The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-18
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A correspondent of the Petersburg Erpres'
writing from NEAR Lectown, Jefferson county,
Virginia" sends that paper an interesting let
ter about revolutionary men and "reminiscences,
from which We make the following extract;
In the immediate vicinity Of the spot from
which address you these lines, are the dfiapi
dated and antique residences oi three distin'
guished MINOR Generals OF tie American lev
olutioa Within radius oi one mile aud q
half lived long and weary yeGs, Charles Lee
the sinister hero of Monmouth; lioratio Gates
tho loser oil the battle OF Camden and the
southern cAmpaiga; and Adam stephen, the
carly friend OF Washington. la this little VII
Iage, on whose golden forests am gazing un-
der the shadows Of the great woods here, ne
mote from camps and the flashing world. these
three warriors rusted ont the remainder OF their
lives in glorious repose, the swords, ~ moth
eaten scabbar,s no more 10 he drawn. Here,
il mistake not, two oi them died ard soon
sven these lingering memorials Of them will
cramblc and disappear, ~ thcir figures ara
aiding from the general mind.
Lees house is hundred PAGES from the hi-
tie assemblage of houses called by his uame,
aud il an oblong building Of stone, with chin
neys ut each end and midway--low, WITH q
rude porch, depending, as 1t "ete. above The
rough door and with II icT out-hous's. Gates
lived somewhat further from the town, IA u
plain, undecorated bailding. and Stephen o.
cupied mansion. probably buit by the casi'
est pioneers oil the valley, IN which everything
is confined and small but the Ere place. Blt
that is neither small or confined; 1t Is grand
enormous. Around il how many good com
paaions must have gathered IN the oIdtn day,
and what sounds ot revelry shook lhc Faters
o-erhead You may read Of Adsm stephen
in Sparks edition Of the Writings Of Wash
isgton. and there you will find that, among the
hardy Gentlemen who stood shoulder 10 shout
der with the young chief at Winchester, when
the Indians raSaged the valley hundred ycars
ago, was Lieutenant Stephen. large landed
proprietor hereabouts he doubtless resented the
trcspass o. the Ipdians upon his grounds,
stretching toward the foot of the great NORTH
monutsln---at least We know that he did gcpd
serycie. lie was Afterwards an elective olgccr
of the Revolutionary struggle bat lnlt tn army
aboat the period Of the hat,lr ot Princeton,
disgusted nj something or other--and 60 came
bjiher, nnd lived and dleJ
OF Gates and Lee NOR i kbosu. The story
Of the woeiui quarrel Of the latter wlth Wash
ington at Monmouth, you may read IN fni 10
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