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To John Guerrant, Alexander McRae, William Foushee, Archibald Stuart, and Samuel Tyler, 7 December 1802
thanks for letter of approbation of his term as governor
To Philip Shepard, 5 March 1801
purchase and liberation of slaves Tom and Pharaoh who exposed Gabriel's conspiracy
From Samuel Coleman, 28 February 1801
Tom and Pharaoh are valuable slaves and their owners have a great reliance on them
From Thomas Newton, 4 February 1801
James Barron, captain of the Chesapeake, has captured a slave ship and brought it to Norfolk; asks what should be done with the blacks on board; asks that a physician be appointed to examine crew members of ships entering port
From John Clarke, 27 January 1801
storage of arms in Richmond
From William Morris and John G Brown, 20 January 1801
offer to buy slaves confined in the penitentiary
From Creed Taylor, 1 January 1801
report of slave conspiracy in Nottaway County unfounded
From Thomas Newton, 29 December 1800
reports of planned slave insurrection at Norfolk; news from Europe
From James McClurg, 7 October 1800
arrangement for posting a guard in Richmond
From John Clarke and George Williamson, 2 October 1800
inspection of arms provided to Virginia by James Swan
To Virginia Council of State, 28 September 1800
illness of James Spence Monroe prevents JM from meeting with council; confinement of Gabriel; inspection of arms purchased by Virginia; distribution of arms to the militia;
From Elisha Dick, 26 September 1800
quarantine at Alexandria; accuses abolition society and free blacks of fomenting slave insurrection
From John Clarke, 25 September 1800
report on construction of penitentiary and armory; distribution of arms to the militia
From Thomas Newton, 24 September 1800
attempted escape and arrest of Gabriel
From Gervas Storrs and Joseph Seldon, 8 September 1800
testimony indicates that Gabriel was leader of slave conspiracy