I was researching him and got kind of confused because I think he ended up doing more for W&L than UVA. John Robinson's nickname was "Jockey John" since he earned his fortune as a horse trader and whiskey distiller. His estate at Hart’s Bottom became the primary site of the new city of Buena Vista in 1889. Robinson donated the funds for the central building of Washington College (now W&L). Sources: http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/lexington-rockbridge-pay-tribute-to-righteous-and-rascals/article_b71c5f10-a677-11e3-9650-0017a43b2370.html

Claiborne was born in Chesterfield, Virginia and was a descendent of one of the early settlers in the colonies of Virginia. Claiborne engaged in agricultural pursuits before and then after his political career. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates before this report was written. After this report written in 1818, he served in the Virginia State Senate and then was elected to the US House of Representatives. According to his obituary, at the beginning of his political career "he immediately distinguished himself as an eloqueut debator, and reformer of extravagances and abuses of government."<br> Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=WNVSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=Nathl+H+Claiborne&source=bl&ots=sfUTpFUAKl&sig=d3BXRc1WO5YE_W0poRkpRnsJl0g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpvsHO4OTXAhUEON8KHVY8CekQ6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=Nathl%20H%20Claiborne&f=false

I'm still sort of confused about what exactly is meant by the "visitors." It is an odd name to call a group of people who have such influence on the university. When I think of a visitor, I think of someone who is just passing through and viewing the university, not acting as an integral part of the university. Who exactly are the visitors?

I was curious about the lesser known members who signed this document. I could not find much on Creed Taylor or Archibald Rutherford. However, according to their wikipedia pages, I found that both Peter Randolph and William Brockenbrough attended the College of William and Mary, practiced law and were judges on the General Court of Virginia at the time this document was written and signed. This made me think about whether or not collaborating on this document was significantly easier because a lot of the men came from such similar backgrounds.