1998 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society

1998 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society

THE ALEXANDRIA CHRONICLE
I FSNDRIA HISTORICAL
The Mystery Surounding G.W.P. Custis'
Paintins of George Washingron at Yo*town
cusris lM6. Rob€n E. Lee) rd' her
F€bruary 1350 when he rcio ned his
h. wa3 ofi8Gd
oommand ol v4inia ro'c.! by
Richmond wh€G
Th. etnoon dd. ,utt€rcd
duins rh. inreim conlrici M.iv
washinBon,
w.r. v:ndalt.{
d
conrtc.r.d by F.do6r ocoupeion
prcpeny
in
ir
of on6 ol
ou'
is adv.dEed lor !!re to,
counry, l3rsry occupi.d bY
G.ne:r Bob.n E. L...nd rhs
cu{k Mil prcpddy 36
edn rha ls''bu. n YN
u.do. the rcc,ni ad! ol tha
cons's$ ot rtu U.S. Th. rax
.lpd'ofr.bb.paidin
,dvs'ti36d bY
John
dsonrfr.A'lin€ionE.bleis
492.o7, psn.hv 146 04, on
rh. Mirr prop.nY $9.45.
csrius l€., (b raoa,
Je.ninst
lnd
Eon ot
L*, h.d
Ar.r'ndi. .honrr
.ncree
rh.
wh€n
amt.
r6n
to
R,
d.
r39o), Gene'al L€s'3 t.voda
bovhood oousin
win
Edmuid
emisd.d ro
candd..fuh'vinghe.n.sted
bv F€d.rd surhontio. and ch!rysd
you. H!v. you hsrd .nrh ins
l!rth8r .boui nv
&o.
!tf
onrhefadrrhar: lr) hs dd not have
sufficLeni cash on hand
or
121 he
80ubr. fo. him ro:n€nd ro h
lhifry3ixmilesf'omaRdi
cdn u.dedak. andlh6r
tip
our b.hall, and
oll.E ol
ro
wtlli.ms,r who h.d
wnh
rhrm dr A inqlon lor '..ided
mlny y.!'s,
hrbh ol ft€ndino
Emoval ol L.s props dv d a.linsron.
n^dingto^whow.sl.llin
cha4o ol rtu fious (s.rina
G,ay Jorun who can sive
Hdd'sh.kslingbYoL
Mr. smirh on
ltu !!bFd,
I
obis.d il you wotrld $nd me
, copy ol rh. list or.frjcl*.
\^,h.n.t,A'linglo.'l.dl
hddo
olta lbr
mYrolf ol rll
nylamirv 3ibr6...rh. ii36& ot
hangins
oi th. w.lls of rhc
sadd o moum€d w th 3irvo. relr
pac*.oe ..w€d up in riwry
ir.t i.v'Uy
CoB, bd wnd i3
si6.on silk br@.d8 ddlin.
dnd .n .ld llshio.od tocade
lM.nh.
w.rhi.oron)...The
kind.* racrd3 b vtuGdi .nd
Majo' John
M,.
F€ndarl
W
ol
creen, in
washinston,
by Glirbort) siuad an
ot idenritins and removins io
iaw, dnd rhe lishr and kndrv
cfrv.
Major Grcen
made
lLn addndi $erc
werel
panrns l5o x 72 inches)
oJ
lor many v€are. rha Alq!4!r@
o'ntnq,lfivbvsevenrylwo
ciq, now adorns the council
c'w'PcUsl]s'MadhaW€shinq-tont
AringionMy3lelyolHowcity
IABSOLUTELY FALSE]
aid
the publicandn ol rhi.
,dicre, &ig,nis Gondai L.w. s*h,
Ganerdloi rhe
ahy, woro d rdtar
Coun.il do.i&d
clmsrcn, F.ntdx and
Royar
Mly 1e, 1371. by
G.oEe
w
Maior
Dufi.v, John
dru$r.'e dd n 6m.id
st. Asaph
srrodl.
st*I
lslo w.rro
Mro. smirh h.d rwd
'G.W'P.cu*ice.' h ra3sumrdrhar
F.rcE r. srnirfi. r! r.mained
rhorc until 1375 wh.n n was
Ono week llrff Mdvo. ricei
rcceiv.d .n anonFous reto' which
DUrcotudthairh. Cusris P! nrins ot
washington or€nrlly balong.d ro
rhe Al.trnd , w.lhinsto. Lodqe.
Honordblesnr Thsoilp.inrin0
dopictins G.n.Gr Mrhinsron
adohs a
wlllin rh.
Cirv Hal
..w ma'k.r
house {chy Hall).
ft.sit.l..wlh.piclurcin
rh. yeal 137o, 1371, 1a76
and aqain in rhe yo$ 1930.
Ttu consn.B hor. L thar ir
This Lcne, may
desc be
lrcm rhe cirv H6rrtiro ol r 371, bur
nor rh€ custis D.inrinc or
6d.d d
€,{}7
o'onrco
sr6r
,s
ru,nhuE and pdinri.qs !.npd.d
ro G,.!nk luhnurc ld.rory n 133€.
oFAL
w8hinqionandhisholsehangsin
tho ad.{oom ol lhe
G6o$6
w6hino.mbd!6'A,b.'.mhing
lhalihecjiyo'Alsxmdiaoftdally
AnDRA, .or ro $e Gaorcs
cirv in r3r3 and did not roda n ar
How rh€ Alsxand,i!
w..hincron Lods. obr.inad
por.o$ion ol rh8 c$ris plinrins
which MG. R.E. Leedoiar6d ro th.
On
Jmury 1, 1932, chv
G*.'!l
L.H. Nash, @u..rinq rhar
p.idins
rhe
by G.o4€ washinoron
P!*o Cu.ri. be pEenr.d io rhe
councir r.h th. dnrins wolrd b.
mor. s4w. il h w€6 how.r, in rfi.
and prc;.nred to
th. Lodoo?
AnY
pubrc mishr have r.sardine rhb
my.r€rv would be srearly
'MayorTicdlilom.d counci
{4kF..dd
ffEr
cdrd.n.n,
rn
rb
prclecr ro
oisid^nmcvfulhci'd
findYind.fnlf.d'15o,0ooin1@3
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rt .'
Endrn
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Of ThC ALEXANDRIA GAZEITE:
who joh.d
hc hrhq in bune$ h
PdomackcomFnyl
wft s
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Academy ls.E co,.s. or
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3
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rn. 7!h or
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i.ishhqhdod .iJoyd ond6 mo'. rhs
down [.rde dr
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$6n b $.
b h occen. Igli,iu s! G@
w'hiidoi
vd.
36, p. 363.
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twiks sredt
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ro
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G .n iiiu'd ft8r€d in n..d.-$e
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D.caorlbeiddiun
bushes ths 6rd r*
niqry h
sa{yday. lAai ro/21lr3351
wrhoutanysqous nju.y, however
'he
rhe$ rcads
ii s6 counry.
b
LAq
junped
ofi 6id d
open rhe
F
jumped
rhe
cq cke
6e ract
3nd
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b se and inro rhs rivs.
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s.
A€aph
nrc*s,.ndju'r
as
se
Fev.
{sne and sooo exticared the hiured
*3embsd pany.
lAG, 7/r2l14$l
BUS!NESSES OF
YESTERYEAR
HouiisM
s, whch
hasi!*ba6i
put
toubrs ol a
vbr IAq
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jounevmeDandsbo riiyapp,.mc*.
(ing & a r.€d sr.l was se
elr b
ad, bd rhe maiorryd,.tsd nro
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