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Whether I am in a banquet hall or at a Confederate Reunion, I never forget the women, and I never fail to refer to the artless little Alabama girl. It is a part of my religion to do so. The artless little Alabama girl who was guiding General Forrest along a dangerous path, when the enemy fired a volley upon him, and who instinctively spread her skirts and cried: "Get behind me !" had a spirit as high as that which filled the bosom of Joan of Arc or Charlotte Corday. God bless her-the queen of a Southern home.
Major Daniel, in his oration on General Lee said: "Amongst the quiet, nameless workers of the world-in the stubble field and by the forge, bending over a sick child's bed or smoothing an out- cast's pillow, is many a hero and heroine truer, nobler than those over whose brows hang plumes and laurels."
"At the bottom of all true heroism is unselfishness. Its crown- ing expression is sacrifice. The world is suspicious of vaunted heroes. They are so easily manufactured. So many feet are cut and trimmed to fit Cinderilla's slippers that we hesitate long be- fore we hail the Princess. But when the true hero has come, and we know that here he is, in verity, Ah! how the hearts of men leap forth to greet him-how worshipfully we welcome God's noblest work-the strong, honest, fearless, upright man." Such was R. E. Lee.
It is told that a banquet was given in Tidewater Virginia to President Tyler, one of the most eloquent after-dinner speakers that the world has known. The President responded in a brilliant way-thrilling, but as the time came for the last impromptu toast, old Dr. Shultice from the south side of the Rappahannock, State Senator, arose and asked to offer the toast: "To the women-God bless them, we can not get along with them, and we can not get along without them." It captured the assembly as the sprightliest gem of the evening. Now the conclusion of the whole matter, told in plain, rugged Anglo-Saxon, is, that we are left to but one
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alternative after all, and that one alternative is that we can not get along without them. If it was not for woman we would have no country to protect us, no church to comfort and save us, and no home to shelter us. We would have nothing and be lost.
God bless the women of Virginia and the women of Westmore- land.
THE PASSING OF OLD HOMES INTO NEW HANDS. SOME WILL RIVAL THEIR ANCIENT COLONIAL GRANDEUR.
All of us must believe that the progressive men of to-day, rep- resentative of the progress and development of the age in which we live-men the acknowledged leaders of life and thought of to- day-are in truth the founders, makers, and builders of our great Republic along all lines of human endeavor in the social, indus- trial, commercial, and agricultural development of our Common- wealth.
We welcome those who come amongst us with their energy and capital to Virginia. We welcome them to Westmoreland. We all rejoice to see them buy and build up the old historic places of Westmoreland so they may rival the ancient grandeur of these colonial homes of colonial days. I wish I had space to refer to all the old colonial homes of Westmoreland with traditions and memories, and to the noble race of gentle folks who owned them. I feel like I am guilty of sacrilege to leave any unnoticed, but I can only refer to those that have passed into new hands, and to new comers, who have brought their wealth, energy, culture and social. refinement with them to live amongst us. The following is intended distinctly for the class of new comers and the homes they have purchased :
Hon. John R. Dos Passos, a distinguished and brilliant mem- ber of the New York Bar, bought "Sandy Point," the colonial plantation and home of Colonel George Eskridge, guardian of Mary Ball, the mother of Washington ; more recently the home of the late Colonel Gordon F. Forbes. He bought also "Hominy Hall," the birthplace of Hon. Richard Henry Lee's first wife. Here, about the middle of the last century, lived Colonel James Steptoe, whose eldest daughter, by his first marriage, became the wife of Philip Ludwell Lee, of Stratford, and mother of his daughters-Matilda and Flora-the noted belles of that famous home of the era of the Revolution ; also "Water View," home of the Temple family of the last century, and the birthplace of Hon. John Critcher, who made
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himself famous in his debate with Hon. George F. Hoar, of Mas- sachusetts, in the Congress of the United States when the latter charged the depravity of the Southern slave holder; also "Pecka- tone," the early home of the Corbins, Turbervilles, Taliaferros, Browns, and Murphys; also "Bonums" and "Springfield," the latter formerly the home of General Alexander Parker, a brave Revolutionary soldier and important ally of General Wayne in his Indian campaign. Under the shores of this estate the naval com- bat took place in 1813, in which Midshipman Sigourney, of Boston, Mass., lost his life while bravely defending his vessel, the United States schooner Asp, against the British. A slab in the Bailey burial ground, near Kinsale, marks his grave and commemorates this event. All these colonial homes were once owned by people of a noble race.
These lands of Mr. Dos Passos now amount to between 5,000 and 10,000 acres, covering a water front of some twelve miles on the majestic Potomac. He has not only made large investments in the purchases of these estates, but has beautified the same by roadways, buildings, and cultivation. His investment has added a large contribution to labor, taxes, and material wealth. and has increased the volume of the same in Westmoreland. They are very valuable.
Robert B. Cason, Esq., a progressive citizen of Cleveland, Ohio, has bought "Bushfield," home of John A. Washington, brother of General Washington. It is the birthplace of Judge Bushrod Wash- ington, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is now building in colonial style, and adding the old colonial pillars so stately and majestic. It is said that he is much interested in the oyster industry, too. More recently he has pur- chased "Beale's Wharf" and the "Walnut Farm" and "Wood Yard," in all, making him the owner of much of the most valuable pro- perty on Nomini River.
C. Boyd, Esq., of St. Louis, Mo., another progressive citizen, has bought "Wilton," built before the Revolution and still beau- tiful and in thorough repair, once illuminated with charm and lavish hospitality by Dr. Wat H. Tyler, then James D. Arnest, and lastly by the late George F. Brown, and more recently by Mrs. Brown, his wife. Mrs. Brown has bought "Spring Grove," the old Murphy home, near Mt. Holly, and will reside there. A contem- porary says : "Mr. Boyd is a retired business man, and brings with him a family whose refinement and culture make them a distinct acquisition to our community."
Ira Cortright Wetherill, Esq., of Philadelphia. has bought the
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"Old Glebe." He belongs to a wealthy and prominent family, and resides there. He has spent thousands in rehabilitating the house and surroundings, and has made it a beautiful and attractive home. On the shore of the Lower Machodoc Creek is the "Glebe," long the residence of the rectors of Cople Parish during the colonial period. Here lived the Roses, Smiths, and Elliotts in this com- fortable brick mansion in fine and appropriate keeping with the homes of the wealthy parishioners of the community. Of these rectors the Rev. Thomas Smith comes down to us in history as a remarkable man of those days a man of great force of character, and an ardent and most pronounced patriot. He presided over the meeting as Moderator at Westmoreland Courthouse, 22nd June, 1774; also over the meeting of the Westmoreland Committee of Safety, May 23, 1775, at the same place, when the fiery resolu- tions, already published in this pamphlet, were passed. Surely he was not one of the King's anointed, and no Tory.
Dr. John Augustine Smith, while his father was rector of Nomini and Yeocomico Churches, was born here. Dr. Smith married Lettice, daughter of "Squire" Lee of "Lee Hall," and be- came President of William and Mary College in 1815, and subse- quently professor in the University of New York.
Here, too, was the home of that prominent family of Chandler, whose members in Maryland, Virginia, Alabama, and Texas, point with pride to the traditions and happy memories of the old home.
How we wish we had space to give graphic sketches and remi- niscences of these homesteads and historic homes and famous fam- ilies of Westmoreland. The truth is that we have not the space.
We would like to dwell on "Cabin Point" now owned by W. H. Calhoun, late of South Carolina, more recently a broker in New York-a cultured and refined family-once the property of the late Colonel Robert J. Washington, ex-State Senator from West- moreland, a bright and strong man. Sweet memories cluster around his name. It was once the residence, too, of Right Rev. John B. Newton, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Virginia. He em- bellished, as peer of any, the line of the noble Bishops of Virginia.
We would like to speak of "King Copsico," once the property of the Bernard family, valuable for and rich in agricultural pro- ducts; also the residence of Major Albert G. Dade, the efficient commissariat of General W. H. F. Lee's cavalry division-an open home, kind, hospitable and the prince of caterers in turtle soup.
Next comes Coles Point-now owned by Hon. William Mayo- home of Richard Cole, one of the earliest settlers in Westmoreland, who obtained his patent near the mouth of Machodoc Creek in
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1650. Once the residence of the estimable Bowie family, a son of whom, Edwin Bowie, still lives in the vicinity-a gallant Con- federate soldier, a man of granite character, and fine type of citi- zen.
Next comes Fauntleroys (properly it belongs to Northumber- land), now owned by A. M. Byers, president Farmer's Bank, Aledo, Illinois; a fine estate lately owned by the late Rev. W. W. Walker, the silver-tongued orator of Virginia; formerly the home of George Fairfax Lee, who represented the eldest line of the dis- tinguished family, having been the son of George F. Lee, Burgess of Westmoreland. George F. Lee was son of Hannah, daughter of William Fairfax, and sister to Mrs. Lawrence Washington, the first matron of Mount Vernon.
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One more must be mentioned-probably the finest in colonial days in all this section. It is Nomony Hall, the home of Coun- cillor Carter. The colonial buildings were destroyed by fire more than a half century ago. A modern building stands near the spot of the old mansion. The stately poplars are still there, lining the avenue for two centuries. It is the historic home of Thomas M. Arnest, Esq., a progressive, strenuous, successful, up-to-date farmer, and son of Westmoreland county-a man of great en- deavor, who farms and manages intelligently, and husbands well his resources. He is one of the builders of his country, and leader of life and thought of to-day along agricultural and commercial development of his community and State.
May the prophecy of our venerable Bishop Meade be speedily fulfilled. I believe it will be.
"Airfield," once the home of Mr. Ballantine, the old Scotch merchant, and more recently of the late George W. Murphy, de- serves mention, and is full of historic interest. Also "Lee Hall," the home of "Squire" Henry Lee, now owned by Dr. Walter N. Chinn, and "Chantilly," the home of Richard Henry Lee, and "Stratford," the birth place of General Robert Edward Lee. As to the last three, their history and owners, let the reader consult the fine and complete volume, "Lee of Virginia," by Edmund Jen- nings Lee, M. D., an accomplished writer, now of Philadelphia, a member of the Historical Societies of Pennsylvania and Virginia, who has illuminated the Lee family and Westmoreland. "Strat- ford" is now the home of Dr. R. H. Stuart, the popular Treasurer of Westmoreland county and President of the Bank of Montross, who always extends a cordial welcome to visitors and shrine seekers.
In upper Westmoreland is "Chatham," where the old Courthouse stood. "The Cottage," the old home of the Maryes. "Claymont"
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(Judge George W. Lewis) .. "Campbellton" (Mr. Lawrence Wash- ington, Sr., and more recently Colonel R. J. Washington). "Aud- ley" (Judge John Critcher), now owned by Charles Insco Wil- liams, an accomplished artist. "Paynes Point" (the Bartons). "Exeter" (Dr. F. D. Wheelwright). "Walnut Hill" (Charles C. Jett). "Cedar Hill" (John T. Mastin). "Bunker Hill,". "Mont- rose," and "Riverside" (the Taylors). "Blenheim" (Philip Contee Hungerford). "New Blenheim" (Lawrence Washington, Jr.). "Wakefield," the birthplace of Washington (John E. Wilson). The birthplace of President Monroe overlooks Monroe Creek, and the Potomac River. On this site no house now stands, and is marked only by one solitary tree. There is another old home we wish we could locate. It is the Pickett home. The emigrant, George Pickett, of France, settled in Westmoreland county, Va., and resided there in 1680. He was the father of the William Pickett from whom General George E. Pickett was descended. William Pickett's daughter, Mary Ann Pickett, married, in 1766, Rev. William Marshall (a Baptist preacher), of Westmoreland county, uncle of Chief Justice Marshall, and moved to Kentucky. (See "Colonial Families of the Southern States of America," by Stella Pickett Hardy, published in New York in 1911.) When we contemplate the fact that General George E. Pickett graduated in the United States Military Academy in 1846 in the same class with George B. McClellan, Stonewall Jackson, and other famous men, and that his name is associated with the most superb feat of arms at Gettysburg, and the fame of the great drama, there is a thrill of sentiment and pride that the birthplace of the immortal Robert Edward Lee is also the home of the first Pickett as well as Marshall. "Roxbury" (Dabney Carr Wirt), now F. W. Alexander, attorney-at-law and editor of the Westmoreland Enquirer and Colonial Beach Record. "Ingleside" (formerly Washington Acad- emy) (Colonel Henry T. Garnett), now the home of John A. Flemer, an accomplished citizen, recently in U. S. Survey and Government employ in Alaska.
"Twiford" (Colonel John W. Hungerford), now the home of David H. Griffith, a model and progressive farmer and citizen; an efficient member of the Board of Supervisors, and president of the Potomac and Rappahannock Telephone Company.
"Wirtland" (Dr. William Wirt), now William D. Wirt, grand- son of William Wirt, Attorney-General United States. A beautiful and ideal home. with a charm of the master and mistress who pre- side, and one of the finest home schools for girls in the country.
All these, and others, I wish I could mention, have made West- moreland famous for hospitality, culture, and social charms.
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John L. Beale (whose nom de plume is "Seldom"), in the Northern Neck News; Dr. George C. Mann, the Montross corre- spondent of the same paper; Hon. Thomas Brown (whose nom de plume is "Cople"), in the Westmoreland Enquirer and Colonial Beach Record; J. C. Ninde, local editor of the same paper, F. W. Alexander, its editor ; and Charles Insco Williams, secretary "West- moreland Historical Association," "Audley," Oak Grove, West- moreland county, Va., lately incorporated, can better write these up with interest and a charm. The trenchant pen of Dr. George Wm. Beale is always interesting.
We welcome all who will come among us to restore and rehabili- tate these old homes and help make them rival their ancient grandeur.
I.
The roses nowhere bloom so white As in Virginia; The sunshine nowhere shines so bright As in Virginia. The birds nowhere sing quite so sweet, And nowhere hearts so lightly beat, For heaven and earth both seem to meet Down in Virginia.
II.
The days are nowhere quite so long As in Virginia ; Nor quite so filled with happy song, As in Virginia. And when my time has come to die, Just take me back and let me lie Close where the James goes rolling by, Down in Virginia.
III.
There is nowhere a land so fair, As in Virginia; So full of song; so free of care, As in Virginia. And I believe that Happy Land The Lord's prepared for mortal man, Is built exactly on the plan Of Old Virginia.
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INDEX.
A.
"Athens (The) of Virginia," 9, 119. Atwill, Mrs. B. B., Sec'y, 10. Atwill, Misses, 10. Andrews, E. F., artist, 11. American Eagle, 13.
Atwill, Samuel Francis, at New Market, 13, 109, 115. Alamance (North Carolina), 15. American Revolution, 15, 60. America, 17. Adams, President, 23, 31, 55, 56. American Colonization Society, 26, 27, 28, 71. Aeneas, 38. Anchises, 38.
Achilles, 38, 67, 72.
Alexander, F. W., 43, 152, 153.
Ashton, John, 46, 51.
American Archives, 50, 51, 52, 54. Ashton, Burdette, 51.
Ashton, John, Jr., 51.
Adams, John, 55, 56. Adams, Samuel, 55, 91.
Asp, U. S. Schooner, 90, 149. Archer, 57.
Arthur, King, 57. Aristides, 63.
Athens, Golden Age of, 60.
Age (The) of Bronze, 64. Anti-Slavery Society of Quakers, 64.
Annals of Augusta County, 66. Augusta County, 66.
Augusta West, 66. Alfred the Great, 74.
Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius, 78. Adams, Col. Chas. Francis, Presi- dent Historical Society of Massa- chusetts (Address on General Lee), 75. Athenians, 78. Alexandria Gazette, 87. Argyle, 114. Alfalfa, 18. Atlantic City of Washington, 118. Arcadia of America, 119. Athens of America, 119. Appendix, 135. Arnest, James D .. 149. Alabama Girl, 147.
Arnest, Thomas M., 151. Airfield, 151. Audley, 152, 153.
B.
Burnett, Richard, 142.
Ball, Mary, 112, 148.
Berkley, Sir William, 142.
Browns, 149.
Bonums, 149. Bailey, 149. Beales, 149. Boyd, C., 149.
Brown, Geo. F., 149.
Brown, Mrs. Geo. F., 149.
Beale's Wharf, 149.
Bernard, 150.
Bowie, Edwin, 151.
Byers, A. M., 151. Ballantine, Mr., 151.
Bartons, 152.
Bunker's Hill, 152.
Blenheim, 152.
Blenheim, New, 152.
Beale, John L., 153.
Brown, Hon. Thos., 153.
Bassett, Geo. W. (owner of Wash- ington's Bible), 9. Beale, Rev. Dr. G. W., 10, 14, 35; (address), 18, 101, 112, 114, 115, 135, 153. Bonebrake, Mrs. John S., 11.
Bryan, Joseph, 12. Baker, Miss Lizzie, 13. Baker, Hon. C. Conway, 10, 14, 18, 125. Baxter, John S., 14. Brent, Prof. Frank P., 17, 18 (His- torical Address) . British America, 18, 32. Baltimore Sun (editorial), 19, 20, 125. Board of Supervisors, 10, 14, 16, 101, 103, 152.
Bushfield, the Birthplace of Judge Bushrod Washington, 20, 149. Binney, Judge. 20, 24. Bushrod, Col. John, 21, 112. Blackburn. Col. Thomas. 22. Blackburn, Miss Anne, 22.
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Brougham, Lord (61, Tribute to Washington, 14, 32, 61, 62, 106, 107, 112, 114. Brent, Captain, 40. wacon's Rebellion, 40. British Parliament, 11, 19, 41, 109. Bray's Church, 42. Beale, Gen. R. L. T., 11, 36, 114. Bacon, Nathaniel, 15. Boston Harbor, 15, 18, 42, 49, 57, 112, 138. Boston Athenaeum, 16. Boston Tea Party, 20. Brown, David Paul, 23. Ball, Spencer, 46. piagge, John, 46. Booth, William, 46. Ballantine, John, Jr., 46. Buckner Richard, 46, 51.
Brockenbrough, Judge William, 46, 113. Blackwell, John, 46. Bronaugh, William, 46.
Berryman, John, 46. Broone, John, 46. Brent. W., 46.
Ball, William, 46.
Barnes, Thomas, 46.
Blackwell, Joseph, 46. Beale, John, Jr., 46.
Beale, Will, Jr., 46. Beale, Charles, 46. Beckwith, Jona., 46. Belfield, John, 46. Banks, James, 47.
Bancroft historian), 47.
Booker, James, 47 Belfield, Thomas, 47. Bland, John, Jr 47. Bernard, Wm. 51. Butler Beckwith, 51. Bankhead, Wm., 51. Berryman, Wm., 51. Boston Port Bill, 56. Beverley 57 Bar Association (Va.), 58. Byron, Lord, 61, 63, 64 (Tribute to Washington). Bonaparte, Napoleon, 61, 62, 64, 72. Barnes, Albert, 62. Braxton, Hon. Caperton, 65. Bismarck, Prince, 72. Benton, Hon. Thomas H. (by Roose- velt), 74. Bayard, 78.
Blair, Francis Preston, 81. Blakey, Judge, 87 Blaine, James G., 89. Bailey, Miss Fannie, 89. Braddock, 90. Bland, Col. Theodorick, 93. Bernard, Governor, 96. Boyden, Miss, 124. Bayne, Mr., 124.
Bedfordshire, 135. Bennett, Richard, Governor, 142. Bryce, Hon. James, 102. Birmingham News, 105. Bank of Westmoreland, 108. Bank of Kinsale, 108.
Bank of Montross, 108, 151.
Brady, Mrs. Joseph, 112. Burgesses of Westmoreland, 112.
Brown, Goveror Thomas, 114. Bakers, 115.
Beale, Judge Robert, 115.
Beale, Rev. Dr. Frank B., 115, 135.
Baines, Alys B., 127, 128. Ball, Mary, 112.
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Chantilly, residence of Richard Henry Lee, 9, 33, 41, 88, 151. Crutchfield, Mrs. Lee, 10. Critcher, Judge John, 12, 36, 87; (Address in Congress), 88, 89, 115, 148, 152. Colonial Heroes Honored, 17. Critcher, Miss Catherine Carter, 12, 87. Clinedinst, B. West, 12. Commodore Maury, Flagship of the Virginia Oyster Navy, 16. Caproni, P. P. & Bro., 13, 16. Carr, Dr. John Samuel, 18, 44. Cleveland, President, 28.
Caroline, Queen, 32. Cromwell, 31, 75.
Camillas, 38. Continental Congress (Resolution, "That these united Colonies are, and ought to be, free and inde- pendent States," introduced by R. H. Lee), 35, 42, 51, 93.
Colchester, 42. Continental Army, 42. Colonial Beach Record, 43. Chilton, Thomas, 46, 51. Chilton, Wm., 46.
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Cocke, Wm., 46. Carter, Robert Wormeley, 46. Chilton, Charles, 46. Campbell, Gilbert, 46. Cox, Fleet, 51. Cambridge, 54. Carey, 57. Cavalier, 58. Churchman, 58. Congressional Record, 60. Castor and Pollux, 61. China, 61. Choate, Rufus, 62. Curtis, Geo. Wm., 62. Channing, Wm, E .. 62.
Custis, Geo. W. P., 62. Childe Harold, 63.
Cincinnatus of the West, 64. Carter, Robert (Westmoreland Co.) Nomony, 71. Cæsar, 72, 78. Cicero, 78, 88, 91.
Chesney, Col., 73.
Congressional Globe, 87.
Chilton, W. B., 88.
Cornwallis, 94. Carter, Chas. (Shirley), 96. Cavalla, 113. Cople, 135. Cornwall, 135, 150, 153.
Curry, Dr. J. L. M., 103.
Craft, President John, 106. Company Rolls and Rosters, 108. Cox, S. Downing, 112. Crabbe, Walter R., 112. Committee of Safety, 42, 112. Campbell, Rev. Archibald, 114.
Campbell, Thomas, 114.
Campbell, Miss, 114. Claybrook, Col. Richard, 115. Cox, 115. Colonial Beach, 118.
Colonial Beach Company, 118.
Colonial Beach Real Estate Com- pany (Incorporated), 118. Classic Shore, 118. Colonial Beach and Pope's Creek Steamboat Company, 118. Steamboat Company, 118. Chaucer, 135. Clay, Henry, 142. Cole, Mr., 142. Charlotte Corday, 147.
Cinderella's Slipper, 147.
Corbins, 149. Cason, Robert B., 149. Cabin Point, 150. Calhoun, W. H., 150. Cole's Point, 150. Cole, Richard, 150.
Chandler, 150. Carter, Councillor, 151. Chinn, Dr. Walter N., 151. Chatham, 151. The Cottage, 151. Claymont, 151. Campbellton, 152. Cedar Hill, 152. "Colonial Families of the Southern States of America," 152.
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Dunmore, Lord, 15, 17, 18, 41, 112. Declaration of Independence, 15, 17, 32, 33, 19, 41, 88, 90, 93, 138. Dido, 38. Dumfries, 42.
Dade Townshend, 46.
Dickson, John, 46. Douglas, Thomas, 47.
Davenport, James, 51, 54. Daniel, Senator John W., 59, 60, 147. Daniel, Senator John W., Oration on Lee, 81, 82.
Depew, Chauncey M., 62. Don Juan, 64. Denny, Dr., 66.
Dade, Langhorn, 67, 68.
Debates in Virginia Convention (29- 30), 71. Deed and Will Book ( Westmore- land), 71.
Davis, President Jefferson, 76, 129.
De LaMoriniere, Rev. E. C. (Ad- dress at Mobile), 77.
Dan Voorhees, 89.
Dickinson, 91.
Deane, Mr., 96. De Tocqueville, Alexis, 102.
"Deserted Village" (Goldsmith),
113. Davises, 115. Discovery, 119. Digges, Ed., 142. Dos Passos, Hon. John R., 148, 149. Dade, Major Albert G., 150.
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E.
Ellyson, J. Taylor, Lieutenant-Gov- ernor, 16, 17. Ellyson, Mrs. J. Taylor, President of Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 16, 17. Edmondson, John Jr., 46. Edmondson, James, 47.
Edmondson, John, 47.
Emerson, James, 47. Eustice, Hancock, 47. Early, General, 83, 86. Eskridge, Colonel Geo., 112, 148. Edmonds, Richard H., Editor Man- ufactrer's Record, 120, 145. Egerton, Miss, 124. Elliotts, 149.
Exeter, 152.
F.
Forbes, Chas S., 12. Flood, Wm., 46. Fairfaxes, 42. Francks Henry, 47.
Fiske, John (Historian), 47.
Freeman, John (Historian), 32, 71, 74
Frenchman, 58.
Frederick, 72.
Forbes, Gordon F., 148.
Fauntleroys, 151. Fairfax, Wm., 151.
Fairfax, Eleanor Griffith, 129.
Fisher, Mrs. Emily Steelman, 15, 18.
Featherstone, Richard, 40.
Fauntleroy, Moore, 46. Foushee, Francis, 46.
Fisher, Ebenezer, 47. Fox, Joseph, 51. Fitzhugh, Daniel, 51. .
Fitzhugh, John, 67, 68. Fisher, Thomas, 51. Faneuil Hall, 55. Fairfax County, 57, 64. Forus, 62.
Federal Republican, 95. Franklin, Dr., 96.
Farmer's Bulletin (Virginia Agri- cultural Department), 118. Flanders of the South, 119. Folk, Governor, 132.
Fifth Maryland Regiment ( wreath on Lee's Monument), 146. Forrest, General, 147. Flemer, John A., 152.
G.
Grand Assembly, Act July, 1653, creating Westmoreland Co., 9, 142.
General Assembly, 11.
Garnett, Gen. Thomas Stuart, 11, 16, 19, 115.
Garnett, Dr. Algernon S., 15, 19, 115.
Garnett, Col. Henry T., 11, 140, 141, 152.
Garnett, Major John, 115.
Gross, Estella, 11. Gatewood, Mrs. Nannie C., 12.
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