Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-04
.Altfal(0rlx OQ6azttte
MONDAY iVENING, JUNE 4.
Washington Relics.

air. Joan Murray Forbes in " communication
70 tho Tarrentoa Index says:
THIS portion Of tie apparel Of Gen: Washing,
ton. consisting Of coat vest small clothes" ana
stockings, was given by his nloce,, Mrs. oSa1
Thornton, widow nr Col. John Thornton, OF
Culpepcr county. Va, to her oldest grandson,
Alfred Augustine tlh"rn:on, who msfrieu h'S
sister
Whom Mr.. y. A. Thornton changed his resi-
dance in the Piedmont. Of Virginia to make hlS
homo on tho waters Of the Ohio in lslI, no Go
posited tho sui. with mo, not us . gilt, but to be
kept Twill called for hy hiIu, aAd II ho never
should require its return was 10 make s"cn us
,usit!u. vi 1t SIS J. nigh: think proper.
1t wMs Keep. 10y me with as5iduous and reyor-
cntisl caro- anti! simrch, 1852 when the Conttd-
crate army IVES withdrawn from Manassas be
ng thnu :: member OF the Legislature Ct Vir-
sinis, !! thought proper to movo my lahniy
from ms home, near WMrrcntun, IN Fangulcr
county, and the suit wss thcn deposited with
,.hcr articles, with my nclSnbor. Tho ."to III r..
Charles kcmpor Tor safe keeping.
During The summer OF 1852! while the Federal
troons under General Pope, We're qu"rtercd II!
tho vicinity Of Warrcnt"n, Two persons, terro'
scnting themselves 10 be Federal officers, enter.
Cd the dwelling Of MIR. kemper, rs he Iniormed
mo, and demanded the production oi sll The
property left with him by mo, OF which they
seemed to have accurate information, accom-
,,anying tho demand with threat OF his arrest
ingtor, in Csc Ct his refusing to comply, Inc
demand was complied with. After making
description in writing oi tho other property
which WAS too bulky u admit OF transportation
by hand, they enjoined upon Mr. hemper It's
production when required by them, but return
ing tho clothes into the pillow case, IN when
they were kept, one Of the two persons carried
them away on his shoulder when they lelt his
house Ihs is the statement OF facts narrated
10 mo by Mr.. keihpcr upon my WISHING MN ~
C.N C IS,tb Al
Popc's army by General Stonewall Jackson
from northern Virginia. -.
TIE clothes wcro not seen Ivy ne again until
Inc 2'd day Of May, 1871, when l went to Nj
Vernon il discharge cl The duties OF the Clhce
Of "Visit"r" on bchslf Of tho State Of Virginia,
to which | wae appointed by the Governor. IN
pursuance Of tho statute Incorporating tho Mt.
Vernon Association Of the Ladies' Of the Union.
They were then recognized by three other mem
Eers &C my family, who accompanied me, rs
well hs by myself, and identili ID - our entire
satisfaction.
Il WAS high grati,stion to find them with
other relic; sid memorials OF the most Illus
,rious Of the sons OF Virginia, st Ms beloved Mt.
Vernon in the custody and care Of tire pstrlotlt
ladies who hoaor themselves by their devotion
20 tho sacr0d duties Of their position. 1t YVES al
So q qualification that my purposes shHuid be IT
accord with those Of Mr.. Wm. Il. McGregor,
Of hudson City, VINO rescued them from op!iEl
ION ard Gonsted tEoa 10 the Ladies Assocla'
ton, as stat@d IN TIC labei icEhh upon Lueh Il
tho glass case, Tor on tho morning OF. the I'D Of
May, 49,, on TIE trip TO Nj. Vernon, while
standing On the wharf St hlex.ndrls, | had
stated 10 ny friend, Judge Pail of Lsesburg
that would, fthcy were row III my FossesSlpi,
present them t. the Association.
Accordingly upon unexpectedly finding: Thorn
al u later 1o,ir, wien TIE regular meeLlng q
tho Board o; Regents snd o. tho Board OF
Visitors" YVES held, sitter making tho statement
Of the ;sc.s abova SCI forth, in execution OF tue
authority vested in no by MIR. Allied =. / horn:
Tor, nov deceased, Conferred upon the LaclcS
Asscc:alca t&o riga. .l.> tile 10 the precious
relics, vita :ao Limitation thai n case ct aLy u
ture time the association Should according 10
lie provision 81 is charter, cesSe 10 Eol4 MoUnt
Vernon, .tc ssh relics are 20 reycrtsto the state
,fVireiais ii TIC same manner Us tho Noun;
Vernon estate is t. revert 10 it..
This written s.atemoat is Tade end signed by
me al the request Of tho Board OF Regents" 10
be deposited among their archives and 70 be ap.
rnnded to the sui. oc clothes in the glass caSo at
lJount Vernon il watch they are kept.