The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-29
RICHMOND October %


There is dencions food for the an
tiousrisn in the room of the State
Library II Richmond. Here are 'ei'cs
not oslyc q the early days ofthe Republic,
bot there are relics Of colonial Days and Of
srss in English history preceding the
birth of,hs colonies. To one fond OF ex-
aiming such treasures | do not, know
where more delightful day eou'o Do
spen, than in the State Library. Here
srs also paintings aud ststaarS
to delight tho eye. The library
is situated in the upper story Oh
the capitol building and is always kept
opsn and tree sccess Afforded TO visitors.
The accommodating librsrisn, Dir, Nc
Donald, stands ready 70 explain anything
OF interest.
On entering the door the eye will nrst
rest upon, as 1t is hung on the nsl1 oil
the hsll way TO your right As So" en'or'
toe portrait OF
THOMAS RITCHIE
the priuce OF Virginia journalism and
Inc greatest political power OF hHday' IN
the commonwealth. 1t strikes me rs eK-
ceedingly appropriate that the striking
features OF the venerable edltor should
serve as sn introductioH 70 lne ep'tom
lad history OF ths State ~ contained IN
the relics witnIn.
Around the walls OF the Library are
suspended the portraits. in OIL, OF
ALL THE GOVERNORS
o. ths common wealth. You can read IN
sgch face that high character which nSs
always been essential to the person VINO
iiled the Executive chair OF the Oid
Dominion. There are two faces rensrks-
bic for their youthful sppearsce.-thoms'
Nelson and James Mcdowell.
One of the most interesting objects, rs
well 80 one OF the Oldest, is a copy Of
book,
PLISYs NATURAL HISTORY,
printed in l476, just twenty-five years
after the invention Of printing. There
il the old book, over tour centuries
old. and the work 80 rudely done
that it is almost impossible to read 1t.
And lust across the room is hanging q
land grant issued in the reign OF Queen
Elizabeth, with the sutogrsgh signature
of the Queen to il. There Is her name
lust ss she wrote it on the old parchment
N,nl-A At thn hold lottprs
and masculine style Of the writing, 1t Is
easy to conceive that the same bold sig
nature WIS attached TO the death warrant
of her cousin, Mary Queen OF Scots, -
FAC Sin1iLe copy of which ia hanging close
1T hand.
Here is also roysi proclamation OF
Queen Anne In references 70 settling and
ascertsining the current rates Of coin IN
mar kingdom. So that Wa are no worse
"A than our ancestors ~ their day, for
the proclamation ia evidence o. tuctust.
ing values IA the money market Of that
period. Bat the roc at in teresting OF royal
edicts to ba found in this old store house
OF the past "a thst of
BIEa JAMES
.arbiddinC tina Use OF tobacco Ia
ne kingdom and lnterdlc,ng the Guilt
, ton OF tue weed IN the colonies. The
hing grsclousiy explains that his reason
Tor this measure is that the use oil tobacco
/. Injurious 10 the health OF hls royal SUB
ircts, and that cultivation DESTROYED ths
fertility Of the lands. The number OF
Door tobacco plantations IN the t)os"ro
growing regions is the best evidence 81
me wisdom of the monarch. Here is at
lnnd grant from William Penn, VITA
bis autograph aud private seal atso ned
20 it.
Fne original draft Of the Bill OF Right
~ VIrgiuis, i'll he handwriting OF George
Mason. Is on fle, while consplCuogsly
posted on the wall is the
MARRIAGE BOND OF JEFFERsos.
in which the said Thomas jefferson, with
Francis Eppes ~ security binds hinse'i
in the penalty OF fifty pounds to properly
maintain the marriage relation with onr
Martha Shelton, & widow OF Charles City,
TO whom heis 80 DO mSrrled. II such lsW
WAS in force al the present time legal
business in Chicago would decline.
That old sheet az psper hanging up
there with that stiff looking writing ga
Il is tho original
LITTER FROM DANIEL BooEE
10 gentleman IN Louisa county, Viz
ginia, about some old land grsnts.
Daniel WAS undoubtedly grest hunter,
Ro could shoot rifle or scalp An Indian,
but rs the leader At spelling bee ne
would not have been q success. Here Is
no wsv the letter is addressed:
Capt 10
Charles Ysncey in
Luecy County in yir
GINA.
The letter concludes, "your most obedt
auj omble seTvent
DANIEL Boone"
When We get down 10 the Revolution
sry period We find the
COMMISSION cF PATRICK HENRY
u, Colonel OF the First regiment of Viz
g,ni4 troops enlisted to resist British 81
-',ssloD. Henry, ike some OF our
!. Odern stslesmen was instrumental il
,ringing on the war, but did very
Lutte of the fighting af,or 1t commenced
Here is slsU tho
PARoLE OF CORVALLIS.
given At Yorktown. IL is n queer look.
Ing document, d scsni piecs o. paper on
winch is written IN good clerkly hand
perhaps the writing OF Maj. Thomas
Lewis, Aide de-camp to Washiugton-the
terms OF tho parole, AID At the bottom i
tue simple signature "CornwalIis,' in 3
far hand, showing at Least that the Ear.
had lot ,COme nervous over his surren-
der. Toe ca lse Of such perfect control
of his nerves, under such Illuminating
circumstances msy be found in
HORN DRINKING cur.
which is exhibited As once the property
OF CORVALLIS, aud WAS found, together
with bottle half filed with VINE, in his
tent after the evacuation OF Yorktown.
1t ia needless to say that the wine hss
dssppesred from the bottle, as the relic
hunters o. century have long ago