August

- AUGUST –

1 August 1826             appointed to the board of visitors of the University of Virginia

1-4 August 1822          at Highland

1-9 August 1817          in upstate New York

1-15 August 1815        at Highland

1-15 August 1821        at Oak Hill

1-16 August 1797        JM and EM in Philadelphia

1-31 August 1811        at Highland

1-31 August 1820        at Highland

2 August 1794             arrived in Paris as US minister to France

2-6 August 1819          at Highland

3 August 1802             purchased farm in Henrico County (later given to Eliza and George Hay)

4-10 August 1812        at Highland

4-31 August 1818        at Highland – very hot

6 August 1802             purchased farm in Hanover County

6 August 1824             Joseph J. Monroe died

6-27 August 1824        at Oak Hill

8 August 1817             at Niagara Falls

8 August 1819             returned to Washington from southern tour

9 August 1787             appointed member of the Fredericksburg Common Council

9 August 1825             Marquis de Lafayette and John Marshall visited JM at Oak Hill

10 August 1802           at Highland

10 August 1811           injured in fall from horse

10 August 1821           presidential proclamation of the admission of Missouri to the Union

11 August 1777           became aide-de-camp to General Stirling

11 August 1784           left New York City enroute to the Great Lakes

13-17 August 1817      at Detroit

15 August 1779           appointed lieutenant colonel in the Virginia State Line

15 August 1794           addressed the National Convention of France

17-31 August 1815      at White Sulpher Springs, VA

18-19 August 1821      at Shannondale Springs, VA

18-31 August 1817      in Ohio

19-20 August 1797      JM and EM at Baltimore

19-23 August 1814      scouting advance of British army in southern Maryland

20-30 August 1793      Madison guest at JM’s home

21-31 August 1821      at Charlestown, VA

22 August 1796           recalled as US minister to France

24 August 1814           at battle of Bladensburg

24-25 August 1814      British captured Washington, DC

25 August 1785           left New York City for trip to Kentucky

25-31 August 1823      at Oak Hill

27 August 1806           began treaty negotiations with Great Britain

27 August 1814           appointed secretary of war; served concurrently as secretary of state

28-31 August 1814      in command of defense of Washington

29-31 August 1816      at Highland

30 August 1800           Gabriel’s conspiracy exposed

30 August 1817           received LL.D. from Dartmouth College

August 1776                Third Virginia Infantry left Virginia to join Continental army in New York

August 1780                returned to Virginia after serving as military observer in North Carolina for

Thomas Jefferson

August 1786                led effort in Congress to block treaty with Spain that would have closed the

Mississippi River to Americans

August 1797                avoided duel with Alexander Hamilton

August 1797                returned to Albemarle County and began building house at Highland

August 1808                in Kentucky

August 1825                saw Jefferson for the last time

August 1825                Elizabeth Monroe in New York