Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-04

10 ne Sthdis dhd House o. KtITessniqiiues Of he
Stits ef D.iardrs in Genera, AsseaJiy met.
The Undersigned respectfully submits the fol-
loving protest. against changing the name Of the
village u Townsend, in Appoquinimink Hun
drel, New Castle county, Tor the following
reasons
Aboa, the year 1915 the undersigned pur.
chased the property upon which nearly all the
village is built and since then, he has purchased
another from Que Of your Honorable members,
extending into said viilsge. At the time Of his
hrsi purchase the cross roads was called Charles
town, and but one white man lived at said cross
roads, and he kept up grog shop, on a capital
Of about cue hundred dollars lie, the under
singed, after purchasing said properties, as
some Of your honors are aware, commenced
laying out his money in improving said proper
ties, which Was at once felt ut cross roads The
grog shop gave way to a store, kept BY William P.
Green and during the time he resided with a
Roman Catholic Priest, by the name of Lancaster,
was On visit to Green's family said family being
Catholics.
The fellow with his measuring wheel, prepa.
ratory to getting out the New Castle county map.
came along and asked the name Of the place =
Green replied, IN joeular wny .-"Lancaster. ~
after the said Priest. who was standing BY his
SIDE The name was entered in the note book
Ot the Surveyor, aud when the map came out,
persons who bought it could not imagine how
Chsrlestown had been called Lancaster on the
map, all persons still continuing to call the place
CharestoWn, until the railroad was made The
President and Directors Of the railroad said that
the name must be changed, Is mistakes had occur
red there being place on the Wilmington and
Baltimore road called Charlestown He told the
company 70 cal the place what they pleased they
aali that as lie, the undersigned had done 30 lou
ior the counlry around, and also being a strong
lrienI Of the railroad, they would call the place
IoRnsend. lie told them to suit themselves
they called the place Townsend, and have never
inlimattd 70 the undersigned that they were
dlssaii'hed with the name.
The Government established Post office at
the place, which does more business than all the
other Post Offices in the Hundred The under
signed came before d previous legislature, and
appealed u the members on behalf Of some Of
these Algerine petitioners to divide certain dis
trlcis, aud make new district The Legislature
passed tie Act, and the voters Of the new dis
tt'ct decided to have their school house at Town
send
The undersigned gave them lot free Of charge
On which to build the house, aud paid $50 school
tax the htst year, and about Sic per year ever
since, to help school the children Of some Of
these petitioners, who have children, and pay
but very little tax.
Then agaiu, you gentlemen saw the under
Signed here last winter asking you to grant a
charter for Railroad from Townsend to the
Maryland line. Said work was calculated, when
village.
The undersigned has bad lots laid off aud sold,
some Of them on liberal terms, and he does not
recollect Of ever suing man 10 the village since
ne hrst purchased the property, sixteen or seven
Teen years ago and out Of the fifty or sixty on
'helr petition, thirteen live in the village and
only six of them own a lot or lots.
NOW, after the undersigned has contributed by
improvements, more than any other man living.
towards giving the village prosperity he thinks
It small potatoes, without telling him one word
about wanting the change, to go round and by
every dirty appeal get signatures to their peti-
tlon, to change the name.
Well knowing you all to be honorable men, the
undersigned leaves the whole matter IN your
nanus 10 DO what you think is right in the premi
ses, and he will be content.
Yours respectfully,
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.