Mav  29,         Had  collected  several  more  of  the  muskets,  &c.,  formerly  issued  to 
ow  atan    Q^pj^^jj^  McRae's  company. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

May  30  The  cleaning  and  stamping  of  the  arms  was  progressing  well.     The 

muskets  were  stamped  with  the  name  of  the  county  and  number  of 
regiment. 


May  30  George  Williamson,  in  a  note  to  the  Governor,  states  tliat  when  he 
offered  to  clean  and  stamp  the  public  arms  at  one  shilling  per  stand,  he 
did  not  propose  to  include  the  cartridge  boxes. 


May  31  Mr.  Robert  Boothe,  lately  appointed  Sherifi*  of  Sussex,  is  willing  to 

collect  the  revenue  for  1799  provided  a  reasonable  time  is  allowed. 


William  Lambert  to  the  Governor. 

June  3,  I  have  the  honor  to  present  to  your  Excellency  and  Council  the  frames 

Richmond    ^hi^h  will  be  delivered  bv  the  bearer. 

Their  value  is  so  inconsiderable  that  an  apology  may  be  necessary  for 
desiring  their  acceptance.  They  are,  however,  intended  as  a  small  testi- 
monial of  the  perfect  esteem  and  respect  with  which  I  am,  &c. 

The  Governor  laid  before  the  Board  a  letter  from  William  Lambert, 
together  with  two  frames  containing  a  construction  of  a  total  Eclipse  of 
the  Moon  on  the  29th  and  80th  of  March,  1801,  and  of  an  Eclipse  of  the 
Sun  on  the  16th  day  of  June,  1806,  new  stile,  for  the  Meridian  and  Lati> 
tude  of  Richmond,  Virginia,  which  he  requests  the  Executive  w^ill  accept 
as  a  testimonial  of  his-  perfect  esteem  and  respect 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  115 


Whereupon  the  Governor  is  requested  to  present  the  unanimous  thanks        isoo. 
of  the  Board  to  Mr.  Lambert  for  the  present,  and  it  is  ordered  that  the    j^^j^^qIj^ 
frames  be  hung  up  in  the  ('ouncil  Chamber. 


Edmund  Randolph  to  the  Governor. 
I  do  myself  the  honor  of  informing  your  Excellency  that  the  suit  in      .Tune  6, 


the  Federal  Court  of  Hamilton  vs.  Newton,  in  which  I  was  retained  by 

the  Executive,  has  been  again  on  a  second  trial  determined  in  favor  of 

the  defendant. 

I  am,  &c. 


Richmond 


Pickett,  Pollard  &  Johnson  to  the  Governor. 

Requesting  a  reimbursement  of  am't  paid  b}'  Messrs.  Bayard  &  McEvers  June  6, 
of  New  York,  for  duty  on  Cartouch  Boxes  consigned  to  them  by  Mr.  *^  ™^° 
Swan. 


Petition  of  the  President,  Directors  and  other  officers  of  the  Bank  of     June  6, 
Alexandria  to  the  Governor,  for  the  appointment  of  Henry  Moore  of  Alexandria 
Alexandria,  as  a  Notary  Public  for  that  city  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Cleon  Moore. 


A.  Blair  to  the  Governor. 

Having  understood  that  during  my  absence,  notice  was  given  by  a  mem-  June  7 
ber  that  a  motion  would  be  made  on  this  day  to  remove  me  from  the 
office  of  Clerk  to  the  Council,  (upon  what  grounds  I  am  at  a  loss  to  con- 
jecture), I  feel  inclined  from  motives  of  Delicacy  not  to  be  present  at  the 
decision,  which  I  flatter  myself  will  be  sufficient  apology  for  my  non- 
attendance.  Mr.  Pendleton  has  promised  to  officiate  for  me.  Whatever 
may  be  the  result  in  this  case,  I  trust  there  will  be  no  objection  to  enter 
upon  the  Journals  the  motion  and  the  grounds  of  it,  that  I  may  hereafter 
have  an  opportunity  of  justifying  myself  should  a  justification  be  deemed 

necessary. 

I  am,  &c. 


J.  Marshall  to  the  Governor. 

Having  been  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  to  the      June  7, 
office  of  Secretary  of  State,  I  am  no  longer  a  representative  in  Congress      ^^tanaria 
of  the  District  for  which  I  was  elected. 


116  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  I  Hhould  have  Booner  notiBed  this  vacancy  to  you  had  I  been  certain 

Alexandria  ^^^^  ^^  would  have  existed. 

With  very  much  respect,  I  have,  &c. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Marine  Hospital  at  the 
Exchange  Coffee  House,  in  Norfolk,  the  10th  day  of  June,  1800: 

Present:  President  James  Taylor,  Thomas  Newton,  Josiaii  Parker,  and 
E.  Archer,  Comm'rs. 

In  order  to  ascertain  the  balance  due  to  the  representatives  of  Robert 
Borland  on  account  of  the  contract  between  the  said  Borland  and  the 
commissioners,  the  subject  having  been  duly  examined  and  considered, 
it  is  therefore. 

Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  Six  thousand  dollars,  including  interest,  is 
due  to  the  said  contractors  or  representatives;  that  a  certificate  to  au- 
thorize the  receipt  thereof  be  granted  to  the  representative  of  the  said 
Borland  for  the  said  sum  of  Six  Thousand  Dollars,  and  that  James  Tay- 
lor, the  President,  write  to  his  Excellency,  James  Moore,  EsqV,  Governor, 
informing  him  of  the  settlement  made;  that  the  terms  of  the  act  of 
Assembly  may  be  complied  with  and  be  ceded  to  the  United  States 
according  to  the  said  act  passed  the  20th  of  January,  1798. 

Jas.  Taylor,  President 


Edward  Carrinoton  to  the  Governor. 

June  10,         I  take  the  liberty  of  addressing  you  on  a  subject  interesting  to  the 
Richmond   Troops  about  to  be  disbanded,  to  whom  an  accommodation  is  necessary, 
which  it  is  probable  may  be  effected  by  the  Executive  of  Virginia  with- 
out inconvenience. 

In  order  that  the  Troops  might  be  fully  paid  up  before  their  depar- 
ture, the  paymaster  of  the  7th  Regiment  brought  on  a  few  days  ago  a 
sum  of  money,  and  for  the  sake  of  portability  it  is  in  large  notes  of  500 
Dollars  each,  which  it  was  expected  might  readily  be  exchanged  here. 
This,  however,  is  found  impracticable  in  private  hands,  and  the  Revenue 
officers  of  the  U.  States  cannot  safely  part  with  reported  specie,  because 
they  are  constantly  liable  to  drafts  at  Sight  upon  it.  I  have  no  doubt 
that  if  there  was  time  for  a  communication  with  the  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury,  I  could  obtain  permission  to  apply  about  10,000  dollars  now 
in  my  hands  to  the  desired  object,  so  far  as  drafts  have  not  already  issued 
thereupon,  and  it  will  be  consistent  with  my  instructions  to  apply  any 
which  will  hererfter  be  received  in  taking  up  Bank  notes  of  the  U.  States 
for  remittance  before  the  same  may  have  been  reported  in  the  weekly 
returns. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


If  the  Treasury  of  Virginia  can  spare  a  few  of  them,  not  exceeding 
13,000  dollars,  and  it  is  not  conceived  improper  to  part  with  it  for  a 
short  time,  say  from  two  to  4  or  5  weeks,  a  great  obligation  will  be  con- 
ferred on  the  U.  States  by  a  loan  thereof,  for  which  the  notes  may  be 
lodged  in  the  Treasury,  and  I  will  most  certainly  take  them  up  with 
specie  as  I  receive  it,  or  can  be  permitted  to  apply  what  I  have  in  hand, 
for  which  permission  I  will  write  immediately.  The  usual  course  of 
receipts  in  the  office  will  very  probably  enable  me  to  do  it  by  the  time  I 
mention.  At  the  instance  of  Col.  Bentiey,  I  have  taken  the  liberty  to 
make  this  application,  and  doubt  not  that  it  will  be  complied  with  if  it 

can  possibly  be  done. 

I  have,  &c. 


117 


1800. 

June  10, 

Richmond 


E.  Carrinoton  to  the  Governor. 


I  had  the  pleasure  yesterday  afternoon  of  receiving  your  letter,  inclos- 
ing one  to  the  Treasurer,  instructing  him  to  advance  for  the  purpose  of 
accommodation  to  the  Troops  of  the  U.  States  about  to  be  disbanded,  the 
sum  of  10,000  dollars,  on  the  deposit  of  Bank  Notes  to  that  amount. 
This  will  fully  answer  the  intended  purpose,  and  the  notes  shall  be  taken 
up  with  specie  by  the  first  of  July. 

The  kind  and  friendly  manner  in  which  you  and  the  Council  of  State 
have  united  in  this  measure  is  sensibly  felt  by  those  concerned,  and  will 
be  duly  appreciated  by  them  as  well  as  by  myself. 

I  have,  &c. 


June  11, 
Richmond 


William  Lambert  to  the  Governor. 


1  received  this  morning  your  Excellency's  letter  of  yesterday,  commu- 
nicating the  unanimous  thanks  of  the  Council  for  the  present  I  had  the 
honor  to  make  some  days  ago,  and  which  has  met  with  a  reception  far 
exceeding  its  merits  or  ray  expectation. 

Permit  me,  sir,  through  you,  to  assure  the  honorable  body  over  which 

you  preside,  that  I  accept  with  the  highest  sense  of  gratitude  and  respect 

the  valuable  testimonial  of  polite  consideration  with  which  they  have 

been  pleased  to  favor  me. 

I  am,  sir,  &c. 


June  14, 
Richmond 


William  Berkeley  to  the  Governor. 

Influenced  by  the  idea  which  generally  prevails,  that  some  precautions     June  14, 
are  necessary  at  the  present  period  in  consequence  of  the  disbanding  of     *^^®^*"7 


118  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.        the  troops  in  the  vicinity  of  this  place,  permii  me  to  invite  the  attention 
TiSwiiA     ^^  ^^^^  Excellency  and  the  honorable  Board  to  the  propriety  of  estab- 
lishing a  guard  at  the  Capitol  for  a  .<«hort  period. 

I  submit  it  entirelv  to  vour  Excellencv  to  determine  whether  it  is  a 
subject  of  sufficient  magnitude  to  lay  before  their  Honors,  and  will  with 
pleasure  acquiesce  under  your  opinion. 

I  remain,  d:c. 


Samuel  Dexter  to  Samuel  Colbmah. 

June  16,         I  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  dated  the  24th  ult., 

Washuiffton  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^  ^^  ^^  Military  I^nd  Warrants  issued  from  the  Land  Office 

in  Virginia  to  the  officers  and  soldiers  (or  their  representatives)  who 

served  during  the  late  war  in  the  Virginia  line  on  Continental  Elstablisb- 

ment. 

The  order  in  which  the  list  is  arranged  will  certainly  ^EMulitate  the 
search  required  in  this  department 

I  am.  &c 


June  18  The  official  Bond  of  Henrv  Moore  as  Notarv  PubUc  for  the  Town  of 

Alexandria  is  on  file. 


JoHx  Curd  to  the  Governor. 

Jnne  19,         Setting  forth  his  claim  to  the  Sheriffidty  of  Goochland. 
Goochland 


June  19  Petition  of  Wm.  H.  Miller  for  appointment  to  the  Sheriffalty  of  Gooch- 

land, with  numerous  certificates,  filed. 


Richard  Parker  to  the  Governor. 

June  ^.         Recommending  Samuel  Templeman  for  the  SheriflGaJtv  of  Westmore- 
^^^^^^     land. 


Samuel  Templeman  to  the  Governor. 

June  25,         Informing  him   of  his  resignation  of  commission   as   Inspector  of 
la^*^   Tobacco  before  resuming  the  duties  of  Magistrate. 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  119 


Wm.  Nelson  to  the  Governor. 


Informing  of  his  issuing  orders  to  captains  of  companies  to  forward  to  1800. 
him  the  arms  in  the  possession  of  said  companies,  which  he  promises  to  York 
forward  to  Richmond  when  received. 


Thomas  Carter  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  instruction  as  to  his  eligibility  to  the  captaincy  of  a  military  June  25, 
company  while  holding  the  office  of  Collector  of  the  Revenue  under  the  ^'^*^**'ter 
Federal  Government. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Asking  that  experts  be  appointed  to  measure  the  mason  work  done  by      June  27 
Messrs.  Wise  &  Carney  on  the  Armory  building. 


Nathaniel  Darby  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  his  eflforts  to  comply  with  the  orders  for  the  return     June  30, 
of  arms  in  the  hands  of  the  military  under  his  command.  Northamp- 


ROBERT    QuARLES   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

Transmits  quarterly  return  of  arms,  Ac,  at  the  Arsenal,  and  estimates  July  1, 
that  $50  or  8100  would  be  sufficient  advance  for  the  expenses  of  the  Arsenal 
garrison  for  the  next  quarter. 

Quarterly  Return  of  the  Anns  and  Military  Stores  at  the  State  Arsenal, 

July  1st,  1800, 

16^inch  brass  mortar,  1 ;  brass  field  cannon,  1 ;  muskets  in  repair,  7,175; 
muskets  with  unground  bayonets,  730;  artillery  and  grenadier  swords,  900; 
pigs  of  lead,  40;  canister  shot,  180;  cannon  shot,  260;  rheams  of  cartridge 
paper,  30;  barrels  of  flints,  18;  pounds  of  ball  and  buckshot,  1650. 


Col.  Thomas  Buckner  to  the  Governor. 

Of  the  fifty  stand  of  arms  furnished  Captain  Warner  Lewis'  company      July  4, 
of  artillery,  he  can  hear  of  only  26  stand.     If  authorized  to  pay  for  their   ^^lo^^'^ster 
conveyance  by  land  to  Richmond,  which  will  cost  $20,  he  will  send  them  • 
at  once. 


120  .CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  William  Giles,  a  contractor  for  brick  work  at  the  Armory,  requests  an 

July  5       advance  of  $600. 
Richmond 


July  5,  Col.  David  Patteson  informs  the  Governor  that  he  will  do  his  beat  to 

Chesterfield  ^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^g  ^^  ^y^^  j^^^^^g  ^f  ^^^^  j^^jli^j^  ^^  Chesterfield. 


July  5,  William  Berkeley  informs  the  Grovemor  that  the  balance  in  the  Treas- 

Richmond    ury  is  $18,319  32.^ 

On  July  12th  the  balance  in  the  Treasury  is  $7,590  88. 
Balance  in  treasury  July  19th,  $7,310  72. 
Balance  in  treasury  July  26th  is  $9,217  67. 


CoL.  Nathaniel  Darby  to  the  Governor. 

July  6,  Inclosing  return  of  arms  issued  to  Captain  John  Eyre's  company. 

°  ton°^^  Regrets  that  there  should  be  such  a  deficiency,  but  says  that  it  was 
caused  by  Captain  Eyre  being  appointed  to  the  command  of  a  company 
of  horse,  which,  in  part,  broke  up  the  light  infantry  company. 

Return  of  arms,  &c.,  received  of  Captain  John  Eyre,  July  10th,  1800: 
Good  muskets,  35;  bad  10;  good  bayonets,  35;  good  cartridge  boxes,  40. 


CoL.  Matthew  Cheatham  to  the  Governor. 

July  10,         Has  received  no  arms  from  Col.  Patteson,  late  commandant  of  Ches- 
Chesterfield  terfield,  but  has  been  informed  by  him  that  he  is  using  every  means  to 
collect  them. 


Martin  Mims,  Keeper  of  the  Penitentiary,  to  the  Governor. 

July  12,  Employed  Ge<3rge  Anderson  Stile  on  the  18th  of  the  month  at  a  salary 

Richmond    ^f  ^^(j  p^^  month  to  instruct  and  work  with  the  prisoners  in  nail-making, 
and  had  also  appointed  Joseph  Kimbrough  turnkey. 


William  O.  Winston  to  the  Executive. 

July  12  Petition  reciting  that  he  was  Sheriff  of  Hanover  in  1787  and  1788, 
and  by  the  misconduct  of  his  deputies  he  became  indebted  to  the  Com- 
monwealth for  a  large  amount,  and  a  judgment  rendered  against  him ; 
that  he  is  willing  to  pay,  but  prays  that  there  may  be  a  stay  of  execution 
until  he  could  sell  his  lands  in  Botetourt  and  Campbell  for  a  fair  price. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  121 


Meriwether  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

I  this  morning  received  a  letter  from  Mr.  Callender,  requesting  me  to        1800. 
inform  the  Executive,  that  Mr.  Rose  the  jailor,  was  willing  to  admit  him  ^ 

into  his  own  house,  if  they  considered  it  a  part  of  the  jail.  He  also 
stated,  that  Mr.  David  M.  Randolph  had  informed  him,  that  whatever 
might  be  considered  the  jail  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia,  would 
be  respected  by  him  as  such;  and  considered  as  the  place  of  confinement 
for  Calender  under  the  warrant  of  the  federal  court. 

I  do  not  flatter  myself  that  the  Executive  can  interpose  in  this  busi- 
ness, further  than  to  consult  the  Attorney -General  with  respect  to  the  lim- 
its of  the  jail ;  with  this  view  I  write,  and  shall  be  thankful  for  an  answer 
as  soon  as  convenient.  * 

I  am,  &c. 


Captain  John  Koontz  to  the  Governor. 

There  has  an  nomination  of  Magistrates  taken  place  in  the  County  at     July  19, 
our  pressent  July  Court — I  think  In  that  nomination  their  Has  reather  cou't^lf^*"^ 
been  advantage  taken  of  the  Republicans — and  that  in  this  way  we  beet 
8  aristocratic  Magistrates  out  of  thirteen  that  being  the  whole  number  in 
the  Countv. 

Those  three  where  at  our  I^ast  Court,  and  but  three  of  our  Republican 
Magistrates  present  owing  as  I  sopose  to  the  Court  being  in  the  H'eth  of 
Harvest — those  three  arestocrats  and  the  three  Republicans  Entered  on 
8aid  nomination — the  Republicans  of  this  Court  could  not  carry  any  one 
point  without  having  some  one  of  the  8  aristocrats  with  tliem  to  make 
a  majority  of  the  Court — theirfore  so  that  the  three  Republicans  could 
get  some  of  their  Party  appointed,  had  to  Consent  to  tlie  nomination  of 
several  arristocrats — and  for  my  part  think  the  republican  cause  will  suf- 
fer in  Rockingham  County,  should  those  arristocrats  be  Commissioned 
for  that  party  is  very  Industrious,  and  courts  in  this  State  have  much  in 
their  power  as  they  nominate  all  militia  officers,  &c. 

I  feel  much  for  the  Republican  Cause — my  uncommon  Exurtions 
amongst  my  numerous  fellow-Citizens  in  this  County,  the  Germans, 
(being  of  German  Extraction  myself  and  speak  that  Language),  I  have 
Jfft  no  stone  unturned  to  get  them  in  a  way  of  feeling  for  their  rights  as 
a  part  of  the  Sovering  People  of  America.  Have  succed  well  amongst 
them — as  being  an  old  soldier  in  the  republican  cause,  for  in  '97  when  I 
wa8  in  the  Leageslature  of  this  State,  I  was  then  the  first  republican 
Representative  from  this  County  for  some  years,  which  the  Journals  of 

tte  Hous  will  shew.     My  occupation  as  a  merchant  obliged  me  to  Decline 

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122  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.        offering  the  succeding  year,  and  have  since  still  Got  stronger  in  the  Cause 
Rockineham  ^^  Possible.     You  easily  sopose  I  feel  myself  much  hurt  in  finding  some 
Court-house  of  our  Hotest  arristocrats,  are  about  Gitting  in  power  in  Rockingham, 
and  have  for  that  reason  taken  the  Liberty  in  writing  this. 

I  also  think  that  a  majority  of  the  magestrates  should  be  Pressent 
before  a  new  nomination  could  take  place. 

I  am,  &c. 

P.  S. — As  I  am  in  Publick  Business  as  a  merchant,  my  private  Business 
or  Intrust  mite  suffer  was  it  known  I  had  wrote  to  the  Executive  against 
some  of  my  arristocratic  neibours.  and  theirfore  would  rather,  Sir,  you 
would  not  make  this  letter  known. 


John  X'Larkb  to  the  Governor. 

[Mutilated.] 
July  23  Agreeably  to  your  request,  I  have  made  the  arrangement  herein  con- 

tained for  the  distribution  of  the  public  arms  to  the  several  counties, 
towns,  &c.,  of  this  State,  which  I  submit  to  your  consideration.  In  all 
cases  where  I  conceived  an  expense  might  be  saved  by  water  carriage,  I 
have  adopted  that  mode  of  transportation.  And  as  most  of  the  places 
where  I  have  designed  them  to  be  deposited  by  the  vessels  in  which  they 
are  to  be  carried  from  Richmond,  are  towns  or  public  places  to  which 
produce  from  the  circumjacent  counties  is  brought  by  land  carriages, 
which  generally  return  empty,  opportunities  will  thereby  be  afforded  of 
their  being  cheaply  distributed  from  those  places  to  the  respective  regi- 
ments for  whom  they  are  destined.  I  conceive  it  to  be  indispensably 
necessary  that  some  respectable  resident  of  each  place  of  deposit  should 
store  the  arms  and  deliver  them  for  distribution  as.  they  may  be  applied 
for  by  those  who  are  properly  authorized  to  receive  them,  which  said 
resident  (or  agent)  should  be  made  accountable  for  the  arms  committed 
to  his  care,  and  should  be  reasonably  compensated  on  his  producing 
receipts  for  the  delivery  in  good  order  of  all  the  arms  and  accoutrements 
which  may  have  been  put  under  his  agency.  As  soon  as  the  arms  are 
carried  by  water  to  any  of  the  places  of  deposit  mentioned  in  the  follow- 
ing arrangement,  information  thereof  should  be  given  to  the  command- 
ants of  regimen t-s  in  the  counties  for  which  such  arms  are  allotted,  that 
they  are  ready  for  delivery,  who  should  be  instructed  to  take  the  most 
proper  steps  to  have  the  arms  safely  and  cheaply  conveyed  to  their 
respective  regiments  at  the  expense  of  the  State. 

The  Arrangement. 

Southampton  106,  Sussex  67,  Greensville  39,  Brunswick  94,  Mecklen- 
burg 110,  Halifax  155,  Lunenburg  70,  Prince  George  40,  Dinwiddie  94, 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  123 


Amelia  57,  Nottoway  53.     To  be  conveyed  to  Petersburg  by  water  car-        isoo. 
riage  and  be  there  deposited  for  distribution  by  land  carriage.     Captain      ^^^y  -^ 
John  McRae. 

Surry  39.     Surry  Court-House.     Mr.  Mackintosh. 

Isle  of  Wight  80.     Smithfield.     Captain  Mallery  Todd. 

Nansemond  89.     Suffolk.     Willis  Wilkinson. 

Princess  Anne  88,  Norfolk  115,  Borough  of  Norfolk  52.     Borough  of 
Norfolk.     Col.  Thomas  Newton. 

Accomac  131,  Northampton  54.     Ferry  House  on  the  Eastern  Shore. 
Peter  Bodoin. 

Elizabeth  City  15.     Hampton.     Miles  King. 

Warwick,  York,  James  City.     [Torn.] 

Gloucester  47,  Matthews  55.     Town  of  York.     Robert  Shields. 

Middlesex  31,  Lancaster  36.     Urban na.     Overton  Cozby. 

Kssex  48,  Richmond  38,  Northumberland  05,  Westmoreland  38.    Tap- 
pahaimock.     I^wrence  Muse. 

Madison  80,  Culpeper  140,  King  George  38,  Stafford  — ,  Fauquier  — , 
Spottaylvania  — ,  Orange  — .     Fredericksburg.     Fontaine  Maury. 


Henry  Rose  recommends  Major  Roger  West,  Captain  John  Moss,  and.    July  25, 
Nicholas  Fitzhugh,  of  Fairfax,  and  Jesse  Taylor  and  Francis  Taylor,  of    Staunton 
Alexandria,  for  appointment  as  commissioners  to  supervise  the  presiden- 
tial election  in  Fairfax  county. 


Meriwether  Jonbs  to  the  Governor. 


Has  just  received  the  paper  for  printing  the  laws  of  Congress,  and      July  25 
expects  to  commence  printing  at  once. 


Ldst  of  Commwsioners  fm*  Supervisinxf  the  PresidentUd  Election. 

Accomac — George  Layfield,  William  Marshall,  William  Waterfield.  July  29 

Albemarle — Nicholas  Lewis,  Jr.,  Gec^rge  Divers,  William  Clark. 
Amelia — Major  Joseph  Scott,  Thomas  Randolph,  Abraham  Green. 
Amherst — Samuel  Meredith,  Land  on  Cabell,  Nelson  Crawford. 
Augusta — ^John  Coalter,  William  McPheters,  Sen.,  Sam-1  Miller. 
Bath — ^John  Lewis,  Jacob  Warwick,  Elisha  Williams,  Sen. 
-^^— Bedford — Christopher  Clarke,  Charles  Clay,  Arthur  Moseley. 
Berkeley — WiUiam  Darke.  George  Hite,  Thomas  Rutherford. 
Botetourt — Martin  McFerran,  John  H.  Madison,  George  Skillering. 
Brooke — ^John  Connel,  Robert  Colwell,  Wm.  McKennon. 
Brunswick — ^Thomas  Claiborne,  Sterling  Ruffin,  Wyllie  Harrison. 


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124  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  Buckingham — Charles  Yancey,  Wm.  Perkins,  Sen'r,  Wm.  Lewis. 

July  29  Campbell — John  Dabney,  DanT  H.  Perrow,  James  Clarke. 

Cumberland — Samuel  Anderson,  Randolph  Harrison,  John  Hatcher. 
Caroline — James  Taylor,  John  Woodford,  Richard  Hawes. 
Charles  City — John  Bradley,  Collier  Harrison,  James  Walker. 
Charlotte — Quin  Morton,  Bernard  Todd,  Thomas  Spencer. 
Chesterfield — Isaac  Salle,  George  Markham,  William  Brown. 
Culpeper — Philip  R.  Thompson,  John  Shakleford,  Mordecai  Barbour. 
Dinwiddie — Edward  Pegram,  Joseph  Godwin,  John  Brown  (merch't). 
Elizabeth  City — Thomas  Jones,  George  Wray,  William  Armistead. 
Essex — William  Latane,  Wm.  Brockenbrough,  Paul  Micou. 
Fauquier — Hancock  liee,  Gustavus  B.  Horner,  Augustine  Jennings. 
Fairfax — John  Moss,  John  C.  Hunter,  Francis  Peyton. 
Frederick — ^John  Smith,  James  Singleton,  John  Peyton. 
Pranklin — Henry  Calloway,  Samuel  Harston,  Samuel  Dewall. 
Fluvanna — Samuel  Richardson,  John  Quarles,  Allen  Bernard. 
Gloucester — Wm.  Hall,  Mann  Page,  Richard  Baynham. 
Goochland — Thomas  Miller,  William  Lee,  Isaac  W.  Pleasants. 
Grayson — Greenberr}'  G.  McKenzey,  John  Filder,  Enoch  Osborne. 
Greenbriar — Samuel  Brown,  W.  H.  Cavendish,  James  Ried. 
Greensville — Joseph  Wilkins,  Francis  Hill,  John  Goodwyn. 
Halifax — George  Carrington,  Benjamin  Green,  George  Camp. 
Hampshire— ^John  Higgins,  Francis  Murphy,  William  Armstrong. 
Hanover — William  O.  Winston,  Nath'l  Pope,  Jr.,  Parke  Street. 
Hardy — Col.  Joseph  Nevile.  James  Parsons,  Abraham  Shope. 
Harrison — John  Webster,  David  Hewes,  William  Williams. 
Henrico — Nathaniel  Wilkinson,  Miles  Selden,  Senior,  Daniel  L.  Hylton. 
Henry — John  Redd,  John  Alexander,  Peter  Garland. 
Isle  of  Wight — John  Goodrich,  Emanuel  Wills,  Thomas  Boykin. 
James  City — John  Ambler,  Champion  Travis,  John  Goodall. 
King  &  Queen — Richard  Brooke,  John  Haskins,  William  Lyne. 
Kanawha — Thomas  Lewis,  William  Morris,  Wm.  Clendenen. 
King  George — John  Taliaferro,  Sen.,  John  A.  Stuart,  Theodo's  Hans- 
ford. 

King  William — William  Penn,  William  Gregory,  James  Ruffin. 
Lancaster — Joseph  Carter,  Jun.,  Walter  Shearman,  Richard  Selden. 
Lee — Ben.  Sharp,  Peter  Fulkerson,  Joshua  Evings. 
Loudon — John  Littlejohn,  Charles  Bennet,  Albert  Russell. 
Louisa — William  O.  Callis,  Thomas  Meriwether,  David  Watson. 
Lunenburg — William  Taylor,  Joseph  Yarborough,  Sterling  Neblett. 
Madison — Reuben  Fry,  Abraham  Mausey,  Robert  Roebuck. 
Matthews — Henley  Gale,  James  Spark,  Thomas  Brooks. 
Mecklenburg — Mark  Alexander,  Abraham  Keene,  Wm.  Taylor,  Jr. 
Middlesex — Robert  B.  Daniel,  Thomas  Muse,  Wm.  George, 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  125 


Monongalia — Major  Wm.  John.  Richard  Claiborne,  David  Scott.  ISOO. 

Monroe — James  Alexander,  John  Byrnsides,  Alexander  Stuart.  "  ^ 

Montgomery — Daniel  Trigg,  Charles  Taylor,  Bird  Smith. 

Nansemond — Robert  M.  Reddick,  Richard  Yarborough,  Joseph  God- 
win, Senr. 

New  Kent — William  Chamberlaine,  James  Semple,  Robert  Armistead. 

Norfolk — Richard  E.  Lee,  Robert  Brough,  James  Bennet. 

Northampton — Caleb  Fisher,  Matthew  Guy,  John  Elliott. 

Northumberland — William  ('laugh ton,  Hiram  Opie,  Thomas  Downing. 

Nottoway — Francis  Fitzgerald,  Edward  Bland,  Grief  Green. 

Ohio — William  McKinley,  Henry  Sineth,  Joseph  Tomlinstone. 

Orange — James  Williams,  Robert  Taylor,  Catlett  Conway. 

Patrick — Joshua  Rentfro,  Jo6e])h  Stoval,  Jesse  Corn. 

Pendleton — Robert  Davis,  John  Slavica,  Jesse  Henkle. 

Pittsylvania — Isaac  Coles,  Wm  Tunstall,  Joseph  Carter. 

Powhatan — Samuel  Pleasants,  Richard  Crump,  William  Pope. 

Prince    Edward — Archibald    McRoberts,     Tarleton     Woodson,   John 
Kelso. 

Princess  Anne — Adam  Keeling,  Thos.  Wishart,  Jr.,  Joseph  White. 

Prince  William — Benj.  Botts,  George  Graham,  John  D.  Orr. 

Prince  George — John  Shore,  Richard  Bland,  George  Ruffin. 

Richmond  County — Ezekiel  Levi,  Vincent  Bramham,  Griffin  Garland. 

Randolph — John  Haddon,  Allan  Lee,  Matthew  Whitman. 

Rockbridge — John  Bowyer,  Andrew  Reed,  John  Carnthey. 

Rockingham — Andrew  Shanklin,  John  Carthy,  Reuben  Moore. 

Russell — Simon  Cockrel,  John  M.  Estell,  Nathan  Ellington. 

Southampton — Wm.  Edmonds,  James  Wilkinson,  John  Taylor. 

Spottaylvania — John  Minor,  Mann  Page,  Daniel  Kerr. 

Stafford — Col.  John  Cooke,  John  T.  Brooke,  Robert  Henning. 

Surry — Cawfield  Seward,  Nicholas  Falcon,  Wm.  Boyce. 

Sussex — John  Mason,  Sen'r,  Jno.  H.  Briggs,  John  Cargill. 

Shenandoah — Jacob  Rinker,  Wm.  H.  Dulaney,  James  Allen. 

Tazewell — David  Ward,  Henry  Bo  wen,  Samuel  Walker, 

Warwick — Matthew  Wills,  Wm.  Diggs,  Wm.  Allen. 

Washington — Francis  Preston,  Claiborne  Watkins,  Robert  Preston. 

Westmoreland — Alex'r  Parker,  Thos.  Hungerford,  Thos.  Plummer. 

Wood — Hugh  Phillips,  Rees  Wolfe,  Daniel  Kinchaloe. 

Wythe — Alexander  Smith,  Daniel  Sheffie,  David  Sawyers. 
York — WiUiam  Nelson,  Robert  Sheet,  William  Howard. 

City  of  Willianisburg — Jas.  Southall,  Littleton  Tazewell,  Ro.  Saunders. 
City  of  Richmond — Wm.*  Duval,  Alexander  Quarrier,  David  I^mbert 
Norfolk  Borough — Wm.  Bland,  Thos.  Newton,  S'r,  Samuel  Coleman. 


126  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Col.  Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

1800.  Promises  in  case  of  need,  to  do  all  in  his  power  to  maintain  an  effec- 

Norfolk  ^*v^  quarantine.  There  have  been  several  deaths  in  Norfolk  within  two 
days  past,  but  have  been  caused,  he  thinks,  from  the  heat  or  from  the 
situation  in  which  those  who  died  had  lived,  most  of  the  deaths  occur- 
ing  in  Water  and  Commerce  streets,  which  are  very  closely  settled. 
Believes  the  disease  was  of  a  violent  bilious  kind. 


Col.  Reuben  Beale  to  the  Governor. 

July  30,  Through  some  error,  Capt.  Lightfoot's  commission  has  been  misdated. 

Farm        Hopes  that  the  Governor  will  give  him  his  proper  rank  sis  he  is  a  gentle- 
Madison  Co.  man  much  respected,  and  a  good  officer,  and  unless  his  rank  can  l>e 
established  will  resign. 


James  Spark  to  the  Governor. 

August  2,         Representing  his  claims  to  the  Sheriffalty  of  Matthews  county. 
Mathews  Co. 

Matthews  County,  June  C&urt,  1799, 

Milton  Glascock,  Francis  Armistead,  and  James  Van  Bibber,  Gent., 
are  by  the  Court  recommended  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor  as  fit  per- 
sons to  execute  the  oflBce  of  Sheriff  of  this  county  for  the  ensuing  year, 
and  it  is  ordered  that  the  Clerk  certify  the  reasons  why  James  Spark, 
Gent.,  is  not  nominated  in  this  recommendation. 

A  copy — Teste: 

John  Patterson,  C.  M.  C. 

In  obedience  to  the  above  order,  I  do  certify  that  at  the  time  the  Court 
made  the  above  recommendation,  a  question  was  made  whether  James 
Spark,  Esq.,  commissioned  as  a  magistrate  pre\dou8  to  either  of  the 
above  gentlemen,  should  not  be  recommended  as  a  proper  person  to  exer- 
cise the  office  of  Sheriff.  Objection  was  made  that  although  Mr.  Spark 
was  commissioned  before  the  gentlemen  above  recommended,  he  never 
qualified  until  some  time  after  the  qualification  of  Mr.  Glasscock  as 
Sherift*.  The  Court  therefore  determined  that  the  case  should  be  left  to 
the  Executive  to  determine. 

Signed  by  John  Patterson,  C.  M.  C. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  127 


Philip  Norbornb  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

Major  Coleman  communicated  to  me  in  his  letter  of  the  2nd  instant        isbo. 
your  wish  for  a  written  opinion  upon  the  case  of  Mr.  Thomas  Carter,  as    ^."?"®*  ^\ 
stated  in  his  letter  to  you  of  the  25th  ultimo. 

I  have  prepared  my  opinion  conformably  to  your  request,  which  you 

will  receive  enclosed. 

I  am,  &c. 

The  case  submitted  to  my  consideration  by  the  Governor  is  whether  a 
collector  of  the  Revenue  Tax  under  the  United  States,  is  excluded  by  an 
act  entitled  an  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  an  act  to  disable  certain  offi- 
cers under  the  continental  Government  from  holding  offices  under  the 
authority  of  this  Commonwealth,  from  serving  as  a  militia  officer  under 
the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia?  The  words  of  the  act  of  Assembly  are 
very  bniad  and  comprehensive,  it  being  therein  declared  "that  no  })er- 
son  holding  or  accepting  any  office  or  place,  or  any  commission  or  ap- 
pointment whatsoever,  civil  or  military,  under  the  authority  of  the 
I -nited  States,  whether  any  pay  or  emolument  be  attached  to  such  office, 
place,  commission,  or  appointment  or  otherwise,  or  accepting  or  receiv- 
ing any  emolument  whatsoever  from  the  United  States,  shall  be  capable 
of  being  elected  to  or  of  holding  any  office  legislative,  executive,  or  judi- 
cial, or  any  other  office,  place,  or  appointment  of  trust  or  profit  under 
the  Government  of  this  Commonwealth."  , 

It  appears  to  me,  that  the  case  submitted  comes  precisely  within  the 
provision  of  the  acts  in  as  much  as  a  collector  of  revenue  holds  a  place 
and  appointment  under  the  United  States,  and  receives  an  emolument 
therefrom,  and  also  because  an  officer  in  the  Militia  falls  obviously  with- 
in the  description  of  a  person  holding  an  office,  legislative,  executive  or 
judicial,  or  any  other  office,  place,  or  appointment  of  trust  or  profit,  under 
the  government  of  this  Commonwealth.  I  am  therefore,  of  opinion  that 
a  person  who  is  a  collector  of  the  Federal  revenue,  is  incapable  of  being 
elected  to.  or  of  holding  the  appointment  of  captain,  or  any  other  appoint- 
ment in  the  Militia  of  this  Commonwealth. 

Tliis  opinion  is  founded  upon  an  attention  to  the  letter  of  the  Act  of 
Assembly,  and  is  confirmed  by  a  consideration  of  its  genuine  spirit,  and 
of  the  jyolicy  by  which  it  was  dictated. 

Philip  Norborne  Nicholas. 
Richmond,  Aug.  2nd,  180(). 


William  Price  to  the  Governor. 


Asking  permission  to  purchase  two  Franklin  Stoves  for  the  use  of    August  5, 
I^nd  Office.  ^^^  ^>®ce 


128  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


John  Shbe  to  the  Governor. 


1800.  Commending  the  zeal  of  Robert  McCormick  in  fulfilling  his  contract 

August  7,     /.  r    i.      ' 

Philadel-     '^^  manufaeturmg  arms. 

phia  

J.  Grammer  to  Augustine  Davis. 

August  9,  I  have  thought  proper  to  mention  to  you  that  some  whispers  have  been 
Petersburg  h^ard  here  within  a  few  nighte  past  indicating  some  plan  of  an  insurrec- 
tion among  the  blacks,  it  is  said,  intended  to-night  or  some  Saturday 
night.  The  evidence  is  not  sufficient  for  any  steps  to  be  taken  publicly, 
nor  is  it  publicly  known  here,  but  are  such  as  to  render  it  perhaps  pru- 
dent that  the  citizens  should  be  on  their  guard  and  take  such  steps  as 
may  most  likely  lead  to  a  detection  if  such  a  thing  should  be  really  in 
agitation. 

It  is  probable  if  such  a  thing  is  in  agitation  here,  that  it  extends  to 
your  place  likewise.     I  mention  it  that  you  may  be  on  your  guard. 

Please  to  procure  from  Mr.  Collins,  and  send  me  by  the  stage  on  Mon- 
day or  Tuesday,  4  oz.  Norfolk  Turnips,  2  oz.  Hanover  Turnips. 

Yours  respectfuUy. 


Dr.  Jambs  McClurq  to  the  Governor. 

August  10,       The  intelligence  was  received  by  Mr.  Davis  in  a  letter  from  the  Post- 
Richmond   master  at  Petersburg,  and  communicated  last  night  by  Mr.  Davis  to  me. 

It  appeared  to  be  vague  and  uncertain;  stated  that  there  were  whispers 
of  an  intended  insurrection  among  the  negroes  at  Petersburg  to  take  place 
on  last  night  or  on  some  Saturday  night,  and  that  the  information  was 
intended  to  put  the  citizens  of  Richmond  upon  their  guard,  as  the  scheme 
might  extend  to  this  place.  At  that  time  of  night  I  thought  it  best  to 
apply  to  Capt.  Austin,  of  the  Horse,  and  Lieut.  Dunmore,  of  the  Light 
Infantry,  and  request  that  they  would  form  a  patrol  for  the  night  from 
their  companies. 

The  latter  remained  with  Capt.  Austin,  who  intended  to  comnmnicate 
it  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  Militia,  that  he  might  direct-  neces- 
sary patrols. 

This  prevents  me  from  forwarding  the  original  communication  to  your 

Excellency. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  129 


Walter  Jones  to  the  Governor. 


During  ray  service  in  Congress  from  1797  to  1799  the  claim  to  be  High        1800. 
Sheriff  devolved  upon  me  according  to  the  common  routine  in  county      Kiosale  * 
courts.     I  then  waived  my  claim,  and  Mr.  Fallen,  next  to  me  in  seniority, 
took  a  commission,  and  is  now  Sheriff.     So  early  as  August  last,  and  in 
m}'  absence,  a  motion  was  made  for  recommendation  of  persons  for  the 
Sheriffalty. 

My  claim  was  entirely  disregarded,  and  two  Junior  Magistrates,  Messrs. 

Gordon  and  Nelson,  named  for  commission.     The  same  thing  has  been 

repeated  the  last  of  June,  altho'  some  of  the  Court  remonstrated  against 

the  measure  in  my  behalf.     I  now  solicit  the  office  at  your  honorable 

Board,  and  request  you  to  do  me  the  favor  to  lay  my  petition  before 

them.     The  records  of  the  council  wiU  show  the  station  of  the  Justices 

in  respect  to  seniority. 

I  am,  &c. 


James  Allan  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  informed  the  yellow  fever  or  some  contageous  disorder  is  now   August  13, 
raging  in  Norfolk,  and  numbers  are  dying  with  it  daily.  bunr^ 

The  inhabitants  of  this  place  appear  to  be  alarmed  for  their  safety.  I 
was  sent  for  by  the  Common  Council  for  this  corporation  to  day,  to  know 
if  I  had  any  authority  to  make  examination  on  vessels  coming  from  Nor- 
folk. I  informed  them  that  I  had  not,  as  I  know  of  no  proclamation  of 
the  Executive  to  this  effect,  but  I  promised  to  write  to  you  as  Superin- 
tendent of  Quarantine,  and  on  hearing  from  you  would  comply  with  my 

instructions  and  remain. 

Your,  &c. 


G.  Denbalb  to  the  Governor. 

Relating  to  the  return  of  arms  loaned  to  the  Corporation  of  Alexan-   August  16, 
^j^  Alexandria 


John  Shee  to  Geo.  Hay. 

Relating  to  the  contract  of  Robert  McCormick,  of  Philadelphia,  for   August  17, 
making  arms  for  the  State.  ^'^  Ma^^" 

Chas.  Stimpson  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  the  establishment  of  a  hospital  at  Jordan's  Point  for   August  20, 

the  reception  and  cure  of  infectious  diseases.  ^    ^ 

17 


130 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Rich'd  E.  Lke  to  the  Governor. 


1800. 

August  20, 

Norfolk 


Your  favor  of  the  29th  Julv  was  this  dav  received.  The  several  letters 
committed  to  my  care  shall  be  delivered  without  delay,  except  those 
directed  to  Col.  Josiah  Bull  and  Joseph  White,  who  are  dead. 

I  assure  you  that  I  accept  with  pleasure  the  appointment  you  have 
conferred  on  me,  and  that  I  will,  as  far  as  my  ability  and  judgment  per- 
mit, execute  the  important  trust  with  fidelity  and  alacrity. 

I  have  no  doubt  of  the  difficulty  in  selecting  proper  persons  to  execute 
the  trust  of  Commissioner  in  the  county  of  Princess  Anne,  as  most  of  the 
influential  men  in  that  countv  are  in  favor  of  Adams'  Administration. 

m 

I  therefore  beg  leave  to  observe  that  Thos.  Wishart,  Jr.,  belongs  to  that 

Class ;  Joseph  White  dead ;  Adam  Keeling  the  only  one  that  can  be  relied 

on.     It  may.  therefore,  be  necessary  to  make  another  appointment 

Under  this  impression,  I  shall  delay  delivering  the  letters  directed  to 

the  Princess  Anne  Commissioners  until  I  hear  from  yon,  and  beg  leave 

to  name  the  following  persons  if  another  appointment  is  to  be  made : 

First,  Adam  Keeling,  Lemuel  Comick,  Sen'r,  and  Jonathan  W^oodhouse. 

You  will  be  pleased  to  direct  what  is  to  be  done  with  the  letter  directed 

to  Col.  Josiah  Britt. 

I  have,  (fee. 


CuLPEPER  County,  Set: 

I  do  hereby  certify  that  Robert  Ware  Peacock,  attorney  at  law, 
has  attended  this  day  on  behalf  of  the  Commonwealth  at  the  Court  House 
of  this  county  at  my  request,  upon  an  Inquisition  of  Escheat,  which 
Inquisition  was  found  unanimously  in  flavor  of  the  Commonwealth,  de- 
claring that  four  hundred  acres  of  Land  in  this  county,  whereof  Eklmund 
Harell  died  seized,  are  escheatable  to  the  Commonwealth. 
Certified  this  20th  day  of  August,  1800. 

Aug'n  Green,  Escheator. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 


Augnst  22, 
Norfolk 


The  fever  prevailing  here  proves  fatal  to  many  strangers  and  those 
unused  to  this  climate.  I  am  fully  convinced  that  it  is  not  im{>orted  ; 
the  old  Inhabitants  are  as  healthy  as  common  at  this  season  of  the  year. 
It  has  mostly  fallen  on  Europeans;  some  few  natives  of  the  country  have 
been  sick,  and  but  a  small  number  have  died.  Whether  the  disease 
communicates,  I  am  much  at  a  loss  to  know,  as  in  no  instance  I  have 
heard  of,  the  country  people,  who  resort  to  our  markets,  having  taken  it. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  181 


Having  but  very  little  wind,  and  much  sultry  weather,  I  believe  to  be        18OO. 
the  great  cause  of  our  sickness  more  than  any  other.  ^N^r?l^* 

Your  Excellency's  favor  respecting  the  arms  I  received,  and  will  be 
attended  to.  I  have  also  received  the  appointment  of  Commissioner  for 
holding  the  Election  of  Electors  for  President  and  Vice-President.  1 
shall  attend  thereto,  but  should  much  rather  have  attended  the  County 
Election,  as  being  better  acquainted,  having  served  as  member  thereof, 
but  a  few  years'  exceptions,  near  34  years. 

I  am,  &c. 


Thomas  Claiborne  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  dated  the  August  22, 
29th  ulto.,  covering  a  commission,  to  the  which  you  have  honored  me  ™'*^^'^^ 
with  your  confidence,  to  conduct  the  election  of  the  Electors  to  choose  a 
President  and  Vice  President  of  the  United  States,  which  commission  I 
do  accept  with  pleasure,  and  will  execute  with  as  much  accuracy  as  my 
best  ability  will  admit,  for  I  am  well  sensible  that  on  the  faithful  execu- 
tion of  it  the  sovereignty  of  the  State  and  liberties  and  happiness  of  the 
American  people  essentially  depends.  In  fact  I  believe,  sir,  that  unless 
Jefferson  is  elected,  our  liberty  and  happiness  will  be  in  jeopardy,  and 
altho'  I  will  discharge  the  trust  reposed  in  me  with  perfect  uprightness, 
my  tongue  cannot  be  tied,  nor  am  I  deprived  of  the  liberty  and  enjoy- 
ment of  my  political  sentiments  and  wishes,  which  I  shall  cherish  and 
promote  by  every  legal  and  fair  means.  If  I  am  not  at  liberty  to  do 
this  my  appointment  is  a  misfortune,  but  I  see  nothing  in  the  law  or 
commission  that  prohibits  me  from  expressing  my  political  sentiments  in 
public  and  private. 

You  will  excuse  the  freedom  which  my  old  acquaintance  and  friend- 
ship for  you  emboldens  me  to  take.  I  have  a  confidence  that  the 
honorable  station  to  which  I  thank  my  country  for  promoting  you,  will 
not  render  a  line  from  your  old  Republican  friend  unacceptable  or  offen- 
sive. Permit  me  therefore  to  inform  you,  which  I  do  with  pleasure,  that 
the  glorious  spirit  of  Republicanism  is  reviving  here.  The  Kingdom  of 
Belial  is  suffering  loss,  and  the  faithful  sons  of  liberty  are  fattening  upon 
the  spoils  of  their  triumph. 

For  a  while,  sir,  I  had  to  encounter  all  the  insults  of  the  then  triumph- 
ing partizans  of  John  Adams;  the war  that  armed  him  with  his 

beloved  army  and  navy  made  them  insolent,  but  time  and  events  favor- 
able to  the  faithful  and  to  liberty,  are  daily  unner\'ing  the  arm  of  aristocracy 
and  ambition. 

0,  how  are  the  mighty  fallen  I 

My  prospects  appear  fair  for  the  ensuing  election  to  Congress,  for  which 


182  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


WMK        I  am  a  i^ancJidate.     Health  and  fraternity,  and  with  every  sentiment  of 
HnSm^   frJi^ndHhifi  and  (^teem,  I  am,  nir, 

Your,  &c. 


George  Hay  to  the  Oovernor. 

Auguft  22,        Endorsing  tlie  recommendation  for  a  hospital  to  be  established  at  Jor- 
^   dan'H  Point. 


John  Auamh,  Prehident  of  the  United  States,  to  the  Governor. 

AiigiiHt  2ft,  On  Saturday  I  received  the  letter  your  Excellency  did  me  the  honor 
^  ^  to  write  me  on  the  11th  of  this  month,  informing  me  that  the  Legisla- 
ture? of  Virginia  by  a  law  passed  in  1798,  authorized  its  (-hief  Magistrate 
to  cede  to  the  United  States  the  Marine  Hospital  at  Norfolk,  on  condition 
they  pay  the  contractor  the  balance  which  was  then  due  him  by  the 
commissioners,  under  whose  authority  he  had  undertaken  and  in  part 
executed  the  buildings. 

I  thank  your  Excellency  for  this  communication,  which  1  shall  refer 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  for  his  report,  as  to  him  your  Excellency 
has  transmitted  the  act  and  account.  As  soon  as  the  subject  can  be 
examined  and  considered,  your  Excellency  will  be  informed  of  the  result. 

With  great  respect,  &c. 


Commonwealth  of  Virginia  to  Joseph  Harding. 

August  28        (iranting  him  a  commission  as  Superintendent  of  Quarantine  at  the 
port  of  Petersburg. 


.FoHN  Davis  to  the  Governor. 


AuffiiHt  28,        l*ro|H*8tUs  for  manufacturing  1,000  stand  of  arms  at  thirteen  doUars 
Kitluwond    ^^^^^  one-thini  per  nuisket,  at  Morgan  Town. 


t'lTV  OF  Richmond, 
In  Ciimnton  Hall,  August  2Sth,  1800. 

Aiimtsi  2$,        Whereas,  it  is  iHX<sible  that  some  iiersons  mav  come  into  this  city 
tuoniiiomi    ;uft»^.tj^  yy\x\x  the  yellow  fever  or  other  innitagious  disorder,  notwithstand- 
ing all  the  precautions  that  may  l)e  taken  to  prevent  it — 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  183 


Resolved,  That  the  Mayor  be  requested  to  represent  to  the  Executive        1800. 
of  the  State  of  Virginia  the  propriety  of  erecting  an  infirmary  in  some   Richmond 
convenient  place  for  the  receiving  and  taking  care  of  any  persons  that 
may  come  to  this  city  and  its  vicinity  thus  infected. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Adam  Craig,  C.  C.  H. 


City  of  Richmond, 
In  Common  Hall,  28th  Augmt,  1800. 

The  Mayor  laid  before  the  Hall  a  letter  from  his  Excellency  the  Gov- 
ernor, suggesting  the  propriety  of  this  Hall's  taking  into  consideration 
the  necessity  of  falling  upon  some  expedient  to  prevent  the  introduction 
by  land  of  the  contagious  fever  now  prevailing  in  Norfolk  into  this  city, 
which  letter  being  twice  read  and  seconded : 

Resolved,  That  the  corporation  of  Richmond  will  cheerfully  co-operate 
with  the  Executive  of  Virginia  in  any  measures  that  may  be  thought 
advisable  for  preventing  the  communication  by  land  of  any  contagious 
disorder  that  may  now  exist  in  Norfolk  or  any  part  of  the  State,  or  else- 
where, and  that  the  Mayor  be  authorized  and  requested,  and  he  is  hereby 
authorized  and  requested,  to  wait  on  his  Excellency  and  inform  him  that 
he  is  prepared  on  behalf  of  the  corporation,  to  concert  such  measures 

with  the  Executive. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Adam  Craig,  C.  Co.  Hall. 


John  Beckley  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  Mr.  Wm.  McLaws  as  a  manufacturer  of  articles  of  sol-   August  28, 
diers'  equipment,  such  as  belts,  cartridge  boxes,  scabbards,  &c.  Philadel- 


Geo.  Hay  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  Wm.  Durell  as  Superintendent  of  Quarantine  for  the    August  29 
port  of  Petersburg  in  the  room  of  Mr.  Harding,  who  declines  the  appoint- 
ment. 


Miles  King  to  the  Governor. 


Promising  return  of  arms,  also  a  valuable   twelve-pounder  cannon   August  29, 
belonging  to  the  State.  Hampton 

Opinion  as  to  the  danger  to  be  apprehended  of  contagious  disease  by 
mail  boats  from  Norfolk. 


184  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

1800.  Relating  to   the  exaggerated   accounts  of  sickness  at   Norfolk,  and 

Norfolk  '   enclosing  statement  of  William  Sharp  of  eleven  deaths  from  Monday 
morning  to  Friday  night. 


Andrew  Torborn  to  the  Governor. 

August  30,       Recommending  Thomas  Wilcox  as  Superintendent  of  Quarantine  at 
^    ^^"     Jordan's  Point. 


MosBY  Sheppard  to  the  Governor. 

August  30,  I  have  just  been  informed  that  the  negroes  were  to  rise  (as  they  term 
Richmond  .^^  .^^  ^^^  neighborhood  of  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Prosser's  and  to  kill  the  neigh- 
bors, viz:  Major  Wm.  Mosby,  Thomas  H.  Prosser,  and  Mr.  Johnson; 
from  thence  they  were  to  proceed  to  town,  where  they  would  be  joined 
by  the  negroes  of  this  place  (Richmond),  after  which  they  were  to  take 
possession  of  the  arms  and  ammunition,  and  then  take  possession  of  the 
town. 

Here  they  stopped,  appearing  much  agitated. 

I  then  asked  them  two  questions,  viz:  When  was  it  to  take  place? 
Answer — ^To-night.  Who  is  the  principal  man?  Answer — Prosser's 
Gabriel.  I  have  given  you  the  substance  of  what  I  have  heard,  and  there 
is  not  a  doubt  in  my  mind  but  what  my  information  is  true,  and  I  have 
given  you  this  information  in  order  that  the  intended  massacre  may  be 
prevented  if  possible. 

I  am,  with  due  respect,  <fec. 

N.  B. — I  will  here  recite  to  you  the  manner  in  which  I  got  this  infor- 
mation. I  was  sitting  in  the  counting-room  with  the  door  shut,  and  no 
one  near  except  myself;  they  knocked  at  the  door,  and  I  let  them  in ; 
they  shut  the  door  themselves,  and  then  began  to  tell  what  I  have  before 
recited.  M.  S. 


Jos.  Harding  to  the  Governor. 

August  30,       Declining  the  commission  of  Superintendent  of  Quarantine  for  the  port 
Petersburg   ^f  Petersburg. 


August  30.       Petition  of  owners  and  masters  of  vessels  for  the  selection  of  flC  point 
Richmond   ^f  jg^^^j  opposite  to  Warwick  for  the  location  of  an  hospital,  instead  of 
Jordan's  Point,  appointed  by  the  proclamation  for  a  Quarantine  post. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  135 


Tho.  T.  Davis  to  the  Governor. 


The  bearer  hereof  is  Will  Shepherd,  on  whose  business  I  had  the  honor        1800. 
of  receiving  a  letter  from  you  last  winter.     He  now  comes  to  draw  his  Mercer  Co. 
pension. 

Our  remittances  from  New  Orleans  have  been  better  this  summer  than 
formerly,  though  the  price  of  produce  is  still  fluctuating,  and  we  trade 
at  great  hazard. 

A  large  portion  of  the  people  of  Kentucky  keep  right  as  to  political 
opinions,  though  there  are  some  among  us  who  try  to  mislead,  to  wit: 
the  Marshall  and  McDowell  families  and  their  several  branches.  Their 
influence  is  but  small.  There  is  no  doubt  but  Mr.  Jefferson  will  get 
every  vote  from  this  State  in  the  Presidential  Election. 

I  am,  &c. 


Francis  Baylor  to  the  Governor. 

The  enclosed  advertisement  must  plead  my  excuse  for  my  present    August  31, 
address.     I  have  not  the  pleasure  of  being  personally  acquainted  with    ^^  ^"® 
you,  nor  is  it  at  all  requisite  to  forward  my  appeal  to  your  heart,  being 
fully  satisfied  with  your  character  that  you  are  a  friend  to  justice,  an 
advocate  for  humanity,  and  the  equal  rights  of  men. 

I  was  struck  with  horror  on  reading  the  enclosed  advertisement.  It 
appears  that  the  unfortunate  criminal  ordered  for  execution  on  the  5th 
of  SepV  is  deprived  of  the  notice  of  his  Master — of  the  assistance  of  any 
one  who  may  have  known  his  general  character  and  spoken  in  his  favor. 
These  unfortunate  circumstances  will  make  him  an  object  of  your  pity 
as  well  as  of  mine,  I  am  convinced.  If  you  will  grant  his  pardon  I 
shall  ever  be  sensible  of  the  obligation.  As  a  christian,  I  cannot  resist 
the  impulse  of  my  feelings  to  make  this  request.  I  am  entirely  disin- 
terested, not  knowing  the  master  of  the  slave,  nor  has  any  application 
ever  been  made  to  me  in  behalf  of  the  unhappy  culprit. 

I  shall  hope,  if  you  incline  to  favor  my  request,  that  you  will  imme- 
diately take  the  necessary  steps  towards  the  revocation  of  the  sentence 
finally  passed.  If  he  is  not  an  old  offender,  I  will  hope  that  he  may 
yet  be  reclaimed  through  the  extension  of  your  mercy.  I  had  supposed 
that  the  Penitentiary  House  was  erected  for  the  confinement  of  all  crimi- 
nals; certainly  it  is  not  intended  to  preclude  that  most  unhappy  race  of 
people  from  benefits  which  I  ])lush  to  think  has  too  long  been  withheld. 
"  G<xi  is  no  respecter  of  Persons '' ;  the  black  and  yellow  are  equally 
objects  of  his  care  with  whites. 

I  remain,  Sir,  with  profound  respect,  your,  &c. 


186 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800. 

Sept  1, 

Accomac 


John  Shepherd  Kerr,  Major  99th  Reg't,  to  the  Governor. 

At  the  request  of  Col.  Charles  Stockley,  he  forwards  four  boxes  of  arms 
and  accoutrements  heretofore  distributed  to  the  99th  regiment 

Invoice  of  arras  and  accoutrements  forwarded  by  Mr.  John  Custis: 
121  firelocks,  99  bayonets,  70  cartridge  boxes. 


Sept  2, 
Norfolk 


Col.  Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosed  is  a  list  of  persons  who  died  since  the  last  return  I  made  and 
the  new  cases.  The  fever  still  prevails  among  those  who  have  lately 
come  here,  and  the  old  inhabitants  continue  healthy.  I  do  not  hear  of 
any  instance  of  its  communicating  to  the  market  people. 

The  continuance  of  moist  hott  and  sultry  weather  causes  it  to  be  very 
sickly  among  strangers.  On  Saturday  we  had  a  heavy  rain,  and  on 
Sunday  some  wind,  whi^h  we  were  in  hopes  would  have  been  of  advan- 
tage, but  it  proved  otherwise.  The  wind  continues  to  the  S.  E.,  where  it 
had  prevailed  mostly  for  six  weeks,  I  believe  is  a  great  cause  of  the 

decrease. 

I  am,  &c. 

50  new  cases  and   10  deaths,  all  of  the  prevailing  fever,  since  five 

o'clock  Friday  evening  last* 

Wm.  Sharp. 
Sept  1,  in  the  evening. 


William  Xelson  to  the  Governor. 

Sept  2,  Recommending  Wm.  Morgan  for  quarantine  officer  at  York,  and  that 

"  the  quarantine  ground  should  be  the  middle  of  the  river  opposite  the 

mouth  of  Wormeley's  Creek. 


Pickett,  Pollard,  and  Johnston  to  the  Governor. 

Sept  2,  .\nnounce  the  arrival  at  Rocketts  of  3  cases  (60  stand)  of  anus  of 

Richmond    Swan's  last  contract 


Sept.  2, 
Richmond 


Dr.  Wm.  Folshee  to  the  Executive. 

States  that  the  Sunday  l>efore,  he  nxle  down  to  Dr.  Heveningham'S 
with  Captain  Mulford  and  endeavored,  unsuccessfiiUy,  to  obtain  from 
him  a  site  for  a  temporary  marine  hospital.  A  vessel  is  lying  at  Rocketts, 
which  he  suggetsts  could  be  hired  and  fitted  up  with  rooms  on  dock, 
which  would  serve  very  well  for  a  hospital. 


OAIiEKlMr.   (W  -^ATT  PA'PEte^ 


}r: 


ATcbibaid  J*pf*e^.  ^fnitini:  t-«  tbi    t^ovrm*"*;  -s^tatr-- t4iii:  th-    inhi**»iT«n>-         >jfv! 


anc  Tvomtaa-  that  Mr  Wilifo:x  ma^  h*  ai»T»ciintei>  onftT»T*t.in<  «»fKr^T 


Btseii  €uks  U'  tilt  if^ior  Jkr  iudit^^.  Il  7ii.'»«u.  «  to«tfie; 


^•ffl>  "? 


T«    THT     fTOV«i??«>»^. 


•1 


AjLLa:^    Ti»  THl    ^»«V«l3<f»il;.. 


>iii{?e  TBeeivni!:  tin-  jtnfrlBfngttfin  he  had  iOrictly  eniniic^  qmiTfinfim      >se|M   n 
tbt  qiuEaumiiir  imimid 


The  Bcuir^  adrb^f  liif'  ^^rn^emcir  To  mJ]   f»m  ^?mfOi   f*r^^>rti/«n  M  the-     "S^^qf^   fv 
iiiilitiii  *:4  litt  camn^  f*f  Btsurif*.  and  i  tire5a<irfwi}d.  *nd  ^^i  i;hr  <^y  ^    Kjohovwi 
Kidiiij' •ifd,  it^  ht  uuir  thint  jirojtts-  niKiti  xb<  jipt^tnl  cnxoxK^fK^  . 


Martin  Miai<  req«e«^  tbe  Gc«T^«T»r>  ofvanxM)  *><  to  fW  *t<xisji^vi5uy  h>^'     S,^.  fy 
employing  additktial  fiianl«  at  llw  FHiil^ftliarv.  lV^^i^>^t^m 


AMOS  Alexaxper,  Mayor.  t\>  thk  i^t>vkrn^>r. 

There  have  lieen  some  causes  of  yelK^w  lowr  in  Un^  town;  b^l  oiU>  of     S^nI.  <V 
such  pf^rsons  as  brought  it  with  thein  fi\mi  NorK^lk.     Smx^ml  h«i\v  \lu\l 
^  the  quarantine  station. 

18 


I 


138  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Wm.  Bankhead  to  the  Governor. 


1800.  Recommendins^  Watts  Parker  for  quarantine  officer. 

Sept  6, 
Port  Royal 


Pickett,  Pollard  &  Johnson  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  8,  Have  examined  one  case  of  the  arms  recently  arrived,  and  do  not  hesi- 

ic  mon     ^^^  ^^  ^^  ^1^^^  ^j^^^  ^^^  ^^^  equal.     Request  that  the  Governor  will 

examine  them,  and  inform  the  firm  whether  they  are  such  as  tlie  State 
would  wish  to  purchase.     If  they  are,  will  sell  them  at  a  fair  price. 


W.  Bentley  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  8,  Since  the  receipt  of  yours  of  the  6th  date,  recommending  the  removal 

Mane  es  er  ^^  ^y^^  arms  that  were  of  my  Regiment,  to  the  Penitentiary,  I  have  been 
dihgently  enquiring  into  the  grounds  of  the  alarm  excited  on  this  side  of 
the  river  and  which  rendered  the  measure  recommended  by  you,  as  ne- 
cessary;  after  making  these  researches,  I  am  fully  of  an  opinion,  that  no 
real  cause  ever  existed ;  the  people  of  color  from  this  place  through  Pow- 
hatan up  to  Cumberland,  are  in  such  a  perfect  stat^  of  quietude,  that  the 
circumstance  of  an  insurrection  among  them  is  known  to  hut  few,  and  to 
those  few  only  as  a  report  coming  from  this  place.  I  am  now  perfectly 
satisfied,  that  either  the  keeping  of  a  guard,  or  removing  the  arms,  is 
unnecessary.  However,  if  you  are  still  of  opinion  that  the  public  safety 
requires  it  to  be  done,  I  will  give  the  storekeepers  directions  to  do  it, 
though  to  my  mind  it  is  unnecessary. 

I  am,  &c. 


Gervas  Storrs  and  Joseph  Selden  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  8  This  is  to  certify  that  we  were  examining  magistrates  in  the  case  of  the 

negroes  charged  with  conspiracy  and  a  design  to  rebel  against  the  white 
people;  and  from  every  incident  which  appeared  at  the  examination,  we 
do  not  hesitate  to  say  that  Gabriel,  the  property  of  Thomas  H.  Prosser, 
of  Henrico  county,  was  clearly  proven  to  be  the  main  spring  and  chief 
mover  in  the  contemplated  rebellion. 


Resolution  of  the  Common  Hall. 

Sept.  9,  Resolved,  as  the  opinion  of  the  Hall,  that  from  information  communi- 

Richmond   cated  to  them,  there  is  reason  to  believe  two  black  people  in  particular 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  189 


(whose  nmnes  it  is  thought  iraproi)er  at  present  to  spread  upon  the        isoo. 
record)  are  deeply  involved  in  the  guilt  of  the  intended  insurrection,  and    p^fif*'  ^' j 
capahle  also  of  giving  very  general  information  respecting  their  accom- 
plices. 

Resolved,  That  the  names  of  these  be  communicated  bv  Mr.  Foster  to 
the  Governor,  together  with  the  request  of  the  Hall  that  they  be  appre- 
hended as  soon  as  possible. 

Copy — Teste: 

Adam  Craio,  C.  C.  H. 


John  Shbe  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

Inclosing  bill  lading  for  two  chests  of  arms  shipped  to  Richmond.  Sept.  10, 

Philadel- 
phia 


Return  of  muskets,  bayonets,  and  cartouch  boxes  of  2d  Regiment  of     Sept.  10 
Militia,  shipped  to  Richmond  from  Accomac  county :  94  muskets,  73 
bayonets,  69  cartouch  boxes. 

Jno.  Cropper,  Jr., 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Commanding  Second  Regiment. 


Elisiia  C.  Dick  to  the  Governor. 

A  day  or  two  after  the  receipt  of  the  Governor's  proclamation,  Captain     sept.  10, 
Butler's  packet  arrived  at  the  quarantine  ground   from   Norfolk  with  Alexandria 
twenty  persons  on  board.     On  the  night  after,  one  of  them  died  of  the 
yellow  fever,  and  four  or  five  being  ill,  a  house  at  the  extreme  end  of  the 
point  had  been  procured  for  a  hospital.     Two  more  of  the  sick  died  a 
few  days  later. 

He  has  asked  the  corporate  authorities  to  interdict  all  communication 
with  Baltimore. 

The  inhabitants  of  Alexandria  for  the  two  or  three  preceding  weeks 
as  usual.     Bilious,  intennittent  and  remittent  fevers  are  more  prevalent. 


Matthew  Cheatham  to  the  Governor. 

Had  received  the  orders  for  calling  out  the  militia  of  Chesterfield,  and     gept.  10, 
as  soon  as  the  men  could  be  collected  in  Manchester  and  the  requisite  Manchester 
orders  given,  would  send  one  hundred  to  Richmond. 


l¥0  CALEXDAK  OF  i?TATK  PAFEKS. 


]^#«,  it^  \l^  insLd  ^A  NkidMirl  ulim^  MiktL  Jt  ZK^fro*  oqeui  ^rt*  the  |»it>|iertT 
<^  J'^lilh  ^>w*fu  *A  i2^  «ttid  'jioacftr.  aianfA  «ilL  cK«if|j«neT  and  insiir- 

Pre^iit:  l>a»id  1^  Hrli.r>ib.  Niks^S4d«Q.B^^kT^«ke.  UeDekuJ  Hen- 
S^.  lUfftjfktiihi  ^n>r>j^.  n^Mi^AiiX  Y<«a&^a«}Mftci<(i  and  Ge«i>rpe  WilliafD^on. 

Tf»^  «aHi  %0r£rff  man  Mieba^  aljjk9&  31  ike.  vas^  fiK  to  the  ftsr  in  custody, 
and  Urioj?  zmdzrt^  *A  the  ifrtuiis-<tf^  raid  he  vac  in  tm^wise  ^ihj  of  the 
criine  witli  whiefa  ^<e  ftaodf  accorded.  «berefi|pMi  «oiidTX  witnctst^e?  Iteing 
':}<ar^eirL  ^ir^^m  an^i  exsuithte^L  and  tbe  |«rt?«:4)er  bearil  in  hi«  ddence  by 
J^aes^  Rind.  GtnL.  or^uanc^  a£(!i%n€«i  him  by  tbt*  oiMirt.  on  oMi^deration 
wYteretff.  it  iif  tbe  of minion  of  tbe  c^Hirt  that  the  ?aid  Michael  alia?  Mike,  L< 
^ilty  if(  the  crime  vritb  vbicb  be  stands  cliais^evL  and  ibr  the  same  that 
lie  lie  lian^l  by  the  wxk  until  be  be  dead,  and  that  exenition  of  this  sen- 
U^Kxr  be  drme  and  \ierifsnneti  on  biin  the  foid  Michael  alias  Mike,  on  to- 
rfiormir.  lidnir  tbe  twelflh  instant,  at  the  ii5oal  }»lace  of  execotion.  The 
t^mri  raluerl  tbe  said  islare  at  one  hundred  pounds. 

TTie  minateiff  of  the  ioreiEcang  trial  and  prooe«ding!&  were  signed  by  the 
aliove  riafijef]  juictices. 

A  Copy — ^Tcste: 

Adam  Craig,  C.  H.  C. 

Ilenrift)  County  Con  it,  on  September  lltb.  sentences  John,  a  negro 
man  *«lave.  tlie  prf>|>erty  of  Mary  Jone*?,  of  Ifanover,  to  death  on  charge 
of  cruLHpiracy  and  iii.<urrection.  an<l  onlers  tliat  he  be  hung  at  the  usual 
pla/x'  of  execution  on  the  12th  inst 

Henrico  County  Court,  on  Sept.  11th.  sentences  Solomon^  a  ii^jo  man 
slave,  the  proj»er(y  of  Thomas  H.  Prr»&<er,  i>f  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge 
of  a^nspiracy  and  insurrection,  and  orders  that  he  l>e  hur^  on  the  12th 
instant  at  the  usual  place  of  execution. 

Henrico  County  Court,  on  September  lltli,  sentences  Nat,  a  negro 
man  slave,  the  prr)f»erty  of  Anne  Parsons,  of  Henrici>,  to  death  on  charge 
4»f  conspiracy  and  insurrection,  and  orders  that  he  be  hung  on  the  12th 
instant  at  the  usual  place  of  execution. 

Henrico  County  Court,  on  Sej»tember  11th.  sentences  Isaac,  a  negro 
man  slave,  the  proj»erty  of  Wm.  Burt4m,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  chai^ 
of  ciiUi^pirac}'  and  insurrection,  and  (irriers  that  he  be  hung  on  the  12th 
instant  at  the  usual  place  of  execution. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  141 


Hemieo  Ommty  Ootnt,  on  September  11th,  sentences  Will,  a  nc^ro        nw. 
man  slave,  tbe  jiroperty  af  John  Woshy,  Senior,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on     iSliuli* 
chai^  of  txiDflpiracy  and   insurrection,  and  orders  that  he   he  humr  on 
the  litth  instant  at  the  Of^ual  place  of  execution. 

Erid^^we  Apfmud  t/*r  Ne4froe*<   Trier!  Scpf(^9hher  11th. 

Si^hmt^i^  Cam. — ^Ben,  tlie  j»roj»erty  of  Tlios.  H.  Proi^if^eT,  dej>o}<ed  :  That 
the  prisoner  at  the  ]>ar  made  a  numher  of  swords  for  the  pnrjvise  of 
carrying  into  execution  the  j»lan  of  an  insurrection  which  was  planned 
hy  Gabriel,  a  ne^rro  man,  the  pn»]H*rty  of  said  Prosser,  and  that  the  said 
Solomon  wa«j  to  be  Treasunir.  In  the  first  }»lace,  Mr.  Prosser  and  Mr. 
Johnsim  were  t/»  l»e  l:illed  and  their  arms  seized  iijion ;  tJien  they  were 
Uy  r^ort  to  and  kill  all  the  ^^'hite  Neighbours,  This  ]>lan  to  be  execute 
on  tbe  Saturday  night  on  which  tliere  was  such  a  great  iall  of  rain. 
Tbe  ]ilace  of  meeting  was  near  I'rosser's  Blacksmith  s  shop  in  the  woods. 
Aft^r  Murdering  tbe  Inliabitants  of  tlie  Neigh bourlKK>d,  tbe  assembly 
were  to  refiair  to  Bicliniond  and  Seize  ufion  the  Arms  and  Ammunition — 
to-wit.  the  Magazine.  Cialiriel  was  to  command  at  commencement  of  the 
business.  Tl>e  swords  made  bv  the  prisoner  were  to  lie  distribute  bv 
«'d  Gabriel;  swords  have  Vieen  making  ever  since  last  Han'est..  l,00f) 
men  was  to  be  raised  from  Richnxind,  60(1  from  Ground  Squirrel  Bridge^ 
and  -RO  fr<:»m  Goodiland.  Meetai^  were  frequently  h^d  at  William 
Young's  under  pretext  of  attending  preachmeait,  and  at  other  times — 
viz,,  at  Fish  feast  and  at  Barbacues,  to  ooncejt  the  plan  of  InsurrectiiW. 
The  Rain  which  fdl  on  Saturday  night,  the  ^Oth  August,  preventer!  tlie 
carrying  the  said  i»lan  into  Execution.  Swords  made  by  the  jmsoiicr 
were  to  be  used  by  Horsemen,  two  hundred  of  whom  were  ap|>ointoil, 
but  it  was  exjiected  there  would  be  41KI.  Gabriel  and  SoIouhmi,  the 
prisoner,  kept  lists  of  the  names  of  the  oonspimtors ;  that  he  heanl  Ix^wis 
Barret  sjiokeo  of  as  one  of  Town's  Negroes  concerned.  That  he  in  c^>n- 
versation  with  Jack  lk>wler,  otherwise  called  Jack  Ditcher,  it  ap|>carod 
that  two  white  Frenchmen  was  the  first  instigators  of  Uie  Insurrection, 
but  whose  names  he  did  not  hear. 

Pharoah,  the  property  of  Philip  Shepp^rd,  de[x)seil;  That  Uie  prist^nor 
at  the  bar  on  Saturday',  the  3()th  August.  en<|uired  of  this  dejH>not\t 
whether  the  light  horse  of  Richmond  were  out  he  l>ehig  then  from  Uioh- 
mond,  who  informed  him  Uiat  he  had  seen  some  at  Col.  Goodalls  tavern. 
Tlie  prisoner  remarked  that  the  business  of  the  insurrection  had  so  far 
advanced  that  they  were  com)>elled,  even  if  disco  vereil,  to  go  for  wan! 
with  it;  that  he  had  four  swords  then  to  finish,  which  he  must  complete 
by  the  time  of  his  company  meeting  that  evening,  which  would  consist 
of  1,0CK)  men,  to  wit:  negroes. 

WUP-H  Ca«e. — Ben,  the  pro|3erty  of  T.  II.  Prosser,  deiH>se<l:  That  the 
prisoner  brought  two  scythe  blades  to  Gabriel  for  the  pur|»osc  of  having 


I4'2  CALEJTDAR  OP  STATE  PAFEBSi. 


UWt  thfrm  msuU^  inm  -twtniit.  ami  that  fi>ar  ^wonb  ir«p  made  one  a£  tbtnii  br 
fS*'  ./  .'^«»li»mon  ar.  r»**|ii*^t  of  <rahri*ei:  chat  the  -auii  Will  <i(ekiii>wiefi^»i  in  the 
prff^nrj^  '»f  fh^  'lKp*»n»?nt,  In  cf»Drf*r»adoo  with  <TahriiiL  thi&c  be  was^  ci>fi- 
c#^m#^l  in  rJi»*  o#>ni*piracy  ami  Im^nrTmititifu  and  chat  he  waiUrd  the 
;i.(>fj»itncrttpnt  of  «^p€aJn  **(  thi»  r«i«)t.  bat  thu  h*^ini£  Tf-fw*e*i  him.  his^  wa:< 
U>  ikfX  ii^  n  hor^nuui :  that  the  whiteif  were  to  be  mardered  and  killed 
\nfl\i*tmm\x\skXAy.  exr*ept  [?^  ni>ne  of  whom  were  Co  be  t^mchetL 

T»»hy.  the  prr>pertv  of  John  Hoinuin.  deposed:  That  the  pdiitOQer  pro- 
pf>m4  tft  join  Mvl  &rht  the  whiten :  that  he  had  joined,  and  haii  ti>  eany 
fwo  :¥^thp^  hladeM  to  Siloraan  to  be  made  inti>  ^jwoni* :  he  was  *iefeennined 
r/>  kill  hiM  maifter:  that  he  haii  hbf  aua:$ter>  ^orrel  horse  :$et  apart  for  him 
tr>  ;ict  tiprm  ai4  a  hor>eman:  that  ther^  w:^*  t*>  be  a  irrand  meeting  of  the 
neirrr*#»«  near  Pro^rter:*,  firom  whenee  they  were  ti>  proceeti  and  take  the 
town;  thnt  5/J<ii>  bl2U!k>i  were  tr)  meet  the  prisoner  at  the  bar.  and  that 
all  the  bLi^k.-t  who  (Hd  not  join  woald  be  pat  t«)  death:  that  he  intended 
U>  kill  hw  nui.'*ter  on  .Saturday  night  the  ^l*)th  Angn^t  [a;«t:  that  the  pri^ 
f^/fier  had  an  appointment  a^  captain,  bat  w^as  tamed  <KEt  being  ander 
»ize. 

.A/A^'jf  Cfi^. — DanieL  property  of  John  MTHKamson.  deposed:  That 
the  de(p^>nent  being  at  ploagh  at  home,  the  prii^>oer.  w^ho  at  that  time 
worked  at  the  penitentiary  and  wa:«  pat^^ing  by,  invited  him  to  come  to  a 
great  barbecne  irhich  waa  to  be  made  by  the  negnDes  at  Half  Sink :  and 
nfifm  being  informed  that  the  purport  of  the  barbecue  was  to  concert 
meaHTiren  for  raifdng  an  insarrection  and  m ordering  and  killing  the  whites 
iintl  taking  the  country,  of  which  he  had  no  d^mbt^  as  Gabriels  and  Solo- 
tiif»n,  an/i  himiiielf^  being  a  r^ptain,  being  at  the  head  of  the  hosiness; 
that  the  <«kid  John  flaid  he  hail  a  number  of  men  at  the  Penitentianr,  and 
wa«  going  up  to  r'an>line,  where  he  expected  to  raise  s»everal  hundred; 
that  they  were  U)  seize  u[>on  the  arms  at  the  penitentiary*  and  that  all 
rjcgrf>eH  who  did  not  join  in  the  in?<urrection  would  and  should  be  put  to 
dfatb.     Tliat  the  whites  were  to  be  put  to  death  indiscriminately. 

CharUrs,  fm>f»erty  of  \Vm.  Winston,  deposed:  That  about  three  weeks 
a^r)  the  firi.Moner  gave  this  deiJonent  an  invite  to  a  barbecue  to  be  at  Mr. 
Mof>reV  Hchool-bouse,  which  was  made  on  a  particular  occasion,  but  was 
not  made  known  to  him,  the  depionent,  which  invitation  this  deponent 
refiirt^^d  to  accept 

fwiftr^fi  (>iM. — Ben,  the  property  of  T.  H.  Prosser,  deposed,  that  the 
pri.Moner  informed  him  the  deponent,  that  he  had  joined  Proaser's  Grab- 
riitl,  in  i»nler  tr)  take  Richmond  and  that  he  the  prisoner,  was  one  of  the 
fof)t  Holfliers;  that  he  was  if  possible  to  supply  himself  with  a  sword  which 
if  he  could  nf)t  do,  Gabriel  was  to  furnish  him,  and  he  the  prisoner,  was 
iletcrmined  either  tf>  kill  or  !h»  killed. 

Dan'I,  the  property  of  Wm.  Burton,  de|)osed,  that  the  prisoner  informed 
the  (h!|M>nent  on  Friday  the  29tli  August  last,  that  he  the  prisoner,  had 


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bc«n  inibnned  by  Nanny,  wife  to  Gabriel,  tbat  l(MX)  men  were  U>  meet  mn). 
aid  Gabriel  near  ProsHer's  Tavern  the  ensuing  night,  and  that  he  also  ^P^*.^'» 
was  to  be  one  of  them,  for  the  purpose  of  murdering  the  White  Citizens; 
that  the  Governor  had  in  some  measure,  got  an  alarm  of  this  business, 
and  had  caused  the  arms  which  had  been  kept  in  the  C'a{>itol  to  be  re- 
moTed  to  the  Penitentiary — that  they  should  not  mind  the  guards  which 
were  placed  over  the  arms  as  they  were  determined  to  rush  throujj^h  them 
an«i  take  both  them  and  the  magazine — that  he  communicated  this  infor- 
mation to  the  overseer  that  an  army  of  negroes  were  raising  jigainst  tlie 
whites,  with  an  injunction  to  the  said  overseer  to  keep  the  communication 
secret,  the  blacks  were  determined  to  kill  everv  black  who  sliould  not  aid 
in.  and  join  them  in  the  insurrection.  The  prisoner  wi\s  much  intoxi- 
cated at  the  time  of  the  conversation  and  information  above. 

MichnePs  Case. — Ben,  the  property  of  T.  H.  Prosser,  de|)Osed:  That 
about  a  fortnight  before  time  api>ointed  fur  the  insurrection,  the  prisoner 
being  on  his  way  to  Richmond,  employed  (labriel  to  make  him  a  sword, 
which  was  to  be  used  by  him  in  fighting  tlie  whites  under  the  command 
of  Oabriel,  as  a  foot  soldier;  that  he  «dled  on  the  Saturday  evening 
appointed  for  carrying  the  plot  into  execution,  the  prisoner  a]>plied  at  the 
h^use  of  Gabriel  and  obtained  his  sword,  and  ]>romised  to  meet  the  Sun- 
day night  at  the  Tobacco  house  of  Mr.  Prosser,  that  being  too  rainy  an 
evening  for  carrying  their     *     *     * 

Pharoah,  the  property  of  Philip  Sheppard,  deposed:  That  in  the  week 
preceding  the  Saturday  appointe<l  for  an  insurrection,  the  prisoner  in- 
formed him  that  Gabriel  was  to  furnish  him  a  sword,  which  he  would 
call  and  get  on  Saturday  evening  ensuing;  that  he  had  joined  the  party. 

Ned,  the  property  of  Judith  Owen,  deposed :  That  the  prisoner  informed 
him  he  had  been  requested  by  Gabriel  to  join  him  in  an  insunection, 
which  he  had  rejected,  promising  said  Ciabriel  should  he  see  the  business 
progress  well  he  would  afterward  join  him. 

William  Gentry  deposed:  That  he  and  Mr.  Glenn  being  in  pursuit  of 
Gabriel  and  just  on  the  return  from  said  Gabriel's  habitation,  fell  in  with 
the  prisoner,  who  they  were  about  to  take  up  when  he  fled  into  the 
wo<k18;  that  being  pursued  by  Mr.  Glenn,  was  taken  some  time  before  the 
deponent  arrived,  and  that  Mr.  Glenn  informed  him  that  a  scythe  hhule 
made  into  the  fonn  of  a  sword  was  produced  by  the  prisoner,  with  which 
he  made  battle  against  said  Glenn,  who  had  overcome  the  prisoner  and 
had  then  the  said  sword  in  his  possession. 

Xat'ii  Cane. — Ben.  the  property  of  T.  H.  Prosser,  deposed:  That  the 
prisoner  had  joined  Gabriel  to  fight  the  White  people,  and  for  that  pur- 
jiose  purchased  a  sword  from  one  William,  belonging  to  Ben  Mosby ;  that 
upon  falling  in  with  Gabriel  and  this  dep(ment,he  informed  Gabriel  that 
he  had  his  sword,  and  lefl  it  at  the  warehouse;  that  he  had  a  stick  in  his 
hand,  and,  flourishing  it  in  his  hand,  observed  that  thus  ho  would  wield 


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Sept  U^ 
HtHkHco 


Sept  le, 
Heurico 


hb  sword.  This  was  about  three  weeks  pre^oos  to  the  time  appointed  for 
the  coiututHiceuieut  of  the  insurrection.  That  the  said  Gabriel  and  the 
prisoner  a^reeil  that  the  prisoner  should  bear  the  rank  of  a  captain,  the 
saiil  prisoner  remarking  that  all  the  Warehouse  boys  had  joined^  and  he 
would  go  on  to  get  as  many  as  he  could  until  the  app<Hnted  time. 

WashiugtiHi^  belonging  to  Ben}.  Mo^by^  deposed :  That  he  mAd  a  sword 
to  the  prisoner^  who  intbrmed  him  he  wanted  to  stand  Goard  with  it  at 
the  Warehouse^  where  he  then  lived  and  had  the  care  oL 

Henrico  C  ounty  Tourt  sentences  Franks  a  negro  man  sla^e.  the  property 
of  Thos.  H.  Prt-»sser»  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy  and  insuxrection. 
and  onlers  him  to  be  hung  on  the  I5th  instant  at  the  usual  place  of 
execution. 

Henrico  iXniuty  Court  sentences  Martin,  a  n«anro  man  slave,  the  property 
of  Tb^is.  H.  lV>sser.  to  death  on  change  o(  ct»nspiracy  and  insorrection, 
and  oriiers  him  to  be  hung  on  the  l-yth  instant  at  the  usual  place  of 
execution. 

Heuri^v  County  Coart  sentences  Billy,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property 
of  Roger  Gregory,  of  Heurtcu.  to  death  on  charge  olt  coo^iracy  and 
iusurrecUoUv and  orders  that  he  be  bung  on  the  I>th  instant  at  the  ik^ual 
place  o(  execution. 

HenHco  County  Court  sentences  Charies>  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property 
of  Roger  Giegi>ry.  of  Henrico,  to  dea^h  on  charge  of  conspiracy  and 
insnrreition*  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  I5th  instant  at  the  usual 
place  of  execution. 

WiUin^m  Hfjim  to  the  ihwemar,  Em^^tt^ntj  Soltrm/^n.'i  pP^^iJtktn jhr  Furdt^n^ 

I  et>nceive  it  my  unbounded  Duty  to  inclose  Solomon  s  Petition  to  y«KLr 
Excellency.  Much  good  seemi^  to  dow  trom  a  rapid  execution.  My 
<  lay  light  Bell  uo  sooner  gave  signal  to  my  Servants^  to  rise  to  duty,  than 
it  roused  the  uniortunate  criminals^  to  a  sense  of  their  approaching  &te. 
than  the  whole  jail  was  alive  to  Uymus^of  l^raise  to  the  Great  God^  and 
I  L  hope)  true  repentance  instantly  begatu 

I  am.  -^ir.  ifec. 

The  Petition  of  the  negr»>  man  Salomon,  uow  under  sentaence  of  death 
iu  the  Jail  of  RichmumK  Hutubly  reprh'sentiy — 

That  the  [petitioner  woidd  cousider  it  as  a  favour  of  tiie  highest  im- 
p*.»rtance  and  as  essential  to  his^  eternal  welfare*  if  he  could  possibly^  by 
vour  Kxcelleiicy^s  ^ootlncss>  obtain  a  respite  tor  a  few  days  from  the 
execution  ui  the  just  and  awful  :>euu.'Uce  which  has  been  pronounc*^^ 


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ag't  hira;  that  this  act  of  mercy  and  compassion  will  not  only  he  of  the        1800. 
utmost  advantage  to  the  petitioner,  but  it  may  ultimately  promote  the     ^Pt-.12, 
interest  of  the  Commonwealth,  as  he  is  ready,  if  time  shall  be  allowed 
to  him  for  recollection,  to  make  numerous  and  important  discoveries  con- 
cerning the  late  atrocious  conspiracy.     And  your  Excellency's  Petitioner, 
as  in  duty  bound,  shall  ever  pray,  &c. 

Further  Trials  of  Insurgents. 

Trial  of  Gregory^H  Billy. 

Testimony  of  Ben  against  him:  Billy  was  one.  Gabriel  asked  Billy  if 
he  would  be  one.  He  said  that  he  wanted  to  be  a  captain  if  Gabriel 
would  find  him  arms,  which  Gabriel  agreed  to.  Was  to  have  Mr.  Greg- 
ory's horse.  This  conversation  was  on  Wednesday  night.  He  wanted 
to  be  a  captain  to  fight  the  white  people.  He  was  to  meet  Gabriel  the 
next  night  at  Mr.  Owens'.     Guilty;  executed  Monday.     Valued  £100. 

TrUd  of  Martin,  Property  of  T,  H.  Prosser. 

Witnesses — ^John  and  Ben. 

John — Gabriel  carried  some  spirit  to  a  spring  where  the  prisoner  was. 
When  he  was  asked  by  Gabriel  if  he  would  join  him  to  fight  the  white 
people  he  said  he  would. 

Ben — Martin  enlisted  under  Gabriel,  but  Gabriel  said  he  was  too  old. 
Then  Martin  said  he  would  run  bullets  and  keej)  them  in  bullets. 
.Guilty;  executed  on  Monday.     Valued  £30(\ 

Trial  of  Charles. 

Testimony  of  Patrick  and  Ben  against  him. 

Patrick — Charles  asked  him  at  Gregory's  Tavern  if  he  was  a  man.  He 
said  he  wanted  him  to  meet  him  Saturday  or  Sunday;  he  wanted  to  talk 
with  a  man.     He  would  pay  him  well. 

Ben — Charles  wanted  to  be  aCap't;  Gabriel  said  he  might  be  a  ser- 
geant— he  was  too  trifling  a  fellow.  Charles  cursed  mightily  about. 
Charles  was  to  meet  Gabriel  on  a  certain  day  at  Mr.  Gregory's,  where 
there  wtis  29  arms,  where  he  was  to  be  furnished  with  arnjs.  He  told 
Galiriel  after  he  agreed  to  make  him  a  Capt.  that  he  would  raise  him  30 
or  40  arms.     Guilty ;  to  be  executed  on  Monday.     Valued  at  £100. 

Trial  of  Frank. 

Testimony  of  John  and  Ben  against  him. 

John — Gabriel  asked  him  to  join  him.     He  said  he  would.     Those 

who  were  to  join  were  to  stand  up;  the  prisoner  stood  up.     They  were 

to  meet  at  Young's  spring  afterwards  to  confer  on  the  same  subject. 

The  prisoner  said  he  would  enlist  with  Gabriel  to  fight  the  white  people. 

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Ben — He  agreed  to  join  Gabriel  to  fight  the  white  people  for  their 
liberty.  George  asked  Frank  why  they  did  not  start;  Frank  said  the 
weather  was  too  bad,  but  they  were  to  meet  —  night.  Guilty;  to  be 
executed  on  Monday.     Valued  £irjO. 


Sept.  12, 
Bradford 


Sept.  13, 
Henrioo 


Trial  of  Martin,  Property  of  R.  Gregory. 

Tei^timony  of  Billy  and  Ben  against  him. 

Billy — Last  Wednesday  was  a  fortnight.  He  came  to  the  witness  and 
told  him  he  could  tell  him  news.  He  told  him  the  bovs  on  the  Brook 
were  going  to  fight  the  white  people,  and  that  he  had  joined  them,  and 
advised  the  j^risoner  to  join  also.  The  witness  ad\nsed  him  not  to  join, 
and  he  said  he  believed  he  would  not.  The  witness  asked  him  what 
boys  they  were.  He  said  he  could  not  tell  him,  but  that  he  would  know 
in  time. 

Ben — Ben  knew  Martin,  but  did  not  know  that  he  was  concerned  in 
the  business. 

Moses,  for  the  prisoner — The  witness  heard  the  prisoner,  after  the  plot 
was  discovered,  curse  the  black  people  for  intending  to  rise  against  the 
whites.     Acquitted. 

Ro.  H.  Saunders  informs  the  governor  that  he  has  received  his  instruc- 
tions in  regard  to  arresting  a  man  at  the  coal  pits  [Tuckahoe],  and  that 
by  the  time  of  writing  he  had  no  doubt  that  they  had  been  carried  out 
by  Captain  Sanders. 

Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Sawney,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  pro- 
perty of  William  Young,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  18th  instant  at  the 
usual  place  of  execution. 

Evidence  in  the  Case. 

Prosser's  Ben — He,  the  witness,  went  with  GenT  Grabriel  on  a  Friday 
night  (time  not  particularly  ascertained,  but  between  3  or  4  weeks  agone). 
Sawney,  the  prisoner,  together  with  a  number  of  negroes  there  present, 
made  a  contribution  of  money,  which  was  lodged  with  a  negro  man 
called  Ben  Woolfolk,  who,  the  De|X)nent  understood,  was  about  to  go  in 
a  few  davs  into  the  count v  of  Caroline.-  This  monev  was?  to  be  expendeil 
in  drink  by  the  said  Ben  Woolfolk  in  the  county  of  Caroline  and  treated 
with  by  way  of  inducing  the  n^roes  there  to  join  in  the  Conspiricy. 
The  prisoner  contributed  six  pence.  Gabriel  and  Ben  Woolfolk  informed 
the  persons  present  that  they  should  have  good  Arms,  and  that  they  had 
a  large  number  of  men.  Sawney,  the  prisoner.  Enliste<l  as  a  soldier 
under  Ben  Woolfolk  to  fight  the  White  people  for  the  Freedom  by  his 
acknowledgment  in  the  presence  of  the  witness. 


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Confe^ion  of  Sohinon. 

Cora  ID  unicat  ions  made  to  the  subscribers  by  8olo!iioii,  the  property  of        ISOO. 
Thomas  H.  Prosser,  of  Henrico,  now  under  sentence  of  death  for  plot- 
ting an  insurrection. 

My  brother  Gabriel  was  the  person  who  influenceil  me  to  johi  him  and 
others  in  order  that  (as  he  saidlr  we  might  conquer  the  white  |)eople  and 
possess  ourselves  of  their  property.  I  enquired  how  we  were  to  effect  it 
He  said  by  tailing  upon  them  (the  whites)  in  the  dead  of  night,  at  which 
time  they  would  be  unguarded  and  unsuspicious.  I  then  enquired  who 
was  at  the  head  of  the  plan.  He  said  Jack,  alias  Jack  Bowler.  I  asked 
him  if  Jack  Ik)wler  knew  anything  about  carrying  ort  war.  He  replied 
he  did  not  I  then  enquired  who  he  was  going  to  employ.  He  said  a 
man  from  Caroline  who  was  at  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  and  who  was  to 
meet  him  (Gabriel)  at  the  Brook  and  to  proceed  on  to  Richmond,  take, 
and  then  fortify  it.  This  man  from  Caroline  was  to  be  commander  and 
manager  the  first  day,  and  then,  after  exercising  the  soldiers,  the  com- 
mand was  to  be  resigned  to  Gabriel.  If  Richmond  was  taken  without 
the  loss  of  many  men  they  were  to  continue  there  some  time,  but  if  they 
sustained  any  considerable  loss  they  were  to  bend  their  course  for  Han- 
over Town  or  York,  they  were  not  decided  to  which,  and  continue  ut 
that  place  as  long  as  they  found  they  were  able  to  defend  it,  but  in  the 
event  of  a  defeat  or  loss  at  those  places  they  were  to  endeavor  to  form  a 
junction  with  some  negroes  which,  they  had  understood  from  Mr.  Greg- 
ory's overseer,  were  in  rebellion  in  some  quarter  of  the  country.  This 
information  which  they  had  gotten  from  the  overseer,  made  Gabriel 
anxious,  upon  which  he  applied  to  me  to  make  scythe-swords,  which  I 
did  to  the  number  of  twelve.  Every  Sunday  he  came  to  Richmond  to 
provide  ammunition  and  to  find  where  the  military  stores  were  deposited. 
Gabriel  informed  me,  in  case  of  success,  that  they  intended  to  subdue 
the  whole  of  the  country  where  slavery  was  permitted,  but  no  further. 

The  first  places  Gabriel  intended  to  attack  in  Richmond  were,  the  Cap- 
itol, the  Magazine,  the  Penitentiary,  the  Governor's  house  and  his  person. 
The  inhabitants  were  to  be  massacred,  save  those  who  begged  for  quarter 
and  agreed  to  serve  as  soldiers  with  them.  The  reason  why  the  insur- 
rection was  to  be  made  at  this  particular  time  was,  the  discharge  of  the 
number  of  soldiers,  one  or  two  months  ago,  which  induced  Gabriel  to 
hielieve  the  plan  would  be  more  easily  executed. 

Given  under  our  hands  this  15th  day  of  September,  1800. 

Gervas  Storks, 
Joseph  Selden. 


148  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Jupiter,  a  negro  man  slave  the  prop- 

H  ^  m  ^^^'  ^^  Nathaniel  Wilkinson  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  18th  instant  at  the 
usual  place  of  execution. 

Petition  for  pardon  of  Isham,  a  negro  man  slave  the  property  of  Wm. 
Burton,  who  had  been  sentenced  to  death  for  conspiracy  and  insurrection. 
The  petitioners  state  that  from  his  good  conduct  and  honest  character 
through  life,  they  are  convinced  that  if  he  entered  into  the  plot  he  had 
been  seduced  and  persuaded,  and  that  if  he  should  be  pardoned  they 
are  willing  for  him  to  live  among  them  again.  Signed  by  Wm.  Barton, 
Izard  Bacon,  John  Williamson,  Dabney  Williamson,  Robert  Browning, 
Sam'l  Allen,  John  Williamson,  Jr.,  and  James  Allen,  Jr. 

Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Sam,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property 
of  Nathaniel  Wilkinson,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  18th  instant  at  the 
usual  place  of  execution. 

Henrico  County  Court  sentences  to  death  Peter,  a  mulatto  man  slave, 
the  property  of  Thomas  Henry  Prosser,  on  charge  of  conspiracy  and 
insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  18th  instant  at  the  usual 
place  of  execution. 

Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Isham,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  prop- 
erty of  William  Burton,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  18th  instant  at  the 
usual  place  of  execution. 

Emdence  AgaimM  Several  Negroes. 

Commonwealth  against  Jupiter,  the  property  of  C/ol.  Wilkinson. 

Prosser's  Ben  deposed:  That  the  prisoner  told  Gabriel  he  would  enlist 
people  in  town;  that  he  had  done  very  well  in  town,  he  had  enlisteii  a 
number;  that  he  expected  to  enlist  more.  He  enquired  of  Gabriel  how 
he  came  on  in  the  country.  Gabriel  replied  he  could  make  out  some 
arms  but  not  sufficient.  The  prisoner  said  he  could  contrive  to  let  him 
into  the  C-apitol  to  get  arms,  &c.  That  the  man  who  kept  the  key  would 
let  them  into  the  Capitol  to  take  the  arms  which  were  there.  Tliia  con- 
versation took  place  on  the  day  of  raising  a  new  bam  at  Mr.  Prassers, 
and  was  the  day  after  Mr.  Prosser  left  home  to  go  to  Amherst. 

Thomas  H.  Prosser  deposed:  That  he  left  home  on  his  journey  to 
Amherst  about  the  seventh  of  August  last. 


OklESI^A^  iiF  ^TA'ra:  PAJSarl  Mf 


Prosper*  Heij — 3  -ssifr  liin-  iq  «iit  iryeai  ij4»n**e  ktwihi  s*  loradfrLi  »Hfl»ire 
ibfy  w«^  "k*  iDf^HL  111  u  Miin»enBtt!<iii  iii  iwe»Hn(**-  cr  lit*-  cw)»(ni*^iii  Smu. 
til*-  j«i*.afer-  'liifienHid  liiK  if  !«-  Imd  ^(•(»  hhjij  ikf  T&lii&tik  fltt-  tduifiHh  tn 
w^>qM  Ptaans^  in  Iihtb  :  l^ifi2  Tin'r  fP«re  Tf*  "ficin  iriiL  •wTXiK^-iiiiickif  iij  liif 
)««S3i>giB£L  ItBi  i^KT  wnuld  s^  mthm-  iniBi  ii*e  < A^iiv*!.  r^aaii  ^d  liiBi  if 
th^  bftd  mm  ^aiffiuiij  li*  iiil  iq'  i^  (ik^mtil  Stfuicre  "dipir  -wiiold  drh^  iJj 
ii>e  li~faxi#-  |«Hciitk-  in  'flbe  C^ier     B^-  jicipm^  li*  meet  'Gi^irid  ul  liie  lociii 

C>«iiii»*  ojiRiikhli  i^nuuH!  IHirjd.  jiriij*enj  «<f  XttLiimiml  Wilkin^ Oi. 

Pn^jc-ta-V  liHL  <dt^»i»!*t* .  TLhi  ifii  ISuuan  V  jirtKtediiii:  liit^  SKJ^UTdjiT  i4j- 
]««iiilrpd  i<»T  itHr  lii«an!rm!«aiiii.  ttn-  jtniHiittjr  ^it!'  jfl  Mt  J*r<iai4HrV  iaiti(^Hiiiiiij 
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tbt-  ii>:^iiiTT  ir^fUi  SfiliUiiLiii  Jb-  iJlodiuf:  I**  tAtt  3iii«nTttt?tii«i  tc  "Uit-  VescrcteK- 
Tbr  wiuK^;!^  ilM^  ii«u*d  <xidtrit!l  ixitj  "^Mt  jmaKOHs  intt-  ^att  iff  lik  jmJTT^  i<u2 

Aiu.«i«*Hi  il»^  tiiBtif^  "lin-  }«rwtixi«r  Iiritii^^af  lueKUlj  w^sn  t*»  "d**-  l^dfl*- 

iirrici  •  jLWtin  1±  <'*(:lt«t^  nf  lit-  Itebtnnid.  iRi*«pe  iit^  idinid  tbt^  |«n*w«i»«r  ic 

*J>f  B&r.  &ijd  SmidiiT  iidKT  iH^rr^ve^  n&uittd  lor  IdiUL  gammig  iridj  ^ludii' 

^fvT  >»ii*€^d  ^'v  ijbdintiLTiit  iffiMkOjer  jmd  »lir<^itii«^ 

fr*iij  b-iKit  lift-  'wliiLk^sm-  v«iil  ii*  liitr  BftritacnH^  iiii«r*-  Tin-  jiTHHiiHjr,  ^itifcJ»ri«l 

^jd  ?<«ij^  f.fik*^  iHscrcftt*'  ftiKfUi  it*-  arfr  la  tite  iirJcifft-  v*ir4-  i*ii*(*  jire**«ifl : 

Tixfti  < iji,^ «itiL iLt  ]«ifKiii#3r.  «ud  <:»tHin?fc. llit^  vixatea*-  aud  ^lutf  (itlttir  iH^i^e*- 

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^^j€st  w  jKGii  imij  as  liKr  ibiiitttciM':  icffaBT  iKSUir  iKflll^  liute  la  <ji&tirkir^ 

li*«Q««t:.  be  ^fx^tbdund  n*  i^  jirwciEitsr  u>d  ^^tHU^ft:.  114-  iriua  |iizr}«<>He  W 

isk^  ibf^ti  tc*^«Ei  iiimi  l«cfdj  Mcrentd  libtT-  irucld.  iLitd  ^smciL  ^^mkiiic  xitt 

«4lier  \'T  liie  it]a»d  •ts.tibaiiML  iitsn-  wapt  imr  iuiu^  joid  ljtaiJi:«i.  HMf  ^riD  frAdt- 

V*  oar  kxioes^  iz^  l^.*d  MMinffl'  litliu  la^  in  liit-  unwrnrj^i,    Tbt-  litfci  SmiosT 

v^  ^«f««&Li€9d  Ji^  lite  ^T  id  M^tesiaiUL  ii2  If  Th.  -<.^ir«iiii.  k*  ^HSiaik  i^  jtliuj : 

AUmt  an  iK*OLr  \*x  JSun.  "nifta  liitn-  Mnrvtid  la  ^siii^fntir*'  lK«iH«t:.  utisiffir  m 

liitfii  i&wxkaOiyd.  Mz.  &imaii%  Fnoik  nji^  jct  libe  £ln<^  in  ticiiiijtBiiT  insL 


150 


1800. 
Sept.  15, 
Henrico 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

Bridge  on  the  Sunday  of  the  last  Barbecue,  he  arrived  there  about  3  o'clock 
in  the  evening;  wliile  he  remained  there,  the  prisoner  and  his  brother 
(loorge  came,  ho  did  not  see  either  Gabriel  or  the  witness  for  the  Com- 
mon vvealtli  there:  they  all  set  off  from  the  bridge  together,  George  and 
the  prisoner  turned  off  at  the  road  leading  to  Prosser's  Mill  and  said  they 
were  going  to  the  Barbacue. 

Natty,  belonging  to  Izard  Bacon,  for  the  prisoner,  deposed :  That  on 
the  Sunday  of  the  last  Barbacue  which  she  heard  of,  Ishani  came  to  her 
house  early  in  the  morning,  that  the  prisoner  also  came  there  some  time 
in  the  afternoon :  both  of  them  set  off  to  the  Barbacue  after  dinner  from 
her  house;  they  both  returned  to  her  house  between  sunset  and  dark,  and 
they  said  they  had  been  to  the  Barbacue,  and  that  the  women  had  eat 
up  all  the  Fish:  Isham's  wife  was  unwilling  for  him  to  go,  but  he  was 
pursuaded  to  it  by  his  brother  George. 

Mr.  Ellis:  Saw  the  prisoner  ancf  George  on  the  day  of  the  Barbacue, 
both  in  the  morning  and  evening  pass  by  his  house. 

William  Burton :  On  the  day  on  which  Isham  and  George  are  said  to 
have  been  together  at  the  Bridge  and  elsewhere,  said  George  drove  his 
faniily  to  a  preachment  from  whence  they  returned  about  one  or  half-past 
one,  or  perhaps  two  o'clock,  and  knows  not  what  became  of  him  afler, 
during  the  remainder  of  the  day;  this  was  on  the  20th  July. 


Sept  16, 
Henrico 


Henrico  County  Court  sentences  [.Addis,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  pro- 
perty of  John  Williamson,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  19th  instiint  at  the 
usual  place  of  execution. 


Henriox)  County  Court  sentences  Isaac,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  pro- 
perty of  James  Allen,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy  and 
insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  the  19th  inst.  at  the  usual  place 
of  execution. 


Confessions  of  Ben  alias  Ben   Woolfolk. 

Sept.  17  The  first  time  I  ever  heard  of  this  conspiricy  was  from  Mrs.  Ann 

Smith's  George;  the  second  person  that  gave  me  information  was  Samuel 
alias  Samuel  Bird,  the  property  of  Mrs.  Jane  Clarke.  They  asked  nie 
last  spring  to  come  over  to  their  houses  on  a  Friday  night.  It  was  late 
before  I  could  get  there;  the  company  had  met  and  dispersed.  I  in- 
quired where  they  were  gone,  and  was  informed  to  see  their  wives.  I 
went  after  them  and  found  George;  he  carried  me  and  William  (the 
property  of  William  Young)  to  Sam  Bird's,  and  after  we  got  there  he 
(Sam)  enquired  of  George  if  he  had  any  pen  and  ink;  he  said  no — he 
had  left  it  at  home.  He  brought  out  his  list  of  men,  and  he  had  Elisha 
Price's  Jim,  James  Price's  Moses,   Sally  Price's   Bob,  Denny  Wood's 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  151 


Alter  this  Georae  invile«i  me  to  come  and  see  him  the  next  iSiKK 
■liciii.  but  I  did  noi  co.  The  tt>llowin}{  Momiay  nijshi  WiUiam  weiuover  ^^***  ** 
iOfi  cvCmiicd  whh  a  dckel  tor  me:  likewise  one  tor  liiUH!»rt.  The  Thurs> 
WF  aieht  foilowinc,  bolh  Get»rge  and  Sam  Bird  i^time  to  see  me.  Hi>w- 
:«r5  Jaiek  was  irith  us.  We  convert  untiil  iate  in  the  night  u^iini  the 
soi^ect  Of  the  nieditaUed  war.  GeoiKe  said  he  would  trv  tt»  Ih*  reaily  bv 
Ae  lAth  oi  Aiunist.  and  the  tbilowine  Sunday  he  went  U^  Hunj»ry  met»t- 
ine-bouse  to  enlist  men.  When  1  saw  him  again  he  intbrmeii  me  he  had 
aiiL«ted  ^*7  men  there.  The  Sundav  after  he  went  to  Maneht^ter,  where 
he  *«id  he  had  recruited  oO-o<ld  men.  1  never  saw  him  a^ain  untitl  thi* 
«rmon  at  my  house,  which  was  About  three  wet*ks  before  the  rising  w;ts 
ti»  take  piai'e.  <hi  the  day  ot*  the  s4»nnon,  (ieorge  calle«l  on  JNim  Hint  to 
inform  how  manv  men  he  had:  he  said  he  had  not  his  livst  with  him, 
bat  he  sappo^eti  about  5IHI.  Get>rjrt»  wisheii  t!ie  business  to  bt*  deferrtnl 
>ome  time  Ioniser.  Mr.  Prosser  s  iiabriel  wishinl  to  bring  on  the  busi- 
nept?  :is  s«>on  as  possible.  Gilbert  sjiid  the  sumnuT  w;is  almost  over,  and 
he  wished  them  to  enter  u|>on  the  busim»ss  l>el*orv^  the  weather  got  Uk* 
culd.  Gabriel  proposed  that  the  subject  should  W  referrt*!!  ti>  his  bn>ther 
Martin  to  decide  upon.  Martin  said  there  was  this  ex|>n»ssion  in  the 
BiMe.  delays  breed  danger;  at  this  time,  he  sai<l,  the  iH>untry  was  at 
peace,  the  soldiers  were  discharged,  and  the  arms  all  put  away;  there 
was  no  patmling  in  the  country,  and  that  before  he  wv)uld  any  longer 
liear  what  he  bad  borne,  he  would  turn  out  and  tight  with  his  stick. 
Gilbert  said  he  was  ready  with  his  pistol,  but  it  was  in  ninnl  of  rejwiir; 
he  gave  it  to  Gabriel,  who  was  put  it  in  onler  for  him.  I  then 
spoke  to  the  ci>mpany  and  infornunl  them  I  wished  to  havt^  some- 
thing to  say.  I  told  them  that  I  had  heard  in  the  days  of  i>UI, 
when  the  Israelites  were  in  service  to  King  Pharoiih,  they  were 
taken  from  him  by  the  power  of  God,  and  were  carriinl  away  by 
Moses.  Grod  had  blessed  him  with  an  angel  to  go  with  him,  but  that 
I  ccmld  see  nothing  of  that  kind  in  these  days.  Martin  said  in  reply :  1 
read  in  my  Bible  where  God  says  if  we  will  worship  Ilim  we  sboubl 
have  peace  in  all  our  land;  tive  of  you  shall  comiuer  an  hundri*d,  \\\n\  a 
hundred  a  thousand  of  our  enemies.  Alter  this  they  went  on  cHiUhulta- 
tion  upon  the  time  they  should  execute  the  plan.  Martin  spoke  ami 
ap[K)inted  for  them  to  meet  in  three  wiH'ks,  which  was  to  lu<  of  a  Satur 
day  night  Gabriel  sai<l  he  had  500  bullets  nuule.  Smith's  (JtMirge  saiil 
he  was  done  the  corn  and  would  then  go  on  to  nmke  as  many  enws  Iiowp* 
jis  he  could.  Bowler's  Jack  said  he  had  got  50  spiers  (»r  bayoiu^ls  IImmI 
at  the  end  of  sticks.  The  plan  was  to  be  as  follows:  We  were  all  to  u\vv\ 
at  the  briery  spot  on  the  Brook;  100  men  were  to  stinid  at  ihv  hrook 
bridge;  Gabriel  was  to  take  100  more  and  go  to  (Jregory's  tavern  and 
take  the  arms  which  were  there;  50  more  were  to  be  sent  to  Hcsketts  t4) 
set  that  on  fire,  in  order  to  alarm  the  upper  part  of  tin*  town  and  induce 


162  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  the  people  to  ^o  down  there;  while  they  were  employed  in  extinguishing 
wept.  17  |]j^  j]j,g  (;.^i^i.iel  and  the  other  officers  and  soldiers  were  to  tjike  the  Capi- 
tol and  all  the  arms  they  could  find  and  he  ready  to  slaughter  the  people 
on  their  return  from  Rocketts.  Sam  Bird  was  to  have  a  pass  as  a  free 
man  and  was  to  go  to  the  nation  of  Indians  called  Catawbas  to  persuade 
them  to  join  the  negroes  to  fight  the  whiter  |>eople.  As  far  as  1  under- 
stood all  the  whites  were  to  be  massacred,  except  the  Quakers,  the 
Methodists,  and  the  Frenchmen,  and  they  were  to  be  spared  on  account 
as  they  conceived  of  their  being  friendly  to  liberty,  ieind  also  they  had 
understood  that  the  French  were  at  war  with  this  country  for  the  money 
that  was  due  them,  and  that  an  army  was  landed  at  South  Key,  which 
they  hoped  would  assist  them.  They  intended  also  to  spare  all  the  poor 
white  women  who  had  no  slaves. 

The  above  communications  are  put  down  precisely  as  delivered  to  us 
by  Ben,  alias  Ben  Woolfolk.  Given  under  our  hands  this  17th  day  of 
September,  1800. 

Gervas  Stokks, 

Ji^KPH    SeLDEN. 

Sept.  17,  Colonel  Mayo  Carrington  informs  the  Governor  that  on  his  return 
Cartersville  i^Qiyjg  fi-Qp^  Richmond,  the  Saturday  preceding,  he  had  received  informa- 
tion which  gave  him  strong  reason  to  believe  there  was  danger  to  the 
neighborhood.  He  had  ordered  Majors  Hatcher  and  Patteson  to  carry 
out  strictly  the  39th  section  of  the  Militia  law,  and  had  placed  stationary 
patrols  along  the  river,  the  chief  danger  to  be  exi)ected  being  from  the 
batteaux  wen.  Had  arrested  on  suspicion  a  negro  boatman  named  Step- 
ney and  sent  him  to  Richmond  under  guard. 

Sept.  18  Ben,  alias  Ben  Woolfolk,  sentenced  to  death  for  conspiracy  and  insur- 

rection Se{>t.  16th,  pardoned  Sept.  18th. 

Sept.  19,         Henrico  County  Court  sentences  George,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  pro|> 
Henrico      ^^jy  (,f  JacoT)   Smith's  estate,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy  and 
insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  October  3d,  at  Watson's 
tavern,  the  property  of  Thomas  H.  Prosser,  in  Henrico  county. 

On  the  trial  of  (George,  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Jacob  Smith  deceased. 

Ben  Woolfolk,  the  property  of  Paul  Graham,  deposed:  That  the  fii*st 
time  he  heard  anything  of  a  conspiricy  and  insurrection  among  the  blacks 
was  from  the  f)ri8(mer,  that  he  came  to  his  house  at  dusk  or  dark  where 
he  wjis  cutting  wood,  and  asked  him  if  he  would  join  a  free-niason  society ; 
this  deponent  replied  no,  because  all  free-masons  would  go  to  hell:  uiK)n 
this,  the  prisoner  said  it  was  not  a  free-mason  society  he  wished  him  to 
join,  but  a  society  to  fight  the  white  peo])le  for  their  freedom,  who  replied 
he  would  consider  of  it;  about  a  week  or  ten  days  the  prisoner,  and  one 
Sam  Byrd  came  to  his  house  (at  Mr.  Young's  where  he  was  hired)  with 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


153 


Jack  Bowler,  that  the  prisoner,  Sam  Byrd,  and  this  deponent,  conversed 
until  late  at  night  upon  the  intended  war  and  insurrection:  the  said 
George  told  them  he  was  one  of  the  [>arty ;  some  short  time  after  this  the 
prisoner  informed  this  de^K)nent  that  he  had  enlisted  about  thirty-seven 
men  at  Hungary  meeting  house,  and  fifty  in  Manchester.  On  Sunday 
evening  about  a  week  after  the  meeting  of  the  prisoner  and  Sam  Byrd  at 
his  house,  there  was  a  meeting  at  Prosser's  Spring:  the  prisoner,  Gabriel, 
this  deponent  and  many  others  were  there;  they  appointed  the  prisoner 
to  carry  the  money  which  was  made  by  subscription,  to  this  deponent, 
on  the  night  he  was  to  go  to  Caroline,  to  buy  liquor  to  treat  the  men  to 
get  them  to  enlist;  up  there  George  the  prisoner  was  a  Colonel:  the  pris- 
oner told  this  deponent  that  he  intended  to  hire  his  time  of  his  Mistress 
and  go  down  as  far  as  the  pipeing  tree,  to  enlist  men,  partially  the  OtU- 
fandi^h  people,  because  they  were  supposed  to  deal  with  witches  and 
wizards,  and  of  course  useful  in  armies  to  tell  when  any  calamity  was 
about  to  befall  them. 

Price's  John  also  testified. 


ISOO. 
Sept  19. 
Henrico 


John  Bracken,  Mayor,  writes  to  the  Governor  in  obedience  to  a  resolu- 
tion of  the  Town  Hall,  requesting  a  loan  of  25  stand  of  arms  during  the 
agitation  oc-casioned  by  the  late  meditated  insurrection. 

Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Gilbert,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  pro- 
perty of  William  Young,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  3rd  of  October  at 
Prosser's  tavern,  in  Henrico. 

The  trial  of  Gilherl,  the  'property  of  Wm.    Yaung, 

PR>sscr'8  Ben  Deposed:  That  Gabriel  went  to  Mr.  Young's  with  the 
witness,  and  after  sending  for  the  prisoner  he  came;  Gabriel  asked  him 
if  he  had  studied  on  the  business;  he  answered  he  had.  Gabriel  asked 
him  if  he  — ;  he  replied  that  his  master  had  a  sword  hanging  up  in  the 
house,  which  he  WDuld  get  and  make  himself  a  belt  for  it  He,  the 
prisoner,  wanted  to  be  a  Captain,  but  Gabriel  refused  him  this  command, 
saying  he  stuttered  too  much  to  give  the  word  of  command. 

Mrs.  Price's  John  Deposed :  That  on  a  Sunday  after  a  Sermon  at  Mr. 
Young's,  Prosser's  Gabriel  gave  an  Invitation  to  some  of  the  negroes  to 
drink  grog  down  at  the  spring.  After  being  there  some  time,  Gabriel 
asked  the  prisoner,  amongst  others,  to  join  him  to  fight  for  his  country. 
The  prisoner  consented  to  join  Gabriel  and  to  endeavor  to  get  him  men. 

Ben  Woolfolk  deposed:  That  the  prisoner  said  he  was  determined  his 
master  and  mistress  should  be  put  to  death  by  the  men  under  him,  as 
he  could  not  do  it  himself,  they  having  raised  him.  After  Prosser's  Ben 
was  arrested,  the  prisoner  proposed  to  run  away,  and  commenced  meas- 
uring himself,  and  begaa  to  write  himself  a  pass. 

20 


Sept.  20, 

Williaras- 

buiig 


Sept  22, 
Henrico 


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1800. 
Sept.  22, 
Henrico 


Sept.  23, 

Hanover 

Town 


Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Tom,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property 
of  Thos.  H.  Prosser,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy  and  insurrection, 
and  orders  him  to  he  hung  on  Octoher  3d  at  ProBser's  Tavern. 

Benjamin  Oliver  writes  to  the  Governor  asking  that  swords  and  pistols 
may  he  furnished  the  Hanover  Cavalr}',  so  that  they  may  be  able  to  do 
patrol  duty.  Thinks  much  danger  is  to  be  apprehended  in  the  county 
from  the  great  number  of  free  negroes. 


Sept.  24,         William  Prentis  informs  the  Governor  that  he  has  caused  the  arrest  of 

re  urg   j^^j^^^jj^,^  j^j^^i  Jesse  Byrd  of  Petersburg,  free  men  of  color,  who  one  of  the 

convicted  conspirators,  stated  were  principally  concerned  in  the  late  plot. 


Sept.  27, 
Henrico 


|. 


Sept.  25, 
Norfolk 


Sept.  27 


Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Sam  Byrd,  a  negro  man  slave,  the 
property  of  Jane  Clarke,  of  Henrico,  to  death  on  charge  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  at  Prosser's  Tavern  on 
October  8d. 

Similar  sentence  of  Michael,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Thos. 
Goode,  of  Chesterfield  county. 

Similar  sentence  of  WiUiam,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Wm. 
Young. 

RiMd  E,  Lee  Gives  Information  to  the  Governor  of  GahrieVs  Capture. 

On  Tuesday  last  Gabriel  arrived  here,  and  was  soon  after  apprehended ; 
a  negro  on  board  the  vessel  informed  John  Morse,  an  apprentice  boy, 
who  immediately  informed  two  of  the  Constables  of  this  Borough,  and 
who  le^t  this  place  yesterday  charged  with  the  delivery  of  Gabriel  at 
Richmond,  with  a  letter  from  Col.  Newton  on  the  subject  I  have  taken 
the  Hberty  of  giving  this  statement  from  conviction  that  the  informers 
are  entitled  to  some  part  of  the  Reward,  which  is  submitted  to  your 
judgment. 

I  am  infonned  that  Charles  Curlin  is  a  material  witness  in  the  prose- 
cution vs.  Dr.  Head,  and  that  he  has  not  been  summoned.  The  propriety 
of  the  Deputy  Attorney's  being  altogether  intrusted  with  the  mana-ge- 
ment  of  the  business  is  submitted  to  you.  He  is  an  Englishman,  very 
intimate  with  the  Dwtor,  and  a  su])porter  of  the  measures  of  the  Execu- 
tive of  the  United  States. 

I  am,  &c. 

Letter  of  Col.  Newton  respecting  the  conduct  of  Richardson  Taylor: 

Norfolk,  Sept.  24th,  18(KK 
Sir: 

The  bearers  hereof,  Ohadiah  Gunn  and   Robt.  Wilson,  bring  with 

them  Negro  Gabriel,  taken   from  on  board  the  three-niasted  schooner 


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Mary,  Richardson  Taylor  master,  belonging  to  Richmond.  Mr.  Hooper  1800. 
is  part  owner  of  the  schooner,  from  whom  the  character  of  Taylor  njay  ^P*''  ^' 
be  known.  It  appears  that  he  left  Richmond  on  Saturday  night  week, 
and  run  on  ground  on  the  bar  in  Ward's  reach,  four  miles  below  Rich- 
mond. On  Sunday  morning  Gabriel  hailed  the .  schooner,  and  was 
brought  on  board  b}'  one  of  the  negroes  belonging  to  her.  He  was 
armed  with  a  bayonet  fixed  on  a  stick,  which  he  threw  into  the  river. 
Capt.  Taylor  says  he  was  unwell  and  in  his  cabin  when  Gabriel  was 
brought  on  board.  Negro  Billy  says  he  was  asleep,  and  when  he  was 
awakened  and  found  him  on  board,  he  questioned  him,  conceiving  him 
to  be  Col.  Gabriel;  that  he  said  he  was  called  Gabriel,  but  his  name  was 
Daniel.  Tsham  and  Billy,  two  negro  hands,  informed  me  they  told  Capt. 
Taylor  it  was  their  opinion  he  was  the  person  the  reward  was  offered  for. 
Capt.  Taylor  says  that  he  came  on  board  as  a  free  man;  that  he  asked 
him  for  hip  papers,  but  he  did  not  shew  any,  saying  he  had  left  tliem. 
Capt  Taylor  is  an  old  inhabitant,  been  an  overseer,  and  must  have  known 
that  neither  free  blacks  or  slaves  could  travel  in  this  countrv  without 
passes;  and  he  certainly. must  have  had  many  opportunities  of  securing 
Gabriel  in  eleven  days,  even  if  he  had  suspected  his  hands  would  not 
assist  him,  but  they  declared  a  willingness  to  me  to  have  done  it,  in 
hopes  of  obtaining  a  reward;  he  passed  Osborne's,  Bermuda  Hundred, 
City  Point,  and,  J  suppose,  many  vessels,  where  he  could  have  obtained 
force  to  have  secured  him.  His  conduct  after  his  arrival  here  is  also 
blameable.  He  was  boarded  by  a  Capt.  Inchman  below  this  place,  to 
whom  he  never  mentioned  a  circumstance  of  Gabriel,  whom  he  could 
then  have  secured.  After  he  came  up  to  town  he  went  alongside  a  ship 
with  25  men  on  board,  at  10  o'clock ;  he  still  never  mentioned  the  mat- 
ter. One  of  his  own  men,  Negro  Billy,  was  sent  on  shore,  and  he  sent 
no  information.  He  wrote  to  Capt.  Ashley,  but  gave  him  none  also. 
Billy  being  acquainted  with  a  young  nian  by  name  of  Norris,  told  him 
of  the  circumstance;  he  immediately  took  such  steps,  which  was  about 
two  o'clock,  that  Ob'd  Gunn  and  Robert  Wilson,  two  constables,  pro- 
ceeded on  board  the  schooner  Mary  and  took  him.  He  was  at  liberty 
on  board,  and  might  have  made  his  escape.  Taylor  says  he  had  just 
begun  to  write  a  letter  to  Capt.  Tucker,  of  this  place,  to  know  what  he 
was  to  do  with  him.  The  part  he  wrote  is  inclosed,  and  I  confess  I 
think  Mr.  Taylor  knew  much  better  than  he  acted,  what  to  do  in  such  a 
case,  having  long  had  the  management  of  negroes.  I  have  bound  him 
(Taylor)  over  to  appear  before  the  Mayor  of  Richmond  to  answer  for 
his  conduct. 

Gabriel  says  he  will  give  your  Excellency  a  full  information.     He  will 

confess  to  no  one  else. 

I  am,  &c. 


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1800. 
Sept  27, 
Norfolk 


ThomaH  Newton  to  Obadiah  Gunn  and  Robert  Wilson,  Constables: 

You  are  to  proceed  with  the  negro  Gabriel  according  to  the  warrant 
lierewith,  but  in  the  first  instance,  as  he  promises  a  confession  to  the 
Governor,  you  will  first  carry  him  to  his  Excellency,  and  let  hira  not 
be  disturbed  by  too  many  inquisitive  persons,  as  it  may  be  a  means  of 
preventing  discoverys.  Keep  him  as  quiet  as  possible,  that  he  may 
reHect  on  his  situation  and  confess  fully.  Be  cautious  to  let  it  l>e  know^n 
that  you  have  him  on  board,  and  be  as  speed}'  as  possible  in  delivering 
him  at  Richmond. 


Hept.  28, 
Ricntnond 


\ 


\ 


Sept.  29. 
Henrico 


Sept.  30, 
Henritx) 


In  Council. 

Messrs.  McRae,  Foushee,  and  Wood,  who  were  appointed  to  take  the 
confession  of  Gabriel,  rej>ort  that  he  appeared  to  make  no  confession 
worth  reporting. 

It  is  advised  that  the  extra  guard  over  Gabriel  be  dismissed;  that 
orders  be  given  to  the  Keeper  of  the  Penitentiary  to  secure  him  in  some 
safe  cell  by  himself,  and  that  a  sentinel  of  the  general  guard  be  kept 
constantly  over  him,  and  no  communications  held  with  him  without 
order  from  the  Governor. 

A.  Blair,  C.  C. 

Governor  Mmiroe  siaten  hia  arders  to  the  Coimril  rciipecting  GahriH, 

This  slave  [Gabriel]  was  brought  to  my  house  yesterday  about  4 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  and  a  great  cloud  of  blacks  as  well  as  whites 
gathering  round  him,  I  requested  C'aptain  Giles,  who  was  present,  to 
form  a  guard  of  15  or  20  of  the  citizens  he  could  collect  on  the  ground, 
and  take  him  under  its  care  to  the  Penitentiary  and  continue  to  guard 
him  there  with  that  number  of  men  in  a  seperate  cell  till  further  orders, 
holding  no  conversation  with  him  on  any  subject  or  permitting  any  other 
person  to  do  so. 

Sentence  of  death  passed  on  Sam  alias  Sam  Graham,  a  slave,  for  con- 
spiracy and  insurrection.  To  be  hung  October  10th  at  the  Cross  Roads 
near  Four-Mile  Creek  Church,  near  Robertson's  Tavern,  Henrico. 

Testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk  against  Abraham,  a  slave  charged  with 
conspiracy  and  insurrection. 
[Endorsed  "Abrara  pardoned."] 

Sentence  of  death  on  Dick,  a  slave  charged  with  conspiracy  and  insur- 
rection. To  be  hung  at  the  Cross  Roads  October  10th.  The  Court 
recommends  him  to  mere  v. 

Testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk  against  Dick. 

[Endorsed  **  Dick  pardoned.'*] 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERfcv  lil 


Sttiiciifif  of  d^ftth  on  Jamefk  a  sblv%^  ehwsi^)  with  c\Hte^|MnH\v  ^m)  iiv-        |;^\ 
siirmt»)ii.     To  be  ban*?  ml  the  Cnns?  RocjhIs  1Vu4wt  U^h,  uSlawi^ 

T«9tin»HiT  oi  Ben  Wo^^lblk  asain;^  Jmm^t-v 
[Ebdofsed  -  Repricred  to  2d  Friday  in  Nownilvr."} 

Smience  of  death  on  SokvnH>n«  a  sla\'e  char^^^I  with  ixuis^urncv  aud 
icK^urraL-tion.     To  be  hong  October  17th  at  the  usual  plaiv  ot'  extvuti^vii. 
Testiuionv  of  Ben  Woolfolk  against  Si^lonu^K 
[Endorsed  ^Solomon  (lardoned."] 

Testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk  against  JaiX>b,  a  slave  oharg^nl  with  i\*n- 
^piracy  and  insurrection. 
[Endorsed  ''Pardoned."] 

Joshua  West,  who  was  ap{K>intetl  by  1\>L  l^aiultert,  quartcruuist^^r  of    s^^ut,  :!UK 
the  troops  called  out  in  consei]ueuce  of  Uie  iusurriHHion,  ami  htul  pnv    «^*^'«*»*»**»^^« 
cured  ever^'thing  necessary    for  the  soldiers — Uvrnioks,  i^uup   kottU^, 
wood,  axes,  *&c. — ^applies  to  the  liovernor  for  money   for  usv  of   tho 
militia. 

Sentence  of  death  on  Billy,  a  slave  chargeil  with  et>nspinu\v  and  insur- 
rection. To  he  hung  October  17th.  RdHwunendeil  by  the  cinirt  for 
mercy. 

[Endorsed  "Pardoned  October  Ist,  1800."] 

At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  continued  by  adjournment  and  hold       (Vt  I 
for  the  county  of  Henrico  on  Weilnesday,  the  first  of  October,  IS(K),  for 
the  trial  of  Lewis,  a  n^ro  man  slave,  the  pr^)perty  of  Dabney  William- 
son, of  the  said  county,  chai-ged  with  conH[)iracy  and  iuHurrtnition. 

Present:  Miles  Selden,  Hezekiah  Henley,  Benjamin  (itKMle,  liichard 
Adams,  and  George  Williamson,  Gentlemen  Justices. 

The  said  n^ro  man  slave  l^ewis  was  set  to  the  bar  in  custody,  and 
being  arraigned,  plead  not  guilty  to  the  charge  exhibited  against  him. 
Whereuix)n  sundry  witnesses  were  charged,  sworn,  and  examined,  and 
the  said  prisoner  fully  heard  in  his  defence  by  James  Rind,  Gent.,  coun- 
sel assigned  him  by  the  Court.  On  considtTation  whereof,  it  in  the 
unanimous  opinion  of  the  Court  that  the  said  negro  man  slave  Lew  in  iH 
guilty  of  the  crime  with  which  he  stands  accused,  and  for  the  name  that 
he  be  hanged  by  the  neck  until  he  be  dead,  and  that  execution  of  thin 
sentence  be  done  and  i>erformed  on  him  the  said  Lewis,  on  Friday,  thi* 
17th  day  of  October  instant,  at  the  usual  place  of  execution.  The  Court 
valued  the  said  Lewis  to  one  hundred  and  ten  pounds. 

The  Minutes  of  the  foregoing  trial  and  proceedings  were  signed  by 
>01es  Selden,  Hez.  Henley,  Benjamin  Goode,  Richard  Adams,  Geo.  Wil- 
liamson. 

A  copy — Teste : 

Adam  Crak;,  C  C. 


158  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  We,  the  subscribers,  Magistrates  of  the  county  of  Heurico,  who  sat  on 

Oct.  6,       ^]^Q  |^j.jj^]  ^yf  goionion,  a  negro  man,  the  property  of  the  Estate  of  Joseph 

Lewis,  decM,  for  conspiracy,  do  hereby,  taking  all  the  circumstances  of 
the  case  into  consideration,  respectfully  recommend  the  said  slave  Solo- 
mon a  proper  object  of  merc}^  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor  and  the 
Honorable  the  Executive  Council. 

p.  younohusband, 
Gfx).  Williamson, 
Rich'd  Adams, 
Hez.  Hun  ley, 
Benj.  Goode. 

TriiU  of  Randolph. 

Oct.  6  The  same  testimony  as  against  Dick  (at  Mr.  Young's).     He  afterwards 

saw  the  prisoner  at  Hanover  Court-House  and  informeil  him  the  time 
appointed  for  the  rising;  he  said  he  knew  it  before.  He  saw  him  the 
same  day  afterwards  at  liittlcpage's  Bridge,  at  a  preaching,  where  the 
subject  was  again  renewed,  and  the  prisoner  said  he  would  attend  if  life 
permitted.  That  two  n^roes  who  were  at  the  meeting  had  threatened  to 
communicate  the  insurrection  to  the  white  people,  were  pursued  by  the 
prisoner  and  others  on  their  return  home  with  an  intention,  as  they  said, 
of  putting  them  to  death,  but  who  when  overtaken  by  them  denied  that 
they  had  any  such  intention. 

At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  held  for  the  county  of  Henrico  on 
Monday,  the  sixth  day  of  October,  1800,  for  the  trial  of  Dick,  a  negro 
man  slave,  the  property  of  Paul  Thilman,  of  the  county  of  Hanover, 
charged  with  conspiracy  and  insurrection : 

The  said  Dick  was  by  the  said  Court  convicted  and  condemned  to  exe- 
cution on  Friday,  the  seventeenth  of  October,  1800. 

The  said  Court,  for  reasons  api>earing  sutKcient,  recommended  the  said 
Dick  to  the  Governor  and  Council  as  an  object  of  mercy. 

[On  the  paper  containing  the  record  of  the  trial  of  Dick  is  endorsed 
"  Pardoned."— Ed.] 

Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Randolph,  negro  man  slave,  the  prop- 
erty of  Nancy  Leftwich,  to  death  on  the  charge  of  conspiracy  and 
insurrection,  and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  Friday,  the  seventeenth  day 
of  October,  1800. 

The  said  Court,  for  reasons  apj>earing  to  them  sufficient,  recommend 
the  said  Randolph  to  the  Governor  and  Council  as  an  object  of  mercy. 

[Endorsed  "  Pardoned."— Ed.] 

Henrico  County  ('ourt  recommends  James,  negro  man  slave,  the  ]»roi>- 
erty  of  Elisha  Price,  convicted  in  said  Court  of  conspiracy  and  insurrection. 


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and  condemned  to  he  hung,  for  reasons  deemed  hy  them  sufficient,  to        if^oo. 
the  Governor  and  Council  as  an  olyect  for  mercy.  ^^*  ^ 

[Endorsed,  "  Reprieved  until  the  2nd  Friday  in  Nov'r  next." — En.] 

Henrico  County  Court  sentences  Jack   Bowler,  a  n^ro  man  slave,  the       ( Ht.  9 
|)ro|)erty  of  Wm.  Bowler  of  the  county  of  Caroline,  to  death  on  the  chai^ge 
of  conspiracy  and  insurrection,  and  order  him  to  be  hung  on  the  second 
Friday  in  November  next 

Siibntanc^.  of  the  Te^tinumy  given  in  the  trial  of  Jack  Bowler. 

Pnjsser's  Ben. — The  witness  deposes  that  Gabriel  infonned  him  that  0*t^  9 
the  prisoner  was  the  first  iKjrson  from  whom  he  received  information  of 
the  insurrection  intended  by  the  negroes,  which  was  to  centre  at  William 
Young's.  The  prisoner  sjiid  at  the  Blacksmith  shop,  in  which  the  witness 
worked,  that  he  would  raise  and  enlist  men  and  contend  for  command 
with  Gabriel. 

The  prisoner  came  to  the  shop  at  sundry  times,  and  had  frequent  con- 
versations and  mentioned  at  repeated  times  there,  tliat  he  had  procured 
six  or  seven  |)ounds  of  powder  for  the  puqiose  of  fighting  the  white  j)eo- 
ple:  The  prisoner  agreed  (in  hearing  of  the  witness)  together  with  Gab- 
riel and  Solomon,  to  commence  the  fight  with  scythe  blades,  until  they 
could  procure  arms  from  the  white  people.  He  saw  the  prisoner  at  his 
Master's  great-house  on  the  Saturday  night  appointed  for  the  commence- 
ment of  the  insurrection,  in  company  with  Gabriel  and  Solomon,  who 
said  and  concluded  that  the  excessive  bad  weather  would  prevent  the 
people  from  meeting  that  night,  and  appointed  the  ensuing  Sunday  night 
as  the  time  of  meeting  at  his  Master's  tobacco  house;  he  also  saw  them 
together  on  the  Sunday  morning  following. 

Mrs.  Prices  John. — I  saw  the  prisoner  at  Mr.  Young's  spring,  in  com- 
pany with  Gabriel :  he  enlisted  with  Gabriel  and  engaged  to  get  as  many 
men  to  join  as  he  could,  and  meet  in  three  weeks  from  that  time  for  the 
l>urpose  of  fighting  the  white  people.  Prosser's  Tavern  being  appointed 
the  place  of  Rendezvous,  the  prisoner  enquired  of  Gabriel  what  he  was 
to  do  for  arms :  the  j)risoner  applied  to  many  who  had  agreed  to  engage 
in  the  insurrection,  to  give  him  the  voice  for  General.  But  upon  the  votes 
being  taken,  (iabriel  had  by  far  the  greater  number.  Whereupon,  it  was 
concluded  that  the  prisoner  should  be  second  in  command,  to-wit,  a  cap- 
tain of  light  horse.  The  prisoner  and  Gabriel  had  secret  conversjitions. 
That  the  meeting  was  interrupted  by  the  appearance  of  Mr.  Young's 
overseer,  and  thereupon  the  people  dispersed,  having  previously  agreed 
to  meet  at  Mr.  Moore's  school-house,  where  a  final  conclusion  on  the 
business  should  be  had. 

Prosser's  Sam — ^This  witness  was  a  run-away  at  the  time  the  affair  was 
to  have  happened :  On  the  Tuesday  night  of  the  week  appointed  for  the 


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1800. 
Oct.  9 


Oct.  9, 
Norfolk 


Oct.  10 


Oct.  11, 
Westmore- 
land 


Oct.  27, 

Bowling 

(ireen 


meeting  of  the  negroes,  the  prisoner  fell  in  company  with  a  negro  by 
name  Frank :  the  prisoner  enquired  of  the  deponent,  if  he  had  heard  that 
the  negroes  were  going  to  rise  in  arms  and  fight  for  their  liberty,  (being 
the  first  knowledge  he  had  of  the  insurrection,)  and  the  prisoner  said  the 
business  would  certainly  commence  on  Saturday  night  then  next  ensu- 
ing, if  it  did  not  rain  hail  stones.  The  prisoner  said  they  intended  to 
sieze  on  some  arms  deposited  at  Priddy's  Tavern:  a  negro  by  name 
Charles,  having  promised  to  conduct  them  to  the  spot  where  they  were 
kei>t.  In  a  conversation  with  the  prisoner  in  the  corn  field,  he  remarked 
that  he  had  procured  as  much  ammunition  as  two  persons  could  carry, 
and  throwing  his  arms  around  Lewis,  another  n^ro  present,  said  we  have 
as  much  right  to  fight  for  our  liberty  as  any  men:  and  that  on  Saturda}" 
night  they  would  kill  the  white  peo]>le;  that  they  would  first  kill  Mr. 
Prosser  and  the  neighbors,  and  then  proceed  to  Richmond. 

Thomas  Newton  informs  the  Governor  that  the  Fever  had  entirely 
disappeared  from  Norfolk. 

That  some  symptoms  of  insubordination  had  appeared  among  the 
negroes,  but  no  communication  seemed  to  have  been  held  with  others  up 
the  River.     Militia  need  officers  and  arms. 

Gervas  Storrs  informs  the  Governor  of  the  surrender  to  him  of  Jack 
Ditcher,  a  negro  man,  for  whose  arrest  a  reward  had  been  offered  of  $300, 
charged  with  conspiracy  and  Insurrection. 

Asks  that  the  sum  of  $50  be  paid  to  a  free  negro  named  Peter  Smith, 
by  whose  persuasions  Jack  Ditcher  had  consented  to  surrender  himself. 
Said  Storrs  relinquishes  all  claim  to  the  reward  of  $300. 

Samuel  Templeman  informs  the  Governor  of  the  escape  from  the  jail 
of  Westmoreland  of  two  negroes,  the  property  of  the  late  Philip  Lee, 
and  named  Winkey  and  Dennis,  condemned  to  death. 

John  Hoomes  informs  the  Governor  that  on  Wednesday  next  several 
other  negroes  are  to  be  tried  at  this  ])lace,  and  Ben  is  the  only  witness 
against  them.  If  the  Governor  could  send  him  up  again  it  will  be  well, 
and  he  may  take  the  Stage  in  the  morning  and  be  here  in  time.  One  of 
those  to  be  tried  was  a  General,  and  another  a  Colo.,  we  hejir. 

Two  of  those  tryed  on  Tuesday  last  were  condemned ;  one  of  them  a 
lad  about  18  years  of  age,  and  belongs  to  Mr.  Paul  Thilman.  He  has 
seen  some  of  the  Court  who  sat  on  his  trial,  and  they  are  sorry  he  was 
not  recommended  to  the  Governor  for  mercy.  Those  Gentlemen,  with 
himself,  think  if  it  is  not  improper  to  reprieve  him  for  a  few  days,  the}* 
will  make  inquiry  of  the  rest  of  the  Court,  and  if  they  should  not  suc- 
ceed, he  may  be  executed  among  the  Generals  and  Colonels,  for  from 
what  he  hears  they  have  no  chance  of  escape. 

N.  B. — Mr.  Thilman 's  lad  is  called  Scipio,  and  is  to  be  hung  on  Wed- 
nesday next. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  161 


At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  for  Henrico  County,  held  Oct.  let       ]800. 


at  the  Court  House,  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Allen  Williamson, 
named  Peter,  was  condemned  to  death  on  the  charge  of  Insurrection. 
Execution  ordered  to  be  made  on  Friday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  October, 
1800.  The  court  and  examining  magistrates  in^this  case  recommend 
the  pardon  of  the  prisoner  Peter. 

[This  paper  is  indorsed  Pardoned. — Ed'r.] 

The  application  by  Philip  N.  Nicholas,  EsqV,  to  the  Court  of  Oyer  and 
Terminer,  which  tried  and  condemned  a  negro  man  slave  named  King, 
belonging  to  the  said  Nicholas,  who  was  charged  before  that  Court  with 
"advising,  consulting,  plotting,  and  conspiring  to  rebel  and  make  an 
insurrection  among  the  slaves  against  the  I^aws  and  Government  of  this 
Commonwealth,  &c.,"  to  recommend  the  said  "King"  to  the  clemency 
of  the  Executive,  l)eing  refused  by  the  said  Court,  the  undersigned  mem- 
l>ers  of  the  said  court,  willing  to  do  whatever  with  propriety  they  can  do 
to  gratify  the  wish  of  the  said  Nicholas,  have  thought  it  fit  to  make  the 
following  statement  of  the  evidence  adduced  on  the  said  trial,  as  well  on 
the  part  of  the  Comnumwealth  as  on  the  part  of  said  "King,"  to  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  Executive.  This  statement  is  made  with  the  aid  of  some 
notes,  but  principally  from  recollection,  and  while  they  will  not  pretend 
that  every  miniUe  circunistdnce  w  (letaUed  in  it,  they  feel  assured  that  no 
iiuiterial  circuiruftance  is  omitted, 

Evi/lence  on  th£  Part  of  the  Comimmwealth. 

Ben.  alias  Ben  Woolfolk,  a  slave,  1st  Witness — That  about  fixe  or  six 
weeks  before  (the  time  of  the  witness'  examination),  on  a  Sunday  morn- 
ing, he,  the  witness,  came  to  Richmond,  and  brought  with  him  some 
articles  for  market.  That  after  the  market  was  over,  and  after  the  bell 
had  rung  for  sermon  at  the  Capitol,  about  9  or  10  or  12  o'clock,  he  left 
the  market  house  to  return  homewards,  having  procured  a  bottle  of 
spirits.  That  when  he  got  near  to  the  house  of  one  Vanne  he  met  with 
the  prisoner.  An  indifferent  conversation  is  commenced  between  them, 
as  from  the  prisoner:  "Do  you  not  know  me?  My  name  is  King,  com- 
monly called  Governor's  King."  Answer — "  I  did  not,  but  I  have  often 
heard  my  brother  speak  of  you."  Prisoner — "  I  know  your  brother  very 
well."  *"  Will  you  drink  a  dram  with  me."  Prisoner — "I  can't  drink  it 
without  water."  That  water  was  procured,  and  the  prisoner  drank  some 
mixed  with  spirit  from  the  witness'  bottle.  There  were  other  negroes 
around  or  near  them.  The  conversation  continued  but  had  not  grown 
more  interesting,  when  a  young  gentleman  came  up  on  horseback  and, 
after  addressing  to  the  prisoner  a  short  but  pretty  tart  rejmmand  for  his 
not  having  gone  to  wait  on  dinner  at  Mr.  Randolph's,  as  he  had  been 
directed,  ordered  the  prisoner  to  go  immediately  into  the  lott.    The  pris- 

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October 


162  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.        oner  in  reply  muttered  some  excuse  as  "that  his  cloaths  were  bad,"  or 
October      u|j^,  jj^^j  j^^^  y^^^  |^jg  ^^^^  cloaths,"  or  "he  had  not  fit  cloaths  to  wait  at 

Mr.  Randolph 's/'  and  went  away  before  the  gentleman,  who  followed. 
That  the  witness  continued  in  the  same  place  where  he  was,  again  in  a 
short  time  joined  by  t^ie  prisoner.  The  prisoner  spoke  contemptuously 
of  his  master  and  of  the  white  [)eople.  His  language  and  deportment 
encouraged  the  witness  and  he  asked  him,  "Are  you  a  true  man?"  Pris- 
oner— *'I  am  a  true-hearted  man;  your  brother  knows  me  if  you  do  not." 
Witnt^ss — "Can  you  keep  a  proper  or  Impiyrfant  secret?"  Prisoner — 
"Yes."  Witness — "The  negroes  are  about  to  rise  and  fight  the  white 
people  for  our  freedom."  Prisoner — "I  never  was  so  glad  to  hear  any- 
thing in  my  life;  they  ought  to  have  taken  that  consideration  a  long  time 
ago.  I  am  and  will  be  ready  to  join  them  at  any  moment.  I  could  slay 
the  white  people  like  sheep." 

The  witness  enjoined  him  to  keep  it  a  profound  secret,  which  he 
promised  to  do;  not  to  mention  it  to  or  in  the  presence  of  any  woman. 
If  he  knew  or  should  meet  with  any  sound  or  true-hearted  men,  he 
might  endeavor  to  enlist  such,  but  he  must  know  them  well  first;  and 
witness  did  not  see  or  converse  with  him  afterwards.  He  took  the  pris- 
oner to  be  sober,  or  he  should  not  have  told  him  the  secret. 

Mrs.  Mary  Alartin,  2nd  Witness — The  prisoner  and  another  negro  who 
seemed  to  be  travelling,  having  a  bundle  upon  his  back,  came  into  her 
shop  one  night  in  the  next  week  after  the  time  said  to  have  been  appointed 
for  the  rising  of  the  negroes,  as  the  guards  were  going  out  or  about ;  that 
the  prisoner  addressed  himself  to  her  in  a  surly  and  abrupt  style,  "Give 
me  a  gill  of  8j)irits  and  trust  me."  Witness — "  I  trust  no  body."  Pris- 
oner— "You  won't  trust  me?"  Witness — " No,  I  trust  no  body."  Pris- 
oner— "  Well  give  me  a  gill  or  4^  w  orth  of  spirits,  and  I  will  pay  you  for 
it."  She  drew  it  and  handed  it  to  him;  he  drank  it  with  his  comrade 
the  apparent  traveller;  the  latter  also  called  for  a  gill  of  spirits  which  was 
handed  to  him,  and  was  in  like  manner  drank  between  them.  In  the  shop 
were  otiier  negroes  who  divided  the  attention  of  the  witness  with  the 
prisoner  and  his  companion,  who  were  conversing;  she  understood  from 
their  conversation  that  the  traveller  wiis  going  to  see  his  wife;  the  pris- 
oner said  he  wished  he  could  go  to  .see  his  wife;  she  jisked  him  why  he 
could  not  go;  he  answered,  "it  was  too  far,  and  that  the  white  j)eople  had 
turned  so  comical,  a  man  can't  go  out  of  his  house  now  but  he  is  taken 
uj)  to  be  hanged."  After  some  other  conversation  not  jmrticularly  atten- 
ded to  by  the  witness,  the  prisoner  told  his  comrade  to  tell  their  ac([uain- 
tance  where  he  was  going,  "We  are  all  alive  as  yet,  looking  hard  at  the 
bacon  but  can't  get  at  it."  "  We  are  doing  what  we  can."  "  What  wt» 
can't  do  with  our  guns  we  will  do  with  our  bayonets."  "  And  that  (touch- 
ing his  forehead  with  his  finger,)  no  body  knows  what  is  here  yet." 

She  had  no  bacon  in  her  shop  nor  had  they  any  that  she  saw. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  163 


Evidence  for  the  Prisoner. 

Col.  Goodall's  man,  Ist — That  on  a  Sunday  he  went  to  the  house  where  1^00. 
the  prisoner  lodged  about  12  o'clock  and  found  him  asleep:  endeavored 
to  awake  him  by  calling  him  and  lying  on  and  rolling  on  him:  the  pris- 
S4)ner  at  length  rose  upon  his  bed  and  tore  his  shirt  from  the  bosom  almost 
to  the  tail  but  did  not  speak,  and  then  lay  down  again:  he  smelt  strongly 
of  spirits  as  if  he  had  been  drinking,  and  he  left  him :  that  the  witness 
has  always  been  moat  intimate  with  the  prisoner:  would  trust  him  with 
any  secret  and  believes  the  prisoner's  confidence  in  him  was  e(iually 
great:  the  prisoner  never  did  trust  him  with  any  important  secret:  wit- 
ness never  heard  a  syllable  of  this  conspiracy. 

Mr.  Nicholas,  2d — That  on  Sunday,  between  one  and  two  o^clock,  he 
went  on  foot  to  where  Vanne  lives,  and  there  found  the  prisoner  in  com- 
l>any  with  other  negroes.  Did  not  recollect  to  have  seen  the  witness 
Hen.  He  went  in  search  of  the  prisoner,  whom  he  had  directed  to  go  to 
^fr.  Randolph's  that  day  to  wait  on  dinner,  intending  himself  to  dine 
there.  He  did  reprimand  the  prisoner,  as  relate'd  by  Ben,  and  ordered 
him  to  go  immediately  to  Mr.  Randolph's.  The  i)risoner  spoke  of  want 
of  cloaths,  or  their  bad  condition.  He  dej>arted  from  Vannc^'s*  before 
Mr.  Nicholas.  Mr.  N.  went  to  dine  with  Mr.  Randolph ;  the  prisoner  did 
not  appear  there.  When  Mr.  N.  returned  home  in  the  evening,  on 
enquiry,  he  was  informed  the  prisoner  had  been  in  the  lott,  made  Httle 
stay  there,  and  went  away  again.  Mr.  N.  recollects  to  have  seen  his  shirt 
much  torn,  and  thinks  it  was  on  that  day  he  observed  it.  He  eamiot 
say  certainly  the  prisoner  was  drunk;  the  prisoner  was  habituated  to 
drinking  and  has  always  or  generally  that  appearance,  insomuch  that  Mr. 
N.  would  not  be  able  to  distinguish  when  he  was  sober  or  drunk  but  for 
his  l(K}uacity  when  he  is  drunk  or  has  been  drinking;  he  then  seemed 
disposed  to  talk  much.  He  thinks  it  must  have  been  between  one  and 
two  o'clock  when  he  saw  and  reprimanded  the  prisoner  before  witness. 

Given  under  our  hands  this  3d  day  of  October,  18(X). 

James  McCLUWi,  Mavor. 
Geo.  Nicholson,  Recorder. 
John  Barket, 
\Vm.  Richardson, 
J.  Heron. 

At  a  court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  held  for  the  city  of  Richmond,  at 
the  Courthouse,  on  Thursday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  Sept^nnber,  18(K),  for 
the  trial  of  King,  a  n^ro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Philip  N.  Nicholas, 
of  the  said  city,  charged  with  conspiracy  and  insurrection,  the  said  King 
was  condemned  to  be  executed  on  Friday,  the  3rd  day  of  October,  1800. 


\ 


164  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  held  for  the  county  of  Henrico  on 

October  Wednesday,  the  first  day  of  October,  1800,  for  the  trial  of  Billy,  a  negro 
man  slave,  the  property  of  Nathaniel  C.  Lipscomb,  of  the  county  of 
Hanover,  charged  with  conspiracy  and  insurrection,  the  said  Billy  was 
convicted  and  condemned  to  be  executed  on  Friday,  the  17th  day  of 
October,  18(K). 

The  Court,  for  reasons  ap|)earing  suflBcient.  recommend  the  said  Billy 
to  his  Excellency  and  the  Council  as  a  proper  object  of  mercy. 

[The  paper  containing  the  record  of  the  above  trial  is  endorsed  "  Par- 
doned.''—Ed.] 

At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  held  for  the  county  of  Henrico  on 
Monday,  the  sixtli  day  of  October,  1800,  for  the  trial  of  Gabriel,  a  negro 
man  slave,  the  i)roperty  of  Thomas  Henry  Prosser,  of  the  said  county, 
charged  with  conspiracy  and  insurrection,  the  said  Gabriel  was  convicted 
and  condemned  to  execution  on  Tuesday,  the  seventh  day  of  October, 
1800. 

The  Trial  of  GcJrriel. 

Prosser's  Ben — Gabriel  was  appointed  Captain  at  first  consultation 
respecting  the  Insurrection,  and  afterwards  when  he  had  enlisted  a  num- 
ber of  men  was  appointed  General.  ThAt  they  were  to  kill  Mr.  Prosser, 
Mr.  Mosby,  and  all  the  neighbors,  and  then  proceed  to  Richmond,  where 
they  would  kill  everyl)ody,  take  the  treasury,  and  divide  the  money 
amongst  the  soldiers;  after  which  he  would  fortify  Richmond  and  pro- 
ceed to  discipline  his  men,  as  he  apprehended  force  would  be  raised  else- 
where to  repel  him.  That  if  the  white  i)eople  agreed  to  their  freedom 
they  would  then  hoist  a  white  flag,  and  he  would  dine  and  -drink  with 
the  merchants  of  the  city  on  the  day  when  it  should  be  agreed  to. 

Gabriel  enlisted  a  number  of  negroes.  The  prisoner  went  with  the 
witness  to  Mr.  Young's  to  see  Ben  Woolfolk,  who  was  going  to  Caroline 
to  enlist  men  there.  He  gave  three  shillings  for  himself  and  three  other 
negroes,  to  be  expendeil  in  recruiting  men. 

The  prisoner  made  the  handles  of  the  swords,  which  were  made  b}' 
Solomon.  The  prisoner  shewed  the  witness  a  quantity  of  bullets,  nearly 
0  peck,  which  he  and  Martin  had  run,  and  some  lead  then  on  hand,  and 
he  said  he  had  ten  pounds  of  powder  which  he  had  purchased.  Gabriel 
^aid  he  had  nearly  10,(XX)  men;  he  had  1,000  in  Richmond,  about  600 
in  .Caroline,  and  nearly  600  at  the  Coal  pits,  besides  others  at  difterent 
places,  and  that  he  expected  the  poor  white  people  would  also  join  him, 
and  that  two  Frenchmen  had  actually  joined,  whom  he  said  Jack  Ditcher 
knew,  but  whose  names  he  would  not  mention  to  tlie  witness.  That  the 
prisoner  had  enlisted  nearly  all  the  negroes  in  town  as  he  said,  and 
amongst  them  had  400  Horsemen.  That  in  consequence  of  the  bjid 
weather  on  Saturday  night,  an  agreement  was  made  to  meet  at  the 


CAI^NDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  165 


Tobacco  House  of  Mr.  Prosser  the  ensuing  night.     Gabriel  said  all  the        isoo. 
n^roes  from  Petersburg  were  to  join  him  after  he  had  commenced  the      October 
Insurrection. 

Mr.  Price's  John — He  saw  the  prisoner  at  a  meeting,  who  gave  a  gen- 
eral invitation  to  the  negro  men  to  attend  at  the  Spring  to  drink  grog. 
Tliat  when  there  he  mentioned  the  Insurrection,  and  proposed  that  all  ^ 
present  should  join  them  in  the  same,  and  meet  in  3  weeks  for  the  pur-  | 
pose  of  carrying  the  same  into  effect,  and  enjoined  several  of  the  negroes 
then  present  to  use  the  best  of  their  endeavors  in  enlisting  men,  and  to 
meet  according  to  the  time  appointed. 

Ben.  Woolfolk — The  prisoner  was  present  at  the  meeting  at  Mr. 
Young's,  who  came  to  get  persons  to  join  liim  to  carry  on  the  war  against 
the  white  people.  That  after  meeting  they  adjourned  to  the  Spring  and 
held  a  consultation,  when  it  was  concluded  that  in  3  weeks  the  business 
should  commence.  Gabriel  said  he  had  12  dozen  swords  made,  and  had 
woni  out  2  pair  of  bullet  moulds  in  running  bullets,  and  pulling  a  third 
pair  out  of  his  pocket,  observed  that  was  nearly  worn  out.  That  Bob 
Cooley  and  Mr.  Tinsley's  Jim  was  to  let  them  into  the  Capitol  to  get  the 
anns  out.  That  the  lower  part  of  the  Town  towards  Rocketts  was  to  be 
fired,  which  would  draw  forth  the  citizens  (that  part  of  the  town  being 
of  little  value);  this  would  give  an  opportunity  to  the  negroes  to  seize 
on  the  arms  and  ammunition,  and  then  they  would  commence  the 
attack  ui>on  them.  After  the  assembling  of  the  negroes  near  Prosser's, 
and  previous  to  their  coming  to  Richmond,  a  company  was  to  be  sent  to 
Gregorie's  Tavern  to  take  possession  of  some  arms  there  deposited.  The 
prisoner  said,  at  the  time  of  meeting  the  witness  at  Mr.  Young's,  that  he 
had  the  evening  before  received  six  Guns — one  of  which  he  had  deliv- 
ered to  CV)I.  Wilkinson's  Sam.  That  he  was  j>re8ent  when  Gabriel  was 
appointed  General  and  Geo.  Smith  second  in  command.  That  none  were 
to' be  spared  of  the  whites  except  Quakers,  Methodists,  and  French  peo- 
ple. The  prisoner  and  Gilbert  concluded  to  purchase  a  piece  of  silk  for 
a  flag,  on  which  they  would  have  written  "death  or  Liberty,"  and  they 
would  kill  all  except  as  before  excej)ted,  unless  they  agreed  to  the  free- 
dom of  the  Blacks,  in  which  case  they  would  at  least  cutoff  one  of  their 
arms.  That  the  prisoner  told  the  witness  that  Bob  Cooley  had  told  him 
if  he  would  call  on  him  alx)ut  a  week  before  the  time  of  the  Insurrec- 
tion he  would  untie  the  key  of  the  room  in  which  the  arms  and  ammu- 
nition were  kept  at  the  Capitol  and  give  it  to  him,  or  if  he  did  not  come, 
then  on  the  night  of  the  Insurrection  being  commenced,  he  would  hand 
him  arms  out  as  fast  as  he  could  arm  his  men,  and  that  he  had  on  a 
.Sunday  previous  to  this,  been  shown  by  Cooley  every  room  in  the 
Capitol. 


166  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Testimony  on  Trial  of  Thihnan's  Dick. 

1800.  Ben  Woolfolk — The  witness  and  others,  in  company  with  the  prisoner, 

at  Mr.  Young's  communicated  the  insurrection ;  they  said  they  would 
join.  On  his  way  to  Caroline  he  fell  in  with  the  prisoner  at  the  hridge 
called  Littlepage's.  He  enquired  about  the  business  and  how  they  were 
to  get  arms,  which  being  mentioned,  he  said  he  would  certainly  attend 
at  the  time  and  place  appointed;  that  he  could  and  would  be  at  the 
place  of  rendezvous  by  12  o'clock  at  night. 

Question  by  the  Prisoner — Who  were  present  at  the  bridge  at  the  time 
of  the  conversation  above  mentioned? 

Answer — George,  Scipio,  Edmund,  Thornton,  belonging  to  Mr.  Thil- 
man,  and  Humphrey,  belonging  to  Mr.  Garland,  all  of  whom  agreed  to 
join  in  the  Insurrection  and  to  give  their  attendance  accordingly. 

John  Hoomes,  George  Buckner,  David  Coleman,  John  Baylor,  Hay 
Battaile,  and  Reuben  Chapman,  Justices  of  the  Peace  in  the  county  of 
Caroline,  who  composed  a  Court  for  the  trial  of  Scipio,  a  negro  slave,  the 
property  of  Paul  Thilman,  for  conspiracy  and  insurrection,  do  recom- 
mend the  said  Scipio  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor  as  an  object  of 
mercy  for  the  following  reasons:  The  condemned  slave  is  a  young  lad, 
not  above  18  or  19  years  of  age.  He  appears  to  be  a  very  ignorant  lad, 
and  lived  on  the  same  plantation  with  Mr.  Thilman 's  maai  Thornton, 
who  it  appears  enlisted  the  said  Scipio,  and  who  no  doubt  drew  him  into 
the  conspiracy. 

[Endorsed  "Pardoned,  Nov.  8th,  1800."— Ed.] 

Edmund  Pendleton^  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

My  son,  John  Pendleton,  shewed  me  on  Wednesday  last  your  letter 
to  him  requesting  that  in  case  the  Court  of  Caroline  should  condemn  any 
of  the  slaves  then  for  trial,  that  he  would  take  down  in  writing  the  testi- 
mony against  them  and  inclose  it  to  you.  This  he  would  with  pleasure 
have  done  had  time  from  the  duties  of  his  office  in  Court  permitted  him. 

Presuming  that  it  might  be  as  satisfactory  from  ray  hands  as  his,  I  took 
down  in  rough  the  testimony  given  upon  the  trials  of  the  three  con- 
demned slaves,  which  I  have  this  day  put  fairly  upon  paper  and  send 

vou  herein. 

I  am,  ike. 

Commonwealth  vs.  Jack,  alias  Jack  Gabriel,  a  negro  slave — For  con- 
spiracy. 

The  trial  of  this  slave  came  on  at  Caroline  Court  on  Wednesday,  the 
29th  dav  of  October,  1800. 

Ben  alias  Ben  Woolfolk,  sworn,  said:  That  he  saw  Jack  Gabriel  at  a 
preaching  near  Littlepage's  Bridge,  in  the  county  of  Caroline,  on  the  Sun- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  167 


day  fortnight  preceding  the  night  when  the  rendezvous  of  the  black  isoo. 
people  was  to  take  place  at  the  Brook  Bridge;  that  after  the  preaching  October 
was  over,  Jack  C4abriel,  with  other  negroes,  came  to  a  spring  a^small  dis- 
tance from  the  place  of  preaching,  where  he  (Ben)  and  Thornton, 
belonging  to  Paul  Thilman,  had  provided  some  liquor  to  treat  their  men. 
That  he  there  informed  them  of  the  time  and  place  of  meeting,  and  that 
arms  and  ammunition  would  be  ready  for  them.  That  Gabriel  then 
said  he  was  to  be  captain  of  a  company,  that  he  had  enlisted  several  men 
and  would  come  with  them  at  the  time  appointed,  if  he  was  able  to 
travel;  if  not,  he  would  send  his  men  by  John  Fells  (a  negro  slave  be- 
longing to  Mr.  Carter),  who  was  to  be  a  Colonel  upon  that  occasion. 

Primus,  a  slave  belonging  to  Mr.  Overton,  sworn,  said:  That  he  was 
at  the  preaching  spoken  of  by  Ben,  where  he  saw  Jack  Gabriel,  Thorn- 
ton, and  Ben.  That  as  soon  as  the  preaching  was  over  he  left  the  place. 
Knew  not  of  an}'  persons  engaging  directly  or  indirectly  to  join  in  the 
conspirac}'.  That  he  also  saw  Edmund,  belonging  to  Paul  VVoolfolk,  at 
the  preaching. 

The  Court  were  unanimously  of  opinion  that  Jack  Gabriel  was  guilty 
and  pronounced  sentence  of  death  against  him,  and  to  be  hanged  on  the 
second  Friday  in  November  next. 

The  Commonwealth  vs.  John  alias  John  Fells,  a  negro  slave — For  Con- 
spiracy. 

The  trial  of  this  slave  belonging  to  Charles  Carter  (of  Shirley,)  came 
on  before  Caroline  Court  on  Thursday  the  30th  day  of  October,  1800. 

Ben  alias  Ben  Woolfolk,  sworn,  said :  That  the  said  John  Fells  was  at 
a  preaching  near  Littlepage's  Bridge  in  the  County  of  Caroline,  on  the 
Sunday  fortnight  preceding  the  night  when  the  rendezvous  of  the  black 
people  was  to  take  place  at  the  Brook  Bridge.  That  after  the  preaching 
was  over,  John  Fells  came  with  other  slaves  to  a  spring  a  small  distance 
from  the  place  of  preaching,  where  he  Ben  informed  Fells  of  the  time 
and  place  of  meeting,  and  that  arms  would  be  provided  for  them.  That 
Fells  replied  he  was  to  act  as  a  Colonel,  and  that  if  his  men  would  not 
come  with  him,  that  he  had  enlisted,  he  would  get  a  horse  and  ride  down 
him.'^elf 

Edmund,  a  negro  slave  belonging  to  Paul  Woolfolk, sworn  said:  That 
he  saw  the  said  Fells  at  the  time  and  place  of  preaching  stated  in  Ben's 
testimony,  where  he  also  saw  Ben.  That  he  is  well  acquainted  with  Fells. 
That  after  the  j»reaching  ended,  he  standing  some  distance  from  the  spring, 
there  saw  Fells  in  com[)any  with  Ben  and  others,  and  immediately  left 
the  j>lace:  does  not  know  Or  ever  heard  of  any  n^roes  undertaking  or 
engaging  to  join  in  the  intended  insurrection. 

The  Court  was  unanimously  of  opinion  that  John  Fellis  was  guilty, 
and  fixed  his  execution  to  take  place  on  the  second  Friday  in  November 
next. 


168 


1800. 
October 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

Commonwealth  vs.  Thornton,  a  negro  slave — For  Conspiracy. 

The  trial  of  this  slave  belonging  to  Paul  Thihnan,  came  on  before  Caro- 
line C/Ourt  on  Thursday  the  80th  day  of  October,  1800. 

Ben  alias  Ben  Woolfolk,  sworn  as  a  witness  said:  That  in  the  morning 
of  the  day  that  the  preaching  was  to  take  place  at  Littlepage's  Bridge  in 
the  County  of  Caroline,  he  stopped  at  Hanover  Court-House,  where  he 
saw  Thornton  who  told  him  that  if  he  would  wait  a  little  time  he  would 
accompany  him:  that  they  shortly  set  out  together  from  thence,  and  on 
the  way  he  informed  Thornton  of  the  time  they  were  to  meet  at  the 
Brook  to  kill  the  white  people;  who  replied  he  was  damned  glad  to  hear 
it  was  to  take  ])lace  so  soon:  that  it  being  too  early  for  the  i>reaching  to 
conmience,  he  proj)08ed  to  Thornton  to  go  to  Ellis's  Tavern  and  buy  some 
liquor  to  treat  their  men  with  that  day  which  he  agreed  to,  and  they 
accordingly  went  where  he  (Ben)  bought  some  spirits,  and  Thornton 
lK)Ught  some  sugar  at  (Oliver's  Store  near  the  Tavern:  from  whence  they 
went  in  company  with  Edmund,  l>elonging  to  Paul  Woolfolk,  to  the  place 
of  ])reaching  near  the  Bridge:  that  when  the  j>reaching  was  over,  Thorn- 
ton with  other  slavas,  came  to  the  spring  and  there  said  he  would  be  sure 
to  bring  his  men  at  the  appointed  time:  that  he  was  a  General,  and  was 
to  go  under  the  name  or  title  of  Colo.  Taylor  u[)on  this  occasion,  and 
would  make  his  men  obey  him.  That  on  Monday  morning  being  next 
day  as  he  was  ])assing  the  shop  at  Hanover  Court-House  where  Thornton 
worked  as  a  blacksmith;  he  went  in  and  Thoanton  there  said,  that  they 
need  not  provide  arms  for  his  men,  for  he  would  do  that  himself,  and 
pointed  to  some  scythe  blades  then  in  the  shop,  which  he  said  he  would 
make  to  answer  the  purpose:  that  Ben  then  told  him  they  were  at  a  loss 
how  to  make  cartridges;  Uj)on  which  Thornton  immediately  made  one 
and  gave  it  him  as  a  sample:  when  he  left  the  shop  and  knows  no  more 

of  Thorntxm. 

Edmund,  a  slave  belonging  to  Paul  Woolfolk,  sworn  as  a  witness  said: 

Ben  and  Thornton  came  to  his  Master's  together  on  the  Sunday  of  the 

preaching;  that  he  went  with  them  to  Ellis'  Tavern,  where  they  bought 

liquor,  and  from  thence  went  to  the  preaching  at  the  Bridge:  that  when 

the  prea<ihing  ended,  he  stepj)ed  to  the  top  of  the  hill,  from  whence  he 

saw  Fells  and  Thornton  with  other  slaves  at  the  Spring  where  Ben  was, 

but  that  he  immediately  left  the  place  and  went  direct  to  Mr.  Taylor's 

plantati<»n  and  knows  nothing  more. 

The  Court  wore  unaniniously  of  o|)inion  that  Thornton  wjis  guilty, 

jjassod  sentence  of  death  on  him  to  be  executed  on  the  second  Friday  in 

November  next. 


Will  {(tin  }f(hshu  (rlrcs  lafdrmntUm  to  thr  (rorrrnnr  of  InieDdnJ  In^nrreHioii. 

Nov.  10,  On  Saturday,  the  80th  of  August  last,  about  10  or  11  o'clock,  I  received 

Henrico      information  from  Mr.  Mosby  Sheppard,  in  Richmond,  tliat  the  n^roes 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  169 


that  night  intended  to  rise,  kill  and  destroy  the  white  people,  and  that  -^  ]  1800. 
their  place  of  rendezvous  was  on  the  Brook  near  Mr.  Thos.  H.  Prosser's,  jjg^*,.i^ 
and  that  Mr.  Prosser,  Mr.  Johnston,  and  myself  were  the  first  that  were  / 
to  fall  a  sacrifice;  that  they  were  then  to  move  on  to  Richmond.  I 
asked  him  how  he  came  by  his  information.  He  answered  that  he  had 
received  it  from  a  negro  immediately  from  the  country,  who  had  come^ 
down  that  morning  for  the  express  purpose;  that  he  was  agitated  in  suchi 
a  manner  when  telling  him  that  he  was  induced  to  believe  it  was  true. 
I  confess  that  I  was  very  much  alarmed,  and  communicated  the  news  to 
Capt.  Austin,  who  promised  to  go  on  the  Brook  that  night  with  his  troop 
«)f  horse,  in  order  to  meet  Mr.  Dabney  Williamson  and  myself  with  what 
men  we  could  raise,  but  there  came  on  the  greatest  rain  perhaps  ever 
known,  which  prevented  our  junction;  however,  Capt.  Gregory,  myself, 
and  some  others,  who  had  met  at  Mr.  Priddy's  Tavern  for  the  purpose  of 
jiatrol  as  far  as  Mr.  Prosser's,  and  from  there  to  the  Brook,  but  made  no 
discovery.  We  then  returned  to  the  Tavern  again,  where  I  stayed  per- 
haps till  8  or  9  o'clock  next  morning.  I  then  went  home,  and,  being 
very  much  fatigued,  soon  laid  down.  I  had  not  been  on  the  bed  but  a 
very  little  while  before  a  negro  woman  of  my  own  came  to  me,  and  the 
first  word  she  spoke  was  "  You  must  not  tell."  She  then  asked  me  if  I 
had  heard  that  the  negroes  were  going  to  rise.  I  told  her  I  had.  I  then 
asked  her  where  thev  were  to  meet.  She  said  somewhere  about  Mr. 
Prosser's,  and  as  they  did  not  meet  last  night  they  would  meet  to-night. 
I  a^'^ked  her  how  manv  she  understood  were  to  meet.  She  answered  8(X) 
or  4(M),  some  from  town  and  some  from  the  country,  and  that  a  number 
of  them  were  to  be  mounted  on  horseback,  who  were  to  go  at  a  distance 
and  kill  and  destroy  all  as  they  went — to  take  them,  as  I  understood 
her,  in  their  beds — and  that  the  main  body  was  to  move  on  to  Richmond. 
This,  sir,  is  the  infonnation  I  received  at  the  beginning  of  the  alarm, 
delivered,  as    near  as   can   be   recollected,  in    the   words   in   which    I 

received  it. 

I  am,  (fee. 

[Note. — The  above  letter  seems  to  have  been  written  by  request  of  the 
Governor  for  the  puri)Ose  of  being  used  in  the  preparation  of  his  message 
of  the  oth  of  December,  1800,  as  recorded  in  the  letter  Book  of  that 
date. — Ed.] 

John  Iloomes  Ask^  Rrimhursemfnt  for  Guarding  Negroes.  . 

Asking  how  he  is  to  be  reimbursed  for  his  outlay  for  the  expenses     Nov.  11, 

attending  negroes  in  the  Jail  of  Caroline  committed  for  insurrection,  and     fowling 

vrreen 
the  guard  in  attendance,  which  he  has  been  providing  for  since  their 

incarceration. 


22 


170  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


The  Triul  of  Ned,  tlie  Property  of  WUliam    Young. 

1800.  Ben,  the  property  of  Thomas  H.  Prosser,  deposes:   That  the  prisoner 

November    ^^^g  qj^q  ^f  ^j^^  conspirators;  that  he  was  a  soldier  under  Ben  Woolfolk; 

he  contributed  sixpence  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  liquor  to  be  treated 

with  by  Ben  Woolfolk,  in  order  to  enlist  men  to  fight  the  white  people. 

Extract. 

A.  Blair,  C.  C. 

Henrico,  November  22d,  1800. 

The  underwritten,  who  sat  on  the  trial  of  Ned,  the  property  of  Wm. 
Young,  have  since  his  trial  and  condemnation  made  inquiry  into  the 
character  of  said  negro  from  the  jailors  and  others,  the  result  whereof  is 
that  he  is  a  negm  of  very  weak  mind,  and  it  is  also  stated  that  he  was 
intoxicated  at  the  time  he  enlisted.  We  further  believe  that  had  those 
circumstances  appeared  to  the  Court  at  the  time  of  his  trial,  that  he 
would  have  been  recommended  to  the  Executive  as  an  object  of  mercy. 

Miles  Selden, 
Bowler  Cocke, 
Geo.  Williamson, 
j.  younghusband. 

The  Trial  of  IsauCy  the  Property  of  James  Alien, 

Prosser's  Ben  Deposes:  That  the  prisoner  came  to  the  shop  and  asked 
Solomon  if  he  had  cut  the  scythe  blades  to  fight  with,  and  at  what  time 
it  would  be  that  the  Insurrection  would  commence;  that  if  it  was  not 
soon  he  would  go  off,  as  he  was  determined  not  to  serve  a  white  man 
another  year.  Solomon  asked  the  prisoner  if  he  had  a  Scythe  Blade, 
who  replied  he  had  not,  and  that  Solomon  must  find  one  for  him,  which 
he  promised  to  do,  and  Solomon  shewed  the  prisoner  the  handles  which 
he  had  for  the  Swords. 

The  Trial  of  Laddh,  the  Property  of  John    Williamson. 

Prosser's  Ben  Deposes:  That  he  overtook  the  prisoner  near  Mr.  Van- 
net's.  Gabriel,  who  was  then  enlisting  a  negro,  proposed  that  this  Depo- 
nent should  endeavour  to  enlist  the  prisoner  for  him;  in  consecpience  of 
which  he  made  proposals  to  the  prisoner  to  join,  which  he  agreed  to. 
That  afterwards  Gabriel  asked  the  prisoner  to  enlist  with  him  to  fight 
the  white  people,  to  which  he  readily  consented;  this  was  previous  to 
the  meeting  at  Mr.  Young's  spring.  Gabriel  was  to  supply  him  with 
arms  The  prisoner  asked  the  witness  where  they  were  to  get  ammuni- 
tion, who  referred  him  to  Gabriel. 

Mrs.  Price's  John  Deposes:  That  he  saw  the  prisoner  at  Mr.  Young's 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  171 


Spring.     The  prisoner  agreed  to  join  Gabriel  to  fight  the  white  people.        1800. 
Gabriel  pro|)osed  that  all  who  would  join  him  should  stand  up,  and    November 
tlioae  who  would  not  to  set  down.     The  prisoner  was  amongst  the  sUinders 
up.     He  said  he  would  join  Gabriel  and  stand  by  him  'til  the  la^t,  and 
appointed  a  day  for  meeting  to  consult  further  upon  the  business. 

Thr  Trial  of  Ben  alias  Ben   Woolfolhy  Belonginy  to  P.  Grayhani, 

Mrs.  Price's  John  Deposes:  That  about  four  weeks  ago  he  saw  the 
prisoner  at  Mr.  Young's  Spring.  He  enlisted  with  Gabriel  to  fight  the 
white  people,  and  promised  to  meet  in  three  weeks,  or  thereabouts,  for 
that  purpose.  Gabriel  observed,  we  must  slay  them  as  we  go;  he,  the 
prisoner,  said  he  would  do  so.  He  was  to  have  the  title  and  command 
of  Captain. 

Prosser's  Ben  deposes:  That  he  went  with  Gabriel  on  a  Friday  night 
to  Mr.  Young's  to  see  Ben  Woolfolk  whom  they  found  in  bed:  that  he 
was  waked  by  Sawney  and  got  up.  Gabriel  gave  him  money  to  buy 
liquor  to  treat  with  in  Caroline,  whither  he  was  shortly  going  to  induce 
negroes  in  Caroline  to  enlist;  he  expected  that  he  had  already  six  hun- 
dred enlisted:  he  also  told  Gabriel  that  he  had  then  six  scythe  blades  in 
his  room,  which  were  to  be  made  into  swords  by  Gabriel,  and  was  about 
to  bring  them  out,  which  was  prevented  by  its  being  inconvenient  to  Gab- 
riel to  carry  them  with  him.  That  day  fortnight,  Ben  Woolfolk  was  to 
meet  about  midnight  at  Prosser's  Tavern,  as  he  expected  he  could  arrive 
there  by  that  time  with  his  men  from  Caroline.  Gabriel  said  they  would 
slay  the  white  males  from  the  cradle  upwards,  but  the  females  of  all  ages 
were  to  be  s])ared.  The  prisoner  very  readily  agreed  that  this  was  the 
onlv  wav.     (Condemned  and  full  confession  made.) 

The  County  Court  of  Henrico,  tried  and  condemned  a  negro  man 
named  Ned,  the  property  of  William  Young,  for  the  crime  of  conspiracy 
and  insurrection,  and  ordered  his  execution  on  Friday  the  nineteenth  day 
of  September,  1800, 

The  County  C<jurt  of  Henrico  on  Monday,  the  first  day  of  December, 
1800,  tried  and  condemned  a  negro  man  named  M^att,  the  property  of 
Thomas  H.  Prosser,  of  said  county,  on  the  charge  of  conspiracy  and 
insurrection,  and  ordered  the  execution  of  the  said  Watt  on  the  second 
Friday  in  December,  1800. 

Testimony  on  the  Trial  of  Watt. 

Ben,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Thos.  H.  Prosser,  introduced 
as  a  witness  on  the  part  of  the  Commonwealth  against  Watt,  a  negro  man 
slave,  the  property  of  the  said  Prosser,  charged  with  conspiracy  and 
insurrection,  who,  being  charged,  sworn,  and  examined  agreeable  to  law, 
depijsed:  That  the  prisoner  applied  to  him  for  information  about  the 


172  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  intended  insurrection  of  the  negroes,  who  replied  that  he  knew  nothing 
November  ^bout  it.  The  prisoner  insisted  that  he  should  communicate  the  plan  to 
him,  for  he  knew  that  the  witness  was  not  uninformed,  being  so  frequently 
in  the  company  of  Gabriel,  with  whom  the  said  plan  was  said  to  origin- 
ate. The  witness  still  denied  having  any  knowledge  of  it,  and  told  him 
he  had  better  make  his  application  to  Gabriel  for  the  s(3Ught  for  informa- 
tion. He  replied  (as  the  witness  knows  to  have  been  the  case  at  tliat 
period)  that  there  existed  an  enmity  between  himself  and  Gabriel,  and- 
that  he  should  with  reluctance  apply  to  him.  In  a  conversation  between 
the  prisoner  and  witness  at  a  subsequent  time,  the  prisoner  told  him  he 
had  made  inquiry  of  Gabriel,  who  gave  him  full  information,  and  that 
Gabriel  had  received  him  as  one  of  his  men  upon  his  promise  to  raise 
about  fifteen  or  sixteen  men  to  fight  the  white  people;  that  he  would 
easily  have  that  number;  that  he  had  several  sons  up  the  country  that 
he  knew  would  readily  engage;  besides  that,  he  could  at  any  rate  raise 
the  number  of  men  required  of  him  in  Goochland  county;  that  he  had 
already  furnished  Gabriel  with  one  pound  of  Gunpowder  and  two  pounds 
of  Lead.  To  the  certain  knowledge  of  the  witness,  the  prisoner  set  ofi' 
the  Friday  evening  preceding  the  Saturday  night  appointed  for  effecting 
the  plan  to  the  county  of  Goochland,  for  the  express  purpose  of  raising 
his  men,  mentioned  above.  That  at  the  time  the  plot  was  discovered  by 
the  white  people,  he  had  not  returned,  and  has  ever  since  kept  out  until 
taken.  And  further  he,  the  deponent,  saith  not. 
Taken  down  by  Geo.  Dunlevy,  D.  C.  H.  C. 

Thomas   White  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  3  Some  time  in  the  month  of  August  two  negroes  were  apprehended 

upon  suspicion  of  murder,  and  upon  their  Examination  before  me,  each 
of  them  appeared  guilty;  that  I  thought  it  ex[>edientto  commit  them  to 
the  Jail  of  Hanover  for  further  trial.  One  of  them,  by  the  name  of 
Julius,  was  acquitted,  although  the  circumstances  appeared  stronger 
against  him  than  Liberty.  Upon  the  liberation  of  the  former,  the  Court 
introduced  him  as  a  witness,  and  from  his  testimony  alone  condemned 
the  latter,  who  is  at  this  time  under  sentence  of  death. 

Under  these  circumstances,  I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  addressing  your 
Excellency,  praying  that  a  reprieve  may  be  granted  the  said  slave,  l>eing 
well  assured  that  at  all  times  your  Excellency  would  prefer  lenity  in 
criminal  cases  to  vigorous  measures,  more  especially  when  the  criminal 
could  not  be  condemned  independent  of  the  testimony  that  was  thus 
adduced  against  him. 

I  have,  &c. 


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173 


Benj.  Duvnll  Infariihs  the  Governor  of  NeceHa'dy  of  Patrol, 

If  there  ever  was  a  necessity  for  a  patrol  in  this  city  there  is  certainly 
a  necessity  at  this  time. 

In  walking  slowly  along  one  of  the  cross  streets  just  now,  I  heard  a 
parcel  of  negroes  talking,  and  hearing  Norfolk,  cowards,  &c.,  1  passed 
them,  and  then  walked  easily  back  to  hear  the  subject  of  their  discourse, 
and  got  near  enough  to  hear  them  speak  of  the  late  alarm  in  Norfolk, 
and  one  obser\'ed  that  the  business  only  required  a  beginning,  and  that 
there  never  was,  or  would  be,  a  better  time  than  the  present;  and  cow- 
ards and  liberty  was  several  times  expressed,  conjoined  with  other  words 

that  I  could  not  distinctly  hear. 

I  am,  &c. 

Win.  Au^stiii  Inform.^  the  Gorernor  of  Compliance  with  InHtrnetlons. 

In  conformity  to  your  instructions  of  last  evening  I  ciilled  out  a  patrol 

of  seven  men  from  the  Richmond  ('avalry.     I  attended  them,  and  found 

the  citizens  of  this  place  and  neighborhood  very  quiet.     Is  it  your  wish 

that  a  patrol  be  ordered  out  this  evening?     If  it  is,  please  inform  me. 

that  arrangements  may  be  made  before  night,  as  it  will  probably  be  a 

wet  evening. 

I  have,  (fee. 

Thos.  Newton  transmits  alarming  accounts  of  Insurrection  to  the  Gov- 
ernor as  follows : 

<-)n  my  way  down  from  Richmond  I  received  the  most  alarming  ac- 
counts of  an  Insurrection  at  this  place,  which  were  told  me  in  such  a 
manner  that  I  had  reason  to  disbelieve  them,  and  had  only  time,  the 
boat  setting  off,  to  drop  a  line  to  Mr.  Heron  on  the  subject.  On  my 
arrival  liere  I  found  the  inhabitants  had  been  alarmed  bv  some  seditious 
speeches,  but  I  cannot  find  out  the  persons  who  made  them. 

The  Inhabitants  turned  out  with  the  greatest  alarcity,  but  they  have 
not  arms,  and  are  on  that  account  only  equal  to  the  slaves  except  in 
numbers,  which  I  believe  far  exceeds  the  blacks.  We  have  always  a 
great  number  of  strangers  here,  and  Seamen  besides,  who  turn  out  well. 
As  I  l»efore  wrote  you,  our  Militia  are  much  deranged  for  want  of  offi- 
cers, and  very  few  inclined  to  accei)t  of  any. 

In  a  few  days  I  shall  be  up,  and  will  wait  on  your  Excellency  and 
give  every  information  in  my  power. 

A  vessel  is  arrived  from  London  with  accounts  to  16th  of  NovV.     The 

newspapers  there  speak  more  favorably  of  the  Treaty  with  Fmnce  than 

we  are  led  to  believe  here  from  Congress.     We  have  it  at  large,  but  have 

not  yet  seen  it.     This  ship,  I  have  heard,  brought  intelligence  that  the 

Congress  is  removed  from  Lunenville  to  Paris,  and  that  the  British  was 

not  to  send  ambassadors  there. 

I  am.  <&c. 


1800. 
Dec.  25, 
Norfolk 


Dec.  27, 
Richmond 


Dec.  29, 
Norfolk 


174 


1800. 
Dec.  31 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 

The  following  Slaves  were  tried  and  sentenced  to  death  in  Henrico 
court  and  Richmond  Hustings  Court: 

Their  valuation,  is  fixed  by  the  court,  as  follows: 
Jack  alias  Jac»,k  Ditcher,  belonging  to  the  Estate  of  VV^illiam  Bow- 
ler, dec'd, $4(X) 

Lewis  To  Dabney  Williamson, £110 

Watt     "    Thomas  Prosser, £  45 

King     "     Philip  N.  Nicholas, £  80 

Adam  Craig,  C.  C. 


iSept  18, 


Adam  Craig  to  Philip  Norborne  Nicholas. 

Has  been  sick,  and  as  his  clerks,  James  Blagrove  and  Andrew  Steven- 
Richmond  jjQj^^  have  been  on  guard  for  two  da}^?,  his  deputy,  George  Dunlevy,  has 
been  unable  to  attend  to  the  duties  of  his  clerkships,  viz:  Henric43  Court, 
Hustings  Court,  and  Common  Hall  of  Richmond.  Much  business  is 
pressing,  and  in  particular  numbers  of  free  negroes  and  mullattoes  have 
been  applying  for  their  registers,  without  which  they  are  liable  to  impris- 
onment. Recjuests  Mr.  Nicholas  to  obtain  for  his  clerks  temporary 
exemption  from  guard  duty. 


Advice  Respecting  Swan's  Arms. 

Sept.  15  It  is  advised  that  the  arms  now  offered  by  Mr.  Swan's  agent  as  per 

sample  in  the  C.  Chamber,  will  be  examined  on  the  following  conditions 
only :  The  arms  to  be  hereafter  produced  are  not  to  be  inferior  to  the  said 
sample,  of  which  the  Executive  reserve  to  themselves  the  judgment. 
That  the  arms  shall  undergo  the  Proof  of  Double  Charge,  which  shall  be 
at  the  expense  of  Mr.  Swan,  the  Powder  and  Ball  only  excepted.  That 
the  Duties,  freight,  ttc,  on  arms  shall  be  paid  by  Mr.  Swan,  and  that 
they  be  delivered  at  the  Penitentiary.  That  only  such  arms  as  are  not 
broken  and  shall  stand  ])roof,  will  be  considered  as  j)urchased.  That  six 
dollars  be  given  for  such  as  shall  come  under  the  above  description. 


Sept  22,         .James  Allan,  quarantine  officer,  infonns  the  Governor  that  the  crews 
^'^^bure^'^^    of  all  vessels  in  port  are  heahhy. 


Sept.  22,         George  Nicolson  informs  the  Governor  that  it  is  im}>ossible  to  obtain 
Ricbmond   ^  physician  on  vessels  at  the  (juarantine  ground  at  Jordan's  Point,  and 
that  provisions  and  fresh  water  are  hard  to  obtain.     Suggests  that  vessels 
be  allowed  to  come  to  the  Richmond  Quarantine  station. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  175 


Watte  Parker  writes  to  the  Governor  acknowledging  receipt  of  com-        isoo. 
mission  as  quarantine  officer  at  Port  Royal.  ^^^'  "^ 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  received  your  letter  of  the  23d  inst,  directing  me  to  receive  the  Sept.  25 
arms  now  in  the  hands  of  the  Militia,  which  were  delivered  out  on  the 
late  occasion,  and  replace  them  with  the  arms  destined  for  the  several 
frontier  counties  mentioned  in  your  letter,  and  then  pn)ceed  to  distribute 
them  according  to  instructions  heretofore  received.  This  shall  be  done 
as  soon  ab*  circumstimces  will  i>ermit — also  to  have  the  external  plank 
wall  completed  without  delay;  for  the  security  of  the  prisoners  in  tlie 
jail;  the  workmen  are  now  employed  in  erecting  it  and  I  hope  will  com- 
pleate  it  in  a  few  days,  I  must  here  inform  you  that  immediately  after 
being  instructed  to  have  this  plank  enclosure  made,  I  applied  to  the  dif- 
ferent furnishers  of  timber  in  the  neighborhood  of  Richmond  to  supply 
the  requisite  timber  for  the  purpose,  none  of  them  would  consent  to  fur- 
nish it.  I  then  wrote  several  letters  to  Mr.  Jessie  Payne,  who  resides 
fifteen  miles  from  hence,  who  was  the  only  person  1  had  an}'  hopes  of 
getting  the  timber  off;  after  a  lapse  of  several  days,  Mr.  Payne  came  and 
engaged  to  furnish  it.  He  was  prevented  by  sickness  from  supplying 
it  until  about  four  weeks  ago.  William  C'allis  a  carpenter  had  long  before 
been  engaged  to  build  the  plank  wall  as  soon  as  the  materials  were  brought 
in  place,  but  when  the  timbers  were  furnished,  Mr.  Callis  had  no  work- 
men to  assist  him  in  the  erection  of  the  enclosure,  I  then  tried  through- 
out the  town  to  get  a  worknian  with  a  sufficient  number  of  hands  to 
execute  the  work  immediately,  but  the  militia  of  this  and  neighborhood 
being  called  into  service,  1  could  get  but  one  carpenter,  a  Mr.  Duke,  with 
a  few  hands  who  with  \Vm.  Callis  and  his  workmen,  are  now  building  the 
wall ;  this  has  been  the  cause  of  the  delav  of  that  work. 

You  likewise  desire  me  to  report  the  state  of  the  Penitentiary  Building 
and  the  Public  Manufactory  of  Anns;  also  how  far  the  several  contractors 
who  are  concerned  in  the  business  have  complied  with  their  contracts. 

The  walls  of  the  upper  story  of  the  Semi-circular  part  of  the  Peniten- 
tiary Building  are  about  one-third  built,  six  bricklayers  are  employed  in 
erecting  these  walls,  which  I  hope  and  expect  will  be  ready  to  receive  the 
circular  roof  in  the  course  of  five  or  six  weeks.  The  brick  work  of  this 
building  would  have  been  much  more  forward  at  this  time,  hail  it  not 
been  for  the  circumstance  which  I  shall  here  relate,  viz:  The  contract 
which  Harvie  &  Winston  entered  into  with  the  Executive  to  furnish  the 
requisite  quantity  of  bricks  and  Hme  for  com  pleating  the  walls  of  the 
buildings,  as  estimated  by  the  former  Superintendent,  was  complied  with 
in  the  autumn  of  last  year.    The  quantity  of  Bricks  and  Lime  fell  far 


176  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  Hhort  of  what  was  necessary  for  eompleating  the  building,  as  will  appear 
wept.  25  i^y  g^  reference  to  the  rejiort  on  the  state  of  this  building  which  I  gave  to 
Governor  Wood  a  few  days  previous  to  the  commencement  of  the  last  ses- 
sion of  the  State  Legislature,  in  which  I  stated  the  number  of  Bricks  and 
quantity  of  Lime  requisite  for  completing  the  building  of  that  building. 
I  was  then  directed  by  the  Executive  to  advertise  in  the  new8pai)er8  of 
this  city  that  proj)Osals  would  be  received  for  furnishing  the  Bricks  and 
Lime.  The  time  for  receiving  these  proposals  was  postponed  in  obedience 
to  an  order  of  the  Executive  directing  me  to  continue  my  advertisement, 
which  was  d(»ne,  and  no  proposals  were  accepted  by  the  Executive  until 
the  month  of  February  or  March  in  the  present  year,  18(K),  when  the 
proposal  of  Col.  John  Harvie  was  closed  with  by  the  Executive  for  fur- 
nishing the  necessary  Bricks  and  Lime.  So  that  no  preparations  for 
making  the  bricks  were  made  last  fall,  as  it  was  not  then  known  who 
would  be  employed  to  make  them,  and  the  public  brick  yard  for  that 
building  was  occupied  by  Harvie  &  Winston  until  the  end  of  the  season 
last  year.  Owing  to  this  circumstance,  we  had  but  a  few  bricks  which 
were  not  worked  into  the  walls  last  season  to  recommence  the  walls  with 
in  the  spring  of  the  present  year,  so  that  but  few  workmen  could  be 
employed  on  the  walls  for  want  of  bricks  and  lime.  Since  these  mate- 
rials have  been  furnished  in  sufficient  quantity  under  the  new  contract 
(which  has  not  been  the  case  until  a  few  weeks  ago),  I  have  frequently 
requested  Mr.  Martin  Mims,  the  undertaker  of  the  brick  work,  to  augment 
the  number  of  bricklayers,  who  says  that  he  has  employed  all  that  he 
could  procure.  I  have  searched  the  town  several  times  for  bricklayers 
and  have  only  been  able  to  add  one  to  Mr.  Minis'  company,  and  am  well 
aware  of  the  difficulty  of  procuring  such  workmen  in  Richmond  or  its 
vicinity.  The  workmen  of  Mr.  Anderson  Barret,  undertaker  of  the  car- 
uenter  work  of  this  building,  have  been  employed,  since  getting  through 
the  work  of  th^  east  wing,  in  putting  up  the  door  and  window  frames  of 
the  west  wing,  and  laying  the  floors  of  the  area  of  that  wing,  which  is 
designed  for  an  infirmary.  They  are  now  engaged  in  laying  the  floors, 
hanging  the  doors,  and  ceiling  the  walls  of  the  cells  of  the  circular  part, 
of  the  building  with  oak  plank,  the  roof  for  which  is  ready  to  be  erected 
as  soon  as  the  walls  are  ready  to  receive  it,  and  the  sheeting  plank  and 
shingles  are  prepared  to  cover  it.  I  have  often  called  on  Mr.  Barret  to 
employ  a  greater  number  of  workmen  on  the  building.  He  has  made  a 
small  addition,  and  promises  to  increase  the  number  of  the  worknren  if 
possible,  but  I  l)elieve  it  to  be  a  difficult  matter  to  engage  carpenters  in 
this  city  at  this  time. 

The  blacksmiths  engagad  on  the  iron  work  of  the  Penitentiary,  have 
finished  the  grates  for  the  windows  and  tops  of  the  doors  of  the  several 
apartments  of  the  building,  excepting  the  grates  for  lower  part  of  the 
Keei)er'8  house  and  those  for  the  arches  which  are  to  be  erected  on  the 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS,  177 


principal  front,  they  have  also  made  the  lightning  rods  and  are  now  em-        isoo. 
ployed  in  securing  ihe  windows  of  both  the  wings  (which  have  wooden  P^*  ^^ 

frames),  with  }>ars  of  iron,  and  in  punching  rivet  holes  through  the  sheet 
Iron,  and  riveting  the  doors  tc^ether  and  making  hinges  for  them. 

The  painting  work  undertaken  bj  Mr.  Charles  Cox  has  made  but  a 
small  progress.  The  cornice  already  erected  and  some  of  the  doors  and 
interior  work  of  the  east  wing  only  being  painted.  I  have  often  applied 
to  Mr.  Cox  to  go  on  with  the  painting  work  without  effect 

I  suppose  the  east  wing,  which  is  now  wholly  given  up  for  the  con- 
finement of  the  Penitentiary  criminals,  will  afford  accommodation  for  at 
least  fifty  more  than  are  at  present  confined  therein,  and  the  cells  in  the 
circular  part  are  in  considerable  forwardness. 

The  buildings  of  the  public  manufactory  of  arms  has  not  progressed 
agreeably  to  my  most  ardent  wishes,  owing  to  circumstances  which  are 
obvious  to  every  person  who  has  paid  attention  to  the  prepress  of  that 
work  from  its  commencement,  which  all  depended  on  the  foundations  on 
which  the  buildings  were  to  be  erected.  It  will  appear  by  referring  to 
the  contract  between  the  Executive  and  Moses  Bates  (the  only  person 
engaged  in  that  business),  who  undertook  the  clearing  out  of  said  foun- 
dations, that  he  was  obligated  by  contract  to  keep  only  fifteen  labourers 
employed  in  that  business,  which  was  certainly  a  number  too  small  for 
the  magnitude  of  that  work ;  and  it  is  well  known  that  the  walls  were 
commenced  as  soon  as  foundations  was  read}'  on  which  to  commence 
them ;  it  is  also  well  known  that  almost  any  building  in  which  machinery 
to  work  by  water  is  erected  requires  infinitely  more  digging  than  com- 
mon building.  -• 

These  works  occupy  a  considerable  space  of  ground.  In  several  parte 
of  the  building,  niachinerv  to  work  by  water  is  to  be  erected,  and  in  order 
to  use  the  same  water  three  times  in  its  descent  from  the  Canal  to  the 
River  (which  will  save  a  considerable  annual  expense  in  the  price  of  the 
water),  the  foundations  where  these  water-works  are  to  be  erected,  must 
y*e  dug  deep  enough  to  avail  ourselves  of  all  the  fall  of  water  of  which 
the  situation  will  admit,  and  although  in  proportion  to  the  extent  of  the 
works  no  more  digging  is  required  for  these  foundations  than  the  foun- 
dations of  double-geared  mills  in  general,  yet  it  is  a  great  work  to  be 
accomplished  by  fifteen  hands  in  a  short  space  of  time.  For  want  of 
the  foundations,  the  stone  work  was  not  commenced  this  year  imtill  a 
considerable  part  of  the  season  had  elapsed,  and  the  brick  walls  which 
were  to  be  erected  on  the  stone  work  could  not  be  begun  untill  the  stone 
work  u|K)n  which  they  depended  was  finished.  Had  we  not  been  obliged 
to  wait  for  foundations  nor  the  stone  work  tediously  carriefi  on  by  the 
undertakers  of  that  work,  I  doubt  not  but  all  tlie  walls  of  the  Manufac- 
tury  of  Arms  would  be  finished  in  the  present  year.  The  want  of  foun- 
dations has  also  retarded  the  progress  of  the  Carpenters'  work  of  the 

23 


178  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.  buildings,  which  could  not  be  erected  for  want  of  the  walls  to  which  it 
Sept.  25  jy  ^  [^Q  attached.  It  has  not  been  for  want  of  material  or  workmen  in 
either  brick  or  wood  that  these  works  are  not  in  more  forwardness  than 
they  are  at  present,  but  owing  to  the  want  of  foundations  on  which  to 
build,  although  Bates  has  kept  the  number  of  hands  employed  agreeably 
to  his  contract. 

The  walls  of  the  two  wings  are  in  considerable  forwardness,  and  will 
be  roofed  as  soon  as  the  walls  are  finished,  and  if  the  cold  weather  does 
not  commence  earlier  this  fall  than  usual,  I  hope  the  principal  front  as 
well  as  the  wings  will  be  built  and  covered  in,  in  the  course  of  the  pres- 
ent season.  The  machinery  to  work  by  water  is  in  greater  forwardness 
tlian  the  work  in  any  of  the  other  branches,  but  the  houses  in  which  it 
is  to  be  erected  are  not  ready  to  receive  it. 

I  am,  &c. 


Elisha  C.  Dick  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  26,  The  health  of  the  town  is  improving.  Thinks  there  is  great  danger  to 
Alexandria  ^^e  town  in  the  great  number  of  free  negroes  who  live  there,  most  of 
whom  have  come  from  Maryland.  He  has  long  considered  the  abolition 
societies  as  tending  to  produce  at  some  period,  the  most  serious  calama- 
ties  to  the  people  of  the  Southern  States,  and  it  appears  to  him  now,  that 
immediate  legislative  measures  have  become  necessary  to  restrain  if  not 
entirely  suppress  the  schools  supported  by  them.  While  these  schools 
are  constantly  inculcating  natural  equality  among  the  blacks  of  every 
description,  they  are  teaching  them  with  great  assiduity  the  only  means 
by  which  they  can  at  any  time  be  enabled  to  concert  and  execute  a  plan 
of  general  insurrection. 


RO.    QUARLES,    Sup'T,    TO    THE   EXECUTIVE. 

Sept.  29,         The  militia  ordered  as  a  reinforcement  to  the  Garrison  are  in  a  favor- 
PomtofFork  ^y^^^  state  of  training,  and  discharge  their  duty  with  great  alacrity  and 
attention.     About  $400  needed  to  purchase  clothes  for  the  guard,  if  they 
are  to  be  re-enlisted. 


Charles  Yancey  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  1,  Recommending  John  Pittman  as  a  Commissioner  to  conduct  the  Elec- 

uc  ing  am  ^^^^  -^^  ^j^^  room  of  VVm.  I.  Lewis,  who  is  a  non-resident  of  the  county. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  179 


A   Quarterly  Report  Jrmii  t/te  Arsenal  of  Ordnaiur,  Armn,  and  Military 

Stores,  October  1st,  1800. 

1  16-inch  bras8  mortar;  1  hrass  field-piece  of  6  pounds;  7,175  muskets        1800. 

in  good  reimir;  730  muskets  with  unground  bayonets;  900  artillery  and 

grenailier  swords;  40  pigs  of  lead;   180  canister  shot;  260  cannon  shot; 

.*]<>  rhearas  of  cartridge  paper;  18  barrels  of  flint**;  1,650  pounds  of  ball 

and  buckshot 

R.   QUARLES,  Sup't. 


W.  J.  Lewis  to  the  Governor. 

Returning  commission  as  Commissioner  of  Election  for  Buckingham       O^t.  1, 
on  account  of  removal  from  that  county,  and  recommending  in  his  riH>m      Coi^u^ 
Hobt.  Moseley,  .Jr. 


John  Clarke  and  George  Williamson  to  the  Governor. 

In  compliance  with  vour  request  that  we  should  examine  the  arms  Oct.  2, 
fon>arded  by  Mr.  Swan  as  a  sample,  and  report  to  you  our  opinion  of  *^-"n>o°<* 
their  value,  and  state  such  defects  as  we  may  discover  them  to  have,  and 
the  expense  which  in  our  opinion  would  be  incurred  in  rendering  them 
fit  to  place  in  the  hands  of  the  militia  when  called  into  actual  .service,  we 
report  as  follows,  viz:  That  we  have  made  examination  of  the  sample  of 
arms  lately  forwarded  by  Mr.  Swan,  and  also  of  the  arms  lately  deposited 
in  the  Penitentiary  by  Mr.  Swan's  agents,  and  are  of  opinion  that  the 
intrinsic  value  of  said  arms  is  five  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents  per 
stand,  exclusive  of  the  cartridge  boxes. 

We  discover  in  the  said  arms  the  following  defects :  The  barrels  are 
crooked  and  clumsily  made,  and  are  consequently  heavier  than  necessary. 
The  stocks  are  of  a  tender  wood,  and  the  workmanship  badly  executed. 
The  mounting,  tho'  tolerably  well  executed,  is  rough  and  badly  fitted  to 
the  stock.  The  locks  are  defective  in  their  construction  and  in  the  exe- 
cution of  the  workmanship,  and  are  not  well  fitted  into  the  stock.  The 
screws  of  the  several  component  parts  are  uncommonly  indifferent.  The 
bayonets  are  defective  in  point  of  form,  and  not  having  their  swkets 
bored  in  the  usual  way,  are  not  well  fitted  to  the  muzzle  of  the  barrels. 
As  these  arms  appear  to  be  improperly  ctmstructed  in  some  of  their  sev- 
eral part^,  and  the  workmanship  badly  executed  in  every  j)art  excepting 
the  ramrods,  we  do  not  conceive  it  possible  that  a  perfect  musket  can  Iw 
made  of  those  defective  parts;  but  as  these  arms  appear  to  be  of  the 
same  (piality  and  in  the  same  condition  of  the  four  thousand  stand  here- 
tofore furnished  by  Mr.  Swan,  we  8up|>ose  that  the  expense  attending 
their  being  rendered  as  Jit  to  place  in  the  hands  of  the  Militia  as  the 


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iJj^X        former  4»0i1ll  required,  will  be  incurred,  or  perhape^  not  so  much,  as  the 
Ridbiiiond    ^^'^  ^J^^  were  taken  to  pieoe:^  first,  to  be  pioren^  and,  secondly,  to  be 
deaiHiL 

Altho*  the  above  is  our  opinion  o(  the  intrinsic  value  of  the  anus,  yet 
if  we  should  give  an  opinion  as  to  the  price  which  in  our  judgment  ought 
now  to  be  ^veu  for  them,  when  we  take  into  consideration  the  anxietv 
of  the  Executive  that  the  law  authorizing  them  to  procure  a  supply  for 
this  ComuKHiweahh  should  b^  carried  into  effect,  and  the  defenceless 
state  of  iHir  cvnintrx'  k>T  want  of  arms,  and  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  an 
abundant  supply  in  any  shv^  ()ertod^  which  difficulty  might  be  greatly 
increased  by  a  rupture  between  our  ixHmtry  aiKl  any  foreign  State,  we  do 
not  hesitate  to  say  that  in  our  opuiioQ  a  price  coosidefably  above  the 
intrinsic  value  of  the  arms  ought  to  be  given  lor  them. 

We  are.  sir.  with  respect,  yoar.  ^Ice. 


John  Shis  to  tkk  GoTsmxoa. 

Oct.  2^  Enclosing  bill  of  lading  for  four  chests  of  anxu$  shipped  oo  sloop  Little 

Ptii^^i:-    Jim.  Robert  Robinson  mat^ter,  to  Samuel  Cotemao^  Richmond, 
poia 


Oct.  -^ 
Norfolk 


ROB^    BaOUGH  TO   TKS  G0VS&5OR. 

The  office  of  a  Notary  PuWic  being  vaA.*ated  by  the  electii>Q  oi  Mr. 

Thos.  Newton^  Jr..  to  a  seat  in  CoDgres9>  I  have  been  indixeed  to  offer  my 

services. 

I  am,  «kc. 


T.    BlfCltNBR   TO   TUB    GoVBE^Oa. 

Oct  4  Relatiug  to  47  stand  of  anus  shipped  to  York  for  the  oae  of  his  Regi- 

meut,  not  received. 


JottN  Clark  to  thk  GuvBBaMoa. 

Oct  «.  Informing  him  o(  the  necessity  of  pn>curing  more  brick  for  the  Armory 

RicbiuouU    y^^j  provided  for  iu  the  tirst  cootract,  and  enclosing  the  proposition  of 
John  Harvie  to  furnish  all  that  sliould  be  needed. 


RiitiKR    GRKUOHV    fi)   TMB    itOVKRJHOR, 

Oct  6  Asking  for  balance  due  him  for  furnishing  troops  stationed  at  Ptidy's^ 

amounting  to  i:36A»i^. 


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James  McCluro  to  the  Governor. 

There  being  no  watch  at  present  in  tlie  pay  of  the  city,  I  have  no  1800^ 
authority  to  order  any  out,  and  the  Patrolls  are,  I  believe,  entirely  under 
military  direction.  I  can  only,  in  obedience  to  your  wish,  solicit  the 
coiuiuanders  of  the  volunteer  corps  to  furnish  such  a  Patnjll  as  you 
deem  necessary,  which  I  shall  certainly  do  this  night;  and  I  must  apply 
to  the  Common  Hall  to-morrow  to  enable  me  to  comply  with  your  re- 
quest by  establishing  a  watch. 

I  am,  &c. 


L.  W.   Tazewell  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  Mr.  Marsh  for  appointment  in  Norfolk  as  a  Notary       Oct.  7, 

Public.  Williams- 

burg 

Watts  Parker  to  the  Governor. 

Relating  to  the  Quarantine  at  Port  Royall  and  the  danger  to  be  appre-      Oct.  7, 
hended  from  Baltimore  vessels.  ^^'^  ^^^^ 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosing  Geo.  Williamson's  proposals  for  repairing  the  old  arms  at       Oct.  7 
the  Penitentiary. 

M.4T.  Cheatham  to  the  Governor. 

Relating  to  the  removal  of  the  arms  from  Manchester  to  the  Peniten-       Oct.  8, 
tiary,  by  which  the  guard  at  Manchester  may  be  discharged.  Manchester 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  received  3n)ur  letter  of  this  date  requesting  the  loan  of  arms      Oct.  9, 
re<|ue8ted  by  ('olo.  Mayo,  for  the  parade  of  his  Reg't  the  day  after  to-mor-    Richmond 
row. 

It  would  give  me  pleasure  if  that  gentleman  could  be  accomodated, 
without  materially  interfereing  with  the  arrangement  made  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  the  public  arms  to  their  respective  Regiments  for  which  they 
are  destined ;  but  as  the  arms  (except  those  which  are  yet  in  the  hands 
of  the  militia  and  citizens  of  this  city,)  are  arranged  and  packed  up  in 


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1800.        boxes  ready  to  be  conveyed  from  hence,  it  will  be  impossible  to  furnish 
Ri^mond   ^  Regiment  with  arms,  without  opening  the  boxes  in  which  they  are 
packed,  which  would  derange  the  present  plan  for  their  distribution. 

I  am,  <&c., 


Oct.  11, 
York 


Wm.  Morgan  to  the  Governor. 

There  is  only  one  vessel  at  this  port  at  present  that  is  i>erforming 
Quarantine — Schooner  Rising  Sun,  Capt.  I^wis  King.  The  crew  are  all 
well.  From  the  change  in  the  weather  I  hope  that  in  a  few  days  that 
the  fever  at  Norfolk  will  entirely  subside,  and  hope  so  soon  as  you  have 
information  thereof,  you  will  be  pleased  to  make  it  known  to  me.  This 
town  has  not  materially  suffered  in  this  respect.  The  vessels  bound  up 
this  river  has  been  compelled  to  perform  Quarantine,  but  there  is  a  num- 
ber of  crafts  that  belong  to  persons  below  here  that  have  constantly 
traded  to  Norfolk,  and  have  kept  out  of  the  reach  of  law;  by  which 
the  merchants  below  here  have  been  regularly  supplied  from  Norfolk, 
and  have  considerably  injured  the  trade  of  this  place. 


Oct.  13, 
Philadel- 
phia 


ROBT.    McCORMICK    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

\ 

Asking  that  Drafts  for  the  payment  of  arms  made  by  him  be  made 
payable  in  Philadelphia. 

Informing  him  that  alterations  to  be  made  in  the  Bayonets  suggested 
by  him  could  not  be  made  in  those  already  manufactured  but  could  be 
in  the  next  lot. 


Watts  Parker  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  14,  Relating  to  violation  of  orders  by  Capt.  Hunter  of  the  Schopner  Eagle, 

Port  Royall  jj^  taking  his  vessel    up   the   Rappahannock    when   ordered    to  observe 
Quarantine. 


Oct.  16, 
Hicliinond 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  been  attending  at  the  Penitentiary  since  Monday  morning  last 
to  receive  the  public  arms  from  the  militia  of  this  city,  a  considerable 
portion  of  which  have  not  yet  been  offered  for  delivery,  owing,  I  believe, 
to  the  inattention  of  the  men  to  the  orders  of  their  officers.  Some 
entire  comj)anie8  have  not  yet  delivered  a  single  stand.  To  those  officers 
who  have  delivered  arms  drawn  on  the  late  occasion,  I  have  delivered  as 
many  other  arms  as  they  required  for  their  companies  (from  those 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


183 


destined  for  the  several  frontier  counties  mentioned  in  your  memoran- 
dum to  me),  for  which  I  have  taken  their  receipts  resi)ectively.  As  there 
are  now  received  a  considerable  number  of  the  public  arms  from  the 
militia,  which  are  generally  in  bad  order  and  require  as  much  cleaning 
as  they  did  when  they  were  stamped,  and  conceiving  it  proper  to  com- 
mence the  necessary  preparations  for  their  distribution,  notwithstanding 
the  whole  are  not  yet  returned,  I  applied  to  Mr.  Geo.  Williamson  for  the 
lowest  terms  upon  which  he  would  undertake  to  assort,  clean,  and  box 
them  in  order  to  be  sent  to  their  destination.  He  informs  me  that  he 
will  not  undertake  that  business  for  less  than  one  shilling  per  stand.  At? 
this  was  the  price  at  which  he  lately  executed  the  same  work,  with  the 
addition  of  stamping,  I  conceive  it  to  be  a  price  which  ought  not  now  to 
be  given,  the  stamping  being  already  done.  I  shall  endeavor  to  get 
some  other  person  to  execute  this  work  on  better  terms.  I  am  anxious 
that  Mr.  Williamson  should  proceed  with  the  Iron  work  for  the  manu- 
factory of  arms  without  interruption  if  possible.  If  you  should  think 
proper  to  send  them  to  the  Arsenal  at  the  Point  of  Fork  to  have  them 
prepared  for  distribution  please  to  inform  me  thereof.  Mr.  Wight,  of 
this  city,  requests  me  to  inform  you  that  he  has  a  considerable  quantity 
of  good  gunpowder  which  he  wishes  to  dispose  of  a£  wholesale  for  two 
shillings  and  nine  pence  p'r  w't.  You  will  please  inform  me  whether  the 
Executive  will  purchase  for  the  State  or  not. 

I  am,  &c. 


1800. 

Oct.  16, 

Richmond 


ROBT.    QUARLES   TO   THE    GOVERNOR. 

Agreeable  to  your  last  communication,  I  have  proceeded  this  day  to  let 
contractor's  office  for  the  ensuing  year  for  the  supply  of  Rations  at  this 
Garrison.  Eight  different  candidates  handed  in  their  proposals,  a  state- 
ment of  which  I  have  here  inclosed.  I  have  thought  proper  to  close 
with  Capt..  Littlebury  Weaver  at  nine  cents,  who  has  acted  the  last  year 
in  this  capacity  with  credit  and  satisfaction.  I  should  certainly  have 
given  him  the  preference  on  equal  terms,  but  his  being  the  lowest,  ren- 
derefl  it  indispensable.  This  circumstance,  I  understand,  has  afforded 
uneasiness  to  a  certain  George  Anderson,  a  candidate,  who  talks  of  pay- 
ing a  visit  to  the  Executive  to  have  his  grievances  remedied,  contending 
that  his  terms  are  more  advantageous  to  the  State  than  Weaver^s. 

Upon  the  same  principle  of  consulting  the  public  interest,  I  shall 
proceed  to  take  Weaver's  bond  with  security,  as  usual,  for  the  due  per- 
formance of  his  office,  and  trust  I  shall  receive  the  sanction  of  your 
Excellency. 

Our  artificers  are  now  engaged  in  repairing  the  arras  lately  received 
from  Capt.  Spears,  of  Cumberland.     They  are  returned  in  wretched  order. 


Oct.  18, 

State 

Arsenal 


I«l  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

1^00.        f  koop  nn  nrcouni  of  the  expen«eH  attendant  on  cleaning  and  repairing 
%lnl(^'      ''^  ^horri,  the  rooovefy  of  which,  fronn  the  respective  officers,  will  he  a  sat>- 
Ar^rnnl     jcrt  of  y<Mir  Kxcrflency'»  direction. 

f  have,  Ac. 


J.AMKR  Taylor  to  thr  Governor. 

(let.  1?4,  fftclof«e<1  I  PHid  y(»!i  »  c<»py  of  a  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treas- 

NorNk      ^^^^.  ^^|.  ^|j^  (T„itHl  States  to  th(^  ('ol1rct<ir  of  this  port,  directing  him  to 

|my  to  thn  <'niiimiMHionerH  tlir  8um  duo  to  the  contractors  of  the  Marine 

lloMpital  and  oihi^r  (Mintin^^eiit  chargcn,  a^  jjor  acc't  forwarded  by  you, 

atnotititiii^  to  (MsrvJ^   l)ollarM,  on  a  coHHiou  being  made  to  the  United 

Tbip  U'tlor  hap  \\\\\\  dtirmiuit  pouip  time,  as  it  came  to  hand  after  the 
dprtih  i»r  Tol.  Hyni  anti  witp  not  sern  by  me  till  a  day  or  two  ago.  The 
ph^^Mtt  Ai*tin>i  ('olloiior  ft\ipp«>80H  that  he  must  have  satisfactory  proof 
nmde  of  (hp  ri^ssion  to  tho  rnitinl  States  l>efore  he  can  pay  the  money. 
The  \v\  of  Affpembly  is  olear  enough*  but  he  is  cautious.  I  will  thank 
\^>uv  Kxrelloury  to  forwrtnl  your  dinivtions  respecting  it  as  soon  as  con- 
v^^uif^ut,  rtj»  tl\e  Administmtn>r  of  IV>rlaud  Is  pressing  to  receive  his 
den^nini.  m\\\  tlie  ^N^mmij«siouors  are  anxious  to  settle  the  business. 

The  t.otts  on  xvhioh  the  Hiv^pital  st^sinds,  ^-eiv  l>inight — ^>f  Edmund 
AUmAud  t>x>>  l.otts.  of  tsaMta  SmaHw*x>il  iM>e  lA>tls  as  j^rdeed.  An 
Aot  of  As58enxbly  \^\-tx>i1  the  other,  l>eUM\gii\g  to  James  Herbert V  or^^n, 
tht^^v  1>i^ing  other  U^nd  pui>^ha«Nl  ^>r  him  t>f  more  value  in  liea  therec«f, 
bnncring  in  the  \\holo  four  Iv^vitj^  to  make  a  sqnarc. 

1  ftm.  in  l>ehalf  of  the  Oommissioners,  vonr,  ^c^ 

ft 

\^  ASHTVt^TON,    ficpt.  Jltl^  J^fCf. 
SrR: 

The  Se*retar\'  of  the  XaA-^-.  bv  his  letter  of  the  HfHh  nltiTno,  baf 

requested   thfit    1   ^onld   ftnthorize  yon   to   jmy  to   the  (>»Tnmif«iioT>eT«^ 

app^^inted  nndor  the  Act  of  the  X'irpinin  .\t?sembly  for  the  ej^tablisbn^em 

of  R  Marino  "Hospital,  the  halnnce  due  from  th<*ni  to  the  i  'ontrartor  f<»r 

said  Hospital,  nTtf\  to  take  measures  for  obt^aining  a  title  in  due  fomj  to 

(he  rnited  States  therefor,  with  which  request  of  the  'SecTfftaTv  of  tht- 

\f^\'\*  yon  will   bf'  plea«*d  to  eomplv.     There  appears  to  be  a  variation 

between  the  >^uni  awarded  to  be  dne  to  the  O-on tractor  by  the  rei^ort  tit 

the  4  'onmii<!sioners  aee<^mpanyinc  your  letter  of  the  Iftth  of  ,ltme.  and  tht 

Recount  enrr^'t  Mimed  bv  th('  Auditor,  transmitted  ben*with — ^the  fomieT 

tixinp  thef»nni  at  six  thousand  dollars,  and  the  latter  making  it  £l>w^^).lii. 

VirpiniH  currency,  equal  to  fi,lS5^  dollars.     I  will  thank  you.  therefon., 

to  WKjuin*  how  this  differences  arises,  a>  well  toiiatiisfv  youraelf  previously 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


to  the  payment  of  the  money,  whether  a  good  and  sufficient  title  to  the 
piT>|ierty  can  be  ve>«tetl  in  the  I'nited  States. 

The  mrmey,  when  paid,  may  he  c«mverted  hy  you  into  a  remittance  U> 
the  Treisurer.  by  drawing  and  remitting  to  him  a  Bill  in  bin  favor  on  the 
Secretary  of  the  Navy. 

I  am,  with  coasideration,  air,  your  obed't  Herv't, 


CSigned) 


O.    WoUf/TT. 


Thway  Byrd,  Es^j. 


185 


IHOO. 

r)ct.  ^, 

Norfolk 


A  LLst  of  thoee  Militia  officerH  who  are  delinquent  in  returning  the 
public  arms  first  drawn  by  them  on  the  late  alarm,  stating  the  numf>er 
I  »f  arms,  Ac,  yet  to  be  accounted  for  by  them : 

Mn.*<ketfl  with      Bayonet  f'artridge 

Bayonets.         Scabbards.  Boxes, 

(apt.  Win.  Giles,          .         .             29                     Z4  Z2 

•'     Wni.  Richards«>n.         -  3  H 

Lieut.  John  Trower,     -         -               8                     5i^  8 

(apL  .\lex'r  McRae.    -         -              7                      7  25 

■^     \Vm.  Smith,        -         -               7                      17  U 

'*     John  FMxon,       -         -               2                       3  7 

•     John  Stnibia,      -         -  43 

Lieut.  Sanil  .Mc< 'raw.  -         -               1                        7  1 

Lifr*ut.  ( 'har!e}i»  Barret.  -         -             57                     57  57 

('a[it  Th<»?*.  Nicholrton.          -             14                      17  '3> 

Major  Kich'd  Adams.  -         -             13                      13  15 

(*apt-  J»>hn  M«x><ly.      -         -               5                       5  .5 

En.-ijni  I-ei;rht4>n  \V'«M»fl,        -               9                        0  9 

KrL-^itni  John  Glvn,       -         -              10                      10  10 

lf>5                   240  241 

The  followinar  are  those  private  citiasens  who  drew  public  arms  by 

orrier?  of  mem  Iters  of  the  C,'oun<nl  of  State  who  have   not  yet  returned 
thf-m : 

Daniel  L.  Hvlton.  - -         -  1  stand- 

.\i«:-xander  Stewart, 1      Ihy. 

J«»hn  M.  Smith, 1      !>>. 

Juhn  Brown.  -         -         - I     Ihk 

Fretlerick  Powell. 1     Do. 

5  stands. 


Oct.  31 


24 


186  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


JoHs  Shbk  to  the  Governor. 

I8i>i>.  Your  Excellenov  s  favor  of  the  20th  inst.  incloc$ing  a  note  for  Mr.  Zard 

Oct  31  '  .  . 

Philadel-    ^^**^  ret^eiveii  yesterday.     I  immediately  delivered  it  at  his  counting  house, 

phia        he  Wing  from  home,  and  soi>n  as  an  op|x>rtunity  offere  for  your  city,  shall 

apply  for  and  with  much  pleasure  ship  you  the  wine  and  other  articles 

he  no  doubt  will  deliver  me. 

Mr.  Mci\>nuick  does  not  punctually  comply  with  his  engagement  in 
the  stipulated  weekly  deliver}*  of  fifty  musket& 

His  iXMitract  I  believe  embarrasses  him,  and  it  mortifys  me  not  a  lit- 
tle, that  notes  drawn  on  your  res|>ectable  State  should  be  hawked  about 
and  sold  so  much  under  their  value. 

1  believe  the  poor  fellow  disposed  of  my  last  Draft  for  about  eleven 
hundred  dollars  at  the  loss  of  one  hundred  and  twenty. 

I  am,  (.tc. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

XoT.  I,  Informinjf  him  of  the  reported  intention  of  Jesse  Payne,  a  ooatiactor 

RichoKMid  j^T^,.  furnishing  timber,  to  remove  in  a  few  days  to  a  frootier  county,  with- 
out accounting  ibr  advancements  made  him.  Also  reque^ng  a  contract 
to  be  made  with  John  Harvie  for  Bricks  and  Lime  for  the  Manu£M^tory 
of  ArniSw 


Feux  D.  St.  Hillaire  to  the  Goverxok. 

Not.  3i  I  take  the  liberty  of  encloc^ing  herewith  a  certificate  oi  my  residence 

''*?^*****  in  the  Town  \*f  Winchester  and  State  t>f  Virginia,  and  request  your 

Excellencv  to  have  the  goodness  iW^  snvinsc  it  aotbenticitT  br  »Htin!?  vour 

private  setU  to  it. 

I  have  the  hooor  to  be,  Jtc. 

Intending  to  :^sdl  for  EIuiv^p^  in  a  fow  ^iay:^  I  beg  your  Exci^ncy  u:> 
be  so  indubient  as  to  recam  the  paper  by  the  next 


We,  the  mKierwritten.  ^.io  heteby  certily  tliat  Anthony  Felix  ^ie  Hil- 
laiie.  who  at  f  ^resent  res^t%k^  in  the  city  n^f  Waslungton,  resided  in  this 
|i£abce  frv»ui  the  fifteenth  day  ot"^  S^|4leulber.  IT^x  until  the  l«JUi  day  »>f 
Febnarv.  17W,  and  that  his  det^>rtmeQt  within  th^t  period  of  time 

»  £  • 


In  testiiu«>Dy  where^MT  we  hdive  heretinto  set  our  haodb  at  Windbester. 
m  thtf  Coauupodwe&hh  of  Mr^riofiiL  this  :^9^  day  o£  vVcober.  IS^-XL 

J.  Prm^N. 
E.  Smith. 


CALENPAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


CVjrtificate  of  Robert  Pollard,  Clerk  of  the  County  Court  of  King  and 
Queen,  that  Pliilip  Pendleton,  ap|)ointed  Sheriff  for  said  county  on  the 
9th  day  of  August,  last  hath  failed  to  give  bond  for  the  faithful  |>erforni- 
ance  of  the  duties  of  Sheriff. 


187 


1800. 
Nov.  4 


RoBT.  Campbell,  Commandant  105th  Regiment,  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  enclosed  the  recommendations  of  the  Court  of  Washington  for 
Militia  Officers  to  your  Excellency. 

There  is  a  number  of  Militia  now  living  between  what  is  called  Hen- 
derson's and  Walker's  line,  bounding  on  the  State  of  Tennessee,  who 
refuse  to  do  Militia  duty.  I  have  ordered  the  officers  commanding  com- 
panies adjacent  to  those  lines  to  enroll  the  Militia,  and  a  number  of  them 
have  since  been  fined  by  a  Battalion  Court  of  Intjuiry  as  delinquents, 
and  their  fines  have  not  been  remitted.  The  Sheriff  has  since  applied  to 
the  Court  Martial  to  have  them  certified  as  delinquent,  alleging  that  they 
could  not  be  collected,  but  the  Court  Martial  refused  to  certify  any  that 
had  property.  I  would  be  glad  to  have  the  advice  of  the  Executive  if 
an  armed  force  shall  be  ordered  to  enable  the  Sheriff  to  collect  the  fines 
if  resistance  should  be  made,  and  whether  the  law  ought  to  be  enforced 
as  far  as  the  Walker's  line. 

I  am,  (fee. 


Nov.  6, 
Abingdon 


Robert  Brouoh  to  John  Pendleton. 

Soliciting  appointment  as  Notary  Public  in  Norfolk  in  the  room  of     Nov.  14, 
Sam'l  G.  Harrison,  dec'd. 


John  Clarke  to  the  (Governor. 

Relating  to  proposed  modifications  in  the  contract  of  John  Harvie  for 
bricks  and  lime  for  the  Manufactory  of  Anns.  Also  to  that  with  Jesse 
Payne  for  timber  for  same  building,  and  loss  sustained  by  premature 
deliverv. 


Nov.  14 


Alexander  Green  to  the  Governor. 

There  has  come  a  very  difficult  case  before  me  as  Escheator  of  Cul- 
\fe\HtT  County,  and  I  am  told  the  only  way  to  get  counsel  to  assist  the 
Attorney  for  the  CV)mmon wealth  is  to  ajiply  to  you. 

The  case  is  Edmund  Harell  possessed  of  a  tract  of  land  in  this  county 
in  the  year  1734.     I  can  find  no  man  that  has  ever  seen  him.     I  have  had 


Nov.  26, 

Culpeper 

County 


188 


1800. 
Nov.  26, 
Culpeper 
County 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 

one  escheat  and  therein  said  that  he  had  beea  absent  more  than  30  years, 
hut  the  District  Court  has  said  we  must  say  he  is  certainly  dead. 

There  is  a  man  now  that  claims  as  heir  that  was  silent  before.  He  has 
employed  two  or  three  as  counsel  for  him,  and  I  think  myself  the  right 
is  in  the  ('onmion wealth  if  they  can  have  justice. 

Mr.  Walker  from  Albemarle  is  at  present  Attorney  for  tlie  Common- 
wealth.    You  will  please  let  me  know  as  soon  as  convenient  what  I  am 

to  do. 

I  have,  &c. 


Nov.  20, 
Bedford 


Christopher  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Inquiring  whether  Mr.  Joseph  Holt  a  justice  of  the  peace  by  accepting 
the  appointment  from  the  Federal  Government  for  taking  the  census  in 
Bedford  County,  did  not  thereby  forfeit  his  right  to  sit  again  as  a  Magis- 
trate without  having  a  new  recommendation  by  the  Court,  and  a  new^ 
commission  from  the  Governor. 


Dan'l  Davis  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  29,  Renewing  his  application  for  appointment  as  Sup't  of  arsenal  at  Rich 

Bentivoglio  ^^^^^^ 


Samuel  Marsh  to  the  Governor. 


Nov.  29,         Soliciting  appointment  as  Notary  Public  of  Norfolk. 
Norfolk 


Henry  Hiort  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  29,         Soliciting  appointment  as  Notary  Public  of  Norfolk. 
Norfolk 


John  Morrison  to  the  Governor 

Nov.  29.         Solicits  appointment  as  Notary  Public  for  Norfolk. 
Norfolk 


J.  Brown  to  the  Governor. 


i« 


Nov.  30,  Requesting  to  have  a  room  for  an  office  as  clerk  of  the  Court  of  Appeals 
assigned  him,  the  committee  room  heretofore  used  by  him  in  tlie  Capitol 
having  been  called  for  by  a  Committee. 


Richmond 


CAIJJNDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  189 


A.   Andekson  to  thb   Govkrnor. 

Asking  t<>  l)e  reimbursed  for  the  hire  of  a  wagon  sent  b}'  him  from        1800. 
Staunton  to  Lynchburg,  to  bring  back  109  stand  of  arms  consigned  to    Richinond 
Mr.  Novel  of  that  city  for  the  use  of  the  32nd  Regiment.     Cost  of  wagon 
hire  twenty-four  dollars. 


The  Hustings  Court  of  Richmond  city,  tried  and  condemned  a  negro 
man  named  Billy  the  property  of  Jane  Hornet  of  the  county  of  New 
Kent,  for  breaking  and  entering  the  Rockett's  Warehouse,  and  stealing 
from  thence  a  quantity  of  Tobacco  valued  at  twenty  dollars.  It  is  the 
unanimous  opinion  of  the  Court  that  the  said  Billy  is  guilty  of  the  felony 
Nvith  which  he  stands  accused,  (and  it  appearing  to  the  Court  from  the 
records  of  tlie  County  Court  of  Henrico  that  the  prisoner  for  a  previous 
offence,  upon  conviction  of  felony  before  the  said  County  Court  was 
allowed  the  benetitof  Clergy,)  therefore  it  is  considered  by  the  Court  that 
for  the  present  offence  the  said  Billy  be  hanged  on  Friday  the  23rd  day 
of  JanV,  1801. 


In  the  House  op  Delegates, 

Tuesday,  Dec.  2nd,  1800. 

Resolved,  The  Executive  be  requested  to  lay  the  journal  of  their  pro- 
ceedings before  the  General  Assembly. 

In  which  the  Senate  concurred. 

Wm.  Wirt,  C.  H.  D. 


The  Senate  in  conjunction  with  the  House  of  Delegates  proceeded  to  Dec.  2 
the  election  of  four  Electors  of  President  and  Vice-President  of  the 
United  States,  in  the  room  of  four  who  had  been  elected  pursuant  to  the 
Act  of  the  General  Assembly  who  failed  through  non-attendance.  The 
ballots  being  counted,  it  appeared  that  a  majority  of  votes  were  given  in 
favor  of  Daniel  Coleman  of  Caroline,  John  Shore  of  Prince  George,  Dan- 
iel Caroll  Brent  of  Stafford,  and  John  Bowyer  of  Rockbridge,  Es(i'rs. 

Teste: 

H.  Brooke,  C.  S. 


Virginia,  to-wit — By  the  Governor: 

Richmond,  December  Srd,  1800. 

Be  it  known  that  the  following  i)€rsons  were  duly  appoint<)d  Electors 
for  the  purpose  of  choosing  the  President  and   Vice-President  of  the 


190  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1800.        United  States  in  conformity  to  the  Constitution  and  Laws  of  the  United 

^^'  ^       States  and  the  Laws  of  this  Common wealtli,  viz: 

George  Wythe,  of  the  city  .of  Richmond;  William  Newman,  of  Prin- 
cess Anne;  William  H.  Cabell,  of  Amherst;  James  Madison,  Junior,  of 
Orange;  John  Page,  of  Gloucester;  Thomas  Newton,  Junior, of  Norfolk; 
General  Joseph  Jones,  of  Dinwiddie;  William  B.  Giles,  of  Amelia; 
Creed  Taylor,  of  Cumberland;  Thomas  Reade,  Senior,  of  Charlotte; 
Geoi*ge  Penn,  of  Patrick;  Walter  Jones,  of  Northumberland;  Richard 
Brent,  of  Prince  William ;  William  Ellsey,  of  Loudoun ;  General  John 
Brown,  of  Hardy ;  General  John  Preston,  of  Montgoniery;  Hugh  Holmes, 
of  Frederick;  Archibald  Stuart,  of  Augusta;  Dr.  John  Shore,  of  Prince 
George;  General  John  Bowyer,  of  Rockbridge;  Daniel  Coleman,  of 
Caroline. 


James  McClurg,  Mayor,  to  the  Governor. 

•  Dec.  3,  Your  letter  of  the  28th  of  November  having  been  communicated  to  me 

ic  inon  yesterday  by  Mr.  Taylor,  I  took  the  earliest  opportunity  of  consulting 
the  Common  Hall  upon  the  subject  of  it,  and  find  in  them  an  unanimous 
disposition  to  accommodate  the  Government.  They  seem,  however,  to 
believe  that  the  bell  cannot  be  removed  without  considerable  injury  to 
the  building  in  which  it  is  fixed,  but  are  confident  from  the  tenor  of  your 
Excellency's  note,  that  the  expense  of  removing  and  replacing  it  in  its 
present  situation,  together  with  the  necessary  repairs  of  the  building,  w-ill 
be  borne  by  the  Government,  and  that  it  will  be  restored  as  soon  as  the 
public  occasion  for  it  ceases. 

I  am,  with  the  greatest  respect,  yours,  <fec. 


In  the  Senate, 
Thursday,  December  4th,  1800. 

The  House  by  joint  ballot  with  the  House  of  Delegates  proceeded  to 
the  choice  of  a  Public  Printer.  Upon  the  count  of  the  ballots  it  appeared 
that  a  majority  of  the  votes  was  cast  in  favor  of  Meriwether  Jones,  Esq. 


G.  Deneale  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  4,  Inclosed  you  will  receive  a  bill  of  lading  for  nine  boxas  containing 

Alexandria  ^^^^\  arms,  &c.,  as  per  my  report  inclosed. 

I  have  found  it  extremely  difficult  to  collect  the  arms  from  the  people, 
and  have  now  been  obliged  to  forward  what  I  have  been  able  to  collect 
without  receiving  the  whole.  The  Mayor  of  the  town  informs  me  that 
h»  will  have  them  shortly  collected  or  paid  for. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


191 


The  60  stand  of  arms  loaned  to  a  company  of  Light  Infantry  in  1794,  1800. 
and  now  commanded  by  Capt.  Winterherry,  I  have  not  been  able  to  col-  ai^^^'*  a'- 
lect,  owing  to  the  dispersed  situation  of  the  men;  but  fourteen  of  the 
nnmber  now  sent,  are  bniss-niounted  muskets,  and  I  8U]>pose  wortli  more 
money  than  the  60  stand  forwarded  to  this  place.  Howe\XT,  I  shall 
endeavor  to  get  the  remainder  as  soon  as  possible,  and  shall  inform  you 
accordingly. 

The  vessel  which  carries  these  arms  is  owned  by  Col.  George  Gilpin,  of 
this  town,  and  will  be  a  safe  opportunity  for  forwarding  the  arms 
intended  to  be  forwarded  to  this  place. 

I  have,  ike. 


In  the  Senate, 
Thursday,  December  4th,  180<). 

The  House  proceeded  with  the  House  of  Delegates  to  the  election  of 
an  Attorney-General  in  the  room  of  Robert  Brooke,  dece'd.  Uj>on 
counting  the  ballots  it  appeared  the  majority  votes  fell  upon  Philip  Nor- 
bunie  Nicholas,  Esq'r. 

H.  Brooke,  C.  S. 


General  Collot  to  the  Governor. 


States  that  he  has  just  addressed  a  letter  to  Gen'l  Mason  requesting 
him  to  fonvard  it  to  the  Gov'r.  From  its  contents  the  latter  would  see 
that  the  writer,  through  zeal  for  Virginia,  had  engaged  with  Mr.  Swan  in 
furnishing  him  both  money  and  credit.  If  the  arujs  are  as  good  as  he 
has  reason  to  believe,  he  Iiopes  the  Gov'r  will  immediately  order  pay- 
ment io  be  made,  as  if  this  is  not  done  loss  will  fall  on  him,  the  writer, 
instead  of  Mr.  Swan. 

[N(»TK. — The  above  is  an  abstract  of  a  French  letter. — Ed.] 


I)e<\  10, 
Parin, 
France 


James  Allan  to  the  Governor. 


Sending  account  for  services,  ifec,  and  asking  speedy  payment. 


Dec.  4. 

Fre^Jericks- 

burg 


John  Shee  to  the  Governor. 


Relating  to  the  shipment  of  arms  by  Rob't  McCormick  on  sloop  Sally,      Dec.  17 

Capt.  Webb,  for  State  of  Virginia.  Philadef- 

phia 


192 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


James  Williams  to  thb  Govbrnor. 
Relating  to  the  rank  of  Capt  Lightfoot  and  inclosing  his  commission, 


1800. 
I>ec  18 
Orange  Co.    ^^  ^^  replaced  by  a  new  one 


George  Wheeler  to  the  Governor. 
r>ec.  20,         Asking  for  an  advance  of  four  thousand  doUars  on  his  contract  for 


Richmond 


arms  being  manufactured  by  him. 


George  Wheeler  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  20,         Proposals  of  self  and  Mr.  John  Bront,  of  Maryland,  to  manufacture 
Richmond    ^^^^  thousand  stand  of  anns  for  the  State  by  June  1st,  1802:  For  Rifles, 
seventeen  dollars  and  fifty  cents;  with  Bayonets,  eighteen  dollars;  Pis- 
tols, fourteen  dollars  per  pair. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  20  In  compliance  with  your  instructions,  I  consulted  Mr.  Anderson  Bar- 

ret and  Mr.  McKim,  the  only  candidates  for  the  carpenter's  work  of  the 
Keci)er'8  House  of  the  Penitentiary  building,  to  know  the  lowest  terms 
upon  which  either  of  them  would  undertake  the  said  work,  and  returned 
U)  each  of  them  the  papers  containing  their  former  proposals,  to  alter 
them  ixs  they  might  think  proper.  Each  of  the  gentlemen  have  made 
alterations,  and  my  motive  for  enclosing  their  proposals,  now  they  are 
altered,  is,  that  you  may  see  that  Mr.  Barret's  terms  are  lowest,  and  that 
you  may  direct  me  to  enter  into  contract  for  the  work,  as  I  wish  to  avoid 
any  supposed  partiality  on  my  part  by  either  of  the  applicants. 

I  am,  &c. 


Dec.  23, 
Treasury 


William  Berkblby  to  the  Governor. 

The  balance  in  the  Treasury  on  Saturday  the  20th  inst.,  was  about  one 
hundred  and  nineteen  thousand  dollars. 

Fi*om  a  reference  to  the  appropriation  laws,  it  will  be  found  that  one 
hundred  and  fifty-six  thousand  dollars  have  been  appropriated  for  the 
purchase  of  arms,  and  about  forty-four  thousand  four  hundred  and  ninety 
dollars  out  of  the  sum  appropriated,  paid. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  193 


The  whole  revenue  being  thrown  into  one  general  fund,  and  equally         isoo. 
answerable  for  all  expenses,  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  state  what  balance     -rv^™  ' 
will  remain  for  the  i)urchase  of  arms,  after  all  other  objects  appropriated 
for  are  satisfied. 

I  am,  Sir,  &c. 


James  Garrard,  Gov.  of  Kentucky,  to  the  Governor. 

I  do  myself  the  honor  to  inclose  to  your  Excellency  a  copy  of  an  Act      Dec.  27, 
of  the  General  Assembly  of  this  Commonwealth,  pessed  Dec.  12th,  1799,   ^"M^iT^ 
entitled  an  Act  establishing  the  boundary  line  between  the  State  of  Vir- 
.iiinia  and  this  Commonwealth.     With  perfect  respect, 

I  am,  &c. 


F^ickett,  I^ollard  &  Johnston  to  the  Governor. 

We  have  now  to  confirm  what  we  formerly  mentioned  to  you  on  the      Dec.  29, 
same  subject— viz.,  that  the  offer  made  by  the  Executive  for  the  4  M.    ^'^^mond 
stand  of  arms  which  we  have  for  sale  cannot  l)e  accepted. 

But  before  we  remove  them,  we  think  proper  to  make  you  an  offer  of 
them  at  the  lowest  price  at  which  they  can  go,  wliicih  is  nine  Dollars  pV 
Stiind  for  such  as  bear  proof.  The  ex])ense  of  proving  to  be  lM)ni  by  the 
State. 

We  will  thank  you  for  an  answer  as  soon  as  convenient,  and  have  the 
honi»r  to  be. 

Yours,  &c. 


P.  FULKERSON  TO  THE  GOVERNOR. 

RcKJommending  Benjamin  Robinson  as  collector  of  the  Tax  of  1795  in       Dec.  81 
Russell  County. 


A  statement  of  the  4,rK)0  stand  of  arms,  the  late  i>urchase  of  Mr.      Dec.  81 
Swan : 

4,0<K)  pmved, 4,()0() 

Burster!  in  proving, 15 

Broken  Stocks, 7 

Broken  in  I^xjks  and  some  Britches,  -        .        .        .       9 

31 
25 


194  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Wm.  Berkeley,  Treasurer,  to  The  Governor. 

1800.  The  sum  estimated  hv  the  Honorable  Letdslature  as  sufficient  to  dis- 

Dec  31  .  * 

Treasury     charge  the  claims  for  slaves  executed  being  entirely  exhausted,  and  those 

clainjs  are  and  will  be  greatly  increased  by  the  late  serious  Insurrection, 
permit  me  to  call  the  attention  of  your  Excellency  and  the  Honorable 
Board  to  the  subject,  and  at  the  same  time  to  solicit  you  to  give  me  the 
earliest  information,  as  a  claim  to  a  considerable  amount  has  been  pre- 
sented, which  I  liave  requested  the  Gentleman  to  wait  for  until  I  could 
communicate  with  your  Honorable  Board. 

I  am,  &c. 


Wm.  Berkeley,  Treasurer,  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  31  Informing  him  that  a  gradual  decrease  of  the  funds  in  the  Treasury 

during  the  Spring  and  Summer  must  be  expected  and  calculated  on. 
That  the  balance  on  the  first  inst.  is  Fifty  Thousand  seven  hundred  and 
fifteen  dollars  and  forty-eight  cents. 

I  am,  &c. 


Dec.  31  The  Board  feeling  great  anxiety  that  the  Law  authorizing  the  Execu- 

tive to  procure  a  supply  of  arms  for  the  use  of  the  Commonwealth  should 
be  carried  into  effect,  and  having  by  a  former  advice  consented  to  pur- 
chase on  certain  conditions  thearms  lately  imported  by  Mr.  Swan,  which 
conditions  have  not  been  accepted  by  Mr.  Swan's  agents,  advise  that 
Greorge  Williamson  and  .John  Clarke  be  requested  to  examine  the  arms 
forwarded  by  Mr.  Swan  as  a  sample,  and  to  report  their  opinion  as  to 
the  value  of  them,  stating  at  the  same  time  the  defects  in  their  com  j)onent 
parts,  and  also  an  estimate  of  the  exj>ense  which  would  attend  the  altera- 
tions and  improvements  necessary  to  render  them  serviceable  and  proper 
to  arm  the  Militia  destined  for  actual  service. 

The  Board  have  no  objection  to  the  arms  which  are  at  ]>resent  on  the 
wharf  being  removed  by  Mr.  Swan's  agent  to  the  Penitentiary  for  safety, 
at  the  public  expense,  but  to  be  at  the  risk  of  Mr.  Swan. 


CoTTOM  &  Stewart  to  the  Governor. 

Dec  31,  Proposing  to  supply  the  requisite  number  of  copies  of  the  Militia  I^ws 

to  be  ftimished  by  the  Governor  to  the  Militia  Officers  of  the  State  and 
others. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


195 


Thomas  H.  Bayly  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  sixty-four  stand  of  arms  foy  a  company  of  Light  Infantry 
belonging  to  the  Second  Regiment  of  Militia,  of  the  county  of  Acconmc. 

In  the  county  there  are  two  Raiments  of  Militia,  viz:  the  Second  and 
Ninety-ninth,  one  company  of  Volunteers,  and  one  company  of  Volun- 
teer Horse. 

I  am,  &c. 


1»00. 

Dec.  31, 

Ac<*()ina(; 


In  the  House  of  Delegates, 

December  SUt,  1800, 

Resolved,  That  the  Governor  he  requested  to  correspond  with  the  Prc'si- 
dent  of  the  United  States  on  the  subject  of  purchasing  lands  without  the 
limits  of  this  State,  whither  persons  obnoxious  to  the  laws  or  dangerous 
to  the  i>eace  of  Society  may  be  removed. 

A  (fopy  from  the  journals  of  the  House  of  Delegates. 

Wm.  Wirt,  C.  H.  D. 


Dec.  31 


Thos.  Xewton  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  used  mv  endeavors  to  transport  Sam  Brown,  a  negro  man,  sent 
i)y  your  Excellency's  order  from  Smith  field.  No  owner  of  a  vessel  can 
be  prevailed  on  to  take  him  out,  as  they  may  be  subjectted  to  inconve- 
niences by  the  I^ws  of  the  Island  of  St.  Croix,  where  Iuh  owner  lives. 
He  will  want  cloathing  if  kept  during  the  winter  in  pris^iu. 

I  am,  &Q. 


Dec.  31, 
Norfolk 


Capt  Elihu  Merchant,  who,  with  his  men.  is  confine*!  in  the  Richmond  isoi. 
jail,  writes  to  the  (iovemor.  informing  him  of  their  great  suffering  from  J*"-** 
cold. 


William  Berkeley  and  Wilson  Carv'  Nicholas  give  !x>nd  in  the  sum  of      Jan.  7 
(A\^  million  dollars  for  the  faithful  fierfoniiance  by  the  formei,  of  his  dutiet? 
a?  .State  Treasurer. 


Bond  in  the  sum  of  one  million  dollars  of  William  Berkelev  as  State 
Treasurer.  Bondsmen:  William  Berkelev.  Carter  I^rkelev.  William 
Randolph  <'of  Wilton ).  Burwell  Bassett,  I>ewii?  Berkeley,  and  William 
Hickman. 


Jan.  7 


196  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Wm.  Berkeley  to  the  Governor. 

1801.  Submits  to  the  Executive  the  advisability  of  selling  the  public  tobacco 

which  was  in  the  Treasury  October  1st. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  20,  Stating  that  he  had  thought  it  necessary,  as  the  armory  buildings  were 

"         ^^  not  completed,  to  hire  Colonel  Quarrier's  shop  for  the  purpose  of  storing 
the  machinery  for  the  manufacture  of  arms. 


Wm.  I^rice  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  20  The  consideral>le  hurry  of  business  occasioned  by  the  meeting  of  the 

Legislature  has  until  now  prevented  mj'  complying  with  your  request  of 

the  16th  of  December. 

Having  made  use  of  the  first  opportunity  in  ascertaining  (as  far  as  in 

my  power)  the  proportions  of  expense  chargeable  to  John  Harvie  and 

C'harles  Lewis,  I  now  hasten  to  make  the  following  communication : 

4,869  plotts  and  certificates,  contained  within  five  books,  are  chargeable 

to  Charles  I^wis. 

18,088  plotts  and  certificates,  forming  seventeen  books,  are  chargeable  to 

John  Harvie;  which  together  with  five  other  books,  containing 

5,409  {)lotts  and  certificates  of  survey,  comprises  the  whole  number 

recorded  by  the  contractor. 

28,366 

This  last  description  of  surveys  appears  to  have  been  received  by  Jolm 

Harvie  previous  to  his  being  placed  on  the  civil  list.     After  which,  it  is 

believed  stationary  was  furnished,  as  was  Mr.  l^ewis,  his  successor. 

I  am,  tSrc. 


Jan.  20  Daniel  L.  Hylton  qualifies  as  Clerk  of  the  Privy  Council. 


Wm.  Morris  .and  John  G.  Brown  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  20,  A  law  having  passed  authorizing  tbe  Executive  to  dispose  of  certain 

10  mon     gjjives  now  under  condemnation,  and  wishing  to  become  the  ]>urchasers, 

we  make  the  following  propositions:  We  are  willing  to  take  seven  of 

them  at  their  valuation,  Watt  being  in  a  situation  (from  his  feet  being 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


frost  bit)  that  it  will  be  out  of  our  power  to  take  him  on  with  the  others. 
We  wish  to  have  them  delivered  in  Staunton,  from  which  place  we  think 
we  can  take  them  on  with  safety.  If  the  above  proposition  meets  with 
the  approbation  of  the  Executive,  we  wish  to  have  the  bargain  concluded 
to-dav,  so  that  we  may  set  out  immediatelv- 

We  are,  <frc. 


197 


1801. 

Jan.  20, 

Ricbmond 


John  Strode  to  the  (tovernor. 

Stiites  that  he  has  visited  the  small  arms  factorv  of  Mr.  Geo.  Wheeler, 
and  insjKHJted  and  passed  ICH)  muskets  manufactured  for  the  State.  Had 
also  inspected  1-40  unstcK'ked  barrels,  of  which  \\%  stood  j)roof 


Jan.  21, 
Culpeper 


Richard  Kennon  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  that  the  arms  for  the  22d  Regiment  and  the  one  in  I^unenbtlrg     Jan.  30, 
may  be  sent  to  Janjes  Scott  k  Company,  in   Manchester,  from  whence  *     ^ 

they  will  be  carrie<l  by  his  wagons. 


Balance  in  Treasurv,  %\^^X^  OO. 


Jan.  31 


TiioMAS  Xewton  to  the  Governor. 

Mr.  Wm.  Pennock,  agent  for  the  Navy,  has  just  informed  me  that 
(apt.  I^rdn,  of  the  ('hesa|>eake  Frigate,  has  sent  in  here  a  vessel  lielong- 
ing  t4>  one  of  the  N.  England  Governments,  which  had  a  carg(»  of  slaves 
on  liofird  bound  to  the  llavanna  from  Guinea.  About  30  slaves  are  now 
on  Ixianl  the  prize;  the  remainder  were  taken  on  lioard  the  Frigate,  for 
the  vessel  was  short  of  provisions  and  tfx>  thick  stowed  to  proceed  with 
the  wht»le  of  them.  Capt.  Baron's  humanity  is  much  applauded  in 
doing  it,  as  it  has  probably  saved  the  lives  of  so  many  human  >>eings. 
The  ves.sel  is  m(K)red  at  (*raney  Island,  and  none  will  be  permitted  to 
lan<l.  I  shall  be  obliged  to  your  Excellency  for  instructions  how  I  am 
to  act  on  this  subject,  as  it  is  a  new  case.  Mr.  Pennock  has  wrote  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Navy  on  the  subject,  but  as  our  I^ws  pn>hibit  the 
imj^Hirtation,  and  the  J^w  of  Congress  directs  the  capture  of  vessels 
trafling  to  Guinea.  I  am  at  a  k>s6  how  to  act 

I  shall  l)e  exceedingly  obliged  to  your  Excellency  to  appoint  an  exam- 
ining  Phy.sician  for  thi.-*  port;  his  fees  should  only  be  for  the  vessels  he 


Feb.  4, 
Norfolk 


198 


1801. 
Feb.  4, 
Norfolk 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

visits,  and  that  by  the  I^aw  I  am  of  opinion  the  vessel  should  pay,  but 
it  has  been  customary  for  the  State  to  pay  it  Your  orders  shall  be 
pointedly  obeyed. 

I  am.  &c. 

About  30  slaves  are  bro't  in. 

25    Do.    on  b'd  Chesapeake  Frigate. 


Feb.  5, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  that  a  copy  of  the  Quarantine  Law   passed  at  last  session  be 
sent  him. 


Wm.  Price,  Register,  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  7,  Iri  conformity  to  yours  of  the  fifth  Inst.,  I  now  do  myself  the  pleasure 

Land  Office  of  inclosing  you  two  distinct  accounts  against  Col.  John  Harvie  and 
Charles  Lewis.  Not  having  known  the  usage  of  this  oflBce  at  the  time 
Col.  Harvie  was  entitled  to  the  fees  thereof;  I  have  liad  recourse  to  the 
Act  of  Assembly  passed  in  1779,  "Establishing  a  Land  Office,"  &c., 
under  which  it  appears  the  Records  of  the  office  were  furnished  at  the 
public  expense,  and  not  finding  any  repeal  of  that  part  of  the  Law  fur- 
nishing the  records,  I  have  therefore  only  charged  the  recording  and 
alphabetting,  which  I  presume  to  be  the  whole  claim  which  the  public 
can  have  against  the  Gentlemen  for  not  recording  the  Plotts  and  Certifi- 
cates alluded  to  in  the  Resolution  of  1794. 

I  am.  (fee. 


John  Harvie  (former  Register  of  the  Land  Office), 

To  the  Commonwealth  of  Va.,  Dr. 

To  recording  28,497  plotts  and  certificates  of  survey,  agreeable  to  a  Reso- 
lution of  Assembly  pa^jsed  22nd  of  December,  1794,  and  order  of  the 
Executive  of  the  25  January,  1797,  at  Is.  each,        -        -     $3,916  17 

To  alphabetting  22  Record  books  containing  the  above,  at  8 

Dollars  each, 176  (X) 


Land  Office,  7th  of  Feb'v,  1801. 


$4,092  17 
\Vm.  Price,  Register. 


A  copy — the  original  sent  to  the  Att'y-General. 


Sam  Coleman. 


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199 


Charles  Lewis,  Esci'r  (Late  Register  of  the  Land  office),  1801. 

To  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia,     Dr.       j  ^  j^qL 

To  recording  4,869  Plotte  and  Certificates  of  Survey,  agreeable  to  a  reso- 
lution of  Assembly  passed  the  22nd  of  Dec'r,  1794,  and  an  order  of 
the  Executive  of  the  25th  of  January,  1797,       -        -        -     $811  50 

To  alphabetting  5  Record  books  containg  the  above,  at  $8  each,        40  00 


Land  Office,  7th  February,  1801. 


$851  50 
Wm.  Price,  Reg'r. 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

Your  favor  of  yesterday  with  its  inclosures  I  duly  received,  and  have 
considered  with  much  attention  the  subject  upon  which  you  request  my 
opinion. 

By  an  Act  of  Congress  passed  on  22d  of  March,  1794,  entitled  "An  Act 
to  prohibit  the  carrying  on  the  slave  trade  from  the  llnited  States  to  any 
foreign  place  or  country,"  after  a  clause  prohibiting  the  slave  trade  to  be 
carried  on  by  any  citizens  or  residents  of  the  United  States  to  any  foreign 
country,  it  enacts,  "and  if  an}'  ship  or  vessel  shall  be  so  fitted  out  as 
aforesaid  for  the  said  purposes,  or  shall  be  caused  to  sail  so  as  aforesaid, 
every  such  ship  or  vessel,  her  tackle,  furniture,  apparel  and  other  appur- 
tenances shall  be  forfeited  to  the  United  States,  and  shall  be  liable  to  be 
seized,  prosecuted  and  condemned  in  any  of  the  Circuit  Courts,  or  District 
Court,  whence  the  said  ship  or  vessel  may  be  found  and  seized."  This 
act  although  it  provide^  for  the  forfeiture  of  the  vessel,  &c.,  in  case  it  is 
contravened,  is  silent  as  to  the  disposition  of  any  slaves  that  may  be  found 
on  board  an}'  vessel  engaged  in  this  illicit  trade.  The  Act  of  the  Virginia 
Assembly  which  passed  upon  the  subject  of  the  importation  of  free 
n^roes  and  mulattoes  into  this  Commonwealth  on  the  lOth  of  Dec.,  1793, 
in  the  4th  Sec.  declares,  "That  in  case  any  slave  shall  be  brought  or  come 
into  this  State  from  Africa  or  the  West  India  Islands,  directly  or  indirectly, 
upK)n  information  thereof  given  to  any  Justice  of  the  Peace,  it  shall  be 
his  duty  to  cause  such  slave  to  be  apprehended  immediately,  and  trans- 
f>orted  out  of  this  Commonwealth,  and  the  expence  attending  such  trans- 
portation shall  be  paid  by  the  person  importing  such  slave,  recoverable 
in  the  name  of  the  Justice  directing  such  slave  to  be  transported  by  war- 
rant before  a  single  Magistrate.  It  is  clear  from  this  clause  of  the  Act  of 
Assembly,  that  persons  of  the  description  therein  mentioned,  were 
intended  by  the  legislature  to  be  entirely  excluded  from  the  State  limits, 
since  it  makes  it  the  duty  of  the  Magistracy  to  cause  such  slaves  to  be 
apprehended  immediately  and  tmnsported  out  of  the  Commonwealth. 

The  Act  of  Congress  does  not  conflict  with  this  Act  in  its  provisions 


Feb.  11, 
Attorney- 
General's 

Office, 
Richmond 


200  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.        since  it  is  silent  as  to  the  disposition  of  negroes  on  board  of  vessels 
\ttornev-    ^^^8*^^^  in  this  tratfic.     I  am  aware  that  it  may  be  said  that  the  power 
Generaf's    to  try  such  vessels  in  the  Courts  of  the  United  States,  necessarily  gives 
Richmomi    ^^^  power  to  bring  such  vessels  and  their  cargoes  into  any  port  of  the 
United  States.     I  am  also  aware  that  the  laws  of  the  Union  when  con- 
stitutionally made,  are  paramount  to  the  State  laws,  and  that  where  there 
is  a  conflict,  the  latter  must  yield  to  the  former.    I  cannot,  however,  think 
that  a  State  law  can  be  repealed  and  nullified  by  an  Act  of  Congress  by 
a  side  wind  or  new  implication.     The  provisions  of  the  Act  of  Congress 
ought  to  be  express,  and  if  such  act  can  exist  and  be  reconciled  with  the 
State  law,  I  do  not  think  that  the  State  law  will  be  construed  to  be  re- 
l)ealed. 

As  I  see  nothing  in  the  Act  of  Congress  interfering  with  the  act  of  our 
Assembly,  I  suppose  the  latter  is  still  in  force. 

If  it  be  so  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  negroes  which  are  mentioned 
in  Col.  Newton's  letter,  and  which  are  stated  to  come  from  Africa,  are 
excluded  by  our  laws  from  this  State. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  15  Describing  the  house  near  Rocketts  called  the  Hemp  Inspection  house, 

with  opinion  as  to  removing  it  and  fitting  it  up  for  a  Barracks  for  the 
Armory  Guard,  which  he  approves. 

Enclosing  proposal  of  John  Lester  for  renting  the  above  named  house 
and  lot  for  seven  years,  which  he  disapproves. 


John  Clark  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  17  Estimate  ot  the  expense  of  fitting  up  the  Hemp  Inspection  house  for 

a  Barracks  for  the  Guard,  with  some  additions,  £50(). 

Opinion  as  to  the  suitableness  of  the  property  of  Mr.  Fox  for  the  Bar- 
racks. This  proj)erty  he  recommends  in  the  event  that  an  Arsenal  and 
Powder  Magazine  is  proposed  to  be  provided,  to  which  purpose  it  is  well 
adapted. 


Pickett,  Pollard  &  Johnston  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  19,  We  are  authorized  to  offer  you  4,000  stand  of  arms,  now  in  the  Peni- 

Richmond   tentiarj',  for  thirty  thousand  dollars,  being  seven  and  an  half  dollars  per 

stand. 

We  are,  &c. 


.■>.!    *  _ 


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Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

As  desired  in  your  letter  of  the  2l8t  inst.,  I  have  called  on  Mrs.  Shep-  1801. 
ard,  the  owner  of  Tom,  one  of  the  negroes  who  coniniiinicated  to  Mosby  Richmond 
Shepard  the  first  intelligence  respecting  the  late  intended  insurrection  of 
the  slaves,  and  delivered  her  your  letter,  by  which  she  is  informed  of 
your  authority  and  wish  to  purchase  Tom,  and  desirc^d  to  state  the  lowest 
price  she  is  willing  to  take  for  him.  Mrs.  Shepard  is  a  widow  in  whom 
ths  ownership  of  Tom  is  vested  during  her  life.  At  her  death  he,  with 
the  other  i)roperty  she  possesses,  is  to  be  sold,  and  the  i)roduct  of  the 
sale  is  to  be  divided  among  her  children,  who  have  expressed  their  will- 
ingness that  Tom  should  be  now  sold  and  emanci[)ated,  and,  as  far  as 
they  are  concerned  in  the  affair,  have  authorized  Mosby  Shepard  to  act 
for  them.  Perhaps  it  would  be  proper  to  state  the  present  situation  of 
Mrs.  Shepard 'S  family,  which  she  urged  as  a  reason  for  the  extraordinary 
price  demanded  for  Tom. 

Exclusive  of  four  married  daughters  interested  in  the  sale,  it  consists 
of  hei-self.  two  sons,  young  unmarried  men,  and  one  umnarried  daughter. 
It  frec[uently  happens  that  both  her  sons  are  from  home,  in  which  case 
she  and  her  daughter  are  left  by  themselves,  and  the  care  of  the  planta- 
tion devolves  on  Tom,  who  has  always  faithfully  executed  the  trust 
confided  to  him,  and  increa.sed  her  confidence  in  the  personal  safety  of 
herself  and  daughter  in  the  absence  of  her  sons.  These  circumstances 
and  his  a.ssiduity  in  promoting  her  interests-  generally  place  him  in  her 
estimation  greatly  above  the  usual  value  of  negroes  ecjually  personable, 
and  induce  her  t<i  think  that  five  hundred  dollars,  which  she  demands 
for  him,  will  be  far  short  of  a  compensation  equal  to  the  inconvenience 
she  will  suffer  in  parting  with  him,  which  she  would  not  consent  to  do 
but  in  consideration  of  his  emancipation  for  the  essential  service  he  has 
rendered  the  communitv. 

I  have  seen  and  examined  him.  He  appears  to  be  about  thirty-three 
or  four  years  of  age,  is  very  intelligent,  and  has  a  countenance  expressive 
of  good  health,  a  good  disposition  and  firm  integrity,  and  were  I  about 
to  i>urcha,se,  I  should  think  myself  justified  in  giving  as  much  for  him  as 
for  any  negro  I  have  ever  seen  who  had  not  obtained  some  profitable 
mechanic  trade. 

I  have  also  seen  Philip  Shepard,  the  owner  of  Pharoah,  the  other  negro 
who,  I  learn,  was  the  principal  in  making  the  discovery  of  the  late  con- 
spiracy. He  is  immovably  decided  to  take  nothing  less  than  five 
hundred  dollars  for  Pharoah.  Tt  is  well  fuscertained  that  he  gave  at  pub- 
lic sale  one  hundred  and  thirty  pounds  for  him,  and  I  understand  that 
his  confidence  in  him  is  unlimited. 

On  my  way  to  Mrs.  Shepard 's  I  met  Pharoah  at  Watson's  Tavern,  and 

enquired  of  him  his  age  and  general  occupation.     He  is  about  twenty- 

26 


202  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

ISOl.        seven  years  old,  is  an  expert  scythe,s-man,  and  is  emjJoyed  during  the 
T>- fh  *^^*  1    pr^P^'r  season  in  cutting  hay,  <tc.,  and  in  the  winter  in  such  business  as 
his  Master  prescribes  him.     His  appearance  and  character  bespeak  every 
thing  which  can  be  desired  in  a  servant. 

1  have,  &c. 


Ben.  kStoddert  to  John  Hopkins. 

March  3,         I  have  exanrined  and  approve  the  form  of  a  deed  which  you  hand(?d 

Demrtinent  ^^  '^^^'  ^^^  ^^^^  conveyance  of  the  property  at  Gosport  to  the  Unit<»d  States 
for  a  Navy  Yard,  by  the  State  of  Virginia.  Be  pleased  therefore  to  have 
the  title  secured  to  the  U.  States  agreeably  to  that  form. 

1  am,  &c. 


Under  date  of  January  24th,  1801,  Benj.  Stoddert,  Secretary  of  the 
Navy,  informs  John  Hopkins  that  he  sends  him  a  draft  for  $12,CX)0  to 
pay  for  the  land  at  Gosport. 


March  3,        John  Sutton  requests  the  Executive  to  issue  a  certificate  of  citizenship 
Alexandria  f^^.  j^j^^  ^^^^  p^j^j^|  j^^^^  Sutton. 


Major   Robt.  Quarles  to  the  Governor. 

March  «,  Your  favor  of  th(»  17th  instant  1  have  received.  The  various  subjects 
■"*  therein  committed  to  my  can^  shall  be  scrui)ulously  attended  to.  Pre- 
suming that  the  safe  keeping  of  the  public  buildings  at  this  place  was  an 
object  of  the  greatest  magnitude,  1  have  rented  the  small  tract  of  ground 
adjoining  the  arsenal  to  Serg't  Maddox,  (knowing  him  to  be  a  C4ireful  and 
honest  man,)  for  which  he  is  to  render  a  certain  ])roportion  of  the  pro- 
duec  of  the  cultivated  lanrl,  and  is  bound  bv  an  instrument  to  take 
<»siHH^ial  care  of  the  public  buildings.  He  ()ccuj)ies  the  house  in  which 
my  family  resided,  having  removed  them  to  my  ]>lantation  contiguous  to 
this  place,  reserving  a  room  therein  for  my  office,  until  the  removal  of 
the  j»ubli(^  property  is  com[)leted.  The  remaining  tenements  at  this  place 
I  shall  endeavor  to  dispose  of  as  advantageously  as  possible,  of  which 
you  shall  be  duly  apprised. 

I  am,  Ac, 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Deed  from  Elizabeth  Sheppard,  widow  of  Benj.  Sheppard;  Austin  Morris 
and  Polly  his  wife,  daughter  of  Benj.  and  Elizabeth  Sheppard;  Philip 
.Sheppard,  Edmund  James  and  Susanna  his  wife,  daughter  of  Benj.  and 
Elizabeth  Sheppard ;  Mosby  Sheppard,  Austin  D.  Leake  and  Lucy  his 
wife,  daughter  of  Benj.  and  Elizabeth  Sheppard ;  John  Starke  and  Eliza- 
beth his  wife,  daughter  of  Benj.  and  Elizabeth  Sheppard;  John  Sheppard 
and  Philip  Sheppard  as  guardian  of  Nancy  Sheppard,  conve3'^ing  to  the 
Governor  a  negro  man  slave  named  Tom.     Consideration  $500. 


203 


1801. 
March  15 


Deed  from  Philip  Sheppard  conveying  to  the  Governor  a  negro  man    March  15 
?lave  named  Pharoah.     Consideration  $500. 


George  W.  Lee,  deputy  clerk  of  Essex  county,  certifys  that  the  county    March  17 
court  recommends  Washington  V.  Dunn  for  notary  public  at  Tappa- 
hannock. 


William  Berkeley,  treasurer,  makes  the  following  statement: 

Amount  appropriated  for  arms, $199,000  00 

Paid  to  the  20th  inst., 55,155  10 


March  21 


Balance, $143,844  90 

Balance  in  Treasury, 33,389  00 

States  that  nothing  but  an  economical  appropriation  of  the  balance 
would  keep  up  the  credit  of  the  State,  as  receipts  prior  to  Sept  20th 
were  not  to  be  depended  on. 


John  Sutton  to  the   Governor. 

In  regard  to  a  certificate  of  citizenship  for  his  son,  Daniel  Isaac  Sutton.  March  22, 
The  writer  was  admitted  a  citizen  of  Virginia  by  act  dated  1780.  His  Alexandria 
three  sons  came  to  Virginia  in  1783 — viz.,  John  D.  Sutton,  who  has 
resided  since  constantly  in  Virginia,  except  a  few  months'  voyage  to 
England  to  select  a  cargo  of  goods;  James  A.  has  resided  in  Virginia 
except  a  year  at  Ablieville,  in  France,  and  a  year  at  the  Merchant's 
Warehouse,  London;  and  Daniel  I.,  who  went  to  England  with  his 
father  in  1790,  and  was  from  there  sent  to  India,  after  which  he  returned 
to  Vii^nia. 


Certificate  of  John  Strode  that  he  has  examined  and  passed  100  stand    March  22 
of  arms  manufactured  for  the  State  by  George  Wheeler. 


204  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  Bond  of  James  Bootright  aa  contractor  to  furnish  provisions  to  the 

March  23    g^^^rd  established  in  Richmond. 


March  28        Balance  in  treasury,  $32,800. 


Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

April  7,         Stating  that  the  number  of  arms  on  hand  at  the  passing  of  the  law 
Richmond   afforded  an  apportionment  of  7,214  stands,  of  which  3,655  had  been 
stamped  and  1,450  delivered. 


January  2Sd^  1801, 

Received  by  John  Atkinson  a  reprieve  from  the  Governor  of  Virginia 

for  the  Slaves  confined  in  Caroline  Jail  untill  the  fourth  Friday  in  March 

next. 

Will  Jones, 

D'y  Sh'f  for  Hay  Battaile. ' 


Anderson  McWilliams  to  the  Governor. 

April  9,  Stating  that  Mr.  James  Allen,  the  health  officer  of  the  town,  is  so  ill 

"^^urff  ^   *^*^  ^^  ^^^^  ^^^'^  ^"^  ^  ^^^  A9ky&  longer,  and  requesting  to  be  appointed 
in  his  place. 


April  13,  Statement  that  the  hands  employed  in  the  gun-works  consisted  of  six 

^Works  ^  gun-stockers,  one  gun-breecher,  one  polisher,  one  mounting  forger,  two 

Culpeper  filers,  one  bavonet-maker.     The  locks  and  barrels  were  made  by  special 

^"'^'y  contract. 


April  18         Balance  in  Treasury,  $17,459  89. 


April  18     The  State  of  Virginia, 

To  Rob.  McOlanahan,  Dr. 
To  expenses  for  self  and  one  Horseman  to  and  from  the  State  of 

Kentucky, -        -  $219  12 

Hire  of  one  Horse  from  Bourbon  to  Staunton,        -        -        -  10  00 

To  my  services  for  69  days  at  $2, 118  00 

To  one  Horseman  on  service  for  59  days,        -        -        -        -  59  00 

$406  12 
Cr.  by  Caah, 150  00 

P'd  Bal.  Apl  18,  1801, $256  00 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


205 


John  Gray,  Gent,  being  elected  delegate  to  the  next  General  Assembly        igoi. 
and  declining  to  accept  the  office  of  Sheriff,  Win.  Graham,  Jame«  Hand-  ^^^^^  ^^' 
lev.  and  \Vm.  Vawter  are  recommended.     Certified  by  John  Hutchinson, 
Clerk. 


Creed  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 

Accepting  apr)ointraent  as  Commissioner  on  the  ])art  of  Virginia  to  April  25, 
adjust  all  differences  concerning  the  boundary  hne  between  Virginia  and  "  ®^oam 
Tennessee.     His  colleagues  are  General  Martin  and  Andrew  Moore. 


The  grand  jury  of  the  Williamsburg  District  Court  indict  James  Hen- 
derson, Mayor  of  Williamsburg,  for  being  absent  from  that  city  on  the 
22d  instant,  the  day  appointed  for  election  of  members  of  General  As- 
sembly and  Congress,  and  thereby  preventing  the  people  from  exercising 
the  right  of  suffrage. 


April 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

In  response  to  his  inquiry  as  to  the  best  mode  of  procuring  tools  for  the 
manufacture  of  arms,  states  that  Mr.  Hodgson,  who  is  concerned  in 
extensive  manufactures  of  ironmongery  in  Birmingham,  England,  was  in 
the  city,  and  recommends  that  he  be  employed  to  import  the  tools 
needed.  Incloses  the  following  list  of  those  required: 
s  sets  of  tools,  etc.,  proper  for  welding,  floating,  (fee,  musket  barrels. 

for  forging  the  partes  of  musket  locks,  bayonets,  and 

swords, 
for  forging  iron  mounting  for  muskets,  steel  ram- 
rods, &c. 
for  forging  all  the  small  parts, 
for  fitting  and  tempering  springs,  Ac,  for  muskets, 
for  breeching,  looping,  brazing  on  the  sights,  &c. 
for  filing,  fitting,  ifec,  parts  of  musket  locks, 
for  stocking  of  musketi<. 
for  finishing  muskets, 
for  hilting  and  mounting  swords. 


8  do.  of        do. 


4  do.  of        do. 


2  do. 

of 

do. 

2  do. 

of 

do. 

4  do. 

of 

do. 

32  do. 

of 

do. 

20  do. 

of 

do. 

20  do. 

of 

do. 

2  do. 

of 

do. 

April  26, 
Richmond 


John  ('Larke  to  the  Governor. 

Agreeably  to  your  request  that  I  should  report  to  you  my  opinion  of 
the  necessary  size,  or  rather  weight,  of  the  bells  which  are  contemj>lated 
for  the   use  of  the  Capitol,  Manufactory  of  Arms  and  Penitentiary,  I 


May  2 


206  .  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  have  to  report  as  my  opinion,  that  the  size  of  the  bell  for  the  CapiU)l 
^*y  ^  should  be  at  least  as  large  as  the  old  one  which  was  lately  broken ;  the 
weight  of  which  without  the  clappers  is  350  lbs. 

It  might  I  think  be  well  to  have  the  new  one  of  400  lbs.  weight.  As 
the  bell  contemplated  for  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  should  be  of  a  size 
sufliciently  large  to  be  distinctly  heard  at  the  most  remote  parte  of  the 
city,  in  order  to  collect  the  Artificers  who  may  be  absent,  and  as  it  is  ne- 
cessary that  the  sound  should  be  distinguishable  from  that  of  the  bells  of 
the  Capitol  and  the  Penitentiary,  I  conceive  the  weight  of  this  bell 
should  be  about  500  lbs. 

It  not  being  necessary  that  the  bell  for  the  Penitentiary  should  be  of 
a  size  more  than  suthcient  to  be  heard  through  the  building,  I  think  that 
a  bell  of  about  50  wt.  would  be  sufficiently  large  for  the  purposes  of  that 
building. 

I  have  conferred  with  Mr.  Taylor,  the  brass  founder  here,  respecting  the 
terms  on  which  he  would  undertake  to  make  the  above  bells.  His  pri(?e 
if  he  makes  but  one  bell,  is  3s.  6d.  p'r  lb.,  which  price  I  think  very  high. 
As  Mr.  Hodgson  has  not  yet  sailed  from  Norfolk,  I  think  it  would  be 
well  that  he  should  be  written  to  on  this  subject  to  know  on  what  terms 
he  would  import  them. 

I  am,  &p. 


William  I^erkeley  to  the  Governor. 

May  2  Is  of  ojnnion  that  not  more  than   S15,(X)0  can  be  counted  on  in  the 

current  quarter.  Is  concerned  to  report  so  trifling  a  balance  as  S7,03o  00. 
In  addition,  the  directors  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal  have  made  a  call 
of  $25  on  each  share  before  the  28th  inst. 


May  9  Balance  in  Treasurv,  $4,072  05. 


PlOKETT,    1*0LLARI>    &   JOHNSTON    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

May  1«),  In  behalf  of  Mr.  Swan,  otters  to  acce[)t  for  the  arms  thtj  terms  offered 

Riclimoiid    1^^,  ^|j^.  p^xecutive  on  the  23(1  of  February.     Hear  that  Swan  has  sold  his 
inti'H^st  in  the  contract  to  (lenend  Collot. 


May  16  Balance  in  Treasury,  $2,Glo  31. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  207 


Col.  Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Announcing  the  arrival  of  the  brig  Ann,  of   Norfolk,  Capt.    Henry        1801. 
Brown,  from  St.  Sebastian,  Spain,  and  asking  directions  in  regard  to      Norfolk 
quarantine. 


John  Shee  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

Informing  him  that  Robert  McCormick,  the  contractor  for  arms,  had      May  20, 
failed,  and  was  imprisoned  for  debt.     He  (Shee)  does  not  think  he  will        pjli^ 
be  able  to  execute  the  contract. 


Dr.    J.    C.  CORNWBLL  TO  THE    GOVERNOR. 

Has  been  informed  by  Dr.  Hansford  of  Norfolk,  that  there  will  soon    ^May  22, 
be  a  vacancy  in  the  position  of  Health  Officer  at  that  port  and  applies  for       d  q 
the  appointment. 


Henry  Hiot  applies  to  the  Governor  for  appointment  as  Notary  Public.     May  22, 

Norfolk 


Certificates  of  citizens  of  Fredericksburg  that  Benjamin  Parke  is  well      May  24 
qualified  for  the  office  of  Notary  Public.     Signed  by  David  C.  Ker,  John 
Mercer,  John  Mortimer,  P.  Gordon,  John  Yates,  John  Minor  and  others. 


Application  of  Geo.  W.  B.  Spooner  for  appointment  as  Notary  Public.     May  25. 

Fredericks- 
burg 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

States  that  the  present  is  a  convenient  time  for  him  to  go  north  on  his  May  30 
trij)  in  connection  with  the  Armory.  Mr.  McKim  an  experienced 
mechanic  could  be  engaged  to  supervise  the  work  during  his  absence. 
Artificers  who  are  single  can  be  very  comfortably  arranged  in  the  bar- 
racks on  the  u})per  stories  of  the  Armory ;  but  the  married  men  he  may 
engage  will  probably  wash  houses  for  their  famalies.  Suggests  that  small 
houses  be  built  for  each  family. 


208  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERfe. 


Tobacco  Received  at  the  Treasury  in  Discharge  of  Certain  Taxeji,  vit: 

1801.                                                                               Hhds.  Pounds.        Amount. 
""®  '       On  hand  at  last  settlement,  to  the  30th  of 

September,  1800,           ....     55  56,815      $2,43506 

Ditto,  Transfer, —  2,491           107  94 

Received  from  that  period  to  2nd  of  June, 

1801, 8  9,016           444  55 

Rec'd  May  23,  1799,  of  Thos.  Lee,  on  acc't 

of  rents  payable  in  Tobacco,          -        -     30  32,162           782  60 

93  100.484     $3,77a  15 

Note. — This   ib   extended   at  the   precise  sum  which  was   received 
therefor; 

Sales  of  Tobacco  Per  Contra,  under  ih£  Direction  of  the  Executive. 

1801,  June  2nd —                                      Hhds.  Pounds.         Amount. 

Sold  to  Pickett,  Pollard  &  Johnson,           -      4  4,168        $179  22* 

Ditto, 3  3,770          160  22* 

Thomas  Tinsley,      -         ...        .       5  5,246          210  89 

Marcus  Elcan, 10  10,378          342  47 

Thomas  Tinsley, 9  9,562          322  24 

Marcus  Elcan, 10  10,781           296  47f 

Ditto,  Transfer, 3  2,491             63  04J 

Ditto, 10  11,852          320  72 

Asher  Marx, 9  10,074           277  04 

Ditto, 10  10,565          264  12 

Pickett,  Pollard  &  Johnson,      -        ...     10  10,877          271  92^ 

Marcus  Elcan,  - 10  10,720           246  56 

93  100,484      $2,954  22 

Loss  sustained  on  the  sales  of  the  above  Tobacco,  -        -           815  93 

$3,770  15 
Errors  excepted. 

June  3rd,  1801.  Wm.  Berkeley. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

June  12  As  the  building  of  the  public  Manufactory  of  Arms  commenced  before 

you  became  the  (lovernor  of  the  State,  and  as  you  intended  to  furnish 
me  with  instructions  relative  to  enpaji^ins^  with  the  artists  who  are  to  be 
employed  in  making  of  arms,  &c.,  therein,  I  deem  it  proper  to  give  you 
the  following  information  in  order  to  afford  you  an  idea  of  the  extent  of 
the  works  and  the  number  of  workmen  to  be  employed  in  the  several 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  209 


branches  thereof,  and  also  the  manner  in  which  I  pro^wse  to  conduct  it        1801. 
(if  it  meeta  the  approhation  of  the  Executive)  after  its  comi)letion.     I  ® 

have,  therefore,  to  inform  you  that  in  the  month  of  February,  1798,  I 
was  called  upon  by  the  honorable  Executive  to  furnish  them  "with  a 
plan  for  a  complete  manufactory  of  arms  to  be  erected  in  the  vicinity  of 
Richmond,  capable  of  the  annual  manufacture  of  four  thousand  standi,*' 
and  in  order  to  enable  me  to  form  an  accurate  judgment  of  such  establish- 
ments, that  I  should  take  a  view  of  the  different  works  of  a  similar  kind  in 
the  Northern  and  Eastern  States.  I  accordingly  visited  all  the  manufacto- 
ries of  arms  of  any  magnitude  in  those  States.  And  from  the  information 
I  obtained  at  the  several  works  which  I  viewed  (but  particularly  those 
at  Springfield  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  which  were  the  most  con- 
siderable of  any  in  the  United  States)  of  the  proper  division  of  labor  in 
the  difTercnt  branches,  so  i)roportioned  that  each  branch  might  keep  pace 
with  the  other  branches,  and  also  of  the  manner  in  which  the  work  in 
pach  several  branch  ought  to  be  executed,  I  drew  a  plan  for  the  works 
agreeably  to  the  best  of  my  judgment,  and  of  an  extent  suited  to  the 
de:?ire  of  the  Executive,  which  plan  was  presented  to  and  adopted  by 
them. 

In  forming  this  plan,  I  endeavored  to  accommodate  every  advantage 
of  the  site  to  the  convenience  of  the  establishment,  both  as  to  water- 
works  and  houses,  and  finding  that  the  building  of  habitations  for  the 
artificers  sej)arate  from  the  manufactory  wouhl  be  more  expensive  and 
not  so  eligible,  I  designed  their  barmcks  in  the  upper  apartments  of  the 
manufactorv,  which  habitations  will  be  commodious  for  those  artificers 
who  are  unmarried;  yet  those  who  have  families  will  probably  prefer 
lK*ing  acconunodated  in  the  manner  I  suggested  to  you  in  my  last  com- 
munication. 

The  works  are  constructed  so  as  t*.^  be  capable  of  making  at  least  sixU^en 
.<tand  of  arms  ]>er  da}',  and  there  being  in  a  year  three  hundred  and 
twelve  davs  for  labor,  would  make  the  number  amount  to  four  thousand 
nine  hundred  and  ninety-two  stands  per  annum,  which  would  be  nine 
hundred  and  ninety-two  stands  more  than  were  required  by  the  Execu- 
tive; but  as  reasonable  allowance  should  be  made  ibr  the  awkwardness 
of  inexj)erience(l  workmen  at  the  commencement  of  the  business,  as  also 
for  accidents,  sickness,  holidays,  <fec.,  I  constructed  the  works  capable  of 
making  four  thousand  stand  of  arms  per  annum,  taking  into  view  such 
extraordinary  occurrences;  and  there  being  at  such  works  many  musket 
barrels  refused  on  account  of  flaws  and  other  defects,  the  sound  parts  of 
which  would  make  good  pistol  barrels,  and  supposing  that  our  I^egisla- 
ture  would  be  inclined  to  arm  our  Cavalry,  as  well  as  Infantry,  Artille- 
rists, «$:c.,  I  constructed  the  works  (with  very  little  additional  expense) 
capable  of  making  six  pistols  and  seven  swords  per  day  in  addition  to 
the  sixteen  stand  of  arms,  which  will,  besides  arming  the  cavalry,  afford 

27 


210  CALKNIMR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


imii,       HwttnlH  Un  lh<;  otth'Ain*  of  tlie  Inbiniry  and  Artillenr.    The  parte  o(  the 

Jnhti  vl     luaiiulii/rtr/ry  which  are  denigned  for  the  making  of  ordnance  wiU   be 

vM\ni\Ai'  iff  iiittkiiig  all  that  tnay  be  rer|uired  for  the  field  and  fortifications. 

In  ordi^r  Ui  make  the  a(>ove  nuni(>er  of  ismall  arms,  the  work  dailv  to 

\n*  (lone  in  the  various  hranchen  \n  intended  to  be  executed  in  Uie  follow- 

ii;f(  order — vxz: 

2  Hammer  men  in  two  Trip-hammer  fotge^  to  draw  16  skelps  for  mus- 
ket barrels  and  the  other  Iron  which  will  require  the  forge  ham- 
mer for  \iS  Htand  of  arms. 
8  Men   to  w(dd  and  float  16  musket  and  six  pistol  barrels. 
8  Do.    to  bore  and  hand-spindle  16  muskets,  six  pistol  barrels,  and  16 

Bayonet  sockets. 
H  Do.    to  for^e  all  the  parts  for  16  musket  Locks,  16  Bayonets,  7  swords, 

and  6  jnstol  Locks. 
4  Do.    to  forge  mounting  for  16  muskets  and  six  pistols,  16  Ram-rods 

for  mnskeis  and  6  for  pistols. 
2  Do.    to  forgo  all   the  small  parts — viz.,  screws  for  Locks,  &c.;  also 

springs  and  loops. 
2  Do.    to  tit  and  temper  the  springs  for  16  muskets  and  six  pistols. 
4  Do.    to  bre(M?h  loop  and  liraze  the  sights  of  16  muskets  and  six 

pistols. 
iS  Do.    grind  16  mtiskot  and  i\  pistol  barrels,  16  Bayonets,  16  Ram-rods 
for  muskets,  6  for  pistols,  and  7  swoixls. 
grind  and  Hlo  mounting  for  16  muskets  and  6  pistols. 
LiH*k  makors  to  make  16  Tvocks  for  muskets  and  6  for  pistols, 
to  ctiSi^hanlon  and  polish  16  musket  liOcks,  6  pistol  Locks,  16 
sots  of  mt>unting  for  muskets,  6  sets  for  pistols,  16  Bayonets, 
anil  7  swords. 

(i\u\*st4vokors  to  make  16  musket  stocks  and  6  pistol  stocks. 
Kiul5»hors  to  finish  16  muskots  and  6  pistols, 
to  hilt  and  mount  7  swonls, 

i\\  nu\k<*  tl^e  woiKlen  [mrts  of  Cartridge  Boxes  for  muskets  and 
»^  l\>r  pist<>ls» 

to  oxccuto  the  lit^ather  work  for  16  cartridge  boxet^  for  muskets, 
for  pistol««  H  juur  of  holsters,  4  sword  belts  and  scabbards,  16 
l^vonot  clings,  and  16  Brush  wii>eTs  and  pickers^. 
And  lis  tho  moltii\g  and  n^iining  of  Brass  requires  a  furnace  on  a  dif- 
tVn^ut  \Hn^structJo«  from  such  as  are  required  for  Iron,  and  as  bomb 
shi'll^  and  th«^  various  kind  of  eaimon  shot  must  be  made  for  the  mor- 
tars and  othor  s))<^e«  of  ordiuuice*  and  as  it  may  be  expedient  to  make 
lrv>n  a^  w^l  a*  Brass  canm^n.  1  have  planned  the  foundry  of  these  works 
with  lw\^  fVmvM.'iMt  ^>  that  brass  and  Ircm  Ordnance  may  be  made  therein 
at  tho  :itam^  liiiie^  which  will  n?*iuire  1   moulder,  4  founders  1  U^iw,  2 
TunH49  aiH<  drtU«r$  of  touch  botees  4  makei^  of  Gun  carriages:  so  that 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS,  211 


when  the  works  are  in  fall  operation  in  all  the  various  branches  alx>ve        i^i. 
ennmerated,  they  will  require  one  hundred  and  fifty-one  workmen,  which      ''"'^^  ^"^ 
number  of  artist«%  may,  after  gaining  experience,  manuftictupo  a  croater 
number  of  arms  than  I  have  here  stated,  and  the  works  arc  so  c»mi- 
structed  as  easilv  to  admit  of  extension  should  it  heroafter  Ix^  found 
necessarv. 

The  establishment  of  a  manufkctOT}*  in  the  bosom  of  our  State  cafvnble 
of  furnishing  an  abundant  supply  of  arms  for  its  defence  without  reli- 
ance on  the  precarious  mode  of  obtaining  them  by  im}>ortation  fnun 
Foreign  States  upon  whom  we  have  been  wholly  dc|>endont  for  our 
means  of  defence,  does  honor  to  the  wisdom  and  enter]>rire  of  our  Ix^s- 
lature.  and  greatly  tends  to  the  support  of  that  independence  si>  sacred 
to  all  true  Americans,  for  without  arms  for  our  defence,  the  Rights  of  the 
nation,  however  lightened  its  councils,  or  numerous  and  brave  it^  citi- 
zens, are  in  a  perilous  condition,  and  may  be  wn^ted  (nMXi  us  by  a  com- 
bination of  those  foreign  powers  who  are  pre|>are<l  for  war,  and  \vlu> 
without  regard  to  justice,  but  governed  by  Interest  and  ambition,  may 
not  only  injure  and  insult  us  with  impunity,  but  make  us  again  feel  the 
scourge  of  tyranny.  By  such  reflections,  I  am  UhI  to  tliink  that  our  l>eing 
prepared  for  war,  is  the  best  guarantee  or  security  for  our  lil)erty  and 
happiness.  With  these  impressions,  I,  with  pleasure,  emlnirked  in  the 
business  assigned  me  by  the  Executive,  not  without  regretting  that  altho' 
nature  has  furnished  the  United  States  with  the  mivst  pn>fuse  abtuulaniM' 
of  materials  proper  for  the  fabrication  of  every  spetnes  of  arms,  yet  none 
of  our  sister  States  have  fallen  upon  the  plan  or  followed  tht»  example  of 
Virginia  in  establishing  within  themselves  means  of  protection.  As  our 
means  of  defence  are  increased  in  the  same  proiK)rtion  will  the  jealousy 
of  our  enemies  be  excited — to  repel  the  evil  effec^ts  of  which  it  is  iu*oes- 
sary  that  we  should  be  prepared,  for  their  plans  may  be  formcfl  and 
incendiaries  be  employed  for  the  secret  destruction  of  our  warlike  prt*- 
pations  when  least  suspected — instances  of  similar  mischiefs  have  often 
been  practiced  with  too  much  success  not  to  be  dreaded ;  it  is  fresh  with- 
in my  recollection,  that  within  the  course  of  the  American  Revolution 
our  infant  manufactories  of  arms  and  powder  works  Wore  destroyed  in  a 
secret  manner  by  negroes  who  were  influenced  by  emisaries  of  the  British 
Army  with  whom  they  acted. 

In  order  to  guard  as  far  as  was  in  my  power  against  an  evil  so  dread- 
ful, in  forming  the  plan  for  our  Manufactory  of  Arms  (as  the  expense 
will  be  inconsiderable  in  proportion  to  the  object,)  I  designed  to  have 
the  water  elevated  (by  means  of  the  machinery  necessary  for  making 
arms,)  from  the  reservoirs  of  the  works  into  the  two  cupolas  built  for 
that  purpose  on  the  roofs  of  the  two  largest  houses  of  the  Manufac^tory, 
from  whence  it  may  be  conducted  into  the  roofs  of  the  other  houses 
thereof,  so  as  to  secure  the  works  from  destruction  by  Are.     I   also 


212  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  designed  in  the  stracture  of  the  buildings,  a  room  for  a  guard  intending 
Jane  12  ^^^^  ^^^  artificers  belonging  to  the  works  should  guard  them  in  the  night 
time,  which  would  be  so  easy  a  duty  for  the  great  number  of  men 
employed  in  the  Manufactory,  as  scarcely  to  be  felt  by  them.  And  in 
order  to  qualify  them  for  military  serWce  in  time  of  need,  and  make  them 
proficient  in  the  art  of  making  arms,  and  to  prevent  them  from  quitting 
the  public  service  at  their  pleasure,  I  conceive  it  will  be  proper  to  enlist 
or  engage  them  for  a  term  of  not  less  tlian  three  3'ears.  That  they  from 
the  profits  of  their  labor,  shall  furnish  themselves  with  uniform  dress  of 
blue  cloth  to  be  worn  by  them  on  parade,  that  their  hours  of  refreshment 
be  regulated  l)y  the  t4)lling  of  a  bell  for  that  purpose,  and  that  they  parade 
by  beat  of  drum  each  morning  and  evening  at  sunrise  and  sunset,  attend 
the  roll  call  and  perform  such  military  evolutions  as  may  qualify  them 
for  the  duty  of  soldiers  when  unemployed  by  their  various  occupations 
in  the  Manufactory  of  Arms. 

These  arrangements  appear  to  me  to  be  necessary  for  our  works,  they 
are  however  res])ectfully  submitted  to  your  consideration,  with  a  request 
that  you  will  make  such  alterations  as  to  you  may  seem  expedient.  As 
system  is  indispensibly  necessary  to  produce  regularity  and  order  in  the 
rotine  of  business  in  which  so  great  a  number  of  workmen  are  to  be 
variously  employed,  and  having  formed  the  plan  and  superintended  the 
erection  of  the  works  hitherto,  and  the  Executive  having  confided  to  me 
its  direction  when  completed,  it  now  becomes  not  only  my  duty,  but  is 
my  most  ardent  inclination  by  all  the  means  in  my  power,  to  conduct 
this  estal>lishment  so  as  to  answer  the  public  expectations  and  the  great 
purpose  for  which  it  was  instituted. 

I  am,  &c. 

V.  S. — On  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  1st  inst.  I  inquired  of  Mr.  Wil- 
liam M<}Kim  the  terms  on  which  he  would  be  willing  to  undertake  the 
temporary  superintendence  of  the  two  buildings,  the  Manufiictory  of 
Arms  and  Penitentiary  House  during  my  absence;  his  reply  I  enclose. 
He  appears  to  understand  the  plan  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  very 
well,  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the  houses,  and  is.  I  l>elieve,  a  tolerable  good 
judge  of  wood  work  and  of  brick  work.  And  the  outlines  of  most  of 
the  brick  work  of  the  Penitentiary  being  Ix^un,  I  cannot  suppose  he  can 
meet  with  any  difRculty  at  that  building. 

I  think  the  whole  of  his  time  should  be  devot4?d  to  those  buildings 
until  my  return,  in  order  to  see  the  work  executed  conformably  to  the 
plans,  and  to  prevent  the  introduction  of  bad  materials  into  any  jwirt  of 
the  work. 

The  reply  of  Mr.  John  Hodgson  to  my  letter,  written  to  him  some  time 
ago  on  the  subject  of  furnishing  l>ells  for  the  Capitol,  Manufactory  of 
Arms,  and  Penitentiary  House,  1  have  received  since  the  last  Board  of 
Council,  which  reply  1  also  enclose,  J.  C 


CALENDAB  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  213 


Bond  from  Pickett,  Pollard  &  Johnston  in  sum  of  £16,800  to  indem-        isoi. 
nify  the  State  of  Virginia  against  the  claim  of  all  persons  in  regard  to       ^"*y  ^ 
arms  purchased  by  the  State  from  them  as  agents  for  James  Swan.     Swan 
had  sold  his  claims  to  General  Collot,  of  France. 


Ro.  QuARLES  TO  Samuel  Coleman. 

Inclosing  contracts  with  John  Maddox,  Thos.  Gray,  Pollard  Gosney,      July  4, 
an<l  Jno.  Griffin  for  rent  of  public  land  and  houses  at  Point  of  Fork.  uvanna 


Memorandum  of  Clothing  issued  to  the  Public  Guard.     List  contain-      July  10 
ing  the  names  of  fifty-nine  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates. 


Proposition  of  Jacob  LK^athers,  of  York,  Pennsylvania,  to  furnish  the     July  11, 
State  of  Virginia  with  4,000  stand  of  arms  for  £5.0.6  (Pennsylvania    Richmond 
money)  per  stand. 

Proj>()siti(>n  of  Peter  Brang,  Abraham  Henry,  and   Henry  Dehuff,  of      July  13 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  to  furnish  the  State  of  Virginia  7,075  stand  of  arms  at  $11 
per  stand,  delivered  in  Lancaster,  to  be  completed  in  three  years;  and 
also  1,(X)0  pair  of  pistols  at  $15  per  pair. 


Daniel  Davfs  to  John  Clarke. 

Ap[)lying  for  position  as  a  gunsmith  at  the  Armory.  July  17, 

Albemarle 


John  Shee  to  the  Governor. 

Has  seen  Captain  Clarke  and  found   him  a  man  of  business.     Had     juiy  19^ 
given  him  all  the  aid  he  could.     Thinks  Clarke  will  be  enabled  to  engage     Phifadel- 
Haslett,  formerly  with  McCormick,  for  the  Richmond  Armory,  who  can 
influence  15  or  20  good  workmen. 


pbia 


George  Williamson  to  the  Governor. 

Ai)plying  for  the  position  of  chief  gunsmith  of  the  Annory.     Is  a      juiy  31 
native  of  Virginia  and  worked  in  a  manufactory  of  small  arms  all  during 
the  last  war. 


214  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


W 


C.  M.   Thurston,  Escheator  of  Frederick,  to  the  Governor. 

1801.  Informing  him  that  he  has  employed  Mr.   Page  to  assist  the  Attorney- 

Vinchest^r  Clencral  in  the  suit  against  Martin's  P]xecutors. 


August  5,        Proposal  from  George  Wheeler  to  manufacture  three  thousand  stand  of 
.u  i)eper     ^^mii  for  the  State  at  813  per  stand. 


John  Shee  to  the  Governor. 

Aupist  9,        Mr.  Haslett  will  furnish  600  muskets  on  the  same  terms  as  Mr.  Miles, 
plfia^  "     ^^  helieves  Mr.  Miles  is  to  complete  the  work  undertaken  by  McC'ormick. 
Will  obtain  from  both  security  for  the  performance  of  their  contracts. 


August  10  Northumberland  county  court  recommends  Thomas  Hurst  and  An- 
thony Sydnor  for  inspectors  at  Indian  and  Dymer's  warehouses;  James 
Harcum,  George  Barret,  George  Hesterson,  and  George  Black  well,  at 
Wiccomoco.  and  Martin  Haynie,  Robert  Crowther,  Sanjuel  Dowing  and 
Willoughby  N.  Berryman  at  ('oan.     Certified  by  Fleming  Bates,  Clerk. 


August  10,        Proposals  from  George  Wheeler  to  make  4(X)0  muskets  for  the  State  at 
Culpeper     jji  50  a  piece. 


John  Shee  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

Auj?u«t  13,       Desiring  to  know  whether  Mr.  Miles  is  to  make  600  pistols  or  6(X)  pair. 
Philaciel-     "Both  Mr.  Miles  and  Mr.  llaslett  are  busily  at  work  for  us;  your  good 
pay  gives  life  to  the  hammer  and  anvil.-' 


AuKUHt  29        Balance  in  Treasury,  84,91)9  30. 


Sept.  14  Jacob  I/cathers  informs  the  Ciovernor  that  he  will  manufacture  mus- 

kets at  the  same  price  as  others  who  have  offered. 


Sept.  14  Papers  relating  to  barracks,  with  enclosures. 


CALKNDAB  OF  STATB  PAPERS. 


215 


John   Fox  otiTers  to  sell  several  houses  aud  lots  "oa  the  hUr'  for        isoi. 
harrackB.  ^^1*^  »•* 


Jamet*  Boatwright  ofiBers  to  famish  th«^  State  troops  at  Hichmoud  with      s«pt  U 
i!o<Kl  rations  at  IB  cents  each,  and  spirits  at  a  dollar  a  gallon. 


Wm.  Morris,  Sheriff,  xt)  thb  Govrrnor. 

Ill  regard  to  the  murder  of  Bennet  Kodgers,  by  slaves  ho  was  cairying     Sept.  U), 

■lown  the  ( )hit)  river.  Kunawha 

Counlv 


Thos.  Xbwton  to  thk  Govbrnor. 

<Ti\'inK  intbrmation  that  within  the  past  few  days  several  persons 
i  mostly  strangers)  had  been  taken  with  the  fever  and  several  had  died. 
The  inhabitants  are  as  healthy  as  for  many  years  past. 


Svpt.  2C>, 
Norfolk 


Thos.  ^awTOj*  to  tub  Governor. 

Since  writing  last,  many  persons  have  dieil  iyf  the  fever,  mostly  foreign- 
ers. The  emigrants  from  Ireland  suffer  most,  as  they  have  no  friends, 
an4j  die  for  lack  of  g<x)d  nursing.  The  inhabitants  of  the  town  are 
healthy,  and  he  has  heard  of  none  of  the  market  people  from  the  country 
taking  the  disease. 


Sept.  HO, 
Norfolk 


Certificate  of  John  Timberlake,  Clerk,  that  Duncan  McLauchlin,  who      ^^.t.  2, 

wa**  appointed  Sheriti'  had  failed  to  give  bond.  Fluvauuu 

'^^  Couuty 


J.  Byars,  Jr.,  to  John   Olahkk. 

Hopes  he  will  not  bt»  dis2\p[H>inte<l  in  the  artitieers  from  SpringHeUI.       ui,  J, 
Much  pains  are  taken  to  discourage  them.  SiinuulkUl 


Benjamin  Pahkk  to  tub  Govbrnoh. 

Stating  that  in  conse^iuence  of  the  information  that  a  nmlignaut  fever,       uut.  5, 
supposed  to  be  yellow  fever,  prevailed  in  Norfolk,  he  had  put  the  quar-  t  re^lt^i  lukH- 
antine  in  force  with  respect  to  vessels  from  that  place. 


216 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801. 

Ckrt.  0, 

Kingston, 

Jamaica 


Wm.  Savage,  Agknt  for   the   Protection  of  U.  S.  Seamen,  to 

THE  Secretary  of  State. 

Stating  tliat  a  number  of  barrels  of  flour  branded  "Hanover  Town/' 
which  the  Englisli  army  contractors  had  jjurcliased  from  Virginia,  were 
light  in  weight. 


Oct.  9, 
Norfolk 


Tuos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

The  sickness  luis  greatly  abated,  and  l)Ut  few  have  been  attacked 
exce|>t  foreigners,  particularly  the  British,  who  drink  hard  and  dissipate. 
Has  not  heard  of  a  single  instance  of  a  Frenchman  being  attacked,  their 
temperance  keeping  them  in  hexilth. 


John  Gordon  to  the  (iovernor. 

Oct.  10,  Declining  to  serve  as  Sheriff  for  another  year.     His  successor  posscjsses 

^J^*"*^"'"'    pure  Republican  principles,  he  therefore  resigns  to  him  with  pleasure. 


Oct.  10 


Creed  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 

The  inconvenient  distance  at  which  (ieneral  Martin,  ^fr.  Moore  and  he 
live,  has  |>revent(Ml  a  joint  communication  to  ilu)  (Jovernor  of  Tennessee; 
but  General  Martin  wrote  individually  to  tlu^  Governor,  whose  reply  he 
had  inclosed  to  him  (Taylor).  The  Governor  states  that  when  the  legis- 
lature of  Tennessee  meet.s,  he  will  lay  before  it  the  proceedings  of  the 
VirfTinia  Assembly. 


Oct.  12  Hec'ommendation  of  Council,  that    Messrs.  Clarke  and  Quarrier   U^ 

ap|Hiinted  to  inspect  the  arms  manufactured  by  Mr.  Wheeler. 


♦John  Clarke  to  the  (Governor. 

Oct.  13  Recites  the  various  [)roposals  made  to  the  State  Wtr  the  manufacture  of 

arms,  and  says  that  on  his  northern  tour  he  visited  each  of  the  pers^uis 
named.  liecommends  that  for  muskets  the  proposals  of  (iraef!*,  Hrong, 
Henry  and  Dehuff  of  I>ancjuster,  Pa.,  be  accepted,  and  that  the  model  of 
a  sword  be  s(^nt  to  Philadel)>hia,  for  terms  to  be  made  there.  In  and 
al)Out  Philadelphia  and  in  several  parts  of  the  New  England  States,  he 
had  engaired  a  number  of  gun  manufacturers  t<^  work  in  the  Virginia 
Manufactory  of  Arms. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


217 


Certificate  of  John  Strode,  that  he.  Captain  Edward  Pendleton,  and        1801. 
Thomas  Patton,  a  noted  gunsmith,  had  inspected  and  proved  31.^  gun  ^tevengburj? 
Ijarrels  at  Wheeler's  works.  C'ulpeper 


Alex.  Quarrier  and  John  Clarke  report  to  the  Governor  that  thev  had      Oct.  16, 
ins|H»cted  25()  muskets,  bayonets,  &c.,  lately  sent  from  Wheeler's  works, 
and  think  that  in  general,  the  work  is  roughly  executed,  cspecnally  in 
the  locks ;  but  that  they  are  better  than  any  Wheeler  had  made  before. 
They  are  considerably  inferior  to  the  guns  sent  from  Philadelphia. 


Joseph  Williamson  to  John  Clarke. 

In  regard  to  employment  of  workmen  there.     Scoundrels  have  tried      Oct.  20, 
to  prevent  Clarke  from  obtaining  men,  but  his  friends  will  do  all  in  their  ^P"'*^"®*" 
[Kjwer  for  him. 


<  ieneral  John  Guerrant,  Jr.,  certifies  to  the  Governor  that  he  has  in-      Oct.  21, 
sj>ecte<l  1,098  muskets  manufactured  for  the  state  by  Major  John  Tinsley,  ^^<^<^^^°d 
at  9(>c.  each,  and  that  they  are  well  executed. 


Alexander  Quarrier  certifies  to  the  Governor  that  he  has  tested  ten      Oct.  21 
cask.s  (weighing  71>8ft>s.)  of  powder  sold  the  State  by  Tristnim  Patton 
and  finds  it  very  good. 


Hill   of  Tristram   Patton  against  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia  for 
£109. 14.fi,  the  price  of  79H  lbs.  of  |H>wder  sold  the  State. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

No  meeting  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Company  has  l>een  held  on  account 
of  absence  of  members.  The  excessive  high  price  of  labor  and  provi- 
sions lias  much  retajded  the  work,  but  hopes  the  canal  will  be  through 
in  a  short  time,  though  more  money  will  be  needed. 


Oct.  28, 
Norfolk 


Fines  assessefl  at  a  court  of  inciuiry  held  for  the  first  and  second  bat-      Oct.  30 
talions  of  the  22d  Regiment  of  Virginia  Militia,  in  Mecklenburg  county. 
A  list  containing  157  names. 


Application  of  Archibald  Barnes  for  ap])ointment  as  Notary  Public. 

28 


Oct.  30, 
Norfolk 


218  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thos.  Xkwtox,  Jr.,  to  the  Goverkor. 

1W)1.  Recommending  Alexander  Jonlan  for  the  commimon  of  Notary  Pab- 

SorffAk      ''^  ^^'^  Norfolk  Dbtrict,  and  resigning  the  same  in  oonsequence  of  having 
been  elected  to  ConnciesH. 


Jaue^  Keith  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  13,  Home  davr*  ago  Colo.  Deneale  delivered  me  a  letter  from  vour  Excellencv, 

addreeBed  to  the  President  and  Directors  of  the  Potomack  Company, 
requiring  of  them  an  account  of  the  progress  made  by  the  Company 
towards  rendering  that  river  navigable.  I  made  the  several  members  of 
the  Board  ac<^|uaintcd  with  your  rec|uisition,  and  different  days  were 
ap|K>inted  for  holding  a  Board  and  piaying  the  respect  due  to  your  com- 
mands, by  laying  l>eforc  you  the  present  state  of  that  undertaking.  From 
unforseen  events  a  Board  has  not  yet  been  formed.  This  morning  Colo. 
Dencfale  shewed  me  a  letter  he  had  lately  received  from  Mr.  Coleman,  in 
which  he  mentions  it  a.s  vour  desire  if  a  Board  of  Directors  has  not  or 
could  not  be  conveniently  formed,  that  the  information  you  wanted  should 
be  transmitted  vou  bv  the  President  of  the  Board. 

In  obedience  to  this  communication,  I  take  upon  me  to  do  that  which 
would  with  more  propriety  have  come  from  a  full  meeting  of  the  Board ; 
and  it  is  with  pleasure  I  inform  your  Excellency,  that  the  passage  at  the 
Great  Falls  will  be  completed  by  the  month  of  February  at  the  farthest, 
probably  a  month  sooner.  At  that  place  there  is  a  fidl  of  seventy-six 
feet,  which  is  descended  by  five  locks:  to  form  the  lowest  of  these,  a  solid 
rock  has  been  cut  through  forty  odd  feet  deep,  and  for  the  next,  thirty 
odd  feet.  The  excavation  is  finished:  nothing  now  remains,  but  fixing 
the  gates,  two  of  them  are  done,  the  others  going  forward.  The  timbers 
of  them  are  framed,  the  hanging  and  planking  only  remaining  to  be  done, 
when  those  gates  are  finished  the  river  will  by  exertions  of  the  Company, 
be  rendered  navigable  at  certain  seasons  of  the  year  ftxjm  Tide  Water  to 
George's  Creek,  thirty  miles  above  Fort  Cumberland,  and  more  than  two 
hundred  above  the  Tide.  The  im|)ediments  have  been  the  Great,  the 
Benaca  and  Shenandoah  Falls,  each  of  which  presented  very  formidable 
impediments.  At  the  two  first,  locks  have  been  formed ;  at  the  other  two, 
lenghty  canals  to  apportion  the  Fall.  After  passing  the  last,  there  is  a 
continued  succession  of  smaller  falls  seldom  more  than  8  or  10  miles 
apart,  frequently  much  nearer,  making  in  the  whole  from  Tide  Water, 
upwards  of  eleven  hundred  feet.  The  commencement  and  duration  of 
the  navigation  will  depend  much  upon  the  seasons:  in  common  years  it 
may  be  calculated  to  commence  some  time  in  November  and  continue  to 
some  time  in  June.  It  is  thought  that  further  improvements  may  be 
made  so  that  the  na\dgation  may  commence  earlier  in  the  fall  and  con- 
tinue longer  in  the  summer.  If  it  shall  be  judged  practicable,  I  have  no 
doubt  but  the  Company  will  endeavor  to  affect  it. 


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Mr.  Fontaino  Maury.   Frtulorloki*- 
burg. 

Col.  David  Jami(»Hon. 

0>1.  Peter  Hull. 

Col.  Vinocnt  WilliumH. 

Col.  Bi>njamin  Ilarriaon. 
Col.  John  IngleH. 
Col,  (leorge  IVariH. 
Mr.  John  Wataon,  Milton. 


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1801. 
Nov.  13 


Distribution  of  Arms — Continued. 


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^  St 


88 
60 
86 

110 
43 
18 
64 

102 
38 
97 
13 
5 
36 
35 

100 
42 

107 
17 
24 
31 
51 
23 


Town  or  County. 


Albemarle,  second  apportion 
ment 

Halifax 

Second  apportionment 

Halifax 

Second  apportionment 

Franklin 

Second  apportionment 

Franklin 

Second  apportionment 

Patrick 

Second  apportionment 

Henry 

Second  apportionment 

Powhatan,  second  apportion- 
ment  

Goochland,  second  apportion- 
ment   ; 

Shenandoah  

Second  apportionment 

Shenandoah,    second    appor- 
tionment   

Culpeper,   second    apportion- 
ment   

Culpeper,   second   apportion- 
ment   

Wythe 

Second  apportionment 

Wythe 

Second  apportionment 

Pittsylvania 

Second  apportionment 

Pittsylvania. 

Second  apportionment 

Cumberland,    second    appor- 
tionment  

Buckingham,    second    appor- 
tionment  

Frederick,  second  apportion- 
ment  

Frederick,  second  apportion- 
ment  « 

Chesterfield,  second   appor- 
tionment  


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21/1 

50  \  I 

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56  \ 

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44  \ 

12/ 

12 

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16i 


Mr.  John  Watson,  l^iilton. 
Col.  John  Douglas. 

Col.  Wm.  McDaniel. 

Col.  Samuel  Hairston. 

Col.  John  Early. 

Col.  George  Green. 

Col.  George  Hairston. 

Col.  Littleberry  Mosby. 

Col.  Henry  J.  Miller. 
Col.  Wm.  Allen. 


19    j  Col.  Wm.  A.  Boothe. 


18    ;  Col.  David  Jamieson. 

Col.  John  S.  Slaughter. 
Col.  Robert  Sayers. 

Col.  Stephen  Saunders. 

Col.  Clement  Daniel. 

^A    Col.  Wm.  Clarke. 

18       Francis  Deane. 


20 

48) 

13/ 

44) 

12  f 

86 

23 

65 


} 


26       Col.  Joel  Watkins. 
31     I  Col.  John  Smith. 

28     ' 
27 


Total 5,424       Stands  to  13th  of  November,  1801. 


Wm.  Dabney  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  13,  Asking  compensation  for  clerical  services  in  connection  with  the  dis- 

Richmond    tribution  of  arms  and  correspondence  with  militia  officers. 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  17,         Inclosed  we  transmit  your  Excellency  a  report  intended  to  be  made  to 
Norfolk     ijjg  General  meeting  which  was  to  have  been  held  on  Saturday,  the  15th 


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inst.  but  did  not  take  place;  in  addition  to  which,  we  beg  leave  to  inform 
your  Excellency,  that  Mr.  Benj'n  Jones,  an  undertaker  on  the  S.  side  of 
the  Canal,  and  one  of  the  largest  individual  proprietors,  informs  us  that 
he  shall  complete  in  four  weeks'  time  a  temporary  lock  which  will  open 
a  navigation  from  the  Virginia  line  to  the  waters  of  Pasquetank,  also  that 
we  have  a  well  grounded  hope  of  seeing  the  ('anal  navigable  throughout 
for  flatts  60  feet  long  and  five  wide,  carrying  10,000  three  feet  shingles  in 
the  course  of  the  ensuing  year. 

I  am,  <fec. 

To  the  General  Meeting  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal  Co.,  the  President 
and  Directors  respectfully  report  that  since  the  last  general  meeting,  a 
large  lock  has  been  constructed  at  the  South  end  of  the  Canal  and  com- 
munication opened  between  it  and  the  waters  of  Pasquetank  river,  to 
admit  of  boats  five  feet  wide  and  drawing  two  feet  water.  That  a  smaller 
temporary  lock  has  been  placed  at  some  distance  from  the  Great  lock,  to 
raise  the  water  for  some  miles  back  into  the  Swamp,  where  the  descent 
of  the  ground  is  considerable.  That  the  contract  with  Dr.  Sawyer  has 
been  nearly  fulfilled,  and  that  the  Canal  has  been  cut  from  the  end  of 
Sawyer's  contract  as  far  north  as  the  line  of  Virginia,  eleven  feet  wide 
and  two  feet  deep.  They  are  concerned  further  to  report  that  less  pro- 
gress has  been  made  in  Mr.  Capron's  contract  since  the  last  general  meet- 
ing, than  think  might  have  been  reasonably  expected,  and  that  they  have 
in  consequence  thereof,  come  to  a  determination  to  remove  him  from  his 
present  situation  at  the  end  of  this  year,  and  to  take  such  other  measures 
with  him  as  the  interest  of  the  Company  may  require. 

On  an  examination  of  the  Treasurer's  Accounts  on  the  12th  inst.  they 
found  in  his  hands  a  balance  of  only  $37G  61  due  to  the  Company,  and 
there  appears  to  be  still  due  from  the  subscribers  about  six  thousand  dol- 
lars, which  sum  they  are  of  opinion  will  be  sufficient  to  comj)lete  the 
communication  between  the  Northern  and  Southern  parts  of  the  Canal 
in  the  manner  contracted  for  with  Jones  &  Co. 

An  account  of  tolls  received  at  the  North  end  of  the  Canal  to  the  24th 
of  May  last,  has  been  rendered  by  Mr.  Capron  by  which  it  ai)pears  that 
$408  15  had  been  then  collected. 

Of  the  tolls  unpaid,  no  account  was  rendered,  but  it  is  supposed  they 
must  have  been  considerable  and  can  be  collected. 

RoBT.  Adams,  Pr. 
Nov.  14th,  1801. 


1801. 
Nov.  17, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

The  inclosed  report  intended  to  have  been  made  to  the  General  Meet- 
ing, which  could  not  be  effected  for  want  of  members,  will  shew  your 
Excellency  the  state  of  the  Company's  funds  and  the  i>rogress  of  the 


Nov.  17, 
Norfolk 


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1801. 
Nov.  17, 
Norfolk 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

Canal.  The  excessive  high  prices  of  labour  and  provisions,  has  retarded 
this  work  (with  uncommon  wet  seasons).  Next  year  I  have  hopes  that 
the  race  will  be  made  through  the  swamp  for  vessels  carrying  about  15 
Hhds  of  Tobacco  in  weight  This  will  shew  that  the  work  can  be  fully 
effected,  and  does  no  injury  to  the  opening  the  Canal  the  full  width, 
while  it  will  be  bringing  in  Toll  to  assist  in  completing  it.  Boats  like 
those  used  in  the  James  River  Canal,  now  are  employed  on  each  end  of 
the  Canal,  and  only  the  middle  is  now  to  be  cut  which  in  one  good  sum- 
mer may  be  completed. 

I  am,  &c. 


Geo.  Prosser  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  26,  Soliciting  appointment  as  Clerk  at  the  Public  Manufactory  of  Arms. 

Richmond 


W.    FOUSHEE   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

Nov.  26  On  my  return  from  the  Country  yesterday  found  your  note  of  the 

day  before. 

The  inclosed  report  embraces  I  hope  all  the  material  information  you 
wished  for:  if  however  a  more  minute  detail  will  l>e  more  satisfactory, 
I  will  with  pleasure  furnish  it  as  far  as  I  am  able. 

Yours,  &c. 


Nov.  26, 
Richmond 


W.    FoUSHEE   TO   THE    GOVERNOR. 

In  conformity  with  your  request,  wishing  to  know  how  far  the  im- 
provement of  the  navigation  of  James  River  has  been  carried  into  effect 
under  the  laws  passed  on  that  subject,  b^  to  inform  you  that  of  this 
immense  work,  there  remains  comparatively  speaking,  but  little  to  be 
done  for  the  completion  of  such  an  extensive  navigation;  that  the  im- 
provement still  requisite  is  principally  on  the  bed  of  the  river,  the  dams, 
locks,  lower  sluices,  canal  and  basin  being  finished.  That  from  the  arch 
gates  above  the  locks  to  the  head  of  Goolsby's  falls,  the  bed  of  the  river 
has  during  the  last  season  been  cleared  of  the  obstructions  thought  neces- 
sary to  render  the  navigation  safe  and  easy. 

That  for  several  years  preceding  the  present,  a  well  informed  and 
experienced  superintendent,  with  a  suitable  number  of  hands,  has  been 
also  employed,  when  the  season  would  permit,  in  clearing  the  bed  of  the 
river  between  Lynchburg  and  Crow's  Ferry,  particularly  through  the 


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mountain,  and  we  are  happy  in  believing  the  navigation  to  be  nearly        isoi. 
complete  in  that  part.  IT  ^h  ^^*d 

Crow's  Ferry  is  the  Inghest  point  to  which  the  company  is  bound  by 
law  to  extend  the  improvement,  and  which  is  by  the  course  of  the  river 
about  220  miles  above  tidewater,  and  running  into  a  fertile  country.  It 
may  without  any  impropriety,  it  is  thought,  be  observed  that  a  very 
moderate  expense  will  make  a  safe  and  easy  navigation  also  to  the  fork 
at  Jackson's  river,  being  about  40  miles  further  up,  and  from  which  pla<;e 
Flour,  (fee,  is  now  frequently  brought  down. 

Thus  the  interior  navigation  may  be  said  to  extend  about  260  miles, 
and  to  be  in  a  very  tolerable  state  for  transportation  of  produce,  as  nearly 
all  the  great  obstructions  are  removed.  Finding  that  a  very  inconsidera- 
ble sum  judiciously  exi>ended  would  immediately  extend  the  great  benefit 
of  water  carriage  to  several  lateral  branches  of  the  main  river,  improve- 
ments have  therefore  been  made  on  the  North  Fork  above  the  mountain, 
running  up  near  to  Lexington. 

The  North  river,  running  up  towards  Charlottesville:  on  Willis's,  up 
to  Caira,  about  —  miles,  which  lateral  navigation  affords  great  facility 
and  saving  of  expense  in  bringing  down  the  produce  of  the  country,  as 
well  as  increasing  the  Tolls. 

It  remains,  however,  to  improve  the  bed  of  the  river  from  Goolsby's 
falls  up  to  Lynchburg,  and  from  thence  to  the  mountain.  Indeed  it  may 
be  requisite  in  favorable  seasons,  to  bestow  some  additional  labour  up  to 
Crow's  Ferry  All  these  improvements,  however,  on  the  bed  of  the  river, 
being,  as  already  stated,  the  principal  ones  now  necessary,  are  dependent 
for  their  execution  in  a  great  measure  on  the  seasons,  as  'tis  impossible 
to  work  advantageously  unless  the  water  is  very  low,  and  that  generally 
can  be  calculated  on  for  but  a  short  period  in  each  summer,  which  ren- 
ders it  impossible  to  say  with  any  degree  of  certainty  when  this  part  of 
the  work  can  be  fully  completed;  but  can  «assure  you  that  it  will  by  no 
means  be  lost  sight  of,  and  that  a  superintendent,  with  a  sufficient  num- 
\)eT  of  laborers,  will  be  kept  in  the  interim  at  other  employment,  but 
always  in  readiness  to  embrace  the  proper  opportunities  as  they  may 
present,  until  the  work  is  com[)leted. 

This  circumstance,  which  must  exist  for  some  time,  together  with  the 
necessary  constant  establishment  to  support  progress  in  and  manage  a 
work  of  such  magnitude,  will  require  a  considerable  annual  expenditure. 
For  your  further  information,  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  say  that  the  cap- 
ital of  this  company,  of  which  the  public  had  a  moiety,  consists  of  700 
shares,  amounting  to  £42,000,  which  being  found  inadequate  to  the 
work,  the  tolls  and  rent  for  water  which  have  arisen,  have  been  applied 
to  carry  it  on,  and  which  is  now  so  far  advanced  toward  completion  as  to 
lessen  the  expenditure,  and  has  thereby  enabled  the  company  to  comply 
with  aU  their  engagements,  to  repay  with  interest  all  the  money  borrowed, 


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Nov.  26, 

Richmond 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


as  well  as  to  keep  up  the  necessary  establishment  for  collecting  the  tolls, 
niannging  the  works,  going  on  with  the  improvements  yet  requisite,  and 
at  the  end  of  this  year  to  leave  a  dividend  on  the  original  stock  of  £42,000 
of  not  less  than  three  per  cent.  In  the  next  year  the  dividends  will  most 
probably  be  increased  to  double  that  amount,  so  that  it  is  thought  six 
per  cent,  on  the  original  advance  may  be  pretty  certainly  calculated  on 
hereafter,  as  well  as  a  reasonable  annual  future  increase,  and  yet  keep  up 
the  necessary  establishment. 

This  favorable  opi)ortunity  cannot  be  omitted,  of  observing  the  pleas- 
ing prospect  before  us,  of  the  benefits  now  resulting  to  the  community  at 
large  by  an  inland  navigation  on  the  main  river  of  about  260  miles, 
through  the  heart  of  the  State,  independent  of  a  similar  advantage  on 
each  side  of  this  river  by  improvement  of  its  lateral  branches,  stretching 
out  their  arms  to  some  distance,  thereby  greatly  enhancing  the  value  of 
lands  throughout  a  large  extent,  as  well  as  some  remuneration  to  the 
individuals  who  have  advanced  and  hazarded  their  money  on  an  arduous 
experiment  for  the  public  good. 

With  much  respect  on  behjilf  of  the  Directors, 

1  am,  (fee. 


Joseph   Jones  to  the  Governor. 


Nov.  27,  Your  circular  letter  with  one  from  Mr.  Samuel  Coleman  T  received 
yesterday,  requesting  that  1  would  give  information  of  what  progress  ha«5 
been  made  in  carrying  the  liaw  into  effect  for  Improving  the  navigation 
of  Appomattox  River. 

The  Act  which  was  renewed  and  amended  last  session  for  the  improving 
the  navigation  of  Appomattox  river  from  Broadway  to  Pocahontas 
bridge,  has  not  been  acted  on:  the  reason  is  the  Trustees  appointed  by 
law,  think  that  the  clause  in  the  afort»said  act,  which  gives  the  I^egislature 
in  future  a  control  over  the  rates  of  tolls  established,  to  be  rather  partial, 
as  then^  is  no  such  clause  in  any  of  the  Acts  for  improving  the  navigation 
of  anv  other  Rivers. 

* 

The  Truste<>s  intend  a  meeting  shortly,  and  to  represent  to  the  Assem- 
bly as  it  will  be  a  hazardous  undertaking,  that  that  clause  should  be 
repealed  and  put  them  on  the  same  footing  of  the  others.  Capt.  John 
McHae,  thinking  the  letter  he  ret^eived  was  intended  for  the  upper 
improvement  of  the  Appomattox  River,  sent  the  letter  to  Major  Joseph 
Eggleston  who  is  the  President,  and  I  do  suppose  he  will  write  you  what 
progress  they  have  made  in  the  Canal,  but  least  he  should  not,  I  was  to 
sei^  the  Canal  a  few  days  ago,  and  they  have  got  it  completed  nearly  three 
quarters  of  a  mile  below  Mr.  Atkinson's  mill,  where  the  boats  can  come 


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225 


down  and  deliver  their  loads,  which  is  about  four  miles  from  where  they        1801. 
intend  the  Basin  to  be  in  the  Cori)oration  of  Petersburg.  Petereburff 

I  am,  &c. 


Henry  Harper  proposing  to  furnish  black  walnut  musket  stocks  for     Nov.  27 
l.">  i>ence  per  stock. 


Application  of  Samuel  McCraw  for  appointment  as  notary  public.  Dec.  8, 

Richmond 


Meriwether  Jones  elected  public  printer  by  the  General  Assembly. 


i/ec.  «f 


James  Monroe  re-elected  governor  by  the  General  Assembly. 


Dec.  10 


ft 


Certificate  of  Daniel  L.  Hylton  that  James  Monroe  had  taken  the      Dec.  11 
oaths  as  governor. 


I 


Samuel  Tyler  elected  member  of  the  privy  council  by  the  General      Dec.  12 
Ansemblv. 


We,  the  undersigned,  appointed  a  committee  of  the  Executive  to  exam-      Dec.  14, 
ine  the  f^and  office  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  propriety  of  con-     ni?""^ 
tinning  in  the  public  service  the  number  of  clerks  usually  employed  by 
the  Regi.ster,  beg  leave  to  report — 

That  there  are  at  present  but  five  clerks  employed  in  the  land  office, 
the  services  of  one  clerk  having  been  dispensed  with  in  the  course  of  the 
la.st  six  months. 

That  the  Register  is  (besides  superintending  the  operations  of  his 
office),  engaged  in  examining  the  Returns  made  to  his  office,  in  compar- 
ing and  examining,  with  the  surveys,  all  grant?  issued  thereon,  in  grant- 
ing receipts  and  in  keeping  an  account  of  the  returns  and  of  the  fees  of 
the  office. 

That  the  chief  clerk  is  j^enerally  employed  in  issuing  warrants  and 
grants. 

That  one  other  records  all  grants  that  are  issued. 

That  two  other  clerks  are  employed  in  examining  the  platts  and  cer- 
tificates of  survey  recorded  by  Major  William  Price. 

And  that  the  remaining  clerk  is  engaged  in  examining,  copying  and 

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ISO]. 
Dec.  14, 
Council 
Chamber 


entering  on  the  margin  of  the  warrants  the  grants  which  are  iseaed 
thereon. 

From  tiiHoti)  time,  since  our  appointment  for  the  purpose  aforesaid, 
we  have  liecn  attentive  to  the  operations  of  the  said  office,  and  have  with 
pleasure  observed  that  the  hours  of  business  are  as  numerous  there  as  in 
any  other  public  office  under  the  roof  of  the  Capitol.  We  are  satisfied 
also  that  the  Register  and  his  clerks  are  and  have  been  during  office 
hours,  faithfully  and  assiduously  engaged  in  the  performance  of  their 
several  duties.  It  is  proper  to  add  that,  from  the  best  information  we 
can  procure, it  will  be  neceaaai-y  to  continue  the  present numberof  clerks 
till  the  examination  of  the  platts  and  certificates  of  surveys  recorded  by 
Maj'r  William  Price  shall  be  completed.  We  are,  however,  informed 
that  that  will  shortly  be  done,  at  which  period  the  Raster  will,  no 
doubt,  himself  suggest  the  propriety  of  reducing  the  number  of  his 
clerks. 

John  Gurbast, 
Al.  McRar, 

W.  FOUSHEE, 

Alex'b  Stuart. 


Certificate  of  Richard  Ratcliffe,  J.  P.,  that  Daniel  Gooding  had  made 
oath  as  to  the  death  of  William  Stanhope,  late  Sheriff  of  Fairfax,  and 
that  Captain  John  Stanhope,  son  of  deceased,  said  he  died  on  the  15th 
instant. 


Daniel  Atherton  to  the  Governor, 

Dec.  19,         Acknowledging  his  appointment  as  assistant  master  armourer.  Thought 

Riclimoud   Richmond  had  many  natural  advantages,  and  had  come  to  see  what 

encouragement  there  wajs  for  an  iron  manufactory.     Had  visited  Captain 

Clarke  (whom  he  met  in  the  North,  the  preceeding  summer),  and  was 

exceedingly  pleased  with  the  manufactory  of  arms. 


December        Certificate  of  Henry  Bedinger,  Clerk  of  County,  that  the  Court  recom- 
BerkeleyCo.  mended  Wm.  Riddle  for  Coroner. 


Shcriif  of  Norfolk   County,  Dennis  Dawlcy,  Sheriff  of 
lames  McClemsey,  Sheriff  of  Nansemond,  and  Scth  Fos- 
of  Norfolk  Borough,  certify  that  at  an  election  held  April  22d, 
lomas  Newton  was  elected  State  Senator. 


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Edward  Lewis,  Deputy  of  Robert  Booth,  Sheritf  of  Sussex,  certifies        i80l. 
that  at  election  held  April  22d,  1801,  John  Cargill  and  John  R.  Mason 
were  elected  members  of  the  House  of  Del^ates. 


Bernard  Lipscomb,  Deputy  for  Isaac  Quarles,  Sheriff  of  King  William, 
certifies  that  at  an  election  held  April  22d,  1801,  Wm.  Aylett  and  Wm. 
Gregory  were  elected  members  of  the  House  of  Del^:ates. 


Wm.  Boon  for  Henry  A.  Ashton,  Sheriff  of  King  George;  Robert 
Crutcher  for  James  Prim,  Sheriff  of  Stafford;  and  Armstrong  McKenney 
for  Samuel  Templeman,  Sheriff  of  Westmoreland ,  testify  that  on  April 
22d,  18<)1,  John  Hungerford  was  elected  member  of  the  State  Senate. 


The  petition  of  Thomas  Myers,  a  citizen  of  Lancaster  county,  to  his 
Excellency  James  Monroe,  Governor  of  the  State  of  Virginia,  sheweth 
unto  3'our  Excellency  that  your  petitioner  being  injured  and  aggrieved 
in  his  property  by  divers  elopements  of  his  slaves  to  the  Northern  States, 
especially  to  the  States  of  New  York  and  Pennsylvania,  and  whereas  it 
may  be  expedient  to  reclaim  the  said  slaves  and  bring  them  to  a  sense 
of  their  duty,  and  your  petitioner  being  a  private  citizen  and  not  know- 
ing in  what  manner  rightly  to  proceed,  or  at  least  would  wish  to  take 
such  steps  as  your  Excellency  may  think  proper  to  sanction,  that  your 
petitioner  by  such  a  step  imprudently  adventured  might  perhaps  bring 
himself  in  jeopardy  and  the  attempt  prove  abortive.  He  therefore  wishes 
letters  of  introduction .  and  obedience,  that  your .  petitioner  may  be 
indemnified  in  the  attempt,  obtain  his  property,  and  save  himself  harm- 
less. 

Tho.  Myers. 


Joseph  Hale,  for  Geo.  Trumbull,  Sheriff  of  Franklin  county;  Micajah 
Clark,  for  John  Morris,  Sheriff  of  Campbell;  William  Hopkins,  for  Wil- 
liam Terry,  Sheriff  of  Bedford;  John  Rowland,  Jr.,  for  John  Wells, 
Sheriff  of  Henry;  Wm.  Banks,  for  Wm.  Carter,  Sheriff  of  Patrick;  and 
James  F.  Johnson,  for  James  Johnson,  Sheriff  of  Pittsylvania,  certify 
that  on  April  22d,  1801,  George  Penn  was  elected  State  Senator  from  the 
district  composed  of  their  respective  counties. 


228  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  A  PcLckage  of  Tjetters  of  John  Clarke  Relating  to  tlie  Construction  of  the 
Penitentiary  House ^  the  Building  of  the  Public  Warehonsey  and  the 
Building  of  the  Manufactory  of  Ariati,  the  Procuring  Artifirertt  and  outfit 
for  the  Scnney  dr.,  Running  Through  the  Year  1801, 

John  ('larke  and  Geo.  Williamson  to  the  Governor. 

In  compliance  with  the  desire  suggested  in  your  letter  addressed  to  us 
on  the  20th  ultimo,  that  we  should  examine  the  arms  sent  here  b\^  Mr. 
McCormick  and  compare  each  several  parcel  with  the  pattern  and  report 
the  same  to  you,  we  have  opened  all  the  boxes  of  arms  (thirteen  in 
number)  at  the  Penitentiary,  sent  by  Mr.  McCormick,  and  compared  each 
several  parcel  with  the  pattern,  and  report  as  follows,  viz : 

They  all  appear  to  be  of  one  (luality,  consequently  there  does  not 
appear  to  have  been  a  failure  in  the  latter  parcels,  as  was  suggested  in 
your  letter,  above  alluded  to.  On  comparing  the  several  parcels  with  the 
pattern,  we  find  that  altho'  the  materials  of  which  these  are  made,  appear 
to  be  of  equal  quality  with  the  pattern,  yet  the  workmanshij»  has  not 
been  executed  with  as  great  a  degree  of  neatness,  polish,  &c.  (particularly 
the  interior  workmanship  of  the  locks),  as  the  pattern,  which  is  the  only 
difference  we  have  discovered. 

We  think  the  workmanship  of  these  arms  tolerably  well  executed,  but 

it  may  be  proper  to  notify  Mr.  McCormick  that  the  workmanship  of  his 

arms  has  been  more  roughly  executed  than  the  workmanship  of  the 

pattern. 

We  are,  &c. 
January  7. 


^  John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  received  your  letter  of  the  2Bth  inst,  respecting  the  removal  of  tlie 
Arms  from  the  Point  of  Fork  to  Richmond,  and  a  suitable  deposit  for 
them,  and  requesting  me  to  examine  the  public  buildings  here,  and  report 
whether  either  of  them  are  capable  of  furnishing  such  accommodation ; 
and  if  neither  is,  which  can  be  put  in  that  situation  in  tljc  shortest  time 
and  at  the  least  expense. 

Since  the  receipt  of  your  letter,  I  have  examined  the  public  buildings, 
and  am  of  opinion  that  neither  of  them  will  afford  eligible  accommoda- 
tion for  the  keeping  of  arms  in  the  order  usual  at  Arsenals.  As  work- 
men are  and  will  be  daily  employed  about  every  part  of  the  Manufactory 
of  Arms  until  its  completion,  when  the  manufacturing  will  be  commenced, 
it  puts  that  building  out  of  the  question  for  such  a  purpose. 

The  apartments  of  the  Penitentiary  building,  which  are  at  present 
unoccupied,  might  at  no  great  expense  be  put  in  a  situation  to  keep  arms. 


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but  the  walls  which  are  of  considerable  thickness  having  not  long  been  isoi. 
erected,  contain  so  much  rooistore  as  to  induce  a  fear  that  arms  could 
not  be  kept  therein  secure  from  rust.  I  know  from  experience  that  the 
arms  lately  cleaned  and  stamped  there,  were  uncommonly  apt  to  rust. 
If  it  should  be  deemed  proper  to  deposit  the  arms  in  those  apartments 
of  the  Penitentiary,  it  will  be  necessary  that  windows  be  glazed,  and  the 
walls  entirely  ceiled  with  plank  to  prevent  as  far  as  possible  any  injury 
from  the  dampness  of  the  walls.  I  suppose  these  apartments  (which  are 
at  present  in  an  unfinished  state,)  might  be  put  in  order  in  about  three 
weeks,  but  how  long  these  apartments  can  be  spared  for  the  purpose  of 
keeping  the  arms,  seems  at  present  very  uncertain. 

The  garret  of  the  Capitol  cannot  be  made  a  fit  place  for  the  keeping  of 
arms  in  order,  without  the  admission  of  light  and  air,  which  would  require 
that  dormers  or  sky-lights  should  be  made  through  the  roof,  and  would 
be  considerably  more  expensive  than  the  preparation  of  the  unoccupied 
rooms  at  the  Penitentiary. 

I  take  this  opportunity  to  observe  that  I  think  the  security  of  the* 
Penitentiary  building  and  the  security  of  the  arms  kept  there,  requires 
that  the  gun  powder  now  in  that  building  should  be  removed. 

I  am,  &c. 
January  27. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Since  my  last  communication  to  you  on  the  subject  of  a  fit  place  in 
which  to  deposit  the  arms  intended  to  be  brought  from  the  Point  of 
Fork  to  the  City  of  Richmond,  I  have,  with  the  Honorable  Wm.  Four- 
shee,  reviewed  the  garret  of  the  Capitol,  in  order  to  ascertain  what  prep- 
aration is  requisite  to  put  that  apartment  in  a  situation  to  receive  the 
anns.  Ujxm  examination,  we  discovered  that  the  light,  which  is  admit- 
ted through  the  glass  skylight  in  the  roof — is  prevented  from  illumi- 
nating the  garret  by  |>erpendicular  walls,  which  extend  from  the  floor  of 
the  garret  up  to  the  skylight,  forming  a  square  about  the  size  of  the  sky- 
light immediately  above  the  dome,  which  is  lighted  from  above.  If 
these  walls  (which  are  of  lath  and  plaster)  were  taken  away  and  substi- 
lute<l  (entirely)  with  glass  doors,  which  may  be  occasionally  opened  on 
clear,  dry  days,  Ac,  it  may  probably  afibrd  sufficient  light  and  air  to  the 
garret.  13ut  if,  after  making  this  improvement  (which  appears  to  be 
ex|>edient  in  any  event,  if  the  arms  are  to  be  deposited  in  the  garret),  it 
should  be  found  that  a  greater  admission  of  light  and  air  will  be  neces- 
sary, a  window  in  each  of  the  pediments  of  the  roof  may  be  made,  the 
fonn  of  which  should  l>e  the  segment  of  a  circle  proportioned  to  the  fonn 
of  the  pediment.  Windows  in  that  form  would,  I  think,  rather  increase 
tliau  diminish  the  beauty  of  the  pediments  and  the  building.     They 


230  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  need  not,  however,  be  made  until  it  is  ascertained  that  the  improvement 
first  above  mentioned  is  insufficient  for  the  introduction  of  light  and  air. 
If  the  Capitol,  whose  height  is  considerably  greater  than  that  of  any 
other  building  in  its  neighlwrhood,  should  receive  into  its  roof  a  consid- 
erable number  of  arms,  it  will  cause  additional  attraction  of  lightning, 
which  will,  perhaps,  make  it  necessar}'  to  add  to  the  number  of  conduct- 
ors, or  lightning  rods,  on  the  roof.  This  expense  must  be  incurred, 
wherever  the  arms  are  deposited,  in  order  to  guard  them  against  that 
potent  and  destructive  element 

As  it  is  contemplated  that  barracks  are  to  be  built  for  the  Corps  who 
are  to  guard  the  above  mentioned  arms,  I  take  the  liberty  of  mention- 
ing (from  information  given  me  by  a  person  who  resides  at  Rocketts) 
that  the  house  near  Rockettfi  belonging  to  the  Commonwealth,  in  which 
there  was  formerly  an  inspection  of  hemp,  has  not  been  for  several  years 
past  occupied  for  that  or  any  other  purpose.  This  building  being  of  no 
service  to  the  Commonwealth,  the  inspection  of  hemp  having  ceased 
'there,  and  it  being  made  of  wood,  is  subject  to  destruction  in  various 
ways,  being  under  the  care  or  protection  of  no  particular  agent.  If  the 
Executive  should  deem  it  proper  to  have  it  removed,  it  might  be  fitted  up 
and  converted  into  barracks.  It  stands,  as  I  am  told,  on  a  half-acre  lot 
of  ground  belonging  to  the  Commonwealth.  The  size  of  this  house,  I 
think  (but  it  is  from  recollection  only  that  I  say  it,  not  having  seen  it 
lately),  is  about  40  ft.  long,  28  or  30  ft.  wide  and  two  stories  in  height 

I  am,  &c., 
>February  4th. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  received  your  letter  of  the  9th  inst  requesting  me  to  have  the 
garret  of  the  Capitol  prepared  as  a  depository  for  the  arms  which  are  to 
be  brought  from  the  Point  of  Fork  to  Richmond.  Also  that  I  should 
furnish  a  plan  for  a  Tobacco  Warehouse,  to  be  built  on  the  canal;  and 
also  that  I  should  have  the  house  near  Rocketts,  the  property  of  the 
Commonwealth,  removed  to  some  suitable  station  for  the  accommodation 
of  the  guard  which  is  to  be  raised,  in  which  case  I  am  desired  to  apply 
to  you  to  designate  the  site  on  which  it  is  to  be  placed. 

In  conformity  with  your  letter  I  have  employed  Mr.  Anderson  Barret, 
whose  workmen  are  now  engaged  in  making  tlie  necessary  preparations 
in  the  garret  of  the  Capitol.  There  being  on  the  garret  floor  a  considera- 
ble quantity  of  rubbish,  consisting  of  old  lime,  mortar,  brickbats,  <fec., 
and  some  of  the  slate  with  which  the  roof  was  formerly  covered  (the 
removal  of  which  being  indispensably  necessary),  I  wish  to  know  w^here 
these  articles  are  to  be  deposited  when  removed  from  thence. 

I  should  have  furnished  a  plan  for  the  Tobacco  Warehouse  for  your 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  231 


examination  to-day,  but  the  badness  of  the  weather  for  a  few  days  past  isoi. 
has  prevented  the  Inspectors  of  Tobacco  in  the  city  of  Richmond  from 
coming  to  town,  from  whom  I  wished  to  be  informed  of  the  number  of 
hogsheads  annually  sent  to  Richmond  from  the  inspections  above,  so  that 
the  warehouse  might  be  suited  to  the  distinct  or  separate  accommodation 
of  the  tobacco  from  each  of  the  several  upper  inspections  on  James  river. 
You  will  t)lea8e  inform  me  as  soon  as  convenient,  of  the  particular  spot 
on  which  the  house  which  is  to  be  removed  from  Rocketts  is  to  stand. 

I  am,  &c. 
February  14. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  stated  to  you  in  a  former  communication,  that  the  workmanship  of 
the  stone  walls  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  was  so  badly  executed  by 
Mr.  Ninian  Wise  and  Mr.  James  Caniey,  who  built  them,  that  it  was 
necessary  their  defective  work  should  be  supported  by  abutments,  arches, 
itc,  and  the  additional  work  done  by  them  being  nearly  finished,  and 
they  being  (I  believe)  in  want  of  their  money  that  may  be  due  to  them, 
it  is  necessary  that  their  accounts  should  be  finally  settled.  I  conceive 
it  to  be  my  duty  to  observe  to  you  that  in  order  to  ascertain  the  balances 
which  may  be  due  to  them,  the  walls  originally  intended  to  be  built 
should  be  viewed  by  competent  judges  and  such  deductions  for  defects 
made  from  the  prices  stipulated  in  their  contracts  as  the  said  judges  shall 
deem  just  and  proper,  and  that  the  value  of  the  stone  abutments,  arches, 
ike,  which  have  been  built  to  support  the  defective  original  walls,  should 
also  be  ascertained  by  said  judges  or  referees,  which  would  shew  how 
much  is  due  to  them  from  the  public.  I  think  Nath'l  Quarles  and  Jesse 
Bowles  are  as  competent  and  disinterested  judges  as  can  be  got  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Richmond,  and  it  may,  I  think,  be  proper  that  a  com- 
mittee of  the  Council  and  mvself  should  attend  them. 

I  have  received  your  letter  of  the  18th  inst.  requesting  me  to  have 
20()()  stand  of  the  arms  from  the  Point  of  Fork  stamped,  and  have  spoken 
to  (4eo.  Williamson,  the  only  person  that  I  know  of  that  would  under- 
take that  job.  His  terms  are  4d.  for  stamping  each  niusket,  and  a  laborer 
furnished  to  assist  him  in  packing  them.  Or  he  will  let  his  own  son 
stamp  them  at  7s.  6d.  per  day.  having  his  board  furnished. 

I  am,  <fec. 
February  21. 


Moses  Bates  to  the  Governor. 

Proposals  for  furnishing  bricks  for  Tobacco  Warehouse  at  3o8.  per 
th(»usand.  lime  Is.  5d.  per  bushel;  scafibld  and  sand,  and  laying  same 
17s.  i>er  thousand. 


232  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  Win.  Cfile8 — Proposes  to  find  sand  and  scaffolding  and  lay  bricki?  at 

18s.  per  thousand.     Second  offer  to  lay  bricks  at  IGs.  6d.  j)er  thousand. 

Curtis  Carter — Pro[)Oses  to  lay  bricks  at  20s.  per  thousand,  furnishinfr 
scaffold  and  attendance,  sand  by  public.  Second  offer  to  lay  bricks  at 
IBs.  6d.  i)er  thousand. 

John  Spotswood  Moore — Proposes  to  furnish  brick  at  8()s.  per  thousand  ; 
lime  at  Is.  (kl.  per  bushel. 

Randolph  Minis — Proi)oses  to  lay  bricks  at  19s.  per  thousand.  Second 
offer  to  lay  bricks  at  18s.  \)eT  thousand. 

March  28. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

As  the  State  Manufactory  of  Anns  will  in  all  probability  be  ready  to 
commence  the  making  of  arms  at  the  end  of  the  present  year,  I  deem  it 
proj)er  to  inform  you  that  arrangements  should  now  be  made  for  procur- 
ing implements,  materials,  itc,  for  their  manufacture.  Such  articles  as 
vices,  anvils,  bellows,  files,  (Src,  may.  I  conceive,  be  imported  on  better 
terms,  and  the  workmanship  will  in  all  probability  be  better  executed 
than  they  can  be  made  and  sold  on  in  this  country,  where  no  such  manu- 
facture is  carried  on.  And  as  merchants  are  now  about  to  send  to  Europe 
for  goods  for  the  ensuing  Autunm,  an  opportunity  offers  by  which  those 
articles  may  be  imported  in  proper  time  to  commence  the  work.  Sea- 
soned wood  for  gun  stocks  and  other  necessary  materials,  such  as  proper 
iron  and  steel,  emory,  itc,  &i\,  ttc,  should  also  be  provided. 

As  these  arrangements  should  be  made  by  the  person  who  is  U^  Super- 
intend the  works  after  their  completion,  it  appears  to  be  expedient  that 
such  Superintendent  should  now  be  ap]>ointed  in  order  that  those  arrange- 
ments may  be  immediately  made. 

As  my  superintendence  of  the  Manufactory  r)f  Arms  commenced  before 
you  came  into  the  office  of  Chief  Magistrate  of  this  Commonwealth,  it 
may  not  be  improper  to  inform  you  that  previous  to  the  conmiencement 
of  that  establishment,  I  was  requested  by  your  predecessor  Governor 
Wood,  to  examine  and  report  my  oj»inion  of  the  most  eligible  situation 
in  Richmond  or  it*^  vicinitv  on  which  to  establish  a  manufactorv  of  Arms, 
capable  of  the  annual  manufacture  of  four  thousand  stands. 

J  accordingly  after  due  examination,  gave,  a  preference  to  the  site  on 
which  the  works  are  now  erecting,  and  the  better  to  enable  me  to  form  a 
C(»mj»lete  j)Ian  for  the  works,  it  was  deemed  j)roper  by  the  honorable  the 
Executive,  that  I  should  take  a  view  of  the  several  works  of  a  similar 
kind  in  the  Northern  and  Eastern  Stiites. 

Soon  aft:er  my  return  from  this  tour,  1  drew,  and  presented  to  the  Gov- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  233 


emor  and  Council,  a  plan  for  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  which  was  1801. 
adopted  in  all  ite  parts  and  agreeably  to  which  the  works  have  progressed. 
On  the  adoption  of  the  plan,  I  was  informed  by  Governor  Wood,  that  it 
was  the.  desire  of  himself  and  of  the  members  of  the  Council,  that  I 
should  Superintend  the  erection  of  the  works,  and  enquired  if  I  had  any 
objection  to  it  I  informed  him  that  I  felt  a  great  desire  to  carry  my  plan 
into  full  execution,  but  that  the  mere  Superintendence  of  the  works  dur- 
ing their  erection,  would  not  justify  such  a  sacrifice  as  I  should  be  obliged 
to  make  in  quitting  the  pursuits  in  which  I  was  engaged :  but  that  if  it 
was  contemplated  that  I  should  superintend  the  works  after  their  com- 
pletion, I  was  willing  to  undertake  the  superintendence  of  their  erection. 

Governor  Wood  replied  that  as  the  wprks  were  not  begun,  he  thought 
it  would  be  rather  premature  to  appoint  the  person  who  should  super- 
intend them  after  their  completion;  but  he  observed  that  it  was  his 
wish,  and  he  believed  the  wish  qf  all  the  members  of  the  Council  also, 
that  I  should  superintend  the  works  after  their  completion.  Upon  which 
the  members  of  the  Council  unanimously  said  that  it  was  their  wish  that 
I  should  su|jerintend  the  works  after  their  completion.  With  that  pros- 
pect.in  view,  I  informed  them  that  I  would  undertake  the  superinten- 
dence of  the  works.  I  then  retired  from  the  Council  chamber.  At  the 
rising  of  the  Board  I  was  informed  that  my  salary  was  fixed  at  £300  pr. 
annum  for  superintending  the  manufactory  of  arms,  to  which  £100  p. 
annum  was  added  for  superintending  the  Penitentiary  building,  where  I 
had  to  supply  the  place  of  Mr.  Latrobe,  the  former  architect,  and  Mr. 
Callis,  the  former  Superintendent,  from  that  time,  ancl  on  the  terms  above 
stated.  I  have  conducted  the  public  works  not,  I  hope,  without  giving 
satisfaction  to  those  who  put  me  into  that  office. 

The  former  favorable  opinion  of  the  Executive  with  regard  to  the 
qualifications  which  they  conceived  I  possessed  for  superintending  the 
manufacture  of  arms  after  the  completion  of  the  works,  is  not,  I  trust, 
weakened  by  my  part  of  my  conduct  since  I  engaged  in  the  public  busi- 
ness; and  I  further  trust  (if  I  have  the  appointment)  that  no  exertions 
on  my  part  will  be  wanting  to  meet  their  expectations. 

By  the  exertions  which  I  have  made  from  early  youth  to  obtain  such 
qualifications  as  might  better  my  fortune  and  he  of  service  to  the  com- 
munity, I  have  been  led  to  hope  for  and  expect  encouragement  from  that 
community.  In  my  present  situation,  and  in  that  to  which  I  look  for- 
ward, the  whole  of  my  time  (if  I  obtain  the  appointment),  must  necessa- 
rily be  devoted  to  and  fully  occupied  by  official  duties,  which  will  put  it 
out  of  my  |^)Ower  to  derive  advantage  from  any  other  pursuit.  I  therefore 
ho[>e  that  it  will  not  be  deemed  unreasonable  that  I  should  expect  a  more 
adequate  compensation  than  I  have  heretofore  been  allowed,  which  has 
only  been  equal  to  the  support  of  my  family,  (in  my  present  situation,) 
more  especially  as  in  the  prosecution  of  the  business  in  which  I  was  occu- 

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234  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.        pied  previous  to  my  engagement  with  the  public  (as  is  well  known),  I 
generally  made  from  7  to  £900  pr.  annum. 

I  am,  &c. 
April  17th. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

There  not  being  in  or  about  Richmond  any  persons  who  are  profes- 
sionally painters  and  glaziers,  I  have  lately  got  Messrs.  David  Holloway 
and  Wm.  McKim  (who  are  as  much  in  the  habit  of  executing  that  kind 
of  work  as  any  persons  in  the  city)  to  view  the  work  done  on  the  Capitol 
by  Mr.  C'harles  Cox,  for  which  hife  account  was  lately  presented  for  pay- 
ment to  the  Executive.  The  account  and  the  opinion  of  these  two  re- 
ferees I  enclose. 

I  also  enclose  a  letter  which  I  received  this  morning  from  Mr.  Thomas 
Whitelaw,  whose  proposals  for  building  the  walls  of  the  juiblic  tobacco 
warehouse  were  accepted  by  the  Executive;  but  do  not  believe  he  has 
yet  entered  into  any  contract  for  that  purpose.  He  w^ants  an  advance  of 
money  to  enable  him  to  prosecute  the  work. 

I  have,  &c. 
June  13th. 

Albemarle,  8th  June,  1801. 
Mr.  John  Clarke: 

Dear  Sir — It  is  through  you  I  find,  by  Dr.  Foushee,  that  all  claims 
of  a  public  nature  relative  ta  the  public  buildings  is  brought  forward  to 
the  Board.  I  therefore  solicit  the  favor  of  you,  as  soon  as  possible  after 
the  receipt  of  this,  to  observe  to  the  honorable  gentlemen  that  it  is  custo- 
mary with  me  in  all  my  engagements,  where  I  find  everything  necessary 
for  the  completion  thereof,  to  have  a  sum  of  money  subject  to  my  call 
equal  to  one-third  of  the  whole  amount.  This  is  intended  princijmlly 
for  the  purchase  of  pro\dsions ;  this  supposed  third  I  wish  only  to  be 
paid  me  by  instalments,  say  $500  once  in  two  months.  I  do  not  expect 
to  be  in  Richmond  sooner  than  the  22nd  of  this  present  month,  when  1 
would  be  extremely  favored  }>y  the  receipt  of  the  sum  as  before  stated, 
and  at  the  same  time  to  have  the  foundations  laid  ofi*  and  dug  out,  that 
I  may  b^in  to  lay  down  stone  for  building  the  walls  in  the  interim. 

I  am,  &c., 

Thomas  Whitlaw. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

As  I  am  to  travel  through  some  of  the  large  commercial  towns  in  the 
Northern  States,  I  think  it  probable  I  might  have  it  in  my  power  to  pur- 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  286 


chase  the  window  glass,  iron,  pauit,  lime,  <fec.,  requisite  for  the  two  public       1801. 
buildings  under  my  superintendence,  on  better  terms  than  those  articles 
can  be  bought  for  in  any  of  the  towns  of  this  State.     Upon  this  subject 
3'ou  will  be  pleased  to  instruct  me. 

With  the  aid  of  the  additional  light  afforded  by  the  window  lately 
made  in  the  south  gable  end  of  the  Capitol,  I  discovered  a  few  days  ago 
that  the  shaft  of  the  southernmost  chimney,  which  passes  through  the 
roof  of  that  building,  was  so  much  cracked  near  the  floor  of  the  garret 
as  to  induce  apprehension  that  fire  might  by  issuing  through  the  cracks, 
communicate  to  the  timbers  of  that  floor,  some  of  which  were  worked 
into  the  brick  work  of  the  shaft,  which  appears  to  have  been  incautiously 
planned  and  badly  executed,  and  has  actually  given  way  since  its  erec- 
tion. As  by  its  remaining  in  its  present  condition  that  great  and 
expensive  building  may  be  destroyed,  I  have  thought  to  mention  this  in 
order  that  the  Executive,  or  the  directors  of  the  Capitol,  if  they  find  it 
expedient,  may  remedy  the  evil. 

I  am,  &c. 
June  20. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

As  written  articles  of  agreement  are  to  be  made  with  each  artificer  to 
be  employed  in  our  Manufactory  of  Arms,  the  number  of  contracts  will 
be  considerable,  which  makes  it  the  more  necessary  that  the  form  by 
which  those  contracts  are  to  be  drawn,  should  be  an  apj)roved  one.  The 
enclosed,  which  is  respectfully  submitted  to  your  consideration,  is  per- 
haps less  objectionable  than  the  form  which  you  saw  on  the  evening 
before  I  left  Richmond,  from  which  it  is  varied  in  some  respects.  I  send 
it  for  your  inspection,  in  order  that  if  it  should  not  meet  your  approba- 
tion as  it  is,  that  it  may  be  so  modified  as  fully  to  answer  your  wishes 
and  the  public  interest.  My  want  of  information  in  law  matters  makes 
me  timid  in  forming  of  contracts,  and  induces  me  now  to  request  that  an 
unexceptionable  form  may  be  sent  to  me,  as  a  small  error  in  each  of  the 
many  contracts  to  be  drawn  might  be  attended  with  weighty  conse- 
quences. The  artificers  in  several  of  the  branches  will  be  employed  to 
work  by  the  pieces  (as  it  is  usually  termed,  viz:  so  much  for  making  a 
gun  barrel,  a  lock,  a  stock,  a  bayonet,  <Src.),  and  others  in  different 
branches  will  necessarily  be  employed  on  standing  wages  at  a  stated  sum 
per  month.  After  I  obtain  from  you  the  form  required,  I  shall  vary  the 
contracts  as  such  circumstances  occur,  without  deviation  from  the  princi- 
ples of  the  form. 

The  description  of  men  of  whom  I  am  going  in  quest,  are  apt  to  make 
objections  which  however  trifling  they  will  adhere  to,  for  which  reason  I 
am  anxious  to  be  prepared  to  meet  their  objections,  and  have  to  request 
information  relative  to  the  following  circumstances  should  they  occur. 


236  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  The  married  artificers  who  will  not  live  in  the  barracks  of  the  Manu- 

factory, nor  have  their  food  dressed  in  the  kitchen  thereof,  will  probably 
prefer  having  the  price  of  their  rations  in  money;  if  so  I  suppose  there 
will  be  no  objection.     Please  to  inform  me  on  that  point. — Agreed. 

Perhaps  the  artificers  will  not  consent  to  a  reimbursement  of  the  money 
to  be  advanced  to  them  by  the  Commonwealth  for  travelling  expenses,  as 
^  they  may  conceive  that  the  time  spent  by  them  in  travelling  will  be  a 
sufficient  sacrifice  of  interest  on  their  part.  Please  to  instruct  me  re- 
specting that  if  insisted  on. 

I  suppose  it  will  be  proper  that  the  artificers  should  give  security  if 
they  can,  for  the  fulfilment  of  their  contracts:  if  they  do  not  give  security 
I  suppose  that  is  not  to  be  a  bar  to  my  contracting  with  them.  On  this 
subject  you  will  also  please  to  inform  me. — Not  material. 

I  have  waited  here  until  now  for  the  Frederick  town  Stage,  wliich  runs 
from  this  place  only  thrice  a  week.  I  intend  to  set  out  to-morrow  morn- 
ing for  Fredericktown ;  from  thence  I  go  to  Tanney  Town ;  from  thence 
to  Lancaster,  (in  quest  of  gunsmiths),  and  from  thence  to  Philadelphia, 
to  which  place  you  will  please  forward  your  communications  to  me  with 
directions  to  be  left  at  the  Post  Office  till  called  for. 

I  have  just  returned  from  spending  an  afternoon  with  Mr.  Jefferson, 
(to  whom  I  delivered  the  letter  which  you  gave  me  in  charge).  From 
him  and  from  General  Dearborn,  I  have  collected  information  which  may 
be  of  considerable  service  to  the  object  of  my  tour. 

I  am,  (fee. 
July  6. 


M.'&M.lJb^  ^4   .ti  *-=  1 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

In  my  rout  through  Maryland,  I  went  to  Tanney  Town,  had  an  inter- 
view with  Mr.  Thos.  Gibson  and  examined  the  arms  he  offered  for  sale 
to  our  Executive.  They  are  of  indifferent  qualit}',  considerably  inferior 
to  those  furnished  by  Mr.  McCormick.  He  informed  me  his  lowest  price 
for  them  was  twelve  dollars  per  stand.  I  promised  him  I  would  inform 
you  of  his  terms,  and  he  will,  I  suppose,  expect  an  answer  from  you; 
but  as  better  arms  may  he  purchased  for  a  lower  price,  as  3^ou  have  been 
informed  by  Gen'l  Shee,  of  this  city,  I  would  by  no  means  recommend 
the  purchase  of  them. 

Having  travelled  in  quest  of  workmen  to  ever}'  place  in  Maryland  and 
Pennsylvania  where  I  understood  arms  were  manufactured,  I  had  an 
opportunity  of  seeing  specimens  of  their  workmanship,  and  find  that 
the  arms  manufactured  in  and  about  this  city  are  generally  of  a  quality 
superior  to  those  I  have  seen  elsewhere,  the  artists  being  generally  more 
skillful.  I  have  received  many  verbal  proposals  for  making  the  four 
tfaooauid  stands  of  arms  advertised  by  me  for  our  State,  but  the  terms 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  287 


which  Genl  Shee  informed  you  of  being  lower  than  any  I  have  received,  i80l. 
and  the  work  in  all  probability  much  better  executed,  I  think  it  unneo- 
ess?ary  to  trouble  you  with  them.  The  workmen  at  several  manufecto- 
ries  informed  me  they  intended  to  make  proposals  for  furnishing  those 
amis,  but  required  some  time  to  decide  on  the  terms.  I  infonned  them 
that  when  their  proposals  were  made  out  they  might  address  them  to 
Gen'l  Shee,  who  would  forward  them  to  Richmond ;  and  on  my  arrival 
here  I  found  that  Gen'l  Shee  had  received  and  forwarded  to  vou  several 
of  their  proposals.  Some  of  the  workmen  informed  nie  they  intendetl 
to  go  to  Richmond,  and  I  have  been  informed  that  some  of  tlieni  are  now 
there.  A  Mr.  Miles,  of  this  city,  who  purchased  McCormick's  imple- 
ments, materials  and  unfinished  work  at  a  very  low  price.  I  understand, 
is  now  with  you.  On  account  of  that  advantageous  purchase,  I  expect 
he  would  undertake  them  at  a  lower  price  than  any  other  applicant.  I 
have  seen  a  considerable  number  of  Gunsmiths  in  my  tour  through 
Maryland  and  Pennsylvania,  but  would  make  no  contract  with  them,  as 
I  hoi>e  to  meet  with  as  good,  or  better  workmen  and  on  better  terms  in 
the  E^astem  States.  I  suppose  about  twenty  gunsmiths  might  be  got 
here;  but  as  I  know  their  terms,  shall  first  see  if  I  cannot  procure  them 
of  equal  skill  and  on  more  advantageous  terms  to  the  Eastward.  There 
is  a  man  here  by  the  name  of  Haslett  who  was  brought  by  McCk)rmick 
from  Ireland.  He  has  had  the  chief  management  of  McCormick's  man- 
ufactory, and  wishes  to  be  employed  at  the  Virginia  Manufactory  as 
under  Master  Armourer.  He  shewed  me  some  specimens  of  his  work, 
with  which  I  was  much  pleased.  Gen'l  Shee  recommended  him  highly, 
both  aa  a  skillful  artist  and  as  a  good  citizen.  The  workmen  who  form- 
erly worked  at  McCormick's  Manufactory  are  much  attached  to  him. 

At  manufactories  of  arms  on  a  large  scale,  there  is,  besides  the  princi- 
pal agent  or  superintendent,  a  master  armourer,  whose  duty  it  is  to  go 
around  to  the  workmen  employed  in  each  several  department  to  instruct 
them  and  work  with  them  in  each  branch  as  occasion  may  require,  so  as 
to  have  the  work  well  and  expeditiously  executed.  For  this  purpose  I 
expect  Mr.  Geo.  Williamson  will  be  employed  in  our  works,  he  being  an 
excellent  gunsmith  and  a  citizen  of  our  State.  But  I  think  it  probable 
that  when  we  get  fully  into  operation  in  all  the  branches  at  our  works, 
the  awkwardness  of  inex}>erienced  men  may  make  it  necessary  that  more 
than  one  master  armourer  should  be  emploj^ed;  but  as  that  will  depend 
on  the  skill  of  the  workmen  employed,  it  cannot  now  be  known  whether 
such  a  person  will  be  necessary  to  assist  Mr.  Williamson,  if  he  should  be 
employed. 

Mr.  Haslett's  terms  are  fifteen  dollars  per  week  and  his  rations  found. 
In  the  hope  of  being  employed  in  our  manufactory  he  wishes  to  make 
six  hundred  stands  of  arms  for  our  State,  to  keep  him  employed  until  our 
works  are  ready  for  operation.     He  has  spoken  to  Gen.  Shee  and  myself 


238  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  on  that  subject,  and  Gen.  Shee  requests  me  to  write  to  you  for  information 
whether,  if  Mr.  Haslett  will  make  the  six  hundred  stands,  which  he  pro- 
poses to  do  on  the  same  terms  upon  which  you  contract  for  all  the  rest 
advertised  for,  he  might  not  be  employed  to  make  them.  He  promises 
in  the  event  of  being  employed  to  make  them,  that  not  a  stand  shall  be 
inferior  to  the  model  for  the  McCormick  arms,  which  model  was  made 
by  his  own  hands.  If  he  gets  that  employment  we  may  hereafter  have 
it  in  our  power  to  employ  him,  if  his  assistance  shall  be  required.  On 
this  subject  you  will  please  inform  Gen.  Shee.  as  I  do  not  expect  to  return 
here  in  less  than  three  or  four  weeks. 

Should  you  think  proper  to  give  Mr.  Haslett  the  employment  he  de- 
sires, he  will  afford  employment  to  workmen  lately  discharged  from 
McCormick's  works,  who  for  want  of  employment  may  soon  be  widely 
dispersed  and  so  engaged  that  they  cannot  be  had  when  our  works  require 
them ;  or  they  may  be  engaged  by  the  person  who  undertakes  the  supply 
of  arms  advertised  for  by  our  State,  in  which  case  they  perhaps  could 
not  leave  that  employment  until  the  completion  of  the  contract  made  by 
their  employer,  which  may  prevent  our  getting  them  when  we  want 
them.  I  have  seen  those  artificers;  they  are  willing  to  go  immediately 
to  Richmond  on  the  terms  on  which  they  were  employed  by  McCormick, 
but  having  at  present  no  employment,  they  cannot  remain  here  without 
it  until  our  works  are  ready  for  them.  I  have  made  no  other  promise 
to  them  than  if  I  could  not  get  other  workmen  in  the  Eastern  States 
equally  skillful  on  lower  terms,  I  would  contract  with  them  on  my  return 
to  this  city. 

I  have  received  several  verbal  proposals  in  different  places,  for  furnish- 
ing the  thousand  cavalry  swords  advertised  by  me  for  our  State,  and 
have  seen  specimens  of  workmanship  of  the  proposers.  The  two  best 
specimens  and  on  the  lowest  terms,  were  exhibited  by  a  Mr.  Rose  and  by 
a  Mr.  Goodman,  both  of  the  vicinity  of  this  city.  They  have  shown  me 
swords  of  several  kinds;  the  sword  with  the  double-fluted  blade,  which 
is  three  feet  in  length,  with  a  half-basket  hilt,  is  mentioned  in  Mr.  Rose's 
proposal,  which  I  enclose,  and  I  think  deserves  the  preference.  Mr.  Good- 
man intends  to  make  out  his  j)roposals  in  a  day  or  two  and  carry  them 
to  Gen.  Shee  to  be  forwarded  to  you,  as  I  shall  not  be  here  at  the  time. 
I  informed  them  that  they  ought  to  go  to  Richmond,  where  they  might 
exhibit  the  models  by  which  they  would  make  them  and  see  whatever 
model  you  may  be  inclined  to  adopt;  but  they  have  great  aversion  t<i 
taking  so  long  a  journey  upon  uncertainty. 

I  am  much  disappointed  in  my  expectation  of  purchasing  to  advan- 
tage the  bar  iron,  lime,  and  window  glass  necessary  for  the  two  public 
buildings  under  my  superintendence.  The  scarcity  of  iron  here  has 
seldom  been  equaled,  owing  it  is  said,  to  the  obstructions  in  the  commerce 
q£  those  countries  which  formerly  afforded  supplies  of  that  article,  par- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  239 


ticularly  Sweeden.  I  am  well  informed  that  not  more  than  five  or  six  igoi. 
tons  can  be  found  in  this  city,  and  the  price  of  that  is  £50  per  ton,  which 
is  £40  our  own  currency,  besides  the  freight,  &c.,  to  Richmond.  This 
price  appears  ver}'  high  when  it  is  recollected  that  most  of  the  iron  used 
in  the  grates  in  the  Penitentiary  I  purchased  in  Richmond  for  £36  per 
ton.  The  price  of  lime  and  window  glass  arc  full  as  high  here  as  at 
Richmond,  and  in  order  to  get  a  sufficient  quantity  of  lime  to  ship  for 
our  purj>oses,  it  would  be  necessary  to  wait  here  at  least  three  weeks  and 
purchase  it  from  the  wagons  as  it  is  brought  to  the  city  (for  if  it  is  pur- 
chaser! of  those  who  are  here  called  lime  merchants,  nearly  a  double  price 
must  be  given),  then  purchase  barrels  and  have  it  put  up  in  order  to 
shifK 

Should  I  have  an  opportunity  at  New  York  or  Boston  to  purchase 
those  articles  to  advantage,  I  shall  do  so,  but  as  the  masters  of  vessels  in 
those  [)orts  are  much  in  the  habit  of  freighting  their  vessels  with  bar  iron 
and  lime,  (when  no  better  employment  offers)  for  the  markets  in  the 
lM)rt6  to  the  southward,  only  expecting  to  clear  the  freight  and  not  meet'- 
ing  with  an  opi>ortunity  of  selling  oft' immediately  on  their  arrival  there, 
thev  are  sometimes  induced  to  sell  on  lower  terms  there  than  those  on 
which  they  purchased,  on  which  account  we  have  frequently  bought  lime 
at  Rocketts  lower  than  it  sold  for  where  it  was  shipped.  I  have  written 
to  Mr.  Prosser  my  assistant  not  to  rely  on  any  purchase  I  may  make 
before  my  return  to  Richmond,  but  to  attend  to  the  arrivals  at  Rocketts 
of  vessels  from  this  and  the  t>orts  to  the  eastward. 

There  are  several  founders  of  bells  in  this  city,  whose  work  I  have 
examined,  but  which  I  do  not  prefer  to  John  Taylor's  in  Richmond,  and 
as  their  price  \4z,  half  a  dollar  for  w't,  is  the  same  as  requird  by  Mr.  Tay- 
lor for  furnishing  three  bells  for  our  public  buildings,  I  would  advise 
that  he  should  be  employed  to  make  them,  provided  I  cannot  get  them 
on  better  terms  in  New  York. 

I  have  spent  a  part  of  several  days  in  the  State  Prison  or  Penitentiary 
House  at  this  place,  and  obtained  all  the  information  in  my  i)Ower  respect- 
ing the  regulation  and  government  thereof.  When  I  visit  the  one  at  New 
York,  I  shall  be  able  to  decide  which  is  the  best  conducted;  but  it  is  i)re- 
sumable  that  our  Penitentiary  may  derive  considerable  benefit  from  the 
adoi)tion  of  some  of  the  discipline  and  economy  of  them  both. 

Since  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  12th  inst.,  which  I  received  the 
(lay  before  yesterday,  I  have  conversed  with  Gen'l  Shec  respecting  the 
commission  for  his  services  in  proving,  inspecting  and  forwarding  the 
arms  to  Richmond.  He  says  that  when  GenT  Mason  first  spoke  to  him 
on  the  subject,  he  was  a  stranger  to  the  business,  having  then  no  knowl- 
edge of  the  trouble  and  attention  nei^essary.  He  observed  that  it  was  a 
delicate  thing  (which  related  to  his  own  interest)  to  hint  at  the  inade- 
quacy of  the  compensation ;  that  rather  than  the  Executive  of  our  State 


240  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  should  think  him  unreasonable,  he  would  cheerfullv  do  the  business  with- 
out  coinpensation,  but  that  he  really  thought  four  per  cent,  but  a  reason- 
able and  just  compensation.  From  the  inquiries  I  have  made  here  respect- 
ing the  compensation  given  for  services  nearly  similar,  I  am  induced  to 
think  that  his  ought  to  be  augmented. 

I  am  sorry  to  inform  you  that  the  Garden  Glasses  which  you  desired 
me  to  procure  for  you  cannot  be  got  at  this  place.  The  glass  miuiufac- 
tory  here  is  not  now  carried  on,  and  those  articles  cannot  be  procured 
from  the  merchants  of  this  city.  I  shall  endeavor  to  get  them  at  New 
York  or  Boston.  I  tind  that  the  business  in  which  I  am  engaged  w411 
require  a  greater  length  of  time  than  I  was  first  aware  of.  Such  artists 
as  I  wish  ti  employ  are  not  to  be  found  in  considerable  numbers  at  any 
one  place,  but  being  widely  dispersed,  requires  much  time  in  travelling 
to  see  them.  Having  left  every  necessary  direction  for  the  public  build- 
ings under  my  superintendence,  1  Hatter  myself  with  the  hope  that  they 
are  going  on  prosperously ;  but  notwithstanding  my  desire  to  return  as 
speedily  as  possible,  1  shall  not  set  my  face  toward  Richmond  until  1 
have  made  every  exertion  in  my  power  to  advantageously  accomplish 
the  object  of  my  mission. 

T  am,  (fee. 
Philadelphia,  July  23. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  find  but  few  gunsmiths  in  or  about  this  city,  and  they  are  only  such 
as  rei)air  fowling  pieces  and  are  not  inclined  to  remove  to  Richmond.  I 
shall  set  out  from  hence  to  day  for  the  eastward,  and  mean  to  travel  to 
every  j)lace  where  1  find  a  prospect  of  getting  artificers  for  our  works. 

I  expect  bar  iron  may  now  be  bought  in  Richmond  cheaper  than  at 
this  i)lace:  the  price  here  is  eight  dollars  per  cwt.,  which  is  £48  our  cur- 
rency, not  to  mention  the  freight  and  the  danger  of  seas.  Window  glass 
is  fifteen  <lollars  per  box,  which  is  a  higher  price  than  usual  at  Richmond, 
and  lime  Ciumot  be  procured  here.  I  have  written  to  Geo.  Prosser  to 
inform  me  of  the  prices  of  those  articles  at  Richmond,  and  shall  act 
accordingly  as  1  find  it  to  be  to  the  interest  of  the  public. 

ThiTe  are  a  few  bell  founders  in  New  York.  The  price  for  their  work 
is  half  a  dollar  per  pound,  but  their  work  is  in  so  little  repute,  that  the 
pei»j)le  here  imjiort  fn>m  Europe  all  the  bells  for  their  public  buildings. 

1  have  spent  a  day  at  the  State  prison  here,  and  obtained  all  the  infor- 
mation I  could  get  there.  I  was  much  pleased  with  its  regulations  and 
ec(momy,  for  which  I  think  it  rather  preferable  to  the  one  at  Philadelphia, 
and  certainlv  deserves  to  be  imitated  bv  our  own  Penitentiarv.  I  shall 
not  attempt  a  detail  in  writing  of  all  the  regulations,  »S:c.,  proper  to  be 
adopted  in  our  institution  until  my  return,  as  it  would  be  both  too  tedious 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  241 


and  voluminous  in  my  present  circumstances.  The  application  of  heat  1801. 
to  the  culinary  aparatus  in  the  kitchens  of  this  prison,  is  taken  I  find, 
from  the  Count  of  Rumford's  writings  on  the  subject  of  saving  fuel. 
Very  little  heat  is  suffered  to  escape  in  its  application  to  the  boilers, 
which  lessens  considerably  the  expense  of  fuel ;  the  boilers  are  quite  of 
the  common  kind,  and  -the  improvement  lies  entirely  in  the  brick  w^ork 
in  whiah  the  boilers  are  fixed,  which  is  so  constructed  that  by  means  of 
flues  the  heat  is  conveyed  all  around  the  surface  of  the  boilers  in  a  spiral 
direction. 

The  boilers  are  large  iron  pots  which  contain  from  80  to  100  gallons 
each.  These  I  suppose  may  be  had  in  Richmond.  I  have  written  to 
Geo.  Prosser  to  inform  me  if  they  can  be  bought  in  Richmond.  If  they 
cannot,  when  I  return  to  Philadelphia  I  will  procure  them  there,  and  on 
mv  return  to  Richmond,  will  endeavor  to  have  the  brick  work  executed 
on  the  most  approved  plan. 

I  am  sorr>'  to  inform  you  that  I  find  it  impossible  to  procure  any  gar- 
den glasses  here.  I  have  nothing  further  to  communicate  at  present, 
only  that  the  inhabitants  of  New  York  are  very  healthy  and  entertain 
no  apprehension  of  the  yellow  fever.  Their  political  sentiments  here  as 
well  as  in  New  Jersey  seem  to  have  undergone  a  complete  change  since 
I  was  here  in  the  year  1798. 

I  am,  &c. 
Jan.  27,  New  York  Gty. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Having  bwii  called  on  by  the  Honorable  Executive  to  form  the  plan 
and  conduct  the  erection  of  the  Virginia  Manufactory  of  Arms  and  to 
engage  the  artificers  who  are  to  be  emj)loyed  therein,  and  being  appointed 
by  them  to  superintend  the  works  when  they  get  into  operation,  I  sensi- 
bly feel  the  weight  of  duty  attached  to  the  important  trusts  which  are 
confided  to  nic,  and  that  the  success  of  that  establishment  depends  much 
on  the  faithful  discharge  of  my  duty  in  these  several  capacities.  To 
ijieet  the  pu})lic  expectation  and  promote  the  public  good,  all  my  pow- 
ers have  and  shall  continue  to  be  exerted.  The  erection  of  a  permanent 
Manufactory  of  arms  in  the  heart  of  our  State  must  afford  much  satis- 
faction U)  all  good  Virginians,  and  is  surely  one  of  the  most  necessary 
esta})lishment8  ever  yet  undertaken  by  our  country  by  which  our  Militia 
may,  at  a  cheap  rate,  be  supplied  with  arms  manufactured  by  our  own 
citizens  from  the  materials  with  which  nature  has  furnished  us  in  great 
abundance,  without  relying,  as  formerly,  on  foreign  countries  for  our 
means  of  defence;  for  which  large  sums  of  money  were  given  to  Euro- 
pean Artists  while  the  American  Manufacturer  was  neglected  and  the 

art  of  making  arms,  which  should  have  received  the  greatest  public 

31 


242  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  patronage  in  a  country  like  ours,  met  with  so  little  encouragement  that, 
until  of  late,  we  seldom  found  an  artist  in  that  line  whose  interest  pro- 
moted him  to  follow  the  profession. 

To  one  who  having  had  the  agency  of  our  works  from  their  commence- 
ment (which  when  completed  will,  I  flatter  myself,  be  superior  U)  any 
establishment  of  its  kind  in  America),  the  proa})ect  is  doubly  interest- 
ing. The  discretionary  powers  which  were  necessarily  given  to  me  for 
the  purjiose  of  engaging  the  Artists  for  our  Manufactory  require<l  my 
utmost  exertions  to  procure  the  most  skillful  men  and  on  the  cheapest 
terms  possible,  and  made  it  necessary  that  I  should  travel  to  all  places 
in  the  United  States  which  afforded  a  prospect  of  success.  And  it  being 
presumable  that  in  our  works  a  great  number  of  young  Virginians  will 
be  taught  the  art  of  making  arms,  whose  information  must  be  derived 
from  the  experienced  workmen,  and  whose  minds  will  by  habit  receive 
a  bias  from  them,  it  is  an  object  of  great  imiwrtance,  and  one  which  has 
called  forth  my  most  earnest  care  and  attention,  that  none  but  the  best 
artificers  and  those  of  the  most  unexceptionable  and  exemplary  charac- 
ters should  be  employed  in  our  works.  For  the  attainment  of  those 
desirable  objects,  I  have  visited  every  manufactory  of  arms  of  any  mag- 
nitude in  the  United  States,  which  were  chiefly  established,  lying  between 
this  city  and  Boston.  In  performing  this  tour,  an  opportunity  has  been 
afforded  me  not  only  of  examining  specimens  of  their  work,  but  like- 
wise of  learning  the  true  characters  of  the  Artists  as  citizens,  and  of 
employing  them  on  cheaper  terms  than  I  otherwise  could,  and  by  con- 
versing with  them  I  was  generally  so  fortunate  as  to  completely  remove 
their  prejudices  against  our  climate.  If  I  had  have  remained  at  Rich- 
mond and  advertised  for  gunsmiths,  it  is  more  than  probable  I  should 
only  have  obtained  the  most  indifferent  workmen,  who  could  not  get 
employment  at  other  works,  and  who  would  probably  have  required 
higher  wages  than  I  have  agreed  to  give  for  the  best  artists.  The  United 
States  and  several  of  the  individual  States,  having  within  the  last  three 
years  engaged  the  making  of  a  con.*<iderable  number  of  arms,  many 
small  manufactories  for  that  purpose  have  been  erected  in  various  part,'^ 
of  the  Northern  and  Eastern  States  for  the  individuals  who  undertook 
to  manufacture  them;  and  it  being  both  my  duty  and  inclination  to 
employ  the  best  artists  and  on  the  best  terms  in  my  power,  I  resolved 
not  to  return  until  I  had  made  every  exertion  in  my  power  to  effect  the 
object  of  my  mission  to  advantage,  (H)nse<]uently  much  more  of  my  time 
has  been  taken  in  travelling  to  those  manufactories  than  I  at  first  expected- 
1  returned  from  this  tour  on  the  loth  inst.,  and  am  happy  to  inform  you 
that  my  endeavors  have  been  successful.  I  have  engaged  sixty-eight 
artificers  for  the  several  branches  of  manufacture  of  arms.  Six  others 
have  written  to  me,  since  my  arrival  here,  that  they  have,  since  I  left 
them,  concluded  to  come  to  our  works. 


caoKsay^  cff  fTTATs:  risn^  5m.^ 


'Jh^  Mi'iiilHi.if>  I  ham:  fifBgfii  wer^  7«cmf!iilKrlT  jglafftws  b>  rtv  tW^r 
ulE  '&M-  wmfe  ic  ihf-  f^nrt^ero  md  SaMerri  t^khsl  and  «.^..  1  heh<n%.  ||^ 
•s^ciDfiii  flEDi  incNscriffiDF  meoisnit^  Jb^  sut-  iff  ik^  kmH  ir  tiv  rnvi^^r. 
Hj  ribtflca  ^eiii!r  tr*  fvtmur  the*  iifi^  wmirmivi  ivt.  tht  «'^h^«aiv>4: 
I  TBNilvcd  li*  Tiah  ml]  thf-  numniicijfTw^  snd  ^^ef  all  thr  jiTlilv«n7s  m 

I  fiHZttd  Hif*  vwEF  iff -fmek  ntm-:  ]f%iPt>r  hi  Ma^^smchorwOs  jom  1i)wk- 
I«^KDd  lahsii  in  florr  cHher  fff  thf^  ^^teicsv  1  tlMmmrv  mu!we^  ir.  th^^^ 
r^^ioe^  jJ]  tbe  wfifkmflL  of  tiit  deimd  drscnioifin  3  rvmld.  an^  ad  iri\ 

isf^na&d  Hf  "UI  iij  'tbor  inaccF  ixthn-  liucD  urn   hi  -nmid/orfid  m^bcv)   1 
k£k«zi*Hd  liiaik  €jf  ^K-  lp«r  ^lecBK^  csi  wfak^  I  bad  ahm^  fmcac^d  s»)hib:r 

dsbt  vntknea  wmr  jum  HBtn^dwcid  V<t  Mr.  HasdA3  $0.  f%ilad«Sfi^iii  ifri  ih^ 
tDMMsoAcDBTt  <d  tht  4MC>  iOKod  of  anu*^  iii)d<!ruik«j  bv  htm  ^h-^r  il)i«:  :^iaii^ 
at  tike  vciffe  a^idk  were  ifiniterhr  Mr  Ik^VtniiLik^^^  T%e  cnea^M-  i)X)9ft- 
ber  of  these  laenasc-uirnsfd'  Inluftd:  sffmefC  tbemareiVtii^^vlvaniaii^k 
I  engaged  ifaeai  at  tl»e  maot  raiec  midcik  Mr.  HasdftQ  i<  iKvir  cfivira  tfcem. 
which  are  radker  kyiner  titm  ti»e  ira^e^  ^^rawrlv  ci^^t)  v>  t))^»9ii  hv  Mr. 
McC*<[>niiick.  Afl  li»e  <:dbef«  fd  tbe  TUir-cvriit  I  «f)cae«e^  iii  thi^  X<^ 
£n^}aod  ^^aiiesi  tber  art  ikad^ne  Asimaufts.  aod  tlmr  "vru^eiS  are  lather 
lover  than  thotse  I  enewed  in  and  abocit  P1iUadelph».  Ab«>Dl  half  th^ 
nomber  of  the  Xev  Eneland  aitiiioef^  <«ht>«1  Ji|>|>remk>e$hi|>  in  th^ 
SpringfieM  mano&ctDrr  of  anus,  and  ahmit  half  of  whom  ai>e  native  of 
Connectictit- 

A  Mr.  Heniy  FoxalL  who  saperintefided  the  Esurte  W  orksk  ^M)  th^ 
ScuylekilL  near  Philadelphia,  lor  RHinding  of  caiiiKM).  ^..  aiKl  wa$  a 
partner  of  Mr.  Robert  Morris  in  that  R>undry,  ha«  lately  coittraot^l  with 
the  Secretary  of  War  to  make  canmMi  for  the  United  Stat«^  for  whhoh 
purpose  he  has  lately  built  a  foundry  near  the  city  of  Wa^hingtonx  tind 
has  removed  his  family  to  Geoi^  Town.  I  vi^iteil  the  Kft^scle  Work* 
while  I  was  in  Philadelphia  in  the  year  17ti>8,  aiul  became  ai\|U<iiiUt(Hl 
with  Mr.  Foxall.  I  was  much  pleased  with  his  arrangeiueuK  and  with 
the  quality  of  the  cannon  made  there,  which  were  much  su|>erior  to  any 
of  the  iron  guns  made  at  the  other  foundries  I  visited.  From  \\\»  grent 
experience,  he  has  made  very  considerable  improvements  in  the  urt  of 
making  ordnance,  and  is  acknowledged  by  the  best  judges  to  undert^tand 
that  business  better  than  anv  man  in  America. 

Conceiving  it  to  be  an  object  of  considerable  importance  that  the 
foundry  in  our  works  should  be  benefitted  by  Mr.  FoxalPs  iiu))rovtnntMits, 
I  spoke  to  him  when  at  his  works  at  (leorgetown,  on  my  nHurn  bonus 
relative  to  the  introduction  of  his  improvements  into  our  works,  lln  Is 
willing  to  come  to  Richmond  for  a  few  dayn  for  that  purpcmt*,  nhould  the 
Executive  think  proper  to  require  it. 


244  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  As  a  material  part  of  his  iinprovements  are  in  the  construction  of  the 

furnaces  withhi  the  foundry  house,  and  the  proper  arrangements  for 
refining  the  mettle,  he  thinks  it  would  be  best  that  he  should  come  im- 
mediately if  required,  in  order  that  tlie  brick  work,  &c.,  of  the  furniues 
of  tlie  foundry  may  be  carried  up  with  the  foundry  house,  and  as  I  intend 
to  have  that  house  begun  in  a  very  short  time,  and  as  I  tliink  it  higldy 
proper  that  we  should  avail  our  works  of  those  improvements,  I  takt* 
the  lil>erty  of  advising  that  he  should  come  for  a  few  days  befon»  our 
foundry  house  is  begun.  It  may  V)e  proper  to  observe  that  a  compensation 
will  l>e  expected  by^Mr.  Foxall  for  the  introduction  of  his  improvements 
in  our  works,  and  as  a  few^  workmen  will  be  required  when  our  foundry 
is  got  into  oj>eration,  he  will  be  the  most  pro^Kir  person  to  procure*  good 
workmen  for  our  purpose. 

I  send  enclosed  the  laws  regulating  reports,  &c.,  respecting  the  State 
prisons  at  Philadelphia  and  New  York.  I  have  been  much  hurried  sinc^v 
my  return,  but  as  soon  as  I  have  a  little  leisure  I  mean  to  put  on  pa|»er 
some  observations  which  I  have  made  relative  to  the  government  of  those 
prisons,  which  may,  perhaps,  be  serviceable  to  the  Keeper  of  our  Peni- 
tentiary. I  have  engaged  at  Philadelphia  the  Ixiilers,  cast-iron  grates, 
and  the  wrought-iron  work  necessary  for  culinary  apparatus  requireil  for 
our  Penitentiary  by  the  inspectors  thereof,  which  when  completed,  will 
be  of  identical  dimensions  and  construction  of  those  in  the  prison  at 
l*hiladeli)hia;  they  are  by  this  time,  I  expect,  nearly  ready  to  be  shipptMl. 

The  great  number  of  convicts  in  the  State  prisons  at  Pliiladelphia  and 
New  York  has  made  it  necessary  that  the  principal  Keeper  of  each  of 
those  jails  should  have  four  discreet  assistant  Keepers,  it  being  imi>ossi- 
ble  for  the  principal  Kee[)er  to  sui>ervise  the  whole  business  with  that 
particular  attention  which  is  absolutely  necessary  for  the  government  of 
dissolute  and  perverse  men,  to  keep  them  at  their  employment,  and  pre- 
vent their  esca|)e,  for  which  last  purpose  a  guard  is  kept  through  the 
night  by  the  assistiint  Keepers,  who  continually  walk  the  rounds  and 
relieve  each  other  every  two  hours,  when  a  bell  is  tolled  for  the  purpose, 
which  must  be  infinitely  preferable  to  a  guard  of  unj)rincipled  soldiers, 
on  whom  bribery  might  be  practiced  with  success.  A  Mr.  Philip  Edwards 
is  the  princii)al  Keeper  of  the  State  Prison  at  J^hiladelj)hia;  he  has  two 
brothers  who  act  as  assistant  Keejicrs  under  him;  they  have  had  six  or 
seven  years  experience  in  the  management  of  that  prison;  they  perfectly 
understand  the  routine  of  duty  necessary  to  be  peribrmed,  and  are  well 
recommended  as  being  well  qualified  for  the  purpose.  As  tlie  number 
of  prisoners  increase  in  our  Penitentiary  (and  1  fear  we  may  calculate 
upon  a  rapid  augmentation;  it  will  evidently  be  necessary  that  the  Keep- 
ers should  have  assistants,  and  when  such  a.ssistants  are  employed,  those 
who  are  well  acquainted  with  the  requisite  duties  should  be  preferred. 
Presuming  that  our  Penitentiary  might  derive  considerable  benefit  from 


CAI.ENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  245 


the  ioiprovemenis  made  by  lengthy  experience  in  oilier  similar  institu-       isoi. 

lions  bv  the  introduction  of  such  a  man,  I  hope  Mr.  Joseph  Eihvards, 

who  is  highly  s|H>ken  of  by  tlie  InsiHX'tors  of  that  establishment,  and  a 

brother  of  the  Princi(uil  Keeper  alx^ve  mentiomnU  res|H»ctin>j  his  engagt^ 

ment  in  our  Penitentiary  in  the  ca|Munty  of  under  Kot>per,  provided  his 

services  should  be  re<]uired.     lie,  after  delil^erating  some  days  on   the 

subject,  infonued  me  that  he  was  willing  to  engage  in  tliat  capacity  for 

four  hundred  dollars  per  annum  antl  his  boanl  found  by  the  public,  or 

six  hundred  dollars  }>er  annum  if  ho  lx)ards  Inmself. 

H  having  bi»en  re<{uire<l  of  me  to  visit  those  institutions  in  order  to 

make  observations,  I  respectfully  submit  to  your  consiilcmtien  whether 

it  would  not  be  much  more  beneticial  U)  our  Penitentiary  that  such  a 

man  as  I  have  described  should  he.  employed  to  assist  tiic  Ket^^er  thenH)f, 

than  both  the  young,  inexperienced  men  who  are  now  t»mployed  to  assist 

Mr.  Minis. 

1  am,  Arc. 
Sept.  25. 


John  Clarke  to  the  (Governor. 

I  have  received  your  letter  of  the  \2ih  inst.  enclosing  sundry  papers 
respecting  a  delay  in  the  progress  of  the  public  buildings  at  Richmond 
while  I  was  gone  to  the  North  in  quest  of  Gunsmiths,  and  requesting 
me  to  examine  accurately  into  the  transaction  and  report  to  you  whether 
there  was  an  actual  failure,  the  cause  of  it  if  it  existed,  and  the  probable 
injury  resulting  therefrom  to  the  Commonwealth ;  and  that  my  report 
might  be  correct,  it  would  be  proper  for  me,  in  making  the  cntpiiry,  to 
give  the  ])arties  concerned,  notice  of  the  time  and  place,  that  they  might 
hv  present,  if  they  should  think  fit  to  make  such  explanations  as  the 
case  admitted. 

In  order  to  make  an  accurate  rei)ort,  I  examined  the  contnicts  for  fur- 
nishing bricks  and  lime  and  also  the  contracts  for  laying  bricks  in  both 
the  Manufactory  of  Arms  and  the  Penitentiary,  and  called  upon  Messrs. 
Quarles  and  Jiowles  (who  usually  count  the  bricks  laid  in  those  build- 
ings) to  count  and  ascertain  the  number  furnished  for  each  of  them  in 
the  present  year.  Mr.  Howies  being  absent  in  the  coimtry,  William  Raw- 
leigh  was  substituted  in  his  place  and  acted  with  Mr.  Quarles.  In 
compliance  with  the  contracts  for  supplying  the  bricks  and  lime,  (V)l. 
John  Harvie  was  bound  to  furnish  for  each  of  the  above  buildings  150 
thousand,  g<M><l,  hard-burnt  bricks,  and  a  sufficient  quantity  of  good  lime 
for  working  them,  in  each  of  the  months  following,  viz:  May,  June,  July, 
August,  September  and  October.  So  that,  strictly  complying  with  his  con- 
tracts in  the  monthly  supply  of  150  thousand  bricks  as  aforesaid,  he  would 
have  furnished  750  thousand  for  each  of  the  buildings  at  the  end  of  last 


246  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAHSKS. 


Ilk. 


1801.  month.  But  Messrs.  Quarles  and  Rawleigh,  who  yesterday  counting  the 
bricks  in  both  the  buildings,  Report  that  the  whole  number  furnished 
and  laid  in  the  walls  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  this  year,  is  558,502 
bricks,  liesides  12,430  which  were  carried  from  the  kilns  for  the  Manu- 
fnotory  of  Arms,  to  build  the  walls  of  the  Barracks — making  the  whole 
number  furnished  at  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  in  the  present  year,  to  be 
570,932,  which  is  179,068  short  of  a  strict  compliance  with  his  contract 
Ui  furnisK  bricks  for  that  building. 

Messrs.  Quarles  and  Rawleigh  also  report  the  number  of  bricks  fur- 
nished and  laid  at  the  Penitentiary  in  the  present  year,  to  be  293.279, 
besides  81,(X)7  which  were  carried  from  thence  to  build  the  walls  of  the 
Barracks,  making  in  all  374,286  furnished  for  that  building  in  the  pres- 
ent year,  which  shows  a  deficiency  of  375,732  bricks,  that  by  a  strict 
compliance  with  the  contract,  should  have  been  famished  by  the  end  of 
last  month  for  the  Penitentiary. 

Col.  Harvie  states  that  the  bricklayers  were  furnished  with  bricks  and 
lime  so  as  to  keep  them  employed ;  that  it  was  in  his  power  easily  to 
have  supplied  bricks  in  greater  numbers  if  they  had  been  required,  but 
that  he  never  heard  a  complaint  for  want  of  bricks.  To  prove  this  state- 
ment, he  has  adduced  the  testimony  on  oath  of  Theoderick  Massie  and 
James  Ratcliff. 

Mr.  Martin  Mims  (who  entered  into  contract  to  lay  the  bricks  at  the 
Penitentiary  before  I  had  the  Superintendence  of  that  building),  is  not 
l>ound  to  lay  a  definite  number  in  any  given  time.  He  states  that  he  com- 
menceil  the  laying  of  bricks  early  in  the  present  season,  and  continued 
it  as  long  as  there  were  any  bricks  to  work,  and  was  then  under  the 
necessity  of  dismissing  bis  workmen  for  want  of  employment  That  as 
siRUi  as  a  small  supply  was  again  got  ready,  he  collected  his  workmen 
and  laid  them  in  the  walls,  and  after  waiting  ten  days,  was  compelled  again 
to  discharge  them  for  want  of  work :  that  for  want  of  a  sufficient  sup- 
ply of  bricks  in  the  early  part  of  the  season,  being  obliged  to  discharge 
his  hands  who  engaged  themselves  elsewhere,  he  could  not  afWrwards 
procure  a  sufficient  number  of  them  to  go  on  with  the  work  extensively. 
To  prove  the  truth  o(  this  statement,  he  has  introduced  the  testimony  on 
Ottth  of  Joseph  Kimbrough  and  John  Winston. 

Benjamin  Haley  who  is  engaged  in  laying  bricks  at  the  Manu&ctor\' 
of  Anns,  states  that  he  had  engager!  a  sufficient  number  of  workmen  for 
the  purpu?e.  at  the  commencement  of  the  year,  to  go  on  with  the  work 
extensively,  but  tliat  having  much  sickness  among  his  workmen  and 
laborers  be  could  not  (^Kissibly  keep  so  great  a  number  employed  as  he 
had  intended,  and  aikluces  the  testimony  of  Ck^holm  Austin  oa  oath, 
and  o(  Miles  Tur|Hn  in  suppi>rt  i>i  his  statement. 

Having  bad  a  meeting  of  the  i^artieis  concerned  agreeably  to  your 
re4uet«t«  and  collected  all  the  infonuation  I  c^HiId  gain  Qpoo  the  subject 
I  have  to  report  to  you  as  follows,  vtx: 


CAIXKDJLK  OF  STAIC  P AFBKS.  Mt 


That  mU  tbebfidcs  vbkii«'eKic»^fci3misiMidii»d«T;^  1^^ 

for  sapi^ie^  ci  thai  amde  lc«-  libe  2VsDH<!ciua3T.  inei^  %o  hf  hmm)^  m  tK^ 
present  seaaoo  exftfA  tbe  mBxauat  «f  a  knln  nuMk  It^  voir.  mi))oh  «v:nr 
intended  to  oMnmcnte  llie  Iatbibi:  this  sptii^,  Joid  a  oi?«i9i^d«niM«  }>Ait  <si 
that  remnant  being  tiken  to  hfsaid  liie  iralk  of  the^  lUrmok^  R^sfc^v^  4i 
sufficient  supply  of  fancks  oMaM  he  m»dk  thi<  spiini^.  iIk^  biidkb^^crs  4i9 
the  PenilentiaiT  4in  April  ?  w<«i^«d  the  few  that  were  tlvefv  i«to  the  >^^l?^ 
of  that  boildii^  and  being  dismissedl  by  th«ir  ein|4L\ver  in  the  f«riy  )^f1 
of  the  briddayin^  seasoQ  for  want  <!^  materials^  they  etigMCxl  theiii«iol\x>is 
to  other  employers:  and  the  s«a;9(>n  ^>r  laying  l^^ing  ci^v^ienUJv 
advanced  before  a  sufficient  supply  of  bricks  &>r  many  worknK^t  >t^^;ii$  l\ir- 
nished,  the  undertaker  of  the  laying  oi>u]d  not  pix)cure  in  or  aboul  Rich- 
mond as  many  woikmen  as  was  intended  to  be  kept  em|4oyed. 

And  Col.  Harvie,  conceiving  that  all  that  was  n^juisito  i>n  his  |HUt% 

would  be  the  deliverv  of  bricks  as  tliev  were  called  for  bv  the  under- 

•  «  » 

taker  of  the  laying  or  his  workmen,  was  govemeil  in  his  siipplif>s  by  the 
number  of  workmen  Mr.  Mims  kept  employed. 

As  to  the  delay  of  the  brick  work  of  the  Manufactory  of  Anns,  \\ 
appears  by  the  enclosed  papers  and  from  the  best  information  I  can  i'«>l- 
lect,  that  both  the  making  and  laying  of  bricks  at  this  building  wtis 
retarded  by  sickness  among  the  people  employed. 

As  superintendent  of  those  buildings,  I  regret  that  the  brick  work  hrt» 
made  no  greater  progress  in  the  present  season.  1,  however,  do  not  con- 
ceive  that  any  real  injury  will  result  to  the  Connnonwcalth  (nm\  the 
delay.  The  brick  work  of  all  the  rooms  of  the  Penitentiary  intended  lor 
the  confinement  of  crimipals  is  finished,  and  the  brick  work  of  all  the 
Apartments  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  intended  for  the  Mannjnctinr 
of  Small  Amis  is  also  finished. 

There  are  now  about  70,989  burnt  bricks,  and  285,9C)U  unhurnt  nt  the 

Penitentiary,  and  about  39,480  burnt  and  271,178  unhurnt  bricks  for  the 

Manufactory  of  Arms. 

I  am,  <&c. 
October  18. 


John  Clark  to  Henry  Foxall. 

As  soon  as  I  saw  the  Governor  after  my  return  from  fieorgc^town,  I 
suggested  to  him  the  propriety  of  getting  you  to  introdtK'e  your  improve- 
ments in  the  art  of  making  cannon  into  our  works  at  thin  plac4!,  which 
he  communicated  to  the  Council.  They  are  desirous  that  your  improve- 
raents  should  be  adopted  by  us,  and  wish  to  know  what  the  cxpen^i'  of 
your  coming  here  and  giving  the  necessary  directions,  A/:,,  will  \m.  1 
hinted  that  I  supposed  you  would  leave  tliat  mattei  to  thdr  tUn'lHiotu 
The  Governor  obeerved  that  as  they  could  fonn  no  idea  of  the  rerpiiMi^ 


248  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  compensation,  and  from  motives  of  delicacy  it  would  be  better  that  the 
members  of  the  Executive  ('ouncil  should  be  informed  upon  that  subject, 
I  have,  therefore,  to  retjuest  you  to  let  me  know  as  soon  as  i)OS8ible 
what  your  terms  will  be,  that  I  may  inform  them  thereof. 

1  am,  &c. 
Oct.  30. 

Columbia  Foundry,  Nov.  9th^  1801. 

Dear  Sir — I  received  your  favor  of  the  3()th  ult.  In  reply  have  to 
observe : 

I  have  already  informed  you  that  it  would  give  me  great  pleasure  to 
render  every  assistance  in  my  power  to  the  furtherance  and  completion 
of  such  a  laudable  and  useful  establishment  on  the  most  improved  and 
eligible  plan. 

My  present  concerns  in  Philadelphia  Keep  tryst  Furnace  and  at  this 
place  call  for  (I  may  say)  all  my  time,  and  is  sufficient  to  engross  well 
nigh  all  my  attention.  Nevertheless,  I  would  most  cheerfiilly  appropriate 
as  much  time  as  would  be  necessary  U)  come  down  and  lay  out  the  works 
and  get  for  you  such  hands  as  should  be  able  with  judgment  and  pro- 
priety to  carry  them  on.  This  ]»art  of  the  business  will  be,  I  dare  say, 
somewhat  difficult,  but  not  so  difficult  1  hope  but  they  may  be  procured. 
The  more  difficult  part  of  the  Boring  Mill,  together  with  the  intricate 
parts  of  the  machinery,  will  call  for  my  particular  attention,  and  oblige 
me  to  be  present.  Conse<]uently  I  shall  be  under  the  unavoidable  neces- 
sity of  visiting  you  several  times. 

Respecting  the  compensation  for  my  direction  and  trouble,  it  is  what 
I  expected  to  have  left  wholly  to  them  to  determine,  not  doubting  but 
they  would  have  met  my  expectations  on  the  occasion;  but  as  it  is  his 
Kx(*ellency's  wnsh  that  the  sum  should  be  made  definite,  I  beg  leave  to 
state,  sir,  that  my  traveling  and  oth(»r  expenses  being  attended  to,  I  shall 
after  the  works  are  in  operation,  should  they  (which  I  have  no  doubt 
they  will)  meet  with  projier  ai>i)rol)ation,  feel  myself  justified  in  saying 
my  compensation  sluvll  be  one  thousand  dollars.  Notwithstanding 
which,  I  shall  then,  with  the  most  perfect  deference  to  their  decision, 
receive  leijs  if  they  should  (which  I  am  willing  to  ris<iue)  think  me 
extnivagant  in  my  charge. 

I  am,  ^v. 

Henry  Foxall. 
Mr.  .lohn  Clarke. 


•John  Clarke  to  James  Byers. 

1  rece'd   last  evening  your  favor  of  the  2()th  inst.,  which  informs  me 
that  my  letter  to  Col.  Joseph  Williams  was  delivered  to  him,  and  of  your 


CAUESHAK  or  ^C&TC  PAPaB& 


boMS  Una  I  iAa£  w*  W  fiiiMiiiMiiiiiil  ib  vkte  Anatier?  ir<-aB  ^«l^ialt-        liwa. 


remark  azsx  imf  ^Ksnais  v^adk  fvidb  Be&OMif^  cvMkiCt  attT  vaoiari. 

are  in  d-^ul^.  kt  ivme  ^  iJkmie  m^ta&m  flifiB  w^  fiKiMas^  tbe  cvniMnxip 
«if  the  adicR.  cHBie  juDd  ^t-  ibe  iCMie  «f  ikiw«  mttd  misxwm  liir  i«$iL  I 
thank  v<«ii  $jc  ti*e  ■iiiBiiff'KMa  cioatawd  in  i\wr  ift3cr.  juwl  laiv^  i(% 
request  toq  ic«  cu«]izndks  anj  Fgf  f  nmiiiiiong  to  the  aitinciers  mlucia  JiffKuur 
to  be  €iise- 

I  aoLJrcL 

SI. 


J<>as  C1.ABKK  roi  0>L.  Jci&Epa  Wnxi 


I  reKHeired  y<*Qr  fri^ndlT  ktter  of  the  dMi  in§4^  and  Imkler  tk¥D  mT 
thanks  i*r  the  tiMQlj^e  j^m  hare  tak«n  to  oU^  me.  I  am  fnwnr  to  find 
that  in^noauon?  I^r^odinal  to  mr  snocciS  in  ppocnrii^  Aimoofv^^  in 
roar  qoartier.  are  mairle  Kj  fc^ne  |:iev^ioo«  there  who  not  onhr  deeerre  the 
apithet  of  l-einc  hr4h  oneaodid  and  onliieiMUT,  hot  aie  artoat^d  br 
in«>tiTer^  di«hoiK'ral:4e  to  thaueelTes  and  greallT  iiytinons:  to  the  basinet 
io  which  I  am  ensised. 

The  workmen.  I  hope.  wOl  understand  that  those  insumatiMis  aie 
intend<ed  to  n)l4ead  an<i  d^ceire  them,  and  theielme  will  not.  1  tnt^^ 
receire  impresiFiofk§  fr(jm  mi$ie{»resentmtion9  cadcnlaled  to  prejudice  their 
mindsu 

Yoo  inioiTu  me  that  f/<*L  fhr  has  suggested  to  voa  that  he  was 
infoTuied  that  a  certain  Wm.  B.  Watsoo,  who  has  been  en) ployed  at  that 
|io^  BS  a  clerk  to  the  «a|iennteiK]«nt  had  engaged  him^f  with  me  to  be 
employed  in  our  Factory:  that,  as  he  is  a  Terr  obnoxioas  cfaanMrter  to 
the  workmen  at  Springfield,  it  will  prerent  a  number  of  good  characteis 
engapn^  thenwelvess  with  me,  and  that  CoL  Orr  oonoeives  ^it  will  be 
neeescsar*-  that  the  tnith  of  thi<  fact  should  be  known  there,'' 

In  reply  I  have  to  inibrm  you  that  the  report  has  not  the  shadow  of 
foundation:  that  I  never  had  an  idea  of  employii^  him  for  any  purpose. 
nor  in  any  way  or  manner  whatever.  This  I  request  you,  my  friend.  h> 
make  known  to  CoL  Orr  and  to  the  armourers  at  Smithfield.  I  will 
briefly  inform  vou  of  all  I  ever  knew  or  have  ever  had  to  do  with 
Wataon. 

About  three  weeks  ago  I  was  surprised  to  see  the  said  Wat^^on  at  this 

place  (who  I  may  have  seen  b^re,  but  if  I  have,  do  not  recoUecl  the 

32 


250  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERft. 


1801.  circumstance).  He  introduced  himself  to  me  by  observing  that  he  had 
seen  me  at  Springfield,  and  presented  a  letter  to  me  from  Nathan  Forbes, 
of  that  place,  stating  that  Mr.  ^^'at8on  had  come  to  Virginia  with  a  view 
to  obtain  information  respecting  the  manufacture  of  Iron  into  nails  and 
farming  utensils,  and  the  profits  to  be  derived  therefrom.  That  Mr.  Wat- 
son had  been  employed  at  the  Springfield  works  for  two  years  past  as  an 
assistant  to  the  master  armourers  there,  and  that  he  was  a  man  of  int^- 
rity.  uprightness,  sobriety,  &c.,  &c.,  and  desired  I  would  give  Mr.  Watson 
such  information  as  he  might  require,  and  that  if  he  should  be  pleased 
with  the  prospects  of  success,  he  requested  I  would  recommend  him  as 
his  (Forbes')  friend  into  some  respectable  employment  for  the  winter.  I 
leave  you  to  judge  what  attention  I  ought  to  pay,  and  what  credit  is  due 
to  a  recommendation  from  Forbes.*  However,  as  it  is  a  duty  I  owe  to 
every  stranger,  I  paid  Mr.  Watson  all  the  attention  my  leisure  from  a 
multiplicity  of  business  allowed  me.  He  said  he  wished  to  purchase  a 
mill-seat  or  situation  for  water-works  on  the  James  River  Canal  at  this 
place,  on  which  he  informed  me  Doctor  Forbes  and  himself  intended  to 
establish  an  extensive  manufactory  to  cut  nails  by  water.  He  came  sev- 
eral times  to  my  house,  and  whenever  he  required  it,  I  gave  him  all  the 
information  I  could  respecting  the  object  he  had  in  view. 

The  last  time  he  was  there  Mr.  Samuel  Edwards,  a  gunsmith  from 
Connecticut,  came  with  him.  When  they  went  away  they  both  told  me 
they  intended  to  call  on  me  again  in  two  or  three  days.  Neither  of 
them,  however,  have  called  since,  altho'  there  has  been  a  lapse  of  ten  or 
twelve  davs. 

I  rely  on  your  friendship  and  that  of  my  other  friends  at  Springfield 
to  counteract  any  assertion  detrimental  to  my  procuring  armourers  there. 

It  gave  me  much  pleasure,  as  well  as  my  friends  here,  to  see  in  the 
public  prints  your  spirited  contradiction  of  the  report  circulated  in  your 
quarter  that  Mr.  Jefferson  intended  to  remove  the  public  arms  from 
Springfield  and  leave  the  people  in  that  part  of  the  Union  defenceless. 
The  publication  of  the  truth  in  that  instance  by  a  person  who  had  the 
best  information  of  the  subject,  has,  I  conceive,  done  much  good,  for  it 
has  not  only  silenced  that  particular  clamour,  but  shows  that  others  of  a 
like  kind  raised  against  the  administration  of  that  wise  and  good  man 
are  not  founded  in  truth. 

I  am,  &c. 
Oct.  31. 


*AVhile  I  was  in  New  England  Mr.  Forbes  endeavoured  to  prejudice  the  armour- 
ers as  much  as  possible  against  coming  to  Virgmia,  of  which  Gol.  Williams  and 
others  gave  me  information  on  my  return  to  Springfield  from  Boston. 


CALEa^DAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  251 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Before  I  went  to  the  north  in  quest  of  armourers,  I  adv^ertised  in  the        1801. 
Richmond  newspapers  for  proposals  to  furnish  104,8G3  feet  of  timber, 
plank  and  scantling  of  various  dimensions  for  the  public  tobacco  ware- 
house now  building  on  the  canal;  a  bill  for  which  I  left  with  Mr.  Wm. 
McKim  when  I  went  away. 

Finding  on  my  return  home,  that  no  proposals  Ij^d  been  made  during 
my  absence  for  furnishing  the  said  timber,  &c.,  and  that  a  part  of  it  will 
probably  be  wanting  before  long,  I  spoke  to  some  of  the  timber  getters 
in  this  neighborhood  on  the  subject,  who  have  made  the  inclosed  propo- . 
sals. 

Reuben  George  proposes  to  furnish  the  whole  quantity  for  £1,322. 
Byrd  George  proposes  to  furnish  the  whole  for  $  1,434.1 5s. 2^d.  or  £20  p'r 
M.  for  all  the  various  scantling  and  $5  p'r  M.  for  the  plank. 

It  is  my  duty  to  make  their  proposals  known  to  you,  but  it  is  also  my 
duty  to  point  out  the  impropriety  of  contracting  for  the  whole  supply  in 
the  gross  as  they  have  proposed. 

There  is  of  this  timber  four  kinds,  viz:  heavy  white  oak  scantling, 
large  pine  scantling,  small  pine  scantling  and  plank,  each  of  which  several 
kind  should  be  of  a  different  price.  It  has  been  made  known  to  the 
applicants  for  the  job,  that  I  desired  their  proposals  should  specify  the 
price  p'r  M.,  for  each  of  the  several  sizes  and  quantities,  by  which  means 
an  opportunity  would  be  given  to  persons  who  are  not  able  to  furnish 
the  whole  quantity  to  make  proposals  for  furnishing  either  of  the  four 
kinds:  so  that  by  dividing  the  bill  among  several  contractors,  their  com- 
petition would  probably  cause  it  to  be  undertaken  cheaper  and  be  more 
readily  furnished,  than  by  a  single  contractor:  but  these  proposers  do 
not  seem  inclined  to  undertake  a  part  without  the  whole. 

I  am,  &c. 

Endorsed : 

Capt.  Clarke  to  make  contracts  for  special  proportions  of  the  scantling 
and  plank,  according  to  its  value,  with  those  who  will  furnish  it  upon 
the  best  terms  and  whose  respectability  entitle  them  to  confidence. 

November  6. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

The  Kitchens  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  form  a  part  of  the  plan  of 
the  works,  were  intended  to  be  but  one  story  high.  That  single  story 
was  designed  in  the  plan,  and  must  necessarily  be  a  tall  one,  to  suit  the 
other  btiildingB  connected  therewith.    By  a  very  small  additional  expense, 


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252  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  two  low  stories  may  be  made  in  place  of  one  tall  story,  which  would 
afford  convenient  eating  rooms  over  the  Kitchens  for  the  artificers,  and 
the  part  of  the  building  originally  intended  for  their  dining,  &c.,  may  be 
applied  to  the  enlargement  of  their  dormitories,  or  lodging  apartments. 
The  cheapness  of  the  accommodation  in  this  case  induces  me  to  recom- 
mend that  it  should  be  made.  As  the  work  is  now  progressing,  I  have 
to  request  that  I  may  be  informed  of  your  decision  to-day,  if  convenient. 


November 


I  am,  <&c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

When  I  returned  from  my  late  tour  I  informed  you  I  had  engaged 
sixty-eight  artificers  for  our  Manufactory  of  Arms  (whom  I  still  flatter 
myself  will  come  to  our  works),  but  finding  of  late  that  attempts  are 
made  to  discourage  and  prevent  their  coming,  I  deem  it  proper  to  inform 
you  thereof.  I  have  therefore  to  state  that  as  1  passed  through  the  city 
of  Washington  on  my  way  to  the  north,  Gen'l  Dearborn,  the  Secretary  of 
War,  being  informed  of  the  object  of  m}'  journey,  politely  favoured  me 
with  much  serviceable  information  respecting  the  various  manufactories 
throughout  the  United  States,  gave  me  sundry  memorandums  relative 
thereto,  and,  observing  that  some  time  would  elapse  before  I  would  get 
to  New  England,  he  wrote  a  letter  by  post  to  Mr.  David  Ames,  8u|>erin- 
tendent  of  the  United  States  Manufactory'  of  Arms  at  Springfield,  advising 
him  of  my  intention  to  visit  that  place,  and  requesting  him  t<>  give  me 
every  assistance  he  could  in  procuring  artificers. 

On  my  arrival  at  Springfield,  Mr.  Ames  informed  me  of  the  receipt  of 
said  letter,  and  told  me  he  would  make  every  exertion  in  his  i.K)wer  to 
forward  my  object,  observing  that  I  had  come  at  the  most  favorable  time 
for  the  purpose,  as  all  the  individual  manufacturers  had  nearly  completed 
their  contracts,  and  their  workmen  (which  were  numerous)  would  \)e  glad 
to  get  employment.  He  further  observeil  that  he  supposetl  I  might 
engage  a  considerable  number  of  them  at  S]»ringfield.  I  told  Mr.  Ames 
I  did  not  wish  to  hire  any  workmen  from  the  Springfield  works  that 
might  injure  the  United  States  by  their  discontinuance  there.  He  replicnl 
that  as  artificers  were  almost  always  making  applications  to  him  for 
emi)loyment,  the  works  would  labor  under  no  disadvantage  from  my 
employing  any  artificers  there  who  might  choose  to  engage  with  me. 

On  the  first  and  every  succeeiHng  evening,  the  tavern  where  I  lodgeil 
was  filled  with  artificers  from  the  Springfield  Manufactory  who  were 
desirous  that  I  would  employ  them.  1  told  them  I  would  not  engage 
anv  workmen  until  1  had  been  at  all  the  manufactories  to  the  Eastward. 

1,  however,  took  a  memorandum  of  the  name  and  particular  occupa- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  258 


tion  of  each  applicant  in  order  to  make  enquiries  respecting  their  skill,        isoi. 
disposition,  &c. 

On  the  day  before  I  left  Springfield  for  Boston,  I  informed  Mr.  Ames 
that  most  of  his  workmen  had  offered  to  employ  themselves  to  me;  that 
I  had  a  list  of  their  names,  which  I  called  over  and  requested  him  and 
his  two  master  armourers  (Col.  Robt.  Orr  and  Mr.  Nathan  Forbes)  to 
inform^me  of  the  names  of  any  of  the  men  on  my  list  whom  they  might 
conceive  could  not  be  well  spared  from  their  works.  They  then  men- 
tioned the  names  of  a  few ;  the  residue  of  those  on  my  list  they  had  no 
objection  to  my  employing  if  the  men  would  agree  to  engage  with  me. 

Col.  Orr  (the  most  enlightened  and  liberal  man  of  the  three)  observed 
that  the  terms  for  which  the  workmen  were  severally  employed  at  their 
works  would  be  expired  before  the  time  I  would  want  them,  and  that  no 
objection  ought  to  be  made  by  them  to  any  of  the  workmen  engaging 
themselves  to  me.  That  as  they  would  be  free  men  when  their  time  was 
expired,  and  consequently  under  no  controul  of  theirs,  he  did  not  think 
they  ought  to  say  anything  which  might  prevent  their  being  employed 
after  the  expiration  of  the  term  for  which  they  were  engaged  there. 

The  next  morning  I  left  Springfield  to  visit  other  manufactories  farther 
to  the  Eastward,  where  I  had  the  good  fortune  to  engage  a  considerable 
number  of  armourers.  On  my  return  to  Springfield,  after  several  weeks 
absence  therefrom  (in  the  country  around  Boston  and  from  thence  to 
Providence),  I  was  informed  that  Mr.  Ames  and  Nathan  Forbes  (the 
particular  friend  of  Ames)  had  been  endeavouring  during  my  absence 
to  discourage  the  workmen  at  Springfield  from  engaging  with  me.  How- 
ever, the  workmen  seemed  as  anxious  to  engage  with  me  on  my  return 
as  when  I  left  them.  I  engaged  all  the  best  of  them,  excepting  those 
who  had  been  objected  to  by  Ames,  &c.,  as  above  stated.  It  may  not  be 
improper  here  to  observe  that  Mr.  Ames  and  Mr.  Forbes  are  not  generally 
liked  by  the  citizens  and  Artificers,  and  that  Forbes  in  particular  is 
detested  by  them. 

I  have  lately  received  two  letters  from  two  of  the  most  respectable 
inhabitants  of  Springfield,  which  I  enclose  with  my  answer  to  each  of 
them.     They  will  give  you  an  idea  of  the  attempts  above  alluded  to. 

As  I  have  employed  many  of  the  best  annourers  at  Springfield,  and  as 
a  suflScient  number  of  others  of  equal  skill  to  supply  their  places,  cannot 
(I  presume)  be  easily  obtained  by  Mr.  Ames,  I  suppose  he  is  fearful 
that  the  arms  made  at  Springfield  works  will  get  into  disrepute,  and 
therefore  endeavours  to  prevent  the  men  from  coming  to  our  works  whom 
he  told  me  he  was  willing  I  should  employ. 

I  fear  nothing  from  the  machinations  of  Mr.  Ames  and  Mr.  Forbes,  nor 
any  other  men  there  who  wear  two  faces.  The  workmen  are  now  daily 
writing  to  me  and  seem  determined  to  adhere  to  their  engagement.  I  have 
however  thought  proper  to  inform  you  that  this  New  England  artifice  is 


254  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.       practiced,  seemingly  to  answer  the  intentions  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
when  at  the  same  time  measures  are  taken  to  defeat  them. 

If  Mr.  Ames  had  at  first  ingenuously  told  me  it  would  be  a  disadvan- 
tage to  their  works  that  I  should  employ  gunsmiths  at  Si)ringfield,  I 
would  not  have  engaged  a  single  man  there,  hut  he  first  suggested  to  me 
that  he  supposed  I  might  employ  a  considerable  number  and  recom- 
mended them  by  name. 

I  am,  &c. 
Nov.  18. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

James  Carney,  one  of  the  masons  who  engaged  to  build  the  stone  walls 
of  the  Manufactory  of  Arras,  being  in  arrears  to  the  Commonwealth,  as 
was  some  time  ago  reported  to  you,  now  wishes  to  execute  the  stone  work 
which  may  be  wanting  for  said  works,  so  as  to  reduce  the  debt. 

He  states  that  altho'  the  price  at  which  he  contracted  to  execute  the 
work  at  the  Manufactory  of  Anns  was  16s.  3d.  per  perch,  that  the  price 
for  such  work  has  risen  considerably  since  the  time  of  his  contracting; 
that  he  is  willing  to  execute  any  stone  work  now  wanting,  for  22s.  6d.  per 
perch.  He  hopes  you  will  not  think  it  high  when  the  price  given  Mr. 
Whitelaw  for  the  stone  walls  of  the  Tobacco  Warehouse  is  considered. 
That  to  enable  him  to  jjerform  the  Work,  he  says  it  will  be  indispensably 
necessary  that  he  should  be  furnished  with  an  advance  of  seventy  dollars, 
and  seventy  more  when  the  work  is  two-thirds  done,  for  which  money 
he  says  he  will  give  security.  Owing  to  the  bad  (juality  of  the  stone 
work  executed  at  the  above  building  by  Mr.  Carney,  it  will  be  nect»ssary 
that  some  extra  stone  work  should  be  done.  If  you  should  think  pr()|H»r 
to  accede  to  his  propositions,  it  will  be  proper  that  he  should  give  security 
for  the  execution  of  the  work  as  well  as  for  the  arlvances  of  monev. 

I  am,  &c, 
Nov.  13. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  received  your  letter  of  the  IGth  inst.  requesting  me  to  rei>ort  a 
statement  of  the  duties  of  a  clerk  for  the  Manufactory  of  arms. 

As  the  works  will  soon  be  put  into  operation,  1  deem  it  proi>er  at  this 
time  to  state  to  you  the  several  duties  of  all  the  i>ersons  whose  sernces 
will  be  necessarily  re(|uired  to  assist  the  Superintendent  in  his  various 
duties  in  conducting  the  operations  therein. 

At  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  at  Si)riugfield,  Massachusetts,  where  the 
number  of  artificers  is  not  so  great  as  it  will  be  at  our  works,  two  maiitei 
armourers,  one  chief  clerk,  one  commissary,  or  store  keeper,  (who  is  some- 


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times  called  the  issuing  clerk,)  and  one  machinist  are  found  indespensably        igoi. 
necessary  to  conduct  the  business  to  advantage.     The  same  number  and 
kind  of  assistants  will  I  conceive  be  required  at  our  works. 

The  duties  of  the  Superintendent  are  to  attend  to  and  supervise  the 
whole  manufactory,  and  the  artists  employed  therein,  and  everything 
appertaining  to  the  business  thereat.  The  duties  of  the  master  armourers, 
are  constantly  to  attend  to  the  artificers  in  each  several  branch  while 
they  are  at  work,  to  instruct  them  by  precept  and  example  as  occasion 
ma}'  require,  so  as  to  have  the  work  well  and  expeditiously  executed,  to 
inspect  the  various  unfinished  parts  of  arms  as  they  are  made  by  the 
workmen,  and  refuse  such  of  them  as  are  not  well  made:  to  see  that 
each  artificer  keeps  his  tools,  &c.  in  good  repair  and  that  he  does  not  loose 
or  abuse  them,  and  that  the  workmen  apply  themselves  diligently  to  the 
work.  The  master  armourers  should  be  active,  impartial  men,  well 
skilled  in  the  art  of  making  with  their  own  hands  all  the  several  parts  of 
the  arms  to  be  manufactured. 

The  duties  of  the  Chief  Clerk  are  to  keep  a  regular  set  of  books,  in 
which  are  to  be  r^stered  accurate  accounts  of  all  and  every  transaction 
relative  to  the  manufactory,  such  as  the  wages  of  the  workmen,  the  work 
done  by  each  of  them,  the  quantity  and  price  of  all  the  various  mate- 
rials, provisions,  &c.,  Ac,  so  that  at  all  times  may  be  seen  the  amount  of 
expenditures  and  of  the  work  done,  and  a  statement  of  the  account  of 
each  person  employed  at  the  works. 

The  duties  of  the  Commissary  or  Storekeeper  are  to  receive,  weigh, 
measure,  and  store  all  the  various  materials,  provisions,  &c.,  and  issue 
them  as  they  are  necessarily  required  for  the  works,  such  as  the  issuing 
to  each  workman  the  iron,  steel,  coals,  gun  stocks,  files,  emery,  oil,  &c., 
ifec,  &c.,  necessary  for  his  work ;  to  barrel  and  store  provisions,  to  issue 
each  morning  the  rations  for  the  day  and  see  that  their  food  is  well  cooked, 
and  store  the  arms  when  finished. 

The  duties  of  the  Machinist  are  to  attend  to  all  the  machinery  through- 
out the  whole  works  and  keep  it  in  good  repair,  by  renewing  such  parts 
as  may  be  too  much  worn  for  service  or  that  may  get  out  of  order. 

The  great  responsibility  attached  to  the  office  of  Superintendent,  re- 
quires that  those  persons  who  are  to  assist  him  in  his  various  duties, 
should  be  well  qualified  for  their  several  offices,  in  each  of  which  they 
must  necessarily  conduct  themselves  by  his  directions  in  their  several 

a^pective  duties. 

I  am,  &c. 
Nov.  27. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Agreeably  to  your  instructions,  I  engaged  when  at  Philadelphia  the 
necessary  Iron  apparatus  for  cooking  in  our  Penitentiary,  and  in  order 


2MP  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAFEBS. 


iflM,  iliai  it  might  he  \jffmsie\j  like  Ibfuse  in  the  Slate  pnson  in  that  citT 
(wWuth  have  heen  fm>ven  to  answer  well;.  I  engaged  with  Mr.  Philip 
Vjtlnnrdn  /"the  ffrincifial  keejier  of  the  State  prison  there)  to  have  the 
wrofi^ht  wm  work  made,  and  with  Mr.  George  Crooks  (who  had  the 
f'fMtinfi^  fna/ie  for  the  gmteSy  Ac,,  of  the  State  prison  in  Hiiladelphia  at 
the  workff  of  Foxall  A  Richards  on  Schaylkill)  for  the  necessary  cast 
trmis  for  the  grata^,  Ac,^  and  with  Mr.  Elisha  Fisher  A  Co.,  in  Front 
Mtre^d  bfiiween  Market  and  Arch  streets,  for  two  large  kettles  or  boilers  of 
the  same  si^  and  quality  of  those  now  in  use  in  the  State  prison  at 
l^hila<ielphia.  The  two  kettles  were  at  thirty  dollars  each,  bat  neither 
Mr.  K^lwardn  nor  Mr.  Oooks  could  tell  me  the  precise  sum  their  work 
would  cimt  until  finished.  Mr.  Edwards  sup|K)sed  the  whole  would  cost 
tn.'tween  one  and  two  hundred  dollars,  including  the  sixty  dollars  for  the 
two  keitl(!H. 

Mr.  Kdwards  anci  Mr.  (Jrooks  have  made  and  lately  sent  their  work  to 
iii(4)n)(>n<t,  hut  without  a  hill  of  costs,  and  the  kettles  yet  remain  there. 

It  will  he  propfjr,  I  conceive,  to  send  immediately  Two  hundred  Dol- 
lars to  (Jun'l  Hhee  and  rcfjuest  him  to  pay  Mr.  Edwards,  Mr.  Crooks,  and 
MoHSfH.  Finhor  A  Co.  for  their  several  articles,  and  get  the  favor  of  him 
to  hiiv(!  the  kettleH  sent  to  Richmond  immediately,  otherwise  they  may 
he  sohl  to  Hom(5  other  person,  and  it  would  be  a  very  difficult  matter  to 
get  others  of  the  same  kind  and  quality  without  importing  them  from 
Kuropc,  and  the  overplus  of  the  sum  sent  (if  any)  might  be  applied  to 
payment  f<ir  the  arms  making  there. 

I  am,  Ac. 
Nov.  2H. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

\M\\H  callod  U]>on  by  you  to  state  the  condition  at  this  time  of  the 
IVnitontiary  liou«t%  or  State  Prison,  and  of  the  public  Manufactory  of 
Anns,  1  havo  to  report  as  follows: 

TImt  all  the  brii^k  work  of  the  apartments  of  the  Penitentiary  designed 
for  tho  oonfinonuMit  of  criminals,  and  the  galleries  appertaining  thereto, 
is  rtnisluHl.  The  whole  are  ixxifed,  the  floors  laid,  the  interior  of  the 
walls  ceiled  with  oak  plank,  the  doors  hung  on  their  hinges  and  the  win- 
ilows  gnit^Hl. 

Mi^st  of  tlu*  various  materials  necessary  for  the  completion  of  the 
building  is  providtnl,  and  I  conceive  there  can  be  no  doubt  but  that  the 
whole  building  will  be  otMupleted  before  the  end  of  the  ensuing  year. 

All  the  brick  work  of  the  a))artments  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  in 
which  snmll  arms  for  Infantry  and  Cax^alry  are  to  be  made,  is  finished. 
Most  of  the  Hi>oi>t  of  these  a^>artments  are  laid,  all  of  them  roofed,  and 
the  brick  work  of  the  kitchens  and  other  offices  is  in  oonsidefaUe  for- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  267 


wardness.  The  machinery  necessary  for  (he  manufacture  of  small  arms  1801. 
is  nearly  completed,  and  the  whole  of  the  works  designed  for  that  pur- 
pose are  in  such  forwardness  that  I  conceive  a  coinmencenient  of  their 
manufacture  will  he  made  within  two  or  three  months  from  this  time, 
and  the  whole  of  the  works  completed  in  the  course  of  the  ensuing  year, 
mast  of  the  materials  for  which  are  already  provided. 

The  apparatus,  tools,  <fec.,  necessary  for  the  manufacture  of  small  arms 
are  contracted  for  to  be  imported  from  England,  some  of  which  have 
arriven  at  this  place,  and  the  residue  are  expected  shortly,  and  about 
seventy  artificers  are  engaged  to  be  employed  in  the  manufactory  as  soon 
as  the  works  are  ready  to  receive  them. 

I  regret  that  the  execution  of  the  work  of  those  buildings  has  made 
no  greater  progress  in  the  present  year,  owing  to  the  failures  of  the  con- 
tractors U>  furnish  supplies  of  materials  while  I  was  absent  in  New 
England  in  quest  of  armourers  to  be  employed  in  our  manufactory,  the 
circumstances  relative  to  which  I  have  reported  to  you  in  a  former  com- 
munication. 

I,  however,  do  not  conceive  any  real  injury  will  result  to  the  Common- 
wealth from  the  delay,  as  the  Penitentiary  will  now  afford  sufficient 
accommodation  for  a  considerable  number  of  criminals  in  addition  to 
those  now  in  confinement,  and  as  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  will  soon  be 
in  readiness  to  commence  full}'  the  operation  of  making  small  arms. 

I  am,  <&c. 
Dec.  4. 


George  Williamson  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  been  informed  that  you  have  appointed  me  a  Master  Armourer 
in  the  public  Armory,  with  a  salary  of  two  hundred  i)ounds  a  year  for 
niv  services. 

I  thank  you  for  conferring  the  office  on  me,  but  the  salary  I  find,  from 
the  best  information,  will  be  barely  sufficient  for  house-rent  and  the  sup- 
f>ort  of  my  family  in  a  plain  manner.  I  have  ever  been  desirous  to  be 
a  Master  Armourer  in  the  public  Armory,  but  justice  to  my  family  and 
myself  forbids  me  to  engage  in  a  work  where  I  am  to  be  brought  in  debt 
at  the  (rlotje  of  the  year.  I  have  a  great  run  of  custom  at  my  shop  in  the 
country,  and  being  well  known  in  the  different  counties,  can  sell  more 
puns  at  the  price  of  forty  dollars  than  I  could  possibly  make  with  ten 
hands.  That  business,  as  well  as  my  other  business  at  home,  I  must 
give  up  if  I  engage  to  be  a  Master  Armourer. 

The  low  salary  allowed,  I  am  confident,  is  owing  to  your  not  being 

acquainted  with  the  business  of  master  armourer,  who  must  always  be 

in  place  from  daylight  till  bed  time.     You  can  hardly  find  a  mechanic 

in  any  line  of  business  who  carries  it  on  extensively,  that  does  not  make 

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258  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  at  lea.st  tliat  sum.  1  well  know  I  never  cleared  less  by  my  business.  It 
is  well  known  that  master  armourers  ought  to  be  industrious  men,  of 
good  character  and  great  experience  in  the  business,  and  that  very  few 
men  can  be  found  in  the  United  States  who  are  fit  to  be  master  armourers, 
but  such  as  are  really  fit  are  generally  not  at  a  loss  for  good  business. 

I  leave  you  to  judge  of  my  fitness,  and  only  require  such  a  compensa- 
tion as  I  deserve.  I  wish  you  to  consider  what  the  expenses  will  be  of 
supporting  my  family  in  Richmond  and  how  much  I  must  give  for  house 
rent  and  after  that  what  will  be  left  for  my  services. 

I  am,  ifcc. 
Dec.  8. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Finding  that  an  opinion  is  lately  circulated  respecting  the  execution 
of  the  work  of  the  Manufactory  of  arms,  (to  which  object  the  attention 
of  the  I^egislature  is  (^alled,)  calculated  to  make  impressions  on  the  pub- 
lic mind,  unfavorable  to  my  character  as  the  architect  and  superintendent 
of  that  building,  I  have  thought  proper  in  justification  of  my  coDduct, 
to  make  the  following  statement  of  facts,  in  order  to  bring  to  the  recollec- 
tion of  the  Honorable  the  Executive,  past  occurrences,  and  to  request 
them  to  state  whether  I  have  been  blamable  respecting  the  execution  of 
said  work. 

The  various  work  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  is  well  executed  except- 
ing the  stone  work  of  the  foundations  thereof  The  work  in  brick  and  iii. 
wood  is  generaU y  supposed  to  be  the  best  of  their  kind  in  Virginia. 

As  the  circumstances  relative  to  the  execution  of  said  stone  work,  hap- 
pened before  you  became  the  Governor  of  the  State,  it  is  the  more  neces— 
sarv  that  I  should  detail  them  to  vou  at  this  time. 

I  doubt  not  but  that  it  will  be  well  recollected  by  the  late  Governor^ 
and  those  members  of  the  Council  who  were  in  office  at  the  time,  that* 
when  Ninian  Wise  and  James  Carney  undertook  to  execute  the  stone 
work  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  Thomas  Whitlaw  (a  stone  mason 
celebmted  for  faithful  execution  of  his  work  and  in  whom  as  a  workujan 
1  had  great  confidence),  was  also  a  candidate  for  that  work;  that  the 
terms  proposed  by  Whitlaw  for  executing  the  said  stone  work,  was  at  a 
rather  higher  price  than  the  proposals  of  Wise  and  Carney,  that  being 
apprehensive  that  the  Council  might  be  inclined  to  accept  the  propoeals 
of  Carney  and  Wise,  on  account  of  their  being  cheaper  than  thoee  of 
Whitlaw,  1  remonstrated  with  them  against  en)ploying  Wise  and  Oaniey. 
and  stated  to  them  that  I  did  not  wish  to  injure  the  intereet  of  Ihoae 
workmen,  but  that  my  duty  required  that  I  should  inform  them  thai  I 
could  not  confide  in  those  men  to  execute  the  work,  that  while  my  work- 
men were  building  the  machinery  of  David  Ross'  mills  in  this  citj,  Mr. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  259 


Wise  (the  beat  workman  of  the  two)  was  employed  to  execute  the  stone        isoi. 
work  thereof,  %nd  that  one  of  the  walls  built  by  him  fell  before  it  was 
carried  to  its  h^ght 

After  stating  my  reasons  for  a  preference  in  favor  of  Whitelaw  and 
against  Wise  &  C%rney  being  employed,  I  retired,  and  at  the  rising  of 
the  board  was  informed  that  the  Executive  had  closed  with  the  proposals 
of  Carney  &  Wise.  There  can  be  no  doubt  in  this  case  but  that  the 
Executive  were  governed  b}'  a  wish  to  save  expense  by  employing  those 
men  whose  terms  were  cheapest,  but  it  is  evident  that  Whitelaw  is  the 
best  workman  of  the  three  and  much  the  most  to  be  depended  on.  I 
shortly  after  set  Wise  &  Carney  to  work  on  the  foundation  walls  of  the 
west  wing  of  the  building,  and  attended  to  them  at  every  opportunity 
that  my  other  numerous  avocations  in  the  public  service  allowed  me, 
and  it  must  be  recollected  that  I  had  to  perform  the  duty  of  four  per- 
sons— viz.,  Architect  and  Superintendent  of  Penitentiary  building  in 
place  of  Mr.  Latrobe  and  Mr.  Callis,and  the  business  to  execute  in  simi- 
lar offices  at  the  Manufactory  of  arms.  When  the  various  duties  of  the 
day  are  enumerated — when  it  is  considered  that  I  have  to  ascertain  the 
size  and  quantity  of  all  the  various  materials  required  in  each  branch  of 
the  work  at  both  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  and  Penitentiary,  attend  to 
their  delivery  and  inspect  their  quality,  to  furnish  drawings  and  direc- 
tions for  the  execution  of  the  numerous  kinds  of  work  at  both  those 
buOdings,  measure  the  work  and  keep  a  separate  account  of  the  trans- 
actions of  each  individual  so  as  to  know  the  amount  of  their  claims  upon 
the  public — 1  repeat,  that  when  all  those  numerous  duties  which  are 
constantly  occurring  are  considered,  it  cannot  be  supposed  that  1  could 
pay  constant  attention  to  the  workmen  engaged  in  any  one  branch  of  the 
various  kinds  of  works  when  they  all  required  an  equal  share  of  my 
attention.  I  could  not,  therefore,  be  constantly  with  Carney  &  Wise 
while  they  were  at  work,  but  my  attention  was  as  much  applied  to  their 
work  as  was  in  my  power,  and  as  much  to  the  work  of  others,  and  per- 
haps more,  while  attending  to  so  many  other  objects.  It  is  well  known 
to  the  workmen  at  the  armory  that  I  have  fre(|uently  with  my  own 
hands  pulled  down  parts  of  their  defective  stone  work,  and  rei)eatedly 
notified  them  that  I  should  condemn  their  work  on  aceount  of  its  bad 
quality,  and  I  am  conscious  that  I  have  done  everything  in  my  power  to 
have  that  stone  work  faithfully  executed. 

When  they  had  nearly  finished  the  walls  of  that  wing,  the  defects  of 
the  work  became  visible  as  the  weight  was  increased.  I  stopped  them 
from  going  on  with  the  work,  and  condemned  it  to  be  taken  down  as 
l^eing  in  my  opinion  unfit  for  the  purpose.  Wise  &  Carney  observed 
that  the  work  was  well  executed,  and  said  that  as  Whitelaw  was  not 
employed  by  the  Executive  to  execute  the  work  as  I  had  wished,  and 
that  the  Executive  hiEul  given  them  the  work  contrary  to  my  advice,  they 


260  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAFEBa 


IgOi.  said  I  was  pit^adiced  against  tbem,  and  thai  I  did  not  intend  to  do  diem 
juiftice  by  wbbing  to  have  their  work  taken  down  and  pierent  their  being 
paid  for  their  labour,  and  said  thev  mu^  appeal  to  the  Execotive. 

These  suggestions  induced  roe  to  request  of  GoTemor  Wood  that  a 
committee  of  the  Councfl  might  examine  the  work  whic^  I  had  con- 
demned«  and  determine  whether  it  should  be  taken  down  or  not.  Accord* 
ingl y  four  memberB  of  the  Council  were  deputed^  who  m^  Mr.  Wise  and 
Mr.  Carney  and  myself  at  the  armory.  I  shewed  them  the  work  and 
explained  to  them  its  defects.  It  is  evident  that  those  gratlemen  were 
anxious  to  do  strict  justice  to  the  Commonwealth  aud  to  Wise  and  Car- 
ney. They  saw  and  were  convinced  of  the  imperfection  of  the  work, 
but  being  desirous  that  the  building  should  not  be  retarded  in  its  pro- 
gress by  taking  down  the  walls,  were  desirous  of  knowing  whether  it 
oould  be  supported  in  a  substantial  manner  so  as  to  answer  the  purpose. 
I  mentioned  that  I  could  support  a  wall  of  sand  by  building  walls 
around  to  support  it,  but  that  I  did  not  think  the  work  sufficiently 
strong  as  it  then  stood,  or  I  should  not  then  have  called  their  attention 
to  it,  and  that  if  abutments  were  built  to  support  it,  they  would  give  a 
bad  appearance  to  the  building.  The  deputation  from  the  Council  asked 
me  if  I  thought  it  could  be  supported  by  abutments.  I  told  them  it 
could,  and  described  the  kind  I  thought  most  proper. 

Carney  &  Wise  observed  that  it  would  ruin  them  if  their  work  was 
taken  down  and  that  they  had  not  the  ability  to  rebuild  it  The  gentle- 
men of  the  Council  at  length  directed  me  to  have  the  abutments  built  to 
support  the  walls,  and  told  Carney  and  Wise  that  in  future,  that  if  they 
did  not  execute  their  work  better,  that  thev  would  shew  them  no  indul- 

m 

gence.     I  accordingly  had  the  abutments  built,  and  the  walls  have  not 
given  way  since  those  abutments  were  erected  and  settled  to  thero. 

Those  workmen  were  shortlv  aftensi'ards  set  to  work  on  the  stone  walls 
of  the  opposite  wing  of  the  building,  and  in  the  prc^ess  of  that  work 
also  similar  defects  occurred,  proceeding  from  similar  causes,  viz:  the 
bad  fitting  of  the  stones. 

You,  sir,  had  then  come  into  the  office  of  Governor,  and  I  wrote  to 
you  an  account  of  the  transactions  relative  to  said  stone  work,  stating  its 
defects,  in  consequence  of  which  the  Executive,  who  being  desirous  of 
calling  in  the  judgment  of  men  experienced  in  such  work,  appointed  two 
disinterested  men,  Nathaniel  Quarles  and  Jesse  Bowles,  who  were  sup- 
posed to  be  the  best  judges  of  such  work  in  this  part  of  the  State,  to 
examine  the  work  and  report  whether  it  should  be  taken  down  or  not, 
and  that  if  in  their  opinion  it  should  not  be  taken  down,  and  as  it  was 
inferior  to  the  quality  stipulated  in  the  contract  for  that  work,  that  they 
should  say  how  much  Wise  and  Carney  ought  to  receive  as  compensation 
less  than  their  contract  specified.  Those  referees  met  as  required,  and 
reported  to  the  Executive  that  they  had  examined  and  measured  the  said 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  261 


work;  tliat  they  did  not  think  it  ought  to  be  taken  down,  as  they  thought  isoi. 
it  might  be  secured  by  abutments,  and  stated  in  their  report  the  compen- 
sation which  they  thought  ought  to  be  paid  for  the  work  less  than  their 
contract  had  stipulated.  In  consequence  of  which  report,  Carney  was 
brought  in  debt  to  the  Commonwealth,  and  I  have  understood  that  the 
Executive  have  ordered  a  suit  against  him  for  its  recovery. 

It  is  my  opinion,  as  well  as  the  opinion  of  the  best  judges  of  such 
work,  that  the  walls  are  in  no  danger  of  falling,  but  as  it  will  give  them 
additional  security  and  strength,  and  to  satisfy  even  those  who  are  not 
judges,  I  request  that  the  size  and  number  of  abutments  may  be  increased 
to  such  a  degree  as  will  be  sufficient  to  convince  all  persons  that  the  walls 
may  be  secure,  altho'  badly  built  at  first. 

The  other  parts  of  the  work,  in  brick,  wood,  and  iron,  I  invite  and 
request  all  persons  who  are  judges  to  point  out  the  defects.  I  am  well 
aware  that  the  opinion  of  a  single  individual  (even  if  he  is  not  a  judge 
of  the  subject)  when  in  universal  circulation,  may  make  impressions 
which  might  be  attended  with  injurious  consequences  and  require  much 
trouble  to  remove.  In  the  present  instance,  I  conceive  it  to  be  my  duty 
to  counteract  or  remove  those  impressions,  which  certainly  have  a  ten- 
dency to  injure  me.  In  the  course  of  my  transactions  I  have  endeavored 
to  support  a  reputation  infinitely  more  dear  to  me  than  life,  and  at  this 
time  I  sensibly  feel  the  pain  of  being  blamed,  well  knowing  it  is  without 
cause.  Conscious  of  having  discharged  my  duty  in  the  several  offices  to 
which  I  have  been  called  by  the  Executive,  to  them  therefore  I  look  for 
that  protection  which  my  character  as  an  architect  and  conduct  in  that 
capacity  deserves,  and  have  to  request  from  them  a  statement  respecting 
m}'  conduct  in  the  pubUc  service,  and  particularly  that  part  of*  it  which 
respects  the  execution  of  the  work  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  which 
I  wish  to  be  made  known  to  the  Legislature  and  the  public. 

I  am,  &c. 
Dec.  23. 


Archibald  Roane  (Governor)  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosing  a  copy  of  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  Tennessee,  relating  to 
the  establishment  of  the  boundary  line  between  the  State  of  Tennessee 
and  Virginia.  Suggesting  the  middle  of  March  as  the  most  suitable  time 
for  the  Commissioners  to  commence  work  on  the  eastern  extremity  of  the 
disputed  line. 

Nov.  25. 
Knoxville,  Tenn. 


262  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


John  F.  Mercer  (Governor)  to  the  Governor. 

1801.  Enclosing  copy  of  a  law  passed  by  the   Legislature  of  the  Stat^  of 

Maryland  respecting  the  Turnpike  Road  proposed  to  be  established  on 
the  Western  frontier  of  said  State. 

Also,  a  resolution  of  the  same  for  ascertaining  the  Western  and  South- 
ern boundary  lines  between  Maryland  and  Virginia.  Informing  that  the 
State  of  Maryland  had  already  appointed  Gabriel  Duval,  John  McDowell, 
and  Roger  Nelson,  Esquires,  Commissioners  on  her  part  for  the  discharge 
of  this  duty.  Asking  to  be  informed  of  the  result  of  the  action  of  Vir- 
ginia on  this  subject. 

Dec.  31. 
Annapolis. 


J.  B.  SOUTHALL  TO  THE  GOVERNOR. 

Your  communication  of  the  18th  inst.  I  received  this  morning,  by 
which  I  learn  with  pleasure  that  my  conduct  respecting  the  negro  Sam 
committed  to  the  jail  of  this  county  by  me,  has  met  the  approbation  of  the 
F]xecutive. 

My  object  in  committing  the  fellow  was  not  influenced  (as  you  seem  to 
have  understood)  by  any  consideration  of  his  being  guilty  of  any  overt 
act  having  a  tendancy  to  excite  insurrection,  but  by  an  impression  that 
the  4th  Section  of  the  law  passed  the  2l8t  of  January,  1801,  res|>ecting 
"Slaves,  free  negroes  and  mulattoes,*'  completely  embraced  his  ca^e,  and 
the  Executive  alone  (after  his  commission)  could  take  cognizance  of  it. 
If  the  fellow  has  been  guilty  of  any  such  <)ffences,  the  obtension  of  proof 
to  establish  them  would  be  I  believe  impossible,  an<l  the  only  offence 
which  he  has  comnjitted  that  has  come  to  mv  information,  consisted 
in  insinuation  and  inuendo,  calculated  to  excite  discontent  and  consequent 
inflamation  in  the  minds  of  the  negroes,  whose  disposition  already  matur- 
ing for  the  perpetration  of  any  crime,  may  terminate  in  fatal  eventuation. 

He  is  an  extremely  artful  and  base  fellow,  and  as  he  confesses  T  believe 
there  can  be  no  doubt  but  he  belongs  to  the  gentleman  in  St.  ('roix.  Capt. 
Knight  of  Norfolk  who  says  he  knows  the  fellow  and  his  master  too, 
will  I  understand,  sail  in  six  or  eight  weeks  to  this  island,  and  is  disp<>se<l 
to  take  him  with  him  provided  he  can  obtain  compensation. 

It  appears  to  me  that  this  fellow's  case  comes  within  the  contemplation 
of  the  law,  which  requires  the  transportation  of  slaves  who  have  been 
brought  or  have  come  int<^  this  Commonwealth. 

However,  the  circumstances  of  his  situation  is  in  the  jK)ssession  of  the 
Executive,  and  to  their  decision  it  is  submitted. 

This  fellow  was  originally  sold  out  of  this  State  for  his  tlagitiousness 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  263 


and  rascality,  and  if  he  was  then  considered  a  dangerous  fellow,  he  now  isoi. 
must  be  more  so  since  our  situation  has  become  more  hazardous  and 
critical:  as  it  is  probable  he  may  escape,  and  considering  him  dangerous, 
and  the  opportunity  which  offers  for  his  transportation  by  Capt.  Knight, 
I  think  the  sooner  steps  are  taken  to  effectuate  that  end  (if  it*s  deemed 
proper)  the  better. 

I  am,  &c. 
August  20. 


Papers  Relative  to  an  Apprehended  Insun-edion  of  the  Negroes  of  Nottoway 

County  in  the  Year  1801. 

James  Fletcher  to  B.  Edwards  or  N.  Friend,  Petersburg. 

I  make  use  of  the  opportunity  to  inform  you  we  are  threatened  by 
the  n^roes  on  Thursday  next  with  an  insurrection.  We  have  been  try- 
ing for  several  days  and  nights  to  get  such  negroes  as  we  have  proof 
against,  but  have  only  got  about  eight  that  we  can  prove  guilty,  which 
will  have  their  trial  next  Thursday.  I  was  out  best  part  of  the  last 
night  with  a  negro  who  told  me  he  was  concerned  in  the  plot,  and  that 
it  would  certainly  be  put  in  execution  on  Thursday  next.  He  went  so 
far  as  to  name  the  officers  in  his  neighborhood  and  tlie  place  they  were 
to  meet,  which  was  at  Mr.  John  Royal's. 

From  there  they  intend  to  go  to  the  Burnt  Ordinary,  where  he  says 
they  expect  to  meet  several  hundred,  and  from  that  to  Petersburg,  where 
he  says  the  officers  told  him  they  would  be  safe,  as  that  Town  would  be 
in  possession  of  the  blacks  by  the  time  they  got  there,  and  then  they 
could  get  guns  and  ammunition  to  carry  them  where  they  pleased. 

I  don't  know  I  make  use  of  the  precise  words,  but  the  full  substance 
of  the  business  I  have  given  you,  and  I  think  you  had  better  make  it  as 
publick  as  possible,  at  least  in  Petersburg  and  Richmond.  Excuse  bad 
riting,  &c.,  as  I  do  it  in  haste  and  confusion. 

I  am,  &c. 
Jan'v  1. 


Creed  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 

Having  seen  in  the  hands  of  Major  Quarrier  the  other  evening,  some 
documents  sent  to  you  by  the  Mayor  of  Petersburg  on  the  subject  of  a 
8Upi>o8ed  insurrection  of  the  negroes  in  the  county  of  Nottoway,  I  take 
the  liberty  now  to  state  that  Capt.  Thomas  Eppes,  a  member  of  the 
House  of  Delegates,  has  just  arrived  from  thence,  and  says  altho'  there 
are  six  or  seven  in  Nottoway  jail,  they  are  there  on  very  slight  suspicion, 
and  he  does  —  suppose  that  nothing  material  will  appear  against  them 


264  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1801.  on  their  trial,  which  is  to  take  place  this  day,  and  that  it  produces  little 
or  no  alarm  in  that  quarter.  I  am  induced  to  make  this  communica- 
tion to  counteract  the  force  of  any  which  may  liave  been  made  in  conse- 
quence of  a  report  which  reached  this  place  last  evening  of  a  large  num- 
ber being  in  Amelia  jail  as  well  as  Nottoway,  and  that  a  number  of  arms 
were  also  discovered. 

I  am,  &c. 
JanV  1. 


G.  Green  to  William  Prentis  or  James  Druell,  Petersburg. 

There  does  not  remain  a  doubt  but  that  a  general  insurrection  of  the 
negroei?  is  intended  on  the  next  Thursday  night.  Their  plan  has  been 
discovered  here  by  accident.  I  have  a  fellow  who  was  in  Petersburg  two 
days  of  the  Christmas.  He  tells  me  he  heard  the  subject  spoken  of  very 
freely  by  several  negroes  of  Petersburg,  but  that  they  were  unknown  to 
him. 

Petersburg  is  the  place  of  general  rendezvous,  and  an  assassination  of 

all  its  white  inhabitants  is  intended;  they  do  not  intend  to  spare  even 

the  helpless  infants. 

I  am,  &c, 
Jan'v  2. 


Richard  Jones  to  William  Prentis. 

As  I  conceive  it  a  duty  incumbent  on  me  to  communicate  to  my 
fellow-citizens  any  pending  dangers  with  which  they  are  threatened,  I 
take  this  opportunity  by  the  post  to  inform  you  that  an  intended  insur- 
rection of  the  negroes  in  this  count}'  is  discovered,  and  from  which  they 
are  in  conspiracy  with  those  from  this  to  and  in  the  town  of  Petersburg. 
We  have  here  been  verv  assiduous  since  Mondav,  but  find  much  diffi- 
culty  in  discovering  their  full  designs,  tho'  have  so  far  succeeded  as  to 
find  that  on  Thursday  next  at  night  they  were  to  commence  the  business 
by  collecting  in  large  bodies  in  different  places  and  proceediug  immedi- 
ately to  Petersburg  (killing  and  robbing  as  they  went),  and  to  join  those 
that  may  be  there  embodied,  from  whom  they  expect  to  be  furnished 
with  arms  and  amnmnition,  so  as  to  be  fully  equipped  with  what  they 
get  from  the  country  inhabitants  as  they  move  on  to  the  general  ren- 
dezvous. 

These  are  the  most  material  part^  of  the  discoveries  we  have  as  yet 
made,  and  which  I  think  your  town  very  deeply  interested  in.  You  will 
therefore  make  any  use  of  it  you  think  most  advantageous  to  the  safety 
thereof.  I  do  not  think  the  conspiracy  at  this  time  of  a  very  alanuing 
nature,  as  the  dL<covery  of  it  in  so  early  a  stage,  will  prevent  the  plan 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  265 


being  attempted  in  this  county,  tho'  sufficiently  so  to  require  the  strictest  1801. 
attention  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  and  every  exertion  of  them  ti> 
bring  as  many  of  the  ringleaders  as  ^)OSsible  to  condign  punishment. 
We  have  at  present  five  (and  among  them  Bob,  an  intended  General,  the 
property  of  Mr.  John  Royal,  of  this  neighborhood)  in  our  goal,  and 
hourly  expect  more. 

No  discovery  as  yet  has  been  made  by  us  as  to  any  particular  negroes 
in  or  about  Petersburg,  but  should  we  make  any  such,  the  town  shall 
receive  the  earliest  information  thereof. 

January  2.  I  am,  &c. 


Edmund  Stone  to  Bathurst  Claiborne. 

I  was  informed  by  letter  from  Capt.  Harrison  to  Mr.  Peebles,  that  it 
wa.s  expected  that  the  negroes  were  to  rise  to-night  or  to-morrow  night. 
Capt.  Wyche  sent  Capt.  Harrison  word,  and  also  sent  to  Southampton  to 
know  if  the  news  was  true,  and  had  for  answer  that  it  was  certainly  true, 
for  the  whites  were  ejathering  fast,  and  there  were  already  five  hundred 
under  arms.     It  will  be  best  for  everybody  to  be  on  the  lookout. 

Februarv  14.  I  am,  &c. 


T^st  night  my  white  family,  which  lodged  up  stairs,  were  alarmed  by 
a  number  of  negro  men  going  round  and  about  the  house  great  part  of 
the  night.  No  information  of  this  was  given  to  me  last  night  by  my 
white  family  above  stairs. 

ThLs  morning  I  was  taken  by  a  mulatto  servant  girl  of  mine  into  the 
dining-room,  who  told  me  that  the  negroes  were  about  to  do  mischief  to 
the  whites.  That  my  man  Tom  was  overheard  by  her  to  be  talking  with 
some  negroes  behind  the  house.  That  she  knew  Tom's  voice,  but  to  be 
cc^rtain  it  was  him  she  looked  out  and  found  it  to  be  the  case.  That  in  a 
short  time  about  six  negro  men  came  up  to  Tom,  when  they  asked  Tom 
who  lived  here.  Tom  replied  that  this  was  our  house.  "Are  the  other 
lads  coming?"  "Yes,"  replied  the  n^roes,  "they  are,  by  God."  "  Well," 
sa^'s  Tom,  "  that  will  do."  The  mulatto  woman  says  that  one  or  two 
Iiroposed  putting  the  thing  off*  till  next  Saturday  night,  but  that  she 
could  not  understand  the  result,  as  they  spoke  low.  She  further  says 
that  she  heard  Tom  say  in  the  course  of  the  last  week,  that  the  insurrec- 
tion was  not  done  with — that  more  would  be  heard  of  it  in  a  few  days. 
She  also  says  that  all  the  negroes  about  my  house  last  evening  and  Tom 
also,  had  weai)ons  in  their  hands,  which  she  thought  were  swords. 

W.  Claiborne. 
15th  February,  1801. 

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266  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Wm.  Ball  to  the  Governor. 


1801.  Agreeable  to  your  request  p'r  letter,  I  have  waited  on  Mr.  Claiborne 

for  information  in  writing  respecting  the  conversation,  &c.,  which  was 
heard  last  night  near  his  house  between  a  parcel  of  negroes  which  he  has 
stated  and  which  is  herein  inclosed.  The  negroes  which  you  mentioned 
in  yours  of  Mr.  Claiborne's,  which  you  wish  taken  in  custody  for  the  pur- 
pose of  endeavoring  to  get  some  further  information,  is  not  at  home  at 
present:  he  is  at  this  time  in  Richmond  with  Mrs.  Claiborne  with  the 
carriage,  and  so  soon  as  he  returns.  I  shall  pursue  the  carriage  to  Mr. 
Claiborne's  and  take  him  in  custody,  and  have  him  immediately  con- 
veyed to  your  presence. 

I  shall  attend  to  your  other  instructions  respecting  the  patroles  during 
the  night;  also  to  secure  all  those  negroes  which  we  can  get  hold  of 
whom  we  can  get  the  smallest  information  against. 

I  am,  &c. 
Feb.  15. 


James  Madison  to  the  Governor. 

1802.  I  beg  leave  to  enclose  you  a  complaint  transmitted  to  this  Department 

DeDartment  ^^  ^^^  agent  of  the  U.  States  at  Jamaica,  of  certain  frauds  in  the  case  of 
of  State      flour  shipped  to  that  island. 

As  the  facts  stated  have  reference  to  places  within  the  State  of  Vir- 
ginia, it  is  thought  most  proper  to  communicate  them  to  you  who  will 
be  best  able  to  decide  the  manner  and  measures  of  enquiry  due  to  the 
subject. 

I  am,  <fcc. 


Petition  of  Joseph  Jackson  to  the  Governor  and  Council. 

Jan.  2,  The  petition  of  Joseph  Jackson  humbly  sheweth :  That  your  petitioner 

^Offi^^*^'^  when  ai)pointed  Clerk  of  Accounts  in  the  Auditors  Office  in  the  year 
179H,  through  the  kind  interference  of  John  Pendleton,  Esq'r,  got  your 
petitioners  salary  fixed  by  your  honorable  Board  the  same  as  Hans  Heit- 
mans  salary,  former  clerk  of  accounts,  for  doing  the  same  business 
(which,  on  examination,  your  petitioner  flatters  himself  will  bear  a  com- 
parison with  either  his  or  any  other  books  in  the  Auditor's  office).  Ever 
since  the  year  1796  your  petitioner  has  had  a  sei)arato  and  distinct  busi- 
ness to  attend  to  in  addition. 

The  Militia  Fines  have  been  directe<l  to  the  Auditor's  office  for  settle- 
ment.    Your  petitioner  has  the  vouchers  to  examine,  to  grant  receipts, 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  267 


specifying  the  insolvents,  and  claims  to  keep  a  separate  ledger  for  them,        1802. 
in  order  to  keep  them  distinct  from  the  other  branches  of  the  revenue.     Ai^itoW 
For  performing  this  business  your  petitioner  humbly  conceives  himself       Office 
justly  entitled  to  some  compensation,  and  if  your  honorable  board  will 
condescend  to  look  at  the  vouchers  and  books  of  accounts  kept  by  your 
petitioner  for  that  purpose,  whatever  they  in  their  wisdom  will  allow  your 
petitioner,  he  will  be  in  duty  bound  to  pray,  &c.,  &c. 


Wm.  Newsum  to  the  Governor. 


Solicits  the  office  of  Notary  Public  in  Norfolk  for  Dangerfield  Stark,  in      Jan.  2, 
lieu  of  Thomas  Newton,  elected  to  Congress.  Richmond 


TO  THE  Governor. 


You  had  better  if  you  think  proper,  to  order  the  Petersburg  and  Prince      Jan.  2, 
George  Light  Horse  out  on  this  alarming  occasion  of  the  negroes  rising   P^t^'^ourg 
on  Thursday  next.     It  is  a  thing  of  too  much  importance  to  be  lightly 
thought  of,  and  I  hope  the  Assembly  in  their  wisdom  will  fall  on  some 
plan  to  put  the  minds  of  the  people  more  at  ease. 

I  can  inform  you,  sir,  there  is  great  danger. 

I  am  yours,  with  respect,  and  also  my  master's  faithful  servant  until 
death. 


William  Prentis,  Mayor,  to  the  Governor. 

I  do  myself  the  honor  of  enclosing  to  you  a  letter  received  by  me  yes-      Jan.  3, 
terday  evening  from  a  merchant  of  this  town,  and  which  came  directed   Petersburg 
to  him,  as  will  appear  by  the  letter. 

The  gentleman  of  whom  I  received  it,  Mr.  N.  Friend,  assures  me  that 
Mr.  James  Fletcher  is  a  person  to  be  relied  on  and  not  a  timid  character. 
What  confidence  you  will  place  in  this  intelligence  is  not  for  me  to  judge, 
but  I  conceived  it  my  duty  to  furnish  you  with  it  that  you  might  act  on 
the  occasion  as  you  think  proper. 

I  am,  &c. 

It  has  been  suggested  that  a  small  number  of  men  placed  in  this  town 
and  Richmond,  to  act  as  circumstances  should  require,  would  be  advisa- 
ble. I  beg  leave  to  submit  it  to  your  consideration,  and  have  also  to 
request  that  you  will  inform  me  by  the  mail  to-morrow,  what  steps  you 
would  think  most  advisable  should  you  believe  the  information  herewith 
enclosed  to  be  correct 


268  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


1802.  Agreeably  to  your  request,  I  submit  an  estimate  of  the   probable 

Tan       ^ 

expence  which  will  be  incurred  in  the  completion  of  the  Manufactory  of 
Arms  and  Penitentiary,  as  also  the  sum  which  will  be  necessary  for  the 
purchase  of  tools  for  the  Manufactory  of  arms  and  for  the  pay  and  sup- 
port of  the  men  employed  in  the  manufactory,  and  purchase  of  mate- 
rials for  a  year. 

To  complete  the  manufactory  of  arms,  including  the  work  in  brick, 
wood,  and  Iron,  it  will,  I  presume,  require  about  twenty-one  thousand 
dollars.  I  presented  you  a  statement  during  the  last  session  of  the 
General  Assembly  of  the  amount  which  I  thought  would  be  necessary 
to  complete  the  building  from  the  state  in  which  it  tJien  was,  amounting 
to  £9,528.11.  Since  that  time  considerable  sums  have  been  charged  to 
tlie  account  of  this  building,  which  were  not  expended  in  the  erection  of 
the  work,  which  object  alone  was  contemplated  in  that  estimate..  Two 
•thousand  Dollars  paid  for  tools  and  apparatus  for  carrying  on  the  work 
after  the  building  is  completed,  and  a  considerable  sum  paid  for  digging 
and  removing  of  the  earth  in  the  way  of  building,  with  many  other 
expenditures,  the  documents  respecting  which  are  in  your  possession,  are 
examples  of  such  charges.  It  is  proper  to  observe  that  the  expence 
incurred  in  removing  earth  was  found  to  be  much  greater  than  was 
expected,  owing  to  the  rocks  and  other  obstructions  which  were  in  the 
way. 

The  sum  necessary  to  complete  the  Penitentiary  will,  it  is  presumed, 
amount  to  about  nineteen  thousand  four  hundred  Dollars.  This  esti- 
mate is  as  correct  as  it  is  in  my  power  to  make  it  from  the  data  in  my 
possession.  The  erection  of  buildings  for  such  important  purposes  and 
of  such  extent  will  unavoidably  cost  great  sums,  which  no  precaution 
can  prevent. 

The  erection  of  them  in  this  city,  where  most  of  the  articles  bear  the 
highest  price,  will  cost  much  more  than  if  it  were  done  in  the  interior  of 
the  country;  in  addition  to  which,  it  is  proper  to  observe  that  in  such 
great  undertakings,  contingent  expenses  often  occur  which  it  is  impossi- 
ble to  foresee  or  provide  for.  The  sum  requisite  for  the  purchase  of  tools, 
is  estimated  at  about  seven  thousand  dollars ;  this  comprises  all  the  tools 
and  apparatus  necessary  for  carrying  on  the  work  of  the  several  branches 
of  the  manufacture  of  arms,  including  musketry,  swords,  pistols,  &c.  A 
contract  is  formed  by  the  Executive  with  a  Mr.  Hodgson,  of  England, 
for  the  importation  of  these  articles  from  Birmingham,  according  to  a 
list  furnished  him,  for  which  he  is  to  receive  ten  per  cent'm  on  the  costs, 
(fee,  the  Commonwealth  paying  the  price,  freight,  &c. ;  part  of  these  are 
already  received,  on  which  acc't  2,000  dollars  are  paid. 

For  the  purchase  of  materials,  the  pay  and  rations  of  the  men  em- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  269 


ployed  in  the  Manufactory,  including  the  salary  of  the  Superintendent,        1802. 
two  master  armourers,  clerks,  &c.,  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  artists,  it  is  '^* 

supposed  the  annual  expenditure  will  amount  to  fifty-eight  thousand 
dollars. 

At  present  not  more  than  about  one-half  that  number  are  engaged,  who 
were  contracted  for  to  the  eastward  in  a  trip  I  took  this  summer  through 
the  Eastern  States  by  your  order  for  the  purpose.  These  are  artists  of 
great  experience  and  skill,  whose  pay  commences  when  they  are  called 
into  service  and  not  before.  As  the  institution  is  new  in  our  country, 
and  very  few  of  our  citizens  are  acquainted  with  the  art  of  making  arms, 
it  is  necessary  to  draw  from  other  quarters  those  who  have  skill  and 
experience  in  the  business.  On  that  account  the  charge  will  be  greater 
in  the  commencement,  as  such  persons  will  emigrate  with  reluctance  and 
not  without  expense.  But  after  the  institution  is  well  established,  and 
our  own  citizens  become  acquainted  with  the  art,  the  expense  will  of 
course  diminish. 

The  work  will  (I  expect)  be  commenced  in  about  two  months  and 
carried  on,  if  the  Government  permits,  on  the  most  extensive  scale  that 
a  due  regard  to  economy  and  other  circumstances  will  justify.  It  is 
expected  that  about  seven  thousand  stands  of  arms  will  be  made  at  the 
manufactory  when  the  whole  number  of  workmen  are  employed  in  it, 
besides  arms  for  the  cavalry.  On  this  subject  I  beg  to  refer  you  to  my 
letters  of  the  27th  of  November  and  4th  of  December  last  for  further 
information. 

I  am  persuaded  that  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  will  prove  a  useful  and 
economic  institution.  The  plan  was  formed  by  myself  on  a  view  of 
everv  similar  institution  of  note  in  the  United  States  and  the  advice  of 
their  most  experienced  men,  and  I  have  since  bestowed  the  whole  force 
of -ray  mind  and  industry  in  the  construction  of  it.  I  have  invariably 
acted  under  the  inspection  and  in  obedience  to  the  orders  of  the  Execu- 
tive, from  which  I  never  deviated. 

I  have  at  all  times  been  wilHng,  indeed  desirous,  that  the  plan  of  the 
building,  with  the  progress  and  execution  of  the  work,  should  be  exam- 
ined by  the  members  of  the  Legislature,  to  whom  I  should  be  happy  to 
give  all  the  information  in  my  power  on  any  point  on  which  it  might  be 
desired. 

With  respect  to  the  Penit^^ntiary,  I  have  to  observe  that  it  is  well 
known  to  the  Executive  that  I  was  not  the  author  of  the  plan,  but  was 
called  in  to  execute  that  of  another,  afler  the  work  had  been  considerably 
advanced.  Mr.  Latrobe  was  the  Architect,  during  whose  agency  the  office 
of  Superintendent,  which  was  a  distinct  one,  was  committed  to  Mr.  Callis. 
These  two  offices  were  united  in  me  in  addition  to  the  charge  of  the 
Manufactory  of  Arms,  with  which  I  was  already  interested.  At  that 
stage  I  proposed  some  deviation  from  the  plan  in  the  construction  of  cells, 


270  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        the  Keeper's  house,  partition  walls,  and   other  inferior  objects,  with  a 

Jan.  4       ^j^^^,  ^^  promote  the  health,  comfort,  and  security  of  the  prisoners,  which 

it  is  presumed  produced  the  desired  eftect.     In  a  former  letter,  I  liad  the 

pleasure  to  assure  you  that  I  had  no  doubt  that  both  the  buildings  would 

be  finished  in  the  course  of  the  present  year. 

I  am,  (fee. 


William  Prentis  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  4,  I  yesterdjiy  enclosed  you  a  letter  by  Dr.  McCaw  from  a  Mr.  Fletcher, 

of  Nottoway  concerning  some  suspicions  of  an  intention  m  the  negroes 
to  revolt.  Since  which  I  have  just  received  the  one  I  now  send  you, 
believing  it  to  be  proper  to  communicate  to  you  every  information  on  the 
subject. 

I  hope,  sir,  that  by  to-morrow's  mail  you  will  advise  what  had  best  be 
done.  Since  writing  the  above,  I  have  opened  another  letter,  which  I 
also  enclose  you.  from  Major  Richard  Jones. 

I  am,  &c. 


Wm.  I^rentis  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  5,  I  receivetl  your  letter  by  this  day's  mail,  previous  to  which  the  PatroUs 

PeterslmrK  ^^^^^^  ^^^^  regularly  since  Sunday,  and  will  continue  on  duty  during  this 
week. 

We  are  however  much  at  a  loss  for  powder  and  ball ;  there  being  none 
here  except  powder,  and  that  is  private  proj >erty .  There  is  a  very  good  field 
piece  in  town  belonging  to  the  Artillery  Company,  but  they  complain 
much  for  the  want  of  ammunition,  and  the  Cai)tain  has  requested  me  to 
solicit  you  to  dei)osit  here  a  f(iw  gmpe  shot  or  bullets  and  powder  to  be 
used  in  cjtse  of  emergency. 

We  feel  much  the  want  of  a  field  officer  or  some  jjerson  within  the 
town  to  superintend  and  direct  in  case  of  alarms — there  is  no  such  per- 
son in  this  town  or  neighborhood  at  present,  and  everything  is  in  a 
measure  in  confusion  on  that  account,  and  would  perhaps  be  attended 
with  fatal  consecjuences,  was  an  insurrection  absolutely  to  commence  and 
make  a  stand. 

The  people  however  are  willing  to  act  in  any  manner  that  may  appear 
beneficial,  but  would  be  much  better  satisfied  to  have  some  person  w4th 
them  clothed  with  proper  authority. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  271 


The  Commonwealth  of  Virginia, 

To  John  Newell,  Dr. 

1802 
To  hauling  9  cannon  from  Taylor's  Ferry  to  Richmond  of  the  following       j^n.  5 

weights : 

1.  4,960  lbs.;    2.  5,360  lbs.;    3.  6,040  lbs.;    4.  4,525  lbs.;    5.  4,481  lbs.; 

6.  4,420  lbs.;    7.  5,840  lbs.;    8.  5,400  lbs.;    9.  5,140  lbs.,        £78.12.0 

I  have  rece'd  the  above  guns  on  the  Capitol  Square. 

Alex'r  Quarrier. 


Ln  the  Senate. 

The  House,  in  conjunction  with  the  House  of  Delegates,  proceeded  in       Jan.  5 
the  usual  form  to  the  election  of  a  Treasurer  of  the  Commonwealth  for 
one  year. 

Upon  counting  the  ballotw,  the  majority  of  votes  were  found  in  favor 
of  William  Berkeley. 


^   John  Clarke  to  the'  Governor. 

It  is  now  necessary  that  some  of  the  apparatus  for  the  Manufactory  of      Jan.  6 
Arms  should  be  fixed  up  and  the  Iron  work  necessary  therefor  made; 
for  which  purpose  I  think  it  would  be  proper  that  one  Master  Armorer 
(George  Williamson)  should  attend  to  that  business. 

As  it  is  now  the  season  for  procuring  pork,  I  submit  to  your  considera- 
tion whether  or  not  it  would  be  proper  to  purchase  a  supply  of  tliat 
article  for  the  support  of  the  artiste  who  are  to  be  employed  in  the  Manu- 
factory of  Arms. 

I  am,  &c. 


The  official'  Bond  of  William  Berkeley  as  Treasurer  of  the  Common-      j^n.  6 
wealth,  in  the  penalty  of  One  Million  of  Dollars,  with   William   Ran- 
dolph, Lewis  Berkeley,  John  Pendleton,  and  William  Hickman,  on  file. 


At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  appointed  and  held  for  Nottoway  jan.  7 
County,  on  the  Thursday  the  7th  of  January,  1802,  for  the  trial  of  Joe, 
negro  man  slave  belonging  to  the  Estate  of  Batt  Jones  dece'd,  and  also 
for  the  trial  of  Bob,  negro  man  slave  the  property  of  John  Royall,  both 
on  suspicion  of  advising,  consulting  and  conspiring  a  rebellion  and  insur- 
rection of  the  slaves  of  this  State,  against  the  white  inhabitants  thereof, 


272  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        or  advising  or  consulting  the  murder  of  John  Royall's  white  family  of 
Jan.  7       gg^-^  County. 

Both  prisoners  were  brought  separately  to  the  bar.  there  arraigned 
upon  tfic  charges  mentioned,  and  had  counsel  assigned  them  by  the  Court. 

Sundry  witnesses  being  charged,  were  examined  and  the  counsel  heard, 
upon  consideration  the  Court  are  unanimous  that  both  the  prisoners  are 
guilty  as  charged  in  the  indictments,  and  that  they  be  hanged  on  Satur- 
day the  16th  instant  until  they  be  dead. 

Testimony  in  Joe^s  case, 

Hampton,  a  negro  man  slave  the  property  of  Robert  Jones,  being 
charged  as  the  law  directs,  says  that  about  a  week  before  Christmas  last, 
the  aforesaid  negro  man  Joe  met  with  him  and  asked  him  if  he  intended 
to  do  what  he  and  Bob  had  talked  of  the  other  night,  he  answered  he  did. 
Joe  then  replied  that  if  he  did  the}'  would  be  better  off  than  they  were, 
that  the  white  people  had  so  much  more  liberty  than  they  had,  that 
they  could  not  do  as  they  pleased  unless  the  white  people  were  destroyed, 
and  some  short  time  after  that  he  went  with  the  said  Joe  and  Bob  together, 
Joe  then  asked  him  if  he  was  of  the  same  mind  as  he  was  when  they 
talked  together  before  to  destroy  the  white  people ;  he  answered  that  if 
he  could  go  on  without  being  hurt  he  would.  Joe  then  said  he  was  deter- 
mined to  go  on  with  it,  and  he  further  said  that  he  was  one  of  the  sol- 
diers, and  that  they  were  to  begin  at  John  Royall's  and  kill  him  and  all 
his  white  family,  and  that  they  were  to  go  on  from  thence  to  the  Burnt 
Ordinary  and  kill  and  cripple  all  the  white  people  before  them. 

Ned,  a  negro  man  slave  the  property  of  Capt.  Grief  Green,  being 
charged  as  the  law  directs  and  examined,  says,  that  he  was  in  the  town 
of  Petersburg  on  Christmas  day  last,  and  heard  three  negroes  unknown 
to  him  who  were  walking  the  street  together,  say  that  they  intended  to 
kill  and  cripple  all  the  white  people  as  they  went,  and  that  they  would 
get  arms  in  Petersburg,  and  that  on  Thursday  night  after  Christmas  last 
they  were  to  begin ;  that  on  the  next  day.  as  he  came  out  of  Petersburg, 
he  met  a  n^^  man  who  told  him  he  belonged  to  Verrell,  who  said  he 
was  going  to  ask  him  a  question,  would  he  join  him  in  it;  the  witness 
asked  him  what  was  it,  he  said  he  wished  him  to  join  him  and  help  him 
to  kill  all  the  white  people;  he  refused  to  join  him,  and  then  said  rather 
than  miss  he  would  give  him  four  dollars;  that  the  time  appoint^  was 
Tliursday  after  Christmas,  «and  that  the  place  they  were  to  meet  was  in 
Petersbui^,  and  that  he  was  to  get  his  arms  from  there. 

Willis  Pillar,  being  sworn  and  examined,  says  that  on  the  last  evening 
while  he  was  guarding  the  prisoners  in  jail,  he  heard  the  said  Joe  say  that 
he  would  not  be  in  jail  the  next  morning.  He  also  says  that  Bob 
observed  to  Joe  that  it  was  the  Patrollers  that  had  caught  them  in  the 


,•> » 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  273 


business,  and  that  he  had  told  York  and  Brister  that  it  would  come  to        1802. 
this;  and  that  the  subject  of  their  conversation  was  the  insurrection.  ^"* ' 

John  Roy  all,  being  sworn  and  examined,  says  that  he  had  a  fellow 
nameil  Bristow;  that  there  was  a  negro  man  named  York  who  had^  wife 
at  his  house,  and  that  there  was  a  young  fellow  belonging  to  Pry  or  named 
Brister,  who  frequented  his  house. 

Tedimony  in  Trial  of  Bob. 

Hampton,  negro  man  slave,  r)roj)erty  of  Robert  Jones,  gave  substan- 
tially the  same  evidence  as  in  Joe^s  case,  with  the  addition  that  he  (Bob) 
was  to  be  a  General ;  that  Mrs.  Jones'  May  would  be  another  General,  and 
Mr.  Fletcher's  Paul  a  Captain. 

Ned,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Capi  Grief  Green,  being 
charged  and  examined,  says  that  he  was  in  the  Town  of  Petersburg  on 
last  Christmas  day  and  hoard  three  negroes  (unknown  to  him),  walking 
the  street  together,  say  that  they  intended  to  kill  and  cripple  all  the  white 
I)eople  as  they  went,  and  that  they  would  get  arms  in  Petersburg;  that 
on  Thursday  night  after  ('hristmas  last,  they  were  to  begin;,  that  on  the 
next  (lay  as  he  came  from  Petersburg  he  met  a  negro  man,  who  told  him 
he  belonged  to  Verrell,  who  said  he  was  going  to  ask  him  a  question, 
would  he  join  him  in  it;  the  witness  asked  him  what  was  it;  he  said  he 
wished  him  to  join  him  and  help  him  kill  all  the  white  people.  He 
refused  to  join  him;  and  the  man  then  said  rather  than  miss  he  would 
give  him  four  dollars,  that  tlie  time  appointed  was  Thursday  after  Christ- 
mas, and  that  the  place  they  were  to  meet  was  in  Petersburg,  and  that 
he  was  to  get  his  arms  from  tliere. 

Signed  by  Frkeman  Epes, 

James  Dupuy.  Jr., 
A«.  HATcHprrr, 
James  Jones, 
John   Epes. 
Certified  bv  Thomas  W.  Todd,  D.  C.  N.  C.      • 


W.  Heth  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  that  the  meeting  of  the  Cincinnati  be  postponed  for  one  week.      Jan.  13, 

Petersburg 


John  A.  Robertson  to  the  Governor. 

Having  made  an  application  last  evening  in  behalf  of  Mrs.  Jones  and      jj^^  ^5 
Mr.  Royall,  of  Nottoway,  praying  a  pardon  for  their  slaves  under  sen- 
tence of  death,  and  it  now  being  almost  the  last  moment  from  which  a 

35 


274 


1802. 
Jan. 15 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


notification  of  Executive  measures  could  be  forwarded  to  the  place  of 
execution,  I  take  the  earlie^st  opportunity  this  morning  of  repeating  that 
application,  which  from  its  nature  I  hope  will  be  immediately  acted  on, 
and  in  case  a  pardon  should  not  be  obtained,  a  respite  for  eight  or  ten 
days  would  answer  the  expectation  of  the  owners,  until  the  sense  of  the 
neighborhood  could  be  had  on  the  subject. 

I  am,  <&c. 


Frank  Goode  (negro)  to  Rolino  Pointer,  Powhatan. 

Jan.  18  Mr.  Jacob  Martin,  my  friend,  be  true  and  faithful  to  your  trust;  get 

your  weapons  all  ready  against  the  night  appointed.  Our  travelling 
friend  has  got  ten  thousand  in  readiness  to  the  night.  You  neede  not 
be  afraid  to  tell  our  friend,  Pointer,  anything  you  want  me  to  no;  he 
will  bring  it  safe  to  me.  You  will  tell  Capt,  Saunders  I  must  see  him  in 
the  course  of  a  week,  is  I  may  give  him  information  how  to  do.  We 
have  agreed  to  begin  at  Jude's  Ferry  and  put  to  death  every  man  on 
both  sides  of  the  river  to  Richmond,  and  I  think  we  will  get  a  Bundance 
of  money  and  also  men  enuf  —  destroy  Richmond  when  joined  to  the 
army  that  will  meet  us  there  on  the  appointed  time. 

I  am  your  aid  and  assistance. 


Jan.  19, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  of  the  shipment  of  negro  Sam'l  Brown  (on  board  a  Danish 
vessel),  ordered  for  transportation  by  the  Governor  to  St.  Croix.  The 
said  negro  said  to  belong  to  Mr.  Elmore,  living  at  Fregut,  on  that  Island. 
Passage  j)aid,  twelve  dollars. 


Jan.  19, 

Wniianis- 

burg 


Frank  Carn  to  Wm.  Wirt. 

That  every  one  may  know  and  be  informed  of  a  circumstance  which 
e<iually  concerns  every  citizen  of  Virginia  is  the  principal  motive  which 
urges  me  to  writ^you  this  letter.  The  citizens  of  this  place  received  such 
information  yesterday  as  to  leave  no  room  to  doubt  but  that  an  insurrec- 
tion of  the  negroes  would  shortly  take  place  in  this  town.  Accordingly 
the  town  hall  met  and  adoi)ted  such  measures  as  the  urgency  of  the  occa- 
sion would  permit,  tho'  by  no  means  adequate  j)revention  even  the  most 
partial  of  the  consequences  which  would  inevitably  result  from  such  an 
event. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

A  patrol  of  six  were  ordered  out  whose  only  object  was  to  give  an  alarm 
in  ease  the  insurrection  actually  took  place.  And  what  poasible  end 
would  it  answer  merely  to  give  an  alarm  when  there  is  scarcely  a  possi- 
bility of  an  individuals  escaping,  and  where  to  attempt  a  defence  would 
be  onl}^  the  unavailing  effort  of  despair. 

Without  arms,  without  the  means  wherewith  to  make  even  a  show  of 
defence,  what  could  the  citizens  of  this  place  do,  lulled  as  they  are  in  an 
inglorious  apathy,  and  dead  to  every  sense  of  danger  which  so  eminently 
threatens  them?  I  do  not  believe  there  are  twenty  stand  of  arms  in  the 
place,  and  notwithstanding  that  the  inhabitants  make  no  exertions  to 
obtain  them  no  preparations  for  defence. 

The  grounds  on  which  this  letter  is  written  are  the  most  explicit  and 
undoubted.  They  are  chiefly  conversations  overheard  between  negroes, 
and  one  of  them  addressed  Thomas  W.  Maury  in  the  street  yesterday 
evening  in  a  conversation  which  left  not  even  the  smallest  grounds  for 
doubting  that  an  insurrection  was  in  agitation. 

I  am,  &c. 


275 


1802. 
Jan.  19, 
Williams- 
burg 


Horatio  Turpin  to  the  Governor. 

From  several  corroborative  circumstances  which  have  lately  transpired, 
I  am  inclined  to  believe  that  there  is  another  insurrection  in  contempla- 
tion by  the  negroes  in  this  neighborhood  shortly. 

Major  Harris's  overseer,  out  late  a  few  nights  past,  overheard  the  latter 
part  of  a  conversation  between  two  of  his  n^ro  men.  The  subject  was 
not  immediately  mentioned,  but  from  what  he  heard,  it  was  not  suflScient 
to  determine. 

One  of  them  observed  that  the  event  would  shortly  take  place;  the 

other  answered  that  it  would  certainly  take  place  very  shortly,  and  would 

create  a  great  change  in  affairs.     The  Patrol  was  out  on  Saturday  night 

last  past,  and  was  abused  and  insulted  by  a  negro  man,  likewise  in  this 

neighborhood,  who  told  them  they  had  already  been  permitted  to  go  on 

too  long  but  that  it  should  not  be  long  before  a  stop  should  be  put  to 

them;  and  other  instances  of  insolence  of  the  same  nature  has  lately 

taken  place.     I  have  thought  it  advisable  to  transmit  this  information  as 

soon  as  possible,  that  you  might  make  such  arrangements  as  you  might 

think  most  advisable. 

I  am,  (fee. 


Jan.  22, 
Powhatan 


Certificate  of  John  Timberlake,  Clerk  of  County  Court  of  Fluvanna, 
that  James  Payne,  appointed  Sheriff  of  Fluvanna,  failed  to  give  bond 
and  security  within  two  months  of  time  of  appointment,  according  to 

law. 


276  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.  A  bill  of  Fenton  &  Cochran,  of  New  Haven,  for  three  Bells  manufac- 

Jan.  25      tared    by  them,  ordered    for  the  Capitol,  Manufactory  of  Arms,  and 
Penitentiary,  viz: 

1  Bell,  weighing  588,  at  28.  4d.  per  lb., £68.12.0 

1   do.         do.       427,  at  2s.  4d.  per  lb., 49.16.4 

1   do.         do.         68,  at  8s.  per  lb., 10.04.0 

1  Tongue,  weighing  19^,  at  28.  4d.  per  lb.,       -         -         -         -  2.05.6 

1      do.           do.        16 J,  at  2s.  4d.  per  lb.,       -         -         -        -  1.18.6 

1      do.  do.         4,  at  3.s., 12.0 

£133.08.4 


Jos.  Martin  and  ('Rked  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  2()  Col.  Moore,  who  was  one  of  the  Commissioners  appointed  to  settle  the 

boundary  line  with  the  State  of  Tennessee,  luis  accepted  a  commission 
under  the  United  States  as  Marshal  of  the  Western  District,  hence  a 
vacancy  in  the  appointment  for  adjusting  the  above  line,  and  oa  it 
devolves  on  the  Executive  to  supply  that  vacancy,  we  take  the  liberty  to 
submit  it  to  their  consideration,  and  have  only  to  add  that  if  it  could  be 
now  supplied,  it  would  afford  sonje  convenience  to  us  in  opening  a  corre- 
spondence on  that  subject. 

We  have  the  honor.  &c. 


In  the  Senate, 
Wednesday,  JdnuHrif  27ih,  1802. 

Jan.  27  The. House  proceeded  by  joint  ballot  with  the  House  of  Delegat^js  to 

the  choice  of  a  Judge  of  the  District  Court  of  Chancery  to  be  held  at  the 
town  of  Staunton  according  to  the  usual  form. 

Ujwm  an  examination  of  the  ballot  boxes,  it  was  found  that  a  majority 
of  votes  were  in  favor  of  John  Brown,  Es<j. 


In  the  Senate, 
Thursday,  Jtinuanf  28th,  J802.  ' 

Jan.  28  The  House  proceeded  by  joint  ballot  with  the  House  of  Delegatos  to 

the  <'hoice  of  a  Judge  of  the  District  Court  of  Chancery  to  be  holden  in 
the  City  of  Williamsburg  according  to  the  usual  form. 

I'pon  an  examination  of  the  ballot  boxes,  it  was  found  that  a  majority 
of  votes  were  in  favour  of  Willian)  Wirt,  Esquire. 


CALE>a>AR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


an 


Th*36.  H.  Bayly  to  thi   Govkrxor. 

In  the  county  of  Aceomae  a  troop  of  Ca\*alry  has  lately  Uvu  rats^\l. 
under  the  command  of  Capt.  Re  veil.  This  tr\K>p»  though  very  desirvuis 
to  equij*  themselves,  have  not  been  able  to  acev>mpHsh  it,  and  are  now 
very  deficient  in  swords,  pistols.  Jtc. 

T  persuade  myself  that  when  the  Executive  view  our  situativnu  they 
will  not  neirlect  furnishing  this  troop  oi'  I  a\*alry  ivmpletely. 

Our  ciiunty  is  long  and  narrow,  open  to  attack  on  ewry  |H»int,  and  our 
internal  enemv  are  numerous  i>n  that  shon\  and  shouKl  an  insurr^vtion 
take  place,  this  troop  will  he  of  gnnit  ad\*antage.  as  they  would  nu»ve  ra|w 
idly.  As  we  could  expect  no  assistance  from  our  felh>w-oitiiens  on  this 
shore  in  case  of  emergency,  we  ought  to  l)e  favoreil  with  arms,  for  as  yet 
we  have  !>een  neglected.  When  many  of  the  towns  in  this  State  wen* 
armed  by  the  late  law.  the  Eastern  Shore,  retpiiring  it  more  than  nmny, 
were  refused. 

I  will  thank  you,  sir,  to  communicate  the  above  to  the  Council  of  State, 
that  they  may  in  their  wisdom  do  what  is  right 

I  am,  «Scc. 


ISO:;. 
KichiuvUHi 


Thomas  II.  Bayly  to  the  Govbrnor. 

I  am  requested  to  state  to  your  consideration  that  there  now  resides  in 
the  County  of  Accomac  four  old  native  Indians  that  rei]uire  8Up|H>rt 
from  some  source.  The  overseers  of  the  poor  in  that  county  believe 
that  they  have  no  jiower  to  grant  them  assistance,  and  as  y(»t  they  have 
been  supported  by  private  subscriptions.  If  the  Kxtvutive  should  think 
that  they  have  |)ower  to  make  any  allowance,  I  am  sure  it  will  be  prt)- 
perly  exercised  upon  those  objects  of  charity. 

A  man,  one  of  the  tril)e,  now  waits  in  Richmond,  and  can  bt»  exam- 
ined for  your  determination,  and  having  requested  mo  to  nuike  this  com- 
munication, which  it  is  my  dutv  to  do. 

I  am,  (&c. 


MosBs  Grebr  to  the  Governor. 

A  resolution  has  passed  the  General  Assembly  authorizing  the  Execu- 
tive to  appoint  commissioners  for  the  puri>osc  of  establishing  the  West- 
em  Boundary  Line  between  this  State  and  the  State  of  Maryland. 

If  your  Excellency  and  the  Council  of  State  should  think  me  a  pro- 
|)er  person  to  act  as  one  of  the  Commissioners,  I  shall  think  Uiyself 
highly  honored  by  such  appointment. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  <&c. 


Feb.  1. 
Kirtinion<l 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Jons  Prunty  to  the  Gotersor. 

SfUicibt  ajiiiointment  an  com mi-xsi oner  for  nintiing  the  Boundary  Line 
with  Mar^-land,  and  recommending  Cot.  Wiitiam  John,  ot  MoDongalU. 
as  o'»-cointnLwioner,  and  (ieoi^e  Amald,  of  Harrison,  as  Borveyor  for 
Hftine. 


UlCHARD   AVAMB  TO   TRS   OoVBBNOB. 

Agreeable  to  the  ordera  of  the  Mayor  of  the  dty  of  Richmond,  there 
has  been  a  I'atroll  kejit  up  from  the  nineteenth  R^ment  There  appears 
to  be  ammunition  wanting  for  that  purpose.  I  make  free  now  to  request 
you  to  inform  me  how  it  is  to  be  had  occasionally, and  that  Joshua  Weal, 
Quartermaster  to  said  R^ment,  should  be  now  supplied  with  three  hun- 
dred cartridges  and  one  hundred  flints. 
I  am,  &c. 


ArHISTEAD    MoNTAOUE    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

Feb.  4,  Asking  to  be  supplied  with  copy  of  the  Ins|>ection  Ijftws  for  the  iiseof 

(^rt^rsville  WoonlHon'H  Warehouse  Inspectors. 


William  Carter  to  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  appointment  as  Sui^eon  to  the  Penitentiary  and  Barracka. 


T.  H.  F0U8HEE  TO  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  appointment  as  Surgeon  at  the  Penitentiary. 


At  a  Court  held  for  Caroline  County  at  the  Courthouse  on  the  9th  day 
of  February,  1802. 

It  is  ordered  to  be  certified  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor  and  Coun- 
cil, that  Elizabeth  (.'arr,  Patty  Rose  and  Richard  Riddle  who  have  here- 
tofore been  allowed  pensions,  are  stUl  alive  and  that  the  causes  for  cod- 
tiauance  of  their  respective  allowances  are  not  removed. 


Teste: 


John  Pendleton,  Jr.,  D.  C. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  279 


At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  held  for  the  County  of  Brunswick,        i802. 
on  the  third  day  of  February,  1802,  for  the  trial  of  a  negro  man  slave      ^®"*  ^^ 
Phil,  the  property  of  Randolph  Hagood  of  Brunswick  County. 

Present:  John  Stith,  Theophilus  Field,  Abner  Brown,  David  Meade 
and  Griffin  Stith.  Gentleman,  Justices. 

The  Court  being  thus  constituted,  proceeded  to  the  examination  of 
Phil,  negro  man  slave  belonging  to  Randolph  Hagood  of  the  County  of 
Brunswick,  on  the  charge  of  making  insurrection  against  the  Common- 
wealth, and  of  conspiring  and  plotting  the  murder  of  the  said  Randolph 
Hagood.  Divers  witnesses  being  sworn  and  examined,  and  the  prisoner 
heard  by  his  counsel  in  his  own  defence ;  on  mature  consideration  the 
opinion  of  the  Court  was  that  the  said  Phil  was  guilty  of  the  charge  set 
forth  in  the  indictment,  and  ordered  that  the  said  Phil  be  hanged  on 
Friday  the  12th  day  of  February,  1802. 

Testimony  (uUluced  in  the  trad  of  Phil. 

George,  a  negro  man  slave  the  property  of  Ephraim  Jackson  of  full 
ajro.  being  first  duly  charged  and  swoni,  deposeth  and  saith,  that  the 
prisoner  at  the  bar  informed  him  that  Isaac  a  negro  man  slave  belonging 
to  the  ej^tate  of  Joseph  Wilkes,  dcce'd,  had  been  out  in  Carolina  doctering 
and  to  raise  men  (meaning  negroes)  to  kill  the  white  people,  and  that  he 
the  said  Isaac  had  enlisted  him  the  said  Phil  to  enlist  the  negroes  in  his 
neighborhood  to  join,  and  asked  him  the  said  George  to  join. 

Rinsum,  a  negro  the  pn)perty  of  Ephraim  Jackson,  being  first  duly 
charged  and  sworn,  deposeth  and  saith,  that  he  heard  the  prisoner  make 
use  of  nearly  the  same  words,  and  asked  him  to  join  him,  and  that  they 
Were  to  kill  all  the  white  people,  men,  women  and  children  as  they  went. 

Jeffrey,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  the  estate  of  Joseph  Wilkes, 

being  sworn,  deposeth  and  saith  that  he  heard  the  prisoner  at  the  bar  say 

that  he  would  not  serve  old  Randolph  Hagood,  and  that  he  would  raise 

a  company  (meaning  of  nc^oes)  and  kill  old  Randolph  and  then  the 

rent  of  the  white  people. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Herbert  Hill,  C.  B.  C. 


At  a  Court  of  Gyer  and  Terminer  held  for  the  County  of  Brunswick,      peb.  11 
^>n  Wednesday,  the  third  day  of  February.  1802,  for  the  trial  of  Isaac,  a 
^f^^To  man  slave,  the  property  of  the  estate  of  Joseph  Wilkes,  dec'd,  late 
^f  this  county : 

Present:  John  Stith,  Griffin  Stith,  Theophilus  Field,  Aaron  Brown,  and 
^^avid  Meade,  Gent.  Justices. 

The  Court  being  thus  constituted,  pioceeded  to  the  examination  of 


280  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        Isaac,  nejijro  man  slave,  the  |)roi)erty  of  the  estate  of  Joseph  Wilkes, 
Feb.  11      (Jec'd.  late  of  this  county,  charged  with  making  insurrection  against  the 
Commonwealth,  and   conspiring  and   plotting   the   murder  of  Thomas 
Wilkes  and  Burwell  Wilkes. 

Divers  witnesses  were  sworn  and  examined,  and  the  prisoner  heard  by 
his  Council  in  his  own  defence;  whereupon,  and  upon  mature  considera- 
tion being  had,  it  was  the  opinion  of  the  court  that  the  said  Isaac  was 
guilty  of  the  charges  contained  in  the  Indictment.  On  consideration 
thereof,  it  was  ordered  that  the  said  Isaac  be  hanged  on  Friday,  the  12th 
day  of  February,  1802. 


TeM'nmmy  adduced  at  the  t.rud  of  Isaac,  najm  man  slat^e,  the  property  of 

the  estate  of  Joseph   WUkes,  deceamd. 

Feb.  1 1  Jefl'rey,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Joseph  Wilkes,  dec'd,  being 

first  duly  charged  and  sworn,  de|K)8eth  and  saith  that  the  prisoner,  Isaac, 
ctmio  to  his  (the  said  Isaac's)  mothers  one  night;  that  his  mother 
advised  him  to  come  home  (he  being  thereby  urged)  or  they  would  raise 
a  comi>any  and  take  him,  he  nodded  his  head  and  replyed  he  would  raise 
a  Company  too. 

Adam,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Ephraim  Jackson,  l)eing 
first  duly  charged  and  sworn,  deposeth  and  saith,  that  the  prisoner,  Isaac, 
came  to  where  he  was  at  work  one  da}',  and  in  conversation  said  he 
would  not  serve  the  Wilkes,  and  that  he  would  kill  or  be  killed  first. 

George,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property  of  Ephraim  Jackson,  being 
first  duly  charged  and  sworn,  deposeth  and  saith  that  the  prisoner,  Isaac, 
came  to  where  he  was  at  work  one  day,  and  informed  him  that  he  had 
engaged  Phil  (a  negro  man  belonging  to  Randolph  Hagood)  to  raise  a 
company  (meaning  of  negroes),  and  that  he  had  been  engaged  himself 
to  raise  a  company  in  order  to  kill  the  whites,  and  asked  him  to  join, 
and  that  Thomas  Wilkes  was  the  first, and  Rurwell  Wilkes  the  next  that 
was  to  be  put  to  death. 

Ramson,  a  negro  slave  belonging  to  Ephriam  Jackson,  being  first 
duly  charged  and  sworn,  deposeth  and  saith,  that  the  prisoner  Isaac  came 
to  him  one  day  where  he  was  ploughing,  and  informed  him  that  he  had 
V>ecn  in  No.  Carolina  a  docteringand  raising  men,  (meaning  negroes)  and 
that  he  would  kill  the  white  people,  and  that  Thomas  Wilkes  were  the 
first,  and  Bi^rwell  Wilkes  next,  that  was  to  be  killed,  and  then  put  all 
men,  women  and  children  to  death. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Hkrbert  Hill,  C.  B.  C. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  281 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Urging  that  the  timber  Lost  advertised  for  should  be  procured  speedily        1802. 
for  the  Manufactory  of  Arms. 


James  Newell,  S.  W.  C,  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosed  is  a  copy  of  the  certificate  given  to  Abram  Trigg,  Represen-     Feb.  15, 
tative  in  Congress  from  the  district  of  which  this  county  is  a  jiart.  ^  ^ 

I  am,  &c. 

On  comparing  the  polls  taken  in  our  respective  counties  for  the  elec- 
tion of  a  Representative  in  Congress  in  the  district  composed  of  the 
counties  of  Wythe,  Washington,  Russell,  Lee,  Grayson,  Tazewell,  Mont- 
gomery, Monroe,  Greenbrier,  Kanawha,  we  do  hereby  certify  that  Abram 
Trigg  is  elected  agreeable  to  law.  Witness  our  hands  this  29th  da}^  of 
April,  1801. 

Jamas  Newell,  S.  VV^C. ;  John  Arbuckle,  Deputy  for  Isaac  Estill,  of 

Monroe  county;  Abram  Dyerle,  Deputy  of  Jas.  Bamet,  of  Montgomery 

county;  .John   McClurg,  Deputy  of  Sam'l   Price,  of  Greenbrier  county; 

Hyram  Craig,  D.  8.  for  Wm.  Tate,  S.  W.  C;  Jonathan  Wood,  D.  S.  for 

John  Tate,  8.  R.  C\ 

Copy: 

James  Newell,  S.  W.  C. 


Meriwether  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  for  an  advance  of  one  thousand  dollars  on  his  work  of  print-      Feb.  19, 
ing  the  Laws  of  the  Commonwealth,  now  nearly  com[)Ieted.  *^  °^^^ 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Transmitting  an  account  for  $13  67  expended  by  him  during  the  in-     Feb.  20, 
5*urrection  of  18(X)  for  cartridge  paper.  Penitentiary 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

I   beg  leave  to  call  your  attention  to  the  situation  of  certain  public      Feb.  20, 

lands  in  the  county  of  Buckingham  which  seem  to  require  the  immediate      »C"^on<l 

attention  and  interference  of  the  Government 

36 


282  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.  They  were  originally  purchased  for  the  puri)08e  of  supporting  a  blast 

Feb.  20,      furnace  to  be  conducted  by  Balentine  &  Reveley,  who  were  to  become 
proprietors  of  the  property  upon  paying  a  (juantity  of  pig  iron  to  the 
State.     The  quantity  of  iron  stipulated  was,  I  believe,  never  delivered, 
and  of  course  the  equitable  title  to  the  lands  remained  in  the  State,  they 
having  been  originally  conveyed  to  Trustees  for  the  benefit  of  the  Fur- 
nace.    The  Trustees,  except  Mayo  Carrington,  who  was  added  to  the 
original  Trustees  by  assent,  are  now  dead.     Revele}',  the  surviving  part- 
ner, from  occasional  derangement  of  mind,  is  unable  to  attend  to  the 
lands;  indeed  I  do  not  suppose  he  has  any  right,  from  the  view  which  I 
have  taken  of  the  subject.     A  suit  ha^s  been  histituted  agreeable  to  reso- 
lutions of  the  Assembly  and  of  counsel  to  compel  Reveley  to  settle  his 
accounts  and  to  com]>el  a  sale  or  re-conveyance  of  the  lands  to  the  State. 
In  the  meantime  several  persons  are,  and  have  been  for  some  time, 
committing  great  devastations  on  the  lands.     I  would  submit  it  to  tlie 
Executive  whether  it  will  not  be  proper  for  the  Government  to  ap|>oint 
an  agent  to  take  possession  of  the  lands  on  the  part  of  the  public  and  to 
prevent  further  waste.     There  are  one  or  two  persons  who  have  posses- 
sion of  part  of  the  land  and  cultivate  them  under  leases  from  Reveley 
from  year  to  year,  which  I  think  he  has  no  right  to  make.     One  of  these, 
a  Mr.  Minton,  who  has  filed  an  answer  in  the  suit  brought  by  me,  has 
admitted  that  he  has  no  claim  except  under  Reveley,  and  that  he  is  will- 
ing to  deliver  up  the  lands  at  the  end  of  the  year  to  the  persons  entitled. 
The  agent  might  receive  the  lands  of  such  persons  who  claim  leases  as 
are  willing  to  deliver  them  up,  and  take  measures  for  the  preservation  <»f 
the  other  parts  from  waste. 

I  am,  &c. 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas,  Geo.  Hay,  and  Edm'd  Randolph  to 

THE  Governor. 

Feb.  20,  We  duly   received  your  favor  of  the  8th   ultimo,  requesting  that  wo 

Kictiinond  gho^l^l  have  a  conference  with  Mr.  Henry  Hanks  on  the  subject  of  the 
claim  of  Mr.  De  fieaumarchais.  We  have  received  a  letter  from  him  of 
the  19th  instant,  in  which  he  state;?  the  objects  to  which  he  should  direct 
his  enquiries  should  he  be  employed  by  the  Executive.  We  have  consid- 
ered Mr.  Banks's  communication,  which  we  transmit  herewith,  and  upon 
mature  rellection,  have  formed  the  opinion  that  it  would  be  most  advis- 
able for  the  Con) mon wealth,  considering  the  situation  of  the  suit  of 
Beaumarchais's  representatives,  to  decline  for  the  j)r('sent  acting  on  the 
subject  in  the  manner  contemi>lated  by  Mr.  Banks.  We  are  of  this 
opinion,  because  we  think  that  the  Court  have  already  decided  in  favor 
of  the  Commonwealth  a.s  to  a  large  proportion  of  the  claim,  and  that  as 


cMJSkXitj^  m  ^iTjni:  nrass.  'Sss^ 


tbink  tlua    whenever,  iroiij  a  uiiuiure   oi  mrr.uni^itaTim^,  xhui    coim   b^    Ui^n^nrt 

^matilfd  14  >  ckicitk' xlit-  deckinij  will  bf  ifiV€lralJk'tl•thf*'^^ua<i.     T^iil-Hhoiild 

It  be  adveTHfc.  it  will  \*t  tinif  ^nciiurb  "then  li^  msik^  sai  in  vwOiiijiaion  1^ilih 

a  riew  tt»  new  evidenafi.  wiiicL  inaT  \i^  made  the  ffmi]da3ar«D  of  a  bill  ol 

review. 

Ve  jEpe,  ^fa•.- 

RjraffMovn,  Ff*}^\j  7fftL  7^^*^. 

r*TiTiii«r  the  trya]  of  the  case  i»6tw««ii  1^  Ocujtfnirtnf^'aaJtii  m^A  S^^i^ 
muxihaifv,  1  wa^  iuduoed  for  mj  cmru  saferfactticm,  1;<*»  tnilre  finq^i^-  JnV^ 
the  nieiitft-  and  1  fcinned  an  ctjoidcm  t^iaJ  nrt&mir  wa?;  Atk*  V>  Roawwia?^ 
chaifi  The  cijdnidii  erf  tlie  Juds^  whic3i  3<V!Ua^  #mU  "nt^itwr  ^^^  <9wi, 
I  l«e3jeTe  tc»  l»e  e(«T«ct  and  the  ngiinicxn  wbo  tiboxicfct  lima  4tti  ^jUiJ^^m**)?*^- 
slKfuld  l»e  made  V^  Mr.  Beii.iimarcibaijv.  a^i^^exr*  t**  tw  %o  hikVt  y^JTiWyvirvJ 
fpom  a  mi^ta^  a^  to  tbe  rahoe  <^  Ti«biaac«>  aa  &e  <iait«  i'tf  t3>o  <V)Q^tin^N  1 
Wliere  that  my  c>}»rmc«D  on  thi^  ^flabjart  n^ay  be  ^^i^ivalvfHj  bv  ii«!ixv<!=aii^ 
tiitns  InU*  tr&naactScoif:  <iif  tltat  date. 

I  have  tbongiat  llial  the  lV*ranx« wealth  V  int^ewssiJ  ly^^^iwvi  tlwil  tW 
caste  sIk+hM  W  ftillT  examined  ai>«i  <tafed.  whkh  nwiT  ^'ne  dc^^e  bx*  tlvr  aiiJ 
of  ^oDdrv  bcM^^  and  ddcoments,  which  ai>e  in  the  Auxlitiivr^  l>Ak^  anv^l 
tbe  aid  of  te&^iiDoiiT  which  maj  be  oblaiiMd. 

These  will  «bew  thai  Mr  BeaumaitJiais  has  bee«  folly  |wixl  avv^Mfxiii^^^r 
to  the  settiement  which  was  formeriy  made  by  Mr,  |jei^itx>i)  Wi^^l. 

To  asoertain  the  feds  which  are  material  to  the  l\Hiinwn wvtjillh'^  J«t^r- 
est,  will  be  attended  witli  dome  unavoidable  cx|>eniie!5  whict)  i(  will  m^ 
9uii  me  tr»  defray.  The  time  and  trouble  which  it  will  cost  I  aii)  wtUii^ 
to  aflforfl.  and  after  the  senrice  is  rendered,  I  shall  be  willii^  t^>  s?ubnut 
the  remuneration  to  the  judgment  of  the  Ehcecutive.  Tlie  invieB!iti|piitions 
ha^e  satisfied  me  that  there  is  nothing  due.  I  am  not  disiKi^  willunit 
further  inquiry  to  state  them  in  detail.  If  my  services  may  be  wi^wirtHl 
by  the  public  departments  to  which  this  case  belongs,  it  will  be  nect^ssary 
to  direct  a  report  of  the  whole  case,  and  to  j^ennit  me  to  ha\>*  5ici>>8s  to 
the  public  archives  of  that  date. 

The  foregoing  letter  is  written  in  consequence  of  the  di^ire  of  the 
Executive  that  you  should  confer  with  me  on  Mr.  Rcauinarchais^s  w\«o. 

I  am,  &c, 

Hknky  Banks. 
Philip  Norbome  Nicholas,  Esq'r. 


Wheeler's  Works,  February  2Srfl^  tSO^.         V^h,  211 

This  day  I  have  inspected  and  passed  Two  hundred  muHkotH  nmnu- 
factured  at  this  place,  the  barrels  of  which  had  heretofore  been  duly 


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1802.       proved,  and  seen  the  same  carefully  packed  up  in  good  order  in  chests 
Bel).  2.i      jp  j^Ij^  wagon  of  William  Thorn,  who  haa  engaged  to  convey  the  same  in 
safety  to  the  city  of  Richmond. 

(  ertified  under  my  hand. 

John  Strodk. 
Teste : 

Edward  Pendlkton. 


Geor(je  Nicholson  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  2.%  Soliciting  a  commission  a.s  Surveyor  of  the  County   of  Norfolk,  the 

Portsmou      (^'^^^irt  and  Professors  of  William  and  Mary  College  having  recommended 
him. 


John  Clarke  to  the  (Governor. 

Feb.  25  r  enclose  you  a  letter  which  I  received  some  time  ago  from  Mr.  John 

Hodson,  of  Birmingham  (England),  with  an  Invoice  of  some  of  the 
articles  which  were  to  be  furnished  by  him  for  the  Virginia  Manufactory 
of  Arms  (all  of  which  articles  have  been  received  as  per  Invoice  except 
twenty-two  cross-hars,  marked  A  in  said  Invoice).  I  have  lately  receivt»d 
a  letter  from  Col.  Robert  Gamble  on  the  subject  of  those  articles,  accom- 
panying an  account  of  a  Mr.  Warren  Ashley,  of  Norfolk,  which  1  also 
enclose,  together  with  the  original  contract  made  with  Mr.  Hodgson  for 
supplying  the  said  articles. 

The  Invoice  sent  by  Mr.  Hodgson  appears  to  be  in  conformity  with 
the  Contnict,  but  the  account  of  Mr.  Ashley  having  embraced  charges 
not  stipulated  in  the  contract,  1  was  induced  to  en(|uire  of  Col.  Gamble, 
who  assured  me  that  such  charjres  are  usually  incurred  in  mercantile 
transactions.  He  says  that  the  10  [>V  cent,  in  Mr.  Ashley's  acc't  ^which 
I  supposed  to  be  Mr.  Hodgson's  connnission)  is  one  of  the  duties  of  the 
United  States.  By  that  statement  12i  p.  ct.  and  If)  per  cent,  is  charged 
upon  the  in  per  cent,  as  well  as  on  the  cost  and  (charges  of  the  articles. 
Not  having  the  laws  at  hand,  to  them  1  must  refer  you  for  further  infor- 
mation respecting  said  duties. 

I  am,  ttc. 


Feb.  2')  '^^  a  Court  held  for  Amelia  Comity  the  ^oth  day  of  February,  1802: 

John  Archer,  (uMit,  is  nominated  and  reconnnended  to  the  Executive 
as  a  tit  and  [iropei^person  as  an  escheator  in  this  county. 

A  Copy— Teste: 

Jamrs  T<>wnes,  C.  a.  C. 


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Capt.  Peter  Gurrant,  a  contractor  for  furnishing  lumber  for  the  Public        i802. 
Wareliouse,  files  a  bond  and  security. 


Stafford  County,  Fehrua'nj  Courts  1802, 

Ordered,  that  Robert  H.  Hove  he  recommended  to  his  Excellency,  the 

Cu»vernor  and  Council,  as  a  i)roper  person  to  he  commissioned  Coroner 

of  this  county. 

A  Copy — Teste: 

VV.  Peyton,  Cl'k  S.  Ct. 


John  Clarke's  statement  of  accounts  of  various  parties  for  work  done      Feb.  27 


on 


Manufactory  of  Arms, 
Penitentiary,  - 


£586.14.05^ 
97.01.05 

£688.15.10^ 


Peter  Gurrant's  proposal  to  furnish  lumber  for  the  Public  Warehouse      Feb.  27 
according  to  specifications  furnished  him  for  one  thousand  pounds. 


Sam'l  Coleman  to  Capts.  Clarke  and  Underwood. 

Mr.  Wheeler  has  sent  us  two  hundred  muskets  more,  which  I  am  in- 
structed to  request  you  will  be  so  obliging  as  to  examine  and  report  Uie 
preci.se  number,  quality,  and  condition  to  the  Executive;  and  as  Col. 
Quarrier  is  unable  to  attend  to  it,  that  Capt.  Underwood  will  be  so  good 
as  to  have  them  deposited  in  the  roof  of  the  Capitol  with  the  other  arms. 

I  am,  (fee. 


March  2 


Archibald  Roane  to  the  Governor.   * 

I  have  the  pleasure  of  acknowledging  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the     March  3, 
9th  of  February.  KnoxviUe 

No  communications  have  been  received  from  the  Commissioners  ap- 
pointed by  your  Excellency  on  the  subject  of  arranging  the  time  and 
placiB  of  meeting;  and,  pursuant  to  your  request,  I  beg  the  favor  of  you 
to  apprize  them  that  it  will  be  agreeable  to  my  wishes  that  the  Commis- 
sioners appointed  on  behalf  of  this  State  should  meet  them  on  the  third 
day  of  May  next  at  Capt.  James  Thompson's,  in  Washington  County, 


286 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        Virginia,  to  proceed  from  thence  in  discharge  of  the  duties  confided  to 
March  3.     them  by  the  respective  States. 

I  liave,  &c. 


March  3  Petition  of  Abram  McDonald,  convicted  in  the  District  Court  at  Dum- 
fries of  the  murder  of  Janies  Hillingsley,  of  Fauquier  County,  and 
sent<3nced  to  the  Penitentiary  for  the  term  of  four  years.  This  petition 
is  very  numerously  signed,  and  is  for  the  remission  of  his  sentence  on 
the  ground  of  justification  and  self-defence. 


Andrew  Reid,  Clkrk  of  Kookbridoe,  to  the  Governor. 

March  4  I,  Andrew  Heid,  Clerk  of  said  County  Court,  do  hereby  certify  that  on 
the  night  between  the  second  and  third  instant  the  Court  House  (»f  said 
(■ounty  wtis  destniyed  by  fire,  and  that  the  meeting  house  in  or  near 
Lexington  is  considered  by  a  meeting  of  the  Magistrates  to  be  the  most 
proper  place  for  holding  Courts  for  said  County  until  the  Court  House  is 
rebuilt. 

I  am  desired  to  re<iuest  that  the  proclamation  be  forwarded  per  mail 
with  all  possible  dispatch. 

Teste : 

Andrew  Reii>,  C.  R.  Ct. 
March  4th,  1<S()2. 


March  5  The  oifudal  Bond  of  William  Rerkeley  as  Treasurer  of  the  Common- 
wealth for  one  year  from  the  time  of  appointment,  in  the  penalty  of  One 
Million  of  Dollars,  with  Wilson  C.  Nicholas  as  security,  is  filed. 


James  I^rice  to  the   Governor. 


March  9         Transmits  resignation  of  commission  as  Tobacco   fns]>cctor  at  Hyrd's 
Warehouse  on  account  of  bad  health. 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

March  10         ^  ^^^'^  ^^  ^^X  ^^^^^X  ^*^  inform  your  Excellency  that  various  report*  are 

Norfolk      in  circulation  in  this  place  and   its  vicinity  respecting  designs  in  the 

people  of  color  inimical  to  the  peace  of  society.     These  report>»  appear 

to  have  made  a  considerable  imj)ression  on  the  minds  of  many  respecta- 


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287 


ble  citizen? ;  yet  I  am  compelled  to  confess  that,  after  strict  enquirv,  1 

am  not  inclined  to  stam])  them  with  any  dqrrce  of  creiiit     The  ro|x^rt^<i 

in  circ-ulation  are  that  frequent  meetings  are  held  in  the  neic:hlx>rhotx^  of 

this  place;  that  those  meetings  have  consist^ni  of  from  one  to  three  and 

four  hundred:  that  a  corresjKmdence  is  held   hy  these  meetings  with 

similar  ones  in   North  Carolina :  that  an  emissarv  is  now  in  this  town 

shortly  to  take  his  leave  to  that  State  with  comnmnications.     Thus  for 

tlie  re|K)rts. 

In  consequence  of  the  alann  they  have  created,  1  have  taken  measures 

to  apprehend  the  sup]X)sed  emissary  with  as  little  noise  as  )>os8ible,  the 

moment  he  commences  his  tour.     I  have  not  communicated  the  c*>ntonts 

of  this  letter  to  any  |K»rson,  least  it  might  give  strengtli  to  tlie  rei>ort;  yet 

I  thimght  it  my  dut}'  to  la}'  the  same  before  your  Excellency,  and  shall 

be  happy  in  executing  any  ordere  you  may  think  projHir  to  issue  on  the 

occ*asion. 

I  am,  S:c, 


1S02. 

Man^h  10, 

Norfolk 


John  Cowpkr  to  the  Governor, 

I  take  the  lil>erty  of  addressing  you  on  a  subject  of  much  im|H>rtance 
to  this  place  an<l  may  l>ecome  of  general  concern.  It  is  known  that 
when  the  troubles  obliged  the  inhabitants?  of  the  French  Islands  to  seek 
refuge  in  other  countries,  that  a  number  of  them  came  to  the  United 
States,  and  to  this  State  aime  numbers,  and  particularly  to  this  place, 
V)ringing  with  them  a  number  of  slaves  and  others  forbid  by  Iaw  to 
l)ecome  residents  of  this  State. 

From  motives  of  humanity,  the  Police,  I  presume,  was  induced  to  Uike 
no  notice  of  the  evasion  or  violation  of  the  Taw  on  this  o<»cjiHion. 

But,  sir,  at  this  moment  I  cannot  disguise  my  anxiety,  in  which  f  am 
joined  by  many  of  our  most  reputiible  citizens.  Tliere  are  now  a  consid- 
erable number  of  persons  of  the  above  description  in  this  phice,  whose 
dispositions,  I  apprehend,  will  be  influenced  by  the  accounts  which  are 
daily  arriving  and  published  concerning  the  horrid  scenes  of  St.  Do- 
mingo. 

On  this  subject,  your  Excellency  will  more  readily  conceive  the  sensa- 
tions which  arise  from  apprehensions  of  this  nature  than  I  can  describe. 
The  situation  of  this  place  is  such  as  a  few  hours  would  reduce  it  to 
jishes.  I  am  well  assured  that  the  removal  of  those  persons  will  be 
attended  with  some  difliculty  and  should  be  managed  with  great  delicacy, 
ISO  much  so  that  1  hope  you  will  excuse  my  troubling  you  with  this 
letter.  At  the  same  time,  I  beg,  sir.  that  you  will  favor  me  with  your 
advice.  1  should  add,  that  I  do  not  know  of  any  circumstance  at  this 
time  which  indicates  a  disposition  that  is  to  be  seriously  apprehended. 

I  am,  &c. 


Marvh  1 1 , 
Norfolk 


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CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802. 
March  11 


James  Grbbnhow  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  that  some  compensation  he  allowed  to  the  nurse  to  the  sick  of 
the  Guard  at  the  Barracks;  also  for  a  grat«  to  be  placed  in  one  of  the 
fireplaces  of  the  building. 


March  12 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  proposal  of  Henry  Harper,  of  Gloucester  county,  to 
furnish  black  walnut  gun  stocks  at  fifteen  pence,  delivered  at  Rocketts, 
and  asking  instructions. 

Advising  that  the  contract  for  executing  the  wood  work  of  the  Public 
Warehouse  should  at  once  be  advertised  for,  and  that  the  Board  should 
determine  whether  the  roof  thereof  should  be  of  tile  or  slate. 

Asking  whether  a  bill  of  John  Taylor  for  brass  nuts  (ot  the  Armory 
should  be  held  back  for  a  settlement  of  amount  claimed  of  him  on 
account  of  a  bell  formerly  belonging  to  the  Capitol  being  broken,  for 
which  Taylor  is  supposed  to  be  responsible. 

Suggesting  the  employment  of  certain  gunsmiths  who  have  come  seek- 
ing work  in  the  new  Armory,  which  is  not  quite  ready,  to  clean  the  arms 
stored  in  the  Capitol. 

Suggesting  the  purchase  of  a  quantity  of  walnut  gun  stocks  (well  sea- 
soned) in  Philadelphia,  to  last  until  those  procured  here  are  fit  to  work. 


March  13 


Henry  Carberry  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosing  one  of  the  12th  March  by  J.  Dubois,  both  asking  Executive 
interference  in  behalf  of  a  negro  man  named  Jack  Neale,  sold  by  his 
master  near  Frederick  town,  Md.,  and  taken  tow^ards  liOuisiana  by  the 
nmn  who  bought  him.  The  said  Jack  while  on  the  Ohio  River  killed 
his  purchaser,  for  which  he  was  committed  to  jail  in  Kanawha  County, 
and  tried  and  condemned  in  the  Court  of  that  County  to  suffer  death  for 
his  act. 


March  13, 
Norfolk 


* , 


Thomas  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

Since  writing  to  your  Excellency  on  the  10th  instant,  I  have  made  no 
discovery  that  induces  me  to  alter  the  opinion  I  then  gave  respecting  the 
reports  in  circulation  at  this?  place. 

The  fears  of  the  people  have  not  yet  subsided.  My  design  as  hinted 
to  your  Excellency  against  the  supposed  emissary,  has  been  frustrated  by 
the  interference  of  the  civil  magistrate.     No  discovery  has  been  made 


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from  that  measure.     Should  any  thing  occur  that  shall  alter  my  opinion        1802. 
or  in  any  manner  give  the  colour  of  probability  to  the  reports,  1  shall      j^^^/jf ' 
immediately  communicate  the  same  to  your  Excellency. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Minor  to  the  Governor. 

Mr.  Lee  agent  or  Escheator  for  this  Commonwealth  in  the  County  of  Man^h  18, 
Prince  William,  requested  me  to  aid  the  AttV-General  in  sustaining  the  *^»<^hmond 
ri^ht  of  the  Commonwealth  against  the  claim  of  one,  Briscoe,  to  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  County  of  Prince  William,  which  Escheated  to  the  Com- 
raonwealth ;  I  haye  accordingly  done  all  I  could  to  promote  the  interest 
of  the  Commonwealth,  and  mean  to  continue  my  exertions  particularly 
as  I  am  informed  bv  the  Attorney-General,  that  it  is  the  wish  of  the 
Executive  that  I  should  do  so:  but  I  beg  leave  to  inform  the  Executive 
that  I  have  yet  received  no  fee  in  this  case;  indeed  I  have  never  before 
asked  for  one. 

Three  years  ^o  a  Commission  was  issued  to  take  some  Depositions  in 
Ivondon,  which  were  thought  important,  and  the  Executive  undertook  to 
have  them  taken,  and  I  have  heard  did  send  over  Commissions  for  that 
purj>ose,  but  the  Depositions  have  not  yet  been  taken.  If  the  Executive 
have  not  already  an  agent  in  London  to  attend  to  the  business,  I  beg 
leave  to  mention  Mr.  Irvin,  American  Consul  now  at  London  as  a  fit  per- 
s<jn  to  discharge  the  trust. 

I  am,  &c. 


J.  Monroe  to  the  Governor. 

The  original  of  the  enclosed  letter  was  sent  by  post  to  Mr.  Jefferson     March  15 
on  this  day,  to  enable  him  to  adjust  the  acc't  of  the  artist  Houdon. 

I  have  lately  received  from  Messrs.  Grand  and  (-onipany,  the  enclosed 
a<count  of  their  transactions  for  the  State  of  Virginia;  which  having  all 
(except  the  last  of  them)  taken  place  under  my  inspection,  I  have, 
examined  and  found  them  just,  and  so  certified.  It  appears  that  a  bal- 
ance is  thereon  due  to  them  from  the  State  of  £6,93L9.6.  I  have  taken 
the  liberty  of  putting  under  your  cover,  a  letter  to  the  Auditor,  which,  if 
you  will  be  so  good  as  to  peruse  before  you  order  it's  delivery  to  him, 
will  explain  to  you  an  eventual  reduction  of  the  balance  to  £4997.0. 
Messrs.  Grand  and  Company  are  entitled  to  receive  the  balance  in  sj)ecie 

livres,  of  which  kind  those  were  which  were  due  to  Houdon.    As  they  have 

37 


290 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802. 
March  15 


carried  their  whole  balance  into  account  againt  me,  it  will  give  me  satis- 
faction to  be  able  when  it  shall  suit  your  convenience,  to  inform  them 
when  and  how  they  may  expect  payment. 

T  embrace  with  pleasure  every  occasion  offered  me,  of  assuring  you  of 
the  sentiments  of  sincere  respect  and  esteem,  with  which  I  have  the 
honor  to  be  your  Excellency's 

Most  obed\  most  humble  servant. 

Tho.  Jefferson. 


March  16, 
Philadel- 
phia 


W.  Jackson,  Secretary-Gbneral,  TO  the  President  of  the  Vir- 
ginia State  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

I  beg  leave  to  request  that  you  will  notify  the  Virginia  State  Society 
of  the  Cincinnati  that  the  triennial  general  meeting  is  to  be  held  in  the 
city  of  Washington  on  the  fifth  Monday  in  May  next,  when  it  is  exceed- 
ingly wished  that  their  delegates  may  attend. 

The  nomination  of  those  Gentlemen  now  in  Congress,  who  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Society,  may  facilitate  the  c^onvcning  of  a  quorum  of  Dele- 
gates. 

I  am,  ike. 


Wm.  Herbert,  President,  to  the  Governor. 


March  17, 
Alexandria 


Enclosing  statement: 

Balwice  of  the  Rooka  heloaglag  to  the  PreHuhat  and  Directors  of  the  Bank 

of  AUr.andria, 
Dr.  Cr. 


To  Bills  and  Notes 
Discounted,  - 
Cash,  -  -  -  . 
Bonds,-  -  -  - 
Bank  House,-  - 
Incidental  ch'g\s, 
Love's  House.     - 


u 


(( 


u 


u 


851/222  50 

477,811)  35 

4,911  85 

4,500  00 

1,872  70 

837  05 


$1,840,163  45 


By  Capital  Stock,  - 
"  Bank  Notes,  - 
Post  Notes,  -  - 
Deposits,  -  - 
"  Discount,  -  - 
Discounts  unp'd, 
Profit  and  Ix)S8, 
Interest,      -     - 


;( 


(( 


u 


a 


kk 


500,00(J  00 
493,380  OO 
143,448  91 
190,475  48 
8,;^5  28 
2,839  75 
1,122  28 
511  ^'^ 

$1,340,163  45 


J.  A.  Sitton,  B.  K. 
GoHiM)N  Chapin.  Cash'r. 


Bank  of  Alexandria,  Mar.  2d,  1802. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


291 


George  Balfour  to  the  Governor. 


Soliciting  appointment  as  Health  Officer  for  Norfolk. 


•    1802. 
March  17, 
Norfolk 


Creed  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 

Suggesting  the  first  day  of  October,  1802,  as  the  most  convenient  and    March  27 
suitable  time  for  beginning  to  run  the  Boundary  Line  of  Virginia  and 
Tennessee,  at  the  j)lace  in  Washington,  designated  by  Mr.  Roane. 


Creed  Taylor  and  PetDr  Johnston   to   the  Governor  of  Tei^- 

nessee. 

Suggesting  the  first  day  of  October,  1802,  as  the  most  convenient  and    March  29 
!:?uitable  day  for  beginning  to  run  the  Boundary  Line  of  Virginia  and 
Tennessee,  at  the  place  in  Washington,  designated  by  Mr.  Roane. 


Creed  Taylor  and  P.  Johnston  to  the  Governor. 

W^e  have  to  request  that  you  will  furnish  us  with  a  copy  of  the  Act  of    March  29 
the  T^egislature  of  Tennessee  appointing  commissioners  to  meet  those 
from  this  State  for  the  purpose  of  adjusting  the  boundary  line  between 
the  two  States.    This  document  will  be  necessary  to  enable  us  to  ascer- 
tain the  nature  and  extent  of  their  powers. 

We  shall  also  have  occasion  for  copies  of  the  various  L^slative  Acts 
of  Virginia  and  North  Carolina  relative  to  the  subject  of  the  disputed 
line,  and  beg  that  they  may  be  transmitted  with  every  other  document, 
which,  in  your  judgment,  will  yield  us  any  aid  in  the  execution  of  the 
duties  assigned  to  us. 

We  are,  &c. 


At  a  Court  of  Directors  of  the  Hospital  for  the  maintenance  and  cure 
of  persons  of  unsound  mind,  held  at  the  Hospital,  at  Williamsburg,  the 
31st  day  of  March,  1802: 

Ordered,  That  the  treasurer  of  the  Hospital  be  directed  to  apply  to  the 
Executive  for  a  warrant  from  the  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts  on  the 
Treasurer  of  this  State  for  sixteen  hundred  dollars. 


A  copy — Teste: 


Will  Russell,  C.  C.  D. 


March  31 


292  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


JouN  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


1802.    •      Mr.  John  Taylor  who  has  in  his  possession  the  hroken  bell  which  for- 
1^"  nierly  belonged  to  the  Capitol,  proposes  to  give  one  shilling  per  pound 

for  it. 

That  I  think  a  low  price  for  the  metal,  but  from  a  conversation  with 
the  workers  in  brass  of  this  city,  I  do  not  think  a  higher  price  can  be  got 
here. 

You  will  please  inform  me  whether  he  shall  have  the  bell  at  that  ])rice, 
or  whether  the  bell  shall  be  retained  and  the  money  due  him  for  work 
paid  to  him. 

The  amount  of  enclosed  account  is  as  follows : 

Prosser  &  Moncure, £4.  10. 

Thomas  White, -         -       44.     1.     7i 

Robert  Gordon's  Acc't,    -         .-'.        .         _         .         4.     3.  11 

£52.  15.     ^ 


Samuel  Sueppard  to  the  Governor. 

April  10,         I  am  under  the  necessity  of  troubling  your  Excellency  and  the  Hon'ble 

Offi^       Board  of  Council  on  behalf  of  Mr.  Jackson,  the  Clerk  of  Accounts  in  this 

Office,  whose  salary,  by  the  Act  of  last  Assembly,  entitled  an  Act  to  fix 

the  salaries  of  certain  officers,  is  reduced  from  S625  per  annum  to  $41(> 

67cts.     The  additional  salary  heretofore  given  him  was  by  orders  of  the 

Executive  of  the  6th  of  January,  and  5th  of  April.  1797,  to  make  it 

equal  with  that  of  the  first  clerk  in  this  office,  and  to  which  it  had  been 

raised  in  the  case  of  Mr.  Heitman,  Mr.  Jackson's  predecessor  in  this  birth, 

by  a  resolution  of  Assembly  of  October  session,  1787.     The  duties  of 

the  Clerk  of  Accounts  are  laborious  and  important,  and  require  the  skill 

of  an  able  accountant,  such  a  one  as  Mr.  Jackson.     I,  therefore,  presume 

to  hope,  sir,  that  the  Board  will  be  pleased  to  direct  the  difference  to  be 

made  up  quarterly  out  of  the  Contingent  Fund  untU  the  next  General 

Assembly. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

April  10         As  a  number  of  apprentices  will  be  required  in  the  several  branches 

of  the  Manufacture  of  Arms  in  our* works,  and  it  being  an  important 

object  that  young  Virginians  should  be  taught  the  art  of  making  arms, 

I  beg  leave  to  suggest  the  propriety  of  advertising  for  apprentices  in  the 

aewspapers  of  this  city. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  293 


Certificate  of  John  Timberlake,  clerk  of  Fluvanna,  that  Michael  Atkis-        1802. 
son,  appointed  Sheriff  of  said  county  on  the  23d  day  of  January,  1802,     ^P"*  ^^ 
had  failed  to  give  l)ond  and  security  within  two  months  of  the  date  of 
appointment. 


John  Cowper  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  sorry  to  be  under  the  necessity  of  communicating  to  the  Execu-     April  17, 
tive  circumstances  of  a  serious  and  alanning  nature,  and  although  I  am      Norfolk 
not  able  at  this  moment  to  afibrd  such  full  and  satisfactory  information 
as  I  hope  to  transmit  in  a  few  days,  I  deemed  it  proper  to  give  you  such 
information  as  I  now  possess,  with  a  view  to  prevent  the  confusions 
which  the  exaggerations  of  rumor  might  create. 

For  some  weeks  past  it  has  been  rumored  that  an  insurrection  of  the 
negroes  was  to  take  place  on  the  night  of  Monday  next  (being  Easter 
Monday).  These  re|)orts  were  always  examined  into,  and  I  must  con- 
fess that  there  did  not  appear  to  me  to  be  any  just  ground  for  apprehen- 
sion. All  these  reports,  however,  agreed  in  stating  that  the  signal  of 
commencing  tlie  insurrection  was  to  \ye  setting  fire  to  this  place.  Under 
these  circumstances,  all  that  could  be  done  was  to  order  strong  Patrols  of 
militia  each  night,  which  was  directed  with  promptness  by  the  Majors  of 
the  Battallions. 

Yesterday  this  affair  assumed  a  more  serious  aspect.  Early  in  the 
morning  a  man  by  the  name  of  Lewis  called  on  me  and  informed  me  of 
the  following  circumstances.  On  the  15th,  about  five  miles  from  this 
place,  on  the  Princess  Anne  Road,  he  met  with  and  was  from  some  sus[)i- 
cions  induced  to  take  up  a  negro  called  Will,  belonging  to  the  Estate  of 
Mary  Walke,  but  hired  to  one  Floyd,  of  Princess  Anne.  Floyd  being  an 
acquaintance  of  Lewis,  the  latter  took  Will  to  Floyd,  suspecting  as  he 
had  no  pass  that  he  was  absent  without  leave.  When  he  arrived  at 
Floyd's  the  agitation  of  Will  was  so  remarkable  as  to  induce  a  susjncion  of 
his  having  either  perpetrated  or  intended  to  perpetrate  some  great  crime, 
and  as  the  subject  of  conversation  of  the  day  first  occurred,  he  was 
accused  by  Lewis  and  the  others  of  such  a  design,  upon  which  he  con- 
fessed that  such  a  plan  was  in  agitation.  He  stated  that  sundry  slaves 
(who  he  named)  had  invited  him  to  join  in  setting  the  town  on  fire  on 
Monday  next;  that  he  did  not  agree  to  join,  but  was  on  his  way  to  Nor- 
folk to  see  what  was  to  be  done.  Yesterday  Dr.  Reed,  one  of  the 
Aldermen,  went  to  Kempsville,  where  Will  was  confined  in  jail,  when  he 
confirmed  all  that  is  above  stated. «  Measures  were  taken  to  apprehend 
those  named,  and  most  of  them  have  been  secured  in  the  jails  of  Prin- 
cess Anne  and  this  place,  and  I  persuade  myself  that  from  some  of  them 
a  compleate  development  of  this  business  wiU  be  made. 

Since  writing  the  preceding,  additional  discoveries  have  been  made  to 


294 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802. 

April  17, 

Norfolk 


April  23, 

Halifax 

Ccmnty 


April  23, 

Halifax 

County 


confirm  what  I  have  already  stated,  but  the  mail  closing  I  cannot  go  into 

detail.     Such  precautions  are  taken  that  I  can  assert  that  no  mischief 

can  happen  here. 

I  am,  &c. 


Halifax  County  Court: 

Trial  of  Sancho,  a  negro  man  slave,  charged  with  conspiring  to 
rebel  and  to  murder  Daniel  Dejarnett 

Present:  William  Terry,  William  McDaniel,  William  Thompson,  Isaac 
II.  Coles,  and  Charles  Meriwether,  Gentlemen  Justices. 

John  A.  Fowlkes  was  assigned  as  council  for  the  prisoner,  and  divers 
witnesses  being  sworn  and  examined,  Sancho  was  found  guilty  and  sen- 
tenced to  be  hung  on  the  16th  of  May,  1802. 

A  brain,  a  negro  man  slave,  testified  that  in  the  spring  he  met  Sancho, 
who  told  him  that  the  negroes  intended  to  destroy  the  white  people,  and 
that  he  intended  expressly  to  kill  Daniel  Dejamette  and  take  his  wife  for 
his  own.  There  would  be  two  companies  of  negroes — one  to  meet  at 
Dejarnett's  and  the  other  at  Jamison's  store,  and  b^in  on  the  Friday 
night  before  Easter. 

Bob,  a  slave,  testified  that  Sancho  asked  him  to  join  the  insurrection 
in  the  fall  of  1801,  and  when  reminded  of  the  fate  of  those  who  rose  at 
Richmond,  said  he  reckoned  the  work  could  be  done. 

Frank,  a  negro  man  slave,  sentenced  to  death  on  the  charge  of  con- 
spiracy to  rebel  and  to  murder  Daniel  Purkins,  and  sentenced  to  be  hung 
on  the  15th  of  May,  1802. 

Abram,  a  slave,  testified  that  Frank  had  asked  him  to  join  an  insurrec- 
tion to  kill  the  white  people,  and  said  that  he  would  kill  Daniel  Purkins 
and  take  his  wife. 


John  B.  Scott  to  the  Governor. 

The  Court  is  just  now  in  the  tryal  of  a  third  offender — ^two  are  con- 
victed and  the  evidence  against  them  will  be  forwarded  to  you  in  the 
course  of  next  week — two  more  will  be  tryed  this  evening.  I  believe  the 
evidence  against  them  will  be  too  weak  to  convict  them.  On  Monday 
next  four  others  will  be  tryed.  I  have  just  received  information  that 
three  white  persons  are  connected  in  the  plot;  that  they  have  amis  and 
ammunition  concealed  under  their  houses,  and  were  to  give  aid  when  the 
negroes  should  b^in. 

This  information  is  from  one  of  the  persons  who  is  called  the  General, 
one  who  was  with  the  British  Array  in  the  American  War,  and  appears 
to  be  a  very  sensible  fellow.  I  shall  pursue  those  persons  to-morrow  and 
Mi  flomewhat  at  a  loss  how  to  act  with  respects  to  them  if  they  should 


I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  295 


Richard  Corbin,  Lieut.,  for  Robert  Boyd,  Capt.,  to  the  Gov- 
ernor. 

Soliciting  fifty  stand  of  arms  for  company  of  Light  Infantry  of  King        1802. 
&  Queen  Co.,  belonging  to  the  9th  Regiment  of  Va.  Militia.  "^P"^  ^ 


Received  of  James  Monroe,  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Vir-     April  23 
irinia,  fifty-nine  musqueta  and  Bayonets,  and  fifty-eight  cartridge  boxes, 
being  the  proportion  of  arms  allowed  the  hundred  and  eleventh  Regi- 
ment under  the  two  first  api)ortionment  of  arms  distributed  under  the 
Act  of  Assembly  concerning  the  Militia  of  this  Commonwealth. 

John  p.  HuNciERFORD,  Comd. 
Westmoreland,  April  23rd,  1802. 


Wm.  Dabney  to  the  Governor. 

Agreeably  to  the  request  of  the  Board  of  Inspectors  of  the  Peniten-    April  24, 
tiary,  I  have  to  communicate  to  you  that  the  period  for  which  the  fol-   Richmond 
lowing  members  of  that  Board  were  appointed  by  the  Executive,  expired 
on  the  14th  Inst.,  to-wit: 

Geo.  Hay,  Robt.  Mitchell,  James  I^wnes,  Micajah  Davis,  Meriwether 
Jone^,  and  Samuel  Pleasants.  The  four  first-named  Gentlemen  (if  the 
Executive  should  think  proper  to  reappoint  them)  expressed  a  willing- 
ness to  serve  twelve  months  longer;  the  two  last  mentioned  requested 
me  to  inform  you  that  the  nature  of  their  business  is  such  as  will  not 
admit  of  their  paying  the  attention  necessary,  and  nmst  therefore  decline. 

I  am,  &c. 


George  Williamson  to  the  Governor. 

Agreeable  to  your  Excellency's  Letter,  to  me  directed,  I  have  exam-  \p^\\  04 
ine<l  the  arms  last  sent  by  ^\t.  Wheeler,  and  am  of  opinion  that  the 
Locks,  stocks,  and  barrels  are  no  better  than  those  furnished  yetaforc. 
The  ram-rods  are  good,  being  temi)ered.  The  Bayonets  are  some  steel 
and  tempered,  and  some  Iron  and  not  tempered.  Upon  the  whole,  I 
think  the  anns  last  sent  are  better  than  those  furnished  formerly  by  Mr. 
Wheeler. 

I  am,  &c. 


296  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        Norfolk  Borough : 

April  2() 

At  a  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  summoned  and  held  the  26th  day 

of  April,  1802.  for  the  trial  of  Ned,  a  negro  man  slave,  belonging  to  the 

Estate  of  William  Walke,  deceased,  charged  with  consulting,  advising, 

and  conspiring  to  rebel  and  make  insurrection. 

The  above  named  negro  man  Ned  was  brought  to  the  bar,  and,  being 

arraigned,  pleaded  not  guilty.     Tnereupon  George  Suggs  was  sworn,  and 

a  negro  man  slave  named  Will,  belonging  to  the  Estate  of  William  Walke, 

deceased,  was  charged  according  to  Law  and  also  sworn  as  a  witness,  and 

the  prisoner  heard  in  his  own  defence  by  Robt.  B.  Taylor,  his  counsel. 

On  consideration  whereof,  it  is  the  opinion  that  the  said  slave  Ned  is 

thereof  guilty,  and  thereupon  it  is  ordered  that  he  be  banged  on  Friday, 

the  fourteenth  day  of  May,  1802. 

The  Evidenrr  Adduced  in  the  Trial  of  Ned. 

The  testimony  of  George  Suggs  is  as  follows : 

That  on  the  Sunday  before  Easter  Sunday,  the  prisoner  was  at  his  house 
at  difierent  times  of  the  day,  he  having  a  wife  in  his  (the  witness) 
kitchen ;  that  he  cleaned  his  boots  and  was  employed  about  other  things 
late  in  the  morning  of  that  day;  that  the  prisoner  was  a  negro  of  but 
slender  understanding — almost  an  idiot;  that  the  witness  was  absent  from 
home  between  breakfast  and  dinner  about  three  hours,  and  was  suffi- 
ciently long  for  Ned  to  go  to  Town  Bridge  and  return. 

The  testimony  of  Will,  a  negro  man  slave,  on  the  above  trial,  is  as 
follows : 

That  on  the  Saturday  before  Easter  Sunday,  he  (the  witness)  was 
coming  into  the  Town  of  Norfolk;  he  was  called  to  a  little  above  Town 
Bridge,  in  the  said  Borough,  by  the  prisoner  and  a  negro  man  slave 
named  Jeremiah,  belonging  to  the  Estate  of  John  Cornick,  in  the  da}'  time. 
That  on  coming  up  to  them  he  was  asked  by  the  prisoner  to  join  them. 
The  witness  asked.  Join  them  to  do  what?  He  was  told  by  the  prisoner 
they  wanted  him  to  join  them  and  others  in  burning  the  town  of  Norfolk 
on  the  night  of  Easter  Monday.  That  he  had  before  heard  of  an  insur- 
rection contemplated  by  the  negroes.  That  on  his  being  asked  as  afore- 
said he  refused  to  join.  That  he  considered  and  believed  the  intention 
of  the  })risoner  and  the  others  concerned,  was  to  bum  and  plunder  the 
Town  and  murder  the  inhabitants. 

Which  was  the  whole  evidence  adduced  for  and  against  the  Prisoner. 

Certified  to  by 

Wm.  Sharp,  C.  N.  B. 

At  the  same  Court,  held  on  the  same  day,  a  negro  man  named  Jere- 
miah, belonging  to  the  Estate  of  John  Cornick,  deceased,  late  of  Princess 
Anne,  was  arraigned  and  tried  on  the  charge  of  conspiring  with  other 
idle  and  ill-disposed  persons,  of  which  he  was  duly  convicted  and  con- 
.^bauiGd  to  be  executed  on  Friday,  the  14th  day  of  May  next 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEOB.  297 


Testimony  Adduced  on  the  Trial  of  Jeremiah. 

Will,  negro  man  slave,  belonging  to  the  Estate  of  Wra.  Walke,  gave        1802. 
the  same  testimony  which  he  had  on  the  same  day  given  in  the  case  of       ^      " 
Ned. 


John  Cowper  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  honored  by  your  letter  of  the  22nd,  and  have  to  inform  you  that  April  27, 
the  trial  of  two  of  the  leaders  of  the  intended  insurrection  came  on  yes- 
terday, and  the  evidence  of  their  guilt  was  such  as  removed  every  doubt, 
and  they  are  sentenced  to  be  executed  on  Friday,  the  14th  of  next 
month.  A  copy  of  the  evidence,  agreeable  to  act  of  Assembly,  will  be 
forwarded  to  you  as  soon  as  it  can  be  transcribed  by  the  clerk.  There 
were  two  others  who  would  most  certainly  have  met  the  same  fate,  but  it 
appeared  upon  examination  that  the  offence  of  one  was  committed  in 
the  county  of  Norfolk  and  the  other  in  Princess  Anne.  They  have  (with- 
out being  brought  before  our  Court)  been  accordingly  delivered  to  the 
respective  civil  authorities  having  jurisdiction  of  the  offences. 

A  number  of  circumstances  have  come  to  light,  which  many  of  them, 
unimportant  in  themselves,  yet  form  an  aggregate,  proving  an  organisced 
plan  of  insurrection. 

A  few  days  more  will,  I  think,  develope  the  whole  of  their  plans,  and 
which  shall  be  communicated  to  you. 

The  active  and  efficient  aid   which  the  civil  authority  has  received 

from  the  militia,  enables  me  to  say  with  confidence  that  we  have  nothing 

to  apprehend. 

I  am,  &c. 


Thomas  Roane,  Lieutenant-Colonel,  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  thirty-three  stand   of  arms  for  the  use  of  the  109th   Regi-     April  30, 
ment  of  militia  in  Middlesex  county.  Middlesex 


Micajah  Davis  to  the  Governor. 

Accepting  appointment  as  Inspector  of  the  Penitentiary.  April  30, 

Richmond 


Confemon  of  Jeremiah  Cornick^  a  Slavey  Taken  the  2d  of  May,  1802,  Now 
Under  Condemiuition  to  Die  for  a  Charge  of  Canspiracy, 

Denies  the  statements  made  in  regard  to  him.     On  Sunday,  the  11th      May  2, 
of  April,  he  remained  nearly  all  the  morning  at  home,  at  Mr.  Mcintosh's      Norfolk 

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May  2, 
Norfolk 


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kitchen;  that  he  went  to  the  church-yard,  and  afterwards  to  a  baptizing, 
with  two  black  men  named  Lamb,  and  then  returned  home. 


May  3,  Governor  Monroe  informs  the  Council  of  the  application  of  the  corpo- 

Richmond    ration  of  Petersburg  for  the  loan  of  twelve  horseman's  swords.    Granted. 


The  SiihMancf  of  Lewin*  (\jnfe>*f<iov ,  Made  to  Col.  Peter  Randolph. 

May  5  Arthur,  alias  Arthur  Farrar,  Ca:*sar,  alias  Major  John  Price,  and  Corv, 

the  [)roperty  of  Dr.  John  Brockenbrough,  were  the  princij)al  chanicters 
for  exciting  the  negroes  to  insurrection.  He  was  employed  as  an  ai^ist- 
ant  to  kill  the  inhabitants  of  Uiclunond  and  burn  the  city.  Arthur  told 
him  several  whit^  men  had  engaged  to  assist  them,  and  that  these  white 
men  first  suggested  the  rising.  They  would  seize  the  magazine  and  kill 
all  the  white  men  and  women,  and  nothing  but  death  should  stop  them. 
The  meeting  place  was  to  have  been  between  Scuffletown  and  Richmond 
on  the  Ifith  of  May.  Several  men  were  recruited,  especially  Juniper,  a 
free  negro,  who  said  he  would  free  all  the  slaves.  I^ewis  stated  that  he 
knew  his  confession  would  cause  his  death,  for  he  spoke  against  his  color, 
and  the  blacks  would  kill  him.  The  conspiracy  is  spreading  over  every 
county  in  the  State,  and  the  country  was  to  be  divided  among  the  blacks. 


May  r>, 
Kii'huiond 


Lieut.  Thos.  Underwood  to  Col.  Alexander  Quarrier. 

Ke))orting  that  on  the  night  of  the  3d  instant,  four  unknown  men  made 
an  attack  with  bricks  upon  the  sentinel  at  tlie  Capitol,  and  were  fired  on. 


Geor(;e  MoTntosh  to  the  Governor. 

May  T),  .Sending  testimony  to   prove  tliat  Will,  the  slave  on  whose  testimony 

Norfolk      Jeremiah  and   Ned  were  convicted,  is  unreliable,  and  that  his  evidence 
given  on  the  trial  was  false. 


May  5, 
1  lunover 


The  County  Court — present:  Parke  Goodall,  John  Bowe,  Henry  RoIh 
inson,  John  Kili>v.  and  Parke  Street,  Gentlemen  Justices — sentence 
Glasgow,  a  negro  man,  the  property  of  Paul  Thilman,  of  Hanover,  Xo 
death  on  charge  of  conspira(\v  and  insurrection,  and  ortler  him  to  be 
hung  on  the  2Sth  instant. 

James,  a  mulatto  man  slave,  testified  that  (Jlasgow  asked  him  if  he 
would  join  in  a  plot  to  kill  the  whites,  and  said,  *'Yes,  I  have  rose  for  my 


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free<]oin.  and  I  hare  never  g^^i  \\:  bnu  <lamn  iu  I   will  oilhor  *lio  or  Iv        i:^v? 


free.*' 

Eve  lilas2^>w.  ?r..  Ben,  and  Walker,  slaves,  said  ihey  wore  |»ix\^s>U  Kui 
he:ird  no  sncli  f'vmveisation. 

The  1  ourt  reei>mmende%l  Glasl^»w  as  a  tit  ohje^H  t'or  the  lH*«etit  of  the 
law  for  trans |x:«rtation. 

Similar  <entencr  of  Tom.  a  slave.     Reei>nimondtsl  for  transjH>rt,^tiou. 


Certificate  of  Daniel  Verser,  J.  P..  and  G,  (ireen.  Attoriu\v  tor  the  >Ux  i% 
Conmionwealth,  giving  atlditional  ci>ntes.sions  of  neA!n>  man  slave  Lewis, 
Arthur  toM  Lewis  his  plan  was  U>  kill  all  the  white  males  In^twivn  S  and 
s<J  years  of  age  and  all  white  women.  That  he  had  h>ng  had  this  \Ai\\\ 
on  his  mind,  and  had  j«Hne<l  with  both  hlaek  an<l  white,  that  is«  the 
'*  common  men  of  iKK>r  white  people/' and  with  mnlatt4H*s.  Kight  or  ten 
white  men  would  go  first  to  the  magazine  in  Uiehmond  aiul  hand  out 
arms.  Arthur  said  further  to  him  that  he  had  bi>en  **  under  great  exem- 
tion,"  but  that  now  he  had  escaped,  he  livetl  at  |H*ace.  The  tlatt*  of  the 
rising  was  to  l^e  the  IGth  of  .May,  and  the  men  eidistinl  in  Haiuiver  weiv 
to  come  into  Richmond  by  the  Hroi)k  bridge.  Lewis  then  refusiMl  to  jf>in 
the  plot,  and  Arthur  threateneil  him  with  death  if  lie  n^vi^alfMl  what  wjis 
t^)]d  him. 


Grikf  Green  to  the  Uovkrnou. 

The  sheriff  of  Nottoway  haa  been  directed  to  cjvrry  the  negn»  man      May  7 
I^wis  to  the  Penitentiary  for  safe  keeping.     Is  requestecl  to  inform  IIm«    '".Vnlliv'^ 
Governor,  by  Col.  Goodwin,  of  Dinwiddie,  that  Juniper,  named  by  Lewis, 
has  been  arrestecl.     A  white  man  of  suspicious  character  has  been  (!*♦■ 
tected  encouraging  and  aiding  the  pro|K>sed  insurrection,  and  w<ud<l   he 
arrested  the  next  day. 


Coniity 


J.  Bennett  to  the  Govbrnoh. 

At  the  rerjuest  of  Mr.  George  Mcintosh  he  has  aidiui  him  in  collecting       Mny  7, 
the  evidence,  which  is  sent,  regarding  the  con<hMnned  negrtMtH  .leremiah      Niirfolk 
and  Ned.     If  the  (.'oimcil  should  consider  that  this  eviden(;e  is  in  exten 
nation  of  the  offence,  it  in  nowise  impugns  the  honor  or  humanity  of  the 
(A)urt,  for  it  has  been  made  known  since  the  trial. 


John  Cowper  to  the  <iovERNoK. 

The  trials  of  the  negn)es  Ned  and  Jeremiah  werecondueled  with  j/reat       Mny  m, 
fairness,  and  able  counsel  was  assigned  them,  who  ma<le  a  mont  ingenious      ^*»fto\U 


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Mays, 
Norfolk 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

defence.  Believes  no  inembere  of  the  Court  attach  importance  to  the 
affidavits  gotten  by  Mr.  Mcintosh  with  a  view  to  discredit  the  evidence 
given  on  the  trial.  Considers  Ned  a  simple  fellow  and  believes  public 
sentiment  would  be  gratified  by  seeing  him  trans))orted  and  Jeremiah 
executed. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

May  8  Some  alteration  in  Mr.  Latrobe's  j)lan  for  the  Penitentiary  building,  is 

indispensably  necessary  in  order  to  secure  proper  facilities  for  cleaning 
the  building.  Asks  a  meeting  of  a  committee  of  the  Council,  that  he  may 
explain  the  alterations  he  proposes  to  make. 


May  14, 
Richmond 


Number  of  arms  in  the  hands  of  the  militia  of  the  19th  regiment: 

Captain  Dixon's  Company, 45  stand. 

"        Holloway's, 59       " 

''        Richardson's  (Light  Infantry),         -         -        -        -  5C)      " 

Wolfe's, 45      " 

"        Tate's, 19      " 

Meyer's  (Artillery), 40      " 

"         Nicolson's  (now  Dabney's), 50       *• 

**         Smith  (no  return). 

"         Giles  (now  Major;  no  return). 

"         Strobia  (resigned ;  no  return). 

Lieutenant  John  Scott  Pleasant, 1'* 

In  hands  of  Quartermaster  West,  delivered  up  by  sundry 

captains, 51" 

Delivered  in  to  the  Penitentiary, 89       *• 

Total, 449      " 


May  14, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosing  papers  found  as  the  stop[)er  of  a  jug  on  Ijoard  a  free  negm's 
vessell,  which  have  given  rise  to  suspicion  that  communications  are  being 
held  with  the  negroes  of  the  upj^er  country.  The  jug  was  the  property 
of  an  Irishman,  a  passenger.  Will  send  the  negro  and  white  man  to  the 
mayor  of  Petersburg  for  examination. 

Is  glad  the  negroes  condemned  in  Norfolk  have  been  reprieved  for  a 
liokA,  bat  hopes  they  will  never  again  be  permitted  to  go  at  large  in  the 


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The  County  Court  sentences  Arthur,  a  negro  man  slave,  the  property        1802. 
of  William  Farrer,  of  Goochland,  to  death  for  conspiracy  and  rebellion,  jj^^^'(Jq 
and  orders  him  to  be  hung  on  the  18th  of  June,  1802,  on  a  gallows  to  be 
built  near  the  magazine. 

I^wis,  a  n^ro  man  slave,  testified  that  he  first  heard  of  the  insurrec- 
tion from  Arthur  the  preceeding  December  at  Mr.  Bootright's.  Arthur 
said  he  had  once  gotten  clear  of  the  gallows,  but  was  determined  to 
kK>se  his  life  that  way  sooner  than  not  accomplish  his  object;  that  he 
had  a  great  number  of  men  towards  Hanover,  who  would  meet  near  the 
Brook  bridge,  and  also  that  all  of  the  free  blacks  and  a  great  number  of 
|)oor  white  people  were  to  join  in  it. 

Norfolk  County  Court — Present:  Robert  Brough,  James  Holt,  Richard     May  17, 
Blow,  James  Brown,  Samuel  Smith,  an<l  James  Matthews,  Gentlemen  ^^'"'b**^  ^^• 
J  ustices. 

Ned,  a  n^ro  man  slave  belonging  to  the  estate  of  John  Ingram, 
charged  with  insurrection  and  conspiracy,  was  heanl  by  his  assigned 
counsel,  and  several  witnesses  were  examined,  and  the  court  being  four 
for  conviction  and  one  for  acquittal,  therefore  the  prisoner  was  dis- 
charged. 


John  Cowper  to  the  Governor. 

Much  discontent  has  been  caused  by  the  indulgence  which  the  Execu- 
tive has  granted  the  condemned  negroes.  Is  persuaded  that  testimony, 
if  not  absolutely  false,  certainly  partial,  has  been  forwarded  to  him  with 
a  view^  to  procure  a  mitigation  of  the  sentence.  The  public  mind  is  in  a 
Htate  of  great  anxiety  and  uneasiness. 


May  18, 
Norfolk 


William  Newsum  to  the  Governor. 

Mr.  George  Mcintosh,  a  respectable  merchant  of  the  Borough  of  Nor- 
folk, and  a  particular  friend  of  mine,  has  been  induced  from  motives  of 
justice  and  humanity  to  interest  himself  in  favor  of  some  unfortunate 
negroes  who  have  been  condemned  to  die  by  the  Borough  Court  of  Nor- 
folk. Their  trial  and  condemnation  has  greatly  agitated  the  public  mind 
in  this  place  and  excited  some  warmth,  it  being  believed  by  many  that 
the  witness  was  of  too  infamous  a  character  for  his  testimony  to  be 
relied  on.  I  l>eg  leave  to  inform  you  that  I  have  been  acquainted  with 
Mr.  Mcintosh  a  number  of  years,  and  that  I  have  found  him  a  man  of 
strict  integrity  and  irreproachable  character ;  and  permit  me  to  add,  that 
(luring  our  political  contests  he  has  been  uniform  and  ardent  in  support 
of  Republican  principles,  and  that  in  this  business  I  believe  him  to  have 
been  actuated  by  the  purest  and  most  disinterested  motives. 

I  air,  &c. 


May  19, 
Norfolk 


VA  CMXSn>AK  or  STATE  PAFEBS. 


I^oe  Th^  nnexp^f'teil  ^vmpenemn  of  the  :3ent«K%  of  the  Court  t>f  Norfolk 

^^JffJiM  fV»n*fitafh  with  rf»i>^ct  Up  the  negroesf  Jefemiah  aorl  Sed  bij?  excited 
STi^meraJ  i^enttihiKtj  and  (vmntnuTH  cu  to  an  exprearaoo  of  the  genera] 
sentiment. 

Many  r/ 1»  were  present  at  the  trnlss.  were  satisfied  with  the  £>nfficiencT 
f4  the  U»tuftfifuyr  a»iHted  br  an  omhaken  coimteiiance  and  nnilbnn 
narrative;  Withers  of  i£if  have  had  a  jiut  repreaentatioo  of  the  same,  and 
M  f4  ni^  ^pprrpwe  the  jod^rment  of  the  Coart. 

Wfi  imsi  that  we  are  exempt  from  5nntnrinarj  motires.  If  their  sitiia- 
ti#>n  dtithofizerl  a  claim  to  merej.  we  aboald  with  aaliffacticw  indulge  h. 
and  unite  our  eflbrtii  for  their  defirersnee;  htA  faeliiig  the  distre^ii^ 
n^^^^ty  ryf  exemplary  panl«hment  at  a  time  like  the  present  persuaded 
that  t^ie  threatened  calamitie«  will  be  more  effiectuallj  obviated  by  fiil- 
ffllini^  the  mmience  of  the  0>art  than  hj  the  exerdfie  of  unmerited 
mitigation,  we,  notwithi4anding  an  unfortunate  acquittal  bj  the  County 
Oiiirt  of  one  of  the  party,  earnestly  entreat  that  no  further  delay  may 
)ff  {lennitterl  after  the  perirxl  for  which  your  honorable  Board  has  granted 
a  reprieve, 

Paul  Ixiyall,  Kr>bert  Taylor,  Ed  Archer,  Ja.  Taylor,  sr^  James  Maxwell, 
H.  Allmand;  r*onway  Whittle,  Wright  Soutbgate,  Arch'd  Williamson, 
Thcjoflcrick  Bland,  John  Went,  Edward  Hansford,  Duncan  McDonald, 
MiUihdl  ThrowgOfKl,  Wm.  Sharp,  John  PorUock,  and  211  other  persons. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

May  2U  IncloHin^  copy  of  a  letter  which,  according  to  the  Governor's  direction, 

he  liml  written  to  Henry  ?\)xall,  of  Georgetown,  in  which  he  requests 
Foxall  to  inform  him  what  he  will  charge  for  introducing  his  improve- 
nimitrt  in  making  ordnance  into  the  Richmond  Armory. 


FIknry  Foxall  to  John  Clarke. 

For  the  suui  of  $5(M)  will  give  details  in  full,  with  drawings,  in  regard 
to  Hito  and  fiinn  of  foundry  and  boring  mill  and  machinery.  Thinks 
thai  it  would  ho  well  for  ('larke  to  come  to  Georgetown  and  see  the  works 
he  liOH  («onHtru(!ted  there,  which  are  the  most  complete  of  the  kind. 


John    ('liARKK   TO   THE    GOVERNOR. 

May  22  ""'^  n^coivcd  his  letter,  enelomng  one  of  Mr.  Mifos',  in  regard  to  the 

eniploynieni  of  convicts.     They  should  not  work  anywhere,  where  there 


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are  facilities  for  escape,  but  should  be  eniployeil  in  the  liouse  and  yani.        iS4>2. 
Suggests  stone  cutting.  ^**y  -^* 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  this  moment  receiveil  information  that  three  tierces  of  Gun  Mav  22 
Flints  have  been  sent  hy  Mr.  Hodgison  U^  Col.  Gamble  for  the  Virginia 
Manufactorv  of  Arms.  The  three  tierces  contiiin  one  hundred  thousand. 
As  no  letter  has  been  received  by  me  Respecting  them,  and  as  1  cannot 
fc^up|K>se  Mr.  Hodgscni  could  conceive  himself  authorized  by  his  contnict 
with  the  Executive  for  furnishing  UmjIs  for  the  Virginia  Manufac^tory  of 
Arms  to  furnish  (Jun  Flints,  I  shall  not  rec<»ive  them  until  diiectcil  by 
vou.  I  am  s<?rrv  to  find  that  more  of  the  tcK)la  wliieh  were  t«)  have  been 
sent  bv  him  are  not  arrived. 

I  am,  sir,  i^'c. 


AlBX.  (JllARRIER,  TnOS.  l^NDERWOOD,  AND    JoSIAH    HlNlillAM    TO  THK 

Governor. 

Stating  that  four  corporals  are  not  a  suihcient  number  for  the  Public      May  24, 
Guard,  as  two  are  on  dutv  each  dav,  one  at  the  Harnicks  and  one  at  the    l^*^*h"«*"d 
Penitentiary.     Suggest  tliat  two  more  be  appointed. 


Petition  of  citizens  of  Hanover  county  for  the  pardon  of  two  negroes,      M„y  24 
sentenced  to  be  hung  on  the  2<Sth  instant  for  the  crime  of  conspiracy  and 
in.surrection. 


William  Prentis  to  the  Govkrnor. 

The  ]>aper  sent  him  is  a  list  of  hands  in  some  tobacco  factory  in  Peters-      ^]^^y  27 
liiirg,  and  the  numbers  opposite  indicate  the  immber  of  jiounds  each    Petorslmr^r 
stemmed  during  the  day.     Wishes  all  alarms  might   be  as  easily  dis- 
sipated. 

John  Cowper  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  honored  by  yours  of  the  2r)tli  of  last  month.     On  Friday  last,      .JniH»  1, 
•leremiah  was  execut4Ml  pursuant  to  the  sentence  of  the  Court.     I  am      N(»rf()lk 
informed  that  he  ])rotested  his  own  innocence  of  the  crime  for  which  he 
suffered,  but  on  being  pressed  a  few  minutes  before  his  death,  to  declare 
whether  he  had  any  knowledge  of  any  conspiracy  or  not  intended  by  the 


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1802.        Slaves,  he  refused  to  answer,  and  nothing  would  extract  an  answer.     I 

Norfolk      ^^^^  "^^  doubt  but  this  example  will  produce  the  efifect  which  it  is  wished. 

Ned,  I  think  (and  in  this  opinion  I  am  joined  almost  universally),  is 

entitled  from  the  circumstances  of  his  character,  to  a  mitigation  of  his 

sentence,  more  especially  as  the  end  of  punishment  has  been  already 

answered. 

Should  the  Executive  be  pleased  to  mitigate  this  sentence  to  transpor- 
tation, I  am  pursuaded  the  measure  will  be  received  with  general  satisfac- 
tion, and  be  the  means  of  securing  our  future  peace  and  safety. 

I  am.  &c. 


Thomas  Jefferson,  Pres.  U.  S.  to  the  Governor. 

June  3,  I  observe  that  the  resolution  of  the  I^egislature  of  Virginia  of  Jan.  23, 

Was  mgton  ^^  desiring  us  to  look  out  for  some  proper  place  to  which  insurgent 
negroes  may  be  sent,  expresses  a  preference  of  the  continent  of  Africa  or 
some  of  the  Spanish  or  Portugese  settlements  in  S.  America,  in  which 
preference,  and  especially  as  to  the  former,  I  entirely  concur.  On  look- 
ing towards  Africa  for  our  object,  the  British  establishment  at  Sierra 
Leone  at  once  presents  itself.  You  know  that  that  establishment  was 
undertaken  by  a  private  company,  and  was  first  suggested  by  the  suffer- 
ing state  of  the  blacks  who  were  carried  over  to  England  during  the 
revolutionary  war  and  who  were  perishing  with  want  and  misery  in  the 
streets  of  London.  A  niimber  of  benevolent  persons  subscribed  for  the 
establishment  of  a  company  who  might  carry  these  people  to  the  coast 
of  Africa  and  there  emplo}'  them  usefully  for  themselves  and  indemnify 
the  company  by  commercial  operations.  Sierra  I^eone  was  fixed  on  as 
the  place;  the  blacks  then  in  England  were  carried  thither,  and  a  vessel 
or  vessels  sent  to  Nova  Scotia  which  carried  to  the  same  place  the  blacks 
who  had  gone  to  that  country ;  the  settlement  is,  therefore,  composed  of 
negroes  formerly  inhabitants  of  the  Southern  States  of  our  Union.  Hav- 
ing asked  a  conversation  on  this  subject,  with  Mr.  Thornton,  the  British 
Charge  des  Affairs  here,  he  informs  me  the  establishment  is  prosperous, 
and  he  thinks  there  will  be  no  objection  on  the  part  of  the  Company  to 
receive  blacks  from  us,  not  of  the  character  of  common  felons,  but  guilty 
of  insurgency  only,  provided  they  are  sent  as  free  persons — the  principles 
of  their  institution  admitting  no  slavery  among  them.  I  propose  there- 
fore, if  it  meets  your  approbation,  to  write  to  Mr.  King  our  Minister  in 
London,  to  propose  this  matter  to  the  Sierra  T^icone  Company  who  are 
resident  in  I>ondon,  and  if  leave  can  be  obtained  to  send  black  insurgents 
there,  to  inquire  further  whether  the  regulations  of  the  place  would  per- 
mit us  to  carry  or  take  there  any  mercantile  objects,  which  by  affording 
i.  ,  some  commercial  profit,  might  defray  the  expenses  of  the  transportation. 


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As  soon  as  I  can  be  favored  with  your  sentiments  on  this  proposition  and  1802. 
your  approbation  of  it,  I  will  write  to  Mr.  King  that  we  may  have  the  w^gij^  ^J 
niatter  finally  arranged.  Should  any  mercantile  operation  be  i)ermitted 
to  be  combined  with  the  transportation  of  tliese  persons  so  as  to  lessen . 
or  to  pay  the  expence,  it  might  then  become  eligible  to  make  that  the 
asylum  for  the  other  description  also — to-vvit,  the  freed  negroes  and  per- 
Si)ns  of  colour.  If  not  permitted,  so  distant  a  colonization  of  them 
would  perhaps  be  thought  too  expensive;  but  while  we  are  ascertaining 
this  i)oint,  we  may  Ije  making  enquiry  what  other  suitable  places  may  be 
found  in  the  West  Indies  or  the  Southern  continent  of  America,  so  as  to 
have  some  other  resource  i)rovided  if  the  one  most  desirable  should  be 
unattainable.  In  looking  out  for  another  place,  we  should  prefer  placing 
them  with  whatsoever  power  is  least  likely  to  become  an  enemy,  and  to 
use  the  knowledge  of  these  exiles  in  predatory  expeditions  agiiinst  us. 
Portugal  and  Holland  would  be  of  this  character,  but  I  wish  to  have 
your  sentiments  on  both  branches  of  the  subject  before  I  commit  it  by 
any  actual  step. 

Accept  assurances  of  my  afl'ectionate  and  high  esteem  and  respect. 


CJII 


Geo.  Goosley  to  the  Governor. 

You  will  c»blige  me  by  submitting  the  following  proposals  to  the  con-      June  5, 
sideration  of  the  Executive.  Richmond 

The  convict-ed  slaves  confined  in  the  Penitentiary  house  of  this  Com- 
monwealth, having  bcconje  so  numerous  as  to  render  their  maintenance 
burthensome  and  their  safe  keeping  inconvenient,  and  no  acce])table  offer 
having  been  made  for  their  purchase,  I  propose  to  convey  them  immedi- 
ately without  the  United  States,  and  to  dispose  of  them  according  to 
Ijaw  in  tin;  following  manner  and  upon  the  following  terms. 

Tlie  Dutch  or  Spanish  settlements  in  the  West  Indies  offering  the  most 
advantageous  market,  I  would  convey  them  from  the  place  of  their  con- 
finement hf/  wnter  to  Norfolk,  and  from  thence  by  sea  to  Surinam  or  the 
Havana,  to  which  place  opportunities  of  conveyance  are  frequent,  and 
where  as  good  prices  may  be  obtained  for  them  as  in  any  part  of  the  West 
Indies.  This  appears  to  be  the  preferable  mode  of  transportation  for 
many  reasons. 

Ist.  Because  they  could  be  transported  at  much  less  expense  by  sea 
than  on  the  land. 

2ndly.    It  is  by  far  the  njost  expeditious. 

»5rdly.    There  is  much  less  danger  of  escape. 

The  importations  of  slaves  into  Ix)uisianna  since  its  session  to  France, 

has  been  [)rohibited ;  this  I  learn  from  a  gentlemen  from  Kentucky. 

As  it  is  not  expected  that  it  is  the  object  of  the  Executive  to  make  the 

39 


306  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.  sale  a  matter  of  traffic,  but  merely  to  repay  into  the  public  Treasury  the 
Richmond  ^^™^  drawn  from  it  and  expended  in  the  purchase  of  the  slaves,  I  shall 
expect  as  the  reward  of  my  agency,  the  surplus  arising  from  the  s^les 
after  refunding  to  the  State  its  expenditures  in  purchasing,  removing  and 
transporting  them.  Should  any  disappointment  occur  so  as  to  render 
the  amount  of  the  sales  inadequate  to  this  purpose,  I  shall  be  content 
with  a  very  reasonable  reconipence.  sufficient  however  to  defray  the 
expence  of  the  trip. 

There  shall  be  good  security  given  for  the  faithftil  performance  of  this 
duty  if  it  be  required. 

I  am,  &c. 


George  Goosley  to  the  Governor. 

June  8  Finding  it  to  be  the  wish  of  the  Executive  that  the  negroes  confined 

in  the  Penitentiary  should  be  sold  here  rather  than  disposed  of  in  a  dif- 
ferent manner,  you  will  therefore  oblige  me  by  laying  the  following  pro- 
posal before  the  Board : 

For  all  except  two,  I  will  give  three  hundred  dollars,  and  for  those 
two,  who  are  aged  and  unlikely,  two  hundred  and  fifty.  The  money 
payable  one-half  in  one  month  after  the  return  of  the  person  carrying 
them  abroad,  which  will  not  be  later  than  December,  and  the  other  half 
in  six  months  from  the  time  of  the  first  payment;  security  for  comply- 
ing with  the  requisites  of  the  I^w  and  for  the  payment  of  the  money  at 
the  time  specified,  shall  be  given. 

I  am,  &c. 


William  Wilkerson  to  the  Governor. 

June  8,  The  awfully  dangerous  situation  of  this  particular  part  of  the  State 

"  *"^™o°<i  in  consequence  of  the  movements  of  the  negroes  in  this  and  neigh- 
boring Counties,  has  induced  me  to  address  vour  Excellencv  on  this 
truly  alarming  subject.  Just  as  the  citizens  of  this  county,  and  the 
Town  of  Sufiblk  |)articularly,  were  in  some  measure  relieved  from  appre- 
hensions of  danger  at  least  for  a  while  after  the  late  trial  of  several 
n^roes,  we  have  ex|)erienced  a  fresh  and  more  alarming  account  of  an 
intended  Insurrection.  This  information  has  been  communicated  from 
a  county  in  North  Carolina  adjacent  to  this  County,  by  several  Respec- 
table characters,  a  copy  of  which  communication  1  have  taken  the  liberty 
to  enclose  vou. 

Our  situation  is  truly  awful.     I  am  aware  of  the  propriety  of  calling 
out  the  militia  in  case  of  Insurrection.     I  believe,  too,  that  I  might  be 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  307 


justified  in  doing  so  on  good  grounds  to  apprehend  an  Insurrection,  but  1802. 
as  in  this  case  the  measure  must  be  induced  by  constructive  acts,  I  am  j^  ^°®  '  , 
unwilling  to  go  into  active  measures  previous  to  orders  for  that  i>urpose. 
I  shall  therefore  be  much  gratified  if  your  Excellency  will  be  pleased  to 
direct  the  mode  of  conduct  proper  to  be  observed  by  me  as  Lt.-Col. 
Com't  of  this  County,  particularly  how  far  it  may  be  proper  for  me  to 
exercise  discretionary  measures. 

This  Letter  will  be  handed  you  by  Mr.  Thomas  Simpson,  to  whom  I 
beg  leave  to  refer  your  Excellency  for  further  particulars. 

I  am,  &c. 

^o.  Carolina,  Hertford  Co  ,  June  5th,  1802. 
The  Citizens  of  Nansemond  Countv : 

ft 

Gentlemen — A  horrid  plot  has  been  discovered  amongst  the 
negroes  in  this  county  and  the  county  of  Bertie,  which  has  for  its  object 
the  total  destruction  or  the  whites.  Their  plan  is  to  be  put  in  execution 
the  10th  of  June  inst. 

This  report  is  not  to  be  treated  lightly,  for  it  is  reduced  to  an  absolute 
certainty  from  a  paper  found  in  the  possession  of  one  of  them.  This 
paper  appears  to  be  a  letter  from  the  Captain  of  them  in  this  county  to 
the  intended  Captain  in  Bertie,  which  points  out  a  number  of  their  offi- 
cers and  the  pl^ce  of  rendezvous.  VV'e  have  caused  a  number  of  them 
to  be  taken  up  and  from  several  corroborating  testimonies  there  is  not  a 
doubt  remaining  that  such  a  plan  does  actually  exist.  We  have  filled 
our  Goal  with  them,  and  are  about  to  have  a  called  Court  for  their  trial. 
From  every  circumstance  we  are  led  to  believe  that  the  plan  is  to  be  a 
general  thing  throughout  the  country,  therefore  have  dispatched  messen- 
gers different  ways  to  give  the  alarm,  and  for  a  number  of  particulars  we 
refer  you  to  the  bearer  of  this  letter. 

Being  awfully  imprest  with  the  nature  of  the  impending  danger,  we  do 
most  seriously  entreat" the  people  generally  to  be  upon  their  guard,  and 
we  would  recommend  to  you  to  pursue  the  plan  which  led  to  this  dis- 
covery among  us.  It  was  as  follows :  The  officers  throughout  the  counties 
at  a  certain  time,  previously  agreed  upon,  proceed  to  make  a  general 
search  in  all  the  negroes'  houses  and  other  suspected  places. 

In  a  cotton  barrel  in  one  of  their  cabins  the  before-mentioned  letter 
was  found,  very  curiously  concealed. 

We  are,  gentlemen,  your  obed't  servants, 

John  Scott,  Col. ; 
Lew.  Brown,  Lt.; 
James  Jones,  Lt. ; 
Arthur  Poster,  P.; 
N.  Harrell, 
Tfmo.  Walton. 


308  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Benjamin  Overman  to  Capt.  Qricb. 

1802.  I  have  to  inforni  you  that  I  have  just  receive<l  an  express  from  John 

Gum  Bridge  ^^^w  that  tl)e  negroes  have  einhodied  in  Hartford  county  and  are  now 

N.  C.        underarms.     The  express  came  to  Mr.  Shaw  12  o'clock  this  night.     I 

am  in  a  hurry. 

Mr.  Browning  Nixinton  received  an  express  last  night  at  12  o'clock 

giving  information  that  the  negroes  in  Bertie  county  had  risen  in  Winsor 

and  committed  great  havock ;  from  thence  they  marched  to  Chowan  river. 

where  they  are  emhodied  and  armed,  there  at  the  ferry,  above  seven  miles 

from  the  river.  , 

I  do  certify  this  to  be  a  true  copy. 

D.  Jones. 
The  above  places  are  in  No.  Carolina. 


k^4» 


Thos.   Matthews   to  the  Governor. 

June  15,  I  hold  it  my  duty  to  forward  to  your  Excellency  every  information 
^^  ^  respecting  the  alarms  created  by  the  supposed  inclination  of  the  people 
of  color  to  rebel.  The  inclosed  letter  from  Col.  Dawley  of  Princess  Anne, 
with  a  copy  of  information  forwarded  from  the  neighboring  counties  in 
North  Carolina  will  shew  to  your  Excellency  the  state  of  the  business  in 
that  quarter. 

Since  the  receipt  of  Dawley's  letter,  similar  information  has  been 
handed  to  me  from  other  quarters,  accompanied  by  reports  that  I  hold  to 
be  exaggerated. 

Whatever  may  be  the  true  8ta,te  of  the  business  or  how  far  the  insur- 
gents (if  ever)  mean  to  extend  their  eflbrts,  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  say. 
They  have  however  created  considerable  alarm  in  that  part  of  Norfolk 
County  contiguous  to  No.  Carolina,  and  the  people  are  voluntarily  doing 
duty.  They  can  give  me  no  good  reason  for  their  fears,  yet  they  appear 
fully  satisfied  that  some  attempt  will  be  made  by  tiie  blacks. 

Your  Excellency  will  observe  by  Col.  Dawley's  letter,  that  his  people 
are  without  ammunition.  *  In  case  of  emergenc}*,  I  should  feel  no  hesita- 
tion in  supplying  what  was  necessary,  but  I  beg  leave  to  submit  to  your 
Excellency  whether  it  ought  not  to  be  immediately  done.  The  people 
of  the  Borough  are  well  supplied  and  appear  to  apprehend  no  danger. 
How  long  they  will  remain  quiet  under  the  present  rejwrts,  it  is  difficult 
to  say. 

I  shall  be  happy  in  receiving  the  orders  of  your  Excellency  at  all  times. 

I  am,  &c. 


«■/ . 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 

to  the  white  Pepil: 

White  pepil  be-ware  of  your  lives,  their  is  a  plan  now  forming 
and  intend  to  be  put  in  execution  this  harvest  time — they  are  to  com- 
mence and  use  their  Sithes  as  weapons  until  they  can  get  possession  of 
other  weapons;  their  is  a  great  many  weapons  hid  for  the  purpose,  and 
he  you  all  assured  If  you  do  not  look  out  in  time  that  many  of  you 
will  be  put  to  death,  the  sceam  is  to  kill  all  before  them,  men,  women, 
and  children,  their  has  been  expresses  going  In  Every  direction  for 
some  days  to  see  all  the  negroes  they  could  this  holladay,  to  make  the 
arrangements  and  conclud  what  time  it  is  to  commence  and  at  what 
plasis  the}'  are  to  assemble,  watch  they  conduc  of  your  Negroes  and 
you  will  see  an  alteration.  I  am  a  confident  of  the  leaders  and  can  not 
give  you  my  name.  I  am  also  a  greater  friend  to  some  of  the  Whites, 
and  wish  to  preserve  their  lives.  I  am  a  favorite  Servant  of  ray  Master 
and  Mistis,  and  love  them  dearly. 
June  7th  1802. 


809 


1802. 
June  15 


Lazarus  Cook  to  the  Governor. 

Pra3's  for  remission  of  damages  assessed  against  him  as  security  for     June  19 
John  Rogers,  Sheriff  of  Southampton  County,  for  the  Taxes  of  1786,  the 
principal  and  interest  of  the  same  having  been  all  paid. 


Geo.  Goosley  to  the  Governor. 

I  received  your  letter  some  days  ago,  informing  me  that  the  Executive 
were  inclined  to  accede  to  my  proposition  for  the  purchase  of  the  negroes 
in  the  Penitentiary.  Upon  inquiry  of  the  Spanish  Consul  at  this  place, 
I  find  that  all  the  j>orts  of  the  Spanish  West  Indies  are  shut  against 
Americans,  and  the  admission  of  slaves  from  any  other  quarter  than 
Africa,  totally  interdicted.  I  know  of  no  other  place  where  the  negroes 
can  be  sold,  and  I  shall,  if  the  Executive  think  proper,  be  gladly  released 
from  the  engagement. 

Some  port  in  the  British  Islands  might  ^afford  a  good  sale,  but  the 
English  Consul,  knowing  that  these  people  are  to  be  exported,  and  fear- 
ing that  they  may  promote  insurrection  in  the  countries  where  sent,  he 
is  determined  to  give  such  information  as  shall  prevent  leave  being  given 
to  land  them. 

I  am,  &Q, 


June  24, 
Norfolk 


Abram,  a  n^ro  man  slave,  sentenced  to  death  for  conspiracy  and  in- 
surrection. 


July  1, 
Halifax 
County 


310  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.  Bob,  a  slave,  testified  that  Abram  asked  him  to  fight  the  whit€  people. 

Hvdx      ^^^^"^  ^^^^  ^^^^  ^^  Friday  night  before  Easter  he  would  kill  his  own 
County      master,  Wm.  Smith,  and  on  the  next  night  meet  the  other  colored  men 
at  Seven  Islands. 

Robin,  brother  of  the  prisoner,  testified  to  the  same  effect.  All  whites 
were  to  be  killed,  and  all  blacks  who  did  not  join.  They  were  to  com- 
mence with  any  sort  of  arms  they  could  get. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

July  4,  Informing  him  that  five  convicts,  on  the  7th  instant,  made  their  escape 

n  lary  ^^^^^  ^j^^  building  by  removing  the  grate  of  a  window,  but  were  retaken 
within  the  plank  inclosure. 


Report  of  the  Board  of  Inspectors  of  the  Penitentiary. 

July  12  State  that  they  have  not  for  some  time  been  satisfied  with  the  conduct 

of  Martin  Mims,  keeper  of  the  Penitentiary,  and  accuse  him  of  disobey- 
ing or  delaying  to  obey  their  orders;  also  that  he  has  delayed  paying 
the  bills  of  the  penitentiary  when  he  had  money  in  his  hands,  and  that 
the  following  rules  had  either  been  not  carried  out  or  only  partially  so, 
viz:  That  eAch  prisoner  be  credited  with  all  work  done  by  him;  that  the 
prisoners  be  kept  steadily  at  labor;  that  the  keeper  or  his  assistants  con- 
stantly visit  the  workshops  during  hours  of  labor;  that  the  roll  be  called 
every  morning;  that  the  prisoners  be  made  to  preserve  cleanliness  in 
person  and  clothes,  and  various  other  regulations.  They  adopt  a  resolu- 
tion to  present  the  subject  to  the  Executive  unless  the  conduct  of  the 
keeper  is  at  once  amended,  and  recommend  that  the  appointment  of 
keeper  be  hereafter  vested  in  the  Board  of  Inspectors. 


July  12,         The  County  Court — present:   Thomas  Smith,  Thomas  Tabb,  William 
Mathews  Co.  j^uckner,  John  D.  Jarvis,  Andrew  Van  Bibber,  and  Edmund  S.  Briggs, 
Gentlemen  Justices — recommend  James  Van  Bibber,  Hunley  Gayle,  and 
Andrew  Van  Bibber  for  appointment  as  sheriff.     Certified  by  John  Pat- 
terson, clerk. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

July  24  The  foundation  on  which  the  boring  mill  for  ordinance  will  be  built,  is 

solid  rock,  and  has  been  excavated  to  the  present  time  by  Richmond 
stone  cutters,  to  whom  the  stone  was  given.  Asks  whether  he  mui^t 
employ  hands  and  hasten  the  work. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  311 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Asks  an  advance  of  $40  to  Robert  Nelson,  of  Henrico,  in  pa3'ment  for        1802- 
walnut  plank  purchased  by  the  armory  for  musket  and  pistol  stocks. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Has  been  lately  informed  by  General  Sbee  that  no  seasoned  walnut     July  24 
timber  suitable  for  gun-stocks  can  be  obtained,  and  that  there  are  no 
seasoned  gun-stocks  there,  except  in  the  United  States  Military  stores, 
where  are  a  large  number.     Recommends  that  the  endeavor  be  made  to 
purchase  a  few  thousand  of  the  largest  stocks  from  the  United  States. 


Peter  Guerrant,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  a  payment  of  $1,000  or  $1,500  for  timber  furnished  and  framed      July  24, 
for  the  public  warehouse  in  Richmond.  Richmond 


James  Wood  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending  the  appointment  of  Dr.  John  H.  Foushee  as  quaran-     July  26, 
tine  officer  at  Richmond.  Richmond 


Wm.  Fulcher  to  the  Governor. 

Offering  to  purchase  the  negroes  confined  in  the  Penitentiary  at  £80       July 
each,  and  give  bond  to  convey  them  outside  the  state,  or  will  seU  them 
for  the  state  for  a  commission  of  33J  per  cent. 


Report  of  the  Premdent  and  Directors  of  the  Potomack  Company  to  the 
Stjorkholders  at  Their  Annual  Meeting  at  Akxandria,  the  2d  day  of 
Avftitstj  1802, 

Agreeably  lo  the  representations  which  we  made  at  your  last  annual  August  2 
meeting,  the  I^ocks  at  the  Great  Falls  were  completely  finished  by  the 
end  of  February;  and  from  the  experience  since  had,  and  the  opinion  of 
every  person  who  has  viewed  them,  there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that 
the  whole  of  the  work  has  been  executed  in  a  very  substantial  and 
durable  manner,  and  in  every  respect  likely  to  answer  well  the  object 


812  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.  contemplated.  Upon  this  event,  it  was  generally  expected  that  the  Stock 
August  2  ^jj-  ^i^g  Company  would  immediately  become  productive  to  the  holders, 
and  we  had  no  doubt  of  being  al)le  to  lay  before  you  at  this  meeting 
such  a  state  of  the  Tolls  as  would  yield  a  handsome  dividend.  We  are 
sorry,  however,  to  say  that,  notwithstanding  in  common  years  the  river 
is  now  navigable  from  George's  creek  to  tide-wat^^r  without  interruption 
during  a  considerable  period  of  the  year,  and  that  there  was  certainly 
large  quantities  of  Flour  and  other  produce  prepared  and  intended  to 
have  been  sent  down  the  river  to  market  on  the  opening  of  the  naviga- 
tion at  the  Great  Falls,  such  has  been  the  remarkable  state  of  the  waters 
hitherto  since  the  Locks  were  finished,  in  consequence  of  the  total  want 
of  snow  last  winter  in  the  upper  country,  and  the  rains  then  and  since 
proving  only  very  moderate  and  partial,  that  the  river  could  only  l)e 
used  for  transporting  produce  at  short  intervals  after  some  of  these  partial 
rains ;  indeed,  we  are  informed  the  oldest  inhabitants  do  not  remember  of 
any  former  year  wherein  the  Potomac  in  the  spring  season  continued  in 
so  unfavorable  a  state  for  boating.  From  these  circumstances  the  whole 
produce  which  passed  the  Great  Falls  since  the  l/ocks  were  finished,  has 
yielded  Tolls  to  the  gross  amount  only  of  $3,647  90-100  Dollars,  of 
which  you  have  herewith  a  particular  statement,  neating  the  sum  of 
$.*^,486  3B-100  Dollars.  We  think  it  proper  here  to  observe  in  case  you 
sh(»ul(l  judge  it  advisable  to  make  a  Dividend  at  this  period,  that  the 
said  nett  proceeds  of  Tolls  added  to  the  proportion  of  the  Dividends  on 
the  six  per  cent.  Stock,  which  was  paid  as  interest  for  the  time  on  the 
unredeemed  principal  thereof,  amounts  to  4,073  77-100  Dollars.  This 
sum  is  the  actual  product  or  profit  of  the  property  of  the  Company,  and 
will  divide  fully  5  r)5-l(X)  per  share,  being  at  the  rat<;  of  3  per  cent.  i>er 
annum  on  the  capital  or  original  subscription  of  $100  sterling  per  share, 
for  the  time  the  T/>cks  at  the  (treat  Falls  have  been  in  operation.  And 
it  will  be  recollected,  as  was  particularly  stated  in  our  former  reports, 
that  the  Tolls  received  in  the  two  years  preceding  August  last,  amounteil 
to  4,772  f>2-l0()  Dollars  after  deducting  the  expense  of  collection,  and 
that  during  the  period  in  which  these  Tolls  were  collected,  there  was  a 
sufiiciency  of  other  funds  on  hand  and  appropriated  for  the  expenditure 
on  the  works  then  carrying  on. 

By  the  Treasurer's  account  now  laid  before  you,  it  will  appear  that  of 
th(»  six  }>er  cent,  stock  of  the  I 'tiited  States  remaining  on  hand  at  8<1 
August  last,  the  date  of  our  last  report,  25,000  dollars  (nominal  amount) 
have  been  sold,  which  netted  inclu<ling  dividends  since  drawn  on  the 
whole,  exactly  21,40.')  24-100  dollars,  and  that  of  the  funds  which  have 
come  into  thr  hands  of  the  Treasurer  since  the  last  settlement  of  his  and 
the  balance  of  cash  then  in  his  possession,  there  has  been  expended — 

On  the  works  at  the  (Jreat  Falls,  .  .  .  .      $21,885 

In  repairs  of  the  IxK'ks  and  Canal  at  Little  Falls  and  at  differ- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  813 


ent  places  of  the  River,  and  other  improvements  in  the  bed  1802. 

of  the  river, 2,433     ^«8««^  2 

And  sundry  expenses  attending  the  general  Business  of  the 
Company,      -------         1,875 


In  all,  ...  -     $26,193 

The  funds  of  the  company  still  in  possession  of  the  President  and 
Directors  (exclusive  of  the  29  shares  of  stock  of  the  company  bought  in 
as  formerly  stated,)  amount  at  a  fair  valuation  to  8,188  DolFrs,  as  fol- 
lows, viz: 

5.000  (nominal  principal)  six  per  cent,  stock  standing  on  the  books  of  the 
Tr^sury  of  the  United  States  in  name  of  the  company,  at  lOlf  per 
cent.,  (being  the  current  price  at  Philadelphia),  on  the  unredeemed 
principal  thereof  is,        -  -  -  -  -        $4,204  31 

Cash  in  hands  of  the  Treasurer,    -  -  -  -  2,883  70 


7,088  01 
Debts  outstanding  reckoned  good,  -  .  -  1,000  00 


Dollars,  8,188  00 

The  President  and  Directors  being  of  opinion  that  the  imprisonment 
of  the  bed  of  the  River  so  as  to  render  it  as  far  as  possible  navigable  at 
all  seasons,  is  the  object  which  now  requires  the  principal  attention  of 
the  Company,  have  employed  two  setts  of  Labourers  of  about  twenty 
each,  and  have  them  now  at  work  upon  the  River  under  resj)ective  Over- 
seers and  under  the  general  superintendence  of  Mr.  Yarbaugh.  One  sett 
a)mnienced  at  the  upper  end  of  the  canal  at  Little  Falls  to  proceed  up- 
wards, and  the  other  above  the  Great  Falls  in  like  manner.  And  should 
the  state  of  the  River  for  the  remainder  of  the  year  prove  favourable  for 
such  operations,"  they  hope,  before  winter,  the  navigation  between  the 
two  Falls  will  be  placed  in  the  situation  desired,  and  also  to  accomplish 
the  same  improvement  in  it  for  a  considerable  |>art  of  the  way  from  the 
Great  Falls  to  the  Shenando.  When  these  hands  are  prevented  from 
working  on  the  River,  they  are  employed  in  quarrying  free  stone  and 
common  rough  stone,  and  Boating  the  same  to  the  Ix)cks  at  the  Little 
Falls  in  order  to  save  the  loss  of  labour.  This  stone  will  be  wanted  for 
Rebuilding  the  liocks  there,  as  from  their  being  constructed  entirely  of 
w(xk1,  the  present  Locks  will  not  be  serviceable  much  longer,  but  they 
can  be  rebuilt  in  this  manner  of  these  durable  materials  without  great 
cxi>ence  or  much  interruption  to  the  navigation.  For  more  particular 
information  relative  to  these  operations,  we  refer  you  to  the  Report  of 
Mr.  Yarbaugh  herewith. 

40 


314 


1802. 
August  2 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 

From  the  best  Estimate  we  can  make,  6000  to  5500  Dollars  will 
required  to  defray  the  expence  of  carrying  on  this  work  till  Xmas. 

(Signed)  Jas.  Keith,  President. 

Jno.  Mason, 

John  Laird, 

Directors. 


William  Berkeley  to  thjb  Govbrnor. 

August  7        The  enclosed  papers  will  sliow  the  amount  of  sales  of  Public  Tobacco 

on  the  3d  of  July  last,  as  well  as  the  loss  sustained  by  the  Treasury 

thereby. 

I  am,  &c. 

Account  sales  of  77  hogsheads  of  Public  Tobacco,  82,020  lbs. ;  Total 
receipts,  $2,308,  less  $25,  commission  of  Thomas  Taylor,  auctioneer. 


August  7 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

By  the  original  plan  of  the  Penitentiary  building,  it  was  designed  that 
there  should  be  an  inscription  over  the  entrance,  and  a  stone  was  inserted 
for  the  purpose.  As  the  scaffolding  will  soon  be  taken  down,  asks  to  be 
furnished  with  an  inscription. 

[This  paper  is  endorsed,  "To  request  Mr.  Wythe."] 


August  7f 
Knoxville 


Archibald  Roane,  Governor  of  Tennessee,  to  the  Governor. 

Your  Excellency's  letter  of  20th  May  has  been  duly  received.  I  regret 
that  the  letter  from  the  Commissioners  of  Virginia  did  not  reach  me  at 
an  earlier  |)eriod.  The  day  appointed  by  them  as  a  time  of  meeting  is 
perfectly  agreeable  to  me,  and  I  have  no  doubt  will  suit  the  Commission- 
ers of  Tennessee.  I  have  sent  a  letter  to  the  Commissioners  of  your 
State,  proposing  a  place  of  meeting  different  from  that  fonnerly  appointed ; 
but,  lest  it  should  fiiil,  I  hog  the  favour  of  you  also  to  apprize  them  that 
the  Commissioners  of  this  State  will  meet  them  at  Abingdon  on  the  first 
day  of  October  next,  to  commence  the  business  committed  to  them  by 

the  two  States. 

I  am,  <&c. 


William  Nelson  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  a  considerable  number  of  shells  and  four  large 
beds  for  mortars  are  lying  on  the  south  bank  of  the  Pamunkey  river,  in 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  315 


a  secluded  part  of  Mr.  Mann  Page's  low  grounds,  just  above  Hanover       1802. 
Town.     Thinks  they  were  landed  there  during  the  war.  August  8 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Directors  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal  Company,    August  11 
held  this  11th  day  of  August,  1802: 

Ordered,  That  Thomas  Newton  be  requested  to  draw  on  the  Treasurer 

for  one  thousand  dollars  of  the  State's  quota,  agreeable  to  requisition  of 

this  Board. 

S.  Slaughter, 

Ro.  BousH, 

Jas.  Hunter, 

Directors. 


State  of  Maryland,  Baltimore  County,  Set.: 

Be  it  remembered,  that  on  this  twelfth  day  of  August,  in  the  year  August  12 
eighteen  hundred  and  two,  personally  appeared  before  me,  the  subscriber. 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  and  Gaol  Delivery,  for 
Baltimore  County,  John  Murphy,  who  being  sworn  on  the  Holy  Evan- 
gels of  Almighty  God,  deposeth  and  saith :  That  Newell  Walton  on  the 
second  day  of  August,  in  the  year  1802,  with  force  and  arms  at  Baltimore 
County,  in  the  State  of  Maryland,  took  into  his  i)osses8ion  as  slaves,  thret 
freemen,  natives  of  the  East  Indies,  to  wit:  Tillah,  Jacob,  and  Joe,  and 
forcibly  carried  the  said  three  persons  as  his  slaves  to  Caroline  County, 
in  the  State  of  V^irginia,  and  that  the  said  Newell  Walton  is  now  in  Spot- 
sylvania County,  in  the  said  State  of  Virginia. 

John  Murphy. 

Sworn  and  subscribed  before  me  the  day  and  year  aforesaid. 

Walter  Dorsey, 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  and  Gaol  Delivery  for 
Baltimore  County. 


Francis  Brooke  to  the  Governor. 

a 

Having  seen  a  I^etter  from  Judge  Dorsey,  of  the  State  of  Maryland,  August  12, 
stating  that  arrangements  were  making  there  to  Demand  of  the  Execu-  ^edencks- 
tive  of  this  State  that  a  certain  Newell  Walton,  confined  in  the  Jail  Here 
under  the  charge  of  stealing  three  East  Indians,  or  purchasing  them  as 
Slaves,  knowing  them  to  be  free,  be  Delivered  up  for  trial  in  that  State 
under  the  2d  section  of  the  4th  article  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States,  I  have  thought  proper  to  Transmit  you  the  enclosed  affidavit  for 
the  consideration  of  the  Executive,  and  at  the  request  of  the  prisoner, 


816  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.       who  wishes  to  be  tried  by  the  laws  of  Virginia,  administered  within  its 

^^P®^  ?^  Limits,  to  submit  to  the  Executive  whether  his  C&w  can  be  brought 

burg        under  tlie  section  and  article  of  the  Constitution  referred  to.     You  will 

oblige  me  by  giving  as  early  an  answer  to  this  letter  as  the  subject  will 

admit  of. 

I  am,  &c, 

August  12th,  1802. — This  day  William  Randall  made  oath  before  me, 
a  magistrate  of  the  corporation  of  Fredericksburg,  that  on  the  3d  instant, 
at  Gadsby's  Tavern,  in  the  Town  of  Alexandria,  he  was  present  when  a 
certain  Nathan  Walker,  of  Baltimore,  Delivered  to  Newell  Walton,  now 
confined  in  the  Jail  of  Fretlericksburg,  three  Asiatics  as  n^roes  and 
slaves;  that  the  said  Randall  was  one  of  the  witnesses  to  the  Bill  of  Sale; 
that  he  understood  from  the  parties  while  in  Baltimore,  where  for  the 
first  time  he  saw  Newell  Walton,  that  the  three  men  said  to  be  negroes 
and  slaves  were  to  be  Delivered  by  the  said  Walker  to  the  said  Newell 
on  this  side  of  the  Potomac;  that  he  travelled  with  the  said  Newell 
Walton  from  Alexandria,  who  was  in  possession  of  the  three  men  pur- 
chased as  aforesaid,  untill  they  were  stopped  in  the  county  of  C'amline 
by  a  Constable  sent  on  from  Baltimore  for  that  purpose;  after  which, 
believing  as  he  was  a  witness  to  the  Bill  of  Sale,  his  presence  would  be 
necessary,  he  accompanied  the  said  Newell  Walton  back  to  Fredericks- 
burg on  his  way  to  Baltimore,  who  determined  to  return  there  to  get 
back  his  money  from  Walker,  but  was  apprehended  and  committed  to 
the  Jail  of  Fredericksburg;  that  the  three  men  were  Brought  in  the  pub- 
lic stage  without  the  Smallest  Degree  of  Secrecy,  and  the  Deponent 
Believes  under  the  fullest  conviction  that  they  were  slaves. 

William  Randall.    . 

Corporation  of  Fredericksburg,  To-wit: 

Sworn  to  before  me.  . 

W.  Drummond. 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

August  13.  With  the  advice  of  the  Mayor  and  aldermen,  has  directed  that  all 
Norfolk  vessels  coming  from  the  West  India  and  Bahama  Islands,  and  from 
Baltimore  and  Philadelphia,  should  bring  to  below  the  port  for  exami- 
nation by  a  physician,  for  which  duty  he  has  continued  Dr.  Read  in 
office.  Colonel  Davies,  the  collector,  and  the  commanding  officer  of  the 
fort  will  give  their  assistance  to  prevent  introduction  of  disease.  Is  sure 
that  the  yellow  fever  is  always  imported.  The  town  continues  very 
healthy,  except  children,  who  have  the  measles ;  of  these  has  only  heard 
of  two  dying  in  five  weeks  past 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS-  817 


JouN  F.  Mercer,  Governor  of  Maryland,  to  the  Governor. 

Retjuisition  for  Newell  Walton,  charged  with  forcibly  carrying  from        1802. 
Maryland  freemen  as  his  slaves.  Annapolis' 

[Endorsed  **the  Board  direct  the  deHvery  of  the  s'd  Newell  Walton  to 
Mr.  Wilson,  who  was  appointed  agent  to  Receive  him."] 


C.  Binns,    Clerk    of    Loudoun    County   to   the   Clerk   of  the 

Council. 

Has  been  informed  that  Colonel  John  Alexander  of  Tjoudon,  had  in    August  17, 
1778  and  1781  been  appointed  by  the  Cfovernor  and  ('ouncil,  agent  for     L^^esburg 
the  heirs  or  supposed  heirs  of  Jonathan  Monkhouse  dece'd,  in  opposition 
to  an  attempt  U)  escheat  the  lands.     Wishes  a  certified  copy  of  Alexan- 
der's apf>ointment. 


David  Lambert  writes  to  the  Governor,  stating  that  he  has  a  pair  of    August  20 
pistols  said  to  l»e  those  with  which  Mr.  George  Prosser  killed  himself, 
and  asking  what  disposition  to  make  of  them. 


Dr.  .John  II.  Fonshee,  qnamntine  officer  at  Richmond,  to  the  Governor,    August  21 
asking  iniormation  as  to  the  manner  and  under  whose  direction  accomo- 
dation is  to  be  made  for  sailors  who  may  arrive  in  port  with  malignant 
disease. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Announces  the  death  of  Mr.  George,  who  on  the  night  of  the  17th    August  21. 
instant,  was  murdered  either  by  his  own  hand  or  some  person  unknown.    *^^^'^™^"" 
Numerous  applications  have  been  made  for  the  places  he  held,  as  assis- 
tant sup^ntendent  of  the  erection  of  public  buildings  and  store  keeper 
of  the  Penitentiary.     Thinks  that  for  the  present  it  is  unnecessary  to 
appoint  any  one,  as  the  work  o^n  be  done  by  the  employees. 


Fontaine  Maury  to  the  Governor. 

Some  little  time  ago  three  French  ships  of  war  arrived  at  this  port  August  21, 
from  Gaudaloupe,  via  Carthagena,  where  they  touched  with  the  view  to  New  York 
sell  or  otherwise  dispose  of  a  number  of  renegade  negroes  they  have  on 


818  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.  board,  but  the  Spanish  Government  not  permitting  them  to  be  landed, 
August  21,  ^Yiey  proceeded  hither  and  dispatched  a  vessel  to  (Jen.  Le  Clerc  for  further 
instructions  as  to  the  mode  of  disposing  of  them,  which  they  daily  expect 
to  receive.  The  number  of  these  unfortunate  half-starved  wretches, 
already  arrived  and  momentarily  expected  in  the  other  ships  of  war, 
amount  to  1,500,  and  the  best  information  I  can  collect,  after  having  been 
at  due  pains  to  procure  it,  I  have  little  doubt  but  they  will  attempt  to 
dispose  of  them  along  the  Southern  coast  in  a  clandestine  manner.  They 
have  in  many  instances  offered  them  for  sale  in  this  city,  in  open  viola- 
tion of  the  laws.  Sixty  of  them  have  been. taken  sick  and  thrown  into 
the  Marine  Hospital,  and  daily  additions  may  well  be  expected  to  that 
number. 

Although  this  information  may  not  in  every  respect  be  correct,  yet  I 
believe  it  so,  and  in  consequence  of  the  extreme  agitation  of  the  public 
mind  I  have  deemed  it  exj)edient  to  impart  it  to  you,  with  a  view  that 
you  may  make  such  use  of  it  as  you  may  think  necessary  and  proper  to 
guard  against  a  measure  which  must  highly  endanger  the  peace  and 
tranquillity  of  the  State  you  represent,  and  those  south  of  it. 

I  am,  &c. 


William  Davies  to  the  Governor. 

August  24,  Capt.  Drummond.  just  arrived  from  Charleston,  reports  that  on  his 
Norfolk  passage,  two  days  ago,  he  spoke  off  Cape  Hatteras  a  French  frigate,  from 
Cape  Francois,  full  of  negroes,  which  appeared  to  be  steering  for  the 
capes  of  Virginia,  and  that  there  was  a  report  at  Charleston  that  it  was 
the  determination  of  the  French  government  to  transport  from  St  Do- 
mingo such  blacks  as  had  borne  arms  against  the  French. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

August  28,       If  there  are  any  condemned  negroes  to  be  transported,  there  is  an 
Norfolk      opportunity  to  sell  about  30  to  a  place  from  which  there  will  be  no  dan- 
ger of  their  returning  to  Virginia.     Desires  to  be  informed.     The  town 
continues  healthy. 


Francis  Walker  to  the  Governor. 

August  28,       I  send  you  a  map  of  the  line  run  by  T.  W.  and  D.  Smith  from  Steep 
Albemarle    Rq^;]^  creek  to  the  Tennessee  river,  and  our  trip  from  the  Falls  of  Ohio 

up  the  Mississippi.     If  any  explanation  in  my  power  may  be  wanting, 

you  have  only  to  command  me. 


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319 


Mrs.  Walker  and  myself  beg  you  will  accept  our  best  wishes  for  3'our-        18O2. 
self  and  family,  and  hope  you  will  call  some  convenient  time  to  see  us   ^?£*^^  ^1^' 
as  you  pass. 


James  Curiton  to  the  Governor. 

William  R.  Curtis  departed  this  life  about  12  o'clock  last  night  without 
will.  He  has  no  relation  whatever.  He  married  a  Miss  Fitzhugh  six  or 
seven  years  ago,  who  departed  this  life  in  about  18  months  after  her 
intermarriage,  leaving  no  child.  She  brought  to  the  Estate  a  number  of 
negroes;  the  rest  of  the  Estate  consisting  of  land,  negroes,  stock,  &c., 
came  to  the  said  William  R.  Curtis  by  purchase ;  the  whole  Estate  is 
worth  three  or  four  thousand  pounds.  Peter  Williams  the  clerk  of  the 
court  of  this  county,  is  or  was  the  Escheator  of  this  county;  his  state  of 
health  has  prevented  him  from  executing  the  duties  of  his  clerk's  office 
for  the  last  12  months,  nor  can  he  at  this  time  execute  the  office  of 
Escheator.  I  have  thought  proper  to  make  the  aforesaid  statement  to 
you  in  behalf  of  the  Commonwealth,  being  sensible  that  you  will  take 
every  proper  step  on  the  occasion.  Any  further  information  that  may  be 
refjuired,  should  be  duly  attended  to  by  application  to  me. 

I  am,  &c. 


Sept.  1, 
Prince 
George 


Thos.  Underwood  to  the  Governor. 

The  Cloth  Linen,  &c.,  which  was  purchased  last  fall  for  the  Guard,  is      Sept.  5, 
all  made  up,  Capt.  Quarrier  has  enlisted  nine  men  since  the  16th  of  July    Richmond 
and  they  are  in  great  want  of  their  clothing. 


Mr.  Fletcher  is  desirous  that  we  should  make  an  effort  to  sell  the 
negroes  he  has  purchased,  to  some  other  person,  but  in  the  event  of  our 
not  succeeding,  he  will  certainly  execute  a  bond,  with  Capt.  Bell  as  secu- 
rit\',  in  a  week. 

I  desire  that  the  experiment  be  made. 

S.  Tyler. 


We  concur. 


Alex'r  McRae, 
Jno.  White, 
W.  Foushee. 
Jno.  Pendleton. 


Sept.  6 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802. 
Sept.  8, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Your  letter  enclosing  a  list  of  negroes  in  the  Penitentiary  I  received. 
The  price  offered  by  Mr.  Fulcher  is  nearly  double  the  limits  which  were 
stipulated  for  by  a  gentleman  in  Havannah.  It  will  therefore  be  best  to 
take  his  offer. 

Mr.  Livingston,  the  Mayor  of  New  York,  is  now  at  this  place.  I  shall 
have  an  opportunity  of  conversing  with  him  on  Friday  on  the  subject  of 
the  French  ships  with  negroes  on  board.  I  hope  none  of  them  will 
come  into  this  Stat€.  Should  they  arrive,  your  directions  shall  be  fol- 
lowed. There  is  not  the  least  chance  of  disposing  of  negroes  in  any  of 
the  W.  India  Islands  that  go  from  this,  they  being  suspected  of  being 
the  worst  kind.  Those  carried  to  the  Spaniards  cannot  go  from  this,  but 
must  from  some  of  the  Islands  to  C'arthagina  and  along  that  Shore.  The 
French,  I  have  heard,  made  an  attempt  to  dispose  of  those  brought  to 
New  York,  but  were  not  permitted  to  land  in  the  Spanish  settlements, 
and  should  it  be  known  any  condemned  Negroes  were  carried  from  this 
or  any  other  place,  they  would  not  be  permitted  to  sell. 

Some  few  deaths  have  happened,  but  it  cannot  be  called  sickly,  and 
no  one  is  alarmed  at  it;  the  very  cool  weather  and  the  lateness  of  the 
season  will  prevent  any  disefi^e  lasting  long.  Your  Excellency  shall 
have  information  of  any  worth  noticing  here,  esi>ecially  if  the  French 
should  arrive  among  us  with  negroes. 

Thursday,  the  9.  I  this  morning  came  into  Town  and  hear  that  very 
few  are  sick,  but  those  with  violent  bilious  fevers  and  not  contagious; 
confined  mostly  to  strangers,  as  last  year. 

I  am,  &c. 


Sept.  17, 
Norfolk 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

I  now  enclose  Doctor  Read's  return  of  vessels  visited  by  him;  his 
report  gives  a  full  statement  of  them.  Some  strangers  have  been  taken 
with  the  fever  common  to  the  season  and  several  have  died,  but  there  is 
no  appearance  of  contagion  in  it  that  I  learn  of.  The  town  is  as  healthy 
among  the  inhabitants  and  prudent  people  as  I  ever  knew  it,  with  very 
few  exceptions.  I  have  been  out  of  town  for  eight  or  ten  days,  and  this 
morning  came  in,  and  find  the  report  as  above  stated  to  be  as  correct  as 
I  could  wish. 

I  hope  your  Excellency  has  got  the  wine  safe  and  in  good  order.     On 

Monday  next,  I  intend  visiting  the  canal,  and  shall  proceed  on  to  the 

Carolina  side  also.     On  my  return  I  will  forward  you  an  account  of  what 

is  doing  there. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  321 


William  Berkeley  to  the  Governor. 

Permit  nie  to  request  the  favor  of  you  to  remind  the  Executive  of  the        1802. 
necessity  of  appointing  a  committee  to  count  the  cash  in  the  Treasury  on     Xr^sury 
the  first  of  October,  as  I  suppose  this  will  be  the  last  time  they  will  meet 
before  that  day. 

I  received  a  verbal  message  that  the  three  items  which  were  marked 
in  the  account  I  sent  up  were  objected  to.  I  now  send  another  account 
with  the  former,  leaving  them  out,  although  the  one  for  punch  at  the 
sale  of  public  Tobacco  was  particularly  sanctioned  by  the  Executive 
having  allowed  the  same  sum  in  my  account  presented  last  September, 
and  the  Almanack  the  year  before,  both  of  which  accounts  are  now  sent 
up  for  their  inspection.  A  Resolution  of  December,  1790,  authorizes  the 
Executive  io  allow  all  expenses  attending  the  sale  of  public  Tobacco. 

I  am,  &c. 


Peter  Gubrrant  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  for  an  advance  of  one  thousand  dollars  on  his  contract  for  the     Sept.  18, 
Timber  of  the  Public  Warehouse  and  framing  the  same.  Richmond 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  the  prices  at  which  Slate  and  Tile  could  be  bought     sept.  18, 
in  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  viz:  Richmond 

In  Philadelphia,  Slate  12^x6^^  inches,  S15  per  M. 

Do.   16  x7f  $30  per  M. 

•^   New  York,        Do.   16  x8  $25  per  M. 

''      ''        '''  Do.   12  x6  $13  per  M. 

"      ''        "  Tile,  $40  per  M. 


The  Attorney  for  the  District  composed  of  the  counties  of  Fairfjix,  Sept.  20 
Fauquier,  Loudoun,  and  Prince  William  respectfully  represents  to  the 
Executive  that  the  public  justice  is  likely  to  suffer  for  want  of  a  jailor 
to  take  charge  of  the  new  county  jail,  which  will  be  the  only  legal  recep- 
tacle for  i)risoner8  after  the  commissioners  shall  issue  the  advertisement 
recjuired  by  law,  which  I  presume  from  information  will,  if  not  already 
done,  be  immediately  published. 

41 


322  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Bknj.  Parkb  to  the  Governor. 

1802.  I  take  the  liberty  of  informing  you  that  in  consequence  of  a  malignant 

Fredericks-  ^^ver  which  prevails  in  Norfolk,  Baltimore  and  Philadelphia,  I  yesterday 

hurg        put  the  Quarantine  I^aw  in  force  here,  conformably  to  the  Act  of  the 
Legislature  of  1795. 

For  some  time  past  I  have  paid  strict  attention  to  all  vessels  coming 
from  those  places,  which  until  very  lately  have  been  but  slightly  affected 
by  the  fever,  but  since  their  situations  have  become  somewhat  alarming 
from  the  best  information  I  can  get,  1  have  found  it  impossible  to  per- 
form the  duties  of  my  office  day  and  night,  and  have  engaged  two  men 
as  a  guard,  whom  I  shall  continue  as  such  until  I  have  the  honor  of 
receiving  instructions  from  you. 

I  am,  &c, 


Andrew  Elucott  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  26  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  10th, 
and  am  sorry  it  is  out  of  my  power  to  give  a  satisfactory  answer  to  your 
enquiries.  The  only  document  which  1  possess  relative  to  the  boundarj' 
between  the  States  of  Viaginia  and  North  Carolina,  is  a  map  or  chart  of 
the  line  as  traced  by  Walker  and  Henderson,  but  is  unaccompanied  by 
the  observations  made  use  of  by  those  gentleman  for  the  determination 
of  the  parrallel  of  36°  SC  N.  Lat.  The  accuracy  of  this  work  I  have 
always  xjonsidered  at  best  but  doubtful,  owing  to  the  mode  and  instru- 
ments made  use  of  by  those  gentlemen,  and  can  have  no  doubt  but  the 
boundary  will  be  found  several  minutes  erroneous,  if  it  should  ever  be 
examined  with  instruments  of  a  proper  construction. 

If  a  map  of  the  line  would  be  of  any  use,  you  shall  with  pleasure  be 
furnished  with  a  copy  of  that  in  my  possession. 

I  am,  &c. 


Sept.  28  At  a  Court  of  Directors  of  the  Hospital  for  the  maintenance  and  cure 

of  persons  of  unsound  mind,  held  at  the  said  Hospital  in  Williamsburg 
the  28th  day  of  September,  1802: 

Ordered,  that  it  be  certified  to  the  Executive  that  there  is  now  a  vacancy 
in  the  said  Court  of  Directors  occasioned  by  the  death  of  George  Carter. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Will.  Russell,  C.  C.  D. 

Mr.  Andrews  recommended  Antliony  Robinson. 


CALENDAB  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


At  a  Court  of  Directors  of  the  Hospital  for  the  maintenance  and  cure 
of  persons  of  unsound  mind,  held  at  the  said  Hospital  in  Williamsburg, 
the  28th  day  of  September,  1802. 

Ordered,  that  the  Treasurer  of  the  Hospital  apply  to  the  Executive  for 
a  warrant  from  the  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts  on  the  Treasurer  of  the 
State  for  sixteen  hundred  dollars. 


A  Copy — Teste: 


Will.  Russell,  C.  C.  D. 


323 


1802. 
Sept.  28 


Jambs  Bennett  to  the  Governor. 

In  consequence  of  your  Excellency's  letter  to  me  of  the  14th  April  in 
reply  to  mine  of  7th  same,  I  caused  t<i  be  made  two  Gun  Carriages  with 
Limbers  and  Harness  corai)lete.  They  are  substantially  made,  and  will, 
with  due  care,  last  a  long  time. 

Inclosed  I  now  take  the  liberty  of  handing  an  account  of  the  expense 
attending  the  business,  and  also  for  a  ten>porary  repair  put  upon  the  old 
carriages  during  a  time  of  alarm,  together  with  the  cost  of  amunition 
necessarily  procured — the  former  amounting  to  £48  and  the  latter  to 
£5.9d,  which  I  hope  may  prove  satisfactory,  as  I  used  every  care  in  my 
power  to  procure  the  work  to  be  done  well  and  upon  the  lowest  terms. 

I  am,  &c. 


Sept.  29, 
Norfolk 


.lofan  Linton,  Sheriff  of  Prince  William,  solicits  the  appointment  of 
Jailor  at  Hay  Market  when  the  Jail  of  the  District  Court  is  removed 
from  Dumfries  to  Hay  Market. 


Sept.  30 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

The  walls  of  the  Foundry  house  at  our  Armory  have  been  delayed 
until  a  decision  of  the  Executive  respecting  Mr.  Foxall's  coming  here. 
As  it  is  getting  late  in  the  season  for  brick-la}' ing,  I  beg  that  you  will 
please  to  decide  respecting  Mr.  FoxalPs  coming  to  Richmond  or  my 
going  to  see  him. 

I  beg  leave  to  refer  you  to  ray  letters  to  you  on  the  subject,  and  also 
Mr.  Foxall's  letter  to  me  on  the  subject,  which  are  now  in  the  Council 
chamber. 

I  am,  &c. 


Oct.  2, 
Richmond 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERSl 


J.    i'LABKB  TO  THK   GOTSSSOR. 

I  Itave  li^l  a  few  mu^ket^  bp>a^it  up  (pmb  oar  tnuta&dory  for  ronr 
in-i^^-ti'in.  in  onkr  Ihai  they  mar  nnalfi^  a  &ir  comiaridoo  with  Uiocic 
••f  ••(her  loanutai^'rie?.  I  har«  hail  a  Brileh  Towt-r  [>iece.  a  iltarierilW 
inii-^ki;!.  a  iiiiiT<ket  of  thfiee  im]-tne<l  by  Swan,  ••ne  of  McConnids'a,  om- 
>•(  llai^lvttV.  .nnf  .jf  Mil*^'!>.  and  one  of  tho^e  made  by  Wheeler  bnMizhl 
donn  fr»ni  ihe  Konf  of  (he  ^api^•l  in  order  lliat  Ihoeeof  our  own  manu- 
facture iitay  Ire  <»ni)>are'1  wilh  lliem. 

1  am.  &c. 


Ukport,*  on  the  State  of  the  Tresitry. 

Tli«  Treajiurer  heinit  enjoineil  (•»  close  the  accnunte  of  his  oOtce  on  the 
S'Hh  <]ay  of  .S«]>temlM-r  annually,  we.  ihe  underwritten  v'^^tXr^  thereto 
apjioinlcil  hy  the  Executive  at  the  n-<|u«i<t  of  the  Treasurer),  re|iflire<l  to 
the  TrnMur>*  on  the  niomin|£  of  the  lir^t  of  t  >ctolier  hi  onler  to  ascertain 
the  amount  of  money  anri  facililie^  actually  in  the  Trea.-'ury,  received  on 
public  acc<iunt  and  mnHtiluting  the  lialance  due  therefrom  on  the  -loth 
fSe|tteriiher,  180*2.  Having  examined  and  carefully  counted  and  weighed 
llie  8|iecie,  we  hnd  it  amounts  to  eiirhty-^ven  thoU3an<l  live  hundred  and 
tnenty-oiie  dollan  and  fiHy  c«ntf<. 

Treasury.  (Mober  ^d,  1802. 

J.  FESDi-trroN. 
Jam»':s  Wood. 


M'lilf  III  Ihe  Treaiari/  of  I'infiaia    Bflirfrn 
id  thf  Thirl if-fint  l}mj  of  .Unrrh,  iiirhisire. 


Kxjietisef  of  (ieneral  Assembly. 8;i7,fi7-5  ;: 

KxjH^n^ee  of  the  Lunatic  Hospital, ],.50(t  I 

Interest  on  the  Public  Debt. 4,.510  :: 

Salariw  to  llie  officers  of  the  Militia,          -        .        .        .  1,43]   ] 
Kxpuiisei'  of  the  trial  of  criminals  in  the  County  and  Dis- 
trict Cnurtjj, 1,742  (' 

Slaves  executed  and  tranB|x>rted, 2,833  3 

Expenses  of  guards  in  District  and  Couiily  .(iiil.s.        -        -  I7iS  7 

Salaries  to  the  officers  of  Government,        .        .        .        .  15.36f»  ? 

Warranta  to  Coiumissioners  of  the  Revenue.       -         -         -  2,523  'J 

niiiU  to  pensioners, 1,5({4  1 

iijM-<  of  the  Richmond  guard, 2,4.W  t 

For  1  "iM|p|eating  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,        -        -  *j,623  t 

ExijeiiBcsof  removing  crimioalB  to  the  Penitentiary,  -        -  10  £ 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  325 


2,271  r>8 

1802. 

2,404  lo 

Oct  2 

748  9i) 

301  00 

7,695  (K) 

102  89 

58  00 

135  50 

2,857  45 

451  62 

Expenses  of  criminals  confined  in  the  Penitentiary,   - 
For  compleating  the  Penitentiary,      -        -        -         .        - 

Expenses  of  pablic  warehouses, 

Public  services  of  District  Court  Clerks,     -         -        -         - 
Contracts  for  arms  heretofore  entered  into  by  the  F]xecutive, 

Contingent  Fund  Warrants — 
Warrants  for  appropriations  prior  to  1801,         -        .         . 
Warrants  on  the  fund  arising  from  Militia  fines. 
Artificers'  pay,  tools  and  materials  for  the  Manufactory, 
Payments  not  specifically  provided  for,       .         -         -         . 
Certificates  discovered  at  the  Treasur}',       .        -         -        - 

$98,146  66 
VV^e  the  committee  appointed  by  the  Honorable  Executive,  ha\nng 
examined  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer  for  disbursements  and  dis- 
counts made  at  the  Trea.»=5ury  l>etween  the  first  day  of  January  and  the 
31st  of  March,  18<>2,  (both  inclusive)  find  the  same  as  within  stated, 
amount  to  ninety-eight  thousand  one  hundred  and  forty-six  dollars  and 
sixty-six  cents,  which  is  certified  to  the  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts  agree- 
able to  the  Act  of  A>!sembly  entitled  "  An  Act  for  reforming  certain  public 
bonds  and  for  other  purposes." 

Given  under  our  hands  this  12th  day  of  June,  1802. 

J.  Pexdletox, 

W.    FOUSHEE. 


Petition  of  William  Hipkins  to  the  (rovemor,  praying  extra  pay  for      Oct.  4, 
his  service  in  making  cartridges  for  the  public  guard  of  which  he  is  a    Richnaond 
member. 


Benjamin  Parke  to  the  Governor. 

A  young  man  just  off  a  voyage  from  Savanna  in  Geoi^gia,  died  on  the      q^  q 

3rd  instant,  and  Dr.  French  is  of  opinion  he  died  of  the  yellow  fever.  Fredericks- 

borET 
Has  taken  every  precaution  to  prevent  infection. 


Colonel  John  P.  Hungerpord  to  the  Governor. 

Recommending   that  Stuart  and    William   Bankhead   and   William       Oct.  9 
Thompson,  be  given  commissions  (in  accordance  with  their  request)  to 
raise  a  company  of  light  infantry  in  the  llltb  r^ment  of  militia  in 
Westmoreland  Co.,  which  he  commaDds. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802. 
0(4.  in, 
lx>ndon. 


C.  Gore  to  Thomas  Jbffsrbon. 

In  coneeiiueiice  of  being  left  by  Mr.  King  in  charge  jrith  the  afiaire  of 
tlif!  I'nitct!  States,  and  of  hia  decire  that  I  should  inspect  all  lettera 
directed  to  him,  I  opened  that  from  yourself  under  date  of  the  13th  'Tuly, 
and  which  was  received  on  the  13th  ult. 

This  Sir,  I  must  [imy  you  to  accept  ns  an  apology  for  havii^  broken 
its  seal,  and  if  my  subsequent  conduct  shall  appear  an  intrusion,  you 
will  do  me  the  justice  to  impute  it  to  the  most  respectful  motives,  com- 
bined with  an  ea^lei^t  desire  Ut  promote  the  object  of  the  letter,  if  in  no 
other  way,  at  least  in  obtaining  and  forwarding  all  such  information  as 
could  be  procured  hero,  and  might  tend  to  advance  the  wise  and  humane 
plan  yiiu  have  so  benevolently  contemplated  of  opening  a  path  for  the 
emancipation  of  the  Blacks  on  such  terms  as  may  prove  beneficial  to 
themselves  and  not  injurious  to  others. 

I  was  the  more  induced  to  act  in  this  business  from  the  belief  that 
Mr.  King  would  not  be  here  to  attjiin  any  information  in  season  to  reach 
the  U.  States  until  late  in  the  winter. 

I^rd  Ilawkeshury,  to  whom  I  thought  it  proper  first  to  mention  the 
subject,  professed  a  warm  desire  to  do  everything  in  hia  power  to  pro- 
mote your  views,  but  at  the  same  time  uaid  the  affair  must  rest  with  the 
Directors  of  the  Sierra  Leone  Company,  and  that  he  was  really  fearful 
their  late  experience  had  been  such  as  to  deter  them  from  the  admission 
of  characters  like  those  alluded  to. 

1  then  took  an  opportunity  of  conferring  with  Mr.  Thornton,  chair- 
man of  the  court  of  directors,  and  stated  to  him  the  resolution  of  the 
f^egislature  of  Vii^jinia  and  your  idea  of  the  best  mode  of  carrying  the 
same  into  effect,  with  such  arguments,  so  far  as  I  could  think  of  any,  in 
addition  to  those  contained  in  your  letter,  to  show  that  the  admission  of 
the  Blacks  from  the  II.  States  might  under  such  regulations  as  wisdom 
and  prudence  should  prescribe,  prove  an  addition  of  strength  and  benefit 
to  their  colony.  But  the  estabhsbment  has  suffered  much  from  the 
Maroons,  who  have  been  permitted  to  go  there  from  Jamaica,  and  the 
Directors  consider  that  the  rise  of  their  colony  has  rather  been  impeded 
than  advanced  by  the  Blacks  from  Nova  Scotia.  They  have  lately  been 
obliged  to  apply  to  Parliament  for  pecuniary  aid,  and  to  ask  assistance 
of  troo|>3  to  keep  in  check  the  restless  and  diaturbe<i  spirits  already 
there.  The  military  force  is  not  so  great  as  they  wish'd,  and  they  enter- 
tain jealous  apprehensions  if  it  be  sufficient  to  protect  the  well-disposed 
and  repress  the  constant  disposition  inanifestetl  in  many  of  the  colonists 
to  revolt  and  overturn  the  existing  Qovernment. 

These  reasons  appear  to  have  great  weight  in  Mr,  Thornton's  mind 
against  the  policy  of  admitting  such  settlers  as  would  be  most  likely  to 
oome  from  the  U.  States.     He  has,  however,  come  to  no  determination 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


827 


againet  the  measure,  but  promises  to  advise  with  his  friends  and  see  if 
any  expedient  can  be  devised  by  which  the  dangers  to  be  feared  from 
acceding  to  the  proposal  may  be  guarded  against. 

It  is  possible,  that  on  Mr.  King*s  return,  he  may  be  able  to  suggest 
such  reasons  as  shall  induce  the  Directors  to  lend  a  favorable  ear  to  the 
plan.  He  is  intimate  with  some  of  the  most  influential  of  them,  and  if 
aught  can  be  added  to  the  strong  motives  they  profess,  and  I  have  no 
doubt  sincerely,  to  do  everything  exceptable  to  the  exalted  character  at 
wliose  instance  the  proposition  has  been  made,  it  may  be  expected  from 
the  personal  influence  of  this  gentleman.  Although  from  the  consider- 
ations mentioned,  which  with  others  are  to  be  seen  in  the  state  of  the 
colony,  as  described  in  the  memorial  to  Parliament,  and  the  report  of 
the  — ,  I  do  not  think  there  is  much  reason  to  hope  that  an  incorporation 
of  the  blacks  of  the  U.  States  with  those  at  Sierra  Leone,  can  be  recon- 
ciled in  the  minds  of  the  Directors,  to  the  safety  and  prosperity  of  the 
establishment. 

1  am  indebted  to  Mr.  Thornton  for  the  papers  above  referred,  and 
which  you  will  find  gives  an  accurate  statement  of  that  colony,  the  evils 
most  to  be  guarded  against,  with  the  means  thought  necessary  for  lis 
security,  and  the  expenses  of  the  establishment.  As  these  papers  are 
scarce,  and  contain  information  that  may  be  valuable  on  this  subject,  I 
have  taken  the  liberty  to  enclose  them  with  this  letter. 

Should  an  occasion  occur  which  may  promise  advantage  to  the  pro- 
posal from  any  endeavours  of  mine,  3'ou  may  rely  on  their  being  cheer- 
fully and  faithfully  exerted  to  that  end;  and  if  further  information  can 
be  procured  which,  in  my  judgment,  may  be  useful  in  this  interesting 
business  before  the  arrival  of  Mr.  King,  I  pray  you.  Sir,  to  be  assured 
that  I  shall  derive  great  pleasure  in  forwarding  it. 

I  am,  &c. 


1802. 
Oct  10, 
London, 
England 


Robert  Newman  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  money  to  aid  him  in  exploring  the  far  West;  intends  to  under- 
take the  "most  hazardous  enterprise,  |ierhaps,  ever  undertaken  by  man 
has  a  "  heart  proud  of  the  dangers  to  be  encountered." 


1 


Oct.  16, 
Maryland 


Metfiorandmn  of  Negroes  Sentenced  for  Tran^portatum  and   Sent   to  the 

Penitentiary  for  Safe  Keeping, 

Ben,  from  Chesterfield.  Greenock,  from  Prince  George.  Frank,  James, 
Matthews.  Sawney,  Moses,  Warwick.  CJalabar,  Spotsylvania.  Lewis, 
Patrick,  Joe,  and  Ben,  King  and  Queen.    Tom  and  Glasgow,  from  Han- 


Oct.  12 


828  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        over.     James,  Williamsburg.     Arthur,  Henrico.     Ned,  Norfolk.     Bob, 
^^*  ^^       Southampton. 

The  above  slaves  were  delivered  to  \Vm.  Fulcher  the  17th  of  October, 
1802,  by  order  of  James  Monroe,  Governor  of  Virginia* 

Martin  Mims, 
Keeper  of  the  Penitentiary.  * 


William  Dabney,  Clerk  of  the  Penitentiary,  to  the  Governor. 
Oct.  15,  I  have  to  communicate  to  you  that  the  period  for  which  the  following 


Richmond 


gentlemen  were  appointed  In8[)ector8  of  the  Jail  and  Penitentiary  house, 
expired  on  the  14th  instant,  to  wit:  Samuel  Parsons,  Jacob  J.  Cohen, 
William  Duval,  William  Berkeley,  and  Thomas  fiadd.  I  believe  that 
those  gentlemen  have  no  objection  to  serving  another  twelve  mouths, 
should  the  Executive  think  proper  to  reappoint  them. 

I  must  also  observe  to  you  that  Major  Dunscomb  was  appointed  at 
the  time  the  above  gentlemen  were,  and  by  his  death  there  was  a  vacancy. 

I  an%  &c. 


Alexander  Quarrier  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  30  As  the  flag  and  standard  of  the  Public  Guard  do  not  agree  with  the 

flag  of  thje  United  States,  I  have  to  request  of  you  whether  it  is  to  be 
altered.     If  so,  you  will  please  to  give  your  orders. 


Bill  of  Peter  Wilkinson  for  the  board  of  eleven  Indians  for  seven  days, 
meals,  grog,  and  drams,  £19.13.0. 


Alexander  Quarrier  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  1  Asking  the  approval  of  the  Executive  to  his  sending  Lieut.  Underwood 

to  Kentucky  to  see  to  the  payment  of  taxes  on  their  lands  in  that  Stat^, 
promising  to  attend  to  his  military  duties  in  big  absence. 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas  to  tub  Governor. 

Nov.*  3  I  have  received  information  of  some  important  evidence  in  the  case 

Richmond   of  the  Conmionwealth  vs.  Read.     This  information  I  did  not  obtain  until 

this  morning.     It  is  now^  too  late  to  send  subpoenas  by  any  ordinary 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

conveyance  time  enough  for  the  next  term,  when  the  ease  will  be  tried. 
I  wish  to  submit  ib  you  whether  the  Executive  could  send  by  express 
process  to  obtain  these  witnesses,  as  I  am  extremely  anxious  that  the 
cause  should  be  tried  at  the  next  term.  The  subpienaing  of  this  addi- 
tional evidence  is  rendered  more  necessary  as  Seth  Foster  has  written 
me  word  that  he  cannot  possibly  attend  on  account  of  indisposition. 

I  am,  &c. 


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1802. 

Nov.  8, 

Richmond 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

I  now  enclose  Doct'r  Read's  full  Report  of  all  the  vessels  he  visited 
since  I  wrote  you.  Doct'r  Reade  has  informed  me  that  he  was  at  con- 
siderable expense  in  hiring  boats  to  go  on  board  vessels,  an  account  of 
which  he  will  inform  you  of.  I  am  well  satisfied  with  the  Doctor's 
havinej  done  the  duty  as  well  as  any  other  could,  and  must  leave  the 
compensation  to  your  Excellency  and  Council  to  fix. 

I  am,  &c. 

Synopftis  of  Dr.  Read\  Report  of  Vessels  Visited  as  Superintendent  of  Quar- 
antine in  the  Port  of  Norfolk  from  Aug.  10th  to  Oct.  24th. 

Number  of  vessels' visited,  134,  from  the  following  ports,  viz:  Balti- 
more, St.  Augustine,  Bermuda,  Martinique,  Port-au-Prince,  Barbadoes, 
Cuba,  St.  Thomas,  Jamaica,  Antigua,  Aaranne,  Philadelphia,  Great  Bar-- 
tholomewH,  Leghorn,  Port  Republica,  Trinidad,  Madeira,  Havana,  Cape 
Francois,  Surinam,  Laguyra,  New  Providence,  Grenada,  St.  Vincent's, 
Charlaston,  Cadiz,  Dominique,  Port  Antonio. 


Nov.  4, 
Norfolk 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  the  arrival  from  New  York  of  the  slate  ordered  for      Nov.  8, 
the  Pu1)lic  Warehouse,  and  recommending  the  advance  of  fifteen  bun-    Richmond 
dred  dollars  on  account  for  the  same. 


James  Campbell  to  the  Governor. 

I  had  the  honor  to  receive  your  letter  of  the  9th  current,  requesting      Nov.  9, 

me  to  state  the  progress  which  has  been  made  in  improving  the  naviga-      ®    ™  ^^^ 

tion  of  the  Appomattox  river,  for  the  satisfaction  of  the  honorable 

General  Assembly.     In  compliance  therewith,  I  have  the  pleasure  to 

inform  your  Excellency,  that  upwards  of  one  hundred  shares  being  sub- 

42 


330 


1802. 

Nov.  y, 

Petersburg 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

scribed,  a  meeting  of  a  large  majority  of  the  subscribers  was  held  on  the 
loth  day  of  May  last,  when  the  company  was  legally  organized,  and  since 
that  period  a  contract  has  been  made  with  a  person  of  considerable  prop- 
erty and  experience  in  such  business  for  deepening  the  channel  of  the 
river,  in  conformity  to  the  act  of  Assembly,  so  that  vessels  drawing  seven 
feet  water  may  easily  and  readily  pass  in  all  seasons  of  the  year,  which 
he  is  to  have  completed  before  the  Ist  of  June,  1804. 

When  this  is  done  the  exportation  of  merchandize  w:ill  be  greatly  facil- 
itated here.  Vessels  of  the  size  usually  employed  in  the  coasting  trade 
may  come  up  to  Petersburg,  and  the  trade  with  the  other  States  being 
{)romoted  and  extended,  will  have  some  degree  of  tendency  to  cement 
the  happy  Union  formed  by  the  Unit<id  States.  Permit  me,  sir,  further 
to  observe  that  many  reasons  occur  to  induce  a  belief  that  the  time  will 
arrive  with  ho  common  rapidity  (the  Union  being  preserved)  when  the 
trade  between  the  different  parts  of  this  Continent  and  Islands  adjacent, 
will  become  the  most  important  and  beneficial  of  any  to  the  citizens  of 

this  country. 

I  am,  &c. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  10         I  forwarded  your  letter  to  the  President  of  the  Dismal  S.  Canal  Co., 

Robt.  Andrews,  Esq,,  in  Williamsburg.     I  am  sorry  to  say  but  little 

progress  has  been  niade  this  summer,  owing  to  rainy  weather  in  some 

measure.     Mr.  Andrews,  I  have  no  doubt,  will  give  in  his  report  as 

President. 

I  am,  &c. 


Nov.  12, 
Richmond 


St.  George  Tucker  to  the  Governor. 

Having  been  for  some  years  engaged  in  endeavoring  to  procure  a  com- 
plete collection  of  the  Laws  of  Virginia  Avithout  having  been  able  to 
effect  it,  I  take  the  liberty  of  requesting  that  1  may  be  furnished  with 
any  supernumerary  copies  of  them  that  may  be  found  among  the  Coun- 
cil books. 

A  motive  to  this  step  is  the  earnest  desire  that  I  entertain  of  being 

able  at  some  future  day  to  make  such  a  collection,  when  completed, 

public. 

I  amj  &c. 


to-wit: 

a  General  Court  held  in  Richmond  the  13th  day  of  November, 
Dunlop,  a  native  of  England,  this  day  proved  to  the  satisfao- 


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tion  of  the  Court  that  he  has  resided  five  years  at  least  within  the  limits  1802. 
and  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  United  States,  and  one  year  at  least  '^^^*  ^''' 
immeiliately  preceeding  the  date  hereof  within  this  State;  that  he  is  a 
person  of  good  character  and  well-disposed  to  the  good  order  and  hapi)i- 
ness  of  the  United  States;  and  having  taken  the  oath  re({uired  by  the 
act  of  Congress,  entitled  "an  act  to  establish  an  uniform  rule  of  naturali- 
zation, and  to  repeal  the  acts  heretofore  passed  on  that  subject,"  is  admit- 
ted a  citizen  of  the  said  United  States. 

A  Copy — Teste: 

Wilson  Allen,  C.  G.  C. 


Vii^nia — to-wit: 

At  a  General  Court  held  in  Hiclimond  the  18th  day  of  June,  1799,  Nov.  13 
Robert  Walker,  James  Dunloj),  ju-r,  John  C'halmers.  and  Thomas  Col- 
< I uhoun,  merchants,  natives  of  Scotland,  this  day  came  into  Court  and 
declared  on  oath  that  they  resided  within  and  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  United  States  prior  to  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  January.  1795,  and 
have  continued  so  to  reside  ever  since ;  that  they  have  also  resided  one 
year  at  least  within  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia;  that  they  will  sup- 
f)ort  the  Constituticm  of  the  United  States,  and  that  they  do  absolutely 
and  entirely  renounce  and  abjure  all  allegience  and  fidelity  to  any  foreign 
prince,  potentate.  State  or  Sovereignty  whatever,  and  particularly  to 
George  the  Third.  King  of  Great  Britain;  and  it  appearing  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  Court  that  the  said  Robert  Walker,  James  Dunlop,  jun'r, 
John  Chalmers,  and  Thomas  Colquohoun  during  such  residence,  have 
behaved  themselves  as  men  of  good  moral  characters,  attached  to  the 
( 'onstitution  of  the  United  States,  and  well-disposi3d  to  the  good  order 
and  happiness  of  tlie  same,  they  are  admitted  as  citizens  of  the  said 
United  States. 

A  Copy — Teste: 

Wii*s(jN  Allen,  C.  G.  C. 


The  Treasurer  could  not  pay  Mr.  Davis's  warrant  for  fifteen  hundred      Nov.  l.T 
dollars,  drawn  on  the  appropriation  for  the  expences  of  the  Public  Ware- 
house, because  a  balance  of  four  hundred    and  twenty-two  dollars  and 
thirty-nine  cents  only  remained  in  that  fund  at  the  time  the  warrant  was 
presented  for  payment. 

The  Treasurer  is  of  opinion  that  the  Law  establishing  the  Warehouse 
on  the  Canal  was  repealed  from  the  [mssage  of  the  last  appropriation 
I^w  as  to  the  payments  necessary  for  its  completion. 


332  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPER&. 


MrcAJAH  Davis  to  the  Governor. 


1802.  With  submission  to  the  Governor,  I  beg  leave  to  remark  that  the 

Xo  V   1  *\ 

Treasurer  refuses  to  pay  any  money  to  warrant  drawn  on  the  fund  appro- 
priated for  Defraying  the  Ex})cnce  of  the  Tob'o  Warehouse,  saying  that 
the  said  Aind  is  exhausted,  and  therefore  beg  the  inter|)08ition  of  the 
Executive  in  the  premises,  as  the  injury  resulting  to  me  will  be  very 

great. 

I  am,  &c. 


Saouaresa,  Indian  Chief,  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  15,         The  Great  Spirit  has  been  pleased,  so  far,  to  favor  my  undertaking  to 
Windsor 
N.  C.        collect  the  scattered  remnants  of  my  people,  and  hiis  brought  me  to  this 

State  on  my  journey  w  ith  safety. 

I  expect  to  see  you  again  at  Richmond  early  in  January,  and  hope  it 
will  be  convenient  for  you  to  have  my  business  laid  before  your  Legisla- 
ture in  such  manner  as  that  it  may  be  decided  in  a  short  time  after  my 

arrival. 

I  am,  &c. 

The  land  belonging  to  the  Pamunkey  Indians  has  never  been  vested 
in  trustees  lo  be  sold,  as  was  supposed.  The  right  is  still  in  the  survivors 
of  the  tribe,  and  from  the  information  of  Mr.  Gregory,  one  of  the  dele- 
gates from  King  William  county,  it  is  still  enjoyed  by  them.  It  api>ears 
that  trustees  were  originally  appointed  for  the  protection  and  praservation 
of  this  property  for  them.  All  the  original  trustees  (except  one)  being 
dead  in  the  year  1786,  an  act  was  then  passed  for  appointing  new  trus- 
tees. Another  act  was  passed  in  the  year  1798  authorizing  the  trustees 
to  make  by-laws,  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  of  said  Indians, 
and  further  empowering  such  of  them  as  should  be  above  the  age  of 
twenty-one  years  to  supply  vacancies  happening  in  the  body  of  trustees 
by  electing,  others  in  their  stead.  These  are  all  the  laws  which  appear 
to  have  been  passed  on  the  subject.  From  which  it  will  appear  that  any 
benefit  which  mav  be  derived  from  an  interest  in  said  land  is  to  be 
derived  from  residence  and  occupation  only. 

The  land  belonging  to  the  Nottoway  tribe  of  Indians  was,  on  the  peti- 
tion of  the  survivors  of  the  tribe,  by  an  act  }>as8ed  in  1792,  directed  to 
be  sold  b}'  trustees,  in  whom  it  was  vested  for  that  purpose;  and  the 
money  for  which  it  was  sold,  further  directed  to  be  applied  to  the  pur- 
chase of  public  securities  bearing  an  interest,  which  was  to  be  applied 
yearly  towards  their  support;  and  if  the  interest  should  prove  insutlicient 
to  that  end,  a  part  of  the  principal  was  from  time  to  time  to  be  applied 
to  make  up  the  deficiency.     The  land,  it  is  said,  was  certainly  sold  under 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  333 


this  act,  but  whether  the  money  has  been  properly  applied  or  not  is  at        1802. 
present  unknown  here,  there  being  no  one  from  whom  information  on     Sr^d^^* 
that  head  can  be  had.     It  appears  clearly,  however,  that  no  Indian  can        N.  C. 
be  entitled  to  any  interest  in  said  land,-  or  in  the  money  for  which  it  was 
sold,  unless  he  be  acknowledged  by  the  survivors  of  the  tribe  in  this  State 
to  be  a  member,  or  otherwise  satisfactorily  prove  himself  to  be  one. 


W.    FOUSHEB    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

Agreeably  to  your  request  of  the  4th  inst.,  respecting  the  situation  of  Nov.  15, 
the  works  under  the  Acts  incorporating  the  James  River  Company  and  '^»chmond 
subsequent  thereto,  I  beg  leave  to  observe  that  on  the  26th  of  November 
last,  we  stated  the  subject  i)retty  minutely  in  our  report  of  that  date,  and 
to  which  we  beg  leave  to  refer;  since  which  an  annual  general  meeting  of 
the  Company  has  been  held,  and  under  its  direction  (in  the  year  past 
ending  in  July)  a  dividend  of  six  per  cent,  on  the  original  stock  of 
£42,000  has  been  made.  The  state  of  the  Funds  will  justify  a  similar, 
perhaps  a  higher  Dividend  in  the  current  year,  if  the  general  meeting 
shall  so  direct — at  the  same  time  support  the  establishment,  and  go  on 
in  favorable  seasons  with  all  the  improvements  required  as  the  laws  now 
stand. 

In  the  last  season,  the  improvement  on  the  bed  of  the  River  from  a 
considerable  distance  above  Lynchburg  down  to  the  Qty  of  Richmond 
has  been  carried  on,  and  we  believe  with  good  effect.  That  part  of  the 
bed  of  the  river  through  the  mountains  and  up  to  ('row's  Ferry,  having 
been  executed  in  a  great  measure  in  the  preceding  seasons,  so  as  now  to 
render  the  navigation  from  the  highest  point  enjoined  on  the  Company, 
down  to  the  Basin  in  a  tolerable  state  of  water,  safe  and  easy. 

'Tis  with  great  pleasure  we  now  consider  the  prospect  of  some  remu- 
neration to  the  Public,  as  well  as  to  the  individuals  for  a  hazardous  and 
expensive  undertaking,  as  brightening  very  considerably,  and  the  great 
object  and  extensive  inland  navigation  nearly  completed,  of  between  two 
and  three  hundred  miles  into  the  heart  of  this  country. 

On  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

I  am,  sir,  &c. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Your  letter  of  the  15th  ins't  has  been  duly  received,  and  I  hasten  to      Nov.  18, 
give  you  all  the  information  I  possess  upon  the  different  inquiries  there  Penitentiary 
proposed. 

You  let  request  a  statement  of  the  number  of  criminals  who  have 


884  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        been  sent  to  the  Penitentiary  from  each  successive  term  of  the  District 

Nov.  18,      (;;ourt8,  since  the  establi.shment  of  the  Institution.     In  answer,  the  follow- 
Penitentiary  '  ,  ' 

ing  statement  will  b(i  found  correct: 

From  the  Spring  term  of  1S()0  there  were  recx^ived,  -         -         .  (; 

"       "     Fall      Utoi  "       "         u         ..           u  ...  i:, 

''       ''     Spring      *•     "  1801        '         ^^           »^  ...  19 

u       a     Fall          **     (.i       ii        u         li          ii  ...  14 

''       ''     Spring      ''     ''  1802       ^^         -  *'  ...         23 

U  U         TTqI]  "         "  '*  U  4k  u  ...  *>1 

Making  in  the  whole, 98 

One  object  of  this  enquiry  being  to  ascertain  "whether  the  number  of 
convicts  has  increased  or  diminished  of  late  "  it  mav  be  necessarv  to 
observe  that  prior  to  the  September  term  of  1800,  all  persons  charged 
with  criminal  oft'ences  were  dealt  with  according  to  pre-existing  laws; 
unless  after  conviction,  the  convict  prayed  the  benefit  of  the  Penitentiary 
Law.  Many  petty  offenders  perha}>s  jireferred  the  Ignominy  of  public 
punishment  to  the  slow  disgrace  of  ImpristMiment,  an<l  were  sentenced 
according  to  existing  statutes,  from  which  circumstance  the  number 
received  at  this  term  was  comparatively  smaller  than  at  those  immedi- 
ately succeeding. 

2ndly.  "lias  any  convict  who  has  been  once  discharged  been  sent 
back?"  I  have  the  satisfaction  of  answering  this  ciuestion  in  the  nega- 
tive.    No  such  case  ha^^  yet  occurred. 

3rd.  The  number  of  disciharged,  since  the  ()j)eration  of  the  law,  amounts 
to  twenty-six;  all  of  whom,  except  the  invalid  convicts  who  were  unable 
to  labour,  have  ac<juired  some  useful  trade,  which,  if  diligently  followe<l, 
will  enable  them  to  gain  reputable  livelih(M»ds.  The  short  periiKl  for 
which  petty  offenders  of  the  lowest  class  is  confine<l,  may  sometimes  form 
exceptions.  The  term  of  six  months  not  heing  suHicient  for  a  mean 
ca}»acity  to  acquire  any  trade. 

4th.  One  man  only  has  escaped  who  has  been  confined  in  the  peniten- 
tiary, and  this  haj)j)ened  in  the  infancy  of  the  Institution,  and  before  the 
Building  was  in  such  a  state  of  completion  as  to  insure  safe  keeping. 
Indeed  I  consider  that  absolute  security  from  escapes  can  never  be 
expected  unless  all  conmiunication  from  without  is  effectually  prevented. 
The  windows  of  the  cells  having  an  outward  exposure  will  be  subject  to 
the  curiosity  of  visitors  and  afford  an  easy  inlet  to  whatever  may  assist 
the  Inginuity  of  the  convict  in  effecting  his  elopement.  A  temporary 
enclosure  since  the  loss  of  Whitson  has  prevented  outward  intercourse, 
and  has  in  all  probability  been  our  greatest  security  from  future  esca|>es 
or  even  attempts  to  escji[)e. 

oth.  The  conduct  of  convicts  after  confinement,  being  an  object  of  your 
encpiiry,  I  take  pleasure  in  informing  you  that  although  witli  the  greater 
mmiher,  mild  trciitment  succ<'eds  best,  yet  with  some,  gixxl  effects  appear 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  835 


to  have  resulted   from  punisliment  and   humiliation.     In  many  cases        18()2. 
apparent  resignation  and  conviction  of  the  justice  of  their  sentence,  have  p  ^^^^  ^?* 
l^roduced  a  laudable  spirit  of  industries  and  an  adherence  to  the  regula- 
tions of  the  Institution. 

The  ministry  of  the  neighborhood  have  sometimes  visited  the  prison, 
and  I  have  found  their  spiritual  admonitions  listened  to  with  attention 
and  concern,  and  I  feel  no  doubt  but  that  many  of  the  discharged  convicts 
and  the  conmiunity,  will  reap  the  happiest  eftects  fn)m  mild  and  well 
timed  punishment  within  our  walls.  There  may  be  found  some  whom 
punishnjent  may  not  effect  nor  shame  reclaim,  yet  it  may  be  hoped  that 
a  continuance  of  their  confinement  may  be  of  ^lutary  consc<]uence  and 
induce  such  a  line  of  conduct  as  may  proniote  their  future  welfare. 

The  mode  of  treatn)ent  which  I  have  been  obliged  to  pursue  has  been 
generally  regulated  by  the  conduct  of  the  prisoner.  Mild  measures  are 
in  most  instances  best  calculated  to  answer  the  i>urposes  of  reformation, 
and  the  most  effectually  to  promote  a  sjiirit  of  industry,  liut  on  the 
other  hand,  obstinacy  and  pervcrseness  of  ])is|>osition  retjuire  a  more 
rigid  and  determined  discipline,  and  I  have  therefore  reported  for  punish- 
ment, and  have  been  myself  ius  severe  as  my  powers  would  allow. 

One  tenth  part  of  the  convicts  are  perhaps  of  the  latter  description ; 
the  remainder  experience  all  the  mildness  which  the  nature  of  their 
situation  admits,  and  these,  it  may  be  hoped,  will  afler  their  confinement, 
be  industrious  artizans  and  useful  citizens. 

I  am,  Arc. 


Commonwealth  of  Virginia, 

To  ^licajah  Davis,  Dr. 

To  am't  of  account  for  353,o(X)  slate  for  Public  Warehouse,  including      Nov.  19 

commissions,  ttc, $3,828  45^ 

Cr. 
By  previous  warrant  for  81,5(X)  and  sundry  other  Credits, 

825  (X), 1,525  00 


$2,303  45i 
Add  500  Slate  in  Invoice  omitted, 4  50 


Bal.  due, $2,307  95^ 

.Vdd  ara't  credited  as  above  but  not  paid  by  the  Treasurer,  -       1,500  (K) 


Am't  of  warrant  ordered  by  Council,        -         -         -     $3,807  95i 


James  Kkith  to  the  Governor. 

I  was  duly  honored  with  your  letter  through  the  hands  of  Col.  Deneale.     Nov.  24, 
1  immediately  made  the  several  members  of  the  Board  acquainted  with  Alexandria 


336  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1802.        the  contents,  but  from  the  sicknews  of  one  of  the  niemhers  and  the  ab- 

\u?J'  ^J?'-     sence  of  two  others,  a  Board  could   not  be  forineci  till  vesterdav,  when 
Alexanaria  '  ^  ^  ^  j 

your  Excellency's  letter  was  laid  before  the  meraben^,  who  have  report^^d 
the  present  state  of  the  work  and  future  prospect^^  to  your  Excellency, 
which  is  herewith  inclosed,  together  with  a  copy  of  the  report  ma^le  by 
the  Roanl  to  the  Stockholders  at  their  last  meeting,  referred  to  hi  the 
report  to  your  Excellency. 

Your  Excellency  will  perceive  by  the  report  to  the  Stockholders,  that 
the  Hoard  contemplate  making  further  improvements  in  the  river,  so  as 
to  render  it  navigable  for  longer  periods  than  heretofore.     The  measure 
had  been  agreed  upon  but  the  operations  not  commenced.     At  the  meet- 
ing of  the  St4)ck holders,  they  considered  the  subject  and  gave  a  charge  to 
the  Board  to  push  the  further  improvement  of  the  navigation.     In  com- 
pliance with  this  injunction,  the  Board  determined  to  employ  a  third  set 
of  labourers  to  work  on  the  river  from  Harper's  Ferry  downwards.    Then 
several  sets  of  laborers  have  been  employed  from  the  time  the  river  was 
in  a  proper  state  to  work  in  the  water.     A  few  days  before  the  receipt  of 
your  Excellency's  letter.  I  took  a  view  of  what  had  been  done  and  was 
doing  by  the  two  lower  sets  of  labourers.     From  what  was  then  done, 
the  examination  1  was  then  capable  of  making  of  that  which  was  to  do, 
and  the  information  I  received  from  those  who  had  the  immediate  charge 
of  the  labourers,  I  can  without  hesitation  declare  I  am  fuUv  satisfied 
that  when  the  work  is  completed  as  intended  in   the  part  of  the  river 
from  the  upper  end  of  Seneca  Falls  to  Tide-water,  which  space  also  com- 
prises the  (Ireat  and   Little  Falls,  a  boat  may  pass  at  any  season  of  the 
year  Ciirrying  from  00  to  10()  barrels  of  Flour.     This  T  know  has  very 
genereally  l)een  considered  as  impracticable,  but  at  an  expense  exceeding 
any  funds  the  Company  could  possibly  hope  to  command.     From  the 
mildness  of  the  season  and  the  accounts  I  have  received  since  I  was  up 
the  river,  I   have  reason  to  believe  the  work  in  that  part  will  be  fiilly 
executed  this  sciu^on.     My  state  of  health  did  not  admit  of  my  going  up 
to  Harper's  Ferry,  but  from  the  account  given  by  the  Superintendent  it 
appears  that  all  the  necessary  blasting,  which  is  chietly  to  be  done  under 
water,  must  be  complet<}d  in  that  jjuarter  this  season.     There  will  then 
remain  the  making  some  Hushes  or  wing  walls  to  throw  a  greater  body  of 
water  into  the  channels  now  formed  and  forming  at  the  low  state  of  the 
river.     From  the  head  of  Seneca  Falls  to  Tide- water  are  twenty  miles 
and  one-half     From  the  same  place  to  Harper's  Ferry  are  thirty-five 
miles.     Harpers  Ferry  is  a  i»oint  to  which  many  of  the  farmers  in  Jef- 
fei-son  and  Frederick  counties  bring  their  products,  to  be  from  there 
conveyed  by  water  to  market.     The  improvements  made  this  year  in  tlie 
river  will  be  of  innnense  benefit  to  that  part  of  the  Sttite.     Below  that 
chain  of  falls  at  Harper's  Ferry,  and  between  there  and  the  Seneca  Falls, 
there  are  three  or  four  fish  dams  and  one  gravel  shoal  which  require 


CJJJCTOAil  i}W  STAT^  PAFSB^  :ftj? 


Wh^n  rjiL*  :>*  -iime.  mii  "lit*  Tail*  oiaiie  ii  "iiar  ^bmn  -Jtiiuw  H.arti*»r  ->•  l*»jrr% .    . .    *^ ;  "^  ^ 
the  EUivi^iariiJEi  viil  its  luuinieiLti  nnm  :ht?ai.'%!  iiicu  TTtu^^votur 


lar*  and  i«>rtv--diTv«  .!f*n.tk*. 

■ft 

WlLt.    Kf^^JLL,  C  C  IX 

r>nier»e*i.  That  r,h*t  TnHkHir»»r  ^^f  the  H»)i>pttal  applv  tso  the  KX^Hjtciw 
for  a  wamni:  mm  th*T  Aiiiiiii^r  '^r  Pubtt:  AcciKiuts  on  th**  Tbrtfcsttrvr  v^' 
the  State  r«>r  cw»-»  th«Mii?an«l  fi>tlar?w 


A  copy — Teste: 

Will.  Kvss*:iL. 


S1.VX>  ••nlv  in  the  fan»i. 


Thomas  jErFER5»»\  President  U.  S.  t\^  the  Goykkw^k. 

On  receipt  of  vi^ur  letter  of  June  11th  in  answer  to  nutu*  v*f  J\it\e  "^1.     Nn»x  iNi 
I  wn»te  t«»  Mr.  King  •»ur  Mini.<ter  at  the  iVnrt  of  Lon^iou  ti  Kile»\  the  ^^^^  ^*^^ 

copy  of  which  I  now  ench.>!«e  you.  I  tru^tt»d  we  had  then  time  env^^i^h 
to  have  n-ceivedan  answer  before  the  ensuinjr  nuvtin^  of  the  l.^^j^UUtuiv 
of  Virginia,  hut  he  pn>l>ahly  h^ft  Kuelanii  on  a  visit  to  the  Tohtiueut  » 
little  l^'fore  the  receip»t  of  that  letter.  As  his  alvsemv  however  was  u\>t  \\^ 
\h'  long,  I  am  iK>t  entirely  without  ho|>e  of  an  answer  U*ftm^  the  rising  of 
the  I..egi8lature.  which  may  give  us  an  idea  of  the  pmUihle  rtvull ;  it  jthttll 
be  comnuinic-ated  to  vou  as  soon  as  rw^ived. 

The  convulsions  ]>revaiiing  in  the  French  West  India  islands,  phiee  in 
a  state  of  alarm  all  the  Nations  having  |H>sseasions  in  their  nei^hlH»rho«Ml 
into  which  blacks  have  been  admitted.  Under  these  einMunstanetvH,  (he 
dangers  which  might  result  to  them  from  any  innovation,  lVt>m  any  elMMi^e 
of  ]K)sition,  are  opposed  to  propositions  whioh  at  other  tinn»H  wtiubl  \n^ 
admissable.  The  similar  apprehensicms  wo  have  oxperienotMl  oui^selveH, 
will  suggest  the  difficulties  which  this  hmnch  <}f  tuir  propoHltion  hiuv 
meet  with  for  a  time,  but  no  favorable  occasion  of  attempting  it  nIiuII  be 
lost. 

48 


888 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.    • 


1802.           I  pray  you  to  accept  assurances  of  my  affectionate  esteem  ani 
W^hinlton  considemtion.  

Henry  Bedinger  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

Nov.  21),  A  few  days  ago  was  handed  me  your  Letter  of  the  18th  of  Sep 

ar  ms  urg  JQfQ|.,^jjj|g  i\^^i  j  am  in  arrears  to  the  contingent  fund  of  the  Soc 

Cincinnati  of  Virginia  the  sum  of  two  dollars.     He  iissured  1  shot 

have  left  standing  such  a  sum,  had  I  had  any  Idea  of  heing  in  a 

The  total  ignorance  of  the  affairs,  funds,   and   disbursement**   - 

Society  did  indeed  call  for  an  investigation,  and  altho'  I  cannot  f 

ally  attend  at  the  time  appointed  for  the  next  meeting,  yet  I  shall 

heartily  concur  in  the  measures  which  will  then  be  adopted. 

trouble  you.  Sir,  with  an  application  to  Mr.  Price  for  payment 

within  inclosed  order  to  Mr.  Price  (Register  of  the  I^and  Office), 

paid  will  you  be  so  obliging  as  to  pay  the  same  to  the  Treasure 

Wm.  Heath). 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Nivison  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  1,  Inclosing  account  for  ammunition  bought  for  the  54th  regiment 

Norfolk      ^^Q  threatened  insurrection. 


Dec.  4, 

Kanawha 

County 


Petition  of  Samuel  Robertson,  claiming  to  be  a  free  man  ol 
Recites  that  he  was  ill^»lly  brought  from  Maryland  by  one 
Rogers,  who  was  murdered  on  the  Ohio  river  by  Jack  Neel;  tha 
he  has  been  confined  in  Kanawha  jail  as  a  witness,  and  that  the  < 
court  has  sold  him  to  pa}'  the  costs  of  NeePs  trial.     Prays  for  his  i 


Dec.  4  Memorial  of  the  president  and  directors  of  the  Little  River  Tu 

Company  to  the  Governor,  reciting  that  at  the  last  session,  the  C 
Assembly  of  Virginia  passe<l  an  act  incori)orating  the  said  com  pan 
p<^)wer  to  establish  a  road  from  the  intersection  of  Duke  street, 
town  of  Alexandria,  with  the  southwest  line  of  the  District  of  Col 
to  the  ford  of  Little  river,  where  the  turnpike  crosses;  that  two  hi 
and  seven  shares  had  been  subscribed  for.  The  company  now  pr 
letters  patent  as  directed  by. the  said  act. 

Signed   by  James  Keith,    President;    George   (lilpin,    Levin    1 
Richard  M.  Scott,  and  John  Thomas  Ricketts. 

[Rough  draft  of  letters  patent  to  the  Little  River  Turnpike  Co 
on  tile. — Ei).] 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


339 


James  Monrob  to  the  Council. 

Your  very  obliging  and  friendly  communication  of  this  date,  merits  1802. 
and  receives  my  warmest  acknowledgement.  At  the  moment  of  retiring  Richmond 
from  the  office  of  Chief  Magistrate,  which  I  have  held  for  the  last  con- 
stitutional term  of  three  years,  1  cannot  be  indifferent  to  the  good  opin- 
ion of  those  with  whom  I  have  so  long  acted.  Sensible  of  what  was  due 
to  the  just  rights  of  the  Council  of  State,  and  to  the  merit  of  the  mem- 
bers who  composed  it,  it  was  my  earnest  desire,  as  it  was  my  duty,  to 
respect  those  claims  in  our  official  intercourse;  and  it  is  highly  gratifying 
to  me  to  find  that  my  endeavors  were  not  ineffectual.  Had  I  erred.  I 
should  have  deemed  myself  the  more  culpable  as  the  generous  example 
of  a  contrary  conduct  was  alwa3'8  presented  to  me  on  its  part. 

All  my  official  acts  have  been  known  to  the  Council  of  State,  in  their 
commencement  and  conclusion.  You,  therefore,  have  it  completely  in 
your  power  to  judge  of  the  propriety  of  my  conduct  in  every  transaction. 
That  it  has  your  approbation,  is  a  circumstance  which  will  at  all  times 
give  me  unfeigned  pleasure.  Having  laboured  long  to  the  utmost  of  my 
|)owers  in  sup[>ort  of  our  republican  institutions,  that  cause  can  never  be 
indifferent  to  me.  That  it  may  prosper,  and  that  you  may  long  live  to 
enjoy  the  fruit  of  your  upright,  uniform  and  able  support  of  it,  is  the 
eameyt  wish  of  your  sincere  friend  and  fellow-citizen. 


William  John  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  there  are  about  thirty  public  musquets  in  Monon-      Dec.  8, 
galia  county,  most  of  them  in  bad  condition  and  no  care  taken  of  them.    '^><^"'"^'"^* 


Robt.  Sherrard,'  James   McMechan  and  Thomas  Corse  to  the 

Governor. 

Complaining  of  oppressive  conduct  on  the  part  of  John  Hunter,  \Vm.      Dec.  8, 
Alexander  and  Nicholas  Orrick,  Magistrates.  Hprinm 


John  Mercer  to  the   Council. 

Requesting  to  be  informed  when  it  will  be  convenient  for  the  Council 
to  enter  upon  the  business  to  which  inclosed  orders  of  the  General  Assem- 
hlv  relate. 


Dec.  15 


Orden?  of  the  House  of  Delegates  and  Senate,  that  a  joint  committee      Dec.  17 
con-sisting  of  Messrs.  Mercer,  Xewsum,  Booker,  Eley,  Hawes,  Walker, 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Warren  and  I^rkin  Smith  from  the  first ;  and  Faulcon,  Hoomes,  Bayly, 
Preston,  Hun)j;erford  and  Newton  from  the  Utter,  be  appointed  for  the 
purpose  of  enquiring  into  the  expenditure  of  the  Executive  Department 
during  the  preceding  year. 


Petition  of  Francia  Anson  a  conviet  in  the  Penitentiary  for  a  pardon, 
in  return  for  which  he  will  reveal  valuable  secrets  as  to  the  discovery  of 
nietals  by  rods,  &c.,  and  also  his  knowledge  of  smelting. 


L.   BOLUN«   TO   T8E   (jOVEBNOB. 

Dec.  ID,         Slating  that  as  agent  for  the  Slate  he  had  rented   part  of  the  public 

BS^kfi^ham  '*'"*^  '"   Buckingham  to   Mr.  Mintor.    The  part  of  the  Old   Furnace 

County      tract  lying  north  of  the  old  river  road,  could  not  he  rented  to  any  one. 


Wu.  Davies  to  the  Goverkor. 

Dec.  22,  Has  found  among  the  old  papers  in  his  office  a  number  of  duty  bondu 

^Office^"   taken  by  John  King  and  Josiah  Parker.     The  bonds  belong  to  tJie  State 
Norfolk     of  Virginia,  and  he  has  reason  to  believe  have  not  been  wholly  paid. 


Dec.  34  Received  of  the  Executive  a  sabre  and  belt  procured  by  the  (Jovern- 

ment,  in  conformity  with  a  resolution  of  tlie  General  Assembly,  for  the 
representative  of  Gen,  William  Campbell,  which  I  promise  to  deliver  to 
him. 

JAMK.S    P.   PBE.STON. 

Dec.  24  John  Page  qualifies  as  Governor  of  Virginia. 

Dec.  24  George  Hay  qualifies  as  memljer  of  the  Council. 


K.  Lanium  to  the  Governoe. 

Informing  of  the  capture  of  George  Fridley,  from  Staunton,  who  was 
(in  consequence  of  a  proclamation  of  Gov.  Monroe)  apprehended  in  Ohio 
and  held  for  requisition. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  341 


I  do  hereby  certify  that  Francis  T.  Brooke,  Esq.,  appeared  in  the  Fred-        1803. 
ericksburg  District  Court  as  one  of  the  counsel  for  the  C'omnionwealtli    Qpir^fu 
uiK)n  a  iiurastraas  de  droit  filed  in  the  said  Court  by  William  Stanton 
against  the  Commonwealth  to  an  Inquisition  of  Escheat. 

Certified  this  3rd  day  of  January,  1803. 

John  Chew,  C.  F.  D.  C. 

In  this  case  judgment  was  for  the  Commonwealth.     I  was  employed 
by  the  Escheator  of  Culpeper. 

F.  Brooke. 


D.  Sheffey  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  the  report  of  the  committee  of  the  House  of  Delegat<?s      Jan.  13 
on  the  subject  of  the  Finances  of  the  Commonwealth,  comprehending  all 
that  part  having  relation  to  the  conduct  of  the  Executive  in  certain 
expenditures  directed  by  them,  and  inviting  explanation  by  the  Execu- 
tive before  the  committee  the  next  dav. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Having  been  informed  that  the  Inspectors  of  the  Penitentiary  house  Jan.  13, 
lately  made  a  connnunication  to  you  respecting  that  Institution,  in  which  <^"*^""*'*y 
I  am  sorry  to  understand  that  my  conduct  as  keeper  thereof  is  censured, 
I  n»)w  solicit  that  1  may  be  furnished  with  a  copy  of  their  report. 
Having  been  appointed  by  the  Executive  to  that  office,  and  having  con- 
scientiously discharged  the  duties  attached  to  it,  and,  as  I  hope,  to  your 
satisfaction,  it  is  with  reluctance  I  address  you  on  this  occasion,  yet  I 
conceive  it  a  duty  which  I  owe  to  myself  and  to  those  who  placed  me 
here  in  my  present  capacity,  to  make  this  request  in  order  that  I  may  be 
enabled  to  give  the  explanation  which  the  case  may  require. 

I  am,  &c. 


The  official  Bond  of  Wm.  Moseley  as  Treasurer  of  the  Commonwealth      Jan.  13 
for  one  year  from  date  of  ap|)ointment  in  the  penalty  of  One  Million 
Dollars  is  filed. 


William  Dabney  to  the  Governor. 

Infonning  of  two  vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Inspectors  of  Penitentiary      jan.  13 
by  resignation  of  Major  Scott  and  Mr.  Hays. 


Wl  il^kVESihMi  OF  8TATB  PAFI3t& 


TUOMAK    M.    lUVLET   TO   TSE  GoTKKSOE. 

J  v//,  i^,Vuiiit^  M  ftUmA  of  annn  Irir  the  lifdit  Inikotir  of  the  Scrond  BaUl- 

jMii  \y      • 

li'/fi  of  tl^^  i^:f/nd  Ki^pifient    An  oider  that  opon  a  reiom  made  onder 

(l«^  H^isUiifit  of  l}i«  (Vmirnajvianiof  the  Repineni.  if  the  cooipanv  is 

f'jfUiffUfU:^  that  a  naffidetii  number  of  an»s  for  noa-commi^i^ioDed  officers 

jaimI  ffrivnUm  \hs  imueA  tor  tl^iia  comfianj. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Jmh,  I/i  AnkiriK  t^iat  the  muiii  of  one  hundred  dollars  or  more,  in  the  hands  of 

(Uti*l  HlfOf%  in  Philadelphia,  be  directed  to  be  applied  to  the  purchase  in 
that  city  of  iihtH,  Ac,,  needled  for  the  manufactory  of  arms  in  Richmond. 


WiMJAM    l)UVAL,  (yHAIRMAN    B.  J.  P.  H.,  TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

Juii.  Uif  I  hml  th(»  honor  to  receive  your  favor  of  the  15th  Inst.,  inclosing  a 
(M'lMrioiM  ^,^^^^y  ^^j.  ^  I,«tt<jr  from  the  Keef>er  of  the  Penitentiary  to  the  Executive. 
I  hiivcj  (!otnniuni(!ated  the  contents  to  the  Board  of  Inspectors,  who  have 
\uiu\  proper  attention  thereto.  The  Report  of  the  Board,  with  the  acconi- 
pimyinK  documents  respecting  the  Keeper's  conduct,  the  committee 
appointed  by  the  Board  of  Inspectors  will  have  the  honor  to  lay  before 
the  Kxecntivo;  also  their  Records  and  Order  Book,  which  will  satisfy, 
they  truHt,  the  Ilonomble  the  Executive,  that  their  Report  of  the  />th 
InsUmt  was  founded  on  a  sincere  desire  to  co-operate  with  the  Executive 
(■ouncil  of  this  State  in  suggesting  salutary  amendments  to  the  peniten- 
tiary hiw  and  to  promote  the  i)ublic  Good  without  respect  to  the  private 
InU^rest  of  any  individual.  As  to  that  benevolent  and  humane  system, 
tlu'  Kxi»cutive  and  the  Board  of  Inspectors  have  the  same  mind — the 

same  patriotic  /.oal. 

I  am,  &c. 


KU'HAHO  AOAMS,  C'oLONKL  COMMANDANT  OF  NINETEENTH    ReOIMENT, 

to  the  Governor. 

Jaiu  ^>,         Asking  nn  onler  to  Joshua  West,  Q.  Master  of  19th  Regiment,  for  five 
Kiohiiumd    i^hh^Ji^hI  oartridgt>s  for  Distinct  Corjvs  of  Militia  from  said  Regiment. 


«Iamics  Ghkknmow,  Thysioian  to  PrBLio  Gtard,  to  the  Governor, 

Jaiix  ^{11,         Asking  thai  the  liuard  l>e  supplied  with  sixteen  watch  oo^ts,  to  be  used 
HlthiiHUHl   j^^  txmmuw  bv  tlu*  men  while  on  dutv. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  343 


Daniel  Hylton's  certificate  that  the  oaths  prescribed  for  the  Treasurer        I8a3. 
have  been  taken  by  William  Moseley.  ^*"-  ^ 


Richard  Adams,  Colonel  Commandant,  to  A.  Quarrier. 

Please  deliver  to  Mr.  Joshua  West,  Quartermaster,  three  hundreil  car- 
tridges and  one  hundred  and  fifty  flints  for  the  use  of  the  19th  Regiment. 


John  Prunty  to  the  Governor. 

Returning  thanks  of  Jenny  Bo3^1in  (alias  Baylor)  and  her  aged  parents      Jan.  2;J 
for  her  pardon. 

Asking  also  that  the  final  determination  of  the  Board  in  the  case  of 
negn)  man  slave  the  property  of  George  Jackson,  sentenced  to  <leath  by 
the  County  C^)urt  of  Harrison  county,  and  supposed  to  have  been  par- 
doned, should  be  made  known. 


We  whose  names  are  subjoined,  being  officers  of  the  army  of  the  United      Jan.  26, 
States  during  the  Revolutionary  W^ar,  do  certify  that  officers  of  the  rifle 
companies  in  that  army  drew  rifles  of  the  public. 

Little'y  Mosby,  Jr. 
Wm.  Moseley. 


The  report  of  Martin  Mims,  Keeper  of  the  Penitentiary,  defending      Jan.  20 
himself  against  charges  preferred  against  him  by  the  Board  of  Inspectors, 
inclosing  numerous  certificates  of  Richmond  merchants  that  for  goods 
sold  M.  Mims  for  use  of  Penitentiary,  the  payments  had  been  satisfac- 
tory. 

D.  Sheffey  to  the  Governor. 

r  enclose  the  extract  requested  by  yours  of  last  evening,  containing  a     January 
detail  of  the  appropriations  and  expenditures  of  last  year. 

I  hojM)  the  Executive  will  be  prepared  to  give  the  explanations  jironi- 
ised  on  Monday.  On  that  day,  at  half-past  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning, 
the  committee  will  meet  for  the  purpose  of  reconsidering  the  report. 

I  should  not  press  this  subject  in  the  manner  it  has  been,  were  it  not 
that  its  consideration  in  the  house  is  of  moment. 

• 

I  am,  &c. 


'xxjESiihii.  w  -mvnr 


AM 


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»^o    <ir 


w-if5:    T^L^ftt  >«TII    :i^    '•DM  'WVT3BKW&. 

nm^  Wit  lUiftmtL. 


;>^in^i>   >r«ti*«p«i»v**  .Tii';i«ti,,4ii.  :!i>  'TiH  ixiBPT^CAdar^TTt^iacNOH. 


y   1i4-  \^nrf  1/  'ri«i#^?r*vi<r-U#*  "^»imi»n  3?a«3»r  ii"iii?*-ffiir  »i  Sitrrrn  r 
.#<rt  ^isyin«t   ti#»  '. tmnutn  19^^ til.  r^iittfL -^nir  Sfc  ?ni5P^  vwh -aujAti*'?*!:  »*- 

v»r»*»f1»    vr   ti#«  >Tttt»»^   r:Il    v»  ill*    i#»r  niifte  ▼mert  an.  it*  iinsuts^  i^^  ir 


.ttU.    QU. 


ftl^rt  Wi»  / 


Uffffti^i^iU  t4  \if^uv$.  wtAfff  "Aft  Acl  u>aiiKV)4  tbetlkaiier  01  «b*^  Citr 
f4  Hif  hi$^fipf\/  j/fiM5*^l  i%ity  1 1 th,  I  "fltJ;,  tr*  divvk-  tb*"  ^aid  CilT  inio  thi>ee 
'^MffU  i*$^i  if*  fim$t\f*^  mtt^l  nam^  tUffnt.  YtAre  made  the  ^>D«>irmg  anun<!«e- 

%o  \  i*ftti'f*^tit  Ward,  -^'omrnetK-fs*  at  the  lower  eod  ^yi  the  C'itv  of 
HitStUiot^S  H\HfH  fh^r  tft^nau  of  Jaraes  River  and  where  Rocketts  creek 
KfttffiU*  ihi^f  iUf*  miifl  Ri^^r,  exU'nding  thence  up  the  meanders  t^^f  the 
«;0d  f1v#rr  fill  it  rfm'hm  tUa  i^tmt  street  next  aliove  Shuckue  creek;  fol- 
low )Mi/f  iU$ii  Hirt'iii  U  Utf:\wUm  the  Bf^ll  Taveni,  running  to  the  hack  of  the 
rM,v  tM  H  Mtrniiirlft  liiii^;  following  that  line  to  the  lowest  boundary  of  the 
i-ily  nufl  ffofM  i\$t'iu'Ai  Ui  th(?  beginning. 

Niir  'i  MtuWmm  CofiinimiccH  at  the  upiHjr  line  of  Jefferson  Ward  on 
UlM  Mmf((tti  of  JrinM!ft  Hivctr,  following  the  meanders  of  the  River  till  it 
iviflk<^  ih«  NtriM)t  noxt  a(H)VO  Hay  Market  Gardens ;  thence  following  that 


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street  by  the  Ixtan  OfBce  to  the  back  line  of  the  Town;  thence  along  the        1803. 
bock  line  till  it  reaches  Jefferson  Ward.  February 

No.  3.   Monroe. — Includes  the  whole  of  the  Citv  of  Richmond  above 
MadiBon  Ward  as  now  established  by  I/aw. 

In  making  the  foregoing  arrangement,  the  Executive  will  perceive  that 
the  Committee  were  entirely  influenced  by  a  regard  to  fX)pulation  and  a 
wish  to  make  each  Ward  compact  and  agreeable  to  its  inhabitants. 
Given  under  our  hands  this  23rd  day  of  February,  1803. 

Wm.  Duvall, 
RoBT.  Mitchell, 
Meri'r  Jones, 
j.  h.  foushee, 
Lewis  Harvie. 


Thomas  Jefferson,  President  U.  S.,  to  the  Governor. 

In  compliance  with  a  request  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the    February. 
United  States  as  well  as  with  a  sense  of  what  is  necessary,  I  take  the        Qj^y 
liberty  of  urging  on  you  the  importance  and  indispensible  necessity  of 
vigorous  exertions  on  the  part  of  the  State  Gk>vemment  to  carry  into  effect 
the  militia  system  adopted  by  the  National  Legislature,  agreeably  to  the 
powers  reserved  to  the  States  respectively  by  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States,  and  in  a  manner  the  best  calculated  to  ensure  such  a  degree 
of  military  discipline  and  knowledge  of  tactics,  as  will  under  the  auspices 
of  a  benign  providence,  render  the  militia  a  sure  and  permanent  bul- 
wark of  national  defence. 

None  but  an  armed  nation  can  dispense  with  a  standing  army ;  to  keep 
ours  armed  and  disciplined  is  therefore  at  all  times  important,  but 
especially  so  at  a  moment  when  rights  the  most  essential  to  our  welfare, 
have  been  violated,  and  an  infraction  of  treaty  committed  without  colour 
or  pretext,  and  although  we  are  willing  to  believe  that  this  has  been  the 
act  of  a  subordinate  agent  only,  yet  it  is  wise  to  prepare  for  the  possibility 
that  it  may  have  been  the  leading  measure  of  a  system. 

While,  therefore,  we  are  endeavoring,  and  with  a  considerable  degree  of 
confidence,  to  obtain  by  friendl}'  negotiation,  a  peaceable  redress  of  the 
injury,  and  effectual  provision  against  its  repetition,  let  us  array  the 
strength  of  the  nation,  and  l>e  ready  to  do  with  promptitude  and  effect, 
whatever  a  reganl  to  justice  and  our  future  security  may  require. 

In  order  that  I  may  have  a  full  and  correct  view  of  the  resources  of 
our  country  in  all  its  different  parts,  I  must  desire  you,  with  as  little 
delay  as  possible,  to  have  me  furnished  with  a  return  of  the  militia,  and 
of  the  arms  and  accoutrements  of  your  state,  and  of  the  several  counties 
or  other  geographical  divisions  of  it. 

Accept  assurances  of  my  high  consideration  and  respect. 

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1803. 
February 


The  Governor  reported  to  the  Board  that  in  the  recess  of  the  Coun- 
cil, on  a  representation  of  the  Auditor,  of  the  necessity  of  an  imme- 
diate appointment  of  agents  to  purchase  for  the  benefit  of  the  Comraon- 
wealtli,  lands  taken  under  execution  on  public  account  and  not  sold  for 
want  of  bidders,  he  had  appointed  John  Hadden  in  the  county  of  Ran- 
dolph; Pjlliot  Kucker,  of  Madison;  Hiram  Opie,  of  Northumberland; 
George  Shillern,  of  Botetourt;  John  Woodward,  of  Monroe,  agents, 
respectively  for  the  purpose  above  recited. 

That  he  had  directed  Major  Coleman,  on  ascertaining  the  balance  of 
public  monies  in  the  hands  of  Messrs.  Pickett,  Pollard,  and  Johnston, 
advanced  for  the  purchase  of  arms  in  Philadelphia,  to  obtain  from  them 
a  draft  on  the  bank  of  the  United  States,  in  favor  of  Gen'l  Shee,  for  said 
balance,  being  1,012  54  cents,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  for  the  fire 
Engine  and  Buckets  directed  to  be  purchased  for  the  Armory,  &c.,  and 
that  he  had,  on  the  16th  instant,  issued  an  order  directing  a  warrant  to 
be  issued  in  favor  of  Major  Coleman  for  $1,0(X)  dollars,  to  be  remitted  to 
Gen'l  Shee  for  procuring  Iron  and  other  articles  for  the  Armory. 


March  3  I  do  hereby  certify  that  I  have  administered  to  Mr.  John  Moody,  who 
hath  been  appointed  by  the  Executive,  Surveyor  of  the  Falls  of  James 
River  by  virtue  of  an  act  entitled  "an  act  for  the  more  effectually  prevent- 
ing obstructions  to  the  passage  of  Fish  in  James  River  and  its  navigable 
Branches,"  the  oath  prescribed  by  the  said  act  of  Assembly,  and  required 
to  be  taken  by  the  person  appointed  as  Surveyor  aforesaid. 
Given  under  my  hand  this  3rd  da}'  of  March,  1803. 

Al.  McRa£. 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

March  5  Exjiressing  the  opinion  (asked  for  by  the  Governor)  that  the  Act  of 
Assembly,  passed  January  9th,  1802,  concerning  the  salary  of  the  Public 
Printer  is  confined  in  it*?  operation  to  that  session  and  not  a  permanent 
Law. 


Jos.  Nevill  to  the  Governor. 


March  14,        Your  letter  of  instructions  I  received  yesterday  together  with  another 
Hardy  Co.    enclosing  my  commission.     1  immediately  made  application  to  the  com- 
manding officer  of  the  militia  of  this  County  for  a  Return  of  his  Regi- 
ment, who  informed  me  it  was  out  of  his  power  to  comply  with   the 
rcHjucst. 


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Expecting  the  commanding  officers  of  the  other  Counties  within  my   .     1803. 
District  in  the  same  condition,  I  shall,  immediately  after  qualifying  to   xj   ^^^  }^ 
my  commisrion,  order  Battalion  Musters  within  the  different  counties  of 
my  District,  with  particular  instructions  to  make  me  returns,  which  shall 
be  forwarded  to  the  Executive  as  soon  as  possible. 

I  am,  &c. 


J.  Stokklby  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosing  th©  official  Bond  of  Hugh  Phelps  and  Robert  Kincheloeand 
their  securities,  commissioners  under  Act  of  Gen'l  Assembl}',  passed 
Jan'y  23,  1801,  for  completing  a  Road  from  State  Road  to  the  mouth  of 
Little  Kanawha;  urging  the  Executive  to  take  measures  to  compel  these 
commissioners  to  discharge  the  duties  undertaken  by  them. 


March  16, 
Wood  Co. 


Meriweathbr  Jones,  Public  Printer,  ^o  the  Governor. 
Inquiring  how  his  salary  is  to  be  paid. 


March  19 


The  Committer  appointed  to  examine  and  report  a  statement  of  the 
cash  balance  with  the  Keeper  up  to  the  5th  of  January  last,  handed  in 
the  following  report,  which  was  received  by  the  Board,  to  wit: 

To  the  Board  of  Inspectors: 

Agreeable  to  appointment  and  in  pursuance  of  your  directions  of 
the  7th  instant,  we  have  requested  the  clerk  to  make  out  a  statement  of 
the  cash  balance  of  the  Keeper's  account  up  to  the  5th  of  January  last, 
by  which  it  appep.rs  that  the  balance  due  from  him  at  that  date  to  the 
institution,  as  per  annexed  statement,  was  $1,954  69  cents,  and  that  the 
manufactured  articles  trusted  out  and  not  collected  (and  for  which  he  is 
responsible)  amount  to  $2,171  85  cents,  as  per  list  of  balances  accompa- 
nying this.  The  Board  will  observe  that  the  outstanding  debts  consist 
of  122  accounts  of  from  25  cents  to  $117  27  cents.  The  collection  of 
such  a  number  of  small  debts  dispersed  about  into  such  a  variety  of 
hands  must  necessarily  interfere  with  much  of  the  time  of  the  Keeper 
and  tend  to  draw  his  attention  from  the  r^ular  duties  of  his  office,  which 
the  Committee  oonsider  as  an  evil  of  some  magnitude  and  beg  leave  to 
turn  the  attention  of  the  Board  towards,  in  order  that  a  remedy  may  be 

applied. 

Signed,  Charles  Johnston, 

Thomas  Ladd. 
Richmond,  19th  March,  1803. 


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Resolved,  That  the  foregoing  report  of  the  Committee,  received  on  the 
19th  instant,  be  transmitted  to  the  Executive  by  the  Chairman,  with  tlie 
following  remark?  of  the  Board,  to  wit: 

This  Board  unanimously  admits  by  the  foregoing  report  that  the 
Keeper  has  not  misa4)])lied  the  actual  cash  that  has  come  into  his  hands 
of  the  institution,  but  it  does  appear  that  the  Keeper  was  indebted  to  the 
institution  in  the  sum  of  91,954  C9  cents  on  the  Gth  of  January  last,  he 
being  responsible  for  the  amount  of  outstanding  debts. 

The  forgoing  is  a  true  copy  from  the  proceedings  df  the  Board  of 
Inspectors  of  the  Jail  and  Penitentiary  House  on  the  19th  and  22<1  inst. 

William  Dabney,  Clerk, 


RoBBRT  Lbwis,  Captain,  to  thb  Govbrnok. 

Re|>orts  the  strength  of  his  Military  Company  to  be  seventy-five  rank 
and  iile,  and  wanting  all  kind  of  arms  and  acooutraments. 


James  Madison  to  the  GovKaNOR. 

March  26,        General  Muhlcnburg,  the  collector  at  Philadelphia,  informs  me  that  a 

Washington  ^^  containing  a  model  and  addressed  to  Governor  Monroe  baa  been 

left  at  a  certain  house  there  by  a  vessel  which  lately  arrived. 

He  wishes  to  know  in  what  manner  he  is  to  dispose  of  it.  Presuming 
that  the  address  was  meant  for  the  Governor  of  Virginia,  I  take  the  lib- 
erty of  giving  you  this  information  with  a  view  that  you  may  give  the 
proper  orders  in  the  case. 

I  am,  &c. 


ISahuel  Pleasants,  Jr.,  and  H.  Pace  to  the  Governor. 

Presenting  account  for  printing  certain  number  of  copies  of  the 
Revised  Code  of  the  Laws  of  the  Commonwealth  for  the  use  of  the  Pub- 
lic ofticers,  with  the  certiticates  of  two  of  the  gentlemen  appointed  by 
the  General  Assembly  to  examine  the  work. 


TtTrnATii)  .\dams,  Col.  Nineteenth  Reuimknt,  to  the  Governor. 

in  conformity  to  and  in  obedience  of  the  orders  given  by  the  late  Gov. 
concerning  a  district  corps,  I  have  complied  strictly,  and  have 
the  necessary  arrangements  for  the  whole  of  tlie  present  year. 


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Be  assured,  Sir,  I  shall  attend  to  this  and  all  other  orders  from  you        1803. 
with  promptitude  and  dispatch.  P"  ^ 

Permit  me,  Sir,  to  submit  to  your  consideration,  the  subject  in  a  more 
full  light  than  perhaps  it  has  heretofore  been  seen  by  the  Executive. 
The  sentiments  expressed  to  me  and  some  of  the  officers  of  the  19th 
Regiment  by  Gov'r  Monroe,  induced  them  to  believe  that  this  city  would 
certainly  on  any  alarm  of  Invasion  or  insurrection,  be  garrisoned,  it  being 
the  place  of  deposit  for  the  public  arms  and  ammimition,  and  consider- 
ing this  duty  now  ordered  to  amount  to  the  same,  have  in  some  respects 
n^lected  the  draughts,  which  is  very  uncertain  and  troublesome  in  a 
great  degree  owing  to  the  instability  and  many  removals  of  our  citizens. 

It  is  also  necessary  that  I  should  observe  to  you  that  the  arms  fur- 
nished any  troops  on  immediate  service,  will  occasionally  want  repairs; 
the  quartermaster  of  the  19th  Regiment  reports  it  is  the  case  with  the 
19th  R^'t,  but  I  have  never  been  able  to  obtain  leave  to  send  them  to 
any  place  where  they  may  be  repaired  at  the  public  expense.  Your 
communication  on  the  foregoing  subjects  will  be  acceptable  to  me  when 

your  convenience  will  permit. 

I  am,  &c. 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

The  enclosed  I  have  forwarded  to  your  Excellency  that  in  case  the      Arril  3, 
vessel  mentioned  should  arrive  here,  you  may  direct  in  what  manner  we        ^ 
must  proceed  with  her.     I  am  of  opinion  the  people  should  be  put  into 
the  Hospital  and  stay  a  few  days  if  they  should  arrive  in  health. 

I  am,  &C. 

American  Consulate  Office, 
London,  Jan^y  29,  180S. 
To  the  Colle^tar  of  the  Port  of  Norfolk: 

SiR,^-The  ship  Mary,  Thomas  Temple,  master,  freighted  by  me 
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  to  the  U.  S.  a  number  of  our  unfortunate 
countrymen  lately  discharged  from  the  British  Navy,  was  obliged  some 
time  since  to  put  into  Falmouth  by  stress  of  weather,  where  a  fever 
having  broken  out,  she  has  hitherto  been  kept  in  quarantine.  Several  of 
the  passengers  have  died,  but  the  disorder  has  at  length  disappeared, 
and  the  vessel  having  consequently  been  released  from  quarantine,  will 
in  the  course  of  a  few  days  proceed  on  her  voyage.  Least  any  possi- 
bility, however,  this  distemi)er  should  again  break  out  in  the  course  Of 
her  passage,  I  think  it  proper  to  give  you  this  information  in  order  that 
you  may  take  such  precautions  as  to  you  shall  seem  proper  to  guard 
against  the  introduction  of  the  disorder. 

I  an",  &c., 

Geo.  W.  Ewing. 


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1803. 
April  6. 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

I  now  enclose  report  of  the  Physician  respecting  the  Ship  Mary,  Capt. 
Temple,  with  the  seamen,  Mr.  Ewing  wrote  of.  A  copy  of  his  letter  I 
enclosed  last  post.  This  Ship  sailed  from  Gravesend  early  in  Nov'r.  put 
into  Falmouth  in  distress  where  she  was  quarantined  until  all  was  well. 
Then  obtained  a  bill  of  health,  and  sailed  the  4th  of  March  with  ttie  pas- 
sengers and  crew  in  health,  and  have  arrived  here  so,  as  the  Doctor's  cer- 
tificate will  shew. 

I  laid  the  case  agreeable  to  law  before  the  Mayor  and  Alderman,  who 
judged  there  was  no  necessity  for  detaining  the  Ship;  they  will  accord- 
dingly  be  discharged  and  ordered  to  their  respective  homes.  They  are 
chiefly  negroes  and  mulattoes,  who  have  been  oh  board  British  vessels 
during  the  war,  and  very  unfit  persons  to  be  sent  here.  As  the  British 
Government  impressed  them,  so  they  ought  to  keep  them  and  not  run 
the  U.  S.  to  the  expence  of  removing  nuisances  they  were  the  cause  of. 

They  will  be  examined  by  the  Mayor  and  ordered  away  as  soon  as 
possible.  There  is  not  the  least  danger  of  any  infectious  disease  on  board 
the  Ship. 

They  were  taken  on  board  in  an  emaciated  state,  and  have  been  getting 
better  ever  since  they  sailed. 

I  am,  &c. 


Port  of  Norfolk,  5ih  Aprils  1803. 

In  obedience  to  the  order  of  the  Superintendent  of  Quarantine  and  of 
the  Mayor  of  Norfolk,  I  have  this  day  visited  the  ship  Mary,  Captain 
Temple,  from  Falmouth,  England.  I  find  out  of  82  men  taken  on  board 
as  passengers  (being  American  seamen  late  on  board  his  Britannic  Majes- 
ty's ships)  sixty-one  are  at  this  time  on  board  the  Mary,  a  considerable 
proportion  of  whom  are  people  of  colour.  They  are  as  healthy  looking 
men  as  I  ever  saw  collected  together  in  one  body.  There  is  not,  on  the 
strictest  examination,  a  single  sickly-looking  man  on  board. 

The  captain,  officers  and  crew  of  the  Mary,  consisting  of  eighteen  men, 
are  as  well-looking  as  any  crew  I  have  ever  seen.  The  ship  has  been 
thirty-two  days  on  her  passage.  Seventeen  out  of  the  82  died  from  the 
time  of  taking  on  board  at  Gravesend,  one  detained  by  the  Consul  at 
Falmouth,  and  three  run  away.  The  last  man  died  22nd  of  February, 
from  accident;  three  others  chiefly  of  fever  of  the  inflammatory  kind. 
The  Captain  himself  was  ill  of  same  complaint,  but  has  a  well-looking, 
healthy  appearance  at  this  time.  The  ship,  considering  she  has  eighty- 
one  people  on  board,  is  remarkably  free  from  disagreeable  smells  of  any 
kind.     On  the  whole  I  do  not  apprehend  any  contagious  disorder  has  or 


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could  have  prevailed  on  board  at  any  time  from  the  sailing  from  England, 
and  that  she  may  be  safely  entered. 
There  are  also  on  board  the  wife  of  a  passenger  and  her  child. 

J.  K.  Read,  Port  Physician. 


Thos.  M.  Bayly  to  General  Wood. 

I  enclose  you  a  complete  enrolment  of  the  Light  Infantry  of  Accomac, 
which,  by  resolution  of  the  Board  last  winter,  you  directed  should  be 
completely  armed  when  it  shall  appear  the  company  is  complete.  Please 
have  the  swords  of  the  non-commissioned  oflBcers  sent  with  the  guns, 
which  I  wish  immediately  to  be  sent  to  Norfolk,  and  from  there  they 
can  be  very  soon  sent  to  Accomac  under  very  little  expense. 

I  am,  &c. 


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1803. 
April  6, 
Norfolk 


April  8, 
Williams- 
burg 


Cradoch  Wisdom  to  the  Governor. 
Resigning  the  office  of  First  Inspector  of  Tobacco  at  Deane's  Ware-     April  12, 


house. 

Recommendation  signed  by  sundry  citizens  of  Robert  Smith  as  third 
assistant  Inspector  at  Deane's  Warehouse. 


vpni  rz 
Ca-i-ra 


Stevens  Thompson  Mason  to  the  Governor. 

I  enclose  you  a  return  of  the  strength  of  my  Brigade  for  the  last  year,  April  18 
as  perfect  as  the  circumstances  will  at  present  admit.  I  have  directed 
the  Brigade  Inspector  to  make  out  and  report  to  you  the  returns  required 
by  your  circular  letter.  Intending  in  a  day  or  two  to  leave  the  State  in 
pursuit  of  health,  and  expecting  to  be  absent  for  some  months,  I  must 
request  that  any  communications  from  the  Executive  on  the  subject  of 
the  Militia  of  this  Brigade  may  be  directed  to  Col.  Albert  Russell,  the 
next  officer  in  command. 

I  enclose  the  receipt  of  Mr.  Smith  (at  present  a  member  of  the  Senate 
of  the  United  States)  for  the  note  of  Ira  Allen,  given  to  your  predecessor, 
and  which  he  informs  me  he  has  put  in  a  train  of  recovery. 

I  am,  &c. 


Martin  Mims,  Keeper  of  the  Penitentiary,  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  misfortune  (which  under  existing  circumstances  is  the  more    April  20, 
severely  felt)  to  announce  to  your  Excellency  the  escape  of  three  of  the  Penitentiary 


852  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1803        convicte  from  the  Penitentiary  on  the  night  of  Saturday,  the  16th  inst 

April  20,     r^Yie  manner  in  which  it  was  effected  was  as  follows: 
Penitentiary 

Joseph  Caldwell,  confined  in  one  of  the  rooms  by  himself,  had  con 
trived  by  means  unknown,  to  destroy  that  power  of  the  lock  which 
prevents  the  bolt  from  being  forced  back  without  the  key,  while  the  loci 
appears  to  remain  perfect;  with  an  old  knife  he  forced  the  bolt  back. 

The  other  two,  viz:  Peter  Keegan  and  Robert  Pieraon,  both  ironed  as 
a  punishment  for  former  detected  attempts  to  escape,  being  confined  ii 
the  same  room,  had  contrived  to  secrete  a  nailers  hammer,  a  gimlet  auc 
a  pair  of  shoemaker^s  nippers,  some  nails,  &c.,  with  which  they  contrivec 
to  get  off  their  irons,  force  off  the  exterior  iron  plate  of  the  lock,  bore 
the  wood,  so  as  to  get  to  the  interior  and  spring  back  the  bolt 

The  three  having  thus  got  into  the  interior  yard,  they  got  oakum,  o 
which  they  made  ropes,  and  with  some  shoe  thread  they  bound  togethei 
some  of  the  planks  which  had  been  in  the  bottom  of  their  bunks  and 
made  of  them  a  kind  of  ladder,  by  which  they  got  upon  the  roof  of  th( 
house,  from  whence  by  means  of  their  sheets  (which  they  had  split 
knotted  together,  and  fastened  to  one  of  the  chimneys),  they  let  themselves 
down  on  the  outside  of  the  house. 

This  event  w4ll  probably  add  weight  to  the  imputations  of  carelessnesi 
on  the  part  of  the  Keeper. 

I  am  not,  however,  conscious  of  having  omitted  any  exertion  in  my 
power  to  prevent  it.  I  have  for  some  time  past  been  impressed  with  the 
necessity  of  additional  assistance,  but  from  motives  of  public  economy,  1 
have  heretofore  declined  asking  it  I  can  no  longer  in  justice  to  mysel 
decline  it,  and  I  must  therefore  request  the  approbation  of  the  Executive 
to  the  appointment  of  three  or  four  assistants  in  addition  to  those  alread) 
employed,  as  I  am  convinced  that  the  injunctions  of  the  3t3rd  section  o 
the  act  for  amending  the  penal  laws  of  the  Commonwealth  cannot  be 
carried  into  effect  with  a  smaller  number.  The  portion  of  the  Public 
Guard  heretofore  stationed  at  the  Penitentiary,  has  been  only  sufiicieni 
to  keep  one  sentinal  on  duty,  who  is  placed  at  the  gate  on  the  outside  o: 
the  building.  If  two  sentinals  could  be  kept  out  to  patrol  the  exterioi 
of  the  house,  which  could  be  depended  on,  it  would  certainly  increase 
the  difficulty  of  escape,  but  as  the  Guard  employed  at  the  Penitentiary 
is  daily  changed,  and  as  I  have  no  personal  acquaintance  with  them,  il 
cannot  be  expected  that  I  can  place  that  confidence  in  them  which  1 
ought  to  have  in  those  to  whom  the  care  of  the  convicts  is  entrusted. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Prunty  to  the  Governor. 

April  21         Reporting  the  sale  of  a  negro  man  Dick,  the  property  of  Geoi^ge  Jack- 
son, condemned  by  the  County  Court  of  Harrison  to  be  hung,  but 


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pardoned  by  the  Executive  on  condition  of  transportation  out  of  the  U.        1808. 
States,  for  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  dollars  and  thirty-     ^**"^  ^^ 
four  cents. 


John  Connkll  to  the  Qovkrnor. 

Acknowledging  the  receipt  of  the  quota  of  arms  allotted  U)  the  \i\Hi\     April  23 
Reg't,  to  wit:  seventy-one  stand.     Suggesting  that  these  arms  be  put  into 
the  hands  of  the  Light  Infantr}'  companies  to  complete  their  equipment, 
and' asking  an  order  for  that  disposition  of  them. 


Wm.  Wirt  to  thb  Governor. 

When  I  accepted  the  office  of  judge  of  the  Superior  C'ourt  of  Chancery     April  23, 
holden  at  this  place,  the  salary  attached  to  it  wa«  equal  to  my  support.  y^^^ 

A  change  in  my  situation  has  increased  n)y  domestic  wants,  and  having 
no  auxiliary  resources,  I  now  find  the  salary  insufficient  to  maintain  and 
provide  for  my  family. 

I  have  thought  it  the  interest  of  the  Suitors  in  this  Court,  that  I  should 
retain  the  office  to  the  end  of  the  present  term.  It  closes  on  Thursday 
evening,  at  which  time  I  wish  it  understood  by  your  Kxcellency  and  the 
Council  of  State,  that  I  can  be  no  longer  the  judge  of  the  Su|>erior  (lian- 
cery  Court  for  the  District  of  Williamsburg.  You  will  therefore  be 
pleaseil  to  consider  this  as  my  resignation  to  take  effect  at  that  tiujc. 

I  resign  the  ser\ice  of  Vii^nia  with  regret.  She  took  me  by  tlie  hand 
a  stranger:  a^lopted,  cherished,  trusted  and  honored  me.  The  gratitude 
which  it  i^  natural  to  feel  for  favors  like  these,  would  have  retained  me 
in  her  service  through  life,  but  for  the  irresistible  voice  of  domestic  duties. 
The  liberal  spirit  of  Virginia  requires  not  an  unnecessary  sacrifice.  On 
her  ]jart,  she  will  experience  no  inconvenience  l>y  my  resignation,  sin<'« 
she  has  very  many  sons  now  unemployed  by  her,  w1k>  can  fiU  tliis  office 
much  more  to  the  honor  and  advantage  of  this  District  than  I  oould. 

I  am,  &c. 


Be  it   known  to  all  to  whom  these  presents  shall  come,  that  1,  Josiah 

Wilson,  Sherifl'  of  the  Cimnty  of  Surry,  in  my  full  county,  held  at  the 

court-house  thereof  on  the  2()th  Day  of  April,  in  the  year  of  our  lx>rd 

ont-  thousand  eiglit  hundred  and  three,  bv  electors  of  mv  said  countv 

•|ualifi»fd  according  to  l^nw.  caused   to  be  chosen  two  Delt^ates  for  my 

Haid  county — Namely,  Nicholas  Sebrell,  EsqV,  and  William  Allen,  Esq'r, 

to  represent  the  same  in  the  General  Assembly. 

Given  under  m}'  hand  and  seal  the  da}'  and  year  aforesaid. 

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1803.  Be  it  known  to  all  to  whom  these  presents  shall  come,  that  we,  Josiah 

April  26  vVilson,  Sh'ff  of  the  County  of  Surry;  Nathan'l  Marks,  Dept.  for  Wra. 
Cole,  Sh'ff  of  the  County  of  Prince  George;  and  John  Blunt,  Dept.  of 
VVm.  Blunt,  She'ff  of  the  county  of  Isle  of  Wight,  in  our  full  counties, 
held  at  the  court-houses  thereof  on  our  respective  court  days  in  the 
month  of  April,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  Eight  hundred 
and  Three,  By  the  Electors  of  our  said  respective  counties,  Qualified 
according  to  Law,  caused  to  be  chosen  a  Senator  for  the  District  com- 
posed of  the  said  counties — Namely,  John  Goodrich,  Esq'r,  to  represent 
the  same  in  General  Assembly. 

Given  under  our  hands  and  seals  the  day  and  year  aforesaid. 


John  Smith  to  the  GovbriStor. 

April  26,  Inclosed  you  have  a  return  of  the  16th  Brigade  of  Virginia  Militia  in 
Fredenck  ^.j^^  ^^^  manner  which  I  have  been  able  to  obtain  it.  The  situation  of 
the  5l8t  Reg't  (being  without  a  commissioned  Field  OfiRcer)  has  ren- 
dered the  return  from  that  R^'t  incomplete.  The  last  general  return 
will,  however,  report  a  pretty  just  estimate  of  its  present  strength,  and 
the  return  of  the  Troop  of  Cavalry  now  omitted,  shall  be  sent  on  in  a 
few  days.  You  will  find  an  extra  Troop  of  Cavalry  returned  as  attached 
to  the  31st  Reg't,  commanded  by  Capt.  Bushrod  Taylor.  I  have  been 
requested  by  the  commander  to  apply  for  arms,  and  that  he  would  be 
answerable  for  their  safety  and  forthcoming.  Should  such  indulgence 
be  granted  in  the  State,  perhaps  it  would  be  well  to  have  a  troop  equipped 
in  this  part  of  the  Country,  as  in  case  of  sudden  emergency  the  local 
situation  would  permit  the  men  to  march  without  hesitation.  The  Light 
Infantry  in  some  of  the  Regiments  have  requested  me  to  mention  theii 
situation.  In  the  general  distribution  of  public  arms,  they  are  deprived 
of  a  portion,  and  are  desirous  of  obtaining  them  upon  any  terms  the 
Executive  may  propose.  The  recommendations  for  officers  in  the  51s1 
Reg't  have  been  made  and  transmitted  to  the  Executive.  Your  Excel- 
lency will  confer  a  favor  on  those  Gentlemen  to  order  them  to  be  sent  on 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

April  27,         Informing  him  of  a  fire  which  occurred  at  the  Armory,  and  ui^ing  the 
Va.  ManTy  necet^sity  of  providing  a  Fire  Engine  and  supply  of  buckets  for  the  use  oi 
that  building  to  ensure  its  safety. 

Recommending  also  that  the  Artificers  there  employed  should  be  pro- 
vided with  arms,  to  aid  the  militia  of  Richmond  in  the  suppression  oi 


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855 


anv  insurrection,  and  the  protection  of  public  property  on  such  an  occa-        1W)8. 

April  27, 
Va.  ManT *y 
Anus 


sion. 


Petition  of  sundry  prisoners  at  the  Penitentiary,  to  the  Executive,  pray- 
ing to  be  supplied  with  chewing  T<)l>acco,  dated  April  30,  1803. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Advisiiing  written  contracts  to  be  ejitered  into  witli  the  Artificers  at  the     April  21^ 
Armory,  and  suggesting  a  form  for  same. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Stating  objections  to  stamping  the  arms  made  at  Wheeler's  manufactory, 
or  any  other,  in  a  way  to  have  them  mistaken  for  those  made  at  the  Rich- 
mond manufactory. 


May  4, 

Man'f'y 

Anna 


Hugh  Mercer  to  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  a  supply  of  arms  for  his  company  of  Cavalry. 


May  10, 
Fredericks- 
burg 


Robert  Page  to  the  Governor. 

Submitting  his  claim  as  Attorney  to  the  Executive  for  his  attention  to 
the  Injunction  case  of  Martin's  Ex'ors  and  Devisees  against  the  Com- 
monwealth, dismissed  at  the  November  Term  of  the  Chancery  court  for 
the  Staunton  District. 

Enclosing  a  letter  of  Governor  Monroe,  desiring  him  to  appear  for  the 
Commonwealth  at  the  above-named  term  of  the  Court,  which  he  did. 


Mavll 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Having  been  informed  by  Major  Sam'l  Coleman,  that  it  was  desired  by 
the  Executive  I  should  report  to  them  the  state  of  such  contracts  as  have 
been  entered  into  for  the  erection  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  and  of 
the  Penitentiary  not  yet  completed,  I  have  to  state  to  you  as  follows : 

[Col.  Clarke's  report  condensed  as  follows. — Ed.] 

Manufactory  of  Arms. — Reuben  George,  Byrd  George,  Smith  Blakey 
and  Jesse  Payne  contnicted  to  furnish  all  lumber  for  Manufactory  of 


May  13 


356  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1803.  Arms  and  for  the  Machinery  thereof.  They  have  complied  save  for  the 
May  13  lumber  required  for  the  Foundry,  that  having  been  suspended  by  act 
of  Ijegislature. 

On  the  28th  of  August,  1798,  John  Harvie  and  Benj'n  Haley  con- 
tracted to  fiimish  one  million  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  thousand 
bricks  for  the  Manf 'y  of  Arms,  at  forty  shillings  p'r  M.  and  lime  at  eight- 
teen  pence  p'r  bushel.  On  the  10th  of  October,  180C),  the  same  parties 
contracted  to  furnish  as  manv  more  bricks  and  lime  as  would  be  neces- 
sary  to  complete  the  work  (made  necessary  by  the  bad  work  of  Wise  and 
Carney,)  the  former  at  388.  p'r  M.,  the  latter  at  17d.  p'r  bushel.  The  con- 
tractors to  receive  ])artial  payment  when  a  kiln  of  bricks  or  lime  was 
burnt  by  estimated  value,  to  be  finally  adjusted  by  actual  count  when 
laid  in  the  wall.  These  materials  to  be  furnished  as  required.  Bricks 
which  have  been  paid  for  and  not  yet  used,  are  on  hand  ready  for  future 
use. 

Moses  Bates  contracted  to  remove  the  earth  from  the  foundations  of 
the  Man'fact'y  of  Arms,  while  the  character  of  the  earth  was  similar  to 
that  dug  at  the  Penitentiary;  but  for  rock  and  all  more  difficult  work  he 
would  be  entitled  to  extra  compensatioii.  Finding  the  work  more  diffi- 
cult, he  demanded  such  further  price  as  the  Executive,  thought  reason- 
able, and  he  was  allowed  to  cancel  his  contract,  whereupon  Dr.  Wm.  Fou- 
shee  undertook  the  work  on  cheaper  terms. 

The  settlement  with  Ninian  Wise  and  James  Carney  for  masonry  done 
by  them  on  the  Manufact'y  of  Arms,  has  been  set  forth  in  a  previous 
report;  balance  due  Wise  paid  to  him  and  suit  brought  against  Carney 
for  balance  due  by  him. 

Benj'n  Haley  and  Wm.  Giles  contracted  to  lay  the  bricks  in  the  Man- 
ufactory of  Arms,  which  they  have  thus  far  fulfilled  until  stopped  by  the 
suspension  of  the  Foundry. 

Wm.  McKim,  Alexander  McKim,  Robert  Hydie  and  Daniel  Holloway 
contracted  to  do  the  carpenters  work  in  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  which 
they  have  executed  until  stopped  by  the  suspension  of  the  Foundry. 

The  work  on  the  machinery  has  been  pressed  forward  as  fast  as  seasoned 
timber  could  be  procured,  and  erected  when  tlie  building  was  prepared 
for  it,  and  is  almost  completed ;  what  remains  is  for  the  boring  mill  sus- 
pended for  the  present  year. 

George  Williamson  is  executing  the  iron  work  as  it  is  required. 

Penitentiary. — John  Harvie  and  Geoige  Winston  contracted  on  the 
29th  March,  1797,  to  furnish  six  hundred  thousand  Bricks  and  six 
thousand  Bushels  of  lime,  the  former  at  428.  per  M.  and  the  latter  at  18d. 
per  bushel,  and  on  the  17th  July,  1798,  one  million  five  hundred  thou- 
sand bricks,  common  sort,  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  made  in 
single  mould,  the  whole  at  38s.  per  M.  with  lime  sufficient,  at  17d.  per 
bushel,  to  be  paid  for  as  previously  stated.     On  the  lOth  of  September, 


*j 


^- ... 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  857 


1800,  Col.  Harvie  contracted  to  furnish  all  the  bricks  and  lime  needed  at       i803. 
the  same  prices  and  terms,  which  he  has  done.     For  further  information      "**y  ^^ 
and  details,  see  my  report  of  the  18th  October,  1801.     The  number  of 
bricks  on  hand  are  believed  to  be  sufficient  to  complete  the  Penitentiary. 

Martin  Mims  contracted  to  execute  the  brick  work  of  the  Penitentiary, 
which  he  has  nearly  done. 

Reuben  George  contracted  to  furnish  the  lumber  for  the  Penitentiary, 
which  he  has  done  when  required,  and  been  paid  for  as  delivered. 

Rob't  Fox  and  Anderson  Barrett  contracted  to  do  the  carpenters'  work 
of  the  Penitentiary ;  the  partnership  was  early  dissolved,  and  the  work 
has  been  nearly  completed  by  Mr.  Barret,  who  has  been  paid  as  the  work 
progressed. 

George  Williamson  and  William  Geddy  contracted  on  the  11th  of  May, 
1799,  to  execute  the  Smith's  work  for  the  building,  which  is  now  nearly 
accomplished. 

Charles  Cox  contracted  to  execute  the  painting.  He  has  performed  the 
greater  part  and  will  soon  complete  it.  When  the  several  contracts  are 
complete,  a  state  of  final  settlement  between  the  Commonwealth  and 
each  Contractor  will  be  exhibited  to  the  Executive. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

The  artificers  employed  at  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  are  much  dis-  May  14 
satisfied  at  not  receiving  payment  for  their  work.  They  being  strangers 
here,  are  unable  to  procure  necessaries  of  life  on  credit,  and  they  cannot 
dispose  of  their  claims  without  an  enormous  discount,  and  I  have  rea- 
sons to  believe  that  some  persons  here  have  made  arrangements  to  specu- 
late on  the  workmen,  calculating  upon  the  uncertainty  of  payment  from 
the  treasur>\  Upward  of  two  months'  pay  is  now  due  them,  and  if  they 
do  not  receive  some  part  thereof,  I  fear  some  of  them  will  leave  the 
works.  If  possible,  I  hope  the  Executive  will  devise  some  plan  for  their 
receiving  a  month's  pay.  By  a  late  order  of  Council,  I  was*directed  to 
have  an  hundred  Rifles  made,  the  calibre  to  suit  balls  of  a  size  to  run 
fifty-five  to  the  pound.  Upon  trial,  I  found  they  would  be  very  small, 
and  sent  in  for  your  inspection  55  balls  weighing  one  pound.  I  have 
also  sent  a  cherry  for  a  mould  to  run  forty  balls  to  the  pound,  which  is 
the  size  to  suit  the  Rifie  in  the  Council  chamber,  and  is,  I  think,  a  very 
good  size. 

At  the  last  board  of  Council,  I  was  asked  on  what  terms  I  supposed 
the  arms  now  to  be  distributed  to  the  militia  could  be  marked  with  the 
words  '*  Wheeler's  Manufactory,"  and  the  marks  of  the  name  of  the 
county  and  number  of  the  Reg't  to  which  they  are  to  be  sent     I  find  on 


858  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


mn.  enquiry  that  the  marking  may  be  done  for  4^d.  per  musket,  but  I  much 
^'^y  '"•  ('(far  that  if  the  wordH  "  Wheeled f(  Manufartory^^  should  be  marked  on 
IhoHe  arniH,  yet  the  people  in  the  country  would  probably  ima^ne  they 
\v<fn?  niudij  in  the  Virginia  Manufactory  by  a  man  of  the  name  of  Wheeler. 
If  Whcjeler's  amis  are  distributed,  would  it  not  he  well  to  have  a  few  of 
our  make  sent  with  them,  which  would  be  the  best  proof  that  Wheeler's 
nrniH  were  not  made  in  our  manufactory? 

1  Iwg  leave  again  to  call  your  attention  to  my  letter  respecting  the 
artilie(»rH  of  the  Armory  being  furnished  with  arms  and  ammunition. 

The  liridge  at  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  which  was  a  great  convenience 
to  the  works,  is  now  so  much  decayed  as  to  be  impassable.  Mr.  Ruther- 
ford, who  owns  proj)erty  near  the  works,  has  desired  me  to  infonn  you 
that  as  it  would  bi»  a  mutual  convenience,  he  will  be  at  one-half  th 
exptMise  of  erecting  a  new  one.  The  price  at  which  a  new  Bridge  iiiaj 
Uv  built  will  be  alnuit  SKK)  or  $120. 

T  am,  A'c. 


M*v-3.  D.wii)  Hunter  to  the  Governor. 

MiirtinHlmrK 

Si>lioiting  arms  for  the  (iTth  Reg't. 


Wm.  Nelson,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 
M*v  iW  1  have  had  the  honor  of  rectnving  vour  favor  of  the  23rd,  covering  ^ 

V\rk  .      . 

^  iHUiuuission  ap|Hnnting  me  Chancellor  of  the  District  of  Williamsburg. 

The  weight  of  tlie  otiico  is  such,  that  I  fear  I  should  find  myself  unequal 
to  the  sup|Hm  v>f  it,  and  a  change  in  my  present  situation  would  ^^^ 
materially  atVeot  the  futurt^  |Kirt  of  my  life,  that  I  must  take  the  liberty 
of  delilvraiing  a  few  days  on  the  subject.  I  shall  have  the  pleasure 
slu»rtlv  of  advlrvsisiiur  vou  a^rain. 

I  am.  «.^c- 


Alkxinpkk    Qiarrikr  to  the  Gotkrxor. 

XUy  :.s  As  the  Kx^vutivt*  iVunoil  of  Vinrinia  has  intrusted  me  with  tbectr^ 

of  the  Ar^Miai  and  all  the  Militarv  siorv:?  in  the  i'itv  of  Ridiiiioiid.  I 
:h:r.k  i:  :uv  du:v  :o  ::::orui  vvv,;  ^f  tl;o  state  thev  a'r^  in.  FiiAtheoW 
artr.<  :ha:  !*t'  in  ar^-a!  ar^^  all  unr.:  tor  ser^ivv,  and  it  the  Council  shoalo 
ihit^.k  vr>.*:^*r  :o  :\ivt  :ht:r.  rv^^^ire^.i  ar.-i  i-u:  in  :he  bands  of  theniiBt». 
if  «\*4,  \:'<\  >::  -.f.i  >,  :  v.:  ::-.  ait  ::-:-i:  N^\e<a:vA  put  awar  as  iberpis''*' 
v:*^o:  :    '•   %    v.  :    -  a^i/aI  :••  ni^k  the::?   :r;.     The  «<ood  fe  the 5it- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

uation  of  the  heavy  Artillery  that  lies  now  on  the  Capitol  Square.  The 
third  is  concerning  a  quantity  of  Military  stores  that  lies  in  the  old  jail. 
The  fourth  is  five  boxes  of  i)arts  of  locks  and  musket  mountings,  and  as 
I  have  no  place  of  deposit,  the  Executive  will  point  out  what  is  to  be  done 
with  them.  I  beg  leave  to  point  out  to  you  two  large  rooms  which  is  now 
vacant  in  the  Capitol,  which  would  answer  for  a  deposit  for  many  of  those 
articles  above  mentioned  if  lighted. 

I  am,  &c. 


359 


1803. 
May  28 


Henrico  County,  &c. : 

The  oaths  prescribed  by  law  to  be  taken  by  the  privy  Council  have 
been  duly  administered  unto  Philip  Grymes,  Esq'r,  this  day. 
Given  under  my  hand  this  the  Thirtieth  day  of  May,  1803. 

Dan'l  L.  Hylton. 


F.  AND  A.  TUBEUF  TO  TUE  GOVERNOR. 

We  have  duly  received  the  letter  your  Excellency  did  us  the  honor  to 
address  to  us,  and  the  enclosure  (copy  of  an  act  of  the  Assembly  of  Vir- 
ginia to  Procrastinate  the  payment  of  money  but  to  the  Colony  of  our 
deceased  father,  Francis  Peter  de  Tubeuf). 

The  said  act  made  with  the  condition  that  Francis  and  Alexander  dc 
Tubeuf  shall  give  security  for  the  payment  of  the  above  debt.  Permit 
us  to  observe  that  the  loan  of  this  money  was  secured  to  the  Government 
by  the  mortgage  of  a  part  of  our  property  in  back  country,  which  u)ort- 
gage  is  equivalent  to  four  times  the  value  of  the  amount  advanced  by 
the  Government.  If  this  Guarantee  is  to  stand  good  till  integral  pay- 
ment, we  naturally  suppose  that  it  will  be  deemed  a  sufficient  securit}'. 

• 

We  are,  &c. 


Mav  HI, 
Norfolk 


Wm.  Nelson,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

I  find  that  my  accepting  the  office  of  Judge  of  the  High  Court  of 
Chancery  for  the  District  of  Williamsburg  will  be  att^jnded  with  consid- 
erable inconvenience.  I  therefore  take  the  liberty  of  returning  the 
commission  to  the  Executive.  This  I  do  with  the  more  readiness,  as  I 
am  conscious  that  the  public  will  not  be  injured  by  my  not  accepting  the 
office.  Receive  and  present  to  the  Board  my  acknowledgments  for  the 
honor  they  have  conferred  on  me  by  the  appointment,  and  assurances  of 

niy  highest  respect. 

I  am,  &c. 


June  1, 
Westover 


860  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

Henrico  County,  to  wit: 

1803.  The  oatha  prescribed  by  I^aw  to  be  taken  by  the  Privy  CV)uncil 

have  been  duly  administered   unto  William  Brokenborough,  EJsq.,  this 
day. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  third  day  of  June,  1803. 

Dan'l  L.  Hylton. 


John  Moody,  Surveyor  of  James  River,  to  the  Governor. 

June  4,       '  Reports  his  work  in  removing  obstructions  to  the  passage  of  fish  up 
10  men     James  River.     Inclosing  an  account  for  expenses  of  same  of  $168  62A. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

June  4  Informing  him  that  Anderson    Barrett  had  engaged  to  furnish   the 

requisite  material  and  build  the  wooden  enclosure  for  the  Penitentiary 
building  directed  by  the  Executive,  at  fifty-nine  shillings  and  six  pence 
per  pannel,  the  lowest  oftbr  made  for  the  work. 


June  10, 
Caroline 


John  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 

Altho'  I  sincerely  wish  that  the  *api)ointment  communicated  by  yours 
of  the  sixth  instant  had  fallen  ou  some  other  person,  yet  a  respect  for  its 
source  will  not  admit  of  hesitation  as  to  its  acceptance.  My  chief  con- 
cern is  that  my  acknowledgments  must  be  made  rather  by  an  earnestness 
for  the  public  good  than  any  considerable  contributions  towards  it. 

I  am,  with  sentiments  of  high  consideration, 

Your  mo.  ob't  s't. 

*  Senator  of  the  United  States  in  place  of  Stephen  Thompson  Mason. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

June  11  When  I  went  to  New  p]ngland  in  quest  of  artificers  to  be  employed  in 

our  Manufactory  of  Arms,  I  was  direct^jd  by  the  late  Governor  (C'Olonel 
Monroe),  to  contract  with  them  for  tlie  term  of  three  years.  As  workmen 
are  freijuently  ofl'cring  themselves  to  me  for  employment  since  we  have 
got  our  works  into  operation,  which  affords  us  an  opportunity  of  reducing 
the  prices  of  the  work,  I  think  it  may  perhaps  be  proper  that  I  should 
be  authorized  to  engage  them  for  shorter  periods,  or  ani/  tenn  not  exceed- 
intj  three  ycar^f  from  the  time  of  tfig^fiing  the  articletf  of  agreement^  in  which 


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case  I  shall  have  it  more  in  my  power  to  reduce  the  prices  of  the  work        1803. 
by  engaging  the  artists  for  as  short  terms  as  the  interest  of  the  works 
may  require. 

I  saw  Mr.  Anderson  Barrett  yesterday  afternoon  and  mentioned  to  him 
the  order  of  the  Council  for  his  entering  into  contract  for  building  the 
wooden  inclosure  at  the  Penitentiary.  He  said  that  as  the  work  would 
be  executed  in  so  short  a  time  he  should  decline  entering  into  contract 
for  it,  but  that  he  would  go  on  with  it  as  fa^t  as  he  could.  I  have  there- 
fore entered  into  no  written  contract  with  him ;  he  sui)poses  it  may  be 
done  in  a  month  from  this  time. 

Please,  if  possible,  to  let  the  pay-roll,  &c.,  of  the  Armory  be  passed 
to-day  early  enough  for  the  money  to  be  drawn  to-day,  as  I  wish  to  avoid 
any  cause  of  complaint  or  dissatisfaction  of  the  artificers. 

I  am,  &c. 


H.  Dearborn,  Secretary  of  War,  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  been  honored  with  your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  7th  instant  June  13, 
on  the  subject  of  the  claim  of  the  State  of  Virginia  against  the  United  Departaaent 
States  for  militia  services  in  guarding  the  military  stores  of  the  United 
States  against  the  negroes  of  Virginia  in  the  late  insurrection,  in  answer 
to  which  I  have  to  inform  your  Excellency  that  in  March  last  a  statement 
of  the  claim  as  adjusted  by  the  Accountant  of  this  Department  was  deliv- 
ered to  the  Hon.  Wilson  C.  Nicholas,  with  the  original  papers,  which  he 
proposed  laying  before  your  Excellency,  with  a  view  that  such  measures 
should  be  adopted  as  might  be  thought  most  expedient  relative  thereto, 
and  more  esi>ecially  what  related  to  the  mode  of  paying  and  receiving 
the  sum  due  to  Virginia  or  to  individual  citizens  thereof. 

Mr.  Nicholas  is  fully  Dossessed  of  all  circumstances  relative  to  the  sub- 
ject, and  will,  1  presume,  communicate  the  same,  together  with  the  papers, 
to  your  Excellency. 

I  am,  &c. 


Mann  Page  to  the  Governor. 

Your  letter  enclosing  a  commission  for  me  as  Chancellor  of  the  Wil-  June  14 
liam.sburg  District  has  been  delivered  to  me  b}'  the  Express.  The  con- 
sciousness of  my  inability  to  discharge  the  Duties  of  that  office  notwith- 
standing the  exertion  of  every  faculty  I  f)ossess,  afflicts  me  severely. 
The  peculiar  situation  of  the  District,  the  advice  of  my  Friends  in  Yourk, 
and  the  Respect  I  owe  to  the  Executive  of  Virginia,  have  induced  me 

to  sacrifice  my  feelings  by  accepting  the  commission.     I  will,  therefore, 

46 


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JkUESbhSU    iT 


-.■r 


J''»»y  Mr>*>DT  r»>  THE  *hf 


vjr<jc  one 


jf  -iiTLirr? 


J^AlfK    Mi:I>)WEIX   TO   THE 

i*in«  2^,         Af>kin0  innfraedoii  a«  to  di^pasnon  *)f 
mnmeuuyi  for  hie  Beeiment. 


E  plan  fi>r  inscnsctzng 


SaHCEL   COLEIU^   TO   THE    GoVEESOE. 

.frtnf'  ^,  The  annivenmry  of  iiuiep^ndence  is  again  appTOEchfng,  and  is  an 
Kif  hffKma  ^p^^^^^  which  every  g^enuioe  Am^ican  cannot  but  hail  with  the  meet  per- 
fe<;t  satisfaction.  In  order  more  e&etoEllv  to  demonatiate  the  Joy  which 
the  Company  of  Artillery  of  thin  dtj  &el  on  this  occasion,  as  wdl  as  to 
manifest  their  respect  for  the  principles  which  that  independ^ice  has 
enabled  u«  to  estahliifh  in  the  choice  of  oar  sy;<tem  of  Government,  it 
hecorrif^  a  duty  which  I  owe  to  the  ref|uest  of  that  company  made  to 
mo  by  the  Captain,  to  trouble  your  Excellency  with  the  usual  annual 
n|»f»li(ati<^m  for  the  nereasary  'juantity  of  Powder  to  |>erfonn  the  fireings 
f!Xpr«?iHive  of  the  same. 

f  have,  therefore,  resfiectfully  to  rer^uest  of  the  Executive  that  as  this 
Hpplir'Htion  has  for  many  yearH  past  been  made  with  success,  it  may  also 
on  tbr!  present  occasion  be  deemed  reasonable. 

I  am,  (Sac, 


Wm.  Martin  to  the  Governor. 


JiltiH  *it\         Holioiiing  Hrms  tor  his  (*umpany.  who  have  uearly  procured  their  uui- 


«:ALE!IIIAR  of  state  PAPBltft.  '*i 


♦  V>nit '  •!  Brooke  o^oiipr  u.t  its  seHmMi  J  one  u7,  !  "^"^i.  vu . 
Win.  ^tttQehAna  a^  Mjftor  .lau  Bau  J'»>  Kestu 

'•^ro-  Frpsflwater.  Litrot. 
r^iciukrd  Fowier.  fTrbagn 

B^'jOZ,  kVi throw,  '  apGBun  rrf»»M  »»i  «  avairr. 

BiJD«t  .i;iaiisoii^  First  Liisat. 

Rnnrim  StHe«'.  Swtina  ... 

^^  m.  Mct/tianeiL  ■  ♦•met 

"^amuei  ■  Iiiniwre.  LicUL   '.-r    i^ttaiioii.    .'»•*>   ;iet:t. 


F.    ^XB    A-  TCBETF    ro    "HE    <^>VEKNvK. 

^'-r  Tere  iiiiQorea  -rnh  -oar  Fxceiirficv  -  au^wer  to  vur  filter    'i    Usi      ;^*^.  ;^S 

^^«!nmy  rptiuesttd  *ji  i&.  In  riii<  rMleimaa,  Liiiuraui  ♦•i  .viufct  '^juiid  l»t^ 
ii^Trtif*!*'  o  -nar  rtjccetlencr  mii  «  iiunuiL  We  rake  tht  I.ibtjrty  ru  vkik  ot 
Mr.  ^axnts  • 'jinbeiL  ■£  T'etersounr.  who  i^  j^m^iiy  vtrii  jio-^UiUiiUru 
^^rh  >iir  oituacioQ;  'he  Fa.ror  'o  :id*rtHrtaiii  viiat  uui*!  bts  tiit:  iHsuioud  "t 
*ii^r  'rtate.  uireeinE  *.>  ratiiV  vtialet'er  "he  ti-H»ve  ^TeiukMimu  -vilt  'io  for  a& 
in  'h:ii  Bodinetrsf. 

'AV  lire.  Jce. 


RirnARD  Ada*?  r»v  tHK  ^twvbkxjr. 

.toe^^nie  '.j  ronr  ?ettiie»c  ij  ^eoer'ii  rhe  I>th  'iay  •t  May,  L  iiavc  ^ot  'jui> 
litasement  ii  *iii-  irm*  in  ^he  I*.>th  Rcsdmeot.  Th*r  AiljutaiK  !\iturii:> 
three  himdPRfi  rind  ^irty-rizht  !nci^uin^  the  .Vrrillery  Coui^Atuiy .  in  ihx: 
handi*  .>f  «he  men.  prpf^imed  *o  bt?  in  ;^j«jd  <Ktier:  the  yuartenuaeter 
returns  ditv-*>ne  miit  rbr  -jerviire.  The  3V]uent  <::htuige>  in  the  odkvrsi 
•»f  the  Itkh  Resdmi^r  tnr  *iie  lakrt  ^»iar.  and  the  man  v  niuiovals  «X  the 
nien,  some  <!arTyinc  -iifflr  nm»ket2f  with  them;  have  •Kca^ooed  ^vufuijiou 
and  I  fear  Iiif».  Thrwe  xrzn»  in  rfae  pt)«i*is«on  ^n  the  t^arienua^er  are 
growing  wor?e  cbr  lying:  Er  ynar  Esi!«Uency  will  pieaije  iJinjct  how  they 
raay  be  repan^L  I  will  pay  hnme^iiaoe  attendoo  u>  tbetn.  Some  »>!  the 
companies  are  entcreiy  wirfai>iit  annif.  bat  I  would  aot  «hraw  roc  any  ujiul 
authorized  by  y«Mi.  fe^^Tritr  .^jue  tt>  keep  the  twv>  •>Mi>(^ameft  ou  du^v  tWly 
anned.     \l1?hinar  t«>  hsiT*  ^n  *nk?wer  mjm  VkKi  as  stnm  Jbis  cvmvenieiiU 

I  am.  Ac. 


July  r, 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Fkancis  Prbston  to  the  GoVEaNOR. 

i^olicitinj!  arms  for  Captain  Smith's  company  of  Cavalry,  attached  to 
the  70th  Kc^inient.  thorouglily  equipped  in  all  other  respectH  for  imme- 
diate service. 


MoRDECAi  Booth  to  the  Goverhok. 

July  9,          Solicits  arms  for  the  C'avalrv  Company  called  the  Brunswick  Republi- 
"Srif    '■«»  Troo|,  of  Blues.  ' 

Sussex  County,  to  wit: 

Nine  justices  heing  present,  the  Court  proceeded  to  recommend  to  the 
Executive  tit  persons  to  Iw  commissioned  as  officers  to  fill  up  vacancies 
in  the  Militia  of  this  county,  to  wit: 

John  Holt  as  Lieutenant,  in  the  room  of  Joseph  Wrcnn,  who  has 
removed. 

John  Myrick  as  Lieutenant,  in  the  room  of  Joseph  Williamson,  who 
refuses  to  qualify. 

John  Judkins  as  Ensign,  in  the  room  of  BurHell  Gilliam,  who  refuses 
to  qualify. 

Edwin  Adams  as  Ensign,  in  the  room  of  Absalom  Flowers. 

The  Court  recommended  Thomas  E.  Kives,  the  present  Sheriff  of  this 
county,  to  the  Executive  to  l>e  commissioned  as  Sheriff,  to  continue  in 
office  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  the  time  of  his  first  qualilioation. 

A  copy — Teste: 

J.  C.  Bailkv,  Clerk. 


Wm.  Johns  to  the  Govbrwob. 

July  25,  Yours  of  the  22nd  of  January,  1803.  J  received  the  first  day  of  June, 
Morganlown  j^^  gn^^j.^  to  mine  of  the  8th  of  December,  1802,  respecting  the  |)ublic 
arms  that  lay  squandered  in  our  county.  I  have  collected  about  thirty, 
and  agreeable  to  your  request  have  had  them  examined  by  a  workman 
as  to  the  probable  expense  of  repairing  them,  and  he  is  of  opinion  this 
cannot  be  done  for  less  than  six  dollars  to  make  them  equal  to  any  other 
new  muskets,  taking  the  whole  together,  as  there  is  several  new  locks 
wanting,  stocks,  bands,  and  there  is  no  ramrods  at  all.  If  the  Executive 
thinks  them  worth  repairing,  I  would  attend  in  getting  them  done,  as 
there  is  a  young  man  now  in  Morgantown  who  is  a  very  good  workman, 
liaa  worked  about  two  years  in  the  factory  in  Pennsylvania. 

I  am,  &c. 


GALSNDAS  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  MS 


L.  BOLUBG    TO   THK    GoVERKOR. 


RecommeDding  the  renting  out  of  the  Plantation  on  the  Public  lAndf:        IWSl. 

near  New  Canton  for  a  term  of  from  three  to  five  years.  Biic^iiirfwin 

OotintT 


Jajies  Moxroe  to  the  Goverjjor. 

I  hope  that  my  friends  in  Virginia  have  given  roe  the  proof  which  I  Ai^nist  15 
have  so  often  ex}»erienced  from  t]>em  of  indulgence  for  ^ling  to  write 
them  as  I  wished  to  have  done  fdncte  I  left  Richmond.  The  troth  is,  1 
have  been  engaged  in  a  course  of  laliorioiis  duty,  not  in  the  best  health 
at  times,  and  further  restrained  hv  the  fear  that  mv  communications 
might  be  interru}»ted  on  the  way.  At  pre?*ent  I  have  only  to  reanind 
you  and  my  oUier  fnend^  that  I  have  not,  and  shall  not.  foi^  them,  and 
also  to  transmit  vou  a  receipt  fr«L»m  the  Artist  Houdon.  at  Paris,  for  the 
amount  of  his  claim  of  a  balanoe  due  him  on  account  of  the  Statue  of 
the  late  Genl  Washington  which  I  paid  him.  You  will  recollect  or 
rather  several  of  our  estimable  friends  in  the  CouncO  will,  that  it  was  * 

decided  that  the  Artist  should  not  loose  by  the  d^redation  of  the  palter 
in  which  the  yiayment  was  made  him;  that  the  payment  of  the  balanoe 
claimed  was  onlv  delaved  to  have  been  corroody  ascertained  fov  Mr.  JefRer- 
son. 

(fn  my  arrival  in  Paris,  this  poor  man  applied  to  me  for  jxistioc,  and  I 
tliought  it  best  to  pay  him.  It  did  not  suit  the  character  oi  the  State  <^ 
the  transaction,  that  a  just  claim  should  be  delayed  on  the  acci>Qnt  of 
that  Statue.  I  had  the  account  examined  and  settled  by  Mr.  Skipwith, 
who  has,  I  am  persuaded^  dc«ie  amf^e  justice  to  the  (larties.  If  what  I 
have  done  is  approved  <^,  I  have  to  request  that  you  will  be  pleased  to 
pay  the  amount  to  my  friend,  Mr.  Tyler,  of  the  Council,  who  will  apply 
it  as  I  shall  desire  in  a  letter  I  shall  write  to  him  in  a  dav  or  two  br  N. 
York.  I  beg  you  to  present  my  most  friendly  regards  to  the  gentleanen 
of  the  Council,  as  also  to  Major  Coleman  and  Mr.  Hylton.  I  should  im> 
pose  too  great  a  burden  on  you  in  requesting  the  like  attention  to  my 
other  friends  in  Richmond  and  elsewhere,  to  many  of  whom,  I  ho(^  ti(.>  he 
able  occasionally  to  write. 

I  am,  &C. 

The  undersigned.  Commercial  agent  of  the  United  Stales  at  Paris, 
having  by  desire  of  James  Monroe,  Envoy  Extraordinaiy,  d:c  to  the 
French  Republic,  examined  Uie  several  papers  exhibited  by  Mr.  Houdon 
in  support  of  his  claim  against  the  State  of  Virginia  for  the  lo^  by 
depreciation  on  the  sum  of  nine  thousand  Livres  paid  him  in  assignate 
by  the  late  Bankers  of  the  United  States,  Messrs.  Grande  ^  Co.,  on  the 


866 


1803. 
Aagast  12 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

29th  of  November,  1792,  on  accx)unt  of  the  Statue  of  Greneral  Washing- 
ton, made  by  him  for  the  State  of  Virginia,  does  hereby  certify  that  by 
the  scale  of  depreciation  established  by  law  in  this  country,  it  appears 
that  on  the  aforesaid  29th  of  Novem'r,  1792,  the  sum  of  nine  thousand 
J^vres  in  assignats  was  worth  six  thousand  two  hundred  I^vres  specie, 
and  that  therefore  that  the  said  Houdon  did  sustain  a  loss  thereon  of 
Two  thousand  eight  hundred  I^vres. 

In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  signed  my  name  and  affixed  my 
seal  of  office  to  this  duplicate  certificate  this  lOth  day  of  June,  1803,  at 

Paris. 

[Seal.]  FuLWAR  Skipwith. 

[The  receipt  of  M.  Houdon  in  French,  through  Mr.  James  Monroe,  at 
Paris  on  the  16th  of  June,  1803,  of  Two  Thousand  eight  hundred  I^evres 
in  full  of  balance  found  due  him  by  Fulwar  Skipwith  for  the  execution 
of  the  Statue  of  General  Washington,  is  on  file. — Ed.] 


August  17 


Benjamin  Parke  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  having  established  Quarantine  at  Fredericksburg 
against  New  York  city  on  account  of  a  contagious  fever  there,  and  asking 
the  sanction  of  the  Governor  thereto. 


AuguBt  19, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

From  the  best  authority,  we  have  accounts  that  the  fever  rages  at  New 
York  to  so  great  a  degree  that  it  has  become  necessary  to  have  vessels 
examined  that  arrive  from  thence,  but  I  think  that  there  is  no  necessity 
of  performing  a  full  quarantine.  An  examining  physician  will  only  be 
wanting  with  discretionary  powers  in  the  Superintendent  of  quarantine 
to  direct  the  number  of  days  a  vessel  is  to  lie  before  she  is  admitted,  and 
in  case  of  real  sickness  they  must  perform  a  quarantine  sufficiently  long 
to  eradicate  the  disease.  A  Proclamation  would  answer  best,  as  the 
disease  rages  all  over  the  Islands  in  the  West  Indies,  Bahamas,  <&c.,  and 
as  much  danger  is  to  be  apprehended  from  Europe  in  vessels  with  a 
number  of  passengers  as  from  any  place,  having  been  applied  to  by  a 
number  of  respectable  citizens  to  examine  vessels  which  can  only  be  par- 
tially done  without  a  Proclamation,  I  have  considered  it  proper  to  lay 
the  case  before  you  that  no  time  may  be  lost  in  so  important  a  matter. 
The  officer  commanding  Fort  Nelson  has  offered  his  boats,  and  the  Phy- 
sician of  the  Fort  would  examine  and  report,  I  expect,  for  $30  a  month 
if  the  Law  would  allow  him  to  be  employed.  Your  speedy  answer  will 
oblige  me  much,  as  the  people  are  uneasy  on  the  subject 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


367 


The  Mayor  being  out  of  the  Town,  a  meetmg  could  not  be  had  to        i803. 
instruct  the  Superintendent  on  the  occasion.  ^N^Nk^' 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Forwarding  the  following  proj)Osal8  for  putting  on  a  slate  roof  on  the    August  20 
Public  Warehouse  at  Richmond,  viz: 

John  Boston,  of  New  York,  offers  to  do  it  (the  State  to  furnish  mate- 
rials and  assistants)  for  three  dollars  per  square. 

John  Gowans,  of  Petersburg,  offers  to  do  it  (he  to  furnish  the  lime) 
for  four  dollars  per  square;  or  the  State  furnishing  all  materials,  for 
eighteen  shillings  per  8(iuare. 

James  Goodwin,  of  the  city  of  Richmond  (the  State  finding  slate  and 
nails  only),  at  twenty  shillings  per  square. 

The  Bridge  over  the  Canal  near  the  Armory  is  rebuilt.  Mr.  Ruther- 
ford has  paid  for  it.  It  may  be  proper  that  the  sum  lately  advised  by 
the  Executive  to  be  applied  to  that  purpose  should  be  paid  to  Mr. 
Rutherford. 

I  am,  &c. 


Sanmel  Coleman  forwards  the  Governor's  Proclamation  to  all  Superin- 
tendents of  Quarantine  to  establish  (quarantine  against  vessels  coming 
from  New  York,  the  West  India  Islands,  all  affected  with  any  malignant 
infectious  disease,  not  exceeding  twenty  days. 


August  23 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  arrival  of  schooner  Republican,  from  New  York 
bound  to  Richmond,  drove  on  shore  in  Nansemond  river.  Captain  and 
mate  lioth  sick.  Vessel  quarantineil.  Suffering  of  crews  (juarantined 
not  allowed  to  go  (m  shore.  Suggesting  the  purchase  of  a  sandy  jwint 
on  the  west  side  of  Tanner's  creek  as  a  fit  place  for  erecting  cabins  for  a 
temporary  Hospital,  on  which  the  State  might  subsequently  erect  a  per- 
manent Hospital. 

The  schooner  Charlotte,  Capt.  Butler,  from  New  York,  with  22  men, 
women  and  children  on  board,  quarantined,  and  suffering  much  on 
account  of  it.  Ex|)ense  of  a  sufficient  guard  to  enforce  strict  quarantine 
would  cost  more  in  one  year  than  Hospital  building. 


Sept.  9, 
Norfolk 


368 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEB8. 


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to  quarantine  regnlatioiis: 

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Clarke;   - 

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u 

12, 

Da  Quarantine. 

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Hch.  Wm.  Henry, 

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J. 

K.  Read,  J 

Poit  Physician. 

8th  Sep.,  1803. 

Alex.  Henderson  to  the  Governor. 


Kept.  13, 
DutnfrieH 


Enclosing  proceedings  of  a  Town  Meeting,  with  Resolutions  urging 
the  appointmcjnt  of  Capt.  George  Williams  as  Sujierintendent  of  Quar- 
antine at  Dumfries  and  New  Port,  on  account  of  the  Malignant  Fever 
prevailing  at  Alexandria. 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 


Sept.  19, 
Norfolk 


I  believe  it  has  become  necessary  to  stop  all  vessels  arriving  from  dis- 
tant ports.  Philadelphia,  I  have  heard,  has  broke  out  with  the  fever  to 
an  alarming  degree.  With  your  approbation  it  shall  be  done,  without 
delaying  vessels  where  there  is  no  necessity.  Baltimore — I  have  not  as 
yet  heard  of  any  fever  prevailing  there,  but  believe  it  will  be  proper  to 
examine  from  all  ports.  The  return  of  last  week  is  enclosed.  We  are 
healthy  yet;  very  few  persons  are  sick,  and  fewer  attacks  of  the  violent 
bilious  fever  than  I  ever  knew  at  this  season. 

1  have  heard  it  was  sickly  at  the  Mountains.  As  you  have  just 
returned,  I  shall  be  glad  to  hear  how  my  friend  Mr.  Jefferson  is.  My 
best  wishes  attend  you  and  all  friends. 

Your,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEKS.  369 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Inclosed  is  a  deposition  given  before  me  this  day.     By  it  you  will  see        1803. 

Scot  *^1 
British  officers  are  here  to  enlist  men.     It  is  said  three  men  were  carried      Norfolk 

on  board  the  privateer,  one  of  whom  made  his  escai)e.     The  privateer, 

as  I  have  heard,  has  purchased  provisions  and  necessaries  to  fit  out. 

Whether  it  is  allowable  you  best  know,  but  I  think  it  not  right  to  permit 

any  power  at  war  to  recruit  in  a  neutral  country. 

Inclosed  is  a  letter  from  an  imprest  man,  who  seems  to  give  a  particu- 
lar account  of  tlie  place  of  his  nativity.  There  is  a  place  called  Castle 
I.*<land  near  Ocracock,  from  which  the  Governor  of  North  Carolina  could 
get  information  whether  his  father  and  mother  lived  there.  You  will 
plea{?e  to  say  what  Justices  are  to  do  in  such  cases,  as  I  believe  there  has 
been  no  instructions  given  to  civil  officers  since  the  commencement  of 
the  war. 

We  continue  well  yet.     Very  few  are  sick,  as  I  am  informed. 

If  the  President  should  not  have  returned  to  Washington,  I  think  the 
deposition  had  better  be  sent  to  him  to  Monticello. 

I  an",  (fee. 

• 

The  deposition  of  Benj.  White  deposeth  and  saith:  That  on  the  19th 
of  September,  1808,  came  to  his  house  whilst  his  boarders  were  at  sup- 
per, three  men,  one  of  whom  was  a  Mr.  Grattan,  who  was  in  the  American 
Navv  as  an  officer;  the  other  two  were  British  officers — one  he  was  told 
was  a  Lieutenant,  the  other  a  purser.  Mr.  Grattan  came  into  the  room 
at  the  front  door,  where  the  men  were  at  supper,  and  one  officer  with 
hini,  and  the  other  officer  came  in  through  the  shop  in  a  passion,  and 
asked  if  I  had  any  men  to  ship;  while  Mr.  Grattan  and  the  other  officer 
took  Charles  Jansen.  a  Dane  (who  had  a  pass  from  the  Danish  Vice- 
Consul,.  F.  S.  Taylor),  out  of  the  door  and  endeavored  to  persuade  him 
to  ship,  as  now  was  the  time  for  him  to  make  his  fortune,  which  he 
refused  to  do,  and  they  called  him  out  a  second  time;  when  he  still 
refused,  the  British  officer  drew  a  cane  sword  and  threatened  to  put  it 
through  him  if  he  would  not  go.  The  said  Jansen  abuse<l  Mr.  Grattan 
for  attempting  to  ship  men  to  go  on  board  a  British  man-of-war,  but  did 
not  abuse  the  British  officer. 

Signed,  Benj'n  White. 

Norfolk  Borough,  Sept.  2l8t,  1803. 

Ben  White  made  oath  to  the  above  deposition  before  me. 

Thos.  Newton,  Recorder. 
47 


370  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1803.  At  a  Court  of  Directors  of  the  Lunatic  Hospital  in  Williamsburg,  held 

September   ^jj^  27th  day  of  September,  1803: 

Ordered,  That  the  Treasurer  of  the  Hospital  apply  to  the  Auditor  of 
Public  Accounts  for  a  warrant  on  the  Treasurer  of  the  State  for  two 
thousand  dollars. 

A  copy — Teste: 

Will.  Russell,  C.  C. 


Pktersbuw;  District,  Sept4^mbcr  (hurt,  180S. 

A  letter  from  the  Mayor  of  Petersburg  addressed  to  the  Judges  of  the 
District  Court,  now  sitting,  was  received  by  them,  which  being  considered, 
it  is  ordered  that  the  said  letter  be  certified  to  the  Executive,  in  order 
that  the  same  may  be  laid  before  the  next  General  Assembly,  and  is  in 
the  following  words: 

Gentlemen: 

Agreeably  to  the  propositions  made  by  the  Common  Hall  to  the 
General  Assembly,  we  take  the  liberty  to  inform  you  that  the  Court- 
House  of  the  town  has  been  improved  for  the  use  of  the  District  Court, 
and  that  the  Common  Hall  are  ready  and  willing  to  make  such  other 
improvements  as  may  appear  to  you  necessary  and  proper.  The  Clerk 
of  the  District  Court  now  keeps  his  office  in  the  Court-House,  to  whom 
we  beg  leave  to  refer  you  for  any  further  information  on  the  subject. 

We  have  also  to  inform  you  that  agreeably  to  an  act  of  the  last  session 
of  the  General  Assembly,  to  which  we  beg  leave  to  refer  you,  the  Com- 
missioners appointed  by  the  Executive  for  that  purpose  have  contracted 
for  the  building  of  a  jail  for  the  use  of  the  town  and  district,  which  jail 
is  to  be  completed  by  the  first  of  July  next.  A  doubt  having  existed  in 
the  minds  of  the  Judges,  Parker  and  Stewart,  who  were  here  at  the  last 
circuit,  whether,  under  the  present  existing  laws  on  the  subject,  they  were 
authorized  io  adjourn  the  District  Court  to  tlie  town  Court-House,  we  take 
the  liberty  to  submit  the  question  to  your  consideration,  in  order  that  if 
you  should  be  of  the  same  opinion,  measures  may  be  taken  to  obtain  the 
sense  of  the  1  legislature. 

On  behalf  of  the  Common  Hall. 

I  am,  tfec. 

Robt.  Birohett. 
Teste:  Walter  Crutchfield,  Clerk. 


Ot.  1  A  list  of  persons  who  have  been  permitted  by  the  Richmond  District 

Court  to  (jualify  as  citiztMis  of  Virginia  since  the  first  day  of  October, 
1802: 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  371 


Names.  Occupation.  Country  from  whence  came.        1803.' 

Patrick  McMara,  Merchant,  Ireland.                         ^^^-  ^ 

James  Noble,  Merchant's  clerk,  Great  Britain. 

John  Murphey,  Carpenter,  Ireland. 


The  Treasurer  being  enjoined  to  close  the  accounts  of  his  office  on  the 
thirtieth  of  gept'r  annually,  we,  the  underwritten,  a  committee  of  the 
Executive  for  that  purjx)se  appointed  at  the  request  of  the  Treasurer, 
repaired  to  the  Treasury  on  the  morning  of  the  first  of  October  in  order 
to  ascertain  the  amount  of  money,  Tobacco,  and  other  facilities  actually 
in  the  Treasury  received  on  public;  ac(?ount  and  constituting  the  Balance 
due  therefrom  on  the  30th  of  September,  1803;  and  having  examined 
and  carefully  counted  and  weighed  the  money,  we  find  it  to  amount  to 
one  hundred  and  sixty-one  thousand  six  hundred  and  forty-one  dollars 
and  seventy-nine  cents. 

We  find  also  Tobacco  notes  now  in  the  Treasury,  received  also  on  pub- 
lic account,  for  13,863  pounds  of  crop,  and  760  pounds  of  Nett  Transfer 
tobacco,  amounting,  agreeably  to  the  rates  at  which  it  was  received  by 
law.  to  six  hundred  and  eighty-three  dollars  and  ninety-three  cents. 

Al.  McRae, 

w.  foushee, 

Wm.  Brokenbrough. 
Treasury,  October  3rd,  1803. 


J.  A.  Chevallib  to  the  Governor. 

As  agent  for  the  Representatives  of  the  late  Baron  de  Beaumarchais,  I       Oct.  8, 
have  obtained,  in  the  month  of  May  last,  a  Decree  from  the  Court  of  Richmond 
Appeal  against  the  State  of  Virginia  for  £ll,372.158.2d. 

The  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts  has  expressed  his  Readiness  to 
Deliver  warrant  for  the  Jijinount  of  the  Decree,  but  money  unappro- 
priated being  at  the  Treasury,  I  have  Drawn  only  a  small  sum,  which  I 
have  negotiated  at  a  Discount. 

I  solicit  of  your  Excellency  to  announce  to  the  Legislature  in  your 
communication  at  the  next  meeting,  that  such  a  Decree  exists;  that  a 
fund  will  be  necessary  for  the  Payment,  and  that  interests  ought  to  be 
Granted  from  the  Day  of  the  decree  until  paid. 

Your  knowledge  of  the  Eminent  service  of  Mr.  Beaumarchais  to  this 
Country  will  make  you  commiserate  for  the  suffering  of  his  Representa- 
tives, who  are  unable  to  discharge  his  debt  and  support  their  families  if 
kept  much  Longer  out  of  their  money. 

I  am,  &c. 


872  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


John  Shee  to  the  Governor. 


1803.  I  have  your  favour  of  the  8rd  instant,  and  annex  John  Miles'  receipt 

Phiiac^'l-    ^^^  ^^^®  check  it  c<>ntaine<l;  have  j^iven  him  also  the  two  enclosures,  and 

phia  shall  also  furnish  him  with  an  extract  of  your  letter,  which  I  have 
shewn  to  him ;  it  cannot  fail  of  pleasing.  Believe  me  ray  predeliction 
for  your  State  is,  if  possible,  increased  by  the  considerate  and  liberal 
conduct  to  which  I  have  been  a  witness — the  immediate  relief  afforded 
by  your  Executive  in  the  only  part  of  the  contract  that  bore  hard  on 
McCormick,  their  voluntarily  shortening  the  time  of  ])ayment8,  the 
punctuality  with  which  remittances  have  been  made,  the  readiness  with 
which  they  have  bestowed  commendations  on  the  [)erformance8  of  men 
they  have  employed,  added  to  the  generosity  exjierienced  by  myself,  fill 
me  with  esteem  and  gratitude. 

May  I  hope  from  you,  my  friend,  to  be  presented  with  all  due  respect 
and  to  add  my  wishes  for  their  individual  happiness  as  well  as  for  the 
everlasting  prosperity  of  the  State.  You  will  sciircely  believe  that  how- 
ever anxiously  I  have  looked  for  my  Nancy,  that  now  the  peri^nl  is 
approaching  when  she  is  to  leave  my  Virginia  friends,  that  I  feel  some- 
how sorrowful;  it  seems  to  look  like  the  severing  of  that  chain  that  I 
hoped  would  ever  bind  us  in  friendship  together. 

I  long  to  hear  of  the  arrival  of  the  Caroline,  who  carried  the  last  arms, 
that  I  mav  felicitate  mvself  on  the  safetv  of  all  our  shipments  and  the 
saving  to  your  State  of  a  considerable  sum  by  not  insuring,  as  was  once 
contemplated.  To  your  lady,  yourself  and  family  we  all  send  love.  I 
wait  to  hear  from  our  friend  Clarke  ere  I  acknowledge  his  last  favor  or 
send  forward  Duane's  receipt  and  account. 

I  am,  (&c. 


William  John  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  11  Your  letter  of  the  2r)th  of  .July,  respecting  the  arms  in  Monongalia 

Morgantown  County  belonging  to  the  i)ublic,  requesting  me  to  inform  you  if  the  arms 
could  be  sold  to  any  advantage  to  the  public  in  the  stiite  they  are  now, 
I  have  been  at  the  trouble  again  to  examine  them,  and  I  l>elieve  as  they 
are  at  this  time  they  could  not  be  sold  for  one  dollar  a  stand  taking  the 
whole  together,  for  there  is  not  more  than  one  fourth  fit  for  any  use.  and 
I  think  could  not  be  fired  at  all,  and  if  the  Stiite  thinks  they  are  not 
worth  repairing  they  are  better  sold  than  lost  at  any  price. 

I  am,  &c. 


iJALENDAR  OF  STATE   PAPERS  -IK 


his&  Low^BS,  MiCAJAU  Davis,  Tnos.  Ladd.  and  Tik>s^  ELLiurr, 

TO   THE   rTUVERNOR. 

We  the  iiniiers^nefi   Eiispeetors  •>!  the  Penitentiary.  ;ip^>rehtinil  our        isJOJ. 
tmore  :*errT«^  \TTil  be  of  but  little  or  ii«»  further  ll^e  u»  tiie  public  uii«ler   t^^j^ijj 
present  »*^Htinif  drcuiiijstaiu'c^.      We  ou  theretore  ije^  leave  tu  teiiiier  to 
tfae«rt)verniir  :uiil  roimt-ii  our  rpyitai:iti«»ns.  triis^tini!.  rliey  will  i4o:tfi>l  the 

same. 

[Xote.  — A*  t -eptee  L  J 

Willixuii  Wliitakeriu  the  nnnn  of  Li>wnes:  — <  havallier  in  the  rtKim  of 
Davis:  <ret».  Thicker  in  the  nnmi  «if  Thos.  l..a&i<l:  T'oi.  .lohn  HarNie  in  tlie 
nji»m  of  Tho!*.  Ellinit, 


.r«»HN    <'l.\HKE    to     the    <tOVKR><)K. 

A2reeai*>ly  to  your  ret^aest,  I  have  to  ^tute  tiiAC  twenty-one  hani]re%l  Oct.  V^ 
and  fiftv-i">ne  tnQj*ket»  bav*^  l^een  tiniijhed  in  the  .ManiUiicturv  ot  Arms^ 
since  it  was*  put  into  operation,  of  wbii!h  number  one  thout>aiiti  and  si.\ 
were  2«ent  to  the  <  'apit4>L  one  uius^ket  tient  i  pui^^^ttant  tJi>  a  res>olutiun  oi 
the  Lan^^larun^)  d»  the  ^^niT^taLry  of  War,  one  hundred  and  thirty-eight 
i?ent  to  the  <'oanty  of  Berkeley  <!t>nlijnnably  Co  an  order  of  the  Kxecutive, 
and  one  thocwand  ami  :*ix  now  at  tHe  MantiJ^tory  of  Ann^v 

I  am.  ±c. 


?*AMrEL    ToLEMAX    TO    THK    U».>VBRNi>K. 

It  havins:  been  --iuirjretitetl  by  :?4>me  ot*  the  members  of  the  WuucU  when      v,vt  14, 
last  a.**:*enibled.  that  it  misrht  taeilitate  the  bib^ine^  v>f  dfc<tributin^  the    *^'"'"^**^ 
arms  if  I  were  to  re{»ort  on  that  subject.  I  thereR>ie  beg  leave  tocvuniuu- 
nicate  to  vou  for  the  information  i>f  Council  what  tV^Uowi? : 

Under  the  law  pAs^$ed  at  the  :«e;?j<ion  of  1799,  "Coneeminjj  the  Mihtia 
of  this  (V>mmonwe:dth.''  9,214  stands  of  anns  have  l»een  a|>|K>rtiotHH)  and 
stanjped  as  the  law  directi*,  to  lie  tlistribute^i  among  all  the  Kegiutents  K\i 
Militia  according  to  their  strength  re8j>ectively.  2,iKH>  have  bt^en  ap[H>r- 
tioned  and  stam{>ed  for  certain  towns,  aix^ording  to  an  act  of  Ass^embly 
)>articularly  directing  the  same.  Genendly  the  above  arms  have  betni 
distributed. 

Of  1,000  stands  made  by  Wheeler.  72  stands  have  been  issueil  to  thi' 
said  Regiment  in  Accomack.  The  remainder,  to  wit:  928  stands,  are  in 
the  Arsenal,  stamped  for  distribution  acconling  to  the  inclo8e<l  statement. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEfifi. 


The  *  4,000  etands  originally  contracted  to  be  fumished  by  McComiick 
in  Philadelphia,  are  all  received,  apportioned  and  stamped  according  to  a 
list  also  inclosed.  Tht^e  with  the  other  arms  on  hand  amount  to  14,040 
stundtt,  making  a  total  of  the  arm?  of  tlie  State  *  25,1^26  stands,  two-thirds 
of  which  ought  to  be  distributed  under  the  act  "Concerning  the  Militia 
of  this  Commonwealth." 

In  pursuance  of  a  letter  addresseil  to  the  Brigadier  Generals  by  the 
Governor  for  that  purpose,  returns  have  been  obtained  of  the  Troops  of 
Cavalry,  Coniftanies  of  Artillery,  Grenadiers.  Light  Infantry,  and  Rifle- 
men, as  follows: 

Of  the  First  Brignde. 

5  Troops  of  Cavalry,  total  strength, 203 

2  Companies  of  Artillery, 148 

7  Do.        '■    Light  lufanlry, 382 

2        Do.        "    Riflemen, 160 

Of  the  Second  Brigade. 

'A  Troops  of  Cavalry, 119 

2  Companies  of  Artillery,     -         -        -        .        -        .        -        -  "g 

2  Companies  of  Grenadiers. 27 

5         Do.        of  Light  Infantry, r        -  224 

Of  thf  Fifth   Brigodt. 

3  Troops  of  Cavalry,  total  strength, 183 

8  Companies  of  Light  Infantry, 533 

Of  thf  Seventh  BHgade. 

2  Troops  of  Cavalry, 132 

2  Companies  of  Light  Infantry, 145 

5         Do.        of  Riflemen, 350 

Of  the  Tenth  Brigade. 

3  Troops  of  Cavalry, 118 

2  Companies  of  Artillery, 142 

1         Do.        of  Grenadiers, 75 

4  Do.        of  Light  Infantry, 241 

4        Do.        of  Riflemen, 2t>5 

Of  the  Thirteenth  Brigade. 

1  Troop  of  Cavalry, 57 

6,600  of  ttiefiO  are  old  and  want  repairs.    We  have  also  600  Pistols  and  600 
rords  for  Cavalry. 


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Of  the  Fourteenth  Brigade, 

1  Troop  of  Cavalry, 65        1803. 

Oct.  14, 

OJ  the  Sixteenth  Brigade, 

4  Troops  of  Cavalry, 240 

2  Companies  of  Artillery, 123 

7         Do.        of  Light  Infantry, 523 

1          Do.        of  Riflemen, 76 

OJ  the  lOSrd  Regiment^  Brooke. 

1  Company  of  Light  Infantry, 55 

Applications  are  made  by  Gen'l  John  Smith  to  arm  the  volunteers  of 
his  Brigade  generally. 

By  Thos.  Bailey,  to  arm  the  Cavalry  on  the  Eastern  Shore. 

By  Col.  Francis  Preston,  to  arm  the  Troop  of  Cavalry  raised  in  the 
70th  Regiment. 

By  Capt.  Mordecai  Booth,  to  arm  his  Troop  of  Cavalry  in  Brunswick. 

By  Capt.  Richard  C.  Claiborne,  to  arm  his  Troop  of  Cavalry  in  Din- 
widdle. 

By  Capt.  Wm.  Martin,  to  arm  his  Troop  in  Harrison. 

By  Capt.  Hugh  Mercer,  to  arm  his  Troop  in  Fredericksburg. 

By  Col.  John  Minor,  to  arm  Capt.  Robert  Lewis'  Company  of  Artillery 
in  Caroline. 

By  Capt.  Bathurst  Jones,  to  arm  his  Company  of  Artillery  in  Han- 
over, &c. 

I  am,  <tc. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Informing  him  that  the  last  General   Assembly  failed  to  made  appro-      Q^t.  15 
priations  for  finishing  the  work  on  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  the  Pub- 
lic Warehouse  or  the  Penitentiary,  and  seeking  the  aid  of  the  Executive 
to  prevent  the  stopi)age  of  these  works. 


John  Shee  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

Your  favor  of  the  11th  instant  I  received  in  course.    The  Draft  it  con-      Oct.  23 
tained  for  one  thousand  two  hundred  and  twenty-eight  dollars  and  seventy     ^*j|l^*^®'' 
cents,  being  the  amount  of  my  claim  on  your  State  for  various  services, 
is  accepted  and  no  doubt  will  be  duly  paid.     My  best  acknowledgments 


pbia 


376  CALENDAR  OF  STATE   PAPERS. 


1803.        are  clue  to  your  Executive  for  their  kind  expression  of  satisfaction  in  the 

Phil  d^l-    ^is^'har^e  of  the  agency  connnitted  to  me.     To  Governor  Page  and  every 

phia        individual  of  the  Council  make  known  my  dear  sir,  my  high  respect  and 

esteem. 

I  am,  &c. 


Thos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  26,  Informing  him  that  tlie  danger  from   contageous  disease  no  hunger 

^^  ^  exists,  and  asking  that  vessels  with  healthy  crews  he  allowed  to  come  in. 
Also  complaining  tliat  there  are  but  five  justices  to  constitute  a  court  in 
Norfolk  at  this  time. 


Proclamation  of  the  Governor. 

Whereas  the  malignant  fever  which  unhappily  prevailed  in  the  city  of 
New  York  and  other  j)arts  of  the  United  States  has  subsided,  and  it 
appearing  to  be  unnecessary  further  to  continue  the  interrujition  of  the 
commerce  of  this  Commonwealth  with  the  Islands  of  the  VV^est  Indias 
and  other  foreign  ports,  I  have  therefore  thought  it  fit,  with  the  advice  of 
the  Council  of  Stati\  to  issue  tliis  proclamation,  hereby  revoking  that 
issue<l  on  t\ut  22nd  of  August  last  injoining  the  performance  of  quaran- 
tine. 

Given  under  mv  hand  as  Governor,  with  the  seal  of  the  Conmion- 
wealth  annexed,  at  Richmond,  this  29th  day  of  October,  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  1808,  and  of  the  Commonwealth  the  Twenty-Eighth. 

[Sea!.]  John  Page. 


John  Fingle  to  the  (governor. 

Nov.  5,  Enclosed  you  will   lind  the  transcripts  of  two   Records,  which,  on  in- 

Morgantown  sp^^ction,  vou  will  find  it  was  mv  dutv  to  forward. 

I  troubled  your  Excellency  some  time  since  with  an  application  for  a 
cojiy  of  tlie  Revisefl  I^aws  and  a  Seal  of  office,  but  have  not  yet  had  the 
pleasure  of  receiving  your  answer.  T  find  it  extremely  difficult  to  dis- 
charge the  duties  attached  to  my  office  without  the  aid  of  all  the  laws 
wliich  created  those  duties.  The  seat  of  the  Court  to  which  I  have  the 
honor  of  being  clerk  lying  so  immediately  contiguous  to  the  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  and  Ohio  that  many  applications  are 
made  for  authenticated  Transcripts  of  Records,  to  which  the  important 
necessity  of  a  seal  is  too  obvious  to  your  Excellency  to  need  any  com- 
ments. 

I  am,  etc. 


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377 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

I  now  enclose  the  jjjeneral  Report  of  vessels  visited  by  Dr.  Read  during 
the  term  the  Quarantine  lasted,  by  which  it  appears  he  visited  179  ves- 
sels in  f>0  days.  His  attention  and  asiduity  was  very  satisfactory  to  nie. 
Many  of  the  vessels  he  visited  every  day  during  the  time  they  lay  at  the 
quarantine  ground,  which  was  below  the  forts.  His  attention  deserves  a 
liberal  compensation,  which  I  hope  your  Excellency  and  Council  will 
make  him,  as  the  services  were  left  to  you  to  determine.  He  will  deliver 
this,  and  can  inform  the  situation  the  vessels  lay  in,  better  than  I  can 

describe. 

I  am,  &c. 


1803. 
Nov.  10, 
Norfolk 


John  Haymond  to  the  Governor. 

The  Troop  of  Cavalry  in  the  11th  Regiment  of  the  militia  of  this 
State,  which  I  have  the  honor  to  command,  being  destitute  of  arms,  I 
earnestly  recfuest  that  your  Excellency  cause  to  be  forwarded  to  this 
County  such  arms  and  other  equipage  as  the  said  Troop  shall  be  entitled 
to  receive  from  the  Commonwealth. 

I  am,  (fee. 


Nov.  21, 
HaVrison 


James  Monroe,  American  Minister,  to  the  Governor. 

I  recollect  that  while  I  had  the  honor  to  serve  the  Commonwealth  in 
the  Executive,  it  appeared  that  there  were  many  cases  of  contestation 
between  the  State  and  British  subjects,  growing  out  of  our  revolution  and 
treaties  with  this  country  for  tracts  of  land  and  lots  lying  in  several  of 
our  counties  and  towns,  some  of  which  were  of  great  value.  Several  of 
those  controversies  were  of  long  standing  and  attended  with  great  expense, 
while  the  result  was  quite  uncertain.  It  has  occurred  to  me,  that  it  might 
be  advantaj;eous  to  the  SUite  to  compromise  these  disputes  with  the  par- 
ties, by  the  purchase  of  their  claims  for  some  reasonable  equivalent.  It 
Is  presumable  tliat  they  would  prefer  selling  them  at  a  very  moderate 
price,  a  half  or  less  of  their  value  to  be  paid  by  instalments,  which  might 
be  satisfied  out  of  the  land.s  alone,  to  the  prosecution  of  a  doubtful  con- 
troversy which  keeps  them  so  long,  even  in  a  case  of  favorable  issue,  from 
the  po8.se.^sion  of  the  property.  It  might  also  be  more  satisfactory  to  the 
State  to  adjust  these  controversies  by  amicable  compromise,  than  by  legal 
decision,  since  the  former  is  a  mode  that  will  content  every  one.  If  the 
State  is  disposed  to  adopt  this  mode,  and  thinks  proper  to  repose  the 

trust  in  me,  I  will  accept  it  with  pleasure,  and  undertake  to  execute  it  in 

48 


Nov.  29, 
London, 
England 


378  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1803.  the  best  manner  in  ray  power.  I  shall  wish  no  compensation  for  the  ser- 
London  ^^^'^'  ^  '"*^  ^^^^^  object  will  be  to  render  myself  useful  to  my  country,  and 
England     niy  highest  gratification  to  succeed  in  the  undertaking. 

There  are  probably  many  ca^^es  of  the  kind  not  known  to  the  Execu- 
tive, or  even  brought  into  the  Courts,  where  the  property  is  either  vacant 
or  held  on  various  pretexts  for  the  benefit  of  the  occupants  or  absentees. 
In  case  the  subject  is  entered  on,  it  may  be  deemed  advisable  to  go 
through  with  it,  and  with  that  view  to  trace  the  cases  in  every  county, 
which  may  be  done  by  the  Escheators  or  other  suitable  agents.  If  the 
power  is  transmitted,  it  will  be  proper  to  accompany  it  with  a  statement 
of  the  title  to  each  tract,  the  num\>er  of  acres,  its  probable  value,  &c. 
My  public  duties  will  probably  put  it  out  of  my  power  to  execute  this 
trust  in  person  in  the  details.  Where  necessary  I  will  appoint  an  agent, 
whose  charges  shall  be  as  light  as  I  can  make  them,  and  in  all  cases  I 
will  supervise  and  be  responsible  for  his  conduct.  It  is  possible  that  by 
this  measure,  a  considerable  sum  might  be  raised  for  the  Commonwealth. 
Besides  the  cases  depending  in  the  Courts,  which  are  deserving  of  atten- 
tion,  I  remember  one  from  Norfolk,  of  which  information  was  given  by 
Mr.  Lee,  who  represented  it  to  be  of  great  value.  In  every  instance 
where  the  party  had  received  compensation  from  this  Government,  on 
the  principle  that  the  property  had  been  confiscated,  I  should  suppose 
that  the  claim  might  be  extinguished  for  a  mere  trifle.  It  may  be 
deemed  presumptuous  in  me  to  express  a  wish  as  to  the  application  of 
the  money  which  may  be  thus  raised,  in  case  the  idea  is  adopted  and 
executed  with  success.  The  wisdom  of  the  L^islature  will,  I  doubt  not, 
destine  it  to  some  humane  and  useful  object.  Had  I  a  seat  in  the  I..egis- 
lature  and  a  vote  on  the  application,  it  would  be  to  the  purpose  of  public 
instruction.  It  is  an  opinion  which  I  have  long  entertained,  on  which 
every  day's  experience  and  observation  tends  to  confirm,  that  however 
free  our  political  institutions  may  be  in  the  commencement,  liberty  can 
not  long  be  preserved  unless  the  society  in  every  district,  in  all  its  mem- 
bers, possesses  that  portion  of  useful  knowledge  which  is  necessary  to 
qualify  them  to  discharge  with  credit  and  effect,  those  great  duties  of  citi- 
zens on  which  free  Government  rests.  The  responsibility  of  j)ublic 
servants,  how  ever  well  provided  for  by  the  Constitution,  becomes  vain  and 
useless  if  the  people  in  general  are  not  competent  judges,  in  the  course  o( 
the  Administration,  of  all  the  questions  which  it  involves.  If  it  was  wise, 
manly  and  patriotic  in  us  to  establish  a  free  Government,  it  is  equally 
incumbent  on  us  to  attend  to  the  necessary  means  of  its  preservation. 
The  money  thus  raised,  might  form  the  commencement  of  a  system, 
which  under  favorable  auspices,  especially  the  humane  patronage  of  the 
Legislature,  might  be  matured  hereafter  and  extended  throughout  the 
Commonwealth.  You  will  excuse  the  liberty  I  have  taken  to  make  tl»is 
suggestion,  and  be  assured  that  it  will  give  me  great  and  sincere  pleasure 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


to  have  it  in  my  power  while  I  remain  abroad  to  render  service  to  my 
country  and  my  friends  in  this  or  any  other  mode  in  which  they  will  be 
pleaded  to  command  me.  Be  so  kind  as  to  present  my  most  friendly 
regards  to  the  gentlemen  at  your  Board,  and  believe  me  to  be,  dear  sir, 
with  great  respect  and  esteem, 

Affectionately  yours.  <fec. 


379 


1803. 
Nov.  29, 
London, 
England 


I  certify  that  Tarlton  W.  Pleasants  has  written  up  the  Journals  of  the 
House  of  Delegates  for  the  years  1793  and  179<S,  agreeably  to  a  resolution 
of  the  last  Assembly,  and  that  the  charge  in  his  account  is  lower  than  I 
have  given  for  work  of  the  same  kind. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  5th  day  of  December,  1803. 


James  Pleasants,  C.  H.  D. 


To  the  Honorable  ths  Executive. 


MoRDECAi  Booth  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  made  at  the  State  Armory  for  the      Dec.  6, 
Brunswick  Republican  Troop  of  Cavalry,  of  which  he  is  Captjiin.  Richmond 


Abraham  B.  Venable,  Esq.,  elected  United  States  Senator. 


Dec.  7 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

In  obedience  to  an  order  of  the  Council  reports  as  follows :  That  it  is 
im])os8ible  to  make  the  inspection  of  so  large  a  number  of  arms  as  are 
stored  in  the  roof  of  the  Capitol,  in  the  confused  mass,  with  so  insuffi- 
cient light.  Advises  that  to  be  repaired,  they  should  be  taken  by  wagon 
loads  as  needed,  to  the  Annorv.  That  no  work  be  done  to  the  arms  in 
the  Arsenal  as  at  present,  on  account  of  the  danger  by  theft  or  fire. 


Dec.  13 


Respecting  the  use  of  the  Fire  Engine  bought  for  the  Manufactory  of 
Arms  if  it  l>e  the  pleasure  of  the  Board,  that  it  shall  be  used  for  extin- 
guishing fire  on  private  property  in  the  city,  suggests  that  it  would  be 
unsafe  to  the  public  property  for  the  engine  ever  to  be  taken  further  from 
the  same  than  the  Market  Bridge;  that  the  artificers  at  the  Armory  shall 
be  formed  into  two  com[)anies,  one  to  act  as  an  armed  guard  and  the 


Dec.  13 


880 


1803. 
Dec.  13 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


other  a  fire  company  to  manage  the  Engine  exclusively  on  occasion  of 
fire. 

Advises  a  further  purchase  from  the  stores  of  the  U.  S.  at  Philadelphia 
of  about  6/X)0  gun  stocks  (well  seasoned)  for  supply  of  Armory. 

Informs  the  Board  that  according  to  their  advice  he  had  stamped  and 
boxed  the  following  stands  of  arms: 

For  the  113th  Reg't,  Wood  County,  -         -         .         -         30  .stands. 

•*      ''    114th    Do.    Hampshire      ^^         -         -        -         -         85    Do. 
"      ''    30th      Do.    Caroline  -^         .         -         .         .         83    Do. 

All  to  be  taken  from  those  made  at  the  State  Manufactorv. 


L.  BOLLING    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

Dec.  13  Enclosing  leases  made  with  Wm.  Minton  and  Wm.  Anderson  on  pub- 

lic land  near  New  Canton  for  ensuing  year.     Rent  of  both  £27.10.0. 


Thos.  and  John   Higinbotham  to  the  Governor. 


Dec.  14,  Informing  him  that  Francis  and  Alex'r  Tubeuf  had  gone  to  Europe. 


Norfolk 


Had  sent  letter  for  them  to  James  C-ampbell  their  agent,  Petersburg. 


Berryman  Green  to  the  Governor. 


Dee.  16, 
Halifax 


Soliciting  arms  for  C'aptain  Sanford's  Troop  of  Cavalry  of  Halifax 
County. 

Also  for  a  further  supply  for  a  company  of  the  (>l>th  RegimeiU  omitted 
in  the  return  made  by  Col.  John  Douglas,  its  former  conmiandant. 


James  G.  Laiulev  to  the  (4overnor. 


Dec.  18, 
Wood  Co. 


Report  of  his  inspection,  under  orders  from  the  Board,  of  the  contli- 
tion  of  a  road  recently  made  between  the  State  Road  antl  Wood  Court- 
house. 

Work  very  imperfectly  performed;  road  very  dangerous  for  wagons. 
Asking  twenty-five  dolhirs  for  his  inspection  and  report.  Miles  of  roa<i 
worked  on  sixty-nine;  whole  distance  to  Wood  Courthouse  eighty-one. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  381 


The  official  Bond  of  William  Price  and  his  securities  as  one  of  the 
8u|>erintendents  at  the  [)ublic  Tobacco  Warehouse  in  the  City  of  Rich- 
mond, bearing  date  December  the  26th,  1808,  is  lodged. 


Henrico  County,  Set. : 

1  do  hereby  certify  that  John  Heath  this  day  took  the  oath  of  a 
Privy  Councellor  before  me,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  the  County  afore- 
said, agreeably  to  Law. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  30th  day  of  December,  1803. 

Joseph  Selden. 


John   Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Dec.  26 


Henrico  County,  <fec.: 

The  oaths  prescribed  by  Law  to  be  taken   by  the  Governor  or        1803. 
Chief  Magistrate,  have  been  duly  administered  unto  John  Page,  EsqV. 
Given  under  mv  hand  this  20th  dav  of  Dajember,  1S03. 

Daniel  Hylton. 


The  official  Bond  of  Thomas  Underwood,  Jn'r,  and  his  securities  as  i804. 
Superintendent  of  the  Public  Tobacco  Ware  House  in  the  city  of  Rich-  *'*"•  ^ 
mond  is  lodged. 


Unking  the  procuring  of  several  musket  stocks  speedily  from  the  mili-      jan.  4 
tary  stores  of  the  U.  S.,  for  the  use  of  bhe  State  Armory. 


Thomas  Nicholson  to  the  Governor. 

Offering  to  furnish  tlie  State  with  one  thousand  copies  of  the  collection      Jan.  5, 
of  Acts  of  the  General  Assembly  contained  in  the  Revised  Code,  printed    Richmond 
by  Pleasants  and  Price,  for  the  sum  of  three  dollars  p'r  copy. 


Augustine  Davis  to  the  Governor. 

Offering  to  furnish  the  State  with  one  thousand  co]»ies  of  the  collection      Jan.  5, 
of  Ads  of  the  General  Assembly,  printed  and  bound  in  a  similar  manner      *^  ™^" 
as  the  edition  by  Pleasants  and  Price,  for  four  thousand  dollars. 


882  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Meriweather  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

18(M.  Offering  to  furnish  the  State  with  one  thousand  copies  of  the  revised 

*°'  '^  Code  of  the  same  character  of  workmanship  and  materials  as  the  Eilition 
of  Pleasants  &  Pace  for  four  dollars  per  copy.  He  will  furnish  an  ele- 
gant edition  upon  fine  paper  and  with  new  type  for  five  dollars  per  copy. 


It  appears  hy  copies  of  pay-rolls  in  this  office  (the  originals  having 
been  sent  on  to  the  General  Government)  that  John  Marcheson  was 
allowed  pay  as  Lieutenant  of  a  detachment  called  into  service  by  the 
Executive  for  the  defence  of  the  Militarv  Stores  in  the  Town  of  New 
Ijondon,  belonging  to  the  United  States,  from  25th  May  to  13th  July, 
1801,  and  rations  from  18th  May  to  17th  July,  1801,  and  that  he  was 
arrested  on  the  13th  July  and  continued  under  arrest  to  the  28th  Sep- 
tember following.  It  also  appears  that  Jesse  Webb  took  the  place  of 
Lieut.  Marcheson  and  received  pay  and  rations  to  25th  of  August,  180L 

S.  Shepard. 
AudVs  Office,  7th  of  January,  1804. 


January  0,  1804. — I  have  this  day  received  the  Governor's  order  on 
the  Auditor  to  issue  a  Warrant  for  fifteen  hundred  dollars  on  account  to 
furnish  Gunstocks  for  the  use  of  the  Armorv. 

John  Clarke. 


John  Baker  to  Major  IIuoh  Holmes. 

Jan.  9,  Enclosing  the  certificate  of  Cyrus  Saunders,   Escheator  of  Jefferson 

town  '  ^^^^^^'J*  ^^  ^^^  service  o(  John  Haker  as  attorney  at  sundry  times  at  the 
house  of  Wm.  (iraham,  deceased,  in  a  controversy  in  which  the  Com- 
monwealth was  a  party;  for  which  service  the  said  Baker  claims  a  com- 
pensation of  hv{i  dollars. 


Account  of  Several  Items  omitted  to  be  charjjed  in  my  account  ren- 
dered to  the  Executive  under  the  Act  entitled  an  act  to  provide  for  the 
opening  of  a  road  from  the  Upper  Navigation  of  James  River  to  the 
Upj»er  Navigation  of  Kanawha  Kivrr,  viz: 

Paid  Jacob  (iehart,  Blacksmith,  for  repairiuij  tools,  etc.,    -         -     £    19.3 
PM  Noah  Reder.  10  davs'  work  on  State  Road,         -         -         -        1.10.0 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPER&.  383 


I  do  hereby  acknowledge  receipt  of  four  hundred  Dollars  inclosed  in        i804. 

a  letter  to  me  from  his  Excellency  the  Governor  of  the  25th  of  October 

last. 

David  Ruffner. 
Richmond,  JanV  10th,  1804. 


Thomas  H.  Wooding  to  the  Governor. 

I  am  directed  by  the  Committee  appointed  by  the  House  of  Delegates,     Jan.  13, 
to  enquire  whether  it  is  at  this  time  expedient  to  employ  a  Superinten-    ^^^"™^°^ 
dent  and  Assistant  Superintendent  of  the  building  of  the  Penitentiary. 

And  whether  it  is  ex[>edient  to  employ  a  Superintendent  of  the  making 
of  guns  in  the  Virginia  Manufactory,  in  addition  to  the  officers  designated 
by  I^w  in  that  Building.  To  inform  the  Executive  that  that  Committee 
will  meet  in  the  Committee  Room  of  the  Senate  at  10  o'clock  to-morrow, 
when  they  will  be  obliged  by  any  information  on  the  subjects  of  Inquiry, 
which  any  member  of  the  ('ouncil  will  be  pleased  to  communicate. 

I  am,  &c. 


In  the  House  of  Delegates, 

January  13,  1804. 

'•Resolved  that  the  Executive  be  requested  to  lay  before  the  House  of 
Delegates  their  contract  with  the  undertaker  of  the  machinery  of  the 
Manufactory  of  Arms." 

J.  Pleasants,  Jr.,  C.  H.  D. 


TO 


In  answer  to  your  favor  of  the  13th  instant,  I  have  to  inform  you  that  jan.  16 
the  Penitentiary  Building  is  not  yet  entirely  completed — that  event  how- 
ever, it  is  reasonable  to  ex4)ect,  will  shortly  happen,  and  whenever  the 
building  shall  be  completed,  neither  a  Superintendent  nor  Assistant 
.Sui>erintendent  will  longer  be  wanted.  In  answer  to  your  enquiry  par- 
ticularly made  concerning  the  officers  necessary  to  the  Manufactor}'  of 
Arms,  I  have  to  inform  you  that  no  officer  is  at  this  time  employed  about 
that  building  who  is  not  expressly  recognized  by  law. 

"The  Superintendent  of  the  making  of  the  Guns,"  and  "the  Superin- 


^The  above  letter  is  without  address  or  signature,  bat  it  is  most  probably  the 
tnswer  to  that  of  Thomas  H.  Wooding,  dated  January  13th,  1803,  and  written  by 
the  Governor. — Ed. 


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1804. 
Jan. 16 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

tendent  of  tlie  Manufactory  of  Arms,"  is  one  and  the  same  character — 
either  of  these  designations  means  one  and  the  same  thing. 

The  officer  employed  is  ('apt.  John  CLarke.*  The  salary  given  him  by 
law  is  £600,  and  he  has  never  received  one  farthing  more.  Concerning 
the  duties  and  compensation  heretofore  annexed  to  the  office  of  Assistant 
Superintendent  of  the  Penitentiary  builditig,  I  beg  leave  to  refer  you  to 
a  letter  from  Capt.  John  Clarke,  dated  14  January,  1808,  this  day  enclosed 
to  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Delegates. 

I  am,  &c. 


Jan.  10, 
Louisa 


W.  J.  Callis  to  the  Governor. 

Acknowledging  receipt  of  130  stand  of  arms  and  22  Bayonet  scabbards 
for  the  use  of  the  40th  Regiment. 


Jan.  17, 

Auditor's 

Office 


Samuel  Shepard  to  the  Governor. 

It  appears  by  a  hasty  sketch  from  the  vouchers  (the  books  not  being 

posted  to  this  time)  that  warrants  have  issued  for  making  arms  from  the 

31st  of  January,  1803,  to  this  day  to  the  amount  of  Thirty-two  thousand 

one  hundred  and  six  dollars  and  16  cents.     Your  Excellency  will,  I  hope, 

^excuse  this  rough  sketch  from  the  suddenness  of  the  application. 

I  have,  tVc. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  19  W^  have  partially  commenced  the  operation  of  making  arms  in  the 

East  wing  of  the^  manufactory,  and  in  a  few  days  the  whole  will  be  put 
in  motion,  when  an  additional  number  of  artificers  will  be  required.  It 
is  known  in  all  the  States  to  the  north  and  Eastward,  that  we  have  a 
manufactory  of  arms  at  this  place,  but  it  is  not  known  there  that  we  are 
now  wanting  an  additional  number  of  workmen;  for  which  reason  I  think 
it  would  be  prudent  to  cause  an  advertisement  to  be  inserted  in  the 
newspapers  of  such  parts  of  the  United  States  as  would  most  likely  pro- 
duce the  workmen  we  require. 

The  armory  is  constructed  for  making  all  the  implements  of  war,  and 
when  the  Foundry  for  Ordnance  shall  have  been  completed,  every  species 
of  arms  mav  be  manufactured  therein. 

As  our  works  are  now  capable  of  making  all  kinds  of  small  arms,  and 
]>resuming  it  is  meant  by  the  Government  that  the  making  of  arms  for 
the  Infantry,  Cavalry,  and  Riflemen  should  be  carried  on  at  the  same 


CALENDAR   OF  STATE  PAPERS.  385 


time,  so  as  U>  fumifih  each  corps  with  its  due  pn»iK>rtion,  I   have  to        1804. 
request  information  of  the  Executive  ui»on  this  subject,  which  infonua-        *"•  ^' 
tion  is  {larticularly  necessary  at  the  present  time,  as  I  am  about  to  engage 
an  additional  number  of  artificers,  who  should  be  procured  of  such  occu- 
fiations  as  will  suit  the  several  kinds  of  arms  to  be  made  at  the  Armory. 
I  beg  leave  to  add  that  in  the  manufactory  of  muskets,  many  scalps 
and  barrels  are  refused^ on  account  of  flaws  and  other  defects,  the  best 
parts  of  which  would  make  good  pistol  barrels,  for  which  reason  I  think 
the  making  of  muskets  and  pistols  should  ^o  hand  in  hand,  particularly 
if  there  is  to  l>e  no  difierence  l>etwe^i  Uie  calibre  of  the  muskets  and 
that  of  the  jiistols. 

Col.  John  Beale,  who  residc^s  at  or  near  Crow  s  Ferry,  has  lately  made 
a  pro{K>8ition  to  furnish  for  the  Manu&ctory  of  Arms  a  great  number  of 
musket  stocks  of  black  walnut  wood  at  twentv-five  cents  each.  I  am 
inclined  to  }jelieve  he  would  furnish  them  at  twenty  cents,  which  is  the 
price  at  which  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Prosser  has  agreed  to  deliver  them  at.  I 
wish  to  be  iiifonned  by  the  honorable  the  Executive  whether  they  would 
l)e  inclined  to  close  with  Mr.  Beale  at  twenty  cents  should  he  agree  to 
furnish  a  parcel  at  that  price. 

I  am,  &c. 


Tho.  Miller  to  thb  Governor. 

•Soliciting  arms  ftir  the  Tnxip  of  Cavalry  raised  in  Powhatan  county.         Jan.  19, 

Richmond 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 


Asking  the  means  be  provided  for  paying  the  salaries  of  John  Tucker      Jan.  23, 
and  Anderson  Still,  two  assistants  employed  at  the  Penitentiary  under  P^nitentiarj- 
the  authority  of  the  Executive  on  the  2nd  of  May,  18<)3. 


John  Cl.arke  to  the  Governor. 

1  have  received  your  letter  of  yesterday  requesting  me  to  furnish  an      Jan.  24, 
Miniate  of  the  expenses  of  making  arms  during  the  present  year,  and    l"ch™ona 
also  an  estimate  of  the  sums  requisite  to  complete  the  public  buildings 
here.     In  compliance  have  to  state: 

That  we  have  partially  commenced  the  operation  of  making  arms  in 

the  east  wing  of  the  Manufactory,  and  in  a  few  da\'s  the  whole  will  be 

put  in  motion,  when  an  additional  number  of  artificers  will  be  required. 

The  works  are  constructed  for  the  employment  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 

49 


386  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.  workmen,  which  number  it  is  supposed  will  make  annually  eight  thou- 
Jan.  24,  j^^^j  stands  of  arms  for  the  Militia,  Infantry,  and  a  pro})ortionate  number 
for  the  Cavalry.  As  soon  as  the  above  number  of  artiste  shall  be  em- 
ployed, eighty  thousand  dollars  will  be  necessary  for  the  annual  expense 
of  making  arms.  This  estimate  is  predicated  upon  the  cost  of  the  arms 
made  at  the  Virginia  Manufactory,  which  is  about  ten  dollars  per  stand. 

The  Armory  was  designed  for,  and  will  be  caj^ble  of  making  all  the 
implemente  of  war,  and  when  the  Foundry,  <fec.,  for  Cannon  and  other 
ordnance  shall  have  been  completed,  every  species  of  arms  may  be  man- 
ufactured therein.  And  as  all  kinds  of  small  arms  may  be  made  there, 
and  presuming  it  is  meant  by  the  Government  that  the  making  of  arms 
for  the  Infantry,  Cavalry,  and  Riflemen  should  be  carried  on  at  the  same 
time,  so  as  to  furnish  each  corps  with  ite  due  proportion  of  arms,  I  have 
to  request  information  of  the  Executive  upon  this  subject,  which  is  par- 
ticularly necessary  at  the  present  time,  as  the  artificers  yet  to  be  employed 
should  be  well  skilled  in  the  fabrication  of  the  several  kinds  of  arras  to 
be  made  at  the  Armorv. 

You  have  seen  specimens  of  the  Muskets  and  Rifles  made  at  our 
works,  and  in  a  few  days  I  will  exhibit  to  the  Executive  a  Sword  and 
Pistol  which  I  have  caused  to  be  made  at  the  Armory,  and  which,  if  they 
approve,  shall  be  the  model  by  which  the  Swords  and  Pistols  for  the  Vir- 
ginia Cavalry  may  be  manufactured. 

Permit  me  again  to  suggest  the  pro}>riety  of  permitting  apprentices  to 
be  taken  at  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  on  the  same  terms  that  }>rivate 
individuals  take  them. 

In  my  annual  report  of  the  4th  of  December,  1802,  on  the  subject  of 
the  public  buildings,  I  stated  that  it  would  ])robablY  require  about  five 
thousand  six  hundred  and  seventy-seven  pounds  to  complete  the  Manu- 
factory of  Arms,  from  the  state  in  which  it  then  was.  But  as  only  ten 
thousand  dollars  were  appropriated  for  that  purpose  by  the  Legi5»lature 
at  their  last  session,  and  as  arrears  to  a  considerable  amount  were  due 
(for  work  which  was  unfinished  and  consequently  not  settled  for  at  the 
time  of  my  making  uiy  said  report)  and  have  been  paid  from  the  said 
fund  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  there  remained  (of  said  appropriation)  after 
the  payment  of  those  arrearages  only  tliree  thousand  and  fifty-four  dol- 
lars and  twenty-six  cents,  which  sum  has  been  a])plied  to  the  completion 
of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  in  the  last  yoar.  viz:  1S08.  For  the  dis- 
charge of  arrearages  due  for  work  already  executed,  and  for  that  which 
remains  \o  be  done  for  the  completion  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  four 
thousand  seven  hundred  and  sixty  pounds  will  be  requirtnl. 

It  may  not  be  improper  here  to  mention  that  those  citizens  who  at  the 
commencement  of  the  establishment  undertook  to  furnish  materials  for 
the  completion  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  as  well  as  those  who  have 
undertaken  to  execute  the  work,  are  anxious  to  fulfill  their  engagements. 


^.ALSKhaI     €^'    PIKT:    ?JlPKft> 


i    Sill::  ^llftl:H:r.T  ^  :  »>   *«n*  •    nlrlM-JK  0„ 

Isa..  a-  [i  ■  r»T»''.vi?io.^  nt-  luaiG    i  >  le  -  ^s.-:  a|tnn»ifnHt»ti     a«*'    *••  it-.-,  ^^u^^ 

jifreasi'   execoie  :  au     ir-Tij-r  tnii    iritanL    t-  \>-  i     *fc.>  ri«*ri,    ^%M\r,■  il*Ty.. 

~  n^e*  HI&141  L  I'T  till  ni»or  c  in-  ^1:  1  H-<H(>ttirM.i  >ta;^  *h-*k 
aU'U'  lAii'  'iriousaii  r»p-  nuncio  nii  ^•At»i,T''-*iv  iMumr$-  wimiI.  *. 
T-<jurrt>     10    cfiXDiticnii.   lu-    luimct^    VvcTtiiHAthk    ir    tti-    .l«i«nT^   '^>v» 

u»jliar- WW--  ii.i»proi?niiio     le    111-' e«ii-i»i«jiii.' r    tnn*    i»iiii/Hi%i.   i-  S-  Mr,- 


^'r»,i0i4*rtl t'*it       li*       lift.   ttt4t       I       iifi*i*^.      U-       f 9';i,s.yt,r, 

*        •    ■    mvsL iM^'*»^^» 


888  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.        Revenue  Tax  of  1796, $1,773  30 

Ja»-  25              "          «     u    i79j^^ 3 149  74 

^-     '*    ISOl! 3,534  65 

"     "    1802, 3,740  44 


Auditor's  Office,  25th  January,  1804. 


Samukl  Shepard. 


John  I^aoe,  Governor,  to  the  Escheator  for  New  KsNt  Co. 

Feb.  2,  Subjoined  I  forward  you  an  advice  of  the  Council  of  State  to  which  I 

Richmond  *  *a     *•  m. 

request  your  attention.  ♦ 

I  am,  &c. 

In  C^>uncil,  Feb.  2nd,  1804. 

It  is  advised  that  the  Governor  be  requested  to  write  a  circular  letter 
to  the  Escheators  of  the  several  counti(»s  throughout  the  State,  reijuiring 
that  in  future  no  Counsel  be  employed  in  aid  of  the  County  Attorney 
for  the  Commonwealth,  without  first  obtaining  the  consent  of  the  Execu- 
tive. 

Extract  from  the  minutes. 

Attest: 

Daniel  L.  Hvltox. 


Henrico  County,  A'c. : 

The  oaths  prescribed  by  law  to  be  taken  by  the  privy  Council, 
have  been  duly  administered  unto  Lyne  Shackelford,  EscjV,  this  day. 
Given  under  my  hand  the  fourth  day  of  February,  1804. 

Dan'l    L.    HVLTt>N. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  2  Asking  instructiiuis  as  to  the  employment  of  increased   number  of 

wt»rkmen  at  tht;  Manufactory  of  Arms.  Also  wliether  he  should  pnH*e»Ml 
U)  the  completion  of  all  the  buiblingsof  the  Armory  except  the  Foundry, 
including  the  Horing  Mill. 

Also  what  course  is  to  be  taken  with  those  j»ersons  with  whom  contracts 
for  materials  and  work  have  been  made  in  cjise  u\'  suspension  of  the  work. 

Also  asking  that  written  orders  be  given,  forbidding  the  repair  of  Fow- 
ling |)ieees  for  i)rivate  parties  at  the  Armory  by  the  artificers. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


389 


Rob't  Mitchell  to  the  Governor. 

Being  perfectly  satisfied  tliat  it's  impossible  for  me  to  continue  an\'        1^04. 
longer  one  of  the  Inspectors  of  the  Jail  and  Penitentiary,  not  having  time    Ridjniond 
which  I  can  call  my  own  to  pay  that  attention  to  tlie  business  which  the 
law  and  my  feelings  dictate,  please  therefore  to  receive  my  resignation. 

I  am,  &c. 


William  Newsum  to  William  Brokenbrough.    . 

Soliciting  the  appointment  of  Notiir}'   Public  for  Samuel   Archer  of    March  1, 
Portsmouth,  Va.  ^'^'^'^^^ 


Alexander  Quarrier  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  that  additional  compensation  be  made  him  for  the  extra  dut}' 
imposed  on  his  office  of  receiving  and  delivering  the  public  arms  stored 
in  the  Capitol.* 


March  3 


Samuel  Pleasants,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  the  additional  thousand  copies  of  his  edition  of    March  3, 
the   Revised  Laws  ordered  by  the  General  Assembly,  have  been  com-    ^*<^"°^^"^ 
pleted  and  delivered. 

Samuel  Coleman's  receipt  for  the  above  lodged. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Inf«)rming  him  that  the  amount  of  money  necessary  for  erection  of  the 
steeple  on  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  was  included  in  his  estimate  for  the 
cinnpletion  of  that  building,  and  had  been  provided  for  in  the  last  appro- 
|)riation. 


March  3 


C^jntract  between  John  Moody,  Surveyor  of  the  Falls  of  James  River, 
and  William  Woodward  is  lodged,  by  which  the  said  Woodward  binds 
himself  in  the  penalty  of  five  hundred  dollars  to  furnish  all  the  neces- 
sary boata,  tools,  and  hands  and  supplies,  and  to  remove  all  the  obstruc- 

[*  A  memorandum  added  to  this  paper  declares  that  although  the  Executive  are 
of  opinion  that  extra  pay  should  be  given  for  this  service,  the  Board  did  not  feel 
authorized  to  give  it.— Ed.] 


March  4 


390  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 

1804.        tions  in  the  said  Falls  to  the  ])assage  of  tisli,  as  described  by  the  act  of 
March  4     ^j^^  24th  of  January,  1803,  all  to  be  completed  to  the  satisfaction  of  said 
Moody  prior  to  June  1st  next. 

For  this  service  the  said  Woodward  is  to  receive  the  Auditor  s  warrant 
on  the  Treasurer  for  one  hundred  dollars. 


March  12        The  appointment  of  John   Mitchell  as  Surveyor  of   the  County  of 
Hampshire,  to  hold  during  good  behaviour,  is  lodged. 


Samuel  Pleasants,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 


March  16,        Soliciting  the  office  of  Public  Printer. 
Richmond 


Augustine  Davis  to  the  Governor. 

March  17,        Soliciting  the  office  of  Public  Printer.     Offering  to  print  1,50()  copies 
Richmond   ^f  Laws  of  Congress  for  the  State  for  twenty-five  dollars  per  sheet. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

March  26,        At  the  request  of  Messrs.  Price  and  Underwood,  I  beg  leave  to  inform 

Richmond   y^y  ^j^^^  ^jj^  Public  Warehouse  on   the  Canal,  altho'  not  yet  completed, 

is  in  a  situation   in  which   1  think  they  may  begin  to  receive  tobacco 

therein. 

I  am,  &c. 

Endor.-innent  <m  Foregoing. 

We  advise  the  Ciovcrnor  to  (jualify  Messrs.  Price  and  Underwood  a<* 
Keepers  of  the  Public  Warehouse  on  the  Canal,  and  that  they  imme- 
diatelv  commence  the  duties  of  their  office. 

Al.  Mc'Rae, 

A.  Stuart, 

John  Heath. 
March  27,  1804. 


J.  Dixon  to  the  (Governor. 
March  29         Soliciting  the  office  of  Public  Printer. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  391 


Commonwealth  of  Virginia,  1804. 

To  John  Moody,  Dr.        ^^"^^  ^0 

To  14  Quarts  Spirits  for  36  men  for  7  days'  work  in  Falls  of  James 

River,  @  33^, $     4  69 

To  advertising  in  Argus  3  times, 150 

'^         Do.             Polit.  Repository  3  times,    -         -        -        -  1  50 

''  Ferriages, 50 

*'   William  Woodward,  his  services, 100  00 


$108  19 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

.    Informing  him  of  the  escape  of  three  prisoners  on  the  previous  even-    March  30, 
ing  from  the  Penitentiary.  Penitentiary 


Meriwether  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

Having  accepted  the  appointment  of  the  Commissioner  of  Jjoans  for    March  31 
this  State,  it  becomes  illegal  for  me  to  continue  longer  as  Public  Printer. 

I  am,  «Stc. 


John   ^^oody'8  report  as  surveyor  of  the  Falls  of  James  River  for    March  31 
removing  obstructions  to  the  passage  of  Fish,  extending  from  Mayo's 
Bridge  to  Westham  is  lodged. 


T.  Ritchie  offers  his  and  W.  W.  Worsley's  services  to  the  Executive  for     March  31 
the  office  of  Public  Printer. 

In  bringing  himself  forward  as  a  candidate  for  this  appointment,  he 
does  not  pretend  to  decide  on  his  own  qualifications  or  those  of  his  com- 
petitors or  on  the  interests  of  the  State.  lie  merely  wishes  to  express  to 
the  Council  his  willingness  to  discharge  the  duties  of  this  office,  and  his 
decided  belief  that  those  duties  will  not  be  neglected  should  they  devolve 
on  him. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  instructions  as  to  making  the  blades  of  Cavalry  swords  with     March  31 
single  or  double  flute,  and  whether  the  scabbards  should  be  made  of  Iron 
or  leather;  the  latter  advised. 

Genl  Maaon  and  Wm.  Munford,  Esq'r,  having  applied  for  the  privilege 


392  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


18()4.        of  having  each  a  sword  made  at  the  Virginia  Manufactory  of  Anns,  it 
March  M     j^  desired  to  know  if  this  [)rivilege  can  ])e  grant<.Hl. 


Sam'l   Pi.rasants,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

April  4,  Acknowledging  receipt  of  appointment  as  Public  Printer. 

Richmond 


PHfLIP    NORBORNE    XlCHOLAS    TO    THE    (tOVERNOR. 

April  4,  Enclosing  copies  of  contracts  with   Minton  and   Anderson  for  the  rent 

Ricliinond    ^^^  parcels  of  public  land  in  the  county  of  Buckingham. 


Harry    Heth  to  the  (tovernor. 

April  7,  Applications  for  Arms  and  Accoutrement^s  for  his  Compan}'. 

Manchester 


Philip  Xorborne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

April  12,  Inclosed  you  will  receive  a  letter  to  me  from  Mr.  Irving  the  American 

Richmond    Consul  at  London. 

You  will  perceive  that  he  has  rendered  im[)ortant  service  to  the  State 
of  Virginia,  and  has  incurred  a  small  expense  which  though  trivial,  the 
Executive  can  devise  some  mode  to  reimburse,  l\v  payment  on  his  acc't 
at  the  United  States  Troasurv  or  in  some  other  wav.  I  have  intendt^l  for 
sonie  time  to  mention  this  subject  to  the  Executive;  whether  Mr.  Irving 
will  expect  any  compensation  for  his  trouble  in  this  business,  or  whether 
it  would  Im;  [)roper  to  offer  any,  the  Executive  will  decide. 

The  suit  with  Mr.  Bristow's  heirs  is  of  great  consequence,  and  involves 
a  great  Estate  which  they  claim  of  the  Commonwealth. 

I  am,  iVc. 
Pleai^e  return  the  papers  when  done  with  them. 


Philip  Norhorne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

April  12,  I  received  vour  favor  requesting  mv  oj»inion  on  the  proper  means  to 

ic  uiionu  ^t<^p  ti^(.  depredations  on  the  public  lands  at  Pi^int  Comfort,  com muni- 
cate<l  to  the  Executive  by  Mr.  Latimer,  wh<>  acts  as  Superintendent  of 
those  lands.  In  the  case  of  the  Buckingham  furnace  land  I  applied  to 
the  Chancery  Court  for  an  injunction  to  sttiy  waste,  which  has  proved 
etl'ectual  in  that  instance,  and  has  put  a  stop  to  further  mischief.     I  think 


CALSXDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS^  *« 


pn:«of  as  U*  the  |ier*>n5  A£!ain>i  whom  tW  ifvjui>olk>»  iHurfil  U>  K^  t>l>i;jMn<\i. 
and  if  thev  pc*  on  ailervnards  lo  oonimii  muk^iK^^  thoy  will  imn^r  jiiU  iW 
o  •n^^aences  o(  a  contempt  which  will  be  ;»  s^eiious  thii^  U>  ihf'nu 

I  mm,  ^. 


John  Thompson  to  the  Governor, 

Soliciting  a  Commission  as  Sheriff  of  Hanover  in  the  rtn^ni  of  Wrn^     A|vrU  V^^ 
O.  Winston,  whose  term  had  expired,  being  next  in  the  last  nonuniition.     "*w*>v^»* 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Forwarding  proposal  of  John  Tinsley  for  making  Pistol  Holist^w  nnd     ApHl  U 
Sword  Belts. 


John  Stark  to  the  Governor. 

Suggesting  the  propriety  of  purchasing  in   Philadelphia  llftonn  or     April  U 
twenty  thousand  seasoned  gun  stocks  for  the  use  of  the  Armory,  which 
would  soon  be  wanted.     Also  for  the  purchase  in  the  samo  city  of  two 
thousand  dollars'  worth  of  Bar  Iron  for  the  same. 


James  Greenhow  to  the  Governor. 

Setting  forth  the  necessity  of  more  comfortable  and  healthy  quarti^rn     April  U 
for  the  Public  Guard. 


Thos.  Jefferson,  President  of  United  Statfj«,  to  the  (hf\HHHoH, 

I  have  this  moment  received  your  letter  of  the  Pith  UiHlatiU  itivmu  ^pHI  ih. 
information  of  the  combination  formed  for  counterfeiting  and  drcublint/:  *»'^''^'^'»" 
forged  notes  of  the  branch  banks  of  the  I'nited  .StatfiH,  and  will  irfitiMfdi^ 
ately  take  such  raeasuretf  within  the  limits  of  the  authority  of  iU*i 
General  Government  as  may  most  effectually  ai^p\HimU*  with  your  tfth 
deavon^  to  arrest  and  punish  Xh\»  practice,  00  dangerous  Up  private  ««  w^irll 
as  public  imere^tis. 

Mlth  my  joM  acknowledgeiuentB  for  thifi  ctmimnnimihm^  a/y^/t  my 
aalutaliois  and  aaBoranoe  of  great  eoDfidentioo  and  pmptict 


394  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Price  and  Underwood  to  the  Governor. 

1804.  It  is  material  for  the  convenience  of  the  arrangementfl  at  this  place 

Public'     ^'^^^  ^^^  Superintendents  should  be  furnished  with  the  following  neces- 
Warehouse  varies  to-wit : 

One  block  and  teakle,  two  planks  of  oak  or  popular  20  inches  wide, 
24  feet  long,  3A  inches  thick,  for  the  purpose  of  reducing  Tob'o  hand 
spikes  for  rolling,  &c..  a  patent  balance  for  weighing,  and  a  third  prize 
(two  having  already  been  bespoke)  for  prizing. 

About  four  hundred  Hhds  of  Tob'o  has  been  stored  awav  without 
skids  in  this  warehouse,  which  are  to  be  restored  upon  skids;  the  Super- 
intendents beg  leave  to  represent  to  the  Council  (through  you  sir,)  the 
hardship  they  will  be  subjected  to  if  compelled  to  turn  out  that  Tobacco 
and  store  it  a  second  time,  they  having  once  complied  with  the  requisites 
of  the  law,  and  hope  they  may  be  directed  to  hire  hands  at  public  expense 
for  the  purpose,  or  that  Capt.  Clarke  may  be  as  it  is  in  their  opinion  reason- 
able and  just;  the  Board  will  however  give  such  instructions  as  they 
may  deem  proper  and  right. 

We  are,  Ac. 


Samuel  Brooks  to  the  Governor. 

April  24,  I  thank  your  Excellency  for  the  kind-  offer  of  protection  which  you 
have  done  me  the  honor  to  communicate.  In  my  opinion,  suitable  arms 
for  my  personal  defence  will  be  sufficient.  If  your  Excellency  will  be 
pleased  to  order  such  to  be  delivered  to  me,  I  have  no  doubt  but  I  shall 
be  perfectly  safe. 

I  am,  &c, 

P.  8. — The  arms  entrusted  to  me  shall  be  taken  proper  care  of  and 
returned  whenever  it  may  be  thought  proper  by  the  Executive. 


Richard  Adams  to  the  Governor. 

April  28  The  Quartermaster  of  the  IDth  Regiment  has  in  his  hands  40  mu.'tkets 
unfit  for  use,  collected  about  Town  from  citizens  removing  and  others, 
lie  waits  on  you  with  this  for  your  instruction  where  to  carry  them  to 
have  them  repaired.  Part  of  one  Regiment  is  still  without  arms.  I  am 
sorry  to  trouble  you  so  often,  but  the  arms  in  possession  of  Mr.  West,  as 
he  will  inform  you,  are  getting  worse  every  day.  If  repaired,  might  be 
put  in  the  hands  of  the  militia  wanting  them. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  v>F  ^TATB   PAPKIteJ.  15*6 


EL  .r.  t^AMBlLL    r».»    THB    <tO%  l!ill>OK. 

Tliere  is  in  •:his<x)univ  a  iract  ut  '.diiti  wiiicn,  iii  tnv  «.»puugtu  :s>  ca^jhtui-         '^^M. 

able  to  the  rommoaweaith.     The  <itu;&Uuii  ot  this*-  iaiKi  i^k  tbal  uLh^ui  '>(^  lu.KkJiiKbaiii 

vears  ;u£u  :i  •-'enain    rbuniafii^  JocksHtii  dieii  ^zeii  auu   Lio6BMt}<><id  oi  tiu 

:«aid  land.  leaving  riu  iieirs  thai  liuve  *'ver  oiaiuieu  rii«»  s^uimj;  ^Hifc  icit  a 

tenant  on   the  iand.  >vho    iet'eiuL?  the  ritiut  >ii  the  Coiuiuoii wealth  l>y 

sayinis  that  .rackaon  ami  iiein  in  rhe  Kiuiucdom  oi  S.vtiaiid.     L  Iiavtu  :i6 

E:M!heator  •  »r  this  oonnty.  had  three  \\xn\»  imptftueied  liccordhig  to  la\\, 

neither  oi  ^hich  <x>idd  asree  iip«>n  ;ui  iuquiWL     l^tM  laud  is>  verv  v«dua- 

ble.  beini^  *2;^J  acres,  and  iyins  in  a  very  fertile  piurfi  •.>l  the  ivuulv.     L 

^hail  by  \'Tmie  ot'  my  odice.  piuceed  to  iioid  lUiuiher  jurv  ou  tiie  s^uitc  ^u 

S(X>Q  as  [  hear  m>ni  the  Elxecuctve^  and   I   liave  :hou|chi  ic  tuv  duly  u» 

make  this  «H>mmunirahon  to  the  EIxecuUve>  and  wish  to  b%i  iuioiuicd 

whether  it  would  not  i>e  pro[)«r  to  •^nipioy  •juuubei  to  ue^iiij^  th^  atuuiicv 

fur  the  <.\>minouwealth.  Jamet»  .Uleu.  G^.,  the  tonuer  aitui:a«;v   having 

lately  resigned  that  office.     The  useutieuian  who  at   preseiU   tilb  it  i:»  a 

young  man  ot  riiTt  re^>ectability.  but  a  yomiic  lawyer,  and  will  l)u\c  the 

ablest  attorney  to  L*untend  with,     [f  Mr.  (.irvmet^:«hould  be  in  Kichiuoud, 

he  will  be  able  to  .pye  the  Executive  any  further  cxplanaiiou  ou  ihe 

bubinems. 

I  have«  «ke. 

X.  B. — Dunlop.  the  tenant  haa  proof  that  Jacki^u  i$aid   that  he  had 
relation:^  in  :rfo>tland.  and  this  is  what  haugt^  the  jury. 


Samuel  Colbman  to  tuk  i.iovbUi>ioH. 

.Soliciting  'on  behalt'ot  Capi.  Bath urst  June:?,  ot*  the  Hanover  Vitiilerv      viuv  ii. 
Company,  under  hid  command >  a  :*upply  of  arm^s  under  the  act  of  lUii    l^i^hmoiid 
of  January.  IS^M. 


A  List  of  a  Company  of  Light  In&ntry  in  the  V.lty  of  Kiohuiond,  via:  May  lei 
Geo.  W.Smith,  Capt. :  Wm.  Davidson.  Lieut;  UeiK  VY.  l>i\on«  ICnsigu; 
C.  S.  Chilton,  Wm.  W.  .Seaton.  Robt.  D.  RicharifeK>n,  S.  Hatten,  'l\  Hlack- 
bum,  N.  White,  Saml  Leech.  Jas,  F^rkin^on,  Wm.  Kraat^r^  A.  Buvkuev, 
Rich'd  Finch,  Jas.  Parish,  Frs.  Timberlake.  Jas.  Tohnan,  N.  'iHu\berlake, 
Lewie  Coutts,  A.  Miller,  P.  Vandice,  John  Wt\**t,  JiAn  Andrew,  Jas. 
Thompson,  John  L.  Pleasants,  8,  l^iggi>n,  Jaa.  Lvnoh^  \V m.  Roberta,  »hu». 
McNeally,  Rich'd  Lord,  John  W.  Allen,  A.  Hare,  J.  FrankUu,  \\\\\.  Bar- 
ker, S.  Barrett  P.  Barret,  John  Lord,  W.  WanI,  Henry  Young,  H.  Kin- 
nemond,  John  Thorns,  John  McCormick,  Wm.  l^iml) — iU. 


396  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.  We  advise  that  ('om missions  issue  appointing  Geo.  W.  Smith,  Ca[)tain, 

May  15      William  Davidson,  Lieutenant,  and  Geo.  W.  Dixon,  Ensign,  of  the  within 
Company  of  Liglit  Lifantry. 

Al.  McRae, 

TiYNK    ShACKKLFORI), 

A.  Stitaht. 
May  19tli,  1804. 


Wm.  Nelson,  Jr.,  and  Arch'd  Stuart  to  the  (Governor. 

May  18,  At  the  present  District  Court  holden  at  tliis  place,  an  onler  was  made 
Snffoik  ^^^  ggj^^  ^  ^Y\e  State  of  Delaware,  a  negro  boy  named  George  who  wa.*!* 
brought  before  the  Court  on  a  habeas  corpus,  it  a]>pearing  that  he  was 
free,  and  had  been  kidnapped  from  the  Town  of  Dover  in  that  State,  and 
it  appearing  also  that  a  certain  —  Bonnet,  who  had  brought  him  t4»  this 
State,  and  in  whose  possession  the  boy  was  when  the  writ  was  awarded, 
had  combined  with  one  Enoch  Gabb  of  Maryland  and  one  —  Clarke  in 
this  crime ;  the  Court  ordered  Bonnet  to  be  committed  to  goal  until  the 
Executive  of  this  State  may  communicate  with  the  Executive  of  Dela- 
ware, who  will  no  doubt  demand  him  on  being  notified  of  his  arrest  here. 
The  enclosed  affidavit  will  give  the  Executive  more  particular  information 
on  this  subject,  and  we  have  no  doubt  but  that  body  will  take  the  proper 
steps  to  have  the  person  accused  of  this  inhuman  offence,  delivered  on 
application  of  the  Executive  of  Delaware. 

We  have  the  honor  to  be,  <fec. 


Wm.  Nelson,  Jr., 
Arch'd  Stlart. 


P.  S. — The  order  of  the  Court  is  also  enclosed. 
[The  affidavit  and  order  not  found. — Ed.] 


Thomas  M.  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

May  18,  ^  have  been  informed  that  there  is  a  further  number  of  muskets,  drc, 

Campbell  j,^  Richmond  ready  for  the  53rd  Reg't  of  Militia  in  the  County  of  Camp- 
bell. To  this  Reg't  there  is  a  Company  of  Artillery  annexed,  who  reside 
in  the  Town  of  Lynchburg,  in  which  place  there  is  considerable  wealth 
deposited,  and  as  the  C'aptain  and  men  display  a  military  {mde^  prolmhly 
not  enuulled  by  many  in  the  State,  in  equipping  themselves  with  complete 
uniform,  A:c.,  1  beg  leave  to  suggest  the  projiriety  of  the  Guns,  <3(:c.,  being 
sent  to  Lynchburg  for  their  use.  If,  Sir,  you  should  think  proper  to  for- 
ward the  arms  to  this  Company,  there  can  be  an  easy  conveyance  ob- 
tained \i\)  James  River  by  Boats,  and  they  can  be  sent  directly  to  Cap- 
tain Thos.  W.  Cocke,  who  resides  in  Lynchburg  and  commands  the  Com- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

pany  alluded  to.  I  am  informed  that  there  is  one  field  piece  at  New 
London  that  belongs  to  the  State.  This  I  would  be  glad  to  obtain  leave 
to  remove  to  Lynchburg  for  the  use  of  the  Company  aforesaid,  who 
would  take  the  greatest  care  of  it,  and  will  have  any  repairs  that  are 
necessary  made  to  the  carriage,  &c.,  at  their  own  expense,  and  will  return 
the  same  on  application.  As  the  Company  will  be  very  full  and  com- 
pleat,  and  as  Captain  Cocke  shews  an  unexampled  pride  in  instructing 
his  men  in  their  duty,  &c.,  if  it  should  be  practicable  and  consistent 
with  the  arrangements  made  for  the  arming  of  the  militia,  I  should  be 
glad  that  his  Company  should  be  compleatly  armed  with  all  the  neces- 
sary small  arms  and  accoutrements,  and  that  he  should,  if  possible,  be 
furnished  with  a  small  field  piece  in  addition  to  the  one  at  New  London. 
With  trusting  that  these  remarks  and  solicitations  will  meet  your 

approbation, 

I  am,  &c. 


397 


1804. 

May  18, 

Campbell 


At  a  Superior  Court  held  at  Hay  Market  for  the  District  composed  of 
the  Counties  of  Iioudoun,  Fauquier,  Fairfax,  and  Prince  William,  the 
19th  day  of  May,  1804: 

Present — The  Honorable  Paul  Carrington,  Jr.,  Esq.,  Judge. 

On  the  motion  of  the  attorney  for  the  Commonwealth,  it  is  ordered 
that  Gwyn  Page,  Thomas  Swann,  William  Tyler,  and  Edmund  Brooke, 
E^qs.,  or  any  three  of  them,  do  view  the  present  situation  of  the.Court- 
House  and  Lott,  the  Clerk's  office  and  Gaol  of  this  District  generally  as 
to  the  state  of  repair  in  which  these  buildings  now  are,  and  report  thereon 
to  this  Court. 

A  report  of  Edmund  Brooke,  William  Tyler,  and  Thomas  Swann, 
Esquires,  three  of  the  Commissioners  appointed  at  this  term  to  examine 
into  the  present  situation  of  the  Court-House,  Lot,  &c.,  returned,  their 
report  stating  that  the  buildings  were  in  bad  condition. 


May  19 


W.  C.  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 


When  I  passed  through  Richmond  on  my  journey  to  this  town,  I 
should  have  presented  to  your  Excellency  the  resignation  of  my  seat  in 
the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  had  I  formed  the  resolution  that  I  have 
now  taken. 

The  President  of  the  United  States  having  offered  to  my  acceptance 
the  post  of  Collector  of  Norfolk,  I  came  hither  to  decide  after  a  more 
accurate  view  of  the  subject  what  measure  I  ought  to  adopt.  The  high 
honor  that  has  been  conferred  upon  me  by  my  country,  has  never  ceased 
to  be  duly  appreciated  with  the  fullness  of  gratitude  which  it  so  justly 


May  22, 
Norfolk 


398 


CALENDAB  OF 


PAPEKS. 


Norfolk 


denuuida :  and  were  I  not  oonscioos  that  a  snGoessor  can  readtlr  be  Ibnnd 
more  competent  than  myself  to  the  dntie?  of  a  Senator  of  the  United 
States,  nothing  woold  indnoe  me  to  aek  permiason  to  rdinqnidi  that 
re^ponmble  station.  As  it  is.  howerer.  I  trust  thai  I  shall  not  be  ooimd- 
ered  as  abandoning  that  affectionate  attachment  whidi  I  have  ahrays 
[irofeseed,  and  trill  never  hi\  to  prove  on  anv  occasion  to  m v  native  State, 
when  I  enter  into  an  office  onder  the  General  Government 

I>et  me  entreat  vonr  £xcellencv  to  receive  this  as  my  resignation,  and 
when  von  oommonicate  it  to  the  Geneial  AssemMv,  soffer  me  to  request 
them,  sir,  through  you  to  receive  my  warmest  acknowledgments  for  thrir 
kindness,  and  to  be  assured  of  my  devotion  to  those  principles  which 
have  drawn  forth  their  successful  effortB  towards  the  establishment  of 
our  present  happy  system  of  affairs. 

I  have,  Slc. 


L.    BOLLIXG    TO    THE   GOVBBXOR. 

May  25  Informing  him  of  the  collection  of  £2.10  from  William  Anderson  and 

£25  from  Wm.  Minion,  amount  of  rent  due  by  them  to  the  Common- 
wealth on  the  public  land  in  Buckingham  county  for  the  last  year. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Msy  26,         Advising  the  removal  of  two  Blacksmith  Shops  from  the  interior  of 
Penitentiary  ^j^^  Penitentiary  building  to  a  spot  opposite  the  front  gate  to  be  used  as 
a  Barrack  for  the  Guard,  in  lieu  of  the  room  withui  the  gate,  which  is 
much  needed  as  depository  of  stores. 

It  is  advised  (by  the  Board)  that  the  Governor  uifonn  Mr.  Mims  he 
may  make  the  alteration  wished  for  the  accommodation  of  the  Guard, 
and  then  use  the  rooms  he  requires;  the  work  to  be  done  under  the  in- 
spection of  Capt.  John  Clarke,  who  will  take  care  not  to  exceed  the 
appropriation  made  for  the  Penitentiary  and  yet  unexpended. 


May  30 


Rich'd  Adams  to  the  Governor. 

In  obedience  to  your  letter  of  yesterday,  I  appointed  Tunstall  Banks 
the  bearer  of  this,  a  Sergeant  to  take  command  of  six  men  at  the  Jail  as 
a  Guard.  He  was  on  duty  last  night  with  his  men;  he  waits  on  you  to 
know  what  probable  time  he  will  be  stationed  there  and  on  what  estab- 
lishment, when  and  where  he  may  draw  provisions  and  receive  orders 

generally. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  399 


J.  Marshall,   C.  Justice   U.  S.,  to  the  Governor. 

The  intelligence  you  gave  me  respecting  an  intention  to  rescue  Logwood        1804. 
who  is  convicted  of  felony  in  the  Court  of  the  United  States,  would  cer-    p-chm^^'d 
tainly  have  induced  nie  to  order  a  guard  for  his  security,  if  the  laws  had 
entrusted  the  .Judge  with  that  power. 

But  I  find  no  Act  of  Congress  to  that  effect,  and  am  therefore  not  satis- 
fied  that  I  ought  to  exercise  it.  T  think  it  most  advisable,  that  an  appli- 
cation should  be  made  to  the  Executive  of  the  United  States  on  this  sub- 
ject, where  alone  the  requisite  authority  exists. 

I  am,  &c. 


Joshua  West  to  the*  Governor. 

Asking  instructions  upon  w  hat  terms  the  Guard  at  the  Court  house  for      May  31 
Logwood  is  employed,  and  that  the  same  be  increased  to  eight  men. 


Thos.  W.  Cocke  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  the  company  of  artillery  com-      June  6, 
manded  by  him  attached  to  o8rd  Regiment,  and  for  leave  to  take  posses-  ^y"<^hburg 
sion  of  a  piece  of  artillery  now  at  New  T^ondon,  and  to  have  one  addi- 
tional piece  furnished  from  Richmond. 


William  Prentis,  Mayor,  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  the  finding  by  some  boys  of  a  parcel  of  counterfeit      June  8, 
Bank  Notes  to  the  amount  of  $880  secreted  un3er  a  large  rock  near  the   Petersburg 
Toll  Bridge.     Asking  instructions  as  to  the  disposition  of  same. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

For  some  years  past  I  have  endeavored  to  obtain  from  persons  resid-  June  8, 
ing  in  various  districts  of  the  State  all  the  information  I  could  respect-  ^*chmond 
ing  the  Ordnance  belonging  to  the  Commonwealth,  which  lie  scattered 
about  the  Country  in  the  same  neglected  state  in  which  they  were  left  at 
the  end  of  the  revolution — some  pieces  buried  in  the  earth  and  others  in 
the  Rivers,  where  they  were  thrown  in  the  course  of  the  war  to  prevent 
their  falling  into  the  hands  of  the  British  army. 

I  was  induced  to  make  these  inquiries,  well-knowing  that  we  possess 


400  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.        very  few  cannon  in  proportion  to  the  militia  force  of  the  State,  and  that 
Ricinnond    ^^  "^^y>  Perhaps  before  we  expect  it,  again  stand  in  need  of  the  service 
they  may  yet  render,  if  the  corrosion  with  rust  for  iipw^ards  of  twenty 
years  has  not  rendered  them  useless. 

It  now  being  the  proper  season  for  collecting  the  ordnance,  I  think  it 
proper  to  communicate  to  you  such  information  as  I  have  obtained 
respecting  it. 

In  the  course  of  the  administration  of  the  late  Governor  (Monroe),  I 
gave  him  all  the  information  I  then  could,  respecting  the  ordnance.  An 
appropriation  of  money  was  afterwards  made  by  the  Legislature  for 
their  collection  and  preservation,  but  it  has  so  happened  that  very  little 
money  could  be  afforded  from  the  Treasury  in  the  summer  season  (the 
proper  time  for  collecting  them),  so  that  but  few  have  yet  been  brought 
to  this  city. 

From  various  sources,  written  and  verbal,  I  have  been  informed  that 
at  a  place  called  Hood's,  on  James  River,  about  70  or  80  miles  below  this 
city,  there  are  between  20  and  80  pieces  of  ordnance  of  various  descrip- 
tions, a  part  of  which  is  very  large.  Some  of  them  are  spiked,  and  a 
few  have  their  truimions  broken. 

Capt.  Shepherd,  a  citizen  of  Richmond,  who  is  engaged  in  the  coasting 
trade,  informed  me  that  at  least  a  dozen  of  the  gunn  from  Hood's  were 
carried  on  board  the  Frigates  of  the  United  States  while  they  were  pre- 
paring for  sea  at  Norfolk,  and  that  one  of  the  said  Guns  now  lies  at  the 
wharf  at  Portsmouth. 

At  the  mouth  of  the  creek  on  which  is  the  landing  of  the  College  of 
William  and  Mary,  there  is  one  or  more  cannon — one  piece  very  large. 

At  some  place  on  the  Eastern  Shore  (which  place  was  not  particularly 
designated  to  me)  there  is  one.  brass  4-pounder,  two  iron  IS-poimders,  8 
iron  12-pounder8,  3  iron  4-pounders,  8  iron  3-pounders,  and  1  iron  9-inch 
howitzer. 

At  the  old  ]>iiblic  ship-yard  on  Chickahominy  river,  in  Charles  City 
county,  there  are  several  pieces  of  iron  ordnance,  among  which  are  one 
1«S  and  one  12-pounder.  I  was  informed  that  when  the  British  army 
ravaged  the  county  of  Charles  City,  several  pieces  of  Cannon  were  thrown 
into  a  saw  pit  near  the  said  ship-yard,  where  they  now  lie  buried. 

At  Cumberland  Town  there  are  (or  were)  several  large  pieces  of  brass 
ordnance. 

At  Fredericksburg  there  is  one  or  more  brass  pieces. 

At  New  Castle,  on  Pamunkey  River,  there  is  one  large  iron  gun. 

At  Norfolk  and  Fort  Point,  4  iron  24-pounders,  18  iron  18-pounders, 
U>  iron  (i-pounders,  and  ()  iron  carroiiades. 

At  Williamsburg,  2  iron  12-pounders. 

At  the  mouth  of  Falling  Creek,  about  seven  miles  below  Richmond, 
one  large  iron  Gun. 


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At  Four  Mile  Creek  there  were  several  iron  Cannon,  but  I  have  been        1804. 
lately  informed  that  within  the  last  two  years  they  have  all  been  carried    vtf^^Q^A 
away  by  vessels  from  New  England. 

At  South  Quay  some  ordinance — their  number  and  size  unknown. 

At  a  place  called  Diascon,  on  Chickahominy,  there  were  4  or  5  pieces. 

At  the  Meadow  Bridges,  or  near  them,  on  the  Hanover  side  of  the 
swamp,  2  iron  Cannon  were  carried  and  left  when  the  Traitor  Arnold  led 
a  party  of  the  British  Army  to  Richmond. 

I  have  been  informed  that  8  pieces  of  Cannon  were  removed  from 
Richmond  to  the  fortifications  about  Norfolk  by  order  of  the  then  Gov- 
ernor liCe. 

At  Hanover  Town  there  is  a  considerable  qliantity  of  cannon  shot, 
bomb  shells,  and  two  or  three  iron  mortar  beds,  most  of  which  are  in 
the  river,  but  may  be  easily  raised,  the  water  not  being  more  than  from 
one  and  a  half  to  two  feet  deep  when  the  current  is  low. 

As  most  of  the  ordinance  above  mentioned  lie  on  navigable  waters,  and 
in  their  present  neglected  state  may  easily  be  carried  away  by  vessels  as 
ballast,  and  sold  to  great  advantage  in  foreign  ports  for  the  arming  of 
Privateers ;  and  as  there  is  great  reason  to  believe  that  such  illicit  con- 
duct  has  already  been  practiced  in  more  than  one  instance;  permit  me 
to  suggest  to  your  Excellency  the  expediency  of  causing  them  to  be  col- 
lected with  as  little  delay  as  circumstances  may  require. 

«   I  am,  &c, 

P.  S. — All  the  letters  and  memoranda  I  received  respecting  the  ordi- 
nance I  gave  to  Mr.  Monroe,  excepting  the  enclosed  from  Col.  Newton 
which  I  afterwards  received. 

N.  B. — To  the  ordnance  above  mentioned,  are  to  be  added  those  pieces 
mentioned  in  the  enclosed  letter  of  Col.  Newton,  which  lie  in  Northum- 
berland and  Portsmouth. 

Norfolk,  Oct.  6th,  1802. 

I  received  yours  of  the  30th  ult'o.  One  18  or  24  pounder  lies  under  a 
bridge  in  ScotVx  Mill  Dam,  Nansemond,  1-12  Do.  lies  in  Norfolk,  taken 
from  the  British  and  ought  to  be  kept  for  a  memorial. 

Some  fete,  how  many  [cannot  tell,  lies  in  Portsmouth,  and  some  wheels 
which  are  not  worth  removing  being  very  rusty.  There  are  some  old 
rusty  muskets  and  some  Cartouch  boxes  which  have  fallen  by  various 
accidents  into  my  hands  lying  in  my  store;  the  Cartouch  boxes  may  do 
but  the  muskets  are  good  for  nothing. 

I  know  of  none  at  South  Quay ;  if  there  is  any  there,  Mr.  John  Dor- 
ian who  lives  near  it  can  inform  you.  The  cannon  in  the  forts  the  Grov'r 
has  a  return  of. 

One  large  piece  lies  at  the  mouth  of  the  College  of  William  and  Mary 

Creek  if  not  removed,  and  I  have  reason  to  believe  several  very  fine  brass 

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f;,  Ym$0^^  1«I  IJ^^t  \jmva  Trfpf^.  ^oSa^og  mraa  far  h»  oioipuij. 


4tm^  U  ft  fft  ft/|vfv^l  th^t  A  ^>/mfianr  of  Liirht  Infantry,  oommiinded  by  Cmpt. 

i^htff^H  W,  Hfiiith,  t''mn%»iin$i,  of  mxty  men  of  the  19Ui  Reg*t«  be  armed: 
Afi/I  Uf»i  r^pf.  John  Clarke  fummb  the  arms  for  that  purpoBe  from  the 
l^fii  t«iHtif\  uttw  in  the  Annorv*  whk'h  have  been  cut  down  for  Light 
Utfauiryt  nfUtt  they  are  fftani(»efJ  for  the  19th  Regiment,  Cltv  of  Rieh- 
fnorid<  i%U(\  on  receiving  r>ol.  AdaniB^  receipt  for  them,  according  to  the 
H/'t.  \m*im*A  i\u'  IMih  of  January.  18^Ki^  incorfiorated  into  the  act  piassedat 
ih*«  Snni  rn'MHUtii  "t^>  amend  and  reduce  into  one  the  several  acts  of  the 
Omirral  Stm^.%n)Ay  for  re^ulatin^  the  Militia  of  this  Commonwealth." 


iflinn  10, 

NiHith 


.Iamkh  h.  UicnAKPHON  (Governor)  to  the  Governor. 

Tlin  Lnj^JHlatiirn  of  thin  State  have  for  some  time  past  had  seriou? 
hdniitlMtiH  of  chan^in^  the  nan^^iiinary  penal  laws  by  which  the  State  has 
bnnn  )<ovnnHHl,  and  of  ap|)ortioninj<  to  crimes  appropriate  punishment 
hy  ronflnt*nH«ni  and  labour.  To  effect  this  purpose  their  attention  has 
bnnn  turniMl  to  the  I'Mtablishmentof  a  Penitentiary  House,  where  culprits 
may  ho  Hnntuncnd  to  couflm'ment  and  labour  for  crimes  which  by  law 
thny  art'  now  to  MulFor  <loatli;  but  as  it  would  be  a  matter  of  experiment 
wiili  thipi  States  and  as  a  similar  institution  has  been  in  operation  in  the 
HlAtn  iivor  which  yo\i  preside,  1  am  requested  by  the  Legislature  to  obtain 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

from  you  all  the  information  upon  that  subject  you  deem  necessary,  or 
is  appertaining  thereto,  as  well  with  respect  to  the  edifice  and  the  conse- 
quent expenses  attending  the  erection,  as  to  the  governance  of  criminals 
and  the  laws  defining  the  punishment  of  crimes. 

I  have  the  more  confidence  in  requesting  the  performance  of  the  task 
hereby  im[>osed,  from  the  desire  I  presume  your  Excellency  entertains  of 
rendering  every  service  in  your  power  of  ameliorating  the  condition  of 
those  unfortunate  people  who  fall  victims  to  a  too  sanguinary  system.  It 
would  alno  be  highly  gratifying  to  have  combined  with  the  above  infor- 
mation, your  observations  upon  the  establishment,  the  tendencies  towards 
a  multiplication  or  reduction  of  the  number  of  criminals  within  your 
State,  and  of  the  instances  of  reformation.  As  the  Legislature  of  this 
State  will  convene  on  the  fourth  Monday  of  November  next,  I  shall  hope 
previous  to  that  period  to  receive  your  communications  on  the  foregoing 
subject,  when  they  may  be  submitted  for  their  consideration. 

I  am,  <&c. 


408 


1804. 

June  10, 

South 

Carolina 


E.  Carrington  to  the  Governor. 

I  do  myself  the  honor,  in  compliance  with  the  request  of  the  Com- 
missioners for  the  Bank  of  Virginia  in  Richmond,  to  transmit  to  you  the 
enclosed  Resolution,  which  announces  an  event  that  will  doubtless  afford 
pleasure  to  the  Executive  as  well  as  to  the  great  lx)dy  of  the  citizens  of 

Virginia. 

I  an%  &c. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Commissioners  for  receiving  subscriptions  to  the 
Bank  of  Virginia,  in  the  city  of  Richmond,  on  the  11th  of  June,  1804: 

Resolved,  That  the  Chairman  be  requested  to  notify  the  Executive, 
pursuant  to  the  1 1th  section  of  the  law,  that  a  suflicient  number  of  shares 
have  been  subscribed  for,  to  commence  the  operations  of  the  Bank  of 
Virginia. 

Signed,  E.  Carrington,  Ch'man. 


June  11, 
Richmond 


J.  A.  (/HEVALLIE   TO    SaMUEL    CoLEMAN. 

Declining  the  appointment  of  Inspector  of  the  Penitentiary  for  a     June  12, 
second  term,  on  account  of  private  business.  Richmond 


"The  proper  Commissioners,"  acting  under  the  authority  of  the  act     June  14 
entitled  "an  act  for  incorporating  the  Bank  of  Virginia,"  having  (through 


404  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.  their  chairman,  Eklward  Canington,  Esq'r,)  informed  the  Executive  that 
June  14  ^  sufficient  number  of  Shares  have  been  subscribed  for  to  commence  the 
operations  of  the  Bank,  It  is  advised  that  the  Treasurer  be  requested,  in 
pursuance  of  the  requisition  to  that  effect  contained  in  the  11th  Section 
of  the  act  aforesaid,  to  subscribe  on  behalf  and  for  the  use  of  this  State 
to  the  Capital  Stock  of  the  said  Bank  to  the  amount  of  Three  hundred 
thousand  Dollars,  to  be  loaned  to  the  State  by  the  said  Bank  of  Virginia 
at  the  rate  of  Interest  not  exceeding  four  per  centum  per  annum. 

June  16th,  1804. 


The  Commissioners  of  the  Bank  of  Virginia  having  made  verbal  re- 
quest to  the  Governor  for  Information  whether  the  said  Bank  can  be 
accommodated  with  room  in  the  Capital  until  a  more  suitable  place  can 
be  found.  It  is  advised  that  the  Governor  grant  Permission  to  the  com- 
missioners to  use  all  such  parts  of  the  Treasury  offices  as  the  Treasurei 
will  consent  to  spare,  together  with  the  office  formerly  used  by  the  Attor- 
ney-General, and  which  is  understood  and  believed  by  this  Board  will 
answer  temporarily  for  the  purpose  aforesaid. 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

June  23,         Informing  him  of  the  depredations  committed  by  the  fishermen  upon 
Norfolk     ^{^g  timber  growing  upon  the  public  land  adjoining  Old  Point  Comfort. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

June  30  Asking  instructions  as  to  whether  the  ration  of  the  artificers  com 

muted  at  25  cents  per  day  includes  fuel  for  cooking  and  washing. 


Adjutant  General's  Office, 
Richmond,  March  30th,  1804. 

June  :iO  By  the  4th  Sec.  of  the  Militia  law,  jjassed  at  the  last  session  of  th< 

General  Assembly,  the  Governor  with  the  advice  of  Council,  is  authorizec 
and  required  to  arrange  the  Companies  of  Artillery  into  Regiments  anc 
Battallions  in  such  a  manner  as  to  them  may  seem  most  convenient.  I 
appears  from  the  same  section  of  the  law  that  the  troops  of  Cavalry  wen 
intended  to  be  arranged  into  regiments  and  Squadrons,  although  it  is  no 
so  clearly  expresseil  as  in  the  case  of  the  Artillery.  Under  the  formei 
Militia  law,  the  several  comi)anies  of  Artillery  and  troops  of  Cavalry  ir 
each  division  were  formed  into  regiments  respectively,  and  the  num 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  406 


ber  of  the  division  affixed  to  those  regiments.     It  remains  to  arrange        i804. 
those  companies  of  Artillery  into  Battallions,  and  if  the  Council  should      ^^^^  ^ 
so  determine  the  troops  of  Cavalry  into  Squadrons  and  the  Majors  re- 
spectively assigned  to  them. 

B}'  the  11th  Sec.  "the  Governor  with  the  advice  of  Council,  shall  and 
may  cause  the  several  companies  of  Artillery,  Cavalry,  Grenadiers,  Light 
Infantry  and  Riflemen  to  be  allotted  by  entire  companies  into  divisions 
from  1  to  10  for  a  regular  rotine  duty." 

Under  the  Militia  Law  passed  in  1795,  this  was  done,  since  which  a 
Company  of  Artiller}'  commanded  by  Thomas  W.  Cocke  of  Campl>ell  in 
the  first  Regiment;  also  a  company  commanded  by  Robert  Lewis  of 
Caroline  in  the  2nd  Regiment. 

And  a  company  by  James  White,  of  Washington. 
Do.  "   John  Koontz,  of  Rockingham. 

Do.  "    Da\'id  lx)ng,  of  Harrison,  in  3rd  Reg't,  has  been 

organized. 

Also  a  troop  of  Cavalry  commanded  by  Thomas  W.  Todd,  of  Nottoway. 

Do.  by  William  Taylor,  of  Mecklenburg. 

Do.  "   WilUam  Walker,  of  Bedford. 

Do.  **   Edmund  Tunstall,  of  Pittsylvania. 

Do.  "   Thomas  Shelton,  of  Cumberland. 

Do.  "   W^m.  Ruffin,  of  Brunswick. 

Do.  '^   James  Barnes,  of  Lunenburg. 

Do.  "   Greensville  Penu,  of  Patrick. 

Do.  "    Richard  C.  Claiborne,  of  Dinwiddie. 

Do.  **    Peter  Garland,  of  Henry. 

Do.  "   Josiah  Woods,  of  Franklin. 

Do.  "    Mordecai  Boothe,  of  Brunswick. 

Do.  "   Joseph  Sanford,  of  Halifax. 

Do.  "    Robert  Price,  of  Charlotte,  in  first  Regiment. 

Do.  "   Thomas  Divers,  of  Albemarle. 

Do.  **    Zephaniah  Turner,  of  Culpeper. 

Do.  '*   Charles  Quarles,  of  Louisa. 

Do.  **   Thomas  Hunton,  of  Fauquier. 

Do.  "   Charles  Tutt,  6(  Loudoun 

Do.  "    William  Armistead,  of  Amherst. 

Do.  '*   James  M.  Robertson,  of  Stafford,  in  2nd  Regiment 

Do.  ^   John  Lewi><,  of  Bath. 

Do.  ^'   Jesse  Bennett,  of  Kanawha. 

Do.  "   John  Davis,  of  Monongalia. 

Do.  **   Joseph  I^each,  of  Monroe. 

Do.  "  James  Hite,  of  Berkeley  or  Jefferson. 

Do.  "    William  Martin,  of  Harrison. 

Do.  *'   Jacob  Hale,  of  Pendleton. 


406  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.  Also  a  troop  by  Robert  Beaty,  of  Lee. 

Jane  30  ^^  u    prancis  Smith,  of  Washington. 

Do.  "   John  McDonald,  of  Frederick. 

Do.  "    William  Steel,  of  Augusta. 

Do.  "   James  Ward,  of  Wythe. 

Do.  "   Thomas  Smith,  of  Grayson. 

Do.  **   Joseph  Ker,  of  Ohio,  in  the  3rd  Regiment. 

Do.  "   Elias  Edmonds,  of  Lancaster. 

Do.  *•   John  Eyre,  of  Northumberland. 

Do.  "   John  Revel,  of  Accomack. 

Do.  "   William  Ball,  of  Northampton. 

Do.  "    Beverly  Robinson,  of  King  William. 

Do.  "   Thomas  Plummer,  of  Westmoreland. 

Do.  "    William  Peters,  of  Sussex. 

Do.  "   John  Fort,  of  Southampton. 

Do.  "   Elliott  Muse,  of  Middlesex. 

Do.  "   John  Temple,  of  King  and  Queen,  has  sii 

organized. 

It  remains  to  allot  these  companies  and  troops  into  rotine  < 
from  1  to  10. 

The  Companies  of  Grenadiers,  Light  Infantry,  and  Riflemen 
ing  to  the  Battalions  of  the  Regiments  numbered  from  1  to  1 
been  allotted  to  their  rotine  divisions  from  1  to  10.  Those  bek 
the  Battalions  of  the  Regiments  numbered  from  103  to  114  n 
be  so  allotted. 

With  a  view  to  the  arrangement  of  the  companies  of  artil 
troops  of  Cavalry  into  Battalions  and  squadrons,  I  herewith  ench 
ments  marked  A  and  B,  calculated  to  facilitate  that  arrangemem 
I  have  further  to  solicit  the  attention  of  your  Excellency  to  t 
Section  of  this  law,  by  which  the  Executive  are  authorized  and  : 
if  the  same  shall  not  have  been  already  done,  to  have  a  sufficic 
ber  of  copies  of  the  rules  of  disci])line  established  by  a  resol 
Congress  of  the  29th  of  March,  1779,  printed  and  bound  in  b 
aflbrd  ever}^  commissioned  officer  of  the  militia  one  copy.  Sine 
lar  clause  in  the  Militia  Law  of  1792  was  carried  into  effect,  the 
of  militia  officers  has  considerably  increased.  It  is  respectfi 
gasted  whether  it  be  not  advisable  to  call  for  a  return  of  those  n 
in  the  hands  of  the  officers  from  the  commandants  of  the  R< 
that  the  deficiency  may  l)e  ascertained,  and  when  deemed  exped 
cured  as  directed. 


I  am.  Ac, 


Sami'kl  Colkj 
Dep'y 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


407 


Statement  A — Artillery,  First  Regiment. 


Captain 

Obadiah  Smith, 

('hesterfield. 

4th 

Brigade.        1804. 

u 

Gabriel  Penn, 

Patrick, 

12th 

,              June  30 

u 

James  Callowav, 

w     7 

Franklin, 

12th 

do. 

u 

Thomas  W.  Cocke, 

Campbell, 

12th 

do. 

u 

George  Waller,  Jr., 

Henry, 

12th 

do. 

u 

Thomas  Read, 

Charlotte, 

11th 

do. 

u 

James  Williams, 

Dinwiddie, 

15th 

do. 

a 

Theophilus  Field. 

Brunswick, 

15th 

do. 

u 

Richard  Bacon, 

Lunenburg, 

15th 

do. 

4k 

James  Wall, 

Greensville, 

15th 

do. 

Bv  the  above  it  would  seem 

that  the  Artillery  in 

the  4th  and    12th 

Brigade 

s  ought  to  compo^5e  one 

Battalion,  and  that  in 

the  11th  and  15th 

another 

• 

tkrMiid  Regiment. 

Captain 

Littlebury  Weaver, 

Fluvanna, 

3rd: 

Brigade. 

u 

John  Edwards, 

Louisa, 

3rd 

do. 

1st  Lieut  Mann  Page, 

Spottsylvania, 

3rd 

do. 

Captain 

Robert  I^wis, 

Caroline, 

1st 

do. 

a 

John  Stevens, 

Culpeper, 

Ist 

do. 

a 

Robert  H.  Woodson, 

Goochland, 

3rd 

do. 

Ist  Lieut.  John  Nicklen,  Jr., 

Tx)udoun, 

6th 

do. 

ki              U 

John  Stith, 

King  George, 

5th 

do. 

Captain 

William  Harper, 

Fairfax, 

6th 

do. 

»• 

John  Bionaugh, 

Fauquier, 

5th 

do. 

Third  Reyiment 

Captain 

John  Fackler, 

Augusta, 

7th 

Brigade. 

(( 

John  T^eyborn, 

Rockbridge, 

13th 

do. 

a 

Almarine  Marshall, 

Wythe, 

19th 

do. 

:t 

James  P.  Preston, 

Montgomer}', 

19th 

do. 

i. 

\>  illiani  C.  Bowver. 

Bf>tetourt, 

13th 

do. 

ki. 

James  White, 

Washington, 

17th 

do. 

i» 

John  Koontz, 

Rockingham, 

7th 

do. 

ik 

James  Dailev, 

Hampshire, 

18th 

do. 

Ist  Lieut.  David  Humphrey, 

Berkeley, 

16th 

do. 

•i            ^k 

Robt.  Scott, 

Monongalia, 

imh 

do. 

ii            .* 

Sami  Beck, 

Ohio, 

10th 

do. 

((            .i 

James  Singlet^>n, 

Frederick, 

16th 

do. 

•4          ;( 

David  Long, 

Harriiion. 

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fhurlh 

Regiment. 

Captain  Joseph  A.  Myera, 

Henrico, 

2rt 

Brigade. 

"        Bathiirst  Jones, 

Hanover, 

2d 

do. 

"       John  I>^wiH, 

Gloucester, 

14th 

do. 

Ist  Lieut.  John  Ix)rd, 

King  William, 

14th 

do. 

"       "       Richard  Williams, 

Prince  George, 

8th 

do. 

Captain  George  Price. 

Isle  of  Wight, 

Slh 

do. 

Daniel  Butts, 

."Southampton, 

8th 

do. 

Peter  Lngg, 

Norfolk, 

9th 

do. 

MnjorK  oj  Rfginurnle. 

First  R^ment— Clement  CarrinRlon;  Peter  Johnson,  of  Prince  Ed- 
ward. 

Second  Regiment— John  Bronaugh,  Faufjuier;  John  Stevene,  Culpeper. 

Third  Regiment— Alexander  King,  Hampshire;  James  Taylor,  Mont- 
gomery. 

Fourth  Regiment — Robert  Goodwyn,  Southampton;  Samuel  Coleman, 
Henrico. 

Statement  B — Cavalry,  f^rst  Regiment. 


^^^T^" 


Ist  Lieut.  John  Swftnn. 

Amelia, 

4th 

Brigade. 

Captain  Boiling  Branch, 

Buckingham, 

4th 

do. 

"       Thomas  W.  Todd. 

Nottoway, 

4th 

do. 

"       Thomas  Shelton. 

Cumberiand, 

4th 

do. 

"        Dennis  Kelly, 

Campbell, 

12th 

do. 

"       William  Irvin, 

Bedford, 

12th 

do. 

^  '-■        William  Walker, 

Bedford, 

12th 

do. 

»  —Greensville  Penn, 

Patrick, 

12th 

do. 

"       Josiah  Woods, 

Franklin, 

12th 

do. 

"       Peter  Garland, 

Henry, 

12th 

do. 

■'       James  T.  Johnston, 

Pittsylvania, 

nth 

do. 

"       John  Cunningham, 

Prince  Edward, 

nth 

do. 

Francis  B.  Cox, 

Halifai, 

llth 

do. 

»       Edmund  TunsUll, 

Pittsylvania, 

11th 

do. 

Robert  Price, 

Charlotte, 

llth 

do. 

■'       .lohn  Wilder, 

Dinwiddle, 

16th 

do. 

"       William  Taylor, 

Mecklenburg, 

15th 

do. 

"       William  Ruffln, 

Brunswick, 

15th 

do. 

.lames  Barnes, 

Lunenburg, 

15th 

do. 

Richani  C.  Claiborne, 

Dinwiddle, 

1,5th 

do. 

1       '■       Mordecai  Boothe, 

Brunswick, 

15th 

do. 

'■       Joseph  Sanford, 

Halifax, 

llth 

do. 

Majors  to  this  Regiment— Erasmus  Gill,  Diiiwiddie; 
Amelia. 

Peter  F. 

Areher, 

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•409 


Second  Reijhiient. 

in  Clifton  (Garland, 

Albemarle, 

3d 

Brigade, 

Charles  Barney, 

Amherst, 

3d 

do. 

Archibald  Randolph, 

Goochland, 

3d 

do. 

Thomas  Divers, 

Albemarle, 

3d 

do. 

Charles  Quarles, 

Louisa, 

3d 

do. 

Williani  Arraistead, 

Amherst, 

3d 

do. 

Thomas  S.  Long, 

Culpeper, 

1st 

do. 

William  Dade, 

Orange, 

Ist 

do. 

John  Rouzee, 

Madison, 

Ist 

do. 

Zephaniah  Turner, 

Culpeper, 

1st 

do. 

eut.  Stapleton  Crutchfield, 

Spottsylvania, 

Ist 

do. 

in  George  Kemper, 

Fauquier, 

5th 

do. 

Thomas  Hunton. 

Fauquier, 

5th 

do*. 

James  M.  Robertson, 

Stafford, 

5th 

do. 

William  H.  Powell, 

T^udoun-, 

6th 

do. 

Augusten  J.  Smith, 

Fairfax, 

6th 

do. 

Charles  Tutt, 

Loudoun, 

6th 

do. 

ors  to  this  Regiment — Thomas  M.  Randolph 

,  Albemarle; 

John  T. 

ford,  Caroline. 


Third   Regiment 


in  William  Steinburgen, 
ieut.  Benjamin  Lewis, 
in  David  Bell, 

William  Steel, 

Alex'r  Shield, 

John  Beale, 

Thomas  Creigh, 

John  liCwis, 

Jes.se  Ik>nnell, 

Abraham  Bradley, 

Robert  Beaty, 

Francis  Smith, 

Thomas  Swift, 

Gordon  Clovd, 

Joseph  I..each, 

James  Ward, 

Magnus  Tate, 

Ferguson  Bell, 

James  Hite, 

John  McDonald, 

Robert  McClure, 

52 


Shenandoah, 

Rockingham, 

Augusta, 

Augusta, 

Rockbridge, 

Botetourt, 

Greenbrier, 

Bath, 

Kanawha, 

Washington, 

I^e, 

Washington, 

Grayson, 

Montgomery, 

Monroe, 

Wythe, 

Berkeley, 

Frederick, 

Berkeley  or  Jefferson, 

Frederick, 

Ohio, 


7th 
7th 
7th 
7th 
13th 
13th 
13th 
13th 
13th 
17  th 
17th 
17th 
17th 
19th 
19th 
19th 
16th 
16th 
16th 
16th 
10th 


Brigade, 
do. 
do. 
do.  . 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


1804. 
June  30 


410* 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804. 

Captiiin 

John  Davis, 

Monongalia, 

10th  Brigade. 

June  30 

(( 

Will.  Martin, 

Harrison, 

10th 

do. 

u 

Joseph  Ker, 

Ohio, 

10th 

do. 

4k 

Jacob  Hall, 

Pendleton, 

18th 

do. 

Majors  Third  Regiment — Robert  Grattan,  of  Augusta; 

Hugh 

Holmes, 

of  Frederick. 

Fourth 

Regiment. 

Captain 

I  John  Ambler, 

James  City, 

2d 

Brigade. 

(( 

William  Austin, 

Henrico, 

2d 

do. 

u 

Benjamin  Oliver, 

Hanover, 

2d 

do. 

kk 

Burwell  Bassett, 

New  Kent, 

2d 

do. 

kt 

Archibald  Ritchie, 

Essex, 

14th 

do. 

kk 

Vincent  Branham, 

Richmond, 

14th 

do. 

kk 

George  W.  Boothe, 

Gloucester, 

14th 

do. 

(k 

• 

Elias  Edmunds, 

T^ncaster, 

14th 

do. 

kk 

Wm.  Ball, 

Northumberland, 

14th 

do. 

kk 

Beverley  Robinson, 

King  William, 

14th 

do. 

kk 

Thos.  Plummer, 

Westmoreland, 

14th 

do. 

ii 

Elliott  Muse, 

Middlesex, 

14th 

do. 

u 

John  Temple, 

King  and  Queen, 

14th 

do. 

kk 

Canfield  Seward, 

Surry, 

8th 

do. 

kk 

James  Riddick, 

Nansemond, 

8th 

do. 

ki 

John  Baird,  Jr., 

Prince  George, 

8th 

do. 

k( 

Wm.  Peters, 

Sussex, 

8th 

do. 

kl 

Joshua  Fort, 

Southampton, 

8th 

do. 

kk 

Littleton  W.  Tazewell, 

Norfolk, 

9th 

do. 

kk 

John  Eyre, 

Northampton, 

9th 

do. 

kk 

John  Revel, 

Accomack, 

9th 

do. 

Majors — Peter  B.  Whitincj,  Gloucester;  Tunstall  Banks 

,  FiRsex 

■ 

,TuIy  r>, 
Kichmoiui 


Abraham  H.  Vknable,  Senator  of  V,  S.,  to  the  Governor. 

A  variety  of  consideratiims  have  mside  it  necessary  that  I  should  resign 
my  situation  as  Senator  of  the  Tnited  States.  You  will  please  to  accept 
this  as  a  notification  in  order  that  the  vaciincv  mav  be  filled  if  it  sh(»uld 
be  dei^med  iie<.*essarv  by  the  Executive,  before  the  next  meeting  of  Con- 
gress. I  cannot  help  on  this  oci^asion  expn.^'^ing  the  greatest  regret  I  feel 
on  n'liiKjuisliing  an  oflice  oonferretl  on  me  by  the  General  Assembly  before 
tlu'  term  of  service  contemplated  had  been  ci>nipleated,  but  the  greatest 
length  of  time  that  I  have  been  in  the  public  service,  has  so  far  disabled 
me  from  attending  to  mv  private  afiairs  as  to  make  this  measure  rather 
a  matter  of  necessitv  than  of  choice. 

lie  ple:\sed  io  a<'cept  assurances  of  my  high  resi>ect.  and  believe  me  to 
be  witli  ureat  rtnrard,  vour  obedient  servant. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  411 


Thomas  Nbwton  to  the  Governor. 

Resigning  the  appointment  of  Superintendent  of  Quarantine  at  Nor-       1804. 

r  II  "July  6, 

folk.  Norfolk 


TIenry   St.    John    Dixon,   William   Kino,   James   White,    and 

David  Campbell  to  the  Governor. 

The  undersigned  four  of  the  persons  appointed  by  a  resolution  of  the  July  7, 
General  Assembly  at  their  last  session,  to  wait  on  the  Legislature  of  the  Abingdon 
State  of  Tennessee  and  enter  into  proper  stipulations  for  opening  the  navi- 
gation of  the  River  Holstein,  take  the  liberty  to  request  that  your  Excel- 
lency will  address  a  letter  by  the  hand  of  the  Commissioners  to  the  Gov- 
ernor of  the  State  of  Tennessee,  notifying  him  of  their  appointment  and 
the  object  of  their  mission. 

Considering  the  importance  of  the  object  to  be  attained  in  the  opening 
and  improving  the  navigation  of  the  River  Holstein,  we  have  made  this 
request,  being  well  persuaded  you  will  afford  every  assistance  which  you 
may  deem  necessary  for  its  accomplishment. 

The  Legislature  of  Tennessee  will  meet  at  Knoxville  the  28rd  instant. 
Yt)u  will  please  forward  your  communications  inclosed  to  the  Commis- 
sioners there,  as  they  will  leave  this  place  before  the  mail  can  arrive  here. 

We  have  the  honot,  &c. 


John  Irwin  to  the  Governor. 

Your  Excellency's  favor  of  the  28th  of  December  ult'o,  and  a  copy  of     July  11, 
an  Act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia,  for      °°^^>  ® 
confirming  and  establishing  the  boundary  line  between  that  State  and  the 
State  of  Tennessee  came  duly  to  hand. 

I  have  the  honor  herewith  to  transmit  to  you  an  authenticated  copy  of 
an  Act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  this  State,  passed  on  the  3rd  of 
November,  1803,  entitled  "An  act  confirming  the  boundary  line  between 
this  State  and  the  State  of  Virginia  as  settled  and  designated  by  certain 


commissioners." 


I  have,  &c. 


John  Clarke  and  Alex'r  Quarrier  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  the  delivery  of  two  hundred  and  two  pair  of  Hol-      juiy  14 
sters  and  two  hundred  and  three  sword  belts  by  Capt.  John  Tinsley.     The 
character  and  condition  of  the  leather  not  satisfactory. 


412 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804. 
July  20, 
Hoatnamp- 
ion 


J.   Fort  to  thb  Goveknor. 
Soliciting  arniH  for  his  company  of  Cavalry. 


Joseph  Shelton  to  the  Governor. 


Julv  20,         Soliciting  arms  for  his  company  of  Cavalry. 
Amnerat 


August  3, 
Libel  ty 


Jambs  C.  Steptoe  to  the  Governor. 

It  is  probable  you  may  have  through  the  medium  of  public  remorse, 
heard  of  the  death  of  Colo.  Trigg,  the  member  of  Congress  for  this  Dis- 
trict. It  is  certainly  true,  he  died  on  the  28th  June  last  The  vacancy 
occasioned  by  his  death  must  be  filled  by  a  new  election,  and  it  is  believed 
the  writ  for  that  purpose  must  be  issued  from  the  Executive  authority  of 
the  State;  if  this  opinion  be  correct,  will  your  Excellency  be  pleased  to 
take  the  subject  under  consideration  and  let  a  writ  issue  as  early  as  pos- 
sible, that  it  may  generally  be  known  throughout  the  District.  Were  I 
permitted  to  suggest  a  time  for  holding  the  election,  it  would  be  the  Sep- 
tember Court  days  of  the  respective  Counties  as  most  proper  and  con- 
venient. 

I  have,  &c. 


Augusts 


W.  Whitaker  to  the  Governor. 
Solicits  appointment  as  clerk  at  Penitentiary. 


Nathan'l  W.  Prick  to  the  Governor. 
August  3         Solidte  ap}K>intment  as  clerk  at  Penitentiary. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

.\i]«osi  11  Asking  for  the  appointment  of  Harrison  Gordon  as  derk  of  the  Pen- 
itentiary in  the  room  of  Wni.  Dabney  who  has  accepted  a  clei^ship  in 
the  Bank  of  Viiginia. 


I 


Wm.  West  to  the  Governor, 

Amwi  11,       Solicits  appoiiftment  as  ctork  at  PeniteniiaiT. 
RiSiinoBd 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  418 


The  Manchester  Troop  of  horse  solicit  arms  and  accoutrements.  1804. 

August  11 


Allen   Taylor   to  the  Governor. 

Accepting  appointment  of  Agent  for  Commonwealth  to  purchase  and    August  16 
dispose  of  the  land  of  John  Smyth  the  late  Sheriff  of  Botetourt  County 
under  execution  for  the  Revenue  of  1801. 


Wm.  Morgan  to  the  Governor. 

Resigning  commission  as  Superintendent  of  Quarantine  at  York  Town    August  21 
and  recommending  Peyton  Smith  for  the  office. 


James  Greenhow  to  the  Governor. 

Suggesting  a  house  belonging  to  the  State  lately  occupied  by  Robert    Augugt  25 
C<K)ley  as  a  hospital  for  the  Public  Guard. 


William  B.  Giles  to  the  Governor. 

Your  favor  of  the  12th  instant,  accompanying  the  ('ommission  of  Sen-    August  27, 
ator  of  the  United  States  was  duly  received  by  the  last  mail  and  should      A"™®"* 
have  received  immediate  attention.  ha<l  not  the  most  afflicting  indisiK>Ki- 
tion  almost  from  that  time  to  the  present  prevented  it. 

I  have  now  to  inform  you,  sir,  that  I  accept  the  apf>ointment,  although 
from  the  present  state  of  my  health  I  have  little  reason  to  hope  that  I 
shall  be  enabled  to  discharge  the  duties  thereof  either  with  advantage  to 
the  public  or  satisfaction  to  myself.  Upon  the  ascertainment,  however, 
of  so  unfortunate  an  occurrence,  the  office  will  be  instantly  resigned. 

Be  pleased,  sir,  to  make  my  .sincere  acknowledgments  to  the  Council 
of  State  for  the  confidence  they  have  reposed  in  me,  Vjoth  in  conferring 
the  appointment  and  the  manner  of  conferring  it,  and  assure  the  Gentle- 
men composing  that  Board  that  I  entertain  for  them  individually,  the 
Highest  respect  and  consideration. 

I  thank  you,  Sir,  for  the  very  polite  manner  in  which  you  have  made 
the  communication  to  me,  and  I  beg  you  to  receive  unfeigned  aM^urances 
of  the  high  consideration  I  have  always  had  for  your  public  and  prii'ate 
character. 

Be  pleased  to  accept  the  Itetsi  wishes  of  my  heart  for  your  health  and 
happiness. 


414  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Samuel  Shbpard  to  the  Governor. 

1804.  Informing  him  that  since  the  first  day  of  October,  1,803  warrants. 

Auditor's    amounting  to  Fourteen  Thousand  one  hundred  and  ninety-eight  dollars 

Office       and  six  cents,  have  been  drawn  on  the  Contingent  Fund.     Nine  of  these 

warrants,  he  conceives,  were  properly  chargeable  to  other  Funds,  for 

which  there  were  appropriations. 


John  Clark  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  7  Asking  instructions  as  to  which  of  the  pieces  of  Ordnance  scattered 

about  in  the  rivers  and  elsewhere  in  the  State,  of  which  he  encloses  memo- 
randum, may  be  considered  as  belonging  U>  the  State,  in  order  that  he 
may  take  steps  for  their  recovery. 


W.  Whitakbr  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  10,         Having  been  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Penitentiary,  conceives  it  improper 
Penitentiary  ^  officiate  longer,  as  an  Inspector  to  that  institution,  and  tenders  his 
resignation. 


Peter  Guerrant  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  16  Prays  that  the  suit  instituted  against  him  for  failure  to  fulfill  his  con- 

tract respecting  the  building  of  the  Public  Warehouse  be  dismissed. 


Andrew  Moore  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  20,         I  received  your  letter  informing  me  of  my  appointment  by  the  Execu- 
Rockbridge  ^|yg  ^  Senator  in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States.     I  have  delayed  an 
answer  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  wishes  of  the  District  on  the 
subject,  and  also  the  probability  of  a  Republican  successor  in  the  Dis- 
trict. 

I  am  now  advised  and  accept  the  appointment.  I  accept  it  with  great 
diffidence  of  my  own  abilities.  Hut  I  beg  leave  to  assure  you,  and  the 
members  of  Council,  that  my  utmost  endeavoi*s  shall  be  employed  for 
the  interest  of  our  conmion  country. 

I  am.  iS:c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  415 


L.  BOLLING    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 


Resigning  the  agency  for  superintending  the  public  lands  in  Bucking-        1804. 
ham  and  collecting  the  rents  on  same.     Recommending  Colonel  William      ^^^'  ^ 
Cameron  for  the  position. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Acknowledging  receipt  of  an  order  of  Council  of  the  25th  ult.  requir-  Sept.  22 
ing  to  be  furnished  '^a  statement  of  all  the  arms  of  every  description 
which  have  been  completed  at  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  from  the  com- 
mencement of  operations  therein  to  the  first  day  of  last  July,  and  regular 
statements  of  all  arms  completed  and  which  shall  be  completed  at  the 
said  Manufactory  to  be  rendered  at  the  expiration  of  every  quarter  of  a 
year  from  and  after  the  said  first  day  of  July  last."  In  answer,  calls 
attention  to  his  monthly  statement  on  each  pay-roll  of  amount  of  work 
done  in  all  the  stages  thereof  as  a  preferable  exhibit. 

That  no  augmentation  of  the  force  has  been  made,  not  knowing  the 
intention  of  the  T.egislature  as  to  further  appropriations.  That  on  account 
of  the  want  of  punctuality  in  the  monthly  payment  of  the  artificers, 
some  had  left;  others  suffered  by  having  to  sell  their  claims  at  a  heavy 
discount  to  support  their  families. 

Urging  the  purchase  of  seasoned  gun  stocks  and  other  supplies  for  the 
Armory. 


Ratification  of  Constitutional  Amendment. 

The  Governor  laid  before  the  board  a  notification  from  the  Secretary  of    Sept.  24, 
State  of  the  U.  S.,  that  the  amendment  proposed  at  the  last  session  of  ^o?*state'** 
Congress  to  the  constitution  of  the  United  States  has  been  ratified  by 
three  fourths  of  the  Legislatures  of  the  several  States. 

It  is  thereupon  advised  in  pursuance  of  an  act  of  Congress,  passed  at 
the  last  session,  entitled,  &c.,  that  the  Governor  cause  a  transcript  of  the 
said  notification  to  be  delivered  to  the  Electors  to  be  appointed  to  choose 
a  President  and  Vice-President  of  the  U.  S.,  at  their  meeting  at  Richmond 
in  Dec'r  next  for  that  jmrpose. 

Department  of  State, 
Washington,  Sept  24,  I8O4. 

I  have  the  honor  to  notify  you  in  pursuance  of  the  Act  of  Congress, 
passed  on  the  2Gth  of  March  last,  entitled  "An  act  supplementary  to  the 
act  entitled  '  An  act  relative  to  the  election  of  a  President  and  Vice-Pres- 
ident of  the  United  States,  and  declaring  the  ofiScer  who  shall  act  as 


416  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.  President,  in  ca^  of  vacancies  in  the  oflSces  both  of  President  and  Vice- 
Deuirtment  f**"^^**"^/  '  ^^^^  the  amendment  propo$«ed  daring  the  last  8es8ion  of  Con- 
of  State  gre«8,  to  the  constitution  of  the  I  'nited  States  respecting  the  manner  of  vot- 
ing for  President  and  Vice-President  of  the  United  States,  has  been  ratified 
by  the  legislatures  of  three  fourths  of  the  several  States,  to-wit,  by  those  of 
Vermont,  Rhode  Island,  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland, 
Virginia,  Ohio.  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina  and 
Georgia.     I  request  you  to  be  pleased  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  hereof. 

I  have,  &c. 

James  Madison. 


Botetourt  County,  Va., 

September  Uth,  180 Jt. 

To  hU  Excelleiicy  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  Council  of  State: 

We  the  subscribers  with  Alexander  Patrick,  commissioned  by  his 
Excellency  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect  the  act  to  amend  the 
act  entitled  an  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  an  act  for  appointing  Electors 
to  choose  a  President  and  Vice-President  of  the  U.  States. 

The  purport  of  this  letter  is  that  whereas  Alex'r  Patrick  is  removed  to 
the  State  of  Kentucky,  and  Thomas  Rowland  is  commissioned  as  high 
Sheriff  of  Botetourt  County,  we  therefore  recommend  Alexander  Wilson 
and  James  Tapscott,  Gentlemen,  as  fit  persons  to  be  commissioned  in  the 
room  of  said  Rowland  and  Patrick  to  carry  the  aforesaid  act  into  effect. 

We  are  with  submission  and  esteem,  your  most  obed't, 

Thomas  Row^land, 
John  Moore. 


Thompson  Mason  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  2i),  The  en(;lo»ed  letter  was  put  into  my  hands  by  Col.  Albert  Russell, 
Fairfax  commandant  of  the  57th  Reg't  of  militia,  who  has  stated  to  me  that  his 
domestic  concerns  are  such  at  present  as  to  make  it  a  desirable  thing  for 
him  to  resign  the  coniinand  of  the  Regiment,  but  he  is  unwilling  to  do 
so  unless  a  proper  character  can  be  found  to  succeed  him.  C^l.  Russell 
is  a  valuable  officer — served  with  reputation  during  the  revolutionary 
war,  is  a  decided  Republican,  and  will  be  a  great  Loss  to  the  Brigade. 
This  renders  it  the  more  rec|uisite  that  a  respectable  and  suitable  charac- 
ter should,  if  possible,  be  selected  to  supply  his  place.  The  officer  next 
in  rank  to  Col.  Russell  is  not  only  a  bitter  federalist,  but  is  totally  un- 
qualified to  discharge  the  duties  of  such  an  office,  yet  on  account  of  his 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  417 


political  tenets.  If  a  recommendation  is  made  by  the  County  Court,  he  1804. 
will  in  all  probability  be  the  person  recommended.  Major  Armistead  *^P.^^' 
Ix)ng,  who  is  mentioned  by  Col.  Russell  in  the  inclosed  Letter,  is  a  very 
respectable  character,  a  decided  Republican,  and  will,  I  have  no  doubt, 
make  an  excellent  officer.  What  Col.  Russell  wishes  (if  the  Executive 
approves  of  it)  is  that  without  a  recommendation  from  the  Court,  a  com- 
mission should  be  sent  to  Major  liOng  as  Commandant  of  the  Regiment. 
If,  however,  the  Executive  cannot  do  this.  Col.  Russell  has  desired  me  to 
reijuest  that  his  Letter  may  not  be  considered  as  a  resignation. 

Whilst  upon  the  subject  of  the  militia,  permit  me  to  call  your  atten- 
tion to  the  present  deranged  state  of  the  60th  Regiment  in  Fairfax  county, 
which  has  been  for  some  months  past  without  a  Col.  Commandant.  The 
Col.  of  this  Regiment  resigned  early  last  spring;  the  County  Court  made 
no  recommendation  until  July,  when  they  nominated  Capt.  Aug't  J. 
Smith,  of  the  C-avalry,  to  the  Command  of  the  Regiment,  but  no  com- 
mission has  yet  been  sent  to  him. 

During  the  present  year,  from  Resignations,  deaths,  and  removals,  so 
many  vacancies  have  happened  that  I  am  told  that  not  more  than  half 
the  number  of  officers  necessary  are  now  in  commission,  consequently 
the  militia  is  much  neglected;  and  these  vacancies,  I  understand,  will 
not  now  be  filled  until  a  Colo.  Commandant  is  commissioned.  The  time 
for  the  regimental  muster  is  fast  approaching,  which  must  be  a  very 
imperfect  one  with  so  small  a  proportion  of  officers  to  the  Regiment  and 
without  a  Colo. 

If  therefore  the  Executive  have  no  particular  reason  for  withholding 
from  Captain  Smith  the  Colonel  Commandant's  commission,  it  would 
perhaj)8  be  advisable  to  forward  it  as  soon  as  p)08sible,  that  some  arrange- 
ments may  be  made  for  the  Regimental  muster  and  for  putting  the 
Regiment  in  a  Ijetter  state  than  it  is  at  present. 

I  am,  &c. 

IjOUDOUN,  Sept,  20th,  180^. 

My  situation  at  this  time  makes  it  necessar}'^  that  I  should  resign  the 
command  of  the  57th  Regiment  of  Militia,  but  will  do  it  with  reluctance 
if  the  next  officer  in  rank  should  succeed  me.  I  consider  him  a  ver^'^ 
improper  person  to  be  intrusted  with  it  He  is  perhaps  known  to  you, 
having  served  last  session  from  this  county  in  the  liCgislature,  and  was 
elected  purely  upon  party  motives,  and  I  suppose  if  the  Court  recom- 
mends, he  will  be  promoted  to  the  command  of  the  Regiment,  and 
perhaps  upon  the  same  principles. 

Major  Armistead  Ix)ng  resides  in  the  Regimental  district  and  will 
accept  the  command  if  the  Executive  should  think  proper  to  give  it  to 
him.    I  think  he  would  be  a  very  good  appointment. 

I  am,  <&c. 

A.  Russell. 
53 


418  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Tnos.  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

1804.  I  have  just  returned  from  the  south  end  of  the  Canal,  and  I  find  only 

Norfolk  ^^^^  exertion  and  some  money  is  wanting  to  partially  use  it,  and  the  com- 
pletion may  he  going  on  at  the  same  time  if  the  shareholders  will  come 
forward.  I  think  the  boat«  may  pass  through  by  next  summer,  unless 
an  uncommon  wet  season  should  ha[)pen.  What  was  deemed  impracti- 
cable, is  now  found  to  be  the  reverse,  and  that  it  may  be  eflccted  with 
ease  and  safety,  and  every  obstacle  easily  got  over,  and  a  constant  sujiply 
of  water  from  Drummond's  pond  may  be  obtained  to  carry  boats  through 
in  the  dryest  seasons. 

Our  town  is  healthy  as  to  old  settlers  an  yet,  and  I  believe  not  one  in 
60  or  70  take  any  fever  of  strangers.  I  cannot  learn  from  the  accounts 
1  receive,  that  fifty  inhabitants  of  all  kinds  have  died  this  fall.  The 
weather  is  favorable,  and  I  hope  the  summer  is  broke. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Heath  to  the  Governor. 

Sept  30  Opposing  the  appointment  of  Wm.  Whitaker  as  Clerk  at  the  Peniten- 
tiary by  the  Board  as  an  interference  with  the  prerogative  of  the  Keeper 
of  that  institution. 


Oct  2  The  Treasurer  being  injoined  to  close  the  accounts  of  his  office  on  the 

80th  of  September  annually,  we  the  underwritten,  a  Committee  of  the 

Executive  for  that  puri)08e,  af)pointed  at  the  request  of  the  Treasurer, 

repaired  to  the  treasury  on  the  morning  of  the  first  of  October,  in  order 

to  ascertain  the  amounts  of  money  and  other  facilities  actually  in  the 

trejusury  received  on  public  accounts,  and  constituting  the  balance  due 

therefrom  on  the  80th  day  of  September,   1804;  and  having  examined 

and  carefully  counted  and  weighed  the  money,  we  find  it  amounts  to  one 

hundred  and  twenty-four  thousand  nine  hundred  and  fifty-eight  dollars 

and  ninety -eight  cents. 

Given  under  our  hands  at  the  Treasury  the  second  day  of  October, 

1804. 

W.  ForsHKK, 

Alex'r  Stuart, 

John  Heath. 


Jacob   Wauner  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  5,  In   the  absence  of  the  Secretary  of  Stiite,  and  agreeably  to  an  act 

Department  ^^f  Congress  entitled  '^an  act  for  the  more  general  promulgation  of  the 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  419 


I^ws  of  the  United  States,  passed  3rd  of  March,  1795,  and  an  act  in        1804. 
addition  thereto  passed  on  the  2nd  March,  1799, 1  have  forwarded  to  your  De^frt„^Lnt 
Excellency  by  Captain  Thomas  Creighton,  five  boxes  containing  one     of  State 
thousand  four  hundred  and  thirty  copies  of  the  I^aws  of  the  United 
States,  2nd  Session,  7th  Congress,  being  the  proportion  of  the  State  of 
Virginia. 

I  have  the  honor.  &c. 


Sam'l  Pleasants,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Pro[)08ing  to  print  copies  of  the  laws  passed  at  the  last  session  of  Con-       Oct.  6 
gress  for  the  use  of  the  Commonwealth. 


John  Cunningham  to  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  arms  for  the  use  of  his  company.  Oct  13 


Thomas  Nicholson  offei-s  to  print  1,500  copies  of  laws  of  Congress,  for 
two  hundred  and  eighty-three  dollars  and  ninety-two  cents,  by  the  first 
of  January,  1805.     Accepted. 


Ben.t'n   Parke  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  the  arrival  of  a  vessel  with  a  case  of  small  pox  and      Oct.  28, 
of  his  enforcement  of  the  quarantine  on  said  vessel.  bare 


John  Tinsley  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  he  would  by  the  3rd  of  Nov.  be  prepared  to  deliver      Oct.  28 
a  sufficient  number  of  Holsters  and  sword  belts  to  equip  four  companies. 


*J.  P.  to  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

Being  re(}uested  by  the  General  Assembly  to  continue  a  Correspond-      Oct.  29, 
ence  which  was  begun  with  you  by  my  predecessor,  Governor  Monroe,    I^ichmond 
upon  the  subject  of  certain  of  their  resolutions  of  the  Slst  of  December, 

*  Grovemor  John  P&ge,  as  the  text  proves. — Ed. 


420  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.  1800,  and  of  the  16th  of  January,  1802,  and  which  was  renewed  by  me, 
Rkhm^nd  ^'^®*'^®''  y^^  hii\e  received  any  further  information  respecting  the  Sierre 
Leone  Company's  disposition  to  treat  for  a  permission  to  make  use  of 
their  land  as  an  asylum  for  the  persons  described  in  those  resolutions. 

And  as  the  resolution  which  has  made  it  my  duty  to  trouble  you  on 
this  interesting  subject  appears  to  me  to  refer  principally  to  your  valu- 
able suggestions  respecting  Louisiana  (as  they  were  the  subject  of  the 
extract  of  your  letter  which  was  communicated  to  the  Assembly  and 
occasioned  this  resolution),  I  must  also  request  that  you  will  be  pleased 
to  inforn)  me  whether  the  Legislature  of  the  Union  will  consent  to  such 
a  disposition  of  any  part  of  that  country,  as  appears  to  be  the  wish  of 
the  Legislature  of  Virginia.  Should  you  still  think  that  Louisiana  may 
atford  the  desired  asylum  for  the  free  n^roes  and  mulattoes  and  such  as 
may  be  hereafter  emancipated,  you  will  be  so  good  as  to  state  that  wish 
to  Congress  confidentially;  but  should  you  judge  it  prudent  to  delay  the 
further  prosecution  of  this  delicate  business  till  the  practicability  of 
carrying  into  effect  the  views  of  the  Legislature  of  this  State  with  respect 
to  the  removal  of  at  least  19,000  free  negroes  and  mulattoes  (the  num- 
ber according  to  the  last  census)  out  of  it  and  into  a  distant  country  has 
been  maturely  considered,  you  will  only  be  so  good  as  to  communicate 
to  me  your  further  ideas  at  your  leisure  on  this  interesting  subject.  I 
sincerely  wish  to  procure  the  asylum  contemplated,  and  I  believe  that  if 
a  fund  could  be  raised  and  applied  annually  to  the  purchase,  removal, 
and  education  of  young  slaves  as  soon  as  of  a  sufficient  age  for  those 
purposes,  in  a  few  years  we  might  be  disembarrassed  of  those  many  dis- 
agreeable circumstances  which  gave  rise  to  our  present  enquiry,  and 
might  not  such  a  fund  be  raised  by  the  voluntary  contributions  of  the 
benevolent  throughout  America  and  Europe,  aided  by  a  moderate  Tax 
on  slaves? 

I  think  that  a  better  r^ulation  of  our  police  and  a  proper  vigilance 
would  be  sufficient  for  present  purposes  as  to  the  free  n^roes  and  mu- 
lattoes, and  that  it  would  be  dangerous  to  attempt  a  removal  of  any  but 
such  as  may  be  emancipated  hereafter.  But  I  should  wish  to  send  them 
to  Sierra  Ijcone,  or  to  St  Domingo  should  that  Island  be  acknowledged 
by  the  French  free  and  independent  (an  event,  however,  at  present  not 
to  be  expected),  and  that  none  but  the  uncorrupted  youth,  who  should 
be  educated  and  trained  up  in  principles  and  habits  which  might  render 
them  worthy  of  the  freedom  conferred  on  them,  should  be  sent  into 
Louisiana. 

I  have  thrown  out  these  hints  for  your  consideration  and  correction, 
and  have  delayed  writing  on  this  perplexing  subject  till  I  had  lost  all 
chance  of  being  able  to  discuss  it  fully  in  a  free  conversation  which  I 
had  flattered  myself  I  could  have  enjoyed  with  you. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


421 


Tho.  Lunsford  Lomax  to  Wm.  Brokenbroioh. 
Soliciting  a  Commission  as  Notary  Public  at  Fredericksburg. 


Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  to  you  4.he  report  of  the  acting  Inspectors 
of  the  Penitentiary,  in  pursuance  of  the  20th  regulation  for  the  internal 
government  of  that  institution.  Their  present  official  situation  will,  it 
is  hoped,  account  and  be  an  excuse  for  the  little  information  contained 
in  the  said  report.  During  the  whole  of  the  last  month  they  have  been 
fiilly  occupied  by  those  duties  of  their  respective  public  offices,  which 
could  not  be  dispensed  with. 

Report. 

The  undersigned,  acting  Inspectors  of  the  Jail  and  Penitentiary  house, 
on  the  expiration  of  their  time  of  service  as  such,  beg  leave,  in  pursu- 
ance of  the  20th  regulation  for  the  internal  government  of  the  said  Jail 
and  Penitentiary  house,  respectfully  to  report  that  they  have  executed 
the  duties  assigned  them,  as  well  by  the  acts  of  the  General  Assembly 
requiring  their  appointment  as  by  the  said  regulations,  as  will  appear  by 
their  minutes,  made  in  a  book  kept  for  that  purpose  and  herewith  sub- 
mitted. 

That  shortly  after  the  representation  ineffectually  made  of  the  situation 
of  Merry  man,  with  a  view  to  obtain  his  discharge  from  confinement,  he 
departed  this  life. 

And  that  in  consequence  of  the  inadequacy  of  the  salary  allowed  the 
assistants  of  the  Keeper,  he  is  unable  to  engage  such  as  are  fit  for  the 
service,  and  of  course  that  the  strict  observance  of  such  of  the  regulations 
above  mentioned  as  are  predicated  on  the  Keeper's  having  a  ccjmpetent 
number  of  assistants  has  been  dispensed  with. 

They  know,  however,  of  no  omission  of  duty  on  the  part  of  the  Keeper, 
prescribed  by  the  said  regulations,  likely  to  produce  an  injurious  effect. 
The  undersigned  are  indeed  so  fully  persuaded  of  the  correctness  of  his 
principles,  the  goodness  of  his  heart,  and  the  vigilance  and  activity  of 
his  conduct  in  the  discharge  of  the  important  duties  assigned  him,  that 
they  are  happy  in  this  opportunity  of  giving  their  decided  testimony  in 
favor  of  his  fitness  for  the  office  he  holds. 

The  undersigned  have  to  add,  that  during  the  two  months  they  have 
attended  as  acting  Inspectors,  twelve  of  the  convicts,  whose  time  of  con- 
finement had  expired,  have  been  discharged,  and  seven  have  been 
admitted,  as  will  appear  on  examination  of  the  minutes  before  men- 
tioned.   The  whole  number  now  in  confinement  is  eighty-eight. 

Wm.  Moselkv. 
Richmond,  November  1st,  1804.  Samuel  Coleman. 


1804. 

Ck  t,  30, 

Fretloricka- 

burjt 


Nov.  I 


422  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


William  Mosbley  to  the  Governor. 

1804.  In  the  absence  of  the  Attorney-General,  when  the  Stockholders  met  to 

Nov.  4  .  J  f 

Treasurer's  choose  directors,  &c.,  for  the  Bank,  I  felt  it  my  duty  as  agent  for  the 

Office       State  to  obtain  *the  inclosed  opinions  of  Messrs.  Hay  and  Wickham  for 

my  government  in  the  vote  I  should  give,  for  which  they  expect  a  fee, 

the  amount  of  which  is  left  blank.  "  It  remains  with  the  Executive  to  say 

what  the  sum  shall  be  and  how  paid. 

I  am,  &c. 
[*Not  found.— Ed.] 


Thos.  Jefferson,  President  of  United  States,  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  10,  Your  several  favors  of  the  3rd  instant  have  been  duly  received  on  the 

as  mgion  ^(g^jg^yii^  ^f  Greenlaw  which  you  were  so  kind  as  to  enclose,  the  necessary 
measures  will  be  taken.  That  which  covered  claims  of  reimbursement 
from  the  Treasury  of  the  U.  S.,  on  the  prosecution  of  Logwood  has  been 
considered  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  within  whose  department  it 
is;  he  states  as  follows,  that  the  account  for  a  guard  has  been  allowed; 
that  if  the  transportation  of  forging  materials  was  necessary  for  convic- 
tion, the  six  dollars  should  be  paid  by  the  marshal;  but  that  the  three 
large  items  in  favor  of  Underwood,  Allen  and  Booker  being  gratuities  for 
certain  meritorious  conduct,  are  not  within  the  competence  of  the  Execu- 
tive of  the  U.  S.  to  allow;  that  claims  of  this  character  must  be  made  to 
Congress.  I  return  you  the  papers  therefore,  to  be  used  as  the  foundation 
of  such  a  claim,  should  you  think  proper  to  have  it  brought  forward  by 
your  Senators  in  Congress,  the  constitutional  organ  for  that  purpose.  T 
will  also  have  a  consultation  with  your  Senators  from  whom  or  from 
myself,  you  shall  hear  further  on  the  subject.  The  separate  application 
on  behalf  of  Brookes,  is  equally  beyond  our  competence;  it  differs  from 
the  public  claim  only  as  it  is  proper  he  should  come  forward  individually 
by  petition  to  Congress,  which  he  may  have  presented  by  a  representative 
to  the  H.  of  Representatives  or  the  Senate  as  he  pleases. 

Your  favor  of  October  29th  rec'd,  at  the  same  time  shall  be  the  subject 
of  a  separate  answer.  Accept  my  salutations  and  assurances  of  great 
esteem  and  respect. 

I  am,  <&c. 


Thomas  Newton  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  16,  I  now  enclose  the  Report  of  the  President  and  Directors  of  the  Dismal 

Norfolk      s^amp  Canal,  by  which  will  be  seen  the  progress  that  has  been  made — 


\ 

\ 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  428 


Norfolk 


the  am't  of  Tolls  received  for  not  a  half  of  the  Canal.  If  it  was  com-  1804. 
pieted  it  would  repay  the  adventurers  a  handsome  interest  for  the  money  ^^i^ 
advanced.  The  one  mile  and  a  half  which  is  to  cut  could  soon  he  fin- 
ished half  the  width;  that  would  effect  the  navigation  for  the  hoats 
descriljed  in  the  report,  and  would  not  retard  the  completion  of  the 
Canal  to  the  full  width ;  the  ground  being  left  on  the  East  side  could  be 
dug  whilst  l)oats  were  going  on  the  west  side.  It  is  designed  to  cut,  and 
it  must  be  effected,  a  small  canal  from  I^ke  Drummond  to  the  main 
Canal,  about  three  miles  distance,  which  would  supply  the  main  Canal 
with  water  in  the  driest  seasons  and  increase  the  Tolls  greatly.  This 
could  be  done  in  a  season  if  dry.  We  want  nothing  more  than  public 
spirit  to  push  so  desirable  objects.  The  Canal  opens  into  all  the  waters 
of  North  Carolina,  and  is  convenient  to  great  part  of  Virginia,  especially 
those  living  on  the  waters  of  Roanoke,  Meherrin,  Nottoway,  and  Black- 
water  rivers.  Much  produce  that  is  now  almost  useless  to  the  inhabit- 
ants in  those  places  would  yield  them  considerable  profit  if  they  had 
water  carriage  to  market.  Our  funds  being  exhausted,  it  is  necessary 
they  should  be  replenished  to  finish  the  work,  and  I  hope  the  Assembly 
will  grant  such  aid  as  will  enable  us  to  complete  it. 

I  am,  &c. 

The  President  and  Directors  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal  Company 
have  the  mortification  of  still  reporting  to  your  Excellency  the  unfinished 
state  of  the  Canal,  owing  to  the  scarcity  of  our  funds  to  hire  laborers  in 
these  parts  of  the  country;  but  few  will  hire  their  hands  to  work  on  the 
Canal.  There  still  remains  one  mile  and  a  half  to  cut  to  make  a  com- 
munication between  the  waters  of  Elizabeth  River  and  of  Pasquotank,  to 
bring  boata  through  large  enough  to  carr}'  twenty  hogsheads  of  Tobacco 
or  ten  M  three  feet  shingles.  The  road  is  now  passable  for  foot  passen- 
gers and  horses  through  the  whole  swamp,  and  during  the  winter  we 
expect  it  will  be  finished  for  carriages.  The  present  impediment  is  from 
the  mud  being  thrown  upon  the  causeway,  which  when  spread  will  soon 
dry  and  make  a  good  road.  About  10  miles  of  the  Canal  is  cut  the  full 
width  from  four  to  ^\e  feet  deep;  four  and  a  half  is  cut  half  the  width 
from  three  to  six  feet  in  depth,  and  the  mile  and  a  half  to  cut  could  in 
three  months  be  cut  in  the  sj)ring  if  the  season  is  dry.  A  lock  has  been 
just  built  about  six  miles  from  the  north  end  to  raise  the  water,  so  as  to 
facilitate  the  navigation  now  carrying  on  in  the  Canal.  About  three 
more  locks  will  be  sufficient  when  the  Canal  is  completed  to  carry  vessels 
through.  The  foundation  of  the  largest  one,  at  the  south  end,  is  fixed 
and  in  good  order  for  building  the  sides  and  gates  up,  which  have  been 
impaired. 

The  temporary  locks  at  the  south  end  are  in  order  to  pass  boats  of  the 
size  above  mentioned.    The  amount  of  Tolls  from  the  Canal  and  Mills 


424  CALESDAR   OF  STATE  PAPBB& 


114^       as  u^  nr/rsQ  ^s^  frfjm  ^htt  2aA*d  Amimt-  1^J>±  to  the  ^ib  «f  )faT. 


S^^k      ^  ^>'^'^     in:<^  Toik  at  the  «mth  €»d  we  coMt  at 

v^  ^dT#r  rjTiC  nf^jpflV  fprjCBi  oar  CoOcrtor.    Tbtj  vffl  te  tiiliBe  to  the 
rcmT<ed  at  tine  nofffia  oidL 

L'prjo  the  vbole.  frooi  tbe  beet  eakolatkuM  we 
j^ADii  4fA\Mn  win  he  wanthig:.  wfaidi  with  tbe 
Toik  we  fare  ercrf  «xfKictatioo  woold  finish  Ibe  Canal  and  locks  and 
«c«iipk<e  the  mdk  Our  fuidi  are  fo  erhiwtfd  that  il  k 
the  fUHdiokkm  to  iwmamt  them  br  loan,  and  the  aaonnt  of  the 
to  k«&  af4#lkd  t<^  th#r  fttvuMfit  of  the  principal  and  intcteiC  or  in  snch 
rixaooer  a«  ther  j^hail  deem  best.  Some  of  the  ftockhobki^  beie  bare 
f^nhtmhfsd  a  kjan  of  twentj  doQars  on  each  shaie.  If  all  wmld  fillow 
tb^r  exampkv  the  works  woold  be  made  pageable  for  «och  boat?  as  is 
\0^m:  AeffrnbfcA  hj  Aniniit  or  September  next,  and  the  whole  we  expect 
crjtiid  ^le  com|#kted  moctjtdmi^  to  the  intention  of  the  act  for  cnttiii^  tbe 
(  anai  bf  September,  li^M. 

We  hare  thus  laid  oar  sfitiiation  beibre  joor  CxceOcncr  that  it  ntaj  be 
cyjfnmunieaied  to  the  General  AaKmUj,  which  we  hope  will  grant  q$ 
their  aid  in  finifhing  so  desiiable  an  obfecL 

Thomas  Newtos,  Plre»ient, 
Rkhabd  Blow, 

Norfolk,  Not.  16th,  1804. 


Produce  of  the  Mill?  and  Tolls  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal,  from 
AujfUi^t  2nd,  1802,  to  the  5th  of  May,  1804,  rix: 

18^12. — By  so  much  earned  by  the  MiU  from  Janoarr  2nd  last,  to  this 

date,  as  pV  Sam!  Weston's  accH  settled,    -         -         -         -    »1,212  93 

181*3.— Jan'y  18th,  by  Do.  from  Aug.  2nd  to  this  date^  - 

July    1st     *•  Tolls  rec'd  by  Wst'n  to  this  date  pV  ac\ 
'^        ^       ^  (ash  rec'd  from  Th's.  Wallace  ac\  tolls, 
18<M. — May  5th       **  \m\  of  saw  mill  ac't  earned  to  this  day, 
'•       •*  ""of  grist  mill  acc't  Do. 

•   Toll  of  shingles  from  Apl  6,  to  July  6,  1803, 
'•     "*        Do.     from  July  6,  to  this  day. 

Staves     ------ 


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4*  4*  »4 


4W  11 

915  37 

'233  00 

920  94 

W3  44 

329  (X) 

696  -36 

8  85 

•5,459  00 


Dan'l  L.  Hylton  to  the  Coukcil. 


Nov.  \u         There  has  been  sevemi  returns  made  this  day  from  Counties  a  great 
distance,  particularly  the  Counties  of  Monongalia  and  Tazewell;   tbe 


DftiaSCJiAT   f^-^^JT^^*    ^'WW^ 


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to  fin  the  vaemncy  it.  ^  cwctt^^  iW*5»*m>w^»  h>  0^>»i    ^»>f??^^>N  N^S'^^  \  VSN^\* 

The  Sheriff  of  Kinham-^v,  voi:  wiH  ?a<^^  fS>«\  fht^  <SxV  ^M  t^^v\SMn♦^H^^ 
hasmn  come  forward  as  the  Ijiir  4m>>lsi,  fru^w  W^M  *>v^^^u  \\v  \\\i 
iailed  is  not  vet  known. 


1  am.  Sin  vowr,  ^'^x. 


MhoHrt  \\\  \\\\\W\\\\\\\\  Vu 


W"m.  B.  Giles  and    ANnRicw  Mudmm,  NwNAhinn    I'^IMMi   MiUN. 

TO   TMK  (InVMNNfiMi 

Your  favor  of  the  JtHh  IriHiiiiti,  with  ll*i  MM^In^MfM,  H»<«'  Au\y  N/rl\'/;| 
and  we  have  ^iven  to  it^  t'nuU*uim  fh**  Uitm^  thMfiht'^t^i  /'/»//"(/|/ /f^/l/i/, 
Tlie  reef#er-tive  claifiH  ma/h?  on  Um'  fmti  fft  ^f}tuhiiH  H^H}tH  ttif  if/,'iHt 
i/ietit  of  the  rijiM  ^is)ii^  f$r*i  tittw  HuA^f  Htf^UiHH^hHi  H^   ////.  f,^f,f,i-^ 

•*itr'itfii!f»  vonm.   »«•  'h*»  iti'irt^    ff*#*fV|#w#^f/%^«  /-./<yir/   ,a  -V./    f.^»  \f  ..  ,f ,  , 
It  rfaesfssc  momlf.     I'i'  -liM^  :*M^  ^A'?*f*  r/^vff*  M/Myi/f'-^i  .f,<    j  //r-?'* 


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426  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS, 


1804.  ture,  the  time  would  be  both  uncertain  and  unknown,  at  least  at  this 
Nov.  28  distance  from  the  place  of  meeting,  for  it  sometimes  happens  that  there 
in  no  efficient  meeting  of  either  branch  of  the  I>egislature  on  the  day 
fixed  for  that  pur{K>se,  and  it  often  happens  that  there  is  a  meeting  of 
one  Branch  and  not  of  the  other  that  day.  Both  these  interpretations 
would  be  attended  with  many  serious  inconveniences.  The  State  might 
on  the  most  important  questions  be  lefl  without  a  vote. 

In  the  event  of  its  members  being  on  committees,  and  particularly  if 
either  of  them  should  be  chairman  of  a  committee,  however  important 
the  business  might  be  to  the  State^  it  would  either  be  arrested  from  them 
or  suspended  until  the  pleasure  of  the  Legislature  should  be  known 
resiKKiting  the  appointments. 

The  meml>ere  themselves  during  the  interval,  would  be  left  at  their 
own  expenses  in  an  unpleasant  state  of  suspence,  and  in  case  of  a  reap- 
I>ointment,  according  to  the  rules  of  the  Senate,  would  be  entitled  to 
receive  their  travelling  expenses  to  and  from  their  respective  homes, 
which  would  amount  to  more  than  the  per  diem  allowance  unless  the 
interval  should  be  very  considerable. 

Other  consequences  of  a  similar  nature  would  probably  arise  from  the 
foregoing  constructions. 

Under  these  considerations,  and  also  under  an  impression  that  the 
words  may  be  construed  to  relate  to  the  time  of  the  meeting  of  the  Legis- 
lature for  the  particular  purpose  of  reviewing  Executive  appointments, 
we  have  determined,  unless  some  exception  should  be  taken  thereto,  from 
some  other  quarter,  to  continue  in  the  execution  of  our  official  duties 
until  the  pleasure  of  the  L^slature  shall  be  known  respecting  the 
appointments.  We  have  at  the  same  time  thought  it  our  duty  to  com- 
municate our  doubts  in  these  respects  to  you,  and  the  more  so,  as  we  are 
advised  that  our  predecessor,  Col.  Taylor,  thought  under  similar  circum- 
stances that  his  office  absolutely  ceased  on  the  day  fixed  by  law  for  the 
meeting  of  the  Legislature. 

That  you  may,  if  it  should  be  deemed  advisable,  present  the  subject 
to  the  General  Assembly  for  their  consideration. 

Be  pleased,  sir,  to  accept  assurances  of  our  most  respectful  considera- 
tion. 


James    B.  Richardson,   Governor  of   South    Carolina,  to   the 

Governor. 

Nov.  2S,  I  hA\e  duly  received  your  communications  accompanying  your  letter 

^j"™^i*    of  the  5th  instant,  which  respects  a  flagitious  outrage  committed  against 

the  peace  and  dignity  of  the  State  over  which  you  have  the  honor  to 

])reside,  by  George  Foley  and  Joseph  Morel,  who  it  appears  are  charged 

with  the  commitment  of  the  murder  of  Lewis  L'Orient    Receive  assu- 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  427 


ranees  of  my  causing  the  most  efficient  measures  to  be  used  for  the        1804. 
discovery  and  arrest  of  the  said  fugitives  from  justice  should  they  come    nl^^'^^j 
within  the  Hmits  of  the  State  of  South  Carolina,  and  so  soon  as  the  same        S.  C. 
should  be  effected,  will  advise  you  immediately  thereof.     Suffer  me  fur- 
ther to  assure  you,  sir,  of  my  readiness  at  all  times  to  reciprocate  with 
you  in  the  suppression  of  villainy. 

I  am,  &c. 


State  House  for  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia, 

Richmond,  6th  December^  I8O4. 

Received  of  Major  Samuel  Coleman  a  sword,  belt,  &c.,  for  John  Jouett, 
Esq.,  of  the  State  of  Kentucky,  which  was  voted  him  by  the  L^islature 
of  Virginia  for  meritorious  services  rendered  in  the  *year . 

John  Fowler. 
♦1781.— Ed. 


Dfxh^mber  6th,  1805. 

Received  of  the  Electors  of  President  and  Vice  President  of  the  United 
States,  a  paper  containing  the  return  of  their  votes  for  President  and  Vice 
President,  made  on  yesterday,  to  be  kept  by  me  according  to  law. 

Cyrus  Grif^n,  District  Judge. 


Price  and  Underwood,  Superintendents,  to  the  Governor. 

Representing  the  Public  Warehouse  to  be  an  unsafe  depository  for      Dec.  7, 
Tobacco  on  account  of  leakage.  ^hoiS!^^ 


Rockbridge  County,  to-wit: 

John  Bowyer,  Charles  Campbell,  John  Houston  and  John  McCau-      Dec.  8 
key  are  aged  and  infirm  and  very  seldom  attend  court. 

John  Gay,  Joseph  Walker,  James  Gilmore,  William  Moore,  David 
Edmundson,  Matthew  Hanna,  James  Caruthers,  Jas.  McDowell,  John 
Caruthers,  (present  Sheriff)  Alexander  Shields,  John  Wilson,  Joseph 
Grigby,  Wm.  Lyle,  John  Leybum.  William  Wilson  and  Andrew  Finley 
are  the  Magistrates  who  principally  give  their  attendance  in  court;  all  the 
others  are  dead,  removed  out  of  the  county,  and  disqualified  by  accepting 
offices  under  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  except  James  Camp- 
bell who  has  not  for  some  time  past  taken  his  seat  in  court,  and  now  is 


428  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.       said  to  be  removed  out  of  the  county.     Andrew  Finley  is  said  to  keep 
Dec.  8      ^Y^Q  pQg|.  Office  at  Brownsburg,  and  Andrew  Alexander  was  commissioned 
the  second  day  of  January,  1802,  but  has  not  yet  qualified. 

I,  Andrew  Reid,  clerk  of  the  court  of  said  county,  do  hereby  certify 
that  I  believe  that  the  above  is  a  correct  statement  of  the  Magistrates 
commissioned  for  this  county,  except  as  to  the  removal  of  James  Camp- 
bell, and  Andrew  Finley  keeping  the  Post  Office,  which  are  circumstances 
not  within  my  own  knowledge  but  from  information. 

A.  Reid,  C.  R  C. 
Dec.  8th,  1804. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  10,  In  obedience  to  a  request  contained  in  your  letter  dated  24th  of  Sep- 

Penitentiary  Member,  I  enclose  you  a  *  statement  of  the  accounts  of  the  Jail  and 
Penitentiary  house,  being  a  summary  of  the  payments  for  raw  materials, 
tools,  maintenance  of  prisoners,  clothing  ditto,  stationery,  Keejier's  com- 
missions, and  amount  paid  sundry  prisoners  when  discharged. 

Also  amount  received  for  manufactured  articles  sold.  &c.,  from  the  5th 
December,  1803,  to  the  1st  of  December,  1804. 

I  am,  &c. 
*  Statement  not  found. — Ed. 


Bbnj.  Day,  Mayor,  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  13,  I  beg  it  to  be  attributed  to  my  absence  from  town  that  I  have  not 
Fredericks-  sooner  acknowledged  the  receipt  of  the  letter  you  did  me  the  honor  of 
addressing  to  me  the  19th  ultimo,  accompanying  an  extract  from  the 
Journal  of  the  Executive  Council,  dated  3rd  of  November.  I  have  com- 
municated it  to  the  Magistracy  of  this  Corporation.  They  have  been 
particularly  active  in  their  exertions  to  suppress  the  baneful  practice  of 
Gaming,  and  I  flatter  myself  will  continue  to  do  the  best  they  can  in 
obedience  to  the  recommendation  of  the  Executive. 

I  am,  <&a 


Price  and  Underwood  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  13  Infonning  him  of  complaints  of  the  unsafe  condition  of  the  Public 

Warehouse  on  account  of  rain  driving  under  the  eaves  of  the  roof  and 
wetting  the  Tobacca 
Recommending  that  a  floor  be  laid  in  the  upper  story  for  storing  Flour. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


429 


Samuel  Shepard  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

An  act  of  Assembly  of  '96  directed  the  Treasurer  to  subscribe  for  one 
hundred  shares  in  the  Appomattox  Canal  Company,  which  at  $100  each, 
is  $10,000,  and  an  act  of  the  session  of  1801  directed  a  further  subscrip- 
tion of  twenty-five  shares  at  $100  each,  makes  in  the  whole  $12,500. 
There  was  no  specific  appropriation  until  the  session  of  1801,  when 
$1,000  was  appropriated,  and  at  the  session  of  1802,  $500,  and  in  1803, 
the  further  sum  of  $750  was  appropriated. 

I  am,  &c. 

Mr.  Shepard  is  requested  to  state  in  writing  that  the  last  payment  of 
625  Dollars  was  made,  500  Dollars  thereof  on  the  appropriation  of  the 
5()0  Dollars,  and  125  Dollars  in  part  of  the  last  appropriation  of  750 
Dollars,  if  it  was  so. 

S.  Coleman. 

Appomattox  Canal  Co. 

To  the  Commonwealth,  Dr. 

1 797— March  4,  to  a  warrant  for $2,000 

"        Dec.  14,  Do.  2,000 

1798— Jan'y  22,  Do.  2,000 

1799— April  9,  Do.  2,000 

1801— Dec.  11,  Do.  1,000 

1802— Oct.  18,  Do.  1,000 

1804— Jan'y  11,  Do.  625 

$10,625 

S.  Shepard. 


1804. 

Dec.  14, 

Auditor's 

Office 


Samuel  Shepard  to  Samuel  Coleman. 


The  warrants  for  six  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  that  issued  on 
the  11th  of  January  last,  were  considered  by  me  as  the  first  requisition 
of  the  additional  subscription  to  the  Appomattox  Canal  Company  made 
t)y  the  Treasurer  in  behalf  of  the  State  pursuant  to  the  enclosed  order 
of  Council.  I  certainly  could  not  then  consider  the  $125  as  a  part  of 
the  $750  appropriated  by  an  act  of  Assembly  that  passed  subsequent  to 
the  issuing  of  the  warrants  above  mentioned. 

If  I  have  mistaken  the  sense  of  the  order  of  Council  can  only  say  that 
I  am  sorry  for  it. 

I  am,  &C. 


Dec.  15, 

Auditor's 

Office 


430 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Ro.  Anderson  to  the  Governor. 

1804.  Informing  him  of  the  bad  condition  of  the  arras  in  possession  of  the 

Williams-    Williamsburg  Militia,  as  found  by  him  on  assuming  command,  and 
burg        requesting  an  exchange  for  good  arms. 


Dec.  25, 
Richmond 


Robert  Mitchell,  Mayor,  to  the  Governor. 

Having  a  moment  of  time  to  spare,  I  take  that  opportunity  of  acknowl- 
edging the  receipt  of  your  letter  enclosing  the  advice  of  our  Council  of 
State,  bearing  date  the  3rd  of  last  November,  and  yours  of  the  19th  of 
same  month.  It  did  not  come  to  hand  at  that  date  or  for  many  days 
after.  I  have  done  all  in  my  power  to  prevent  that  evil  of  unlawful 
Gaming  within  this  city  pointed  out  by  you ;  besides,  it  encourages  the 
unguarded  youth  in  Idleness,  vice,  and  Immorality.  You  may  depend 
on  my  doing  all  in  my  power  to  prevent  such  violation  of  our  laws,  and 
punish  them  when  detected. 

Your  favor  of  the  24th  Inst,  came  very  late  to  hand  on  the  evening  of 
that  day.  Had  I  rece'd  it  early  in  the  day,  I  might  have  had  it  more  in 
my  power  to  have  its  contents  put  in  execution  more  compleat  in  order 
to  comply  with  your  wish  and  my  own  desire.  On  the  23rd  Inst.  I 
wrote  Maj'r  Wolfe  to  furnish  a  Serg't  Guard  out  of  the  militia,  in  order 
to  aid  our  city  Patrol  to  patrol  the  city  and  its  Jurisdiction  during  the 
Christmas  Holydays,  which  has  been  complyed  with,  but  it  does  appear 
to  me  to  be  impossible  to  prevent  firing  what  is  called  Christmas  Guns, 
being  an  old  established  custom,  although  there  is  an  ordinance  of  the 
city  police  fixing  a  fine  of  5s.  for  every  ofience  of  firing  Guns  within  tliis 
city.  The  addition  of  the  militia  to  the  .city  patrol  may  prevent  in  part 
the  evil  pointed  out  to  me  in  your  letter. 

I  am,  &c.. 


Dec.  25, 

Man'fV 

Arms 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

In  my  letter  of  22  September,  addressed  to  you,  I  stated  the  cause 
which  prevented  an  increase  of  the  number  of  Artificers,  and  kept  but  a 
small  force  employed  in  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  the  present  year.  A 
repetition  of  that  cause  at  this  time  is  therefore  deemed  unnecessary. 
Permit  me  now  to  present  you  a  statement  of  the  progress  made  in  the 
operations  of  making  arms  in  the  year  between  the  first  of  December, 
1803,  and  the  1st  December,  1804,  in  which  year  we  have  manufactured 
the  following  articles,  viz. 

[Then  follows  list  unnecessary  to  copy  here. — Ed.] 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  481 


It  will  appear  by  the  documents  which  have  been  laid  before  the  1804. 
Executive,  that  the  expenses  charged  to  account  of  the  operations  of  the  ^!jj»f?' 
Manufactory  of  Arms  between  the  let  December,  1803,  and  the  1st  of  Arms 
Dec'r,  1804,  amount  to  thirty-two  thousand  five  hundred  and  twelve 
dollars  and  thirty-three  cents.  A  part  of  that  sum,  however,  has  been 
applied  to  the  making  of  numerous  tools  and  apparatus  required  for  the 
various  operations  of  making  arms,  and  also  to  the  purchase  of  bedding, 
&c.,  for  the  artificers,  which  articles  are  rather  to  be  considered  as  neces- 
sary appendages  of  the  institution  than  immediately  appertaining  to  the 
actual  manufacture.  Since  my  last  annual  report  on  the  subject  of  the 
operations  of  this  establishment,  the  machinery,  &c.,  of  the  East  wing  of 
the  manufactory  has  been  put  in  motion,  and  both  wings  being  now  in 
operation,  the  works  are  ready  for  a  much  greater  force  than  has  been 
employed  there.  And  beside  Muskets,  we  have  commenced  the  manu- 
facture of  Rifles,  Swords,  and  Pistols.  We  have  lately  been  reinforced 
by  about  thirty  artificers,  making  the  whole  number  at  present  employed 
amount  to  eighty-seven,  including  boys  and  rough  hands,  and  we  yet 
expect  a  small  increase  of  the  number. 

It  afifords  me  much  pleasure  to  announce  to  the  patriots  under  whose 
auspices  this  institution  has  been  founded  and  supported,  that  as  far  as 
it  has  progressed,  it  fully  answers  the  most  sanguine  expectations  I  had 
formed  of  its  success,  and  that,  besides  being  a  nursery  for  useful  arti- 
zans,  it  promises  to  be  an  economical  establishment. 

But  let  me  again  suggest  the  propriety  of  permitting  apprentices  to  be 
taught  the  several  branches  of  making  arms  at  the  Virginia  Manufactory. 
At  present  we  cannot,  under  the  authority  of  any  existing  law,  engage  to 
supply  apprentices  at  the  public  expense  with  food,  cloathing,  and  a 
small  share  of  plain  education,  which  would  be  all  the  expense  the  Com- 
monwealth would  sustain,  while  a  ten-fold  remuneration  would  be  made 
by  their  service  for  several  years,  so  that  while  we  are  making  useful 
mechanics,  and  difi'using  a  necessary  art  throughout  the  State,  we  should 
greatly  diminish  the  expence  of  making  our  arms.  These  considera- 
tions, I  trust,  will  induce  the  Legislature  to  sanction  by  law  the  taking 
of  apprentices  at  the  Manufactory  of  Arms  upon  the  same  terms  as  they 
are  taken  by  private  individuals,  or  upon  such  other  conditions  as  they 
may  deem  proper. 

To  the  people  of  our  State  it  must  be  pleasing  to  reflect  how  greatly 
the  prospect  has  changed  with  respect  to  obtaining  arms  for  our  numer- 
ous militia;  that  instead  of  relying  for  our  weapons  of  defence  upon  the 
ancertainty  of  obtaining  them  from  nations  separated  from  us  by  an 
immense  sea  over  which  they  tyranize,  we  can  now  manufacture  them  in 
the  bosom  of  our  State  without  a  dependence  upon  any  foreign  country 
or  nation  of  the  earth.  That  formerly  for  the  purchase  of  arms,  sums 
to  a  large  amount  were  sent  out  of  the  country,  but  now  the  money  paid 


432  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1804.  for  arming  our  Militia  is  kept  in  circulation  among  our  citizens,  and  tends 
^^•,^'  to  encourage  their  skill  and  industry  while  it  increases  our  trading  capi- 
Arms  tal  and  national  wealth.  That  formerly  the  arms  purchased,  were  of 
various  forms,  sizes  and  calibres;  now  they  are  manufactured  with 
uniformity  in  all  their  parts — each  distinct  class  being  made  of  one  con- 
struction. That  the  arms  formerly  obtained  by  purchase,  were  procured 
by  the  contractors  upon  the  cheapest  possible  terras,  so  as  to  make  all 
the  profit  they  could  from  their  contracts  with  the  Commonwealth ;  con- 
sequently the  arms  were  of  inferior  quality.  The  workmanship  of  their 
component  parts  was  executed  without  being  inspected  by  any  agent  of 
the  Commonwealth  until  those  parts  were  put  together  in  the  form  of  a 
musket,  in  which  form  they  were  inspected — not  taken  to  pieces  and 
each  distinct  part  separately  examined  as  the  complete  inspection  of  a 
gun  would  require;  for  want  of  which,  arms  of  the  most  indifferent  qual- 
ity have  been  imposed  upon  the  Commonwealth.  But  at  our  Manu&ctory 
the  arms  are  made  of  the  best  materials  and  all  their  component  parts, 
(however  minute)  are  strictly  and  repeatedly  examined,  each  part  under- 
going an  inspection  of  the  several  branches  through  which  the  work  pro- 
gresses to  completion;  and  this  inspection  is  made  by  agents  deeply  in- 
terested in  the  faithful  execution  of  the  work,  who  by  daily  experience 
have  become  the  best  judges.  That  by  trusting  to  the  precarious  medium 
of  obtaining  arms  on  contract  with  individuals,  by  whose  death,  bank- 
ruptcy, or  various  other  casualties,  the  supplies  were  subjected  to  inter- 
ruptions and  failure,  and  the  State  disappointed,  having  made  herself 
dependent  on  individuals  for  arms  for  the  militia.  In  such  a  dilemma, 
a  new  contract  was  to  be  sought  for;  but  when  found,  there  was  no  more 
certainty  of  the  fulfilment  of  his  contract  than  in  the  former  case,  so  that 
for  arms  even  of  the  worst  quality,  and  at  an  exorbitant  price,  we  could 
not  calculate  with  any  degree  of  certainty  upon  a  supply.  Thus  has 
the  Government  for  years  been  thwarted  in  the  great  object  of  arming, 
until  at  length  wearied  with  impositions  and  disappointments,  and  rec- 
collex»ting  her  own  vast  resources,  possessing  within  herself  inexhaustable 
stores  of  all  the  materials  proper  for  the  purpose,  the  Commonwealth  has 
established  a  Manufactory  of  Arms  at  the  metropolis  of  the  State,  on  a 
site  which  in  point  of  great  natural  advantages,  is  i>erhap8  without  a  par- 
ralel  in'any  country,  where  even  now  in  the  infancy  of  the  establishment, 
we  are  manufacturing  arms  of  a  quality  greatly  superior  to  any  we  have 
purchased,  as  an  examination  and  comparison  of  them  will  evince,  and 
at  a  cheaper  rate,  as  the  pay  roll  in  your  possession  will  prove. 

Here  the  transactions  of  the  institution  are  carried  on  and  all  the  dis- 
bursements made  under  the  eye  of  the  Executive, 

Here  the  Representatives  of  the  people  at  least  once  a  year  have  an 
opportunity  of  inspecting  the  operations  of  the  manufactory,  and  of 
obtaining  personally  all  the  information  they  may  deem  necessary,  and 


OF-fTTATT  IMnSR^L  4«<i 


here  j  xras:  tat  1  <  ii iiiMii  1 1 1  >•  wflj  nenm:  tii*    vfkutr.  o:  our  wHintrv  t<^  W        ti^^^ 


re]T  loT  T2K  jmx/ccaaL  o:  cozr  iusmr  \«*ms 

J  an.,  ^u 


Hesnniiiir  tin  snmec:  o'  tb*  Tesclhxti<]Il^  «:"  thf  HniQ^f-  of  TV4«[*fiY«>!<?  r»*'     |Vi   07. 
I>ec.  ^asi  1^X\  :ijuiii«Ty  l«d.  l^rft:.  jmc  ¥fk.  ,^rd,  1<^.  1  Hurr  v,  t^^i  ir  ^'«^'>«?^'^ 
mj  TKiwer  V    aaj  thai  anr  taixup*   o'  atrwnastKnnfs^  has  takfr:  i^law- 
wiiieL  €ii^ie=^  int  yet  t^r    profpcM^  any  ^lecHir  asvlun  i  fnsr  tht    t^^tiwrs 
whc'  ai^  tin  ^ntHcct-  of  onr  oorrBspcmdeDOE:     Thf  T^danr^  of  i^,  TV«mitwjr* 
(•uriiflKres:  and  mos:  ooirrEnieiiT  rewwirwe.if  tnr* mwc^fid  iti  thr«*T>dirtAn> 
c*f  ifr-  exisi-enoe  u  be  i€»akeL  i«  af  ye;  for  any  Ttflinuwm  «rrani!f>!iY%<«nt^. 
iLDd  ibfr  Eiir»»T»eaij  naiiaiir  bavinr  terriumer^  m  tm-nune  o«aTtt»T,  aTwi  tv*«- 
riesanr  tit*  ^asm  kind  o:  iMipularicvn.  aT>t  bit:  1&«i!t  v>Ttj«k  anvchaiurr  iri 
liif  jiTEseir   THax^  o:  tiiai   iionuiaiioLi.     ^riwdiien-  the  inhi^it»nT^  nf  out 
ki*-  BcuakiiioL  beynnd  tiif  liifls»qppi  or  the  natiniial  )epi$latni>\  w<^nl<i 
(xshson  thai  u  ]tamaii  of  thai  eonntn*  ^oiild  Ke  ^m  i^«n  im  the  per- 

*KJBf  oLHitemjtisied.  if  nut  withiii  my  mmpeUDtse  tcv«ay. 
My  last   infcirmatiaij  ai^  tc*  i^ieixa  Imuip  i{i  tioa  tbe  <v%mpany  wns 

f«rr*j«oniui!  v«  deliver  uq*  tlieir  ccdony  ifi  their  Government.    :?»honW  this 

take  }*laoH.  it  migbt  fiiTm<di  (Kscaaion  lor  aocOhfir  efToit  to  pnv>ii7^  an 

i&oc«q«ciia2iaD  of  omv  iutr*  ii.     An  attack  dinii^!  the  war  ha;^  ^fvnc  th^ 

seolemcsEt  ixmrnd^asLbhr  injure*. 
I  ttee  yt»o  u»  l»e  ai^ured  ihai  havinir  iht-  ohfed  nif  ihe  Hoi»b^^  ^f  )Vyo> 

gates  iqnoerely  at  LearL  I  will  kt^]»  ii  undf?  my  cran^<iani  an<»ntiAn  and 

«^[Dit  no  oonaid<  lu  wiiicL  may  oornr  of  inving  it  eifieica. 
Accept  njy  affeicticinate  ftalutationf  and  assnimnces  of  irr^t  re(»p<vt  and 

o(»igidemti':*n. 


Wm.  B.  Gile?  akp  AyivmEw  M<kmie  to  thk  Ir^wimvoK, 

Your  (M,roT  of  the  ITtb  instant  coTmng  the  pix^ceedii^  <rf  the  t\nm-      t\v.  »^^ 
cil  of  State  of  the  day  precedii^  rrialive  to  the  iieTvicw^  of  Sannn^  ^^'^^^^wr^t\ 
Brooks,  has  been  duly  received,  and  we  hat^e  friven  to  it:^  e\^teiMs  the 
most  respectful  attention. 

Whilst  we  approve  of  the  libendity  of  the  Kxecutix-e  of  Vifyin^n  ni 
compensating  Mr.  Brooks  for  the  important  servicer  rpndcn»d  by  \\\t\\  to 
the  community,  and  whilst  we  applaud  the  teal  of  applying  to  tbo  ti<^n- 
eral  Govemmeiit  to  render  that  compensation  more  liberal  trt^  drt^tn  W 
our  duty  to  observe  that  we  think  there  is  not  the  leaj«»t  prt>l>abiHiy  of 
success  attending  the  application.     If  Mr.  Brooks  had  nmde  t-lte  ivppUcA- 

55 


4U  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEB8. 


r 

Washington 


19M.  tion  hiro.<«elf  by  petition,  it  is  bdiefred  that  no  precedent  coold  be  found 
Mhi'n^rm  to  jostify  a  compliance  with  it;  much  leas  would  be  the  chance  of  soooeas 
by  a  mere  volantary  application,  unattended  with  bus  request 

We  are  informed  that  the  Grovemment  of  the  United  States  has  here> 
tofore  applied  to  the  Bank  of  the  United  States  to  be  indemnified  for  the 
exi>en£ies  of  all  prosecutions  which  have  been  carried  on  against  the  coun- 
terfeiters of  the  paper  of  that  Bank,  and  had  received  peremptory  refusal 
even  to  participate  in  any  expenses  whatever  incurred  in  this  respect. 
This  circumstance  would  tend  to  lessen  the  disposition  of  the  General 
Grovemment  to  make  gratuitous  compensation  upon  that  particular  sub- 
ject 

We  unite  with  the  Executive  of  Viipnia  in  rendering  our  tribute  of 
applause  to  Mr.  Brooks  for  his  hazardous  and  meritorious  services,  and 
if  in  our  power  would  take  great  pleasure  in  being  instrumental  in  pro- 
curing him  an  adequate  compensation. 

We  are,  &c 


Wm.  B.  Oilbs  to  thb  Govbrnor. 

'Dec.  29,  Your  polite  fovor  of  the  17th  instant  covering  the  proceedings  of  the 
Washington  jjouse  of  Del^ates  of  Virginia  of  the  7th,  respecting  the  appointment 
of  a  Senator  of  the  United  States,  was  duly  received. 

The  confidence  reposed  in  me  by  the  Legislature  of  Virginia  in 
appointing  me  to  that  honorable  office,  has  excited  sentiments  of  the 
sincerest  gratitude  and  respect,  and  although  I  am  apprehensive  from  ill 
health  and  other  causes  that  the  services  the  public  has  a  right  to  expect 
from  me  in  my  official  station  may  not  be  realized,  yet  I  do  not  think 
myself  at  liberty  to  avoid  an  attempt  to  discharge  the  duties  in  the  best 
manner  of  which  I  am  capable,  to  which  I  have  been  called  by  my 
country  in  so  honorable  a  manner. 

It  will  be  necessary  to  forward  my  credentials  to  me  at  this  place 
before  the  4th  day  of  March  next,  as  the  new  Senate  will  necessarily  he 
called  on  that  day  for  the  purpose  of  attending  the  inauguration  of  the 
President  and  Vice  President  of  the  United  States. 

Be  pleased,  sir,  to  accept  my  sincere  thanks  for  the  polite  manner  in 
which  you  have  communicated  my  appointment,  and  believe  me  to  be, 
with  sentiments  of  the  most  respectful  consideration, 

Your  friend,  &c. 


John  8.  Wbstwood  to  thb  Govbrnor. 

1805.  Enclosing  commission  of  Thomas  Watts  and  resignation  of  same  as 

►f/STmnnH    Wfcck  Mastcr  for  Elizabeth  City  county,  and  recommending  John  Toppin 
for  said  office. 


Richmond 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  435 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Answering  complaints  made  by  sundry  parties  against  the  safety  from        1^05. 
rain  of  the  Public  Warehouse,  with  comparison  between  this  warehouse     Man'f  y 


and  others  in  Richmond  and  Manchester.  Arms 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Sending  his  report  on  the  contract  of  Micajah  Davis  for  delivering  the      Jan.  10, 
slate  for  the  Public  Warehouse,  which  he  states  to  be:  Slate  delivered  at     ^  Arms^ 
Roeketts  at  2^  per  cent,  on  the  cost;  State  to  take  no  risk,  but  to  pay 
freight. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

His  Report  to  the  Board  of  the  amount  of  the  unsettled  claims  against      Jan.  11 
the  Commonwealth  on  account  of  work  done  on  the  Public  Warehouse. 

All  claims  settled  except  the  following:  James  Goodwin  for  slating  not 
finished  and  therefore  not  measured.  One  for  iron  work,  and  one  made  by 
Micajah  Davis  for  interest  on  money  advanced  for  slate,  and  Insurance 
on  same  from  New  York  to  Roeketts. 


Abraham  Morgan  to  the  Governor. 

Representing  the  inconvenience  to  the  meml^rs  of  the  55  and  67th      Jan.  15 
Regiments,  growing  out  of  the  division  of  the  County  of  Berkeley  taking 
from  it  the  County  of  Jefferson. 

Asking  that  an  order  of  Council  be  made  that  the  67th  Regiment  shall 
be  composed  of  all  the  Militia  within  the  County  of  Berkeley;  and  the 
55th  Regiment  of  the  Militia  of  the  County  of  Jefierson,  and  make  the 
lines  between  the  Counties  of  Berkeley  and  Jeflferson  the  division 
between  the  67th  and  55th  Regiments.  i 

In  that  case  the  55th  Regiment  will  still  be  composed  of  18  or  19  com- 
panies comprehending  about  1,000  effective  Militia. 


The  Bond  of  William  Moseley  as  Treasurer  of  the  Commonwealth  for      Jan.  15 
one  year  from  the  time  of  his  appointment,  in  the  penalty  of  one  million 
of  dollars  is  lodged. 


486  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


John  Clark  to  thb  Governor. 


1805.  Ah  a  considerable  number  of  Hokters,  sword  belts,  cartridge  boxes, 

brush  yfipem  and  pickers  will  be  required  for  arming  the  Militia  of  the 
State,  and  there  bring  a  number  of  convicts  confined  in  the  Penitentiary 
house,  capable  of  executing  the  simple  work  required  in  the  Manufactory 
of  those  articles,  I  submit  to  your  consideration  whether  it  will  not  be 
proper  to  have  them  made  by  such  convicts. 

I  am,  (&c. 


Hh.   Holmbs  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  19,         Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  Capt  Benjamin  Stephenson's 
Richmond   Company  of  Light  Infantry  of  JeflTerson  County. 


Resolved,  That  the  Executive  be  instructed  to  equip  out  of  the  arms 
and  accoutrements  of  the  (Commonwealth,  two  troops  of  Cavalry  in  the 
neighborhood  of  the  Chesterfield  Coal  Pit«  and  the  Troop  of  Cavalry  in 
Goochland  County,  subject  to  the  same  conditions  on  which  arms  are 
delivered  to  the  Militia  by  law. 

Agreed  to  Jan'y  26th,  1805. 

Creed  Taylor,  Speaker  of  the  Senate. 
H.  Holmes,  Speaker  H.  D. 


John  Tbakle,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  5,  Askiiig  the  appointment  of  anotlier  Commissioner  of  Wrecks  in  place 

At^mao     Qf  William  Polk,  now  too  infirm  for  the  duty. 


Ro.  Saunders  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  7,  Asking  for  the  api>ointment  of  a  Notary  Public  for  Williamsburg,  and 

^bl^nT**"    rivotumending  Ji>seph  Prentis,  Jr.,  for  the  office. 


Thomas  Guolson,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Feb*  U,         Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  Troop  of  Brunswick  Cavalry. 
Bninctwick 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  487 


Thomas  Xewton  to  the  Governor. 


Informing  of  the  insubordination  among  the  negroes  of  Isle  of  Wight        1806. 
.  Feb.  14, 

county.  Norfolk 

Recommending  Dangerfield  Starke  for  appointment  as  Notary  l^ublic 
for  Norfolk. 


In  Council,  Feb,  23rd,  1805. 

It  is  advised  that  Doctor  John  Brokenbrough  be  appointed  Commis- 
sioner to  lay  off  and  establish  the  Boundaries  of  the  city  of  Richmond 
in  conformity  to  the  act  entitled  "An  act  to  ascertain  and  establish  the 
limits  of  the  city  of  Richmond,"  passed  at  the  last  session  of  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly. 

A  true  extract  from  the  Journals  of  the  Council. 


John  Gale  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosing  for  his  approval  and  signature,  a  Diploma  as  Surveyor  of     Feb.  18, 
Spotsylvania  county,  granted  by  the  President  and  Professors  of  William  Spotsylvania 
and  Mary  College. 

Brunswick  County,  February  Court: 

Aaron  Browne,  Willie  Harrison,  James  Blick,  and  Charles  Cordle 
^  by  the  court  recommended  to  the  Executive  as  fit  and  proper  persons 
^  execute  the  office  of  Coroner,  and  the  Court  is  further  of  opinion 
that  two  is  requisite  in  said  county. 

A  Copy — ^Teste: 

Herbert  Hill,  CPk. 


French   Sub-Commissary  recognized. 

The  Governor  having  at  the  instance  of  the  Sieur  Oster,  sub-Coramis-  February 
^I'y  of  Commercial  Relations  of  his  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  the  French 
for  the  Port  of  Norfolk,  in  this  Commonwealth,  laid  before  the  Council 
letters  patent  granted  by  the  President  of  the  United  States,  under  the 
^eal  of  the  said  States,  recognizing  the  Sieur  Oster  in  his  said  official 
character,  it  is  advised  that  the  same  be  copied  and  registered,  and  that  the 
(Governor  be  requested  to  inform  the  Sieur  Oster  that  this  measure  has 
t^^n  adopted,  and  that  to  secure  the  respect  due  to  the  exercise  of  the 
functions  of  his  said  office,  nothing  is  now  necessary  but  the  publication 
of  the  Exequatur  granted  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  as  afore- 
said. 


488 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEB8. 


ProdawustioH, 


ia05. 
Febmaiy 


The  Sieur  Oster  having  piodaoed  to  me  by  oommiaBkiD  as  Sob- 
Commissary  of  Commercial  Relations  of  his  Mi^estj  the  Emperor  (if  tbe 
French  ibr  the  Port  of  Norfolk  m  the  State  of  Vinonia,  I  do  hocbv 
recognize  him  as  sach,  and  declare  him  free  to  exercise  siKh  ftmctjoiwt, 
powers,  and  privileges  as  are  aUowed  to  the  similar  agents  of  the  most 
&vored  nations. 

In  testimon  V  whereof  I  have  caosed  these  letters  to  be  made  patent, 
and  the  seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  hereunto  affixed. 

Given  under  my  hand  at  the  City  of  Washington,  the  eighteenth  day 
of  December,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  ei^t  bundled  and 
four,  and  of  the  independence  of  the  United  States  of  America  tbe 
twentv-ninth. 

Thoxas  Jeffersox. 

By  the  President: 

James  Madibox,  Secretary  of  State. 


John  Coobill,  Jambs  Ltlb,  akd  Twblvb  Otbbr  Citizens,  to  thb 

Governor. 

March  18,        Praying  the  appointment  of  a  Notary  Public  for  Manchester. 
Manchester 


Match  23  The  Superintendent  of  the  Manufiu^tory  of  Arms  having  furnished  a 
sample  Rifle,  in  which  a  part  of  the  banel  is  round,  a  bayonet  adapted 
to  it,  which  bayonet  is  beyond  the  usual  length,  and  tbe  mounting  of 
iron  instead  of  brass,  for  the  inspection  and  approbation  of  the  Executive, 
it  is  advised  that  the  said  Gun  be  approved,  and  that  in  future  the 
Superintendent  may  pursue  this  pattern,  and  that  he  will  also  adopt  the 
same  form  of  the  bayonet  of  this  Rifle  to  the  Muskets  hereafter  to  be 
made,  the  increased  length  of  the  bayonet  being  considered  an  improve- 
ment 


March  26        The  bond  of  Sam'l  Pointer  and  securities  as  contractor  for  furnishing 
provisions  to  Public  Guard  is  lodged.     Paialty,  five  thousand  dollars. 


Thos.  M.  Kean  to  the  Governor. 


April  5,         I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  a  copy  of  an  act  of  the  Legidature  of  this 
^^°^^^    State,  on  the  subject  of  improving  the  navigation  of  the  Ohio  River,  which 


P^ 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

has  been  passed  in  consequence  of  a  Resolution  of  the  Jjegislature  of 

Kentucky,  dated  December  the  9th,  1803.     The  commissioners  on  the 

part  of  this  State  will  be  appointed  in  pursuance  of  the  provisions  of  this 

act,  and  will  be  ready  to  meet  the  commissioners  of  the  other  States,  (if 

those  States  shall  agree  to  appoint  such  commissioners)  at  such  time  and 

place  as  shall  hereafter  be  agreed  upon.     You  will  therefore  be  pleased 

to  give  me  early  information  of  the  names  and  places  of  abode  of  the 

commissioners  for  your  State  (if  such  should  be  appointed)  in  order  that 

co-operative  measures  for  this  purpose  may  be  taken. 

I  am,  &c. 


489 


1805. 

April  5, 

Lancaster 

Pa. 


Thos.  M.  Kean  to  the  Governor. 

1  have  the  honor  to  enclose  copies  of  a  distinct  resolution  of  the  Senate     April  5, 
and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania,   l^^caster, 
approving  an  amendment  to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  which 
has  been  proposed  by  the  State  of  Kentucky ;  and  to  request  that  you 
will  lay  the  same  before  the  IjCgislature  of  your  State  for  their  concur- 
rence and  co-operation. 

I  am,  &c. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Mayor,  Recorder,  Aldermen,  and  Common  Coun- 
cil, held  at  the  Court-House  in  the  city  of  Williamsburg,  an  ordinance 
passed  requesting  Ro.  Greenhow,  Mayor,  to  advise  the  Executive  of  the 
8tate  of  Virginia  that  a  number  of  Iron  9  and  12  pound  balls  were  lying 
in  the  Magazine  yard  in  the  city  subject  to  the  delapidation  of  any  that 
choose  to  carry  them  off,  and  that  they  have  been  for  a  long  time  Instru- 
fflents  in  the  hands  of  the  mischievous  to  break  down  the  walls  thereof. 
It  was  also  suggested  that  Francis  Bright,  Capt.  of  the  Revenue  Cutter, 
had  some  years  ago  received  part  of  them,  which  it  was  conceived  the 
Goremment  of  the  United  States  was  chargeable  with;  the  number  of 
^hich  might  probably  be  ascertained  by  himself. 

In  compliance  with  which  Requisition,  the  above  is  respectfully  sub- 

naitted  by  their  most  obed't, 

Ro.  Greenhow,  Mayor. 
April  11th,  1805. 


April  11, 
Williams- 
burg 


City  of  Richmond, 
In  Common  Council^  April  27th,  1805, 

The  Hall  this  day  proceeded  agreeably  to  notice,  to  the  nomination  of    April  27, 
a  Mathematical  Surveyor  of  the  said  city  pursuant  to  the  act  of  the   ^i^^^ond 


i¥>  CAtJOft^ASt  «r  STJOIL  RtfBK 


^Mn^        ^/««tw»mi  l49»»:mKiy  m'  Uanf;  4M«fm  in.  tias  ^nsn^  ouHiR^aofi  pmvniefL     And 
\^  Mf  ^^h^  W^Sff^  whiirth  m  ntHf^mti  v»  hm:  csrtxdei.  Go-  cte  Ptsaiiaic  mad 


AsswEir  lygmmjuegL  CTk. 


'O^f/^  fC^!^».  #i'»/>m  thfi  Vif^tM,  adnfaontieH  refbsed  to  sFOireoder  withoat 


J/^m9m  MfLno^r  to  tbe  Goteksor. 

M#tr  10,         H/rM/;Mir>$(  mrrrm  ntid  sux'jjuirtnienU  ibr  his  Companj  in  the  first  Regi- 
Mifir        rriHrf.  stun  rir«t  i^vwion. 

Joiyr  Tkacklk  to  the  Governor. 

Mwy  10,  lr»fffrrnirij<  him  nf  th«  wiilin^iet^  of  Mr.  Polk  to  surrender  the  office 

JT'iHv      ''^  (V»rnrniMiofmr  of  WriJckMon  awonntof  his  inability,  and  recomniend- 
IffK  Willlarff  I'arrfimore,  F>K|.)  for  the  gaid  office. 


HtaI'LMToN    f'RUTOH field   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

Mmv  Ht.         HnlUililtitf  arum  and  aocoutrementa  for  his  Company  of  Cavalry,  num> 

DaVIO   ChISHOLM   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

Mity  1(^         HoliritltiK  nriDH  for  hin  cM)in|>any  of  Infantry  in  the  74th  R^ment  of 

Ut^Hort  i>f  Martin  Mum.  Ket^per  of  Penitentiary,  of  the  number  of 
Xruid  <UMtHhutt>d  by  him  under  the  several  acts  for  arming  the  militia  of 
(ho  i\iiumoinvtHilth  aud  thonte  n>maining  on  hand  May  18th,  1805: 

Total  lUi  lulUutry^ 15,918 

Not  iwrnnl,       *       ^ 1,568 

Nvv  on  hand* 257 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

Swords  and  belts  issued  for  Capt  Bathuret  Jones'  company  Artillery 
at  Hanover  Town,  51.  Swords  with  belts,  59;  Pistols,  60;  Holsters,  59, 
Capt  Richard  C.  Claiborne's  Troop,  Ist  Reg't  Cavalry,  Petersburg.  Swonls 
with  belts,  50  for  Capt  Thomas  W.  Cock's  Company  Artillery  at  Lynch- 
burg. 


441 


isav 

May  16, 
Hanover 


Return  of  arms  and  accoutrements  made  by  Alexander  Quarrier  in  the 
Arsenal  at  the  Capitol : 

Total  of  Muskets  in  good  order, 2,7G4 

Swords  for  Cavalry,  * 325 

Do.     "   Artillery,  Boarding  Swords, 600 

Do.    Belts, -        -        -        -  192 

Boxes  of  Pistols, 6 

Holsters  for  Pistols, 192 

Cartridge  Boxes, 12 

Powder,  pounds, 850 

Old  Muskets,  unfit  for  service, 7,000 

Old  Cartridge  Boxes,  unfit  for  service, 1,0CX) 

Old  Belts,  unfit  for  service, 600 


May  18 


Lit  KB  Wheeler  to  the  Governor. 

Pursuant  to  the  fourth  section  of  the  act  of  Assembly  passed  21st 
January,  1801,  concerning  slaves,  free  negroes,  <tc.,  it  hath  become  my 
duty  as  an  Alderman  of  this  Borough  to  transmit  to  you  copies  of  cer- 
tain proceedings  had  upon  two  coloured  persons  which  appear  to  have 
been  brought  into  this  State  for  sale  by  a  transient  person  who  calls  him- 
self Peter  Wilkes  Green,  or  Col.  Green,  of  the  State  of  New  York,  who 
now  is,  or  a  few  days  since  was,  going  at  large  within  this  Borough. 

I  am.  &c. 

Norfolk  Borough,  to  wit: 

Whereas  complaint  has  been  made  to  me  by  Hann  Baker,  that  a  cer- 
tain Col.  Green,  contrary  to  the  fourth  section  of  an  act  of  the  Virginia 
Legislature  entitled  "  An  act  to  reduce  into  one  the  several  acts  concern- 
ing slaves  and  free  negroes,"  has  brought  into  this  Borough  from  the  city 
of  New  York  a  negro  girl  who  calls  herself  Nancy  Albert,  and  who  states 
that  she  was  bom  free  and  has  heretofore  lived  in  the  said  city ;  and  also 
a  negro  boy,  who  calls  himself  Cuffey  Spencer,  and  says  that  he  is  a 
slave,  but  has  only  ten  years  to  serve. 

These  are  therefore  to  command  you,  in  the  name  of  the  Common- 
wealth, to  bring  the  said Green,  alias  Col.  Green,  and  the  said  Nancy 

56 


May  20, 
Norfolk 
Borough 


iMi.  AikfifT'  ^uc    '  yfie;>  -Ni^MiCxr:  Mttvn  net  m  ^mmn:  ^(tufr 

iMM^nigu  Utv^  ufiUr^  nty  imu^  mtix  4tutk-  iti»  jJ^  vaxy  0:  lisT 

NiMuU:  l;<jftn4^  to-vrh: 

iif  >'urumJtuittL.  uud  ai«*u  Aksmioer  ^tirdtti..  of  l^aniilk.  ^«ii£*lBi^& 

^'\i.  iviLg;.  iptfiKi:  duH  ^ffvun.  CHnAii<ecJ  inid  ^doiti.  'tijfls  oc  or  aims 
—  ittiv  u^  — .  lift  mtt   ^m\  CtTuei.  falkfC  oi  iii-  iunsH:  in  "fiit  top 

irial  ll('lM?f<mj«cni  ibt*  ik^ti'  iiot  nor  ^hbcic  wbf  «3a2  n*  im  m 
u^nrf «-  liinMrt:.  mid  ivaaaufgo  itiert  fur ^unie  dB.3%.  1l>  "Sbs^  Tiwunartnii 
-Ofifsyuu^n  miO^mnaudhir  ibm  iii^  t*oy  i^a^  bnnisdn  irtiiL  sno&firi 
f$fid  ktftf«'i(<r  tUfft  iicdxitr  9if  lmiu|Sii  lie  rnmid  ncn  ke  IsvrfiiDr  ^u) 


Tl«<t  Haiti  }*.  'IT.  ^sfi^psi.  'bwm  im^sJv^Bas^  «d€  1^102  iriHr  it  waB  iSti 
iitid  iifl.<tt}r  tminiirl  -ftit  «iii  iH^cruf^  iniiu  !!tpir  Tiui  11.  lim^  jiiftoe  1 
:ati  tf]!c^«^iU{lk«u  vif  «»9ta;lu4r  tt&d  remdhtr  xd  i^ih  ^<ib^  Thai  ^le  l»qi 
^  *i»\*r  f\*^  l^.  Ticsft  i»t^  ir»f  iw-  j(roj#errT.  a^  ▼itneasttd  W  m  loD  cd 
I'V  iutii  ^U*tii  -t-jcidiiihed.  T32i£i  tl*»^  gntl  vat  alw»  inf  jircjiersj-  Iml 
*iU^  iofcd  l»tfl  —  T4«tEf  V/  f*err>fc.  and  -cbat:  i«r  i^rer  iiflfinded  l©  aScr  v 

^foy^w^  f^/r  ^jSamk  ijS&  *£  aaiki.  9sA  a&ca-  Le  bad  ^cmsiat  oikl  be  a 
tij*«r  wki  J^>fdbM»  W  ibe  9':iK^  •smPoA  ^f^^'iA,  up  ibr  bis  froai  a  ■saoof 
MT^i^jiji'  aibkiffmiuti  <ii«D  b(jd:  ll^ai  be  J^rdac  « did  9(%.  and  tbat  tb 
4^  «Dd«  l^fc^fKr  etbilifUid.  fi«f|#offlinr  W  hav^bciesi  dulj  executed  10  tbe 
^4  %*im  V<ifk.  it  tbe  muuk*  t^  of  «k  vbieb  be.  tbe  aud  Jordan, 
m^  %  i^iw  4a /•  fAMSI  to  bia  pruiliog  olBee  m  Norfolk. 

Lcxc  Wheeu 

Vou  are  henhr  required  to  reeeire  into  roar  Jail  and  eostod 
brjd y  #if  oe^fo  b9jr  Caflej  i^Mnonv  *n^  ^^  bodr  of  negio  ^il  Ni 


^V4  ■■'.•»-V 

■'liO'i     uxiae    :aa     •rtivuitM;   iitt  "Utr  mi  ^.uti     .u^'%#cfi- ^itJ^t:;kLiu^  t  >^4  ag<' 

ice^  mill  « Lii?i»iianre»i  •  v    iUif  *  turr^  "k  ".iw*  <fr  A4iicti  ::il;^ -<iJk»i  »♦*       ui 


.1  K^.      -^  iiiit.i.*-  S, 

The  •wvwrcMr  lavms.  aid  ^«*in*  "tit  i^oaoi  ^  »}U«:r  rtiiu  '.u<v^ 
Wlitekrr.  in  Aidenniui  'jr  *ai»  -SnitHiiiii  -i  Ngnuik*  q  vnicu  k  -ii>v<> 
tiuff  Jt  uii  f>n]micce(i  *}  ..'ati  .1  iwir*^  ztn  -Uiti    «%#y     Qif.H.rUiu    b;*^   ■ai> 

Cr  is-^fTsefi  'hat  'hts  'Vt/vemur'lo  r^i»j«:»(!  'at  si**!  ^%  tiv».it:r  -v  wcvi- 

a»i  it  iff  rmniit^  t&ivtswi  it&u  'bif  <T^>vefni:^r  ois  ^K^u^-ssi^u  -.v  •.-vuiiaiuucubii; 
to  the  Aitumrr  i>r  ^b»  ^ InstmouvHUKuth  :a  *h«   Bocu<i;^4i  /;  \ciivifcv  UK 

take  :hif  no^vsHRry  <<«i*)j»^^  !t-*!*4v«4r -mI  rbcmfcUf^tK  juiu  iM^iiaitit^  'rvu.  *ho 
said  irreen  ininiiT*5»i  jy  \mx9  -orimpvmfii^  *iih^^ajd  m^cv<6  mu^  uii6  ^  wu- 


Soliciting  jlttv  jua»i  jiiKv«oif4M^^  BC«jr  iW  WUliv^fa^^Wi;^   li>.>s*^\  s'( 


Cavalry.  ^V'jWv^ 


f^N 


I,  Robert  H.  Widler,  Olearfc  of  iht>  oaunliM  iU  Y\^rk  %\\i\  J^uu'^  V'i^.v. 
do  certify  that  by  tlie  returns  iiuule  \\\  \\\y  \\tf\\^x^  \\y  \\\^\\\\\\\\\\^\<^\\%'\^ 
of  the  counties  aforesaid  for  the  year  tSlM,  Uii^re  wor«  jii^^  hmuht^i  mA 
six  free  negroes  and  nnilattiK'8  of  all  agtni  in  tht)  ^)d  ouuutitv». 

H.  H   U  AJKKU, 
May  27th,  1805.  Olurk  of  York  ami  JuuiCb  i  ily 


John  Moodv  to  thu  (Jovkumou. 

B^xnling  work  done  fn»iti   Mar<*h   ife»t.   J8<>6,   to  datt*;  irii>)ini(in^  (lurf      jini,<  1 
btmdred  dollare  oompeiiDatiou. 


i44 

W  WW 


CALESr&Afc  or  9TATK  PAPEB& 


Trojta-'I  5ewT03r  to  the  Gotiiup>r- 

i)<^  .^ntor^t^tntif  th^  a{>^ntm4tnt  o/  a  QnarantTfie  ciffieer  fer  Nbrfii&.  and 

V^vrf^illr      ^^^^'  ^  ^^^'^^  phjm^^mn  vooM  foe  a  suitdMe  man  to  fiS  thm 


HtfK  W,  Smits  to  THi  GormtJioR, 

.frYf»A  ^  Th#!  urirlemfmed  be^^s  leare  tr>  laj  before  joar  Excdkncr,  m  reiam  of 

fh^  fCK^hrn^/n/)  Ref^TiMiean  Moes,  a  Tolanteer  li^i  izi^Dtir  Companj 
f^Uf^t^}^A  Uf  the  l^h  Regiment  of  Militia^  sbowing  the  nnmber  c^  men 
ni  prfm4mi  enroWed  therein  and  the  ntunber  and  conditicHi  of  the  Motets, 
^U%ff9r}eitt  and  (Cartridge  baxea,  which  have  been  heretofore  drawn  for  and 
Hftf  at  fir^;^ient  in  the  uiie  of  the  said  Company.  From  the  said  return  it 
will  Hft^tfJhr  to  your  Excellency,  that  the  said  Company  is  at  this  time 
c^fmiK/mil  (4  nixty-eight  men  including  three  commissioned  officers,  eight 
nfyri'C^/rriiniiNrioned  officers  and  fifty-seven  rank  and  file.  That  they  have 
Mixty  MunkiiUf  sixty  Bayonets  and  sixty  Cartridge  boxes,  and  that  there 
fir^i  wanting  at  this  time  for  the  use  of  said  Company,  five  Muskets,  five 
hayoriC5ts  and  five  Cartridge  boxes.  The  undersigned  further  b^s  leave 
to  make  known  to  your  £xcellency,  that  the  two  muskets  noted  on  the 
Nuld  ruturn  um  hadf  are  so  noted  on  account  of  defects  in  the  barrels  exist- 
Imk  At  Uui  time  they  were  received  froni  the  Armory,  but  not  discovered 
tiiiill  ftrtnrwanlH — nor  discoverable  when  received,  as  they  are  flaws  in  the 
luirrolrt  which  wore  concealed  by  a  high  polish.  The  ramrod  of  one  other 
tiMi^kot  Ih  also  partly  broken,  and  totally  unfit  for  use,  and  this  also  as  is 
iippardiit  liiiN  boon  occasioned  by  an  original  flaw,  which  was  not  observed 
Hi  ilio  titiK*  it  was  riK!uived. 

Thf<  abovo  two  dofootivo  muskets  and  the  bayonet  aforesaid,  the  under- 
hIkihmI  prtuniunuH  to  think  ought  to  be  returned  to  the  Armory,  and  thence 
roplarod  in  IiIh  company  by  others  of  unexceptionable  quality. 

I  In  furthor  l)egs  leave  t4)  represent  to  your  Excellency,  that  he  has  well 
fmnuliKi  rxpeotations  of  enrolling  from  ten  to  fifteen  more  rank  and  file 
\\i  him  noxt  muster,  and  believes  that  his  comiMiny  will  require  from  ten 
U\  tItWn  more  muskets,  i^a,  and  for  which  he  prays  leave  to  draw. 


Tmos,  Ghouson  to  the  Governor. 
Juno  \K\        Sv^Uoit^t  H)iiu<  for  his  <x>mivsiny  and  sends  a  wagon  for  them. 


\ 


11.  »T.  Gamrill  to  the  Governor. 

.Uu^^  tH.         S%^ni>  time  last  summer,  I  communicsted  to  the  ExecuUve  the 
^^tnlnt'^^     (K^)  v^t  a  tract  \>l^  laud  in  the  County  of  Kodai^faam  which 


CALESDAB  OF  STATE 


44S 


Jac^isan  died  seized  and  ^possessed  of  without  heiis.  The  Kxecntivo 
then  diiiBCted  me  to  employ  James  Allen,  Esq^,  to  attend  the  Jun-  of 
iBqoefd  to  aid  the  Attorney,  which  1  did,  but  the  Jory  did  not  l^!rTee.  1 
can  only  add  ^lat  1i>e  land  nemaine  in  the  same  situation  as  at  that  time, 
lod  is  supjiosed  to  be  very  valuable.  You  ^ill  therefore  he  pleased  to 
comxDunicate  to  me  the  advice  of  oooim^  ff>ieUjer  I  am  a^rain  to  employ 
Mr-  AHen  or  any  other  Grentleman  to  aid  on  an  Inquest  shortly  to  be 
held  GO  tiie  said  laud,  for  it  i^  doubtless  escheatable. 

I  am,  ^c 


Hiirri?>OTi- 


H.  Deabbokk^  Secketary  of  War,  to  thk  Goveuxor. 

The  Marshall  of  the  District  of  Virginia,  bv  instructions  <Tx>fti  the     .!ii«k^  l^ 

*  Wat 

Department  of  State,  being  directed  to  obtain  your  aj>pn>batioii  before  |>,^^^^^^t 

he  makes  application  for  an  armed  force  agreeably  to  the  piv^visious  of 
the  Act  of  Congress  -  for  the  more  efifectual  preservation  of  poac<^  in  the 
ports  and  harbors  of  the  United  States  and  in  the  waters  under  their 
jurisdiction,^  and  your  Excellency  by  a  letter  from  the  same  Dojvart- 
ment  being  requested  to  render  him  your  aid  whenever  in  your  opinion 
the  employment  of  a  military  force  is  requisite,  I  am  directed  by  Uie 
President  of  the  United  States  to  desire  you  in  such  cases  io  employ 
such  of  the  militia  in  the  State  of  Virginia  as  you  may  deem  necessary, 
in  addition  to  the  regular  troops,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  eflfei*t 
the  provisions  of  said  act 

Directions  have  been  given  from  this  Department  to  Uie  commanding 
officer  of  the  regular  troops  at  Fort  Nelson,  to  render  such  aid  as  your 
Excellency  may  require,  and  pursue  such  measures  as  the  officer  execut- 
ing the  process  may  direct  in  pursuance  of  the  provisions  of  said  act. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c. 

[A  printed  copy  of  instructions  to  the  Marshall  of  the  District  of  Vir- 
ginia, dated  May  29th,  1805,  enclosed  in  the  letter  of  Secretary  of  War. — 

Ed.] 


Norfolk  Borough : 

At  a  quarterly  session  court  continued  and  held  the  twenty-Mixth 
day  of  June,  1805,  the  Court  recommended  to  his  Bxcellency  the  Gov'r 
and  Council,  Col.  John  Nivison,  as  a  fit  person  to  be  commissioned 
Recorder  for  this  Borough  in  the  room  of  Thomas  Newton,  Esq'r,  re- 
signed- 
Copy — Teste: 

Wm.  Sharp,  C.  N.  B.  C. 


446  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Middlesex  Court,  Jiuie  28th,  1805. 

1805.  Wni.  George  Vidal,  merchant,  who  hath  imigrated  from  Holland,  this 

day  came  into  Court  and  presented  a  petition  in  the  words  following,  to- 
wit:  "To  the  worshipful  court,"  <fec.;  also  an  affidavit  of  Josiah  B.  Grin- 
dall  in  the  following  words:  "I,  Josiah  B.  Grindall,"  &c.;  and  it  appear- 
ing by  the  petition  and  affidavit  before  recited,  that  he,  the  said  Wm. 
Geo.  Vidall,  hath  resided  within  the  United  States  of  America  for  up- 
wards of  eight  years,  and  within  this  State  upwards  of  three  years,  and 
having  in  open  court  taken  the  oath  prescribed  by  an  act  of  Congress 
passed  the  14th  day  of  April,  1802,  and  entitled  an  act  to  establish  an 
uniform  mode  of  naturalization,  and  to  repeal  the  acts  heretofore  passed 
on  that  subject,  whereupon  he  is  admitted  to  the  rights  of  a  citizen  of 
the  United  States. 

Copy — ^Tester 

O.  Cosby,  C.  M.  C. 


John  D.  Watkins  to  the  Governor. 

Jane  28         Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  the  Cavalry  Troop  of  New  Kent 
and  Charles  City. 


Penitentiary,  29th  June,  1805. 

I  have  this  day  inspected  fifty  pair  of  Holst<3rs  and  fifty  Sword  Belts 

made  at  the  Penitentiary,  and  find  them  equal  in  every  respect  to  the 

sample. 

Tho.  Underwood. 


J.  Saunders,  Captain  U.  S.  Artillery,  to  the  Governor. 

June  30,  Your  letter,  with  its  enclosure  and  one  from  the  Honorable  Secretary 
Fort  Nelson  ^^  War,  I  received  by  mail  yesterday.  In  compliance  with  which  I  have 
the  honor  to  transmit  for  your  Excellency's  information,  a  *  Return  of 
Ordnance,  exhibiting  an  accurate  account  of  every  article  annexed  to  that 
Department,  together  with  a  *  Monthly  Return  of  the  Troops  placed 
under  my  command.  By  the  former  Return,  you  will  discover  that  the 
Post  is  deficient  in  the  description  of  Artillery,  &c.,  alluded  to  in  your 
Excellency's  letter,  and  by  the  latter  you  will  find  that  our  Garrison  is 
small,  but  it  is  young,  healthy,  and  ready  to  obey  any  order  its  Govern- 
ment may  think  proper  to  give. 

I  am,  &c. 
•Return  of  Ordnance  and  Monthly  Return  of  Artillery  both  lodged. — Ed. 


CALENDAK  OF  STATE  PAPERS,  447 


W.  B.  Robertson,  B.  W.  Leigh,  anp  John  8now  to  the  Governor. 

The  undersigned  respectfollj  represent:  1905, 

That  a  oomfianv  of  the  citizens  of  Peterebui^,  to  the  number  of  56,  pi^l^^L^ 
have  formed  themselves  into  a  volunteer  company  under  the  appellation 
of  '^The  Petersbui^  Republican  Light  In&ntry.'"  They  have  chosen  the 
undersigned  as  proper  j»ereons  to  be  the  oflBcers  of  the  company,  who 
have  also  been  recommended  by  tlie  Hustings  Court  of  the  town,  and 
they  have  desired  the  undersigned  to  ask  of  the  Executive,  in  their 
behalf,  that  thev  mav  be  furnished  with  anns  and  accoutrements  from 
the  public  ArsenaL 

The  undersigned  therefore,  in  behalf  of  **The  Petersbuig  Republican 
Light  Infantry,"  resj>ectfully  solicit  the  Executive,  that  arms  and  accou- 
trements may  be  famished  to  the  company  from  the  public  Arsenal,  in 
such  number,  in  such  manner,  and  under  such  conditions  as  the  Execu> 

live  may  deem  proper. 

We  are,  &c 


JoHX  Fitzgerald  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  and  aocoutrements  for  the  compan}*  of  Cavalry  raised     July  20, 
in  Nottowav  countv.  Nottoway 


liidructwn4  for  Arming  the  Catniry  as  Received  by  the  Erecutirc^  to-wii : 

6o  Swords  and  65  Pistols  for  Capt  Geo.  W.  Boothe's  Troop  in  the  4th      July  20 
Regiment  of  Cavalry,  in  Gloucester. 

59  Swords  and  59  Pistols  for  Capt  Richard  C.  Claiborne's  Troop  in  the 
1st  Regiment  of  Cavalry,  near  Petersburg. 

71  Swords  and  71  Pistols  for  Capt  Augustin  J.  Smith's  Troop  in  the 
2nd  Reg't  of  Cavalry,  in  Fairfax. 

85  Swords  and  85  Pistols  for  Capt  James  Riddick's  Troop  in  the  4th 
Reg't  of  Cavalry,  in  Nansemond. 

For  Capt.  Mordecai   Boothe's  Troop  in   the  —  Reg't  of  Cavalry,  in 
Brunswick. 

For  Capt.  Vincent  Brannom's   Troop  in  the  —  R^'t  of  Cavalry,  in 
Richmond  Co. 

For  Cai>t  —  Muse's  Troop  in  the  —  Reg't  of  Cavalry,  in  Middlesex 
Co. 

67  Swords  and  67  Pistols  for  Capt  Archer  Richie's  Troop  in  the  4th 
Reg't  Cavalry,  in  Essex. 

80  Swords  and  80  Pistols  for  Capt  Wm.  Irvin's  Troop  in  the  1st  R^'t 
of  Cavalry,  in  Bedford. 


448  CALENDAK  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1805.  46  Swords  and  46  Pistols  for  Capt  Harry  Heth's  Troop  in  the  Ist 

Jaly  20       j^^^t  ^f  Cavalry,  in  Chesterfield. 

42  Swords  and  42  Pistols  for  Capt  B.  Stanard's  Troop  in  the  1st  Reg't 
of  Cavalry,  in  Chesterfield. 

60  Swords  and  60  Pistols  for  Capt  Archibald  Randolph's  Troop  in  the 
2nd  Reg't  of  Cavalry,  in  Croochland. 

For  Capt  Stapleton  Crutchfield's  Troop  in  the  —  Reg't  of  Cavalry,  in 
Fredericksburg. 

For  Capt  John  Temple's  Troop  in  the  —  R^'t  of  Cavalry,  in  King  & 
Queen. 


A.  Russell  to  the  Governor. 

Aagust  1         Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  the  Troop  of  Cavalry  attached 
to  the  57th  Regiment 


John  Fitzgerald  to  Alexander  McRae. 

Aognst  5.        Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  his  Troop  of  Cavalry  raised  in 
Nottoway     Nottoway. 


E.  Mason  to  the  Governor. 

August  17,       Soliciting  arms  for  the  45th  R^'t,  which  has  as  yet  received  none. 
Stafford  ' 


Printers'  proposals  for  printing  I^ws  of  Congress: 
John  Courtney,        L5(X)  copies,  $280,  without  Index. 


Thos.  Nicholson, 

Do. 

including  paper  and  table  of  contents, 
$271  83. 

Sam'l  Pleasants, 

Do. 

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Aug.  Davis, 

Do. 

$20  per  sheet 

Cook  &  Grantland, 

Do. 

$240. 

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Do. 

$280. 

Aug.  24th,  1805. 

John  S.  Pleasants  (Captain)  and  Joshua  West  (Lieutenant)  to 

THE  Lieutenant-Governor. 

August  24        Soliciting  arms  for  a  Light  Infantry  Company. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  449 


Martin  \[ijis  (Keeper)  to  the  Governor. 

I  deem  it  mv  dutv  to  submit  the  following  stJUements  to  the  Ei^ecu-        li^vv, 

^^  ^  ^  •  IVni  ten  tianr 

But  :5ix  Dien  are  sent  to  guard  this  place,  and  freqaentlj  a  part  of 

them  are  bov?  not  able  to  render  essential  service,  and  thev  are  coin- 

uianded  bv  non-commissioned  oflScers.     But  two  centinels  are  kept  ihi 

duty,  and  thev  cannot  afford  security  either  in  the  day  or  night 

There  are  a  hundred  men  confined.  Should  they  attempt  to  escai^ie 
by  force,  success  would  be  very  probable,  and  I  have  good  reason  to 
believe  that  this  plan  is  intended  at  the  present  time. 

I  have  informed  Col.  Quarrier  that  his  Guard  at  this  place  is  too  weak. 
and  he  has  said  that  he  cannot  send  me  more  men.  These  statements 
are  caused  bv  a  sense  of  dutv. 

I  am,  &C. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor . 

Soliciting  arms  for  Capt  Stanard's  Rifle  Companv  of  Spotsvlvania.         August  24, 

Man'Py 
.Ajnns 


A  return  of  Capt.  I^arkin  Stanard's  Republican  Company  of  Riflemen, 
2nd  Bait,  16th  Reg't,  Ist  Brigade: 

1  Captain,  1  Lieut..  4  Sergeants,  4  Corporals,  81  Privates.  Total,  91. 
Rifles,  2;  Bayonets,  1;  Drums,  1;  Fifes,  1. 

Countersigned : 

Hugh  Mercer,  Lt.-Col.  Com't. 
John  Chevis,  Adj*t. 


Petition  of  Wm.  Aylett  and  Others. 

The  Petition  of  Wm.  Aylett,  Wm.  Quarles  and  Rich'd  M.  Segar,  oflScers      Sept.  7, 
commandmg  a  company  of  Light  Infantry  of  the  2nd  Battalion  of  the     \\^\\^Sin 
^7th  Regiment  in  the  14th  Brigade  and  4th  Division  of  Militia,  respect- 
fully represents: 

That  they  have  lately  received  orders  from  the  Lieut-Colonel  Comman- 
dant of  the  87th  Regiment,  requiring  them  to  have  their  company  in 
compleat  readiness  to  take  the  field  on  one  hour's  notice.  That  by  the 
return  of  their  company  hereto  annexed,  and  to  which  they  beg  leave  to 
refer  your  honors,  it  will  be  seen  how  entirely  destitute  they  are  of  arms 

and  other  necessary  Military  apparatus.    They  b^  leave  here  to  repre- 

57 


450 


1805. 
Sept.  7, 

King 
WUliam 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

sent  that  they  take  a  pleasure  and  feel  a  pride  in  rendering  the  Militia  so 
far  as  their  intiuence  may  extend,  both  efficient  and  respectable;  but  they 
fear  that  they  will  be  unable  to  effect  this  in  the  manner  desired  without 
the  aid  of  Government  They  further  state  that  the  men  composing  their 
company  though  strong  and  active,  are  most  of  them  young  men  in  rather 
indigent  circumstances,  and  are  unable  to  procure  for  themselves  the 
necessary  uniform,  caps  and  coats.  They  find  under  the  14th  Sec^n  of 
the  Militia  Law,  passed  in  January,  1804,  that  the  uniform  for  the  Light 
Infantry,  &c.,  is  to  be  purchased  out  of  the  money  arising  on  delinquents, 
and  as  your  honors  have  the  power,  they  flatter  themselves  you  will  feel 
a  pleasure  in  lending  your  aid  in  equipping  them  in  a  manner  becoming 
the  importance  and  dignity  of  the  Militia  of  Virginia.  We  ask  nothing 
for  ourselves,  having  already  procured  our  necessary  uniform,  &c.,  but 
we  respectfully  request  that  your  Honors  will  with  all  convenient  speed, 
transmit  to  us  at  Aylett's  warehouse  in  the  county  of  King  William,  all 
necessary  arms  for  our  company,  including  side  arms  for  the  non-com- 
missioned officers,  and  also  caps  and  uniform  coats  for  the  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  soldiers. 

This  being  done,  we  shall  at  all  times  be  ready  to  take  the  field  in 
defence  of  our  country  or  upon  any  other  proper  occasion  at  a  moment's 

notice. 

Signed, 

Wm.  Aylett, 

Wm.  Quarles, 

Richard  M.  Segar. 
King  William,  Sep.  7th,  1805. 

A  Return  of  Capt  Aylett's  Company  of  Light  Infiemtry,  in  the  2nd 
Battalion  and  87th  Regiment  of  Militia:  1  Captain,  1  Lieutenant,  1  En- 
sign. 4  Sergeants,  4  Corporals,  1  Drummer,  1  Fifer,  46  Rank  and  File — 
57  total.  No  Drum.  No  Fife.  No  Muskets.  No  Bayonets.  No  Cart- 
ridge Boxes.     No  Swords. 

Wm.  Aylett. 


A  Return  of  the  Strength  of  the  Public  Guard,  Sept.  7th,  1805 :  Pres- 
ent and  fit  for  duty — 1  Captain,  1  Lieutenant,  1  Ensign,  4  Sergeants,  4 
Corporals,  4  Music,  40  Privates.    Sick  in  Hospital,  11.    Sick  on  Furlough, 

2.     Deserted,  4.    Total  strength,  68. 

Alex'r  Quarrier,  Capt.  P.  G. 


Sept  9, 
Dumfries 


John  Sinton  to  the  Governor. 

The  death  of  Col.  Thomas  Lee,  late  collector  for  the  Cx>mnion wealth 
on  Bristoe's  tract,  has  left  a  vacancy  in  that  office,  which  I  take  the  ear- 
liest opportunity  of  announcing  my  wish  to  obtain. 


CALSKDAK  OF  STATE  PAFSSS. 


I  shall  Uke  the  Hbntr  of 
sadsfv  the  Execotire  thai  thdr 
they  feel  dispcMted  to  af^poant  me. 


I  am.  ^c 


A  ProrUmalioD  ior  QoarantiDe.  dated  S^fL  21st.  1S05.  in  the  differeDi 
ports  of  entry  and  ddireiy  of  the  CVmmionvealth.  on  accoont  of  an 
infectioiis  malignant  disease  existing  in  the  cities  c^  New  Y<»iL  Phila- 
delphia, and  the  We«t  India  Islands,  by  the  Lienteoant-Oc>renM>r.  John 
Gaerrant.  Jr..  is  lodged. 


J.  RoBixsoK  TO  Dastibl  L.  Htltost. 
Soliciting  appointment  a:*  oollector  of  lente  of  the  Bitaioe  Estate. 


4S1 


a  f:«x3^i€r  rB0c<mn>ecKii2k^n  to        i<ii^ 
inll  Dort  be  nusfiibcied  sboold     ,^22b^ 


MiLBS    KrS^   TO   THE 


Soliciting  the  a|.«}iointmeDt  <ff  Snperinteodent  of  Qoanntiiie  ior  Nor>     StfC  17, 
Mk.      ReGommtxKiing  CoL  Woriick  Westvood  for  Saperintcndenl  of 
Quarantine  for  HampiocL. 


.21, 


BoLUX^   Bbaxch  to  Samuel  Colemax. 
Soliciting  arms  for  hi^  Troop  of  Caralry,  l«t  Regiment  and  1st  Division.     <;^|c  2S 


Robert  Akdebsox  to  the  Goterkor. 
Soliciting  good  and  genrioeable  arms  for  the  Williamsbarg  Mihtia. 


34, 


Pettox  Smith  to  the  Goverxor. 

Soliciting  appointment  as  Saperintendent  of  Quarantine  at  York  Town.     $;Mi.  2^ 

Yontown 


JoHV  WiLUAMs,  Rob.  Graham,  Timothy  Bruio^idcsr,  ai^d  Others 

TO  THE  Governor. 

Reoommending  James  Wigginton  as  collector  of  rents  on  the  Brbtoe     <^«t^  ^ 

Estate. 


452  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

CoDSciL  ChaxboLj  SqpL  SOik,  1M5. 

1805.  It  i»  advued  thiit  Alex'r  McRae  and  Wm.  Foashee,  Esq.,  be  appointed 

to  count  tbe  money  in  the  Treasur}'  and  make  a  report  thereon. 

Dah'l  L.  Hyltos,  Clerk  of  Council. 
Extract  from  the  minutes. 


Oct.  1, 
Treasury 


The  Treasurer  being  enjoined  to  close  the  accounts  of  his  office  on  the 
30th  day  of  September  annually,  we,  the  underwritten,  thereto  appointed 
by  the  Executive  (as  appears  by  the  forgoing  copy  of  their  order),  re- 
fmired  to  the  Treasury  on  the  morning  of  the  first  of  October  in  order 
to  ascertain  the  amount  of  money  and  other  facilities  in  the  treasury 
received  on  public  acaiunt  and  constituting  the  balance  due  therefrom 
on  the  30th  day  of  September,  1805. 

Upon  examination  we  find  the  balance  actually  on  hand  to  be  one 
hundred  and  twenty-eight  thousand  seven  hundred  Dollars  and  forty 
cents,  which  has  been  deposited  by  the  Treasurer  in  the  bank  of  Vir- 
ginia. 

Al.  McRae, 
w.  foushee. 


Oct.  1. 

ACCOIDBC 


John  Cropper,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  9th  of  August  came  to  my  hands  by 
the  mail  the  22nd  of  that  month. 

Agreeable  to  your  instructions,  I  ordered  the  Light  Infantry  company 
to  parade  immediately — ^to-wit,  on  the  24th  of  August.  Every  officer 
and  soldier  of  the  company  appeared  at  the  time  and  place  appointed, 
except  two  privates,  who  were  absent  on  business  at  the  time  notices 
were  given.  I  ordered  the  officers  to  examine  the  arms  and  accoutre- 
ments under  my  own  inspection,  and  gave  orders  for  the  company  to  be 
ready  to  march  at  an  hour's  warning. 

Thinking  it  my  duty  to  prepare  for  service  the  rest  of  the  Regiment 
under  my  command,  I  ordered  the  remaining  companies,  including  the 
Troop  of  horse,  to  meet  the  7th  of  September,  when  1  had  them  exam- 
ined and  put  in  the  best  {possible  condition  for  action,  and  also  gave 
orders  that  the  whole  Regiment  should  hold  themselves  ready  to  march 
in  whole  or  part,  as  they  might  be  called  for. 

On  this  occasion  I  have  the  satisfaction  to  inform  you  that  the  officers 
and  men  showed  me  a  pleasing  example  of  their  energy  and  patriotism ; 
l)ut  I  have  to  lament  that  we  are  still  deficient  of  arms.  The  first  we 
received  from  the  Executive  were  generally  unfit  for  service,  and,  indeed, 
good  for  nothing.    The  last,  tho'  good,  were  not  enough  in  number. 

I  am,  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERa  458 


P.  S. — I  cannot  account  for  no  commissions  coming  from  the  Execu-        1805. 

tive  to  the  2nd  Reg't  for  a  considerable  time  past,  tho'  several  recom-     A^^nLo 

mendations  have  been  made  by  the  C^urt  for  that  R^'t,  and  it  is  deprived 

of  the  services  of  meritorious  men  who  don't  choose  to  act  barely  on  the 

recommendation  of  the  court. 

J.  C. 


Henry  St.  John  Dixon  to  Samuel  Colrman. 

Soliciting  arms  for  Troop  of  C'avalry  commanded  by  Capt.  Jacob  Baker      Oct.  4, 
attached  to  the  105th  Regiment.         *  Abinjrdon 


James  Semple  to  the  (Governor. 

Soliciting  pistols  made  at  the  Virginia  Manufactory  for  the  troop  of      Oct,  6, 
Cavalry  at  Williamsburg.  ^  ^^' bu^*" 


The  bond  of  Hancock  Eustace  as  agent  for  the  C'ommonwealth,  for  the 
collection  of  the  rents  on  the  Bristoe  Estate,  in  the  penalty  of  five  thous- 
and dollars,  dated  the  30th  of  September,  1805,  is  lodged. 


Clifton  Garland  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

In  consef^uence  of  your  advertisement  in  the  Virginia  Argus  of  the      oct.  7, 
10th  ult'o,  am  induced  to  transmit  the  annexed  return;  whether  1  am    Albemarle 
entitled  to  claim  under  this  advertisement  or  on  what  grounds  are  to  bo 
supported,  are  alike  to  me  unknown.     If  seniority  is  entitled  to  preference, 
believe  the  Troop  I  command  would  stand  in  the  first  class. 

I  am,  <&c. 

Strength  of  the  Albemarle  Troop  of  C Cavalry  attached  to  the  47th  Reg't 
of  Militia,  viz: 

Commissioned     Oflficers, 4 

Non-Com missioned  do. 4 

Privates, 51 

Total,       59 
Clipton  Garland,  i\  A.  T,  C. 


Daniel  Wbisiger  to  the  Governor. 


Capt.  Smith  having  informed  me  of  bis  resignation,  I  here  inclose  you      Oct.  17, 
a  list  of  the  company  formerly  commanded  by  him,  out  of  which  you  Cl^wterfleld 


454  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1805.  will  please  fill  the  vacancy.  The  Sergeants,  as  elected  by  the  company, 
Cheatei^eld  ^^^'  Messrs.  John  Ferry,  Samuel  Wooddy,  and  James  Winfree.  I  have 
also  to  request  you  to  take  into  your  consideration,  the  arming  of  our 
company,  as  the  greater  part  are  now  in  uniform,  and  without  arms 
appear  almost  useless.  Believing  that  you  will  at  least  furnish  us  with 
small  arms,  if  artillery  cannot  be  had, 

I  am,  &c. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  I  beg  leave  to  state  that  this  is  one  among 
the  first  companies  of  artillery  raised  in  the  State;  that  its  local  situation 
promises  immediate  benefits  in  case  of  emergency,  and  that  I  heartily 
concur  in  the  desire  of  officers  to  be  furnished  with  arms. 

Samuel  Coleman. 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  30,  There  is  now  depending  in  the  Court  of  Appeals  a  cause  of  great  im- 
Ricbmond  po^tance  to  the  State.  The  suit  is  brought  by  Robert  Bristoe  to  recover 
a  tract  of  land  in  Prince  William  which  is  now  in  possession  of  the 
public.  The  value  of  the  land  itself,  I  am  told,  is  many  thousand 
pounds,  besides  a  large  claim  for  profits.  In  a  case  of  such  magnitude, 
I  think  the  public  interest  would  be  promoted  by  employing  assistant 
counsel.  I  am  induced  to  make  this  suggestion  because  it  has  been  the 
practice  of  the  Government  in  cases  of  great  importance,  and  because, 
too,  although  I  am  sanguine  in  my  expectation  of  a  result  favorable  to 
the  State,  yet  the  co-operation  of  talents  which  the  Commonwealth  may 
be  availed  of,  cannot  but  be  beneficial. 

I  am,  &c. 


E.  Langham  to  the  Governor. 

Oct.  30,  Congress  having  passed  a  law  limiting  the  time  for  locating  the  mili- 
Cbillicothe  ^^y  ]ands  between  the  Scioto  and  Little  Miami  rivers,  and  for  establishing 
the  line  run  by  Israel  Ludlow,  Esq.,  between  the  lands  of  the  United 
States  and  the  Virginia  army  lands,  which  law  requires  the  sanction  of 
the  Virginia  Assembly  previous  to  its  taking  efiect,  will  you  permit  me 
on  behalf  of  the  Virginia  military  claimants  to  state  to  you  as  follows, 
to-wit: 

First — Great  injury  will  be  done  to  the  claimants  if  the  time  for 
locating  is  limited  to  so  short  a  period,  because  there  are  many  warrants 
and  parts  of  warrants  yet  in  the  Surveyor's  oflS^e  unsatisfied,  and  I  pre- 
sume many  to  issue. 


DCyEfOibd:  or  :?SV.TF   TN^3>C3&;  .^^ 


>«nmdr — ^i^   jib-  t^c    t»'    Ir:  ^jf^dicm.   la^  u^vei^tH  *«v>^ '*«'>-  'v*  >Mn 

}'-  Tiiii!M  iftf  g-fiUf-ntq  wni  niKjuT  *e  TtUwc.  tm^.  iis  lo;^  mw.  ^moa  ^<yv^ 
sxirvyjic*;      Jr  VAX  tiimi:  nr*u«r  xi  snimiii  iir^x    mT;   a:  ilvft^    ,xKM^>*q 

TviL  vii;   I  tnim:  -render  ^afrvia   xi   thi  2iaumiuil>  a    \  ii^niiiii  mil»t»»\\ 

}iiidf- 


WberMij<m.  '»n  ibf  tdcidoe  of  Mr.  NrKii^v  5*«v\i>d<>3  W  Mr  ^>vwis  >l 
Judge  of  the  <>eDenLl  CourJ  to  fill  iJ>e  viwrniKV  4i:K'4>rt<;ju<i 


I  have  been  duly  honaned  with  viHiw  of  the  2«\i  U^Uni ,  i^M^ty^^  u^i^  N^nn  n. 
of  my  apfiointment  to  a  seat  on  the  bench  of  the  t%<^>t>iii)  t\\^m^  ^^^Hn  ^  ^^^^^^^^^^ 
was  not  expected  by  me.  But  I  deein  it  tJie  duty  \\i  <»\WN-  )^>1^^  mm^^Uvv 
of  society  to  obey  the  call  of  his  country  and  to  dimi'har^'  \\>  Uio  \\^\  of 
disability  the  duties  assigned  to  hiui.  Under  thi*  iinpri^iMiioi^,  \h%^\,  \ 
shall,  duly  regarding  the  great  responsibility  attnclun^  to  tho  \\\\W%\  to 
which  I  am  called,  repair  without  delay  to  tho  sent  of  g^wnnnuiM^^  lo 
give  ray  attendance  upon  the  General  Court  on  Sat\mliiy  host. 

1  am,  il'c. 


James   Taylor  to  tiir  Oovkknom. 

In  conformity  to  the  Proclamation  itm\UH\  by  thtt  Mmiii  Uuvmimim  '^Ul      fs„v   \f\ 
of  Sept.  last,  I  have  attended  to  the  duty  an  HuptiriMtcMMh«Ml  n(  l^MifMM       NmHxI^ 
tine,  and  as  there  was  no  danger  of  ariy  infec^tiuiiM  (liMi«iu»»i  ni  lhl«i  aa^^mmMi 
1  thought  it  necessary  to  withdraw  the  Fublicaiioii.     lm\imvn\  yoii  ImVN 


456 


1805. 
Nov.  15, 
Nrirfolk 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

a  lifct  of  aU  the  vessels  that  have  arrived  from  any  suspected  Port,  with 
the  printers  aoc't.  <&ra  I  had  directed  the  Ck>mmaiidaiit  of  the  Fort  to 
stop  all  vessels  from  the  said  Ports,  and  employed  a  Doctor  to  visit  them 
and  make  report  to  me  of  the  Health  of  the  crew,  &c.  Certificates  have 
been  granted  to  each  before  they  were  admitted  to  an  entry  at  the  Cus- 
tom House. 

I  have  the  satis&ction  to  inform  vou  that  there  has  not  occurred  one 
instance  in  which  it  was  necessary  to  ))erform  Quarantine.  You  will 
make  what  compensation  you  think  proper  for  the  services. 

I  am,  &c. 


P.  Grvmes  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  20,  Resigning  his  seat  as  a  member  of  the  Council  of  State  on  account  of 

Warwick     feeble  health. 


Thos.  Underwood  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  21,  Enclosing  an  account  of  Price  k  Underwood  for  work  done  by  them 

Richmond   ^^  ^^^  ^^rd  of  the  Public  Warehouse  at  Richmond,  amounting  to  $53  25, 
suspended  for  Major  Clarke's  approvaL 


I  do  certify  that  Joseph  Horton  has,  agreeably  to  contract  with  me, 
completed  his  precinct  of  the  road  to  be.  opened  and  improved  under  the 
act  of  Assembly  entitled  "an  act  to  amend  and  carry  into  effect  the 
several  acts  providing  for  the  opening  a  road  from  the  upper  navigation 
of  James  River  to  the  upper  navigation  of  Kanawha  River,"  and  that 
the  last  half  of  the  am't  of  the  sum  contracted  for  is  now  due  him,  being, 
two  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  22d  of  November,  1805. 

David  Ruffner. 


Robert  Chew  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  25,  I  am  directed  by  the  Court  of  Spotsylvania  Co.  to  transmit  to  the 

Spotsylvania  Executive  for  their  satisfaction,  a  statement  of  the  Commission  of  the 
peace  in  this  county,  and  also  the  particular  situation  of  Joseph  Pollard, 
one  of  the  magistrates,  who,  it  ap|>ear8,  is  contractor  for  carrying  the 
mail ;  that  his  s  in,  who  is  a  minor,  is  commissioned  as  postmaster,  but 
that  the  business  is  entirely  done  by  the  said  Pollard.  The  court  wish 
the  Executive  to  advise  them  whether  the  said  Pollard  can  act  as  a 
magistrate  under  those  circumstances. 


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li^^inieni.  bavt  mr  !♦*««-  afiinperet:  mgcuidng  ii  -tiif  mnoub-  anknv  o' 
<  •oQiici}  (111  tixin  4U]THf«ei 

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maiid  jour  mmos:  dmsrexisBi.  ^srwoii  irr  ^omiiai'  JBfr  ie  'tbt^  Irf^ctonrL. 
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458  CALEin>AR  OF  STATE  PAFEBS. 


1805.  laborers  have  been  employed  at  3iB.  9d.  per  day  and  find  thefii8elTe87  or 
I^'^C^*'^  2b.  6d.  per  day  if  foond.  The  first  appropriated  two  hundred  dollars 
have  been  expended^  which  ha»  oeariy  completed  the  repairs  intended 
on  Poweirs  Mountain.  The  Court  flatter  themselves  that  the  Executive 
will  be  of  opinion  that  they  have  been  governed  in  the  proeecation  of 
this  business  by  the  strictest  eojnomy,  and  that  they  can  give  assurances 
that  the  benefits  already  resulting  to  this  coonty  from  the  repairs  which 
have  been  made,  are  greater  than  they  could  have  supposed. 

By  order  of  the  Court. 


5ov.  30  I  have  this  day  inspected  one  hundred  pair  large  HoktteiB  for  the 

Armory  Pistols,  sixty  pair  straps  to  confine  the  Holsteza^  one  hundred 
and  twenty  Cartridge  Boxes  for  the  Cavalry^  and  one  hundred  Sword 
Behs^  and  find  them  made  out  of  good  mat^riab  and  in  a  workmanlike 

manner. 

Tho.  Usdebwood. 
Penitentiary,  30th  November,  1805. 


J0H5    MiKOK   TO  THS  GoVXBJfOR. 

Nov.  30,         I  enclose  you  a  return  of  Ci^t  Robert  Lewis^  company  in  the  Second 
^'^boTff^^    Regiment  of  Artillery.     You  will  observe  that  the  company  m  still  more 
full  than  it  was  at  the  last  Return.     If  good  arms  are  put  into  their 
hands,  I  trust  they  may  soon  be  put  into  a  ^tuation  to  be  useful  if  cxxa- 
sion  should  require. 

If  the  Executive  send  out  these  arms^  they  will  be  pleased  to  sen<l 
them  to  Berk^s  old  tavern,  in  the  county  of  Caroline,  about  a  mile  below^ 
Berk's  bridge,  where  they  will  be  received  by  the  Captain.  You  will 
observe  that  there  are  two  Lieutenants  wanting  in  the  company.  I  shall 
recommend  proper  persons  to  the  Elxecutive  to  fill  these  vacanoes  as 
soon  as  I  can  find  who  will  be  most  agreeahle  to  the  company. 

I  am,  Ac 


l>ec.  6  The  bond  of  Saml  feasants  as  Public  Printer  6x  one  year^  dated 

Dec.  6tiu  1805^  in  the  penalty  of  five  thousand  dollars,  is  lodged. 


Dec.  7  Wm.  H.  Cabell  elected  Governor. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  469 


Henrico  County,  &c. : 

I  do  hereby  certify  that  I  have  administered  the  oaths  prescribetl        1S05. 
by  Law  to  be  taken  by  the  Governor  or  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  (Com- 
monwealth, unto  William  H.  Cabell,  Esq.,  who  hath  been  duly  elected  to 
^at  office. 
Given  under  my  hand  this  11th  day  of  December,  1805. 

Daniel  L.  Hylton. 


Thbo.  Hansford  to  the  Governor. 

On  the  14th  day  of  December,  1798,  I  was  appointed  by  the  Execu-      Bee.  9 
live  Notory  public  for  the  District  of  King  George  and  Caroline  counties. 
No  case  h^^ving  been  before  me  in  that  office  for  two  years  past,  I  have 
considered  it  unnecessary  to  hold  it  any  longer.     You  will  please  there- 
fore accept  my  resignation  of  it. 

I  am,  (fee. 


Thos.  Jeffehson,  President  of  United  States,  to  the  Governor. 

Your  letter  of  the  22nd  of  November  should  have  been  sooner  an-  Dec.  9, 
swered  had  I  had  an  earlier  moment  at  which  I  could  have  done  it,  but 
ite  object  has  not  been  delayed.  I  put  it  immediately  into  the  hands  of 
General  Dearborne,  who  promised  to  save  you  all  further  ceremony  or  • 
trouble  by  ordering  the  fugitive,  if  at  Fort  McHenry,  to  be  sent  down  in 
irons  and  delivered  to  the  civil  authority  at  Norfolk.  I  hope  this  has 
accordingly  been  done  or  is  doing. 

Present  my  affectionate  respects  to  Mrs.  Page,  in  which  Mrs.  Ran- 
dolph, now  here,  cordially  joins,  and  be  assured  of  my  constant  friend- 
and  respect 


Will  Norvell  to  the  Governor. 

The  commanding  officer  of  -one  Reg't  in  Bedford  has  drawn  an  order     Dec.  12, 
on  roe  for  the  expense  of  carrying  anns  from  Liberty  to  the  different  ^y°^"burg 
Captains  in  the  Reg't  or  Battalion.     Though, the  sum  is  small,  I  have  no 
instructions  fn)m  the  Executive  to  pay  any  expense  except  the  carriage 
of  arms  to  the  respective  Colo.  Commandants  in  this  neighborhood.     I 
shall  wait  for  your  instructions  before  I  pay  the  above  order. 

I  am,  &c. 


460  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


James  Taylor  to  the  Qovbrnor. 


1805.  A  few  days  ago  I  was  honored  by  a  letter  from  the  late  Governor  John 

Norfolk  P^^j  Esq'r,  informing  me  that  the  Council  had  allowed  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  dollars  as  Sui>erintendent  of  Quarantine  at  this  jiort, 
which  is  perfectly  satisfactory.  I  am  also  requested  to  state  what  may 
be  a  reasonable  allowance  to  such  persons  as  have  been  necessarily  em- 
ployed in  the  execution  of  that  business. 

I  found  it  necessary  to  employ  a  Physician  to  visit  the  different  ves- 
.sels  that  arrived.  He  visited  about  twenty  below  the  Fort,  and  some  in 
the  harbour,  and  was  at  some  small  expense  for  Boat  hire.  I  have  con- 
sulted with  Col.  Newton,  who  has  been  in  that  office,  and  am  told  about 
50  or  60  Dollars  is  the  sum  he  allowed  to  the  visiting  Doctor  on  like 
occasions.  If  this  is  thought  reasonable,  the  Council  will  issue  a  warrant 
to  Doctor  Lewis  Hansford,  or  for  as  much  as  they  think  right.  Also  to 
James  O'Conner  for  printing  the  Proclamation,  $7  50  as  per  his  bill  before 
sent. 

I  am,  &c. 


Report  of  the  President  and  Directors  of  the  Dismal  Swamp* 

Canal   Company. 

The  President  and  Directors  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal  Company 
have  the  honor  to  represent  to  your  Excellency  the  present  situation  o:f 
the  Canal. 

During  this  year  a  Junction  has  been  effected  betwixt  the  waters  of 
Elizabeth  River  in  Virginia  and  those  of  Pasquetank  River  in  Nortb 
Carolina.     The  canal  is  cut  its  full  width  and  depth  quite  through,  (except 
about  four  miles  which  is  only  cut  half  its  width  and  its  full  depth)  and 
to  deepen  about  four  miles  on  the  part  cut  by  George  Capron  on  contract 
some  years  ago.     It  is  now  so  far  navigable  as  to  admit  Shingle  Flats  to 
pass  the  whole  distance  from  River  to  River.     The  road  on  the  west  bank 
is  very  good  from  end  to  end,  and  shortens  the  distance  greatly  from 
Norfolk  to  the  lower  counties  in  North  Carolina,  and  to  Eden  ton  25  miles 
and  no  doubt  it  will  become  the  public  Stage  way  to  the  Southward. 

The  Stockholders  at  their  Annual  Meeting  last  May,  in  order  to  carry 
on  the  work  this  year,  passed  a  resolution  impowering  the  President  and 
Directors  for  the  time  being,  to  borrow  a  sum  of  money  not  exceeding 
eight  thousand  dollars,  and'^to  pledge  the  revenue  of  the  Canal  for  its 
repayment  from  the  Tolls  arising  after  the  1st  of  January,  1806.  In 
virtue  of  the  said  resolution,  the  Directors  have  obtained  the  loan  of  three 
thousand  dollars  upon  interest,  from  which  and  the  tolls  collected,  they 
have  been  enabled  to  pursue  the  work  during  the  summer  and  fall  to 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERa  461 


considerable  advantage,  and  to  show  how  soon  this  Taloable  work  may  be        iso5. 
completed  if  proper  encoangemeDt  is  given. 

There  now  remains  to  be  done  the  cutting  of  the  above  four  miles^  half 
its  width  and  deepening  four  miles  on  Capron's  contract,  which  the  Direc- 
tors calculate  may  take  till  next  September,  unless  a  laiger  force  is  em- 
ployed than  has  been  the  last  two  or  three  years.    A  lock  is  to  be  built 
at  each  end  of  the  Canal,  the  catting  a  ten  or  twelve  foot  canal  from 
Drummond's  pond  the  distance  of  about  3^  miles,  to  supply  the  canal 
with  water  in  drv  seasons,  and  some  work  to  be  done  at  the  North  west 
run  is  all  that  now  remains  to  be  done,  for  the  aooomplishm^it  of  which 
time  and  funds  are  wanted,  and  the  Directors  are  of  opinion  as  much  as 
twenty  thousand  dollars  will  be  required  to  complete  the  whole  and  to 
repay  three  thousand  they  have  borrowed,  as  also  about  fifteen  hundred 
loaned  by  the  stockholders  in  the  vicinity  of  this  place;  for  the  obtain- 
ing this  sum  the  Directors  are  of  opinion  it  will  be  most  advisable  to 
recommend  to  the  Stockholdei^  at  their  next  annual  meeting  in  May,  to 
open  a  new  subscription  for  the  sale  of  one  hundred  shares,  and  the}' 
beg  leave  to  suggest  to  your  Excellency  the  propriet}'  of  recommending 
to  the  L^slatnre  to  pass  a  resolve  for  the  purchase  of  thirty  additional 
shares  for  the  State,  making  the  number  then  held  by  it  one  hundred. 
The  public  setting  this  example,  no  doubt  but  individuals  will  readily 
subscribe  for  the  remainder,  by  which  means  a  sufficiency  of  money 
would  be  raised  to  complete  the  works  in  a  short  time,  and  to  admit  divi- 
dends of  the  profits  being  made  the  ensuing  year,  which  would  be  much 
more  desirable  to  the  Stockholders  than  continuing  to  borrow  money  to 
carry  on  the  work  slowlv  with  what  Tolls  could  be  collected. 

The  Diri?ct4>r8  beg  leave  to  remind  your  Excellency  that  the  time  pre- 
scribed by  law  for  completing  the  canal,  its  locks  and  cutting  a  race  into 
Druuimond^s  pond,  expires  on  the  19th  of  September  next,  which  cannot 
be  accomplished  in  that  time  unless  there  was  a  much  larger  force  em- 
ployed than  heretofore;  they  therefore  beg  your  Excellenc}'  to  lay  before 
the  Legislature  a  remonstrance  to  extend  the  Law  five  years  longer  from 
the  19th  of  September  next,  and  allow  the  same  Tolls  to  be  collected  as 
now,  are  under  the  act  of  Assembly  passed  the  16th  of  December,  1800. 
The  President  and  Directors  have  made  a  similar  application  to  the 
I^egislature  of  North  Carolina  now  in  session,  and  solicit  your  Excellency 
to  write  to  the  Governor  of  that  State  to  use  his  influence  to  get  a  similar 
law  passed  there. 

With  due  respect,  &c. 

Rich'd  Blow,  Prest 
Fort.  Whittle, 
Theo.  Armisteao, 

W.ILLL\M    Cam  MACK. 

Directors. 


462  CALENDAB  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1805.  Resolved  nnanimouslj,  That  in  oonsidenitioii  of  the  gallant  services 

of  Lieut.  Presley  N.  O^Bannon,  a  citiien  of  Virginia,  in  the  late  war 
between  the  United  States  and  Tripoli,  the  Execotive  be  requested  to 
present  to  the  said  Lieut  O'Bannon,  a  handsome  sword  with  such  appro- 
priate devices  thereon  as  thej  may  think  proper. 

December  26th,  18a5. 

December  the  30th,  1805. — ^Agreed  to  by  the  House  of  Del^ates. 

J.  PLEASA3nS,  C.  H.  D. 

Agreed  to  by  the  Senate  unanimously. 

Theo.  Hansford,  C.  S. 

A  true  copy  from  the  original  in  the  office  of  the  House  of  Del^ates. 

J.  Plkasakts,  Jr.,  C.  H.  D. 


Edmund  Randolph  to  thb  Governor. 

Dec.  30,         I  had  the  honor  of  recdving  your  Excellency's  letter  to  the  Attomey- 
10  mon     General,  inclosed  in  that  addressed  to  myself.    With  great  cheerfulness,  I 
examined  the  case,  and  if  an  immediate  step  could  be  taken,  I  should  cer- 
tainly have  pursued  it. 

None  of  the  laws  giving  summary  remedies  to  the  Ck>m  mon  wealth, 
apply  to  the  unwarrantable  beha\nour  of  Potter.  An  action  is  the  only 
mode  of  redress;  and  the  conduct  of  Captain  Clarke  has  prepared  for  it 
by  tendering  a  just  amount  of  freight  I  would  this  evening  order  a 
writ,  but  Mr.  Nicholas  will  be  here  to-morrow  and  Potter  is  now  on  the 
point  of  de|>arting. 

If  however  he  should  attempt  to  sell  the  stocks,  Capt  Clarke  may  as 
well  have  them  bought  in  by  some  person  acting,  as  for  himself. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  31,  I  have  this  moment  received  your  letter  of  the  30th  inst  and  in  reply 

^^^^'^y  beg  leave  to  state  that  if  Capt  Potter  should  attempt  to  make  sale  of  the 
Gun  stocks  unwarrantably  detained  by  him,  I  will  endeavor  to  carry  Mr. 
Randolph's  advice  into  effect  in  getting  them  bought  in. 

I  am  much  hurried  at  this  time  in  completing  my  annual  report  of 
the  operations  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  but  will  in  a  few  days  report 
the  amounts  necessary  for  completing  the  said  Manufactory  and  the  canal 
Warehouse  agreeably  to  your  desire. 

I  am,  <&c 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  463 


Buckingham  County,  to-wit: 

David  Patterson,  Price  Perkins  and  Anthony  Dibrell,  Justices  of  1805. 
the  Peace  for  the  County  aforesaid,  hereby  certify  to  the  Governor  and 
Council,  that  Anne  Shepherd  (daughter  of  \Vm.  Shepherd,  dece'd,)  who 
hath  heretofore  been  allowed  a  pension  of  sixty  dollars,  is  still  living; 
that  she  is  insane  and  in  every  respect  perfectly  helpless,  and  that  an 
additional  allowance  of  Twenty  dollars  in  our  opinion  would  be  but 
reasonable. 
Given  under  our  hands  this  23rd  of  Sep'r,  1806. 

David  Patterson, 
Price  Perkins, 
Anthony  Dibrell. 

Buckingham  December  Court: 

On  motion  of  Anna  Shepherd  the  within  certificate  was  ordered 
to  be  certified  to  the  Governor  of  this  State. 

A  Copy: 

R.  Eldrige,  Jr.,  D.  C. 


Tho.  Miller  to  the  Governor. 

Requesting,  under  resolution  of  House  of  Delegates,  to  be  informed  of       1806. 
the  sums  necessary  towards  the  building  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,    Rfcbmond 
the  Penitentiary,  and  of  the  James  River  Warehouse. 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  a  suit  instituted   by  him  on  the  Governor's  order       Jan.  2, 
against  Capt  Potter  for  illegal  detention  of  gun  stocks  purchased  by  the   I^i^hmond 

State. 


Henrico  County,  &c. : 

I  do  hereby  certify  that  William  Waller  Henning  this  day  took 
the  oaths  of  a  Privy  Councillor  before  me,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the 
said  coimty,  agreeable  to  law. 
Given  under  my  hand  this  2nd  day  of  Januar}^  1806. 

Daniel  Hylton. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Your  letter  of  the  1st  inst.,  stating  that  you  had  received  from  Mr.       Jan.  4 
Miller,  chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Finance,  a  letter  requesting  to  be 


464  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1806.  informed  "  whether  any,  and  if  any,  what  sums  are  necessary,  to  be  appro- 
Jan.  4  priated  towards  the  buildings  for  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  the  building 
of  the  Penitentiary,  of  the  Jaiucs  River  Warehouse,  and  of  other  Public 
Warehouses,"  I  have  received,  and  in  compliance  therewith  have  made 
estimates  of  the  expenses  that  will  probably  be  incurred  in  the  comple- 
tion of  those  buildings. 

In  relation  to  the  buildings  of  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  I  have  to 
state  that  a  considerable  portion  of  the  sum  last  appropriated  for  their 
completion,  has  been  applied  to  the  introduction  of  water  among  the 
buildings  from  the  James  River  Canal,  by  means  of  culverts  built  of 
brick,  which  convey  the  water  under  ground.  This  measure  was  deemed 
indispensably  necessary  for  the  security  of  the  works  against  the  effects 
of  accidental  fires.  Stone  pavements  have  likewise  been  made,  and  the 
very  great  demand  for  arms  for  Cavalry  and  for  Rifle  Companies  made 
it  necessary  to  apply  a  part  of  said  appropriation  to  additional  internal 
buildings  of  wood  and  of  cast  and  wrought  iron,  with  various  apparatus 
for  the  manufacture  of  Swords,  Pistols,  and  Rifles.  From  the  most  accu- 
rate estimate  I  can  now  make,  about  fourteen  thousand  dollars  will  be 
required  to  complete  this  institution. 

Respecting  the  Penitentiary,  I  beg  leave  to  state  that  an  unexpended 
balance  of  the  appropriation  last  made  by  the  JjCgislature  for  the  com- 
pletion of  said  buildings,  amounting  to  one  thousand  five  hundred  and 
seventy-seven  dollars  and  thirty-one  cents,  is  deemed  sufficient  for  the 
discharge  of  debts  due  for  work  executed,  <«nd  for  the  little  which  yet 
remains  to  be  done  for  its  entire  completion. 

And  for  the  discharge  of  debts  due  for  work  done  on  the  James  River 
Canal  Warehouse  about  seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  will  be  required, 

I  have  no  knowledge  of  any  facts  relative  to  the  "other  public  ware- 
houses "  above  alluded  to. 

I  am,  &c. 


The  official  bond  of  William  Mosele}'  as  Treasurer  of  the  Common- 
wealth for  one  year  from  the  time  of  appointment,  and  dated  January 
Ist,  1806,  in  the  penalty  of  one  million  of  dollars,  is  lodged. 


Andrew  Anderson  to  the  Governor. 

.Tan.  G,  The  detached  corps  of  the  32nd  Regiment  of  Augusta  Militia  consists 

Richmond  ^f  ^^  Infantry  Company,  Rifle  Company,  and  a  Company  of  Cavalry, 
the  two  latter  being  only  armed  in  part.  Sir,  if  it  be  consistent  with  the 
laws  of  the  State,  I  would  be  glad  if  you  would  cause  them  to  be  armed 
as  soon  as  convenient,  as  I  think  it  is  necessary  those  corps  should  be 
armed  in  the  first  place  as  they  serve  in  entire  companies. 


CALK!a>AK  OF  STATE  PAFER&  4«& 


Two-thirds  of  the  Rifle  CconpAnr  has  vxxi  rifles  ivf  their  owii,     Th«i        i^iiiv 
about  twenty  stauidf  of  mttos  would  mrm  them  compkfe,     I  cftnmx  say    isJJIiJ^i 
precisely  what  nambo-  of  arms  the  cavaliy  wants,  but  I  believe  there  is 
not  the  third  part  <^  them  armed. 

I  am,  ^c 


Sam'l  Shepard  A?rD  Sam'l  0<*lkmak  to  the  Governor. 

In  pursuance  of  an  advice  of  Council  of  the  ord  instant,  we  the  sub-  Jan,  7, 
scribers  to  whom  it  was  refwed  to  report  to  the  Executive  the  amount  of 
expenditures  for  the  public  Guard,  from  the  1st  of  <Vt.  1805.  to  the  1st 
of  Oct  1806.  and  from  the  latter  period  to  the  1st  of  JanV,  1807;  and 
further,  whether  in  our  opinion  those  expenditures  have  in  any  instance 
exceeded  the  expenses  of  the  same  number  of  troops  of  the  UnitPtl 
States  in  Garrison,  beg  leave  to  submit  the  following: 

It  appears  from  the  bookf*  of  the  Auditor's  Office,  that  the  expense  of 
the  Guard  from  the  1st  of  Oct  18a=i.  to  the  1st  of  Oct  1806,  including 
two  thousand  dollars  advanced  to  the  contractor  for  mtious,  amount  to 
$18,666  70;  and  from  the  1st  of  Oct.  1806,  to  the  1st  of  JanV,  18t>7, 
they  amount  to  $5,243  91.  of  which  last  amount  much  was  expended  for 
clothing  for  year  ending  Oct  1807. 

As  to  any  opinion  with  respect  to  the  difference  of  exjience  incurred 
by  the  Public  Guard,  compared  with  a  like  number  of  troops  of  the 
Tnited  States  in  Garrison,  we  feel  it  impracticable  from  want  of  informa- 
tion to  form  a  correct  one.  Upon  examination  of  the  laws  of  congress,  we 
find  the  Military  peace  establishment  of  the  V,  S.  to  be  3,290,  and  the 
appropriation  for  its  support,  698,760  dollars  or  $212  pV  man.  If  the 
expenditures  of  the  Guards  for  the  same  time,  amount  to  $18,000.  the 
expence  pV  man  will  be  $2o3 ;  if  to  $16,00<),  the  expence  will  he  $225  pV 
man.  We  b^  leave  to  represent  further  that  the  pay  of  the  troops  of 
the  U.  S.  differ.  The  privates  of  the  Public  Guard  receive  six  dollars  pV 
month;  those  of  the  U.  S.  receive  five.  The  ensign  of  the  Pub.  Guard 
receives  $26  p'r  month,  the  ensign  of  the  U.  S.  $20. 

With  regard  to  clothing,  it  is  asserted  that  no  soldier  has  received  more 
than  is  allowed  by  the  U.  S.  Gov't,  but  that  the  expense  for  it  has  always 
exceeded  the  sum  estimated  for  it  by  reason  of  deaths,  desertion  and 
other  causes. 

In  addition  to  the  ordinary  ration,  military  usage  authorizes  the  fur- 
nishing of  fuel,  straw  and  other  necessaries  as  quarter-master  and  Hos- 
pital stores.  The  allowance  of  wood  is  one  cord  per  month  to  each  coin- 
iniggioned  oflBcer,  from  Oct.  1st  to  April  Ist,  the  same  quantity  to  eight 
non-commissioned  officers  and  privates.  The  guard  rooms  arc  also  fur- 
nished with  wood  and  candles. 

We  are,  &,c, 
69 


466 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Thomas  Underwood,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

1806.  Suggesting  the  flooring  of  the  upper  story  of  the  Public  Warehouse  by 

Public      *^®  State,  for  storing  flour,  and   providing  a  hoisting  apparatus  for  the 
Warehouse  same. 


Jan.  13, 
Richmond 


Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 

In  pursuance  of  your  instructions  I  have  the  honor  to  report  to  the 
Executive  that  the  subaltern  officers  belonging  to  the  Company  of  Artil- 
lery lately  commanded  by  Major  Singleton,  are  Lewis  Wolfe,  Jr.,  First 
Lieutenant,  and  James  Chipley,  Second  Lieutenant.  I  also  have  to  report 
as  instructed,  that  the  four  senior  Captains  in  the  2nd  Regiment  of  Cav- 
alry are  as  follows:  George  Kemper,  of  Fauquier,  commissioned  Ist  of 
May,  1799;  Zephaniah  Turner,  of  Culpeper,  commissioned  the  13th  of 
May,  1799;  Charles  Quarles,  of  Louisa,  commissioned  the  15th  of  June, 
1799;  and  Thomas  Hunton,  of  Fauquier,  commissioned  the  13th  of 
August,  1799.  The  Brigade  Inspector  of  the  Fifth  Brigade  returns  the 
total  strength  of  two  Troops  of  Cavalry  in  Fauquier  to  be  129.  I  pre- 
sume they  are  Captains  Kemper  and  Hunton 's  Troops;  they  are,  therefore, 
both  complete.  The  Brigade  Inspector  of  the  First  Brigade  returns  the 
total  strength  of  two  Troops  in  Culpeper  to  be  104.  One  of  them  must 
be  Captain  Turner's,  and  is  complete.  The  Brigadier  General  of  the 
Third  Brigade  returns  the  strength  of  Capt.  Quarles'-  Troop  at  58 ;  it  is, 
therefore,  also  complete.  If  any  other  information  is  required  wl^ich  the 
papers  in  the  office  of  the  Adjutant  General  will  give,  the  Executive  will 

be  pleased  to  call  for  it. 

I  am,  &c. 


Philip  Norbornk  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 


Jan.  14,         Advising  arbitration  on  the  question  of  the  freight  on  the  gun  st 
Richmond    jj^  controversy  with  Capt.  Potter,  as  the  shortest  way  of  settlement. 


Henry  Banks,  for  Capt.  Potter,  to  Philip  Norbornb  Nicholas. 

Jan.  14,  Proposing  an  arbitration  of  the  matter  of  freight  on  gun  stocks,  and 

Richmond   dismissal  of  suit  of  State  against  Potter. 


Henry  St.  John  Dixon  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  23,         Soliciting  arms  for  Capt.  Baker's  Troop  of  Cavalry,  raised  in  Washing- 
Richmond   ton  County. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  467 


Daniel  Smith  to  the  Governor. 

Praying  in  the  name  of  Col.  Geo.  Huston,  commanding  the  58th  Regi-        1806.^ 
mentof  Militia,  for  a  division  of  said  Regiment  into  two,  as  it  contains   Richmond 
over  thirteen  liundred  men. 


Thomas  Lee  to  account  in  the  most  summary  and  ex])editious  manner 
for  arrears  of  collection  that  the  said  Thomas  Lee  is  said  to  have  died 
indebted  to  the  Commonwealth. 


Philip  Norborne  Nicholas  to  the  Governor. 

I  last  night  received  a  letter  from  Mr.  Robert  Page,  of  Frederick,  who  Jan.  30 
has  been  counsel  for  the  Commonwealth  in  a  case  of  great  importance 
depending  in  the  StaunU^n  (chancery  Court,  in  which  the  Chancellor 
decided  against  the  Commoirwealth,  and  there  is  an  appeal  to  the  Court 
of  Appeals.  The  case  relates  to  a  very  large  property  in  Frederick,  for- 
merly the  Estate  of  a  Mr.  Martin,  which  was  supposed  by  the  Escheator 
to  have  escheated  to  the  Commonwealth  in  consequence  of  Mr.  Martin 
dying  without  heirs,  who  were  citizens  of  this  or  any  of  the  United  States, 
and  he  was  taking  measures  to  enforce  the  escheat  when  Martin's  devi- 
sees, who  are  aliens,  applied  for  and  obtained  an  injunction  on  the  ground 
that  Martin  had  directed  the  land  to  be  sold  and  the  i)roceed8  to  be 
applied  to  the  benefit  of  his  sisters  in  Scotland,  who,  though  aliens,  were 
alleged  to  be  capable  of  taking  such  a  bequest.  Mr.  Page  was  employed 
by  the  Executive  to  defend  the  Commonwealth  on  this  injunction,  which 
he  did,  and  the  plaintiffs  believing  (as  it  was  8Uj)posed)  that  they  would 
be  defeated,  dismissed  their  own  bill.  Another  suit  was  instituted  on 
behalf  of  the  C\)mmon wealth  against  Martin's  heirs,  to  appropriate  the 
proceeds  of 'the  sales  of  Martin's  Estate,  which,  Mr.  Page  informs  me, 
sold  for  twenty-three  thousand  pounds  sterling,  to  the  benefit  of  the 
public. 

The  cause  was  twice  argued  in  the  Staunton  Court,  and  on  the  first 
argument  the  Judge  expressed  an  opinion  favorable  to  the  State,  and 
overruled  the  defendant's  demurrer.  At  a  subsequent  term,  however,  the 
Court  reinstated  the  demurrer,  the  Judge  having  altered  his  opinion  on 
the  case,  and  finally  decided  in  favor  of  the  defendants.  From  this 
decision  Mr.  Page  prayed  an  appeal  to  the  Court  of  Appeals,  and  has 
now  sent  me  a  copy  of  the  record  to  prosecute  that  appeal.  Mr.  Page 
also  in  his  letter  requests  I  would  apply  on  his  behalf  to  the  Executive 
for  such  compensation  as  they  may  think  proper  to  make  him  for  his 
services  in  this  cause. 


468  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1806.  The  fee  formerly  received  by  him  was  in  the  injunction,  which  was  an 

Jan.  30  entirely  distinct  suit  from  this,  and  in  which  the  Commonwealth  suc- 
ceeded by  the  plaintiffs'  dismissal  of  their  own  bills.  Mr.  Page  has 
enclosed  me  Hugh  Holmes',  Esq.,  certificate,  shewing  the  nature  and 
extent  of  the  services  rendered,  and  it  is  an  act  of  justice  for  me  to  add, 
that  Mr.  Page  has  manifested  in  the  cause  great  zeal  and  solicitude  for 
the  interests  of  the  State.  This  I  know,  not  only  from  the  information 
of  counsel  attending  Staunton  Court,  but  also  from  the  frequent  commu- 
nications I  have  had  with  him  relative  to  the  cause.  From  the  notes  of 
his  argument,  sent  me  at  my  request,  I  am  also  enabled  to  decide  that 
Mr.  Page  bestowed  great  labor  and  research  on  the  case.  The  inclosed 
receipts  show  that  Mr.  Page  has  advanced  five  dollars  for  the  State,  for 
the  expense  of  publication  against  the  absent  defendants. 

I  am,  <&;c. 


Wm.  Weaver  to  the  Governor. 

Jan.  30  Soliciting  an  advance  of  $400  to  him  as  contractor  for  supplies  of 

rations  at  the  Point  of  Fork. 


Wm.  Austin  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  2,  Reporting  the  unsuccessful  search  up  James  River  by  Troop  of  Cavalry 

Richmond   ^^j.  pngoners  escaped  from  the  Penitentiary. 


Feb.  3  Resolved,  That  the  Executive  be  requested  to  take  immediate  measures 

for  removing  to  the  Armory  all  the  ordinance  and  military  stores  belong- 
ing to  the  State  (not  including  those  in  the  service  of  the  United  States 
or  of  this  State),  and  render  the  same  tit  for  service. 

Agreed  to  by  the  House  of  Delegates. 

Agreed  to  by  the  Senate. 

Teste: 

J.  Pleasants,  C.  H.  D. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  3,  On  Saturday  John  Boyd,  John  Vickers,  Charles  Hall.  Patrick  McNeil, 

n  lary  gj^^^j.^  Jones,  John  Carter,  John  Tramble,  and  Isaac  Harris,  eight  of 
the  prisoners,  got  into  a  solitary  cell,  which  they  undermined,  and  from 
which  they  escaped. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  469 


Boyd,  Vickers,  HaU,  McNeil,  Jones,  and  Carter  were  retaken,  and  are        18O6. 
now  in  confinement.     Tramble  and  Harris  escaped.     It  would  afford  me  p^,fj*^ntiLrv 
considerable  pleasure  if  the  Executive  would  enquire  into  the  causes 
which  have  led  to  this  unfortunate  event 

Inclosed  is  a  description  of  the  two  men  who  ^jscaped  and  who  have 

not  vet  been  taken. 

ft 

I  am,  &c. 

X.  B. — This  is  the  fifth  attempt  which  has  !)een  made  by  the  prison- 
ers of  the  same  nature,  to  escape  since  November  last,  four  of  which  I 
was  fortunate  enough  in  time  to  discover. 

M.  M. 


John  Minor  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  eighty  stand  of  arms  at  Burk's  Old  Tavern,  in  Caro-       Feb.  5 
line,  sent  there  for  a  company  of  artillerists,  but  not  distributeil,  now 
needing  care  to  prevent  destruction. 


John  Moody  to  the  Qovernor. 

Soliciting  the  appointment  of  Surveyor  of  the  Falls  of  James  River  to      Feb.  7, 
remove  obstructions  to  the  passage  of  fish.  Richmond 


The  committee  ap|)ointed  by  the  Executive  to  inquire  into  the  courses       Feb.  8 
and  circumstances  attending  the  breaking  of  the  Penitentiary  house  !)y 
prisoners  and  their  escape  from  thence. 

The  escajK;  is  described  and  the  re}>ort  then  proceeds  as  follows : 
Your  committee  are  decidedly  of  opinion  that  for  so  large  a  building 
and  such  a  number  of  ingenious  and  daring  desperadoes,  three  Turnkeys 
cannot  !>e  sufficient  in  any  situation  of  the  building,  more  particularly 
so  in  its  present  state,  when  the  enclosure  which  was  around  the  building 
to  keep  those  off  who  might  through  the  window  introduce  implements 
for  effecting  an  escape,  is  broken  down. 

As  to  the  conduct  of  the  Kee|)er,  your  committee  do  not  consider  him 
implicated  except  in  the  three  following  instances: 

1st  The  suffering  a  key  to  remain  in  a  shop  door  while  the  convicts 
are  at  work,  notwithstanding  the  Turnkeys  are  traversing  the  various 
places  of  labour. 

2nd.  The  not  examining  daily  every  room  thought  to  be  empty  and 
supposed  to  be  safely  locked,  altho^  he  may  have  done  it  frequently,  as 
often  as  once  a  week. 


470  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPEBS. 


1806.  3rd.  Not  making  it  requisite  for  a  Turnkey  to  notice  particularly  th< 

Feb.  8      short  absence  of  every  convict  who  may.  under  the  pretence  of  its  beings 
necessary,  go  out  of  the  shop. 

As  to  the  first,  your  committee  are  of  opinion  that  the  Keeper  or  hie^ 
Turnkeys  acted  improperly  in  suffering  the  key  to  remain  in  the  door  oft 
the  workshop,  but  they  attribute  this  omission  to  a  mistaken  opinion  that^ 
no  evil  could  result  from  it  while  the  assistants  were  passing  from  tooumz 
to  room. 

The  requisite  now  thought  necessary  in  the  second  instance,  seem^ 
never  to  have  entered  into  the  mind  of  the  inspectors  or  any  other  per — 
son  concerned  in  making  the  internal  rules  and  regulations,  and  but  fo  ^ 
the  late  circumstance  would  probably  never  have  been  thought  of. 

The  third  head  will  require  new  regulations,  and  cannot,  in  the  judj 
ment  of  your  committee,  be  guarded  against  without  the  emploj'^ment  cr 
two  or  more  assistants  constantly  in  the  workrooms,  instead  of  one  onl; 


Upon  the  whole,  your  committee  cannot  think  that  the  Keeper  oughcr- 
to  be  subjected  to  such  charge  of  neglect  as  to  destroy  confidence  in  hSi 
attention  to  the  rules  and  regulations  established  for  the  government  c=z 
the  institution,  and  as  he  seems  ready  and  willing  to  do  whatever  sha.  J 
be  required  or  thought  necessary,  we  have  no  doubt  but  he  will  prof^/ 
from  his  experience  and  be  more  vigilant  hereafter. 

w.  foushee, 

John  Heath. 

Alex'r  Stuart. 
Richmond,  Feb.  8th,  1806. 

Your  committee  think  it  a  duty  incumbent  on  them  to  state  that  the 
conduct  of  a  certain  negro  man  called  Daniel,  and  who  is  the  property 
of  Mrs.  Frances  Newman,  of  the  county  of  King  William,  was  materially 
the  means  of  recovering  two  of  the  criminals,  to-wit:  Boyd  and  Vickers, 
as  he  by  engaging  them  with  stones,  in  which  he  got,  it  is  said,  very 
much  hurt,  and  thus  retarded  their  escape  until  Mr.  Reade  came  up,  who 
took  one  of  the  convicts,  and  the  negro  took  the  other. 

It  is  likewise  said  that  several  other  negroes  were  very  active  in  search- 
ing after  the  criminals.  Daniel,  we  conceive,  merits  attention,  and  we 
also  think  the  other  negroes  should  receive  some  compensation. 

It  is  advised  that  a  warrant  issue  in  favor  of  Martin  Mims  on  the  Con- 
tingent Fund  for  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars,  to  be  distributed  among 
those  slaves  who  were  most  active  in  the  pursuit  of  the  prisoners  who 
lately  escaped  from  the  Penitentiary.  Negro  Daniel  excepted,  to  whom 
a  warrant  for  ten  dollars  is  advised  to  be  issued,  as  compensation  in  part 
for  services  rendered  on  the  same  occasion. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  471 


A  Return  of  the  Strength  of  a  Troop  of  Cavalry  attached  to  the  Second        1806. 
Regiment  and  Second  Division  of  Militia  of  the  State  of  Virginia,  Ist  day 
of  December,  1805:  Captain,  1;  First  Lieutenant,  1;  Second  Lieutenant, 
1;  Cornet,  0;  Corporals,  0;  Sergeants,  0;  Trumpeter,  1;    Privates,  37; 
total,  40.    Swords,  0;  Pistols,  0. 

\Vm.  Littlejohn,  Captain. 
To  the  Governor. 


W.  Littlejohn  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  Troop  of  Cavalry  attached  to  Second  Regiment  of      Feb.  8, 
Militia.  ^  I^esborg 


T.  M.  Nelson  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  Troop  of  Cavalry  attached  to  the  First  Regiment  of      Feb.  19 
Militia. 


A  Return  of  the  Troop  of  Cavalry  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  M. 
Nelson,  of  the  First  Regiment,  First  Division  of  Militia:  Captain,  1; 
I^irst  Lieutenant,  1;  Second  Lieutenant,  1;  Cornet,  1;  Saddler,  1;  Trum- 
peter, 1;  Privates.  43;  total,  47.  Swords,  1;  Pistols,  8  pair;  Horses,  47; 
Saddles  and  bridles,  47;  Holsters,  8  pair. 


John  H.  Peterson  to  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  arms  for  Troop  of  Cavalry  raised  in  Prince  George  county.         Feb.  21 


John  Moody  to  the  Governor. 

Reporting  violations  of  the  Law  of  1808  regarding  obstructions  to  the      Feb.  21 
P^^sage  of  fish  in  James  River. 


Tho.  Hunton  to  the  Governor. 

Suggesting  that  as  Major  John  T.  Woodford  resides  within  the  limits     ;Feb.  25, 
^f  his  (Hunton's)  command,  and  he  (Hunton)  resides  within  the  limits    Richmond 
of  Major  Woodford's  command,  that  convenience  requires  that  a  mutual 
change  in  commands  should  be  made. 


Wu.  MoMOURE  TO  John  Heath,  Esq. 

l»0<).^  Mr.  H.  Eustace,  agent  for  the  Commonwealth  in  the  management  of 

Richmond  ^^^^  Estate  or  Tract  of  Land  known  by  the  name  of  Bristoe,  in  Prince 
William,  advises  me  of  his  having  already  received  on  acc't  s'd  agency, 
30,00()  w't  of  Tobacco,  for  which  he  is  offered  228.  Cash  or  24s.  90  days' 
credit,  and  being  in  doubt  which  price  and  mode  of  sale  would  be  best 
or  most  pleasing  to  the  Executive  for  him  to  acceed  to,  through  m 
requests  their  advice  relative  to  the  same,  which  I  herewith  take  th 
liberty  of  doing  through  you  as  a  member  of  that  honorable  body. 

I  am,  &c. 


Ed.  Hallam  to  John  Heath. 

Feb.  28,         Soliciting  arms  for  Company  of  40  volunteers  under  his  command. 
Richmond 


Uniform  to  be  worn  by  the  Independent  Corps  of  Artificers  of  the 
Virginia  Manufactory  of  Arms: 

A  Black  cap  crowned  with  Bear-skin  and  ornamented  with  a  blue 
sash;  black  cockade  and  black  and  red  plume.  The  Coat  to  be  of  dark 
blue  cloth;  the  cape,  lapels,  cuffs,  and  linings  of  the  skirts  to  be  of  buff 
colour  with  yellow  buttons,  and  for  the  officers  yellow  Epaulets.  The 
vest  and  pantaloons  to  be  of  buff  colour  with  yellow  buttons.  A  black 
stock  and  black  gaiters. 


It  is  advised  that  a  committee  of  two  members  of  the  Board  be  af 
pointed  once  in  every  two  months  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  visit  ii 
Jail  and   Penitentiary  House  once  in  two  months,  or  oflener,  at  th< 
discretion,  and  examine  minutely  into  the  manner  in  which  the  ru 
and  regulations  of  the  said  Jail  are  carried  into  effect,  and  also  into  f 
other  which  they  may  judge  proper  relative  to  the  said  Institution, 
make  a  rejK)rt  thereof  to  this  Board. 


March  1, 

War 

Department 


H.  Dearborne,  Secretary  of  War,  to  Joseph  Perkins,  Suf 

TENDENT    ArMORY    AT    IIaRPER'S    FeRRY. 

Mr.  Pettibone,  the  bearer,  waits  on  you  at  my  request  for  the  y 
of  communicating  what  he  considers  some  useful  improvement 
manufacture  of  arms,  particularly  in  relation  to  an  augur  for  be 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  473 


barrels  of  muskets  and  the  application  of  cast  steel  in  certain  instru-        iS06. 
menis.  ^^""^^  ^' 

I  am,  &c.  Dt^partment 


T.  Watkins,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  Troop  of  Cavalry  raised  in  Prince  Ekiward  county.     March  8, 

Prince 
£dward 


Mar.  8th,  1806. 

It  is  advised  that  Major  Clarke  be  authorized  to  proceed  with  the 
completion  of  the  Foundry  at  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  keeping  within 
the  appropriation  for  that  purpose. 


Martin  Mims  to  thb  Governor. 

Receipt  for  twenty  dollars  for  distribution  amongst  those  slaves  who    March  8, 
were  most  active  in  the  pursuit  of  the  convicts  lately  escaped  from  the  Penitentiary 
Penitentiarv. 


The  Bond  of  William  McKein,  contractor  for  building  a  Cupola  with     March  10 
a  Dome  Roof  and   Belfry  for  the  Manufactory  of  Arms,  for  the  sum  of 
two  thousand  dollars,  is  lodged. 


John  Stokely  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  of  the  arrival  of  Harris,  an  escaped  convict  fn>m  the  Peni-  March  13, 
tentiary  in  Ohio,  and  giving  his  version  of  the  manner  of  esca|>e  by  *^oodCo. 
means  of  tools  made  in  the  Penitentiary,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Geni  John  Shee,  of  Philadelphia,  who  was  authorized  t4i  pn>cure  Maroh  15, 
Twenty  Thousand  Gunstocks  and  other  articles  for  this  Institution,  has  Va.  ManT*y 
lately  forwarded  to  me  the  enclosed  papers,  shewinsf  the  state  of  accounts 
between  himself  and  this  Commonwealth,  and  that  the  articles  pur- 
chased amount  at  this  time  to  five  hundred  and  eighty-two  dollars  and 
Twenty-five  cents  more  than  the  Three  thousand  dollars  which  I  trans- 
mitted to  him  last  year  by  order  of  the  Executive,  in  which  sum  he 

desires  to  be  reimbursed. 

60 


474 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


18(Ki. 
March  15, 


As  it  is  only  with  cash  that  GenU  Shee  can  procure  Gunstocks  upon 


.^larcn  lo,   ^y^^^  y^j-y  Jq^  terms  these  are  furnished,  and  as  he  has  not  completed  the 
Arms       order  for  them,  he  will  expect  to  receive  money  from  the  Commonwealth 
to  enable  him  to  pay  for  them  as  they  are  delivered  to  bini.     Perhaps  a 
thousand  or  twelve  hundred  dollars  would  suffice  for  the  present 

It  will  be  prudent  (I  conceive)  to  embrace  the  present  opportunity  of  " 
procuring  seasoned  Pistol  stocks  at  the  low  price  of  12^  cents  the  i>air,  , 
as  stated  in  the  enclosed  letter  of  the  17th  ulto.  Those  persons  who  • 
furnish  the  musket  stocks  have  now  on  hand  remnants  of  wahiut  wood^ 

fit  only  for  Pistol  Stocks,  on  which  account  they  are  offered  thus  low 

About  Five  thousand  |)air,  in  addition  to  the  number  already  orderedK 
(to-wit,  two  thousand  five  hundre<l  pair),  will  be  a  tolerable  supply,  an< 
we  cannot  expect  them  to  be  cheaper.  ^ 

I  am,  (&'c. 


March  21 


H.  Young  to  the  Governor. 

You  will  please  consider  this  as  my  resignation  of  my  appointment  of 
Brigadier  General. 

It  would  have  been  more  formal  to  have  enclosed  my  coramission, 
which  I  would  have  done  but  for  the  circumstance  of  its  haWng  been 
taken  out  of  my  desk  and  my  not  being  since  able  to  recover  it. 

Will  you  be  so  obliging  as  to  signify  to  me  officially  the  receipt  of  this 
note  and  vour  decision  thereon. 


I  am.  &c. 


March  21st,  1806. 


Whereupi^n  it  is  advised  tJiat  the  1^  G.  write  to  Gren.  Young,  acknowl 
edging  the  receipt  of  his  said  letter,  and  that  the  same  is  considered  f 
be  a  resignation  of  his  office  of  Brigadier  General. 

Also  that  he  will  write  to  the  oldest  officer  of  the  Ist  Brigade,  infer 
ing  him  of  Gen.  Young  s  resignation,  and  that  the  comnuuid  of  f 
Brigade  devolves  on  and  will  remain  with  him  till  the  vacancy  be  h< 
after  filled  bv  the  General  A^semblv. 


Man^h  21% 
Richaiond 


Samuel  Paine  to  the  Governor. 

Mr.  James  Newell,  the  present  possestsor  of  the  lead  mines  in  V 
county,  being  desiroas  ti>  deliver  the  remainder  of  the  lead  lent  a 
mines  some  years  ago  by  the  Executive  to  Stephen  and  Moaes  J 
has  requested  me  to  apply  to  yon  to  name  some  person  to  me 
same  instead  of  Mr.  James  McGavock,  the  former  agent^  who  is 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  475 


to  attend  to  it,  and  has  been  so  for  some  time  past.     If  you  choose  to        18O6. 
^ve  direction  in  the  business  and  will  furnish  me  with  the  order,  I  will    ^^iT^      J 
send  it  to  Mr.  Newell,  or  any  other  person  you  may  think  proper  to  name. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clark  to  the  Executive. 

In  compliance  with  your  request,  I  submit  the  following  as  my  idea  of  March  29, 
the  kind  of  sword  which  should  be  presented  by  the  State  of  Virginia  to      *^  "^^*^ 
our  distinguished   fellow-citizen,   Lieutenant   O'Bannon.      This  idea  is 
formed  merely  from  a  recollection  of  the  circumstances  relative  to  the 
attack  upon  Derne,  as  they  have  been  detailed  in  the  newspaper  I  have 
cursorily  read. 

As  that  officer  was  a  Lieutenant  at  the  assault  of  Derne,  the  sword  I 
conceive  should  be  a  Hanger  (of  the  most  approved  construction)  that 
being  the  kind  of  sword  usually  worn  by  officers  of  that  rank.     On  one 
side  of  the  blade  shall  be  engraved  an  anchor  (signifying  that  the  officer 
belonged  to  the  Navy),  and  under  it  the  words:  "This sword  of  honoris 
presented  by  the  State  of  Virginia  to  her  gallant  son,  Lieutenant  Priestley 
N.  O'Bannon,  of  the  Navy  of  the  United  States."     On  the  other  side  of 
the  blade  the  words:  "Assault  and  Conquest  of  the  City  of  Derne,  in 
Tripoli,  April  27th,   1805."      The  hilt  to  be  made  of  silver,  and  the 
following  <levice8  inlaid  thereon  with  gold:     The  extreme  end  of  the  hilt 
to  represent  the  head  of  a  Turk  (with  a  turban,  mustachios,  beard,  &c.)^ 
signifying  the  conquest  of  the  Turks,  who  were  opposed  to  the  Ameri- 
cans, (fee,  in  the  assault  alluded  to,  an  emblem  of  whose  head  is  worn  as 
a  trophy.     On  one  side  of  the  hilt  shall  be  represented  the  Goddess  of 
Liberty  hovering  over  the  Fortress  of  Derne,  bearing  in  one  hand  a  laurel 
wreath,  and  with  the  other  pointing  to  the  hand  of  the  intrepid  O'Bannon 
while  in  the  act  of  rearing  the  American  standard  on  its  castle.     The 
colours  of  Tripoli  are  thrown  beneath.     On  the  other  side  of  the  hilt, 
opposite  to  Liberty,  shall  be  represented  an  American  captive  at  the 
entrance  of  a  dungeon,  in  a  disconsolate  posture  and  loaded  with  chains, 
(significant  of  the  object  of  the  enterprise  in  which  this  officer  distin- 
guished himself).     On  the  guard  of  the  hilt,  near  the  centre  thereof  (as 
in  the  Virginia  coat  of  arms  adopted  in  the  Revolution),  shall  be  repre- 
sented a  female  figure  (emblem  of  the  genius  of  Virginia)  trampling  on 
the  neck  of  a  fallen  Tyrant,  her  right  hand  grasping  a  thunderbolt,  her 
left  holding  a  scroll,  on  which  is  inscribed   the  words:   ^^Sic  Semper 
Tyannw"  (Such  be  the  fate  of  Tyrants). 

On  the  guard  of  the  hilt  near  the  blade  shall  be  represented  the  Amer- 
ican Eagle  (emblem  of  the  United  States)  in  a  flying  attitude,  with  one 
of  bis  talona  in  the  act  of  unbarring  the  door  of  a  dungeon,  and  with  the 


476 


1806. 
March  29, 
Richmond 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

other  tearing  off  the  fetters  of  the  American  prisoners  confined  in 
Tripoli. 

The  sword  to  be  furnished  with  a  plain  silver  scabbard.  The  belt  to 
be  of  buff  leather,  stitched  with  silver  thread,  and  on  the  part  thereof 
which  crosses  the  breast,  a  golden  crescent  shall  represent  a  distant  view 
of  tlie  city  of  Derne  and  its  battlements,  with  the  brig  Argus,  schooner 
Nautilus,  and  sloop  Hornet  in  the  act  of  storming  the  town  and  fortifica- 
tions. 

I  am,  &c. 


March  31 


March  31st,  1806. 

It  is  advised  that  a  proclamation  be  issued  prescribing  the  uniform  of 
the  Militia  of  this  Commonwealth  to  be  as  follows : 

For  the  General  Oflicers — A  dark  blue  coat,  skirts  lined  with  buff",  cape 
lapels  and  cufl's  buff,  yellow  buttons,  gold  epaulets  (one  on  each  shoul- 
der), black  cocked  hat,  with  black  cockade,  black  stock  and  boots. 

For  the  Artillery — A  blue  coat,  skirts  lined  with  red.  cape  lapels  and 
cuffs  red,  vest  and  overalls  white,  with  black  gaiters,  yellow  buttons,  a 
cocked  black  hat,  with  red  cockade. 

For  the  Light  Infantry — A  dark  blue  short  coat,  with  half  lapels,  cape 
and  cuffs  white,  white  lining  and  buttons,  vest  and  overalls  white,  with 
black  gaiters,  black  half  boots,  black  stock,  hat  round  and  cocked  on  the 
left  side,  with  black  cockade. 

P'or  the  Grenadiers — A  dark  blue  coat,  cape  lapels  and  cufls  white, 
white  lining  and  buttons,  vest  and  overalls  white,  with  black  gaiters,  black 
half  boots,  black  stock,  cocked  hat,  with  black  cockade. 

For  the  Riflemen — A  linen  hunting  shirt  of  purple  colour,  with  over- 
alls of  the  same,  leather  mockisons  or  shoes,  round  hat  cocked  on  the 
left  side,  with  black  cockade  and  black  stock. 

For  the  Main  Body  of  the  Militia — A  blue  hunting  shirt  trimmed  with 
white  fringe,  white  overalls  and  black  gaiters,  round  hat  cocked  on  the 
left  side  with  black  cockade  and  black  and  red  plume  half-boots. 

The  officers'  uniform  to  be  a  dark  blue  coat,  cape,  lapels  and  cufls 
white,  white  lining  and  buttons,  vest  and  pantaloons  white,  with  black 
gaiters,  black  stocks,  cocked  hat,  with  black  cockade. 

For  the  Cavalry — A  short  dark  or  bottle  green  coat  with  buttons  lining, 
half  lapels,  cuffs  and  cape  white,  white  vest,  and  leather  breeches,  jack 
boots,  spurs,  black  stocks,  and  black  leather  cap  dressed  on  the  crown 
with  bear  skin,  and  decorated  with  a  light  blue  sash  and  red  and  white 
plume. 

The  officers  of  the  main  body  of  the  Militia,  of  the  Light  Infantry, 
Grenadiers,  Riflemen,  and  Cavalry  to  be  distinguished  by  epaulets  of 
silver.     The  officers  of  the  Artillery  to  be  distinguished  by  epaulets  of 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


gold.  The  field  officers  to  wear  two  epaulets,  the  captains  one  on  the 
right  and  the  subalterns  one  on  the  left  shoulder.  All  officers  to  wear 
sic3e  arms  and  boots. 

Provided,  however,  that  where  any  Troop  of  Cavalry,  Company  of 
Artillery,  Grenadiers,  Light  Infantry,  or  Ritieni en,  shall  have  provided 
themselves  with  an  uniform  difl'erent  from  that  herein  advised,  they  are 

respectively  permitted  to  wear  the  same  for  eighteen  months  from  and 

afler  the  date  of  the  proclamation  herein  advised. 


477 


1806. 
March  31 


BoLLiNQ  Branch  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  Troop  of  Cavalry  commanded  by  him,  raised  in     March  31 
Buckingham  county. 


A  return  of  the  Troop  of  Cavalry  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Wilson, 
of  the  first  regiment  and  first  division  attached  to  the  98th  Regiment  of 
militia,  Mecklenburg :  Captain,  1 ;  First  Lieutenant,  1 ;  Second  Lieuten- 
ant, 1 ;  Comet,  1 ;  Privates,  35.     Total,  39.     Horses,  39. 


April  1 


Robert  Anderson  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  company  of  Light  Infantry  commanded  by  him,      April  4, 

1  •     WT'M'        u  Williams- 

raised  m  Williamsburg.  y^^^^ 


The  committee  appointed  by  the  Executive  "to  visit  the  Jail  and 
Penitentiary  House  and  examine  minutely  into  the  manner  in  which  the 
rules  and  regulations  of  said  Jail  are  carried  into  effect,  and  also  into 
any  other  matter  which  they  may  judge  proper  relative  to  the  same 
institution,"  have  entered  on  the  duties  a.ssigned  to  them,  and  submit 
the  following  Report,  accompanied  by  a  statement  of  facts  with  their  own 
observations  thereupon: 

That  the  labour  of  the  convicts  in  the  Penitentiary  has  not  yielded  a 
profit  equal  to  the  expenses  of  the  institution  is  a  fact  which  has  long 
been  known  and  acknowledged. 

To  trace  the  causes  of  this  deficiency,  and,  if  possible,  to  provide  an 
adetjuate  remedy,  was  one  of  the  principal  objects  of  the  Executive  in 
appointing  a  committee  of  their  own  body,  whose  duty  it  should  be  at 
stated  periods,  to  examine  into  the  subjects  above  mentioned.  In  per- 
forming this  duty  the  present  committee  have  minutely  examined  into 
all  the  interior  operations  of  the  Penitentiary,  and  they  are  impressed 
with  the  belief  that  the  following  causes  have  contributed  to  render  the 


April  4 


478  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


I80r>.  system  not  only  an  expense  to  the  Commonwealth,  but  unequal  to  the 
Apnl  4      expectations  of  itfi  earliest  admirers: 

1st.  A  want  of  co-operation  and  attention  on  the  part  of  some  of  the 
gentlemen  appointed  inspectors,  it  having  been  represented  to  the  com- 
mittee that  no  acting  inspector  has  visited  the  Penitentiary  since  the 
fourth  day  of  January  last,  about  which  time  the  period  of  service  of  the 
last  inspectors  expired.  When  it  is  considered  that  no  measures  of  im- 
portance can  be  adopted  by  the  Keeper  of  the  Penitentiary  without  the 
approbation  of  the  acting  inspectors,  the  want  of  a  regular  attendance 
on  their  part  must  be  attended  with  the  most  serious  inconvenience. 

2ndly.  The  difficulty  of  enforcing  ol)edience  to  the  rules  and  regula- 
tions prescribed  for  the  government  of  the  convicts,  from  the  necessity 
impDsed  by  law  of  calling  in  the  aid  of  two  inspectors  and  the  Mayor  of 
the  city  of  Richmond  before  any  adequate  punishment  can  be  inflicted 
on  an  offender. 

3rdly.  The  exemption  of  the  convict  from  labour  on  their  own  sug- 
gestion of  indisposition,  often,  it  is  believed,  on  the  most  frivolous  pre- 
text. In  confirmation  of  which  opinion,  the  committee  state  that  out  of 
one  hundred  and  eighteen  prisoners  now  ponfined  in  the  Penitentiar}', 
twenty-nine  were  absent  from  labour  on  the  plea  of  sickness  when  they 
visited  the  public  Jail. 

On  this  head  the  Committee  cannot  forbear  to  express  it  as  their 
decided  opinion  that  it  should  be  mojde  the  duty  of  the  Physician  to 
attend  at  the  Penitentiary  regularly  once  in  every  day,  and  that  no  con- 
vict should  be  exempted  from  labour  except  such  as  were  placed  on  the 
list  of  invalids  by  the  Physician  himself.  At  present  the  Physician 
never  attends  except  when  he  has  patients  whose  situation,  in  his  judg- 
ment, requires  his  presence,  or  when  he  is  particularly  called  in. 

It  is  far  from  the  intention  of  the  committee  to  attach  any  degree  of 
censure  to  the  conduct  of  the  physician.  His  attendance  is  as  regular 
as  the  law  re(|uires,  and  perhaps  more  frequent  than  his  limited  salary 
would  justify.  They  merely  propose  this  as  an  amendment  to  the  exist- 
ing regulations,  and  if  the  idea  meets  with  the  approbation  of  tlie  Execu- 
tive they  would  cheerfully  unite  with  their  brethren  in  suggesting  to  the 
Legislature  the  propriety  of  augmenting  his  salary. 

4thly.  Not  having  a  sufficient  stock  of  materials  of  various  kinds  on 
which  to  employ  the  convicts  in  those  branches  of  manufacture  to  which 
they  had  been  particularly  accustomed  before  their  admission  into  the 
Penitentiary,  it  must  be  obvious  that  the  labour  of  a  person  com- 
mencing a  new  branch  of  manufacture  must  be  less  productive  than 
when  applied  to  one  with  which  he  was  well  acquainted.  Thus  we  find 
that  among  the  convicts  there  are  two  persons  who  are  turners  by  trade, 
but  for  want  of  materials  they  are  engaged  in  shoemaking. 

The  simplicity  and  cheapness  of  the  tools  and  ap[>aratus  necessary 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE.  PAPERS.  479 


for  carrying  on  the  turners'  business,  together  with  the  durability  of  the  18O6. 
materials,  would  render  it,  in  the  opinion  of  the  committee  (so  far,  at  -^P^u  4 
least,  as  the  manufacture  of  Windsor  chairs),  a  profitable  branch,  and 
one  which  ought  to  be  introduced  into  the  Penitentiary.  It  is  also  stated 
that  there  are  two  or  more  convicts  well  skilled  in  the  wheelwright  and 
wagon-making  business,  one  of  whom  onl^*  is  employed  at  that  branch ; 
the  others  are  engaged  at  some  other  occupation  for  want  of  a  stock  of 
seasoned  timber. 

5thly.  There  not  being  suitable  work  provided  for  those  convicts  who 
are  either  too  much  indisposed  to  attend  to  their  usual  occupations,  but 
might  be  advantageously  employed  at  some  other  business,  or  who  are 
thrown  out  of  their  usual  rotine  of  duty  by  the  sickness  or  absence  of 
gome  others  on  whom  they  depend  for  a  regular  su[)ply  of  work.  In 
elucidation  of  this  i)oint,  the  committee  state  that  in  the  shop  for  the 
manufacture  of  cut-nails,  there  are  generally  thirteen  hands  employed, 
many  of  whom  are  engaged  in  heading  the  nails.  On  account  of  the 
tem|x>rary  indi8i>osition  of  one  of  the  nail-cutters  there  were  but  seven 
hands  at  work  in  that  shop  on  the  day  in  which  the  committee  viewed 
it,  and  it  was  the  opinion  of  the  keeper  that  they  could  not  be  employed 
more  than  half  their  time. 

Your  committee  recommend  that  the  Governor  be  advised  to  suggest 
to  the  physician  appointed  to  superintend  the  Penitentiary,  the  propriety 
of  attending  at  that  place  once  in  every  day  in  order  to  carry  into  effect 
the  plan  contemplated  above,  and  that  he  be  requested  by  the  Governor 
to  attend  accordingly.  It  is  further  recommended  by  the  (>)mmittee, 
that  in  all  future  appointments  of  inspectors  of  the  Penitentiary,  those 
gentlemen  alone  shall  be  appointed  who  had  been  previously  consulted, 
and  who  had  expressed  a  willingness  to  give  their  constant  and  regular 
attendance. 

ALex'r  Stuart, 
Wm.  W.  Herring. 


Robert  B.  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  the  action  of  a  meeting  of  an  association  held  in      April  8, 
Norfolk  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  Troop  of  Cavalry,  at  which  the      Norfolk 
following  persons  were  elected  as  officers,  to  be  commissioned  by  the 
Governor  and  Council  under  the  act  of  the  24th  of  January,  1804,  and 
elected  by  the  association,  viz: 

Robert  B.  Taylor,  Captain;  William  Thompson,  1st  Lieutenant;  Sam'l 
Roane,  2nd  Lieutenant;  Thomas  McCandlish,  Cornet;  Cary  Selden,  1st 
Sergeant;  Calvin  Buckner,  2nd  Sergeant;  Thomas  Armistead,  3rd  Ser- 
geant; Mathew  P.  Wright,  4th  Sergeant. 


480  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Benj.  Wolfe  to  the  Governor. 


1H(M).  The  Quarter  Master  of  our  Regiment  informs  me  that  our  Colonel 

^^^  '^  l>einp  from  home,  solicits  me  to  inform  you  that  he  is  in  want  of  aniniu- 
nition  for  the  Troops  which  are  to  be  on  duty  this  night.  I  will,  there- 
fore, bo  thankfiil  to  deliver  him  a  couple  of  hundred  cartridges,  which 
he  will  account  for  at  any  time. 

I  am,  &c. 


LlTTLEBURY    WeAVER    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

April  10  After  seeing  your  advertisement  in  the  Virginia  Argus,  I  think  it  my 
duty  to  inform  you  that  I  have  a  brass  six-j>ounder  which,  I  believe, 
belongs  to  the  State  of  Virginia.  Slie  was  loaned  to  me  by  the  Execu- 
tive at  the  time  the  Garrison  was  broke  up  at  the  Point  of  Fork  to 
exercise  my  company  of  Artillery  with.  The  wood  work  belonging  to 
her  when  I  received  her,  was  much  decayed,  and  at  this  time  is  entirely 
rotten.     The  irons  I  have  taken  care  of,  which  are  still  good. 

I  am,  &c. 


W.  FOUSHEE   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

.\pril  11,         Resigning  his  place  as  a  member  of  the  Council  of  State. 
Richmond 


George  Duxlevy  to  the  Governor. 

April  16,         Informing  him  that  John  Stephenson  continues  to  hold  and  exercise 

(>>iirt^housc  ^^^  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Wood  County  in  a  very  tyrannical 

manner,  after  accepting  the  appointment  of  Postmaster  at  Wood  Court- 

Housc  on  the  first  of  April,  1805,  both  of  which  ofhces  he  exercises 

contrary  to  Law. 

John  Taliaferro  to  the  Governor. 

April  23,         Cont^jnding  for  his  right  to  the  Sheriffalty  of  King  George  County, 
KmgCteorge  ^yi^i^j^  he  conceived  he  did  not  forfeit  by  serving  as  a  member  of  Con- 
gress at  the  period  of  his  proper  rotation  as  Sheriflf. 


Edward  Carrington  to  the  Governor. 


April  28         Expressing  the  opinion,  in  answer  to  request  of  the  Governor,  that  in 
the  case  of  Billy,  n^ro  man  slave,  under  sentence  of  death  by  the  Hust- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  481 


ings  Court  of  Richmond,  the  omission  of  the  duty  imposed  by  Law  of        ih06. 
1801,  of  forwarding  to  the  Executive  a  copy  of  the  evidence  upon  which     ^P**"  ^^ 
the  conviction  was  obtained,  has  vitiated  the  proceedings  of  the  ('ourt, 
and  recommending  a  pardon  as  the  easiest  road  out  of  the  difficulty. 


J.  Preston  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  James  Newell,  Esq.,  had  made  himself  responsible      May  1, 
for  nineteen  tons  of  lead  due  by  Austin  &  Payne  to  the  State,  which      {^tl.    '^ 
would  be  ready  for  delivery  as  soon  as  wagons  could  be  gotten  to  haul  it. 
The  cost  of  transportation  to  Lynchburg  would  be  forty  doUarH  [ier  Um ; 
same  to  Richmond  fifty -six  dollars  per  ton. 


Berrtman  Green  to  the  Governor. 

Acknowledging  the  receipt  of  the  decision  of  the  r>>uncil   on   the      if^j  j^ 
reoommendation  by  the  Court  of  Halifax  county  of  r*harleH  F.  Wall  ^     f  •    ^* 
Colonel  Commandant  of  the  69th   R^ment,  by  the  apf>^iiniifi«nt  of 
whom  he  would  have  l^een  superceded.     Expreming  hbi  gratiiu^le  and 
obligations  for  said  decifiion. 


1  have  this  day  inspected  thirij  dosen  Cartridge  Hf^xen  Un  i\ktt  i  av»lry ,      n^x  '.5. 
fifty  pair  lan^e  Holsten?  ibr  the  Army  Pii^tr^s,  thirty-ifigljt  A<nAni  ^ini{m  Ui  ^'««**««wiij'y 
confine  the  HoLftens.  and  fifty  ^word  BelUf,  ail  of  whidi  I  fitMi  loade  out 
of  good  materials  and  in  a  workiiianlike  manner. 


LiTT.  W.  Tazewell  to  the  ^jorEHKOn, 

On  inj  return  tc»  tlii?  plaoe  frora  a  late  j<>uraey  into  ihut  <x>untry  J  ^^y  3^ 
found  Tourg  of  the  K'Ah  uH.  This  carcuiQ«^taDoe  will  ex}4aiii  why  it  Imi  K^***^** 
n<4  been  iiK»re  eariy  rejilied  l/j. 

The  Troop  of  <^'ara]rr  whidi  I  fons^sAy  eofuauuiided  iju  llji«'  f4»oe,  bs^ 

y^  fiooe  been  bnAcai  up.     li<^ire  than  tvo  yeare  Mtuoe  I  reujcued  ifiy 

CMnonsioD  aud  delirtrt^d  it  into  iJbe  liaDdis  of  the  <Jol<joel  <XMutuau)dinjf 

the  Repment  I0  whi<^  tuy  Tro(.ff*  «ia£  attached.  suppoMii;^  tlial  wa«  the 

proper  iBode  of  rekdruimc.  azid  that  be  would  make  the  ueoeHsary  ooin- 

momeadoD  upon  tlitf^  nul^ec^  tc>  the  Kxecutive.    The  Troop  <xiutiiiued 

^ome  time  after  lur  reini^iatioti  under  ik^  cofumaud  of  it^  Ktmt  Lieuteu- 

lot  b«l  at  leoilli  bcfcame  totally  extiuel.  and  tiiat  oflieer  tufseUier  wiUi 

rnunr  of  iIm:  ibrmer  Troopers  have  attaidied  tbeiuselvei'  now  to  the  new 

Tiooplitehr  nasod. 

«1 


482  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1806.  Having  already,  as  I  have  before  remarked,  delivered  my  commission 

N** f  Ik  ^  ^y  commanding  officer,  it  is  now  impossible  for  me  to  furnish  that 
evidence  of  my  resignation  to  the  Executive  as  your  letter  seems  to 
require.  But  I  j)resume,  under  the  circumstances  I  have  stated,  there 
will  be  no  difficult}'  upon  this  subject.  If  there  should  such  arise,  I  beg 
you,  sir,  to  consider  this  letter  as  a  new  resignation,  which  is  not  accom- 
panied with  my  commission  for  the  reasons  above  stated.  When  to  this 
shall  be  added,  that  the  former  First  Lieutenant  of  my  Troop  is  now 
presented  to  the  Executive  as  the  First  Lieutenant  of  the  new  Troop, 
and  my  former  Cornet  as  the  Second  Lieutenant,  they  will  have  complete 
official  evidence  of  the  extinction  of  the  former  Company,  and  will  not^ 
I  hope,  hesitate  to  qualify  the  present  applicants,  whose  zeal  and  active 
exertion  merit  encouragement. 

1  am,  &c. 


John  Taliaferro  to  Wm.  W.  Hening. 

May  5,  Recommending  Grawin  C.  Turbeville  for  appointment  as  Colonel  of  the 

King  George  militia  of  King  George  county  as  eminently  fitted  for  said  office  by  his 
Republican  principles. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


May  7,  Soliciting  arms  for  Capt.  Crutchfield's  Company  of  Cavalry  of  Spotsyl- 

AriM       vania,  amounting  to  forty-four  men. 


Bathurst  Jones  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

May  8,  1  have  lately  observed  in  the  Argus  an  advertisement  under  your  sig- 

p^^"^^'®*"  nature,  in  consequence  of  instructions  by  you  received  from  the  Execu- 
tive, to  make  enquiry  respecting  the  situation  of  all  ordinance,  military 
stores,  &c.  1  will  with  pleasure  give  you  all  the  information  that  1  pos- 
sess, and  should  have  made  this  communication  sooner  had  it  not  been 
for  the  intervention  of  a  variety  of  other  business. 

There  is  at  New  Castle  a  very  fine  Iron  Gun  (I  believe)  fellow  to  those 
on  the  Capitol  Square;  from  its  calibre  I  take  it  to  be  a  36-iK>under. 
Near  the  Meadow  Bridges,  I  am  informed,  there  are  two  or  three  small 
Iron  field  pieces  which  have  remained  there  from  Gen'l  Arnold's  invasion 
(as  it  is  called)  to  this  day.  I  have  never  seen  them;  probably  some 
information  might  be  obtained  through  the  medium  of  Col.  Trueheart  or 
Mr.  Lewis  Trueheart.     At  Hanover  Town  there  are  two  cast  Iron  Mortar 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  483 


beds  and  a  considerable  quantity  of  Shells  and  cannon  Ball,  many  of       1806. 
-which  have  been  wantonly  thrown  into  the  River,  but  may  be  recovered     jjanover 
iwith  little  labor  and  small  expense.  Court-house 

This,  Sir,  is  all  the  information  I  can  now  give  you  on  the  subject,  but 

should   I  be  fortunate  enough  to  obtain  more  by  the  enquiries  I  shall 

make,  it  will  give  me  pleasure  to  communicate  it  to  you. 

I  am,  &c. 


Benjamin  Botts  to  the  Governor. 

An  injunction  of  Escheat  was  returned  to  this  District  Court,  and  I  May  10, 
am  just  apprized  of  an  intention  of  the  Ex'ors  of  the  person  last  seized  '^buri^  ^ 
to  prefer  a  monstrans  de  droit  on  Tuesday  next.  The  land  is  of  the 
value  of  about  £2,000,  and  adverting  to  the  practice  of  the  Executive  of 
employing  assistant  counsel  in  cases  of  this  importance,  I  intended  to 
iiiform  them  of  the  case  that  they  might  apply  that  practice  to  it.  I 
waited,  however,  to  ascertain  that  a  course  in  the  Court  of  common  law 
would  be  taken  by  these  claimants  before  I  took  measures  for  involving 
the  public  in  the  expense.  The  time  afforded  me  will  not  admit  of  an 
interchange  of  letters  with  the  Government  before  we  shall  be  obliged  to 
act,  and  I  had  my  choice  of  risking  the  interests  of  the  Commonwealth 
on  my  own  exertions  or  of  engaging  counsel  without  consulting  the  pro- 
per authority. 

Genl  Minor,  to  whom  I  have  applied,  has  obligingly  relieved  me  from 
my  greatest  difficulty  by  undertaking  the  case  with  me,  leaving  his  com- 
pensation subject  to  the  decision  of  the  Executive  on  the  propriety  of 
retaining  him,  promising  to  claim  nothing  unless  my  employment  of  him 
should  be  approved. 

I  selected  Gen'l  Minor  because  in  all  former  cases  he  has  been  em- 
ployed by  the  Governor  and  Council. 

I  am,  &c. 


Wm.  Sharp  to  the  Governor. 

In  answer  to  your  letter  addressed  to  the  Court  of  the  Borough  of  May  10, 
Norfolk,  dated  the  16th  of  January  last,  I  have  the  honor  to  state  that  ^^^chmond 
by  the  charter  of  the  Borough  there  can  be  only  ten  Justices  of  the 
Peace,  to-wit:  a  Mayor,  a  Recorder,  and  eight  Aldermen,  of  which  num- 
ber the  following  are  in  the  commission:  Mr.  Luke  Wheeler,  Mayor;  Mr. 
John  Nivison,  Recorder,  and  Messrs.  Wm.  Vaughan,  Thomas  H.  Parker, 
Wm.  6.  Lamb,  Theoderick  Armistead,  Richard  E.  Lee  and  John  E.  Holt 


484  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1806.       are  Aldermen,  there  being  one  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  death  of  Mr. 
Richmond   ^^''^^^'^^s  Calvert,  and  one  by  the  resignation  of  Col.  Newton. 

That  part  of  your  letter  respecting  Militia  fines  imposed  in  the  54th 
Regiment  since  1794  I  am  sorry,  after  diligent  enquiry,  I  am  unable  to 
answer  so  fully  as  I  wish.  Instead  of  going  back  as  far  as  1794,  I  am 
obliged  to  begin  in  1802,  when  Battalion  Courts  and  a  Regimental  Court, 
were  regularly  held.  •  The  fines  then  imposed  and  collectable  are  now  ia. 
my  possession.     Your  Excellency  was  yesterday  told  the  reason. 

The  fines  since  that  time  have  been  regularly  assessed  and  will  be 
accounted  for  according  to  Law. 

I  beg  leave  now  to  state  that  by  the  last  returns  there  appears  to  be 
about  eight  hundred  men  enrolled  in  the  54th  Regiment,  not  more  than 
two  hundred  and  fifty  of  whom  are  armed.  This  at  the  first  view  will 
appear  a  great  deficiency  in  the  public  arms,  but  the  surprise  will  be  in 
some  manner  removed  when  you  are  informed  that  a  very  large  propor- 
tion of  those  missing  were  actually  destroyed  by  the  conflagration  iu 
February,  1804.  Perhaps  at  no  time  since  the  Revolution  was  the  mili- 
tary ardour  ever  at  so  great  a  height  in  the  Borough  of  Norfolk  as  at  the 
present.  To  give  an  idea  of  this  I  yesterday  informed  you,  and  now 
repeat,  that  on  the  30th  of  last  November  at  a  Regimental  muster  only 
96  men,  except  a  few  men  in  the  Light  Infantry  companies,  both  not 
exceeding  60,  were  on  the  ground,  and  on  the  first  day  of  this  month  at 
a  muster  of  the  Battalions  we  had  on  the  field  upwards  of  five  hundred. 
I  believe  this  arises  from  the  fines  being  raised  on  each  non-commissioned 
officer  and  private  to  five  dollars,  and  to  the  peculiar  situation  of  our 
foreign  relations;  for  it  will  no  doubt  be  admitted  that  in  the  event  of 
war  Norfolk  would  first  feel  its  consequences. 

The  citizens,  impressed  with  this  belief,  are  extremely  anxious  that  the 
Executive  would  put  arms  into  their  hands,  that  they  may  be  in  readi- 
ness to  defend  themselves  in  any  emergency,  and  they  rely  with  confidence 
it  will  be  done. 

I  am  aware  that  as  no  positive  statement  of  the  public  arms  in  the 
hands  of  the  Militia  of  Norfolk  can  nmc  be  made,  the  Executive  will  not 
be  disposed  to  order  any  arms  at  this  time  for  that  place.  If,  however, 
upon  an  accurate  statement,  arms  would  be  given,  and  your  Ebccellency 
will  be  pleased  to  inform  me,  it  shall  be  made  with  all  possible  dispatch, 
and  in  this  event  I  b^  leave  to  suggest  the  utility  of  furnishing  me  with 
a  set  of  stamps  for  the  purpose  of  marking  the  guns  in  the  manner  men- 
tioned yesterday ;  the  stamps  will  cost  but  little,  and  may  have  some 
effect.  There  being  two  Companies  of  Artillery  in  Norfolk  and  only  two 
small  cannon,  two  others  (six-pounders)  will  be  very  acceptable. 

No  arms  whatever  have  at  any  time  been  furnished  the  Troop  of 
Horse.  They  are  much  wanted,  and  I  hope  will  be  granted.  The  Troop 
is  upwards  of  fifty  strong  and  are  recruiting  fast 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


485 


The  Companies  of  Artillery  are  also  without  swords.     From  the  loss        180(5. 

of  a  memorandum  since  my  arrival  in  Richmond,  I  am  unable  to  make    p.  u^     '^ 

a  more  perfect  statement  of  the  54tli   Regiment,  but  such  as  it  is  I 

respectfull}'  submit  it. 

I  am,  &c. 


Wm.  Brooke  to  Wm.  Brokenbrough. 

Recommending  G.  C.  Turbeville  for  the  Colonelcy  of  the  Militia  of     May  12, 
King  George,  and  endorsing  him  as  a  Republican.  Fredericks 


The  bond  of  SamT  Pointer  as  contractor  for  furnishing  Rations  to  the 
Public  Guard  from  the  Ist  of  May,  1800,  to  the  15th  of  October,  1806, 
at  the  rate  of  thirteen  and  a  half  cents  per  Ration  (Ration  to  consist  of 
same  component  parts  as  those  issued  to  the  Troops  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States,  spirits  excepted),  in  the  penalty  of  four  thousand  dollars 
(the  State  agreeing  to  advance  two  thous-'ud  dollars  to  said  Pointer  on 
said  contract),  is  lodged. 


May  20 


J.  S.  Barton  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  a  Troop  of  Cavalry  commanded  by  him,  attached      May  23 
to  tlie  ord  R(igiment. 


Wm.  Madison  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  a  Company  in  the  1st  Battalion  of  the  82nd  Regi- 
ment of  MiHtia.     Fifty-two  Rifles  needed  to  arm  the  Company. 


May  23, 
Mauison 


Charles  Todd,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Complaining  of  the  act  of  the  Court  of  Caroline  in  recommending 
Capt  Tompkins  (his  junior  oflScer),  for  the  commission  of  Major  of  the 
Caroline  Regiment. 


May  26, 
Caroline 
County 


Henrico  County,  &c. : 

I  do  certify  that  William  Munford,  E8<iV,  this  day  took  the  oaths 
<>f  a  privy  Councellor  before  me,  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  the  said 
County  agreeable  to  I^w. 
Given  under  my  hand,  this  28th  day  of  May,  1806. 

Dan'l  L.  Hylton. 


486  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


Philip  Norbornb  Nicholas  to  thb  Governor. 

180(>.  Replying  to  the  question  propounded  by  the  Court  of  Spotsylvania, 

Richmond  "  whether  a  magistrate  removing  from  his  county  to  another  county,  and 
returning  again  to  reside  in  the  county  from  which  he  had  removed,  is 
still  to  be  considered  a  magistrate  in  that  county."  The  opinion  givea 
is  that  if  the  magistrate  removed  to  a  county  or  state,  intending  to  become 
a  resident  thereof  and  actually  residing  therein,  that  he  thereby  forfeits 
or  renounces  his  character  of  magistrate. 


Henrico  County,  &c. : 

I  do  hereby  certify  that  Wm.  Aylett,  Esq'r,  this  day  took  the 
oaths  of  a  privy  Councellor  before  me,  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  said 
County  agreeable  to  Law. 

Given  under  my  hand,  this  31st  day  of  May,  1806. 

Dan'l  L.  Hyi.ton. 


Hancock  Eustace  to  the  Governor. 

June  2  Informing  him  of  the  collection  by  him  as  agent  for  the  State,  of 

35,201  lbs.  of  crop  Tobacco  from  the  tenants  on  the  Bristoe  tract  in 
Prince  William,  and  reporting  sales  of  same  at  22s.  cash,  asking  instruc- 
tions as  to  the  manner  of  paying  in  the  same  into  the  Treasury. 


I  do  with  advice  of  Council  hereby  certify  that  Mary  Windham  is 
continued  on  the  list  of  Pensioners  with  her  former  allowance  for  the 
year  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  three. 

Given  under  my  hand  as  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Vir- 
ginia, at  Richmond,  this  7th  day  of  June,  1806. 

Wm.  H.  Cabell. 

Sam'l  Coleman. 


In  Council,  June  7th,  1806. 

The  Auditor  will  issue  a  warrant  on  the  contingent  Fund  in  favor  of 
E.  R.,  Esq'r,  for  one  hundred  and  forty  dollars  in  addition  to  'the  fee 
heretofore  paid  of  $40  in  aid  as  Counsel  to  the  Atty-General  in  a  suit  in 
the  Court  of  Appeals  of  the  Commonwealth  against  Bristoe's  heirs. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  487 


William  Munford  to  the  Governor. 

Conscious  as  I  am  of  the  inferiority  of  my  abilities  to  the  task  of  180G. 
doing  justice  to  the  many  virtues  of  the  deceased  Patriot  and  Sage*,  and  Richmond 
particularly  of  the  difficulty  of  satisfying  the  expectations  of  a  numerous 
audience  to  whom  those  virtues  are  well  known,  while  my  own  heart  is 
torn  with  sorrow  for  the  death  of  a  friend,  it  is  with  great  reluctance  that 
I  yield  to  the  request  of  the  Executive  and  determine  to  engage  in  so 
arduous  an  undertaking. 

However,  as  the  ties  of  gratitude  to  the  best  of  men  for  the  extraordi- 
nary kindness  he  ever  manifested  towards  me  ought  to  prohibit  my 
suffering  him  to  go  to  his  grave  without  an  Eulogy,  and  gentlemen  for 
whom  I  entertain  such  respect  and  affection,  have  honoured  me  so  far  as 
to  apply  to  me  on  this  occasion,  I  cannot  refuse  to  comply,  flattering 
myself  with  an  hope  that  they  will  consider  the  melancholy  subject  of 
the  discourse,  and  foBgive  the  imperfections  of  the  Speaker. 

I  am,  &c. 
♦Chancellor  Wythe— Ed. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  officers  of  the  23rd  Regiment  of  Virginia  Militia,      June  8 
at  Z.  Brooks'  tavern,  in  the  town  of  Manchester,  agreeably  to  previous 
notice,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  into  consideration  the  proclamation  of 
hifl  Excellency  the  Governor  of  the  15th  of  March  last,  declaring  what 
should  be  the  uniform  of  the  Militia  of  this  Commonwealth. 

Col.  Thomas  Branch  being  unanimously  called  to  the  chair  and  Wni. 
B.  Clarke  appointed  Secretary,  the  meeting  then  proceeded  to  take  into 
consideration  the  said  proclamation,  and  after  mature  deliberation,  unani- 
D'ously  resolved  that  a  respectful  memorial  be  drawn  up  and  presented 
to  his  Excellency  the  (lovernor  touching  the  subject  of  the  said  procla- 
Daation,  whereupon  a  committee  was  appointed  to  draft  the  sanie,  and 
the  following  was  unanimously  agreed  to: 

^0  HU  Kfccllency  the  Governor  of  Virginia: 

The  officers,  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates  of  the  28rd  Kegi- 
'nent  of  Militia,  res]icctfully  represent  to  your  Excellency  that  the 
proclamation  of  your  Excellency  of  the  15th  day  of  March  last  directing 
^he  uniform  of  the  V^irginia  Militia,  has  produced  some  agitation  in  this 
^nd  every  other  Regiment,  as  far  as  your  memorialists  have  been 
informed. 

The  old  revolutionary  characters  are  concerned  at  |>arting  with  an  old 
^ulitary  actpmintance.  They  respect  the  true  blue  with  which  they  were 
clothed  and  under  which  they  fought,  and  their  facing  and  their  faces 


I- 


488  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


im'm-,,        were  presented  to  the  enemv  with  success.     The  same  they  beg  leave  t^ 
Jane  >      ^^^^  ^y^^y  ^jj|  ]^  happy  to  retain.     Independent  of  the  attachment  <o^ 
your  memorialists  to  this  happy  and  militan'  unifoim,  they  beg  leaV^ 
further  to  sug]t;est  to  your  Excellency  their  prompt  submission  to  aiL, 
onler*  isifued  fnjm  the  pn>per  source. 

The  orders  are  issued  from  the  correct  source,  but  they  beg  leave 
remark  that  mr^t  of  the  officers  in  this  Regiment,  and  they  presume  i 
othf^rh  slIsK),  are  uniformed  according  to  an  ancient  custom,  and  if  the^ 
be  directe^l  to  discontinue  the  old  uniform  and  assume  the  one  no 
i>rrlered,  the}*  will  in  many  instances  be  compelled  to  encounter 
exj>en«<e  which  they  cannot  meet  or  defray,  and  thus  the  character  of  th  « 
officer  may  be  improperly  tested  by  his  appearance. 

Your  memorialists,  with  great  deference,  beg  leave  to  observe  that  th  m 
ancient  uniform  (to  wit:  blue  and  red)  is  much  more  durable  and  milm 
tary.  less  liable  to  soil,  and  better  calculated  to  inspire  martial  ardor. 

Thomas  Bra.\*ch,  Chairman. 
\Vm.  B.  Clarke,  Secretary. 


Wm.  Sharp  to  the  Governor. 

June  12,         Agreeable  to  the  directions  contained  in  your  ExceUency  s  letter  to  nk. 
Norfolk     ^^f  ijj^  ^^jj  Inst.,  I  have  the  honor  to  forward  to  you  a  correct  return  cr^f 
the  strength  of  the  54th  Reg't  and  of  the  Artillery  and  Troop  of  Hors 
raised  within  its  bounds. 

That  part  of  the  town  destroyed  by  the  fire  in  1804  was  inhabited  b; 
f»erson3.  the  greater  part  of  whom  have  removed  away  without  givin^p=-  8 
any  account  of  their  arms.  &c  This,  and  the  frequ^it  resignation  i^  ^' 
r»fficers  since  that  time,  renders  it  impossible  for  me  to  ascertain  even  th-  *^ 
number  lost,  much  less  to  prove  the  same  by  affidavits.  All  I  can  do  i  -^^ 
U)  give,  as  I  now  do,  a  correct  return  of  the  number  of  guns  now  in  th^  *^ 
Heciinent.  which  amounts  to  238,  fifteen  of  which  number  are  in  bac— -^ 
order,  and  at  this  time  unfit  for  serrice. 

I  tra<t.  Sir,  that  if  the  Executive  shall  be  disposed  to  furnish  thii^   ^^ 
Hegiment  with  the  requisite  number  of  guns,  *tc.,  to  arm  that  part  or 
the  militia  vet  unarmed  (to-wit,  327),  that  thev  will  be  forwarded  ii 
time  for  parade  on  the  4th  of  July.     The  officers  and  privates  are  ii 
considerable  anxiety,  and  have  made  repeated  applications  to  me  on  tlii^ 
subject.     I  therefore  hofH}  you  will  excuse  my  again  ui^ng  this  measure, 
and  that  you  will  l>e  plea.<ed  to  inform  me  as  soon  as  may  be. 

Captain  Taylor  has  requested  me  to  communicate  to  your  Excellency 
the  high  sense  which  he  entertains  of  the  obligation  he  is  under  to  the 
Executive  for  their  promptitude  in  offering  to  arm  the  Troop  under  his 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  489 


command,  and  hopes  to  receive  the  arms  by  the  4th  of  July.     The  Artil-        1806. 
7  are  in  high  spirits  at  the  idea  of  receiving  swords  by  that  day.  Norfolk' 

I  am,  <&c. 

A  Return  of  the  strength  of  the  54th  Regiment  of  Virginia  Militia, 
eluding  the  Troop  of  Horse  and  Artillery  thereto  attached,  and  the 
a.:rins  and  accoutrements  in  possession  thereof ; 

Militia — 1  Lieut.-Colonel,  2  Majors,  10  Captains,  10  Lieutentants,  9 

Knsigns,  0  Cometts,  38  Sergeants,  38  Corporals,  2  Drummers,  2  Fifers, 

O  Trumpeters,  550  Privates;  662  Total  officers  and  men.     In  good  order — 

223  Muskets  and  Bayonets,  118  Cartridge  Boxes,  0  Swords,  0  Field  pieces, 

1    colour. 

Troop — 1  Captain,  2  Lieutenants,  0  Ensign,  1  Cornet,  4  Sergeants,  1 
Trumpeter,  47  Privates;  60  Total.  Swords,  colours,  pistols,  saddles, 
liorses — all  private. 

Artiller}' — 2  Captains,  4  Lieutenants,  6  Sergeants,  101  Privates;  113 
Total  officers  and  men.     15  ifluskets. 

It  is  ordered  that  the  Governor  be  requsted  to  write  to  the  command- 
ant of  the  54th  Raiment,  requiring  that  he  cause  a  special  report  to  be 
made  to  him  by  the  Captains  of  his  Regiment  of  the  manner  in  which 
the  arms  furnished  to  their  companies  respectively,  and  not  now  to  be 
found,  have  been  lost;  that  in  the  mean  time  one  hundred  and  ninety 
stands  of  arms  be  furnished  to  Col.  Sharp  to  be  put  into  the  hands  of 
such  of  the  militia  of  the  54th  Regiment  as  have. not  yet  been  furnished 
with  arms. 


Richard  Kblsick  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  for  a  company  of  seventy  men  raised  in  Portsmouth,     June  12. 
commanded  by  himself.  Portsmouth 


Wilson  Davenport  to  the  Governor. 

Asking  instruction  as  to  the  sufficiency  of  a  pedlar's  license  taken  out     June  13, 
^  Bedford  by  Lieuder  &  Drison,  merchants  of  Lynchburg,  to  sell  goods  I^y'*c*^'>"'K 
^  the  Town  of  Danville. 


Campbell  Clerk's  Office,  June  ISth,  1806. 

I  hereby  certify  that  current  rejwrt  saith  that  William  Anderson,  late 
»*^eriff  of  this  County,  was  killed  by  a  stroke  of  Lightning  on  Tuesday 
evening  last  (the  10th  Inst),  which  I  believe  to  be  the  fact. 

Ro.  Alexander,  C.  C.  C. 
62 


ff^i* 


CJblX^'Al:  *'J^  5TATK  riFEIK. 


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tfki: 


ft    TK« 


if^5   »v<E    ErfTJ^TE   !••>  IME  ^-rC-TBt?-**. 


I* 


the  BnsCoie 


PeiLir  X 


E^TE   XlCH^-LA*    T»>  THE   G«>TEE9«E. 


Tb^  orjCD|flEiiits  exhilfiied  bj  Mr.  DonleTy  a^aiDft  Mr.  John  Stephen- 
i^/n,  who  Mtn  E)>  a  maskstimte  in  Woxjd  Coactr.  %vt — Lst.  tluu  be  csq- 
tinue*  to  act  ai»  m  iijia^i<tiaie  DoCiritbstuidiiif  his  nov  exocisiikE  the 
fuoctioDS  of  Deputy  {>a5t  ouster  at  Wvod  Court  boose.  There  ]»  do 
doubt  that  onder  the  Act  of  AseoiUj  that  Mr.  Stephenson,  bj  hi? 
acceptance  of  tbe  place  of  post  master,  has  vacated  his  appointment  of 
rnafd^trmte.  Tbe  proper  comae  will  be  for  tbe  attomej  for  the  Diftrict 
to  file  an  information  in  the  natnre  of  a  qno  warnnto  in  the  District 
court,  to  remove  Mr.  Stephenson  from  his  appointment  erf*  magistiate. 

Tlje  other  charges  against  31  r.  Siepbendon.  impute  to  him  oppressive 
and  tyranical  conduct  under  colour  of  his  office  as  magistrate.  This 
would  certainly  amount  to  a  high  misdemeanor,  for  which  a  person  on 
conviction  on  information  filed,  would  be  liable  to  fine  and  imprison- 
ment. 

In  the  4th  volume  of  Blackstone's  Commentaries,  page  liO,  it  is  said 
^  There  is  yet  another  ofience  against  public  justice  which  is  a  crime  of 
deep  lualignity,  and  so  much  the  deeper  as  there  are  many  opportnni* 
ties  of  puttinir  it  in  practice,  and  the  {tower  and  wealth  of  tbe  offenders 
may  often  deter  the  injured  from  a  l^;al  prosecution.  This  is  the 
oppression  and  tyranical  partiality  of  judges,  justices,  and  other  magis- 
trates in  the  adnjinistration  and  under  the  colour  of  their  office. 

**  However,  when  prosecuted  either  by  impeachment  in  parliament  or  * 
hy  information  in  the  Court  of  Kings  bench  (according  to  the  rank  of3 
the  offenders;,  it  is  sure  to  he  severely  punished  with  forfeiture  of  their ^: 
offices,  fines,  imprisonment,  or  other  dLscretionar)*  censure  regulated  by  ^ 
the  nature  and  aggravations  of  the  offence  committed.*^  In  a  prosecu — 
tion  which  was  removed  to  the  General  Court  a  few  years  ago,  to  be  tnedtf 
at  the  bar  of  that  Court,  in  which  the  information  charged  oppressiv< 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  491 


and  tyranical  conduct  on  a  magistrate  in  the  execution  of  his  office,        isOG. 
although  there  was  a  dispute  about  the  facts,  yet  neither  counsel  or   ^{"^mond 
Court  seemed  at  all  to  controvert  the  law.     Mr.  Dunlevy  had  better 
therefore  bring  the  charges  which  he  now  prefers,  before  the  attorney  of 
the  District  in  which  the  offence  was  committed,  whose  dutv  it  will  be 
to  proceed  in  the  case. 

I  am,  &c. 


I  have  this  day  inspected  three  hundred  p'r  of  large  Holsters  for  the 
Armory  Pistols,  three  hundred  sword  belts  and  eleven  dozen  p'r  strops 
to  confine  the  Holsters;  all  of  which  I  find  well  made  and  out  of  good 
materials. 

Tho.  Underwood. 

Penitentiary,  5th  July,  1806. 


'-•^^1  John  Teakle,  Jr.,  to  thb  Governor. 

Recommending  Samuel  Crippen  for  appointment  as  (bmmissioner  of  July  12, 
Wrecks  in  Accomack  Co.,  in  his  own  stead,  which  office  he  desires  to  (^^^I!!!^ 
resign. 

John  T.  IIungerford  to  the  Uovernor. 

jjci  Soliciting  arms  for  the  111th  regiment  of  militia.  August  5. 

Luustown 


Robert  Perkins  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  a  company  of  Light  Infantry    August?, 
J^ised  in  New  Kent.  ^  ^^"^  ^^°^ 


At  a  court  continued  and  held  for  Albemarle  County  the  7th  of 
August,  1806. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  Court  that  Samuel  Carr  be  nominated  and  recom- 
^^ended  to  the  Governor  and  council  of  tins  Commonwealth  as  a  proper 
l^^rson  to  be  commissioned  Captain  of  a  troop  of  horse  to  the  88th 
It^iment  in  the  room  of  Thomas  Divers,  resigned,  and  it  is  further 
^ixiered  that  it  be  certified  that  in  Balloting,  the  said  Samuel  Carr  had 
^^elve  votes,  and  Douglass  Bowcock,  in  opposition,  two  vottis. 

A  copy — Teste: 

John  Nicholas. 


(I^HSNC/kA.  «)P  .^m\!IK  FA£BB& 


Hie  Tamils  ^PiinirPii  ir  'Vikinei  i^iarp  ja:i^  the  Arafaac  dgni>!»  in  die 
uuiiro  ii*  ryfi»  rmiii  L  :o  'h  -imt  :&  L  ±  L  -k  T.  K.  7,  S:  *.l.  O,  by  whkfe 
mr  'iiimiier  iiuv   le  ^taiunt^t   m  'tin  :uiu>kcr. 

riii*  ^ttpnuili  II  :lie  -vh*  vimiuuiii^  u  Arriilwy  in  Norrbik  tobefiir- 
n^hftl  ntii  ^TriniF  b  l*»r.  ji<soojnrtinu  o  J-oi.  ^Hiarp'^  renim.  They  are 
ii    lii^  ^li  llttsiinenr  u   Amilerr. 

Hie -irpnutli  n"  'iw  ■rriHij  ii  ^'avmr^  t*  >f  umeei  in  !foitbik  m^. 
1 1  ifrii    he  ^tli  Lltt*-*  II*  »'j.rair7. 

P!ie  ^fTwii:rii  u  <  'jprain  lillitftt  M.iiw>  Trwip  ^ii"  <^v3iiry  tti  he  araueJ: 
»s^  +4»,  tt  L   iniLunHiuuc  "iie  -pnim  rr^hn 

C'^iTitiA:*  a    tir  viiir  :niH)«fraiiii.      lTii^  ILTMin  .h  jihii  -tf  tiitt  4A.  Bflp- 
:nft«ii   11*  ^'jMriftin;- 


ViTuiin;  'iiMuiK  uiii  "iirotf    iiumirri  Swiirt    nelfc-  :'nr  die  *'Ta.vaIi:yr  jfio* 
Tau*h  L- imi  -muie  iiir  u  ^uiu  Jiatunuii-   uid    n  '^irsnum^ku 


ThII.    C3DHBW7)t>0L 


•»»MO     iRty^    !Tl     r?ia    ''-Mi'HH.^ift. 


wiuroK  ^  irrtHUiie    ''lU  ina  jhiiiiti  'iiiih  unit  .niurmita.  ii:  diii  iHCara  •«  Lienl 

xi^'^ntt  T.I  'Miir  "ist'teliiiiifv  -tiM  iiitimmuuii  u  n&  Titurri.  u  'ittaj  rtHinty 
vaMir*  uf  TjeHittfi:^.  mr  ivkurtf  imwi  trim  Jinnw  tv^a?  iunra  liij-  jmrcTnl  cntil » 
:Ifw  c^'vyf  jiuh;  ^is\  jfjininiuniRUtini.  ^luh  "titi  S}BWunl?xq  unij  hare  to 
juitto  *ii  nm  niL'*-  .touh  inn  ic  'iiih-  ntum. 


J  4in*  vAu: 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS, 

The  Governor  submitted  to  the  Council  a  letter  from  Christopher 
Clarke,  Esq.,  resigning  his  seat  in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  as  a 
Representative  of  the  District  composed  of  the  counties  of  Bedford,  F., 
P.  and  H.     Whereupon  it  is  advised  that  writs  of  election  be  issued  to 
the  several  Sheriffs  of  the  counties  aforesaid,  directing  them  to  hold  elec- 
tions in  their  several  counties,  to-wit:  in  each  county  of  the  District, 
except  the  county  of  Franklin,  on  the  Court  day  of  each  county  in  Octo- 
ber next     In  the  county  of  Franklin  on  the  Court  day  of  said  county  in 
November  next.     For  the  information  of  the  electors  of  the  District 
aforesaid,  it  is  ordenxl  that  a  copy  of  the  preceding  advice  be  published 
for  three  weeks  successively  in  the  Virginia  Argus  and  the  Lynchburg 
Gazette. 


493 


1806. 
Aup:u8t  28 


Wm.  Gibson  to  the  Governor. 

I  received  your  circular  dated  July  11th.  Pursuant  to  that  ad\nce 
and  agreeable  to  your  request,  I  have  forwarded  to  you  a  return  of  the 
strength  of  a  volunteer  Light  Infantry  company  under  my  command, 
which  is  the  only  company  of  volunteers  we  now  have  in  motion.  There 
has  been  a  company  of  Cavalry,  formerly  under  the  command  of  Elias 
Edmonds,  Cnptain,  but  that  company  has  since  dissolved,  the  term  of 
their  enlistment  being  out  There  is  now  a  new  company  raised,  but  no 
officers  commissioned  to  com  pleat  the  company;  therefore  I  could  not 
ascertain  their  strength.  The  officers  have  been  recommended  by  the 
Court.  Whether  the  recommendations  came  to  your  hand  I  know  not. 
1  will  now  recommend  the  same  persons,  who  I  think  are  adecjuate: 
Annistead  Currie,  Cai)tain;  Samuel  M.  Shearman,  First  Lieutenant; 
Richard  Berryman,  Second  Lieutenant^  and  Thomas  Pollard,  comet. 

I  am,  <&c. 


Sept.  1, 

Ijan(;a8ter 

County 


JoHx  Carter  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  of  his  purpose  of  resigning  his  position  as  an  assistant 
^^  the  Auditor  on  account  of  insufficiency  of  salary,  and  asking  for 
^timonials  from  the  Executive  to  aid  him  in  procuring  employment 

^kewhere. 


Sept.  8, 

Auditor's 

Office 


Christoi>her  Greenup  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  of  inclosing  you  an  affidavit  of  Mr.  Nath'l  Hart  and 
the  *certificates  of  Messrs.  Andrew  Crockett  and  James  True  (all  respeo- 

*  Certificates  omitted.~£D. 


Sept.  12, 
Frankfort, 
Kentucky 


494  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAFEBS. 


}f^rwi,  table  characters;  concerning  a  Toll  gate  latelj  erected  near  the  top  erf*  tht 
F^^k^  rt.  ^^^^^^^  ^Pr  ^n  ^^^  Vhjdnia  rade,  complaniing  of  the  onjnst  oon- 
Kentorky  dnct  of  thof«e  who  have  the  direetion  of  it.  I  hare  also  manj  rerba] 
crimplaints  made  to  me  on  that  sabfectr  and  believe  the  oondaci  of  those 
who  have  fixed  the  gate  to  be  reprehensible.  It  has  ako  been  repre 
!i<ented  to  me  that  the  inhabitanti)  who  live  near  the  foot  of  the  mono- 
tain  on  the  went  side,  are  obliged  to  pass  thro'  the  Gap  to  a  mill  at  the 
fcK>t  of  the  monntsun  on  the  east  side,  and  conseqnently  are  compelled 
to  pay  toll  withoat  deriviiig  anv  benefit  from  it.  I  have,  therefore,  to 
rer|uest  voor  Excellency  to  inteijiose  and  rectify  the  abnse  if  in  your 
constitutional  power;  if  otherwise,  that  you  caase  the  same  to  be  repre- 
sented to  your  next  General  Assembly. 


Martin  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Se^.  18,  The  situation  of  this  place  is  truly  disagreeable  and  dangerous.  A 
Penitentiary  determination  to  escape  has  been  decidedly  evinced  by  a  considerable 
number  of  the  convicts.  They  made  several  attempts,  both  artful  and 
desx>erate,  in  the  course  of  the  last  winter,  but  they  were  fortunately  dis- 
covered. Hitherto  they  have  been  treated  with  lenity  and  advised  to 
act  more  correctly,  but  they  appear  insensible  to  favour  and  admonition. 
Safety  can  only  be  ex|>ected,  therefore,  from  interior  mgilence  and  exUricr 
force.  I  conceived  it  my  duty  to  give  you  this  information,  and  permit 
me  to  add  that  I  do  not  consider  the  present  guard  competent  to  protec- 
tion. 

I  am,  &c. 


It  appears  from  the  Records  of  Military  Bounty  Warrants  that  on  the 
25th  of  Feb'y,  1784.  a  warrant  for  4,66Gf  acres  Issued  in  tlie  name  ol 
Simon  Morgan  in  consideration  of  his  services  for  seven  years  as  a  cap- 
tain in  the  continental  line,  and  that  no  other  warrant  has  issued  in  hie 
name  for  the  like  services. 

Wm.  Price,  Reg'r. 
I.and  Office,  Sep.  20th,  1806. 


I  am  called  u|ion  by  my  worthy  Friend,  Col.  Simon  Morgan,  to  certifj 
my  knowledge  of  his  enterence  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  d^ 
an  officer  of  the  Revolutionary  war. 

I  have  it  in  the  most  perfect  recollection,  seeing  Col.  Morgan  at  For^ 
Pitt  in  the  month  of  September,  1775,  where  I  attended  as  a  Commisfi 
sioner  for  holding  a  Treaty  with  the  Western  Indians,  and  hearing  fror:: 


iMJEfui^  IB  >c\rsr  :*^<!ittfcs  *<ftH> 


£lI9L£IlL   lTtlr??-inBr  Jt-   Wife- IIJi#m    IXM    MilK    4%H^Uft«fc^    V    «.xvkiVJLMi«k%     %«    ^  X,*^ 

MsiiguiiUTL 

In  aj*  iiil  if  "he  Tiili»imnc  "^itr.  1  mt-  j^uvitutNi  v  \  ,vvi»»i»%v»v;  »»  »K 
OTiiCiiiHisi^  .ijm;'  uiiL  *jiifuniii^  uiai  "iii*  -i^.*/**?  A  -iK  vv.  jk,  •Oi  .% 
Norec-tt^r.  I~<'.  "iitt    tiiiSLT  ^m  *s   jj;*   ^^ff*'v>i    Ki»ik  ^'-^v**   \\»w*v   *»*vi 

bv  all  hi?  jftr*:  dinf^iCEi:*^  nf  ji  Trt^  iai£  iijtfr*0/ir*iAj3pii  vAvv*  J^>i  >\s*:i»sf ^^  ♦nv^ 
in  senVe  -^^  i2j*  -imL  w"  'Cit  «'tr  \V  ^3ujs  i  J^j^x^  ¥n^  ^»<<^^  .^v  \  v^av 
Pri!adtnc  ^.<  lift  jufi^  B:«^i  -^f  *  t&.>fc?v  ^'Jx"^  ^3Wv*,ir  A>fe  ;^><><^:^svi^>^^  w  >Oiv 

Giren  ai>ier  itiT  hiod  Uki?  :^^  <«  Sr|>^if«iiiSf«rx  >S^^ 

I  certify  that  Simon  Monran  wji^s  to  n\Y  ki\o>\liHi^>  >vuh^  >vf  \\\s^  \\s\^} 
brave  and  valuable  officers  of  iho  VinsiuiA  Liuo  oh  l\^^^^^^u^^UH^  \^^l^^Uh»U 
ment during  the  Revolutionary  war.  1  t>aiinot  UhdoH^Ki'  }\\  t^ss  \\\\\\ 
precision  the  commencenient  or  endini;  of  hin  \vt\\\  wi  nv\\\\^\  \s\\\  ♦^a  \\\^ 
wag  notoriously  a  Captain  in  that  lino  and  rtx^t^ivml  a  \vo\nul  \\\  \\\\^  hw\\\\^ 
of  Eutaw  in  September,  1781,  it  is  very  pridmbh*  hi»  oomUmmihI  Us  \\\\\  mh) 
of  the  war. 


John  Clarke  to  Col.  MATTHHVf  llAUya^l. 

I  have  received  your  letter  of  Ui«?  Wd  ult.  |mii  im^ii;  jJilly      'lUi^' i^vh       ^;,|  y 
^nt  by  hii?  wai^on  lia.«  l>er.^n  ddiv<jro<l  Ui^rn  ami  uj/iKMrv  i^f  ^^i  y/)*f4,  hn^ 
behave  not  yet  liad  imip  to  iimUu;  UrM  ^A  itm  i^ij^jly.     ^  U4ii  <^^//i>   hf 
^form  you  that  tlje  huw  nj}i^ro\friMUi^i  by  ii^e  J«Mi  iimuirui  Ata^mhi^  i^n 
^^injranijs  ij^  fjo  nearly  ^xbaut^t^i.  tlj^i  i  ^i*^  ii<X  4.x(Mxt  i(  w?JJ  Ia  t^uiii 
cient  to  keep  tiie  workte  ;£oiu^  uiiliJ  Ua«  liUJt^Jii/ v^  Ujbt  <Ai4<ii>lM^tui-L'.    'i  iju.- 
^itumi<taiKied,  J  liave  thought   projAJr  t«^  bjitvc  yvMi'  ii*v«J  kijA  «it jyiUiUx 
ftoco  any  otlit^r.  tjo  that  you  jnay  eitht>r  ba-ve  it  agMi<J  o*i  i4>plu:ii.tii>ij  ^^i/ 
^ait  ibr  jmyuj^jiit   uulil   aiiutb^r  atppivpriiMfivu  jibWi   W  /UiiiWk'   i/)    Ui* 
I'^ip^turt.     TikK  lua^Liiijf  of  aflil^  i'«;t^ui^<:^  tim  puriji»t  iu;d  iiiv^tt  iii|dU:«i 
Ueircfti:  P>f  «Uf:Li.  out  iiuudf«^i  utid  titi^uty-iiigbt  dvlW/*  1^'^   ^^itv  a^hW 
iif  the  LixdHjHt  j*ri»;tr  wt  irave  |iiv»;ii.     *:>l*ouki  yoU'  irvMJ  p*v^^'  Vj  U  v^  i»uijli 
qoilitj.  tiHr  «miMr  jrt-jtjt  i^ill  U^  alJoi^od  loi  il :  uud  J    liu^wUly  iioi/t    U*iut 
tbtmiiK^  of  \iur  •ruuuir^  «^'ill  U:  louud  4;ii|i«&blt'  o^  p^odacioi^  uk^h  vjii^il 


496  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1806.        to  any  in  the  worid,  and  the}'  surely  ought  to  be  encouraged  in  p 
Oct.  3       gj^^g  ^  j^jjy  others. 

There  are  ninety-three  bars  of  iron  delivered  here  by  Billy,  i 
weigh  one  ton  nine  hundred  one  quarter  and  twenty-five  pounds. 

I  am,  &c. 


The  Treasurer  being  enjoined  to  close  the  accounts  of  his  OflS 
the  80th  day  of  September,  annually,  We,  the  undersigned  tl 
appointed  by  the  Executive  (as  appears  by  the  forgoing  copy  of 
order),  repaired  to  the  Treasury  on  the  morning  of  the  first  day  of 
ber,  in  order  to  ascertain  the  amount  of  money  and  other  facilities  i 
treasury  rei^eived  on  public  account  and  constituting  the  balance 
therefrom  on  the  30th  day  of  September,  1806. 

Upon  examination,  we  find  the  balance  actually  on  hand  to  b 
hundred  and  twent3'-one  thousand  and  seven  hundred  sixty-thre< 
lars  sixty-two  cents,  which  has  been  deposited  by  the  Treasurer  ii 
Bank  of  Viiginia. 

Al.  McRa 
Wm.  Ayle 


Roger  Gregory  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  1  Forwarding  *return   of    volunteer  company   of   the   98th    r^ 

militia  of  Mecklenburg  with  their  equipment.     Part  of  the  musk< 
said  regiment  much  out  of  repair. 


Stephen  Wright  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  6,  Regretting  that  arms  for  a  rifte  company  c^n  not  be  furnished. 

Norfolk  Co.  j^g  ^jj^^  commissions  for  the  officers  of  the  7th  regiment  be  forwa 


Sam.  Suepard  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  s,  Informing  him  that  warrants  had  been  issued  on  the  fiind  aj 

'^offi^*^**    priateil  by  an  act  of  the  last  session  of  Assembly  "for  manufactt 

arms,  including  officers'  salaries,"  for  thirty-nine  thousand  eight  hun 

and  fifty-one  dollars  and  forty  cents,  since  the  5th  of  February  la?i 


♦Not  found— Ed. 


\lAtLBSDAR  OF  STATS  F\PBB&  4ii»? 


'*»'  j:<5iene*t  ^«  'hr  nrriilwr"  ■••»innjin^  ci»  ▼hicb  lit?  ii>  lUtach^t. 


Amount  •»t'  Wiirranta 'irawn  *xi  the  furnl  R>rciHU|>t<Hiit^  ihe  MamilSK^^v 
^  Arm*  frr»m  the  ->th  o(  Februarr  bs^C  U>  this  iiaiw  ♦•V^l:^  :^r. 

Am'i  of  warraaL*  *iniwn  •xi  the  fund  (\h  o>iu|>kMiti^  th^  KvHUKlrv  ;AJtKl 
^ring  luill  tr,m  5th  of  FebV.  l>?Ot  to  ibis  iia\\  *K;i;Sl*  4tK 

Audr's  oflBce,  22nd  Nov>.  ISild. 


A:  A.  B«*3£iTiiHntni  ♦  oiirr  >f  Enunirv  helif  jc  (r;unpQ%>tl  •^oiir*   Hwus*  'ur      '^>v.  -*:? 
th*? ->>cri  El«?tcnient  Vx,  aiiiiiiik  *he  illna  ia/  if  V»v»jmch;r  iSi^ti: 

•>tii*r9f£  "iiiir  <  oi.  Thomai?  M.  <  larke  be.  and  he  »  aewby  r»*»(ue^£t,>i  :u 

^«tii>a  die  <i^)^''?mor  mii  «.'oiini'iI  :i)c  a -iivtsioa  '.»f  "iie  >iii>i  bO^tiut^ui 

of  Mzzmia  yiTtia.  mii  thiir  lie  r^^ueift  thac  che  -siiii  iivtz^u^it  ->^  riuiuir 

V»T  the  present   Bactailii^n  linesw  :*«>  ji?  tw  tunu  cwy  l&gtmeu(i>   a  ihtj 

CoontT  .>t  •  amooeiL 

Day  LI?  ».♦-  TvLift-^r. 


William  Gierraxt  to  the  Govkrnor, 

Accepting  the  a{i|»*»intinent  as  agent  of  the  State  for  renting  thi^  h\\\\\     \\^\  ^^k, 
^Pon  which  the  Buckingham  furnace  was  erected.  ^*'^^  i^iuUM* 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor, 


In  compliance  with  your  desire  as  stated  in  your  lottor  of  tlio  UUh      IHmv  is 
*^tant,  I  have  to  state  that  arras  for  all  the  Troo|w  of  Cavalry  ortlmvd 
^  be  armed  by  the  Executive  have  been  sent  to  thom  except  (*Hpt.  Hbl- 
^ick's  Troop  and  the  Troop  commanded  by  Capt  Muho;  tl)6  arinn  for 


498  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1806.        which  are  not  yet  sent  from  the  armory,  although  they  are  stamped  in 
r>ec.  IS      ^Y\e  u.sual  manner  and  are  ready  for  delivery  at  any  moment,  which  com- 
jiletes  all   the  orders  I  have  received  for  arming  the  cavalry.     Beside 
which  we  have  now  on  hand  173  Virginia  manufactured  Pistols,  25^ 
Pistols  made  at  Philadelphia,  547  crooked  double-fluted  swords  of  Vir- 
ginia manufacture,  394  streight  swords  made  at  the  armory;  also  17 
streight  single-fluted  swords,  254  Philadelpjiia  made  swords,  ICK)  sword 
belts,  49  pV  Holsters,  48  p.  Holster  straps,  113  cartridge  boxes,  17  streight 
Iron  scabbards,  75  streight  leather  scabbards. 

I  am,  &c. 


Henrico  County,  <frc.: 

I  do  hereby  certify  that  Lewis  Harvey,  Esq.,  this  day  took  the 
oaths  of  a  i)rivy  Councillor  before  me,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the  said 
county,  agreeable  to  Law. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  6th  day  of  December,  1806. 

Dan'l  L.  Hylton. 


Certificates  of  Dr.  Wellford,  Geo.  French,  Chas.  L.  Carter,  and  David 
C.  Ker  concerning  Ambrose  Lewis,  a  soldier,  who  had  been  nine  times 
wounded  while  in  the  army  under  General  Gates,  and  being  disabled 
thereby  from  labor,  was  by  them  considered  to  be  entitled  to  an  increase 
of  pension. 

Dec.  16th,  1806. 


The  petition  of  the  officers  of  the  76th  Regiment  of  Virginia  Militia 
for  a  division  of  the  said  Regiment  into  two  by  the  River  Monongalia, 
which  would  give  about  600  to  one  Regiment,  on  the  east,  and  500  to  the 
other  Regiment,  on  the  west  side  of  said  river. 

[Many  signatures. — Ed.] 


Christopher  Greenup  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  27,  By  direction  of  the  General  Assembly  of  this  State,  I  have  the  honor 

K^ntuckv  ^^  enclosing  to  your  Excellency  an  address  respecting  the  Turnpike  or' 
Toll-gate  erected  in  the  gap  of  Cumberland  mountain,  and  to  requests 
you  to  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  the  legislature  of  the  State  ovec^ 
which  you  preside. 

I  have.  &c. 


:  or  -STATT   PAWiRS  5*!>* 


•"-ill  ms:  1/1  Aiitji»»nz-  Ui*     «»Timv  ♦  4»iit  rr   Ivpt  t«   f'n''*:  ^  Tiini"**^!  /-»•  t,»i 
"XiiTouiri.  siaii    '.  -"111111".  *    liav-    prpn*^   -^u    ,£»;»Tt    pw*:  f  hi  i^i   a    »^nn>Sfi- 

'i:*T  xbt:  i»iiri«*«r  nil]'.  •!"  **k*^iiin£:  titt  i?aif.  "mftfj  ir.  r>?twir/  «nii  ^ts  nr<**<M>i 
-siiiiiitiift-  -miJif-ci-  u   tilt   itti'^nitur  m:  i<*1.  hi.   imni»*ir<«<    iiumKN' <^{   fn^v*^! 
Itact  THiuc  iith*r  ruacfc-  tiiai  lim:  ^dirtnu:  trotr  '^lrv^ci*rs<Mi  (^ni-  t**  <^iniK>r 

siDcse  iLfc-  iiijjiroi  in*ry  i*-  xhf    Ki:<*iMiT.ivr  <^»i  Xirvinm.  «nd   it    n'r^v   with 
pleasure  liiui  iliir  G^^iteru]  Af»?WTri>i]y  Tw*r»ivi»/i  infArmftti<*n  thrit  )iis  K\iN^1 
lencT,  tin:  <^c»T«nj(«r.  aiid   Exeratdvf  connril  ^t  Vitvinis    h^A  t?iVtMi   thi^ 
^^Qbjecl  iiiM*  «ins}<ierfc.tJciT3  *fi/^  hj»d  <^i'wvt4Ni  n  <«¥i^'*n?9i.'>n  01  vj^i^i  Toll 
gale  f r^-n^ed  ou  <  "nmiierlaiKJ  TnitnntAiTi  iini^l  th^  n'H'vN^m  At  tbo  l.i^islf^ 
tur^  of  thai  ^^^a1♦^.     Bm  a>  h  i?  rf"|M^^!«^t>rN^  ^^  Ih'h  tvv^it'^t'^l  \j*vt^ni^>l\ 
that  the  said  Tull  irau-  >Till   iV'n»Ain>i  ^>ii  i>i«i^vrt.^ivl  ^^\A>MMAi\^  W  ilh  i\ 
body  of  anijt^l  men  to  sruaT>i  it.  Ai>d  <vMmwl   th4^  )\!iyiMi^^>t  M  toll.  lIvA 
take  the  libeny  of  reuionstratiiur  aipiinst   this  tn\|M>^|vv  i>iM>i<Mot  01  thr 
ojunty  court  of  \jee.  aiul  Iwve  ewn*  iMttlitletuv  \\\J^{  \\w  \a^\Am\\\\'  M 
Virginia  will  at  their  present  session  a^iopt  ttitHiJ*ti^vs  to  t>M\\o\«»  \\w  o\il 
Resolved,  That  the  Governor  of  this  St;Ue  he,  and  \\\'  in  l\\»h^hv  h* 
quested  to  transmit  as  early  as  may  he»  a  \^^\^\  of  the  ron*in>i*^tt  h»»non 
strance  to  the  Executive  of  the  State  of  Vit^mitiirt  wifh  n  iimjui'mI  \\\\\\  lht» 
?anie  may  be  laid  before  the  LegiHlature  i>f  that  Hlalo. 


8f 


Wll.l.lAM    liiMiAN,   M.    II      It 
flflKI^N    «'I,AY,   M.   M     IV 

Approved  Deo.  26,  180^5. 

(Jovernor  of  Hw  i'tunutnimfmUh  nf  iiHihuky 

By  the  fjovemor: 

John  lUmAn,  H^/f  y. 


^iO  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAFEB& 


P.  Cakkixotos  to  thb  Govkekoe. 

I «(fi7.  I f living  Hened  my  rxiuiitry  forty-two  years  without  intermission, twenty- 

^AtlritAU*  ^''"^  '^^  ttK/He  years  dev^Hed  to  the  Jiulidary  department,  and  being  noir 
iUmuiy  in  Um?  w^veiity-fiftli  year  of  my  a^e,  I  think  it  time  for  oie  to  retire  from 
ptiblic  huj4iueHH  to  the  exalted  fdaiion  of  a  private  citizen.  Under  this 
ifiipn^on,  I  think  pro|>er  to  resign  my  office  of  a  Judge  of  the  Court  of 
ApiMfalH.  VAicUmful  h  tuy  commiBHion  with  a  resignation  annexed,  and 
I  no  longer  OAmmdar  myself  a  member  of  that  honourable  court. 

ThiH  you  will  l>e  pleaned  to  communicate  to  the  Honourable  General 
AHKeiiibly  now  in  ^CHHion,  to  whom  my  liighest  respects  are  tendered, 
with  a  well-founded  ho|>e  that  their  honest  lalx>un>  may  promote  the 
public  welfare. 

With  my  compiimenti),  and  unfeigned  respects  to  that  Honourable 
l^>dy,  your  aidw  and  asHociatee, 

I  am,  Sic. 


Chribtopher  Tomkins  to  the  Governor. 

Jiin.  10  Forwarding  his  resignation  as  Lieutenant-Colonel  Commandant  of  the 

87th  Kegiment  of  Militia. 


Thos.  Mathewh  to  the  Governor. 

Jim.  11,  ^^n  my  arrival  here  on  Friday,  I  learnt  that  the  General  Government 
Norfolk  Ijj^j  removed  all  obstacles  to  the  i)rogre8s  of  Rose.  He  accordingly  left 
the  British  Ship  Ituria  yesterday  morning  in  Palmer's  packet,  with  the 
determination  of  proceeding  for  George  Town  or  Annapolis,  as  the  wind 
'  should  serve.  On  their  arrival  off  Potomack  it  appears  that  the  objections 
started  by  Mr.  Ronsvere,  that  the  ship  he  came  in  was  not  comprehended 
in  the  Pn)clamation  of  the  President:  and  being  the  bearer  of  a  Minister 
Kxtra.  was  to  be  considered  entitled  in  every  res()ect  to  all  the  privil^es 
of  any  vessel  of  any  other  nation  with  whom  the  United  States  were  at 
peace.     The  Government  of  the  United  States  have  so  determined  it 

The  Triumph,  of  seventy-four  Guns,  was  yesterday  in  Lynnhaven  Bay. 
This  ship,  I  am  informed,  has  been  in  the  same  position  for  some  days 
past,  but  remains  without  offering  any  offence  except  that  of  being  in  our 
waters. 

I  am,  &c. 


OLEBPHIB:  m  -^aTI    •iuWBI^'  '<^ 


frax    V  iL  ^Mrw    !»•   "Min    iv-'^v.^k'^. 


^■h 


.»«iir^    uv.hh:!   Ti    Till    Ho\'ini^n^ 


JcifU*!!    U%^S:   BH'«   TH«  tv«>XIWiV»'v^ 


caused  by  the  re^imauoij  tvf  Khvs%i)  l>i\tvl^.  Vf^VtSv-SsA 


Solicits  the  a|H>ointinent  of  Knsiitu  in  PuUUo  Uut^h)  f^M  NU^^^\  P(   \'\\        |^^\  4^ 
^Dtine,  with  recommendations. 


B.  A.  Dawhon  To  tiih  CIov«hnmh 

Solicits  apfK>intment  oh  KnMiKU   in  tht«  I'lihliu  lltmMl)  Im  iImMmmMI  mI      \ii)^  **^I 
Robert  Crouch,  removed.  i^mnM 


PETEil   (^EL'TCMKIKMi  TO  TM«   < JoVW^tt//^. 

Kobeit  Crouch.  r«a»ov^ 


i02  CAIJEXDAS  OF  8TATB  PAFHta 


F£A5CI«  ThOBSTOV  TO  THB  GOVSESOB. 

1907.  iyiA'udv^  z^iMniuieni  tm  EnsoKO  io  the  Public  Goaid.  in  the  room  (r^ 


Joseph  pArcBTT  to  the  Goverxob. 
Fel>.  2.  .S/Iidti*  apjxiintiiieDt  of  ai;ent  for  collecting  arreais  of  Taxes  ftom       ' 


Alexandeb  Quarrier  to  the  Govbrkob. 

FVb,  '">,  On  the  lielLi  }>^ing  rung  burt  evening,  I  went  to  the  barracks,  and  m? 

(iriit  orders  were  t^)  fftop  the  bell,  ai$  I  discovered  no  danger  from  the  fire. 
1  then  ordererl  the  men  on  [larade,  and  before  that  order  wa8  execated. 
the  H4;ntinel  on  |>o.<<t  fired  hii$  gun,  and  I  immediately  hailed, '*  Wlio 
fire^J?-'  So  answer,  but  my  name  called,  by  who  I  did  not  know. 
WYufU  I  went  to  the  fientinel's  post,  I  found  Mr,  McCredie  almost  dead 
with  a  hhot  from  the  sentinel's  gun.  I  then  ordered  the  sentinel  under 
guard.  I  then  ordered  Mr.  McC'redie  to  be  carried  into  m\'  room,  where 
he  expired. 

1  oann/H  say  whether  the  sentinel  was  intoxicated  or  not,  as  I  did  not 
see  hi  in  by  light  till  he  was  brought  before  the  Coroner.  Both  non- 
cornmiKHioned  officers  said  he  was  not.  My  Lieutenant,  though,  thinks 
differently,  as  he  went  into  the  guard-room  and  seen  him. 

I  am,  <!^c. 


Joseph  Pollard  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  6,  Solicits  appointment  as  agent  for  collecting  arrears  of  Taxes  from. 

GoochUnd    gi^eriffs  in  his  District. 


John  Warner  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  8,  Solicits  appointment  as  agent  for  collecting  arrears  of  Taxes  from 

Cumberland  gheriffs  in  his  District 


Martin'  Mims  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  12,         Informing  him  of  his  intention  to  resign  his  place  as  Superintendent 
Penitentiary  ^f  ^^e  Penitentiary,  to  take  effect  on  March  Slst,  1807. 


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Brigade  Acjents  Appointed. 

1.  Nimmo,  Jr.,  appointed  agent  for  1st  Brigade,  formed  of  counties        1807. 

couiack,  Northampton,  Princess  Anne,  Norfolk,  and  Borough  of  '   " 

Ik. 

k  Street,  2nd  and  3rd  Brigades,  composed  of  counties  of  Nanse- 

,   Isle   of    Wight,   Southami)ton,   Surry,   Sussex,   Prince    George, 

>eth  City,  Warwick,  York,  James  City,  Charles  City,  New  Kent, 

ver,  Henrico,  cities  of  Richmond  and  \\'illiamsburg. 

?r  C.  Rice,  4th  Brigade,  com])osed  of  counties  of  Gloucester,  Mat- 

,  Middlesex,  Essex,  King  William,  King  and  Queen,  Lancaster, 

umberland,  Richmond  and  Westmoreland. 

?odo8ious  Hansford,  5th  and  6th   Brigades,  counties  of  Loudoun, 

-x,  Fauquier,  Prince  William,  Stafford,  and  King  George. 

1.  C.  Williams,  7th  and  8tli  Brigades,  counties  of  Culpeper,  Madison, 

;e,  Spottsylvania,  Caroline,  Louisa,  Goochland,  Fluvanna,  Albemarle, 

mherst. 

3ph  Fawxett,  9th,  10th,  14th  and  15th  Brigades,  counties  of  Frederick, 

ley,  Jefferson,  Rockingham,  Augusta,  Shenandoah,  and  Hampshire. 

les  McFarlane,  11th,  12th  and  IrJth  Brigades,  counties  of  Hardy, 

eton,  Monongalia,  Ohio,  Brooke,  Harrison,  Randolph,  and  Wood. 

1.  Norvell,  16th,  Pittsylvania. 

)mas  T.  Bouldin,  17th,  exclusive  of  Pitt.sylvania. 

ior  Edward  I^egrarn,  iSth  and  IDth  Rrigades. 

J  Agents  to  givt;  Bond  and  Sfcurity  for  doublti  the  amount  he  has 

lect  in  the  ])istri(^t  so  aj)pointe(l.     The  Governor  to  call  upon  the 

ley  General  to  have  [>ro[»er  Bond  formed  to  be  given  by  the  Agents 

nted  to  collect  arrwirages.     The  agents  ai)pointed  to   have  their 

i  inserted  in  the  Argus  and  Enquirer. 


TnOS.     FNDERWOrm    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

ave  this  day  inspected  one  hundred  and  twenty-tive  sword  belts  for      Feb.  13, 
ivalry,  and  one  hundred  and   twenty-five  pair  large  holsters  for  Penitentiary 
ry  pistols,  all  of  wliicb  I  find  well  made  and  out  of  good  materials. 

I  am,  (kc. 


H.  Dearborn,  Secretary  of  War,  to  the  Governor. 

ir  Kxcellency's  letter  on  the  sul>ject  of  ('avalry  arms  has  been  duly      Yeb.  13 
ed,  and  by  Lieut.  Col.  Williams,  who  is  on  his  way  to  South  Caro-         War 
'.  liave  the  i)leasurc  of  forwarding  a  pistol  manufactured  at  the 


504  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


l«07.  public  Armory  at  Harper's  Ferry,  which  I  consider  a  good  sample  of 
Feb.  13,  horseman's  pistol.  We  have  no  swords  of  any  kind  at  this  place,  nor 
Department  any  in  our  Arsenals  ^'hich  I  would  recommend.  A  horseman's  sword 
fit  for  actual  service  is  one  of  the  most  difficult  weapons  to  procure;  the 
size,  the  shape,  and,  above  all,  the  temper,  has  long  been  a  subject  of 
attention  in  the  different  parts  of  Europe.  A  sword  of  sufficient  weight 
and  length  made  of  such  steel  and  so  temjiered  as  to  render  its  use  effec- 
tual without  bending  or  breaking,  requires  more  skill  and  care  in  the 
manufacture  than  is  often  to  be  met  with  in  any  country.  I  have  lately 
sent  to  a  noted  extensive  sword  raanufactor}'  in  Germany  for  a  few  hun- 
dre<l  swords  of  different  kinds,  and  hope  to  be  able  to  procure  such 
samples  as  will  possess  the  several  necessary  qualities. 

One  good  pistol  and  a  suitable  sword  are  sufficient  arms  for  a  horseman. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  19,  In  consequence  of  a  resolution  of  the  I^egislature  relative  to  the  opera- 

\  a.  Man  f  y  n^^^^  ^f  i\^\^  institution,  Cyrus  Edson,  late  a  Lieutenant  in  the  first  com- 
pany of  the  "  Indept^ndent  Corps  of  Artificers,"  has  removed  to  New 
England,  and  the  office  latel}'  held  by  him  has  now  become  vacant. 

The  officers  of  the  said  corps,  therefore,  are  desirous  (provided  it  shall 
meet  the  approbation  of  the  Executive)  that  I^evi  Peck.  Ensign  in  the 
said  company,  be  promoted  to  the  said  vacant  Lieutenancy,  and  that 
Robert  Stewart  be  commissioned  for  the  office  of  Ensign  in  the  said 

company. 

I  am,  &c. 


Charles  Yancey  to  the  Governor. 

F'eb.  20,         Solicits  api)ointment  as  agent  for  collecting  arrears  of   taxes  from 
Alliemarle    sheriffs  in  his  District. 


Arthur  Campbell  to  the  Governor. 

Feb.  23,  A  copy  of  the  subjoined  certificate  of  Captain  M.  Lewis  was  forwarded 
Tennessee  ^^^yarfig  Richmond  by  the  mail  last  December,  but  as  there  have  been  so 
many  failures  on  that  route,  I  now  send  your  Excellency  another  copy 
by  a  safe  private  conveyance.  I  have  shown  to  General  Clarke  the  origi- 
nal paper,  and  would  now  forward  it  were  it  not  that  I  wish  to  retain  it 
for  the  use  of  the  Executive  of  the  State  of  Kentucky,  who  are  situated 


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at  a  greater  distance  from  the  residence  of  the  Discoverer  than  that  of       1807. 

Vimnia  ^®^-  ^> 

^^^'*-  Tennessee 

Since  I  wrote  last,  I  have  been  in  Knoxville  and  had  a  conversation 
on  the  subject  with  a  leading  character  of  that  State.  He  assured  me 
that  at  present,  a  serious  dispute  existed  between  the  States  of  South  and 
North  Carolina  on  the  subject  of  the  Southern  boundary  of  the  latter, 
which  eventually  may  be  decided  by  the  Superior  Court  of  the  United 
States.  Should  N.  Carolina  succeed  in  obtaining  one  degree  and  a  half 
of  Territory  from  South  to  North,  and,  of  course.  Tennessee,  it  will  be  to 
their  interest  to  abandon  the  ten  miles  of  excess  discovered  by  Captain 
liCwis  and  have  the  same  meridian  distance  acquired  off  what  is  now 
supposed  to  be  S.  Carolina,  Georgia,  and  the  Mississippi  Territory,  or,  to 
express  the  idea  more  correctly,  let  N.  Carolina  have  its  true  latitude 
both  on  its  Southern  and  Northern  limits,  as  expressed  in  its  charter,  and 
recognized  in  its  constitutional  act  whether  the  late  discovery  be  profit- 
able to  her  or  otherwise. 

I  suppose.  Sir,  you  have  not  been  made  acquainted  with  the  manner 

of  running  and  marking  a  boundary  line  between  Vii^inia  and  Tennessee 

in  the  year  1803.     Mr.  Fisk  asserts  that  there  was  no  regard  paid  to 

a*jtronomical  observations  or  the  true  latitude  of  the  line;  that  it  was  an 

afi'air  of  compromise,  and  that  the  line  marked  is  not  a  parallel,  but 

tnarked  in  a  zig-zag  direction,  having  numerous  offsetts  from  a  due  west 

course.     And  the  late  Governor  of  Tennessee  assures  me  that  no  plat  or 

^hart  of  the  line  have  been  deposited  in  the  Secretary's  office  h}'  tlie 

Surveyors  in  behalf  of  the  State  of  Tennessee. 

I  am,  &c. 

Walling'S;  November  2Sd,  1806. 

This  day,  in  compliance  with   the  re<:juest  of  certain  Gentlemen,  I  un- 

^^rtook  to  settle  the  latitude  of  the  line  usually  denominated    Walker's 

-^ine,  formerly  dividing  the  States  of  Virginia  and  North  Carolina.     The 

r><:)8ition  selected  for  the  observation  was  near  the  habitation  of  a  Mr. 

^N'alling,  two  hundred  yards  south  of  said  line,  and  about  two  miles  dis- 

^^nt  fn)m  Cumberland  Gap.     The  instruments  used  in  the  observation 

^^ere  a  Sextant  on  the  most  ai)proved  plan,  with  reversing  Telescope  for 

^11  eye  piece  and  a  good   Micrometer  and  artificial   horizon,  in  which 

^ater  was   used  as  the   reflecting  surface.     With   these  instruments  I 

took  the  meridian  altitude  of  the  Sun's  lower  limb  and  calculated  the 

latitude;  from  which  it  appeared  that  the  place  of  observation  was  in 

North  latitude  8f)°  38'  12  MO".     If,  therefore,  the  Charters  of  the  States 

of  North  Carolina  and  Virginia  call  for  a  parallel  of  latitude  at  36®  SiV 

North  as  a  boundary  between  them,  the  line  of  Walker  is  nine  miles  and 

1»077  yards  North  of  its  proper  position. 

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606 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  This  statement  I  have  given  to  ('ol.  Arthur  Campbell,  at  his  request, 

Tenn^ee    ^^  ^^  presented  to  public  view  in  any  manner  he  may  think  proper. 


Meriwether  Lewis, 
let  U.  S.  Reg't  Infantry. 


March  2, 
Philadel- 
phia 


John  Connelly  to  the  Governor. 

Your  letter  of  the  17th  inst.  favoured  by  Mr.  Leiper  was  laid  befo  ^^ 
the  Board  of  Inspectors  of  our  Prison,  and  having  given  it  all  that  cc:^^^' 
sideration  which  time  and  circumstances  would  admit,  the  Board  una^^*^^' 
mously  agree  to  recommend  their  present  Clerk,  Mr.  Abraham  Dougla— -^^' 
as  a  person  in  their  opinion  well  qualified  to  be  the  Keeper  of  yo  ^^^^^ 
prison ;  we  have  found  him  to  be  a  man  of  Talents  and  Integrity,  haviK"  m:^^^ 
conducted  himself  in  all  things  committed  to  his  care,  to  the  cnti  S'-^^^ 
satisfaction  of  the  Board.     He  has  been  our  clerk  for  four  years,  and   vs^'       ^ 
believe  accjuainted  with  our  system  of  Government,  which  we  think  ttt  .:J^^" 
best  to  insure  good  order  to  bring  into  active  operation  the  moral  princ:^  -^^^ 
pies,  to  cherish  hope  that  men  may  fear  Crod  and  reverence  themsolve^:^  ^'^ 
that  crimes  and  criminals  may  not  increase.     We  have  conferred   wit^  ^  ^^ 
Mr.  Douglass  on  the  subject,  and  he  agrees  to  take  charge  of  your  priso^:^==^*^' 
according  to  the  terms  proposed  in  your  letter. 

We  are  well  aware  of  the  sacrifice  we  make  in  parting  with  him,  an  *^  ^'^^ 
the  difficulty  we  may  have  in  supplying  his  place,  but  we  wave  thofi^2»  ^^^^ 
considerations  for  his  sake  and  the  cause  of  humanity,  that  he  may  cix:  -^  '*"" 
culate  those  i)rincipleH  we  have  laboured  to  inculcate,  and  for  which  yo''  ^^^^u 
have  been  pleased  to  compliment  our  Institution. 

I  am,  <fcc. 


Abraham  Dou(4lass  to  the  Governor. 


March  2, 
Philadel- 
phia 


Enclosed  you  have  a  recommendation  from   the  Inspectors  of  the^?^^ 
Prison  of  I^hiladelphia  on   my   behalf,  as  being  a  person  qualified  to  ^" 
superintend  the  Penitentiary  in   Richmond.     Should  you  conclude   to    ^^ 
give  me  the  appointment,  have  the  goodness  to  inform  me  as  early  as 
convenient,  so  that  1   may  make  arrangement?  to  be  in  your  city  by  the 
time  required ;  if  I  succeed  in  getting  the  appointment,  I  have  no  doubt 
I  shall  give  general  satisfaction,  and  perhaps  be  of  some  service  to  the 
institution. 

I  am,  <fcc. 


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507 


Wm.  Sharp  to  the  Governor. 


Your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  28th  ulto.  reached  me  yesterday 
requiring  an  immediate  return  of  the  strength  of  the  54th  Regt.  and  of 
the  number  of  arms  now  in  their  hands.  This  return  is  now  impossible 
for  me  to  make  in  consequence  of  the  great  derangement  of  the  Reg't 
occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  a  great  number  of  the  very  best  of  its 
officers  (many  companies  not  having  one  left)  by  reason  of  the  late 
appointment  of  the  Executive  of  an  Ensign  to  the  rank  of  Major.  Sev- 
eral of  the  officers  coming  under  the  late  law  which  compels  them  to 
serve  five  years,  unless  the  Regimental  court  of  Enquiry  or  the  Execu- 
tive should  permit  their  resignation,  returned  their  commissions  to  me, 
on  which  a  Regimental  Oourt  of  Enquiry  was  about  to  sit,  but  a  great 
majority  of  the  officere  commanding  (bmpanies  were  with  me  in  opinion 
that  from  the  words  of  the  I^w  a  called  R^imental  Court  of  Enquiry 
could  not  be  held,  their  commissions  were  returned,  and  will  I  presume 
be  sent  on  io  vou. 

The  commissions  of  several  officers  not  coming  under  this  law,  I  have 
received  and  retain,  which  I  shall  forward  on  to  the  Executive  with  their 
reasons  for  resigning  the  latter,  at  their  request,  in  a  short  time. 

As  soon  as  possible,  to  get  accurate  returns  made  of  the  strength  of  the 
Regiment  and  of  the  arms,  I  will  forward  them  to  you  agreeable  to  the 
tenor  of  vour  letter. 

I  have  considered  it  best  to  say  this  much  to  your  Excellency  in  order 
that  the  returns  required  may  not  be  expected  so  soon  as  our  former 
promptitude  may  have  given  you  reason  to  expect. 

I  will  only  add  that  previous  to  the  late  appointment,  I  had  very  san- 
euine  hopes  of  making  the  54th  Reg't  honorable  to  the  country  and  our- 
selves, but  under  existing  circumstances  I  much  fear  the  contrary,  at 
least  for  some  time. 

I  received  a  few  days  ago  a  Commission  for  Mr.  Wm.  Roser  as  second 
Lieutenant  of  Artillery — ^another  recommendation  was  forwarded  the 
mail  before  for  the  same  person,  his  first  recommendation  having  escaped 
my  notice. 

I  am,  &c. 


1807. 

March  7, 

Norfolk 


M.    H.    JORDON   TO   THE    GOVERNOR. 


By  the  late  proceedings  of  yourself  with  council,  that  confidence  and 
trust  which  it  appears  was  reposed  in  Court  of  Hustings  of  the  Borough 
of  Norfolk  and  the  officers  of  the  54th  Regiment  has  been  forfeited  in 
some  manner  or  other;  in  what  manner  I  can  not  divine. 

The  ap|^^>ointment  recently  made  by  yourselves  of  a  young  Ensign  to 


March  7, 
Norfolk 


508 


1807. 

March  7, 

Norfolk 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 

the  command  of  a  Battalion,  when  there  was  recommended  (and  the 
recommendation  before  you)  from  our  court,  an  old  officer  and  a  man  in 
every  respect  of  as  fair  a  character  as  the  one  appointed,  a  man  who  was 
acquainted  with  military  duty,  and  a  man  the  choice  of  all  the  Officers 
of  the  Regiment  (except  one). 

Under  these  degrading  circumstances,  1  can  no  longer  with  justice  to 
myself  continue  in  an  office  of  any  description  under  you.  Supposing 
that  without  any  hesitation,  you  will  grant  a  discharge  to  the  person  you 
have  degraded. 

I  am,  dec. 


March  12, 
A  quia 


Hancock  Eustace  to  the  Governor. 

In  compliance  with  advices  of  Council  of  State  of  the  80th  January 
last  past,  I  called  on  one  of  the  representatives  of  my  late  predecessor 
(Thomas  Lee,  dec'd)  for  the  purpose  of  adjusting  the  claims  of  the  Com- 
monwealth on  him,  and  to  ascertain  if  possible  the  amount  due. 

Mr.  Alexander,  the  son-in-law  of  Thos.  Lee,  dec'd,  and  representative 
of  the  Executor  (Mr.  Ludwell  Lee,  of  Loudoun  county),  requested  that 
I  would  indulge  him  until  the  first  Monday  in  this  month  to  determine 
on  the  proj)riety  of  going  into  a  settlement  in  the  way  proposed  and 
pointed  out  in  my  instructions.  The  result  of  his  deliberations,  is  a 
refusal  to  account  for  or  be  chargeable  with  any  rents  or  tobacco  except 
such  as  has  actually  been  received  by  Thos.  Lee,  dec'd.  This  det^nnina- 
tion  obliges  me  to  beg  further  advice  or  instructions  of  the  Council. 

If  the  representatives  of  Thos.  Lee  are  chargeable  with  all  the  rents 
which  fell  due  during  the  agency  of  said  TiCe,  I  have  concludetl  it  wa* 
not  necessary  for  me  to  ascertain  the  arrears  of  rent  which  have  been 
due  from  the  tenants  for  more  than  five  years  past.     The  vague  manner 
in  which  the  books  of  my  late  predecessor  have  been  kept,  niakes  it  very 
inconvenient  and  almost  impossible  for  me  to  collect  any  information  as 
to  the  amount  of  rents  due  when  my  predecessor  became  the  agent,  the 
amount  of  rents  which  fell  due  during  his  agency,  or  the  amount  of  rents 
due  when  his  agency  ceased. 

I  am,  &c. 


Johnson  Mallory  to  the  Governor. 


March  17,        Forwarding  his  resignation  as  Captain  in  the  54th  Regiment  of  Militia, 
Norfolk      i,j  the  Borough  of  Norfolk. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


509 


Abraham  Douglass  to  thb  Governor. 


Your  letter  of  the  9th  inst.,  informing  me  of  my  appointment  to  the 
office  of  Keeper  of  your  Penitentiary,  I  received  last  evening,  for  which 
ap|:K)intment  please  to  accept  my  thanks.  In  reply  to  that  part  of  your 
letter  requesting  a  copy  of  all  rules  and  regulations  of  this  prison,  I  have 
to  inform  you  that  the  printed  rules  have  undergone  some  alterations, 
particularly  those  which  relate  to  the  diet  of  the  convicts. 

Their  diet  now  is: 

At  Breakfast — f  lb.  of  rye  bread  and  a  pint  of  molasses  and  water 
mixt,  the  quantity  of  molasses  not  more  than  ^  of  sl  gill. 

At  Dinner — ^  lb.  meat,  of  which  soup  is  made,  and  a  pint  of  soup,  i 
ft),  of  bread  (rye),  and  near  a  pint  of  potatoes. 

At  Supper — A  pint  of  mush  and  a  pint  of  molasses  and  water,  the 
same  as  morning. 

« 

The  convict  women  get  the  same  allowance  as  that  of  the  men,  with 
the  exception  of  meat  and  potatoes;  those  they  receive  but  two  days  in 
the  week. 

I  shall  leave  this  city  on  the  22nd  of  this  month.  I  will  then  bring 
with  me  tlie  rules  and  regulations  for  this  prison,  with  notes  on  such 
parts  as  have  been  amended  or  entirely  done  away. 

In  the  expectation  of  being  in  your  city  by  the  28th  of  this  month,  I 

remain. 

Yours,  &c. 


1807. 
March  18, 
Philadel- 
phia 


Wm.  Harper  to  the  Governor. 

Solicits  an  appointment  as  Lieutenant  in  the  Public  Guard,  in  the  room    March  19 
of  Lieut.  Underwood,  resigned.  Richmond 


Thomas  Underwood  to  the  Governor. 


The  fifteen  days  which  you  were  polite  enough  to  give  me  to  settle  my 
business  with  the  Public  (iuard,  ends  this  evening,  at  which  time  I  am 
ready  to  deliver  the  clothing,  books,  &c.,  to  any  person  you  may  author- 
ize to  receive  them. 

I  am,  <&c. 


March  20. 
Richmona 


Samuel  Coleman  to  the  Governor. 


Asking  that  a  young  man  who  has  been  acting  as  his  substitute  during      April  1, 


a  spell  of  sickness  be  compensated  by  the  public. 


E' 


Richmond 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
April  17, 
Man'f'y 

Arms 


April  i», 


]Se 


John  Clark  to  the  Governor. 

Stating  the  necessity  of  keeping  on  hand  a  supply  of  seasoned  timber 
and  extra  wheels  for  the  use  of  the  Armory. 


Alexander  Spotswood  to  Edmund  Randolph. 


Your  favor  of  the  19th  Inst,  came  safe  to  hand.     Inclosed  I  send  vou 

• 

®^P^  an  order  on  the  Clerk  of  the  Council  for  the  manuscript  Books  of  my 
grandfather's  correspondence  with  the  British  Ministry,  <fec.,  during  the 
time  he  presided  as  the  Governor  of  Virginia  (then  a  colony),  and  cer- 
tain I  am  that  you'l  find  them  on  perusal  to  give  more  information  of 
what  was  then  the  State  of  Virginia  and  North  Carolina  than  what  you 
have  any  Idea  of,  and  when  you  consider  these  times,  you'l  pronounce 
them  elegant  letters. 

I  am,  &c. 

To  the  Clerk  of  the  Comial  of  the  State  of  Virginia: 

Sir — ^The  two  manuscript  Books  (my  property)  placed   in  youi 

care  by  a  resolution  of  the  Virginia  House  of  Delegates,  written  by  Go  '^ 

ernor  Spotswood  to  the  British  Ministry,  and  subject  to  my  order,  yo 

please  to  deliver  to  Edmund  Randolph,  Esq'r.  taking  his  receipt  for  tt 

same. 

Am  your  most, 

Alex'r  Spotswood. 
Rece'd  the  above  April  23d,  1807. 

Edm'd  Randolph. 


Thomas  Preston  to  the  Governor. 

April  20,         Asking  permission  to  have  a  piece  of  cannon  at  Staunton  remountec:: 
Lexington    j^^^j  assigned  to  the  use  of  his  company  at  Lexington,  and  soliciting 
arms  and  accoutrements  for  the  same. 


April  20, 
Norfolk 


William  Lindsay  to  the  Governor. 

Having  accidentally  seen  a  letter  from  you  to  Col.  Sharp  on  the  sub- 
ject of  the  ferment  excited  here  by  my  appointment,  I  cannot  refrain 
from  expressing  my  acknowledgments  to  you  for  the  prompt  and  manly 
manner  in  which  you  vindicate  me  and  assert  the  ground  which  you 
have  taken  in  my  appointment.  I  have  all  along  thought  it  unnecessary 
to  sav  anvthing  to  anv  of  mv  friends  in  the  Executive  on  the  subject  of 


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this  ferment,  as  I  knew  they  were  men  not  to  be  driven  from  their  pur-        i807. 
pose  by  any  such  senseless  clamours.  jloii^^ 

The  event  has  fully  justified  my  belief.     Permit  me  to  assure  you  of 

my  respect 

I  am,  &c. 


Thomas  Ritchie  to  the  Governor. 

The  accompanying  valuable  papers  were  (last  year)  put  into  my  pos-     April  25 
session  by  ^^ajor  Duvall  (acting  Executive  of  Mr.  Wythe),  and  I  was  by 
him  requested  to  have  them  deposited  among  the  archives  of  the  Coun- 
cil.    I  do  myself  the  peculiar  pleasure  of  transmitting  them  to  yon  for 

this  purpose. 

I  am,  &c. 

[The  above-mentioned  papers  were  not  found. — Ed.] 


Wm.  Moselby  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosing  his  official  Bond,  dated  January  7th,  1807,  in  the  penalty  of    April  29, 
One  Million  of  Dollars,  with  Rich'd  Crump  and  Tho.  Miller  as  securities.       ^k^*^ 
Asking  leave  of  absence  for  a  sea  voyage  of  a  few  weeks  on  account  of 
ill-health. 


Miles  King  to  the  Governor. 

Forwarding  his  resignation  as  Ijieutenant  in  the  54th  Regiment  of    April  30, 
Militia  in  the  Borough  of  Norfolk.  ^°'*^^*^ 


Return  of  Captain  Wm.  Moseley's  Company  of  Riflemen  of  1st  Bat- 
talion, 102  Raiment  of  militia  acknowledging  themselves  enlisted  for 
five  years. 

1  Captain;  1  Lieutenant;  1  Ensign;  4  Bei^geants,  29  Rank  and  file;  86 
Total. 


H.  Beatty  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  the  Troops  of  cavalry  of  Cap-      May  5, 
tain  Ebben  Taylor  and  Lieutenant  Bonara.  Winchester 


The  official  bond  of  Abraham  Douglass  as  keeper  of  the  Penitentiary      May  16 
of  Virginia,  at  Richmond,  in  the  penalty  of  two  thousand  dollars,  dated 
May  16th,  1807,  is  lodged. 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 

May  20, 

Accomac 


May  26, 
Richmond 


John  Cropper,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Solicits  an  appointment  as  Commissioner  of  Wrecks  for  Accomack 
county  in  the  room  of  John  Teakle,  who  proposes  to  remove  from  the 
county. 


Robert  Gamble  to  the  Governor. 

The  enclosed  letter  from  Col.  Cropper  will  sufficiently  explain  the 
object  of  its  being  laid  before  the  Honorable  the  Council  for  their  con- 
sideration and  advising  thereon. 

Col.  Cropper's  conduct  during  the  Revolutionary  war  against  CIreat 
Britain  was  excelled  by  few,  if  any.  The  distresses  experienced  by  the 
citizens  of  the  Eastern  Shore  from  the  predatory  war  carried  on  by  the 
British  and  their  adherents,  induced  General  Washington  (when  the  Vir- 
ginia Line  marched  to  Charleston)  to  assign  to  him  the  duty  of  making 
the  best  defence  and  protection  circumstances  and  means  in  his  power 
admitted. 

Many  contests  with  Barges  and  other  small  vessells  ensued,  in  which 
the  people  under  Col.  Cropper  was  enabled  to  repell  and  rid  themselves 
in  a  great  measure  from  the  intolerable  and  vexatious  incursions  they 
had  suffered. 

I  mention  this  part  of  Col.  Cropper's  service  to  his  Country,  as  a 
matter  extra  from  his  active  exertions  in  the  army  untill  the  year  1779, 
inclusive,  Northwardly;  which  probably  may  not  be  within  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  Executive. 

Col.  Cropper,  doubtless,  deservedly  has  the  esteem  and  confidence  of 
his  fellow  citizens  and  of  all  who  value  an  upright  and  useful  man. 

I  am,  &c. 


May  30  At  the  fire  which  took  place  at  the  Penitentiary  on  the  19th  of  this 

month,  Hartwell  Leath,  one  of  the  prisoners,  used  every  exertion  in  his 
power  to  extinguish  the  same.  When  I  directed  him  (and  three  other 
prisoners)  to  break  through  the  brick  arch  (being  the  only  means  of  get- 
ting to  the  roof)  they  complied  with  the  utmost  cheerfulness;  after  the 
breach  was  made,  Leath  was  the  first  man  through  the  aperture.  I  then 
directed  them  to  break  a  hole  through  the  roof  and  get  on  it  as  soon  as 
possible,  not  knowing  exactly  the  part  of  the  roof  which  was  burning,  they 
broke  the  first  hole  through  that  part  which  was  on  fire,  and  Ijeath. 
regardless  of  danger,  leaped  through  the  midst  of  it.  He  has  been 
during  his  confinement,  an  orderly  and  industrious  prisoner. 

Ab'm  Douglass, 

Keeper  Penitentiary. 
May  30th,  1807. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


513 


Commonwealth  of  Virginia  for  Armory, 

To  Penitentiary  Manufactories, 

For  3o5  pair  Holsters  and  sword  belts  made  between  1st 
April  and  Slst  May,  1807,  inclusive,  at  26s.  3d., 

For  472  Cartridge  boxes  made  during  same  period  at 
Ts.  6d.  ea.,       --------- 


Dr. 

81,553  12 

590  00 
$2,143  12 


1807. 
May  26 


TTm.  Xash  to  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  arms  for  a  Rifte  Company  raised  by  Capt.  Lee,  of  the  95th      June  8, 


Regiment  of  Militia. 


Norfolk  Go. 


Thomas  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

• 

I  do  myself  the  honor  to  enclose  your  Excellency  a  copy  of  my  letter 
addressed  to  the  8ecret«iry  of  State  in  consequence  of  an  occurrence  that 
took  place  ofl*  our  capes  yesterday. 

This  event  will  make  it  necessary  that  I  should  receive  instructions 
from  your  Excellency  for  my  government. 

I  am,  <S:c. 


June  23, 
Norfolk 


The  Governor  and  Council  will  hear  by  this  mail  of  the  capture  of  the 
Chesapeake,  Commodore  Barron,  having  killed  and  wounded  25  of  his 
men,  and  after  hoarding  and  taking  from  the  Frigate  4  men  whom  they 
claimed,  suffered  her  to  seek  what  destination  she  pleased. 

This  note  is  to  request  to  know  whether  it  will  be  proper  to  suffer  their 
ships  to  water  at  this  place.  There  are  two  vessels  now  loaded,  which 
will  be  detained  until  we  have  vour  advice. 

Hampton,  23rd  June,  ISO?. 

N.  B. — Vou  will  be  good  enough  to  direct  j^our  note  of  advice  to  Col. 
Geo.  VVrav. 


Thomas  Mathews  to  Hon.  James  Madison,  Secretary  of  State. 

An  occurrence  took  place  yesterday  off*  our  capes  (between  six  and  ten 
miles)  which  I  hold  it  my  duty  to  make  known  to  the  (iovernment. 

The  Chesapeake  sailed  from  JHampton  Roads  yesterday,  for  her  desti- 
nation.    At  the  distance  before  mentioned,  she  was  boarded  by  an  officer 

from  the  British  ship  I^eopard,  rated  at  fifty  Guns,  and  a  demand  made 

65 


June  23, 
Norfolk 


514 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
June  2:?, 
Norfolk 


of  certain  seamen.  Captain  Barron  refused  to  deliver  up  any  man  or  to 
permit  any  search.  The  British  officer  immediately  returned  to  his  ship, 
when  a  severe  cannonade  commenced  on  the  part  of  the  I^eopard,  with- 
out giving  jiny  previous  notice  of  such  intention. 

Unexpected  as  this  attack  was  by  Capt.  Barron,  immediate  resistance 
was  made,  and  the  engagement  continued  from  80  to  45  minutes,  when 
from  the  superior  force  and  the  disadvantages  arising  from  such  an  unex- 
pected rencontre,  ('apt.  Barron,  after  being  wounded  in  both  his  legs,  was 
compelled  to  strike  hi^  coloun*.  Three  men  killed  and  nineteen  wounded 
on  board  the  Chesapeake. 

This  account  I  received  personally  from  the  surgeon's  mate  of  the 
Chesapeake,  who  arrived  here  within  an  hour,  with  twelve  of  the  wouinled 
men.  The  British,  after  the  American  colours  were  struck,  boarded  the 
Chesapeake  and  took  four  men  from  her.  They  refused  to  have  anything 
to  do  with  the  ship,  and  the  officers  were  compelled,  for  the  sake  of 
humanity  and  their  own  preservation,  to  bring  the -ship  into  Hampton 
Roads.     The  Chesapeake  is  greatly  damaged. 

I  am,  &c. 


June  24, 
Norfolk 


Ledger  Office, 
Norfolk,  June  24th,  1807. 

We  are  now  to  present  to  our  readers  the  details  of  a  most  unexam- 
pled outrage,  in  the  perpetration  of  which  the  blood  of  our  countrymen 
has  been  shed  by  the  hand  of  violence,  and  the  honor  and  independence 
of  our  nation  insulted  beyond  the  possibility  of  further  forbearance. 

At  a  very  early  hour  yesterday  morning  a  report  reached  this  place 
which  produced  a  degree  of  agitation  beyond  anything  we  ever  witne.ssed 
or  can  attempt  to  describe. 

It  was  reported  that  on  the  preceeding  evening  the  Chesapeake  Frigate, 
which  had  gone  to  sea  that  morning,  had  been  attacked  by  the  British 
ship  Leopard,  Capt.  Humphries,  of  50  Guns,  and  that  the  Chesapeake 
had  struck  her  colours.  Altho'  the  source  from  whence  this  information 
was  derived  was  not  such  as  to  deserve  the  highest  consideration,  yet  it 
was  stated  in  that  way,  and  attended  with  such  circumstances,  as  left  but 
little  hope  that  it  was  not  true.  Accordingly  every  vessel  or  boat  from 
the  Capes  wa.s  boarded  with  great  anxiety,  and  which  was  not  relieved 
until  about  two  o'clock,  when  pointed  information  was  received  that  the 
Chesapeake  was  returning  to  Hampton  Roads  without  shewing  any 
colours. 

About  4  o'clock  all  doubt  was  relieved  by  a  spectacle  which  was  cal- 
culated, and  did  not  fail,  to  rouse  the  indignation  of  every  American 
present,  and  we  trust  that  it  will  never  subside  until  ample  satisfaction 
has  been  made.     Eleven  of  our  wounded  fellow-citizens  arrived  in  a  boat 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  515 


dispatched  from  the  Chesapeake,  and  now  we  learn  the  following  particu-        1S07. 
lars,  which  we  believe  are  correct:  Norfolk' 

The  Chesapeake  Frigate,  Captain  Gordon,  under  Commodore  James  s 

Barron,  got  under  way  on  Monday  morning,  and  proceeded  to  sea,  pass- 
ing the  Capes  about  12  o'clock. 

At  9  o'clock  the  Leopard,  by  signal  from  the  Commodore's  sliip,  had 
got  under  way  and  stood  out  to  sea.  About  3  o'clock  the  Chesapeake 
and  Leopard  approached,  when  the  customarj'  signal  of  firing  a  gun  to 
leeward,  the  signal  for  friends,  was  made  from  both  ships.  Being  about 
Ji  leagues  from  the  land,  the  ships  came  within  hail,  when  the  com- 
mander of  the  Leopard  hailed  he  hoped  Commodore  Barron  was  well, 
and  informed  him  that  he  had  dispatches  for  the  Commodore. 

The  ships  hove  to,  and  a  boat  came  on  board  the  Chesapeake  with  a 
letter  from  (,'aptain  Humphries.  In  this  letter  was  a  copy  of  one  from 
Admiral  Berkeley,  at  Halifax,  to  all  the  British  commanders  on  this  sta- 
tion, in  which  they  were  ordered  to  demand  from  the  commander  of  the 
Chesapeake,  four  British  seamen  named  in  the  letter,  and  that  if  they 
were  not  delivered  by  fair  means  to  use  force.  Captain  Humphries  stated 
in  his  letter  that  as  Commodore  Barron  would  perceive  that  his  orders 
were  peremptory  he  hoped  that  he  would  notobhge  him  to  execute  them 
hy  force.  Commodore  Barron  returned  an  answer  to  this  letter,  in  which 
he  stated  that  the  ordera  of  his  Government  forbid  him  to  permit  his 
vessel  to  be  searched  or  to  deliver  a  man  from  her.  The  boat  from  the 
Leopard  had  no  sooner  returned  on  board  than  a  gun  from  her  was  fired 
ahead  of  the  Chesapeake,  and  instantly  followed  by  a  broad-side  from 
the  leopard,  accompanied  by  swivels  and  small  arms.  Six  other  broad- 
ddes  followed — the  two  ships  then  within  pistol  shot. 

On  board  the  Chesapeake  all  was  astonishment.  The  ship  was  unpre- 
parefJ  for  action,  no  man  at  his  quarters,  and  sonre  of  the  officers  at 
<linner.  In  this  situation  Commodore  Barron  hailed  the  Leopard  repeat- 
edly without  cftect;  he  then  ordered  the  colours  to  be  struck;  as  this 
was  doing,  a  gun  from  the  Chesapeake  was  fired,  upon  which  the  Leopard 
fired  another  broadside.  The  colours  being  now  down  an  officer  was  dis- 
patched to  the  Chesapeake,  who  on  coming  on  board  expressed  some 
n^et  on  behalf  of  his  commander  for  what  had  happened.  He  was 
received  with  great  indignation  by  the  American  officers,  who  tendered 
their  swords,  which  he  refused,  saying  that  he  wanted  the  four  men  and 
nothing  more,  and  demanded  the  muster  roll,  which  was  produced  by 
the  Purser,  and  then  was  exhibited  the  degrading  spectacle  of  nearly  four 
hundred  Americans  mustered  on  the  deck  of  an  American  man-of-war  by 
order  of  a  British  Lieutenant,  and  four  of  the  crew  taken  away. 

The  Lieutenant  said  he  was  desired  to  make  Commodore  Barron  an 
offer  of  any  services  in  the  power  of  his  commander.  It  would  be  need- 
less to  say  in  what  manner  such  an  offer  was  received ;  it  was  considered 


fA6  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAFBS& 


iMfK,       an  flt^mvutK/n  fA  tbe  otitraiife  which  had  been  fierpecatefL    The  Bfitidi 

%^*Ak      ^'^^'^^'  ^'^'i^^njf  to  f^ttmdtr  the  (/hesiapeake  j£  a  firize.  defjaited.  iiifoni»> 

iriif  dommttilore  Karron  that  he  was  at  liberty  to  proceed  whither  he 

lltt^  ('oHtmfjilore  retained  to  Hampton  Roads,  as  before  stated.  We 
anr  fttf^rrv  U>  a/id  to  tfai«  account  that  three  of  the  crew  were  lolled  and 
*iixUfhti  wounde^l.  iKime  of  theni  dangerouBly.  Commodore  Barron  wae 
jeli^htl y  woumled  in  the  lefc.  and  one  Midshipman.  The  ship  b  greatly 
iffjur»rd  in  her  hull,  rnast^  and  riggiug.  and  most  be  repaired  before  she 
f:SLU  u'f  t/i  iMsa.  .Such  are  the  details  of  this  affair,  which  we  Ijelieve  are 
itijl/fftantially  Ciirrect,  being  mostly  furnished  by  a  gentleman  who  was 
on  U^nl  the  Chesapeake  last  evening. 

(t  IS  irnp^isHible  tliat  on  such  an  occasion,  there  can  be  but  one  aenti- 
ifj^fut  in  the  heart  of  ever}'  American.  The  indefjendenceof  our  country 
has  \pf^u  atta(.'ked,  and  in  defending  it  our  fellow-citizens  have  been  killed. 
HubmissioiJ  Uf  the  demand  made  on  Commodore  Barron  could  not  have 
been  made  without  relinquishing  our  right  as  an  independent  nation. 

Every  national  ship  is  considered  as  a  |iart  of  the  nation's  territory. 
As  well  might  the  Government  o(  Great  Britain  instruct  her  officers  to 
land  in  our  ciuntry  and  assume  tlie  right  of  punishing  those  who  have 
offended  her  laws,  as  to  enter  our  ships  of  war  for  the  same  purpose. 
ThiH  is  not  the  act  of  a  rash,  imprudent  commander,  but  of  an  officer 
acting  in  execution  of  the  delil>erate  orders  of  his  su|>erior  officers,  if  not 
of  the  highest  authority  of  the  British  Government,  and  we  shall  state 
our  reasons  for  sf>  thinking. 

In  the  month  of  March,  the  Halifax  sloop-of- war,  commanded  by  I^rd 
Townsend.  was  lying  in  Hampton  Roads,  and  one  of  her  boats,  with  four 
men  and  a  petty  officer,  was  sent  on  some  duty.  Being  out  of  the  reach 
of  the  guns  of  the  Halifax,  or  l>eing  unobserved,  the  men  rose  upon  the 
officer,  and  once  threatened  to  throw  him  overboard ;  this,  however,  they 
did  not  do,  but  pulled  for  the  shore,  which  they  reached,  and  proceeded 
Ui  this  place,  where  they  entered  with  an  officer  then  engaged  in  the 
enlistment  of  men  for  the  Chesapeake.  A  formal  demand  was  made  to 
have  thenj  delivered  up.  The  civil  authorities  refused  to  interfere,  and 
the  officer  who  had  enlisted  them,  did  not  think  himself  authorized  to 
deliver  them  without  onlers  from  his  superiors.  The  case  was  repre- 
sented at  Washington,  but  what  passed  there  on  the  subject  we  know  not 
The  men  were  not  delivered  up,  and  were  believed  to  be  on  board  the 
Chesapeake.  We  are  confident  that  a  representation  of  the  case  was 
made  to  the  British  Government,  whose  orders,  we  apprehend,  were  to 
take  the  men  wherever  they  were  to  be  found.  Our  readers,will  be 
'   ioSatmed  that  the  Leopard  arrived  here  only  a  few  days  since,  and 

GfdeiB  of  the  Admiral  at  Halifax  to  take  the  men  at  all 
der  any  circumstances.     It  may  be  objected  that  there  has 


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We  cftDDC*!  duse  Uttist  moMik<  witboui  uotioiiu!  iW  uvk^^^x  a^m  %^v  :;'•:: 
M  cooduct  of  iIk:  citiIell:^  <:«f  thi^  |J«ce  uihIvt  this  iv\  i^vc  wv^^vkv^v 
Exhibiting  that  cuc»]  but  tirm  couutefumiv  iRhich  is  tUr  lirtH'  Uh,iK-4«\KNi-- 
of  determiDed  cxtuimee.  ih»  act  of  riol^iK>e  irths  \\^u«ilh\l  \m  u^h^^ufcH^HU' 
expreaeion  u^e^l  t-jward^  British  subit»ct<.  wlio  lm|>)^(^)  U>  Im*  b^-^v  ai  ^bi^ 
time;  and  it  would  be  an  act  of  inju:«tict^  lo  iho  Uiit^rs  U  ^r  Ak\\  ux^l  ^vi^l 
that,  from  ever^'tliiiiH  we  cuuld  hfar  ainl  s»ee,  thov  ^r^iv  innit^tVi^UsI  >\ub 
the  deepest  concern  upon  tbe  occasion. 


rsi. 


Thomas  Mathews  Tt>  thk  Hovkh\o«, 

Forwarding  copy  of  Resolutions  of  a  mtH>tiu|;  of  ibo  oiti#oUH  of  Nov  .Immo'*> 
folk  and  Portsmouth  relative  to  the  atUu'k  t»f  the*  Uritinb  n\\\\\  \.%^s\m\\\\  ♦**'^*'*» 
on  the  U.  S.  Frigate  C'hesaiieake. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  the  Kimm^h  of  Norfolk  luul  '\\\\\\\  nt 
Portsmouth,  held  at  the  Town  Hall  on  WcHlnrmbiy,  thr  VMlh  %\\  Jnnn. 
1807— 


518  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  General  Thomas  Mathews  unanimously  called  to  the  chair;  Samn. 

l?"f  Ik*     ^^^eley  appointed  Secretary  to  the  meeting. 

The  meeting,  after  due  consideration,  came  to  the  following  Resolfc 
tions : 

Whereas  the  Government  of  our  C-ountry  has  constantly  manifested  a: 
ardent  inclination  for  the  preservation  of  peace,  and  to  .secure  tha 
friendly  disposition  which  might  reasonahly  l)eexpec'te<l  from  the  justiw 
of  foreign  nations  (if  such  a  sentiment  as  tliat  of  justice  was  to  be  founc 
among  them) ;  and  whereas  we  as  individuals  seriously  deprecate  th( 
horrors  of  war  and  view  it  as  one  of  the  greatest  evils  which  can  befal 
our  country,  but  when  we  behold  our  Fellow-Citizens  irapresseil  and 
forced  by  a  tyrannical  and  arbitrary  power  to  fight  against  their  own 
country,  and  basely  and  insidiously  murdered  on  our  coasts,  it  becomet 
necessary  at  this  awful  crisis  to  be  prepared  to  meet  the  consequence 
which  such  conduct  and  such  inclinations  give  reasonable  cause  to  ex- 
pect— to  discipline  ourselves  and  be  in  readiness  to  take  up  aniis  ii 
defence  of  those  sacred  rights  whicli  our  forefathers  purchased  with  thei 
blood,  and  until  our  Government  shall  have  been  informed  of  the  lat 
glaring  violation  of  our  rights  and  our  sovereignty  in  the  unwarrantabL 
and  unprovoked  attack  upon  the  United  States  Frigate  Chesapeake,  Con 
modore  Barron,  within  a  few  miles  of  our  coast,  by  tlie  British  squadro 
composed  of  the  Bellona,  Commodore  Douglas,  the  Triumph.  Captai 
Hardy,  the  l^eopard,  Capt.  Humphries,  and  the  Melampus,  Capta* 
Hawker,  acting  under  orders  of  Commodore  Douglas,  and  the  inhuni^ 
murder  of  a  number  of  our  Fellow-Citizens  in  the  attempt  of  the  Ix^opai 
to  carry  those  orders  into  effect;  therefore. 

Resolved,  unanimously.  That  all  communication  with  the  British  shi  ] 
of  war  now  within  our  waters  and  on  our  coasts,  and  with  their  Ager 
or  Agents  among  us,  be  discontinued,  and  that  we  will  use  our  best  exe= 
tions  to  prevent  all  such  intercourse,  and  that  all  persons  guilty  ther^ 
shall  be  deemed  infamous. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  That  we  will  view  with  abhorrence  any  a^ 
tempt  at  such  communication,  and  deem  any  person  or  i>ersons  enemie 
to  our  country  who  shall  directly  or  indirectly  hold  such  intercourse,  c 
render  any  aid  or  assistance  to  the  British  ships  of  war  by  supplyin 
them  with  j)rovisions  or  necessaries  of  any  kind  whatever  until  th 
decision  of  our  (Jovernment  be  known. 

Resolved,  unanimously,.  In  order  the  better  to  effect  the  abovt*  pur 
pose,  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  correspond  with  the  inhabitant: 
of  the  neighboring  counties,  and  those  of  the  waters  of  Elizabeth  Rive 
and  the  sea  coast,  notifying  the  flagrant  outrage  that  has  been  commit 
ted  and  the  measures  passed  by  us,  and  reconmiending  similar  measure: 
to  their  consideration. 

Resolved,  unanimouslv.   That  our  Fellow-Citizens,  the  Pilots  of  tin 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  519 


Chesapeake  Bay  and  Hampton,  whose  patriotism  we  hold  in  the  higliest        1807. 
estimation,  are  recjuested  by  this  meeting  to  discontinue  entirely  their      jj^opf^^jk 
professional  services  to  all  British  ships  of  war. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  That  we  view  this  unprovoked,  piratical,  sav- 
age, and  assassin-like  attack  upon  the  Chesapeake,  with  that  horror  and 
detestation  which  should  always  attend  a  violation  of  the  faith  of  nations 
and  the  laws  of  war,  and  we  pledge  our  lives  and  our  properties  to  co- 
o|)erate  with  the  Government  in  any  measures  which  they  may  adopt, 
whether  of  vengeance  or  retaliation. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  That  the  Mayor  of  this  B<^rough  be  requested 
to  call  upon  the  Lieut.-Ool.  Commandant  of  the  Militia,  to  hold  in  readi- 
ness an  armed  force  for  the  purposes  of  defence  and  for  carrying  these 
resolutions  into  effect. 

Resolved,  unanimously.  That  these  resolutions  be  extended  to  all 
L^ritish  ships  of  war  which  may  hereafter  anchor  within  our  ports  till 
•omplete  restitution  is  made  to  our  Government  for  this  detestible  out- 
rage on  the  Chesapeake. 

Resolved,  unanimously.  That  a  subscription  be  opened  and  left  in  the 
>os8ession  of  the  Chairman,  to  raise  a  fund  to  be  applied  to  the  relief  of 
lie  wounded  and  the  families  of  the  killed  on  board  the  (•hesai)eake, 
Liider  the  direction  of  the  Superintendent  of  the  Hos}»ital,  the  Mayor  of 
tie  Borough  of  Norfolk,  and  Richard  Blow,  Esq.,  of  Portsmouth. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  That  the  Committee  be  recjuested  to  rorre- 
I)ond  with  the  Inhabitants  of  the  principal  seaports,  and  endeavor,  as 
icir  as  in  their  power,  to  (»btain  their  consent  to  these  resolutions  so  far  as 
^flectually  to  withhold  all  su|>plies  to  any  British  arnied  vessel  on  the 
'c^ast  of  the  V.  S.  until  amj)le  justice  is  obtained  by  our  Executive. 

Resolved,  unanimously.  That  the  Superintendent  of  the  Hospital,  in 
the  event  of  the  death  (»f  anv  of  the  unfortunate  mariners  of  theChesa- 
[>eake  now  under  his  care,  report  the  same  to  the  Committee,  who  shall 
^rom  the  funds  subscribed,  defray  the  exjicnse  of  the  funeral,  and  the 
5aid  Committee  are  herebv  instructed  to  invite  their  fellow-citizens  to 
attend  and  to  make  the  necessary  arrangenients. 

Resolved,  unaninjonsly.  That  the  Collector  be  requested  to  furnish  one 
>f  the  Revenue  Cutters  to  watch  over  and  prevent  any  communication 
•vith  any  of  his  B.  M.  shii)s,  and  that  the  commandant  of  the  Fort  be 
'CHjuested  to  co-operate  with  this  measure. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  That  copies  of  the  proceedings  of  this  meet- 
ng  be  transmitted  by  the  chairman  to  the  President  of  the  U.  S.  and  the 
-rovernor  of  Virginia,  and  that  they  be  i>ublished  in  the  newspapers  of 
this  Borough. 

Resolved,  unanimously.  That  citizens  of  Norfolk,  Portsmouth,  and 
their  vicinities  be  requested  to  wear  a  crape  for  ten  days  as  a  testimonial 
of  their  respect  for  the  memory  of  those  persons  on  board  the  Chesa- 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1«07. 

.lune  25, 

Norfolk 


peake  who  have  fallen  victims  to  British  tyranny  and  pre 
assassination. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  That  this  meeting  approves  and  • 
conduct  of  our  fellow-citizens  of  Hampton,  in  destroying  the  w 
belonging  to  the  British  frigate  Melampus,  highly  laudable  ar 
worthy. 

Resolved,  unanimously,   That  Thomiis  Mathews  (chairman 
Newton,  JunV,  Luke  Wheeler,  Theo.  Armistead,  Richard  E.  I 
Myers,  Wm.  Pennock,  Wm.  Newsum,  Thomas  Blanch^rd,  Dan 
ger,  Seth  Foster,  J.  W.  Murdaugh,  Richard  Blow,  and  Francis 
be  a  committee  to  carry  the  foregoing  resolutions  into  effect. 

Resolved,  unanimously.  That  this  meeting  tender  thanks  to  ( 
Mathews  for  his  able  discharge  of  the  duties  of  the  chair. 

Signed:  Thomas  Mi 

Teste : 

Sam.  Moseley,  Sc'ty- 


Speevy  Wyatt  to  the  Governor. 

June  25,         Soliciting  arms  for  the  7th  Regiment  of  Militia  of  Norfolk  a 
Portsmouth 


June  26, 
Norfolk 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

The  commanding  officer  of  the  British  Squadron  off  our  < 
added  insult  to  the  injury  they  have  committed  against  our  nai 
town  was  greatly  irritated  at  the  appearance  of  a  British  I 
belonging  to  the  Squadron  said  to  be  charged  with  dispatch 
British  Consul.  Such  was  the  spirit  manifested  by  the  people, 
ze^U  was  with  difficulty  restrained  from  closely  confining  the  c 
his  party,  or  (what  was  probable)  proceeding  to  greater  leng 
exertions  of  the  Mayor,  Recorder,  and  Aldermen  induced  the 
permit  him  to  depart  unmolested.  I  congratulate  your  Exc( 
the  spirit  displayed  on  the  occasion,  and  the  happ}'  termina 
The  experiment  will  not  be  made  by  any  of  them  in  haste. 

Permit  me  to  remind  your  Excellency  that  the  arms  for  the 

this  part  of  tlie  State  has  become  more  necessary  than  was,  an 

are  without  ammunition. 

I  am,  &c. 


Leroy  Anderson  to  the  Governor. 

Jane  26,         Forwarding  Resolutions  of  a  public  meeting  of  citizens  of 
^UJj*"^    burg  relative  to  the  firing  on  the  Frigate  Chesapeake  by  the  B 


hoTg 


of  war  Leopard. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  521 


MoRD.  Cooke,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Forwarding  Resolutions  of  a  public  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Ports-        1807. 
mouth,  relative  to  arming  the  Militia  of  Portsmouth  and  providing  a  Portsmouth 
supply  of  ammunition,  on  account  of  the  conduct  of  the  British  ship 
Leopard. 


Wm.  Brough  to  the  Governor. 


Forwarding  Resolutions  of  a  public  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Hamp-     June  28, 
ton,  relative  to  the  conduct  of  the  British  ship  Leopard.  Hampton 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor, 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  Excellency's  letter  June  29 
of  the  25th.  Since  my  letter  of  the  same  date,  nothing  material  has 
transpired.  Rej>orts  are  various,  but  not  such  as  can  be  depended  on, 
that  the  British  commander  threatens  to  procure  by  force  the  necessaries 
he  may  stand  in  need  of.  The  unanimous  resolution  of  the  citizens  of 
this  and  the  neighboring  counties,  prohibiting  intercourse  and  supplies, 
way  probably  induce  them  to  carry  their  threats  into  execution.  Indeed 
I  am  apprehensive  that  the  zeal  of  the  citizens  will  suffer  no  opportunity 
to  escape  them  of  avenging  themselves  on  their  enemies.  I  admired 
their  spirit,  and  shall  use  my  influence  to  prevent  them  from  committing 
their  country  by  any  rash  or  imprudent  conduct. 

It  is  impossible  for  me  to  describe  to  your  Excellency  the  zeal  that 
animates  every  breast.     All  orders  are  of  one  mind. 

I  now  take  the  liberty  to  inform  your  Excellency  that  in  conformity 
with  the  resolution  of  the  committee  of  this  place,  aided  by  the  neces- 
sity of  the  case,  I  have  at  the  [)ublic  expense  engaged  Capt.  Williams' 
pilot  boat  to  attend  your  Excellency  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  such 
arms  and  ammunition  as  you  may  think  proper  to  afford  us  in  the  pres- 
ent emergency.  I  can  only  say  that  they  are  much  wanted,  that  the 
greater  [)art  of  the  neighboring  counties  are  without  either,  and  the  diffi- 
culty of  being  sui)plied,  nmst  be  too  obvious  to  need  any  remark  from 
me. 

Fifteen  hundred  or  two  thousand  stand  of  arms,  &c.,  can  be  well 
dis[)osed  of,  and  if  your  Excellency  can  spare  us  two  or  four  brass  sixes 
and  nines,  with  travelling  carriages,  ball,  Ac,  they  can  be  used  in  case  of 
necessity  to  great  advantage.  It  has  been  impossible  to  procure  the 
returns  from  the  different  Regiments  in  a  state  that  would  be  satisfactory 
either  to  your  Excellency  or  myself.     I  shall,  therefore,  account  for  such 

arms  as  may  be  forwarded. 

I  am,  &c. 
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622  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  Resolutions  expressing  the  indignation  and  deternrii nation  of  the  peopb 

July  1  (^f  Virginia  at  the  unjustifiable  outrage  committed  by  tlie  British  com 
mander  of  the  ship  Leopard  upon  the  United  States  Frigate  Chesapeake 
in  Hampton  Roads,  on  the  22nd  day  of  June,  1807,  sent  from  the  follow 
ing  additional  counties  and  towns,  are  on  file,  and  can  be  found  in  th( 
package  of  July,  1807,  viz: 

Powhatan.  rx)udoun,  King  William  and  King  and  Queen  Troop,  Wood 
Port  Royall,  Gloucester,  Albemarle,  Louisa,  Isle  of  Wight,  Mathews 
F^ssex,  >[ontgomery.  King  and  Queen,  Fauquier,  ('harlotte,  Prince  Ed 
ward,  New  Kent,  Southampton,  Rockbridge,  Cumberland,  Augusta 
Fairfax,  King  William,  Bent  Creek.  Rumford  Academy,  Middlesex 
Smithfield,  Dinwiddie,  Charles  City,  Floyd  county,  Ky.,  Nansemond 
Lancaster,  Franklin. 


James  Madison  to  the  Governor. 

July  2,  I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  by  direction  of  the  President,  a  Proclama- 

Departinent'  ^^^^  issued  by  him  of  this  date,  and  to  remain,  with  great  consideratiot 
of  State     and  respect. 

Yours,  &c. 

By  Thomas  Jefferson,  President  of  the  United  States  of  America — A  Pn 

clamation. 

During  the  wars  which,  for  some  time,  have  unhappily  prevailed  amon 
the  powers  of  Europe,  the  United  States  of  America,  firm  in  their  prir 
ciples  of  peace,  have  endeavored  by  justice,  by  a  regular  discharge  c 
their  national  and  social  duties,  and  by  every  friendly  oflfice  their  situa 
tion  has  admitted,  to  maintain  with  all  belligerents  their  accustome 
relations  of  friendship,  hospitality,  and  commercial  intercourse.  Takin 
no  part  in  the  questions  which  animate  these  powers  against  each  othei 
nor  permitting  themselves  to  entertain  a  wish  but  for  the  restoration  c 
general  peace,  they  have  observed  with  good  faith  the  neutrality  the; 
assumed,  and  they  believe  that  no  instance  of  a  departure  from  its  dutie 
can  be  justly  imputed  to  them  by  any  nation. 

A  free  use  of  their  harbours  and  waters,  the  means  of  refitting  and  o 
refreshment,  of  succour  to  their  sick  and  suffering,  have  at  all  time^,  anc 
on  equal  principles,  been  extended  to  all,  and  this,  too,  amidst  a  constan 
recurrence  of  acts  of  insubordination  to  the  laws,  of  violence  to  the  per 
sons,  and  of  tresjiasses  on  the  proi)crty  of  our  citizens  committed  b} 
officers  of  one  of  the  belligerent  parties  received  among  us.  In  trutl 
these  abuses  of  the  laws  of  hospitality  have,  with  few  exceptions.  l>econH 
habitual  to  the  commanders  of  the  British  armed  vessels  hovering  on  oui 
coasts  and  frequenting  our  harbours. 

They  have  been  the  subject  of  repeated  representations  to  their  gov- 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  628 


emment.  Assurances  have  been  given  that  proper  orders  should  restrain  ig07. 
them  within  the  ^imit  of  the  rights  and  of  the  respect  belonging  to  a  \yr^hineton 
friendly  nation,  but  those  orders  and  assurances  have  been  without  Department 
effect;  no  instance  of  punishment  for  past  wrongs  has  taken  place.  At  *^  * 
length  a  deed  transcending  all  we  have  hitherto  seen  or  suffered,  l)ring8 
the  public  sensibility  to  a  serious  crisis  and  our  forbearance  to  a  neces- 
sary pause.  A  frigate  of  the  United  States,  trusting  to  a  state  of  |)eace, 
and  leaving  the  harbour  on  a  distant  service,  has  been  surprised  and 
attacked  by  a  British  vessel  of  superior  force,  one  of  a  squadron  then 
lying  in  our  waters  and  covering  the  transaction,  and  has  been  disabled 
from  service,  with  the  loss  of  a  number  of  men  killed  and  wounded. 
This  enormity  was  not  only  without  provocation  or  justifiable  cause,  but 
WSL3  committed  with  the  avowed  purpose  of  taking  by  force  from  a  ship 
of  war  of  the  United  States  a  part  of  her  crew,  and  that  no  circumst^mce 
might  be  wanting  to  mark  its  character,  it  had  been  previously  ascer- 
tained that  the  seamen  demanded,  were  native  citizens  of  the  United 
States.  Having  effected  her  purpose,  the  vessel  returned  to  anchor  with 
her  squadron  within  our  jurisdiction.  Hospitality  under  such  circum- 
stances ceases  to  be  a  dutv,  and  a  continuance  of  it  with  such  uncontrolled 
abuses  would  tend  only  by  multiplying  injuries  and  irritations,  to  bring 
on  a  rupture  between  the  two  nations.  This  extreme  resort  is  ecjually 
apposed  to  the  interests  of  both,  as  it  is  to  assurances  of  the  most  friendly 
dispositions  on  the  part  of  the  British  Government,  in  the  midst  of  which 
^his  outrage  has  been  committed.  In  this  light  the  subject  cannot  but 
l^resent  itself  to  that  government  and  strengthen  the  motives  to  an  hon- 
orable reparation  of  the  wrong  which  has  been  done,  and  to  that  effectual 
^^ontrol  of  its  naval  commanders,  which  alone  can  justify  the  Government 
^f  the  United  States  in  the  exercise  of  those  hosiutialities  it  is  now  con- 
5strained  to  discontinue. 

In  consideration  of  these  circumstances  and  of  the  right  of  every 
Viation  to  regulate  its  own  police,  to  provide  for  its  peace  and  for  the 
^safety  of  its  citizens,  and  consequently  to  refuse  the  admission  of  armed 
Xessels  into  its  harbors  or  waters,  either  in  such  numbers  or  of  such 
descriptions  as  are  inconsistent  with  these,  or  with  the  maintenance  of 
t:he  authority  of  the  laws,  I  have  thought  proper,  in  pursuance  of  the 
^authorities  specially  given  by  law,  to  issue  this  my  Proclamation,  hereby 
-Requiring  all  armed  vessels  bearing  commissions  under  the  (iovernment 
^of  Great  Britain,  now  within  the  harbors  or  waters  of  the  United  States, 
i  nimediatel}'  and  without  delay  to  depart  from  the  same,  and  interdicting 
t_he  entrance  of  all  the  harbors  and  waters  to  the  said  armed  vessels,  and 
'to  all  others  bearing  connnissions  under  the  authority  of  the  British 
government. 

And  if  the  said  vessels,  or  any  of  them,  shall  fail  to  depart  as  aforesaid, 
or  if  they,  or  any  others  so  interdicted,  shall  hereafter  enter  the  harbors 


524  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.       or  waters  aforesaid,  I  do  in  thai  case  forbid  all  intercourse  with  them  or 
WaLhiD^D  ^^^  ^^  them,  their  officers  or  crews,  and  do  prohibit  all  supplies  and  aid 
Department  from  being  furnished  to  them  or  any  of  them. 
^         ®         And  I  do  declare  and  make  known,  that  if  any  person  from  or  within 
the  jurisdictional  limits  of  the  United  States  shall  aftbrtl  any  aid  to  any 
such  vessel,  contrary  to  the  prohibition  contained  in  this  Proclamation, 
either  in  repairing  such  vessel,  or  in  furnishing  her,  her  officers  or  crew, 
with  supplies  of  any  kind,  or  in  any  maimer  whatsoever,  or  if  any  pilot 
shall  assist  in  navigating  any  of  the  said  armed  vessels,  unless  it  be  for 
the  purpose  of  carrying  them  in  the  first  instance  beyond  the  limits  and 
jurisdiction  of  the  United  States,  or  unless  it  l>e  in  the  case  of  a  vessel 
forced  by  distress,  or  charged  with  public  dispatches,  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided for,  such  person  or  persons  shall,  on  exjiiviction,  suffer  all  the  pains 
and  penalties  by  the  laws  provided  for  such  offences. 

And  I  do  hereby  enjoin  and  require  all  persons  bearing  office,  civil  or 
military,  within  or  under  the  authority  of  the  United  States,  and  all 
others;  citizens  or  inhabitants  thereof,  or  being  within  the  same,  with  vigi- 
lance and  promptitude  to  exert  their  resj)ective  authorities,  and  to  be 
aiding  and  assisting  in  carrying  this  Proclamation  and  every  part  thereof 
into  full  effect. 

Provided,  nevertheless,  that  if  any  such  vessel  shall  be  forced  into  the 
harbors  or  waters  of  the  United  States  by  distress,  by  the  dangers  of  the 
sea,  or  by  the  pursuit  of  an  enemy,  or  shall  enter  them  charged  with 
dispatches  or  business  from  their  government,  or  shall  be  a  public  packet 
for  the  conveyance  of  letters  and  dispatches,  the  commanding  officer 
immediately  reporting  his  vessel  to  the  Collector  of  the  District,  stating 
the  object  or  causes  of  entering  said  harbors  or  waters,  and  conforming 
himself  to  the  regulations  in  that  case  prescribed  under  the  authority  of 
the  laws,  shall  be  allowed  the  benefit  of  such  regulations  respectuig 
repairs,  supplies,  stay,  intercourse  and  departure  as  shall  be  permitted 
under  the  same  authoritv. 

In  testiipony  whereof.  I  have  caused  the  seal  of  the  United  States  to 
be  affixed  to  these  presents  and  signed  the  same. 

Given  at  the  City  of  Washington  the  second  day  of  July,  in  the  year 
of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hun<lred  and  seven,  and  of  the  sover- 
eignty and  independence  of  the  United  States  the  thirty-first. 

Th.  Jeffersox. 
Rv  the  President: 

Jas.  Madison,  Secretary  of  State. 


TuoMAS  Mathews  to  the  (governor. 

July  4,  I  take  the  liberty  of  enclosing  you  a  copy  of  a  Letter  transmittal  by 

Norfolk      Commodore  Douglas,  of  the  British  Squadron,  to  the  Mayor  of  the  Bor- 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


525 


ough  of  Norfolk.     In  consequence  of  this  Letter,  the  Mayor  has  made 

application  to  ine  to  prepare  for  the  protection  of  our  fellow-citizens  by 

holding  all  the  armed   men  of  my   Brigade  in  readiness  for  immediate 

service.     I  have  accordingly  issued  orders  to  that  effect,  and  shall  act  as 

circutnstancea  shall  make  necessary,  until   I  shall  receive  the  orders  of 

(jovemment 

I  have  forwardetl  a  copy  of  Douglas'  Letti'r  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

I  am,  ttc. 
P.  S. — The  answer  of  the  Mavor  is  also  forwarded. 


1807. 
July  4, 
Norfolk 


Richard  E.  Lee  (Mayor)  to  the  Governor. 

Knclosed   I  send  vou  a  copy  of  a  corre.si)ondence  which  has   lately 
en  place  between  Commodore  Douglas  and   myself  on  the  subject  of 
the  differences  which  have  lately  O(;ourred. 

Mr.  Archer  is  the  Bearer  of  this  express,  and   from  the  terms  of  the 
correspondence  you  will  see  the  necessity  of  an  early  attention  to  the 
suljject.     The  militia  of  this  section  of  the  Country  are  almost  defence- 
leas,  and  from  the  temper  manifested  l)y  Commodore  Dougl'<s,  1  have  no 
reason  to  doubt  that  he  will   endeavour  U)  carry  his  threats  into  execu- 
tion. 

Your  Excellency  will  he  convinced  from  these  circumstances,  of  the 
necessity  of  furnishing  arms  as  soon  as  possible. 

1  am,  &c. 

Correspondence  not  found  among  the  papers,  hut  the  following  extracts 
from  the  Executive  Journal  of  July  4th,  18r)7,  pp.  121  and  22,  sui)ply 
the  loss. — Ed.  : 


Sir: 


His  M.\.jkstvV  Siuf  Bellona, 
Iltnuijtitn  RiuuJs^  July  Sd,  1807. 


1  beg  leave  to  represent  to  you  that  having  observed  in  the  news- 
paper a  resolution  made  by  a  committee  on  the  29th  ult,  prohibiting  any 
communication  between  his  Hritanic  Majesty's  Consul  at  Norfolk  and 
his  ships  lying  at  anchor  in  Lynhaven  Hay;  and  this  being  a  measure 
extremely  hostile,  not  only  in  depriving  the  Hritish  Consul  from  dis- 
charging the  duties  of  his  otiice,  hut  at  the  same  time  preventing  me 
from  obtaining  that  information  so  absolutely  necessary  for  his  Majesty's 
service,  1  am  therefore  determined,  if  this  infringement  is  not  imme- 
diately annulled,  to  prohibit  every  vesssel  bound  in  or  out  of  Norfolk  to 
proceed  to  their  destination  until  1  know  the  pleasure  of  my  (lovern- 
ment  or  the  conunander-in-chief  on  this  station.  Your  must  be  per- 
fectly aware  that  the  Uritish  tlag  never  has.  or  never  will  be  insulted  with 


July  4, 
Norfolk 


526  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  impunity.  You  must  also  be  aware  that  it  has  been,  and  is  still,  in  ray 
Norfolk  power  to  obstruct  the  whole  trade  of  the  Chesapeake  since  the  late  cir- 
cumstance, which  I  desisteil  from,  trusting  that  general  unanimity  would 
be  restored.  Respecting  the  circumstances  of  the  deserters  lately  appre- 
hended from  the  United  States  frigate  Chesapeake,  in  my  opinion,  mu?<t 
be  decided  by  the  two  Governments  alone. 

It  therefore  rest«  with  the  inhabitants  of  Norfolk  either  to  engage  in  a 
war,  or  remain  in  terms  of  peace.  Agreeable  to  my  intentions,  I  have 
proceeded  to  Hampton  Roads  with  the  Squadron  under  my  command  to 
await  your  answer,  which  I  trust  you  will  favour  me  withc»ut  delay. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  Sir, 

Your  most  obed't  Serv't, 

Signed:  J.  E.   Douglas. 

1  enclose  vou  two  letters  to  the  British  Consul  at  Norfolk,  which  vou 

will  be  pleased  to  forward  him. 

J.  E.  D. 

To  which  the  Mayor  of  Norfolk  returned  the  following  answer: 

Norfolk,  July  J^th,  1807. 
Sir: 

1  have  received  your  menacing  letter  of  yesterday  this  moment. 

The  day  on  which  this  answer  is  written,  ought  of  itself  to  suffice  to 

prove  to  the  subjects  of  your  sovereign  that  the  American  people  are  not 

to  be  intimidated  by  menace  or  induced  to  adopt  any  measures  except  by 

a  sense  of  their  perfect  propriety.     Seduced  by  the  false  shew  of  sincerity, 

they  niay  be  sometinies  surprised,  and  slaughtered  while  unprepared 

to  resist  a  supposed  friend;  that  delusive  security  however  is  now  passed 

forever — the  late  occurrence  has  tiiught  us  to  confide  our  safety  no  longer 

to  any  thing  but  to  our  own  force.     We  do  not  seek  hostility  nor  shall 

we  avoid  it.     We  are  prepared  for  the  woi-st  which  you  may  attempt,  and 

will  do  whatever  shall  be  judged  pro})er  to  repel  force,  whensoever  your 

etibrts  shall  render  any  acta  of  ours  necessary — thus  much  for  the  threats 

of  your  letter,  which  can  be  considered  in  no  other  light  than  as  addressed 

to  the  supposed  fears  of  our  citizens. 

[n  answer  to  that  part  of  it  which  is  particularly  addressecl  to  me  as 
the  first  judicial  officer  of  this  Borough,  1  liave  but  to  say,  that  you  must  be 
aware  that  the  judiciary  of  no  country  possesses  any  other  powers  than 
those  conferred  upon  them  by  the  laws. 

The  same  channels  through  which  you  have  derived  the  intelligence 
stated  by  yourself,  must  also  have  announced  to  you  that  the  act  of  which 
you  complain  is  an  act  of  individuals  and  not  of  the  Government.  If 
this  act  be  very  wrong  and  illegal,  the  judiciary  of  this  country  whenever 
the  case  is  properly  brought  before  it,  will  take  care  to  do  its  duty ;  al 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  527 


present  they  have  no  judicial  information  of  any  outrage  on  their  laws        1807. 
and  therefore  cannot  act.  Norfolk 

If  you  Sir,  please  to  consider  this  act  of  individuals  as  a  measure 
•'expressly  hostile,"  and  shall  commence  hostility  without  waiting  the 
decision  of  our  two  Governments,  (although  you  yourself  acknowledge 
that  it  jiroperly  belongs  to  them  alone  to  decide,)  the  inhabitants  of  Nor- 
folk will  conform  to  your  example  and  protect  themselves  against  any 
lawless  aggression  which  may  be  made  upon  their  persons  or  property — 
they  therefore  leave  it  with  you  either  tc>  "  engage  in  war  or  to  remain  in 
terms  of  peace"  until  the  pleasure  of  our  respective  Governments  shall 
be  known. 

1  have  the  honor  to  be,  Sir, 

Your  most  ohed't  Serv% 

RjrHAHD    EVKHS    I.EE, 

Mayor  of  the  Borough  of  Norfolk. 


II.  Dearborn,  Secretary  of  War,  to  the  (iovernor. 

The  President  of  the  United  States  has  directed  me  to  call  upon  the      Julv  6, 
Executives  of  the  several  States,  to  take  eftectual  measures  to  organize,  j)epart*ment 
ai'ixi,  and  equip  according  to  law,  and  hold  in  readiness  to  march  at  a 
tnoments  warning  their  respective  proportions   of  one  hundred  thousand 
militia,  officers  included,  by  virtue  of  an  act  of  Congress,  passed  on 
the  18th  day  of  vVf»ril,   180H,  intitled  "an  act  authorizing  a  detachment 
from  the  militia  of  the  United  States/'     This  therefore  is  to  re(|uire  of 
your  Excellency  to  U\ke  effectual   measures  for  having  eleven  thousand 
fire  hundred  and  sixty-three  of  the  militia  of  Virginia,  Tbeing  hiT  quota) 
detached   and    duly    organized    in    Companies,    Battalions,    Regiments, 
Brigades,  and  Divisions,  wnthin  th**  shortest   period  tbat  circumstances 
will  permit,  and  as  nearly  as  practicable  in  the  following  proportions  of 
Artillery,  Cavalry,  and  Infantry,  viz.: 

One-twentieth  part  of  Artillery,  one-tenth  part  Cavalry  and  the  residue 
Infantry.  There  will  however  bt^  no  objection  on  the  part  of  tbe  President 
of  the  United  States,  to  the  admission  of  a  proportion  of  HiHemen  duly 
organized  in  distinct  corps,  and  not  exceeding  one-t<^nth  part  of  the  whole 
quota  of  the  States  respectively.  Kach  corps  sbould  be  properly  armed 
and  equipped  for  actual  service.  Any  companies  of  volunteers  who  pre- 
vious to  orders  for  taking  the  Held,  may  tendtir  their  services  conformably 
to  the  second  sectitni  of  the  aforesaid  act,  or  to  an  act  of  Congress,  (a  copy 
of  which  is  enclosed)  i)asse(l  on  the  24th  day  of  February,  1807,  intitled 
"an  act  authorizing  tbe  President  of  the  U.  States  to  acce[)t  the  services 
of  a  number  of  volunteer  companies  not  exceeding  thirty  thousand  men," 
will  be  considered  as  a  i>art  of  the  aforesaid  quota  of  eleven  thousand 


;/^ 


CAtJCSVAH  or  STATE 


im/         ^'^*'  \**»tt^f*^  w*'l  mxXy-^^r*^  ^0yn/0t^\tm  Uj iktw nami0en.     And  firoai  the 

w  ^        **  '  kf»^/»u  \KPr,'Ai*ut  *A  '0'ir  UAif/m  *aXiu;f»f^.  it  niut  be  preRmwd  that 

tf*i^f^*t,*t,»  'if*/W  t.l/'  *'r.i#*ifijr  '.'ir<;«jrf»*tJM#'3^  •/(  #/ar  tjr^mtnr. a  lanee  pn^MTtion  of  the 

'!»>'/*«  '//  Ut^  '^rrsrrni  iHAUyn  will  Ur  cMnif«rjKd  of  «acfa  Tolouleer  oorfv. 

^'^If^'^xWy  nm  th^r  wijl  mtiiitfu\Af^\y  uhh^  with  erenr  eoofMUwement  from 

yrtif  Kx^'^^Utpfcr  Aff^l  frr/ffi  jbli  m}t^  \0tATv^Mn  infloential  chanct^TS. 

H  h^i  iU^'  tUdiu'.tiuttfiiX  ntfi  ffrjMtiixatWnw  «4iall  hare  heeo  efieded.  the 
fiwi/^fl^-tir*;  f'strifH  will  1^'  •'.%*^tnmrt\  under  tl#e  officers  set  orer  them;  bat 
ti^ill  t^A  n'Mtuui  hu\f*AU^  or  1^  '^m^^'AHi^  a^  in  iKtoal  aerricae.  until  br 
JUjli^i'/IUftfi  ortU'rtt  ilt'iy  ••ball  U:  A\f*Di'\M  to  take  the  Md.  Yoar  Excel- 
kri'fy  yrill  itUrfu^-  UttWrt^^-X  tb^t  ^ijrnffit  fitt]««tfrr  njli/<  and  inspection  retams 
bi'  iri;i#|i'  //f  ilfif  \H*yt;m\  vApT\m',  and  tbat  wpies  thereof  be  transmitted  to 
fbiM  d«;)/aririi«riit  an  <^rly  an  i^oHftible. 

I  am,  dx*. 


(!N|iit4il 


John  C.'lahkk  to  the  Governor. 

AdvinitiK  Oiiil  Hfi  *?xpn*HH  b#f  dJHpatched  U)  City  Point  to  order  Captain 
Woodward  in  cJiiirK*'  of  Htiiti*  aniiH  tf>  land  the  8ame  at  Sinithfield  to  pre- 
v<*iit  tlicir  poHHJIiU; capture;  hy  Kn^liHli  ve^nels. 


S.    (t.    TiCKKH   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

.tulv  M  Hlioiild  It  bi«  diM'iiHMi  (ixpiwlifnt  to  i^Htiiblish  a  correspondence  by  tbe 

'ri«lMKra|ili  lH«tvviM*ti  Norfolk  and  llanipton,  1  would  take  pleasure  in  offer- 
ing I  Ik*  niodttj  of  onn  on  u  vt^y  Hiniplc  conHtruction,  with  a  suitable 
iil|t|ialM«t,  which  I  propaivd  Hotni^  y(Mii*H  a^o  on  hearing  first  of  their  use 
in  Kianct*. 

I  am,  i^'c. 


»hilv  \\ 
Nurl\tlK 


liiTT.  W.  Tazkwkll  to  the  Governor. 

A  low  days  t^inro  a  letter  won  reruiv(»<l  by  the  Mayor  of  this  Borough 
iV^Mn  I  ho  Connni»don»  of  the  British  Sijuadron  here,  a  copy  of  which  I 
pnnHinuo  hiif*  b<H»n  transinittinl  to  you  or  has  been  seen  by  you  in  the 
public  (iaxotteii  printiui  hero.  To  this  letter  a  reply  was  written  which  I 
t'HM\i«vtun^  must  also  have  reached  y<»u  through  one  or  the  other  of  those 
ohawnols— sit  the  nvpu^st  t>f  the  MagistTates,  1  undertook  to  deli\'ef  this 
<MViW«r  Im  the  Uritish  coummnder  which  I  yestenlay  did.     The  substance 

Ilis  ^onveniation  with  mo  is  stated  in  tbe  enclosed  copy  of  my  corn- 
to  the  Mayor  made  u|H>n  my  return.     As  this  information 


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may  be  of  iraixjrtanoe  to  the  Government  in  the  measures  which  they        1807. 
may  be  dis|pose<:l  to  adopt,  1  have  taken  the  liberty  of  forwardinjr  it  to      Norfolk 
you  by  the  first  conveyance.     1  will  add  Sir,  that  notwithstanding  the 
conciliatory  language  held  by  the  British  officers  while  1  was  on  board 
their  Squadrons,  yet  I  witnessed  several  circumstances  which  induce  a 
behef  that  their  professions  are  not  sincere.     When  1  went  on  board,  the 
ships  were  all  riding  to  a  single  anchor  short  apeak,  pre|>ared  to  have 
moved  at  an  instant.     The  up}>er  deck  guns  of  the  Bellona  (the  headmost 
ship)  were  all  tumed  forward  out  of  their  ordinary  position  so  as  to 
command  perfectly  the  channel  of  Elizabeth  River  at  its  mouth,  which 
could  not  have  l^een  done  except  for  this  manner  of  their  tx>inting. 

The  wind  fortunately  was  at  south-east,  which  effectually  prevented 
their  approaching  Norfolk,  or  the  shipping  in  the  River.  When  1  left 
them  however  all  these  ap}>earances  were  changed. 

I  ought  also  to  state  that  Capt  Hardy  of  the  Triumph  declared,  that 
altho'  as  an  officer  he  should  unquestionably  obey  any  orders  which  his 
cominandtr  might  give  him,  yet  as  an  individual  he  would  say  that  he 
Hid  not  at  j ►resent  believe  that  the  orders  of  Admiral  Berkeley  were 
sanctionc<l  by  his  government 

It  is  not  for  me  Sir,  to  draw  inferences  from  anything  here  stated,  that 
I  submit  to  yourself.  I  may  be  i)ermitteii  to  oKserve  however,  that  a 
thousand  minute  and  seemingly  unimportant  occurrences  which  it  would 
he  too  tedious  to  detail,  strongly  excite  my  suspicions  that  no  confidence 
Js  to  be  placed  in  any  professions  or  assurances  which  may  be  receivtxl 
^rorii  the  officers  of  this  Squadron  while  they  remain  in  our  waters — and 
therefore  that  no  relaxation  should  be  made  in  our  preparations  for  the 
Worst  of  consequences. 

While  speaking  to  you  of  the  present  alarming  state  our  country  as  it 
is  threatened  by  a  foreign  foe,  I  will  take  the  liberty  of  adding  sonjc 
remarks  upon  another  subject. 

The  committees  which  are  every  where  forming  through  the  State,  wcn^ 
established  originally  for  i)urpo8es  highly  valuable  and  for  objects  in 
which  all  will  concur.  At  present  however,  if  I  may  judge  from  the 
appearance  of  things  here,  it  is  very  probable  mischief  may  occur  from 
the  acts  of  impudence  into  which  a  laudable  zeal  may  hurry  them — while 
they  confine  themselves  to  mere  declarations  of  public  feelings  and  public 
sentiment;  while  they  endeavor  to  rouse  the  people  to  a  proper  sense  of 
the  outrage  which  has  been  committed  upon  them,  they  will  he  valuable. 
But  when  from  mere  expression  of  opinions  they  proceed  to  the  jierfor- 
mance  of  acts — to  the  ordaining  of  measures  which  nothing  hut  the  offi- 
cers of  the  law  cither  civil  or  military  should  direct — they  then  assume 
a  character  dangerous  to  the  liberty,  and  law,  and  constituted  agents  of 
the  country.  If  such  measures  are  not  repressed,  the  result  will  be  deph^r- 
able.    The  Government  will  be  hurried  and  forced  precipitately  into  the 

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580  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.        adoption  of  measures  which  they  may  not  choose  to  adopt  or  not  at  this 

July  6,      f:-.,g 
Norfolk      ""^^• 

Schisms  among  our  citizens  will  be  produced.     Those  who  are  anxious 

t<:)  preserve  the  operation  of  the  Laws  in  every  state  of  things  must  be 
opposed  to  those  who  thus  seize  upon  the  reins  of  government.  Parties 
will  be  formed,  recii)rocal  denunciations  will  take  place,  and  all  the  incal- 
culable mischiefs  resulting  from  civil  discord  in  a  crisis  so  awful  as  the 
present  will  ensue. 

The  suspension  of  the  functions  of  the  British  Consul  here  by  our 
(Committee  induces  these  remarks.  I  will  not  comment  upon  it  further 
than  to  say,  that  it  is  the  only  pretext  which  our  insidious  foe  now  has 
to  palliate  any  lawless  act  of  aggression  which  they  may  feel  disposed  to 
per[)etrate,  and  that  it  is  of  great  importance,  I  think,  to  remove  every 
cause  or  pretence  which  they  may  set  up  in  vhidication  of  themselves 
while  we  yet  remain  not  at  open  war.  Your  j>resence  in  this  quarter  of 
the  country  at  the  present  time,  1  think,  is  highly  desirable.  Clothed 
with  the  legal  power  of  doing  everything  which  is  right  and  preventing 
everything  wrong,  your  orders,  opinions,  and  example  would  give  such  a 
tone  to  public  act  and  public  opinion  as  it  ought  to  have.  I  wish  there- 
fore much,  if  you  could  conveniently  visit  this  scene  of  danger  shortly, 
that  you  would  do  so.  But  if  not,  if  you  concur  with  me  in  the  opinions 
here  expressed.  I  could  wish  that  some  measures  might  promptly  be 
taken  for  the  purpose  of  giving  to  the  public  fervor  its  true  and  proper 
direction.  I  will  not  venture  to  suggest  even  what  these  measures 
should  be. 

I  am,  &c. 

Letter  of  L.  W,  Tazewell  to  Mayor  of  Norfolk. 

In  pursuance  of  your  rec^uest,  I  this  day  went  down  to  the  British 
squadron,  lying  in  Hampton  Roads,  for  the  purpose  of  delivering  the 
letter  with  which  I  was  charged,  to  Captain  Douglass.  Arriving  alongside 
his  slnp.  the  Bellona,  I  was  invited  on  board,  received  by  Captain  Doug- 
lass himself  at  the  gangway  and  conducted  to  his  cabin,  where  I  found 
assembled  all  the  Captains  of  the  squadron.  I  immediately  informed 
him  that  you  had  yesterday  received  a  letter  from  him.  the  answer  to 
which  I  had  been  directed  to  deliver,  and  placed  it  in  his  hands.  He 
read  the  letter  very  attentively,  and  then  handed  it  to  Captain  Hardy, 
from  whom  it  passed  to  all  the  Captains  in  succession.  When  they  had 
all  perused  it.  Captain  Douglass  observed  tome:  '*I  presume,  sir,  you 
are  acquainted  with  the  contents  of  this  letter."  I  told  him  I  was  per- 
fectly. He  then  stated  that  his  letter  must  have  been  misapprehended; 
that  it  contained  no  expression  of  menace  which  he  recollected,  and  that 
it  certainly  was  not  his  intention  to  use  language  which  could  be  con- 
strued to  convey  such  ideas.     He  referred  to  Captain  Hardy,  saying  that 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  581 

he  had  shewn  him  the  letter  j)reviou8ly  to  its  being  sent,  and  had  re-  1807. 
<|uested  his  opinion  as  to  its  sentiments.  Capt,  Hardy  concurred  with  ^"ifolk 
Capt.  Douglass  in  the  opinion  and  objects  of  the  communication.  I  then 
remarked  to  them  the  particular  expressions  in  the  letter  which  I  con- 
sidered as  the  language  of  threat  and  adverted  to  the  circumstance  of 
the  words  **  immediately  annulled  "  being  underscored.  He  said  that  this 
underscoring  must  have  been  done  by  his  clerk,  without  his  direction, 
and  had  escaped  his  observation,  but  again  assured  me  upon  his  honor 
that  if  any  expreasion  in  the  letter  wore  the  appearance  of  a  threat  it 
was  not  intended  to  be  so  understood. 

Capt.  Douglass  next  adverted  to  the  conclusion  of  the  letter,  in  which 
the  alternative  of  peace  or  war  was  left  to  himself.  He  said  upon  this 
subject  that  he  had  no  orders  to  commit  any  act  of  hostility,  and  that 
there  was  no  man  from  whose  intentions  or  wishes  such  an  object  was 
more  remote.  That  he  was  anxious  to  preserve  the  relatiims  of  amity 
which  existed  between  the  two  governments,  and  that  no  act  of  his 
should  tend  to  interrupt  their  harmony,  unless  he  was  ordered  by  his 
superiors  to  jierform  such  an  act,  in  which  case  as  an  officer  he  must  do 
his  duty.  He  repeated,  however,  that  he  had  at  present  no  such  orders, 
nor  did  he  expect  to  receive  such.  He  stated  that  he  had  it  in  charge 
generally  to  guard  his  flag  and  those  under  its  protection  from  insult  or 
assault  of  any  kind,  and  that  this  in  all  situations  he  most  unquestiona- 
bly should  do;  but  that  any  further  measure  he  was  not  at  present 
authorized  nor  was  it  his  intention  to  take.  I  here  stated  to  him  the 
many  insulting  menaces  which  had  been  communicated  in  Norfolk  as 
coming  from  him.  He  positively  denied  ever  having  uttered  any  such; 
declared  if  they  had  been  used  by  any  of  his  officers,  that  they  were 
unauthorized  and  disapproved  by  him,  remarking,  at  the  same  time,  that 
he  hope<i  that  all  who  knew  him  would  do  him  the  justice  to  l)elieve  that 
he  was  not  in  the  habit  of  using  the  language  of  threat.  He  here,  too 
again  referred  to  all  the  otticers  to  say  if  they  had  ever  heard  him  at  any 
time,  even  while  speaking  confidentially  to  them,  utter  such  expressions, 
and  they  united  in  declaring  that  they  had  not. 

A  desultory  conversation  then  took  place  between  Capt.  Douglass  and 
the  other  officers  and  myself,  which  continued  near  an  hour,  in  the  course 
of  which,  many  remarks  were  made  which  had  no  reference  to  the  sub- 
ject of  your  letter,  or  were  in  any  way  connected  with  it.  These,  sir,  I 
havg  already  communicated  to  yourself  and  to  all  my  fellow-citizens 
with  whom  I  have  conversed  upon  this  topick;  but  as  they  are  not  con- 
nected with  the  subjects  (»f  your  letter,  I  presume  it  would  be  unneces- 
sary again  to  detail  them  here. 

In  the  course  of  this  conversation,  I  described  to  them,  as  well  as  I 
was  able,  the  sentiments  which  universally  prevailed  through  the  coun- 
try at  this  time,  the  causes  from  whence  it  proceeded,  and  the  effect  it 


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CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
July  6, 
Norfolk 


would  produce,  provided  any  effort  on  their  part  should  be  made  to 
oppose  the  public  resolves  as  to  intercourse  or  supplies.  I  explicitly 
declared  to  them  that  we  had  as  yet  received  no  authority  fn)m  our  gov- 
ernment to  proceed  to  acts  of  aggression,  but  that  we  were  authorized 
and  were  prepared  for  defence  and  the  protection  of  ourselves  and  our 
property;  to  prove  which  I  placed  in  Capt.  Douglass'  hand  an  extract 
from  the  letter  of  Governor  Cabell  to  Brigadier-Cxeneral  Mathews,  which 
I  had  made  for  that  purpose. 

I  concluded  by  warning  him  again  not  to  send  any  of  his  officers  or 
people  on  shore,  for  that  if  he  did  the  arm  of  the  civil  authority,  I  did 
not  believe,  would  be  able  to  protect  them  from  the  vengeance  of  an 
enraged  people;  that  this  might  lead  to  consequences  which  would  pre- 
cipitate our  Governments  into  measures  which  might  possibh'  yet  be 
averted ;  and  if  he  was  sincere  in  the  sentiments  he  had  expressed,  he 
would  be  anxious  to  prevent  such  results.  Capt.  Douglass  and  all  the 
Captains  declared  that  they  were  aware  of  the  present  state  of  public 
feeling,  and  deplored  the  circumstance  which  had  excited  it. 

That  they  did  not  intend  to  expose  any  of  their  people  to  the  resent- 
ment of  ours,  which  they  could  conceive  was  very  highly  inflamed. 
That  as  to  supplies,  they  did  not  want  any  at  present,  but  when  they 
did,  they  should  not  attempt  to  procure  them  in  any  way  which  could 
excite  the  opposition  of  the  Citizens  of  this  country.  Upon  the  subject 
of  intercourse,  he  did  not  expect  to  hold  any  with  the  people  of  this 
country,  nor  was  there  any  occasion  for  it.  He  only  wished  to  be  per- 
mitted freely  to  communicate  with  the  accredited  officers  of  his  govern- 
ment here  who  had  been  formally  received  and  recognized  by  our  Execu- 
tive, and  whose  functions  he  presumed  none  but  the  government  had  the 
right  to  put  down. 

As  to  the  particular  manner  in  which  this  communication  might  be 
carried  on,  it  was  a  matter  quite  indifferent  to  him.  He  had  no  objec- 
tions to  that  being  regulated  by  ourselves  in  any  way  which  we  judged 
proper,  and  that  he  would  certainly  pursue  the  mode  which  might  i>e 
suggested  as  most  agreeable  to  us,  provided  the  channel  of  communica- 
tion was  left  free  and  open.  To  this  I  stated  that  1  had  no  authority 
from  any  person  to  enter  into  any  agreement  with  him,  but  that  as  an 
individual  I  could  state  that  the  letters  he  had  forwarded  under  cover  to 
you  had  been  safely  delivered,  and  therefore  1  j)resumed  any  other  dis- 
patches of  a  like  kind  would  be  treated  in  the  same  way.  But  U()on 
this  subject  I  could  only  refer  him  to  you  and  3'our  associates  for  infor- 
mation. He  then  stated  that  he  would  to-day  write  an  answer  to  your 
letter,  which  he  should  forward  as  before,  and  I  left  his  ship,  Capt.  Doug- 
la/3s  again  repeating  the  substance  of  what  I  have  already  stated. 

From  the  moment  I  approached  the  Bellona  to  that  on  which  I  left 
her,  my  treatment  from  Capt  Douglass  and  all  his  officers  was  marked 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


533 


by  as  much  attention,  politeness,  and  respect  as  any  gentleman  ever 
received  from  others.  My  particular  friend,  Mr.  James  Taylor,  Jr., 
accompanied  me  on  board  the  British  fleet,  for  reasons  that  will  at  once 
suggest  themselves  to  you  when  you  remember  the  delicate  and  embar- 
rassing situation  in  which  it  was  probable  I  might  be  placed.  He  re- 
mained on  board  the  whole  time  with  me,  and  was  a  witness  to  every- 
thing which  passed.  I  have  read  to  him  this  communication,  Sir,  in 
order  to  ascertain  if  mv  recollection  was  correct,  and  he  accords  with  me 
in  everv  statement  here  made. 

1  am  very  respectfully, 

Your  obed't  Servant, 

T.ttt'n  W.  Tazewell. 
To  H.  E.  Lee,  Esq.,  Mayor  of  the  Borough  of  Norfolk. 
July  5,  1807. 


1807. 

July  6, 

Norfolk 


Thomas  Suepherd  to  the  Governor. 

Solicits  a  commission  as  Captain  of  a  Rifle  company  which  he  pro-      July  8, 
poses  to  raise  in  Nansemond  county.  Nansemond 


D.  M.  Randolph  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  coninjission  of  Colonelcy  in  a  Cavalry  Regiment  which  he      July  8, 
proposeii  to  raise.  Richmond 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

Your  express  of  the  0th  ins't  reached  me  this  day  at  ^  after  one  P.  M. 
The  British  S(]uadron  continued  in  their  first  position  until  this  morning, 
when  three  of  them  removed  and  took  their  station  near  Sewell's  point 
in  the  direct  rout  to  this  place;  whether  the  movement  proceeded  from 
the  change  of  weather,  or  it  has  been  taken  with  a  hostile  intent  it  is 
difticult  to  say.  The  professions  they  have  lately  made,  have  been  pacific, 
but  they  are  not  to  be  trusted. 

To  defend  the  pass  by  water  to  this  place,  I  have  used  the  best  abilities 
of  our  people  to  repair  Fort  Norfolk,  and  will  have  nine  eighteen  pound- 
ers mounted  and  in  great  forwardness  for  defence  this  evening.  It 
appeared  to  me  that  this  work  would  be  of  considerable  aid  to  the  Chesa- 
peake and  French  Frigate  Cybelle,  who  with  four  gun-boats  have  taken  a 
position  hear  Fort  Nelson.  This  Fort  is  in  excellent  order  and  under 
the  command  of  an  officer  in  whom  I  have  great  confidence. 


July  8, 
Norfolk 


684  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  If  any  attack  be  contemplated  by  them,  I  trust  they  will  receive  a  w 

n"i?  fk      '"^^  reception  than  from  our  late  apparent  helpless  state  they  have  an 
idea  of.    This  I  am  confident  that  they  shall  not  occupy  one  foot  of  ou 
Territory  that  shall  not  be  well  contended  for.     If  they  attack  us, 
expect  they  will  land  as  many  marines  and  seamen  from  the  ships  a» 
they  can  spare,  and  make  an  attempt  to  take  Fort  Nelson  in  reverse. 

The  silencing  of  this  work  will  be  a  means  of  expediting  them  in  their 
advance  to  this  Town.  I  shall  take  effectual  means  to  prevent  it.  If 
time  will  permit.  I  shall  erect  a  battery  of  ten  24  [x>unders  near  the 
marine  hospital  to  provide  for  their  comfortable  reception  in  case  they  suc- 
ceed in  passing  our  line  of  defence  below  the  town. 

In  consequence  of  the  hostile  appearance  of  the  British,  and  the  threats 
they  were  reported  to  have  made  aided  by  Douglass'  letter,  I  was  induced 
to  dispatch  a  mail  boat  with  a  confidential  gentleman  to  prevent  his  pass- 
ing the  Road.  Williams  was  accordingly  met  and  carried  into  Smithfield. 
On  hearing  this,  I  sent  express  to  Gen'l  Wills,  directing  him  to  impress 
the  necessary  wagons  and  carts  for  their  safe  convej'ance  by  land  to  this 
place  under  escort  of  a  subaltern  guard.  I  received  his  answer  b}'  my 
express  and  am  much  surprised  that  the  arms  have  not  yet  arrived.  I 
shall  send  off  to  him  this  evening.  I  have  directed  my  quarter-master 
to  procure  quarters  for  the  troops  expected  here  and  have  appointed  a 
Forage  master.  I  have  been  compelled  to  appoint  an  aid  for  the  purpose 
of  attending  me  and  writing  orders  and  letters. 

When  your  Excellency  considers  the  great  want  of  discipline  and  the 
total  want  of  knowledge  of  actual  service  in  our  countrymen,  that  I  shall 
receive  your  sanction  for  this  appointment. 

I  considered  the  force  I  had  at  command  (if  armed)  as  equal  to  any- 
thing the  British  could  spare  from  their  ships  to  act  by  land.  The  rein- 
forcement mentioned  by  your  Excellency  will  be  equal  to  my  wishes,  and 
the  Cavalry  will  be  very  useful.  I  wish  it  were  possible  to  obtain  a  few 
field  pieces. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Tayloe  to  the  Governor. 

Julv  10,  Since  the  late  atrocious  barbarity  of  the  British  and  the  present  mo- 
Mt.  Airy  mentous  crisis  of  affairs,  I  think  all  distinction  of  party,  which  has 
unfortunately  vxiated  for  some  time  in  our  country,  ought  now  to  be  laid 
aside.  With  this  hope  and  impression,  I  beg  leave  to  tender  to  your 
Excellency  my  services  as  a  Dragoon  officer,  in  doing  which  allow  me  to 
remark  that  I  formerly  commanded  all  the  Cavalry  attached  to  the  t^n 
adjacent  counties  to  my  residence,  was  on  duty  over  the  mountains  in 
the  year  1794,  and  was  afterwards  appointed  by  the  President  a  Major  in 


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war  Tiiir  affaao:   '»    MTat.ir  xt-  Isecnwirr  a   »air. 
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l>efore  tod  thir  fi>llowinir  rej><»TU  vi?: 

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Arms  thif?  day:  oj^'Ti  Mnf»kf^*v,  574  ilanri^^f^^  HtAi**,  H  h\^w^  imimm^Ivi^ 
Rifles,  VI  Powder  Horns,  470  P»(oK  with  Ilc^iiioris  iUnw»<^»  W»A^*  /\\\y\ 


536 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.        straps;  405  Cavalry  Swords,  with  Belts,  <frc.;  50  Swords,  with  Scabbards, 

Ar^"i7  ^%    &c.,  for  ArtiUerists. 
Va.  Man*!  y        ' 

Arms  In  two  months  expect  to  have  ready  400  Muskets,  36  Rifles,  150  Pis- 

tols, 400  C'avalry  Swords,  100  old   Muskets  rei)aired.     800  additional 
Muskets  might  be  completed  in  two  months,  if  required. 

I  am,  (fee. 


Ritchie  Ayres  to  the  Governor. 

July  11,         Solicits  arms  for  a  Light  Infantry  Company  of  the  1st  Battalion  of  the 
^**^*^«^«^- 61st  Regiment. 


Thomas  M.  Randolph  to  the  Governor. 


July  12,  Proposing  to  raise  a  company  of  Riflemen  in  Albemarle  county  for  the 


Albemarle 


service  of  the  United  States,  if  desired. 


Wm.  O.  Allen  to  tub  Governor. 

July  13,  Soliciting  a  commission  in  the  military  service,  his  company  having 

AVilliams-    nearly  all  volunteered  in  Cavalry  and  Infantry  companies. 


Thomas  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 


July  13, 
Norfolk 


Since  addressing  your  Excellency  by  Return  Express,  I  have  ascer- 
tained that  the  British  Ship  Triumph,  of  74  Guns,  and  the  Melampus, 
of  36  guns,  have  moved  from  their  station  in  Hampton  Roads  and  taken 
their  station  near  to  Ca[)e  Henry.  The  Bellona  and  I^eopard  still  remain 
in  their  former  positions.  What  the  ultimate  design  of  this  Squadron 
may  be,  is  uncertain,  but  the  exercise  of  power  within  our  jurisdiction  is 
truly  grating  to  the  feelings  of  every  American,  and  which,  if  permitted, 
will  i)rostrate  the  Independence  of  our  country.  Two  vessels  are  per- 
mitted to  pass  unmolested.  They  fire  at  and  bring  too  all  without  dis- 
crimination. 1  have  not  heard  of  any  further  violence  being  oflered  to 
the  persons  or  property  of  our  citizens,  but  this  of  itself  is  sufficient,  as 
it  tends  to  show  the  disposition  of  the  nation  with  whom  we  have  to 
deal. 

Should  any  attempt  be  made  on  land  I  feel  no  apprehension  of  the 
results,  as  I  am  in  possession  of  sufficient  force  to  meet  them.  I  shall, 
however,  be  on  the  alert,  and  permit  them  to  gain  no  advantage.     The 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  537 

want  of  discipline,  both  in   the  officers  and  men,  has  imposed  a  very        1807. 
arduous  task  on  me,  and  the  moment  they  are  in  tolerable  order  1  shall      Norfolk 
transmit  to  your  Excellency  a  complete  return  of  our  strength. 

Having  ofiicially  received  the  Proclamation  of  the  President  of  the 
rnite<l  States  from  your  Excellency,  I  considered  it  my  duty  to  have  it 
officiallv  delivered  to  the  British  Commander.  I  therefore  called  on  the 
collector,  who  appeared  to  me,  under  the  Ijaws  of  the  United  States,  to 
have  immediate  cognizance  of  business  of  this  nature. 

This  officer  declined  acting  in  the  business.  I  therefore  considered  it 
my  duty  to  transmit  it  by  one  of  my  officers.  Major  Newton  was  there- 
fore dispatched  with  it,  and  1  do  myself  the  honor  to  transmit  to  your 
Excellency  a  coj)y  of  the  same. 

The  British  Conmiander  declined  returning  a  written  answer.  The 
enclosed  is  the  substance  of  what  passed  verbally  between  the  British 
Comn)ander  and  that  officer,  as  reported  to  me  by  Major  Newton.  I 
wish  to  understand  from  you.  Sir,  whether  I  am  to  consider  as  my  duty 
to  prevent  all  communication  by  letter  between  the  Squadron  and  his 
Britanic  Majesty's  Consul. 

5  P.  M. — The  Bellona  and  Ixjopard  have  quitted  Ham})ton  Roads.  I 
wish  they  may  never  return. 

I  am,  &c. 

Headquarters,  Norfolk,  July  10th,  1807, 
Sir: 

I  do  myself  the  honor  to  transmit  to  you  a  copy  of  the  Proclama- 
tion of  the  President  of  the  United  States.  It  is  not  necessary  for  me  to 
make  any  remarks  on  the  occurrence  that  gave  rise  to  this  official  act  of 
my  Government.  It  remains  with  you,  sir,  to  decide  what  respect  you 
will  pay  to  this  act  of  a  Government  whose  object  has  ever  been  t^> 
remain  in  peace  with  all  nations,  and  to  observe  a  strict  and  impartial 
neutrality  to  all  l)elligerents. 

I  am,  with  due  respect,  sir, 

Tnos.  Matukws. 

J.  E.  Douglass,  Estj.,  or  the  Commanding  Officer  of  Her  Britannic  Majes- 
ty's Squadron. 

Norfolk,  July  ISth,  1807, 
Sir  : 

Agreeable  to  your  instructions,  I  proceeded  with  your  letter  directed 

to  Commoilore  J.  E.  Douglass  to  Hampton  Roads.     When  1  had  arrived 

within  hail  of  his  ship,  intjuiry  was  made  if  the  Commodore  was  on 

lN>ard,  and  being  answered  in  the  affirmative,  I  ascended  the  sides  of  his 

ship,  was  received  by  the  commander  himself,  and  invited  into  his  cabin. 

I  then  stated  the  object  of  my  mission,  and  handed  him  your  letter, 

which  was  innnediately  o[)ened,  together  with  the  Proclamation  it  con- 

68 


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CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
Julv  13, 
Norfolk 


tained,  nearh'  in  my  presence.  I  observed  that  I  had  instructions 
take  charge  of  hi^  answer,  and  should  wait  if  he  thought  proper  to  co 
niunicate  it  by  letter.  To  which  he  replied  that  his  last  letter  to  tl« 
Mayor  of  Norfolk  had  been  returned  unopened,  and  that  he  should  na 
again  }>lace  himself  in  a  situation  to  be  insulted.  He  then  assured  n> 
that  it  was  his  intention  to  have  removed  his  ship  from  her  presen 
anchorage;  that  he  should,  if  the  wind  was  fair  in  the  morning,  mak^ 
signal  for  a  pilot  to  take  charge  of  her,  as  he  was  unwilling  to  take  upoir" 
himself  the  resi)onsibility  of  carrying  her  down. 

With  a  view  to  discharge  faithfully  and  correctly  the  duty  entrusted 
to  me,  I  have  to  observe,  sir,  that  1  repeated  to  him  the  message  1  should 
deliver  to  you  as  his  answer,  viz:  **that  agreeable  to  his  intention  he 
should  in  the  morning  leave  his  anchorage  and  proceed  to  sea,"  when  1 
was  interrupted  and  told  in  reply  that  he  should  control  his  own  move- 
ments, but  would  certainly  quit  his  present  situation. 

1  am,  sir,  with  respect,  your  obed't  serv't, 

G.  Newton. 
To  Brigadier-General  Thos.  Mathews. 


lo 


Richard  Cocke  and  Others  to  the  Governor. 

July  14,         Asking  the  appointment  of  Charles  L.  Abrams,  late  Comet  of  their 
Hampton    froop,  as  Quartermaster  of  same. 


jAiMES  Wilson  to  the  Governor. 


•July  14, 
burg 


Soliciting  arms  for  his  Company  of  Cavalry. 


W.  Dudley  to  the  Governor. 


July  14, 
Hampton 


J  have  the  honor  to  inform  your  Excellency,  that  the  two  British  ships 
Eellona  and  Leopard  left  Hampton  Roads  yesterday  morning,  and 
anchored  abreast  of  Cape  Henry  where  two  others  lay  at  anchor;  we 
expected  from  the  favorable  wind  then  prevailing,  that  they  were  bound 
to  sea,  but  I  have  this  moment  returned  from  Buckroe  where  I  went  for 
the  purpose  of  reconoitering,  and  find  that  they  are  still  at  anchor,  nor  do 
I  })clieve  that  they  mean  to  quit  the  station.  I  enclose  for  the  information 
of  your  Excellency,  a  return  of  the  troops  at  this  place  and  its  vicinities, 
under  toy  command,  which  I  think  fully  adequate  to  repel  any  attack 
that  may  be  made  by  the  British  ships  now  in  the  waters  of  the  Chesa- 
peake. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


639 


I  take  the  liberty  of  suggesting  to  your  Excellency,  the  propriety  of 
nxjuiring  the  Commandant  of  the  115th  Reg't  to  relieve  the  two  com- 
panies of  Infantry  now  on  duty  at  this  place,  in  a  short  time,  by  calling 
out  two  other  companies;  one  of  those  companies  now  on  duty  is  com- 
posed (chiefly)  of  the  poorer  class  of  our  citizens  and  whose  families  are 
supported  by  their  daily  labor.  I  flatter  myself  that  no  inference  will 
be  drawn  from  this  that  I  have  a  wish  to  be  relieved ;  on  the  contrary  I 
hope  your  Excellency  will  continue  me  in  service,  so  long  as  it  shall  be 
thought  necessary  to  keep  troops  embodied  to  repel  invasion  and  my 
conduct  approved  of. 

I  have,  &c. 


1807. 

July  14, 

Hampton 


July  14th,  1807. 

Return  of  Troops  now  on  duty  at  Hampton  and  its  vicinity : 
Infantry — 1  Major,  2  Captains,  2  Lieutenants,  2  Ensigns,  1  Adjutant, 

1   Quartermaster,   1  Surgeon,  8  Sergeants,  8  Corporals,   1  Drummer,  1 

Fifer,  86  Rank  file;  114  Total. 

Cavalry — 1  Captain,  1  Lieutenant,  1  Cornet,  1  Musician,  4  Sergeants, 

4  Corporals,  21  Rank  and  file ;  83  Total. 

W.  Dudley, 
Major  Comm'd't,  Hampton. 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 


Your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  10th  Inst,  never  reached  me  until  5 
o'clock  P.  M.  on  yesterday,  and  my  having  written  to  you  on  yesterday 
induced  me  to  detain  the  Express  until  this  hour  in  order  to  communi- 
cate the  observations  of  Mr.  Lee,  an  intelligent  officer  whom  I  had  dis- 
patched with  a  communication  fnnn  Mr.  Erskine  to  the  British  Com- 
mander. Major  Lee  was  sent  on  this  duty  in  consequence  of  a  request 
made  by  the  Secretary  of  State  to  the  Mayor  of  the  Corporation  to  facili- 
tate the  despatches  alluded  to. 

It  is  necessary  to  observe  to  your  Excellency  that  the  whole  force  of 
the  Squadron  at  this  moment  consists  of  two  line  of  Battle  Ships — one 
of  60  Guns  and  one  Frigate,  1  armed  Brig  and  2  Boats.  They  have 
ships  on  the  Coast  which  call  occasionally  into  the  Capes  and  depart 
after  a  short  stay.  The  w  hole  force  this  Squadron  could  spare  on  an 
emergency  for  any  hostile  att^xck  on  our  shore  cannot  exceed  700  men, 
say  180  marines,  or  probably  200,  and  500  seamen.  They  will  be  cau- 
tious how  they  risk  the  latter.  In  consequence  of  this  I  have  ordered 
200  Infantry  from  the  7th  Regiment  and  500  from  the  54th,  and  taken 
those  detachments  from  the  two  towns  of  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth,  to 


July  15, 
Norfolk 


540 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEBS. 


1807. 
July  15, 
Norfolk 


Have  our  fellow  citizens  in  the  country  from  the  distreiss  which  might  arise 
in  con8e(|iionce  of  ordering  them  from  home  at  this  particular  season. 

The  Cavalry  and  Artillery  attached  to  my  Brigade  are  likewise  in  ser- 
vice. With  this  force  I  am  jiersuadcd  they  cannot  commit  any  serious 
outnige. 

Tlie  facility  afforded  them  hy  the  command  of  the  water,  will  enable 
tliem  if  they  think  proper  to  attempt  it,  to  make  frequent  incursions  in 
hopes  to  obtain  a  supply  of  fresh  provisions  and  water.  The  President's 
Proclamation  shall  be  m}'  guide.  As  I  have  before  observed  to  your 
Kxcellency,  our  only  apprehension  is  by  water.  Should  they  contemn 
the  order  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  it  is  probable  they  may 
attempt  the  town  by  water;  if  they  do,  I  trust  their  reception  will  be 
warm;  the  forces  from  my  Brigade  with  the  aid  of  the  Cavalry  ordered 
by  your  Excellency,  appear  to  me  competent  to  our  securit3\  From  the 
extent  of  our  coast,  I  shall  be  compelled  to  keep  the  Cavalr}'  on  pretty 
hard  duty;  I  shall  however  indulge  them  all  I  can,  the  good  of  the  ser- 
vice considered.  The  troops  mentioned  by  your  Excellency  as  having 
been  ordered  for  Hampton,  will  I  am  persuaded  answer  all  the  pur{x>ses 
of  defence. 

Major  Ambler  with  the  detachment  under  his  command  arrived  this 
day.  They  are  much  fatigued  and  require  some  time  to  recruit  their 
strength  and  spirits.     They  are  fine  troops. 

We  have  been  extrt»mely  unfortunate  with  respect  to  the  arms,  it  was 
not  until  yesterday  that  those  forwarded  by  Williams  arrived :  those  by 
Woodard  with  cartouch  boxes  have  not  come  to  hand,  I  expect  them  this 
day. 

(Jenl  Wells  to  whom  I  have  written  in  a  very  pressing  manner,  must 
have  met  with  great  difliculty  in procuringcarriages.  I  wish  your  Excel- 
lency had  been  more  explicit  with  regard  to  Major  Winston's  appoint- 
ment 1  have  construed  it  to  exti^'ud  to  Major  Winston  the  duties  of 
Deputy  Adjutant-Genenil  and  Inspector  of  the  Line,  and  not  in  exclusion 
of  the  Inspector  of  njy  Brigade. 

I  am,  Sic. 


July  15.  Presley  Saunders,  1st  Major  Fort   Davenjiort,  2  Majon*  and  7  Captains 

Swinih?*'^    of  the  92nd  Regiment  of  Fiiuicaster,  soliciting  arms  for  their  Regiment. 


John  P.  IlrNOKRFORD  to  the  Governor. 


Jiilyl^ 


I  have  this  moment  received  your  letter  of  the  10th  ins't,  calling  on 
me  to  hold  500  men  in  readiness  to  march  at  a  moment^s  warnin*;. 
X  AM  proceed  with  alacrity  and  pleasure  to  execute  your  orders.     The 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS; 

late  daring  and  insolent  conduct  of  the  B.  Squadron  has  justly  excited 
the  indignation  of  onr  country,  and  I  trust  that  there  is  not  an  American 
who  would  not  cheerfully  step  forward  to  j)unish  their  aggressions. 

I  have  only  tinnj  to  add  a  free  and  voluntary  offer  of  iny  services  to 
my  country. 

1  am,  (fee. 


541 


1807. 

July  15, 

J^eeds 


John  Thornton  to  the  Governor. 
Soliciting  arms  for  his  company  of  fifty-seven  men. 


July  16, 
Richmond 


Johnson  Mallory,  Thos.  B.  Seymour  and  Marcus  F.  C.  Jordan 

TO  THE  Governor. 

Complaining  that  notwithstanding  the  commissions  granted  them  in 
the  Norfolk  Grenadier  Company,  partly  organized,  the  company  had  heen 
ordered  back  by  Col.  Sharp  to  the  Militia  contrary  to  their  wishes,  and 
asking  the  intervention  of  the  Executive. 


July  16, 
Norfolk 


Thos.  Matthews  to  the  Governor. 

Knowing  that  the  British  ships  of  war  in  contempt  of  the  President's 
Proclamation  not  only  continue  in  our  waters,  but  that  they  niake  frequent 
excursions  on  shore  to  procure  if  possible  supplies  from  our  people  and 
particularly  water,  I  detached  two  days  passed,  Capt.  Shepard  of  the 
Cavalry,  with  a  small  party  of  Infantry  from  Princess  Anne  to  prevent 
this.  I  do  myself  the  honor  to  forward  you  my  instructions  to  Capt. 
Shepard  as  well  as  additional  instructions  given  to  Capt.  Ro.  B.  Taylor, 
who  marches  this  day  to  the  relief  of  Capt.  Shepard.  I  have  this 
moment  received  a  letter  from  Capt  Shepard  announcing  to  me  that  he 
had  taken  two  midshipmen  and  three  seamen  who  had  been  engaged  in 
procuring  a  supply  of  water,  and  as  they  w^ere  armed,  it  is  presumable 
that  they  must  have  contemplated  some  depredation  on  our  citizens. 

From  Ca[)t.  Shepard's  report,  it  appears  that  the  British  boat  landed  on 
the  east  side  of  Lynhaven  Inlet  last  evening,  that  they  were  fired  on  by 
a  party  of  our  citizens  unknown  to  Capt.  Shepard  or  myself,  but  whose 
motives  were  truly  patriotic.  They  immediately  quitted  their  boats, 
leaving  two  water  casks  and  two  muskets,  and  were  by  the  disposition 
made  by  Capt,  Shepard  discovered  this  morning  and  taken. 

I  feel  confident  that  the  continuance  of  the  British  ships  of  war  in 
our  waters  is  a  breach  of  the  Proclamation.     That  these  efforts  to  procure 


July  17, 
Norfolk 


542  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  supplies  is  an  aggravation  of  the  insult  offered.  I  shall  therefore  fee=^ 
Norfolk  '"y^?l^  justified  in  detaining  those  men  until  the  pleasure  of  the  Govern  j« 
nient  be  made  known  to  me.  Major  Lee  having  been  sent  by  me  or* 
application  of  the  Mayor  to  forward  the  despatches  received  from  Mr.-' 
Erskine,  thro'  the  medium  of  the  Secretary  of  State,  made  me  a  re[)ortB' 
in  writing  which  I  do  myself  the  honor  to  enclose.  From  the  haste  in^r 
which  I  wrote  to  your  Excellency,  I  am  prevented  making  a  com  muni — 
cation  to  the  Secretarv  of  War. 

I  pray  your  Excellency  to  forward  to  that  Department,  such  part  oF^ 
my  communication  as  you  shall  deem  proper. 

I  am,  &c. 

Norfolk.  July  L5,  1807. 
To  Brigadier-Cieneral  Thomas  Mathews  : 

Sir: 

Agreeable  to  your  instructions,  I  took  charge  of  the  despatches  from 
his  Excellency  Mr.  Erskine  and  Col.  Hamilton  to  Commodore  Douglass. 
I  arrived  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Squadron  about  half  past  five  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon. 

I  went  on  board  the  Commodore's  ship  the  Bellona.  When  alongside, 
the  marks  of  external  civilty,  such  as  manning  the  sides  and  the  call  of 
the  Boatswain,  were  shewn  to  me  and  T  proceeded  to  ascend  the  side. 
When  about  half  way  up  the  side,  Commodore  Douglass  himself  came  to 
the  (Sangway  and  arrested  my  ascent  by  asking  me  if  T  was  not  inforn^e*! 
that  all  comnmnication  between  his  Squadron  and  the  citizens  of  the 
United  States  liad  been  interdicted?  1  replied  that!  was  apprized  of  that 
circumstance,  but  as  far  as  I  understood,  that  the  Imsiness  which  brought 
me  would  justify  me  in  the  violation  of  that  interdiction;  that  some 
communication  liad  taken  place  between  Mr.  Erskine  and  the  (Jovern- 
ment  of  the  United  >>tates,  in  consetiuence  of  which,  despatches  had  been 
sent  from  Mr.  Erskine  to  Col.  Hamilton  for  the  })urpose  of  being  for- 
warded to  him — that  at  the  same  time  the  Mayor  of  the  Borough  of 
Norfolk  had  received  instructions  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  to  facilitate 
the  communication  between  the  autliorized  agents  of  the  British  Govern- 
ment and  the  Commodore  on  that  station;  that  in  consequence  of  the 
request  of  the  Mayor  and  your  orders,  I  was  the  bearer  of  those  despatches, 
and  that  I  at  the  same  time  was  the  bearer  of  some  letters  from  Col. 
Hamilton;  upon  which  I  was  asked  to  walk  up.  delivered  the  des[>atches, 
and  was  invited  into  the  cabin.  After  being  in  the  cabin  about  five  min- 
utes, Sir  Thomas  Hardy,  Captiiin  Humphries,  and  Captain  Hawker,  the 
Captains  of  the  other  three  ships,  were  announced,  and  the  four  together 
proceeded  to  break  open  and  examine  the  papers  1  had  delivered.  No  i>b- 
servation  took  place  between  us  as  to  the  nature  of  the  despatches,  nor  was 
any  conversation  sought  or  expected  by  me,  as  I  considered  myself  merely 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  543 


employed  to  deliver  the  despat^^hes.     After  their  examination  of  them        1807. 
however  had  taken  place,  a  conversation  was  brought  on  which  1  en-      jjjj^fjik 
deavored  to  decline  or  rei)res8,  as  from  the  manner  in  which  it  began  I 
acquired  nothing  agreeable  to  my  feelings. 

The  subjects  were  trifling  and  by  no  means  important,  but  the  manner 
on  their  part  was  marked  by  so  much  arrogance  and  superciliousness, 
that  my  situation  was  by  no  means  the  most  pleasant.  The  general  tenor 
of  it  was  to  cast  sarcasms,  and  to  treat  with  derision  and  contempt  the 
feelings  of  the  American  [)eople  and  the  measures  which  had  been 
adopted.  This  conduct  was  repelled  by  me  and  retorted  with  severity  as 
far  as  the  nature  of  my  situation  would  permit.  After  remaining  on  board 
about  an  hour,  and  tliey  had  comi)letely  gone  through  an  examination  of 
the  despatches,  J  informed  Commodore  Douglass  that  1  was  authorized 
to  be  the  bearer  of  any  communications  which  he  might  wish  to  make, 
either  to  Mr.  Erskine  or  to  Col.  Hamilton,  and  offered  my  services  for 
that  j>urpose.  These  were  declined  by  him,alledging  that  the  comnmni- 
cations  he  had  received,  were  so  voluminous  that  he  had  not  time  to  reply 
to  them  by  me,  but  would  adopt  some  other  method  to  do  so,  upon  which  * 

I  took  my  leave,  and  on  our  way  to  the  Gangway,  some  conversation  took 
place  between  Commodore  Douglass  and  myself  concerning  the  President's 
Proclamation ;  he  denied  that  he  had  ever  been  served  with  an  official 
copy  of  that  instrument ;  that  he  was  not  bound  to  regard,  and  should 
not  regard  it. 

The  Squadron  consists  of  four  ships,  viz:  the  Bellona,  Triumph,  I^eop- 
ard  and  Melami>us.  They  were  stationed  just  within  Cape  Henry  and 
very  close  into  the  shore.  I  understood  from  some  of  the  ofHcers  that 
on  the  evening  of  the  5th  ins't,  the  day  after  their  arrival  in  Hampton 
Roads,  it  was  their  intention  to  have  come  up  to  Norfolk,  and  from  the 
tenor  of  their  conversation,  the  manner  in  which  it  was  conducted,  and 
their  station  on  our  coast  uncommonly  near  to  the  shore,  1  am  convinced 
that  it  is  a  duty  which  we  owe  to  ourselves  to  be  in  readiness  to  repel 
acts  of  hostility  and  the  violation  of  our  laws,  as  I  am  confident  they 
may  reasonably  be  expected. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be.  Sir, 

Your  very  obed't  servant, 

Rich'd  H.  Lkk. 

Hkad  Quarters,  Norfolk^  15  July,  1807. 
Captain  Shepard  of  the  Cavalry: 

Sir: 

With  the  detachment  of  Cavalry  under  your  command,  you  will 
proceed  without  delay  to  Lynhaven  Inlet.  The  letter  I  have  given  you 
directed  to  John  Lovett,  SenV,  William  Woodhouse,  and  I^emuel  Cornick, 
Esq'r,  you  will  deliver  to  those  gentlemen  or  either  of  them. 


644  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  You  may  place  full  confidence  on  whatever  information  they  may  give 

Norfolk  ^^*"*  ^^^^  object  of  your  excursion  has  in  view  tlie  restriction  enjoined 
by  the  Pnwlamation  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  of  intercourse 
as  well  as  supplies  with  the  Jkitish  ships  of  war  in  our  waters.  I^t  the 
President's  Proclamation  be  your  guide.  It  is  my  wish  fully  to  carry 
this  Proclamation  into  effect;  you  will  therefore  use  3'our  best  endeavors 
to  prevent  the  liritish  ships  from  receiving  supplies  of  any  kind.  In 
executing  this  object,  I  can  rely  on  your  prudence  and  discretion  in  not 
being  the  aggressor,  but  at  the  same  time  I  rely  on  your  not  permitting 
them  contrary  to  the  letter  and  spirit  of  the  Proclamation  to  infringe. 

You  will  halt  at  Kem[)svilleand  deliver  the  letter  to  Col.  Robinson,  and 
at  four  to-morrow  morning  take  up  your  ujarch  for  your  destination, 
(.'ol.  Uobinson  will  give  you  a  letter  to  a  Lieutenant  of  Infantry,  who  will 
re(^eive  your  orders.  Let  me  hear  from  3'ou  daily  b}'  one  of  your  party, 
and  continue  on  your  situation  until  I  shall  send  an  officer  to  your  relief, 
to  whom  you  will  deliver  a  copy  of  these  orders. 

You  will  deliver  for  Col.  Tatham  if  you  fall  in  with  him.  He  is  an 
'  officer  in  the  service  of  the  United  States  and  may  be  useful  to  you.     In 

case  any  occurrence  of  importance  should  happen,  you  are  to  lose  no  time 
in  notifying  me. 

Take  care  to  preserve  the  rights  of  our  fellow-citizens  in  their  fullest 
extent. 

Head  Quarters,  Norfolk,  Jidy  nth,  1807. 

Captain  Robert  B.  Taylor: 

Sih: 

You  will  proceed  immediately  with  the  detachment  under  your 

command,  to  Lynhaven  Inlet  and  relieve  Capt.  Shepard,  whom  you  will 

direct  to  return  immediately  to  head  quarters.     You  will  receive  from 

Capt.  Shepard  a  copy  of  my  directions,  to  which  I  will  add  that  on  mature 

refli'ction,  I  am  j>er8uaded  that  it  is  the  intention  of  the  President  by  the 

Proclamation,  merely  to  prevent  suj)plies  and  intercourse  with  the  British 

ships  of  war,  which  remain  within  our  waters  in  contempt  of  the  Pm- 

clamation.     I  do  therefore  recommend  to  you  to  be  cautious  before  you 

commence  any  act  of  hostility.     If  any  of  the  persons  interdicted  by  the 

President  of  the  United  States  should  in  contemj)t  of  the  authority  of 

our  Government,  repair  to  the  shore  for  communication  with  our  citizens 

or  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  supplies,  you  will  by  a  special  messenger, 

order  thenj  to  retire  from  our  territory.     If  they  refuse,  you  will  do  all  in 

vour  power  to  carrv  into  effect  the  Proclamation  of  the  President  of  the 

United  States.     In  the  latter  event,  I  rely  on  your  discretion  to  make  no 

attem[»t  to  enforce  obedience  to  your  orders,  unless  3^ou  have  a  strong 

probability  of  success.     With  troops  so  little  accjuainted  with  service  as 

we  are.  it  is  proper  not  to  permit  them  to  engage  unless  advantage  present 


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he  the  ni*>]e  j»rcS(nl»od  \'\  iIm  l>«>si4^inir>  ^>»'s^UY^>j^Uon   fiM  >SM^i^int  ^U^- 

patches,  I  havt-tfttt^i]•^•^^^t^l■>n  »M"  ihr  ilftN'roAH»tH*'»1(«''>  ^\\^\  |^i)^\|jS    \N)>i>  h 
I  .shall  kf^j»  till  vour  Excf]loi>cy  sh^ll  infom>  nu^  x^hM  h>  ^^^^  \\\i\\  ^\^^^^^ 
I  have  taken  this  st^p  MWviiifi  il  1«>  W  oiM^vl,  ^\^A  hiN|w  \\  \\\\\  \\\v\^ 
with  your  Excellfncy's  ap|»i\)KnUon. 

1  luu,  !^e> 


Thomas  Mathkws  to  tmk  «Jov>«ihnmh 


Your  lettei 

same  express. 

Lynhaven  rcce'd  la«t  evoninfij)  Mtill  n^tiiaiii   within  iIm  i  **|»»j      |l  )i»  .)a|»| 

by  officers  in  that  neigh borhcKxl,  that  M<fV<«riil  ^uyjtnHi  h»iVM  MM»h  Mm  h 

69 


V   ■''*^>' 


'*^   .■ 


ers  of  the  15th  an<l  17th  irnt*!  ivmthi»i|  mih  lhlf«  immmOMh  hv  lll»       hth  '<)l 
58.     Two  of  the  Hritinh  ?»hi|M«  |  him  ihtMHiM'il^  iIm  ♦»  l»  Ih  ♦  JMMl      ^»''»*"' 


646 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
July  20, 
Norfolk 


escape  from  their  masters  to  the  British  ships  and  have  been  by  them 
re<;eived.  This  information  is  not  official,  vet  the  circumstances  related 
with  respect  to  it,  have^  made  a  deep  impression  on  the  minds  of  our 
people,  and  will  no  doubt  increase  their  resentment. 

Only  two  of  the  British  Squadron  remain  within  the  Cape,  the  Triumph 
and  the  Melam[)us.  Another  ship  said  to  be  the  Cleopatra,  joined  them 
on  Friday,  but  departed  yesterday  with  a  ship  and  brigg  supposed  to  be 
captured  by  them  as  no  flag  was  hoisted,  it  cannot  be  ascertained  to  what 
nation  these  detained  vessels  belonged.  If  captured  however,  the  capture 
was  made  in  our  bay. 

The  public  credit  stands  high ;  we  have  felt  no  inconvenience  on  that 
score. 

The  recall  of  Major  Ambler  I  have  thought  it  necessary  to  delay,  until 
I  c^n  see  what  measures  the  Squadron  will  pursue  in  consequence  of  the 
five  men  I  have  detained. 

An  informal  demand  has  been  made  to  some  gentlemen  without 
authority  for  the  delivery  of  these  men,  the  boat,  &c.,  and  until  1  can 
ascertain  the  manner  of  their  proceeding  in  consequence  of  this  act,  I 
shall  delay  to  discharge  Major  Ambler.  The  high  opinion  I  entertain  of 
this  Corps,  will  induce  me  to  aflbrd  them  a  chance  to  distinguish  them- 
selves. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Mayo  to  the  Governor. 


July  20, 
Richiiioiul 


While  I  deplore  most  sincerely  the  necessity  of  our  Country's  calling 
for  Military  aid,  I  feel  a  ])leasure  in  the  opportunity  offered  of  manifesting 
my  willingness  to  obey  her  first  call.  I  therefore  beg  leave  through  you 
to  announce  to  the  Executive  of  Virginia,  that  ut)on  all  and  every  occasion, 
my  services  are  ready.  In  saying  this,  I  mean  not  to  be  understood  as 
offering  with  any  degree  of  indifference  whether  those  offers  are,  or  are 
not  accepted.  My  professions  are  not  intended  to  terminate  in  icordi* — 
and  lest  a  verbal  and  personal  communication  might  be  again  deemeil  a 
mode  of  communication  too  indefinite,  I  repeat  that  under  the  requisition 
of  the  President  of  the  U.  S.,  for  one  hundred  thousand  men,  I  am  pre- 
pared to  occupy  a  post  in  the  department  or  quota  to  be  supplied  Inj  17/*- 
f///jm,  and  that  as  one  of  the  Senior  Cols.  Connnandant  of  the  State,  I  have 
some  right  to  expect  notice.  Under  a  firm  conviction  that  justice  will 
hence  forward  be  fully  rendered  me, 

I  an),  &c.. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  647 


Robert  Jacob  to  the  Governor. 

Setting  forth  the  exposed  situation  of  the  people  of  Northampton  to        15^7. 
pillage  by  the  British  marauders,  and  soliciting  800  stand  of  arms  for  his  Xortfiatnp- 
Reg't  of  400  men.  ton 

Informing  that  the  British  had  landed  on  Smith's  Island  within  a  few 
da^'s  and  taken  from  the  few  families  there,  their  sheep  without  adequate 
compensation. 


Robert  Gamble  to  the  Governor. 

The  following  sketch  explanatory  of  the  motives  which  actuate  and  July  22, 
impel  the  citizens  (exempt  from  militia  duty)  whose  names  ai^e  anncxoil,  K'^'nmond 
to  form  themselves  into  a  companj',  the  more  effectually  to  he  useful  to 
their  fellow  citizens  and  each  other  in  case  of  danger,  I  tnist  will  he 
sufficiently  satisfactory  to  the  Honorahle  the  Executive,  without  taking 
up  their  time  with  a  perusal  of  all  the  proceedings  and  regulations  of  the 
associates,  in  their  patriotic  endeavor  (shall  occasion  require)  to  protect 
the  seat  of  Government  either  in  the  absence  of  their  younger  brothern 
on  distant  dut\'  or  otherwise.  And  especially  as  most  of  the  persons,  by 
glancing  over  their  names,  the  Executive  are  doubtless  sufficiently 
acquainted  with  to  induce  a  confidence,  that  the  arms  which  may  be  con- 
fided to  the  individuals  will  be  safe  and  faithfully  returned  when  so 
required.  Several  of  the  gentlemen  intend  equiping  themselves,  but 
others  cannot  make  such  a  measure  convenient. 

It  will  be  my  duty,  and  1  shall  certainly  be  careful,  that  a  proper 
receipt  of  accountability  for  what  arms  each  receives,  shall  be  executed  and 
kept  or  deposited  in  the  proper  office  of  vouchers  in  similar  cases,  as  the 
Executive  shall  direct 

Our  regulations  respecting  the  arms  being  always  kept  in  good  order, 
together  with  the  emulation  which  I  flatter  myself  will  govern  each  mem- 
ber, will  be  a  guarantee  that  the  arms  thus  solicited  shall  receive  no  injury. 

I  am,  Sir,  in  behalf  of  the  company  associated  under  the  title  of  ''Sil- 
ver Greys," 

Y'rs,  &c. 

July  13th,  1807. 

Roll  of  a  company  under  the  denomination  of  "Silver  Greys,"  asso- 
ciated for  the  purpose  of  aiding  and  assisting  in  guarding  the  city  of  liich- 
mond  and  its  vicinity,  during  the  period  that  the  armed  volunteers  and 
other  Militia  may  be  ordered  on  more  distant  service : 

Robert  Gamble  elected  Captain;  James  Gibbon  elected  Lieutenant; 
William  Price  elected  Ensign;  John  Page,  William  Robertson,  George 
Pickett  Robert  Pollard,  Augustine  Davis,  Daniel  Triplet,  John  Foster, 


548  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  Jacob  I.  Cohen,  Samuel  Myers,  William  Prichard,  John  Glynn,  Jacob 
Kichmoiid  ^^^X^^^j  Solomon  Raphail,  Samuel  Payne,  Jaa.  Worrall,  L.  Werg,  John 
M(X)dy,  William  Gait,  Charles  Cox,  Andrew  Castlen,  John  Darrous,  Rob't 
Hendrick,  Joseph  Galligo,  John  Moss,  Isaac  Allen.  John  McKim,  Philip 
Fulcher,  Michael  Grantland,  John  Graham,  Wm.  Dawson,  A.  Foster, 
Thomas  Nicholson,  David  Ijjimbert,  John  Williamson,  David  Bullock, 
John  1).  Hlair,  William  Carter,  I^vin  Blake,  John  Courtney,  Pet<)r  Combe, 
Peter  Aubry,  Arch'd  Blair,  John  Royster,  Patrick  Ternan,  Nenian  Wyse, 
John  McAllister,  William  Hewlett,  Joseph  Jackson,  Joseph  Abucromby, 
James  Paul — 53. 


Petition  of  the  following  persons  for  commissions  under  the  }>romise 
to  raise  a  company  of  Cavalr}^  in  the  county  of  Culj»eper  is  filed,  viz: 

George  Montague  Parsons  as  Captain;  William  Ward,  First  Lieutenant; 
James  Menifer,  Second  Lieutenant;  Daniel  Ward,  (-oniet. 

Testimonials  of  character  of  the  above  parties  by  John  Roberts,  Thos. 
Broad  us,  John  Shackelford,  and  Aylett  Hawes.  are  filed. 


John  B.  Cohorn  to  the  Governor. 

July  23,         In  pursuance  of  orders  received  from  Brigadier-General  Emanuel  Wells. 

^         requiring  the  company  or  companies  of  Light  Infantry  in  my  regiment 

to  be  ready  to  march  at  a  moment's  warning,  I  have  inquired  into  the 

state  of  the  Light  Infantry  company  commanded  by  ( -apt.  Jonah   Rid- 

dick,  Jr.,  and  tind  it  consists  of  forty-six,  including  officers  and  privates. 

The  General  goes  on  to  refjuire  that,  in  the  event  that  there  should  be 
no  volunteer  Light  Infantry  company,  I  hold  in  readiness  fifty-tive  njeii, 
three  commissioned  and  four  non-commissioned  officers,  from  the  main 
bodv  of  the  Militia,  to  march  as  above.  He,  however,  recommends  that 
this  number  should  be  raised  from  volunteers. 

I  feel  a  pleasure  in  representing  to  the  Executive  that  Capt.  Riddick's 
company  consists  of  the  choicest  youth  of  the  regiment,  and  presents  a 
most  Mattering  prospect.  They  are  greatly  chagrined  they  cannot  march 
for  want  of  arms.  Thev  are,  however,  extremelv  anxious  and  solicitous 
that  the  Executive  will  cause  them  to  be  inmiediatelv  furnisheil. 

There  is  no  doubt  in  my  mind  if  the  anus  are  furnished,  that  the  com- 
pany would  be  made  as  full  as  the  utmost  limits  of  the  law.  In  addition 
to  this.  I  bog  leave  to  state  that  the  Fifty-ninth  Regiment  is  also  destitute 
of  arms  save  two  companies,  which  are  partially  armed.  There  is  also 
a  troop  of  Cavalry  attached  to  the  regiment,  commanded  by  Capt.  James 
Riddick,  which  has  never  receivefl  arms. 

Bv  this  statement,  the  Executive  will  discover  the  defenceless  state  of 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


549 


this  part  of  the  country,  which  is  lx>rdering  on  that  s|K)t  where  danger        ]807. 

is  aiiprehended.  'l^lL^ 

1  am,  dx. 


Wm.  B.  Harrison  to  the  (tovkrnor. 

Coin  plaining  that  his  daiiu  to  tlie  command  of  the  Fifty-8€»venth  Regi-      Jnly  23, 
ment  of   Wilitia    lias    been   disregarded,  having   been  a  Major  in  the   ^""^"^^  ^'<>- 
Kevolutionarv  annv,  wliile  the  man  commissioned  was  onlv  a  cori>oral. 


James  Bream,  Jhhn  Parkhill,  Wm.  Hat,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

The  gentlemen  of  this  city  who  have  associated  themselves  for  the 
pnn»os€  of  forming  a  (Grenadier  comjiany,  Ix^fore  they  incur  the  ex|>ense 
of  procuring  the  necessar}^  uiiiform,  are  desirous  of  knowing  from  tlie 
Executive  what  number  will  be  c^jnsidered  as  indis|»ensably  necessary  to 
constitute  a  comjiany.  To  obtain  this  information  the  undersigned  are 
deputed  by  tlie  association ;  and  are  likeM'ise  instructed  to  inform  the 
Executive  tliat.  altho'  the  feelings  of  jiatriotism  and  the  mDitary  ardor 
created  by  the  present  situation  of  our  public  affairs  may  induce  many 
to  join  the  company,  it  Mill  be  extremely  difficult,  if  not  impossible,  to 
procure  the  requisite  numl>er  if  the  immediate  a})j>earing  in  uniform  is  a 
condition  without  which  the  officers  cannot  be  commissioneil. 

Under  these  circumstances,  the  undersigned  are  instructed  to  submit  to 
the  Exe<:-utive.  with  the  greatest  deference,  whether  the  commissions  can- 
not be  granted  according  to  the  election  of  the  comj»anv  upon  the  express 
condition  that  the  prescribed  number  shall  appear  in  the  uniform  estab- 
lished by  proclamation  within  the  sjiace  of  twelve  months? 

We  are,  dec. 


July  23, 
RichiDond 


Thomas  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 


Since  writing  your  Excellency  of  the  2(>th,  the  whole  of  the  British 
squadron  pnxxjeded  from  our  bay  and  stood  to  the  southward  of  Oa}>e 
Henn*.  Tbev  returned  in  about  twelve  hours.  In  tliis  excursion,  thev 
took  from  the  l»each  near  Currituck  a  few  pieces  of  cannon  that  beK>nged 
to  a  British  tender  that  had  l»een  wrecked  in  the  course  of  tlie  la^t  winter. 
It  is  conjectured  that  tliey  have  received  supplies  fn>ni  9ome  coasting 
vessels  that  were  observed  to  remain  with  tiiem  for  some  time  and  aAer- 
wards  returned  to  Currituck  Inlet  The  Leopard  ha«  joined  since  I  last 
wrote. 


July  28, 
Norfolk 


560 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
July  23, 
Norfolk 


Finding  that  the  British  have  been  quiet  since  I  have  had  passession 
of  the  men  of  whom  I  wrote  you,  I  have  ordered  Major  Ambler  to  i)re- 
pare  his  detachment  to  march  on  Saturday  next. 

I  have  recommended  to  the  Major  a  conveyance  by  water.  This 
officer  with  his  whole  detachment,  merit  the  highest  applause.  Thf 
cheerfulness  with  which  they  have  submitted  to  the  inconveniences  at- 
tending a  military  life,  entitle  them  to  the  warmest  thanks  of  their 
countr}'.  I  am  persuaded  that,  if  an  opportunity  be  presented  to  them, 
they  cannot  fail  to  acquire  honor.  The  wish  of  your  Excellency  with 
respect  to  Major  McRae's  detachment  can  be  com])lied  with.  His  corj)}^ 
have  performed  some  duty,  and  from  the  nature  of  it  I  am  persuaded 
they  have  found  it  severe.  They  have,  however,  conducted  thems<*lves 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  merit  my  thanks.  If  your  Excellency  shall 
determine  on  their  recall,  I  could  wish  that  the  troop  from  SuflTolk  may 
be  directed  to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  march  to  this  place  on  the 
shortest  notice. 

I  am,  &c. 


Robert  Anderson  to  the  Governor. 


July  24, 
Williams- 
burg 


Having  felt  real  regret  that  I  was  not  fortunate  enough  to  be  ordere<] 
out  with  my  company  among  the  first  troops  called  into  service  for  tlif 
protection  of  the  coast,  it  is  with  much  pleasure  I  hear  that,  in  conse- 
quence of  a  request  from  Major  Dudley  to  that  effect,  the  Council  of  Statt 
are  about  to  direct  a  reinforcement  to  join  the  detachment  now  stationeil 
at  Hampton.  In  support  of  my  earnest  request  to  be  permitted  with 
my  company  to  make  a  part  of  the  proposed  reinforcement,  I  beg  leave 
to  suggest  to  the  Executive  that  the  individuals  under  my  command, 
consist  principally  of  young  men  who  have  an  eager  desire  to  engage  in 
the  service  (and  to  continue  in  it  if  necessary),  and  that,  being  unembar- 
rassed by  families  or  other  obstacles,  they  are  perhaps  better  adapted  t*i 
military  duty  than  most  of  those  that  compose  the  Sixty-eighth  Regi- 
ment, who  in  general  are  farmers  and  men  of  families,  or  otherwise  so 
involved  in  domestic  concerns  as  to  render  their  absence  from  home 
inconvenient. 

The  company  of  Captain  William  O.  Allen,  at  this  place,  having  been 
much  reduced  bv  the  late  formation  of  mine  and  the  recruits  which  the 
Williamsburg  Cavalry  have  gained  from  that  l)ody,  there  remains  a  con- 
siderable surplus  of  arms  in  his  hands.  This  surplus,  by  the  directior 
of  the  Executive,  could  be  directly  placed  in  the  hands  of  my  conipan\ 
for  use  until  convenience  would  permit  an  exchange  for  rifles,  and  thus 
armed  they  could  immediately  proceed  to  Hampton,  and  tliere  wait  foi 
the  necessary  supply  of  tents,  knapsack^,  and  ammunition. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  661 


Entreatiiig  that  you  will  refer  my  earnestness  on  this  occasion  to  a  just  1807. 

and  ardent  desire  to  distin^iish  myself  in  the  service  of  our  common  «^J|!X  ^' 

country,  barg 

1  am,  <fec. 


Resolftion?  of  Citizens  of  Franklin,  KENxrcKY. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Franklin,  at  the  State  House  in  Frank-  .Tuly  24, 
fort,  on  Friday  the  24th  of  July,  1807,  for  the  pun>ose  of  taking  into  K^^nUidTv 
consideration  the  depredations,  insults,  and  outrages  committed  by 
British  subjects  on  tlie  prof»erty.  rights,  and  }>ersons  of  American  citi- 
zens, His  ExceiJency  C*hristopher  Greenup,  Esq.,  was  unanimously  re-, 
quested  to  take  the  chair,  and  William  Trif^  was  apiK)inted  secretary  to 
the  meeting. 

Whereu[x>n  the  committee  appointed  for  the  puqwse,  reiwrteii  that 
having  had  the  several  subjects  referred  to  them  under  their  delibera- 
tion— having  heard  the  recital  of  the  late   unprovoked   and   piratical 
attack  made  uiK)n  the  United  States  frigate,  the  Chei<apeak^  of  thirty -six 
guns,  commanded  by  Commodore  Barron,  by  the  British  ship  of  war, 
the  Ixjopard,  of  fifty  guns,  commanded  by  Captain  Humphries — of  the 
murder  of  our  fellow-citizens  and  the  abasement  of  the  American  Hag, 
together  with  the  insult  and  outrage  committed  on  board  the  said  frigate 
by  the  British  officer  in  mustering  the  ship's  crew  and  taking  frr)m  thence 
four  American  citizens  and  seamen,  and  with  insolence  and  contempt 
leaving  the  killed  and  wounded  on  board  the  shattered  hulk  without  a 
flag.     And  considering  these  transactions  as  the  effect  of  a  settled  deter- 
mination on  the  part  of  the  British  government  to  avail  herself  of  her 
naval  superiority  to  depredate  on  the  property,  harrass   the  citizens,   . 
destroy  the  commerce,  and  insult  the  independence  of  the  United  States 
of  America,  evidences  of  which  determination  are  seen  in  the  long  and 
lawless  practice  of  impressing  American  seamen  on  board  their  mer- 
chant vessels;  in  vexatious  and  unjustifiable  seizures  and  detentions  of 
those  vessels,  and  frequent  condemnation  of  their  cargoes  contrary  to  the 
laws  of  nations;  in  the  wanton  and  cruel  murder  of  John  Pierce  off  the 
port  of  New  York;  in  the  insolent  letter  of  Capt.  Tx)ve.  abusive  of  our 
President  and  government,  in  the  port  of  Charleston,  on  board  the  armed 
ship  Driver,  and  his  subsequent  capture  of  sundry  American  merchant 
shi|)fl  on  our  coasts,  but  especially  in  the  late  unprovoked,  cold-blooded, 
and  dastardly  attack  on  the  Chesapeak,  in  which  a  series  of  unprincipled 
depredation  and  robl)ery  is  crowned  by  inhuman  murder,  riotous  devas- 
tation, and  atrocious  msult.     The  more  justly  to  be  resent^Kl   by  the 
American  government  and  nation,  as  they  have  ever  made  it  a  first  prin- 
ciple in  their  practice  to  avoid  giving  offence,  doing  justice  to  every  one 
and  aiming  at  the  preservation  of  peace  with  all  nations.     But  there  is  a 


i 


552  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  point  in  the  progress  of  encroachment  and  aggression,  beyond  which 
F  k^^'t  ^'^^^^  ^^  ^  degradation  U)  submit;  and  considering  the  American  natin 
Kentucky  now  at  that  point  where  our  feelings,  sympathising  with  our  sufferir 
fellow-citizens  and  outraged  by  the  unprovoked  violence  and  insult  < 
our  pretended  frlouU,  demand  retaliation,  and  where,  perceiving  thi 
further  quiet  and  submission  on  our  part  would  but  expose  us  to  ne 
insults  and  a  repetition  of  injury  on  the  part  of  our  real  enemies;  then 
there, 

Resolved,  unanimously.  That  we  have  viewed  with  grief  as  well  i 
indignation  for  some  years  past,  a  propensity  on  the  part  of  Great  BriUii 
to  infringe  our  national  rights. 

2d,  Resolved,  nem.  con.,  That  in  disclaiming  all  intention  of  dictatin 
to  our  government,  we  consider  the  late  unprecedented  attack  of  th 
British  ship  liCopard  on  the  United  States  ship  Chesapeake,  as  havin 
filled  the  measure  of  national  insult  and  injury. 

8d,  Resolved,  nem.  con.,  That  in  expressing  our  full  and  entire  conf 
dence  in  the  present  Executive,  we  rely  firmly  on  such  measures  hein 
taken  as  will  in  future  secure  our  independence  and  enforce  respect  fror 
all  European  nations. 

4th,  Resolved,  nem.  con..  That  we  will  support  the  constituted  author 
ties  of  our  country  in  the  measures  they  shall  in  their  wisdom  deer 
])roper  to  take  in  vindication  of  our  national  honor  with  our  lives  an^ 
our  fortunes. 

5th,  Resolved,  nem.  con.,  As  our  opinion  and  firm  hope,  that  if  we  ar 
to  lose  our  independence,  it  shall  he  lost  with  swords  in  our  hands. 

6th,  Resolved,  nem.  con.,  That  it  is  the  duty  of  all  who  claim  or  aspir 
to  the  high  and  dignified  station  of  free  men  to  preserve  their  nationa 
rights  or  die  in  the  last  ditch  in  defence  of  them. 

7th,  Resolved,  nem.  con..  That  we  strongly  sympathize  in  the  senti 
ments  expressed  and  the  prompt  and  patriotic  measures  adopted  by  th 
citizens  of  Norfolk  (Virginia)  and  it-s  vicinity  on  this  trying  emerjjenc) 
Howintij  from  a  laudable  indignation  at  the  atrocious  outrage  committei 
on  our  flag,  and  dictated  by  a  disinterested  regard  for  the  honor  an< 
inde[)en(lence  of  our  common  country. 

8th,  Resolved,  nem.  eon..  That  this  meeting  do  approve  of  the  spiri 
of  opposition  to  the  acts  of  violence  and  hostility  committed  on  Ameri 
can  citizens  and  the  liajr  of  the  United  Stiites  by  British  subjects  mani 
fested  in  the  meetings  of  our  Atlantic  brethren,  and  also  of  the  deter 
mination  of  those  meetings  to  avoid  and  prohibit  all  intercourse  witl 
British  ships  of  war  until  the  determination  of  our  government  shall  b 
known. 

l>th.  Resolved,  nem  con..  That  the  thanks  of  this  meeting  be  presentw 
to  the  chairman  of  the  meeting  for  his  prompt  and  faithful  attention  U 
the  important  subjects  under  consideration,  and  that  he  be  requested  t< 


OAI-EKTDAT:    of  STaTF   PAPWfc^  sss 


trrrvsxrr   :■■   Ot^^.Vi.      tttfS*-  Hmrpf'dlTlg^  t»'  th*-  TVf»<Sr>nr.'  :,      t]^^    ! 'v.'t,^.' vjfoi.-v 


1^>. 


.  _     -       ,  I  n^  UK  fori 


THi»>     M  <TWW>    T<'    TWJ     t>r>>'i>KV 


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..T  Utt  f*«»mmAiiiiinr  iiftiftrr  <>:  hi>  ^^1»nii   Mni^vtyV  Si>nt^«"1rt>v.  ii,   l.\i. 
ruivpi    }i:i\    r<»vt  niu  tf>t  iltsmtch^>  ^'-  Hiroot/Ni 

]  .J.  iHiVrit-]:  Tilt  Jioiior  i.»  onclofk  yon  «  r'opy  {>!  m>  ]cMc\  to  iho  t^ritish 
•.  «»iiJiniai.it^T  a-  aH«-  im\  in>T'mrtmn>  tr*  'Mjijoi  TV^^-^wHi  Vsiior  IN-^twoll 
.>»uk-  iim:  Tt^Aci  ill-  de^.inatiorj  until -some  t i mo  jifYoi  nni<'  yovt<^rsUv  nn»i 
ii*f-ai*!*t-ji(*t  I.:  Tin  CNimniandini:  ofHw^r'Sir  Thorns  l^t^rrfy.  hi^s  ]>^v\vntri^ 
hiUi  TTiui:  ulskiiu.  Tilt  nTTanxTfmwn  dofinitivfjy  His  p^>visi^>n,•^]  .-^iriN^^ 
meu:  witi  Humi»nnf>  yur.  hav*  onrl/v^H.  Ry  this  |>a|'><M-  yoni  KXro) 
hfiicy  wil.  .thst^rw  thi  mo<^i  «»i'i>x<>haTW?f  <>f  fljwfs  ?iv  t^v  j^v  it  ivlrtfi'^v  to  n^. 
i>  fi\fd  i:  upfiroveri  h\  them  If  thc>  i>hn\\  <>bjivt  U\  it.  \  nni  to  )^r 
ijutiiirKi  ♦»:  any  rhamn  they  stvall  think  |>m|w  to  p!N>|>i%so  ot'j  th^iv  first 
ounmunicsiiJdL.  Yi»u  li^vi  likowrs*^  «  Ot'^px  <>t  j^  lottov  Writton  !>y  M.-xjov 
Taaeweli  u»  Mainr  Dudley,  hy  Tn>*  dinvtitMu  notitVinjii  tho  piN>\ision5^l 
arranfftmenT.  Thi  niomem  1  ho^r  from  tIttMii  \>mi  f«hnll  hv  iiiun«Mjirtt!»ly 
infom>e«l. 

The  British  sliijis  oxot^pt  tholx^^jvatmijot)  thon*  r\nvht>iiij;iv  in  1.Vnh!\\i'n 
Kay  on  Satuniay  nn«l  stt^xi  to  tho  s«MHhwj^rti  Vhv  Tr\\\\\\\A\  i\\)A  t  l«>n 
jiatra  ivtunit^i  ab*>ut  throe  ocKvk»  W  M.  Vf^tetihvv.  Ft'otu  VinioU'A  «)\|jn 
ters  we  learn  that  they  an^  oi>lUvtinM[  \\wy  fohM*  ot  murtll  ihi\0  «>l  \\\\\^^\ 
from  their  several  stations.  Thi?*  ii*  h\tt  n»|>oH.  itt)il  ihny  hntltlply  ilp^n 
lis  in  such  numbers  that  I  give  h\it  liltle  eftMltt  ti»  IhrMit.  No  r1tl(*lii|tt 
indicatinj^  hostility  has  biH»n  niailn.  Knitn  thi*  imllsprHlllfili  ol  ntM-  n\ 
the  midshipmen,  I  have  heen  itnltieeil  hi  ntdef  Ihe  pMtly  In*!''  hn'  inn 
officers  I  have*  paroled  and  the  Heatneii  cvifilhlHJ 

Since  writing;  the  above,  I  have  rwelved  fVoifi   I^bijof  TM/eurll  n  ^Ifih- 
ment  of  what  ]»a8Hed  on  lioard  the  |yiH»pafH.     I   do  hivM'K  (he  IwifKi^  (n 
enclose  it. 

I  nw,  Art'. 


70 


554  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  Headquarters,  Norfolk,  July  26,  1807. 

Jnly28,     Sir: 
Norfolk  jfj^  object  of  your  ruission  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  British 

squadron  is  to  etstablish  the  ceremony  to  be  observed  in  the  interchange 
of  flags.  In  making  this  arrangement  1  have  only  to  observe  that  you 
will  attend  to  the  instructions  of  Government  as  communicated  to  me, 
and  that  you  will  not  permit  anything  like  form  to  prevent  you  from 
establishing  any  mode  that  may  be  pro[)08ed,  provided  it  be  founded  on 
principles  of  reciprocity,  and  in  conformity  to  the  instructions  before 
alhided  to.  Should  you  fix  on  Hampton  as  the  port  for  reception  of 
flags  from  the  squadron,  you  will  communicate  to  Major  Dudley,  com- 
manding at  Hampton,  the  arrangement  you  make,  and  direct  him  to 
conform  to  the  same.  Mr.  Semple.  of  the  Cavalry,  has  my  instructions 
to  accompany  you. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  yours,  &c, 

Thos.  Mathews, 
To  Major  Tazewell.  Brigadier  General  Commanding. 

HEAiigrARTERs,  Norfolk,  26th  July,  1807, 
Sir: 

The  packet  herewith  enclosed,  I  have  just  received  from  one  of  my 

officers,  who  informs  me  that  it  was  put  on  board  a  pilot  from  Hampton 

-by  a  boat  from  your  ship. 

I  now  return  it  to  you,  as  it  was  received  by  me  under  the  impression 
that  it  may  have  been  forwarded  without  a  knowledge  on  your  part  of 
the  course  my  government  has  determined  to  pursue.  I  will  use  this 
occasion  to  point  out  to  you  what  that  course  is,  rem'^rking  at  the  same 
time  that  in  future  we  shall  feel  no  obligation  to  preserve  packets  which 
may  be  sent  in  any  other  mode  than  that  now  stated.  I  am  charged  by 
my  Government  that  no  communication  whatever  coming  from  any 
armed  vessel  bearing  a  commission  under  the  Government  of  his  Britan- 
nic Majesty,  and  remaining  in  our  waters  in  defiance  of  the  authority  of 
the  Government  of  the  United  States  are  to  be  respected  or  permitted  to 
be  received  unless  accompanied  by  a  flag.  To  this  let  me  add  that  I 
must  still  reserve  to  myself  the  right  of  judging  on  the  propriety  of  for- 
warding any  communications  sent  from  such  ships  even  under  a  flag, 
assuring  you,  however,  sir,  that  whensoever  I  shall  deem  it  necessary  to 
refuse  the  transmission  of  such  communications,  they  will  safely  be 
returned  to  you. 

My  aide-de-camp.  Major  Tazewell,  who  will  hand  you  this,  will  arrange 
with  you  everything  necessary  to  be  observed  in  relation  to  the  exchange 
of  Hags,  should  you  choose  to  adopt  the  mode  I  have  stated. 

1  have  the  honor  to  be,  with  all  due  respect,  sir. 

Your  most  ob't  serv't, 

Thos.  Mathews, 
To  Sir  Thomas  Hardy.  Brigadier-General  Commanding. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  555 


Light-House,  Point  Comfort,  Jvly  27tK  1807,  1807. 

July  28, 
Major  William  Dudley,  Commanding  at  Hampton:  Norfolk 

Sir — The  enclosed  copy  of  the  only  arrangement  I  have  made  with 
the  officers  of  the  British  squadron  will  sufficiently  explain  to  you  ever}' 
thing  which  it  may  otherwise  he  necessary  for  me  to  state.  Should  a 
flag  be  sent,  agreeably  to  the  arrangement  stated,  you  will,  of  course, 
take  care  to  have  every  preparation  for  the  proper  reception  of  the  officer 
who  may  bring  it.  and  will  immediately  forward  to  Brigadier-General 
Mathews  any  dispatches  which  he  may  bring. 

Mr.  Sem})le,  of  the  Williamsburg  Cavalry,  under  your  command  (who 
accompanied  me  on  board  the  leopard),  will  state  to  you  fully  every 
thing  which  there  occurred.  To  him,  therefore,  I  beg  to  refer  you  for  all 
information  not  found  in  my  communications. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  ob't  serv't, 

L.  W.  Tazewell. 

As  Captain  Humphries  does  not  feel  himself  authorized  to  settle  defin- 
itively any  ])lan  hereafter  to  be  pursued  in  forwarding  dispatches  which 
may  be  received  from  the  British  Government  t4)  its  Minister  in  the 
United  States  until  Sir  Thomas  Hardy,  his  senior  officer,  shall  have  been 
consulted.  Major  Tazewell  will  state  a  mode  which  may  be  pursued  on 
the  first  occasion,  and  if  then  disapproved  of,  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  will, 
on  his  first  dispatch,  express  his  disapprobation  and  suggest  some  other 
mode  as  more  agreeable  to  him. 

The  mode  proposed  is  this:  The  senior  officer  of  his  Britannic  Majes- 
ty's squadron  here  will  send  a  boat  with  a  flag,  accompanied  by  an  officer, 
with  his  passport,  to  the  mouth  of  Hampton  creek,  where  he  will  be 
received  by  a  guard  from  the  detachment  there  stationed.  The  dispatches 
will  be  there  delivered  to  the  American  officer  commanding,  and  will  be 
by  him  forwarde<l  immediately  to  the  General  commanding,  from  whom 
a  reply  will  be  sent  in  the  same  way  as  early  as  possible. 

Conditional  arrangement  by  Major  Tazewell. 

Head  Quarters,  Norfolk^  July  28th ,  1807, 

8  o'clock,  A.  M. 
Sir: 

My  letter  from  Hampton  (which  you  have  no  doubt  received,)  will 

explain  to  you  the  causes  of  my  delay  in  the  execution  of  your  orders 
of  the  26th.  I  have  now  to  report  the  proceedings  which  have  taken 
place  subsequent  to  the  date  of  that  letter. 

I  sailed  from  Hampton  at  2  o'clock,  A.  M.,  of  the  27th  ins't,  for  the 
purpose  of  going  on  board  the  British  Squadron  as  you  directed.  Head 
winds  and  very  bad  weather  prevented  my  getting  down  to  their  anchor- 
age ground  until  half  past  nine  of  that  morning.     When  I  reached  that 


556  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.       I  found  no  other  ship  there  but  the  Leopard;  the  Triumph  and  Cleopatra 
Norf<^      having  gone  to  sea  (as  I  afterguards  understood)  on  the  evening  of  the 
25th. 

The  weather  being  stormy  and  having  no  sufficient  boat,  I  made  re- 
peated efforts  to  board  the  Leopard  but  ineffectually. 

Capt.  Humphries  discovering  this,  and  seeing  my  flag,  sent  his  barge 
with  an  officer  on  board  my  pilot  boat  with  a  message  to  the  following 
effect : 

**Capt.  Humphries  sends  his  compliments  to  the  officer  on  board  this 
boat,  and  having  seen  a  flag  and  witnessed  the  efforts  of  the  officer  to 
board  his  ship,  he  supposes  he  has  some  business  with  him;  if  so,  as  the 
badness  of  the  weather  will  render  the  a[ipn>ach  to  the  ship  difficult  if 
not  dangerous,  he  begs  to  offer  him  the  use  of  his  l>i>at  and  ref|uests  he 
will  come  on  board  in  her." 

Immediately  I  got  on  board  the  Iieoj>ard's  l>arge  with  Cbniet  Semple, 
and  we  proceeded  on  l>oard  that  ship.  We  were  received  by  Capt. 
Humphries  with  the  usual  ceremonials  at  his  gangway,  and  conducted 
to  his  cabin,  after  being  paid  the  military  salute  of  presented  arms  by  his 
marines  on  deck,  (42  in  number). 

I  immediately  opened  my  business  to  him  by  stating  that  I  had  a  dis- 
patch for  Capt.  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  or  the  officer  commanding  the  British 
Squadron  there.  That  he  was  the  best  judge  of  the  propriety  of  opening 
the  dispatch  in  the  absence  of  Capt  Hardy.  If  he  felt  himself  authorized 
to  do  so,  the  dispatch  would  s]>eak  its  own  contents ;  but  if  not,  I  would 
state  to  him  what  was  its  pur|K)rt.  He  answered  that  he  supposed  that 
he  might  from  the  direction,  consider  the  dispatch  as  addressed  to  him- 
self; but  if  not,  he  had  directions  from  Capt.  Hardy,  to  open  all  )>ackets 
which  might  come  addressed  to  him  during  his  absence.  He  then  broke 
the  seals  and  after  perusing  your  letter,  remarked  that  he  was  not  author- 
ized to  give  any  answer  to  it,  but  that  the  Triumph  was  only  in  the  offing, 
and  he  would  immediately  send  it  to  Capt  Hardy.  An  officer  being 
called,  observed  that  the  Triumph  was  in  sight,  and  received  an  order  to 
make  the  signal  to  her  that  Capt.  Humphries  wished  to  see  Capt  Hanly 
innnediately. 

After  waiting  some  time,  perceiving  that  the  signal  was  not  answered 
from  the  Triumph,  and  believing  when  it  should  be  seen,  from  the  then 
state  of  the  weather,  that  it  would  very  probably  be  late  liefore  slie 
would  get  in,  I  stated  to  Capt.  Humphries  that  I  could  not  wait.  He 
observed  that  the  contents  of  the  dispatches  to  Mr.  Erskine  were  very 
important;  that  it  was  highly  desirable  that  they  should  be  forwarded 
quickly;  that  they  had  already  been  detained  many  days, and  hewisheil 
some  mode  could  be  adopted  by  which  they  could  be  forwarded  without 
any  further  delay.  I  then  stated  to  him  that  I  would  make  a  provisional 
arrangement  with  him  for  this  occasion,  to  which  Capt  Hardy  might 
acceed  or  not  when  he  could  see  it. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  557 


He  answered  that  this  would  be  very  agreeable  to  him,  and  after  some        1807. 
iliscussion   relative  to  the  place  and  manner  where  and  how  his  flag      ^ffoij^ 
.should  be  received,  in  which,  conformablv  to  vour  orders,  I  consulted 
their  convenience  so  far  as  was  compatible  with  our  own,  I   made  an 
arrangement  which  I  immediately  committed  t4>  writing  and  gave  him. 
A  copy  of  this  paper  you  have  enclosed. 

After  finishing  this  business,  I  left  the  ship  at  half-past  10  o  clock  A. 
M.  and  procee<led  up  the  Bay.  Arriving  at  Point  Comfort,  1  wrote  the 
ijecessary  orders  t4>  Major  Dudley,  inclosing  him  a  copy  of  the  provis- 
ional arnmgement  alx)ve  stated,  and  <lispatched  it  to  him  by  ( oniet 
Semple.     A  copy  of  my  letter  to  Major  Dudley  is  also  enclosed. 

The  adverse  wind  and  tide  prevented  my  return  here  until  3  o'clock 
Ihb*  momine.  I  should  state,  that  while  at  Point  Comfort  I  discovered 
a  ship,  which  I  supjiosed  U\  be  the  Triumph,  come  to  an  anchor  near 
the  Leopard.  Some  desultory  conversation  took  place  between  Capt. 
Humphries.  Mr.  Semple,  and  myself  while  on  board  the  liCOpard,  which, 
not  being  connected  with  the  subject  of  your  orders,  1  do  not  here  state. 
It  shall  be  communicated  to  you  verbally,  that  if  deemed  important,  it 
mav  be  noticed  in  anv  wav  vou  please. 

•  •  •       •  ft 

In  haste.  I  remain  very  res|)ectfully. 

Your  most  obed't  servant, 

Litt'n  \V.  Tazewell, 

Aid-de-Camp. 
Brigadier-General  Thomas  Mathews. 


Chrlstopher  Grkenup  to  the  Governor. 

In  compliance  with  the  re<juest  of  a  nunierous  meeting  of  the  citizens     July  28, 

of  this  place  and  ib<  vicinitv,  I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  vour  Excel-    ^™"^^ort, 
'  •  -  Kentucky 

lencv  sundry  Kesolutions  (adopted  on  the  24th  curr't)  of  that  meeting 
^•xpressive  of  their  abhorrence  of  the  late  outrageous  conduct  of  the 
British  on  the  Flag  of  the  Unitetl  States.  Meetings  have  been  had  in 
^veral  other  places,  and  have  adopted  similar  resolutions. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  P.  TliNr.ERFORD  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  his  orders  to  the  commandants  of  Regiments  to      July  28, 
furnish  their  proportion  of  a  detachment  of  5(Xi  men  prepared  to  march        ^^^^^ 
*t  a  moment's  warning  had   been  executed,  and  that  more  officers  and 
Qfiarly  all  the  men  required  were  ready.     Also  desiring  to  know  if  the 


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CALEXDAB  OF  STATE  PAFEBa 


Inly  ^. 


icd  the  deCjychoient  withoul  takhig 
guarding  their  oim  exposed  oounti 


A.  Lewis  to  the  Gotebitob. 

July  2H,         H*tl\e\i\u^  app^^intment  to  oommand  a  Regiment  in  the  event  of 
MlonXittfUt^ry 
Oiiintv 


Jfjiv  2*^, 
Mt.  Airy 


John  Tayloe  to  the  Govbbxor. 

I  had  thin  honor  a  few  dayg  since  when  I  was  up  the  country,  for  the 
]fur\ttrii(3  of  organizing  an  associate  volunteer  corps  of  Cavidry,  since 
which  I  have  been  without  your  reply,  and  write  this  to  bcig  the  fsLVor  of 
you  to  inform  me,  uj*  tfpeedUy  fus  conrenieni,  your  Excellency's  opinion  of 
th<*  HyHtem  Ijcfore  proposed,  and  whether  it  will  be  sanctioned  by  you  or 
not  If  it  he  approved  by  the  Executive  and  commissions  issued  accord- 
ingly, I  should  not  leave  the  District;*  otherwise  'tis  my  wish  to  set  out 
in  a  few  days  for  Boston,  which  I  trust  will  plead  my  excuse  for  troubling 
you  again  on  this  head.  Besides  this,  such  is  the  zeal  of  those  whose 
patriotism  Iia^  induced  them  to  associate  (for  the  manner  before  explained 
to  you;,  that  I  should  not  do  them  justice  were  I  to  be  negligent  in 
repeating  their  wishes  to  you. 

I  am,  &c. 


July  2J), 
PrincfeHH 
Anne  (>», 


TuLLY  Robinson  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  a  commission  as  commandant  of  a  volunteer  corps  for  Ca|>- 
tain  John  Keade,  which  he  proposes  to  raise,  and  which  Tully  Robinson 
recommends  to  he  granted. 


July  29, 

HrunHwick 

C.  H. 


Q.  Green  to  the  Governor. 

The  President  of  the  United  States,  in  consequence  of  the  act  of  Con- 
^re8.s  authorizing  him  to  call  out  into  actual  service  thirty  thousand  of 
the  Militia  of  the  United  States,  having  put  in  requisition  a  detachment 
from  the  Militia  of  tl)is  State,  and  authorized  you  to  accept  the  services 
of  volunteer  companies  to  complete  the  proportion  of  this  State,  the 
Militia  of  the  county  of  Mecklenburg,  impatient  to  become  soldiers  to 
av(*nge  the  injuries  done  their  country,  and  anxious  to  discharge  that 
duty  in  becoming  its  soldiers  in  the  hour  of  necessity  and  danger,  are 
reudy  to  prove  themselves  worthy  the  character  of  Americans,  and  that, 
at  every  hazard,  they  are  determined   to  maintain  their  liberty  and 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  569 


national  honor.     I  am  instructed  to  say  to  you  that,  if  the  Executive  of       1807. 
Virginia  are  authorized  by  the  existing  laws  of  this  State  to  organize  a  ij    Ig^V 
company  of  volunteers  for  the  county  of  Mecklenburg,  to  be  denomi-       C.  H. 
nated  a  company  ot  Riflemen,  a  part  of  the  Militia  of  the  county  will 
immediately  embody  themselves  and  form  a  company  of  that  descrip- 
tion, to  be  ready  to  march  at  a  moment's  warning,  and  to  compose  a  part 
of  the  forces  now  in  requisition  from  this  State.     Should  the  body  over 
which  you  preside  think  themselves  authorized  to  commission  officers  to 
command  a  company  of  the  description  here  spoken  of,  and  will  accept 
their  services  when  organized,  an  immediate  answer  is  necessary  that 
the  company  may  be  formed  without  delay. 

I  am,  &c. 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

I  hold  it  my  duty  to  inform  your  Excellency  that  the  zeal  manifested  July  29, 
by  your  fellow-citizens  in  furnishing  the  necessary  labor  for  the  erection  ^o™lk 
of  batterii»s,  has  subsided  in  so  great  a  degree  that  it  has  been  with  much 
difliculty  Fort  Norfolk  has  been  put  in  tolerable  order.  When  you 
reflect  upon  the  great  expense  and  labor  absolutely  necessary  to  be 
employed  in  the  performance  of  this  work,  and  that  this  has  been  added 
to  many  other  privations  and  inconveniences  to  which  the  citizens  of  this 
particular  quarter  of  the  country  have  been  exposed,  you  will  not.  I  am 
confident,  impute  this  abatement  of  exertion  to  any  defect  of  patriotism 
or  of  ardor  for  the  defence  of  their  country,  but  to  that  imjierious  neces- 
sity to  which  all  must  yield.  The  manner  in  which  the  work  at  Fort 
Norfolk  was  done  on  the  spur  of  the  occasion,  and  when  we  were  in 
exf>ectation  of  an  immediate  attack,  was  too  slight  to  promise  any  con- 
siderable defence.  The  work  has  therefore  undergone  various  alterations 
and  been  much  improved.  The  temporary  gun  carriages  have  been  dis- 
carded, and  others  are  ])reparing  with  all  po.^sible  expedition.  A  few 
days  more  will  complete  this  work,  not  so  well,  it  is  true,  as  J  could 
wish,  but  in  the  best  mode  practicable  with  the  resources  1  could  com- 
mand. 

For  the  more  perfect  security  of  this  fort  and  town,  it  will  be  essen- 
tially and  indispensably  necessary  to  erect  works  at  Craney  Island,  at 
Washington  Point,  and  JHJSsibly  at  some  other  intermediate  points  on 
the  river.  These  I  designed  to  have  commenced,  but  I  have  been  com- 
pelled to  abandon  this  project  from  the  want  of  necessary  strength  for 
carrying  it  on.  The  troops  in  present  service,  your  Excellency  will 
readily  see,  are  not  calculated  to  perform  duties  of  this  nature,  especially 
under  existing  circumstances. 

I  suggest  these  things  to  you  that  some  adequate  provision  may  be 


560  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  made  should  you  conaider  it  proper  to  act  further  upon  this  subject.  I 
Norfolk  "^^^  ^^^  ^^^  liberty  of  calling  the  attention  of  your  Excellency  to  other 
points  of  the  last  iuirH)rtance  to  citizens  of  this  quarter  of  the  country, 
and  to  the  troops  generally  who  may  be  at  any  time  called  into  service. 
Our  militia  generally  is  composed  of  men  little  acquainted  with  military 
duty  and  not  accustomed  to  the  hardships  of  a  soldier's  life.  It  requires 
some  time  to  instruct  them  in  the  performance  of  those  exercises  which 
are  all  important  to  be  understood,  and  to  habituate  them  to  sustain 
without  injury  to  themselves  the  privations  and  hardships  to  which  they 
must  of  necessity  be  exposed.  According  to  the  present  system  of  short 
reliefs,  it  will  always  happen  that  by  the  time  the  first  detachment  have 
acquired  that  information  and  experience  which  is  so  indispensable,  they 
are  discharged.  New  troops  are  substituted  in  their  places,  the  same 
routine  is  to  be  gone  through  again  with  these,  and  thus  constant  mur- 
mui-s  and  complaints  are  kept  up  among  the  troops,  and  the  protection 
of  the  country'  is  confided  to  raw  and  inexperienced  soldiers.  This  being 
the  case,  1  submit  it  to  the  consideration  of  your  Excellency  if  it  will 
not  be  better  to  order  out  the  next  relief  to  do  duty  for  a  longer  period 
than  hjis  as  yet  been  contemplated,  say  three  months,  unless  sooner  dis- 
(•harge<l.  The  troops  then,  knowing  certainly  the  period  of  their  expected 
service,  will  come  prepared  to  stay  out  the  length  of  time.  They  will 
long  before  their  tour  of  duty  expires,  become  acquainted  with  what  it  is 
necessary  for  them  to  learn,  and  thus  many  of  the  inconveniences  1  have 
stated,  will  be  avoided  and  more  secure  reliance  may  be  placed  in  our 
men.  To  this  I  will  add  that  the  expense  to  the  Government  will  be 
greatly  diminished,  because  under  the  present  system  much  expense  is 
incurred  for  the  troops  while  they  are  marching  to  and  from  the  point  of 
their  destination. 

The  situation  of  the  troops  from  the  Fifty-fourth  Regiment,  now  in 
service,  is  peculiar.  From  this  regiment,  consisting  of  800  men,  I  have 
been  compelled  to  detach  500.  They  are  all  citizens  of  Norfolk,  chiefly 
mechanics  and  persons  depending  on  their  own  manual  labor  for  the 
snpi)ort  of  themselves  and  their  families. 

Much  inconvenience  is  sustained,  not  only  by  themselves  but  by  the 
comnmnity  generally,  from  being  deprived  of  the  labors  of  so  many  use- 
ful artizans.  Should  any  attack  he  made,  this  is  the  point  where  it  will 
probably  be  attempted,  and  at  any  future  period  the  greatest  fatigue, 
hardshif),  and  exertion  must  be  expected  from  this  particular  regiment. 
So  circumstanced,  it  would  seem  to  me  better  if  this  detachment  could 
he  speedily  relieved  by  new  troops  drawn  from  some  other  quarter;  that 
no  considerable  detachment  should  hereafter  be  drawn  from  this  regi- 
ment, hut  that  it  should  always  be  held  prepared  for  service  at  any 
moment.  Besides  the  necessary  guards,  we  should  then  have  alwa3's  a 
reserve,  on  whom  reliance  can  be  placed  in  case  of  necessity.    Whereas  at 


CAEKSfiAI.   Pr  FTATF   P4l»Bft> 


and  nnurctwcie'T  tiex—  jm^  opiaymmin^  ntr  r^  r«^if^i  i-  ^■•v      .»x^.»^.^^ 

reiwr*-  id-  chua^ihizis.'  ttdt/.  tfcv  Firrv-a^-ain:.  IC€sirk»-r.-  tT^^M^  ti..  '•>^i^**- 
tHUiu;:  DncacH:^.  ftzmiuaixiie-!  rrifc-  hngBMhp*--*  li^Ti^^iws  W»>m,  >\S>i<  •^^. 
VesTTxn.  i*  vil.  t-r  *&-  f^^rr-ijiia-.-  i  iTtiit  :r;;>  o*-t«.-*^»>>v»^'  •^^>»  ^^^ 
bIisMie^  ina:    i  •  dsal   •>    jair-    :.  froC'    Tnir    atj-    <»*  tH^^r^       !  f^^^>*^  x 

your  Eicciiieiir;'  T?ril.  ai  oor*  r«!?ree!T-  liia*  i:  wnnt.  ♦>'    hieKly  miu^tx^'tv 
for  nit  u»  ctl!  icr  an;    lorofcr  mm.  lb-   thre-.   Tetnmew>  ^v.   0>r    p^r^s?.^'- 
Siiore.     Tji*   iw  .  raniuem-  iron    Nrmnli:  coimt-   h«vi- H)Tf»«<iv  >ain>TO»rs; 
a  detacimien*  o*  t!»>    mei:  -wiiicL  mcur  »h  TPbrv**.'^   tW»ii    Hr^T    ♦.    fir^, 
fron,  tilt*!**  resmnenir      An_  iD^^  TcmmenT  fmn.  TVinw^fts  Atit**    hii>  fv^ 
u»bt:c]  li  deiaciiineni  o:  nii;  mei.  irhici)  irjn«:  ht*  Tohpvfsi  h.  Hke  n^?ir>»^r« 
?H»  tiia*  v.iL  wil.  -Jt^  DC"  ii  sinal!   i«dy  u.  addiTini    ii-  Th«»t^  Ho??*chmpnN 
can.  uiiiie:  suci:  nrcmij^iancer.  ik  TftODTrwi  frnm  Twnm<*nt>  Ji'r«i«i\    ^nr 
n»«hiiij:  «nci;  laiE-  aisiir      J  ttiI.  lakt  thf-  fihertv  o:'  5*tjirinc  ^tHrr  T>uf>j^ 
fiirt^K  ojuMdfranoi.  o:  your  £xcelicncv.     FVwn  tSr  w^nt  r>:  ti*nrs  ?in«l 
ev€Ty  «»tlj^r  anici*   o*  camr  efrinYiaec.  I  harr- not  ri»n!nTt>i  t»^  i^e*^m]» 
aDv  of  tilt-  luri    emT.»iovtti  ii.  the  nrpwsnT  ^erripr.  hnt   hnvr  S<y*n  .n^»\ 

Vj  mud;  ♦^•xi»eu>*e.  whici.  manv  o*  them  oanrH^  aftWrri.  T^o^  ^ill  ?*t>in^^* 
haVfitj:  ot  dis^]ifltioii  that  wDl  be-  pennanfntjy  iwun*MT>  1*»  1h^n>?»M\'4w 
aod  tbeir  ciiiiiiin .  and  are  r»  noatwrfscl  thai  it  wimiM  K  difti.'nit  it  t>t>i 
imjK^tjfiitilt- 1««  rollt»ct  ttieQ;  jmipprly  in  cawroi"  «  ^ndd^i\  H^^n^i  It  th<^»»r 
neoe??*iftry  article^  ci>uld  bt-  timiMhcd.  all  tho  cviK^  1  have  ^Minmi^rjU^Ni  «>vl 
many  otbe^^.  would  hf  avoided,  and  the  dwcipliiu^  t»r  tho  v<^ldi(MN  nino). 
l:ietl**r  preM*ntfd.  ]  tfbould  then  he  enahliHi  to  e^vmm]^  fht*  fnv^^pv  ^v^i.nn 
they  art-  ni«H?t  wanifMl,  and  thtnvhy  U»  provont  not  only  »nnoh  fnttrur  .m 
marchinc.  but  u*  ]»reHt»r\'e  thv  heahh  of  the  jM»!diors  f^ml  ibf  *ittMA  •^t 
th<wf*  epidvinicH  tt*  which  they  will  «>on  he  o\|v«*cd  it'  th<A  tSMniiin  it* 
the  townti. 

The  detachment  from  the  Twentieth  Ropiment^  tiow  on  ih\\\  rs\  \\\r 
i*ap»e,  beinsr  much  exp(»9ed  and  totally  destitute  of*  «>vvy  ntNv«»nr^vN  rw^uh 
of  camp  e<quij»ape.  I  have  lieen  confttminod  to  piNvnrt^  fon  ti'nt^  fiM  llnMn. 
and  I  have  ordered  the  Quartermaster al?^>  to  ptN>vtdo  »'nnf»NMU.  nnd  ^"\\\\]> 
kettles  for  tlj</  whole  detachment.  The  tn>»^|»?i  t^^nnoi  do  wiibont  -^^wh 
things  if  any  serxice  it*  retjuired  of  thorn.  Thr  U^\\\^  I  ibnll  \\\\\  pv«»\idv 
until  further  directed  hv  vour  Excellenev. 

In  mv  last  letter,  I  stated  to  your  Kx<*filb»nov  ihv  h»noH*«  p^vVi^lhSp 
here  of  the  intentions  of  the  British  to  collivt  thi»ll'  Vi»«»m*ln  »v1  f>\\M\\\  i1»i\l^ 
of  water  from  their  several  stationH  at  thin  point  TbU  \Vii«  )\\\\  hp»\M 
but  its  truth  seems  to  be  more  pn)hahl«  to  dny.     I   hnvi'  \\\^*   l»t»nn  In 

71 


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562 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
July  29, 
Norfolk 


formed  that,  in  addition  to  the  three  ships  mentioned  before,  two  others 
have  yesterday  arrived  in  Lynnhaven  Bay.  What  they  are  or  what  their 
force,  1  know  not,  hut  I  conjecture  they  are  the  Indian  and  Squirrel  sloops 
of  war,  the  former  carrying  —  and  the  latter  —  guns.  The  first  of  these 
ships  was  lately  off  Charleston,  and  the  other  off  Cape  Henlopen.  No 
attempt,  however,  indicating  hostility  has  yet  been  made. 

1  am,  &c. 


July  31, 
Staunton 


C.  Johnson  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  of  inclosing  to  you  some  recommendations  of  the 
County  Court  for  the  appointment  of  militia  officers. 

My  principal  object  in  troubling  you  with  this  letter  is  to  explain  the 
cause  of  my  name  appearing  among  the  recommended  so  shortly  after 
having  received  a  commission. 

I  found  it  quite  impracticable  to  raise  an  artillery  company  at  this 
time,  and  I  thought  it  very  probable  that  if  one  could  be  raised  at  all  it 
would  not  be  until  the  time  had  passed  when  they  might  be  useful  to 
their  country.  The  spirit  of  our  citizens  beat  very  high  for  revenge  on 
the  British,  and  I  felt  disposed  to  increase  its  tone.  I  therefore  united 
myself  (and  so  did  the  other  artillery  officers  who  had  been  commis- 
sioned with  me)  with  a  volunteer  company  of  Infantry  who  were  asso- 
ciating to  offer  their  services  to  the  Government.  They  have  chosen  their 
officers  for  their  government  whom  the  County  Court  have  recommended. 

They  have  adopted  their  own  uniform,  have  elected  to  be  armed  with 
rifles  if  they  can  be  furnished  by  the  Executive,  and  have  denominated 
themselves  the  Staunton  Buckskin  Riflemen. 

They  have  supposed  that  volunteer  companies  were  at  liberty  to  choose 
their  own  name  and  uniform  and  arms,  and  would  be  glad  to  be  in- 
formed on  the  subject.  They  are  encouraged  to  hope  that  it  will  be  con- 
venient for  the  Executive  to  furnish  them  w4th  Rifles  at  this  time.  l>e- 
cause  they  discover  that  from  this  Division  a  number  of  Riflemen  are 
required  by  the  late  order  of  Council.  They  are  not  informed  of  the 
number  necessary  to  form  a  volunteer  company,  and  would  be  thankful 
for  information.  They  have  already  about  forty,  and  have  no  doubt  but 
that  any  number  which  is  recjuired  will  be  raised. 

If  the  officers  are  commissioned,  they  would  be  glad  to  receive  any 
books  of  regulations  or  orders  of  council,  or  rules  of  discipline,  which 
the  Executive  may  have  for  their  use.  If  there  are  none  such,  I  woui'l 
acknowledge  the  obligation  of  being  referred  to  such  books  as  I  couhl 
obtain  and  would  be  useful  in  accjuiring  a  knowledge  of  military  duty. 

I  am,  ike. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  568 


J.  UiDDicK,  Jr.,  to  the  (Governor. 

Solicits  arms  for  Lijijht  Infantry  Company  of  Nansemond  county.  1807. 

July  31 


Robert  FI.  Fisher,  Richard  IF.  F^radford,  James  Johnson,  Joseph 
Prextis,  Jr.,  and  Wm.  M.  Pool  to  the  Governor. 

Solicits  arms  for  a  company  of  infantry  and  one  of  cavalry  nearly      July  31, 
full  HI  Nansemond  county. 


FFeNRV    liEE    TO    THE    (GOVERNOR. 

I  found  here  the  governmental   packet  addressed  to  me  with  your     July  31, 
Excellency's  letter  and  enclosure.  "^       ^^ 

Presuming  that  it  would  he  highly  acceptable  to  the  President,  and 
believing  it  would  be  most  convenient  to  our  fellow-citizens  that  the 
force  required  should  be  composed  of  volunteers  in  conformity  with  the 
act  of  Congress,  I  have  taken  a  small  circuit  in  a  part  of  my  division  to 
ascertain  the  probability  of  accomplishing  this  object. 

My  observations  lead  me  to  expect,  with  due  exertion,  this  wished-for 
result. 

By  reference  to  the  specification  from  the  D.  A.  General,  the  Brigades 
of  my  Division  generally  fall  short  of  a  Regiment,  and  yet  give  more 
than  a  battalion. 

I  hope  we  may  be  permitted  to  consider  the  quota  of  Infantry  re- 
quired from  each  Brigade  as  a  Reg't.  This  will,  I  am  sure,  accelerate 
the  levy  of  volunteers,  and  will  only  give  one  Fjieut.-Col.  Com't  more 
than  may  be  strictly  legal,  which,  by  the  bye,  in  newly-raised  troops, 
must  be  considered  beneficial.  Will  your  Excellency  be  so  good  as  to 
favour  me  with  your  reply  by  my  aid-de-camp.  Major  Turner,  who  is 
chargeil  with  this  letter  and  whom  I  beg  leave  to  make  known  to  your 
Excellency  ? 

I  hav<*  the  honor,  &c. 


Wm.  Tate,  Francis  Preston,  Jno.  Preston,  Jr.,  Andrew  Rus- 

SEL,  AND  Wm.  Tomson  to  the  Governor. 

Enclosing  the  patriotic    Resolutions   of   the    people   of   Washington     August  2, 
County.  Abingdon 


:^A  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


W.    DCDLET   ffi  THE  GonOtXOE. 

\^ft'  I  Fiav^  ihe  honfjT  Up  ioform  you  thai  I  received  hv  jesteidav  5  mail. 

YfJSumti  y*'^^^  ^'f  ^^^^  '^^Kh  ultiriKj.  Immediatdr  tjo  the  receipt  of  irhidi«  I  di:*- 
^;hanf^l  the  Militia  under  rav  cr>mniand  at  Hamffton.  agreeaUe  to  your 
orrIer«,  f  left  Hamf#ton  thbf  morning  at  7  ocloek.  within  a  mile  of  thi^ 
l>!a/;e  1  wai<  overtaken  by  an  expreau  from  CoL  Wray.  I  enclose  to  you 
f:if\fV^,  o(  OJ.  Wray'ij  letter;  the  Collectors  of  Norfolk  and  CapL  Sir 
'DtfftftHii  Hardy '.«! ;  a|j<^>  the  original  from  thie  I  ollector  of  Norfolk  to  James 
Ma/lL<^in.  Ks^^^'r.  ?H*retar)'  of  .Stale.  U'ac^hington.  As  Col.  Wray  does  not 
ry^rKreive  hirfi.<^'lf  authorize^]  Uf  act  in  thi^  hunines!^  I  shall  immediately 
\>r*ff-Aif-A  Uf  Norfolk  in  order  ti>  make  j$ome  arrangemenb^  with  the  Col- 
lector, a«  lie  hsLH  re^iuesrte^i  my  sen ti mentis  on  the  subject,  and  alj«o  to 
deliver  to  General  Mathewij  a  letter  fmm  Sir  Thomas?  Hardy,  which  he 
f2ill«  a  duplicate  of  hirf  letter  of  the  27th  July,  to  Brigadier-General 
MathewH  in  anj^wer  U>  his  of  the  2oth  of  Jul  v.  inel«>sed  to  me.  I  am  in 
doubt  aU>ut  the  orrectness  of  this  business.  As  the  troo{>s  at  Hampton 
are  diffcharge^l,  I  shall  recommend  to  the  Collector  of  Norfolk  that  the 
business  \fe  arranger]  and  carried  on  by  him  and  the  (*oUector  at  Hampton, 
.'uid  I  sincerely  wish  that  the  inhabitants  of  Hampton  may  not  compro- 
III  it  the  Government  by  some  unlawful  act  Sure  I  am  that  as  the  troops 
from  that  fKjst  is  rliscliarged,  great  difficulty  will  be  foimd  to  jjrevent 
tfierii  if  the  British  boats  go  there  for  water.  &c. 

Any  communication  that  you  may  in  future  please  to  honor  me  with 

you  will  address  to  this  place. 

I  am,  &c. 


His  Maje.st\'s  Ship  Triumph, 

Chesapeake  Channel,  Juit/  29th,  1807. 
Sik: 

His  Majesty's  Ship  Columbine,  having  this  moment  arrived  with 

dispatches  from  the  C -ommander-in-Chief  to  the  Envoy  Extraordinar\'  at 
Washington,  and  also  letters  for  His  Majesty's  Consul  at  Norfolk,  I  have 
tfierefore  directed  her  Commander,  Captain  Bradshaw,  to  proceed  imme- 
diately to  Hampton  Roads,  consistent  with  the  terms  of  the  President's 
Proclamation,  to  deliver  and  forward  the  above  mentioned  dispatches, 
and  after  having  executed  that  service,  he  is  directed  to  complete  his 
provisions  and  water,  (which  he  states  to  be  much  in  want  of)  in  order 
to  convey  back  the  British  Minister's  answer.  I  have  also  the  honor  t^) 
enclose  you  the  duplicate  of  my  letter  of  the  27th  ins't,  to  the  Brigadier- 
(Jeneral  Mathews,  in  answer  to  his  of  the  25th  of  this  month. 

I  have,  <&c. 
To  Major  Dudley,  &c.,  &c.  T.  M.  Hardy. 

A  copy.  W.  Dudley, 

Late  Major  Commandant  at  Hampton. 


CAiicvn^^  iff  stato:  r^upiafts.  sks 


>>?ivt<*1^-T5 


President V  ]in«cbaiisiioii  sts  a  v«i»i  witt\  i*n\iK  Sti^mich^^.     My  «^«Ty  i> 

a:<ei£Titd  l»j  Tilt-  pTixQaiiuaaon  and  l»ir,  hui  ii  i>  jin^Kj^Klr-  th*5  yv^>  h^xv 

some  insOTomons-  cm  this  fmhfert:  if  Vioj  Knx^v.  i^itiuT)  H^ni  will  Tav*jvr 

intend  tht  txecuuon  fif  xbem,  a?  ii  i?  in  iJw  m-av  of  his  »^«lv.     W'^rov 

and  ve^eiahks  I   i;iii»]»ti*<e  irill  be  ^appKcid  hiwi  iTv^w  x\N^n  :«!!|«i>t>n,  iho 

other  j»roAifdL»iif  frcmj  this  ]ilaot.     1  fshall  he  cUd  ^f  viMjr  in^4n)oliAi»  ,\n 

this  sal»it<-i.     1  Ju  ijoi  like  iVie  I'WrdTK^fN  mvl],  ifc^  1  aj^prohomi  l%v\  m*n> 

may  come  id  with  pohlic  disparH>«i  and  ct*t  jxartia!  :^w)xj>lk^  tor  the>hi}v5 

in  the  liav. 

I  am.  veix  TYs^*ertfally,  yo»nr  M>1  sc^*\ 

Thomas  Nk\vt»\\  i\\U«\'U\v 
Major  Win.  Dudley,  Hampton. 

I    have   seen   Geneial    Mathews.     He   exjxvtis   ^^no   disjvif<^hf«!4   ;ftix> 

enclosed  for  him  in  the  [lacket  for  yon :  rcqutiftits,  if  any,  yon  >^  iU  l^mv^^xl 

them  to  him.     If  thes«  vessek  anchor  in  Wm.  Unxlie*:^  Hi^triotN  fhi*y 

were  immediatelv  under  his  direction;  the  cutter  will  l>o  tlu^  h<^t  WAV  of 

communication.    Captain  Ham  will  su|>erintend   Ute  delivery  of  thi? 

supplies. 

Youw, 

T.  Nkwthvw 

I  refer  you  to  the  law  passed  March,  1S(>5,  for  presorvinjr  |hhhv  in  \\m 

harbors. 

A  copy: 

\\\  Ihni.KV, 

Late  Major  (.'onunau(lat)t,  ihunptitn. 


Henry  E.  Coleman  to  the  (^)VHKNoK. 

• 

Enclosed  you  have  resolutions  fnnn  two  conipiinitni  of  militia  iitUtrhcMl     AimtiM  M, 

to  the  84th  Regiment  tendering  their  serviccH  to  (Jovcrninotit  uh  vnhui-   ^i"i'»«*  •'•» 

tcers.     The  Light  Infantry  company  is  compoHod  chiolly  of  yotin^  iimmi 

completely  armed  for  action  and  commanded  hy  iu;tivo  young  olllfu<rp(, 

the  sons  of  Revolutionary  soldiers.    The  Kitle  company  \n  (;omttifin(l«Ml 

by  very  active  officers,  but  they  have  n<»  riflus.     I  truMt,  Hlr«  thii  Kxncu- 

tive  will  find  it  convenient  to  put  riilen  into  tliuir  han<lN  iit  ntt  ««iirly 

period. 

I  am.  6lc. 


566  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


IT.  Dearborn  to  the  Governor. 


1807.  Your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  31st  ult.  has  been  duly  received.    That 

"^ar    '    P^''^  ^^  ^^  relative  to  the  pay  of  the  militia  having  been  submitted  to  the 
Department  accountant  of  this  department,  his  statement  on  that  subject  is  herewith 
enclosed. 

The  sooner  the  muster  and  pay-rolls  are  forwarded,  the  fewer  mistakes 
will  probably  occur,  and  on  the  receipt  of  correct  rolls,  measures  will  be 
taken  without  delay  for  making  the  payments. 

On  the  subject  of  tents,  camp  kettles,  &c.,  I  find  it  difficult  to  give  a 
definitive  answer  previous  to  the  receipt  of  the  amount  of  such  expenses, 
with  a  statement  of  facts  as  to  the  mode  of  obtaining  the  articles  and  the 
disposition  of  them  when  the  militia  were  discharged.  As  a  general 
principle,  when  the  militia  are  called  into  actual  service  by  the  President 
of  the  United  States,  their  camp  equipage  must  undoubtedly  be  provided 
at  the  expense  of  the  General  Government,  and,  as  far  as  circumstances 
will  permit,  provided  under  the  direction  of  the  Executive  of  tlie  General 

Government. 

I  am,  &c. 


Daniel  Weisigbr  to  the  Governor. 


August  3,        Soliciting  the  use  of  two  field  pieces  for  the  artillery  company  under 
^\lounfy      his  command. 

H.  Dearborn  to  the  Governor. 

August  3         ^  ^"^  directed  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  to  urge  on  the 
War        Governors  of  the  respective  States,  the  importance  of  encouraging  by  all 

epa  men  ^^^^  means  they  possess,  such  volunteer  associations  as  are  contemplated 
and  authorized  by  the  act  of  Congress  passed  the  24th  day  of  February 
last,  and  when  organized  to  be  received  as  a  part  of  the  quota  of  militia 
recently  required  to  be  held  in  readiness  at  the  shortest  notice. 

The  present  situation  of  our  country  calls  loudly  for  the  patriotic  exer- 
tions of  its  citizens,  in  the  prompt  adoption  of  such  measures  as  will 
most  effectually  enable  us  to  meet  the  result  of  a  late  event  which  appears 
to  menace  its  peace.  Under  such  circumstances,  it  must  be  presumed 
that,  with  due  encouragement,  the  whole  number  of  volunteers  contem- 
plated by  the  above  mentioned  act,  may  be  induced  to  tender  their 
services  to  their  country;  and  your  Excellency  will  readily  perceive  the 
importance  of  such  a  body  of  men  at  the  actual  commencement  of  war, 
whose  term  of  service  will  afford  ample  time  for  raising  and  organizing  a 
regular  force  for  taking  the  field  in  place  of  such  of  them  as  may  not  be 
inclined  to  become  a  part  of  the  regular  army. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


667 


As  it  must  be  highly  probable  that  such  volunteer  corps  will  be  com-        i807. 
posed  of  our  most  active,  intelligent,  patriotic  and  spirfted  young  citizens,     -^"^st  ^, 
they  will  undoubtedly  in  the  event  of  a  war,  stand  on  high  ground  as  Department 
candidates  for  officers  in  the  regular  army,  whenever  such  an  army  shall 
he  considered  necessary;  and  from  the  well  known  military  ardor  which 
pervades  all  parts  of  our  country,  there  can  be  no  doubt  of  the  readiness 
of  a  sufficient  number  of  our  spirited  citizens  to  offer  their  services  to 
their  country  at  the  present  time. 

I  am,  &c. 


Gborge  Wray  to  William  Dudley. 

1  have  this  moment  received  the  enclosed  packages  by  Ca])t.  Ham, 
of  the  revenue  cutter.  Not  conceiving  myself  at  liberty  to  open  them, 
have  forwarded  them  on  to  you. 

Yours,  ifec. 


August  3, 
Hampton 


Thos.  Matthews  to  the  Governor. 

In  pursuance  of  your  Excellency's  instructions  of  the  28th  ultimo,  I 
dispatched  Major  Tazewell  the  first  Inst,  to  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  British  Squadron  in  our  waters,  with  the  five  i>ersons  alluded  to.  I 
do  myself  the  honor  to  enclose  a  copy  of  my  letter  to  the  British  officer, 
Tazewell's  orders,  and  his  report  of  the  occurrences  that  passeil  while  on 
l)oard,  with  a  copy  of  two  letters  from  Sir  Thomas  Hardy.  Your  Excel- 
lency will  see  that  the  mode  of  communication  submitted  by  me  has 
been  rejected.  I  am  sorry  to  observe  that  the  Boat  in  which  the  British 
officers  and  seamen  were  overtaken,  has  been  so  much  abused  and  in- 
jured by  the  citizens  in  whose  care  she  was  lodged,  that  it  is  impossible 
tij  repair  her. 

I  shall  purchase  one  of  the  same  size  and  make  a  tender  of  her  unless 
forbid  by  your  Excellency. 

Your  Excellency's  Letter  of  the  30th  ultimo  never  reached  me  until 
this  day.  I  have  in  obedience  thereto,  issued  the  necessary  orders. 
From  various  sources  I  have  received  information  of  two  Pilot  Boats, 
supjiosed  to  belong  to  the  Bay,  being  suspected  of  supplying  the  British 
Sijuadron  or  attending  on  them  with  a  design  to  violate  the  restrictions 
of  Government.  I  have,  in  order  to  ascertain  the  fact,  engaged  a  fast- 
sailing  Boat  for  the  purpose  of  hovering  in  their  neighborhood,  and 
when  possible  to  pursue  and  overtake  those  who  may  be  observed  carry- 
ing on  any  communication  with  the  restricted  ships.  This  Boat  has 
been  engaged  but  two  days,  and  will  be  immediately  discharged. 


August  3, 
Norfolk 


568  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Norfolk 


lg07.  ^  am  apprehensive  that  in  the  course  of  my  short  command,  I  have 

\wf.lii''  ^rant^^^  indiilgencies  and  given  countenance  to  some  expences  not  war- 
ranted by  military  rule  or  the  laws  of  the  Union.  I  can  onl}'  offer  in 
extenuation,  the  sudden  and  unexpected  call  of  the  Troops  and  the  strong 
desire  I  felt  to  induce  them  to  submit  with  cheerfulness  to  the  necessity 
of  a  service  obviously  designed  to  support  and  maintain  the  national 
honor. 

>[ajor  Tazewell's  Report  will  inform  your  Excellency  of  the  strength 
and  position  of  the  Squadron.     I  shall  write  more  fully  to-morrow. 

I  am,  &c. 

Head  Quarters,  Norfolk,  Aug,  M,  1807. 

Sir  Thos.  Hardy,  An.: 

Sir — The  President  of  the  United  States,  in  consequence  of  a  late 
occurrence,  having  interdicted  all  intercourse  with,  and  supplies  to  His 
Britanic  Majesty's  ships  of  war  remaining  in  the  waters  of  the  United 
States,  and  two  of  your  oflBcers  and  three  of  your  seamen  having  made 
an  attempt  to  infringe  the  restriction  so  imposed,  by  endeavouring  to  pro- 
cure supplies,  and  having  been  taken  by  one  of  my  officers  as  violating 
the  rules  established  by  my  Government,  I  have  it  in  command  to  re- 
turn to  you  the  officers  and  men  with  the  Boat,  arms.  &c.,  taken  with 
them.  You  will  give  me  leave  to  observe,  Sir,  that  considering  the 
situation  of  ray  Government  as  it  relates  to  the  Squadron  under  your 
command,  that  this  act  can  be  considered  in  no  other  light  than  a  matter 
of  favor,  and  by  no  means  to  be  urged  as  a  precedent  in  any  future  vio- 
lation of  the  rules  established  by  the  Government  of  the  United  States. 
The  Boat,  <l'c.,  shall  be  forwarded  to  you  at  an  early  day. 

I  have  directed  Major  Tazewell  to  attend  you  with  this.  He  is  fully 
authorized  by  me  to  conclude  with  you  the  mode  of  communication  I 
had  the  honor  to  submit  to  you  in  my  last. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  with  due  respect.  Sir, 

Your  most  obed't  servant, 

Thos.  Mathews. 

Head  Quarters,  Norfolk,  August  1st,  1807, 
Major  Tazewell: 

Sir — With  the  dispatch  directed  to  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  or  the 
commanding  officer  of  his  Britanic  Majesty's  Squadron  in  Lynhaven 
Bay,  you  will  immediately  proceed  with  a  Flag  and  deliver  the  same  as 
directed.  You  will  have  in  charge  the  two  officers  and  three  seamen 
taken  some  time  since,  which  you  will  likewise  deliver  to  Sir  Thomas 
Hardy. 

1  need  not  remark  to  you  on  this  occasion,  the  communication  from 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  569 


Government  made  known  to  you  I  hold  sufficient     Having  received  no        iso7. 
answer  to  my  last  I^etter  respecting  communication,  you  will  endeavor  lo     '^^^if' 
asicertain  and  fix  the  mode  on  the  principle  before  mentioned.     I  wish  it 
a^scertained  to  prevent  misunderstanding  between  us.     C'apt  Saunders,  of 
the  artillery,  will  accompany  you. 

I  am.  Sir,  3'our  most  ohed't  serv't, 

Thos,  Mathews. 


^^IR 


Head  Quarters,  Norfolk,  Aug.  Srd,  1807. 


k_ 


On  the  1st  inst.  I  proceeded  as  you  directed  to  the  British  Squadron 
with  the  pri.soners  delivered  to  my  charge. 

I  did  not  arrive  at  Cape  Henry  until  about  12  o'clock  that  night,  and 
not  choosing  for  many  reasons  to  board  any  of  the  ships  at  that  late  hour, 
I  ordered  niy  vesssel  to  come  to  an  anchor  at  a  convenient  spot,  intending 
to  go  on  hoard  the  Triumph  in  the  morning.  Early  in  the  morning  of 
yesterday,  ('apt.  Hardy  sent  his  boat  on  board  of  me  with  a  polite  mes- 
sage, similar  to  that  I  before  recei^'ed,  making  a  tender  of  his  boat  if  I 
would  use  it  to  come  on  board  his  ship.  I  accepted  the  offer  and  pro- 
ceeded as  you  directed.  Arrixdng  on  board  the  Triumph,  I  delivered  up 
the  officers  and  men  to  Capt.  Hardy  and  handed  him  your  dispatch. 
He  enquired  if  you  had  not  received  any  communication  from  him  in 
reply  to  your  last  letter.  I  answered  that  you  had  not,  previously  to  my 
leaving  your  quarters  on  the  preceding  day.  He  stated  that  he  had  writ- 
ten an  immediate  answer  so  soon  as  it  was  received  by  him,  and  had  also 
forwarded  a  duplicate  a  few  days  since  by  the  Columbine  Brig.  Copies 
of  these  papers  he  shewed  me  in  his  letter  book.  On  my  repeating  that 
the  originals  had  not  been  received  when  I  left  you,  he  directed  copies  to 
be  again  made  out  and  then  made  up  a  dispatch  which  you  will  receive 
herewith  directed  to  yourself  This  dispatch  he  stated  to  me,  contained 
nothing  but  copies  of  the  papers  I  have  above  stated,  that  a  reply  to  your 
letter  then  received  should  be  given  on  this  day,  or  at  the  earliest  possible 
period  afterwards.  He  said  he  thought  he  had  cause  to  complain  of  the 
style  used  bv  vou  in  vour  communications  with  him,  that  no  act  of  hh 
he  hoped,  had  made  such  a  style  necessary,  but  that  whatever  style  you 
might  ch<K)se  or  teel  it  your  duty  to  adopt,  it  would  not  alter  the  course 
he  had  deirided  to  pursue,  nor  should  it  induce  him  to  imitate  your 
example. 

Entering  upon  the  subject  of  the  contemplated  arrangements  as  to  fu- 
ture necessary  communication  which  1  was  authorized  bv  vou  to  make, 
he  requested  of  me  to  state  that  mode  which  I  approved  of  best.  1 
replied  that  his  convenience  so  far  as  it  was  compatible  with  our  own, 
should  be  my  guide  upon  that  subject.     That  1  had  before  suggested  a 

mode  which  seemed  to  meet  the  approbation  of  his  second  officer,  and  if 

72 


570  CALENDAR  OF  8TATE  PAPERS. 


1807.        there  was  no  objection  on  his  part,  1  would  again  propose  that,  but  if  their 
N<Sfolk '    ^^^®  ^^^^  ^  wished  him  to  declare  it.     He  replied  if  he  understood  my 
meaning:?,  this  proposed  arrangement  comprehended  no  other  communi- 
cations but  those  from  the  officers  of  the  British  (Government  to  its  min- 
ister at  Washington.     1  answered  I  intended  to  be  so  understood.     Then 
Sir,  said  he,  it  is  an  arrangement  to  which  I  can  never  agree.     I  liave 
nothing  to  communicate  to  Mr.  Erskine,  nor  can  I  have;  but  if  1  had  the 
mode  of  communication  wliich  I  have  always  seen  practiced  on  such 
occasions,  and  which  to  me  appears  most  proper,  is  for  the  Naval  officer 
to  communicate  with  the  most  convenient  Consul  of  his  nation,  whose 
duty  it  is  to  extract  from  his  communication,  such  as  arc  necessary  fot 
the  Minister  to  see,  and  his  replies  if  required  to  be  made  known  to  ii^i 
are  forwarded  in  like  manner. 

1  have  i)rivate  and  individual  reasons  for  not  departing  myself  fro*^^ 
this  system,  and  if  you  can  make  such  an  arrangement  as  will  enable  i^'^^ 
to  adhere  to  it,  I  shall  be  much   pleased,  but  if  not,  there  can  be  M^^ 
occasion  for  arranging  any  other.     T  answered  that  the  Proclamation       ^^ 
the  President  of  the  U.  8.,  was  understood  by  me  as  interdicting  nil  int^^^' 
course  between  his  Squadron  and  the  British  Consul  at  Norfolk.     Th  -=^^ 
although  the  case  of  dispatches  from  the  British  Government  was  except^^^" 
from  the  operation  of  the  Proclamation,  yet  I  understood  those  dispatch^^**' 
to  be  such  as  Governments  forwarded,  and  as  it  was  well  understood  thtf-**^^ 
a  Consul  was  a  mere  commercial  agent,  having  no  connection  with  h"       ^^ 
Govenmient  but  through  her  Minister,  I  could  not  conceive  that  an        y 
other  communication  could  be  permitted  but  those  I  had  stated.     If  h  ^^^ 
wished  an  arrangement  made  to  facilitate  this   kind  of  intercourse,  ^ 

would  enter  upon  the  subject  with  him  at  once,  and  he  would  find  m^  ® 
much  disposed  to  consult  his  accommodotion  in  its  adoption,  but  I  die  -^ 
not  feel  myself  authorized  to  extend  it  any  further  than  I  had  stated.  ^—  ' 
concluded  by  telling  him  that  these  were  only  my  own  impressions;  tha^" 
I  had  no  specific  instructions  from  you  upon  this  subject,  and  therefore==='^'^ 
it  was  possible  I  might  be  wrong. 

Thinking  as  1  did,  liowcver,  I  could  not  then  enter  upon  the  arrange-   -""^ 
ment  of  any  ]»lan  with  him,  except  for  this  single  object.     If  a  more       ^ 
extensive  communication  was  desired,  I  could  only  refer  him  to  you  for 
your  decision,  and  in  the  letter  which  he  proposed  writing  to  you  he  had 
better  mention  tliis  subject.     He  said  he  believed  he  would  do  so,  and 
the  subject  was  then  dropped. 

In  the  course  of  our  conversation,  Ca})t.  Hardy  stated  to  me  what  his 
l>rivat(^  reasons  were  for  not  connuunicating  directly  with  Mr.  Erskine. 
That  ho  liad  seen  a  letter  from  Mr.  Erskine  to  Capt.  Douglass  which  he 
considered  most  imjjroper,  and  that  he  never  could  agree  to  subject  him- 
self to  the  risk  of  being  mortified  by  having  such  a  letter  addressed  to 
himself. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  571 


He  did  not  state  explicitly,  but  1  inferred  from  what  he  did  .say,  that  1807. 
the  part  of  your  letter  with  which  he  was  dissatisfied,  was  that  in  which  j^^^^k 
you  have  reserve<l  to  yourself  the  right  of  judging  as  to  the  propriety  of 
forwarding  any  communications  which  he  might  send  even  under  a  flag. 
I  inferred  this  from  his  repeatedly  declaring  that  he  should  feel  himself 
mucli  to  blame  were  he  voluntarily  to  pennit  himself  to  be  placed  in  a 
situation  where  he  might  be  exposed  to  the  mortification  of  having  his 
letters  returned  to  him.  He  stated  that  he  would  forward  his  answer  to 
your  letter  in  the  mode  proposed  by  me,  to  which  in  this  instance  he 
could  see  no  objection  unless  in  the  circumstance  of  its  being  sent  under 
a  flag.  That  a  flag  was  the  evidence  of  a  state  of  war  between  the  two 
countries  finding  it  necessary  to  use  it,  a  state  which  he  did  not  consider 
as  existing  between  our  respective  countries  at  this  time;  but  if  we  chose 
to  require  it,  he  would  pursue  it 

While  on  board  his  ship,  Capt.  Hardy  remarked  to  me  that  there  were 
some  black  men  who  had  come  on  board  the  Triumph  a  few  nights 
before.  That  they  stated  they  were  free  men.  but  it  was  probable  they 
were  slaves.  That  he  should  have  set  them  on  shore  immediately,  but 
for  two  considerations:  the  one  that  he  did  not  wish  to  expose  his  men 
to  the  attack  of  ours,  who  might  not  kn(»w  their  object  in  approaching 
the  shore;  the  other,  that  if  these  men  were  really  runaway  slaves,  his 
setting  them  on  shore  would  be  only  giving  them  an  opportunity  to 
escape  fn>m  their  masters.  That  he  had  therefore  kept  them  on  board 
and  should  continue  to  do  so  until  they  were  demanded  by  some  proper 
authority.  He  also  stated  there  were  several  seamen  then  in  the  squad- 
ron, who  averred  themselves  to  be  American  citizens.  That  some  of 
them  he  was  disposed  to  think  were  so,  but  that  he  could  not  release 
them  until  they  were  demanded  in  the  proper  manner.  I  inquired  what 
he  considered  to  be  the  proper  manner.  He  answered  that  he  could  not 
tell  certainly ;  that  it  was  a  business  which  had  generally  been  adjusted 
by  the  ministers  or  consuls,  who  were  the  proper  persons  to  judge  of  the 
evidence  of  citizenship,  and  that  when  they  had  decided  upon  this  point 
he  had  always  obeyed  their  request  to  deliver  up  the  men.  That  he 
should  still  pursue  the  same  course  now.  While  I  remained  on  board, 
he  stated  to  me  that  some  of  these  men  were  anxious  to  communicate  with 
their  friends  on  shore,  and  had  written  some  letters,  which  he  would  give 
nie  if  I  would  receive  them.  I  answered  that  I  would  do  so,  and  before 
1  left  the  ship  he  gave  me  two  open  letters  from  two  seamen,  one  ad- 
dressed to  Robert  Pearse,  the  uncle  of  fhe  writer,  in  Marblehead,  the 
other  directed  to  the  Collector  of  Charleston,  both  begging  that  evidence 
of  their  citizenship  might  be  furnished  in  order  to  procure  their  dischai^e. 
These  letters  I  have,  and  shall  dispose  of  them  as  you  please  to  direct. 

The  reception  which  I  met  with  from  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  was  in  all 


d72 


CALEXDAE  OF  STATE  PAFEI^. 


U07.       nesrpef^t^  Tortkj  of  tlttt  hiefa  duncicr  viiicfa  I  had  been  b^i^re  di^|PCi««*i 

I  *iii.  v«y  respectfonT.  d<sr  sir.  jt-^ir  nwx  obed't  =ierr  t. 

LfiT^  W.  Tazemwjll. 

F.  S. — I  LiTe  writUrfi  in  ^ocik  faatsCe  thml  I  hare  ocnittei  to  staUr  to  T».m 

iL'T  ;.>n£:=«Ai  ^rce  •jif  the  British  io  oor  rati»s^     It  k  as  £J&>v:^:  The  0>> 

!^:ci^«ic%L  bs%.  <^  sixteen  suos.  in  Hani|4oo  Ro^is:  the  Trhimp»h  and 

Let>|«rv|  ixST  ra(/ie  Henir.  and  the  Cleopatia.  friette.  in  j^isda!  dssSanoe 

in  the  'j&ns,  at  ?ea.     Be4de»  these  ships.  Sir  Hkosna^^  Hardj  «tatcd  Uj 

me  that  ke  •ex|«ecter]  daflj  the  arrird  ot  Admiral  BerkiEleT  or  Sir  Robert 

La^irie.  or  k«<h  ^i-f  tbetn.  and  mctitiooed  thi<  #4mzm«tancie  a^  an  addi- 

d*>aai  reason  why  be  was  indi^piKcd  to  Ibnn  anv  <och  amRStiijient  as 

ui^t  I  pr>p«i9aiL  biccaase  as  his  ODmiDaod  woold  pro^johlT  not  cc*atinQe 

UjiOTfc  than  a  week  looker,  he  did  doc  wish  to  tramiDel  tboee  who  wo^d 

•iKOsei  him. 

In  haste,  rovns.  Ae. 

LlTT  >  W.  Taieweli-  " 
To  Brieadier-Oen»al  Matthew^ 


ThOIL&S    MaTHEWs   -TD   TRE   G0fT[E50 


A«ir3fc4. 


I  hare  thf«  dav  rceaTcd  a  kttcr  horn  the  eomman^iiwr  officer  of  the 
British  soeadnjo.  a  copr  of  which  I  hare  CDckoed. 

In  coo^eqaence  of  the  eommanicatiOQ  made  by  Cape  Hardy  r^e<|^«?dz^ 
his  {joesesFMo  oc  supposed  Amoicaiks*  I  have  detemsinfed  so  se&d  down 
CapL  Tayk>r.  with  soch  evidence  as  I  can  pnociue.  to  n&ake  an  trtS^.^rt  t^ 
obtain  the  iibetatioo  of  the  poor  ieUuws.  This  detefmiikan>L«  \f(  mio^r 
has  befSk  aided  hy  an  apfjlication  of  sereial  of  our  •ntiacfk^  ;o  obtain  ibr 
thetn  slavef  sud  to  be  oo  b«ard  the  British  ship  Triam^ilk. 

In  pnrsoaace  of  the  propo^atioas  contained  in  Caf<ain  Hardy  V  letter 
n&pecting  the  eommonicatioo  to  be  observed  by  djse<w  1  iiAve  aathoriik^ 
Capt.  Taylor  to  adjBSt  that  bfiaines&  dittUy.  I  wiii  thank  yoar  Excel* 
leoey  to  |M>int  oat  the  mode  yoa  would  wish  to  be  carried  on  after  my 
removal  fpoai  the  present  service.  I  shall  make  the  necieasary  tommoni- 
cation  as  soon  as  I  have  naoaved  yoor  orders  to  )la^~»r  Newt^in. 

1  Lave  the  honor  to  ^ndose  yoor  ExoeJlcncy  a  statemrnt  •>(  the  arus 
neetrivcd  and  of  their  distribotion.  as  made  mr  by  my  ^^itarter  Master. 
The  rEceipts  uf  the  Commandants  are  proear^  and  shall  shortly  lie  (ot- 
varded.  The  cartooeh  boxes  are  in  snob  a  state  that  thev  cannot  1^ 
distriboted  without  repair.     1  wish  yoor  iikstroctitack^  on  this  bead. 

From  the  report  s4  Mafor  TaacwcO  yon  will  s«e  that  it  may  reaaonably 
ke  expected  that  a  reinforcement  to  the  British  s^^oadnxi  is  daily  expected. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  578 


They  change  their  {situation  daily  in  consequence  of  sliort  cruises.     No        1807. 
indication  of  hostility,  except  remaining  in  and  bringing  to  vessels  in  our      j^^^^^' 
waten*. 

I  am,  (fee. 

His  Ma.festy's  Ship  Triumph, 

Chesapeake  ('hannel,  Aufpiftt  Srd^  1807. 
Sir: 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the 

1st  Instant,  delivered  to  me  by  Major  Tazewell.  The  Midshipmen  and 
three  men  that  improvidently  (|uitted  his  Majesty's  Dispatch  Schooner 
Hamilton,  for  the  amusement  of  fishing,  at  the  same  time  returned  to  this 
ship,  and  may  I  request  of  you,  Sir,  to  return  my  sincere  thanks  to 
Captain  Robert  Taylor  for  his  very  kind  attention  to  those  young  men 
whilst  thev  remained  under  his  care. 

1  have  pointerl  out  to  Major  Tazewell  my  ideas  of  the  best  mode  of 
comniunication,  and  1  beg  leave  to  repeat  it  to  you,  which  I  trust  you 
will  approve  of.  There  are  some  men  now  in  the  Triumph  that  call 
themselves  subjects  of  America;  it  being  my  intention  to  restore  them 
to  their  families,  provided  they  can  prove  their  citizenship,  and  as  I  con- 
sider that  communication  should  pass  through  the  British  Consul,  if  it 
meets  your  approbation,  I  will  send  one  of  his  Majesty's  Dispatch  Schoon- 
ers off  Hampton  Creek  with  a  Lieutenant  from  this  Ship,  who  will  de- 
liver my  dispatches  to  an  officer  appointed  by  you  to  receive  them,  and 
the  Boat  shall  return  for  an  answer  in  one  or  two  days,  as  may  be  judged 
right  by  the  officer  residing  at  Hampton. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  with  the  greatest  respect, 

Sir,  your  most  obed't  Servant, 

T.  M.  Hardy. 

To  Brigadier-Gen'l  Mathews,  Commandant-in-Chief,  &c.,  &c. 


W.  Dudley  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  I  yesterday  returned  from  Nor-  Aiieust  6, 
folk,  where  1  went  for  the  purpose  of  making  some  arrangement  with  ^<^rktown 
the  Collector  of  that  Fort  for  supplying  the  CX)lumbine  sloop  of  war  with 
necesr<ary  provisions  agreeable  tojthe  President's  Proclamation,  and  have 
the  ph^sure  of  saying  she  will  be  supplied  from  Norfolk  altogether,  and 
that  she  will  not  be  permitted  to  send  to  Hampton  for  water  and  vege- 
tables, as  the  Collector  at  Norfolk  at  first  contemplated,  by  which  means 
1  hoi>e  we  shall  get  clear  of  her  upon  good  terms. 

She  demands  four  months'  provisions,  but  the  Collector   has  deter- 
mine to  supply  her  only  from  day  to  day  till  he  can  hear  from  our 


574 


1807. 
Austut  6, 
Yonttown 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 

Government  as  to  the  quantity  they  may  approve  of.  There  is  do  doabt 
but  we  shall  have  a  number  of  these  fellows  coming  into  our  Ports  bear- 
ing dispatcheH  for  the  express  purpose  of  getting  refreshments   for  the 

Squadron  at  the  Capes. 

I  am,  &c. 


Joel  Leftwich  to  the  Governor. 


Bedford 


Orders  have  recently  been  received  by  Gen'l  Martin  conformable  to 
a  requisition  of  the  United  States,  requiring  him  to  take  effectual 
measures  to  organize,  arm,  and  equip  according  to  Law  and  hold  in 
readiness  to  march  at  a  moment's  warning,  600  Infantry,  including  offi- 
cers, 71  cavalry  officers  included,  and  35  artiller>',  including  officers  from 
the  twelfth  Brigade,  which  orders  will  no  doubt  be  punctually  observed 
as  far  as  the  T>aw  will  authorize. 

Respecting  the  Infantry,  arming  is  the  difficulty,  which  you  will  see  by 
reference  to  the  Militia  T^w  of  1806,  Sec.  1,  the  public  arms  being  now 
in  the  hands  of  tne  Light  Infantry  cannot  be  drawn  out  without  a  Law 
authorizing  the  same  or  a  special  order  from  the  Governor  to  that  effect, 
which  no  doubt  would  be  sanctioned  by  the  Legislature  on  an  iuimer- 
genc}'  like  the  present  With  respect  to  the  Cavalr}'  and  Artillery,  Light 
Infantry,  «fec.,  you  will  please  advert  to  the  11th  Sec.  of  the  Militia  Law 
of  1804,  which  points  out  the  mode  of  their  being  called  into  actual 
service.  As  there  is  no  light  Infantry  required  to  be  furnished,  would 
they  be  rece'd  as  Volunteers  in  place  of  Infiintry?  From  the  patriotic 
spirit  that  seems  to  pervade  the  State,  I  flatter  myself  that  a  sufficiency 
of  volunteers  will  offer  their  service  to  supply  the  quota  of  this  Brigade. 
When  I  act  officially,  I  wish  to  act  Legally,  and  would  take  it  as  a  singu- 
lar favor,  Sir,  if  you  would  advise  me  as  early  as  possible  on  this  momen- 
tous occasion. 

I  am,  &c. 


Henry  Lee  to  the  Governor. 

August  0,        Transmitting  the  following  inquiry  from  B.  G.  Hungerford:    Whether 
Tiermitage   q^^  militia  of  Gloucester  and  Mathews  counties  shall  be  exempt  from  a 
second  Draft  as  from  the  first  in  case  it  is  ordered  ? 


Thomas  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 


h. 


August  7,        Since  my  letter  of   the  4th  Inst,  nothing  material  has  transpired. 
Norfolk      (japt.  Taylor,  after  being  delayed  by  Calms  and  contrary  winds,  arrived 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  575 


about  12  o'clock.     He  has  not  had  time  to  make  his  report  so  as  to        i807. 
enable  me  to  forward  it  to  your  Excellency  by  this  mail.     I  will  forward     ^^Jf^i  J* 
it  by  the  next  Post. 

Among  the  variety  of  objections  stated  as  to  the  mode  of  communica- 
tion to  he  observed,  Captain  Hardy  objects  to  his  Letters  for  the  Consuls 
being  delivered  unstraled.  From  the  instructions  I  have  received,  I  can 
not  hold  myself  warranted  in  permitting  such  communication  unless  it 
he  under  restriction.  The  Letters  to  the  British  Legation  are  directed  to 
be  forwarded  as  usual,  hut  I  cannot  view  the  office  of  Consul  in  any 
manner  attached  to  the  IjCgation.  Captain  Hardy,  in  his  personal  com- 
munication with  my  officers,  as  your  Excellency  w411  observe  by  the 
Re|K)rts  heretofore  sent,  has  declared  his  determined  resolution  not  to 
correspond  with  Erskine,  and  seems  that  it  may  be  permitted  him  to 
address  the  Consul  without  his  restriction. 

I  cannot  grant  it  without  express  instructions,  yet  1  will  take  the  lib- 
erty to  say  that  I  feel  it  would  be  a  means  of  releasing  some  of  our  sea- 
men whose  situation  will  not  permit  them  to  produce  the  proof  neces- 
sary to  establish  their  right  to  citizenship.  But  will  not  this  be  depart- 
ing from  a  principle  we  ought  to  adhere  to?     I  think  it  will. 

Five  negroes  were  delivered  to  Capt.  Taylor — two  of  them  identified 
by  the  owners;  the  other  three  I  have  ordered  to  jail  under  a  commit- 
ment from  the  civil  magistrate.  One  of  them,  it  is  said,  belongs  to  Mr. 
Wm.  Roane,  who  lived  at  or  near  City  Point;  another  to  a  black  man 
by  the  name  of  Matt  Anderson,  and  who  is  a  Blacksmith  in  Richmond, 
and  has  been  absent  some  time.  The  other  is  sullen  and  gives  no  ac- 
count of  himself.  Tiiey  will  be  advertised  and  described.  No  answer 
to  my  last  from  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  respecting  the  seamen.  I  hope  in 
my  next  to  be  able  to  say  something  certain  on  this  head. 

The  Triumph  and  Columbine  only  without  the  Cape.  The  rest  of  the 
Squadron  su}>posed  looking  out  for  Admiral  Berkeley,  who,  it  is  said,  is 
hourly  ex[)ected. 

I  am,  &c. 


Capt,  Taylor's  Report. 

Hkai)  Quarters,  Norfolk,  August  7th^  1807. 
Sir: 

In  obedience  to  your  orders  of  the  oth  instant,  1  set  out  from  this 

f>lace  at  n)id-day,  accompanied  by  Major  Winston,  with  the  expectation 

that   I  should  arrive  on  board  the  Triumph  so  early  in  that  day  as  to 

enable  me  to  adjust  the  iX)int«  of  my  mission  and  depart  on  my  return 

that  night.     It  soon,  however,  became  caln),  and  the  tide  heading  us  at 

Point  Comfort  late  in  the  afternoon,  it  was  deemed  impossible  by  the 

pilot  to  proceed,  and  we  therefore  put  into  Hampton  about  sunset. 


576  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  While  at  Hamf)ton  I  was  applied  to  by  Mr.  Ck)wper,  who  represented 

Norfolk'  ^*^  ^^  ^^^^  ^^^  ^^^^'  been  told  by  some  of  the  persons  accompanying  me 
that  1  was  on  my  way  to  the  British  squadron.  That  one  of  his  slaves 
had  absconded  about  live  months  ago,  and  had  been  seen  (as  he  was  told) 
on  board  one  of  the  boats  of  the  Bellona,  while  that  vessel  was  lying  in 
Hampton  Roads.  That  he  was  desirous  of  accompanying  me  for  the 
purpose  of  recovering  the  slave  if  1  would  reclaim  him.  I  stated  to  him 
that  his  case  was  not  known  to  you,  and  was  of  course  not  explicitly  pro- 
vided for  by  my  instructions,  but  that  I  was  so  well  possessed  of  your 
opinion  on  that  subject  that  I  should  not  hesitate  to  use  my  exertions  to 
procure  all  slaves  belonging  to  any  of  our  citizens,  and  that  I  would 
willingly  take  him  (Mr.  C.)  with  me  and  advance  his  claim  to  the  utmost 
of  my  power.     He  agreed  to  go  with  me  and  did  so. 

At  2  in  the  morning  we  left  Hampton,  and  arrived  near  the  Triumph 
about  sunrise.  Believing  that  hour  to  be  unsuitable  to  enter  on  any 
business,  1  had  resolved  to  remain  on  board  our  flag  vessel  till  after 
breakfast.  A  boat,  however,  was  soon  sent  from  the  Triumph,  and  a 
message  from  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  was  delivered  by  a  midshipman,  stating 
that  Sir  Thomas  H.  requested  that  officer  on  board  the  flag  would  do  him 
the  favor  to  accept  his  boat  and  come  on  board  the  Triumph.  The  invi- 
tation was  accepted,  and  Major  Winston  and  I  immediately  went  on 
board.  We  were  received  by  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  at  the  gangway  and 
conducted  to  his  cabin. 

After  a  few  general  remarks  I  stated  to  the  Commodore  that  I  was 
charged  by  you  to  deliver  a  dispatch,  which  T  delivered  to  him.  Having 
perused  it,  he  inquired  if  I  had  no  other  dispatches.  I  replied  that  I 
had  some,  which  were  delivered  to  me  by  you,  which  I  understood  were 
from  the  British  Consul,  and  related  to  some  of  the  points  mentioned  in 
the  dispatch  I  had  already  delivered.  I  then  handed  him  the  other  dis- 
patches with  which  I  had  been  charged. 

A  titer  perusing  them  he  showed  me  a  list  which  had  been  sent  down 
by  Col.  Hamilton,  corresponding  with  that  with  which  you  furnished  me, 
of  seamen  vsaid  to  be  on  board  his  ship  who  were  American  citizens,  add- 
ing that  he  had  no  wish  to  detiiin  any  one  who  was  reallj^  an  American, 
because  he  believed  it  not  only  wrong  in  itself  to  do  so,  but  it  w^as  also 
imi)olitic,  as  such  persons  made  his  crew  dissatisfied  with  their  situation. 

I  expressed  my  pleasure  at  the  frank  avowal  of  a  principle  which  1 
believed  would  admit  of  no  doubt  when  properly  examined.  He  imme- 
diately called  an  officer,  gave  him  the  list,  and  desired  that  he  would  see 
who  of  the  persons  named  were  on  board  his  ship.  Af^er  the  officer  had 
departed,  the  conversation  was  continued,  in  the  a>urse  of  which  Capt. 
Hardy  repeatedly  stated  the  general  principle  before  mentioneil,  and 
seemed  to  admit  that  such  of  the  persons  as  he  believed  to  be  Americans 
should  be  instantly  delivered  up,  and  that  the  others  should  be  delivered 
when  the  proper  proof  should  be  received. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  577 


The  conversation  then  turned  on  the  restitution  of  fugitive  slaves,  and  1807. 
he  expressed  on  this  subject  the  same  ideas  reported  by  Major  Tazewell  jj!?!foi  J 
in  his  communication  of  the  third  instant.  I  replied  that  the  motives 
which  had  led  him  to  resolve  not  to  put  them  on  shore  from  his  boat, 
were  thought  to  he  proper.  That  I  had  brought  with  me  persons  who 
would  probably  identify  some  of  them ;  that  I  wished  to  set  on  foot  an 
inquiry  as  to  others  who  had  absconded  some  time  ago,  and  particularly 
named  Cowj)er'8  and  one  of  Mr.  Fredericlt  Armistead's.  I  added  that 
our  laws  required  of  all  free  negroes  the  exhibition  of  certain  certificates, 
the  absence  of  which  would  furnish  evidence  that  they  were  slaves.  He 
at  once  stated  that  he  believed  that  those  who  had  lately  come  on  board 
were  all  slaves,  tho'  they  had  asserted  differently,  and  should  render  them 
all  to  nie  whether  identified  or  not,  and  that  he  would  cheerfully  give  up 
all  others  who  on  inquiry  might  be  found  on  board. 

I  had  carefully  avoided  all  discussion  respecting  the  mode  of  commu- 
nication, believing  that  some  disagreement  would  probably  arise  on  that 
point,  and  fearing  that  it  might  affect  the  two  other  more  important  ob- 
jects which  I  was  to  endeavour  to  obtain.  The  discussion  now  turned 
on  that  subject.  The  letter* from  the  Secretary  of  State  to  the  Mayor, 
which  you  put  into  my  hands  at  the  moment  of  my  departure,  connected 
with  your  verbal  instructions,  seemed  to  impose  on  me  the  necessity  of 
allowing  no  communication  to  pass  unsealed  but  to  the  legation,  and  I 
did  not  deem  the  Consul  a  member  of  the  legation. 

He  advanced  on  this  point  the  ideas  he  had  maintained  with  Major 
Tazewell,  that  it  was  not  usual  for  naval  commanders  to  communicate 
with  the  Minister  directly,  but  always  through  the  Consul — that  he  was 
not  disposed  to  depart  from  this  practice  in  any  case,  but  particularly  now 
as  he  had  personal  reasons  for  adhering  to  it  in  respect  to  Mr.  Erskine. 
I  replied  that  communications  to  the  Minister,  whether  direct  or  enclosed 
to  the  Consul,  would  be  admitted,  but  in  the  latter  case,  the  communi- 
cation to  the  Consul  must  be  unsealed. 

He  seemed  much  dissatisfied  with  the  idea  of  sending  letters  unsealed. 
Stated  that  he  did  not  intend  to  correspond  with  the  Consul  on  any  sub- 
ject which  he  was  desirous  to  conceal,  but  that  there  would  be  an  impro- 
priety in  corresponding  on  these  terms;  that  his  according  to  them,  would 
probably  subject  him  to  the  censure  of  his  superior  officer,  and  that  he 
could  not  therefore  enter  into  any  arrangement  with  such  restriction.  I 
repiesented  that  he  would  readily  discover  that  any  rule  adopted  by  us 
on  the  subject,  should  be  bottomed  on  general  principles,  without  relation 
to  the  particular  character  of  the  officers  on  whom  it  might  at  first 
operate — that  the  rule  at  first  adopted  here  would  probably  be  insisted 
on  as  a  precedent  for  future  cases  here  and  elsewhere,  and  at  all  events, 
would  render  the  adoption  of  a  different  one  hereafter,  particularly 
unpleasant  and  dangerous;  and  that  a  just  regard  to  our  security,  if  the 

73 


578  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  present  misunderstanding  should  unfortunately  terminate  in  a  war,  or 
^?*T^k'  co'^^anders  less  liberal  should  be  on  our  coast,  would  at  once  prove  the 
propriety  of  the  restriction  which  was  insisted  on.  He  seemed  to  admit 
the  propriety  of  these  remarks,  but  observed  that  he  hoped  that  his  whole 
conduct  had  evinced  a  disposition  the  most  friendly,  and  that  he  should 
continue  to  pursue  the  same  friendly  deportment  in  all  his  acts  in  relation 
to  the  U.  S.,  while  he  continued  on  the  station,  unless  actual  war  existed ; 
expressed  a  wish  that  the  French  ships  were  gone,  (intimating  that  they 
alone  occasioned  his  detention  in  our  waters,)  and  said  he  expected  some 
display  of  confidence  and  friendly  deportment  on  our  part  to  correspond 
with  his  own  conduct.  After  ineffectually  presenting  the  subject  in  a 
variety  of  shapes,  I  at  last  frankly  told  him  that  my  instructions  and 
yours,  left  me  no  discretion  on  this  point,  and  that  the  restriction  could 
not  be  yielded. 

He  then  observed  that  until  this  was  satisfactorily  arranged,  nothing 
could  be  done  in  the  two  other  points,  particularly  as  to  the  seamen,  as 
the  communications  preparatory  to  a  discharge  must  be  with  the  Consul. 
I  had  apprehended  this,  and  had  therefore  purposely  avoided  discussing 
the  subject  of  communication  till  we  had  understood  the  mode  of  adjust- 
ing the  two  others.  I  endeavoured  to  shew  that  the  subjects  were  in 
themselves  distinct  and  unconnected;  that  having  agreed  to  the  two 
other  points  we  ought  not  to  forbear  performing  acts  of  essential  justice, 
respecting  which  we  concurred,  because  we  could  not  agree  oi?i  another 
isolated  point,  and  that,  too,  of  mere  — ;  that  the  suspension  of  inter- 
course could  not  be  considered  an  act  of  offence,  inasmuch  as  it  was  a 
mere  rule  of  police  indisputably  belonging  to  all  nations,  and  one  to 
which  we  had  reluctantly  resorted,  as  appeared  from  the  Proclamation, 
rather  to  prevent  irritations  which  might  increase  the  difficulty  of  an 
amicable  settlement,  than  with  a  view  to  increase  resentments ;  that  it 
was  at  last  doubtful  whether  the  mode  of  intercourse  proposed  by  me 
was  not  as  liberal  as  under  existing  circumstances  could  be  expected. 
This  subject  was  pressed  by  me  in  a  discussion  of  several  hours  in  every 
shape  which  I  could  imagine,  and  with  a  zeal  even  importunate.  I 
could,  however,  succeed  only  in  separating  the  case  of  the  slaves  from 
that  of  the  communication,  and  5  were  delivered  up,  including  not  only 
those  which  were  identified,  but  one  other  who  has  been  absent  for  7 
years  from  his  master.  Of  this  list  I  had  no  knowledge.  He  was  sur- 
rendered by  Ca4)t.  Hardy  of  his  own  accord.  One  other  remains  on 
board.  He  had  concealed  himself  after  I  went  on  board,  and  though 
diligently  sought,  could  not  be  found.  Capt.  Hardy  assured  me  he 
should  be  sent  up  by  an  early  conveyance. 

Finding  that  we  could  not  agree  on  the  subject  of  communication,  1 
proposed  that  it  should  not  be  considered  as  definitely  rejected,  but 
waived  for  the  present,  as  thereby  it  would  be  open  for  fiiture  discussion, 


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and  that  the  restriction  should  be  acceded  to  in  a  temporary  measure,  1S07. 
which  I  was  about  to  propose.  This  was  acceded  to,  and  a  note  pre-  jJ^S^jk' 
pared  by  me  stating  the  place,  &c.,  a  copy  of  which  I  gave  to  him.  1 
send  it  herewith.  It  w<im  purposely  omitted  to  state  that  his  dispatches 
sent  in  that  way  should  be  unsealed,  but  that  is  distinctly  understood 
between  us.  He  opposed  the  use  of  a  flag  of  Truce,  alleging  that  it 
implied  hostility,  which  he  disclaimed,  and  that  it  produced  among  his 
people,  as  well  as  ours,  sentiments  and  reflections  not  warranted  by  the 
present  state  of  the  Countries,  and  which  he  hoped  there  would  never  he 
occasion  to  execute.  I  approved  the  sentiment,  and  as  the  term  Flat^ 
only  is  used  in  your  instructions,  I  adopted  the  signal  naentioned  in  the 
note. 

The  discussion  between  us  was  frequently  suspended  and  resumed. 
During  one  of  the  intervals,  the  officer  to  whom  the  list  was  given,  re- 
turned and  reported  that  none  of  the  persons  named  in  that  list  were  on 
board,  but  that  there  were  several  from  Commodore  Douglass'  ship, 
resi>ecting  whom  there  had  been  some  claim  set  up,  and  he  handed  Capt. 
Hardy  a  list.  This  was  before  the  written  arrangement  was  made,  but 
after  it  had  been  proposed.  The  men  I  requested  to  examine,  with  a 
view  to  acquire  such  information  as  would  assist  in  furnishing  proof  of 
their  title  to  the  American  character.  This  was  at  once  acceded  to  by 
Capt  H.,  who  said  he  would  cheerfully  allow  all  inquiries  which  might 
lead  to  that  object,  and  that  he  regretted  that  by  refusing  such  a  commu- 
nication as  he  must  have  with  the  Consul  prior  to  their  discharge,  he 
should  be  precluded  from  doing  all  that  he  desired.  They  were  all  mus- 
tered on  the  deck,  and,  in  presence  of  Capt.  H.,  his  officers  and  crew, 
were  interrogated  by  me.  Their  names  and  their  replies  will  appear  by 
an  exhibit  accompanying  this  report,  marked  B. 

In  the  list  you  gave  me,  was  the  name  of  William  (there  called  John) 
Jones.  Capt.  Hardy  told  me  that  he  had  been  on  board  the  Columbine, 
then  in  Hampton  Roads;  that  orders  had  been  given  for  his  discharge, 
and  had,  as  he  imagined,  been  already  executed;  but  that  he  would  give 
me  a  note  to  Capt.  Bradshaw  directing  his  delivery  to  me,  if  not  already 
dismissed.     This  note  I  received  shortly  before  my  departure. 

In  the  course  of  the  morning,  many  remarks  were  made  of  a  general 
nature,  which,  not  being  connected  with  the  immediate  subject  of  your 
order,  are  not  reported  in  writing,  though  verbally  detailed  to  you  this 
morning.  I  cannot  but  say  that  all  Capt.  Hardy's  general  remarks  in 
relation  to  the  situation  of  the  two  countries,  indicated  a  most  liberal, 
frank  and  philanthropick  mind,  and  evinced  nothing  like  political  or  per- 
sonal hostility.  To  Major  W.  and  me  he  was  in  the  greatest  degree  polite 
and  respectful     We  left  his  ship  at  1  P.  M. 

At  10  at  night  we  reached  the  Columbine.  I  went  on  board  and  de- 
livered Capt.  Hardy's  note.     Capt.  Bradshaw  said  that  Jones  had  been 


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1807. 

August  7, 

Norfolk 


discharged.  In  the  course  of  our  conversation,  he  spoke  (apparently 
accidentally)  of  a  person  claiming  to  be  an  American,  then  on  board.  I 
deemed  it  my  duty  to  probe  the  subject,  if  jK)88ible,  and  desired  to  see 
the  man.  My  request  was  complied  with.  His  examination  led  to  that 
of  others,  until  I  discovered  that  there  are  five  jiersons  of  whose  claims 
to  the  native  American  character  I  have  little  doubt.  As  he  said  in  an 
early  part  of  our  conversation  that  he  could  do  nothing  without  the 
sanction  of  Capt.  Hardy,  I  forebore  to  make  any  demand  of  them.  I 
refer  you  to  my  minute  C  for  details  as  to  the  examination. 

The  rest  of  my  conversation  with  Capt.  Bradshaw  I   have  verbally 
communicated. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  your  obedient  servant. 


August  10, 
Norfolk 


Tiios.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

Yesterday  about  3  o'clock  a  ship  supposed  to  be  the  T-iCopard,  joined 
the  Triumph.  They  remain  in  the  usual  anchorage  near  Cape  Henry. 
Nothing  attempted  by  them  that  indicates  hostility.  I  received  a  letter 
from  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  yesterday.  I  now  enclose  a  copy.  Your  Excel- 
lency will  see  by  this  letter  that  they  expect  to  correspond  with  the 
( -onsul  without  restriction,  and  for  this  purpose  detain  our  people.  They 
have  restored  one,  an  old  Scotchman,  many  years  settled  in  this  country, 
and  who  has  a  family.  I  like  not  such  frequent  communication.  1  have 
not  as  yet  answered  it.  The  hope  of  relieving  some  of  our  countrymen 
and  of  obtaining  the  negroe  mentioned  in  Capt.  Hardy's  letter,  will 
induce  me  to  send  down  to-morrow  in  the  mode  prescribed  by  the  condi- 
tional arnvngement  entered  into  by  Capt.  Taylor. 

I  am,  &c. 

His  Majesty's  Shtf  TriitxMph, 

Chesapeake  Channel,  AiKjitat  8th ^  1S07. 
Sir: 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the 

r)th  instant  by  (-apt.  Taylor,  who  1  have  no  doubt  has  made  you  ac- 
(juaint^^d  with  my  ideas  on  the  mode  of  communication,  and  which  1 
trust  you  will  accede  to.  The  slave  that  was  missing  the  other  day  is 
now  found,  and  will  be  delivered  up  to  any  person  authorized  to  receive 
him.  Dougal  McDougal,  an  American  citizen,  is  also  landed  by  this  con- 
veyance, and  the  other  men  will  be  sent  to  Norfolk  as  soon  as  Consul 
Hamilton  forwards  to  me  a  sufficient  proof  of  their  being  citizens  of  the 
Tnited  States.  1  take  this  opportunity  of  returning  two  boats,  to  be 
claimed  by  the  proper  owners,  which  have  been  picked  uj)  by  this  ship. 

I  have  tlie  honor  to  be,  with  the  greatest  respect,  sir. 

Your  obed't  servant, 

T.  M.  Hardy. 

Brigadier-General  Mathews,  Commander-in-Chief,  &c.,  ifec. 


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581 


Henry  Lee  to  the  Governor. 

I  received  a  letter  some  days  past,  asking  ine  to  tender  to  your  Excel-        1807. 
lency,  Brigadier  White's  services  as  a  General  officer  from  my  Division    Ri(!hmond 
should  that  Division  furnish  one. 

1  conform  to  the  request  of  this  gentleman,  altho'  contrary  to  my 
practice,  because  in  his  letter  to  me  he  appears  to  confide  in  my  noticing 
his  services  in  the  94  expidition. 

This  officer  served  upon  that  occasion  as  a  field  officer  from  this  Bri- 
gade, and  conducted  himself  much  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  superiors  so 
far  as  fell  under  my  observation. 

He  stands  second  among  the  Brigadiers  of  the  Division ;   General 
Mathews  being  the  senior;  in  consequence  whereof  he  was  summoned  by 
me  to  take  the  field  under  Major-General  Morgan,  who  being  the  eldest 
Major-General,  Commanded  the  Virginia  troops  then  called  into  service. 
I  have  received  applications  from  some  of  the  commandants  of  the 
quota  now  required  from  the  4th  Division,  to  permit  them  to  select  their 
regimental  staff'  otherwise  than  from  the  line  when  characters  more  suit- 
able shall  present  themselves,  and  are  willing  to  do  duty  for  the  sum 
allowed  by  Congress.     Raw  troops  require  the  attention  of  all  their  offi- 
cers, and  therefore  1  cheerfully  will  grant  the  request  should  your  Excel- 
lency not  disiipprove. 

The  regulations  of  Congress  exhibit  not  this  deviation  from  their  rules, 
altho'  they  give  but  a  small  additional  stipend  for  such  services. 

I  have,  &c. 


Thos.   White  to  the  Governor. 


Soliciting  appointment  as  Brigadier-General  in  the  quota  of  militia  to    August  10 
^  raised  under  Act  of  Ck)ngres8  of  the  18th  of  April.  1806. 


Taliaferro  Hunter  to  John  Heath. 

Soliciting  arms  for  his  company  of  Artillery  amounting  to  46  men.         August  10, 

Keu^x  Co. 


John  Cropper,  Jr.,  and  Thos.  Parker  to  the  Governor. 

Soliciting  arms  and  ammunition   for  their  respective  Regiments  in    August  12, 
Accomack  county.  Accomac  Co. 


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CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


James   McDowell  to  the  Governor. 


Soliciting  a  commission  in  the  Rifle  Raiment  to  be  raised  in  the  State, 
^)c?bri<Jee  ^^  ^^  ^^^  Infantry  of  the  State  to  be  raised  under  the  requisition  of  Con- 
County      gress. 


1807. 
Ausust  12, 


August  13, 
Norfolk 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

At  seven  o'clock  this  morning  a  ship  anchored  near  Cape  Henry  bear- 
ing a  Hag  at  her  fore-top  gallant  mast  head.  The  wind  being  light,  she 
came  to  some  distance  from  the  Triumph  and  Leopard,  fired  a  gun  and 
dispatched  two  boats  to  the  Squadron  in  Lynhaven. 

The  flag  at  the  fore-top  gallant  mast  is  the  Badge  of  a  Vice-Admiral, 
and  I  suppose  it  is  Admiral  Berkeley,  particularly  as  it  has  been  reported 
to  me  that  two  ships  were  seen  in  the  offing  about  9  A.  M.  I  shall 
endavor  to  ascertain  who  and  what  they  are  by  the  next  mail. 


Th.  Turner  to  Major-General  Lee. 

August  14  Pursuantly  with  your  directions,  I  have  communicated  to  Colonel 
Redman  and  Majors  Fleet  and  Camp  (the  two  former  personally  and  the 
latter  by  Letter),  that  they  were  designated  as  the  field  officers  of  the 
Regiment  to  be  drawn  from  the  14th  Brigade.  Redman  and  Fleet 
promptly  met  the  requisition,  and  will  hold  themselves  prepared  for 
service. 

Camp  will  communicate  with  you  by  post.  I  have  also  written  to 
Sam'l  Lewis  (who  was  from  home),  and  notified  your  will  to  him ;  from 
what  I  learn,  I  entertain  no  doubt  of  his  ready  acceptance,  and  accord- 
ingly I  consider  him  as  engaged.  I  am  happy  to  say  to  you  that  in  my 
passage  through  the  14th  Brigade,  but  one  uninterrupted  aspect  pre- 
sented itself — an  aspect  exhibiting,  with  all  classes,  an  ardor  knowing  no 
bounds,  and  fully  inspiring  the  hope  that  every  soldier  in  the  Virginia 
Quota  will  be  a  soldier,  not  mechanically  made  so  by  law,  but  from 
volition. 

I  have  seen  the  Brigadier  and  Col.-Com'd't  together;  have  communi-- 
cated  to  them  what  I  have  done,  and  aided  in  arrangement  for  th( 
future. 

Will  you  have  the  goodness  to  investigate  the  question  of  an  allow 

ance  to  your  aids  for  their  late  tour,  and  give  me  the  result  by  post  t<r~^ 

Fauquier  Ct  House?    The  claim  of  compensation,  or  at  least  of  retrt  — 

bution,  is  certainly  founded  in  justice,  and  I  look  to  justice  for  its  rea^^"— 

nition. 

I  am,  &c. 


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Thomas  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

I  do  myself  the  honor  to  enclose  the  papers  referred  to  in  Capt.  Tay-        1807. 
lor's  Report  forwarded  to  your  Excellency  some  days  since.  Nwfolk  ' 

Mr.  Lee,  Mayor  of  the  Borough,  has  placed  in  my  hands  a  letter  that 
came  to  him  hy  post,  enclosing  one  directed  to  Sir  Thomas  Hardy.  The 
manner  in  which  this  letter  has  been  sent  to  the  Mayor,  does  not  enable 
Die  to  say  from  whom  it  comes.  It  has  the  mark  of  the  New  York  post- 
office  and  the  seal  of  the  British  Consul's  office  on  it.  It  is  a  large 
packet,  and  one  of  those  prohibited.  I  shall  detain  it  until  your  Excel- 
lency's pleaaure  shall  be  made  known  to  me. 

The  British  Squadron  remain  in  the  same  state  as  reported  yesterday. 
No  further  account  of  the  Admiral. 

I  am,  &c. 

LiM  of  Persons  Examined  on  Board  tJie  Tnumph. 

John  Barry — Says  he  was  born  at  Cove  of  Cork,  and  never  in  America 
before. 

John  Frances — Says  he  was  born  in  Brazil,  and  never  before  here. 

Joseph  T^ewis — Says  he  was  born  at  Oporto.  Two  years  ago  came  to 
New  York  and  got  a  protection  from  the  Portuguese  Consul. 

Richard  Pierce — Says  he  was  born  at  Marblehead,  <»nd  admitted  by 
Capt.  Hardy  to  be  an  American. 

Edward  Thomas — Says  he  was  born  at  South  Wales;  was  naturalized 
in  Charleston  10  years  ago;  married  Sarah  Sonderdike  in  New  York 
about  2  years  ago;  knows  John  Huffin,  Charleston,  and  Samuel  Newton 
^nd  Elias  Kane,  New  York.  Kane  and  Pierce  sent  letters  by  Mr.  Taze- 
well. 

Ijawrence  Anderson — A  Sweed  ;  never  naturalized. 

William  Stevens — An  Englishman;  not  naturalized. 

On  Board  the  Columbine, 

1.  Travers  Nichells — Says  he  was  born  in   Philadeli)hia  in  October, 

^778;  remained  there  till  he  was  about  9  years  old,  then  removed  with 

"is  father's  family  to  Thomburg  Township.  Delaware  ('ounty,  in  the 

^tate  of  Pennsylvania,  where  his  father  is  now  alive,  a  farmer.     He  is  a 

^*^niier.     Is  known  by  Robert  Reede's  family.     David  Messer  and  Thomas 

Messer,  Jacob  Richards,  of  Congress,  and  Jesse  Darlington,  a  member  of 

^"e  State  Legislature,  is  known  to  him.     Shipped  in  New  York  in  Janu- 

^fy  on  board  the  Brig  Mary,  Capt.  Marshall,  for  Jamaica  and  back. 

After  signing,  was  told  it  was  a  British  vessel  engaged  in  the  St.  Domingo 

^I'ade.     Was  captured  by  the  Cleopatra  on  the  9th  day  after  sailing,  sent 

^  Bermuda,  and  there  condemned;  then  put  on  board  the  Leopard  and 


584  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  sent  to  Halifax  and  transferred  from  the  I^eopard  to  the  Columbine  in 
^N^^lk^'  ^^^^  ^^  June  last  Thomas  Hall,  in  New  York,  shipped  him  and  carried 
him  before  a  Notary.  He  has  a  protection.  Mr.  Erwin,  of  New  York, 
was  the  owner  of  the  Brig,  and  was  on  board  when  captured.  He  knows 
John  Kelly,  Store  Keeper,  Bedloe  Street,  New  York,  and  \Vm.  Wright, 
Ijoarding  House  Keeper,  Petition  Street,  New  York.  iHas  a  protection, 
No.  7408,  by  David  Gilston,  Collector,  New  York,  dated  30th  December, 
1806.     I  believe  this  man  to  be  an  American. 

2.  Joseph  Halfield  Ball — Says  he  was  bom  in  Worstertown,  Massa- 
chusetts; is  22  years  old  in  September.  His  father,  Benjamin  Ball,  is  a 
farmer  now  living  at  Windsor,  in  Massachusetts.  When  young,  removed 
to  Springfield,  and  there  brought  up  as  a  Farmer.  Knows  William 
Elly,  of  Congress;  Phinehas  Clapen,  a  Del^ate,  and  George  Bliss,  a 
Representative.  Has  a  brother,  Benjamin,  a  farmer,  and  a  sister  married 
to  James  Russell  at  the  armory  at  Springfield.  Left  Springfield  in  Octo- 
ber last  for  the  first  time  to  go  to  sea.  Went  to  Hartford,  and  from 
thence  to  New  York  in  a  Ship  called  the  Vermont,  owned  by  Justin 
Lyman  and  commanded  by  Simon  Lyman,  of  New  York,  who  knows 
him.  Shipped  on  board  the  Brig  Mary  with  Nichells,  and  has  been  with 
him  since.  Has  a  protection  procured  by  Justin  Lyman,  Connecticut, 
by  Jas.  Thomas,  Middletown,  No.  718,  Nov.  6th,  1806.  I  believe  him 
an  American. 

3.  William  Brown — Says  he  was  bom  in  Watertown,  four  miles  from 
Boston ;  is  40  years  old ;  brought  up  to  the  sea.  Sailed  from  Boston  'til 
about  two  3'ears  ago,  when  he  was  impressed  in  the  West  Indies  by  the 
frigate  Africane  from  the  Bacchus  schooner,  of  Boston,  owned  by  Sulli- 
van Daw.  Married  Olive  Warner,  a  servant  girl  of  Mr.  Codman,  rope- 
maker.  His  wife  has  been  dead  for  many  years.  Has  two  daughters 
and  a  son ;  oldest  son  18  years  old.  Knows  Daniel  Sergeant,  No.  17  I^ong 
Wharf,  merchant;  Thomas  Perkins,  merchant;  Capt.  Hopkins,  now  a 
merchant;  Mr.  Lewis,  a  merchant.  William  Collins,  trunk-maker,  is  par- 
ticularly known  to  him,  and  Daniel  Baker,  soap  boiler,  South  End,  and 
Enoch  May,  Constable,  Pleasant  street.  Mr.  Lyman,  American  Consul 
at  London,  on  the  19th  of  May,  180(3,  procured  his  discharge  fmni  the 
Magnanimo.  and  he  had  a  Certificate  of  discharge.  Returned  to  New 
York.  Sailed  in  the  Mary  with  Ball.  His  discharge  was  lodged  with 
Peter  Gordon,  No.  3  —  Lane,  New  York.  He  was  forced  away  by  Mar- 
shall, the  Capt.  of  the  Mary,  without  it. 

4.  Thomas  Holmes;  aged  24;  born  in  Watertown,  State  of  Massacliu- 
setts;  son  of  Thomas  Holmes,  farmer,  who  resides  at  Watertown.  He 
followed  farming  till  he  went  to  sea,  about  6  years  ago.  Knows  Thomas 
Bright,  farmer,  and  Capt.  Wm.  Rice,  of  Watertown.  He  has  not  been 
there  these  6  years.  Sailed  out  of  New  York  and  Boston  chiefly.  Knows 
Capt.  T^we,  of  Brig  Northern  Liberties,  of  New  York.     Taken  in  the 


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British  Brig  Protection,  No.  .368,  Joseph  Hiller,  Salem  and  Beverly,  24th        i807. 
FebV,  1807.  Au^t,^^. 

5.  Andrew  Smith;  aged  22;  born  in  Middletown,  State  of  New  Jersey; 
son  of  Hendrick  Smith,  a  Dutchman,  a  Tailor.  He  has  had  no  repjular 
occupation.  Brought  up  in  Newburyport,  wliere  his  father's  family' 
removed  when  he  was  5  years  old.  Knows  Moses  Goodrich  and  his 
brother,  Merchants,  and  John  Sjmoner,  Rigger.  Taken  in  the  British 
Brig  Mary,  Protection  No.  7463,  D.  Gilston,  loth  Dec,  1800. 

Signed,  Robert  B.  Taylor, 

Ca|>t.  Cavalry. 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

The  Columbine,  British  sloop  of  war,  that  came  in  some  time  since  August  17, 
with  dispatches  for  the  British  Minister,  and  which  vessel  was  by  the  Law  ^<^"olk 
placed  under  the  direction  of  the  Collector  of  the  Port,  has  departed  with- 
out previous  notice,  from  the  anchorage  assigned  by  the  Collector,  and 
proceeded  this  morning  with  the  Triumph  to  sea.  The  demand  made 
by  the  Captain  of  the  Columbine  for  four  months'  provision  and  water 
on  his  first  arrival,  was  exorbitant.  The  Collector  did  me  the  honor  to 
con.**ult  me  on  the  occa.sion,  and  I  had  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  it 
ought  not  to  be  granted.  That  a  full  allowance  for  the  nearest  port  was 
all  that  in  my  opinion  they  had  a  right  to  demand,  but  as  the  case  was 
new,  T  would  submit  it  to  the  Government.  The  Collector  has  done  so, 
and  in  the  meantime  supplied  them  with  their  daily  requisitions.  This 
cimduct  shows  the  resi>ect  they  are  disposeil  to  pay  U)  our  Government. 

The  only  ship  remaining  in  our  waters  is  the  Cleopatra. 

I  am,  etc. 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Goverxor. 

Conim(»dore  Decatur  is  indefatigable  in  his  exertions  to  complete  the    August  18, 
Gun  Boats;  thirteen  are  nearly  completed  as  far  as  it  relates  to  the  rig-      ^o"*"*^ 
ging.  6lC.,  and  tlirw  more  are  expected.     In  a  conversation  with  him  this 
day,  he  informs  me  that  the  seamen  are  procured  with  difficulty,  but 
from  the  arrangements  which  he  has  made  in  other  Ports,  he  hopes  to 
procure  the  able  seamen  that  are  necessary  at  a  short  day. 

The  British  remain  as  yesterday. 

I  am,  &c, 
74 


586 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


John  H.  Smith   to  Col.  Alexander  Stuart. 

1807.  I  enclose  you  the  copy  of  your  proposals  for  raising  a  Brigade  of  Vir- 

King  &  '  ginia  Volunteers,  which  was  forwarded  to  me  by  the  last  Richmond  mail. 
Queen  Go.  j^  this  copy  I  found  a  Captain's  commission  in  a  company  of  Light 
Infantry  in  the  Second  Regiment  Virginia  Volunteers,  tendered  me  ngnr- 
ably  to  your  Inntntriioni*.  1  have  testified  (b}'  an  endorsement  on  the  pro- 
posals) my  ready  and  cheerful  acceptance  of  the  commission,  and  most 
willingly  subscribe  to  every  condition  of  this  acceptance. 

Under  an  impression  that  it  is  my  duty  to  name  to  you  and  through 
you  to  the  Executive  of  the  State,  fit  persons  to  fill  the  offices  of  Lieu- 
tenant and  Ensign  in  the  Infantry  company  to  be  recruited  by  me,  I 
now  take  the  liberty  of  mentioning  to  you  Mr.  Thomas  Hoskins  and  Mr. 
James  Buckner,  both  residents  of  King  &  Queen  county — the  first  as 
Lieutenant,  the  last  a^  Ensign.  My  knowledge  of  the  character  of  each 
of  those  gentlemen,  fully  authorizes  me  to  mention  them  to  you  in  terms 
of  high  respect  and  commendation.  The  first  has  held  a  Lieutenant's 
commission  for  some  years  in  a  militia  company,  the  other  a  Captain's 

commission. 

I  am,  etc. 


August  21,  Tho.  Jefferson  salutes  the  Governor  with  esteem  and  respect,  and  re- 
turns hira  the  papers  received  in  his  letter  of  the  18th,  he  thinks  there 
can  be  no  doubt  but  that  the  aedled  letter  from  the  British  Consul  at  New 
York  to  the  commander  of  the  Bellona  should  be  returned. 


Francis  Gray  to  the  Governor. 

August  21,       Soliciting  an  appointment  as  a  Cavalry  officer. 
Lynchburg 


Thos.  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 


AugUHt  22, 
Norfolk 


Your  Excellency's  letter  of  the  19th,  with  the  enclosures,  reached  me 
this  day.  In  the  opinion  T  gave  to  the  C'ollector  respectinc:  the  supplies 
of  the  Columbine,  1  made  the  President's  instructions  my  guide.  The 
Columbine  was  direct  from  Halifax,  and  innnediately  on  Her  arrival  for 
the  Captain  to  make  a  demand  of  four  months'  provision  and  water,  I 
could  not  but  suspect  that  some  abuse  of  the  ])riviledge  held  out  to  ves- 
sels of  this  description  by  the  President's  proclamation  was  intended. 
The  vessel  has,  however,  departed  from  the  anchorage  assigned  Her  by 
the  Collector  and  joined  the  Squadron  in  our  waters. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  587 


The  Collector  has  banded  to  me  a  variety  of  documents  from  the  Secre-        isOT. 
tary   of  State,  respecting  a  number  of  citizens  detained  on  board  the    "^^r^u"' 
British  ."Squadron  on  the  American  station.     I  shall  use  my  best  exer- 
iiMns  for  their  liberation,  and  communicate  the  results  to  your  Excel- 


Wicv. 


The  wagon  forwarded  to  this  place  for  public  use  is  unfit  for  service. 
At  twelve  «» clock  this  day  the  Triumph  was  the  olily  ship  within  the 
Ca|*e:  t!je  others  are  cruizing  off. 

I  am,  &c. 


James  McFarlane  to  the  Governor. 

It  L*  with  pleasure  I  lay  before  your  Excellency  the  proceedings  of  the   August  23, 
72  Regiment,  conveyed  on  Wednesday  last,  for  the  purpose  of  detailing    '^"**^*'  ^'^' 
f*ne  Captain,  one  Lieutenant,  one  Ensign,  and  eighty-five  men,  her  quota 
of  the  11,5(>3  to  be  furnished  by  the  State. 

The  meeting  was  more  numerous  than  u|)on  any  former  occasion,  and 
the  utmo;*t  harmony  prevailed.  The  spirit  of  76  appeared  to  have  taken 
p05ses!iion  of  every  heart — each  officer  and  soldier  "ardent  and  emulous 
for  their  countrj^'s  service."  After  addressing  the  Regiment,  I  requested 
the  officers  who  felt  an  anxiety  to  take  the  field  in  defence  of  their  inde- 
jiendence  to  come  forward.  Every  officer  of  the  Regiment  tendered  their 
ser^'ices.  When  the  necessary  officers  were  selected,  the  young  men 
turned  out  voluntarily  the  number  required. 

I  trust,  sir,  the  Americans  will  convince  the  world  thev  are  not  a 
divided  i>eople,  when  called  on  to  support  their  Glorious  Independence. 
Altho'  difference  of  opinion  may  exist  as  to  the  mode  of  administration, 
yet  convinced  I  am,  when  requested  to  rally  under  the  banners  of  liberty, 
they  will  all  join  in  one  patriotic  band  to  avenge  the  injuries  done  their 
eountrv. 

Be  assured,  sir,  I  feel  the  greatest  anxiety  to  serve  my  country  (if  occa- 
sion refjuired )  in  a  military  capacity,  especially  in  the  Rifle  dei)artment ; 
but,  from  the  present  arrangements,  I  do  not  expect  the  honor  of  serving 
on  the  first  tour  of  duty;  perhaps  if  times  grow  worse,  my  services  will 

lie  accepted. 

I  am,  &c. 


11.  Lee  to  the  Governor. 

Hanng  just  returned  from  a  circuit  to  some  of  the  lower  counties,  I  August  24, 
have  the  pleasure  to  repeat  to  your  Excellency  my  growing  expectation  ^^^c"™^*^" 
that  the  volunteer  lew  will  succeed  in  mv  division.     The  enclosed  letter 


588  CAI^NDAR  OF  STATE  PAPER&. 


1807.  furnishes  ^ound  of  hope  which  I  trust  will  be  realized.  It  brings  to 
An^Mt  24,  ^j^^^.  ^  auhject  which  I  beg  leave  to  submit  to  your  consideration,  and 
upon  which  I  ask  your  decision.  My  aids  have  been,  and  will  be  em- 
ployed to  the  end,  in  performance  of  public  duty,  at  their  own  expense. 
1  trust  Government  will  reimburse  them,  and  I  cannot  doubt  but  that 
the  General  Government  will  make  good  to  the  State  such  reimburse- 
ment. 

Your  Excellency's  late  orders  1  found  at  my  lodgings;  they  will  com- 
mand from  me  the  most  prompt  attention.  Engaged,  as  I  have  been,  in 
preparing  for  war,  it  was  natural  for  me  to  meditate  on  subjects  connected 
with  that  event,  so  far  as  respected  my  particular  State. 

Two  jK)ints  are  ever  in  my  mind:  1st.  How  can  we  best  protect  the 
crippled  commerce  we  may  enjoy  and  guard  our  seaports?  2nd.  What 
shall  we  do  as  to  our  slaves? 

I  believe  our  chief  seaport,  Norfolk,  and  our  only  river  (York),  capa- 
ble and  convenient,  may  be  secured  from  naval  enterprise.  If  this  is 
done,  great  good  will  be  done  to  our  country,  and  high  honor  will  accrue 
to  Government  in  case  of  war.  Should  the  blessings  of  peace  be  pre- 
served, still  public  approbation  must  be  bestowed  on  a  preparation  so 
essential,  and  the  expense  of  the  necessary  fortifications  will  be  cheer- 
fully submitted  to.  I  have  no  doubt  but  that  the  faithful  repair  of  the 
Forts  Nelson  and  Norfolk,  with  additional  forts  on  Craney  Island  and 
the  point  above,  and  between  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth,  with  an  adequate 
co-operation  of  Gun  Boats,  will  place  this  valuable  commercial  city  safe 
from  the  British  fleet,  which  is  the  only  weapon  in  the  hands  of  our 
enemy  we  need  apprehend. 

Of  o]iT  many  rivers,  York  river  is  the  only  one  which  can  with  facility 
be  defended,  which  is  certainly  fortunate  for  the  State,  as  its  harbor  is 
capacious  and  mife,  as  the  same  wind  which  brings  a  vessel  into  our  capes 
will  take  her  up  to  their  harbor  at  York  Town.  As  this  river  is  the  in- 
termediate navigation  between  the  rivers  Rappahannock  and  James,  to 
both  whose  waters  merchandise  may  be  conveyed  by  a  short  land  car- 
riage from  York  river,  and  consequently  by  the  aid  of  these  rivers  may 
be  wafted  to  our  interior. 

Few  counties  have  been  so  advantageously  placed  by  Providence,  and 
surely  it  is  the  duty  of  Government  to  extend  this  bountiful  gift,  by  ren- 
dering the  only  river  which  can  be  generally  useful,  completely  so  at  a 
period  when  all  our  other  rivers  are,  as  it  were,  occluded  from  use. 

The  heights  of  York  and  the  point  of  Gloucester  give  excellent  posi- 
tions for  co-operating  forts  at  a  short  distance  from  the  enemy  sailing  up 
that  river.  Above  and  below  the  point  of  Gloucester  are  tw^o  creeks 
adapted  for  Gun-boats,  with  shoals  near  the  upper  creek  proper  for  the 
same  sort  of  vessels,  in  the  midst  of  which  shoals  is  a  small  Island, 
where  I  hope  a  fort  nngbt  be  erected,  which  would  not  only  protect  the 
gun-boats,  but  elfectually  annoy  a  squadron  passing  the  forts  below. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  889 


T  am  not  an  Engineer;  I  wish  I  was,  as  then  I  could  ascertain  all  the        1807. 
advantages  of  this  position,  and  would  with  i)leasure  undertake  so  to  do.    ^-Jj^^^Qn^* 

My  opinions  are  to  l>e  regarded  only  by  way  of  producing  the  decis- 
ion of  officers  of  skill  and  experience  in  that  particular  branch  of  war. 

You  have  it  in  your  power  readily  to  complete  these  defences.  The 
militia  force  demanded  by  your  Excellency,  will  soon  be  ready  to  take 
the  field.  Call  them  out;  save  the  expences  of  tents,  if  you  please,  by 
slight  huts  easily  erected  by  the  Troops ;  post  them  at  Norfolk,  Ports- 
mouth, York  Town,  and  Gloucester  point.  Let  them  be  trained  for  bat- 
tle, and  while  training,  let  them  be  taught  the  art  of  erecting  fortifica- 
tions as  a  knowledge  essential  to  the  officer,  as  often  resorted  to  in  field 
operations  when  little  expected.  Your  Troops  would  thus  be  com- 
pletely fitted  for  your  object,  and  at  the  same  time  your  country  bettered 
where  her  best  interest  requires  melioration. 

With  resj>ect  to  the  second  point,  it  is  a  delicate  and  difficult  subject; 
nevertheless  it  nmst  be  met,  or  it  will  be  sure  to  meet  you.  Without 
giving  my  sentiments  at  large  on  this  point,  1  will  now  only  suggest  the 
propriety  of  enlisting  every  free  male  negro  capable  of  bearing  arms. 
They  would  answer  excellently  as  pioneers  and  camp  colour  men,  and, 
indeed,  if  the  number  surpassed  these  demands,  it  would  be  judicious  to 
make  them  distinct  military  corps,  to  march  them  to  the  eastern  frontier, 
and  there  use  them  as  garrisons  or  as  part  of  the  operating  force. 
Should  Canada  be  invaded,  you  derive  one  signal  advantage — you  take 
them  from  the  slaves,  whom  in  case  of  insurrection  they  would*  join. 
You  deprive  the  slaves  of  intelligence,  of  advisers,  and  of  leaders. 

You  kill  the  black  as  well  as  the  white  in  battle,  and  thus  hold  up  in 
a  degree  the  present  proportion  between  the  two  classes.  I  might 
extend  my  enquiry  greatly,  but  I  have  gone  far  enough,  as  I  wish  merely 

ft 

to  bring  the  subject  to  your  Excellency's  consideration. 

I  am,  &c. 


John  Clarke  to  the  Governor. 


Capt.  RichM  B.  Goode  recommends  Samuel  Taylor  as  a  candidate  for  August  24, 
the  office  of  Lieutenant  of  his  company,  in  the  Virginia  I^ion  of  Volun-  1^^^'hmond 
teers,  and  James  Clarke  as  Ensign. 


I  am.  &c. 


Hut  ExreUencif  the  Gorernor  and  the  Hon^hle  Council  of  State: 

Gentlemen — We,  the  undersigned,  young  men  and  residents  of 
Kichmond,  inspired  by  that  military  ardor  which  so  eminently  charac- 


690  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  terizes  the  Virginian  youth  in  perilous  times,  having  formed  ourselves 
August  24,  jj^^^  g^  company  of  "Junior  Volunteers,"  unite  in  addressing  you  request- 
ing that  you  will  be  pleased  to  furnish  us  with  such  arms  and  accoutre- 
ments as  may  be  lying  useless  in  the  Capitol,  pledging  ourselves  to 
return  them  when  called  upon,  in  complete  order. 

The  Executive  may,  perhaps,  entertain  some  doubts  relative  to  the 
Responsibility  in  which  we  are  placed  in  possession  of  these  arms ;  we 
therefore  suggest  the  propriety  of  appointing  some  Agent  to  the  superin- 
tendence thereof.  We  are  fully  convinced  that  a  desire  existing  in  the 
minds  of  the  Executive  Council  to  countenance  and  support  a  schgol  of 
such  utility,  will  supercede  all  doubts  they  may  entertain  of  the  precari- 
ous tenure  by  which  it  may  be  supposed  we  may  hold  the  aforesaid 
arms,  &c. 

If  they  are  disposed  to  grant  our  requests,  the  light  French  muskets, 
which,  we  are  told,  are  lying  out  of  use  in  the  Capitol,  w^ith  small  cart- 
ridge boxes,  to  be  furnished  when  solicited  by  us,  according  to  the 
increase  of  our  company,  we  deem  suflBcient. 

We  have  the  honor  to  be,  Very  Respectfully, 

William  Lambert,  Jun'r,  James  E.  Heath,  Wm.  H.  Hening,  William 
R.  Daniel,  George  Pickett,  Jun'r,  D.  N.  Norton,  Charles  Hay,  Thomas 
AmWer,  Carter  Braxton,  Tho.  Hughes,  P.  A.  Peticolas,  Mann  Satterwhite, 
Richard  Booker,  Valentine  Southall,  Gabriel  Penn,  Nathaniel  Dunlop, 
Philip  Duvall,  Anthony  Robinson,  Abraham  Cawley — 19. 

N.  B. — Several  others  have  become  members,  but  have  not  signed  the 
address. 


Thomas  Mathews  to  the  Governor. 

August  26,  Major  Newton  not  having  had  it  in  his  power  to  relieve  Taylor's  Cav- 
Norfolk  j^ipy^  stationed  at  the  pleasure  house,  I  hold  it  my  duty  to  give  your 
Excellency  every  information  until  he  shall  take  upon  him  the  complete 
command  of  the  detachment  in  service.  I  do  myself  the  honor  to 
enclose  you  a  copy  of  my  letter  of  instructions  to  Major  Newton  and  a 
copy  of  my  order  issued  in  pursuance  of  your  Excellency's  orders  of  the 
21st  Instant.  The  references  alluded  to  in  my  letter  to  Major  Newton 
you  are  already  possessed  of. 

The  British  Squadron  has  been  reinforced  since  my  letter  of  yesterday, 
with  one  Brig,  supposed  to  be  an  18-Gun  Sloop  of  war.  Their  strength 
at  2  P.  M.  this  day  was  the  Triumph,  Cleopatra,  and  three  heavy  Brigs, 
their  position  stretching  from  Cape  Henry  to  the  North  Channel  on  the 
borders  of  Cape  Charles. 

I  am,  (&c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  691 


Head  Quarters,  Norfolk,  25th  Avgust,  1807.  1807. 

August  26, 
Major  Thomas  Newton,  of  the  54th  Regiment:  Norfolk 

Sir — I  have  it  in  command  from  his  Excellency  the  Governor  to 
discharge  the  Troop  of  Cavalry  under  the  command  of  Capt.  Robert.  B. 
TaA'lor,  and  to  retain  in  service  the  company  of  Infantry  under  the  com- 
mand of  ( -apt.  John  Reade,  of  the  Twentieth  Regiment,  and  the  com- 
pany of  Artillery  commanded  by  Capt.  Peter  Nestelle,  and  quartered  at 
Fort  Norfolk,  and  to  place  those  two  companies  under  your  command. 

The  former  you  will  post,  as  your  judgment  shall  direct,  between  this 
place  and  Cape  Henry  for  the  purpose  of  intercepting  all  intercourse 
with  the  British  vessels,  their  officers  and  crews  remaining  in  our  waters 
contrary  to  the  Proclamation  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and 
of  preventing  them  from  taking  or  receiving  supplies  of  any  kind,  and 
for  this  purpose,  should  force  be  neiiessary,  you  are  to  understand  that 
force  is  to  be  employed  without  reserve  or  hesitation.  The  latter  are 
intended  to  aid  in  the  defence  of  Norfolk,  and  are  to  have  the  use  of  the 
Guns  at  Fort  Norfolk. 

You  are  to  receive,  authorize,  and  regulate  intercourse  by  flag  with  the 
British  S<iuadron,  according  to  the  principles  laid  down  by  the  President 
of  the  United  States  in  the  enclosed  extract,  but  it  will  be  understood 
that  Commodore  Decatur  or  the  officer  commanding  in  his  absence, 
l>06sesses  this  power  in  equal  degree. 

You  will  make  such  arrangements  with  your  out  j)osts  as  will  enable 
you  to  receive  such  communications  from  them  relative  to  the  immber, 
jxwition,  and  conduct  of  the  British  Squadron  within  our  waters,  together 
with  any  other  information  that  you  may  deem  important,  and  which 
you  are  daily  to  communicate  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor. 

For  your  government  I  enclose  you  a  copy  of  a  i)rovisional  arrange- 
ment entered  into  by  me  with  the  British  commander,  respecting  the 
intercourse  by  Hag.  You  will  immediately  direct  a  guard  for  the  relief 
of  Lieutenant  Selden  of  Taylor's  troop,  stationed  at  Pleasure  House. 
The  necessity  of  an  immediate  relief  for  the  detachment,  must  be  too 
obvious  to  neeil  anv  remark  from  me. 

I  am,  (.V:c., 

Thos.  Mathews. 

Head  Quarters,  Norfolk,  25th  Au(ft,  1807. 

Gkx'l   OftI>EKs: 

The  (ieneral  ha<  received  instructions  from  his  p]xcellency  the 
Governor,  to  discharge  from  service  the  troops  of  Cavalry  under  the  com- 
mand of  Captain  Robert  B.  Taylor;  and  to  retain  Capt.  John  Read's 
company  of  Infantry  of  the  20th  Reg't,  and  Capt.  Peter  NestelPs  com- 
f»any  of  Artillery,  and  to  place  those  two  companies  under  the  command 


592  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  of  Major  Thomas  Newton  of  the  54th  R^ment.  Capt.  Read  and  Capt 
Norfolk^'  Nestell  will  therefore  conform  to  this  arrangement  and  obe}'  the  orders  of 
Major  Newton. 

The  General  feels  happy  in  announcing  to  Capt.  Taylor,  his  officers 
and  men,  the  high  sense  entertained  by  his  Excellency  the  Governor,  of 
their  activity  and  patriotic  zeal  and  ardor  in  the  service  of  their  country. 
The  General  cannot  i)ermit  the  corps  to  retire  without  expressing  his 
entire  approbation  of  their  conduct  during  the  time  they  have  been  in 
service.  The  prompt  manner  with  which  they  have  executed  every  order, 
and  the  cheerfulness  with  which  they  have  submitted  to  the  fatigue  and 
hardships  attendant  on  a  military  life,  entitle  them  to  rank  with  the  best 
disciplined  troops,  and  is  a  sure  presage  that  if  they  should  again  be 
called  into  actual  service,  they  will  do  honor  to  themselves  and  credit  to 
their  countr}'. 

The  commandants  of  the  detachment  of  the  7th  and  54th  Regiments 
lately  on  service,  together  with  the  Cavalry  and  Artillery  attached  to  the 
54th,  will  have  their  pa3'-roll8  immediately  made  out  and  delivered  to  the 
General.  The  Quarter  master  and  Forage  master  will  likewise  have  their 
accounts  made  up  and  furnished  to  the  General  without  delay.  It  is 
expected  that  those  departments  will  be  particular  in  obtaining  all 
accounts  against  the  troops  lately  in  service,  that  no  cause  of  complaint 
may  arise  on  the  part  of  the  citizens. 


Thos.  Newton,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

August  31,  On  the  26th  of  this  month.  General  Thos.  Mathews'  order  to  take  com- 
Norfoik  niand  of  the  Detachment  of  Militia  continued  in  public  service,  was 
handed  to  me,  accompanied  with  instructions  for  the  government  of  ray 
conduct.  My  time  has  been  so  much  occupied  in  making  the  necessary 
arrangements,  that  I  have  not  had  leisure  before  this  to  acknowledge  the 
receipt  of  your  Excellency's  Letter  of  the  24th  instant. 

I  shall  render  unremitting  attention  to  the  public. service.  Your  orders 
shall  be  executed  with  alacrity,  promptitude  and  decision.  Beyond  the 
limits  of  my  instructions,  I  shall  not  pass. 

On  the  29th  of  this  month  I  sent  Capt.  John  Read,  accompanied  by 
Mr.  Tully  Robinson,  an  intelligent  young  man,  with  a  flag  to  Commodore 
Sir  Thomas  Hardy,  bearing  documents  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  to 
obtain  the  liberation  of  some  American  seamen  impressed  and  detained 
on  board  of  the  Squadron  under  his  command.  I  likewise  directed  Capt. 
Read  to  take  with  him  Wm.  Mathias,  a  citizen  of  Princess  Anne  county, 
for  the  purpose  of  recovering  his  slave,  stated  to  be  on  board  the  Tri- 
umph. I  have  charged  Capt.  Read  and  Mr.  Robinson  to  have  no  further 
intercourse  with  them  than  that  which  relates  to  the  business  of  their 


■ 

▼'ttuii   -uT"  TZ3rifi:nijQ.    *    it} -«i;rnTu'Ui ir.Mi    i     ;^^*»->>.   ^      j,  •    - 

liiyire^   -ZT-t*i.  like     CH      ■  ^*rT'»  ■  «      Aj,-iT<sa^'ift.    v   •  K*  :*-**       -         **      *    • 

PlllIff*^  I  JUL   .irreceti   -^    *n*i   ^v.t.    r^ttj,    :•    .^»./v.>^  *i       -  -    -v  -    :   v 

F!;ic»T»«s.   nut  i»r  n?  id u*ji  -riiu  .mrn«t54Ji);^  n    i.fv  ^»f,^\»    »,\  Vvvi"  ■»»*     » 

occur?  in  :1L?  .^lar^er 

The  a>.'Tr  5*A:eL  SK*t?^  Jkrx- v>rWrv\l  K^  ^Nv  s^s^^-^k^s^^v^a^^  /^   Vn^v'  *r  v.  ' 
lencv.     Mv  iEi<tnicdon<  will  m^  w^h^mI  s\^H^J^H«^yv  vi^^aVv/u-      S   \\  \'* 
your  further  ••nlers.     WhAtov^T  tUo\  h^<^\  l^^\  \s<^H  ^'•\s\  \^s  ^..\  ^^^SV  ^.    \ 
certainty  calculate  on  tlunr  iwtvutioM,  U  ll»*^  U^h'VM*^^^^S^^^V'.^  \\\  WW  \\"M 

« 

maml  can  bv  anv  iHK*(.<ihilitv  carrv  thnu  iMl»»  i^HHl 

The  waters  on  the  sl»on»  ol*  ('ii|iu  ||hii\  ^vIII  •^»<mU»   Owh   \\     ,\     \' 
approach  so  near  a.^  to  (*oV(«r  \\\v  liih«Mnii  mI  Ilii>h  HOH 

I    have  dir(K;te<l  Cjipt.  Knul   tn  rpinli'i-  fiii»  •♦  Mi.ilhhti  h)   .\|  III.    ll  .    . 
mentioned  facts  in  writing.     I   will  unilftftvot   Ih  pt.onn    tipii   i  ill  ill  I 
frriin  other  re?«p<*rtahle  nonrci-K  rf*lMtivf>  fo  flfi>  i»»i»fii«  phhd    In  .il-l.  (  I  ;  I  ;• 
liefore  vou  the  (\\\Ur»i  t'.y'vUnwt'  nf  fh^fr  ^*l•  ♦<fr''»«      I'i-MifM    ih.    I  :     I  ;l 
the  want*  n\'  th^;  I)H;4/'hrfi/T»t  nf»'l'=r  ittv  * *fftittt'^fu^      '  m|i|    M,  *  I  li-i    I   .1 
twelve  tent«.     Iff:.-av-  fh'-v  ^•r'-  irr/Hfr'f'fff  ,  Mfr^^  r^»'»n  '<//       ih'ff..;       If 
als?o  ^"tat^-^  that  h*   appr^h'-Tt^-'   hi-f  rri/fi    •.•wM    K'^    -r/M.-    if  M' •     •   -      "f. 

much  \*rXtZ*:T  f-.T't'^^^'A  ^^f/('^^ft*'f        ft^-   *^  f\f*'Hifffir.'  ■  ff  i  nh    l'n,ii    >     M'ti,,».      , 

and  lifter:  x*   :.r'-^«*r.*  f,»*   -.^    rit}-,/,-!!*  AitK«^i»      0^   fufn-f  tt.,       .»     i. 
th*rv  *r«:  T=^.  /    n   r%nt  -»»'  ^!<%*V^oj#  ^f»#4  V*tT*i»'»-       ^  ».-    *■    •      t 

-i»i*-r«r'i  !"  V."    tut  •  ••!     »n%»«'*i^  •>>/.«•     f*:**.,,-.*    •>'*/,... 
■•■»i^~ff  ii,ii«!i*  -*fn*»    ifi.*»  #//•      '     1.,.     *.***     /  »    ,*     .  » 

^WP'**      '•*    '.V'  •-      ■ '     ■ .  ■•-     ^  -»■*"       ■•        -'    ^'  ■  •   -' 


f. 


594  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  ex  pence  will  not  amount  to  above  sixty  dollars.  He  also  asks  permission 
Norfolk  *^  ^^  allowed  to  practice  his  men  in  firing  at  a  target.  A  knowledge  in 
pointing  and  firing  artillery  cannot  be  acquired  without  practice.  This 
knowledge  is  all  important  in  making  or  resisting  an  attack.  Your 
P^xcellency  will  view  on  the  one  hand  the  expence  to  be  incurred  for 
powder  and  ball,  and  on  the  other  the  advantage  accruing  to  the  public 
in  having  expert  and  skillful  artillerists.  You  will  perceive,  Sir,  that  1 
am  not  di8j)osed  wontenly  to  squander  the  public  treasure,  by  taking  the 
precaution  of  consulting  you  on  the  expenditures  necessary  to  be  made. 
While  I  shall  endeavor  to  avoid  the  censure  of  a  criminal  parsimony,  I 
shall  ever  be  studious  of  keeping  within  the  limits  prescribed  by  a  just 
and  enlightened  economy.  The  Flag  I  sent  to  the  British  Squadron 
returned  this  morning.  The  liberation  of  one  American  seaman  by  the 
name  of  Pearce  is  procured,  and  assurances  to  set  more  at  liberty  if 
found  on  board  of  the  Squadron  have  been  made.  Capt.  Read  and  Mr. 
Robinson  were  received  and  treated  with  politeness. 

Wm.  Mathias,  negro  man,  has  been  restored  to  him.  I  solicit  your 
Excellency  to  grant  me  permission  to  select  such  characters  as  I  shall 
deem  fit  to  charge  with  dispatches  to  the  Squadron  whenever  my  duty 
requires  me  to  send  them.  The  inconvenience,  if  not  danger,  arising 
from  a  restraint  in  this  particular,  must  be  apparent  on  reflection.  Sir 
Robert  Laurie,  Bart,  in  the  Laville  de  Milan,  has  arrived,  and  has  taken 
command  of  the  Squadron.  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  is  still  on  this  station. 
The  Cleopatra  is  cruising  (I  am  informed)  off  our  Capes. 

As  soon  as  Capt.  Read  and  Mr.  Robinson  furnish  me  with  a  report  of 
their  mission,  I  will  transmit  you  a  copy. 

I  cannot  keep  up  a  daily,  or  any  communication  whatever  with  the 
Seashore  without  horses — two  or  three  will  be  requisite  for  that  purpose. 
The  following  Letters  came  under  cover  to  me  from  Sir  Robert  Laurie, 
and  unsealed :  One  to  John  Hamilton,  British  Consul,  Norfolk,  on  his 
Majesty's  service,  Robt.  I^urie;  one  Ditto  to  Messrs.  Robert  Maitland  & 
Co.;  one  Ditto  to  Wm.  Gray,  Esq.,  at  Col.  Hamilton's,  Norfolk;  one  W. 
Rowland,  Esq'r,  Norfolk ;  one  to  Miss  Louisa  Maxwell,  Norfolk,  accom- 
panied with  a  sealed  bundle  containing,  as  is  su[)posed,  music.  My 
orders  prohibit  ray  delivery  of  them,  or  any  of  them,  unless  I  first  peruse 
them  and  judge  their  contents  to  be  such  as  to  authorize  a  delivery.  If 
the  rule  is  not  complied  with,  1  shall  return  them  by  the  first  conveyance 

unopened.     *     * 

I  am,  &c. 

r 


John  Clark  to  the  Governor. 


Sept.  1  The  erection  of  the  Boring  Mill  for  cannon  will  be  commenced  as  soon 

as  the  blowing  and  removing  of  stone  from  the  foundation  shall  be  com- 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  596 


pleted,  and  as  that  work  is  now  in  forwardness,  I  propose  shortly,  to  take        ijj07. 
the  trip  to  George  Town  .so  long  talked  of,   with  a  view  of  introducinir       ^P'*  ^ 
into  the  construction  of  our  founding  and  boring  works,  the  late  improve- 
ment in  the  art  of  making  ordnance,  which  have  been  adopteii  in  the 
works  of  Mr.  Foxall  of  that  place. 

I  wish  to  be  informed  bv  the  Executive  whether  or  not  I  shall  be 
authorized  to  procure  of  Mr.  Foxall.  such  iron  apparatus  for  our  Found- 
ry and  Boring  works  a«<  may  be  required  for  it. 

A  balance  remains  due  me  for  building  the  machinery  of  the  Manu- 
fectorv  of  Anns.  Please  direct  the  Auditor  to  issue  a  warrant  for  that 
balance  excepting  one  hundred  dollars  which  shall  remain  unpaid  until 
the  naachinery  of  the  U)ring  works  (which  was  built  several  years  ago) 
shall  be  i»nt  in  place. 

I  am,  «tc. 


Thomas  Xewtox,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  the  honor  of  transmitting  to  3'ou,  copies  of  two  letters  addressed  Sept.  4, 
to  me  by  Sir  Robert  Laurie,  and  a  copy  of  the  Rep<.>rt  made  to  me  ht  Norfolk 
CapL  Read  s^d  Mr.  Robinson  on  their  return  from  the  British  Squadron. 
The  Chesa|)eake  sailed  the  2l8t,  with  three  gunboats,  up  the  Bay.  Ac- 
cording to  my  construction  of  the  President's  instructions,  communicated 
through  3'ou,  for  the  Government  of  the  Commanding  Officer  at  this 
place,  I  think  liberty  is  granted  to  the  officer  to  oiH>n  letters  under  sejd, 
with  the  consent  of  the  person  to  whom  they  may  be  addressed,  and  to 
deliver  the  same  if,  in  his  judgment,  their  contents  are  noways  improper, 
but  relating  only  to  private  business  or  common  affairs.  Open  letters 
may  be  sent  and  received  according  to  the  instructions.  1  solicit  your 
opinion  on  this  point.  I  wish  a  rule  to  be  laid  down  to  govern  me  in 
all  caaes  of  this  description. 

The  letter  to  Messrs.  Maitland  &  Co.  is  one  of  the  number  which  came 
under  cover  to  me  from  Sir  Robert  I>aurie,  and  mentioned  in  my  tirst 
letter  to  you.  Maitland  informed  me  that  it  was  from  a  correspondent  in 
Halifax,  Nova  Scotia.  I  have  not  heard  from  the  Cape  for  two  days. 
Capt  Read  informed  me  in  his  last  letter,  that  a  Corporal  and  two  men 
were  under  arrest  for  sleeping  on  their  post  while  on  guard.  I  solicit 
your  Excellency  to  order  a  Court  Martial.  I  have  no  power  to  order  one 
when  the  offence  is  capital.  A  discretionary  |X)wer  is  certainly  given  to 
the  Cotirt  to  inflict  a  punishment  less  severe  than  death,  but  it  is  not  for 
me  to  anticipate  what  would  or  ought  to  be  the  sentence  of  the  Court. 

I  am,  &c. 


596  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  H.  M.  Ship  Milan, 

^^Xtk  Lynhaven  Bay,  Avg.  30th,  1807, 

Sik: 

Since  writing  to  you  this  morning,  I  find  William  Mears,  whose 

name  is  in  the  list  of  impressed  American  seamen,  was  discharged  his 

Majesty's  service  about  the  29th  ultimo  at  Halifax,  on  producing  the 

necessary  proofs. 

Enclosed  a  letter  from  a  man  on  board  this  Ship,  taken  out  of  an  Eng- 
lish Hrig  at  Sea,  without  any  certificate,  which  I  request  you  will  forward 
as  addressed.  To  prevent  giving  you  any  further  trouble,  I  have  only  to 
ol)serve  that  as  soon  as  he  produces  the  necessary  certificates  of  native 
citizenship  of  the  United  States  of  America,  satisfactory  either  to  his 
Britannic  Majesty's  Minister  or  to  one  of  the  British  Consuls,  who  must 
he  the  best  judges  of  the  faith  to  be  placed  on  the  attestation  of  such 
documents,  he  shall  be  discharged. 

Signed,  Robert  Laurie, 

Capt.  H.  M.  S.  Milan,  and  Senior  in  Lynhaven  Bay. 

To  Major  Thomas  Newton,  Commanding  Officer,  Borough  of  Norfolk. 

His  Majesty's  Ship  Milan, 

^  Lynhaven  Bay,  Aug.  SOth,  1807. 

Sir: 

I  beg  leave  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter.addressed  to 

Sir  Thomas  Hardy,  B't,  and  every  measure  shall  be  adopts  upon  the 
arrival  of  others  of  His  Majesty's  ships  here  to  meet  your  wishes.  Rich- 
ard Pearce,  on  board  the  Triumph,  appears  to  be  the  only  one  entitled 
U)  his  discharge,  which  has  been  ordered,  altho'  from  his  appearance  1 
liave  much  my  doubts  whether  he  is  a  native  American  of  the  United 
States.  Edward  Thomas,  being  bom  in  Wdles,  Great  Britain,  cannot  by 
any  power  vested  in  me  be  discharged.  Neither  can  John  Ixjach,  now 
on  boawl  the  Milan  (who,  I  believe,  is  as  described),  having  received  his 
Majesty's  bounty  of  five  Guineas  as  a  volunteer  able  seaman.  But  1 
shall  state  tlie  application  and  circumstances  to  the  Honorable  Vice  Ad- 
miral Berkeley,  Connnander-in-Chief,  and  shall  make  his  intentions 
known,  if  sanctioned  by  him,  to  you  when  received.  I  have  to  re^iuest 
you  will  forward  the  enclosed  dispatches  to  the  British  Consul,  and  have 
the  goodness  to  let  the  two  private  letters  be  sent  also. 

Signed,  Robert  Laurie, 

Senior  Officer  of  His  Majesty's  Ships  and  Vessels  in  Lynhaven  Bay. 
To  Major  Newton,  Commanding  Officer,  Borough  of  Norfolk. 

Monday  Morning,  Slst  Aug't,  1807. 
Sir: 

The  mission  which  you  did  us  the  honor  to  confide  to  our  attention, 

we  ])roceeded  to  discharge  with  promptness  and  strict  adherence  to  those 

instructions  which  you  designed  for  our  direction  and  control.     Its  results 

we  now  beg  leave  to  communicate. 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  597 


We  reached  the  Triuini)h  at  7  o'clock  yesterday  morning,  and  after  i807. 
being  received  on  board,  hastened  to  hand  to  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  the  let-  ^,®P*:*  ^' 
ter  vou  had  addressed  to  him.  He  observed  that  Sir  Ro't  Laure  of  the 
Ville  de  Milan,  which  ship  then  lay  about  a  mile  to  the  westward  of  the 
Triumph  was  the  senior  officer;  of  course  that  he  did  not  feel  himself 
authorized  to  examine  the  communications,  but  would  immediately  in- 
fonn  him  of  our  visit. 

Acc*onlingly  in  a  short  time  Capt.  Laurie  arrived,  who  and  Capt.  Hardy 
peruse<l  the  letter  addressed  to  the  latter.  We  presented  them  also  with 
the  do<?uments  which  ascertain  and  establish  the  citizenship  of  several 
impressed  American  seamen  on  board  the  British  Squadron,  together  with 
a  list  of  many  more  certificates  of  whose  citizenship  had  not  yet  been 
procured.  Having  read  the  above,  they  both  declared  a  perfect  willing- 
ness to  di.scharge  American  seamen  of  whose  citizenship  they  wefe  assured ; 
with  this  exception  however,  that  if  any  seamen  had  tiiken  the  King's 
Ijountv,  thev  did  not  conceive  themselves  authorized  to  decline  such,  unless 
the  Admiral  should  transmit  special  instructions  to  that  effect.  This 
remark  was  made  by  ('apt.  T^urie  who  api)ealed  to  ('apt.  Hardy  for  its 
correctness,  when  the  latter  acquiesced  in  it. 

The  former  then  observed  that  of  the  list  of  impressed  American  sea- 
me  we  had  handed  to  him,  he  recollected  the  names  of  two  only — viz., 
I.each  and  Pearce.  The  first  had  taken  the  bounty;  he  therefore  would 
write  to  the  Admiral  ujHin  the  subject  and  communicate  his  instructions 
to  our  commanding  ofliciT.  The  other  he  would  permit  to  return  with 
OS.  And  with  respect  to  the  rest,  whose  names  we  had  conmiunicated  to 
hira,  he  would  assure  us  that  he  would  obtain  the  earliest  information  of 
them  from  the  different  ships  of  the  S(|uadron,  of  which  you  should  be 
infonne<l.  We  mcntione*!  to  Capt.  Hardy  that  we  had  underst(H)d  a  negro 
man  was  on  lx)anl  the  Trium[»h  belonging  to  Mr.  Mathias  of  Princess 
Anne  countv.  and  that  we  were  directed  to  afford  to  his  master  everv 
facility  in  procuring  him.  Capt.  Hardy  assured  us  that  he  should  have 
lieen  lK*fore  given  up  with  those  which  had  l>een  alrt»ady  delivered,  had 
he  not  at  that  time  conceale<l  himself  in  the  ship  beyond  discovery. 

Thus,  Sir,  we  have  been  able  to  procure  the  retirement  of  one  only  of 
our  imj^ressed  countrymen  and  Mr.  Mathias^  slave. 

It  may  |)erhaps  be  expected  that  we  make  some  mention  of  the  deport- 
ment of  Captains  T.Aurie  .and  Hardy  towards  us;  it  certainly  was  polite 
and  conciliatory,  liut  we  do  not  mention  this  as  a  mite  in  extenuation 
of  yfiinler. 

With  esteem  an<l  high  resj)ect,  we  remain  yours, 

John  Read,  Capt., 

TlTLLY    lloBINSON. 

The  above  is  a  copy  of  the  re|K)rt  made  by  the  above  gentlemen  to  me 

of  the  result  of  their  mission. 

Tho.  Nkwton,  Jr.,  May'r. 


598  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


W.  J.  Lewis  to  the  Governor. 


1807.  Soliciting  commissions  for  officers  of  a  Regiment  of  Volunteer  Infan- 

BelTuVeek   ^^y  *^^'"K  ^^^^^^  ^^  *"*"^- 

At  a  Board  of  Officers  held  at  TiUnenburg  Court  House  on  the  5th  of 
September,  1807,  for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  a  recjuisition  made  by 
CJeneral  Pegram  from  the  7f3rd  Regiment  of  V^irginia  Militia — 

Whereu})on  John  Taylor  tendered  a  list  of  Fifty-four  privates  as  a 
part  of  said  requisition. 

We  recommend  the  said  John  Taylor  as  a  fit  and  proper  pers^on  to  fill 
the  appointment  of  Captain  in  said  company  of  volunteers,  William 
Buford,  Ju'r,  as  T^ieutenant,  and  Thomas  Hamlin  as  Ensign,  they  having 
been  appointed  to  fill  said  offices  by  the  said  Comi)any  of  Volunteers. 

Given  under  our  hands  the  date  above. 

Peter  Lamkin,  Lt.-Col.;  W.  T.  Street,  Major;  Jas.  Hinton,  Major; 
Peter  Epes,  Capt.;  l-icvi  Cla}^  Capt.;  Fras.  Robertson,  Capt.;  Drury  A. 
Bacon,  Capt.;  Robert  Chappell,  Capt.;  Wm.  Ragsdale,  Capt.;  John 
Stokes.  Capt.;  Upton  Edmundson,  Capt. 


Alexander  Smythe  to  Samuel  Coleman. 

Sept.  fi,  Complaining  that  the  Colonel  chosen  to  command  the  detail  of  militia 

Wythe      ^Q  1^^  furnished  from  Gen.  Preston's  Division,  was  selected  from  the  17th 

Brigade  on  account  of  its  larger  number  of  men  rather  than  by  seniority. 


Fottshee  G.  Tebbs  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  11,         Stating  objections  to  the  mode  of  organizing  the  Virginia  I.«^ion  and 
issuing:  commissions  to  its  oflicers. 


Thomas  Preston  to  the  Governor, 

Sept.  14,         Asking  that  a  piece  of  cannon  at  Staunton  be  granted  for  the  use  of 
Lexington    ^.j^^  Artillery  Company  of  which  he  is  Captain. 


Thomas  JnTewton,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

Sept.  IC,         The  following  is  a  copy  of  a  letter  just  received  from  Lieut.  George 
Vashon ;  it  bears  the  same  date  of  this. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  599 


It  shews  what  reliance  is  to  be  placed  in  the  assurances  and   profes-        1807. 
siuns  of  British  marine  officers :  ^^  rfolk 

"Sir: 

Last  night  an  express  was  sent  from  the  Seines  on  the  beach  to 

report  the  landing  of  some  men  from  one  of  the  British  ships.     A  Guard 

immediately  reconnoitered  the  beach   from   Lyham  Inlet  to  the  Light 

House.     Then  I  was  informed  that  a  barge  with  about  ten  men,  officers 

included,  from  one  of  the  British  ships,  came  to  the  shore  for  sand.     Five 

of  their  men  deserted ;  were  fired  at  by  their  officers,  but  effected  their 

escape.     The  barge  immediately  returned  to  the  ship. 

A  pilot  (name  unknown)  yesterday  landed  from  his  boat,  enquired  of 

the  seine-haulers  where  fruit  of  any  kind  could  be  purchased,  returned 

to  his  pilot  boat,  went  alongside  a  tender  belonging  to  one  of  the  British 

shii>s,  thence  to  the  ships.     The  three  ships  reported  yesterday,  continue 

to  remain  at  their  usual  anchorage." 

I  shall  endeavor  to  obtain  the  names  of  those  on  board  the  Pilot  boat 
and  have  them  prosecuted  if  taken. 

I  shall  re[)eat  the  orders  given  by  your  Excellency  to  capture,  if  possi- 
ble, if  not  to  destroy,  those  who  dare  land  in  open  contempt  and  defi- 
ance of  the  President's  Proclamation. 

I  am,  &c. 


J  NO.  P.  Shields  to  the  Governor. 

I  have  sent  up  on  freight  agreed  on  with  Capt.  Win.  Rowe,  8  cannon,  Sept.  17, 
2  of  which  is  24-Pounders,  one  18  Do.,  2  Nines,  1  six,  and  2  fours.  The  ^^ 
freight  agreed  on  is  $25,  which  sum  I  refer  him  to  you  for  payment. 
They  are  all  that  is  lying  at  Hoods.  I  shall  proceed  up  Chickahominy 
from  this  place,  and  so  on  to  Wilfiamsburg,  where  I  shall  be  about  Mon- 
day next,  if  I  have  tollerable  chance.  Should  you  wish  to  write,  I  there 
can  get  your  letter. 

The  Guns  are  all  spiked,  but  the  large  Guns  are  as  good  now  as  when 
they  left  the  foundry.  The  small  guns  have  their  Trunnions  broken  oflf. 
I  have  infonned  the  Captain  that  I  expected  you  would  get  Capt.  Clarke 
to  attend  to  the  getting  them  out  of  the  ves.sel,  as  the  large  Guns  are  of  a 
great  weight.     I  have  found  a  great  difficulty  in  handling  of  them. 

I  am,  &c. 


C.  S.  Chilton  to  the  Governor. 

Informing  him  that  the  Lynchburg  Independent  Infantry  had  offered     Sept.  19, 
their  sernces,  under  the  Act  of  February,  1807,  for  12  months.  Lynchburg 


^»»*«  '.jtiJE3^±jL  'iW  ^TDcnt  w^ssas^ 


'***^'-  -^'       11  "til*  tiiiiiiipr  •»'  *  Tif*  ^'nuiiiii.  Z^SLihTL^  Ti   i#t  !;«inmiiiiiU»rL  i^^  -iiiiii!*tif. 
am  r-tti   .r.it--  'raiurlnrii*i 


l*>>i7 


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riJH3F  71   :a.i   •3»»«OH:*.»a. 


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^v  r,*      r^tr*^'  i:*^"^  v^:^   '.fT  ••*  t  Irdf*  yfEsuHtt  "ii  ^Ci»r!mni*  vitfciHr  iia#,c- 

b*  t.'.  t-*.'>  r.  :»raxar3*c  unit  i**  i  i^^rfM'tn-iii*  init  'iutfaQr  •▼T^>*r_     £-  -Uf  c- 
\rwj*^  t.--t -►r.tt ii*ti  T-jdi  fci  irttiiiLrr  Tortim  ic -Hiai^aitiiirx  «if i  rw*t»r^m>^ff 

fc  • 'i  *^d-4r  vL-tihL     «  *c»*^fc<t  4  jwunsiiffr  Js^riiL  -inn  tiw;  fc,i*i  •?  cL3wi«MT^ 

':-.»-v^-ji:r  '.r  ij^rh.     I*  sult  •toit-.nr^t  ^T'lti^j^ifczn*  irhL  *c*c^  *<  ▼ins.  zakr- 

P*r:!i!  h  r.**-  *^5.  V>  --^aVr  %  dw  sbica*.     Tbcn-  afifKiicmtioQ  I  Isav^  i»*  pier 

/th-'rr*  ''!:«jf^  '"ij^-tr  <»'S'^rr  ?r>  me.  ac-J  iLas  dJI  «>:  ^kxh  w^T-e  aMrrr  f«t!. 

^K^  if:Vierf  hav^  'r.«e^^  in  icj  (j^cn^egskia.  I  bare  had  ik»  basfanese  on  the 
pttft  of  the  I'liii^i  rftftbe^  to  ftin2r>ii2e  mj  iniero&Gise  with  the  Hnti«fa 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  601 


Squadron,  until,  the  other  day,  documents  from  the  Secretary  of  State        1807. 
were  put  into  my  hands  to  obtain  the  freedom  of  four  impressed  seamen.      Norfolk 
Every  preparation  was  made  to  obey  the  injunction  of  Government  when 
Sir  Robert's  letter  arrested  my  proceeding. 

Circumstances  will  not  any  longer  i>ermit  me  to  hold  intercourse  with 
that  officer,  without  dishonoring  my  Government  and  violating  your 
orders. 

The  President's  Proclamation  was  officially  communicated  to  Commo- 
dore Douglass  when  the  Squadron  was  stationed  in  Hampton  Roads,  a 
period  long  prior  to  the  assumption  of  the  command  by  Sir  Robert 
Laurie. 

He  was  fully  apprised  that  communication  directly  with  the  shore  by 
persons  belonging  to  the  Squadron,  or  indirectly  by  letters,  except  under 
certain  restrictions,  was  prohibited. 

He,  however,  in  defiance  of  the  interdiction,  enclosed  to  me  letters  for 
Col.  Hamilton  and  others.  In  the  first  instance,  the  same  letters  were 
presented  to  Capt.  Read,  with  a  request  to  deliver  them,  informing  Sir 
Robert  that  his  orders  prevented  his  receiving  any  letter  that  was  not 
addressed  to  me,  and  that  thev  could  not  be  delivered.  Sir  Robert  then 
retired,  enclosed  them,  and  addressed  the  dispatch  to  me.  by  which  arti- 
fice Capt.  Read  was  deceived.  As  soon  as  possible,  I  informed  Col.  Ham- 
ilton i)ersonally  that  I  had  such  letters,  and  assigned  my  reason  for  not 
delivering  them.  The  course  for  me  to  pursue  was  no  ways  intricate.  I 
determined,  without  hesitation,  not  to  run  the  Government  to  the 
expence  of  twenty  dollars,  or  perhaps  more,  to  return  the  letters.  I  con- 
sidered it  my  duty  to  hold  them  in  posseasion  until  I  should  receive 
orders  from  Government  to  send  a  Flag  on  public  business,  of  which 
opportunity,  when  it  shall  offer,  I  should  avail  myself  politely  to  return 
them. 

I  do  not  regret  that  intercourse  with  the  British  Squadron  has  termi- 
nated. On  our  jKirt,  it  was  kept  open  for  the  relief  of  suffering  human- 
ity; on  theirs,  it  was  deceptive — a  mere  parade  of  professions.  It  is 
generally  believed  that  the  commanders  of  Ships  of  war  on  the  Ameri- 
<»n  coast  are  in  the  constant  practice  of  transferring  our  impressed  Sea- 
men to  shijxs  that  are  ordered  to  distant  stations.  When  our  Govern- 
ment makes  application  for  certain  Seamen,  exhibiting  proof  that  they 
are  entitled  to  their  discharges,  the  commanders  shew  a  willingness  to 
comply,  a  search  is  made  for  the  Seamen,  and  a  report  soon  follows  that 
no  .such  persons  are  to  be  found  in  such  Ships.  They  cautiously  avoid 
t«»  give  any  hint  that  the  seamen  have  been  removed.  They  also  pretend 
to  resi>ect  our  rights,  yet  every  passing  moment  is  witness  to  violations 
and  insults.  If  a  solitary  act  of  justice  is  rendered,  it  is  with  a  view  to 
lull  us  into  fatal  security,  and  to  give  them  a  safe  and  glorious  oppor- 
tunity of  striking  a  vital  blow.     The  sword  is  less  to  be  dreaded  than 

76 


602  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  insidious  friendship.  Your  Excellency  is  convinced  that  I  have  no  faith 
I^rf  Ik  "^  British  honor.  Time  will  discover  that  I  have  not  formed  erroneous 
judgment.  »lt  is  immaterial  who  commands,  every  act  is  in  obedience  to 
the  same  principle:  "they  feel  power  and  forget  right." 

I  pray  your  Excellency  to  excuse  my  warmth  of  expressions,  alive  to 
the  wrong  and  injuries  unjustly  and  deliberately  perpetrated  and  accumu- 
lated on  my  country.  I  feel  a  glow  of  indignation  that  1  could  not  alto- 
gether suppress. 

Sir  Robert's  letter  was  the  application  of  a  match  to  the  train.  1 
exerted  myself  to  moderate  and  temper  my  feelings.  In  a  great  mea- 
sure, I  succeeded.  Your  Excellency  should  have  been  in  possession  of 
this  letter,  and  likewnse  a  copy  of  Sir  Robert's,  had  not  my  avocations 
I)revented  an  earlier  communication.  The  15th  of  this  month  I  shall  be 
obliged  to  leave  this  for  Washington,  to  be  in  time  to  take  my  seat  in 
C!ongress.  I  apprise  your  Excellency  of  this  that  a  substitute  by  that 
time  may  be  procured,  should  the  detachment  of  militia  be  continued  in 
service. 

I  am,  &c. 

His  Majesty's  Ship  Milan, 

Off  Cape  Henry,  SepL  25th,  1807. 
Sir: 

I  herewith  return  the  documents  intended  to  prove  the  citizenship 

of  a  number  of  American  Seamen  said  to  be  detained  on  board  his  Bri- 
tanic  Majesty's  ships  of  war  here,  received  from  you,  accompanying  a 
letter  dated  27th  August,  addressed  to  Sir  Thomas  Hard}^  and  which,  as 
senior  officer  of  this  Squadron,  it  became  my  duty  to  attend  to,  and  I 
ackno>vledge  the  receipt  of  by  my  two  letters  of  the  30th  ultimo,  inclos- 
ing dispatches  to  John  Hambleton,  Esq'r,  British  Consul  at  Norfolk, 
which,  from  the  regular  manner  through  you  in  which  they  were  trans- 
mitted, can  have  no  doubt  but  that  they  were  delivered  immediately; 
but  as  the  contents  were  of  as  much  consequence  to  the  mercantile  part 
of  your  nation  as  to  us,  being  the  official  statement  of  the  capture  of  the 
Bolardo  Privateer,  commanded  by  the  supposed  Pimtes  Ross  and  T'^rdy, 
both  having  Avierican  certificates  of  Citizenship,  who  followed  a  British 
merchant  Brig  from  Hampton  and  captured  her  in  sight  of  Cape  Henry, 
and  whose  piratical  conduct  in  plundering  different  American  vessels  1 
have  read  in  the  papers  published  in  the  United  States,  I  must  say  that 
I  took  it  for  granted  that  our  Consul  would  have  been  permitted  to  have 
acknowledged  the  receipt  of  them.  Richard  Pearce,  the  only  man  on 
board  the  Triumph  whose  name  appeared  in  the  lists  sent  down,  was 
immediately  discharged,  as  you  must  have  been  informed  by  Capt.  Read. 
I  now  send  enclosed  the  report  made  to  me  from  the  Captains  of  the 
British  men  of  war  that  have  arrived  here  since  that  period,  by  which 
you  will,  I  trust,  be  convinced  of  my  inclination  to  forward  the  wishes 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  603 


of  your  Government,  and  there  are  no  persons  answering  the  description        1807. 
of,  or  bearing  any  of  the  names  on  the  lists  serving  in  this  ship  under      Norfolk 
my  command.     As  I  made  a  mistake  respecting  Leach,  the  man  of  that 
name  on  hoard  the  Milan  is  Richard,  and  is  aged  22  years;  says  he  was 
lK)m  in  New  York,  has  no  certificate,  and  is  a  volunteer,  having  received 
the  bounty. 

One  Douglaw  McDougal  was  discharged  from  the  Triumph  on  the  8th 
of  Auguut,  altho'  not  entitled  to  such  indulgence  (being  a  native  Britain), 
but  on  the  statement  of  his  having  a  wife  and  family  in  America.  Surel}' 
after  every  disposition  on  our  part  being  evinced  to  conciliate,  we  have 
some  claim  for  equity  and  respect  which  it  grieves  me  to  find  is  very 
little  attended  to.  On  the  evening  of  the  14th  Inst,  tlie  two  dispatch 
Schooners,  in  a  violent  squall  of  wind,  having  each  of  them  lost  an 
anchor,  were  obliged  to  push  for  shelter,  and  one  of  them,  the  Hope, 
was  driven  on  shore  near  to  Hampton  creek  unable  to  assist  themselves, 
having  neither  of  them  a  boat  to  carry  out  an  anchor  (one  boat  being 
demolishe<l  by  the  violence  of  the  mob  at  Norfolk;  the  other  seized  by 
a  party  of  military  and  carried  up  there  and  not  returned  from  the  folly 
of  two  young  Midshipmen  going  on  shore  in  Lynham  Bay  for  a  few 
hours'  recreation  from  the  confinenjent  in  so  small  a  vessel,  and  who 
most  likely  had  never  seen  or  understood  the  President's  Proclamation). 
She  could  not  at  that  time  of  tide  begot  off.  A  Launch  from  the  United 
States  Frigate  ('hesapeake  was  sent  down  to  the  Schooners,  and  even  in 
so  small  a  number  as  in  our  boat's  crew,  were  avowedly  two  deserters, 
both  native  bom  British  subjects — George  Curtis,  from  the  Trium])h,  and 
John  Beck,  from  the  Bellona.  and  some  other  Englishmein,  who  related 
that  there  were  several  more  on  board  the  Chesapeake  (one  of  them,  who 
is  now  2nd  Captain  of  her  foretop,  bore  so  indifferent  a  character  on 
!>oard  the  ship  he  was  in,  that  he  would  have  been  turned  on  shore). 
Altho'  I  cannot  help  feeling  hurt  at  such  illiberal  stej)s  being  taken  by  a 
Country  that  we  are  in  amity  with,  still  it  is  a  Hattering  circumstance 
to  find  that  a  State  of  so  extensive  a  murUivw  Trade  as  I  should  suppose 
America  to  be  (from  the  number  of  Seamen  claimed  and  granted  certi- 
ficates  t^j,  could  have  no  difficulty  in  procuring  volunteers  amongst  their 
own  citizens  for  at  least  50  sail  of  the  line),  has  recourse  to  and  entice 
from  their  allegience,  the  British  Seamen  to  enable  that  State  to  send  to 
sea  as  men  of  war  a  very  few  frigates  and  other  small  vessels. 

When  that  nation  so  much  appreciates  the  value  of  some  of  the  most 
indifferent  characters,  we  cannot  but  exult. 

As  it  appears  that  you  received  your  instructions  from  James  Madison, 
Esq'r,  Secretary  of  State,  I  must  request  you  will  do  me  the  favor  to  lay 
the  above  circumstance  before  him,  and  to  assure  him  of  my  warmest 
desire  to  render  justice  to  every  one,  and  anxiety  to  remain  upon  that 
friendly  footing  with  this  country,  which  I  have  had  sincere  pleasure  of 


604 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807. 
Oct.  1, 
Norfolk 


maintaining  for  many  years  that  I  have  been  upon  this  station.  But  he 
will  oblige  me  much  should  an  opportunity  offer  by  referring  to  Commo- 
dore Trenton,  Captain  Morris  the  Captain  of  the  John  Adams  or  others 
commanding  the  men  of  war  of  the  United  States,  ser\'ing  in  the  \N'est 
Indies  in  the  year  1800,  of  the  support  they  met  with  in  our  colonies 
both  from  civil  and  military  powers,  to  enable  them  to  recover  their 
deserters,  and  when  it  was  considered  a  reciprocal  duty  to  visit  each  others 
ships  for  deserters,  and  that  I  mustered  the  Andromaches  ships  company 
then  under  my  command  in  Bassetere  Roads,  St.  Ketts,  at  the  request  of 
either  Captain  Morris  of  the  Adams,  or  the  Captain  of  the  John  Adams, 
and  delivered  up  a  volunteer  from  on  board,  on  being  claimed  as  a  deserter 
from  one  of  their  ships,  and  such  a  system  1  should  have  always  had 
much  pleasure  in  persuing,  but  that  very  different  measures  having  been 
adopted  by  your  Executive  Government,  it  is  only  left  for  me  most  sin- 
cerely to  regret.  The  two  dispatch  schooners  (which  I  beg  to  observe, 
were  armed  to  defend  themselves  from  insult  and  not  to  act  offensively), 
being  manned  by  the  Triumph,  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  joins  w  ith  me  in 
requesting  you  will  offer  our  cordial  thanks  to  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  Chesapeake  and  to  the  Captain  commanding  the  gun  vessels,  for 
their  assistance,  and  to  the  officer  commanding  the  gun  vessels  for  his 
attention  to  the  two  midshipmen  who  had  charge  of  the  schooners,  when 
called  on  board  his  gun  vessel  and  detained. 

Should  the  British  Consul  be  prohibited  from  returning  an  answer  to 
the  dispatches  alluded  to,  it  is  not  for  me  to  permit  a  degrading  precedent. 
I  must  therefore  request  you  that  you  will  spare  yourself  the  trouble  of 
sending  down  here,  for  whilst  as  senior  officer,  the  command  of  this 
Squadron  devolves  on  me,  I  shall  in  return  feel  it  my  duty  to  shut  up  alV 
communication  with  it. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be.  Sir, 

Your  most  obed't  humble  servant, 

Robert   T.aurie. 

To  Major  Newton,  Commanding  Officer,  Head  Quarters,  Norfolk. 

I   certify  that  the   above   letter   is   accurately   copied   from   the  on*  - 
addressed  to  me  bv  Sir  Robert  Lauiie,  Bar't. 

Thos.  Newton,  Mayor. 


Oct.  11, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Xewton  (Mayor)  to  the  (iovernor. 

Your  Excellency's  letters  of  the  7th  inst.  came  to  hand  on  the  9th.  L 
am  informed  by  Capt.  Nestle  that  some  of  his  men  are  anxious  to  b 
discharged;  he  says  he  can  perform  the  public  service  with  a  less  nuni- 
bur.  I  actjuainted  your  Excellency  some  time  ago  that  I  should  b 
obliged  to  leave  this  for  Washington  on  the  15th  of  this  month,  and  so- 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 

licited  the  appointment  of  some  person  to  take  the  command  from  that 
date  if  it  should  be  determined  by  the  Government  to  continue  the 
present  detachment  in  service.  It  has  afforded  me  great  satisfaction  and 
pleasure  that  the  first  military  services  my  country  has  called  me  to  per- 
form have  been  under  your  immediate  direction  and  inspection.  Your 
comoiands  have  been  received  and  executed  with  alacrity  and  prompt- 
ness. The  style  in  which  they  have  been  communicated,  insured  them 
unlimited  respect. 

That  you  may  consecrate  your  time,  your  talents,  and  your  virtues  to 
the  nation,  is  a  wish  I  have  in  common  with  my  fellow  citizens. 

I  pray  your  Excellency  ever  to  keep  in  view  that  this  i)art  of  the 
country  is  not  prepared  for  defence.  It  is  the  door  through  which  the 
enemy  must  pass  into  our  country.  I  fear  a  greater  reliance  is  placed  on 
our  forts  than  experience  will  justify.  Craney  Island  is  a  site  that  is 
admirably  calculated  for  a  fort.  The  most  difficult  part  of  the  naviga- 
tion is  opposite  to  that  Island.  The  channel  is  narrow  and  intricate. 
Should  a  shi))  be  crippled  in  attempting  the  passage,  she  must  inevitably 

go  ashore. 

I  am,  &c. 


605 


1807. 
Oct.  11, 
Norfolk 


Thomas  Newton  (Mayor)  to  the  Governor. 

Accounts  from  Captain  Read  state  that  the  British  ships  of  war  have      Oct.  1.3, 

„4  Norfolk 

gone  out. 

I  am,  (&c. 


John  I\  Shields  to  the  (Iovernor. 

I  have  had  C-apt.  Garrison's  schooner,  Nancy  Brooks,  in  the  employ  of 
collecting  cannon  and  shot  30  days,  from  the  13th  of  September  to  the 
I2th  of  October,  at  S4  per  day.  I  have  brought  up  13  cannon  and  about 
5  or  6,CHHj  w't  of  shot,  and  collected  2  more  large  Ciuns,  that  is  on  board 
of  Capt.  Sails  and  Mr.  Durrington's  on  freight,  as  Capt.  Garrison's  vessel 
was  loade<l  and  could  not  take  them.  You  will  please  to  put  him  in  the 
wav  for  his  monev. 

I  will  see  you  as  soon  as  I  get  the  guns  and  shot  hauled  to  the  Armory. 

I  am,  &c. 


Oct.  13 


John  Taylor  to  the  Governor. 


I  am  sorry  to  be  thus  troublesome  to  you,  but  necessity  compels  the      Oct.  20, 
njeasure.     During  my  absence  to  the  Eastward,  where  I  went  on  Fur-  '     ^^ 


606  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Mt.  Airy 


1807.  lough  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  my  children  to  school,  I  find  a  great 
Mf  *^'Airv  ^^^^  ^^  opposition  made  to  the  Volunteer  Levy — particularly  as  it  related 
to  the  Corps  of  horse — which  you  did  me  the  honor  to  give  me  the  com- 
mand of,  and  that  several  unjust  and  illiberal  observations  has  been  made 
to  you  on  the  occasion.  If  so,  I  must  ask  the  favor  from  you  of  copies  of 
such  letters  as  has  been  forwarded  to  you  relating  to  this  corps.  I  am  par- 
ticularly informed  it  has  been  stated  to  you  that  the  Troop  was  not  com- 
]>lete.  I  enclose  you  a  correct  return,  by  which  you  can  judge.  Instead  of 
32,  which  constitutes  a  full  Troop,  you  will  see  I  have  recruited  forty-eight, 
but  I  am  sorry  to  find  by  the  I^w  that  I  have  not  a  right  even  to  mus- 
ter these  men  for  the  purpose  of  training  and  disci  pi  ing  them ;  conse- 
quently it  will  be  impossible  to  make  good  dragoons  of  them,  aa  they 
are  principally  recruited  from  the  Infantry,  tho'  some  few  of  the  Cavalry 
have  joined  the  corps.  Before  I  left  home,  I  made  a  Return  of  this 
Corps  (tho'  not  so  full  as  it  now  is)  to  Col.  Smith,  who  was  authorized 
by  the  Major-General  to  accept  the  services  of  such  Volunteers  as  offered 
under  the  Act  of  last  February  for  the  term  of  Twelve  months.  He 
consequently  received  us.  At  the  same  time,  I  informed  him  of  a 
detachment  of  twenty  odd  recruits  from  Westmoreland,  which  had  vol- 
untered  their  services  to  me  (thro'  one  of  their  body),  provided  their 
captain  and  Lieut,  under  whom  they  had  Formed,  could  be  commis- 
sioned, which  would  make  the  Quota  of  73  complete,  called  for  from  this 
Brigade.  This  proposition  he  also  accepted.  (See  the  copy  of  his  letter 
I  forwarded  with  this.)  Since  then,  I  am  informed,  Mr.  Forbes  will  not 
be  commissioned  (as  he  is  not  native  born).  I  wish,  therefore,  to  know 
if  Mr.  Cox  will  be  conunissioned  as  Captain  of  this  detachment,  and  the 
liieutenant  to  be  chosen  by  the  recruits,  or  whether  they  shall  again 
express  their  wish  who  shall  be  their  Captain  and  who  their  Lieutenant. 
I  should  be  glad  to  receive  the  will  of  the  Executive  on  this  head  as 
soon  as  possible,  so  that  the  business  may  be  projterly  arranged  and  cam- 
pletehj  naderdood.  I  wish  also  to  know  if  a  separate  offer  of  our  services 
is  necessary  to  be  made  to  the  President,  since  that  already  made  to  our 
Executive,  as  well  as  the  Major-General,  which  has  already  been  accepted. 
This  may  be  relied  on  as  a  correct  statement,  and,  being  anxious  to  per- 
form my  duty  as  a  soldier,  ought  to  do  as  far  as  is  in  my  power.  I  wish 
to  be  answered  as  to  my  inquiries  as  soon  as  your  convenience  will  per- 
mit. I  lament  that  my  services  could  not  be  received  as  proffered,  as 
from  an  understanding  of  your  letters  (now  before  me)  it  appears  you 
think  the  law  would  not  permit  an  acceptance,  particularly  when  I 
observe  those  of  the  Virginia  Legion  were  accepted,  and  all  the  difference  I 
can  perceive  of  the  plan  submitted  is  that  theirs  is  on  a  larger  scale  only. 
I  also  beg  leave  to  submit  to  your  consideration  a  cop}'  of  a  letter 
from  one  of  your  body,  which  has  in  my  absence  been  forwarded  to  all 
the  Commandants  of  Regiments  in  the  Northern  Neck,  and  beg  leave  to 


CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS.  607 


Mt.  Airy 


ask  at  same  time,  as  he  says  it  is  done  "  By  the  direction  of  the  Exeou-        1807. 
live,"  what  was  the  motive  which  prompted  such  a  step.     Have  the  good-     ]vn    A^r%j 
ness  to  inform  me  when  and  how  I  shall  receive  Arms  for  this  Quota  of 
Dragoons,  and  believe  me, 

Yours,  &c. 

Richmond,  Aug.  7th,  1807. 
Dkar  Sik: 

By  the  directions  of  the  Executive,  I  beg  leave  herewith  to  enclose 

you  a  copy  of  Major  Tayloe's  proposal  for  raising  a  Regiment  of  Cavalry 

in  the  lower  counties  of  the  Northern  Neck,  and  soliciting  the  connnand 

thereof.     It  is  objectionable  in  those  two  points:  1st.  That  the  Executive 

have  no  power  by  law  to  grant  commissions  before  the  Reghnent  or  ('orps 

are  raised  ;  2nd.  The  n)ode  of  organization  and  appointment  of  officers 

is  singularly  exceptionable,  because  unknown  to  the  Constitution  and 

law.s  of  our  Commonwealth.     I  submit  it  to  your  candid  perusal. 

I  an),  dear  sir,  with  sentiments  of  great  regard, 

John  Heath. 
Major  \Vm.  Kirke,  liancaster. 

We  whose  names  are  hereto  subscribed,  do  pledge  ourselves  to  form  a 
Volunteer  Troop  of  Dragoons,  to  be  styled  and  known  by  the  name  of 
"The  Northern  Neck  Volunteer  Corps  of  Light  Dragoons,"  and  do  asso- 
ciate not  only  for  the  purpose  of  the  defence  of  the  country  in  which  we 
reside,  but  will  hold  ourselves  in  readiness  to  march  wherever  the  coiisti- 
ttiled  (uithitritieH  mntj  direct^  to  protect  our  native  land,  as  well  as  to  avenge 
the  insult  Tas  far  as  we  are  able)  that  has  been  so  recently  offered  to  our 
National  Flag,  and  we  do  further  recommend  to  the  Executive,  and  beg 
they  may  be  commissioned  accordingly,  agreeably  to  Law,  the  following 
Gentlemen  as  our  officers:  Major  John  Tayloe  as  our  Captain  and  com- 
mandant; T^andon  Carter  as  our  First  Lieutenant;  Harrison  Ball  as  Second" 
IJeutenant;  Lewis  G.  A.  Armist^ad  as  Cornet,  and  we  do  promise  to  be 
in  readiness  to  march  at  a  moment's  warning  on  being  armed  by  the 
Stat^  in  manner  of  the  other  Cavalry  belonging  thereto. 

We  do  voluntarily  offer  our  services  to  the  Major  General  of  The  Fourth 
Division  for  the  term  and  on  the  conditions  of  the  Law  of  February, 
1807,  as  a  part  of  the  Quota  of  Troops  required  by  the  Governor  from 
the  14th  Brigade. 

John  Tayloe,  T^andon  Carter,  .Harrison  Ball,  Lewis  G.  A.  Armistead, 
Joseph  Fauntleroy,  Benjamin  Baughton,  Reuben  Beale,  Jesse  B.  Beale, 
Ednor  George,  Robert  B.  Mitchell,  Carter  Mitchell,  Richard  Lorton,  Cor- 
nelius Beazley,  Epliraim  Beazley,  Jr.,  Timothy  Fowler,  Henry  King,  Wm. 
R  Kelsick,  James  Risan,  William  Spence,  Henry  Crewdsan,  Thornton 
Conneller,  Thomas  G.  Diggs,  Richard  L.  Shackelford,  William  Conneller, 
Abner  Hawe,  Newby  Barreck.  James  Oldham,  David  Clarke,  Moore  T. 


608  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


Mt  Airy 


1807.        Tomlin,  John  Ferguson,  John  Sydrior,  Jr.,  William  Hall,  Sr.,  Harrison 

xfT^Ai^if     Sydnor,  Samuel  Sydnor,  William  Packet,  Jr.,  Reul>en  Puraell.  William 

Clarke,  Thos.  P.  Smith,  Enoch  Gieorge,  Hugh  Brent,  William  Brent,  Thos. 

S.  Beale,  William  Morgan,  Thos.  S.  Davis,  Thos.  Stot,  James  G.  M<^)re, 

George  PurselL  Jr.^  Samuel   B.  Kelseck,  John  Garland,  John   Hughes, 

James  Rose,  Lewis  Ham  mack. 

A  correct  statement, 

L  G.  A.  Armistead.  Comet  N.  W.  V.  C.  L.  D. 

Thi.s  return  is  truly  extracted  from  the  original,  signed  by  the  recruit<» 

themselves. 

John  Tayloe,  Commandant. 


John  Tayloe  to  the  Governor. 

Oct-  29,  Your  favor  by  Mr.  Boughton  I  had  the  honor  to  receive  before  I  left 

Furnace  Mountairy,  and  for  your  polite  attention  1  pray  you  to  accept  my  warm- 
est thanks.  Since  the  appointment  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Smith  ae  col- 
lector at  Norfolk,  which  will  necessarily  cause  him  to  resign  his  present 
command,  I  have  thought  much  on  this  subject,  which  leads  me  to  say 
to  you,  if  it  be  not  incompatible  with  tbe  common  usage  of  the  Executive 
on  the  like  occasion,  I  should  feel  myself  gratified  in  being  honored 
with  the  apiK)intment,  which  I  am  led  to  hope  for  from  the  following 
extract  of  your  letter  of  the  21st  of  July  last,  which  seems  to  infer  that 
had  there  then  been  a  vacancy  of  Colo,  to  the  Regiment  of  Cavalry 
attached  to  the  4th  Division,  that  probably  I  might  at  that  time  have 
obtained  such  a  commission — viz. :  '*  As  however  they  cannot  make  two 
Lieutenantj?-Colonel  conimandants  within  the  same  Regiment,  and  as 
there  is  no  vacancy  in  that  oflBce  in  the  Regiment  in  which  you  reside, 
you  will  perceive  the  impracticability  of  the  plan  pro|x)sed.''  Now  as 
t*iich  a  vacancy  has  occurred,  and  as  it  will  be  i>erceived  by  reference  to 
your  Military  Records,  that  I  was  commissioned  as  Captain  of  Cavalry 
attached  to  the  4th  Division  long  before  either  of  the  present  Majors 
attached  to  the  Regiment  was  commissioned,  (and  did  actually  perfonn 
8er\-ice  in  'the  year  1794),  and  was  afterwards  appointed  by  General  J^  ^ 
Washington  as  a  Major  in  Colo.  Watts'  Regiment  of  Dragcx)ns  in  the  year"^   "^ 

1798.)  which  I  suppose  would  rather  he  a  recommendation  than  other "'^' 

w'l^e),  I  hope  and  trust  it   will  not  be  thought  presumptuous  in  me  to^:::;^'-^^ 
ask  what  1  have  done  on  the  present,  and  if  vv/ former  offer  he  appreeiaiet^  ^ '^ 
bfi  the  Errriitire.  I  am  well  persuaded  on  the  present  occasion  they  will  be^ii^^^  ^ 
willing  to  confer  on  me  what  the  laws  of  the  State  forbid  their  doing  ivtrM  ^^ 
the  manner  l)efore  requested. 

You  will  have  the  goodness  to  excuse  the  trouble  I  impose  on  you,  anc^  '" 
believe  me  most  respectfully, 

Y'rs,  ttc. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  609 


Thomas  Ritchie  to  Pbyton  Randolph. 

It  is  with  extreme  reluctance  that  I  have  determined  to  adopt  the        1807. 

\ov  9 
course  which  I  am  now  about  to  announce,  and  nothing  but  the  strongest    Richmond 

sense  of  the  duty  which  I  owe  to  m3'self  as  well  as  to  the  company 

which  you  command,  could  have  induced  me  to  pursue  it. 

When  I  consented  to  accept  the  commission  of  an  Ensign  of  your 
company,  I  had  not  the  smallest  doubt  that  my  own  engagements  would 
have  jxjrraitted  me  to  discharge  my  duties  towards  the  company  with 
zeal,  fidelity,  and  unremitted  attention.  Experience,  however,  has  con- 
vinced me  of  my  mistake.  My  own  avocations  are  so  pressing  and  so 
important,  that  I  have  found  it  impossible  to  attend  to  my  military 
duties.  It  is  incumbent  on  me,  therefore,  under  such  circumstances,  to 
remove  so  useless  a  member  from  his  office  and  to  put  it  in  the  power  of 
your  Company  to  select  some  other  ensign  who  is  more  capable  than 
myself  of  discharging  the  duties  of  his  appointment.  I  repeat,  Sir,  that 
it  is  with  considerable  regret  that  I  feel  myself  compelled  to  adopt  this 
resolution. 

There  are  mani/^  I  am  well  satisfied,  who  are  much  more  cotnpeUnt  than 
myself  to  discharge  the  duties  of  an  Ensign  of  your  company,  and  into 
whose  hands  your  standard  can  be  safely  and  honorably  confided.  May 
it  fiftll  into  the  hands  of  some  "Republican  Blue"  whose  abilities  are 
superior  to  my  own!  He  can  scarcely  surpass  me  in  my  good  wishes 
for  the  prosj»erity  of  your  company. 

I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  you  my  commissic»n. 

It  is  a  fact  for  which  indee<l  my  pressing  avocations,  which  have 
hitherto  prevented  me  from  referring  to  the  liaw,  can  form  my  only 
apology  that  1  have  not  qualified  to  it. 

You  will  do  me  the  favor  to  have  this  letter  read  to  the  Company  that 
they  may  tiike  the  necessary  measures  for  the  nomination  of  another 
En.sign. 

With  high  re8i)cct.  I  remain,  &c. 


James  Faulkner  to  the  Governor. 

I  take  the  libertv  of  writing  to  vou  once  more  in  regard  to  mv  com-     Nov.  12, 
I«ny,  «.ue  you  ha^e  been  80  good  «  to  forward  commissions  aoiording  Martinsburg 
to  the  wishes  of  the  officers  and  men. 

I  hope  you  will  also  l>e  so  kind  as  to  let  me  know  as  soon  as  conve- 
nient if  I  can  be  furnished  with  sixty  or  seventy  yellow  mounted  Swords, 
with  Belti?.  The  reason  that  I  wish  to  know  at  this  time  is,  that  I  will 
wait  on  General  Dearborn,  in  the  city  of  Washington,  as  soon  as  I  receive 

vour  answer,  to  know  if  I  cannot  get  two  Field  Pieces  from  the  United 

77 


f;iO  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPEB8. 


1807.        States  Armory  at  Harpers  Ferry,  as  I  wish  to  have  every  thing  in 
yUnitmUm  "^^  ^^  muster  early  in  the  Spring. 

I  have  the  honor,  &c. 


Abmi.stead  IjONg  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  13,  Assigning  reasons  for  not  complying  with  the  Governor's  order  for 
delivering  a  piece  of  Artillery  in  the  iK>6se86ion  of  a  Captain  of  Artillery 
in  the  57th  Regiment. 


Henry  Lee  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  20,  In  the  short  conference  the  other  day  I  mentioned  to  your  Excellency 
Bell  ravern  ^^  regret  and  mortification  in  not  being  ready  with  my  return  after  the 
active  and  persevering  exertions  on  ray  part  to  collect  the  pre-requisite 
materials. 

I  will  only  present  to  you  a  few  of  the  many  letters  received  on  this 
subject,  as  I  cannot  occupy  your  time  with  perusals  neither  agreeable 
nor  necessary. 

If  the  present  Militia  S3'stem  is  relied  on  for  defence,  various  amend- 
ments seem  to  me  indispensable  to  enable  the  Government  to  avail  itself 
of  their  services  with  dispatch  and  punctuality.  My  late  experience 
warrants  this  remark.  Be  so  good  as  to  return  me  the  papers,  and  please 
to  say  what  I  had  best  do  with  the  accounts  of  my  aids.  I  believe  my 
use  of  them  instead  of  expresses,  has  been  attended  with  less  expense  to 
the  public,  and  I  am  sure  my  objects  have  been  much  better  attended 
to,  and  therefore  I  hope  they  will  be  compensated  in  a  way  consonant  to 
their  characters  and  stations. 

Your  Excellency's  order  of  yesterday  will  be  immediately  put  in  exe- 
cution, and  I  trust  with  that  promptitude  which  military  orders  claim. 
The  Brigade  Majors  will  be  obliged  to  pass  from  Regiment  to  Raiment 
to  perform  this  duty.     No  other  course  so  eligible  occurs  to  me. 

Your  Excellency  was  pleased  to  say  that  you  would  decide  on  the 
Lieutenant-Colonel  for  the  present  tour  in  the  8th  Brigade.  I  wish  to 
know  the  officer  previous  to  my  preparation  of  my  Return. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c. 


Henry  Lee  (Major-General)  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  23,         Interested,  as  I  must  always  feel,  in  the  just  compensation  to  all  offi- 
Bell  Tavern  ^^^  employed  by  me  in  the  execution  of  the  public  service,  I  trust  your 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  611 


Excellency  will  excuse  my  submitting  to  you  some  observations  in  re])ly        1807. 
to  your  letter  of  the  21  st  Inst.  Bel?  Tavern 

To  the  Commonwealth  it  is  immaterial  what  sort  of  men  were  employed 
by  me  on  the  late  militia  call.  The  sole  object  (and  a  proper  object)  of 
the  law  was  to  limit  the  expence.  If,  therefore,  the  monthly  pay  allowed 
to  aids  applied  in  the  present  instance  should  be  less  than  would  be  the 
legal  pay  to  expresses,  the  tenets  established  b}'^  the  law  take  full  effect. 
It  never  could  have  been  intended  that,  when  real  and  important  service 
was  in  preparation,  the  Major-General,  to  whom  the  law  allows  confiden- 
tial officers,  should  be  restrained  from  using  them  when  their  use  would 
not  overgoe  the  sum  appropriated  by  law  for  such  service.  It  is  well 
known  that  in  the  sort  of  business  in  which  I  have  been  engaged,  much 
disretion  nmst  be  occasionally  given  to  the  bearer  of  orders.  This  could 
not  be  given  to  Expresses,  so  that  on  every  new  difficulty  I  should  have 
been  under  the  necessity  of  deciding  by  letter  and  forwarding  that  letter  by 
an  Express.  This  would  have  multiplied  expence,  but  it  would  have 
been  within  the  letter  of  the  law.  Foreseeing  these  difficulties,  I 
employed  my  aids,  instructing  them  on  the  various  points,  and  authoriz- 
ing their  immediate  decision  agreeably  to  the  principles  laid  down  in 
my  instructions.  By  this  arrangement,  time,  as  well  as  money,  was  saved, 
and  from  the  then  existing  state  of  things  I  was  more  disposed  to  save 
time  than  cash. 

I  presume  this  law,  as  ought  all  laws  of  the  sort,  will  be  construed 
literally  regarding  its  spirit,  rather  than  its  letter,  especially  as  by  such 
construction  you  promote  the  public  service  and  save  the  public  mone3\  It 
will  be  a  painful  addition  to  the  irksome  obstructions,  which  interrupt 
the  execution  of  my  official  duty,  if  the  men  on  whom  I  lean  for  assis- 
tance, should  be,  as  it  were,  inhibited  from  furnishing  that  assistance. 
Again,  all  the  money  paid  on  this  occasion  by  the  State  will,  I  presume, 
be  refunded  by  the  U.  States.  In  no  other  State  is  a  Major-General 
deprived  of  his  family  assistance.  We  shall  contribute  to  this  remunera- 
tion, while  our  own  citizens  in  the  same  character  in  our  own  State  will 
receive  no  compensation  for  the  performance  of  the  same  dutys. 

It  cannot  be  proper  to  save  the  money  of  the  Union  by  a  policy  too 
rigid  and  discouraging  the  Militia  State  Service.  With  all  the  exertions 
made  by  me  and  my  aids,  I  blush  when  I  acknowledge  that  eVcn  yet  I 
have  not  all  the  materials  for  presenting  to  you  my  division  Return,  and 
I  assure  you  no  effort  on  my  part  has  been  withheld. 

Permit  me,  as  I  am  on  tlie  subject  of  military  men  and  things,  to 
touch  for  a  moment  another  subject  which  has,  or  will,  engage  Executive 
attention.  In  the  liberal  construction  given  by  Government  to  the  land 
bounty  law,  the  OflScer  who  began  with  the  war  and  went  through  the 
same,  receives  additional  land,  while  the  Officer  who  began  at  the  same 
moment  and  meant  also  to  go  through  the  war,  but  was  killed  in  battle, 


612  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  receives  not  the  same  emolument.  The  law  is  referred  to  to  uphold  this 
Bel^Ta^Vn  ^^c'*^^^^-  ^  niust  believe  that  no  law  of  earth  or  heaven  can  sustain  the 
opinion. 

It  never  aiuld  be  intended  to  encourage  among  the  Troops  of  any 
nation,  by  that  nation,  a  spirit  of  cowardice,  the  sure  effect  of  the  law 
thus  interpreted.  It  never  can  be  contended  that  an  Officer  killed  in 
battle  can  be  viewed  in  the  law  giving  compensation  for  ser\nce  as  sec- 
ondary to  the  officer  surviving  the  battle.  Justice  and  good  policy  unite 
in  declaring  that  the  man  killed  has  served  the  full  term,  be  it  a  year  or 
years,  for  he  has  served  to  the  last,  not  of  the  year  or  years,  but  of  his 
life,  and  ought  any  law  so  to  be  construed  as  shall  give  to  the  living  offi- 
cer or  his  children  what  is  denied  to  the  children  of  him  who  fell  in 
battle?  I  believe  not. 

}  am  sure  your  Excellency  will  not  consider  me  as  intruding  on  3'our 
time  by  this  short  tho'  irrelevant  exposition  of  some  of  the  reasons  which 
support  the  claims  of  the  children  of  those  of  my  comrades  in  the  late 
war  who  fell  fighting  for  their  country.  My  mind  was  turned  to  the 
subject  by  understanding  such  claims  would  be  presented  to  the  Execu- 
tive, and  I  could  not  refrain  from  saying  something  on  the  subject  I 
return  the  papers  sent,  and  remain,  with  great  respect, 

Yours,  &c. 


Walter  Jones  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  2"),  I  take  the  liberty  of  addressing  you  at  the  particular  solicitation  of 
Citv^^"  my  friend,  Mr.  Tayloe,  who  is  desirous  of  being  appointed  to  the  com- 
mand of  a  Regiment  of  Dragoons  vacant  by  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Lar- 
kin  Smith,  in  which  Regiment  Mr.  Tayloe  is  now  a  Captain.  This  ser- 
vice is  not  new  to  him,  as  he  commanded  a  Troop  of  Hor.se  in  the 
Expedition  against  the  Insurgents  of  Pennsylvania  in  the  year  1794. 

The  long  and  intimate  friendship  that  has  subsisted  between  Mr.  Tay- 
loe and  myself,  is  founded  on  my  part  on  a  conviction  of  his  Probity  and 
Honour,  and  this  intercourse  ha«  been  preserved  under  a  great  diversity 
of  political  sentiments. 

1  have  deemed  it  proper  to  mention  this  circumstance  without  pre- 
suming to  insinuate  how  far  it  ought  or  ought  not  to  influence  the  decis- 
ion of  the  Executive  in  the  appointment  in  question. 

With  my  apologies  for  this  intrusion, 

I  am,  &c. 


Abram  Trigg  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  27,  Under  circumstances  which  seriously  threaten  the  peace  of  our  coun- 

Washington  ^^y^  ^  participation  in  the  general  sensibility  will  not  be  denied  to  me. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  613 


I  therefore  take  the  liberty  to  submit  for  consideration  whether  under        i807. 
the  present  aspect  of  our  national  affairs,  it  would  not  be  advisable  to  ^y^'-  ~1\ 
select  without  respect  to  domestic  political  principles  the  most  active  and        City 
capable  among  us  for  military  appointments. 

John  Tayloe,  Esq'r,  of  Mount  Airy,  informs  me  that  Col.  Larkin 
Smith,  who  commanded  a  Regiment  of  Cavalry  in  the  4th  Division,  hath 
resigned  his  (X>mmiHsion,  and  that  the  vacancy  remains  to  be  filled. 

On  the  fitness  of  Mr.  Tayloe  to  fill  the  oftioe,  no  commentaries  are 
necessarv,  as  he  is  known  to  each  individual  member  of  the  Council. 
Suffice  it  for  me  to  say,  that  Mr.  Tayloe  wishes  to  be  ap|>ointed  to  that 
command,  and  that  I  have  no  doubt  on  my  mind  but  that  he  would 
(should  he  meet  with  it)  discharge  the  trust  with  alacrity,  ability,  and 
fitness. 

I  am,  &c. 


Joseph  Lewis,  Jr.,  to  the  Governor. 

I  understand  that  the  appointment  of  an  officer  to  succeed  Col.  I^rkin  Nov.  27, 
Sn>ith.  lately  appointed  collector  at  Norfolk,  re.uains  yet  to  be  ™ade,  Waa^^'f  - 
and  as  it  is  important  at  all  times,  but  particularly  so  when  there  is  a 
prospect  of  active  service,  to  select  those  who  from  their  station  in 
society,  their  Patriotism,  zeal,  and  exi>erience,  are  enabled  to  render  the 
most  essential  services  to  their  country,  I  take  the  liberty  of  bringing  to 
the  notice  of  vour  Excellencv  and  the  Council  of  State  John  Tavloe, 
Esq'r,  of  Mount  Airy,  Virginia.  This  Gentleman  resides  within  the  pre- 
cincts of  the  Kegiment  lately  commanded  by  Col.  Smith,  and  is  in  every 
respect  hiiihly  qualified  to  discharge  the  important  duties  of  Com- 
mandant to  that  Regiment  Mr.  Tayloe  commanded  a  Troop  of  Horse 
on  the  Western  Exj>edition  very  much  to  his  own  honor  and  the  satis- 
faction of  his  men  and  the  officers  with  whom  he  served ;  and  I  am  told 
he  now  commands  a  detachment  in  the  Regiment  lately  commanded  by 
Col.  Smith. 

I  have  only  to  remark  that  from  a  very  long  and  intimate  acquaint- 
ance with  Mr.  Tayloe,  I  have  no  hesitation  in  believing  that  should  he 
receive  the  api>ointment  he  anxiously  solicits,  that  he  will  be  an  orna- 
ment to  the  service  in  which  he  may  l>e  engaged.  » 

I  am,  &c. 


Thos.  Jefferson  (President  of  United  Statf-s)  to  the  Governor. 

We  have  lately  received  from   Europe  7  or  8  models  of  the  swords     Nov.  27, 
most  approved  in  practice  there,  out  of  which  we  have  had  selected  two  Washington 


614  CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.  of  the  &nest  in  the  opinion  of  the  beet  judges  we  hare  had  an  oppor- 
r«Ai  tft/  ^unity  of  conifulting,  foreigners  as  well  as  citizens.  As  the  swords  made 
City  at  tlie  manufactory  of  Virginia  are  spoken  of  as  equal  to  any  in  the 
im[iortant  article  of  temper.  I  hare  thought  it  mi^t  be  useful  to  send 
vou  the  two  forms  which  we  have  selected*  as  besides  their  intrinsic 
merit  they  will  give  yours  the  advantage  of  identity  of  form  with  tho:$e 
of  the  General  Government,  all  ours  being  hereafter  to  be  of  the?e  forms. 

General  Dearbome  tells  me  that  some  question  arose  under  which  of 
two  laws  the  Virginia  Militia  should  be  paid  for  their  late  services ;  that 
he  had  been  decided  b}'  the  considerations,  that  the  law  giving  rather 
higher  pay  to  the  privates,  provided,  in  fact,  no  money  for  them,  and 
made  no  provision  at  all  for  officers;  that  the  other  provided  an  appro- 
priation, and  fixed  a  pay  as  well  for  oQicer^  as  men.  That  all  the  militia 
of  Ohio,  Kentucky.  Mississippi,  and  Orleans  having  been  paid  under  this 
law.  the  whole  would  be  resettled  and  fractions  of  pay  remitted  to  every 
individual  if  the  Virginia  Militia  should  be  settled  with  under  the  former 
law.  Under  these  circumstances  I  could  not  but  think  his  decision  was 
correct,  as  I  trust  you  ^ill  yourself  on  a  view  of  these  circumstances. 

I  salute  you  with  great  friendship  and  respect,  and  am, 

Y'rs.  ike 


BURWELL    BaSSETT   TO   THE    GOVERNOR. 


Nov.  2S,         Recommending  John  Tayloe,  £sq*r,  as  Colonel  in  lieu  of  Col.  Larkin 
Washington  i^^^\i]^  app^jinted  to  the  Collectorship  of  Norfolk. 


aty 


John  M.  Garnett  to  the  Governor. 

Nov.  i>9,         Recommending  John  Tayloe,  EsqV,  as  Colonel  of  Cavalrv  in  lieu  of 
City         ^^^-  La^^"  Smith. 

11.  Dearborn  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  2,  It  being  very  desireable  that  the  actual  state  of  the  Militia  of  the 

T.    ^^^     A  United  States  should  be  known  from  year  to  vear  by  the  President  of  the 
Department  j  ^  j 

United  States  and  the  Congress,  I  am  directed  to  repeat  the  request  here- 
tofore made  on  that  subject  by  the  Governors  of  the  respective  States, 
and  to  desire  each  of  them  to  give  the  necessary  orders  for  having  correct 
annual  returns  made  out  and  transmitted  to  this  department  in  the  month 
of  December. 

I  presume  your  Excellency  will  perceive  the  propriety  of  giving  such 
directions  as  will  ensure  the  punctual  obtainment  of  so  desirable  an  object 

I  am.  &c. 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  615 


M.    MiLLBR   TO   THE   GOVERNOR. 

I  did  not  know  until  I  rece'd  the  enclosed  letter,  that  the  tender  of  ser-        1807. 
rice  of  Volunteer  Companies  in  this  State  was  to  be  made  to  yourself,  (^'umberland 
therefore.  Sir,  we  the  officers  and  privates  of  the  Company  of  Cumberland      County 
Riflemen,  under  an  act  of  Congress,  passed  the  24th  of  February,  "  author- 
izing the  President  of  the  U.  States  to  accept  a  number  of  Volunteer  com- 
panies not  exceeding  thirty  thousand  men,"  present  ourselves  to  your 
Excellency  in  support  of  the  rights   of  our  country  and  await  your 

answer. 

I  am,  &c. 

To  Capt.  Maurice  C.  Miller  and  the  Officers  and  Privates  of  the  Company 
of  Cuml)erland  Riflemen: 

The  offer  of  your  service  in  8upi>ort  of  the  rights  of  your  country, 
merits  and  meets  the  highest  praise,  and  whenever  the  moment  arrives 
in  which  these  rights  must  appeal  to  the  public  arm  for  support,  the  spirit 
from  which  your  offer  flows,  that  which  actuates  our  nation,  will  be  their 
sufficient  safe  guard. 

Having  requested  from  the  Goveniors  of  the  several  States  their  certain 
quotas  of  Militia  to  be  ready  for  service,  I  recommended  at  the  same  time 
the  preference  of  Volunteer,  under  the  act  of  Congress,  and  particularly 
that  of  the  24th  of  February,  1807,  the  acceptance  and  organization  of 
such  Volunteers  has  been  del^ated  to  them. 

Tendering  then^fore  the  thanks  of  our  country  so  justly  deserved  for 
all  ofiers  of  service  made  to  me,  I  must  a<.ld  that  it  is  necessary  to  renew 
them  to  the  Ctovemor  of  the  State  for  the  purposes  of  acceptance  and 
organization.     1  salute  you  with  great  resj^ect. 

Nov.  2(>th,  1807.  Tho.  Jefferson. 


Hbxry  Lee  to  the  Governor. 

Notwithstanding  the  injunction  in  the  enclosed,  I  venture  to  present  it       Dec.  5, 
to  your  Excellency  for  perusal,  such  is  my  wish  that  you  should  know  ^*'  Tavern 
the  merits  of  any  Gentleman  offering  himself  for  Executive  preference. 

The  orders  for  muster  and  inspection  were  transmitted  by  me  to  Cap- 
tain Tayloe,  with  the  other  officers  of  ray  division  to  whom  they  applied. 

You  will  readily  perceive  the  pro|)er  temper  exhibitefl  by  this  officer 
on  the  occasion — a  disjiosition  which  I  am  sure  will  always  influence 
him  in  every  official  act.  To  be  deprived  of  the  services  of  such  an  offi- 
cer in  the  Cavalry  of  my  division,  especially  in  such  a  conjuncture  of 
national  affairs,  will  be  to  me  a  source  of  sincere  regret.  I  hope  your 
Excellency  will  avert  the  blow. 

With  great  respect,  I  have,  Ac 


616  CALENDAR  OP  STATE  PAPERS. 


1807.        Henrico  County,  &c. : 
BeU^Tavern  ^  ^^  certify  that  George  W.  Smith,  Esq.,  this  day  took  the  oaths  oi 

a  Privy  Councillor  before  me,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the  said  county"  , 
agreeable  to  Law. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  loth  day  of  December,  1807. 

Dan.  L.  Hylton. 


Robert  Smith  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  23,  I  have  the  honor  of  herewith  transmitting  to  you  for  your  acceptancez^  ::e, 

Navy  .  .  *■  *f  I 

Department  ^"  impression  of  the  Medal  presented  to  the  late  Commodore  Edwar«»  — rii 


Preble  in  pursuance  of  the  resolution  of  Congress  of  the  3rd  of  Marclm:~ 

1805. 

Respectfully,  &c. 


FedevfU  ElrctorH  to  Vote  for  President  and   Vice  President,  1807^  for  Jith  o/^,^*) 

March,  1808. 


James  Madison  Elected  President;  George  Clinton,  Vice  President. 


Peace,  Union,  and  Commerce,  and  No  Foreign  Alliance. 

Robert  Taylor,  Norfolk  Borough;  George  K.  Taylor,  Prince  (George; 
Richard  F.  Taylor,  Dinwiddie;  John  Nelson,  Mecklenburg;  Paul  Car- 
rington,  Sr.,  Cliarlotte;  David  Patterson,  Chesterfield;  Hudson  Martin, 
Sr.,  Nelson;  Isaac  Otey,  Bedford;  John  Campbell,  Westmoreland  ;  James 
H.  llooe,  Fairfax;  Judge  Robert  White,  Frederick;  James  Stephenson, 
lierkeley ;  Robert  (4rattan,  Rockingham;  Jacob  Swoope,  Augusta;  (ien. 
William  Tate,  Washington;  (ieorge  Adams,  Pittsylvania;  Benj'n  Shep- 
pard,  Henrico;  Joseph  F.  Price.  Hanover;  Gen.  Henry  Young,  King  and 
Quten;  Isaac  Williams,  Culpeper;  Burr  Powell,  Loudoun;  Judge  Tho.s. 
p]vans,  Accomack;  Robert  Christian,  New  Kent;  Noah  Zane,  Ohio;^ 
Charles  Cameron,  Bath. 


H.  Dearborn  to  the  Governor. 

Dec.  2f>,  The  President  of  the  Ignited  States  having  authorized  the  Govemoic^s 

Doparfniont  ^*'  ^'^*'  respective  States  to  accept  Cor|)S  of  Volunteers  who  may  hiv'^''<* 
otRrf'd  their  services  in  conformity  to  the  act  of  Congress  of  the  24th  ^"*^ 
February,  lSi)7,  I  am  directed  by  him  to  request  each  of  them  to  ha.^^^ 
such  Voluntet.T  (ompanies  (who  have  so  t<)ndered  their  services)  fornj^^ 
into  Battalions  or  Regiments,  to  have  suitable  Field  and  Staff  offic^?^^^ 
appointed  to  such  Battiilions  or  Regiments,  and  to  direct  correct  retuKTi^ 
of  such  Battalions  or  Regiments  to  be  transmitted  with  the  least  po8eil>'^ 


CALENDAR  OF  STATE  PAPERS.  617 


delay  to  this  Department.     In  the  mean  time  your  Excellency  will  please        1807. 
to  direct  a  return  of  the  number  of  Companies  of  such  Volunteers  as      ^^'  ^^» 
have  offered  their  services  as  above  to  be  reported  to  this  Department  Department 
with  as  little  delay  as  practicable,  and  will  also  please  to  have  the  re- 
maining portion  of  your  State's  quota  of  the  100,CX)0  Militia  (ordered  to 
be  held  in  readiness  for  service)  formed  into  Brigades,  and  where  the 
number  shall  be  such  as  to  constitute  more  than  one  Brigade,  or  from 
three  to  four  Regiments,  to  form  a  Division  or  Divisions  according  to  the 
numbers,  and  also  to  assign  or  appoint  suitable  General  Officers,  with 
the  necessary  Staff. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c. 


78 


.A. 

ABRAHAM  (Slave). 

Testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk,  against;  paper  endorsed  **  Abram  pardoned" 156 

ABRAM  (Negro  man). 

Condemned  in  Halifax  court  for  insurrection;  testimony  of  Bob  and  Robin,  his 
brother 309-10 

ADAMS,  JOHN  (President  United  States). 

Acknowleuging  receipt  of  intelligence  of  Act  of  Legislature  of  Virginia,  author- 
izing the  cession  of  the  Marine  Hospital  at  Norfolk  to  the  United  States 132 

ADAMS,  RICHARD,  AND  OTHERS. 

Report  on  repairs  of  Governor's  house  and  furnishing  same 73 

Asking  for  ammunition  for  a  patrol  of  19th  Regiment 278 

Asking  for  order  for  cartridges  for  District  Corps  of  Militia  from  19th  Regiment 342 

Order  to  deliver  cartridges  and  flints  for  use  of  19th  Regiment 343 

Concerning  a  district  corps 348-9 

Return  of  arms  in  possession  of  men  of  19th  Regiment 3d3 

Informing  of  public  arms  in  bands  of  19th  Regiment  needing  repairs 394 

Informing  of  appointment  of  Tunstall  Banks  a  sergeant  and  six  men  as  guard  at 

jail 398 

ALEXANDER,  AMOS  (Mayor  of  Alexandria). 

Informing  Governor  of  some  cases  of  yellow-fever  in  the  town,  brought  from  Nor- 
folk        137 

ALEXANDRIA,  TOWN  OF. 

Consent  of  Council  to  a  (livision  of  the  60th  Regiment;  request  to  corporation 
court  and  to  county  court  of  Fairfax  to  nominate  officers 15 

ALLAN,  JAMES. 

Informing  Governor  of  alarm  in  Fredericksburg  about  yellow-fever  at  Norfolk ; 

asking  for  quarantine 129 

Informing  of  death  of  two  men  from  Norfolk  on  schooner  William  and  Mary 137 

Report  of  health  of  crews  of  vessels  at  Fredericksbui)^ 174 

ALLEN,  JOHN. 

Elected  member  of  Privy  Council 3 

ALLEN,  RICHARD. 

Certificate  of  arms  issued  to  Captain  Roger  Gregory  and  Captain  Reuben  George...        38 

ALLEN,  WILSON. 

Certificate  of  citizenship  of  Robert  Walker,  James  Dunlop,  Jr.,  John  Chalmers, 

and  Thomas  Colquhoun 29 

Certificate  of  allotment  of  judges  to  districts 56 

ALLEN,  WM.  O. 

Soliciting  a  commission  in  military  service 536 

ANDERSON,  ROBT. 

Informig  of  the  bad  condition  of  the  arms  in  possession  of  Williamsburg  militia..      430 


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INDEX.  621 

BAILEY,  THOS.  H. 

Informing  Governor  that  there  reside  in  Accomac  four  old  native  Indians  who 
require  support,  and  asking  the  intervention  of  the  Executive —      277 

BALL,  WM. 

Concerning  the  apprehension  of  negroes  under  suspicion  of  insurrection 266 

BALFOUR,  GEORGE. 

»Soliciting  appointment  as  health  officer  for  Norfolk 291 

BANK  OF  ALEXANDRIA. 

Statement  of  books,  Ac 71 

BARNET  &  FOX  (Contractors). 

Desiring  to  know  the  diti'erencc  between  framing  of  the  roof  of  penitentiary  house 
and  plan  agreed  upon 27 

BARRET,  A. 

Proposition  for  shingling  roof  of  penitentiary 48 

BARTON,  J.  S. 

Soliciting  arms  for  troop  cavalry  attached  to  8d  Regiment 485 

BASSETT  BURWILL. 

Security  on  Treasurer's  bond 67 

R»(x>mmending  John  Taylor  as  Colonel  in  lieu  of  Col.  Larkin  Smith 614 

BATES,  MOSES. 

Account  for  foundation  for  Armory,  certified  by  John  Clarke 30 

BAYLEY,  THOMAS  M. 

Soliciting  sixty-four  stand  of  arms  for  light  infantry  of  2d  Regiment 342 

Enclosing  enrolment  of  light  infantry  of  Accomac;  asking  for  swords  and  guns  to 
be  sent  to  Norfolk 361 

BAYLEY%  THOMAS  H. 

Soliciting  arms  for  a  company  of  the  2d  Regiment ;  number  of  troops  in  Accomac 

county 196 

Soliciting  arms  for  troop  of  cavalry  raised  in  Accomac 277 

BAYLOR,  FRANCIS. 

Pleading 'fur  the  pardon  of  a  criminal  ordered  for  exei!ution  on  5th  of  September 
next 135 

BAYTOP,  JAMES. 

Soliciting  command  of  a  regiment  of  militia  under  organization 28 

BE  ALE,  CXJL.  REUBEN. 

Concerning  correction  in  date  of  commission  of  Captain  Lightfoot 126 

BEATTE,H. 

Soliciting  aruLs,  &c.,  for  cavalry  companies  of  Captain  Eben  Taylor  and  Lieutenant 
Bonan 511 

BECKI.EY,  JOHN. 

Recommending  Wm.  Mcl^ws  as  manufacturer  of  soldiers'  equipments 133 

BEDINGER,  H. 

Certificate  of  recommendations  of  county  court  of  Berkeley  county  of  sundry 

militia  otficers 64 

Concerning  his  indebtedness  to  Society  of  Cincinnati  of  Virginia.... 338 

BELL,  HENRY. 

Solicits  appointment  as  superintendent  of  arsenal  contemplated ;  recommendations 
enclosed 17 

BELL,  FERGUSON. 

Recommended  as  captain  of  new  troop  of  cavalry  to  be  raised  in  Frederick  county       25 


622  INDEX. 


BENNETT,  J. 

Evidence  regarding  condemned  negroes,  Jeremiah  and  Ned,  difloovered  after  their 

sentence 299 

BENNETT,  JAMES. 

Enclosing  bill  for  gun-carriages,  limbers  and  harness,  repairs,  cost  of  ammunition, 

&c 323 

BENTLEY,  WM. 

Asking  loan  of  powder  from  State's  magazine  with  which  to  do  honor  to  memory 

of  General  Washington  on  the  22d  of  February 92 

Soliciting  his  aid  and  presence  in  the  demonstration  to  be  made  on  22d  February..  94 

lieturning  powder  loaned  by  State 113 

Giving  the  opinion  that  no  cause  for  apprehension  of  insurrection  on  south  side  of 

river  exists 138 

BERKELEY,  CARTER. 

Security  on  Treasurer's  bond 67 

BERKELEY,  LEWIS. 

Solicits  increase  in  salary  as  second  clerk  in  Treasury 105 

BERKELEY  COUNTY. 

Order  of,  that  John  Vance  be  recommended  as  captSiin  of  musketry  company,  67th 

Regiment 54 

Petition  of  numerous  citizens  for  and  against  the  appointment  of  Alexander  Flem- 
ing, Wm.  Wilson  and  Samuel  Boyd  as  justices 68 

BERKELEY,  WM. 

Official  bond  as  Treasurer  of  Virginia  is  filed 1 

Statement  of  balance  in  Treasury  April  8th,  1799 17 

Concerning  the  mode  of  selling  tobacco  received  from  tenants  on  Bristoe  estate 27 

Anxietv  for  safely  of  public  money  in  a  wooden  chest 55 

Elected  Treasurer  of  Commonwealth 64 

Official  bond  as  Treasurer  of  Commonwealth  on  file 67 

Second  bond  as  Treasurer  of  Commonwealth  on  file 68 

Asking  a^lvice  as  to  retaining  funds  in  Treasury  for  meeting  loss  on  tobacco  burnt 

in  warehouse  in  Petersburg ^ 93 

Report  on  condition  of  Treasury 94-5 

Reporting  balance  in  Treasury Ill 

Suggenting  the  prorjriety  of  a  guard  about  the  Capitol  temporarily 117-18 

Reporting  balance  in  Treasury 120 

Reporting  balance  in  Treasury 192-3 

Soliciting  instructions  as  to  payment  for  slaves  executed ;  stating  balance  in  Treas- 
ury on  Ist  December 194 

Bond  as  Treasurer,  with  five  f'ecurities,  is  lodged 195 

Asking  advice  as  to  selling  public  tobacco  in  Treasury 196 

Stating  condition  of  Treasury 203 

Reporting  balance  in  Treasury  with  apprehensions  of  deficiency 206 

Report  of  tobacco  received  at  Tn»asury  in  disc;harge  of  taxes '. 208 

Ollicial  bond  as  Trciisurer,  with  securities,  on  file 271 

Elected  Treasurer  of  Commonwealth 271 

Official  bond  as  Treasurer  Commonwealth  lodged 286 

Report  of  sales  public  tobacco 314 

Asking  for  Commonwealth  to  count  cash  in  Treasury 321 

BILLY  (Slave). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 144 

Testimony  of  Ben  against 145 

Recommended  by  court  for  mercy;  endorsed  "Pardoned  October  1st,  1800" 157 

BINNS,  C.  (Clerk  Ix)udoun  county). 

Desires  certified  copy  of  appointmeni  of  Col.  John  Alexander  as  agent  for  heirs  of 

J.Monkhouse 317 

BLACKMORE,  SAMX. 

Recommended  as  captain  55th  Regiment. 54 


INDEX.  an 

BLAIR,  A. 

Oertificate  of  order  for  letter  to  be  written  by  AdjutAnt-Geneml  to  otfici>r^  <Vknoem- 

ing  returns  of  arms,  <fec ^7 

FiniQ  decision  of  CJouncil  as  to  ]«3rment  to  Swan  on  ao<\>unt  of  amis 104 

Concerning  an  effort  to  remove  him  from  the  clerkship  of  the  Council Ur> 

BLAIR,  JOHN. 

Petition  for  use  of  aaeembly  room  for  performance  of  Divine  wrvioe (^ 

BLOW,  RICH'D. 

Report  of  wcH-k  done,  and  the  navi^rable  ix>ndition  of  Dismal  Swamp  0<anal  throxigh^ 
out;  asking  for  extension  of  time  for  it?  txmipletion 44^>-l 

BLUNT,  BENJAMIN. 

Certificate  that  sundry  slaves,  condemnetl  for  munier,  liad  l>ei*n  im|wrte<i  ft»m 
Maryland  and  sold  to  Harris  *fe  Butte,  oitiiens  of  Georgia;  c;iso  submitttnl  to 
Executive .V2 

BOARD  OF  INSPECTORS  OF  PENITENTIARY. 

Complaints  against  Martin  Mims,  keeper.. UIO 

BOB  (Slave). 

Condemned  in  court  of  Nottoway  county  for  insurrection;  testimonv  of  Hampton 
and  Ned I ." L>73 

BOLUNG,  L. 

Stating  that  as  agent*  for  State  he  had  rented  part  of  public  land  in  Huokingham  ; 

other  part  could  not  be  renteii :U0 

Recommending  renting  plantation  on  public  lands  near  New  C^anton  from  throe  to 

five  years J^W 

Informing  of  leasing  public  land  near  New  Canton  for  enHuing  year IWO 

Informing  of  collection  of  rent  due  on  public  land  in  Buckingluim  county 3l>8 

Resigning  agency  for  8Ui)erintending  public  lands  in  Buckingham  county  ;  recom- 
mending Col.  \Vm.  Cameron  for  same 415 

BOOTH,  ROBT. 

Recommended  by  court  of  Sussex  as  Colonel  Commandant  in  place  of  Wm.  Mas- 

senburg,  resigned 59 

Oflere  to  collect  revenue  of  1799  if  time  is  allowed lU 

BOOTH,  MORDECAl. 

Soliciting  anus  for  cavalry  company  called  Brunswick  Republican  Blues..... 3<M 

Soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  made  at  State  armory  for  Brunswick  tn>op,  of 
which  he  is  captain 879 

BOTTS,  BENJAMIN. 

Informing  Governor  of  the  employment  of  General  Minor  as  assistant  (MMinsel  in 
a  case  of  an  injunction  of  escheat 483 

BOWLER,  JACK. 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 159 

Teiftimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk,  Price's  John,  and  Prosser's  Sam. 159-69 

BOWYER,  JOHN. 

Elected  Elector  of  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  Stotes 189 

BOYLIN,  JENNY  {alias  Baylor). 

Returning  thanks  for  pardon,  &c B4B 

BRANCH,  ROLLING. 

Soliciting  arms  for  troop  Ist  Regiment  andlst  Division 451 

Soliciting  arms  for  troop  of  cavalry  raised  in  Buckingham 477 

BRANCH;  THOMAS. 

Asking  that  members  of  23d  Regiment  Militia  be  allowe<l  to  retain  their  preneni 
uniform 487-8 

BRANG,  PETER,  AND  OTHERS. 

To  fbmiah  arms;  stating  terms. *..« 213 


Kprr^mxM-nded  by  rtnnntf  coart  (\f  WaRhinatoii  an  ixu^r  of  I«)5di  RegxmKut 42 

MtRA.VC,  JA\rEM. 

£>efnnnflr  t^  b^  inlhrm^  what  nnmher  will  be  oeeesauy  Co  eonfldtnte  a.  eompany  t» 
have  their  officer?  commuvdnnefi .'. - - ^M^ 

Fromininsr  to  f!nlli»rt  122  ^tanrl  armA  iam«d  to  hlH  Resiment .,._, .       113 

RRIi:srT,  RTCHI). 

W^^i^tz-^r  of  PrwHent  and  Vice-Premdent  Cnited  States 7^ 

fJ^RRNT,  f>ANrRL  CARROLL 

fA^f^xM  EWiyvr  of  Premdent  and  Vi«^e- President  Tnitefi  States- — 1S» 

B1t70Ar^KAGRNT5*. 

Himdry  d^^entf*  appointfrd....-- ^ -..-> — .-^ — .^ ..♦.....>- -      303 

Hf(Oxmr^}U(>v(}n.  william. 

QnalifiM  a«  member  of  Privy  rooncil 960 

Injbfmation  from  the  ^Hf^heator  £>r  Frederick  cf)nceming  daim  of  Commoitweahh 
to  ftRtate  r>f  Bryan  Martin- ^ 12 

CTCOOKE.  H. 

Ortifkafe  of  election  of  Wihrm  Cwy  Nieholan  as  Senator  of  United  States  and  of 
James  Monroe  fMremor  of  Viryrinia -• ~ 60 

Certi^cate  of  election  of  Archibald  Sfoart  as  Judge  of  the  Creneral  Court,  in  room 
of  James  Henry,  resigned- ^ 74 

BROOK  K,KDMU5D. 

Re|>ort  of  himself  and  others  concerning  condition  of  coart-IioaBe  and  lot  at  Hay- 
market « 397 

BKOOK  K  COUNTY. 

Recommendatkm  Off  militia  oAoers  made  bj  oonrt  Jane  27th,  1803- 363 

BR<X>KE,  FRANCIS. 

Afiking  instmction  as  to  trial  of  Newell  Walton  for  stealing  East  Indians- 315-16 

BROOKK.  LAWRENCE,  AND  OTHERS, 

Petition  for  pardon  negro  John 35 

BROOKS,  H A  M'L. 

Thanking  for  protection 394 

BROWN,  JOHN. 

K\ec\e(]  brigarlier-tfeneral  of  Brigade  of  Hampshire,  Hardy  and  Pendleton 4 

Elector  Presi«lent  and  Vice-President  United  States 75 

Keqiieflting  to  have  a  room  for  ofRce  as  Clerk  of  Conrt  of  Appeals 188 

Elected  Judge  of  District  Coart  of  Chancery,  to  be  held  at  Btaanton 276 

BR^)WNE,JOEL. 

liCtter  denying  having  emancipated  negro  Isaac,  convicted  of  the  murder  of  Batte 
and  Seirs 62 

BROUGH,  ROB'T. 

Soliciting  oiHce  of  notary  public  in  plac^  of  Thos.  Newton,  Jr.,  elected  to  Con^'eas,      180 
Soliciting  appointment  as  notary  public  in  Norfolk  in  room  of  Sam 'I  G.  Harrison, 
Herenso<l  187 

BROUOH,  WM. 

Forwarding  roHolutions  of  citizens  of  Hampton  relative  to  British  Ship  Leopard...      521 

BUCHANAN,  ALEX. 

Claiming  ■heriffalty  of  Wythe  county 36 


INDEX.  625 

BUCHANAN,  JOHN. 

Petition  for  use  of  assembly  room  for  performance  of  Divine  service 68 

BUCKNER,  COL.  THOMAS. 

Informing  of  the  remnant  of  arms  furnished  Captain  Warner  Lewis*  company 119 

BYARS,  J.,  Jr. 

Informing  of  efforts  made  to  diecourage  artificers  from  coming  to  Richmond 216 

BYRD,  SAM.  (Ne^ro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 164 

c 

CABELL,  WM.  H. 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  United  States 75 

Elected  Governor 458 

Certificate  of  continuance  of  Mary  Windham  on  list  of  pensioners 486 

CALL,  JACOB. 

To  Sani'l  CVjlenmn,  informing  him  that  the  arms  of  his  company  went  into  care  of 
Captain  J.  Weisiger;  afterwards  to  Lieutenant  Alex.  Taylor 38 

CALLIS,  W.  J. 

To  Governor,  acknowledging  receipt  of  130  stand  of  arms  for  40th  Regiment...   ....      384 

CAMPBELL,  ROBERT. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  dispute  with  Mr.  liobert  Preston  about  the  colo- 
nelcy of  the  lOoth  Regiment 44 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  recommendations  of  court  of  Washington  for  militia 
officers;  difficulty  of  collecting  muster  fines 187 

CAMPBELL,  JOHN. 

Certificate  of  soldierly  conduct  of  Robert  Campbell 56-7 

CAMPBELL,  JAMKS. 

To  the  Governor,  report  on  progress  made  in  the  improvement  in  navigation  of 
Appomattox  river,  and  pro8i)ect4s  of  same 329-30 

CAMPBELL,  ARTHUR. 

To  the  Ciovernor,  forw^arding  certificate  of  Captain  M.  Lewis  on  the  subject  of  the 
dividing  line  between  Virginia  and  North  Carolina 504-6 

CAMERA  )N,  CHARLES. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  death  of  John  Oliver,  sheriff  of  Bath  coanty..        17 

CAPERTON,  H. 

To  the  (lovernor,  protesting  against  right  of  Wm.  Hutcheson  to  act  as  magistrate 
<»n  account  of  non-residence 18 

CARBERRV,  HENRY. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  Executive  interference  in  behalf  of  negro  Jack  Neale, 
who  murdere<l  his  purcha'^er  while  descending  the  Ohio  river 288 

CARGILL,  JOHN. 

Elected  member  Hoaseof  Delegates  from  Sussex  county 227 

CARN,  FRANK. 

To  Wm.  Wirt,  action  of  the  citizens  of  Williamsburg  to  quell  an  apprehended  in- 
surrection    274-5 

CARR,  ELIZABETH. 

Certificate  of  clerk  of  Caroline  court  that  she  is  still  entitled  to  her  pension 278 

CARRINGTON,  E. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Captain  James  Spears,  of  Cumberland,  for  pro- 
curingarms  for  his  company 18 

79 


626  INDEX. 

To  the  Grovemor,  asking  for  a  loan  of  specie  from  the  treasury  of  Vir]^nia  where- 
with to  pay  troops  ali^ut  to  be  dihbanded,  and  returning  thanks  therefor- 116-17 

To  the  Grovernor,  concerning  military  bounty  lands  due  to  officers  and  soldiers  of 
Viilginia  Continental  line 103-4 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  resolution  of  commissioners  of  Bank  of  Virginia  that 
the  chairman  be  requested  to  inform  the  Executive  that  a  sufficient  number  of 
shares  have  been  subscribed  for  to  commence  operations  of  the  Bank  of  Virginia,      403 

To  the  Governor,  opinion  as  to  legality  of  trial  of  negro  Billy 480-1 

Certificate  as  to  the  character  of  Simon  Morgan  as  an  officer  of  the  Virginia  line 
on  Continental  establishment 495 

CARRINGTON,  PAUL. 

Allotted  judge  of  districts  Richmond,  Petersburg,  Brunswick  Courthouse,  and 

Stafford 56 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  office  of  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Appeals 500 

CARTER,  CHARLES. 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  work  done  in  improving  road  from  Mockasin  Gap  to 
Powell's  Valley,  in  Lee  county 458-8 

CARTER,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  his  intention  of  resigning  office  of  aasistant 
auditor 493 

CARTER,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor,  inquiring  as  to  his  eligibility  as  captain  while  holding  ooUector- 
ship  of  revenue  under  Federal  Government 119 

CARTER,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  as  surgeon  at  penitentiary  and  barracka-      278 

CARUTHERS,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor;  certificate  of  election  occasioned  by  Col.  Andrew  Moore's  ap- 
poiutment  as  Senator  of  United  States 425 

CARY,  SAM'L. 

To  Sam'l  Coleman ;  refers  to  Major  Thos.  Lewis,  commandant  of  artillery,  for  re- 
port of  arms 41 

CARY,  RICHARD. 

To  Sam'i  Coleman ;  return  of  number  and  condition  of  arms  issued  to  Ist  Battalion 
68th  Regiment 40 

CAVALRY. 

Instructions  for  arming,  as  received  by  Executive 447-8 

CAVENDISH,  W.  H. 

Certificate  of  the  injustice  of  a  bill  passed  in  1796  for  assessing  lands  in  Greenbrier, 
Kanawha,  and  Randolph  counties 14 

CHALMERS,  JOHN. 

Admitted  a  citizen  of  the  United  States 29 

Admitted  a  citizen  of  the  United  SUtes  13th  June.  1802 331 

CHARLES. 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 144 

Testimony  of  Patrick  and  Ben,  against 145 

CHEVALLIE,  J.  A. 

To  the  Governor  J  respecting  a  decree  from  Court  of  Appeals  for  amount  due  Beau* 
marchais ;  urgmg  that  the  General  Assembly  be  requested  to  provide  for  its  pay- 
ment  .* 371 

To  Sam'l  Coleman,  declining  appointment  of  Inspector  of  Penitentiary  for  second 
term 403 

CHEWNING,  WM. 

Certificate  of  election  of  Henry  Lee  member  House  of  Representatives  of  United 
States 22 


INDEX.  627 

CHEW,  JOHN. 

Ofitificate  of  serrice  of  Fruncis  T.  Brooke  as  coansel  for  Commonwealth  in  case  of 
Wm.  Stanton 341 

CHEW,  ROBT. 

To  the  Governor,  transmittinsr  statement  of  Commissioner  of  Peace  for  Spotsyl- 
vania eoiinty :  inquiry  concerning  the  right  of  Joseph  Pollard  to  act  as  Justice 
while  a  contractor  for  carrying  mail 45<^7 

CHEATe.\M,  COL.  MATHEn;\'. 

To  the  Governor:  has  received  no  arms  from  Col.  Patterson  as  yet~ 120 

To  the  iTOvemor.  promising  to  send  men  from  Chesterfield  as  soon  as  collected  in 

Manches^ter- 139 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  removal  of  arms  from  Manchester  to  the  penitentiary      1^ 

CHILTON,  C.  S. 

To  the  Gfkvemor.  informing  him  that  Lynchbarg  Independent  In&ntry  had  offered 
services  for  twelve  months- 599 

CHISH0I3L  DAVID. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  company  of  infiuitry  in  74th  Regiment 440 

crnzENS  OF  virgixi.\. 

Permitted  to  qoalify  since  October  1st,  1802- 370-1 

GLAIBORXE,  MAJOR  RICHARD. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  distribution  of  the  Virginia  resolationa  in  Monon- 
gahelia  county 111-12 

CLAIBORNE,  THOMAS. 

To  the  <?ovemor,  accepting  commission  for  superintending  election  for  President 
and  Vice-President - 131-2 

CLAIBORNE,  W. 

Testimony  of  servant  girl  as  to  contemplated  insarrection- 266 

CLARKE,  JOHN. 

To  the  GovenK>r,  concerning  complaint  of  bricklayers  of  want  of  lime;  adTtsiiig 

purchase  of  bar  iron  in  Richmond  and  >lanchester ^ 32 

To  the  Governor;  reports  that  Mr.  Bates  asks  extra  pay  for  drains  of  trip-hammer 

forves - - 50-<»l 

To  the  Governor;  opinion  of  price  charged  by  Ninnan  Wise  foir  masonry  al  Ar- 
mory ;  materials  neetied  to  prepare  the  penitentiary  to  receive  ooDViGts- 56 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  tw«»  proposals  for  bricks  and  lime  for  penitentiary......        74 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  sundry  bills  for  work  on  armory  and  penitentiary 105 

To  the  <jovernor.  urging  fHircha2«e  of  cyprees  shingles  for  the  armory- ~ 107 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  com^eming  prices  asketi  for  shingles  by  Dismal 

Swamp  Company HO 

To  the  Governor.  c«>nceminsr  cleaning  and  stamping  arms  with  name  of  coonty 

and  No.  of  Regiment - U4 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  experts  to  measure  brick  work  of  Wise  A,  Camej  on 

armory- ~ 119 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  the  distribution  of  arms  to  the  counties  and  towns, 

with  list  of  game 122-S 

To  the  ^iovemor,  or»nceming  exchange  of  arms  of  militia,  Ac.;  plank  wall  abool 

jail;  report  of  work  on  penitentiary  and  armory 175-S 

To  the  Governor :  report  of  quality  oY  arms  forwarded  bv  Swan,  and  those  placed 

in  penitentiary  by  his  agents- ..179-SO 

To  the  Gfivemor.  informing  him  of  more  brick  needed  for  armory,  and  John  Har- 

vie's  proposal  for  all  wanted .- 180 

To  the  <iovemor,  enclosing  George  Williamson's  proposals  for  repairing  arms  al 

p^iitentiary .- -      181 

To  the  ^jrovernor.  relating  to  loan  of  arm:^  for  Col.  Mayo's  Regiment  for  psrade 181-2 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  receipt  of  arms  at  penitentiarr  from  militia  in  had 

order:  refused  to  pay  Williamson  his  price  (kt  repairing  tbem — - — «.  182-3 

To  the  Governor,  infornung  him  of  the  intention  of  Jessee  Fayne^  a  eontrador,  to 

remove  without  accounting  for  advancements- — .•.^....      186 


OiU  INDEX. 

To  thii  0(»vflrnor,  relating  to  projDOse^l  mollification  in  contract  of  John  Harvie  for 

hrkikn  and  lime 187 

To  tho  (iovornor,  vncUming  proptmAU  of  Barret  &  McKim  for  carpenters'  work  on 

k<'*'fM«r*«  hoiiMe  Ht  jK'nitentiary 192 

To  th«' (fovcrnor,  arlvinifij^  the  ini|K»rtation  of  tools  for  raanufacturinj;  arms  from 

HirminKham,  with  li»t  of  nanje 205 

To  the  (fovernor,  advice  as  to  projMjr  »ize  of  IkjHh  for  Capitol,  penitentiar>*,  and 

armory 206 

To  the  (iovcrnor,  Rn>rK<*»*tH  that  he  Hhoiild  go  North  on  buMiness  of  armory;  that 

r<mall  honwH  he  built  foriweof  artiti<'er« 207 

To  the  (lovcrnor,  informing  him  a.H  to  bin  plan  of  building  mannfioetory  of  armn 

and  ('ondu(!ting  the  work  ;  number  of  artiticera  to  be  empUwed,  &c..  &c 20S-12 

To  the  (fovernor;  rejKirtM  variouH  proponalH  for  manufacture  of  arms;  recommends 

a  firm  in  I/anniHter,  l*a.,  <*^e 21H 

To  the  Oovernor;  reiH»rl  on  quality  of  arms  sent  by  McCormick 228 

To  the  (iovernor,  Irtten*  of,  ri*lating  to  conMinuiion  of  IVnitentiary  House,  Public 

Warehouse,  and  Manufactory  of  Arms;  procuring  artificers  during  1801 228 

Tc»  I  he  (iovernor;  rejKirt  on  an  eligible  ntorehouse  mr  arms  ;  recommending  garret 

of  ('apitol  with  alUTatiouM 228-9 

To  the  (iovernor,  (Hincerning  the  valuation  of  ftU>ne  work  done  at  armory  by  Wise 

iV  Carney;  alno,  Mumping  of  armn  from  I^oint  (»f  Fork 231 

To  the  Oovernor,  infurndng  him  of  pr(>|)aration  of  garret  at  Capitol  for  arms,  and 

plan  for  tobacco  warehoum^ 230-1 

To  the  (JoviTuor,  enclo-ning  estimates  of  Hollowav  iS:  McKim  for  cost  of  painting 

for  public  buildings *. 234 

To  the  ti<»vernor,  suggesting  that  he  Iw  emi>owered  to  purchase  certain  materials 

during  his  journey  North;  informing  of  aclangerous  crmk  in  chimney  of  Capitol  234-5 
To  the  (iovernor,  enclosing  form  of  agrt4>ment  with  artificers,  which  he  recom- 
mends   235-1) 

To  I  he  ( Jo  venu»r,  observations  made  in  shops  of  .Maryland  and  Pennsylvania;  dis- 

ai>|H)intutent  in  purchasing  supplies  and  bells  at  the  north;  compen^tion  to 

(leneral  Shei^ 2:^>-40 

To  the  (iovernor;  no^iunsmiths  to  be  hireil  in  New  York;  New  York  penitentiar>' 

iHuitains  valual^le  tH»nveniences 240  1 

To  the  (i*»veruor;  etlorts  made  to  engage*  the  bt»st  artificers  for  armory ;  desire  to 

tdMain  serving  of  llcnry  Foxall  for  c«nnon  foundry  ;  coutnictetl  in  Philadelphia 

ft^r  Uilleis  f«»r  (H'nitentiarv '. 241-5 

ReiH>rt  of  failur%«  i»f  %Iohn  Harvie  to  supply  the  bricks  contracletl  for  for  peniten- 
tiary and  manufacti>ry  of  arms 24^7 

T(>  Henry  Koxall,  enquiring  his  charge  for  intnxiucing  his  improvements  into  can- 
non foundry  at  Uichmond 247-8 

To  Jaiuei^  Hyi»it»,  ivnt'orning  ettbrt  nuide  by  Ames  to  tiissuadeartificer>j  from  coming 

to  Virtfinia  - * 248-9 

To  iVl.  Jiis*»ph  Williams,  ixirnvrning  efforts  to  prevent  armorers  from  coming  to 

Virginia;  denying  the  employing  of  one  Watsim 249  50 

To  the  (iovernor.  iH>mvrning  prinnirinp  lumln'r  for  public  war%»house.. 251 

Tv»  the  (u»vermv.  nH>mnnending  an  additional  siorv  to  the  kitchen  of  manufactory 

of  arms. I.  251-2 

'I\»  lheiH»verm^.  inftmuing  him  of  the  duplicity  practictnl  by  Ames,  snperinten*!- 

enl  of  manufactory  at  Sni ithtieUi,  and   others,  in    preventing  artim-er^  from 

wming  to  Virginia » 252  4 

To  th^*  iiov%Mrnor«  inR^rming  him  that  James  Carney  desin"?*  ti»  have  eimtniet  for 

exImivttHie  work  al  nuinufiiK*tory  of  anus 2^ 

T(»  the  (.n>verm*r.  stating  ihe  dutivs  of  all  the  othivrs  o(  the  manufactory*  *>f  arms, 

wh^fn  iw  oj^»ration » '  254-'> 

*l\>  the  InnerUi^r*  tx^nivming  the  co^^kiug  ap^^mtus  for  the  jienitentiary  coutructe*! 

R*rin  l^ibnletphia " ^ i>5-6 

T^^  Ihe  (n»v^NnH*r:  rv|»i*rt  v»l*  state  i^f  |H'nitenliary*  house  and  manuEK'tory  of  arms. 

attii  pv%^Hit4e  liuM^  of  ecmiplettim^ .'  .-  25^-7 

Tv*lh^i*v»vwtK*r»  \k*^t^Mtdil^e  nim-^eU*  against  charges  v(  iuo>m|»eteooy  in  the  soper- 

ittteiHitsiey  of  buiKtinit  of  manufeaHorr  of  anus —  2?».>-»tl 

TV>  the  iHWvrtH^:  e«^tiuate  v>f  exj^eu-^  fv*r  «.vm|>ietin^  tlie  maim^-ti'nr  of  arm:?  and 

(vnit\nitiary;  the  jHinrhase  of  UH^^and  materials:  support  •^f  artificer* —  2i?S-r*> 

To  the  \i\>\vriKHf.  avixistn^  that  apjtiratus  ti»r  mantt6h'ti»rT  ^.^f  aniuf  >hruM  Ne  fitted 

up  by  a  uvA>ter  amiorvr.  ami  jvrk  prvnid^^l  6.vt  ji^ ti*t5s~ - ...  271 

TV>  the  iivn^MrtK*r»  in(^>rtuiiue  nim  \*f  arrival  ^yf  inwic^  v^  tools  shipped  by  J«4ib 

Hoiiiis^^iu  vVf  Kirttiin^haai.  Ktwr 1 - 

StahMuenl  ^4*  acvxHUiC^  v^f  v^rkHss  ixjirciei?  for  w>rk  oa  manafiftctorr  of  arms  aa*! 


■  %^«,'««>.««%* 


INDEX.  t?SS» 

To  the  Governor,  sending  Biig;prestioiis  recrarviiBg  work  on  {^ihlic  ^rtre hoir^c :  mut^ 

TTMh  fOT  MnaF',diC,.^C. : 2SS 

Tb  tbf  Governor,  in  form  inc  him  thai  Mr.  .Idhn  Taylor  lias  the  hr^ikon  Ix*!!  fiir- 
iDerlv  beion^in^  l<»  tht-  l'^4}»iu»l,  wliicth  lie  dt'sirtnl  \o  pnrohfcH^  aT  one  :«hil]in>:  pt*T 
pc»nD<i 2*^:? 

To  ibe  1-TOvemor.  aclvisin^r  tiie  i*mplc»vnient  of  appreniion^  in  ihe  m«nnfa<nnro  of 
anD«- " e^i? 

To  the  «jk»v€"inor,  informing  him  of  m»cth<S!iry  aUcraiii-^n  i»f  l4«n">lH*«  plan  of  poni- 
leniiary .'. JW> 

To  Um^  i-Ti »vemor :  advi?*es  a5  to  kind  of  work  for  c*»nvirT< J^">1 -i? 

To  the  l^»vemor.  enrlo!»iu^  <**»P>  •*'  Iftter  to  Henry  Ftixall  to  afvortain  his  ohar>je 

l<»r  introdncing  hi^  iniprove.aieni?s  into  the  }ii«'ltmond  Armory , iVti? 

To  thf  Governor,  informal  ioii  concvrninc  shipment  of  jjnn-tiints  not  ordercni i^t? 

To  the  <^«»veni«»r.  fiiiuNriiintr  f  iun<i«ti<»n  nf  iHirinc  ii«ill  lor  on  i  nance 810 

To  the  Gfvernor.  inlorin>  him  tliHt  no  seasonevi  m'alnnt  timlxT  t^n  he  found  for 
gan-sii«*ks 811 

To  the  wovemor,  informiiu:  him  of  stone  inserted  over  entramv  to  ^x»nitentiary 
lbr  an  in^Tipti(»n:  Mr.  Wyihe  reiiue>te^l  to  fu^ni^h  in^^cription 814 

To  the  Govt^mur.  annt.uncinL^  dt>ath  of  Mr.  Gt»onre;  thinks  iht're  ninM  K^  no  one 
appointed  to  fiU  vatrancy 817 

To  the  <^ovenK»r.  iniorminc  iiiiu  of  pricee  for  ^late  and  liJe  in  New  York  and 
Philadelphia • 821 

To  the  Guvenior.  comvrning  tlie  iiitrodufiion  t»f  Foxali's  impn^vements  into  ar- 

morr  at  Hiehmorid ,828 

To  the  <.io\eruor,  inf«>roiin^  Iiim  of  submitting  suuiiry  sanipW  of  muskets  for 
companH.»n  with  those  of  our  t»wn  manufacture 824 

To  th*-  (iovemor,  informing  him  of  arrival  of  slate  for  public  warehouse;  reei>m- 

mending  an  atlvance  of  tifteen  hundred!  dollars  on  same 829 

To  the  irtjvemor;  advitv  for  procuring  the  implements  for  manufacturing  arms, 
and  appointment  of  snperintendent  of  armory;  C^'larkes  eUvtion  as  superin- 
tendent   .* 882  4 

To  the  Governor,  estimate  for  cost  of  one  nition ;  advising  that  another  master 
armorer  engagt'd  in  Ma.<4sachusctts  be  onlereii  on,  and  lifti^en  ton?*  of  in>n 844 

To  the  Governor,  informing  of  fire  at  armory;  advising  pun*hase  of  lirx^  engine; 

advising  arming  of  artitic^ere .'. 854-5 

To  the  Governor,  fi^taiing  objections  to  stamping  arms  made  at  Whet*ler*s  ntanufiic- 

tory.  or  any  other- 855 

To  the  Gt)vemor;  report  of  state  of  ivntncts  for  erection  of  manufactory  of  arms 
and  penitentiary .' .Vv\-6 

To  the  Cwvernor,  informing  him  of  dia«:itisfaction  of  artificers  at  armory  at  not 
reoiriving  i«y ;  concerning  balls  of  calibre  to  suit  rifles ;  stamping  atms;  r^build- 
iDg  bridge  at  armory 857-8 

To  the  < iovemor,  prop«isal  of  A.  Barrett  for  material  for  \iHKHlen  oncU*un»  to  |>eni- 
tentiarjr 8<K) 

To  the  (iovemor,  relative  to  permisBion  to  c«>ntnict  with  artifici^a  at  manufactory  of 
arms  fur  bhorier  term  than  three  year?;  asking  that  the  j>ay-nUl  of  armory  1h» 
pa»!etl  the  day  of  wriiing .*. .'. 8tK>-l 

To  the  (iovemor,  forwarding  pn>i)Osals  for  putting  on  slate  ixH>f  on  public  ware- 
house; also  rep<»riing  bridge  at  armory  built  and  j>aifl  for  by  Sir.  Hutht  rfi>rd 867 

To  the  Governor,  stating  number  of  arms  (H»mpleteii  in  manufactory  of  arms;  the 
dis()Osition  of  same ! 873 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  Uiat  appropriations  for  completing  manttfactory 
of  arms,  public  warehouse,  and  penitentiary  were  not  made ;  seeking  aid  of 
Executive  to  prevent  stoppaj^  of  these*  works 875 

To  the  Governor;  report  that  it  is  imjyossible  to  ins|)e<?t  arms  Htored  in  ix)of  of 
Capitol  for  want  of  light;  advises  they  be  taken  to  armory  for  repaint 87W 

To  the  Governor,  adviire  concerning  the  use  of  tiro  engine  at  ariuorv  on  private 
property;  that  same  should  not  l)e  tiiken  further  than  the  Market  (bridge;  that 
artificers  should  be  divided  into  armory  guard  and  fire  coinjiany 87W-B0 

To  the  ( Governor,  advises  purchase  of  (i,OuO  gun-stocks  for  armory  ftt>ni  United 
States  at  Philadelphia;  informs  Board  of  stamping  amis 880 

To  the  Governor, advising  that  advertiseuients  for  mon»  artificers  be  sent  to  North- 
em  newspai)ers 884-5 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  expense  of  making  arms,  and  of  nniounts  needed  to 
complete  penitentiary,  manufactory  of  arms,  and  public  warehouse 885-7 

To  the  Governor,  a^king  instructions  as  to  emj)loyment  of  additional  workmen  nt 
manufactory  of  arms;  also,  whether  to  proceed  to  completion  of  all  buildings  of 
armory;  as  to  unfinished  contracts ;  as  to  fowling  pieces  for  private  parties 388 


630  INDEX. 


To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  the  money  for  erection  of  steeple  on  manu- 
factory of  arms  had  been  provided  for  in  last  appropriation 389 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  public  warehouse,  though  incomplete,  can 
receive  tobacco  ..^ 390 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instructions  as  to  making  blades  of  cavalry  sworda;  also, 
if  swords  may  be  made  at  armory  for  General  Mason  and  Wm.  Munford,  who 
ask  ihe  privilege 391-2 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  proposals  of  John  Tinsley  for  making  pistol  holsters 
and  sword-belts.. 393 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instructions  concerning  ordnance  belonging  to  Common- 
wealth, scattered  in  many  places 399-402 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  delivery  of  holsters  and  sword-belts  by  Capt. 
John  Tinsley;  heather  not  satisfactory 411 

To  the  Governor,  disking  instructions  as  to  which  pieces  of  ordnance  in  rivers  and 
elsewhere  in  State  are  considered  State's  propt^rty 414 

To  the  Governor,  culling  attention  of  Council  to  monthly  report  on  pay-rolls  of 
work  of  all  kinds  done,  as  preferable  to  quarterly  report  asked  for 415 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  arms  made  between  December  Ist,  1803,  and  Decem- 
ber Ist,  1804 430-3 

To  the  Governor;  report  on  contra(;t  of  M.  Davis  for  delivering  slate  for  public 
warehouse;  amount  claims  unsettled  for  work  done  on  public  warehouse 435 

To  the  Governor,  suggesting  that  holsters,  sword-belts,  and  cartridge  boxes  be 
made  by  convicts  in  penitentiary 436 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  Captain  Standard's  Rifle  Company  of  Spotsyl- 
vania county 449 

To  the  (Governor,  informing  of  his  intentions  respecting  securing  gun-stocks  from 
Captain  Potter 462 

To  the  Governor;  estimate  of  sums  neceasary  for  manufactory  of  arms,  peniten- 
tiary, an  <l  James  River  Canal  Warehouse 463-4 

To  the  Governor ;  General  Sliee  desires  reimbursement  for  funds  disbursed  for  gun- 
stockt?  in  excess  of  appropriation 473 

To  the  Governor,  giving  his  design  for  the  sword  to  be  presented  by  the  State  to 
Lieutenant  O'Bannon 475-6 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  Crutchfield's  company  cavalry  of  Spotsylvania      482 

To  Col.  Matthew  Harvey,  acknowledging  receipt  of  iron  at  manufactory  of  arms..  495-6 

To  the  (Governor,  informing  him  of  distribution  of  arms  to  cavalry,  and  number 

undistributed 497-8 

To  the  Governor;  repoit  of  arms  of  Gloucester  county  sent  to  the  armory 501 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  removal  of  Cyrus  Edson,  Lieutenant  in  First 
Company  Independent  Corps  Artificers;  officers  petition  for  appointment  of 
Levi  Peck  ensitzn  to  vacancy,  and  Robert  Stewart  as  ensign 504 

To  the  (lovernor,  advising  that  orders  be  sent  to  Captain  Woodward  to  land  State 
arms  at  Smith tield  to  prevent  capture 528 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  number  of  arms  and  accoutrements  in  manufactory...  535-6 

To  the  Governor;  informs  that  Captain  Richard  B.  Goo<ie  recommends  Samuel 
Taylor  as  lieutenant  and  James  Clarke  as  ensign  in  the  Virginia  Legion 589 

To  the  ( Fovernor,  proposing  to  go  to  Georgetown  to  obtain  information  relative  to 
placing  Foxall's  improvements  into  the  boring  mill;  asking  instruction  as  to  pro- 
curing apparatus  from  Foxall  for  foundry.. 595 

CLARKE,  CHARLES. 

To  the  Governor,  praying  remission  of  fine  imposed  by  a  court-martial 41 

CLARKE,  CHRLSTOPER. 

To  the  (Governor,  inquiring  if  Joseph  Holt,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  by  accepting  ap- 
|K)intment  from  Federal  Cxovernment,  did  not  forfeit  his  seat  as  magistrate 188 

CLARKE,  THOMAS  M. 

To  the  (Jovernor,  asking  that  muskets  designed  for  53d  Regiment  of  Campbell 
county  be  sent  to  Lynchburg  to  Captain  Thos.  W.  Cocke ;  also,  that  a  piece  of 
artillery  at  New  London  be  sent  to  Lynchburg 396-7 

CLOPTON,  JOHN. 

P^lected  member  Privy  Council  in  room  of  Samuel  McCraw 62 

<^ialifies  as  member  of  Council 114 

COBURN,  JOHX,  AND  OTHERS,  OF  KENTUCKY. 

Commissioners  on  boundary  line  to  commissioners  of  Virginia,  proposing  to  meet 
at  forks  of  Big  Sandy,  October  1st 3^-4 


INDEX 

OOCKE,  THOMAS  W. 

To  the  Govemorr  soliciting  arms  and  accoatreizkien:^  §»r  c:r>mpii2:T  ftf  iiT^li*i!r  ic- 
trntiied  tt>  53il  Regiment,  and  for  piece  at  Nev  London,  ano  'm*-  'iru^^r  fr^mi 
SitiiQiafid —  

aX^E.  RICHARr».  JL>T»  OTHERS. 

To  the  GoTemor  a^ing  appointment  of  rhari««  L.  Abramt^  m^  «aur>«rmai!%*f  i- 
tiieii  troop — —  — ~- —  — -  — 

COHOR3(.  JOH^  a 

To  litt  ♦jcw^TKiT.  representins  the  reaiiinei»e  of  Captain  Ej«i<ii'ifi  •  —  Jinpiicy  -j  io*^ 
the  call  if  fBmi^ed  wiih  arms;  the  -7*.fth  YU'srnynn  ica«i  a  fun-TWTry  if  ^s.-?arr^ 
thercEo  attai-hrd  L*  destimte  <»f  arm*- - -.-    . — 

TOLEJLIV.  >AXrEI- 

To  xi>t  •j^jve<n«-'r.  statement  of  irnaa  la&aeri  us  aiilrtut  ae  3*3"  .♦♦tr-i?^  jt"  :m:  oiuii'  - 

asLft --  — -..—  ■ —     

To  t&e  •  V^-r:>.r.  ^LAtini^  ihtr  •ii?!trihHitjOc  -jf  arm^  iiii»ifrr  a  iic»*tiixii#^   r  -=fai-3iA.'j'^ 

of  2f"nn  I*?rfcai "5€!r.  17*7.  •^^riil  a^*m  jjw-!ia'  •  ■  M-  >''garr:  wn.-  ..     . 

To tiht  »]^ -•fTTii  r .  r*-pr,rr  ..f  arui*  i^ramt-':   "v      ^^^i.    r    --    5':*!i^«.ii*r  a:*'.    ■:.*r  r 

To  tie  ♦30v»raLr.  SMTTirimis  r^p»Ta -'.f  ti T  tt-^a    'ffi*!*?!*.  xrnw^    ar -    -.    . 

T«  tfc*  •:r:T-m*..r.  r^pi-rt  -/f  •'Ofi'iin*-c  --f  •ar'.r.-.;?— -*».--r-  i*r.  -3**«-:  -7  K-  — >at---^ 
To  tae  •:^-VJ3-3i^' .  7^-n  jf  p^ik*  Ann*  ifliiOf.-<i  v-  ti  "tta  ni»::/^  •'^x  n'  .^anfsiir-  T'l** 
I»  the-  • '•-■^^•sracr.  «»^3r^-jnnjr  "^■o^  of  *tiir^srrjir  of  snsiLii!  arzix-  s-^ne*^  •j't   j^t^*-  if 

Execsi-'!-  aa-ae  May.  17*2.  xeL  ^ -'- -  — ' 

T*  dii?  •»  ••J  Ji-r  -airi-jrtnjr  papei*  'Y  '>!iafc-y  *^a.T  ^g  -.grscnrj  jmT  j^  z  -rio^:: 

^BfiSe  i  r  -"^  n-fcr:  par  re  - _      .      _  .  .     ,_  — 

;.!■»-".:     ,£-.-:—      'tr,--  1  L  .^  jr    Xii*— *  Tt-^-f,     i"  -f.     i^-:ri*i*-s:      .^  x.— ' 
Zi  Ta^     "  ''-r^**  -^   *uj:  -It  ir.-  .«•—    r  am,*  w^iirt:  rac--  *     -*-  jLisri*-  1     *»>  ii   tu* 


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632  INDEX. 

COIXiUHOAN,  THOMAS. 

Admitted  a  citizen  of  the  United  States 29 

Admitted  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  13th  June,  1802 331 

COLUMBINE,  SHIP. 

List  of  persons  examined  on  board 583-5 

COMMISSIONERS. 

For  supervising  Presidential  election  throughout  the  State  of  Virginia 123-5 

COMMON,  HALL. 

Resolution  of,  as  to  the  guilt  of  two  negroes  involved  in  the  intended  insurrection, 
with  request  for  their  apprehension 138-9 

COMMITTEE  OF  COMMUNICATION. 

Messrs.  Barbour  and  four  others,  with  their  report  by  J.  H.  Foushee,  clerk 75  to  87 

COMMITTEE  TO  DIVIDE  CITY  OF  RICHMOND  INTO  WARDS. 

ReiK>rt  of. 344-5 

WMMONWEALTH  OF  VIRGINIA. 

To  Joseph  Harding,  granting  commission  as  superintendent  quarantine  at  Peters- 
burg        132 

CONN  ELL.  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  acknowledging  receipt  of  71  stand  of  arms  for  103d  Regiipent 353 

CONNELLY,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Abraham  I>oiigla88  as  superintendent  of  Virginia 
penitentiary 506 

COOK  LAZARUS. 

To  the  Governor,  praying  for  remission  of  damages  assessed  against  him  as  secu- 
rity for  sheriff  of  Southampton 309 

COOK,  MORDECAI. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  commissions  for  officers  of  2l8t  Regiment 51 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  resolutions  of  citizens  of  Portsmouth  relative  to  arm- 
ing militia  of  Portsmouth,  &c 521 

COOKE,  JACOB. 

To  the  Governor,  proposals  for  manufacture  of  arms 70 

Opinion  of  arms  furnished  by  Swan 90 

Report  of  Swan's  ^oins  exammed,  and  their  condition 101-2 

CORBIN,  RICHARD. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  company  light  infantry  9th  Regiment  of  King 
and  Queen  county 295 

CORNICK,  JEREMIAH. 

Confession;  testimony  as  to  sundry  n^roes  engaged  in  plot  for  insurrection; 
naming  them 298 

COTTON  &  STEWART. 

Proposals  for  supplying  copies  of  militia  laws  for  officers 194 

COUNCIL  BOARD. 

Advise  that  the  Light  Infantry  Company  of  Captain  George  W.  Smith,  of  the  hKh 

Regiment,  be  armed 402 

Advise  that  the  Treasurer  he  reque.**ted  to  subscribe,  on  behalf  of  the  State,  to  the 
capital  stock  of  the  Bank  of  Virginia  to  the  amount  of  three  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  to  be  loanetl  to  th"  State  at  4  per  cent,  per  annum 408-4 

Advise  that  permission  be  given  to  commissioners  of  the  Bank  of  Virginia  to  use 
temporarily  all  parts  of  the  treasurv  as  can  be  spared  for  the  work  of  the  Bank..      404 

Advise  that  Dr.  John  Brokenbruugh  be  appointed  commissioner  to  establish  boun- 
daries of  city  of  Richmond...'. 437 

Advise  the  adoption  of  a  new  pattern  of  rifle  and  bayonet  exhibited  by  superin- 
tendent of  armory 438 


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INDEX.  688 

Advise  that  Alexander  McRae  and  Wm.  Fooshee  be  appointed  to  count  money  in 
Treasury;  report  of  same 452 

Advise  that  Creed  Taylor  be  appointeil  a  judge  of  the  General  Court  to  fill  vacancy 
caused  by  death  of  Joseph  Jonet« 455 

Advise  as  to  uniform  for  Independent  Corps  of  Artificers  of  Manufactory  of  Arms      472 

Advise  appointment  of  committee  of  two  to  visit  jail  and  penitentiary  once  in  two 
months  for  inspection  of  management 472 

Advise  that  Major  (^larke  proceed  to  complete  the  foundry,  keeping  within  appro- 
priation        473 

Advise  the  character  of  uniform  of  the  militia  of  Virginia 47t>-7 

Advi:>e  that  warrant  be  issued  in  favor  of  E.  R.,  Esq.,  for  one  hundred  and  forty 
dollars,  as  additional  fee  in  aid  as  counsel  to  Attorney-General  in  case  with  Bris- 
toe's  heirs 486 

Advise  that  writ  of  election  be  issued  for  the  Bedford  concessional  district  for 
election  of  a  member  to  fill  place  of  Christopher  Clarke,  resigned 493 

CT)UPLAND,  DAVID. 

Protest  against  appointment  of  Benjamin  Morris 3i> 

(X)WPER.  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  apprehension  of  the  bad  influence  of  negroes  imported  by  refu- 
gees from  French  West  India  Islands  upon  the  native  slaves  of  Norfolk 287 

To  the  Governor,  stating  reasons  for  apprt^hending  an  insurrection 293-4 

To  the  (lovernor,  inforniinjr  of  the  conviction  of  two  of  the  leaders  of  the  intended 

insurrection,  and  arrest  of  two  others 297 

To  the  Governor,  informinjr  of  the  fairness  of  trial  of  Ne<l  and  Jeremiah 299-300 

To  t  he  <  lovernor,  informs  of  discontent  among  citizens  of  Norfolk  at  the  indulgence 

of  the  Exet-utive  towanls  condemned  negroes 301 

To  the  Governor,  expressing  the  wish  of  the  community  that  some  mitigation  of 
the  sentence  of  Ned,  condemned  for  insurrection,  might  be  had 304 

COX,  CHARLES. 

To  the  Governor,  proposal  for  painting  the  penitentiary 92' 

CRAIG,  ADAM. 

Certifiaite  of  ref^olution  of  Common  Hall  of  Richmond,  asking  the  Executive  to 

provi<ie  an  infirmary  for  those  bringing  contagious  disease;  reply  of  Governor...  132-3 
To  Philip  N.  Nicholas,  asking  for  exemption  for  his  clerks  from  guard  duty 174 

CRALLE,SAMrEL. 

To  the  Governor,  <'omplaining  of  court  of  Northumberland  county  concerning 
major's  commission 69 

CROPPER,  JOHN,  JR. 

Return  of  anns  of  2<1  Rejrinient  from  Accomac,  shipped  to  Richmond 139 

To  the  (iovenior,  repf»rt  of  condition  of  Light  Infantry  Companv,  and  their  arms-.  452 
To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  as  Commissioner  oi  W^recks  for  Accomac 

county  in  rrK»m  of  John  Tealile 512 

To  the  Governor,  wjliciting  arms  and  ammunition  for  regiments  in  Accomac  county  581 

CRrTC:HFIELl ),  STAPLETGN. 

To  tli^  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  Ac,  for  company  cavalrj' 440 

To  the  Governor,  solicits  appointment  as  ensign  in  Public  Guard .501 

<rRD,JOHN. 

To  the  CJ<ivernor,  claiming  sherifialty  of  Goochland 118 

CUNNINGHAM,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  his  company 419 

CURITON,JAMP>^. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  death  of  Wm.  R.  Curtis  leaving  no  heirs;  his 
property  pmbably  escheated 319r 

D 

DABNEY,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  uking  compensation  for  work  in  distribution  of  arms '220 

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684  INDEX. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  expiration  of  term  of  service  of  sundty 
members  of  Penitentiary  Board 29b 

To  the  Governor,  informing:  him  that  term  of  service  of  the  Inspectors  of  Peniten- 
tiary expired  I4th  Oitober,  and  of  a  vacancy  by  the  deatli  of  Major  Diinsoomb..      828 

To  the  Grovernor,  informing  him  of  two  vacancies  on  Board  of  Inspectors  of  Peni- 
tentiary by  resignation  of  Messrs.  Scott  and  Hays 841 

DARBY,  NATHANIEL. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  his  efforts  for  the  return  of  arms  in  hands  of 

men  under  his  command 119 

To  the  Governor;  return  of  arms  issued  to  Captain  John  Eyre 120 

DARKER  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  if  acceptance  of  service  in  United  States  Army  disquali- 
fied him  as  agent  for  State * 23 

DAVIS,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Major  De  Klauman  as  major  commandant  of 

arsenals 1 

To  the  Governor,  informing  of  a  French  frigate  from  Cape  Francois  full  of  negroes 

supposed  to  be  desline<l  for  the  capes  of  Virginia 318 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  he  had  found  in  collector's  office  in  Norfolk 

a  number  of  dutv  bonds,  taken  by  John  King  and  Josiah  Parker,  believed  not 

to  have  been  paid 340 

DAVIS,  AUGUSTINE. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  privilege  of  printing  for  State  the  Laws  of  Congress 28 

To  the  Governor.  oiTering  to  furnish  Acts  General  Assembly  bound  as  those  by 

Pleasants  &  Price .'.      381 

To  the  Grovernor,  soliciting  office  of  Public  Printer 31K) 

DAVIS,  THOMAS  T. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instruction  as  to  pension  for  Wm.  Shepherd,  of  Kentucky        74 
To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  Will  Shepherd  commissioned  to  draw  a  pen- 
sion; political  opinion  in  Kentucky 136 

DAVIS,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  proposal  for  manufacturing  arms  at  Morgan  Town 132 

DAVIS,  MICAJAH. 

To  the  Governor,  accepting  appointment  as  Inpj)ector  of  Penitentiary 297 

Account  for  rooffing  public  warehouse 335 

DAVISSON,  DANIEL. 

Advised  to  be  appointee!  majorof  llth  Regiment 30 

DAVIDSON,  LEONARD. 

Recommended  as  ensign  in  55th  Regiment 54 

DAWLEY,  COL.  DENNIS. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  100  st^md  of  arms  issued  to  P.  Anne  had 
been  deposited  at  Kempsville .T 113 

DAWSON,  JOHN. 

To  the  (lovenior,  asking  permission  as  settler  for  arsenal 49 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  escape  of  Mathew  Anderson  from  jail  at  Dum- 
fries         5() 

DAWSON,  B.  A. 

To  the  Governor,  solicits  appointment  of  ensign  in  Public  Guard 501 

DAVENPORT,  WILSON. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  sufficiency  of  a  peddlar's  license  Uiken  out  in  Bedford  by 
merchants  of  Lynchburg  to  sell  in  Danville 489 

DAVID  (Slave). 

Testimony  of  Prosser's  Ben  against;  acquitted 149 


INDEX.  635 


DAY,  BENJAMIN. 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  efforts  to  suppress  gaming 428 

DEARBORN,  H. 

To  the  Governor,  relative  to  claim  of  Virginia  for  militia  services  guarding  stores 
against  negroes  in  late  insurrections 361 

To  the  Governor;  order  from  President  of  United  StUes  to  employ  militia  of  State 
of  Viivinia  for  preservation  of  peace  in  Norfolk  harbor .'. 445 

To  Joseph  Perkins,  informing  him  of  visit  to  Harper's  Ferry  of  Mr.  Pettibone  for 
intnxiucing  improvements  in  manufacture  of  arms,  Ac....' 473-3 

To  the  Governor,  forwanling  a  cavalry  pistol  manufactureii  at  Har()er*8  Ferry  as  a 
sample;  concerning  swords  suitable  for  cavalry 503-4 

To  the  Governor ;  a  call  for  the  State's  quota  of  militia  to  be  organized  and 

equipped  to  man!h  at  a  moment's  warning 527 

To  the  (jrovernor,  respecting  pay  of  militia;  also,  for  tents,  camp  kettles,  &c 566 

To  the  Governor,  urgmg  encouragement  of  volunteers  as  a  part  of  the  quota  of  mili- 
tia required 566-7 

To  the  Governor,  urging  that  correct  returns  of  the  militia  be  made  to  the  Presi- 
dent and  CJongress  from  year  to  year 614-15 

DELEGATES  IN  CONGRESS. 

To  the  Governor,  announcing  death  of  Mr.  Henry  Tazewell,  Senator  of  United 
States 5 

DENEAL.  G. 

To  the  Governor,  petitioning  for  a  division  of  the  60th  Regiment  of  Fairfax  county  12 
Certificate  of  resolution  of  county  court  dec*lining  to  aid  in  distributing  resolutions 

of  General  Assembly 14 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  an  order  of  court  concerning  the  resolutions  of  General 

Assembly 18 

To  the  Governor,  conceminj?  return  of  pamphlets  on  resolutions  of  General  Assem- 
bly designed  for  distribution ^ 18-19 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  rule  established  by  Executive  about  nomination  of 

magistrates 21 

To  Samuel  Coleman ;  report  of  Major  Chas.  Turner,  106th  Regiment,  of  number 

and  condition  of  arms 39 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  appropriation  of  fines  on  60th  Regiment  to  purchase 

of  colors  and  musical  instruments  for  106th  Regiment -f:,,..,        40 

To  the  (Governor,  relating  to  return  of  arms  loaned  to  corporation  of  Alexandria...  129 
To  the  Governor,  forwarding  bill  of  lading  for  arms;  difficulty  of  collecting  thoee 

loaned  company  commanded  by  Captain  Winterberry 190-1 


DEXTER,  SAMUEL. 
0  Samuel  Cole 
and  soldiers  in  Virginia  line  on  Continental  establishment 118 


To  Samuel  Coleman ;  receipt  of  list  of  military  land  warrants  issued  to  officers 

in  Virginia  line  on  Continental  establishment 


DICK,  ELISHA  C. 

To  the  Cfovemor,  concerning  observance  of  quarantine  at  Alexandria,  and  certain 
charges  incurred 53 

To  the  Governor,  stating  deaths  on  Captain  Butler's  packet  from  Norfolk  at  quar- 
antine ground ;  communication  with  Baltimore  asked  to  be  interdicted 189 

DICK  (Slave). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 166 

Testimony  of  Ben.  Woolfolk;  paper  endorsed  "Dick  pardoned" 166 

DICK(Thilman's). 

Testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk  against 166 

DICK,  DR.  E.  C. 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  health  of  Alexan<lria;  danger  from  free  n^roee  and 
abolition  societies  and  their  schools  to  people  of  Southern  States 178 

DIRECTORS  OF  HOSPITAL. 

Application  for  warrant  from  Auditor  Public  Accounts  for  $1,600  for  use  of  hospital      291 
To  the  Grovernor,  informing  him  of  vacancy  in  Court  of  Directors  by  death  of  Geo. 
GWrter;  ask  for  warrant  for  $1,600 •. 322 


686  INDEX. 

DIXON,  HENRY  ST.  JOHN. 

Deposition  concerning  the  testimony  of  sundry  parties  as  to  the  contest  between 
Mr.  Robert  Preston  and  Col.  Robert  Campbell  for  the  colonelcy  of  the  105th 
Regiment 43 

To  the  (.fovernor.  requesting  that  the  Governor  of  Tennessee  be  informed  of  their 
appointment  to  enter  into  stipulations  for  0}>ening  the  navigation  of  the  River 
Holfitein 411 

To  Sanmel  Coleman,  soliciting  arms  for  troop  of  Captain  Jacob  Baker,  of  the  105th 
Regiment 453 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  Captain  Baker's  troop,  Waslnngton  county -ii^S 

DIXON,  J. 

To  the  (tovemor,  Holiciting  office  of  Public  Printer 390 

DRUMMONl),  W. 

C'ertificate  of  afiidavit  of  William  Randall  of  witnessing  the  delivery  of  three  Asi- 
atics as  negroes  by  Nathan  Walker  to  Newell  Walton  in  Alexandria 316 

DUDLEY,  W. 

To  the  Governor,  reporting  movement  of  the  Bellona  and  Leopard;  suggesting  the 
relief  of  two  companies  of  the  ll5th  Regiment;  return  of  troops  on  dutv  at 
Hampton .t;^^-^* 

To  the  Governor,  n>lating  to  the  efibrt  of  British  officer  of  the  ship  Triumph  to 
transmit  dispatches  by  a  United  States  pilot  boat  to  British  Consul  at  Norfolk...  545-6 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  discharge  of  militia  at  Hampton;  enclosing 
letters  from  sundry  parties ;  apprehension  of  collision  between  British  sailors 
and  ptH>ple  of  Hampton 5<54 

To  the  (iovernor,  respecting  supplying  the  Cohmibine  with  provisions 573-4 

DOUGLASS,  ABRAHAM. 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  rei'ommendation  from  inspectors  of  prison  in  Phila- 
delphia for  su}>erintendent  penitentiary...?. oOii 

To  the  Governor,  aavpting  apix)intment  as  kee|)erof  penitentiary ;  sundry  printed 

rules  of  Philadelphia  prison,  with  statement  of  rations,  &c..... '. .XW 

Official  bond  as  keeper  of  penitentiary  is  lo<ige<l .5?! 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  efficient  service  of  Ilartwell  Heath,  a  pris- 
oner,at  rei^ent  tire  at  ptMiitentiary .312 

LK)UGLAS,J.E. 

To  the  Mayor  of  Norfolk,  threatening  to  stop  all  vessels  from  passing  in  or  out  of 
Chesai^»eake  Bay  unless  communication  with  British  Consul  at  Norfolk  is  restor^, 
*!tc.:  enclosing  letters  to  Consul 52->-^ 

DUNLOP.JOHN. 

Admitted  a  citizen  of  Uniteil  States.  November  30th,  \Sny2 33i>-l 

l^UNLOP.  JAMES,  JR. 

Admitted  a  citizen  of  the  Initeii  Siatt^ -jci 

DVNLOP,  JAMES. 

Admitti^t  a  citizen  i>f  the  Unite*!  Static  13th  June.  ISO'J :^1 


4SiTi 


DISMAL  SWAMP  CANAL. 

IMrvvtors.  onler  to  draw  on  Treasurer  for  one  thousand  «lollars  of  State's  qui»td 

DUNLEVY.  Gh:OR(iK. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  John  Stephen.<on  holds  offit*  of  ju>tice  of 
V^ace  while  jh^si master  at  W»x»d  Courthouse 

DUVAL.  WM. 

Certiti**ate  of  ivith  *»f  office  admii:i>tered  to  James  Monrt'C tJ:!-;? 

To  the  iix^vernor:  rej>*>rt  oi  hoiinl  ^'\'  Insjuvtors  of  i-euiieniiary  on  keejier's  o.'n- 
viuol.  vVo   *. ;5^ 

DUVAL.  GABRIEL. 

Commis^iioner  ap^H^iiited  by  State  of  Maryland  to  fix  b»^undar%*  line  with  Vitohuu       3bS 


INDEX.  6S7 

DUVAL,  BENJAMIN. 

To  the  iiovenior,  urging  neoesBity  for  patrol  in  Richmond 173 

DYER,  ZEB^  C.  P.  C. 

Certificate  of  reoommendation  of  Jacob  HoU  as  (timain  of  a  cavalrA*  in  4tith  Reiri- 
nient  in  Pendleton  county;  also  of  Adam  Oonrod  apd  Henry  Hall  as  lieutenants 
in  same- 2S 

DYS  ART,  JAMES. 

Certificate  as  to  conduct  of  Col.  Robert  Campbell  on  the  expedition  to  South  Oin>- 
lina  in  1780atihe  battle  of  King's  Mountain io 

E 

EDDLNS,  SAMUEL  C. 

To  the  (iovemor,  soliciting  pardon  of  Wm.  Clarke,  soldier,  ivnvicteti  of  felony 16 

EDWARDS,  RIC. 

To  the  iiuvemor,  stating  that  arms  allotted  for  37th  Regiment  have  not  l>een  deliv- 
ered; sohciting  arm?  for  troop  commandtHi  by  Captain  Wm.  Ball 4a7 

ELUCOTT,  ANDREW. 

To  the  Governor,  relative  t<i  boundar}*  lino  between  Virginia  and  North  Carolina; 

Walker  and  Henderw.>nV  line  thought  erroneous S22 

ELSEY,  WSl. 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  Uniteii  States 75 

EPPES,  ARCHIBALD. 

To  the  Governor;  represents  alarm  of  people  at  City  Point  lest  fever  be  introduced 

from  Norfolk ;  asks  for  appointment  of  Mr.  Wilcox  as  quarantine  otticer 187 

EUSTACE,  HANC<X'K. 

Otbcial  bond  ap  collector  of  rents  on  Bristoe  estate  lodged 453 

To  the  Ckivemor,  informing  him  of  cullection  ot  tobacco  from  tenants  on  Bristoe 

tract,  and  sale  of  same- 486 

To  the  Ciovemor,  informing  him  that  the  commission  of  5  |>er  cent  on  cxjllections 

from  Bristoe  estate  is  insufficient 490 

To  the  Guvemor,  concerning  his  ditiiculty  in  settling  with  the  executor  of  Thomas 

Lee.  agent  for  Bristoe  estate 508 

EVANS,  J. 

To  the  Governor,  petition  for  division  of  militia  of  Monongalia  county,  and  for 
full  troop  of  cavaJry.. 5 

EVANS,  LEWIS. 

Recommended  as  lieutenant  in  55th  Regiment 54 

EWING,  GEORGE  W. 

To  collector  of  Port  Norfolk,  informing  him  of  shipment  of  Americans  discharged 
from  British  Navy  to  Norfolk,  in  bad  health S49 

EXECUTIVE  OF  VIRGINIA. 

Requested  to  state  the  number  of  arms  distributed  from  arsenal  sent  to  each  place..         1 
Desired  inlomiation  from  the  clerk  of  Fairfax  what  dispot^ition  has  been  made  of 
the  resolutions  of  the  General  Assembly  by  the  court. 19 

F 

FAUCETT.  JOSEPH. 

To  the  Governor ;  solicits  appointment  as  agent  for  collecting  arrears  of  taxes  from 
sheritis 502 

FAULKNER,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  supply  of  yellow-mounted  swonis  for  his  company, 
expecting  to  get  from  United  States  Government  two  field  pieces  from  Har|>er8 
Ferry 609-10 

FAIRFAX  COUNTY. 

Advice  of  Board  concerning  officers  of  the  60th  Regiment. .! 69 


688  INDEX. 

FALLIX,  JOHN  H. 

Certiiieate  of  election  of  Henry  Lee  as  member  House  of  Representatives  United 
States 22 

FEDERAL  ELECTORS. 

To  vote  for  President  and  Vice-President  1807,  for  4tli  March,  1808 616 

FELLS,  JOHN  (Ne^'ro). 

Condemned  in  Caroline  court  for  insurrection;  testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk  and 
Edmund 167 

FENTON  &  COCHRAN. 

Bill  for  manufacturing  three  bells  for  Capitol,  penitentiary,  and  manufactory  of 
arms  lodjred .*.  276 

FINGH,JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  copy  of  Revised  Laws  and  seal  of  office 376 

FISHER,  D.,  AND  OTHERS. 

Petition  concerning  two  negroes  named  Isaac,  condemned  by  Southampton  county 
court  for  murder,  believed  to  be  free  men 57 

FISHER,  ROBERT  H.,  AND  OTHERS. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  an  infantry  and  cavalry  company  in  Nanse- 
mond  county 563 

FITZGERALD,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  &c.,  for  company  of  cavalry  raised  in  Nottoway 
county \ 447,492 

FLETCHER,  JAMES. 

To  B.  Edwards  or  N.  Friend,  informing  of  a  projected  insurrection 263 

FLETCHER,  MR. 

Desires  that  the  Board  should  sell  the  negroes  purchased  by  him  to  some  other 
party 319 

FRANK  (Negro). 

Testimony  of  John  and  Ben  against;  condemned  for  insurrection 145-6 

Condemned  in  Halifax  court  for  insurrection;  testimony  of  Abram 294 

FRONIN,  ANDREW. 

Petition  of,  and  other  citizens  of  Richmond,  for  pardon  of  Janet  Paul,  convicted  of 
robbery 16 

FOUSHEE,WM. 

Elected  member  Privy  Council  in  room  of  John  Allen,  deceased 62 

Qualified  as  member  Privy  Council 62 

To  the  Governor;  report  on  navigation  of  James  river;  extent  and  prospects 222-4 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  as  surgeon  at  penitentiary 278 

To  the  Governor,  asking  as  to  accommodation  made  for  sailors  arriving  with  malig-  • 

nant  disease i 317 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  progress  of  improvement  in  navigation  by  James  River 

Company 333 

To  the  Governor;  recommends  that  a  vessel  at  Rocketts  be  hired  for  Marine  Hos- 
pital       136 

Report  on  condition  of  Treasurer's  office 418 

To  the  Governor;  report  on  escape  of  prisoners  from  penitentiary,  and  measuree 

to  prevent  same;  reward  due  to  negro  David  and  others  for  aid  in  recapture 469-70 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  place  as  member  of  Council  of  State 480 

FORT,  J. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  his  troop .^. 412 

FOWLER,  JOHN. 

To  Samuel  Coleman:  receipt  for  a  sword,  belt,  &c.,  for  John  Jouett,  voted  him  by 
the  Legislature  of  Virginia 427 


INDEX.  639 

FOX,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor;  proposal  to  furnish  cartridge-boxes 89 

FOXALL.  HENRY. 

To  John  Clarke,  stating  terms  for  superintending  introduction  of  his  improvements 

into  Virginia  foundry 248 

To  John  Clarke;  demands  $500  for  giving  details  for  constructing  his  improvement 
in  armory;  advises  Clarke  to  come  to  Georgetown  to  see  works 302 

FULCHER,  WM. 

To  the  Governor ;  proposal  to  purchase  negroes  confined  in  penitentiary  or  sell 
them  on  commission 311 

FULKERSON,  P. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Benjamin  Robinson  as  collector  of  tax  1795  in 
Russell  county 193 

Or 

GABRIEL  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 164 

Testimony  of  Pro&ser^s  Ben,  Price's  John^  Ben  Woolfolk  against 164-5 

GARRIEL,  JACK  (Neero). 

Condemned  in  Caroline  court  for  insurrection ;  testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk  and 
Primus 166-7 

GAMBLE,  ROBERT. 

To  the  Governor,  testifying  to  the  soldierly  character  of  Colonel  Cropper  during 
the  Revolutionary  war 512 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  organization  of  the  company  of  "Silver 
Greys  "  for  euarding  city  of  Richmond ;  soliciting  arms,  &c.,  for  same;  names  of 
those  enrolled 547-8 

GABiBILL,  H.  J. 

To  the  Governor,  requesting  arms  for  Rockingham  company  be  sent  by  his  mes- 
senger        10$* 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  a  tract  of  land  in  Rockingham  considered  es- 
cheatable 395 

To  the  Governor,  asking  to  be  informed  as  to  employing  James  Allen  to  assist  at- 
torney in  inquest  on  land  of  Thomtis  Jackson,  deceased 444  5 

GALE,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  for  approval,  diploma  as  surveyor  of  Spotsylvania 
county,  granted  by  president  and  professors  of  William  and"  Mary  College 437 

GARLAND,  CLIFTON. 

To  Samuel  Coleman;  return  of  troop  of  Albemarle  attached  to  47th  Regiment. 453 

GARNETT,  JOHN  M. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  John  Tayloe  as  colonel  of  cavalry  in  lieu  of  Lar- 
kin  Smith 614 

GABRANT,JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  praying  remission  of  damages  on  account  of  revenue  for  1796-97        54 

GARRAUD,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  letter  from  Kentucky  commissioners  relative  to  boun- 
dary line 2^) 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  copjr  of  act  of  General  Assemblv  on  boundary  line 193 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  seizure  and  sale  of  free  negro  boy,  Jack  Cox 34 

GEDDLY,  WM.  W. 

To  the  Governor,  praying  for  remission  of  fines  for  not  attending  jnuster  of  39th 
Regiment 26 

GENERAL  ASSEMBLY  OF  VIRGINIA. 

Resolution  respecting  the  presentation  of  a  sword  to  Lieutenant  Preslev  N.  O'Ban- 
non  by  Virginia,  for  his  gallant  services  in  the  war  between  United  States  and 
Tripoli^ 462 


640  INDEX. 

GEORGE,  REUBEN. 

Account  for  lumber  furnished  for  penitentiary  certified  by  Thomas  Callis. 10-11 

GEORGE  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 152 

Testimony  of  Ben  VVoolfolk  and  Price's  John 152-3 

GHOl^TON,  THOMAS,  JR. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  &c.,  for  troop  of  Brunswick  county 436 

To  the  Governor,  solicits  arms  for  the  Brunswick  company 444 

GILBERT. 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 153 

Testimony  of  Prosser's  Ben  and  Price's  John 153 

GIBSON,  ALEXANDER. 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  two  Chickasaw  Indians  sent 63 

GIBSON,  WM. 

To  the  Governor ;  return  of  light  infantry  company ;  recommending  officers  for 
now  company  of  cavalry 493 

GILES,  WM.B. 

Elector  of  President  and  Vice-President  United  States 75 

To  the  Governor,  accepting  appointment  as  Senator  of  United  States 413 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  claims  of  Virginia  against  Government  of  United 

States;  the  duration  of  the  term  of  United  States  Senators  uncertain * 425-6 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  obtaining  compensation  from  the  United  States  Gov- 
ernment for  Samuel  Brooks 433-4 

To  the  Govi^rnor,  expressing  obligations  to  Legislature  for  appointment  as  Senator 
of  United  States 434 

GILES,  WILLIAM. 

To  the  Governor;  account  for  loss  in  detention  of  bricklayers  in  work  on  armory..       107 
Contractor  for  brick  work  at  armory  asks  for  an  advance  of  $600 120 

GILMAN,  JOHN  TAYIX)R. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  resolutions  of  Virginia  legislature  to  be  laid  before 
Legislature  of  New  Hampshire 2-3 

GLASGOW  (Negro  man). 

Condemned  in  court  of  Hanover  for  insurrection;   testimony  of  James;  court 
recommended  Glasgow  for  transportation /. 299 

GRAY,  FRANCIS. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  an  appointment  as  a  cavalry  officer 586 

GREGORY,  WM. 

Elected  member  House  of  Delegates  from  King  William 227 

GREGORY,  ROGER. 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  return  of  volunteer  company  of  the  98th  Regiment 
militia  of  Mecklenburg... i 496 

GREEN,  AUGUSTINE. 

Certificate  that  Robert  Ware  Peacock,  attorney  at  law,  has  attended  upon  inquisi- 
sition  of  escheat  against  estate  of  Edmund  Barrel 130 

GREEN,  ALEXANDER. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  assistant  counsel  in  the  case  of  Edmund  Barrel 187-8 

GREEN,  BKRRY'MAN. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  Captain  Sanford's  troop  of  Halifii.x,  and  for  a 

company  of  the  69th  Regiment  omitted  by  Col.  Douglas 380 

To  the  Governor ;  receipt  of  decision  of  Council  in  favor  of  Charles  F.  Wall  as  Col. 

Commandant  of  09th  Regiment 481 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  office  of  Lieu  ten  at-Colonel  of  69th  Regiment,  with 

reasons • 601 


INDEX.  641 

GREEN,  G. 

To  Win.  Prentis  or  James  Dmell,  informing  of  an  insurrection  to  occur  on  the  fol- 
lowing Thursday  night 264 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  negro  Lewis  had  been  carried  to  penitentiary 
for  safe  keeping;  a  white  man,  suspected  of  aiding  negroes,  arrested 299 

To  the  Governor,  tendering  the  services  of  a  company  of  volunteers  from  Mecklen- 
burg county 558-9 

To  the  Governor,  tendering  services  of  a  light  infantry  company  of  Mecklenburg 
county .'. 600 

GREEXHOW,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  compensation  to  nurse  of  sick  guard  at  barracks 288 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  sixteen  watch  coats  for  guard  while  on  duty 342 

To  the  Governor,  advising  more  healthy  quarters  for  Public  Guard 393 

GREEXHOW,  ROBERT. 

To  the  (Tovernor,  informing  him  of  a  number  of  cannon-balls  in  the  magazine  yard 
in  Williamsburg 439 

GREENUP,  CHRISTOPHER. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  affidavit  and  certificates  concerning  toll-gate  near  Cum- 
berland Gap 493-4 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  address  respecting  toll-gate  in  gap  of  Cumberland 
mountain 498 

To  the  (fovernor,  enclosing  copy  of  resolutions  of  citizens  of  Frankfort  expressive 
of  their  abhorrence  of  the  conduct  of  the  British  on  the  flag  of  the  United  States      557 

GREER,  MOSES. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  ap{)ointment  as  commissioner  for  establishing  western 
boundary  line  between  Maryland  and  Virginia 277 

GOOD,  FRANK  (Ni^^ro). 

To  Roling  Pointer  (Powhatan),  urging  him  to  insurrection 274 

rKX)DRICH,JOHN. 

Elected  Senator  for  district  of  Surry  and  Isle  of  Wight 354 

GORE,  C. 

To  Thomas  Jefferson,  exprcKsing  sentiments  on  the  probability  of  the  directors  of 
the  Sierra  Leone  Companv  con.nenting  to  receive  negroes  from  the  United  States 
into  their  Colonv * 326-7 

GOOSELEY,  GEORGE. 

To  the  Governor,  ])roposing  to  convey  the  slaves  sentenced  to  transportation  be- 
yond the  limits  of  the  Unite<i  States,  upon  terms  indicated 305-6 

To  the  <  rovemor,  ofiering  to  ])urchase  the  condemned  slaves  at  prices  and  on  terms 
stated 306 

To  the  <TOvernor,  informing  him  that  the  Spanish  West  Indies  are  shut  against  the 
adminsion  of  slavi^  from  all  countries  save  Africa;  asks  to  be  released  from  his 
engagement 309 

GRAMMAR,  J. 

To  Auygustine  Davis,  informing  him  of  rumors  of  insurrection  about  Petersburg; 
advising  watchfulness 128 

GRANTHAM,  JOHN. 

Recommende<l  as  lieutenant  in  55th  Regiment 54 

GRIFFIN,  THOMAS. 

Security  on  Treasurer's  bond 67 

GRIFFIN,  CYRUS. 

Received  of  electors  of  President  and  Vice-President  of  the  United  States  a  paper 
containing  return  of  votes 427 

GRYMES,  PHILIP. 

Qualified  as  member  of  Privy  Council  May  30th,  1803 359 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  seat  as  member  of  Council  on  account  of  feeble  health      456 

81 


642  INDEX. 

GUERRANT,  PETER. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  a  payment  of  $1,500  for  timber  for  the  public  warehouse 
in  Richmond 811 

To  the  Governor,  praying  for  dismissal  of  suit  against  him  for  failure  to  fulfil  con- 
tract for  building  public  warehouse ►-  ..      414 

To  the  Governor,  asking  advance  of  $1,000  for  timber  of  public  warehouse  and 
framing  same 321 

Proposal  to  furnish  lumber  for  public  warehouse  for  $1,000 285 

GUERRANT,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  accepting  appointment  as  agent  of  State  for  renting  public  land 
at  Buckingham  Furnace 497 

GUERRANT,  GENERAL  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor;  certificate  of  examination  of  1,093  muskets  made  by  Major  John 

Tinsley 217 

Report  on  number  of  clerks  needed  in  the  Land  Oftice 225-6 

GUARRANTY,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor;  certifies  to  delivery  of  626  cartridge-boxes  by  Capt.  John  Tinsley        12 


HALTON,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor;  proposal  for  furnishing  cartridge-boxes 89 

HALLAM,  ED. 

To  John  Heath,  soliciting  arms  for  his  company 472 

HANOVER  COUNTY. 

Petition  of  citizens  for  pardon  of  two  negroes  condemned  for  insurrection 302 

HANSFORD,  THEODOSIUS. 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  inquisition  upon  tract  of  land  in  King  George  county        36 

HARDING,  JOSEPH. 

To  the  Governor,  declining  appointment  of  superintendent  quarantine  for  Peters- 
burg       134 

HARDY,  T.  M. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  arrival  of  British  ship  Columbine  with  dis- 
patches and  letters 564 

To  Brigadier-General  Mathews,  acknowledging  return  of  officers  and  seamen  ten- 
dering thanks;  suggesting  a  mode  of  communication 573 

To  Brigadier- General  Mathews,  delivering  Dougsd  McDougal,  an  American  citizen, 
claiming  the  right  of  communication  with  the  British  Consul  at  Norfolk 580 

HARE,  JOSEPH. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  as  ensign  of  Public  Guard,  in  place  of  En- 
sign Crouch 501 

HARPER,  WM. 

To  the  Governor;  solicits  appointment  as  lieutenant  in  Public  Guard 509 

HARRIS,  E. 

Receipt  for  arms,  &c.,  to  102d  Regiment 44 

HARRISON,  COLIN. 

Security  on  Treasurer's  bond 67 

HARRISON,  CARTER  B. 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  United  States 75 

HARRISON,  BENJAMIN. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  sixty  stand  of  arms  for  a  company  in  58th  Regiment...      108 

HARRISON,  WM.  B. 

To  the  Governor,  complaining  that  his  claim  to  command  of  the  57th  Regiment 
Militia,  Loudoun,  has  been  disregarded 549 


INDEX.  643 

HARVEY,  LEWliS. 

Qualified  as  member  of  Privy  Council  December  6tli,  18(>6- «      498 

HARVIE  &  WINSTON. 

To  the  Grovemor,  asking  for  $->00  advance  to  buy  oyster-shells  for  lime  for  use  of 
penitentiary  building .*. 113 

HAY,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  plans  and  drawings  of  Capitol  and  public  prison  sent 
from  Paris  by  Sir.  Jefferson 10 

HAY,  GEORGE, 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Wm.  Darell  as  superintendent  of  quarantine  at  Pe- 
tersburg        133 

Qualified  fui  member  of  Council 340 

HAYMOND,  JOHN. 

Advisetl  to  be  appointe<i  lieutenant-colonel  commandant  of  11th  Regiment. 30 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  troop  of  cavalry  in  11th  Regiment. 377 

HEATH,  JOHN. 

Qualified  as  Privy  Councillor  by  Joseph  Selden 381 

To  the  <jrovernor,  oppa^ing  appointment  of  Wm.  Whitaker  as  clerk  of  penitentiary 

bv  Boanl  as  an  interference  with  the  prerogative  of  tbe  keeper 418 

To  Major  Wm.  Keik, stating  objections  to  Major  Taylor's  proposal  for  raising  a  Fo- 
ment of  cavalry  in  Northern  Neck .'. 607 

HEISKEL,JOriN. 

To  the  Governor,  representing  that  a  field-piece  is  lying  at  the  Point  Alexandria; 
asking  that  said  gun  beassigned-to  the  artillery  company  to  which  he  is  attached      479 

HERBERT,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  statement  of  condition  of  Bank  of  Alexandria 2 


HENDERSON,  JAMES. 

Indicted  by  grand  jury  for  being  absent  from  Wllliamsbuiig  on  election  of  members 
of  General  Assembly  and  Congress 205 

HENDER<^N.  ALEXANDER. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  resolutions  of  town  mtH.»ting  of  Dumfries,  asking  for 
appointment  of  (ieorge  Williams  superintendent  quarantine 368 

HENNING,  WM.  WALLER. 

Qualified  as  memb<*r  of  Privy  Council  2d  Janiuiry,  180() 463 

HEN RIC,  DANIEL. 

Commissioned  as  surveyor  of  Wood  county  by  president  and  professors  of  William 
and  Mary  College...  .* .*. 28 

HENRICO  COUNTY. 

List  of  slaves  con demne* I  in,  and  valuation 174 

HENRY,  JAMES. 

Allotted  judg(»  in  districts  of  Prince  Edward  Courthouse,  New  London,  Washington 
Courthouse,  and  Sweet  Sprin<^,  in  Botetourt  county 66 

HETH,  W. 

To  the  Governor,  sisking  that  the  meeting  of  the  Cincinnati  be  postponed  for  one 
week 273 

HICKMAN,  WM. 

Security  on  Treasurer's  bond 67 

HIGINBOTIIAM,  THOMAS  AND  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  infonning  him  that  Francis  aiid  Alexander  Teubeaf  had  gone  to 
Europe;  left  James  Campbell,  of  Peten»burg,  their  agent.. 380 


644  INDEX. 

HOIST,  HENRY. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instructions  as  to  judgment  against  Aitcheson  in  court  of 
Norfolk 49 

HOLMES,  DAVID. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  manner  of  election  of  General  Robert  Porterfield 
to  House  of  Representatives  of  United  States 24 

HOLMES,  HUGH. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  the  raising  of  a  new  troop  of  cavalry  and  the  offi- 
cers for  same 25 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  United  Slates 75 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  &c.,  for  Captain  Stephenson's  company  of  light 
infantry  of  Jefferson  county 436 

HOME  &  WHEELER. 

To  the  Governor;  proposal  for  manufacturing  arms  in  Culpeper 49 

HOOMES,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor;  asks  to  be  reimbursed  expense  of  guard  at  Caroline  jail  over  ne- 
groes committed  for  insurrection 169 

HOSPITAL  IN  WILLIAMSBURG. 

Report  of  Court  of  Directors  to  October  1st,  1802,  and  asking  for  warrant  for  $2,000      337 

HOUSE  OF  DELEGATES. 

Resolution  requesting  Executive  to  lay  the  Journal  of  Proceedings  before  them.....       189 
Resolution  for  Governor  to  correspond  with  the  President  of  the  United  States  as 

to  purchasing  lands  outside  of  State,  &c 195 

Resolution  that  the  Exticutive  cause  to  be  removed  to  the  armory  all  ordnance  and 
military  stores  belonging  to  the  State  (not  including  that  in  service  of  United 
States  or  the  State),  and  render  the  same  fit  for  service 468 

HUBERT.  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  Htatement  of  balance  of  Bank  of  Alexandria 290 

HUNGERFORD,  JOHN. 

Elected  member  State  Senate  from  Stafford  district 227 

HUNGERFORD,  JOHN  P. 

To  the  Governor ;  receipt  for  the  ((uota  of  arms  due  the  111th  Regiment,  under  act 

of  assembly 295 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Bankhead  and  Thompson  for  commissions  to 

raise  a  company  of  light  infantry  in  llltli  Regiment  in  Westmoreland  militia —      325 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  111th  Regiment  militia 491 

To  the  Governor,  acknowledging  order  to  hold  oOO  men  in  readiness  to  march  at  a 

moment's  warning 540-1 

To  the  Governor,  informing  that  his  orders  for  500  men  prepared  to  march  at  a 

moment's  warning,  were  complietl  with ;  officers  and  men  nearly  all  ready 557 

HUNT,  THOMAS. 

Recommended  by  court  of  Sussex  as  cornet 59 

HUNTER,  DAVID. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  67th  Regiment 358 

HUNTER,  JOHN,  AND  OTHERS. 

Memorial  concerning  appointment  of  additional  magistrates 47-8 

HUNTER,  TALIAFERRO. 

To  John  Heath,  soliciting  arms  for  vompany  of  artillery 581 

HUNTON,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor,  suggesting  that  Major  John  T.  Woodford  and  he  be  allowed  to 
exchange  commands 471 

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646  INDEX. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  claims  of  reimbursement  growing  out  of  prosecution 
of  Logwood 422 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  his  desire  to  provide  an  asylum  for  the  free  negroes 
in  some  foreign  land... 433 

Proclamation  recognizing  the  Siem  Osier  Sub-Ommissary  of  commercial  relations 
of  the  Emperor  of  the  French  for  port  of  Norfolk 438 

To  the  Governor ;  return  of  a  fugitive  from  justice  to  the  civil  authorities  at  Norfolk      469 

A  proclamation 522-4 

To  the  Governor;  considers  that  the  sealed  letter  from  British  Consul  at  New  York 
to  commander  of  Bellona  should  be  returned 586 

To  the  Governor,  informing  of  receipt  from  Europe  of  models  of  swords,  two  of 
which  have  been  selected  to  send  to  the  manufactory  of  Virginia,  Ac;  concern- 
ing pay  of  Virginia  militia 613-14 

To  Captain  Maurice  C.  Miller  and  officers  and  privates  of  Cumberland  Riflemen; 
thanks  for  tender  of  service 615 

JEREMIAH. 

Condemned  in  court  of  Norfolk  borough  for  insurrection;  testimony  of  Will 297 

JETT,  PETER. 

Certificate  of  election  of  Henry  Lee,  member  of  House  of  Representatives  of  the 

United  States 22 

JOE  (Slave). 

Condemned  in  court  of  Nottoway  for  insurrection ;  testimony  of  Hampton,  Ned, 
Willis  Pillar,  and  John  Royal 272-3 

JOHN,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  giving  his  opinion  as  to  salability  of  arms  in  Monongalia  county      372 

JOHN(Necro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection,  September  11th 140 

JOHNSTON,  CHARLES. 

To  the  Governor,  consenting  to  accept  the  terms  offered  by  the  Board  for  Swan's 

arms 58 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  letter  from  Swan  about  arms 106 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  state  of  accounts  of  the  keeper  of  the  penitentiary 347 

To  the  Governor,  proposing  to  unite  with  a  volunteer  company  to  be  denominated 

the  "Staunton  Buckskin  Riflemen";  soliciting  rifles  for  arms 562 


JOHNS,  WM. 

0  the  C  _ 

and  probable  expenses  of  repairing  same 364 


To  the  Governor,  respecting  number  and  condition  of  arms  in  Monongalia  county, 

es  of 


JONES,  BATHURST. 

To  Samuel  Coleman,  informing  him  concerning  situation  of  ordnance  and  military 
stores 482-3 

JONES,  JOSEPH. 

Allotted  judee  in  districts  of  Staunton,  Charlottesville,  Fredericksburg,  and  Dum- 
fries         56 

To  the  Governor;  report  on  progress  of  improvement  of  navigation  of  Appomat- 
tox river 224-5 

JONES.  RICHARD. 

To  Wm.  Prentis,  informing  him  of  a  contemplated  insurrection  on  the  following 
Thursday  night 26i-5 

JONES,  WALTER. 

To  the  Governor,  clainjing  his  right  to  sheriffalty  of  Northumberland  county 45 

Elector  President  and  Vice-Presi<lent  United  States 75 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  office  of  high  sherifi". 129 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Mr.  Taylor  for  command  of  regiment  of  dragoons 

in  room  of  Larkin  Smith,  resigned.....* ...." 612 

JONES,  WILL. 

Received  reprieve  from  Governor  for  slaves  confined  in  Caroline  jail 20* 


INDEX.  647 

JONES,  MAJOR  CATESBY. 

Soliciting  arms  for  37th  Regiment 69 

jonf:s,  general  Joseph. 

Elector  of  President  and  Vice-Pronident 75 

JORDAN,  M.  H. 

To  the  Governor,  complaining  of  action  of  the  Governor  and  Council  in  appoint- 
ing a  young  ensign  to  command  battalion;  resigning  commisBion 507-8 

JONES,  MERIWETHER. 

To  the  (Governor,  petitioning  for  i)ardon  of  wife  of  Peter  Piiul  on  account  of  bis 

good  character 16 

To  the  Governor,  inquiring  as  to  the  number  of  Acts  of  Assembly  he  should  furnish  21 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  account  for  printing  laws  of  Congreess. (J3 

To  the  Governor,  asking  an  advance  for  buying  paper  for  report 88 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  imprisonment  of  Oillender 121" 

Elected  Public  Printer 190,225 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  an  advance  of  $1,000  for  printing  laws  of  Common- 
wealth   281 

To  the  Governor,  offering  to  furnish  copies  of  reviseii  Code,  same  quality  as  by 

PlenFants  <&  Price,  for  .^  per  copv /. 382 

To  the  Governor,  rejiigning  office  of  Public  Printer 391 

JUPITER  (Negro). 

Condemnea  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 148 

Testimony  of  Prosser^s  Ben 148 

K 

KEAN,  THOMAS  M. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  copy  of  act  of  I^iegislature  of  Pennsylvania  on  improv- 
ing navigation  of  Ohio  river 438-9 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  resolutions  of  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
Pennsylvania  approving  amendment  to  Constitution  of  United  States 439 

KEITH,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor;  reix)rt.  of  work  done  by  Potomac  company 218 

To  the  Governor;  report  on  progress  of  navigation  of  Potomac  river« 335-7 

To  the  Governor;  petition  for  letters  patent  under  act  of  Assembly  of  1801 338 

KELLO,  SAMUEL. 

Certificate  of  condemnation  of  negro  Sam  for  murder 51-2 

Transmitting  copies  of  record  of  Southampton  court  in  case  of  condenmed  slaves..        70 
To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  action  of  Southampton  court  as  to  negro  prisoners 
condemned  for  murder 96 

KELSIGK,  RICHARD. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  company  raised  in  Portsmouth 489 

KEEN,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  surrender  of  negro  slave  in  jail  of  Berkeley  county, 
escapi^d  from  Montgomery  county,  Md 440 

KENNON,  RICHARD, 

To  the  Governor,  asking  that  arms  for  22d  Regiment  and  the  one  in  Lunenburg 
county  be  sent  to  James  Scott  &  Co.  in  Manchester. 197 

KENTUCKY  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY. 

Address  concerning  toll-gate  on  road  leading  from  Mockinson  Gap  to  Cumberland 
Gap 499 

KENTUCKY. 

Resolutions  of  citizens  of  Franklin  concerning  the  outrages  committed  by  British 
subjects  on  Americans 551-3 

KERR,  CAPTAIN. 

Soliciting  arms 34 


648  INDEX. 


KERR,  JOHN  SHEPHERD  (Msgor  99th  Regiment). 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  boxes  of  arms,  &c.,  heretofore  dintributed  to  IHHh 
Regiment 136 

KINCANNON,  FRANCIS. 

Deposition  concerning  Co\.  .\rthur  Campbell's  expedition  against  Cherokee  Indians        42 

KING  (N^gro). 

Testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk,  Mrs.  Mary  Martin,  Goodall's  man,  and  Mr.  Nicholas..  161-2 
Condemned  in  court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  in  city  of  Richmond,  25th  day  of  Sep- 
tember for  insurrection 163 

KING,  MILES. 

To  the  Governor,  informini;  him  of  collecting  arms  issued  for  Elisabeth  City  county, 

and  their  disposition 112 

To  the  Governor,  promising  return  of  arms  and  a  twelve-pounder  cannon ;  danger 

of  contagious  disease  from  Norfolk 133 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  of  suj^erintendent  quarantine  for  Norfolk; 

recommending  Col.  W.  Westwood  for  superintendent  quarantine  at  Hampton...      451 
To  the  Governor,  forwarding  resignation  as  lieutenant  in  54tb  Regiment,  borough 

Norfolk 511 

KING,  SACKVILLE. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  office  of  sheriff  of  Campbell 490 

KOONTZ,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  advising  the  appointment  of  field  officers  to  the  Rockingham 
Regiment 45-6 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  manner  of  election  of  magistrates  in  Rock- 
ingham   121-2 

L 

LADDIS. 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 150 

Testimony  of  Prosser's  Ben  and  Price's  John  against 170-1 

LAIDLEY,  JAMES  G. 

To  the  Governor ;  report  on  road  between  State  road  and  Wood  Courthouse. 380 

LAMBERT,  DAVID. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  he  has  the  pistols  with  which  George  Prosser 
killed  himself;  asking  what  disposition  to  make  of  them 317 

LAMBERT,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  offering  to  present  the  State  with  frames  containing  construction 

of  total  eclipse  of  moon  and  sun 114-15 

To  the  Governor,  acknowledging  thanks  of  Council  for  a  present  sent  them 117 

To  the  Governor,  informing  of  an  organization  of  the  **  Junior  Volunteers" ;  solicits 

arms  and  accoutrements 589-90 


LANHAM.  E. 

To  tne  Governor,  informing  him  of  capture  of  George  Fridley  in  Ohio  and  held  for 

requisition 340 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  law  passed  bv  Congress  for  locating  military  lands, 

and  for  establishing  line  run  by  I.Ludlow;  damage  to  soldiers  by  said  line; 

offering  to  run  a  different  line.  Sec 454-^ 


LATIMER,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor;  undertakes  care  of  State's  land  at  Old  Point 91 

LATROBE,  B.  H. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  William  Callis  superintendent  of  penitentiary 
works,  &.C 6-7 

LAURIE,  ROBERT. 

To  Major  Thomas  Newton,  informing  him  that  Wm.  Mears,  an  American  seaman, 
was  discharged  at  Halifax ;  also,  that  when  satisfactory  proof  of  American  citi- 
zenship was  produced  he  would  be  discharged 596 


INDEX.  649 

To  Major  Newton,  promising  to  release  Richard  Pearce,  an  American  on  board  the 

Triumph,  but  denying  the  citizenship  of  sevenil  others 596 

To  the  Governor,  discussing  various  points  in  controversy 602-4 

LEE,  HENRY. 

Elected  member  of  House  of  Representatives  of  United  States 22 

To  the  Grovernor,  stating  belief  that  sufficient  vohinteers  can  be  found  to  fill  the 
force  require<l,  &c 563 

To  the  Governor,  asking  if  mih'tia  of  Gloucester  and  Mathews  shall  be  exempt 
from  second  draft 574 

To  the  Governor,  tendering  services  of  Brigadier  White  as  a  general  oflicer  from 
his  division 581 

To  the  Governor,  expressing  hoi>es  of  lower  counties  furnishing  the  levy  by  volun- 
teers; also,  opinion  of  best  mode  of  guarding  the  ports;  enlisting  free  negroes...  587-9 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  various  amendment^  in  the  militia  S)r8tem 
are  indispensable;  also  concerning  his  use  of  his  aides  for  expn^ss  purposes 610  . 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  his  employment  of  his  aides  for  express  messengers, 
and  their  compensation 611-12 

To  the  <TOvernor,  commending  Captain  John  Taylor 615 

LEE,  GEORCtE  W. 

Certificate  of  recommendation  of  Washington  V.  Dunn  a«  notary  public  at  Tappa- 
hannock 203 

LEE,  RICHARD  E. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  appointment  of  commissioners  in  Princess  Anne; 

recommending  three 130 

To  the  Governor;  informs  of  (iabriers  capture ;  that  Charles  Read,  witness  against 

L>r.  Read,  has  not  been  summone<l 154 

To  the  (Governor,  urging  the  necessity  for  a  supply  of  arms  to  the  militia  of  his 

8e<*tion '. 525 

To  J.  K.  iloufflass  (comu)ander  British  squadron) ;  a  general  reply  to  Douglass' 

letter  of  July  3d,  1807 : 52&-7 

To  Brigadier-Genenil  Mathews,  relating  account  of  visit  to  Commodore  Douglass 

asb«irerof  disjwtches;  naming  shi|)S  of  scjuadron 542-3 

LEE,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  testimony  com^erning  payment  by  the  British 
Ciovemment  to  Bristoe's  heirs  for  estate  (X)nfiscate(l ;  ailvisiug  that  information 
be  gotten  from  London  about  it 26 

To  John  Minor,  reflating  to  commissioners  appointed  by  British  Government  to 
ascertain  value  of  lands  con fis(*ated,  (&c 61 

Ordered  to  account  for  arrears  of  collection  of  Bristoe*s  estate 467 

LEFTWICH,  JOEL. 

To  the  (lovemor,  respecting  the  call  of  the  Unite<l  States  for  (KM)  infentry,  71  cav- 
alry officers,  and  35  artillary  from  12th  Brigade ;  concerning  difficulty  of  arming 
this  force,  &c^ 574 

LEWIS  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurre<'tion,  October  1st,  1800 167 

LEWIS,  AMBROSE. 

Certificates  of  Dr.  Wellford  and  four  others  as  to  being  disabled  by  wounds  received 
in  army, and  entitled  toincreaseof  pension 498 

To  the  Cirovemor,  asking  aid  to  obtain  leave  of  general  government  to  raise  regi- 
ment of  volunteers  in  event  of  war  with  Great  Britain 501 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  to  command  a  regiment  in  event  of  war..      558 

LEWIS,  JOHN. 

To  Samuel  Coleman;  report  of  condition  and  number  of  arms  with  company  of 
artillery,  4th  Regiment 48 

LEWIS,  HOWELL. 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  office  in  6th  Regiment  Artillery;  recommending  Little- 
bury  Weaver 66 

82 


650  INDEX. 

LEWIS,  MERIWETHER. 

Report. on  the  latitude  of  the  line  tienominated  **  Walker's  Lane,"  dividing  the 
States  of  Virginia  and  N'orth  Carolina - 505-6 

LEWIS,  ROBERT. 

To  the  G^jvernor;  reports  strength  of  his  military  company  to  be  seventy-five,  and 
needing  all  kind  of  arms  and  ar'^'outrements 348 

LEWIS,  W.  J. 

To  the  Governor,  r«*tnrning  (rominission  bh  commissioner  of  elections  of  Bucking- 
ham; recommending  Robert  Mosely,  J r 179 

To  tlie  Governor,  soliciting  commissions  for  officers  of  a  regiment  volunteer  infantry      598 

LEYBURN,  J. 

To  the  Cvovemor,  soliciting  arms  and  accoutrements  for  company  of  artillerists  in 
Rockbridge 23 

LINDSAY  WILLIAM. 

To  the  Governor,  thanking  him  for  his  course  in  the  matter  of  his  appointment  to 
the  cx)mmand  of  a  battalion 510-11 

LINTON,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor;  solicits  appointment  of  jailor  at  Haymarket,  Prince  William 
county 323 

LITTLE,  CHARLES. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instructions  as  to  organization  of  60th  Regiment  of  FairfiEix        28 
Report  of  arms  issued  to  Col.  Deneale  of  the  60th  Regiment 45 

LITTLEJOHN,  WM.,  CAPTAIN. 

Return  of  troop  of  cavalry  attached  to  2d  Regiment;  soliciting  arms  for  same. 471 

LONG,  ARMISTEAl). 

To  the  Governor,  assigning  reasons  for  not  complying  with  Governor's  orders  for 
delivering  artillery  in  57th  Regiment ' 610 

LOUDOUN  COUNTY. 

Advice  of  Board  concerning  officers  of  the  60th  Regiment 69 

LOVE.JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  infonning  him  of  the  return  of  Lieutenant  P.  N.  O'Bannon  to 
Fauquier  Courthouse .* 492 

LOYAL,  PAUL,  AND  OTHERS. 

Petition  for  the  execution  of  the  sentence  of  the  court  against  the  condemned 
negroes 302 

M 

McCAW,  DR.  JAMES. 

Elected  physician  and  surgeon  of  penitentiary 108 

McCLENTIC,  MRS.  ALICE. 

Dropped  from  list  of  pensioners;  desires  to  know  why 17 

McCLURG,  DR.  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  he  had  ordered  out  a  patrol  for  the  right  of 
infantry  and  cavalry 128 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  patrols  were  under  military  direction;  prom- 
ising: to  solicit  the  aid  of  commanders  of  volunteers  in  furnishing  them 181 

To  the  (iovernor,  concerning  loan  of  corjKiration  bell  by  City  Hall  to  the  State 190 

McCORMICK,  ROBERT  &  CO. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  a  contract  supposed  to  have  been  made  with  James 

Wood,  late  Governor,  for  tuanufacturing  arms 65 

To  Governor  James  Wood,  projKwing  to  make  4,000  stand  of  arms  on  same  terms 

as  for  United  States  Government 65-6 

To  Hon.  James  Wood,  asking  that  the  promised  contract  be  forwarded^ 67 


INDEX.  651 

To  the  Governor,  asking  to  be  released  from  further  security  on  their  conti?^ct  than 

their  own  obligation 74 

Concerning  amount  of  security  demanded  of  them;  list  of  prices  of  sabres 81) 

To  the  Governor,  asking  that  draft  in  payment  for  arms  made  by  him  be  made 
payable  in  Philadelphia 182 

McC^RAW,  SAMUEL. 

Removal  from  Council  of  State  according  to  the  Constitution 61 

To  the  Governor;  solicits  appointment  of  ensign  Public  Guard  for  Mann  S.  Valen- 
tine, with  recommendations 601 

McDonald,  abram. 

Petition  for  pardon  for  murder  of  James  Billingsley 286 

McDowell,  john. 

Commissioner  appointed  by  State  of  Maryland  to  fix  boundary  line  with  Virginia      262 

McDowell,  james. 

To  the  Cvovernor,  asking  that  fine  money  in  his  hands  be  expended  in  instructing 
musicians  for  his  regiment 362 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  commission  in  rifie  regiment  to  be  raised  in  State  under 
requisition  of  Congress 682 

McFARLANE,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  for  wan  ling  proceeding  of  meeting  of  72d  Regiment;  tendering 
services  of  officers  and  men,  her  quota  to  be  furnished  by  State 687 

MclNTOSH,  GEORGE. 

To  the  Governor,  sending  testimony  to  prove  that  Will,  on  whose  testimony  Jere- 
miah and  Ned  were  convicted,  was  unreliable 298 

McKEIN,  WM. 

Bond  as  contractor  for  building  cupolas  for  manufactory  of  arms  is  lodged .-..      473 

McKENNY,  GERRARD. 

Certificate  of  election  of  Henry  Lee,  member  of  House  of  Representatives  of  United 
States 22 

Mcknight,  hannon. 

Recommended  as  ensign  in  55th  Regiment 54 

McRAE,  AL. 

Bond  for  return  of  fifty  stand  of  arms  for  use  of  a  company  of  grenadiers  of  19th 

Regiment 35 

Report  on  condition  of  I^nd  Office- 102-3 

Report  on  Gabriel's  confession  ;  orders  to  keeper  of  penitentiary  concerning  him..      166 
Certificate  of  administering  oath  to  John  Moodv  as  surveyor  ot  James  river  for 

removing  obstructions  to  fish 346 

Report  on  state  of  the  Treasurer's  office 371 

Recommend  Price  &  Underwood  as  keepers  of  public  warehouse 390 

Certiticate  of  list  of  light  infantry  in  Richmond ;  advice  that  commissions  issue  to 
George  W.  Smith,  Captain,  Win.  Davidson,  Lieutenant,  an<l  George  W.  Dixon, 

ensign  of  same 395-6 

Report  on  state  of  the  treasury 496 

MADISON,  JAMF>,  JR. 

Elector  of  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 76 

MADISON,  JAMF>  (Secrelar>'  of  State). 

To  the  Governor;  complaint  by  agent  of  United  States  at  Jamaica  concerning 

frauds  in  fiour  from  \irginia 266 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  a  l)ox  containing  a  model,  in  care  of  collector  at  Phila- 
delphia, addressed  to  (lovernor  Monroe 348 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  the  amendment  to  Constitution  of  the 
United  States  rcsfiecling  the  manner  of  voting  for  President  and  V^ice-President 
of  United  States,  has  l)een  ratified  by  three-fourths  of  the  States 415-16 

To  the  Governor,  transmitting  a  proclamation  by  the  President  of  the  United 
Stat«e 522 


662  INDEX. 

MADISON,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  armri  for  a  company  of  Ist  Battalion,  82d  Regiment 485 

MALLORY,  JOHNSON. 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  commission  as  captain  in  the  54th  Regiment,  borough 

of  Norfolk 608 

To  the  Governor,  complaining  that  the  Norfolk  grenadier  company  had  been  or- 
dered back  by  Col.  Sharp  to  the  militia 540 

MAKSHALL,  GENERAL. 

Declines  to  act  for  Commonwealth  againHt  Martin's  heirs 12 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  his  appointment  as  Secretary  of  State  of  United 

States 115-16 

To  the  Governor,  con(!erning  a  reported  intention  to  rescue  Logwood,  convicted  of 

felony  in  court  of  United  States 399 

MARTIN,  JOSEPH. 

To  the  Governor ;  agreefcf  to  join  the  other  commissioners  on  boundary  line  at  time 
and  place  suggested 42 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  appointment  of  Colonel  Moore,  one  of  the 
commissioners  of  the  boundary  line,  as  United  States  marshal;  asking  that  the 
vacancy  be  filled 276 

MARTIN  iN^ro). 

Conaemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection,  September  12th 144 

MARTIN,  WM. 

Recommended  as  captain  of  cavalry  in  3d  Regiment 63 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  his  company 362 

MASON,  STEVENS  THOMSON. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  bonds  of  R.  McCormick  for  manufacture  of  arms;  draw- 
back of  duties  on  cartouch  boxes  imported  by  Swan  &  Co 110-11 

To  the  Governor,  endorsing  return  of  strength  of  his  brigade 351 

MASON,  JOHN  R. 

Elected  member  of  House  of  Delegates  from  Sussex  county 227 

MASON,  THOMPSON. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  resignation  of  Colonel  Albert  Russell  of  the  57th 
Regiment,  and  appointment  of  his  successor 416-17 

MASON,  E. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  &c.,  for  45th  liegiment  of  Stafford 448 

MAURY,  FONTAIN. 

To  tlie  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  attempt  by  three  French  ships  of  war  to 
land  renegade  negroes;  attempts  to  sell  them  on  coasts;  asking  instructions 317-18 

MAYO,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  report  of  condition  of  arsenal  at  Point  of  Fork,  Ac 9-10 

MAYO,  JOHN. 

Report  on  progress  and  masonry  on  manufactory  of  arms 46 

Removeil  from  Council  of  State  according  to  the  Constitution «1 

Concerning  what  Quarrier  told  him  about  Swan's  arms 91 

To  the  Governor,  tendering  services  in  a  military  capacity 546 

MAYOR  OF  PETEliSHUKG. 

To  judges  of  district  court,  informing  them  that  the  court-hou^e  of  the  town  had 
been  improved  for  une  of  District  Court,  &c 370 

MATHEWS,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Goivernor,  informing  him  of  apprehension  of  citizens  of  Norfolk  of  insur- 
rection, and  steps  taken  to  suppn^ss  it 28<>-7 

To  the  Governor,  mforming  him  that  no  further  discovery  had  been  made  as  to 

apprehended  insurrei^tion .* 288-9 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  alarm  of  people  in  Norfolk  county,  near 


INDEX.  658 


North  Carolina,  about  insurrection ;  enclosing  the  anonymous  letter  of  warning 

by  a  negro .* 308-9 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  removal  of  obstacles  to  the  progress  of 
Rose,  a  minister  extraordinary  to  Government  of  United  States 50() 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  copy  of  his  letter,  addressed  to  the  Secretary  of  State, 
relating  to  the  capture  of  the  Chesapeake 513 

To  Hon.  James  Madison,  Secretary  of  State,  relating  the  particulars  of  the  attack 
made  by  the  British  ship  Leopard  on  the  United  States  ship  Chesapeake,  off  the 
capes 513-14 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  copy  of  resolutions  of  citizens  of  Norfolk  and  Ports- 
mouth relative  to  attack  of  British  ship  Leopard  on  United  States  frigate  Chesa- 
peake, held  at  Town  Hall,  June  24th,  1807 ;  Thomas  Mathews,  chairman ;  Sam'l 
Moseley,  secretary 517-20 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  sending  an  officer  from  the  British  squad- 
ron on  shore  with  dispatches  to  the  Consul,  and  the  irritation  of  the  citizens 
thereat 520 

To  the  Governor,  inforniin^r  him  of  reported  threats  of  the  British  commander  to 
take  supplies  by  force;  of  the  scarcity  of  arms 521 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  (!opy  of  letter  transmitted  by  Commodore  Douglass  of 
British  squadn»n,  to  the  Mayor  of  Norfolk  ;  <topy  also  sent  Secretary  of  War 524-5 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  movement  of  the  British  squadron;  meas- 
ures taken  foi  defence  of  Norfolk 533-4 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  movement  of  British  squadron ;  transmitting 
President's  proclamation  to  British  commander 537 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  force  of  British  squadron 539-40 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  capture  by  Captain  Shepard  of  two  British 
midshipmen  and  three  seamen  on  shore  getting  water 541-2 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  two  British  ships  remain  within  the  capes; 
that  negroes  have  escaped  to  them;  Major  Ambler's  recall  delayed 546 

To  the  Governor,  informmg  him  of  British  squadron's  movements  and  taking  some 
pieces  of  cannon  from  a  wrecked  British  tender  near  Currituck ;  commendation 
of  Major  Ambler  and  his  detachment 549-50 

To  the  uovernor,  enclosing  copy  of  letter  to  British  commander  and  instructions 
to  Major  Tazewell 553 

To  Sir  Thomas  Hardy,  returning  packet  put  on  pilot  from  Hampton  by  boat  from 
his  ship;  informing  of  conditions  presmbed  by  United  States  for  communica- 
tions  1. 554 

To  Major  Tazewell;  object  of  mission  to  commander  of  British  squadron 554 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  necessity  of  more  and  stronger  defences  for 
Norfolk  ;  advising  longer  terms  of  service ;  also  the  54th  Regiment  be  reserved 
for  special  service  about  Norfolk,  &c 559-60-2 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  surrender  of  British  officers  and  seamen 
captured  on  shore 567-8 

To  Sir  Thomas  Hardy ;  letter  accompanying  the  officers  and  seamen  captured  by 
cavalry  company 568 

To  Major  Tazewell ;  ordered  to  proi*eed  to  Sir  Thomas  Hardy,  commander  British 
squadron  in  charge  of  officers  an<l  seamen  captured  on  shore  by  cavalry 568  9 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  purpose  to  send  Captain  Taylor  to  make  an 
effort  to  recover  supposed  Americans;  likewise  some  slaves  from  ship  Triumph..  572-3 

To  the  Governor,  relating  that  Captain  Hardy  objects  to  his  letters  for  the  consul 
being  delivered  unsealed;  five  negroes  delivered  to  Captain  Taylor;  two  identi- 
fied by  owners /. 575 

To  Captain  Talvor;  report  of  mission  to  British  squadron;    his  communication 

with  Captain  I  lardy 575-80 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  letter  from  Sir  Thomas  Hardy 580 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  arrival  of  a  ship  supposed  to  bear  Admiral 
Berkeley 582 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  papers  referred  to  in  Captain  Taylor's  report 588 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  demand  made  by  the  captain  of  the  Co- 
lumbine for  four  months'  supply  of  water,  which  was  refused 586 

To  the  Governor,  infonning  him  of  progress  made  by  Commodore  Decatur  with 
gun  boats  and  securing  seamen 885 

To  the  (jovemor ;  considered  the  demand  for  supplies  made  by  captain  of  Ck)lum- 
bine  excessive  and  an  abusi;  of  privilege ;  documents  from  Secretary  of  State 
respecting  citizens  detained  on  British  squadron  586-7 

To  the  Governor,  stating  strength  of  British  squadron 5i)0 

To  Major  Thomas  Newton,  tninsmitting  general  orders  from  the  Governor  as  to 
defence  of  Norfolk,  itc 591 


664  INDEX. 


MERCER,  JOHN  F. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  copy  of  law  by  Legislature  of  Maryland  respecting 
Turnpike  road  on  western  frontier  of  naid  State ;  also,  resolution  for  ascertaining 
western  and  southern  lK)undary  line  of  Maryland  and  Virginia 262 

To  the  Governor;  requisition  for  Newell  Walton  charged  with  abduction  of  free- 
men as  slaves  from  Maryland 317 

MERCER,  JOHN. 

To  the  Council,  requesting  information  when  a  joint  committee  of  House  and  Sen- 
ate would  proceed  to  examine  into  expenditures  of  Executive  department  for 
preceeding  year 339-40 

MERCER,  HUGH. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  his  company  of  cavalry 355 

A  return  of  Captain  Larkin  Stanard's  company  republican  riflemen 449 

MERCHANT,  CAFfAIN  ELIHU. 

To  the  Governor,  complaining  of  suffering  of  self  and  men  in  Richmond  jail 195 

MECKLENBURG  COUNTY. 

Petition  of  citizens  for  pardon  of  negn>es  George  and  Jack,  convicted  of  murder 

of  Elijah  Graves 17 

Court  oi  inquiry'  in  22d  Regiment;  fines  against  157  names 217 

MICHAEL  (a//fw  Mike). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection,  September  11th 140 

MILITIA  OFFICERS  AND  OTHERS. 

List  of,  delinquent  in  returning  public  arms  drawn  on  the  late  alarm ;....      185 

MILLER,  M. 

To  the  Governor,  tendering  services  of  the  Cumberland  Riflemen 615 

MILLER,  THOM^AS. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  troop  raised  in  Powhatan 385 

To  the  Governor,  requesting,  under  resolution  of  House,  to  be. informed  of  sums 
necessary  towards  building  manufactory  of  arms,  penitentiary,  and  James  river 
warehouse.. 463 

MILLER,  WM.  H. 

Petition  for  sheriffalty  of  Goochland,  with  certificates  filed 118 

MILSON,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  &c.,  for  company  in  1st  Regiment 440 

MIMS,  MARTIN. 

Asking  an  advance  on  brick  work  done  on  penitentiary 19 

Official  bond  a.s  keeper  of  penitentiary  is  filed 100 

Report  on  foundation  of  tilt-hammer  at  manufactory  of  arms 105 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  employment  of  George  A,  Still  to  instruct  pris- 
oners in  nail-making,  and  Jo^!Oph  Kimbn)u«:h  us  turn-key 120 

To  the  Governor;  jisks  opinion  as  to  employing  additional  guards  at  penitentiary-.       137 
Memorandum  of  negroes  senteni-e<i  to  transportation  (.ielivered  to  Wm.  Fulcher  by 

order  of  Governor,  with  names 327-8 

Iteport  on  management  and  condition  of  penitentiary 334-5 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  a  copv  of  rejK^rt  of  inspectors,  containing  censure  of 

him ' 341 

Rei)ort  defending  himself  against  charges  brought  by  Board  of  Inspectors 343 

To  the  (iovernor,  informing  him  of  e>ciii>e  of  three  of  the  convicts  from  peniten- 
tiary, and  the  mode;  asking  for  a<lditional  guards 351-2 

To  the  Governor,  asking  that  connxMisation  be  made  to  two  assistants  employed  at 

penitentiary 3H5 

To  the  (iovernor,  notifvin^i  ]\'\n\  of  escape  (►!' tluee  prisoners  from  penitentiary 391 

To  the  Governor,  a(lvi>ing  removal  of  two  blacksmith-shops  to  a  spot  opposite 

front  gate  at  penitentiary  for  barrack  for  guard  398 

To  the  (iovernor,  asking  apjK»intnient  of  Harrison  <  iordon  as  clerk  of  jienitentiary      412 
To  the  Governor,  transmitting  statement  of  a<"counts  of  the  jail  and  penitentiary 
house 428 


1NT»KX.  R,%^ 

To  lilt-  «-n»verDciT;   rf*]v«rt   nf  umnVsr  of  aim*:  /JwM'.rihnKvi  )>\   hin*.  «nd  t-h«*(   n») 

iumd;  rtstnm  i«f  ihoe^f  niaoe  br  AlexiMider  QiuimoT  in  ht^*w»ih  m!  iVpilo* 44i»-: 

To  the  •.^ovfTDor.  w-nresMitiTic  insntfirionr^-  of  cfiwird  hi  the-  penil<»ntifin' 44f' 

To  ibf  «"^»vt!rDCiT,  inlormiiu!  him  »rf  the  osoape  of  ei^rht  pri^^onors  froiri   the  f*en'- 

tentiiuy  ax  'Oietimt-^ 4ft» 

To  tbf  <>overDc>r;  pwieapii  ft-»r  im-fimy  aoiUi$  for  dh*rnh«tion  rnrionp  the  shsv^^'  m«»i 

Addvf  in  jiOTSTiri  of  cv>iixirt5  mho  «v«pc»rl  fp»»m  pcnitonTinn- 47S 

Til  the  Gc'verDCT,  infcimiinir  him  of  «U4*mpi?  of  <v>nviot>  to  e;«CHpC'  froiii  p^^nit^n- 

tilirT:  rwM'mm^-ridini:  >iA>Tjj?er  pian^ 4f^ 

To  tbt'  GoTerDc»r,  infomiinc  hmi  of  hi?  iTit<-T»Tion  to  rw»ipn  jAtkCf^  us  wiperintendem 

peniteziti&Ty  on  Mjmch  :>lsa.  ISJiC U^ 

MIXOR,  JOHN. 

To  tb^  CioverDCir,  encli^nj:  copy  of  l«-tt<*r  of  iVi.  Thomnj.  lje<v.  rosifOt^tin^r  t>M^  Krwt<v 
efOaie ' i^l 

To  tbf  G«c»VfnK»r,  reioainu^miinjr  John  Royiw>j4isv.of  IxMN^n,  for  t^kirtc  ^|v*»ifioro: 
is  suit  ai::iUD>t  Bn>toe~ 70 

To  the  cW'venjor.  iv»iuvmin>j  his  ei«plo\i«ent  as  assi^rant  <vniTn>c»l  in  «r»^  of  O-om- 
mon wealth  r.  Rrisi«te:  asking  fci*  ;^a<ivisinj?  WYipJoynrw^Tit  of  Am<»Ti08ft  0>onwil  nt 
London  to  lake  de|»osition«i  in  tho'case 5^ 

To  the  <:k>vemor.  t»noloeinj?  ivlurn  of  (^pt^ain  Rohort  1j<»hw'  oomfuny  in  iW  ty»ci- 
ment  of  artillery <|K^ 

To  the  i.n»vemor.  informing  him  of  eijjhty  stami  of  arn>?»  at  B«rkV  oM  tJ^Xv^rfi.  ^fi 
Caroline,  needing  caiv 4^ 

MINOR,  THOMAS. 

To  ^muel  Coleman ;  return  of  number  and  ci^nttititw  of  armi*  of  <^f4ain!5  fhowi- 
ton  and  Mercer * 4^ 

MITCHELL,  JOHN. 

Appointment  as  surveyor  of  Haniixthire  county  is  loti^pw! W>ft 

MITCHELL,  ROBERT. 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  as  insjiector  of  |>en1tentUry ^Bfi^ 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  his  efforts  to  suppitses  i^ming  and  tl^  i«tx>|>  t^ 
firingof  guns  during  Christmas  holidays 4^ 

MONCURE,  WM. 

To  John  Heath  ;  desires  instruction  for  H.  Eustace,  aginit  for  tUisto^'S  estate  as  t\> 
sale  of  tobacco  received  from  same ..» * v.. v. .......       4r^ 

MONROE,  JAM KS. 

Elected  Governor  of  Virginia rtO 

To  E<imund  Randolph,  asking  opinion  in  the  (*ase  of  some  slavi^  Immglit  fVntn 

Maryland  and  condemned  in  court  of  Southampton  for  murder 71  -2 

Orders  concerning  (labriel - ...».»       1rt(\ 

Re-€le<'ted  Governor  by  (teneral  Assembly  and  took  oaths  requin»d 225 

To  the  Governor,  relative  to  settlement  with  Artist  Houdon.... yw 

To  tlie  Council,  acknowledging  the  complimentary  communication  of  the  (-ouncil 

on  retiring  from  othce  of  Chief  Magistrate >.•«.       {t9P 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  payment  by  him  of  balaiioc  due  Artist 

Houdon  for  statue  of  General  Washington  ;  receipt  of  Houdon  for  balanoe  due..      A(I5 
To  the  Governor,  advising  a  compromise  by  the  Slate  of  claims  of  British  subjec^ts 

for  tracts  of  land  and  lota  in  our  countifn4  and  towns;  pro{>osiiig  to  take  the 

agency  gratis ,  377-9 

MOODY,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor ;  report  of  work  of  removing  obstnicilons  to  fish  in  Jamc3S  r\v^r*t 

bill  of  expenses  for  same flflO 

To  the  Governor;  petition  of  increasi*  of  salary  as  surveyor  of  falls  of  James  rlter      tUVd 

Contract  for  removing  obstnictions  to  passage  of  Hsh  in  lalls 9^  90 

Bill  for  expense  and  work  on  falls  of  .Fames  river 391 

Report  on  removing  obstnictions  in  falls  of  Jarnes  river  ify  |rfissaffe  of  flsti  Imlg^d..      391 
To  the  Governor:  re{Kjrt  of  work  done  in  removing  olvstructlons  in  fslls  (ff  Jamea 

river;  soliciting  c^jinpensation 443 

To  the  Governor,  reporting  violations  of  law  regarding  obstnictions  to  flsh  in  James 
river- «.«««./....«......«.,........ ».,.,4.*.,.      471 


656  INDEX. 

MOORE,  ANDREW. 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  United  States 75 

To  the  Governor,  accepting  appointment  as  Senator  of  United  States 414 

MOORE,  HENRY. 

Petition  of  officers  of  Bank  of  Alexandria  and  others  for  his  appointment  as  no- 
tary public 115 

Official  bond  as  notary  public  for  Alexandria  on  file 118 

MORGAN,  ABRAHAM. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  that  the  division  between  the  55th  and  67th  Regiments 
be  the  dividing  line  l>etween  Berkeley  and  Jefferson  counties 435 

MORGAN,  WM. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  quarantine  at  York 182 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  commission  as  superintendent  quarantine  of  York- 
town;  recommending  Peyton  Smith  for  same 413 

MORRIS,  BENJAMIN. 

Recommended  by  county  court  of  Buckingham  for  sheriff. 39 

MORRIS,  WM. 

Proposal  to  purchase  seven  condemned  slaves 196-7 

To  the  Governor,  in  regard  to  the  murder  of  Bennett  Rodgers  by  slaves  going 
down  Ohio  river 215 

MOSBY^  WM. 

To  the  Governor ;  informs  of  a  projected!  insurrection  and  making  preparation  to 
arrest  it;  letter  used  by  Governor  in  message  of  5th  of  December,  1800 168-9 

MOSELEY,  WILLIAM. 

To  the  Governor;  official  bond  as  treasurer  of  Commonwealth  is  filed 341 

Official  bond  as  Treasurer  of  Commonwealth  is  lodged 387 

To  the  Governor;  report  on  conduct  of  keeper  of  penitentiary 421 

To  the  Governor,  informing  that  he  had  felt  bound  to  ask  advice  of  Messrs.  Hay 

&  Wickham  on  choosing  directors  for  the  bank,  for  which  they  expect  a  fee 422 

Official  bond  as  Treasurer  of  Commonwealth  for  one  year  is  lodged 435 

Officiallxjnd  as  Treafiurer  of  Commonwealth  lodged 464 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  official  bond  as  Treasurer 511 

Return  of  company  of  riflemen  of  102d  Regiment,  acknowledging  themselves  en- 
listed for  five  years 511 

MOSEBY,  LITTLEBURY,  JR. 

Certificate  of,  and  Wm.  Moseley,  that  officers  of  rifle  companies  of  Revolutionary 
army  drew  rifles  of  the  public .343 

MUNFORD,  WILLIAM. 

Qualified  as  Privy  Councillor  28th  day  of  May,  1800 485 

To  the  Governor,  consenting  to  pronounce  an  eulogy  for  Chancellor  Wythe 487 

MURPHY,  JOHN. 

Made  affidavit  before  chief  justice  of  Baltimore  county  concerning  the  abduction 
of  freemen  as  slaves  to  Caroline  county,  Va 315 

MYERS,  CAPTAIN. 

To  receive  thirty  artillery  swords  for  use  of  his  company 32 

Bond  for  redelivery  of  ten  artillery  swords  on  file 38 

MYERS,  JOHN. 

Recommended  as  lieutenant  67th  Regiment 64 

MYERS,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor;  petition  for  letters  of  introduction  and  obedience  to  indemnify 
him  in  efforts  to  recover  fugitive  slaves 227 


INDEX.  •  657 


jST 

NASH.WM. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  a  rifle  company  raised  by  Captain  Lee,  of  the 
♦.♦olh  Repnient *. 513 

NAT  (Negro). 

CondeuintMl  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection  September  11th 140 

NED  (Negro). 

Condemnetl  in  Carofine  court  for  insurrection:  recommended  by  said  court  as  an 

obie<l  of  Executive  mercy 170 

<'ondemne<i  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection:  testimony  of  Prosser's  Ben 171 

Condeuinel  in  court  of  Norfolk  borough  for  insurrection;  testimony  of  Georg^. 

.Su^;gsand  Will  .' 296 

Acquitte<i  by  court  of  Norfolk  of  charge  of  iusum'ction 301 

NEL.S4)N,  ROGER. 

roinmi.^.«iioner  ap{M>inted  by  State  of  Marylan*!  to  fix  l>oundary  line  with  Virginia      262 

NEI>ON,  THOMAS. 

To  the  <  Jovemor,  stating  that  no  arms  liad  been  furnished  his  company 39 

NELSON,  T.  M. 

To  the  (iovenior,  solicitinjr  arms  for  troop  of  cavalry  attache<l  to  1st  Regiment; 
return  of  same 471 

NEr>?ON.  w>r. 

To  Samuel  Coleuian:  re|>orts  bad  condition  of  arms  delivered  him 39 

To  the  <  Jovernor  :  n*turn  of  arms,  ^c,  in  possession  of  GSth  Regiment 47 

To  the  <  Governor,  informing  him  of  orders  to  Captains  to  forward  arms  to  him  to 

be  sent  to  Richmouil 119 

To  the  i  iovernor,  ret-ommemling  \Vm.  Morgan  for  quarantine  officer  at  York 136 

NELSON,  WM.,  JR. 

Aliotte<ljudi:e  of  districts  of  Winchester,  Hardy,  and  Monongalia  Courthouse 56 

To  the  <rovernor,  tHjucerning  commission  its  chancellor  of  the  district  of  Williams- 
burg  358 

To  the  Govern«)r,  declining  ap|M)intment  of  judge  of  the  high  court  of  chancery  for 
flistrict  of  WilliamsV>urg 359 

To  the  <  Governor;  information  concerning  the  stealing  of  free  negro  boy  named 
Ge<jrge  from  town  of  l>over,  in  Delaware,  by  Bonnet,  Gabb,  and  Clarke,  and 
order  of  district  court  for  his  return.  <!tc 396 

NEVILL.JOSEl'H. 

To  the  (Jovenior,  informing  him  that  the  officer  of  militia  in  Hardy  county  was 
unable  to  give  a  return  of  his  regiment;  should  onier  battalion  musters  in  all 
his  counties  to  ascertain  number  of  men  and  arms 346-7 

NEWTOME,  WM. 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 74 

NEWELL.  J  AMES. 

Certificate  of  election  as  representative  to  Congress  of  Abram  Trigg 281 

NEWMAN.  ROBERT. 

To  the  <  Jovemor.  soliciting  money  to  enable  him  to  explore  the  far  West 327 

NEWSUM,  W  M. 

To  the  Governor,  certifying  to  tlie  character  of  George  Mcintosh,  who  has  exerted 
hi?  inthience  to  save  the  lives  of  the  condemned  negroes  in  Norfolk 301 

XEWTON,  THGMAS. 

To  tlie  Governor,  calling  on  new  subscription  to  Dismal  Swamp  canal  for  money  to 

carry  on  work :  account  of  progress  of  work  and  of  burning  of  houses 6 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  a  payment  to  Dismal  Swamp  canal  for  State's  shares; 
also  payment  to  himself  for  ground  taken  to  build  Fort  Nelson  on^ 16-17 

88 


658  INDEX. 

To  the  Governor,  askin^r  for  a  small  boat  for  quarantine  use;  and  for  proclamation 

for  West  India  Islands 30 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  pay  for  town  sergoant  and  others 41 

To  the  Governor,  asking  to  have  James  Boyce  credited  with  $400  as  sergeant  of 

Norfolk,  and  same  charged  to  quarantine  account ..-        40 

To  the  Governor,  advising  discontinuance  of  (inarantine;  informing  of  suit  against 

him  about  shipment  of  horses 54 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  launching  of  a  frigate,  &c 55 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  Dr.  Read's  report  as  inspector  of  quarantine  at  Norfolk    58-9 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  United  States 7') 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  his  apix)intment  to  value  Gosport  lands;  also  suit  of 

Thomas  Hamilton  &  Co.  respecting  shipment  of  horses lOo  ' 

To  the  Governor,  requesting  that  the  new  attorney -general  be  instructed  concern- 
ing the  suit  i)f  Hamilton  against  him IOC 

To  the  Governor,  infiirming  him  of  valuation  agree<i  upon  by  Wm.  Pennock  and 

himself  for  Gosport 101^ 

Commissioner  of  Marine  Hospital IK) 

To  the  Governor;  report  concerning  sickness  in  Norfolk 126 

To  the  Governor,  informing  of  the  extent  of  contagion  at  Norfolk;  appointment 

of  commissioner  of  election,  ttc 131-2 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  exaggerated  accounts  of  sickness  at  Norfolk 134 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  Wm.  Sharp's  list  of  new  cases  and  deaths  from  fever 

at  Norfolk 136 

To  the  Governor ;  hopes  disease  is  declining  with  cool  weather;  meal  selling  at 

8s.3d.  per  bushel 137 

To  the  Governor,  respecting  the  conduct  of  Richardson  Tayloe,  master  of  schooner 

on  which  Gabriel  was  captured 154-5 

ToObadiah  Gunn  an<i  Robert  Wilson ;  dirt^ctions  how  to  convey  (Jabriel  to  Richmond      156 
To  the  Governor;  informs  that  the  fever  had  left  Norfolk ;  some  appearance  of  in- 
subordination among  negroes 160 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  alarming  accounts  of  in.surrection  in  Norfolk; 

care  taken  to  prevent  it ;  foreign  news 173 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  dilticulty  in  transporting  negro  Sam  Brown 195 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instructions  as  to  a  cargo  of  slave^j  belonging  to  New  Eng- 
land, sent  into  Norfolk  by  Captain  Barron 197 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instruciions  as  to  quarantine 207 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  mortality  from  fever  in  Norfolk 215 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  the  fever  is  confined  to  British,  who  are  hard 

drinkers;  Frenchmen  do  not  have  it 216 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  Dismal  Swamp  canal ;   more  money  needed... 217 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Alexander  Jordan  as  notary  public  for  Norfolk; 

he  having  been  elected  to  Congress,  resigned  connnission 218 

To  the  Governor,  enclOvSing  report  on  state  of  Dismal  Swamp  canal 220-1 

Elected  State  Senator 226 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  shipment  of  negro  Sam  Brown  for  transporta- 
tion to  St.  Croix '. 274 

To  the  (Tovernor;  is  glad  the  condenmed  negroes  in  Norfolk  have  bren  reprieved 

for  a  time;  hopes  they  will  never  be  allowed  to  go  at  large  in  Norfolk 300  1 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  by  advice  of  mayor  and  aldermen  of  Nor- 
folk all  vessels  from  West  Indies  and  liahama  Islands,  P»altimore  and  Philadel- 
phia should  be  examined  by  Dr.  Read 31<> 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  an  opportunity  to  transport  thirty  C(jndemne<l 

negroes '. " 318 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  list  of  n(»groes  in  penitentiary  ;  a«l  vising  to  accept  offer 

byFulcher;  negroes  cannot  be  sold  in  W«'st  India  islaniis 320 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  Dr.  Head's  return  of  vv's.«=els   visited  ;  some  mortality 

among  strangers ;  healthy  among  inhabitants *.       320 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  Dr.  Read's  report  of  vessels  visited  by  him 329 

To  the  Ciovernor,  concerning  progress  made  in  work  on  Dismal  Swamp  canal 330 

To  the  Governor,  <lesiring  instructions  as  to  American  seamen  discharged  from 

British  navy ;I49 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  report  of  .1.  K.  Read,  plivsician,  as  to  health  of  dis- 

chaged  seamen  from  British  navy 350 

To  the  (Jovernor,  asking  instruction  res))e(ling  a  quarantine*  at  Norfolk,  with  his 

opinion  as  to  same 366-7 

To  the  (iovernor,  informing  him  of  schooner  from  New  York  stranded  in  Nanse- 
mond  river  with  cases  of  fever:  also  another  wiili  men,  women,  and  children 
quarantined;  recouiinending  cabins  for  temjinrary  hospital 367 


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To  the  (Governor,  recommending  stoppage  of  all  vessels  from  distant  points 368 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  British  officers  are  enlisting  men  in  Norfolk ; 
three  men  taken  on  board  privateer;  deposition  of  Benjamin  White 369 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  danger  from  infections  disease  is  past;  ask- 
ing that  vessels  may  pass 376 

To  the  Governor,  encloj^ing  report  of  Dr.  Read  of  vessels  visited  by  him  during 
quarantine .' 377 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  <lepre<lations  by  fishermen  on  timber  upon 

public  land  near  Old  Point 404 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  appointment  as  sujx'rintendent  quarantine  at  Norfolk..      411 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  condition  of  work  on  Dismal  Swamp  canal,  and  pros- 
pects       418 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  report  of  president  and  directors  of  Dismal  Swamp 
canal  of  progress  made,ctrc 422-3 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  condition,  receii)t8  and  prospects  of  Dismal  Swamp 
canal 423-4 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  insubordination  of  negroes  of  Isle  of  Wight 
county 437 

To  the  (Tovernor.  suggesting  api>ointment  of  quarantine  olficer  for  Norfolk 444 

To  Major  Wm.  Dudley,  sending  letter  to  hin),  coming  by  the  Columbine,  with  dis- 
patches, I'tc ' ' 566 

To  the  Governor,  acknowU'tlging  receipt  of  orders  through  Genend  Mathews;  in- 
forming of  sending  Cai)tains  Read  and  Robinson  with  documents  from  Secretary 
of  State  for  lilwrat ion  of  American  seamen. 692-4 

To  the  ("Jovernor,  enck>sin«:  copies  of  letters  from  Sir  Robert  T^urie,  and  report 
from  Cajitnins  Read  and  Robinson ;  corporal  and  two  men  under  arrest  for  sleep- 
ing on  ])ost ;  asks  court-martial  for  them 595 

To  the  Governor,  forwanling  copy  of  dispatches  of  Sir  Robert  I^urie,  command- 
ing British  squa<lron,  with  comments 600-1 

To  the  (jovernor,  informing  him  of  hjs  compulsion  to  go  to  Washington  on  the 
loth  of  Octolwr ;  asking  for  appointment  of  some  one  in  his  place;  recommend- 
ing the  fortifii'ation  of  Craney  Island 604-6 

NICHOLAS,  W1IJ?0N  CARY. 

Ele<'ted  United  States  Senator  for  Virginia 60 

Security  on  Treasurer's  bond 68 

NICHOLAS,  PHILIP  N. 

Resignation  of  captaincy  of  Richmond  Republican  Infantry 27 

To  Samuel  Coleman;  report  of  arms  received  for  his  comjwiny 40 

To  the  Governor;  opinion  of  the  eligibility  of  Thomas  Carter  to  a  captaincy  in  the 
Virginia  militia 127 

To  court  of  Henrico;  effort  to  induce  court  to  recommend  n^ro  King  to  the  clem- 
en<'y  of  the  Kxecntive 161 

Electe<l  Attorney-Cienerai 191 

To  the  Governor;  opinion  as  to  c:irgo  of  slaves  Ciiptured  by  Captain  Barron  and 
.«ent  into  Norfolk ^ 199-200 

To  the  <iov«  rnor,  calling  attention  to  situation  of  (*ertain  public  lands  in  Bucking- 
ham county.. 281-2 

To  the  <iovernor,  concerning  a  claim  of  one  De  Bean  Manthais  against  the  Com- 
monwealth  '. 282-3 

To  the  G<ivernor,  askin^r  that  certain  witnesses  may  be  sent  for  by  express  in  case 
of  Commonwealth  /•.  Itead 329 

To  Lieutenant(tovernor ;  letter  from  Robert  Page  and  order  of  court  of  chancery, 
Staunton,  in  suit  f>f  Martin's  heirs,  in  which  Mr.  Page  was  employed  by  Execu- 
tive       344 

To  the  Governor;  opinion  as  to  salary  of  public  printer 346 

To  the  Governor,  informing  hiu)  of  services  rendere<l  by  Mr.  Irving,  American 
Consul  at  I^)nd(m,  concerning  the  Bristoe  estiite 392 

To  the  <»overnor.  advising  as  to  means  for  stopping  depredations  on  public  lands 
at  Point  Comfort .' 392-3 

To  the  (njvernor,  informing;  him  of  a  suit  against  State  in  Court  of  Appeals  for  the 

Bri!*toee>t;ite:  advising  that  counsel  be  employed  to  aid  the  attorney 454 

To  the  (iovernor,  informing  him  of  suit  instituted  against  Captain  Potter  for  deten- 
tion of  gun-sto<'ks  purchit*e<i  by  State 463 

To  the  (iovernor,  ailvising  arbitration  on  question  of  freight  on  gun-stot'ks,  and 
dismissal  of  suit  against  Captain  Pott<'r 466 

To  the  (iovernor.  relating  the  historv  of  the  escheat  of  Martin's  estate  in  Fred- 


660  INDEX. 

erick ;  Kobert  Page,  aneistant  counsel,  asks  compensation  for  his  services  for  the 
State 467-8 

To  the  (fovernor;  opinion  that  a  magistrate  reinovinjj  from  his  county  to  another, 
intending  to  become  a  resident  thereof,  forfeits  his  character  of  magistrate 480 

To  the  Governor;  opinion  as  to  charges  exhibited  by  Dunlevy  against  Stephenson  49()-l 

NICHOLAS,  JOHN. 

Certificate  that  court  of  Albemarle  county  ordered  tliat  Samuel  Carr  be  recom- 
mended as  captain  of  troop  of  horse  to  the  88th  Regiment 491 

NICHOLAS,  W.  C. 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  office  of  Senator  of  United  States :^97-8 

NICHOLSON,  GEORGE. 

To  the  Governor,  asks  permission  for  vessels  at  quarantine  at  Jordan's  Point  to 

come  to  Richmond  quarantine  station 174 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  as  surveyor  of  county  of  Norfolk 284 

NICHOLSON,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor,  offering  to  furnish  Acts  of  General  Assembly  for  $3  per  copy 381 

To  the  Governor,  proposing  to  print  1,500  copies  of  Laws  of  (Congress  for  $283  92; 
accepted 419 

NIVISON,  JOHN. 

Commissioned  lieutenant-i'olonel  commandant  of  54th  Regiment... 29 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  account  for  amnmnition  for  54th  Regiment  during 
threatened  insurrection 338 

NORFOLK  BOROUGH. 

Action  of  hustings  court  on  the  distribution  of  pamphlets  containing  resolutions 

of  General  Assembly » 20 

Quarterly  session  of  court  recommended  John  Nivison  as  recorder  in  room  of 

Thomas  Newton,  resigned 445 

NORFOLK  LEDGER. 

History  of  the  fight  between  the  United  States  Frigate  Chesapeake,  Captain  Bar- 
ron, and  the  British  Ship  Leopard,  Captain  Humphries 514-17 

NORTHUMBERLAND  COUNTY. 

Court  recommend  inspectors  for  following  warehouses:  Indian,  Dymers,  Wicom- 
moco,  and  Coan,  naming  them 214 

NOTTOWAY  COUNTY. 

Papers  relative  to  apprehended  insurrection  of  negroes  in  1801 263 

NOTTOWAY  TRIBE  OF  INDLINS. 

Disposition  of  land  belonging  to  them 332 

o 

OGLE,  BENJAMIN. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  letter  from  Governor  Bassett,  of  Delaware,  regarding 
negroes  convicted  in  court  of  Southampton  county 108 

OLIVER,  BENJAMIN. 

To  the  Governor,  solicits  swords  and  pintols  for  Hanover  cavalry 154 

ORDNANCE. 

Proposals  for  building 387 

OTIS,  SAMUEL  A. 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  resolution  of  Senate  for  notification  of  the  death  of 
Hon.  Henry  Tazewell 4 

OVERTON,  BENJAMIN. 

To  Captjiin  Grice,  informing  him  of  an  insurrection  in  Hartfort  and  Bertie  coun- 
ties, N.  C,  in  progress 308 


INDEX.  661 


PAGE.  BC>BEKT. 

To  the  GorerD«.tr.  sabsnitting  cUlm  ai?  attomer  for  attention  to  injunction  cuse 

of  Miuliii*  ExVifs  r,  I.  .:*aiii>c»n wealth 355 

PAGE,  >L\NN. 

To  the  «li<-»vem«>r.  *o«-p<iiii:  ibe-  O'lnmMdon  as  chAncellor  of  Williamsbni^  district ; 
qualified  to  ^Ame - 3H1-2 

PAGE,  JOHN. 

Eieciorc«f  Prts>>iTrnt  aci  Vjce-Pnes-idf-nt  United  State? 75 

i-^ualified  as  Or^'VeriK-r  vf  Vinein'U :>40 

4/aalified  as  i."hief  Maji-:ira»:e  by  I»hnit-i  Hyhon.  Dc*cember  20lh.  1S03 381 

llroular  It-tier  u-  t-ycLrrkior^  iLr-'-iehmi  State  with  advice  of  Oonncil  to  employ  no 

AN^i^tani  e<:<ai2Sc4  wi:b:<:t  corasent  of  Exeentive-.  '. 3^^^ 

To  Pres-ideni  Tnite-ii  State*,  a-kinr  :cf«*miation  r«^>j»cTting  the  Sierre  l>eone  cono- 

junj'r  di^-fpisil:':'!*  :-.•  ail'-w  ;h«-:r  land  as*  an  asrlonj  for  nejrroes  froTu  Vinrinia — 41^«~2C» 

PA  K  H  A  M ,  WM     Enslrii 

To  llj*-  •  nM rTDi •r.  zivinz  nauii«vr  *.-{  luen  ^li^4^1  by  i.iiu  ft*T  a  criniiainy  in  »>i*d  Rirgi- 
Qjeni- 11 

PARKE,  BENJAMIN 

To  the  <>:»TenKrr.  iD^.*nning  hiiu  that  be  iiad  iostiniied  quarantine  at  Fit'^leneks- 

liore  on  anient  of  fever  at  N^rfoik. il5 

T'*  the  <rr>% emor.  inf^^'rcuin:;  hin^  tliat  he  ha^i  i<2t  the  «'jxiarantine  lav  in  foroe  in 

Frederi«.-ksbara  *'U  aayAinl  of  fevt-r  in  Norfolk.  Baltimore,  and  I^iiladriphia 32i^ 

To  the  •i-j^ero'-r.  rep»>rtinsr  dta:!;  "f  iiian  j'lsi  "ff  v«.yace  fr^M^t  >avanriah:  thoficht 

by  t»r.  Fren*  r.  !•■  ':«•  CTkse  >*(  fe»er i2^ 

To  the  •>>vemor.  inf'jrniitti  '^f  •iuanantinfr  at   FneiJericksbarA:  a^iD?4  New  York 

«ty  on  atrvant  of  fever- ,^^!r*% 

To  the  •fovercor.  informiog  him  *•(  arrival  of  ve«^-l  with  ita^e  of  <inai:-p»>x  :  qoar- 

antlne  enforre'f- 41^ 

PARKER.  KKHAKD. 

All* -ttai  ia»Ii?r  in  •  i  i*t  ri» -t- ^'f  >taant«>n.  i  l»ar«>t;t>viHt-.  Fry-»i»r'cfcsUir;r.  aa-i  I>tr.i- 
frie* "- 

To  the  *^'\frra»fr.  !>-••* »mm**ndin^  >ani'k*l  Ten.pleTKan  f.«r  >r.t-riryal:v  tif  \Vr:<a>--fv^ 
lac'l '• -.- 


■X* 


IIS 


PAKKEK,J«>>IAH. 

Com.  '''f  Mariner  H«-pital ll^* 

PARKER.  WATH?.  _ 

Commi-*»i»'-'n*r»i  '^i^arancine  offii^'-r  ;it  I%>rt  Fb«.*yal l..> 

Tu  the  «f«>%rm»'r,  relatin-jr  t*>  iiuarantine  at  Port  Roy  a!,  and  'lander  from   vt-st^*^ 

from  Baltirrror^ ISI 

To  the  •  «.v»rn<'»r.  r-laiin.:  t»»  vi«»Liti»»n  .-f  •.rd>-rr»  i'>  iaf^ain  Hunger  in   Taking  his 

ve*^'.  cp  Rapf*ihi4nn»«»k.  f»»ritr.ir\-  t..  .»rdt'n»  »»f  •itLiran'inr  .'rfiovr IS:? 

PAINE,  S.OIUEI-. 

To  the  fJij\*'TT,*'T.  inl^/rniinsr  hirii  that  Mr.  Jai.i*'^  NeiieH.  o«o»-r  %»(  Ivud  mtEMetit  in 
Wythe  ooanty.  desire*l  to  drlivrr  remainder  of  K-chI  lent  by  F.xt-cotive  to  Me*r^k 
Aa?*tin 474-^ 

PAMINKEY  INMAN- 

Stateoient  of  tit!*- 1«»  Und  l>**l«.nirin:.'  to  tht-in  ...       :i;;:i 

PAR>ONS.  J« »HN  MoNTAt -IE. 

Fetiti«fn  of.  and  «'ther9,  for  e>mmi'^i«jns  in  a  ♦•av.ilr>   ooni}<inv  in  *  ali-^i^-r  vx^^untv 

i-til*-.i '•  '• r.      MS 

P.\TTER>iiN.J«»HN 

i'ertili«.:ate  tliat  JaiAie>  >{.<urk  di«l  ni»t  iioalify  as  ma^istrtitt-  until  s«mie  citiit*  after 

Mr.  «»Utfc»<rk.  a**  sht-ntf. l:>* 


662  INDEX. 

PATTKK.SKV,  DW'W. 

To  Hairniel  ^  'oleman :  repiort  U>  l>-  n^ii«le  by  Major  Bnnoh  of  arms  ti>  light  infantry 

an«l  >rrenailier« J.         41 

To  the  <  f'lvemor,  p»romi.-ing  ro  collt-ct  ami:<>  in  ban«i:«  of  militia  in  ChestertieM 130 

To  the  <  rovemor.  c**rtifyinji  to  the  nee«ly  oonfJition  of  Anne  Jjhepheiti.  daoehter  of 

Wm.  >h*.-pherri,  decea^ieil.  a  pen.'*ion»fr T. 463 

PAYNE,  MO^^RS. 

k*rci>mn»enderl  a^*  IM,  lieutenant  of  new  corrifjany  of  cavalry  to  be  raised  in  Fred- 
erick f-rianty 25 

PKNDLFTTON.JOFIN'. 

Secnrity  on  Treasnrer'M  bond-  67 

PE\N,r;Ei»ROK- 

Elector  P^e^*i«Jent  and  Vire-Preddent  of  United  States ~ 75 

Elect -r|  State  .Senatr>r  fn»m  the  Franklin  dfc»trict 227 

PENPLETON,  EDMUND,  JR. 

EI*-itor  for  Pre!-id»nt  and  Vice- Pre**i« tent  of  Unite*!  States- 75 

To  lh»-  «f»»v«Tnor,  forwarding  cripy  of  t»^timony  taken  at  trial  of  three  slaves  con- 

demnerl  in  Caroline  court 166 

heiifiTt  on  ftfate  of  trea?*ijry 334 

Rep<'>rt  on  diMbarseinenb*  and  di-<coant4  made  at  the  treasury  between  the  1st  day 

of  Janoary  and  3lrtt  day  of  March,  inclusive ~ 324-5 

PENITENT!  A  R Y  M  A  N  U  F ACTU  RE:? . 

Valne  of  hoMen,  siwonl-belu,  and  cartri<ls^-boxe3  maiie  between  April  Ist  and 
May  31flt,  1807 513 

PERKINS,  RTlBERT. 

To  thn  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  Ac.,  for  company  of  light  infantry  raised  in  New 
Kent 4M 

PETER  (Nejrro). 

Uondemned  in  Hen? ico  conrt  for  insurrection- 148 

RecommendetfJ  by  the  ssaid  court  for  |Mirdon  :  endorsed  ''pardoned^ 161 

PETER.S,  WM. 

Recommended  by  court  of  Sussex  for  second  lieutenant 59 

PETERSON,  JOHN  H. 

To  the  <iovernor,  ftfdiciting  arms  for  troop  of  cavalry  raised  in  Prince  Ofeorge 
countv 471 

m 

PICKETT,  WLLARD  AND  JOHNSON. 

To  tlic  <fovernor,  asking  another  advance  for  Swan  for  f  15,000- 88 

To  the  Oovenuir.  n'f|uesting  reimbursement  of  amount  paid  for  duty  on  cartoach 

iMixe^  shipfMtd  by  Swan .'. 115 

To  the  Oovernor,  announcing  arrival  of  three  cases  (sixty  stand)  of  arms;  Swan's 

last  contract ' 136 

To  the  G<iV(;rnor:  rep<jrt  on  character  of  arms  recently  arrived 138 

To  the  (iovernor,  de<lining  offt-r  of  Executive  for  the  4,000  stand  of  arms;  offering 
to  doHf  at  ^y  per  stand,  net 193 

To  the  fiovernor ;  consents  to  accept  terms  offered  for  Swan's  arms  on  23d  of  Feb- 
ruary        206 

Indenmifying  lK»nd  to  State  agiiinflt  them  as  agents  of  Swan- 213 

PHIL  (Negro  man). 

Condenmed  in  court  of  HrunHwick  ftir  innurrection ;  testimony  of  George,  Ransom 
and  Jeffrey  against 279 

PITTSYIA'ANIA  COUNTY  (OUKT. 

Declining  to  (iistribnte  res^dutionn  on  the  alien  and  setlition  laws 37 

PLEASANTS,  SAMUEL,  JR. 

To  the  Governor.  prt»enting  aciX)unt  for  printing  revise<l  Co<le 348 


INDEX.  663 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  completion  and  delivery  of  additional 

copied  of  revised  Laws 3S9 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  office  of  Piiblir  Printer 31X) 

To  th#*  Governor,  ack no wle<ijnmr  appointiiKfnt  as  Public  E*rinter 31*2 

Official  bond  as  I*ablic  Printer  i*  loilired -iW 

PLEA:?ANTS,  JOHN  *i. 

To  the  (lovemor,  soliciting;  appointment  as  chief  accountant  of  penitentiary 100 

To  Lieutenant-Governor,  solicitinji  arms  for  a  light  infantry  company 448 

PLKASANTS,  JAMES. 

Certiticate  that  Tarlton  W.  Plett-anLs  lui**  written  up  Journals  of  House  of  Delegates 

for  17«):Jand  17i>H :?79 

POINTER,  SAMUEL. 

Bond  as  crmtmctor  for  r.ition>  t4»  Public  <»iianl  is  Iodge<l 4S5 

PiiU-ARD.  ROBERT. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  piirchiis*'  of  4.0tJ<)  stand  of  arms  from  Sw:in "H) 

To  the  <T<jvemor.  statin:;  the  lo\ve**t  priirc  iit  which  he  is  authorizeil  to  sell  Swan's 

amis- 51 

To  the  Governor,  offering  Swan's  arms  at  ?<IC)  i>er  stand 58 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  »if  arrival  of  4,r)00  stiintl  of  anns  shippeil  by  Swan  tVI 

To  the  Governor,  proposing  to  sen»l  arms  to  the  Capitol,  Ac tt5 

To  the  Governor,  informing;  hini  of  appointment  of  .Major  Wm.  Prest<m  on  behalf 

of  Swan  to  value  anns 71 

To  the  <jovemor.  S4)liciting  further  atlvamre  on   PollanPs  i*onsignment  of  arms; 

protesting  a4!ain St  pmving  them  with  wet  powder,  Ac 97 

To  the  tiovemor :  proposition  for  a  compromise  in  the  price  of  Swan's  arms W 

To  the  i^fovemor,  complaining  of  the  tenns  offerwl  for  settlement  of  Swan's  claim 

for  arms 100-1 

To  the  riovernor.  ^Tonsentimr  to  ai!cept  various  prices  stated  for  Swan's  arms 109 

Certificate  that  Philip  Pendleton,  ap|»ointefl  sheriff.  faile<I  to  give  bond 187 

pr:>LL.\RD.J<JSEPH. 

To  the  Governor:  solicits  appointment  as  agent  for  trollecting  arrears  of  taxes  from 
sheriffs- 502 

i*orterfield,<;eneral  Robert. 

Electe«l  as  meml>er  of  Hou.«te  of  Uepn*senlatives  of  I'nited  States 24 

To  the  <  fovemor.  s<jliciting  arms  for  (companies  of  Captain  Allen  of  :>2d,  and  Cai>- 

tain  Herron  of  oHth  Regiments 25 

I*OTOMAGK  C  OMPA> Y. 

Report  of  president  and  directors  at  annual  meeting.  .Vugust  2d.  18()2 311-14 

PRENTIS,  jrjSEPH. 

Allotte<l  judge  in  districts  of  Northumberland  Courthouse.  King  and  C^ueen  Court- 
house, Williamsburg,  and  Acromack  Courthouse 5<> 

PBE'NTIS.  WILLIAM. 

To  the  riovem«ir,  informing  him  that  he  has  caused  the  arrest  of  Reuben  and 
Jessee  Byni,  of  Petersbui]g l">4 

To  the  <Jovemor;  information  of  apprehende<l  insurrection;  asking  for  ammuni- 
tion   270 

To  the  <i<jvemor,  informing  him  of  the  finding  of  a  parcel  of  counterfeit  money 
by  boys,  amounting  to  #8<A  untler  a  large  rock;  asking  for  instructions  concern- 
ing same 399 

PRESTON,  FRANCIS. 

To  the*. rover  nor,  solicitim;  fifty  copies  of  Militia  I-aws,  and  sanie  number  of  Steuln^n's 

Regulations  for  70th  and  lOoth  Rt^iments 100 

To  the  <»overnor.  soliciting  arms  for  Captain  Smith's  company  of  cavalry  of  70th 

Regiment- .' " 3t>4 

PREhTuN,  JAMEii  P. 

To  the  (rovemor,  soliciting  a  piece  of  artiller>'  for  his  coni))any 58 

Receive*!  of  Executive  a  sabre  and  l»elt  proi-ured  by  the  General  Assembly  for 
representatives  of  General  William  Campl^ell ," 340 


664  INDEX. 

TRESTON,  JOHN. 

Elected  brigadier-general  of  brigade  of  Wythe,  Montgomery,  and  Monroe 4 

To  the  Executive,  accepting  commission  of  brigadier-general,  and  resigning  colo- 
nelcy of  the  '3d  Regiment 4-5 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 75 

PRESTON,  TH0MA8. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  to  have  piece  of  cannon  at  Staunton  remounted  for  use  of 

his  company  at  l^exington,  ami  for  arms,  Ac,  for  same 510 

To  the  <tovernor,  asking  for  a  piece  of  cannon  at  Staunton  for  use  of  his  company      598 

PRESTON,  WM. 

Report  on  number  and  value  of  arms  furnished  by  James  Swan.. 87 

Opinion  of  arms  furnished  by  Swan  iiO 

To  the  (iovernor,  asking  compensation  a«  brigade  insj)ector DO 

PRICE.  JAME< 

Denying  the  claim  of  negro  Sam,  convicted  of  murder  of  Butte  and  Seirs,  to  free- 
dom ;  action  of  the  Hoard 62 

To  Benjamin  Ogle  ((.lOvernor  of  Maryland),  denying  the  right  of  negro  Sam,  con- 
demned by  court  of  Southampton  tor  murder,  to  his  freedom 9i) 

To  the  (lOvernor ;  resignation  as  tobacco  inspector  at  Byrd's  warehouse  filed 28<i 

PRICE,  N.  W. 

To  the  (Governor,  expressing  satisfaction  at  the  choice  of  Meriwether  Jones  by  the 

Richmond  Republican  In fantrj' as  their  captain  '. 27 

PRICE,  WM. 

Informing  of  completion  of  alphabet^  to  record  books 107-8 

To  the  Governor,  asking  permission  to  j>urchase  Franklin  stoves  for  use  of  T^and 

Otfice 127 

To  the  Governor,  rlividing  expense  of  back  work  in  the  Ij&nd  Office  performed  by 

John  Harvie  and  Charles  I^wis llNi 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  accounts  against  John  Harvie  and  Charles  I-«ewis  for 

work  done  for  them  in  the  office  of  Register  of  I^nd 108-9 

Official  bond  as  one  of  the  superintendents  of  public  warehouse  lotlged .'i81 

Certificate  of  warrant  issued  to  Simon  Morgan 494 

PRICE  &  UNDERWOOD. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  material  needed  at  the  public  warehouee  for 

its  business 394 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  complaint**  of  unsafe  condition  of  public  ware- 
house from  leakiness 428 

PRIOR,  J. 

To  the  Governor,  desiring  to  learn  the  charges  against  him  as  umpire  in  valuation 
of  arms  of  James  Swan 88-9 

PRINTERS. 

Proposal  of  sundry  parties  for  printing  Laws  of  Congress 448 

PROCLAMATION. 

By  the  i  Jovernor,  stating  that,  as  danger  from  infectious  disease  has  ceased,  the  in- 
terruption to  the  (M)mmerce  of  the  Commonwealth  need  no  longer  be  continued      376 

For  (juarantino  of  September  21st,  1805,  on  account  of  infectious  disease  in  New 
York,  Philadelphia,  and  West  India  Islands 451 

PROSSER.  GEORGE. 

To  tlie  Executive,  soliciting  increase  of  salary  as  assistiint  of  the  penitentiary 107 

PRUNTY,  JOHN. 

To  the  (Jovernor,  soliciting  appointment  for  self  and  Col.  Wm.  John  as  commis- 
sioners for  boundary  line  with  Maryland,  and  George  Arnold  as  surveyor  for  same      278 
To  the  (Tovcrnor,  reporting  sale  of  negro  man  Dick,  condemned  in  court  of  Harri- 
son to  transportation 352-3 

PRYOR,J. 

To  the  Governor,  denouncinc  charges  against  him  as  frivolous 89 


INDEX.  «6d 

PUBLIC  ARMS, 

IflBOed  from  arsenal  at  Point  of  Fork  bv  order  of  Executive,  anii  to  whcon ^1-S 

PUBLIC  WAREHOI SR 

Treagurer  unable  to  pay  warrant  for  $1,500,  beoaujao  it  exceeded  ba^nce  of  afpt^cv 
priation ^l 

Q 

QUARLE8,  ROBERT. 

To  the  Governor,  enclot>ing  quarterly  return  of  militarj*  stores  at  the  ari»enal,  and 

also  imy-roll  (►!*  same .' 14-15 

To  the  Governor,  concerninji:  arms  asked  for  by  Hon.  A.  McRae iJ6~7 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  return  of  arms,  i>:o  ,  at  an^t^nal ;  aK\  atv\>unt  of  destrth> 

t ion  of  machine rv  bv  a  nooil 2^4-5 

To  the  (rovernor,  forwarding  proposjils  of  two  ]\Hrlies  for  furnishing  i-ationsat  «r» 

senal 49 

To  the  Governor;  quarterly  return  of  military  stores  at  annual 45>-.V> 

To  the  Governor,  sending  account  of  ex|>ens*i  of  roj>airing  arms  issmsl  to  0^>tain 

McRae*8  company t>7 

Return  of  military  stores  at  arsenal (5S 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  quarterly  return  of  military  stores  at  arsinial \(H 

To  Samuel  Coleman,  informing  him  of  return  of  nnusissueii  to  t^tptain  Ai\^bU>ald 

McRae 110 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  arms  issuini  Oiptain  TinsloyV  i\>m|wuy  were 

returned  to  arsenal ".,...,.. 113 

To  the  Governor,  transmits  quarterly  return  of  arms,  i^o..  at  arM>naU  v^o 119 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  the  garrison  at  Point  of  Fork ». 178 

Quarterly  report  of  military  stores  at  the  a nH»nal » »»»      17^> 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  letting  the  t>>ntraolorV  otti*^  to  su^>ply  rations  l8.'^-4 
To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  plans  for  the  safe^keeping  of  pubho  Imildings 

at  the  arsenal 2t>2 

To  Samuel  Coleman,  enclosing  contract*  for  rent  of  pul>lio  latul  and  hons<«  at  l\)int 

of  Fork;  list  of  otficers  and  privates , 21.S 

QUARRIER,  ALEXANDER. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  contract  for  shingles  for  public  Iniildings 48 

To  the  Governor,  sei>arate  report  on  quality  or  arms  Airnisheti  by  James  8wan......    87-8 

Opinion  of  arms  furnished  by  Swan ' IH) 

Report  on  250  muskets  from  Wheeler's  works 217 

Certifit.'ate  of  examination  of  ten  casks  of  gun|K)wder ;  bill  of  Tristian  lHitti>n  for 

same 217 

To  the  Governor,  enclosinir  bill  of  .John  Newell  for  hauling  nine  cannon  (Kuu  Tay- 
lor's Ferry  to  Richmona. 271 

To  the  (iovernor,  sugj^sting  appointment  of  more  corp>rals  to  IMblic  t^uard 30Ii 

To  the  Governor,  asking  that  Lieutenant  UnderwcHKi  Iw  sent  to  Kentucky  to  at- 
tend to  payment  of  tax  on  lands  there ...........      328 

To  the  Governf>r,  asking  if  the  flag  and  standanl  of  Public  Guanl  shoultl  be  nmde 

to  agree  with  that  of  the  United  State's 328 

To  the  Governor;  rej^rt  of  condition  of  arms  and  military  stones  in  Richmond J158-9 

To  the  Governor,  asking  additional  comiH»nsation  for  nveiving  an<l  delivering  pub- 
lic arms 389 

Return  of  Public  Guard 450 

To  the  Governor,  relating  occurrence  of  the  shooting  of  Mr.  MtjCnnUe  by  the  een- 
tinel  of  the  Public  Guard 602 

R 

RANDOLPH  COUNTY. 

Advisal  that  11th  Regiment  be  divide<i;  that  the  regiment  in  liaiidolph  he  num* 
bered  107;  the  other  to  retain  No.  11 80 

RANDOLPH  (N^ro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection ;  recomtnende<t  by  said  (M)urt  as  an 
object  of  mercy;  endorsed  "pardoned" ..'....,. 168 

RANDOLPH,  EDMUND. 

To  the  Governor ;  opinion  in  the  caae  of  negroes  brought  from  Maryland  to  Vir- 
ginia and  condemned  in  the  court  of  Southampton  lor  murder» 72-^ 

84 


666  INDEX. 

To  the  Governor;  opinion  of  inspection  given  to  Swan's  arms 91-2 

To  the  Governor;  opinion  as  to  obligation  of  the  Governor  to  use  the  money  in 
treasury  for  paying  for  burnt  tobac-co.. 93-4 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  determination  of  suit  in  Federal  court  of 
Hamilton  v.  Newton  in  favor  of  defendant 115 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  a  controversy  with  Captain  Potter  respecting  gun- 
stocks 462 

RANDOLPH,  D.  M. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  commission  as  colonel  in  cavalry  regiment  he  proposes 
to  raise 533 

RANDOLPH,  THOMAS  M. 

To  the  Governor,  proposing  to  raise  a  companv  of  riflemen  in  Albemarle  for  United 
States .' 536 

RANDOLPH,  WM. 

Security  on  Treasurer's  bond 67 

RATIFICATION  OF  CONSTITUTIONAL  AMENDMENT. 

Governor  laid  before  Board  notification  from  Secretary  of  State  of  United  States  of 
ratification  of  same ." 415 

REID,  ANDREW. 

To  the  Governor;  certificate  of  destruction  of  court-house  by  fire 286 

Certificate  of  state  of  the  commission  of  the  peace  in  Rockbridge  county,  Decem- 
ber Sth,  1804 427-8 

READ,  J.  K. 

Report  of  vessels  arriving  at  Norfolk  from  West  Indies,  New  York,  and  Mediter- 
ranean, subject  to  quarantine 368 

READ,  CAPTAIN  JOHN. 

To  Thomas  Newton ;  report  of  their  mission  to  the  British  squadron 290-7 

READ,  THOMAS,  SR. 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 75 

REPUBLICAN  TICKET. 

Meeting  of  ninety-three  members  of  Legislature  and  many  others  selected  electors 
for  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 74-5 

RESOLUTIONS. 

Expressing  indignation  of  the  citizens  at  the  conduct  of  Captain  Humphries,  sent 
by  thirty-five  counties  and  towns 522 

RICHARDSON,  JAMES  B. 

To  the  Governor,  a^sking  instructions  as  to  building  and  conducting  a  State  peni- 
tentiary  '. 402-3 

To  the  Governor,  promising  aid  in  arresting  two  murderers,  who  are  supposed  to 
have  fled  to  South  Carolina 426-7 

RIDDICK,  J.,  JR. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  light  infantry  company 563 

RIDDLE,  RICHARD. 

Certificate  of  clerk  of  Caroline  court  that  he  is  still  entitled  to  his  pension 278 

RITCHIE,  ARCHIBALD. 

To  the  Governor;  applies  for  loan  of  fifty  stand  of  arms  for  2d  battalion,  6th  Regi- 
ment         42 

RITCHIE,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  oflice  of  Public  Printer 391 

To  the  Governor,  transmitting  valuable  impers  entrusted  to  him  bv  executor  of 

Mr.  Wythe  to  be  deposited  among  the  archives  of  the  Commonwealth 511 

To  Peyton  Randolph,  resigning  office  of  ensign  in  his  company 609 


INDEX.  667 

RIVES,  LIEUTENANT  JAME^. 

Return  of  lijjht  infiintry  comi)any  in  <»2(l  Regiment.  Prince  George 11 

ROANE,  ARCHIHALD  (Governor). 

To  the  (tovernor,  enclosing  act  of  Legislature  of  Tennessee  concerning  boundary 
line 261 

To  the  Governor,  asking  that  the  time  for  meeting  of  commissioners  on  boundary 
line  be  fixed  at  the  'M  day  of  May,  1802,  at  Captain  James  Thompson's,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Va ' * 285-6 

To  Uie  Governor,  appointing  October  Ist,  1802,  for  meeting  of  commissioners  on 
boundary  line,  at  Abingdon,  Va ■'. 314 

ROANE,  THOMAS,  LIEUTENANT-COIX)NEL. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  thirty-three  stand  of  arms  for  WMh  Regiment 297 

ROBERTSON,  SAMUEL. 

Petition  claiming  to  be  a  free  man  of  color,  illegally  brought  from  Maryland  by 
Cornet  Rogers,  &c .* f.       338 

ROBERTSON,  W.  B.  AND  OTHERS. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  <&c.,  for  "the  Petersburg  Republican  Light  In- 
fantry"       447 

ROBERTSON,  .101  IN.  v- 
Returning  commissions  iis  notary  public  and  su|)erintendent  of  quarantine ;  appre- 
hensions of  yellow-fever  from  Philadelphia 30 

To  the  (tovernor,  asking  instructions  as  to  holding  several  offices  at  same  time 34 

ROBERTSON,  JOHN  A. 

To  the  (lovernor,  asking,  in  name  of  owners  of  negroes  Joe  and  Bob,  for  a  pardon 
or  reprieve 273-4 

ROBINSON,  BENJAMIN. 

Advised  to  be  appointe<l  as  major  to  11th  Regiment 30 

ROBINSON,  J. 

To  Daniel  L.  Hylton,  soliciting  appointment  as  collector  of  rents  of  the  Bristoe 
estate 451 

ROBINSON,  TALLY. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  commission  as  commandant  of  a  volunteer  corps  of  • 

cavalry  for  Captain  John  Reade 558 

R<)OTES,  THOMAS  R. 

To  Samuel  (.'oleman  ;  report  of  number  and  (!ondition  of  arms  to  his  command 39 

To  the  Grovernor,  concerning  dis|X)sition  of  arms  in  his  possession  at  time  of  West- 
em  insurrection Ill 

ROSE,  HENRY. 

Recrommends  sundry  persons  of  Alexandria  and  Fairfax  as  commissioners  to  su- 
|)ervise  the  Presidential  election 123 

ROSE,  PATTY. 

Certificate  of  clerk  of  Caroline  court  that  she  is  still  entitled  to  her  pension 278 

ROWE,  WILLIAM. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  Solomon's  petition  for  pardon 144 

RUFFNER,  DAVID. 

Certificate  that  Joseph  Horton  has  completed  his  precinct  of  road  from  James  river 
to  Kanawha  river.. 466 

ROWLAN  D,  THOMAS. 

To  the  <iovernor,  informing  him  of  the  n*movalof  Alexander  Patrick  to  Kentucky, 
and  apj)ointment  of  Thomas  Rowland  as  high  sherifl^of  Botetourt;  recommend- 
ing .\Iexander  Wilson  and  James  Taj^scott  for  appointing  electors  of  President 
an<l  Vice-President  of  Unite*!  States 416 


668  INDEX. 

RUSSELL,  A. 

To  the  (jiovernor,  refligning  command  of  57th  Regiment,  and  rocommending  Major 

Armistead  Long  for  colonel 417 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  &c.,  for  troop  attached  to  57th  Regiment 448 

RUSSELL,  WILL. 

Certificate  of  recommendation  of  persons  suitable  as  members  of  court  of  directors 
of  Hospital  at  Williamsburg 13 

8 

SAGUARESSA  (Indian  chief). 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  the  aid  of  the  I^egislature  in  collecting  the  scattered 
remnants  of  his  people ^ 3;i2 

SAM  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 148 

Testimony  of  Prosser's  Ben 149 

SAM  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 156 

8ANCH0  (Negro  man). 

Condemned  in  Halifax  court  for  insurrection ;  testimony  of  Abram  and  Bob 294 

SAUNDERS,  DAVID. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instructions  as  to  validity  of  appointment  of  adjutant  of 
91st  Regiment 29 

SAUNDERS,  CAPTAIN  J. 

To  the  Governor ;  return  of  ordnance  and  troops  under  his  command 44<) 

SAVAGE,  LITTLETON,  AND  OTHERS. 

Recommend  negro  Abraham  to  mercy  of  the  Governor 40 

SAWNEY  (Negro). 

Testimony  of  Prosser's  Ben  ;  Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 146 

SCIPIO  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Caroline  court  for  insurrection ;  the  said  court  do  recommend  Scipio 
to  his  Excellency  as  an  object  of  mercy;  endorsed  "pardoned" 1H6 

SCOTT,  JOHN  B.  (of  North  Carolina). 

Elected  brigadier-general  of  11th  Brigade 1 

To  the  Governor;  various  opinions  respecting  arms  and  militia 94 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  sundry  parties  8us|>ected  of  being  concerned  in 

insurrection 204 

Informing  of  a  plot  for  insurreition  formed  by  the  negroes  in  that  State,  and  warn- 
ing the  people  of  Virginia 307 

SCOTT,  C. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  compensation  for  forty  swords  bought  for  Prince  Edward 
cavalry 64 

SELDEN,  MILES. 

Certificate  of  administering  oath,  as  members  of  the  Privy  Council,  to  .lohn  Allen 
and  John  While 3 

SEMPLE,J.VMES. 

To  Alexander  McKae,  solicitinjx  arms,  «S:('.,  for  Williamsburg  troop 443 

To  the  Governor,  .soliciting  jus-tols  for  troop  at  Williamsburg 453 

SENATE  OF  VIRGINIA. 

Election  of  four  electors  of  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 189 

SIMSAL,  WM.  F. 

Recommended  as  cornet  in  new  cavalry  company  to  be  raised  in  Frederick  county        25 


INDEX.  669 


SINGLETON,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting:  agency  for  collecting  arroarH  of  taxes  in  brigade  district 

of  which  Frederick  forms  part 38 

Bond  for  (collecting  arrears  of  taxes  in  brigade  district  of  Frederick  and  Berkeley 

on  file 48 

81NT0N,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  death  of  Col.  Thomas  Lee,  collector  on  Bris- 
toe's  tract;  soliciting  the  otlice 450 

SHACKELFORD,  LYNE. 

(Qualified  ;i8  member  of  Privy  Council  by  Daniel  L.  Hylton,  4th  February,  1804 388 

SHARP,  WM. 

To  the  (iovernor,  informing  him  concerning  state  of  the  commission  of  the  peace 
of  Norfolk  borough;  also  as  to  militia  fines  in  54lh  Regiment  since  1H02;  also 
of  strength  and  arms  of  regiment;  soliciting  arms  for  same 483-5 

To  the  Governor;  return  of  54ih  Regiment  and  of  artillery  and  of  horse  within  its 
bounds;  soliciting  arms  for  regiment  before  July  4th 488-9 

To  the  (governor,  giving  rcju*»ons  for  not  making  immediate  return  of  the  54th  Regi- 
ment ;  di.'^«atisfaction  with  late  law,  causing  many  to  resign 507 

SHEE,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  commending  the  zeal  of  Robert  McCormick  in  fulfilling  contract 

for  manufacturing  arms 128 

To  George  Hay,  relating  to  contract  of  Robert  McCormick  for  making  arms 129 

To  the  Governor,  announcing  first  arrival  of  muskets  under  McCormick*8  contract      137 
To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  McCormick  does  not  punctually  comply  with 

contract  for  fifty  muskets  per  week '. 18(5 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  shipment  of  arms  by  Robert  McCormick 191 

To  Sanuiel  Coleman,  informing  him  that  Robert  McCormick,  contractor  of  anus, 

had  failed 207 

To  the.  Governor,  giving  his  opinion  of  John  Clark  as  a  business  num,  &q 213 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  receipt  of  John  Miles  for  check;  pleasure  at  the  lib- 
eral treatment  by  the  State  to  employees 372 

To  Sanuul  Coleman,  acknowledging  receipt  of  draft  for  $1,228  in  full  of  claim  on 
State 375  6 

SHEFFEY,  DANIEL. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  report  of  committee  of  House  of  Delegates  on 
finances  of  Conunon wealth 341 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  reix)rt  asked  for  from  Executive  concerning  expendi- 
tures of  Executive  department 343 

8H  ELTON,  JOSEPH. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  his  troop 412 

SHEPARD  (Captain  of  cavalry). 

Instructions  as  to  objects  of  his  mission  to  Lynhaven  Inlet 543-4 

SHEPARD,  p:LlZABErH,  AND  FAMILY. 

To  the  (lovernor;  deed  for  negro  man  Tom  ;  consideration,  J?500 203 

SHEPHERD,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor;  solicits  commission  as  captain  of  a  rifie  company 533 

SHEPARD,  MOSBY. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  information  of  Gabriel's  insurrection 134 

SHEPARD,  PHILIP. 

Interviewed  by  Samuel  C<>leman  as  to  sale  of  negro  Pharoah,  who  was  the  princi- 
pal agent  in  disclosing  the  late  conspiracy 201-2 

To  the  Ciovernor,  <lee<l  for  negro  man  Pharoah  ;  consideration,  !j55(K) 203 

SHEPARD,  NAT. 

To  the  (Jovenior,  reporting  (for  Mr.  Berkeley)  amount  of  cash  in  tresu^ury 44-5 

To  the  (ioveruor,  reporting  balance  in  treasury  August  31st .* 47 

Statement  of  tobacco  fun<i,  made  at  request  of  the  Treasurer 9S 

To  tlie  (lOvernor,  stating  balance  in  treasury 107 


670  INDEX. 


SHEPARD,  SAMUEL. 

To  the  Governor,  askinjj  that  npecial  agent  be  pent  to  Philadelphia  to  collect  amount 
of  execution  against  Wm.  Stokes 28 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  sale  of  property  of  .John  Beale,  sheriff  of  Botetourt.        37 

To  the  (iovernor,  as^king  that  the  salarv  of  Afr.  .Jackson,  clerk  of  accounts,  be  rein- 
stated to  .S(i2r> '. 292 

To  the  Governor ;  repc)rt  of  warrants  issued  for  making  arms  from  31st  of  January, 
1803,  to  January  17th,  1804 384 

Certificate  that  there  has  been  no  collector  of  taxes  in  county  of  Norfolk  for  1796, 

171)8,1801, and  1802 387-8 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  amounts  drawn  on  contingent  fund  414 

To  Samuel  Coleman,  informing  him  of  subscriptions  by  the  State  to  Appomattox 
Canal  Company ". 429 

To  the  Governor;  report  concerning  comparative  expense  of  Public  Guard,  with 
equal  number  of  troops  of  the  United  States  in  garrison 465 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  amount  of  warrants  issued  on  fund  appropri- 
ated for  ''  manufacturing  arms,  including  otiicers'  salaries,"  since  5th  of  Feoruarv 
last \      496 

Certitlcate  of  amounts  drawn  on  fund  for  completing  manufactory  of  arms,  foun- 
dry, and  boring-mill,  from  5ih  of  February,  1806... 497 

SHERRARD,  ROBERT,  AND  OTHEIiS. 

To  the  Governor,  complaining  of  oppressive  conduct  of  Hunter,  Alexander,  and 
Orrick,  magistrates  of  Berkeley  county 339 

SHIELDS,  JOHN  P. 

To  the  Governor,  forwartiing  eight  cannon  from  Hood's  ;  atsiting  their  condition...      599 
To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  employing  Captain  Garrison's  schooner  for 
transporting  cannon,  shot,  t&c. ;  also  vessels  of  Sails  &  Darrington  for  same  605 

SHORE,  JOHN. 

Elected  elector  of  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 189 

SKEPWITH,  FULWARE. 

Statement  of  correct  balance  due  Artist  Hou<lon  on  account  of  statue  of  General 
Washington 365-6 

SLAUGHTER,  PHILIP,  AND  OTHERS. 

Recommending  Major  Robert  Powell  as  su|)erintendent  of  arsenal  contemplated...  8 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Philip  Lightfoot  for  lieutenancy  at  the  arsenal 
contemplated  at  Culpeper,  Madison  or  Orange ". 13 

SMYTHE,  ALEXANDER. 

To  Samuel  Coleman,  complaining  of  the  mode  of  selecting  the  colonel  from  the 

17th  Brigade,  General  Preston's  division 598 

To  the  Governor,  proposing  to  raise  a  regiment  of  light  infantry  to  be  commis- 
sioned as  "The  Virginia  Legion" 600 

SMITH,  DANIEL. 

To  the  <  jovernor,  praying,  in  name  of  Ci^l.  George  Huston,  of  58th  Regiment,  for 
division  of  same 467 

SMITH,  PEYTON. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  as  sujwrintendent  quarantine  at  Yorktown      451 

SMITH,  JOHN  TABB. 

To  the  Governor,  solicits  agency  for  collection  of  arrears  of  revenue  taxes  of  Prin- 
cess Anne  and  Norfolk 344 

To  the  Governor,  enclosinu  return  of  lOth  Brigade;  the  olst  Regiment  without  a 
field  officer;  troop  of  cavalry  commandcil  by  Captain  Bush.  Taylor 354 

SMITH,  GEOR<iE  W. 

To  the  Governor;  report  of  number  of  officers,  rank  and  file,  of  the  Richmond 

Light  Infantry  Blues,  19th  Regiment 444 

To  the  Governor,  requesting  appointment  of  ensigns  in  companies  of  Captains. 

Richardson  and  Hailam,  19th  Regiment 501 

Qualified  as  member  of  Privy  Council  December  15th,  1807 616 


INDEX.  671 

SMITH,  JAMES  H. 

To  Col.  Alexander  Stuart,  accepting  captain's  commission  in  company  of  light  in- 
fantry in  2d  Regiment  Virginia  Volunteers;  recommending  names  for  lieutenant 
and  ensign  for  same '- 586 

SMITH,  ROBERT. 

To  the  Governor,  transmitting  impression  of  the  menial  presented  to  the  late  Com- 
modore Edward  Preble ()16 

SOLOMON  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection  September  11th 140 

To  the  Governor,  petition  for  pardon 144-5 

Condemne<l  in  Henrico  court  for  inpurrection 157 

Testimony  of  Ben  Wooifulk;  endorsed  "Solomon  pardoned" 157 

Recommended  to  the  mercy  of  the  Executive  by  the  court  who  sat  on  his  trial 158 

80UTHALL,J.  B. 

To  the  (lovernor,  concerning  commitment  of  negro  Sam ;  believeil  to  be  a  danger- 
ous character 262-3 

SPARK,  J  AM  FX 

To  the  Governor,  claiming  sheriffalty  of  Mathews 126 

SPOTS  WOOD,  ALEXANDER. 

To  Edmund  I^andolpb,  sending  order  on  clerk  of  Council  for  manuscript  books  of 
Governor  Si:)otswood'8  correspondence  with  the  British  ministry,  &c.;  Edmund 
Randolph's  receipt  for  same 510 

STANARD,  WM. 

Offers  a  donation  of  land  for  erection  of  arsenal  in  Orange  county 70 

STARK,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  suggesting  purchase  of  seasoned  gun-stocks  for  armory;  also  bar 
iron  for  same 393 

STEMPSON,  CHARLES. 

To  the  (governor,  recommending  a  hospital  at  Jordan's  Point 129 

STEPHENSON,  MAJOR  DAVID. 

Relating  to  election  of  General  Robert  Poterfield  as  member  of  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives of  United  States 24 

STEPHENSON,  J.,  AND  OTHERS. 

Concerning  the  nominations  of  justices  for  Berkeley  county 47 

STEPTOE,  JAMES  C. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  the  death  of  Col.  Trigg,  M.  C. ;  asking  that  the 
Executive  would  issue  a  writ  for  an  election  to  fill  the  vacancy 412 

STEVE,  JOSEPH,  AND  OTHERS. 

Soliciting  pardon  for  Elisha  Johnson,  convicted  in  district  court  at  Winchester 53 

STEWART,  ALEXANDER. 

Electe<l  to  Privy  Council  in  room  of  Hardin  Burnley,  and  qualified..... 62 

STEWART,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor;  the  keeper  of  mils  transmits  copies  of  papers  deposited  in  office 
of  General  Assembly 5 

To  Major  White,  relating  complaints  of  people  of  Monroe  county  as  to  appoint- 
ment of  clerk,  judge,  &c 7 

To  the  Governor,  transmitting  copy  of  proceedings  of  court  of  Greenbrier  county..        46 

STODDERT,  BEN. 

To  John  Hopkins,  approving  the  form  of  deed  for  conveyance  of  property  at  Goe- 
IK:>rt  to  the  rnitecl  States ;  sending  draft  for  $12,000  to  pay  for  same 202 

ST.  HILLAIRE,  FELIX  1). 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  his  seal  to  certificate  of  residence  in  Winchester  Va. ; 
certificate  of  J.  Peyton  and  £.  Smith  to  same 186 


672  INDEX. 

8T0KELEY,  J. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosinjr  official  bond  of  Phelps  &  Kincheloe  for  completing 

State  road  to  mouth  of  Little  Kanawlja 347 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  Harris'  escape,  convict  from  the  penitentiary  in 

Ohio 473 

STONE,  EDWARD. 

To  Bathurst  Claiborne,  information  concerning  an  apprehended  insurrection 265 

STORKS,  GERVAS,  AND  JOSEPH  SELDEN. 

To  the  Governor,  expressing  opinion  that  Gabriel  wai*  chief  mover  in  contemplated 

rebellion 138 

Confession  of  Solomon 147 

Confession  of  Ben  Woolfolk 150-2 

STRODE,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor ;  report  on  arms  at  factory  of  George  Wheeler 197 

Certificjite  of  examination  of  100  stand  of  arms  made  by  George  Wheeler 203 

Certificate  of  examination  of  200  muskets  manufactured  at  Wheeler's  works  and 
packe<l  for  Richmond 283-4 

STUART,  A Ri    'fBALD. 

To  the  Governor;  stitisfaction  with  time  and  place  suggested  by  Kentucky  commis- 
sioners for  work  of  boundary  lino 38 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 75 

STUART,  ALEXANDER. 

To  the  Governor;  report  on  management  of  penitentiary '. 477-9 

SWAN'S  ARMS. 

Conditions  upon  which  they  will  be  received 174 

SWAN,  JAMES. 

To  R.  Pollard,  concerning  his  shipments  of  arms  from  Hamburg 21 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  having  the  arms  of  the  last  contract  ready,  and 

of  the  delay  of  shipment  on  atrcount  of  ice 106-7 

Statement  of  4,000  stand  of  arms;  late  purchase 193 

SUSSEX  COUNTY. 

Recommendation  of  militia  officers 364 

SUTHERLIN,  ADAM. 

Deposition  as  to  John  Fallen  stealing  a  negro  man,  and  finding  him  at  Fort  Massack 
on  theOhio 2 

SUTTON,  JOHN. 

To  the  Executive,  asking  certificate  of  citizenship  for  Daniel  Sutton » 202 

To  the  Governor,  stating  time  of  residence  of  his  sons  in  Virginia  to  secure  citi- 
zenship       203 

T 

TALBOT,  DAVID  G.  AND  BENJAMIN  HADEN. 

(certify  that  Col.  T.  M.  Clarke  was  requested  bv  regimental  court  to  petition  the 
Governor  for  a  division  of  the  53d  Regiment  by  the  present  battalion  lines 497 

TALIAFERRO,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  contending  for  sheriffalty  of  King  George  county 480 

To  Wm.  Hening,  recommending  Oawin  C.  TurbevilTe  as  colonel  of  militia  of  King 
George  county 482 

TATE,  WM.,  FRANCIS  PRESTON,  AND  OTHERS. 

To  the  Governor,  enclosing  patriotic  resolutions  of  people  of  Washington  county..      563 

TAYLOE,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  tendering  services  as  a  dragoon  officer,  and  to  raise  a  regiment  of 
volunteer  cavalrj'  at  his  own  exi)en8e 534-<5 


INDEX.  HTft 

To  the  Governor,  asking  responfie  to  his  proposition  to  raim^  a  volunlenr  oor|iii  of 

cavalry  ~ ..t      A51 

To  the  Governor,  w>liciting  ap|>ointment  a8  collwior  at  Norfolk ClOH 

TAYLOR,  ALLEN. 

To  the  Governor,  accepting  appointment  as  a^ent  of  (Joinrnonwoalth  to  flUpomi  of 
land  of  John  Smyth,  nherifT  of  Bot<»tonrt,  for  rcvonue  of  IH()l i\',\ 

TAYU)R,  ROBERT  B. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  action  of  an  aiwociution  in  Norfolk  for  iirtpm* 

izinga  troop  of  cavalry,  and  election  of  ofilcf^rn  to  Hiium 470 

Instructions  as  to  ohjects  of  hin  mission  to  Lynhaven  Inlot  Umnfnnw  tho  priM^lanm' 

tion  of  the  President ^44  A 

TAYLOR,  CREED. 

•     To  the  commissioners  of  Kentucky,  exnrc*wing  hin  anxiety  to  c»)inpi<tt4*  iUt*  \hi*\' 

ness  of  the  boundary  line  between  \  in/rinia  and  Kentucky...  ,.,,..»,„,,.,,»,».»»»»„        'M\ 

Elector  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  Htaten ,......,,  .  »,,,,,        7ft 

To  the  Grovemor,  stating  difficultiet«  of  communicating  with  Governor  of  T<'MIm«m> 

seeabout  boundary ..,  ,.,.,.,,,      *i\(i 

To  the  Governor,  accepting  appointment  um  commifMioner  for  Virginia  to  ;'diiiNi  iht) 

boundary  line  with  Tennessee » ,...»„.,.,.,*    »  „„»»»»      'Ult^ 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  a  repfirti.^l  insurrection ..ii^,,,. »»„  HUti  4 

To  the  Governor  of  Tennewf^ee,  sui^gei'ting  the  iMt  day  of  ik*UA)«fr,  iH()2j  for  \h%Ui' 

nin^  the  boundary  line  of  Virginia  and  TennetMee,  mi  the  lAm'Ai  in  WmthiMgiim 

designated  by  Mr.  Roane ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,»      'M 

To  the  ^jovernor.  requetfting  cx>py  of  act  of  fxfgihiattire  of  T*itmmmii*  ii|/{M/iflUMK 

commb»ioners  foriuJju/^-ting  the' boundary  line,  4c^; ,,,.,,,,„„      J^WI 

To  the  <jrovemor,  accepting  appointment  Ut  seat  on  the  \H*tu*h  of  tiie  g«ffii^al  <y/urt      iM 

TAYLOR,  JOHN,  AND  OTHERS. 

Certificate  as  to  identity  of  John  Hipkine.  iaipnumiti  on  txMird  JiritMh  Mp  of  w«r 

Stork,  and  seekiu]?  to  be  relesM^i .^. ....,....,>         iH 

To  the  <^TOverDor,  accepting  appointfiient  a«  8eoat/yr  of  Cnited  ^iuUstf  fij  phtt^  *4 

.Stephen  T.  Mason- W) 

Tendere  the  senioemi  of  .>!  privaten  of  tii«  T*A  \i*s^\iu*^i\  av  a  part  *A  r*^i^imUfm ; 

reoommendation^  of  MiO'lrj'  olB<^r*  of  John  Taylor  air  ijupUtiu -^ /^-.^      '/<• 

To  ibe  Governor,  UiakiDg  %'arkMW  inqmrvsk  ^Hitynrumi^  ihin  «/rffUi')3adif/u  'A  ik^  v^ 

unXfXT  ievy~ .  >., ^fj^  7 

To  Ma^^r  Win.  Kirke.  forwarding  an  a|p»efii«fjl ,  vigzKyd  by  jLiutu%r<.»u«  imn^,  ffH 

fonuiDg  a  volunteer  tr^jop  of  dn^Of/iM,  to  Ije  kiM/»  ju  a«     tbe  Sw/rth-wu  %*»it.  Vv^ 

onuser  Corpif  of  light  Drai^x/na^.. ,-., .>.. ,,*  l^fl  ^ 

TAYLOE,JAME.S. 

^jeni&caUi  of  wf;XiUsuMfUi  with  the  rtfpr^smtfuijtlioti^  of  JEtobert  hut^auad^ >^^      JM^ 

To  xh/h  <jKj\erDfjr,  relatiiig  Uj  ibe  payuMtil  of  iIac  m»m  4tte  Vj  tiUe  iMuHnOMi^  ^iiMf 
Marine  HoHpital  at  Norfolk,  4&c ^      th4 

To  ib^  ^>overD'.*r.  iijfr.*ruiitig  hiuj  tJUat  ihh«*'  beuujr  no  6Mjipt^  ifviu  aoAt^i^tvt  ^U*k 
esmt,  the  pruubuualioti  of  ^UA  of  ^jj^wiM*  iukd  bwsk  winktdniWM :  juo  'CMMr-vf 
dweaMr  oxj  ajDv  v^Aiit;]  had  oocurrnd -. * ^^^ih^ 

To  the  Governor :  tsatMiCaeUoii  of  tfuptvijiitetKieut  of  sjumauiUoe  wifiii  miui  tilKnMfd 
lor  ilk  wsnrvj» :  mi^gewtiju^  w  bal  w  vuld  be  reMtoMUaidfe  fur  tiii^  >^riufiiait,  «Brtf 
atl*er  exiAOMW ^ ^^^^^^.^^ 4W 

TAZEWELL.  LJTTLETC./5  W 

To  tbe  ^.voveruof .  vjmwsruixt^  mAatiitAii  <xmi«e]  juu  «atfM:  ^  <>oiuii«utffij«ftllij  jhM3  Vjh 

To  tb*:  ^>.»v*sni<if.  f>3*.-<juiuiendif4r  Mr.  MUirrib   of  Kvrlolk.iir  uoiUi*^  pttiibf:. JW 

Tt«  ll*t  '^n^Tiv   uiXortuiijjf  bttu  <if  Ibii:  bf«^:iif^  u>/  ^  Uoo>^  4orty«fif  iik.  JOid  at 

To  tirtr  ^^^nt-mo'.  rHUslijMg  •rlLp^iw*'**  OU  a  viiih  W  JkifJrtiilij  a^OiKlknft.  Va»ris^  4i  IfM^ 

retfpoxjQ»nj*>- of  '..a^Hait^  JA/uj^tn^  aii'*  Ula^'of  of  t^«.irloU. ^^Slil^'^ 

T'.  mm^  ^  u.  lnidA<r« .  (.ulvtuitix  iiiti.  of  a«  «Hti|:*9Ui*;ii!  umfhr  t^  tti  ofbi;«ft  ii(  ^ja:' 

ifc»;I.  mjiv«- tJ^^f 

Tvtu^  *ji.»v<!njof     «%;^A^.  uf  utiMRii#i   V^  IxK^rft   «JOtiJUUktj^})i^  O*  *«4UiK04vii 'W^ 


674  INDEX. 

TEAKLE,  JOHN,  JR. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  appointment  of  commissioner  of  wrecks  in  place  of  Wm. 

Polk,  infirm 436 

To  the  Governor,  informing  liira  of  willingness  of  Mr.  Polk  to  resign  office  of  com- 
missioner of  wrecks;  recommending  William  Para  more  for  same 440 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Samuel  Oippen  as  commissioner  of  wrecks  in 
Accomac 419 

TEBBS,  FOUSHEE  G. 

To  the  Governor,  objecting  to  mode  of  organizing  Virginia  legion 598 

TEBBS,  COL.  WILLOUGHBY. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  collecting  arms  in  Prince  William  and  their 
condition 112 

TEMPLEMAN,  SAMUEL. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  resignation  as  insp^Kitor  of  tobacco  before  re- 
suming magistracy 118 

THORNTON  (Negro). 

CJondemneJ  in  Caroline  court  for  insurrection ;  testimony  of  Ben  Woolfolk  and 
EdmumT?:... 16» 

THORNTON,  FRANCIS. 

To  the  Governor,  solicits  appointment  as  ensign  of  Public  Guard.... 502 

THORNTON,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  lor  his  company 541 

THURSTON,  C.  M. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  he  had  employed  Mr.  Page  to  assist  Attorney 
General  in  suitagainst  Martin's  executors 214 

THWEATT,  ARCHIBALD. 

To  the  Grovemor,  inquiring  whether  Maclin  can  hold  office  of  coroner  and  assessor      8-9 

TIMBERLAKE,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  that  Duncan  McLauchlin  had  Duled  to  give  bond 
as  sheriff. 215 

TINSLEY  JOHN. 

To  tne  Governor,  informing  him  he  would,  by  3d  of  November,  deliver  sufficient 
holsters  and  sword-belts  from  four  companies 419 

TOBACCO  WAREHOUSE. 

Sundry  proposals  for  furnishing  and  laying  bricks  for 231-2 

TODD,  CHARLES,  JR. 

To  the  Governor,  complaining  of  court  of  Caroline  for  recommending  his  junior 
officer  as  major  of  regiment 485 

TOM  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection 154 

TOMPKINS,  CHRISTOPHER. 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  office  as  lieutenant  colonel  commandant  of  87th  Regi- 
ment militia 500 

TREASURER  OF  STATE. 

To  the  Governor,  reporting  balance  of  cash  on  hand  August  3d 40 

TORBORN,  AJNDREW. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  Thos.  Wilcox  as  Supt  Quarantine  at  Jordan*s  Point      134 

TRIGG,  ABR  AM. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  John  Taylor  to  the  command  of  regiment  of  cav- 
alry in  room  of  CoL  Larkin  Smith 012-13 


INDEX.  676 


TRIUMPH.  SHIP. 

List  of  persons  examined  on  board 583 

TRUMBULL,  JONATHAN. 

To  the  Governor,  concerning  resolutions  of  Virginia  I-^egislature  to  be  laid  before 
Legislature  of  Connecticut 3 

TUCKER,  ST.  GEORGE. 

Allotted  judge  in  <listricts  of  Northunaberland  Courthouse,  King  and  Queen  Court- 
house, Williamsburg,  and  Accomac 56 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  supernumerary  copies  of  I^ws  of  Virginia  that  may  be 
found  among  Council  books 330 

To  the  Governor,  offering  a  model  of  telegraph  between  Norfolk  and  Hampton, 
prepared  by  himself. 528 

TUBEUF,  F.  AND  A. 

To  the  (Governor,  concerning  security  for  loan  made  by  State  to  F.  P.  De  Tubeuf...      359 
To  the  Governor,  relative  to  the  nature  of  the  security  required  by  the  Government 
of  them  ;  referring  to  Mr.  James  Campbell,  of  Petersburg,  as  their  agent 363 

TURNER.  THOS. 

To  Sfajor-General  I^e,  informing  him  of  notice  ^iven  to  Colonel  Redman  and  Ma- 
jors Fleet  and  Camp  of  appointment  as  field  officers  to  regiment  drawn  from  14th 
Bri«rade 582 

TURPIN,  HORATIO. 

To  the  Governor,  stating  cause  for  apprehension  of  insurrection  in  Powhatan 275 

TYLER,  J(JHN. 

Allotted  judge  of  districts  of  Richmond,  Petersburg,  Brunswick  Courthouse,  and 
Stafford....'. 56 

TYLER,  SAMUEL. 

Elected  member  of  Privy  Council 225 

TJ 

UNDERWOOD,  LH:rTENANT  THOMAS. 

To  Col.  Alexander  (^uarrier,  informing  him  of  an  attack  on  the  sentinel  at  the 

Capitol  by  fuur  men  with  bricks 298 

Offii'ial  bond  as  one  of  the  superintendents  of  public  warehouse  lodged 381 

Report  of  holsters  and  sword-belts  made  at  the  })enitentiary 446 

Certiffcate  of  insf)ection  of  holsters,  cartridge-boxes,  and  sword-belts  made  at  peni- 
tentiary  '. 458 

To  the  Gf»vernor,  suggesting  the  flooring  of  upper  story  of  public  warehouse  for 

.storinj:  ffour,  <fcc 466 

Certifftate  of  inspection  of  hcdsters,  sword-belts,  and  straps  for  holsters 491 

Certificate  of  inspecti<m  of  iiolsters  and  swonl-belts  made  at  penitentiary 492 

To  the  Governor;  certificate  of  inspection  of  sword-belts  and  holsters  made  at 

penitentiary 503 

To  the  (Jovernor,  infonuing  him  Of  readiness  to  settle  his  accounts  with  Public 
(iuard '. 509 

VANCE,  ROBERT. 

Recommended  for  iM  lieutenant  of  new  cavalrv  company  to  be  raised  in  Frederick 
county 25 

VASHON,  LIEUTENANT  GEORGE. 

To  Thomas  Newton,  infonuing  him  of  landing  of  men  from  one  of  the  British  ships      599 

VAULK.JOHN. 

Recommended  as  ensign  in  67th  Regin)ent 54 

Vl-TNABLE,  ABRAHAM  B. 

Elected  United  States  Senator 379 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  seat  as  Senator  of  United  States 410 


676  INDEX. 

VERSEK,  DANIEL,  J.  P.,  AND  (i.  GREEN. 

Certificate  of  confession  of  nepro  man  I>ewia 290 

VIDAL,  WM.  GEORGE. 

Admitted  to  citizenship  incourt  of  Middlesex  county 446 

VIRGINIA  MILITIA. 

8eventy-Hixth  Regiment  petition  for  a  division  by  the  Monongalia  river 498 

VIRGINIA,  STATE  OF. 

Proclamation  of  Governor  of ;  appointment  of  elecrtors  of  President  and  Vice-Presi- 
dent of  United  States;  names  of  same 189-90 

WAGNER.  JACXJB. 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  copies  of  laws  of  United  States  to  State  of  Virginia....418-19 

WALKER,  ROBERT. 

Admitted  a  citizen  of  the  United  States 29 

Admitted  acitizen  of  the  United  States  13th  of  June,  1802 331 

C'ijrtificate  of  number  of  free  negroes  and  niulattoes  in  York  and  James  City  coun- 
ties in  1804 443 

WALKER  FRANCIS. 

To  the  Governor,  forwarding  map  of  line  run  by  T.  W.  and  D.  Smith  from  Steep 
Rock  Creek  to  Tennessee  river 318 

WARNER,  JOHN. 

To  the  Governor,  solicits  appointment  as  agent  for  collecting  arrears  of  taxes  from 
sheriffs 502 

WATT  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection  ;  testimony  of  Prosser^s  Ben 171-2 

WATKINS,  JOHN  D. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms,  i^c,  for  troop  of  New  Kent  and  Charles  City 446 

WATKINS,  T..  JR. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  troop  of  cavalry  raised  in  Prince  Edward 
county 473 

WASHINGTON  COUNTY. 

Officers  of  the  JOth  Regiment  petition  for  division 5 

WHEELER,  GEORGE. 

To  A.  Blair,  offering  to  manufacture  1,500  stand  of  arms  at  $13  40 ~ 12 

To  the  Governor,  asking  advance  on  arms  being  manufactured  by  him ;  proposal  for 
self  and  Bront  to  make  rifles,  &c 192 


WHEELER,  LUKE. 
0  the  Governc 
of  New  York  to  Norfolk  by 


To  the  Governor,  transmitting  papers  concerning  bringing  two  negroes  from  State 

"        '  P.  VV.  Green 441-3 


WHITAKER,  W. 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  inspectorship  of  penitentiary,  having  been  appointed 
clerk  to  same 414 

WHITE,  ROBERT. 

Allotted  judge  of  districts  of  Winchester,  Hardy,  and  Monongalia  Courthouse 56 

WHITE,  THOMAS. 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  93d  Regiment  militia  of  Hanover 96 

To  the  Governor,  asking  a  reprieve  for  negro  man  named  Liberty,  condemned  in 

Hanover  court  for  murder •.**.•*."      ^'^ 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  appointment  as  brigadier-general  in  the  quota  of  militia 

to  be  raised  under  act  of  18tli  of  April,  1806 681 

WHITLAW,  THOMAS. 

To  John  Clarke,  soliciting  an  advance  for  building  walls  of  public  warehouse^ 234 


INDEX.  677 

WEAVER,  UTTLEBURY. 

To  the  Governor,  offerinc  to  ret  am  a  brass  six-pound^*,  lciftne«i  by  Esecative,  from 
Point  of  Fork  to  exercise  his  company  with .'. 480 

WEISIGER,  DAMEU 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  resignation  of  Oi|itain  Smith :  rei()ii«pl  to  fill 

vacancy;  soliciting  armf>,  ^bc^  for  company 4M 

To  the  ^ioveraor,  soliciting  the  u<«  of  field  "pieces  for  his  company.. 588 

WE>XJO>HrA. 

Solicits  money  for  112*  c»f  militia  called  out  by  Col.  l.Aiiibert  on  aocoant  (rf  the  in- 

ssnrrection  -. .'. ir>7 

To  the  Governor,  asking  instmctions  ««  to  guard  at  coort-hoiwe  for  liOgwood,  and 

that  it  be  increased  to  eight  men- JtW 

WESTWCOD,  JOHN  S, 

To  the  liovemor,  re^^ignation  of  wreck  master  for  Elixabf^h  City  <>onmy»  and 
recommending  John  Toppin  for  same ' 4M 

WILCOX,  THr^MAS. 

Bill  for  hire  of  vo^l  for  quarantine  purposes  for  sixty>six  <iax*s  Wiged 4^7 

WILL(NeKn.). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection,  Se|>tomlier  lUh 141 

WILLIAM  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection- « IM 

WILLIAMS,  CHARL&i. 

To  the  <  k)vemor.  soliciting  appointment  as  master  armorer  at  Richmond 4^ 

WILLIAMS,  JOHN,  AND  OTHERS. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  James  Wigginton  as  collector  of  rents  on  Bri5t*>e> 
estate »       4tM 

WILLIAMS,  JAMES. 

To  the  Governor,  relating  to  rank  of  C-aptain  Lightfoot ,       VX2 

WILLIAMSON,  GEORGE. 

To  the  Executive,  offering  to  clean  and  stamp  arms  for  12  ivnts ;  arms  in  l^pitol 

damaged  by  \md  {mcking H)8 

Re<iuetted  toexamine  arms  forwanleii  by  Swan  and  re|>ort  I'ondition l\V4 

To  the  Governor,  declining  post  of  master  armorer  on  account  of  insutKcient  salary  257-8 
To  the  ifovemor,  report  of  condition  of  arms  examined  by  him.« *.      iS*^ 

WILLIAMSON,  JOSEPH. 

To  John  Clarke.  respe<'ting  efforts  made  at  Springfield  to  prevent  artificers  (Voni 
coming  to  Virginia 217 

WILKINSON,  WILLIAM. 

To  the  Govoruor,  informing  him  of  reports  of  insurrection  of  negroes  in  North 
Carolina ;  a'^ks  instructions  us  to  his  duty  as  lieutenant-colonel  of  Nansemond 
county 307 

WILS(iN,  BENJAMIN. 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  officers  in  Robinson's  company \\7 

WILSON,  JAM E^. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  company  of  cavalry 5iW 

WII>ON,  .lOSlAH. 

Certificate  of  election  of  Nicholas  Sebrell  and  William  Allen  to  represent  county 
of  Surry  in  General  Assembly .'.      3r>;{ 

WILSON,  JOHN. 

Bond  for  return  of  sixty -eight  stand  of  arms  issued  to  Nathaniel  Wilkinson,  lieu- 
tenant of  Henrico f^ 


678  INDEX. 

WILSON,  WM. 

To  the  <^»ovemor,  concerning  the  ohli^tion  of  a  sheriff'  to  collect  the  revenue  of 
17iK> 53 

WINSTO^^  KDMl'Nl). 

Allotte<l  ju<l«e  of  districts  of  Prince  Edwanl  Courthouse,  New  London,  Washing- 
ton Courthouse,  and  8weet  Springs  in  Botetourt  county 56 

WINSTON,  WM.  O. 

To  the  Governor,  asking  for  indulgence  on  his  debt  to  Commonwealth  as  sheriff  of 
Hanover 120 

WIRT,  WM. 

Ortificate  of  resolution  concerning  arms  issued  from  public  arsenal 63 

Klected  judge  of  (listrict  court  of  ciiancery  to  be  held  at  Williamsburg 276 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  office  of  judge  of  supt^rior  court  of  chancery  for  district 

of  Williamsburg 353 

WISDOM,  CRADDOCK. 

To  the  Governor,  resigning  office  of  first  insj^ector  at  Deane's  warehouse 351 

WISE,  NINNAN. 

To  the  Governor,  informing  him  of  completion  of  work  at  armory;  asking  for 
more 54 

WOLCOT,  O. 

To  Otway  By rd,  concerning  the  payment  by  the  I'nited  States  Government  for  the 
Marine  Hospital  at  Norfolk,  and  the  conveyance  of  the  same 184-5 

WOODS,  ARCHIBALD,  AND  WM.  McKINLEY. 

To  the  (tovernor;  i)etition  for  division  of  militia  of  Ohio  and  Brook  counties 5 

WOOD,  JAMES. 

Electe<l  member  Privy  Council  in  room  of  John  Mayo 62 

To  Robert  McCormick  &  Co.;  acceeding  to  their  proposals  for  fi ft v  muskets  and 

bayonets  weekly,  at  $13  50 '. .'. i\6 

Opinion  of  arms  furnished  by  Swan 90 

C^ualified  as  member  of  Council 113 

To  the  Governor,  recommending  ap{)ointment  of  Dr.  John  H.  Foushee  as  quaran- 

tineagent  at  Richmond 311 

(^ertificau*  jis  to  services  of  C\)l.  Simon  Morgan  as  an  officer  of  Revolutionary  army  494-5 

WOOD.  JOHN. 

Nominated  in  City  Council  Jis  mathametical  surveyor  of  Richmond  to  be  certified 
to  president  and  professors  of  William  and  Mary  College 439-40 

WOOD,  LEKillTON. 

To  the  (iovernor,  solititing  clerkship  to  superintendent  of  Penitentiary 99 

WOLFE,  BENJAMIN. 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  ammunition  for  his  regiment 480 

WOOLFOLK,  BEN  (Negro). 

Condemned  in  Henrico  court  for  insurrection ;  pardoned  September  18th 162 

WREN,  JOSEPH. 

Recx)mmended  by  county  court  of  Sussex  as  lieutenant 59 

WRIGHT,  STEPHEN. 

To  Samuel  Coleman ;  return  of  arms  of  cH)mpanies  of  Captain  Magnean  and  <4hers 
of  7th  Regiment  and  of  95th  Regiment 42 

To  the  Governor,  regretting  that  arnn  for  rifle  company  cannot  be  furnished ;  ask- 
ing for  commissions  for  officers  of  the  7th  Reginient 496 

WYATT,SPEEVY.  % 

To  the  Governor,  soliciting  arms  for  7th  Regiment  of  Norfolk  county 521) 

WYTHE,  GEORGE. 

Electorof  President  and  Vice-President  of  United  States 75 


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