[1] During his early years in Virginia, Meriwether developed a personal friendship with Thomas Jefferson who was a plantation neighbor of the family.

[1] On September 21, 1797, Meriwether was commissioned a brigadier general in the Georgia militia by Governor Jared Irwin.

[1] Meriwether was the Wilkes County Tax Collector in the year 1794, before being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives where he served as speaker from 1797 until 1800.

After his congressional service, Meriwether was appointed a commissioner to the Creek Indians in 1804 and repeatedly reappointed to treat with other tribes.

[1] David Meriwether died near Athens, Georgia on November 16, 1822, and was buried in the private burial ground on his plantation.