Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-21
sHnmss Of ADMINISTRATIONS Series

were as t0!i5Hs: On Tic south, g lire midway
between what arc now Wolfe and Wilkes
streets, ou tie west line midway between
VIVA: arc now Pitt aid ST. Asaph streets, and
on the north. what is Low the south line of
Pendlcto:l street.
The surveys ivr the extension of the town
laid out one street south with rev Of os on
each side, aud ouc street west, also with row
of lots on each side. The street west was named
PuT, 10 honor Of William Pitt, the elder,
whose vigorous policy, as head of the British
Ministry, had led to the downfall of French
power 10 America. The street south was dcslg.
mated WOLFE, as memorial of the dead hero
Of Quebec about whose memory hung glamor
OF romantic history. Besides Fairfax lad
had fallen with him. William Fairfax, youngest
son Of the late Master eff Belvoir, was youn.
tccr on the heights of Abraham. Just before
tho battle, Wolfe touched him on the shoulder
ard said, Young man when you come into
action remember your name. lie died on the
field of battle.
, The trustees met on tic first Of February and
ordered the sale OF the lots to take place on the
, OH Of May, aud the sale to be advertised in
the Virginia aud Maryland CIZattcs. There
was, at that time, only one newspaper 10 the
Colony, the Virginia Gazette, publ!ahcd at
williamsburg.
On the Oh OF May the trustees met. They
first elected Harry Piper trustee, and then
proceeded with the sale Of the lots beginning
at the foot Of Wolfe street. Zach lot was one
, half en- acre and frontcd half square each
way. Tho purchasers aud prices were as tol-
lows:
WOLFE STREET River to Wafer street, north
| y IL
John Hunter, 80; No. 81, Z. Alexander,
t $50 lOs; No. 96, John Potts, go Water
t street TO Fairfax street north sidc-No. S..
Robert Adam, G2l No. 50, VIM. Ramsay,
go. Southsidc-No 96, Pat Rowan, f2l !;
No. 81. VIM. Ramsay El2 Fairfax to Royal,
northsidc-Nos. 90 and u, George Johnston
0 Gl5. Southsidc-Nos. 9S and 90, John Orr.
. GlJ. Royal 10 Pitt, north side-No. %, j..
) kirkpatrick, :c5 IS No. 100, Sarah Potter,
A & los. South sidc--Nos. lGO and lOl, j..
d kirkpatrick, Els 81.
t PlTT STREET, southwest corner of Wolfe.-
: No, l02, Francis Leo, sc 81 Wolfe to Duke,
q east stc-No lO3, :. Potter. 81 los No. los,
i. John Muir. SO 81. West sde-No. l04, j..
Graham, ZIG l35; No. LOG, II. Rozar, ell.
1 Duke to Prince. east sile--No. l0I, }. Muir,
q 80 No. 100, James Mcleod, .cl3 Jos. West
sidc-No. los, Peter Wise, El2; No. 100.
=. James Laurie, tlT s. Prince to klug, cast
. =. Alexander. $50 West sile-No. IL,
T. GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ; No. lis, j..
Alexander, 40. King to Cameron, east SIDE,
/. Ne. ll5, Michael Grettler, 50 los No. III,
;. T.. Kirkpatrick, :; 81 West sidc--No. nc.
= II. Rutherford, q; No. is. GEORGE WASH.
" INGToN, 10 los. Cameron to Queen, cast side
No. To, Ant. Ramsay, . p; No. l2222, Rlchard
y Avei, > lOs. East side-No. ll9, Ant. Ram
say, 3 So; No. l2l, James Connolly, 9 los.
Queen to i'rnccss-hoth sides left unsold.
Princess to Oronoko, east sidc-No l2I, j.
- - Potts -; No. 12>, II. R0Zar, II ; No. l2J,
y" j. Carlyle, IS. West sihG-No. rs. Henry
. Rozer II ; No. l30, John and Ann Tarbuck,
:, S r. Oronoko to north boundary, cast side
> No. ia. II. Adam, s SIS Nc. IFS, unsold.
g West siIc-No. l3G-J. Dalton, IL 81; NO.
:, l39 Ruth Hughes, los. :,
: The north boundary Of l749 had started hall
~ a square south OF Princess street above f0yal,
~ ~ and ran diaeonaly across the marsh TO the
" river at the mouth Ct Otouoko creek (ncar the
Gas Works. but the north boundary OF III"
y, ran due cast with what is now tue south line OF
j peplleton street. This gave o number 0i FL
Il ditonal town l0t5 in the triangular space thus
d added to the town on the north. 10 this space
" lots were bought by James Adam, Robt Adam
. John Hughes, jr., Robert Jones j. Carlyle and
II John Dalton, the rates bcipg from & to Go.
n 1T this sale the Vests bought q number Ct
1t marsh lots, (of which they wero the proprIo
tors,) and which had not been sold at the Vari
Gus sales since l749. John Bushby bought iol
.el4 los lot No. Is. northwest corner nl hoya
;! and Orouoko strcct5.) which had also been left
81 over unsold in l749, This completed the safe
c Of the town lots. Except four or five all had
| T. low NH I
ten years to dispose of all tho lots laid out 10
:. l74Q. The four lots left unsold, Nos. l23. i2f,
:, l25 and l26, 10th sides Of Pit, between Queen
\ and Princess Streets were, is believed, reserved
for new parish church and cemetery, Tor oil
, ready there was project on foot 10 divide Truro
" Parish, whose neiu church was, IS it still Is, 1t
pohick, Tor Pohiokory-Vireiriau Tor hickory
:, tree When, however, the division was made
= some years later and Christ Church had been
! begun at location beyond tho town boundaries,
J these lots were put up at auction and sold.
q. Washington retained during his life, tic lota
: which he purchased in Alexandria, aud was a
y free holder OF the town until the time OF his
!, death. lie bcQucalhcd the quarter square at
= the southwest corner Of Pitt and Prince strccta
= So part of "all the residue Of my estate, real
and personal, in whatsoever consisting, Whero
! ! soever lying and whcnsocVcr found, schedule
% or winch, as lar as EeColeoleu' WILL ie"Sou
~ able estimate Of its value is annexed when
he desired to be sold land the moneys 10 be
divided into twenty three equal parts, fer the
-, benefit OF the Westinghouse. Sposwoods,
Thorn:ors, Ashtons, LcWlscs, Carriers, Parks,
Balls, llsmmonds, Laws and Peters, among
! whom this rcsGuary bcquost was apportoncd.
T. lie says 10 the schedule respecting this lot
: "Alexandtia-co Of Pitt and Prince streets,
h half an acre, laid out into buildings three or
G four Of which arc let on ground rent at s. per
d foot-value, $1,000 The quarter square at
T. the southwest corner OF Pitt aud Cameron
= streets, Washington kept Tor his own use, aud
!, II became q second homestead to him. lie was
obliged, as we're all the other purchasers oil
lois ut the sao. to build thereon, aud within
o few years he built house there. 1t was one
" and half story frame, and next to the Marson
Q at Mount Vernon, was moro intimately connect
=. cd with his daily lilo than any other bull'ilog