Note 20 — HISTORICAL NOTES
Reading edition
F. Johnston, Memorials of Old Virginia Clerks (Lynchburg: J. P. Bell, 1880), p. 172.
Alexandria Gazette, October 4, 1839. The obituary notice for Thomas Moss states that he died on October 2 after a long illness, having been a Justice of the Peace for many years, and also having served as a member of the State Legislature and as county court clerk.
The Archives of the Virginia House of Delegates show that Thomas Moss was a Delegate from Fairfax County for the 1828-1829 biennium. (Honorable George Rich, January 2, 1970; personal communication.)