The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-13
Notes Of a Trip to the Country.
CAMpBElLroN, WEsTaoxELASD co Va,
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CAMpBElLroN, WEsrMoxELAsp co VA.,1
July 10, 1875.
Editors Dispatch: Leaving your city on
.he 5th of the month for brief visit TO this
county. your correspondent encountered
the Eureka Quartette on the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad DIES.
tined for the same place to participate In
concerts to be given for the benefit OF the LII
dies Memorial Association OF Westmoreland,
having for its object the raising OF funds
To erect a suitable monument to perpetuate
the rscmory Of the dead from their county
who felt in defence Of the "Lost Cause"
After Il pleasant ride TO Fredericksburg
we boarded the steamer Matilda about "
O'Clock L. NJ, and enjoyed delightful ride
down the Rappahaunock, arriving at Leeds
town about O'Clock A. NJ. Tuesday morn.
ing. it vas at this place, rs your readers are
doubtless aware, that the FL nous British
>tsmp.tax WAS first resisted in Firginis. At
presen, the village consists Of some five or six
small dwelling. houses and one store.
Your correspondent again fouad that be
was destined for the same hospi:abe map
siou that the Eurekas were-namely, Camp
bellton," the famIy.seat Of mine host Robert
J. Washington, Esq. Suffice it to say we
reached it in safety. Finding our>elf de.
lightfully situated, and at the earnest solcita-
ton of all we decided, being musicaIly Inclined,
and believing it to be TO our interest to DO so,
10 keep 10 the wake Of the Eurekas. On the
day OF their arrival the Indies OF tire Memo
rial Association guve an old-tashloned VIZ
pina dirner ut Oak Grove. AT night q con"
cert took place under the auspices ofthe Eu-
rekas. assisted by Misses \. 5. aud Is. b.
Brown and Miss B. Cotton, Of King George
county Miss l.. Lee, of Baltimore, Md. and
the WestmoreIand Quartette. Although a
| severe storm set 10 prior to the concert, that
As we'll IS the dinner was vel! patronlzed,
and handsome sum was realized. The
singing was highly creditaole 10 all en-"
gagged.
Wednesday night the musical people and
4 number Of other guests were lnVlteu 10
an entertainment at " Wirtland," the splen.
did residence of DR.. - Writ. Here the
lime was most agreeably spent until the
4" wee sma' hours" in dancing, singing, par
| taking Of refreshments; and We doubt not
| counting was INDUCED in by some of the
! young people.
THURSDAY morning we jourueyed about
| fourteen miles olera pleasant road TO " Stral-
! ford" the birthplace of the ilustrious
| Robert f. Lee, where the ladies' OF the Me-
mortal Association served another bountliu
repaSt. After which the Eureka> gave con.
cert in the large receptiou-rOom Of The grand
old homestead. A large crowd was in at
tendancc-king George, Richmond, and
Wcstmorelaud counties net only being well
represented, but Baltimore city, Nd, and
Richmond city, Va. Among those present
from the latter place were Rev. Beverley
Tucker and sister.
Both entertainments netted large sums.
AT the conclusion Of the concert Mr.. +.
T. Beale delivered feeling and appropriate
address suitable to the occasion, and received
that need of approbatiGn it justly deserved.
Rev. W. w. Walker and General K. T. l..
Beale were expected to be present and de-
liver addresses, but were unavoidably de-
tanned. General FltZ. Lee was also invited
to address the gathering, but sent letter
to the Association expressing deep regret at
not being able to comply Herewith.
At this place days could be probably spent
! by any Nlrginian, ut least, who appreciates
the early history of bis State and the grand
| people Of the oden time. What theme for
reflection as one views the massive old
dwelling-house aud surrounding build
ings built of imported brick during the
reign OF Qneen Anne from ll0l to l,l6-
their antiquarian architecture-all in m
excellent state of preservation! Rev.
j. William Jones, of your city. has
Splendid engraving of it in his Life of
! Lee. The old family vault is rapidly vast
iuy away for want CT proper attention, and
Will soon be lost TO sight, if not to memory
| dear, unltss something is done to prevent 1t.
| 1t should never be ooterated. lis original
ty OF design is just now beyond positive
| identification. Ii is situated about one hun
dred yards from the mansion, and appears
| TO have covered an area Of about ten yards
| SQUARE with the entrance, which IS about SIX
| feet in length, facing the eastern wing OF the
mansion. In the vault are six arches
! running from right TO lctt-;hree on each
side. There is sand to have been number
of marble Slabs erected ia various crevices
that were in the vault to the memory of the
| deIarted whose remains were buried there.
| 10, but the only one supposed TO be eSlaut
| is that erected TO the memory of the grand
| father and grandmother of the late General
r. Z. Lee. This lies in the underground,
| fat on the ground, about twenty feet distant
| from the vault, and unless your attention was
directed TO it you might visit the vault
| thousand times and not sec it. 1t is made Of
| white marble, and is 10 an excellent state OF
preservation. The following is a fac-simile
of its inscription, which can be,read with
ease:
Here lies Buried
The Honble Col THos LEE
Who dyed Nov 14th 1850
Aged 60 years
And his beloved Wife
Mrs HANNAH LEE
She departed this life
January 25lh 1880
Their Monument is erected
In the lower church of
WASHINGTON parish
In this County miles above
Their County seat
STAFFORD HALL.
On returning from Z" Stratiord we passed
the birthplace of President Monroe, which
is about eight miles from coax Grove"
Friday, by special invitation, our host with
his guests visited ana dined most delightfully."-
at " Wakefield" the fine farm of MIR. Will
sou, situated on Pope's creek and facing the
Potomac. presume it is almost needless
for me to inform your readers that here was
/ born he of whom 1t is said he was " first IN
war, first in peace, and first in the hearts OF
his countrymen." An old brick chimney Is
ali that now remains to mark the spot oil
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