leton ' s ▁later ▁a version ▁to ▁further ▁political ▁invol vement . ▁The ▁Virginia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁elected ▁P end leton ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁who ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁ta vern ▁at ▁Rock fish ▁G ap ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁at ▁Char l ott es ville . ▁The ▁group ▁also ▁included ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson , ▁James ▁Mad ison , ▁James ▁Mon roe , ▁John ▁Marshall ▁and ▁among ▁others , ▁John ▁G . ▁Jackson , ▁another ▁future ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁( P end leton ' s ▁vote ▁was ▁for ▁Lex ington ). ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁ ▁P end leton ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁en list ing ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁milit ia ▁company ▁raised ▁by ▁fellow ▁lawyer ▁and ▁plan ter ▁El ish a ▁Bo yd ▁in ▁Mart ins burg , ▁Virginia ▁( now ▁West ▁Virginia ). ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁pay master . ▁Their ▁tro op ▁of ▁Ber keley ▁County ▁milit ia ▁def ended ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Port sm outh ▁Virginia ▁against ▁a ▁British ▁naval ▁and ▁land ▁attack . ▁Another ▁Ber keley ▁County ▁milit ia ▁tro op ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁reach ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁burn ed ▁the ▁new ▁nation ' s ▁capit ol . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁P end leton ▁received ▁a ▁re cess ▁appointment ▁from ▁President ▁John ▁Qu