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So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.","These records contain plats/surveys, certificates of survey and other accompanying papers on which grants were issued through the register of the Land Office between 1779 and 1924, the secretary of the commonwealth between 1925 and 1948, and the state librarian since 1949. Supplemental papers may include warrants, assignments, affidavits, and copies of county court records.\n","These records are arranged chronologically by the year the land grant was issued.  Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n","John Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n","John Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n","James Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026 Vice President.\n","As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026 harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n","Correspondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026 Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026 Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026 Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n","John Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026 June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026 the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026 buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026 June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026 constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026 to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026 private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026 scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026 acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026 bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026 sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026 Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026 sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026 apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n","Clarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026 cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n","Finally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026 March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026 furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026 insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026 William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n","Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026 Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026 John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n","Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026 recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026 distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026 establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026 battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026 squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026 the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026 Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026 Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026 William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026 dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026 Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026 House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026 William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n","Thomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026 the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026 Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026 Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026 counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026 Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026 Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026 port physician (1805 June 4).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026 tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026 Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026 John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026 Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026 equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026 David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026 laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026 Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026 law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026 Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026 June 1); Francis \u0026 Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026 Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026 mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026 George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026 a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026 military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026 Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n","Other noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026 John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026 the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026 Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026 John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026 the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n","Oversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n","There are no restrictions.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41056\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"collection_ssim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3.43 cubic feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAlso available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026amp; Pardons\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003c/list\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["Also available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n","Miscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026 Pardons\n Miscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n Miscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n Miscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eFlournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Flournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia. Governor's Office. John Page Executive Papers, 1802-1805. Accession 41056, State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Virginia. Governor's Office. John Page Executive Papers, 1802-1805. Accession 41056, State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["John Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n","James Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026 Vice President.\n","As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026 harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n","Correspondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026 Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026 Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026 Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n","John Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026 June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026 the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026 buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026 June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026 constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026 to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026 private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026 scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026 acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026 bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026 sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026 Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026 sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026 apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n","Clarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026 cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n","Finally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026 March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026 furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026 insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026 William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n","Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026 Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026 John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n","Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026 recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026 distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026 establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026 battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026 squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026 the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026 Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026 Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026 William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026 dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026 Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026 House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026 William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n","Thomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026 the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026 Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026 Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026 counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026 Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026 Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026 port physician (1805 June 4).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026 tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026 Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026 John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026 Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026 equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026 David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026 laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026 Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026 law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026 Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026 June 1); Francis \u0026 Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026 Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026 mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026 George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026 a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026 military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026 Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n","Other noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026 John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026 the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026 Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026 John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026 the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material\n"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Oversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":171,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T08:45:17.827Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026amp; revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp; House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026amp;\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026amp; Vice President.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026amp; harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026amp; Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026amp; Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026amp; Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026amp; June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026amp; the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026amp; buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026amp; June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026amp; 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026amp; constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026amp; 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026amp; to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026amp; private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026amp; scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026amp; acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026amp; bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026amp; sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026amp; Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026amp; sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026amp; apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026amp; cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026amp; March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026amp; furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026amp; insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026amp; William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026amp;\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026amp; 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026amp; Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026amp; John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026amp; accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026amp; 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026amp; recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel L. Hylton \u0026amp; Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026amp; Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026amp; distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026amp; establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026amp; 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026amp; battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026amp; squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026amp; the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026amp; Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026amp; Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026amp; William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026amp; dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026amp; Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026amp; House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026amp; William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026amp; the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026amp; 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026amp; 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026amp; Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026amp; Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026amp; 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026amp; counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026amp; 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026amp; Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026amp; Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026amp; port physician (1805 June 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026amp; 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026amp; tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026amp; 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026amp; 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026amp; Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026amp; John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026amp; Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026amp; equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026amp; David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026amp; laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026amp; Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026amp; law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026amp; Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026amp; 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026amp; June 1); Francis \u0026amp; Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026amp; Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026amp; 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026amp; mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026amp; George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026amp; a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026amp; military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026amp; Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026amp; 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026amp; 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026amp; 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026amp; John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026amp; the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026amp; Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026amp; John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. 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Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. 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So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFollowing the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The act that established the Land Office in 1779, provided for a Register to be at the head, who would be \"appointed from time to time, by joint ballot of both houses of assembly....\" It was the responsibility of the Register to carry out the very carefully structured legislation which provided the procedure for obtaining waste and unappropriated lands. So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePlats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office, 1779-1982. [cite specific item and date used], State Records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.  \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office, 1779-1982. [cite specific item and date used], State Records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.  \n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThese records contain plats/surveys, certificates of survey and other accompanying papers on which grants were issued through the register of the Land Office between 1779 and 1924, the secretary of the commonwealth between 1925 and 1948, and the state librarian since 1949. Supplemental papers may include warrants, assignments, affidavits, and copies of county court records.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records are arranged chronologically by the year the land grant was issued.  Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records are currently being rehoused.  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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  All years (1779-1982) are available, however only the rehoused records are listed in this finding aid."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":2520,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:34:49.975Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi04879_c26"}},{"id":"vi_vi00873_c04","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"1804","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00873_c04#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00873_c04","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00873_c04"],"id":"vi_vi00873_c04","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00873","_root_":"vi_vi00873","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00873","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00873","parent_ssim":["vi_vi00873"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00873"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"text":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805","1804"],"title_filing_ssi":"1804\n","title_ssm":["1804"],"title_tesim":["1804"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1804"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":13,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":31,"_nest_path_":"/components#3","timestamp":"2026-05-21T08:45:17.827Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00873","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00873","_root_":"vi_vi00873","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00873","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00873.xml","title_ssm":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"title_tesim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["41056\n"],"text":["41056\n","Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805","3.43 cubic feet","Collection is open to research.\n","Also available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n","Miscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026 Pardons\n Miscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n Miscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n Miscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n","Arranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n","Flournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n","John Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n","John Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n","James Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026 Vice President.\n","As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026 harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n","Correspondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026 Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026 Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026 Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n","John Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026 June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026 the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026 buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026 June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026 constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026 to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026 private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026 scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026 acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026 bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026 sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026 Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026 sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026 apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n","Clarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026 cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n","Finally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026 March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026 furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026 insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026 William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n","Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026 Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026 John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n","Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026 recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026 distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026 establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026 battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026 squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026 the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026 Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026 Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026 William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026 dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026 Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026 House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026 William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n","Thomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026 the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026 Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026 Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026 counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026 Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026 Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026 port physician (1805 June 4).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026 tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026 Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026 John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026 Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026 equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026 David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026 laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026 Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026 law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026 Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026 June 1); Francis \u0026 Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026 Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026 mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026 George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026 a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026 military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026 Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n","Other noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026 John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026 the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026 Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026 John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026 the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n","Oversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n","There are no restrictions.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41056\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"collection_ssim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3.43 cubic feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAlso available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026amp; Pardons\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003c/list\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["Also available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n","Miscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026 Pardons\n Miscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n Miscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n Miscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eFlournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Flournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia. Governor's Office. John Page Executive Papers, 1802-1805. Accession 41056, State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Virginia. Governor's Office. John Page Executive Papers, 1802-1805. Accession 41056, State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["John Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n","James Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026 Vice President.\n","As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026 harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n","Correspondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026 Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026 Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026 Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n","John Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026 June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026 the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026 buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026 June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026 constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026 to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026 private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026 scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026 acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026 bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026 sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026 Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026 sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026 apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n","Clarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026 cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n","Finally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026 March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026 furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026 insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026 William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n","Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026 Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026 John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n","Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026 recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026 distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026 establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026 battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026 squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026 the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026 Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026 Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026 William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026 dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026 Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026 House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026 William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n","Thomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026 the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026 Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026 Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026 counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026 Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026 Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026 port physician (1805 June 4).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026 tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026 Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026 John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026 Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026 equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026 David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026 laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026 Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026 law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026 Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026 June 1); Francis \u0026 Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026 Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026 mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026 George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026 a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026 military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026 Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n","Other noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026 John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026 the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026 Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026 John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026 the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material\n"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Oversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":171,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T08:45:17.827Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026amp; revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp; House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026amp;\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026amp; Vice President.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026amp; harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026amp; Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026amp; Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026amp; Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026amp; June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026amp; the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026amp; buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026amp; June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026amp; 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026amp; constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026amp; 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026amp; to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026amp; private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026amp; scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026amp; acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026amp; bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026amp; sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026amp; Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026amp; sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026amp; apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026amp; cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026amp; March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026amp; furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026amp; insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026amp; William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026amp;\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026amp; 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026amp; Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026amp; John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026amp; accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026amp; 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026amp; recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel L. Hylton \u0026amp; Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026amp; Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026amp; distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026amp; establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026amp; 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026amp; battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026amp; squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026amp; the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026amp; Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026amp; Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026amp; William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026amp; dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026amp; Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026amp; House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026amp; William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026amp; the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026amp; 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026amp; 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026amp; Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026amp; Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026amp; 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026amp; counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026amp; 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026amp; Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026amp; Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026amp; port physician (1805 June 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026amp; 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026amp; tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026amp; 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026amp; 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026amp; Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026amp; John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026amp; Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026amp; equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026amp; David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026amp; laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026amp; Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026amp; law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026amp; Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026amp; 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026amp; June 1); Francis \u0026amp; Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026amp; Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026amp; 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026amp; mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026amp; George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026amp; a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026amp; military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026amp; Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026amp; 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026amp; 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026amp; 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026amp; John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026amp; the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026amp; Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026amp; John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026amp; the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00873_c04"}},{"id":"vi_vi04879_c27","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"1805","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi04879_c27#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi04879_c27","ref_ssm":["vi_vi04879_c27"],"id":"vi_vi04879_c27","ead_ssi":"vi_vi04879","_root_":"vi_vi04879","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi04879","parent_ssi":"vi_vi04879","parent_ssim":["vi_vi04879"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi04879"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"text":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982.","1805"],"title_filing_ssi":"1805","title_ssm":["1805"],"title_tesim":["1805"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1805"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":8,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":2223,"_nest_path_":"/components#26","timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:34:49.975Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi04879","ead_ssi":"vi_vi04879","_root_":"vi_vi04879","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi04879","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi04879.xml","title_ssm":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"title_tesim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["LOI 42\n"],"text":["LOI 42\n","Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982.","96 cu. ft.","There are no restrictions.\n","Arranged chronologically.","Plats and certificates, 1779-1847, are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically by surname thereunder.","Plats and certificates, 1848-, are arranged chronologically by year and month, and alphabetically by surname within each month.","The act that established the Land Office in 1779, provided for a Register to be at the head, who would be \"appointed from time to time, by joint ballot of both houses of assembly....\" It was the responsibility of the Register to carry out the very carefully structured legislation which provided the procedure for obtaining waste and unappropriated lands. So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.","These records contain plats/surveys, certificates of survey and other accompanying papers on which grants were issued through the register of the Land Office between 1779 and 1924, the secretary of the commonwealth between 1925 and 1948, and the state librarian since 1949. Supplemental papers may include warrants, assignments, affidavits, and copies of county court records.\n","These records are arranged chronologically by the year the land grant was issued.  Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  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So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. 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This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The act that established the Land Office in 1779, provided for a Register to be at the head, who would be \"appointed from time to time, by joint ballot of both houses of assembly....\" It was the responsibility of the Register to carry out the very carefully structured legislation which provided the procedure for obtaining waste and unappropriated lands. So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePlats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office, 1779-1982. 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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records are currently being rehoused.  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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  All years (1779-1982) are available, however only the rehoused records are listed in this finding aid."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":2520,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:34:49.975Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi04879_c27"}},{"id":"vi_vi00873_c05","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"1805","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00873_c05#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00873_c05","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00873_c05"],"id":"vi_vi00873_c05","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00873","_root_":"vi_vi00873","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00873","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00873","parent_ssim":["vi_vi00873"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00873"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"text":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805","1805"],"title_filing_ssi":"1805\n","title_ssm":["1805"],"title_tesim":["1805"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1805"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":13,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":70,"_nest_path_":"/components#4","timestamp":"2026-05-21T08:45:17.827Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00873","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00873","_root_":"vi_vi00873","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00873","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00873.xml","title_ssm":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"title_tesim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["41056\n"],"text":["41056\n","Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805","3.43 cubic feet","Collection is open to research.\n","Also available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n","Miscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026 Pardons\n Miscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n Miscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n Miscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n","Arranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n","Flournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n","John Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n","John Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n","James Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026 Vice President.\n","As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026 harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n","Correspondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026 Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026 Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026 Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n","John Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026 June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026 the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026 buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026 June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026 constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026 to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026 private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026 scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026 acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026 bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026 sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026 Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026 sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026 apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n","Clarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026 cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n","Finally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026 March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026 furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026 insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026 William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n","Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026 Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026 John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n","Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026 recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026 distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026 establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026 battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026 squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026 the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026 Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026 Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026 William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026 dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026 Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026 House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026 William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n","Thomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026 the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026 Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026 Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026 counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026 Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026 Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026 port physician (1805 June 4).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026 tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026 Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026 John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026 Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026 equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026 David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026 laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026 Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026 law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026 Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026 June 1); Francis \u0026 Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026 Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026 mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026 George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026 a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026 military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026 Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n","Other noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026 John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026 the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026 Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026 John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026 the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n","Oversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n","There are no restrictions.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41056\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"collection_ssim":["Governor John Page Executive Papers,\n1802-1805"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3.43 cubic feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAlso available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026amp; Pardons\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003c/list\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["Also available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 5950-5959\n","Miscellaneous Reel 5950 - 1802 Dec.-1803 April 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 5951 - 1803 May-Sept.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5952 - 1803 Oct.-Dec. \u0026 Pardons\n Miscellaneous Reel 5953 - 1804 Jan.-April\n Miscellaneous Reel 5954 - 1804 May-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5955 - 1804 Aug.-Oct.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5956 - 1804 Nov.-1805 Feb.\n Miscellaneous Reel 5957 - 1805 March-May\n Miscellaneous Reel 5958 - 1805 June-July\n Miscellaneous Reel 5959 - 1805 Aug.-Dec.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eFlournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Flournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1799-Dec. 31, 1807, VOL. IX, Richmond: J.H. O'Bannon, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1890.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Page was born at \"Rosewell\" plantation in Gloucester County to Mann Page II and Alice Grymes Page on 17 April 1743. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in 1763, Page represented Gloucester County\nfrom 1766 to 1768 and the college from 1771 to 1774 in the House of Burgesses. Page was appointed to the Council of State in 1774 by Governor John Murray, earl of Dunmore. During the Revolutionary War, Page served\nas vice president of the Committee of Safety under Edmund Pendleton from 1775 to 1776 and as president of the Council of State from 1776 to 1780. In this capacity, Page acted as lieutenant governor under Governor\nPatrick Henry, and later Thomas Jefferson. Page resigned from the Council on 7 April 1780 and fought as a militia officer in 1781 during the Yorktown campaign. Between 1781 and 1787, Page represented Gloucester\nCounty in the House of Delegates, excluding the session of 1784-1785 in which he served on the commission to determine the boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania. Page was elected to the first four Congresses\nbetween 1789 and 1797. He returned to the House of Delegates from 1797-1798 and 1800-1801. Page succeeded James Monroe as governor, having been elected to three successive one-year terms from 1802 to 1805. His\nlast public position was as U. S. Commissioner of Loans. Page fathered twelve children with his first wife Frances Burwell, whom he married in 1765, and eight children with his second wife Margaret Lowther, whom\nhe married in 1789. He died on 11 October 1808 and was interred at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia. Governor's Office. John Page Executive Papers, 1802-1805. Accession 41056, State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Virginia. Governor's Office. John Page Executive Papers, 1802-1805. Accession 41056, State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["John Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n","James Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026 Vice President.\n","As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026 harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n","Correspondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026 Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026 Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026 Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n","John Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026 June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026 the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026 buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026 June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026 constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026 Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026 to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026 private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026 scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026 acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026 bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026 sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026 Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026 sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026 apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n","Clarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026 cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n","Finally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026 March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026 furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026 insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026 William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n","Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026 Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026 John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n","Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026 accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026 recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026 distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026 establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026 battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026 squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026 the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026 Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026 Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026 William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026 dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026 Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026 House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026 William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n","Thomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026 the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026 Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026 Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026 counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026 Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026 Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026 port physician (1805 June 4).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026 tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026 Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026 John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026 Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026 equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026 David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026 laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026 Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026 law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026 Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026 June 1); Francis \u0026 Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026 Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026 mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026 George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026 a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026 military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026 Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n","Other noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026 John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026 the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026 Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026 John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026 the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material\n"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Oversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":171,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T08:45:17.827Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Page's Executive papers are organized chronologically with undated items arranged at the end of each year. These papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during Page's three one-year terms as\ngovernor between 24 December 1802 and 11 December 1805. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; the Manufactory of\nArms; the Virginia Penitentiary; the U. S. Constitution; the Public Guard; militia; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026amp; revenue; quarantine of vessels; elections; Presidential\nelectors; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp; House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026amp;\ncertificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; applications; opinions; and other sundry items.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; James Madison, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Page in February 1803 regarding the militia system\nadopted by the National Legislature and requests a return of the Virginia's militia. On 15 April 1804, the President communicates on the subject of counterfeiting and the circulation of forged notes of the branch\nbanks of the United States. A letter dated 10 November 1804, remarks on the affidavit of David Greenlaw and claims against the U.S. Treasury on the prosecution of the counterfeiter Thomas Logwood. Jefferson also\nresponds to the Governor's correspondence concerning an asylum for free negroes and mulattoes (1804 Dec. 27). The President discusses suggested sites including St. Domingo, Sierra Leone, and beyond the Mississippi\nRiver. Lastly, President Jefferson writes regarding the delivery of a fugitive at Fort McHenry (1805 Dec. 9).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Madison, Secretary of State, informs the governor of a model left at the Custom House in Philadelphia addressed to Governor Monroe (1803 March 26). A circular letter from Madison, dated 24 Sept. 1804,\nrelates to the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution respecting the manner of voting for President \u0026amp; Vice President.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding Virginia's claim against the United States for militia services in guarding U.S. military stores during the late insurrection (1803 June 13).\nDearborn also submits a circular letter on the subject of an armed force agreeable to the act of Congress \"for the more effectual preservation of peace in U. S. ports \u0026amp; harbors.\" Dearborn's letter includes\ncirculars from James Madison regarding directions from the President to the Marshal of the District of Virginia and a circular to the Marshal transmitting a copy of the act of Congress (1805 June 19).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Virginia's delegates in Congress include: John Taylor accepting his appointment as United States senator in place of Stevens Thomson Mason who died in office (1803 June 10); William C.\nNicholas resigning as U. S. senator to accept the post from the President as Collector of Norfolk (1804 May 22); Abraham B. Venable resigning his position in the U. S. Senate (1804 July 5); William B. Giles\naccepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 August 27); Andrew Moore accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 September 20); \u0026amp; Giles accepting his appointment to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec.\n29). Giles \u0026amp; Moore write the Governor on 28 November 1804 regarding Virginia's claims against the United States and their terms in office. Finally, Giles \u0026amp; Moore write regarding compensation for Samuel\nBrooks (1804 Dec. 29).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in John Page's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke, Superintendent of Public\nBuildings; Martin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary; Alexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; Philip Norborne\nNicholas, Attorney General; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; Thomas Newton, Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of\nPublic Accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Clarke, as Superintendent of the Public Buildings, corresponded frequently with the Governor, especially with respect to the Manufactory of Arms. Included are correspondence related to the following\nsubjects: the purchase of files and other articles in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 15 \u0026amp; June 25); rations for artificers, the status of the east wing of the Manufactory, \u0026amp; the necessity of calling Daniel\nAtherton, Master Armorer, into service (1803 Feb. 19); sheet iron for mounting muskets (1803 March 19); a fire engine \u0026amp; buckets for the building and arms for the artificers to aid the militia in suppressing\ninsurrections (1803 April 27); written contracts with artificers (1803 April 29 \u0026amp; June 11); stamping arms made at Wheeler's Manufactory (1803 May 4 \u0026amp; 21); a state of the contracts for the erection of the\nManufactory \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1803 May 13); payment to artificers \u0026amp; constructing a new bridge to the Manufactory (1803 May 14); muskets finished since the Manufactory was put into operation (1803 Oct. 13\n\u0026amp; 1804 Sept. 22); the failure of the General Assembly to make appropriation for the completion of the Manufactory, Public Warehouse, \u0026amp; Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 15); the inspection of arms stored in the roof\nof the Capitol (1803 Dec. 13); procuring musket stocks from U. S. military stores (1804 Jan. 4); receipts from a warrant to furnish gunstocks for the use of the Armory (1804 Jan. 9); the commencement of arms\nmanufacture in the east wing of the Manufactory and the need for additional artificers (1804 Jan. 19); an estimate of the expense of making arms \u0026amp; to complete the public buildings (1804 Jan. 24); rations for\nartificers (1804 Feb. 2); additional workmen, the suspension of work in the cannon foundry, \u0026amp; private work by the artificers (1804 Feb. 18); the removal of the old smith shops at the Penitentiary to the\nManufactory (1804 Feb. 18); expenses in completing the steeple for the Manufactory (1804 March 3); the manufacture of cavalry swords \u0026amp; scabbards (1804 March 31); proposals for the erection of a house for\nordnance \u0026amp; acquiring holsters, sword belts, \u0026amp; bar iron from Philadelphia (1804 April 13); the proposal by John Tinsley for making holsters \u0026amp; sword belts (1804 April 14); ordnance belonging to the\nCommonwealth scattered throughout the state (1804 June 8 \u0026amp; Sept. 7); fuel for the workmen at the Manufactory for cooking, etc. (1804 July 6); the examination of pistol holders \u0026amp; sword belts delivered by\nCapt. John Tinsley (1804 July 14); an increase in the number of artificers, a statement of the progress in making arms from 1 December 1803 to 1 December 1804, expenses, \u0026amp; apprentices (1804 Dec. 25); and the\ncontract of Micajah Davis to deliver arms from New York (1805 Jan. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClarke also continued to correspond with regard to the Penitentiary. On 4 June 1803, Clarke remarks on the agreement by Anderson Barret to furnish the requisite material to build a wooden enclosure for the\nPenitentiary. He writes again on 23 July 1803 regarding payment to Barret. Clarke also writes concerning the removal of the old smith shop in the Penitentiary for a barracks for the guard (1804 Aug. 25). Lastly,\nin a letter dated 15 January 1805, Clarke requests that holsters, sword belts, \u0026amp; cartridge boxes be made by convicts in the Penitentiary.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinally, Clarke writes the Governor concerning the completion of the Public Tobacco Warehouse on the James River Canal in Richmond. Clarke writes regarding timber, framing, etc., for the warehouse (1803 Feb. 15\n\u0026amp; March 11); rubbish removal (1803m June 18); proposals for slating the roof (1803 Aug. 20); payment to Peter Guerrant for erecting the frame \u0026amp; furnishing timber (1803 Sept. 10); a report of damaged\ntobacco (1804 July 27); complaints about the warehouse being unsafe for the deposit of tobacco (1805 Jan. 10); and claims for materials, work, etc. including iron work, slating, \u0026amp; insurance (1805 Jan. 11). On\n26 March 1804, Clarke writes the Governor that he was informed by Thomas Underwood \u0026amp; William Price, the Superintendents of the Warehouse, that the warehouse is ready to receive tobacco.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartin Mims, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Page regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Included in these papers are list of balances (1803 Jan. 6 \u0026amp;\n1804 Dec. 10); receipts for criminals (1803 Jan. 11, March 23 \u0026amp; 25); and statements of public arms distributed to the militia (1803 June 9 \u0026amp; Dec. 2, 1804 Jan. 10, 1805 May 18). On 13 January 1803, Mims\nrequests a copy of the report by the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding his conduct as Keeper. Shortly thereafter, Mims again writes regarding the charges of official misconduct against him by the Inspectors\nof the Penitentiary (1803 Jan. 26). In addition, Mims writes regarding the escape of three convicts (1803 April 20); the account of Anderson Stile for a quarter salary as his assistant (1803 April 30); the\nindictment against James Thomas for horse stealing (1803 Sept. 10); expenses for conveying a prisoner to the Suffolk District Court (1804 Jan. 22); an appropriation for Anderson Stile \u0026amp; John Tucker as\nassistants (1804 Jan. 23); the escape of three slaves from the Penitentiary (1804 Jan. 30); arms to the 30th Regiment Virginia Militia (1804 Feb. 12); the escape of three prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804\nMarch 30); the removal of two blacksmith shops from the interior of the Penitentiary to be used as barracks for the Public Guard (1804 May 26); the appointment of Harrison Gordon as clerk of the Penitentiary in\nplace of William Dabney (1804 Aug. 11); a description of J. P. Jones, a prisoner at the Penitentiary (1804 Oct. 26); additional guard for the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 24); Syrus, a runaway slave from Maryland (1805\nNov. 16); and an annual account of prisoners in the Penitentiary (1805 Nov. 30).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlexander Quarrier, Captain of the Public Guard, provides periodic returns of arms \u0026amp; accoutrements in the Arsenal at the Capitol (1804 Dec. 9 \u0026amp; 1805 May 18). Quarrier writes regarding the state of\nmilitary stores in Richmond (1803 May 28). On 19 April 1804, Quarrier writes respecting his report on the sentinels posted at the Penitentiary when prisoners escaped. Quarrier also submits a return of the strength\nof the Public Guard on 7 September 1805. In addition, there are applications \u0026amp; recommendations to the office of ensign of the Public Guard (1804 May).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel L. Hylton \u0026amp; Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026amp; Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. Within these papers are extracts from Council minutes\nwith advice of the Council on such topics as a guard from the 19th Regiment to prevent the escape of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 30); the arrangement of the militia (1804 June 30); Martin Mims' account for services\nrendered to the Commonwealth in the reception, care, \u0026amp; distribution of public arms (1805 Jan. 25); and the appointment of Dr. John Brockenbrough as commissioner to lay off \u0026amp; establish the boundaries of the\ncity of Richmond (1805 Feb. 23). Hylton administered certificates of oath to several state officials including John Page as Governor and George Hay as a member of the Privy Council (1802 Dec. 24); Philip Grymes as\na member of the Privy Council (1803 May 30); William Brockenbrough as a member of the Privy Council (1803 June 3); Mann Page as District Judge for the High Court of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 15); John\nPage as Governor (1803 Dec. 20); and Lyne Shackleford as Privy Councilor (1804 Feb. 4). Additionally, Hylton administered an affidavit from David Greenlaw which served as critical evidence against counterfeiters\nin North Carolina (1804 Nov. 1). Samuel Coleman writes requesting powder for the artillery to celebrate the anniversary of independence (1803 June 24 \u0026amp; 1804 June 30); the apportionment of arms to the militia\n(1803 Oct. 14); and the arrangement of artillery into regiments \u0026amp; battalions and the cavalry into regiments \u0026amp; squadrons (1804 March 30). Coleman writes to the Superintendent of Quarantine at Port Royal\nenclosing a proclamation by the Governor for quarantine of vessels from New York, the West Indies, and other places (1803 Aug. 23). Lastly, on 1 November 1804, Coleman encloses a report of the Inspectors of the\nPenitentiary regarding the case of Thomas Merryman, the salary of assistants to the Keeper, \u0026amp; the number of inmates confined in the Penitentiary. Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding\nnumerous subjects including: William Bell, a supposed fugitive from justice (1803 Jan. 12); the suit of Martin's heirs against the Commonwealth (1803 Feb. 15); compensation for the services of Mr. Irving, the\nAmerican Consul at London (1804 April 12); a slave condemned for murder whose time of execution passed because of the death of the high sheriff (1804 May 30); the road leading from the state road to the mouth of\nthe Little Kanawha (1804 Oct. 10); memorials of Phillip Moody \u0026amp; Leighton Wood for compensation as officers attending court martial (1805 Feb. 25); the case against Moses \u0026amp; Stephen Austin (1805 June 7); and\nthe suit brought by Robert Bristoe to recover a tract of land in Prince William County now in possession of the Commonwealth (1805 Oct. 30). In his letter, dated 4 April 1804, Nicholas encloses contracts with\nWilliam Anderson \u0026amp; William Minton regarding the rent of public land in Buckingham. In addition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the act related to the salary of the Public Printer (1803 March 5);\nMartin's lands escheated to the Commonwealth (1803 March 29); John Woodward, appointed to purchase \u0026amp; dispose of the lands of William Hutchison in Greenbrier County (1803 Oct. 11); and depredations on public\nlands at Point Comfort (1804 April 12). Lastly, Nicholas encloses a deed confirming the transfer of land at New Point Comfort for the purpose of building a lighthouse (1804 Oct. 20).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation and qualifications of election to the Governor. Pleasants encloses an act of the\nGeneral Assembly to amend the penal laws of the Commonwealth (1803 Dec. 5); a resolution regarding the amount of money expended in filling up the gully between the Capitol \u0026amp; Governor's House (1804 Jan. 18); a\nresolution regarding an estimate of all the sums necessary to cover expenditures arising from the laws (1805 Jan. 8); and a resolution regarding the amount for which condemned transported slaves have been sold\n(1805 Jan. 5). Hansford encloses a resolution regarding the election of Abraham B. Venable as U. S. Senator in the room of Stevens Thomson Mason (1803 Dec. 7); the qualification of Hugh Holmes as judge of the\nGeneral Court in the place of Joseph Jones (1805 Dec. 6); and the notification of the election of William H. Cabell as governor (1805 Dec. 7). There are also extracts from the Senate \u0026amp; House journals regarding\nthe appointments of Andrew Moore \u0026amp; William B. Giles to the U. S. Senate (1804 Dec. 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Newton, Jr., Superintendent of Quarantine for Norfolk Borough, frequently writes the Governor. Most of Newton's correspondence relates to infectious diseases \u0026amp; the quarantine of vessels (1803 Aug.\n19, 1803 Sept. 9, 14, 17, \u0026amp; 19, 1803 Oct. 11 \u0026amp; 26). Newton sometimes encloses returns of vessels examined by J. K. Read , Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Oct. 15 \u0026amp; Nov. 10). In a letter dated 3 April\n1803, Newton encloses a copy of a letter George W. Ewing, American Consulate Office in London, regarding the ship Mary carrying Americans discharged from the British Navy. In another letter, he encloses the report\nof J. K. Read, Port Physician, respecting the health of the passengers on board the ship Mary (1803 April 6). On 14 April 1803, Newton remarks on the lands taken up by Governor Henry at Cape Henry. In a letter\nfrom 21 September 1803, Newton encloses the deposition of Benjamin White regarding impressments by British officers in Norfolk. Newton also informs the Governor of depredations committed by fishermen on public\nland adjoining Point Comfort (1804 June 23). On 6 July 1804, Newton submitted his letter of resignation as Superintendent of Quarantine. Subsequent correspondence from Newton relates to George Foley \u0026amp; Joseph\nMorel, fugitives from justice (1804 Oct. 22, 1805 April 11, \u0026amp; 1805 May 20); David Greenlaw \u0026amp; counterfeiters in North Carolina (1804 Oct. 19 \u0026amp; 27); and the illegal conduct of free negroes in Norfolk\n\u0026amp; Isle of Wight (1805 Feb. 14). Newton also served as President of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company and encloses a report of the President \u0026amp; Board of Directors in his letter dated 16 November 1804. Lastly,\nNewton comments on the necessity of appointing a quarantine officer at Norfolk. He recommends merging the positions of quarantine officers \u0026amp; port physician (1805 June 4).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Page regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1803 April 30, 1803 July 1, 1803 Sept. 10, 1803 Nov. 4, 1804 April 13, 1804 Sept. 8, 1805 Feb. 9, 1805 April 20, \u0026amp; 1805 Nov. 29). Shepard also writes regarding accounts from the Secretary of War (1803 Aug.\n24); executions returned on land \u0026amp; tenements for want of bidders (1804 June 30 \u0026amp; 1805 June 28); warrants issued on the Contingent Fund (1804 Sept. 7 \u0026amp; 1805 Oct. 5); shares in the Appomattox Canal\nCompany (1804 Dec. 14); warrants issued for an additional subscription to the Appomattox Canal Company (1804 Dec. 15); a statement of warrants from 1 October 1804 to the present (1805 May 18); and official\nstatements of the taxes for the year 1804 (1805 Nov. 30). Finally, on 2 February 1804, Shepard writes regarding charges against him of official misconduct.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to extraditions and the exchange of laws. Included are letters from the\nfollowing governors: Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania; James Turner, Governor of North Carolina, James B. Richardson \u0026amp; Paul Hamilton, Governors of South Carolina; Caleb Strong, Governor of\nMassachusetts; William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory; Edward Tifflin, Governor of Ohio; Cato West, Acting Governor of the Mississippi Territory; Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland; \u0026amp; John\nMilledge, Governor of Georgia. Thomas McKean writes regarding his demand for John Dolan, a fugitive who fled to Norfolk (1803 Jan. 4) and the apprehension of George McDougall \u0026amp; Elizabeth Becom (1804 Feb. 1).\nIn addition, Governor McKean encloses a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S. Constitution proposed by Kentucky to confine the judiciary power of the U. S. Courts to cases in law \u0026amp; equity, etc. (1805\nApril 5). Lastly, McKean encloses an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature to improve the navigation of the Ohio River (1805 April 5). James Turner writes demanding fugitives from justice Edmund Martin (1804 Feb.\n23) and Willis Watkins (1804 April 14). On 8 January 1805, Turner encloses a letter from James Doyle \u0026amp; David Dickey regarding the Civil Volunteer Society to detect and bring to justice all violators of the\nlaws. James B. Richardson writes regarding the establishment of a Penitentiary House in South Carolina and requests information including expenses \u0026amp; laws defining the punishment of crimes (1804 June 10).\nRichardson also writes regarding the crimes of George Foley \u0026amp; Joseph Morel in the murder of Lewis L'Orient in Norfolk (1804 Nov. 28). Richardson's successor, Paul Hamilton, writes of the arrest of George Foley\n(1805 March 28) and the debt due Mr. Winn by Foley who was delivered up to Virginia (1805 June 27). In his letter to the Governor, Caleb Strong encloses a resolution regarding an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to apportion the representatives among the several states according to the number of free inhabitants (1804 June 22). Later, Governor Strong transmits a resolution approving an amendment to the U. S.\nConstitution to prevent the further importation of slaves to the United States (1805 Feb. 15). William Henry Harrison writes regarding the delivery of Obediah Williams, a fugitive from justice (1805 Feb. 23).\nEdward Tiffin writes regarding the capture of George Fridley who escaped from the District Jail of Staunton (1805 Feb. 18). Tiffin also transmits a copy of the revised laws of the state of Ohio (1805 Oct. 10).\nCato West, Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, encloses a memorial \u0026amp; law establishing a hospital in the city of Natchez (1805 March 26). Lastly, Robert Bowie encloses a letter from Walter Dorsey, Chief\nJustice of the Baltimore County Criminal Court, regarding Obediah Williams, alias John W. Thompson, who is confined in a Baltimore County Jail (1805 May 29). John Milledge writes regarding the purchase of a negro\nnamed Bob, alias Bob Tucker (1805 July 29).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: William Dabney, Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary, re. vacancies from the resignations of George Hay \u0026amp; Major Scott (1803 Jan. 13); John\nPage to Lt. Governor John Guerrant re. his absence (1803 Jan. 31, 1805 Aug. 19, \u0026amp; 1805 Oct. 16); John Tyler resigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25); William Nelson., Jr.,\nresigning as judge of the Court of Chancery in Williamsburg (1803 May 25 \u0026amp; June 1); Francis \u0026amp; Alexander Tubeuf re. payment to the colony of their deceased father Francis Peter de Tubeuf (1803 May 31); Mann\nPage re. his commission as chancellor for the Williamsburg District (1803 June 14); J. A. Chevallie, Agent for the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, re. the decree from the Court of Appeals\nagainst the State of Virginia (1803 Oct. 8); James Lownes, Micajah Davis, Thomas Ladd, \u0026amp; Thomas Elliott resigning as Inspectors of the Penitentiary (1803 Oct. 12); Anderson Barret re. an estimate of a house to\nkeep the cannon (1803 Oct. 14); James Monroe, Minister to England, re. land disputes in Virginia with British subjects (1803 Nov. 29); Robert Mitchell resigning as Inspector of the Penitentiary (1804 Feb. 24);\nJohn Dixon soliciting appointment as Public Printer in the room of Meriwether Jones (1804 March 29); Samuel Pleasants, Jr., re. his appointment as Public Printer (1804 April 4); James Greenhow re. quarters for the\nPublic Guard (1804 April 14); Edmund Randolph re. a case under his care (1804 May 12); Harry Toulmin, Secretary of State for Kentucky, re. counterfeiters (1804 May 14); Edmund Randolph re. the trial of Thomas\nLogwood in the U. S. Circuit Court (1804 May 24); Governor Page to the Council re. the case of Thomas Logwood (1804 May 28); John Marshall re. his opinion to guard Logwood who was convicted of a felony (1804 May\n31); Edmund Randolph re. Thomas Logwood's case (1804 June 7); William Prentis, Mayor of Petersburg, re. the discovery of forged bank notes (1804 June 8); John Beckley, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives,\ntransmitting copies of the journal (1804 June 11 \u0026amp; 1805 May 17); John Robinson re. the closing of the doors of the Capitol after hours (1804 Aug. 11); James Greenhow re. an infirmary for the Public Guard (1804\nAug. 25); John P. Shields enclosing a presentment of the Richmond District Grand Jury against Alexander Quarrier for erecting a necessary on Capitol Square near the spring leading to his house (1804 Sept. 25);\nJacob Wagner, Chief Clerk of the Dept. of State, forwarding copies of the laws of the U. S., 2nd Session, 7th Congress (1804 Oct. 5); Governor Page to the President re. the Sierra Leone Company and permission to\nuse their lands as an asylum or to use land in Louisiana for the removal of some 19,000 free negroes \u0026amp; mulattoes (1804 Oct. 29); Governor Page to the Governor of Kentucky re. the affidavit of David Greenlaw\ncharging Joseph Morel \u0026amp; George Foley with the murder of Lewis L'Orient (1804 Nov. 5); Benjamin Woods, Deputy Attorney for the North Carolina District, re. David Greenlaw's affidavit (1804 Nov. 23); Benjamin\nDay, Mayor of Fredericksburg, re. suppressing the practice of gaming (1804 Dec. 13); Monsieur Oster enclosing the recognition of James Madison by President Jefferson of his official character as Sub Commissary of\nCommercial Relations for the Port of Norfolk (1804 Dec. 18); Robert Mitchell, Mayor of Richmond, re. unlawful gaming within the city \u0026amp; a fine for firing \"Christmas guns\" (1804 Dec. 25); J. Saunders, Capt. U.\nS. Artillery enclosing a return of ordnance \u0026amp; military stores at Fort Nelson \u0026amp; Norfolk and a monthly return of his company of artillerists (1805 June 30); William McKim re. an estimate for building the\nsteeple at the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Aug. 22); George Goosley re. the sale of convicted slaves confined in the Penitentiary (1805 Aug. 23 \u0026amp; 24); P. D. Robert enclosing an extract of the memorials to the\ncommissioners appointed for examining claims to lands in the Indiana Territory District of Kaskaskias (1805 Sept. 8); and Creed Taylor accepting his appointment as judge of the General Court to replace Joseph\nJones (1805 Nov. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of George Case (1803 Jan. 7); bonds of William Moseley as Treasurer (1803 Jan. 13, 1804 Jan. 25, \u0026amp; 1805 Jan. 15); a memorandum\nof clothing to be furnished to the Public Guard by Thomas Underwood (1803 Jan. 13); a receipt from John Miles of 100 stand of arms delivered to John Shee in Philadelphia (1803 Jan. 28); a report of the committee\nappointed in relation to the President's message regarding the militia (1803 Feb. 7); a report of the commissioners for laying Richmond into wards (1803 Feb. 23); a bill of lading for arms shipped from\nPhiladelphia by John Shee (1803 March 11 \u0026amp; 21); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding the conduct of Martin Mims as Keeper (1803 March 3); proceedings of the Board of Inspectors\nregarding the Keeper's accounts (1803 March 25); a petition of the convicts in the Penitentiary asking for an allowance of chewing tobacco (1803 April 30); a proclamation by Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding\nthe capture of three escaped convicts (1803 April 30); advice of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary regarding Rule #15 and their temporary orders (1803 June 11); the commission of Mann Page as judge of the High\nCourt of Chancery at Williamsburg (1803 June 11); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of Lewis McWane \u0026amp; John Boyd who escaped from the District Jail of Charlottesville (1803 Aug. 6); a\nreport of vessels subject to quarantine by J. K. Read, Port Physician at Norfolk (1803 Sept. 23); a list of persons permitted by the Richmond District Court to qualify as citizens (1803 Oct. 1); a report by the\ncommissioners on the status of the Treasury (1803 Oct. 3); a commission of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Oct. 15); a proclamation by Governor Page revoking his\nprevious proclamation to perform quarantine on vessels from New York \u0026amp; the West Indies (1803 Oct. 29); a bond of William Price as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1803 Dec. 26); an oath\nof John Heath as Privy Councilor (1803 Dec. 30); a bond of Thomas Underwood as Superintendent of Public Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond (1804 Jan. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of William\nChriste charged with murder (1804 Jan. 13); minutes of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of the escape of the prisoners from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for\nthe apprehension of Israel Wilkinson who escaped from the District Jail at Staunton (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the apprehension of Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson, \u0026amp; Cullen Demmory\nwho escaped from the Penitentiary (1804 March 31); a proclamation by Governor Page for the capture of David Bowman who escaped from the sheriff of Hardy County (1804 May 30); a bond of Samuel Pointer for\nfurnishing rations to the Public Guard (1805 March 26); a proclamation of Governor Page for a reward for the capture George Dilliard (1805 June 5); a return of the Richmond Republic Blues by Capt. George William\nSmith (1805 June 8); a proclamation for a reward for the capture of Joseph \u0026amp; John Thruston (1805 June 19); a proclamation of Lt. Governor John Guerrant regarding the quarantine of vessels from New York,\nPhiladelphia, \u0026amp; the West Indies (1805 Sept. 21); a contract of William McKim for erecting the steeple of the Manufactory of Arms (1805 Nov. 2); a proclamation by Governor Page for a reward for the capture of\nDavid Phenix (1805 Nov. 2); and the bond of Samuel Pleasants, Jr., as Public Printer (1805 Dec. 6).\n\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00873_c05"}},{"id":"vi_vi04879_c28","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"1806","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi04879_c28#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi04879_c28","ref_ssm":["vi_vi04879_c28"],"id":"vi_vi04879_c28","ead_ssi":"vi_vi04879","_root_":"vi_vi04879","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi04879","parent_ssi":"vi_vi04879","parent_ssim":["vi_vi04879"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi04879"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"text":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982.","1806"],"title_filing_ssi":"1806","title_ssm":["1806"],"title_tesim":["1806"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1806"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":4,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":2232,"_nest_path_":"/components#27","timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:34:49.975Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi04879","ead_ssi":"vi_vi04879","_root_":"vi_vi04879","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi04879","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi04879.xml","title_ssm":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"title_tesim":["Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982."],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["LOI 42\n"],"text":["LOI 42\n","Plats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office \n1779-1982.","96 cu. ft.","There are no restrictions.\n","Arranged chronologically.","Plats and certificates, 1779-1847, are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically by surname thereunder.","Plats and certificates, 1848-, are arranged chronologically by year and month, and alphabetically by surname within each month.","The act that established the Land Office in 1779, provided for a Register to be at the head, who would be \"appointed from time to time, by joint ballot of both houses of assembly....\" It was the responsibility of the Register to carry out the very carefully structured legislation which provided the procedure for obtaining waste and unappropriated lands. So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th century.\n","Under the act, any person could purchase as much vacant land as desired upon payment to the treasurer of a fee of £40 for 100 acres desired. The receipt given in return for the fee was taken to the auditor of the commonwealth. For this treasurer's receipt the auditor issued a certificate noting the amount of land to which the person was entitled. This certificate was taken to the Land Office where the Register issued a warrant. This warrant authorized any surveyor to lay off the quantity of land.","The warrantee entered a claim to the land he desired by depositing his warrant with the surveyor of the county in which the land lay. The act specified the method to be employed by the surveyor in returning his survey of the land. Once the survey had been completed, it and the depleted warrant on which it was based were returned to the warrantee whose responsibility it was to deliver the paper to the Land Office. There, all papers were examined initially for technical error and, if correctly executed, were filed for a period of not less than six months. If, within that time, no caveat was entered on the survey, the plat and certificate of survey were recorded and the grant was issued by the Register. Once written, the grant was signed by the governor, sealed, recorded, and delivered to the grantee.","During the first years of operation, the Land Office was mainly concerned with issuing warrants for military bounty, and satisfying claims originating under the colonial government. 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Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. 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Since much of the available land was located in Kentucky, the Register was authorized in November, 1781, to appoint a deputy who would locate his office there.","Following the reorganization of the Land Office, recited in the Virginia Code of 1850, the localities were charged with the responsibilities of issuing titles to vacant lands, while the state issued grants for escheated lands only. To counter dissatisfaction with the existence of the Land Office, which first surfaced mid-19th century as the amount of wasteland declined, the General Assembly adopted the solution of assigning more duties to the Register. First, the office of Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of February 9, 1867, and his duties were transferred to the Register. Then, by an act of February 28, 1874, amended April 29, 1874, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Buildings were assigned to the Register, and the former position was abolished. Next, in March, 1875, the Register was made the Secretary of the Board of Immigration.","Finally by legislative action of March 20, 1924, it was decreed that when the next vacancy in the position of Register of the Land Office occurred, that office was to be abolished and its duties transferred to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The duties of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, performed by the Register, were to be taken over by the Superintendent of State Office Buildings, who would assume the former title. This transfer of duties was accomplished by January 1925.","In 1948 the records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library and, by Act of Assembly, March 5, 1952, the duties of the Register of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePlats and certificates of the Virginia Land Office, 1779-1982. 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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records are currently being rehoused.  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Within each year, the files are arranged alphabetically.","Included are land grants from numerous Virginia governors including: Patrick Henry (1776-1779; 1784-1786), Thomas Jefferson (1779-1781), Edmund Randolph (1786-1788), Beverley Randolph (1788-1791), Henry Lee (1791-1794), Robert Brooke (1794-1796), James Wood (1796-1799), and James Monroe (1799-1802, 1811). Also included are land patents from King George II (1683-1760) and King George III (1738-1820) of Great Britain. Most of these are housed in oversize boxes with separation notices.","These records are currently being rehoused.  All years (1779-1982) are available, however only the rehoused records are listed in this finding aid."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":2520,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:34:49.975Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi04879_c29"}},{"id":"vi_vi00875_c02","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"1808","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00875_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00875_c02","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00875_c02"],"id":"vi_vi00875_c02","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00875","_root_":"vi_vi00875","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00875","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00875","parent_ssim":["vi_vi00875"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00875"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"text":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811","1808"],"title_filing_ssi":"1808\n","title_ssm":["1808"],"title_tesim":["1808"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1808"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":1,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":2,"_nest_path_":"/components#1","timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:13:29.556Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00875","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00875","_root_":"vi_vi00875","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00875","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00875.xml","title_ssm":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"title_tesim":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["41223\n"],"text":["41223\n","Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811","3.65 cubic feet","Collection is open to research.\n","Also available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 6006-6017.\n","Miscellaneous Reel 6006 - 1808 Dec.-1809 Feb. 28\n Miscellaneous Reel 6007 - 1809 Mar. 2-May 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6008 - 1809 June 1-July 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6009 - 1809 Aug. 1-Sept. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6010 - 1809 Oct. 2-Dec. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6011 - 1810 Jan. 1-Feb. 28\n Miscellaneous Reel 6012 - 1810 Mar. 1-Apr. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6013 - 1810 May 1-June 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6014 - 1810 July 1-Aug. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6015 - 1810 Sept. 1-Oct. 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6016 - 1810 Nov. 1-Dec. 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6017 - 1811 Jan. 1-15\n","Arranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n","Flournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1808-December 31, 1835, VOL. X, Richmond: James E. Goode, Printer, 1892.\n","John Tyler, Sr., was born on 28 February 1747 in James City County to John Tyler and Ann Contesse. Tyler attended William and Mary College and later studied law under Robert Carter Nicholas. Tyler began\npracticing law in Charles City County in 1770. An ardent supporter of the Revolution, Tyler served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Charles City County in 1774 and raised a company of troops when Lord\nDunmore removed the powder from the magazine at Williamsburg. In 1776, he was appointed to a one-year term as judge of the Court of Admiralty. Tyler was elected to represent Charles City County in the House of\nDelegates where he served from 1778 until 1786. While a member of the House of Delegates, Tyler succeeded Benjamin Harrison as Speaker of the House of Delegates in 1781, serving in that capacity until 1785. In\naddition, Tyler, along with James Madison, proposed a meeting of states in Annapolis in 1786 to discuss granting Congress to power to regulate commerce. The Annapolis Convention led to the Constitutional\nConvention of 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. In 1786, Tyler replaced Benjamin Waller as judge of the Court of Admiralty. As vice-president of the Virginia Convention of 1788, Tyler, a states-rights\nadvocate, voted against the ratification of the Federal Constitution. Tyler was elected to the General Court in 1788 when the new Constitution assigned jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty to the federal courts.\nTyler served as judge of the General Court until 12 December 1808 when he was elected to succeed William H. Cabell as governor. Tyler was elected to two additional one-year terms, but resigned the governorship on\n15 January 1811 in order to accept an appointment as judge of the Federal District Court for Virginia.\n","John Tyler married Mary Armistead, daughter of Robert Booth Armistead, in 1776. Their son, John Tyler, Jr., served as both governor of Virginia from 1825 to 1827 and as the 10th President of the United States\nfrom 1841 to 1845. Tyler died at \"Greenway\", his residence in Charles City County, on 6 January 1813.\n","John Tyler's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his two one-year terms as governor between 12 December 1808 and 15 January 1811. The correspondence in this collection relates\nto a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; the Virginia Penitentiary; amendments to the U.S. Constitution; arms and ammunition; the\nmilitia; French inhabitants expelled from Cuba; the embargo; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are\nresolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026 certificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; pay\nrolls; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; Robert Smith, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn \u0026 William Eustis, Secretaries of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Tyler on 20 Jan. 1809\nregarding a letter from Henry St. John Dixon offering the services of his company of volunteer riflemen of the 105th Regiment. On 10 Aug. 1810, Robert Smith, Secretary of State, transmits copies of the laws of the\n1st \u0026 2nd session of the 11th Congress. As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding the appointment of an officer of the militia near each point of entry to assemble a sufficient force\nto maintain the authority of the laws respecting the embargo (1809 Jan. 18). Dearborn also writes on 4 Feb. 1809 regarding Virginia's quota of militia. On 17 April 1809, William Eustis writes the Governor\nregarding pensioners. Eustis also encloses pay rolls and a letter from Robert Brent, Pay Master for the U.S. Army, regarding money paid by the U.S. to detachments of the Virginia Militia called into service in\n1808 (1809 Dec. 7). Lastly, Eustis writes regarding land warrants issued by the state on lands already surveyed and sold to individuals by authority of the United States between the Little Miami \u0026 Scioto\nRivers (1810 Dec. 19). In addition, there is a letter from William Simmons, War Dept., Accountant's Office, regarding tents furnished the militia during the Chesapeake Affair (1810 Jan. 11). William B. Giles \u0026\nRichard Brent, Virginia's senators in Congress, write on 10 June 1809 regarding the French inhabitants expelled from Cuba and the importation of their slaves. Giles \u0026 Brent also write concerning a machine\nexhibited at the Capitol (1810 Feb. 6). Finally, Giles encloses the proceedings of a Committee of the U.S. Senate regarding the resolutions of the Virginia General Assembly on the subject of bounty lands to\nofficers \u0026 soldiers of the Virginia State Line (1810 Nov. 1). There are also letters from both Wilson Cary Nicholas and John G. Jackson resigning from their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (1809\nNov. 27 \u0026 1810 Sept. 28).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Tyler's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke \u0026 John Staples,\nSuperintendents of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Abraham Douglas, Keepers of the Penitentiary; Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant\nClerk of the Council of State; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts.\n","John Clarke \u0026 John Staples, as Superintendents of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponded frequently with the Governor, regarding arms and the Manufactory in Richmond, Virginia. John Clarke provides\na report of the number of arms at the Point of Fork Arsenal on 31 March 1792, the number of arms issued to the militia, the number of arms in the garret of the Capitol, etc. (1808 Dec. 19). Clarke also provides a\nstatement of arms distributed to the militia since 27 April 1806 (1809 Jan. 13). Also included are correspondence related to the following subjects: the contract of Col. John Harvie to furnish bricks \u0026 lime\nfor building the Manufactory of Arms (1809 Jan. 11); the repair of old arms in the garret of the Capitol (1809 Jan. 23); contracts for carpenter's work for the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill (1809 March 28); and the\nprice \u0026 quality of iron produced by Mr. Calloway for the Manufactory (1809 April 1).\n","John Staples replaced John Clarke as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms around 18 Feb. 1809. Staples provides monthly statements of the operations of the Manufactory from May 1809 to November\n1810 (1809 June 6; 1809 July 10; 1809 Aug. 7; 1809 Sept. 6; 1809 Nov. 3; 1809 Nov.; 1809 Dec.; 1810 Jan.; 1810 Feb.; 1810 March; 1810 April; 1810 May; 1810 June; 1810 July; 1810 Aug.; 1810 Sept.; 1810 Oct.; \u0026\n1810 Nov.). Staples also furnishes an inventory of pistols \u0026 component parts on hand at the Manufactory (1809 March 8); a list of workmen employed at the Armory (1809 Oct. 5); a report of arms distributed from\n18 January to 26 October 1809 (1809 Oct. 27); a return of arms at the Manufactory (1810 Nov. 30); and a statement of the operations of the Manufactory from 1 Dec. 1809 to 30 Nov. 1810 (1810 Dec. 24). Staples'\ncorrespondence to Governor Tyler includes the following subjects: the procurement of iron in bars rather than scalps (1809 March 15); the appointment of a Keeper of the Arsenal to receive all finished arms (1809\nMarch 21); a room for persons employed at repairing arms (1809 April 10); an estimate of the quantity of lime furnished by Col. John Harvie for the construction of the Armory (1809 April 6); Henry Foxall's works\nat George Town (1809 April 17); arms for Capt. Christian's Company (1809 April 13); forging bayonets (1809 April 24); the number of arms finished in March \u0026 April 1809 (1809 May 9); the number of arms fit for\ndistribution (1809 May 16); component parts of arms on hand when he entered office (1809 May 12); the quantity of ammunition used in proving muskets at the Armory (1809 June 20); short muskets or carbines to be\nmade from burst gun barrels (1809 June 22); the list of balances due the artificers (1809 June 26); the proving of the first gun made by Henry Foxall in the Boring Mill \u0026 Foundry (1809 June 29 \u0026 July 3);\nthe appropriation for the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill (1809 July 20); the number of arms in the Armory (1809 Nov. 1); lead for the Armory (1809 Nov. 28); the boring of old cannons with a larger caliber (1809 Aug.\n10); the salary \u0026 duties of George Dabney (1809 Nov. 27); the inspection of arms repaired by Robert Stewart (1809 Dec. 11); a screw press for the General Court Seal (1810 Jan. 8); a finished gun carriage sent\nto Capitol Square (1810 Jan. 27); bayonets \u0026 ramrods for the old guns being repaired by Robert Stewart (1801 March 21); gun carriages (1810 May 22); the quantity of six-pound cannons cast (1810 June 5); George\nDabney's claim for extra services rendered (1810 July 12); a commission as major commandant of an Independent Corps of Militia composed of artificers at the Manufactory (includes a list of artificers) (1810 Aug.\n7); the casting of cannon (1810 Aug. 15); the repair of arms by Robert Stewart (1810 Aug. 21); a list of cannon cast \u0026 mounted (1810 Oct. 31); stocks \u0026 ramrods furnished to Robert Stewart for the repair of\narms (1810 Oct. 23 \u0026 Dec. 10); and a warrant on the Contingent Fund for $5000 for existing claims (1810 Dec. 10).\n","Abraham Douglas, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Tyler regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Douglas provides information to the Governor regarding the\nconduct of certain prisoners. He encloses inventories of materials, tools, implements, \u0026 parts of arms at the Armory (1809 Feb. 20). Douglas writes concerning holsters on hand at the Penitentiary (1809 March\n8); a settlement of the profits at the Penitentiary for him \u0026 his assistants (1809 March 30); machinery for spinning cotton (1809 May 11 \u0026 20); the erection of a magazine for powder at the Penitentiary\n(1809 June 13); a proposal by Curtis Carter for building a powder magazine near the Penitentiary (1809 July 6); the price of wrought nails (1809 June 28); capping for the wall around the powder magazine (1809 Oct.\n19); the employment of James Roston to conduct the spinning machine at the Penitentiary (1809 Oct. 31); the near completion of the powder magazine by Curtis Carter (1809 Nov. 15); the completion of the magazine\nexcept for whitewashing (1809 Nov. 29); the report of the Board of Visitors regarding the profits of the Penitentiary (1810 Jan. 1); proposals for capping the wall outside the magazine (1810 Jan. 30); the account\nof James Roston (1810 Jan. 25); a report with A. Foster on the plan \u0026 estimate of a chapel within the walls of the Penitentiary (1810 Feb. 8); a letter from Joseph A. Myers regarding powder to be delivered to\nthe magazine (1810 Feb. 28); an account of sales of iron \u0026 steel (1810 March 7); the sewer at the Penitentiary (1810 April 18); the construction of a new stone sewer (1810 July 18); and nails manufactured at\nthe Penitentiary (1810 Sept. 22).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding numerous subjects including an appointment as visitor of the Penitentiary (1809 March 11); the suit against John Clarke (1809 July 31 \u0026 1810\nApril 24); the bond of Samuel Holmes (1809 Aug. 22); Micajah Crew's appointment to valuate the works at the Armory (1809 Sept. 27); and the Wythe County Court's recommendation of a sheriff (1810 June 28). In\naddition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the slaves brought into Virginia by the French expelled from Cuba (1809 May 26); the title of the lands owned by the Nottoway Indians (1809 June 22); the laws\nprohibiting obstructions to the James River (1810 March 27); and the case regarding the state road from the James River to the Kanawha River (1810 Aug. 1).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. The Council provides frequent extracts from Council\nminutes with advice of the Council. A few of the more noteworthy topics include the following: land belonging to the Nottoway Tribe of Indians (1808 Dec. 13); the enforcement of the embargo laws (1809 Jan. 26);\narms in possession of the Public Guard including a report of the daily duties performed by the Guard and a return of arms \u0026 accoutrements by Peter Crutchfield (1809 Sept. 5); and the repair of widows in the\nCapitol (1809 Nov.). In addition, Hylton often administered certificates of oath to several state officials including Peyton Randolph as Privy Councilor (1809 Jan. 5); James Jones as Privy Councilor (1809 May 29);\nWilliam B. Hare as Privy Councilor (1809 May 29); Andrew Reid as Privy Councilor (1809 Dec. 11); Charles K. Mallory \u0026 Linah Mims as members of the Privy Council (1811 Jan. 8); and John Tyler as Governor (1810\nDec. 10). Samuel Coleman encloses a statement of the issues of public arms prior to 2 Dec. 1805, since 2 Dec. 1805, the number issued to each regiment, \u0026 a statement of public arms by John Clarke (1809 Jan.\n19). On 18 July 1810, Coleman requests an increase in salary as a result of the absence of Daniel Hylton.\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation to the Governor. Hansford encloses a resolution from the Senate regarding the\nremoval of the plastering in the Senate Chamber (1810 Feb. 8). Pleasants \u0026 Hansford transmit extracts from the journals of the House of Delegates regarding the elections of John Preston as Treasurer (1809 Jan.\n4 \u0026 1810 Jan. 15); Richard Brent as senator in the U.S. Senate (18098 Jan. 7); Joel Leftwich as brigadier general of the 12th Brigade to replace Joseph Martin (1809 Jan. 19); Andrew Moore as major general of\nthe 3rd Division (1809 Jan. 21); Thomas Evans as judge of the General Court (1809 Feb. 10); and James Semple as judge of the General Court to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Joseph Prentis (1810 Jan.\n31).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Tyler regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1809 May 10; 1809 Aug. 14; 1810 May 10; \u0026 1810 Aug. 21). In addition, Shepard encloses accounts of the Penitentiary with the Commonwealth (1809 May 5; 1810 April 9; \u0026 1810 Dec. 4). Shepard also writes\nregarding executions levied on personal property returned not sold for want of buyers (1809 March 17); accounts issued to Col. John Harvie \u0026 Mr. Rawley for materials for the Manufactory of Arms (1809 April\n12); lists of pensioners (1809 May 9 \u0026 May 15); warrants issued on the Aggregate Fund for John Harris (1809 May 16); a report on the sources of money to be paid into the Treasury by 1 Nov. and the cause of the\npresent deficit (1809 June 26); the account of George Williamson \u0026 William Geddy for iron work done on the Penitentiary buildings (1809 July 11); the account between Adam Baird \u0026 the Commonwealth for stone\nwork done on the Manufactory, Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 for grind stones furnished by him (1809 Aug. 19); accounts from printers of newspapers for publishing certain acts of the Assembly (1809 Sept. 6); vouchers\nfor warrants charged to the U.S. for expenses incurred in the expedition to Norfolk (1809 Nov. 24); accounts between the United States \u0026 the Commonwealth (1810 Feb. 13); a statement of debts due the\nCommonwealth in the District of Agent Andrew Hayes (1810 March 20); dirt among the papers in the presses in consequence of opening the flues in the Auditor's Office \u0026 General Court Office (1810 March 20); and\nan account of the rents received by the agent for the Bristoe Estate (1810 Sept. 21).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to amendments to the U.S. Constitution, extraditions, and the exchange of\nlaws. Included are letters from the following governors: Robert Wright \u0026 Edward Lloyd, Maryland; George Truitt, Delaware; Levi Lincoln \u0026 Christopher Gore, Massachusetts; David Stone, North Carolina; Simon\nSnyder, Pennsylvania; Charles Scott, Kentucky; John Trumball \u0026 John Treadwell, Connecticut; Samuel Huntington, Ohio; David B. Mitchell, Georgia; Joseph Bloomfield, New Jersey; Jonas Galusha, Vermont; and John\nLangdon, New Hampshire.\n","Governor Robert Wright, Maryland, encloses a proclamation for the apprehension of George Gordon (1808 Dec. 30). Afterwards, Governor Edward Lloyd writes acknowledging the receipt of the proceedings of Virginia\nregarding the amendment proposed by Pennsylvania (1810 Feb. 14). On 3 June 1811, Governor Lloyd transmits a resolution of the state of Maryland against the Pennsylvania amendment for the establishment of an\nimpartial tribunal. Governor George Truitt, Delaware, writes regarding the extradition of Joseph Boughman (1809 Feb. 6). Truitt also transmits a resolution from the Delaware General Assembly against the resolution\nof Massachusetts concerning embargoes (1810 Feb. 20). Governor Levi Lincoln, Massachusetts, transmits a resolution by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts disapproving of the amendment proposed by Virginia for the\nremoval of senators in Congress by a vote of the state legislature (1809 Feb. 22). Later, Governor Christopher Gore transmits a resolution by the Massachusetts General Assembly proposing an amendment to the\nConstitution that no law be enacted for laying an embargo for a longer period than thirty days from the commencement of the session of the next Congress (1809 June 21). Governor David Stone, North Carolina, writes\nregarding his demand for Mins Macklin, a fugitive from justice (1809 March 25). Stone also encloses a copy of the public acts of North Carolina on 9 March 1809 and on 19 March 1810. On 13 July 1809, Governor Stone\nacknowledges receipt of a map of Virginia and transmits a map of North Carolina. Lastly, Governor Stone writes regarding the requisition for Hampton Wade who was charged with stealing a negro slave (includes bill\nof indictment) (1810 Aug. 27). Governor Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania, transmits a resolution of the Pennsylvania General Assembly regarding an amendment to the Constitution to establish an impartial tribunal to\ndetermine disputes between the general \u0026 state governments (1809 April 10). Snyder also writes concerning a fugitive from justice from Virginia (1810 Feb. 3). Governor Charles Scott, Kentucky, encloses a\nresolution of the Kentucky General Assembly disapproving of the amendment proposed by Virginia for the removal of senators (1809 April 23). Scott also transmits a resolution against another amendment proposed by\nthe state of Pennsylvania (1810 March 27). Governor John Trumball, Connecticut, transmits the new edition of the statute laws of Connecticut (1809 June 2). Following Trumball's governorship, Governor John\nTreadwell writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia disapproving of the amendment by Pennsylvania for an impartial tribunal (1810 Feb. 22). Governor Samuel Huntington, Ohio, writes respecting a\nfugitive from justice demanded by Governor Tyler (1810 Jan. 26 \u0026 1810 March 22). In addition, Huntington writes regarding a warrant issued for the arrest of a negro woman named Jane (1810 May 22). Governor\nDavid B. Mitchell, Georgia, transmits a copy of a resolution by the Georgia General Assembly disapproving of the resolution of Pennsylvania for an amendment to the Constitution (1810 Feb. 2). Governor Joseph\nBloomfield, New Jersey, writes regarding the proposed amendment to the Constitution from the state of Pennsylvania (1810 Feb. 13). Bloomfield also writes respecting the exchange of laws with Virginia (1810 June\n8). Lastly, Governor Bloomfield transmits a resolution of the New Jersey General Assembly disapproving of the amendments to the Constitution proposed by Massachusetts, Virginia, \u0026 Pennsylvania (1810 Nov. 5).\nGovernor Jonas Galusha, Vermont, transmits a copy of the laws for the state of Vermont (1810 May 22). Finally, Governor John Langdon, New Hampshire, transmits a resolution of the New Hampshire General Assembly in\nfavor of the amendment proposed by the state of Massachusetts regarding embargoes (1810 July 10).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: David S. Garland resigning as Register of the Land Office (1808 Dec. 13); David Sheffey, Chairman of the Armory Committee, re. the manner in which\nthe public armory has been conducted (1808 Dec. 22); Thomas Newton re. fortifications for the defense of Norfolk \u0026 Portsmouth (1808 Dec. 26); Alexander Quarrier re. his account for repairs on the Public Square\n(1808 Dec. 27); Alexander Quarrier re. repairs done on the Public Square by order of Gov. Cabell (1809 Jan. 12); John Preston resigning as major general of the 3rd Division of the Militia (1809 Jan. 17); Henry\nBlow, William Blow, \u0026 Samuel Blunt, Trustees of the Nottoway Tribe of Indians, re. their lands on the north side of the Nottoway River (1809 Feb. 17 \u0026 1809 May 11); Alexander Stuart resigning as a member\nof the Privy Council (1809 March 18); Maurice Rogers, U.S. Consul at St. Jago de Cuba, encl. the proclamation of Governor Sebastian Kindelan ordering the French inhabitants to quit the island (1809 April 28); John\nGuerrant, Jr., resigning from the Council of State (1809 May 27); D. J. Burr, Agent of the Penitentiary encl. an invoice of shoes made under the supervision of Martin Mims as Keeper (1809 May 26); William Vaughan,\nMagistrate in Norfolk, re. the arrival of French inhabitants driven from Cuba with their slaves (1809 June 2); Edward Carrington re. the powder magazine in Richmond (1809 June 3); Henry Deringer, Philadelphia,\noffering to contract with the Commonwealth to manufacture two hundred rifles annually (1809 June 12); Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, re. stationary and an account from Samuel Shepard (1809 June\n16); John E. Holt, Mayor of Norfolk, re. ships from Cuba with French inhabitants \u0026 their slaves (1809 June 17); John Strode encl. an estimate of the expense of a forge with one hammer (1809 Dec. 30); Henry\nDeringer, Philadelphia, re. an offer to contract with Virginia to manufacture five hundred rifles annually (1810 Jan. 17); John Preston, Treasurer, requesting permission to remove the Treasury Office into a room\nof the third story of the Capitol (1810 Feb. 10); Benjamin Duval re. fireplaces in the offices of the General Court \u0026 Auditor (includes drawings) (1810 March 8); Richard Byrd re. a feared insurrection in\nSmithfield (1810 May 30); L.A. Pauly encl. a sketch of the administration of the Royal Manufactory of Arms of Charleville (1810 May 1 \u0026 31; 1810 June 6, 12, 19, \u0026 26); John M. Carter re. the completion of\nthe sword for Lt. O'Bannon (1810 July 6); Thomas Underwood encl. an estimate of the expense of digging a canal for the conveyance of produce to the Public Warehouse in Richmond (1810 July 17); James Greenhow re.\nthe sewer at the Penitentiary (1810 July 12); William W. Hening resigning from the Council of State in order to accept an appointment as clerk of the Superior Court of Chancery (1810 Aug. 1); William W. Hening re.\nthe poor condition of the office of the Superior Court of Chancery in the Capitol (1810 Aug. 2); and Jared Brooks encl. a map of the falls of the Ohio with explanatory notes (enclosures not included) (1810 Dec.\n10).\n","Other noteworthy items include: bonds of Edward C. Davis as Register of the Land Office (1808 Dec. 13 \u0026 1810 Feb. 20); the proposal by Samuel Pleasants, Jr., to supply the Commonwealth with 1500 copies of\n\"Steuben's Regulations for the Order \u0026 Discipline of the Troops of the U.S.\" (1809 Jan. 16); a return of arms in the Arsenal of the Capitol by Alexander Quarrier (1809 Jan. 27); a bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1809 Feb. 18); a report of all the arms that have been proved \u0026 examined in the Capitol \u0026 Armory by George Charter, Robert Stewart, \u0026 Nevin Karins (1809 Feb.\n27; 1809 April 5; \u0026 1809 May 5); a report of the Congressional Committee re. the memorial of William Lambert to establish the first meridian for the United States at the permanent seat of government (1809\nMarch 9 \u0026 1810 March 9); bonds of James Bootwright to furnish rations for the Penitentiary (1809 April 17 \u0026 1810 March 21); proclamations from Governor Tyler regarding rewards for the capture of convicts\n(1809 May 1; 1809 Aug. 29; 1809 Sept. 25; \u0026 1810 Jan. 25); a report by George Charter \u0026 Robert Stewart of all the old arms found in the arsenals of the Capitol \u0026 Armory (1809 May 27); a resolution from\nSamuel A. Otis, Secretary of the U.S. Senate, re. the appointment of a committee to enquire into the expediency of making a provision by law for remitting the penalties incurred by the violations of the act\nprohibiting the importation of slaves as far as it relates to the slaves brought by the French inhabitants expelled from Cuba (1809 June 12); a decree of the Superior Court of Chancery in the case of Philip Turpin\nagainst the Attorney General regarding the value of his two acres of land on Shockoe Hill conveyed on 9 April 1788 (1809 June 23); the commission of James Semple as judge of the General Court (1809 June 24); the\nbond of Robert Stewart for the repair of public arms (1809 July 6); a proclamation of Governor Tyler ordering that the next courts for Culpeper County be held at the new courthouse (1809 July 24); proceedings of\nthe Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Visitors at the Penitentiary (1809 July 26 \u0026 1810 Dec. 20); a table showing the number of prisoners convicted from each District, their place of nativity, years sentenced,\n\u0026 crime (1809 Dec. 1); an inventory of materials \u0026 component parts of arms on hand at the Armory (1809 Dec. 1); a bond of William Byrd to transport two condemned slaves under sentence of death out of the\nUnited States (1809 Dec. 7); bonds of Samuel Pleasants as Public Printer (1809 Dec. 15 \u0026 1811 Jan. 11); bonds of Charles Blagrove as Register of the Land Office (1810 Jan. 2 \u0026 1811 Jan. 8); a bond of John\nStaples as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms (1810 Feb. 17); a list of prisoners in the Penitentiary on 1 July 1810 along with their crimes, dated received, \u0026 term of confinement (1810 July\n1); a proclamation by Lt. Gov. George William Smith re. a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Harris (1810 July 11); a bond of Mann S. Valentine as agent to the Commonwealth to make sale of certain articles\nmanufactured at the Penitentiary (1810 Oct. 7); proceedings of the Monthly Board of Visitors from Sept. to Nov. 1810 (1810 Nov. 3); and a resolution of the Maryland General Assembly to appoint commissioners to\nmeet with commissioners of Virginia in order to settle \u0026 adjust the western boundary of the state (1810 Dec. 7).\n","Oversized materials have been separated into Oversized (Clamshell Box) and Oversized (Newspaper Box).\n","There are no restrictions.\n","State Records Collection, Office of the Governor (Record Group 3)\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["41223\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"collection_title_tesim":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"collection_ssim":["Governor John Tyler Executive Papers,\n1808-1811"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Acquired prior to 1905.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3.65 cubic feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAlso available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 6006-6017.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6006 - 1808 Dec.-1809 Feb. 28\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6007 - 1809 Mar. 2-May 31\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6008 - 1809 June 1-July 31\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6009 - 1809 Aug. 1-Sept. 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6010 - 1809 Oct. 2-Dec. 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6011 - 1810 Jan. 1-Feb. 28\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6012 - 1810 Mar. 1-Apr. 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6013 - 1810 May 1-June 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6014 - 1810 July 1-Aug. 30\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6015 - 1810 Sept. 1-Oct. 31\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6016 - 1810 Nov. 1-Dec. 31\n\u003c/item\u003e\n          \u003citem\u003eMiscellaneous Reel 6017 - 1811 Jan. 1-15\n\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003c/list\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["Also available on microfilm - Miscellaneous Reel 6006-6017.\n","Miscellaneous Reel 6006 - 1808 Dec.-1809 Feb. 28\n Miscellaneous Reel 6007 - 1809 Mar. 2-May 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6008 - 1809 June 1-July 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6009 - 1809 Aug. 1-Sept. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6010 - 1809 Oct. 2-Dec. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6011 - 1810 Jan. 1-Feb. 28\n Miscellaneous Reel 6012 - 1810 Mar. 1-Apr. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6013 - 1810 May 1-June 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6014 - 1810 July 1-Aug. 30\n Miscellaneous Reel 6015 - 1810 Sept. 1-Oct. 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6016 - 1810 Nov. 1-Dec. 31\n Miscellaneous Reel 6017 - 1811 Jan. 1-15\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arranged chronologically by date of document with undated items arranged to the rear.\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eFlournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1808-December 31, 1835, VOL. X, Richmond: James E. Goode, Printer, 1892.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Flournoy, H. W., CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, January 1, 1808-December 31, 1835, VOL. X, Richmond: James E. Goode, Printer, 1892.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Tyler, Sr., was born on 28 February 1747 in James City County to John Tyler and Ann Contesse. Tyler attended William and Mary College and later studied law under Robert Carter Nicholas. Tyler began\npracticing law in Charles City County in 1770. An ardent supporter of the Revolution, Tyler served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Charles City County in 1774 and raised a company of troops when Lord\nDunmore removed the powder from the magazine at Williamsburg. In 1776, he was appointed to a one-year term as judge of the Court of Admiralty. Tyler was elected to represent Charles City County in the House of\nDelegates where he served from 1778 until 1786. While a member of the House of Delegates, Tyler succeeded Benjamin Harrison as Speaker of the House of Delegates in 1781, serving in that capacity until 1785. In\naddition, Tyler, along with James Madison, proposed a meeting of states in Annapolis in 1786 to discuss granting Congress to power to regulate commerce. The Annapolis Convention led to the Constitutional\nConvention of 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. In 1786, Tyler replaced Benjamin Waller as judge of the Court of Admiralty. As vice-president of the Virginia Convention of 1788, Tyler, a states-rights\nadvocate, voted against the ratification of the Federal Constitution. Tyler was elected to the General Court in 1788 when the new Constitution assigned jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty to the federal courts.\nTyler served as judge of the General Court until 12 December 1808 when he was elected to succeed William H. Cabell as governor. Tyler was elected to two additional one-year terms, but resigned the governorship on\n15 January 1811 in order to accept an appointment as judge of the Federal District Court for Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Tyler married Mary Armistead, daughter of Robert Booth Armistead, in 1776. Their son, John Tyler, Jr., served as both governor of Virginia from 1825 to 1827 and as the 10th President of the United States\nfrom 1841 to 1845. Tyler died at \"Greenway\", his residence in Charles City County, on 6 January 1813.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Tyler, Sr., was born on 28 February 1747 in James City County to John Tyler and Ann Contesse. Tyler attended William and Mary College and later studied law under Robert Carter Nicholas. Tyler began\npracticing law in Charles City County in 1770. An ardent supporter of the Revolution, Tyler served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Charles City County in 1774 and raised a company of troops when Lord\nDunmore removed the powder from the magazine at Williamsburg. In 1776, he was appointed to a one-year term as judge of the Court of Admiralty. Tyler was elected to represent Charles City County in the House of\nDelegates where he served from 1778 until 1786. While a member of the House of Delegates, Tyler succeeded Benjamin Harrison as Speaker of the House of Delegates in 1781, serving in that capacity until 1785. In\naddition, Tyler, along with James Madison, proposed a meeting of states in Annapolis in 1786 to discuss granting Congress to power to regulate commerce. The Annapolis Convention led to the Constitutional\nConvention of 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. In 1786, Tyler replaced Benjamin Waller as judge of the Court of Admiralty. As vice-president of the Virginia Convention of 1788, Tyler, a states-rights\nadvocate, voted against the ratification of the Federal Constitution. Tyler was elected to the General Court in 1788 when the new Constitution assigned jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty to the federal courts.\nTyler served as judge of the General Court until 12 December 1808 when he was elected to succeed William H. Cabell as governor. Tyler was elected to two additional one-year terms, but resigned the governorship on\n15 January 1811 in order to accept an appointment as judge of the Federal District Court for Virginia.\n","John Tyler married Mary Armistead, daughter of Robert Booth Armistead, in 1776. Their son, John Tyler, Jr., served as both governor of Virginia from 1825 to 1827 and as the 10th President of the United States\nfrom 1841 to 1845. Tyler died at \"Greenway\", his residence in Charles City County, on 6 January 1813.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia. Governor's Office. John Tyler Executive Papers, 1808-1811. Accession 41223, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Virginia. Governor's Office. John Tyler Executive Papers, 1808-1811. Accession 41223, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Tyler's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his two one-year terms as governor between 12 December 1808 and 15 January 1811. The correspondence in this collection relates\nto a variety of topics including appointments \u0026amp; recommendations for state positions; the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; the Virginia Penitentiary; amendments to the U.S. Constitution; arms and ammunition; the\nmilitia; French inhabitants expelled from Cuba; the embargo; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026amp; revenue; elections; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are\nresolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026amp; House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026amp; certificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; pay\nrolls; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; opinions; and other sundry items.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; Robert Smith, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn \u0026amp; William Eustis, Secretaries of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Tyler on 20 Jan. 1809\nregarding a letter from Henry St. John Dixon offering the services of his company of volunteer riflemen of the 105th Regiment. On 10 Aug. 1810, Robert Smith, Secretary of State, transmits copies of the laws of the\n1st \u0026amp; 2nd session of the 11th Congress. As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding the appointment of an officer of the militia near each point of entry to assemble a sufficient force\nto maintain the authority of the laws respecting the embargo (1809 Jan. 18). Dearborn also writes on 4 Feb. 1809 regarding Virginia's quota of militia. On 17 April 1809, William Eustis writes the Governor\nregarding pensioners. Eustis also encloses pay rolls and a letter from Robert Brent, Pay Master for the U.S. Army, regarding money paid by the U.S. to detachments of the Virginia Militia called into service in\n1808 (1809 Dec. 7). Lastly, Eustis writes regarding land warrants issued by the state on lands already surveyed and sold to individuals by authority of the United States between the Little Miami \u0026amp; Scioto\nRivers (1810 Dec. 19). In addition, there is a letter from William Simmons, War Dept., Accountant's Office, regarding tents furnished the militia during the Chesapeake Affair (1810 Jan. 11). William B. Giles \u0026amp;\nRichard Brent, Virginia's senators in Congress, write on 10 June 1809 regarding the French inhabitants expelled from Cuba and the importation of their slaves. Giles \u0026amp; Brent also write concerning a machine\nexhibited at the Capitol (1810 Feb. 6). Finally, Giles encloses the proceedings of a Committee of the U.S. Senate regarding the resolutions of the Virginia General Assembly on the subject of bounty lands to\nofficers \u0026amp; soldiers of the Virginia State Line (1810 Nov. 1). There are also letters from both Wilson Cary Nicholas and John G. Jackson resigning from their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (1809\nNov. 27 \u0026amp; 1810 Sept. 28).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence in John Tyler's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke \u0026amp; John Staples,\nSuperintendents of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Abraham Douglas, Keepers of the Penitentiary; Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant\nClerk of the Council of State; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Clarke \u0026amp; John Staples, as Superintendents of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponded frequently with the Governor, regarding arms and the Manufactory in Richmond, Virginia. John Clarke provides\na report of the number of arms at the Point of Fork Arsenal on 31 March 1792, the number of arms issued to the militia, the number of arms in the garret of the Capitol, etc. (1808 Dec. 19). Clarke also provides a\nstatement of arms distributed to the militia since 27 April 1806 (1809 Jan. 13). Also included are correspondence related to the following subjects: the contract of Col. John Harvie to furnish bricks \u0026amp; lime\nfor building the Manufactory of Arms (1809 Jan. 11); the repair of old arms in the garret of the Capitol (1809 Jan. 23); contracts for carpenter's work for the Foundry \u0026amp; Boring Mill (1809 March 28); and the\nprice \u0026amp; quality of iron produced by Mr. Calloway for the Manufactory (1809 April 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Staples replaced John Clarke as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms around 18 Feb. 1809. Staples provides monthly statements of the operations of the Manufactory from May 1809 to November\n1810 (1809 June 6; 1809 July 10; 1809 Aug. 7; 1809 Sept. 6; 1809 Nov. 3; 1809 Nov.; 1809 Dec.; 1810 Jan.; 1810 Feb.; 1810 March; 1810 April; 1810 May; 1810 June; 1810 July; 1810 Aug.; 1810 Sept.; 1810 Oct.; \u0026amp;\n1810 Nov.). Staples also furnishes an inventory of pistols \u0026amp; component parts on hand at the Manufactory (1809 March 8); a list of workmen employed at the Armory (1809 Oct. 5); a report of arms distributed from\n18 January to 26 October 1809 (1809 Oct. 27); a return of arms at the Manufactory (1810 Nov. 30); and a statement of the operations of the Manufactory from 1 Dec. 1809 to 30 Nov. 1810 (1810 Dec. 24). Staples'\ncorrespondence to Governor Tyler includes the following subjects: the procurement of iron in bars rather than scalps (1809 March 15); the appointment of a Keeper of the Arsenal to receive all finished arms (1809\nMarch 21); a room for persons employed at repairing arms (1809 April 10); an estimate of the quantity of lime furnished by Col. John Harvie for the construction of the Armory (1809 April 6); Henry Foxall's works\nat George Town (1809 April 17); arms for Capt. Christian's Company (1809 April 13); forging bayonets (1809 April 24); the number of arms finished in March \u0026amp; April 1809 (1809 May 9); the number of arms fit for\ndistribution (1809 May 16); component parts of arms on hand when he entered office (1809 May 12); the quantity of ammunition used in proving muskets at the Armory (1809 June 20); short muskets or carbines to be\nmade from burst gun barrels (1809 June 22); the list of balances due the artificers (1809 June 26); the proving of the first gun made by Henry Foxall in the Boring Mill \u0026amp; Foundry (1809 June 29 \u0026amp; July 3);\nthe appropriation for the Foundry \u0026amp; Boring Mill (1809 July 20); the number of arms in the Armory (1809 Nov. 1); lead for the Armory (1809 Nov. 28); the boring of old cannons with a larger caliber (1809 Aug.\n10); the salary \u0026amp; duties of George Dabney (1809 Nov. 27); the inspection of arms repaired by Robert Stewart (1809 Dec. 11); a screw press for the General Court Seal (1810 Jan. 8); a finished gun carriage sent\nto Capitol Square (1810 Jan. 27); bayonets \u0026amp; ramrods for the old guns being repaired by Robert Stewart (1801 March 21); gun carriages (1810 May 22); the quantity of six-pound cannons cast (1810 June 5); George\nDabney's claim for extra services rendered (1810 July 12); a commission as major commandant of an Independent Corps of Militia composed of artificers at the Manufactory (includes a list of artificers) (1810 Aug.\n7); the casting of cannon (1810 Aug. 15); the repair of arms by Robert Stewart (1810 Aug. 21); a list of cannon cast \u0026amp; mounted (1810 Oct. 31); stocks \u0026amp; ramrods furnished to Robert Stewart for the repair of\narms (1810 Oct. 23 \u0026amp; Dec. 10); and a warrant on the Contingent Fund for $5000 for existing claims (1810 Dec. 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbraham Douglas, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Tyler regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Douglas provides information to the Governor regarding the\nconduct of certain prisoners. He encloses inventories of materials, tools, implements, \u0026amp; parts of arms at the Armory (1809 Feb. 20). Douglas writes concerning holsters on hand at the Penitentiary (1809 March\n8); a settlement of the profits at the Penitentiary for him \u0026amp; his assistants (1809 March 30); machinery for spinning cotton (1809 May 11 \u0026amp; 20); the erection of a magazine for powder at the Penitentiary\n(1809 June 13); a proposal by Curtis Carter for building a powder magazine near the Penitentiary (1809 July 6); the price of wrought nails (1809 June 28); capping for the wall around the powder magazine (1809 Oct.\n19); the employment of James Roston to conduct the spinning machine at the Penitentiary (1809 Oct. 31); the near completion of the powder magazine by Curtis Carter (1809 Nov. 15); the completion of the magazine\nexcept for whitewashing (1809 Nov. 29); the report of the Board of Visitors regarding the profits of the Penitentiary (1810 Jan. 1); proposals for capping the wall outside the magazine (1810 Jan. 30); the account\nof James Roston (1810 Jan. 25); a report with A. Foster on the plan \u0026amp; estimate of a chapel within the walls of the Penitentiary (1810 Feb. 8); a letter from Joseph A. Myers regarding powder to be delivered to\nthe magazine (1810 Feb. 28); an account of sales of iron \u0026amp; steel (1810 March 7); the sewer at the Penitentiary (1810 April 18); the construction of a new stone sewer (1810 July 18); and nails manufactured at\nthe Penitentiary (1810 Sept. 22).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding numerous subjects including an appointment as visitor of the Penitentiary (1809 March 11); the suit against John Clarke (1809 July 31 \u0026amp; 1810\nApril 24); the bond of Samuel Holmes (1809 Aug. 22); Micajah Crew's appointment to valuate the works at the Armory (1809 Sept. 27); and the Wythe County Court's recommendation of a sheriff (1810 June 28). In\naddition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the slaves brought into Virginia by the French expelled from Cuba (1809 May 26); the title of the lands owned by the Nottoway Indians (1809 June 22); the laws\nprohibiting obstructions to the James River (1810 March 27); and the case regarding the state road from the James River to the Kanawha River (1810 Aug. 1).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel L. Hylton \u0026amp; Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026amp; Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. The Council provides frequent extracts from Council\nminutes with advice of the Council. A few of the more noteworthy topics include the following: land belonging to the Nottoway Tribe of Indians (1808 Dec. 13); the enforcement of the embargo laws (1809 Jan. 26);\narms in possession of the Public Guard including a report of the daily duties performed by the Guard and a return of arms \u0026amp; accoutrements by Peter Crutchfield (1809 Sept. 5); and the repair of widows in the\nCapitol (1809 Nov.). In addition, Hylton often administered certificates of oath to several state officials including Peyton Randolph as Privy Councilor (1809 Jan. 5); James Jones as Privy Councilor (1809 May 29);\nWilliam B. Hare as Privy Councilor (1809 May 29); Andrew Reid as Privy Councilor (1809 Dec. 11); Charles K. Mallory \u0026amp; Linah Mims as members of the Privy Council (1811 Jan. 8); and John Tyler as Governor (1810\nDec. 10). Samuel Coleman encloses a statement of the issues of public arms prior to 2 Dec. 1805, since 2 Dec. 1805, the number issued to each regiment, \u0026amp; a statement of public arms by John Clarke (1809 Jan.\n19). On 18 July 1810, Coleman requests an increase in salary as a result of the absence of Daniel Hylton.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation to the Governor. Hansford encloses a resolution from the Senate regarding the\nremoval of the plastering in the Senate Chamber (1810 Feb. 8). Pleasants \u0026amp; Hansford transmit extracts from the journals of the House of Delegates regarding the elections of John Preston as Treasurer (1809 Jan.\n4 \u0026amp; 1810 Jan. 15); Richard Brent as senator in the U.S. Senate (18098 Jan. 7); Joel Leftwich as brigadier general of the 12th Brigade to replace Joseph Martin (1809 Jan. 19); Andrew Moore as major general of\nthe 3rd Division (1809 Jan. 21); Thomas Evans as judge of the General Court (1809 Feb. 10); and James Semple as judge of the General Court to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Joseph Prentis (1810 Jan.\n31).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Tyler regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1809 May 10; 1809 Aug. 14; 1810 May 10; \u0026amp; 1810 Aug. 21). In addition, Shepard encloses accounts of the Penitentiary with the Commonwealth (1809 May 5; 1810 April 9; \u0026amp; 1810 Dec. 4). Shepard also writes\nregarding executions levied on personal property returned not sold for want of buyers (1809 March 17); accounts issued to Col. John Harvie \u0026amp; Mr. Rawley for materials for the Manufactory of Arms (1809 April\n12); lists of pensioners (1809 May 9 \u0026amp; May 15); warrants issued on the Aggregate Fund for John Harris (1809 May 16); a report on the sources of money to be paid into the Treasury by 1 Nov. and the cause of the\npresent deficit (1809 June 26); the account of George Williamson \u0026amp; William Geddy for iron work done on the Penitentiary buildings (1809 July 11); the account between Adam Baird \u0026amp; the Commonwealth for stone\nwork done on the Manufactory, Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026amp; for grind stones furnished by him (1809 Aug. 19); accounts from printers of newspapers for publishing certain acts of the Assembly (1809 Sept. 6); vouchers\nfor warrants charged to the U.S. for expenses incurred in the expedition to Norfolk (1809 Nov. 24); accounts between the United States \u0026amp; the Commonwealth (1810 Feb. 13); a statement of debts due the\nCommonwealth in the District of Agent Andrew Hayes (1810 March 20); dirt among the papers in the presses in consequence of opening the flues in the Auditor's Office \u0026amp; General Court Office (1810 March 20); and\nan account of the rents received by the agent for the Bristoe Estate (1810 Sept. 21).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to amendments to the U.S. Constitution, extraditions, and the exchange of\nlaws. Included are letters from the following governors: Robert Wright \u0026amp; Edward Lloyd, Maryland; George Truitt, Delaware; Levi Lincoln \u0026amp; Christopher Gore, Massachusetts; David Stone, North Carolina; Simon\nSnyder, Pennsylvania; Charles Scott, Kentucky; John Trumball \u0026amp; John Treadwell, Connecticut; Samuel Huntington, Ohio; David B. Mitchell, Georgia; Joseph Bloomfield, New Jersey; Jonas Galusha, Vermont; and John\nLangdon, New Hampshire.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGovernor Robert Wright, Maryland, encloses a proclamation for the apprehension of George Gordon (1808 Dec. 30). Afterwards, Governor Edward Lloyd writes acknowledging the receipt of the proceedings of Virginia\nregarding the amendment proposed by Pennsylvania (1810 Feb. 14). On 3 June 1811, Governor Lloyd transmits a resolution of the state of Maryland against the Pennsylvania amendment for the establishment of an\nimpartial tribunal. Governor George Truitt, Delaware, writes regarding the extradition of Joseph Boughman (1809 Feb. 6). Truitt also transmits a resolution from the Delaware General Assembly against the resolution\nof Massachusetts concerning embargoes (1810 Feb. 20). Governor Levi Lincoln, Massachusetts, transmits a resolution by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts disapproving of the amendment proposed by Virginia for the\nremoval of senators in Congress by a vote of the state legislature (1809 Feb. 22). Later, Governor Christopher Gore transmits a resolution by the Massachusetts General Assembly proposing an amendment to the\nConstitution that no law be enacted for laying an embargo for a longer period than thirty days from the commencement of the session of the next Congress (1809 June 21). Governor David Stone, North Carolina, writes\nregarding his demand for Mins Macklin, a fugitive from justice (1809 March 25). Stone also encloses a copy of the public acts of North Carolina on 9 March 1809 and on 19 March 1810. On 13 July 1809, Governor Stone\nacknowledges receipt of a map of Virginia and transmits a map of North Carolina. Lastly, Governor Stone writes regarding the requisition for Hampton Wade who was charged with stealing a negro slave (includes bill\nof indictment) (1810 Aug. 27). Governor Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania, transmits a resolution of the Pennsylvania General Assembly regarding an amendment to the Constitution to establish an impartial tribunal to\ndetermine disputes between the general \u0026amp; state governments (1809 April 10). Snyder also writes concerning a fugitive from justice from Virginia (1810 Feb. 3). Governor Charles Scott, Kentucky, encloses a\nresolution of the Kentucky General Assembly disapproving of the amendment proposed by Virginia for the removal of senators (1809 April 23). Scott also transmits a resolution against another amendment proposed by\nthe state of Pennsylvania (1810 March 27). Governor John Trumball, Connecticut, transmits the new edition of the statute laws of Connecticut (1809 June 2). Following Trumball's governorship, Governor John\nTreadwell writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia disapproving of the amendment by Pennsylvania for an impartial tribunal (1810 Feb. 22). Governor Samuel Huntington, Ohio, writes respecting a\nfugitive from justice demanded by Governor Tyler (1810 Jan. 26 \u0026amp; 1810 March 22). In addition, Huntington writes regarding a warrant issued for the arrest of a negro woman named Jane (1810 May 22). Governor\nDavid B. Mitchell, Georgia, transmits a copy of a resolution by the Georgia General Assembly disapproving of the resolution of Pennsylvania for an amendment to the Constitution (1810 Feb. 2). Governor Joseph\nBloomfield, New Jersey, writes regarding the proposed amendment to the Constitution from the state of Pennsylvania (1810 Feb. 13). Bloomfield also writes respecting the exchange of laws with Virginia (1810 June\n8). Lastly, Governor Bloomfield transmits a resolution of the New Jersey General Assembly disapproving of the amendments to the Constitution proposed by Massachusetts, Virginia, \u0026amp; Pennsylvania (1810 Nov. 5).\nGovernor Jonas Galusha, Vermont, transmits a copy of the laws for the state of Vermont (1810 May 22). Finally, Governor John Langdon, New Hampshire, transmits a resolution of the New Hampshire General Assembly in\nfavor of the amendment proposed by the state of Massachusetts regarding embargoes (1810 July 10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional significant correspondence includes the following: David S. Garland resigning as Register of the Land Office (1808 Dec. 13); David Sheffey, Chairman of the Armory Committee, re. the manner in which\nthe public armory has been conducted (1808 Dec. 22); Thomas Newton re. fortifications for the defense of Norfolk \u0026amp; Portsmouth (1808 Dec. 26); Alexander Quarrier re. his account for repairs on the Public Square\n(1808 Dec. 27); Alexander Quarrier re. repairs done on the Public Square by order of Gov. Cabell (1809 Jan. 12); John Preston resigning as major general of the 3rd Division of the Militia (1809 Jan. 17); Henry\nBlow, William Blow, \u0026amp; Samuel Blunt, Trustees of the Nottoway Tribe of Indians, re. their lands on the north side of the Nottoway River (1809 Feb. 17 \u0026amp; 1809 May 11); Alexander Stuart resigning as a member\nof the Privy Council (1809 March 18); Maurice Rogers, U.S. Consul at St. Jago de Cuba, encl. the proclamation of Governor Sebastian Kindelan ordering the French inhabitants to quit the island (1809 April 28); John\nGuerrant, Jr., resigning from the Council of State (1809 May 27); D. J. Burr, Agent of the Penitentiary encl. an invoice of shoes made under the supervision of Martin Mims as Keeper (1809 May 26); William Vaughan,\nMagistrate in Norfolk, re. the arrival of French inhabitants driven from Cuba with their slaves (1809 June 2); Edward Carrington re. the powder magazine in Richmond (1809 June 3); Henry Deringer, Philadelphia,\noffering to contract with the Commonwealth to manufacture two hundred rifles annually (1809 June 12); Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, re. stationary and an account from Samuel Shepard (1809 June\n16); John E. Holt, Mayor of Norfolk, re. ships from Cuba with French inhabitants \u0026amp; their slaves (1809 June 17); John Strode encl. an estimate of the expense of a forge with one hammer (1809 Dec. 30); Henry\nDeringer, Philadelphia, re. an offer to contract with Virginia to manufacture five hundred rifles annually (1810 Jan. 17); John Preston, Treasurer, requesting permission to remove the Treasury Office into a room\nof the third story of the Capitol (1810 Feb. 10); Benjamin Duval re. fireplaces in the offices of the General Court \u0026amp; Auditor (includes drawings) (1810 March 8); Richard Byrd re. a feared insurrection in\nSmithfield (1810 May 30); L.A. Pauly encl. a sketch of the administration of the Royal Manufactory of Arms of Charleville (1810 May 1 \u0026amp; 31; 1810 June 6, 12, 19, \u0026amp; 26); John M. Carter re. the completion of\nthe sword for Lt. O'Bannon (1810 July 6); Thomas Underwood encl. an estimate of the expense of digging a canal for the conveyance of produce to the Public Warehouse in Richmond (1810 July 17); James Greenhow re.\nthe sewer at the Penitentiary (1810 July 12); William W. Hening resigning from the Council of State in order to accept an appointment as clerk of the Superior Court of Chancery (1810 Aug. 1); William W. Hening re.\nthe poor condition of the office of the Superior Court of Chancery in the Capitol (1810 Aug. 2); and Jared Brooks encl. a map of the falls of the Ohio with explanatory notes (enclosures not included) (1810 Dec.\n10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther noteworthy items include: bonds of Edward C. Davis as Register of the Land Office (1808 Dec. 13 \u0026amp; 1810 Feb. 20); the proposal by Samuel Pleasants, Jr., to supply the Commonwealth with 1500 copies of\n\"Steuben's Regulations for the Order \u0026amp; Discipline of the Troops of the U.S.\" (1809 Jan. 16); a return of arms in the Arsenal of the Capitol by Alexander Quarrier (1809 Jan. 27); a bond of John Staples as\nSuperintendent of the Manufactory of Arms (1809 Feb. 18); a report of all the arms that have been proved \u0026amp; examined in the Capitol \u0026amp; Armory by George Charter, Robert Stewart, \u0026amp; Nevin Karins (1809 Feb.\n27; 1809 April 5; \u0026amp; 1809 May 5); a report of the Congressional Committee re. the memorial of William Lambert to establish the first meridian for the United States at the permanent seat of government (1809\nMarch 9 \u0026amp; 1810 March 9); bonds of James Bootwright to furnish rations for the Penitentiary (1809 April 17 \u0026amp; 1810 March 21); proclamations from Governor Tyler regarding rewards for the capture of convicts\n(1809 May 1; 1809 Aug. 29; 1809 Sept. 25; \u0026amp; 1810 Jan. 25); a report by George Charter \u0026amp; Robert Stewart of all the old arms found in the arsenals of the Capitol \u0026amp; Armory (1809 May 27); a resolution from\nSamuel A. Otis, Secretary of the U.S. Senate, re. the appointment of a committee to enquire into the expediency of making a provision by law for remitting the penalties incurred by the violations of the act\nprohibiting the importation of slaves as far as it relates to the slaves brought by the French inhabitants expelled from Cuba (1809 June 12); a decree of the Superior Court of Chancery in the case of Philip Turpin\nagainst the Attorney General regarding the value of his two acres of land on Shockoe Hill conveyed on 9 April 1788 (1809 June 23); the commission of James Semple as judge of the General Court (1809 June 24); the\nbond of Robert Stewart for the repair of public arms (1809 July 6); a proclamation of Governor Tyler ordering that the next courts for Culpeper County be held at the new courthouse (1809 July 24); proceedings of\nthe Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Visitors at the Penitentiary (1809 July 26 \u0026amp; 1810 Dec. 20); a table showing the number of prisoners convicted from each District, their place of nativity, years sentenced,\n\u0026amp; crime (1809 Dec. 1); an inventory of materials \u0026amp; component parts of arms on hand at the Armory (1809 Dec. 1); a bond of William Byrd to transport two condemned slaves under sentence of death out of the\nUnited States (1809 Dec. 7); bonds of Samuel Pleasants as Public Printer (1809 Dec. 15 \u0026amp; 1811 Jan. 11); bonds of Charles Blagrove as Register of the Land Office (1810 Jan. 2 \u0026amp; 1811 Jan. 8); a bond of John\nStaples as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms (1810 Feb. 17); a list of prisoners in the Penitentiary on 1 July 1810 along with their crimes, dated received, \u0026amp; term of confinement (1810 July\n1); a proclamation by Lt. Gov. George William Smith re. a reward for the apprehension of Thomas Harris (1810 July 11); a bond of Mann S. Valentine as agent to the Commonwealth to make sale of certain articles\nmanufactured at the Penitentiary (1810 Oct. 7); proceedings of the Monthly Board of Visitors from Sept. to Nov. 1810 (1810 Nov. 3); and a resolution of the Maryland General Assembly to appoint commissioners to\nmeet with commissioners of Virginia in order to settle \u0026amp; adjust the western boundary of the state (1810 Dec. 7).\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["John Tyler's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his two one-year terms as governor between 12 December 1808 and 15 January 1811. The correspondence in this collection relates\nto a variety of topics including appointments \u0026 recommendations for state positions; the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; the Virginia Penitentiary; amendments to the U.S. Constitution; arms and ammunition; the\nmilitia; French inhabitants expelled from Cuba; the embargo; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses \u0026 revenue; elections; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are\nresolutions from the Virginia Senate \u0026 House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns \u0026 certificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; pay\nrolls; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; opinions; and other sundry items.\n","The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas\nJefferson; Robert Smith, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn \u0026 William Eustis, Secretaries of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Tyler on 20 Jan. 1809\nregarding a letter from Henry St. John Dixon offering the services of his company of volunteer riflemen of the 105th Regiment. On 10 Aug. 1810, Robert Smith, Secretary of State, transmits copies of the laws of the\n1st \u0026 2nd session of the 11th Congress. As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding the appointment of an officer of the militia near each point of entry to assemble a sufficient force\nto maintain the authority of the laws respecting the embargo (1809 Jan. 18). Dearborn also writes on 4 Feb. 1809 regarding Virginia's quota of militia. On 17 April 1809, William Eustis writes the Governor\nregarding pensioners. Eustis also encloses pay rolls and a letter from Robert Brent, Pay Master for the U.S. Army, regarding money paid by the U.S. to detachments of the Virginia Militia called into service in\n1808 (1809 Dec. 7). Lastly, Eustis writes regarding land warrants issued by the state on lands already surveyed and sold to individuals by authority of the United States between the Little Miami \u0026 Scioto\nRivers (1810 Dec. 19). In addition, there is a letter from William Simmons, War Dept., Accountant's Office, regarding tents furnished the militia during the Chesapeake Affair (1810 Jan. 11). William B. Giles \u0026\nRichard Brent, Virginia's senators in Congress, write on 10 June 1809 regarding the French inhabitants expelled from Cuba and the importation of their slaves. Giles \u0026 Brent also write concerning a machine\nexhibited at the Capitol (1810 Feb. 6). Finally, Giles encloses the proceedings of a Committee of the U.S. Senate regarding the resolutions of the Virginia General Assembly on the subject of bounty lands to\nofficers \u0026 soldiers of the Virginia State Line (1810 Nov. 1). There are also letters from both Wilson Cary Nicholas and John G. Jackson resigning from their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (1809\nNov. 27 \u0026 1810 Sept. 28).\n","The majority of correspondence in John Tyler's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke \u0026 John Staples,\nSuperintendents of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Abraham Douglas, Keepers of the Penitentiary; Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant\nClerk of the Council of State; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts.\n","John Clarke \u0026 John Staples, as Superintendents of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, corresponded frequently with the Governor, regarding arms and the Manufactory in Richmond, Virginia. John Clarke provides\na report of the number of arms at the Point of Fork Arsenal on 31 March 1792, the number of arms issued to the militia, the number of arms in the garret of the Capitol, etc. (1808 Dec. 19). Clarke also provides a\nstatement of arms distributed to the militia since 27 April 1806 (1809 Jan. 13). Also included are correspondence related to the following subjects: the contract of Col. John Harvie to furnish bricks \u0026 lime\nfor building the Manufactory of Arms (1809 Jan. 11); the repair of old arms in the garret of the Capitol (1809 Jan. 23); contracts for carpenter's work for the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill (1809 March 28); and the\nprice \u0026 quality of iron produced by Mr. Calloway for the Manufactory (1809 April 1).\n","John Staples replaced John Clarke as Superintendent of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms around 18 Feb. 1809. Staples provides monthly statements of the operations of the Manufactory from May 1809 to November\n1810 (1809 June 6; 1809 July 10; 1809 Aug. 7; 1809 Sept. 6; 1809 Nov. 3; 1809 Nov.; 1809 Dec.; 1810 Jan.; 1810 Feb.; 1810 March; 1810 April; 1810 May; 1810 June; 1810 July; 1810 Aug.; 1810 Sept.; 1810 Oct.; \u0026\n1810 Nov.). Staples also furnishes an inventory of pistols \u0026 component parts on hand at the Manufactory (1809 March 8); a list of workmen employed at the Armory (1809 Oct. 5); a report of arms distributed from\n18 January to 26 October 1809 (1809 Oct. 27); a return of arms at the Manufactory (1810 Nov. 30); and a statement of the operations of the Manufactory from 1 Dec. 1809 to 30 Nov. 1810 (1810 Dec. 24). Staples'\ncorrespondence to Governor Tyler includes the following subjects: the procurement of iron in bars rather than scalps (1809 March 15); the appointment of a Keeper of the Arsenal to receive all finished arms (1809\nMarch 21); a room for persons employed at repairing arms (1809 April 10); an estimate of the quantity of lime furnished by Col. John Harvie for the construction of the Armory (1809 April 6); Henry Foxall's works\nat George Town (1809 April 17); arms for Capt. Christian's Company (1809 April 13); forging bayonets (1809 April 24); the number of arms finished in March \u0026 April 1809 (1809 May 9); the number of arms fit for\ndistribution (1809 May 16); component parts of arms on hand when he entered office (1809 May 12); the quantity of ammunition used in proving muskets at the Armory (1809 June 20); short muskets or carbines to be\nmade from burst gun barrels (1809 June 22); the list of balances due the artificers (1809 June 26); the proving of the first gun made by Henry Foxall in the Boring Mill \u0026 Foundry (1809 June 29 \u0026 July 3);\nthe appropriation for the Foundry \u0026 Boring Mill (1809 July 20); the number of arms in the Armory (1809 Nov. 1); lead for the Armory (1809 Nov. 28); the boring of old cannons with a larger caliber (1809 Aug.\n10); the salary \u0026 duties of George Dabney (1809 Nov. 27); the inspection of arms repaired by Robert Stewart (1809 Dec. 11); a screw press for the General Court Seal (1810 Jan. 8); a finished gun carriage sent\nto Capitol Square (1810 Jan. 27); bayonets \u0026 ramrods for the old guns being repaired by Robert Stewart (1801 March 21); gun carriages (1810 May 22); the quantity of six-pound cannons cast (1810 June 5); George\nDabney's claim for extra services rendered (1810 July 12); a commission as major commandant of an Independent Corps of Militia composed of artificers at the Manufactory (includes a list of artificers) (1810 Aug.\n7); the casting of cannon (1810 Aug. 15); the repair of arms by Robert Stewart (1810 Aug. 21); a list of cannon cast \u0026 mounted (1810 Oct. 31); stocks \u0026 ramrods furnished to Robert Stewart for the repair of\narms (1810 Oct. 23 \u0026 Dec. 10); and a warrant on the Contingent Fund for $5000 for existing claims (1810 Dec. 10).\n","Abraham Douglas, Keeper of the Penitentiary, communicates with Governor Tyler regarding numerous subjects related to prisoners and the Penitentiary. Douglas provides information to the Governor regarding the\nconduct of certain prisoners. He encloses inventories of materials, tools, implements, \u0026 parts of arms at the Armory (1809 Feb. 20). Douglas writes concerning holsters on hand at the Penitentiary (1809 March\n8); a settlement of the profits at the Penitentiary for him \u0026 his assistants (1809 March 30); machinery for spinning cotton (1809 May 11 \u0026 20); the erection of a magazine for powder at the Penitentiary\n(1809 June 13); a proposal by Curtis Carter for building a powder magazine near the Penitentiary (1809 July 6); the price of wrought nails (1809 June 28); capping for the wall around the powder magazine (1809 Oct.\n19); the employment of James Roston to conduct the spinning machine at the Penitentiary (1809 Oct. 31); the near completion of the powder magazine by Curtis Carter (1809 Nov. 15); the completion of the magazine\nexcept for whitewashing (1809 Nov. 29); the report of the Board of Visitors regarding the profits of the Penitentiary (1810 Jan. 1); proposals for capping the wall outside the magazine (1810 Jan. 30); the account\nof James Roston (1810 Jan. 25); a report with A. Foster on the plan \u0026 estimate of a chapel within the walls of the Penitentiary (1810 Feb. 8); a letter from Joseph A. Myers regarding powder to be delivered to\nthe magazine (1810 Feb. 28); an account of sales of iron \u0026 steel (1810 March 7); the sewer at the Penitentiary (1810 April 18); the construction of a new stone sewer (1810 July 18); and nails manufactured at\nthe Penitentiary (1810 Sept. 22).\n","Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General, writes regarding numerous subjects including an appointment as visitor of the Penitentiary (1809 March 11); the suit against John Clarke (1809 July 31 \u0026 1810\nApril 24); the bond of Samuel Holmes (1809 Aug. 22); Micajah Crew's appointment to valuate the works at the Armory (1809 Sept. 27); and the Wythe County Court's recommendation of a sheriff (1810 June 28). In\naddition, the Attorney General provides opinions on the slaves brought into Virginia by the French expelled from Cuba (1809 May 26); the title of the lands owned by the Nottoway Indians (1809 June 22); the laws\nprohibiting obstructions to the James River (1810 March 27); and the case regarding the state road from the James River to the Kanawha River (1810 Aug. 1).\n","Daniel L. Hylton \u0026 Samuel Coleman, as Clerk \u0026 Assistant Clerk of the Council, communicate with the Governor regularly through the Council Office. The Council provides frequent extracts from Council\nminutes with advice of the Council. A few of the more noteworthy topics include the following: land belonging to the Nottoway Tribe of Indians (1808 Dec. 13); the enforcement of the embargo laws (1809 Jan. 26);\narms in possession of the Public Guard including a report of the daily duties performed by the Guard and a return of arms \u0026 accoutrements by Peter Crutchfield (1809 Sept. 5); and the repair of widows in the\nCapitol (1809 Nov.). In addition, Hylton often administered certificates of oath to several state officials including Peyton Randolph as Privy Councilor (1809 Jan. 5); James Jones as Privy Councilor (1809 May 29);\nWilliam B. Hare as Privy Councilor (1809 May 29); Andrew Reid as Privy Councilor (1809 Dec. 11); Charles K. Mallory \u0026 Linah Mims as members of the Privy Council (1811 Jan. 8); and John Tyler as Governor (1810\nDec. 10). Samuel Coleman encloses a statement of the issues of public arms prior to 2 Dec. 1805, since 2 Dec. 1805, the number issued to each regiment, \u0026 a statement of public arms by John Clarke (1809 Jan.\n19). On 18 July 1810, Coleman requests an increase in salary as a result of the absence of Daniel Hylton.\n","James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate, often submit legislation to the Governor. Hansford encloses a resolution from the Senate regarding the\nremoval of the plastering in the Senate Chamber (1810 Feb. 8). Pleasants \u0026 Hansford transmit extracts from the journals of the House of Delegates regarding the elections of John Preston as Treasurer (1809 Jan.\n4 \u0026 1810 Jan. 15); Richard Brent as senator in the U.S. Senate (18098 Jan. 7); Joel Leftwich as brigadier general of the 12th Brigade to replace Joseph Martin (1809 Jan. 19); Andrew Moore as major general of\nthe 3rd Division (1809 Jan. 21); Thomas Evans as judge of the General Court (1809 Feb. 10); and James Semple as judge of the General Court to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Joseph Prentis (1810 Jan.\n31).\n","Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts, corresponds often with Governor Tyler regarding various financial matters. Shepard regularly encloses accounts of expenses for forwarding notices, executions, etc.\n(1809 May 10; 1809 Aug. 14; 1810 May 10; \u0026 1810 Aug. 21). In addition, Shepard encloses accounts of the Penitentiary with the Commonwealth (1809 May 5; 1810 April 9; \u0026 1810 Dec. 4). Shepard also writes\nregarding executions levied on personal property returned not sold for want of buyers (1809 March 17); accounts issued to Col. John Harvie \u0026 Mr. Rawley for materials for the Manufactory of Arms (1809 April\n12); lists of pensioners (1809 May 9 \u0026 May 15); warrants issued on the Aggregate Fund for John Harris (1809 May 16); a report on the sources of money to be paid into the Treasury by 1 Nov. and the cause of the\npresent deficit (1809 June 26); the account of George Williamson \u0026 William Geddy for iron work done on the Penitentiary buildings (1809 July 11); the account between Adam Baird \u0026 the Commonwealth for stone\nwork done on the Manufactory, Foundry, Boring Mill, \u0026 for grind stones furnished by him (1809 Aug. 19); accounts from printers of newspapers for publishing certain acts of the Assembly (1809 Sept. 6); vouchers\nfor warrants charged to the U.S. for expenses incurred in the expedition to Norfolk (1809 Nov. 24); accounts between the United States \u0026 the Commonwealth (1810 Feb. 13); a statement of debts due the\nCommonwealth in the District of Agent Andrew Hayes (1810 March 20); dirt among the papers in the presses in consequence of opening the flues in the Auditor's Office \u0026 General Court Office (1810 March 20); and\nan account of the rents received by the agent for the Bristoe Estate (1810 Sept. 21).\n","Governors from other states comprise a significant amount of correspondence received by the Governor. This correspondence mostly relates to amendments to the U.S. Constitution, extraditions, and the exchange of\nlaws. Included are letters from the following governors: Robert Wright \u0026 Edward Lloyd, Maryland; George Truitt, Delaware; Levi Lincoln \u0026 Christopher Gore, Massachusetts; David Stone, North Carolina; Simon\nSnyder, Pennsylvania; Charles Scott, Kentucky; John Trumball \u0026 John Treadwell, Connecticut; Samuel Huntington, Ohio; David B. Mitchell, Georgia; Joseph Bloomfield, New Jersey; Jonas Galusha, Vermont; and John\nLangdon, New Hampshire.\n","Governor Robert Wright, Maryland, encloses a proclamation for the apprehension of George Gordon (1808 Dec. 30). Afterwards, Governor Edward Lloyd writes acknowledging the receipt of the proceedings of Virginia\nregarding the amendment proposed by Pennsylvania (1810 Feb. 14). On 3 June 1811, Governor Lloyd transmits a resolution of the state of Maryland against the Pennsylvania amendment for the establishment of an\nimpartial tribunal. Governor George Truitt, Delaware, writes regarding the extradition of Joseph Boughman (1809 Feb. 6). Truitt also transmits a resolution from the Delaware General Assembly against the resolution\nof Massachusetts concerning embargoes (1810 Feb. 20). Governor Levi Lincoln, Massachusetts, transmits a resolution by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts disapproving of the amendment proposed by Virginia for the\nremoval of senators in Congress by a vote of the state legislature (1809 Feb. 22). Later, Governor Christopher Gore transmits a resolution by the Massachusetts General Assembly proposing an amendment to the\nConstitution that no law be enacted for laying an embargo for a longer period than thirty days from the commencement of the session of the next Congress (1809 June 21). Governor David Stone, North Carolina, writes\nregarding his demand for Mins Macklin, a fugitive from justice (1809 March 25). Stone also encloses a copy of the public acts of North Carolina on 9 March 1809 and on 19 March 1810. On 13 July 1809, Governor Stone\nacknowledges receipt of a map of Virginia and transmits a map of North Carolina. Lastly, Governor Stone writes regarding the requisition for Hampton Wade who was charged with stealing a negro slave (includes bill\nof indictment) (1810 Aug. 27). Governor Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania, transmits a resolution of the Pennsylvania General Assembly regarding an amendment to the Constitution to establish an impartial tribunal to\ndetermine disputes between the general \u0026 state governments (1809 April 10). Snyder also writes concerning a fugitive from justice from Virginia (1810 Feb. 3). Governor Charles Scott, Kentucky, encloses a\nresolution of the Kentucky General Assembly disapproving of the amendment proposed by Virginia for the removal of senators (1809 April 23). Scott also transmits a resolution against another amendment proposed by\nthe state of Pennsylvania (1810 March 27). Governor John Trumball, Connecticut, transmits the new edition of the statute laws of Connecticut (1809 June 2). Following Trumball's governorship, Governor John\nTreadwell writes regarding receipt of the resolution of Virginia disapproving of the amendment by Pennsylvania for an impartial tribunal (1810 Feb. 22). Governor Samuel Huntington, Ohio, writes respecting a\nfugitive from justice demanded by Governor Tyler (1810 Jan. 26 \u0026 1810 March 22). In addition, Huntington writes regarding a warrant issued for the arrest of a negro woman named Jane (1810 May 22). Governor\nDavid B. Mitchell, Georgia, transmits a copy of a resolution by the Georgia General Assembly disapproving of the resolution of Pennsylvania for an amendment to the Constitution (1810 Feb. 2). Governor Joseph\nBloomfield, New Jersey, writes regarding the proposed amendment to the Constitution from the state of Pennsylvania (1810 Feb. 13). Bloomfield also writes respecting the exchange of laws with Virginia (1810 June\n8). Lastly, Governor Bloomfield transmits a resolution of the New Jersey General Assembly disapproving of the amendments to the Constitution proposed by Massachusetts, Virginia, \u0026 Pennsylvania (1810 Nov. 5).\nGovernor Jonas Galusha, Vermont, transmits a copy of the laws for the state of Vermont (1810 May 22). Finally, Governor John Langdon, New Hampshire, transmits a resolution of the New Hampshire General Assembly in\nfavor of the amendment proposed by the state of Massachusetts regarding embargoes (1810 July 10).\n","Additional significant correspondence includes the following: David S. Garland resigning as Register of the Land Office (1808 Dec. 13); David Sheffey, Chairman of the Armory Committee, re. the manner in which\nthe public armory has been conducted (1808 Dec. 22); Thomas Newton re. fortifications for the defense of Norfolk \u0026 Portsmouth (1808 Dec. 26); Alexander Quarrier re. his account for repairs on the Public Square\n(1808 Dec. 27); Alexander Quarrier re. repairs done on the Public Square by order of Gov. Cabell (1809 Jan. 12); John Preston resigning as major general of the 3rd Division of the Militia (1809 Jan. 17); Henry\nBlow, William Blow, \u0026 Samuel Blunt, Trustees of the Nottoway Tribe of Indians, re. their lands on the north side of the Nottoway River (1809 Feb. 17 \u0026 1809 May 11); Alexander Stuart resigning as a member\nof the Privy Council (1809 March 18); Maurice Rogers, U.S. Consul at St. Jago de Cuba, encl. the proclamation of Governor Sebastian Kindelan ordering the French inhabitants to quit the island (1809 April 28); John\nGuerrant, Jr., resigning from the Council of State (1809 May 27); D. J. Burr, Agent of the Penitentiary encl. an invoice of shoes made under the supervision of Martin Mims as Keeper (1809 May 26); William Vaughan,\nMagistrate in Norfolk, re. the arrival of French inhabitants driven from Cuba with their slaves (1809 June 2); Edward Carrington re. the powder magazine in Richmond (1809 June 3); Henry Deringer, Philadelphia,\noffering to contract with the Commonwealth to manufacture two hundred rifles annually (1809 June 12); Peter Crutchfield, Commandant of the Public Guard, re. stationary and an account from Samuel Shepard (1809 June\n16); John E. Holt, Mayor of Norfolk, re. ships from Cuba with French inhabitants \u0026 their slaves (1809 June 17); John Strode encl. an estimate of the expense of a forge with one hammer (1809 Dec. 30); Henry\nDeringer, Philadelphia, re. an offer to contract with Virginia to manufacture five hundred rifles annually (1810 Jan. 17); John Preston, Treasurer, requesting permission to remove the Treasury Office into a room\nof the third story of the Capitol (1810 Feb. 10); Benjamin Duval re. fireplaces in the offices of the General Court \u0026 Auditor (includes drawings) (1810 March 8); Richard Byrd re. a feared insurrection in\nSmithfield (1810 May 30); L.A. Pauly encl. a sketch of the administration of the Royal Manufactory of Arms of Charleville (1810 May 1 \u0026 31; 1810 June 6, 12, 19, \u0026 26); John M. Carter re. the completion of\nthe sword for Lt. 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