Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-13
A nnnTs Of AIeYandria-FOurt Series.

Annals OF AIexandria-FOurt Series.
+ BY wM. F. cARNE.
f Chapter X.-Town Lots and Western Lands
In September, 1852. the new Fiilege ia c9sn.
Don with ell Eoglish speaking people lest cI' vto
from he calendar days. The sua went Iowa
b hind unnamed Shutters Hill on the Sc cord Of
Sepit mber, and when it rose up next from b.
you'd The Mary laod bills it was the m0rarg VI
the l4:h Ct September. The act OF ParIiamcnt
makug this change from The old 10 The new
sy'e, by which after $50 years Ct "walriug with
the stars England ut length consented to accept
the Gragorian calendar was % follows:
Throughout all his msjesay's dominions in
Europe, ASH Africa and America, subject TO
lhs crown of Great Britain tho supputstion &C..
cordng to which the year of our Lord beginleth
on the 18th Of March shall rot be made use of
after the last day of December, l751, and the
irst day OF January next fol lowing the said last
day Ct December. shall be deemed the first day
of the year of our Lord 1852, ard so on the first
day Of January in every year shall be deem I'd
the first day Of the year. And after the said trst
dsy Of January, 1852, the days of each month
shall be reckosed in the same order; and the
feast Of Easter, and other movesbie fessts there
on depending, 30 sscortsnod according TO the
same method, as they now are, until the second
Ct September in the said year 1862 inclusive !;
and the natural day next Immediately following
the said second Of Septem Der 81 all be called the
l4!h Of September, emitting for that tim, only
tho eleven intermediate nominal days of the
common calendar; and the natural days follow
ing the said 18th OF eptember shall be number.
ed forwards in numerical order from the said
l4Lh Of september, according TO the order now
used in tie present calendar.
There Was not, however, 10 Alexandria az in
London, crowds OF people 10 the streets crying
give US back our eleven days.
1I53.-As late as 1853 some of The town lots
remained unsold, and whep tho trustees held
the first meeting that year February 2lst) tho
town had not progressed to heir satisfaction.
1t was thought that evidences Of want of en-.
ergy were disocrnable Some purchasers we're
SOW ooming forward, and e7en the posts which
William biadin had set out 10 l749 had, in
many cases, fallen out Of place, and trouble az
TO the boundaries Of lots was anticipated. A
remedy was determined upon. l. was
Ordered, Thst on Thursday the lst day of
March next, all the lots 10 this town that arc
unsold be sold to the highest bidder.
Ordered, That the whole town be resur-
vcyed, and good white oak posts be provided
for the corners cf each lot, and Mr. j Ohm Dal.
ton and Mr.. Josiah Clapham arc hereby ap.
pointed to agree with some person to provide
the said posts aud to fix the same ia the
ground.
At this meeting Of The Board the resignation
If John Pagan, gent, was received and accept
ed, Mr. Pagan being about to remove himself
beyond the Sea-" Josiah CIapham was chosen
trustee 10 the place of Mr.. Pagan.
| MIR. Clsphan's public career 10 Alexandria
was short He took for awhile considerable
interest in the affairs Of the town; was the first
| purchaser OF the quarter square at the south
| east corner VI Triuooes ead Fairfax streets.
which he bought for about forty five dollars
| He attended only one meeting of the Board of
| Trustees alter that at which be was chosen,
and doe5 Dot afterwards appear 10 connection
with town affairs. Ia ITS he was appointed
with Francis Peyton aud others ono of the com
| missioucrs 10 settle the accounts for the pay,
provisions, arms, IT,, of the minute r,en and
militia raised at tho opening Of the Rovolu.
| tionary war.
On the first Of March the trustees mot again
| and sold lots to Samuel Mead, James Cornell,
William Yates, John West, jr., Josias Clap
ham and Hugh West, the last named buyiog
| lot g. the most valuable 10 the town, on Princess
street, t:om Water street to the river, for SD
pistolcs. The warehouse lots on the bill top,
corner of OroDoco and Princess streets, were
reserved from sale.
This vendue concluded the sale of all the
original town lots. The list below gives the
name of each purchaser and the price paid for
the lots By streets. A few of these lots were
afterwards resold for want of compliance with
the terms of sale:
Oronoko otreet-Wes est Point to Water street,
north side |. VIM. Fl zhugh, 62t pistoIes
2, John Pagan, ~! !; 3. VIM. Hicks, esq 10;
ST. Ary Pp s9tr 10 % rs Gqh d 6S4 s. Hugh
Samuel Mead, 81, 81; 6. marsh lot south
side: Q. public lot 10, public lot: Fairfax to
Royal, all marsh lots.
Princess street-River to Water street, north
side: A. Hugh West, 45 pistoee south.ide:
20, Royal Lyndon, 20; Water to Fairfax, rorh
south q. Roger Lyndon, 2j3 %, Joseph
lots south %. VIM. Munday, So; 81,
| same, IL.
Queen street--Wnter to Fairfax, north side
&c, Allen McRae, % pistoles 81, John Alex
ander, 8 South side: 81. Gerard Alexander,
l94 SO, same. 20 Fairfax to Roval, north
side IS. Anthony Ramsay. 81 80, Nathan
Smith, 6; south side SO. Hugh West James
SheltoD) 8 81, John McRae 6.
Cameron s,reeu-Watcr to Fairfax, north
&c, John Dalton, 10 pistoIes; g. same. l6;
Al, John Carlyle, 30; d.. same, lG ; Fairfax
to Royal, north: 3S, Henry SaIkeld SO.
same, % ; south 43 and Al market square.
King slreet-Water to Fartax, north: &c.
| Wn. Ramsay. 30 pistoles At. same, lG !;
south: 81, Law Washington, 81 So, same,
lG, Fairfax to Royal, north 4S. John Pagan,
l3! 40. John Alexander, Is; south: SO,
George Masoo, 7; 81, VIM. Strother T.
Pfoce treet-East Of Water. north. ! lo,
&C. Hon. VIM Fairfax of IS pi,tol1s south;
g. aud GO uo'. Geo. Falraz, go; Water TO
Fsirioz. nJrtt 81, Wm. Fairfax. OF So IS,
Join Champ, 5; south "a aud G5 Au:.
Washington, Is =; Fairfax to Royal, north 50,
Col. W. Fuzhugb, 7: 60, John Psylon S /,
south sc sod e., W. II. Terrett 10.
Duke s;reet-Betweco Point Lumcy aud
| Watcrst north: G9 arc 70, Coz. Na'h. + ,wlrcp
4t; II, Maj. Henry Fnzlugh, Il; south II
aud rs, Col. N. Chapman. SCI ) ~, Rs phi
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