Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-28
Thirty Millions in Law.

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land situated in Yves. FirgiDia and Kentucky
! $4,000 Of which arr 10 Fayctte csuety, and Oh
part of ~hich the city 0: Lexington now stands
! There are eight claimants, hut the one who has
. the Immediate conduct Of the case is Mrs Mil.
ler, present lessee OF tho Willow HAVEN Hotel,
at Panrapo, on the New Jersey Central rail-
road. She recently figured extensively 10 Il
contested vii! suit against the bankrupt firm o.
Cotroll & BabeocS printing press manulact'rs.
At Mr. Cary's suggestion the reporter visit
ed Pamrapo, and found Mrs. Miller, who gave
10 brief, the following history of her cislG:. ST.,
produced a poaderous richly bound family 81.
Bile, printed ID lTG2, at Cambridge, which, ad
joining the title page, contained a list Of suhscrb
ers, among which Was goodIy array Gi the no.
bity and genty OF EoglaDd. 10 the family reg
lister Of the Ola Dominion memeuto wss re.
corded the act that John Young who vas born
in 9 the city Of PHILADELPHIA, had had emisratcd to
Alexandria, Va, in l7S7 where he married
and established himself as a cracker and pilot
bread manufacturer, in large stone house.
| which is still stsndiog His silc whose maiden
! name was Marstes, was connection Of the
Gusts family, and consequently relative to
| Martha Wasbiugtop. HIS business nourishcd.
and alter accumuIatiug considerable wealth EC
invested il Ia, ,S0l acres iu the patent lands Of
the Commonwealth OF Virginia, situated as fol-
lows 81, 900 acres in Fayelc county, 10000
n llarrisoD, aDd the remainder in NlonoEgaa.
| Ohio, Washington, kan&wha, lIincoln and
| Montgomery coun;ics. These government lands
were purchased or conveyed to him By others
! between the years l7Sl and 1900. the deeds ol
| which were registered 10 the court houses Of
the different counties, and we're s'snei 10y
G0VcrDors Patrck Henry, b. hanto'ph, Nj
nlnnd Randolph, jaulcS Monroe, IS. liafrEoD
I IL
and Henry lace, all historical names. The
amount paid varied from three to I'VE cents hn
acre, and 10 few MINOR instances was AZ low a"
half cent. lie probably invested from 5000
| ess Woa!d feach - "aS tue "h'E S"'" u "''"'
s5oV,oVo
Onc contains 'h'o'o acres on |niH'' H'ft or
Lexington now ''ara'' "Ia'f'cS Henry ~
quire' uoVcfh'f 81 nc "o'it:lVh"e"',h - - ;"
gina, to Whcm all lheS2 presents Snatl rouir
greeting :--Noo" ye that pg ',1tu" OF 20 ''fh'
Oiliec reasury warrants 'ssn"o Oh 1o!n osp'''
l'o3, there ~ gran'en nS me s*H oolOmoh'
Wealta uoto cohH inunS " ca'''Ih 'racs nf p''ct'
OF land containing 3o' ooo acres ny survey (pioh'
ably surveyed by George y HaSlhEson' VIZ" % %"a
Gngagca 20! soYe:a! S3ats III surveying m ~ "'as
fifeinlah D'aTlrS oa'T rSp'ua'} ~ t,i, i'Sf, u
ine :ouy "a n"5i',, u'm'uon d.,
,na1 DoS''',hs , a' ''' ort J,nr,os e., e., ~
l,oua ,na hoIl thn s,;I .r.r, " narrcI or land
n;,, ;sa ;' o,,nrrtor,n,.as ~ ,Lc s,;I lobn Ynnn
wy H.; La;,s forannr n ,v;Insss whrrcrf Il,,.
a;d p"t.;oll JJnrr, oso Gnvnronr Of thr rom
S".U ,"'oaa"i,, r. Vr,;n;, h.ih hcrcunio sct Lis
y, ~ .,snr nr ,hn ssj Tnm.
hahI ah causc' 'sG sSI'l s' T% "I ,,'o sTu XXX th
1.InToaan iI ~ ,Hoc oc s" 1 al -, rnmmnrw"oIh
tt' ~" HaI'M,''' pn'I ''"' "'''' ~
wy inhn ,b," vo,o a,r,o, ~. ,,,r or 1919 ,,aun
6, ,o,uroa t~on' tho t; f,mons hrands If V;rc;ni.
nonr or,n,;,os af orac|ars ord nln,
u' hrood fnr thc nsa nf Fl, Amnr;car army and
ht trt .bo Nr;,;sh i,r;nn an c,nb,rr, ~
aI.y.Ir;o ni dos,r,,nr tI;r,r ,,s,nI. .ann
Ia h; ao nraroS unon ,bn oiI man's mind
~, ha ,os, bic roason .nl Icd so,n nItrr Ills
,d sna, ~ nta .3r, nbo o 40 ;Ssno c;tbnr hrouch
;cuoror", ~ nor,;.lIr dar,nrn1 intoirci de-.
serorod suv." nrni'ys of his nanars and hcnco the
onnT,s;on ~ lis Affairs prrvous to tho en-.
h.rao hc Tyas rrcardrd ns tho wraltbcst among
tho 3h,,s;noes cIoco in ,hot no~,ion of thr conn.
trr ~. D W. tho T ics, 81 cr;nncl his estate that
osl, CA; o;ont w.s lott 70 snnnort and rluc.t,
a'o;rh, nh;Ilr"r or tbcsr John hnrn IN
lIl7 1lnIiS IST. ,-0c nnJ C,nrno IN 1So,
lI94' 'oStsn' III l'''' auu ovT'hV @ w.. -" '' "nj
gre" ul' " nnaunoou' "'u. 0uI Nna
were never aI'el|"ln nv",u 0'',' ~, ,,,o
oauG"teL, - l's VIC" VI 49, nn1 -,
GIhGl, , Ialealc', ma!. o0J a;na 81, , To,r,
rll'Iuelnla h;i,. ".o ,or, oo,nfnrtohI.
ako' easlos n'' Gn'u 80 90, W;l;;on, Iionru
c'tculStancoeS. Ino In n'J; o,no r. ,ni
ooll 10 io9Vi w. ~ Dn i,.,U Gratt, IL loI
estapnshgu ;a1.u! tnc pasG'i XVI W, a,, 90
one sop' "lIllatn Nasl Iouas Hno ;n - ~" 60
IenslVey eoeaSeI ~ III rIAy rIia younc horn
Gem3pu ItianA.0 h; h-aIha[ a 10 Hatcn 'on"r
looi, "eH. ls' is' uto.''Ss ~ lontor h,r;rr
"neIc c ocs1nc az IA A'In.It~ L, p'"t', a. ano ,mc
ectwoen nlIEcIl anu S DfG'It, M a. Unq now NOW
uSG nuousou sS'us o" ",' i'O =, 10 nnn l.,n,vn
nis ss'vntS ~ ioIitj ob;tjror y@ nf John Vong r
Sui''9l u .Go Un'ui,u a,onH;lio ~ S,oio and mimi
nas nsIu a.;s ;satOua anI = ,voII known in Baton
G!pal p'S'ilJoI' aou 10 "Ia tar"hto, A.. M;l.
isouge. iiS naa o"'y ,snt Wv ua In,r, W;chnI,
;er' tne tcnuGc''nS zee o'"u"u 49,, au, ,on JnJ
louos Oolu ~ iSU' 'ns you"rsT ~ "L,Idrcr
IGn years az ~ DI'e' 'ta n.aoi.or h1s;nnss vhcL
ho was also 10 thG csaGaoL ous'ut ,i' f,'"; ""'I.
seems 10 nave ocen ueLeutt"l ~ e.. I 81 Vnrns
anu was se9iGI @ nciiiOsi VI az N;nnoIo ,shar,