Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-02
HISTORICAL DISPLAY.
Interesting "Reminiscences q the Past


Worthington & Co, druggists,
have in their window for the bene6i
OF the public some unique historical
crafs and pictures displayed. Dur
ing the DeKalb ceremonies recently,
hundreds Of persons stopped 70 ex-
anime and inquire their meaning and
since that day thousands have been
attracted and entertained.
A picture of the laying of the cor.
ner-stone of the DeKalb statue by
the Masons of Annapolis, contains,
and will band down to all ages, many
OF the Masons and numerous citizens
old and young who met on that even
Ing to witness the ceremony.
Another picture. photo graphed by
Fuller. q S. N. Academy, shows
the residence of j. Sellman Welsh.
on Hanover street, whelc Mr.. An
thony Stewart, owner of the brig
Peggy Stewart, lived 10 1774.-
Here it was the citizens Of Anne
Arundel county assembled in open
day ADD compelled the owner to burn
the vessel and her cargo of tea ia
their harbor on WINDMILL Point, /"
near the Gymnasium Building, for
merly "Old Fort Sesern,n and not
on Horn Point, also called Wind
mill Point" rs all Of our histories
record it. The dredging machine near
the "Santce' may bring up an on.
Choir or some iron belonging to the
Peggy Stewart" which would prove
the location and be o valuable revolu-
tionary relic for the State. The
house, 10 the opinion of experts who
have seen it, is the most perfect ex-
ample OF genuine Queen Anne archi-
lecture in the city.
The photograph OF the tomb OF Mrs.
Rebecca Dulauy in st. Anne's church
yard, recalls the memory of her re
markable husband, Daniel Dulany,
admitted to the bar at Annapolis 10
lilo, and afterwards held many off,
ces of trust and honor for forty years
in the province of Maryland. Also
of her distinguished son Daniel d.
lany the lawyer, orator and states.
man, who was consulted from Lon.
don in cases of Importance and whose
opinions reversed the decisions of the
courts OF Virginia Mrs. Dulany was
the daughter of Col. Walter Smith, q
prominent lawyer and wealthy cili-
zen, who held for many years various
important Offices in the province. His
brother, Richard Smith, of Calvert
county, was brave soldier and cap.
tain of militia during the Codes rebel
lion in 1859, and was imprisoned with
fancy and Others. for not believing
that that the Roman Catholics were
instigating the massacre of the Prot
estant colony. Informed that the
Indiana and French were assembled
in large numbers for that purpose, be
rode alone into the wilderness to the
spot and returned unmolested, aud
so testified, being a good and truth.
ful mao, but bad witness, be was
at once imprisoned.
Richard Smith, attorney general oil
Maryland in 1855, under Oliver
Cromwell, was the grand father oil
Mrs. Dulany. He came to Maryland
in 1649. He was the ancestor Of
Margaret Smith, of Calvert county
who was the wife of President Zach
airy Taylor, whose daughter, Sarah
K5ox, was wife of Senator Jefferson
Davis, afterwards President OF the
Confederate States. He was also
the ancestor of Col. John Taylor
Wood daring and brave officer oil
the Confederacy and tf Admiral
Franklin Buchahan of the Merrimac,
who was formerly the Superintendent
of the q s N Academy in 1916.
An old Tobacco Note, is also OF
exhibition bearing the autographs oi
William Griffith, William Hopkins
and other men of Severn, noted ID
this colony 10 1893.
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