▁to ▁Ge or get own ▁for ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁pat ente es ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁Washington ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁at ▁the ▁village ' s ▁entrance ▁by ▁Cor cor an ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁men ▁on ▁horse back . ▁Cor cor an ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁and ▁expressed ▁the ▁group ' s ▁support ▁for ▁Washington ' s ▁endeav ors . ▁ ▁Maryland ▁and ▁federal ▁appoint ments ▁Until ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁federal , ▁state , ▁and ▁local ▁elections ▁in ▁both ▁Maryland ▁and ▁Virginia . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁Maryland ▁Governor ▁Thomas ▁Sim ▁Lee ▁appointed ▁Cor cor an ▁adj ut ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁milit ia . ▁Governor ▁Benjamin ▁O gle ▁promoted ▁him ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁ ▁President ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁appointed ▁Cor cor an ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Le vy ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁This ▁body , ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁a ▁county ▁commission , ▁helped ▁admin ister ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Washington ▁or ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ge or get own . ▁Cor cor an ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁by ▁President ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁President ▁James ▁Mon roe ▁in ▁ 1 8