April 12, 2024
John H Peyton's Virginia owned & signed Virginia Statutes 1836 Richmond imp.
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Virginia Statutes at Large 1836John Howe Peyton owned and signed this bookBook is Virginia Statutes at Large 1836 by Samuel ShepardJohn H. Peyton was a noted Virginia leader who represented Thomas Jefferson in legal matters. He was a graduate of Princeton University and practiced law from Staunton, Virignia. He was a proponent of education and served on the Boards of Directors of numerous educational instiutions in Virginia and even the United States Military Academy.Very rare to tind a book from Peyton's personal library. None in commerce in last 50 years.Excerpt form Founders below: John Howe Peyton (1778-1847), attorney and public official, graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1797, studied law, and entered into practice by 1800. He represented Prince William County in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1808-10, after which he moved to Staunton and accepted appointment as commonwealth's attorney for the district comprising Albemarle, Augusta, and Rockbridge counties. Peyton was the brother of TJ's Richmond agent Bernard Peyton and a leader of the local bar who acted as one of TJ's attorneys in his dispute with the Rivanna Company. He returned to politics in 1839 as a state senator for the Augusta and Rockbridge district and held the position for nearly two terms before resigning in 1845 due to
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