The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-03
PICKET ="
4 COMFORTABLE COTTAGE HONE STU
ATED on THE GROVE ROAD.
WITH WHICH is ASSOCIATED ~
TEREsTING "REMINISCENCES
OFLAFAYETTE
Memorial of "a Colonial Patriot.

+ memorial OF "a AtifhiAt aAfi'As
About one and a.half miles from
Richmond. ON ihe Grove road, stands g
neat comfortable cottage home kno" D
f by the name of Pickett This place
has no historical association with ihc
name off him whose fame has been made
immortal hy The career OF The division
be commanded ni The h1tiIc of Gettysburg.
ln The front yard OF the place 90 when
ve now refer stands % relic of The past
which tells iis own story. An umpire.
tending piece of sandd stone has recorded
upon 10 the fact That i'm 1881 CoI-
oncl John N.choms while c0mmandihas
ID body of VIRGINIA troops, drove lh
F 80 certain spot tAe picket guard oi 'Ae
traitor Arnold. then occupying me town
of Richmond Attic time when thi7 oc-
cured country road leading ono from
fne town penetrated The uei-h5onnE iNi
# c.ts About hali mile east obi lnis' al
fle junction of another ROAD Wlth iht
.0rmer wa, Tie exact spot where Ar
uOld's men were driven hach, ana upon
J. Whirha fctg wears subsequently this stone
was placed Zoo commom0mfi0n of the vi1-
lance and ga'auiry OF Nichols and his
men, I'm sight of this spot and
900 tbe road going We-fWanily was
tavern and % settlement OF small houses.
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has lNIIi lHlt "'eH A""" 10 ."S
9cl-Hl-'3.h ioiN' NN' l' nov ., '.' ''. .''.
n'iioH ct fIA avenue. "' '''"' IN
removed 90 '. p'e.'n. io1"'''i. SUM-
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several ciAi l't- were ''''' do, ..'N-
age Wien l"tt nag Alsl ine, ea,A ol"el
had born been badly wounded together
CON one cc ASTON hc rendered important
service hot only i0 Lafayette, hnt io ile
country ai large pY preventing ihe capture
oil The loimef anu L.7 thllie eonlllaii'i
ii was ai barren iiih OANieh ih fthh-
tIF"nit Nh-iI u. was "''I 't'i- ...-
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SCENT n0l ln. '.'Nn'iIti. hl'.o ti'l t1t
enemy approach HnN spNiIei PACK fi iI.I
peei DO umr lo give Narnn- in Iht
young French general DEE latter Nal
JOSH ume fD cross ihe ~cWFNl
river before fle enemy conI enc
Mm on it Na- cn ibis occasion
'Hat Lafayette displayed JUS ieal
CHARACTER '' eN''ei 'ho lhlII'.
Ht lfei h'- sd A.-A l''t' DDS men "'-.'
ia'fd Old venture. NtrienFln He spiah.
from Dos horse. anl pIunein9 NaI.I.o'en,
into tle stream, SEQ them ,uch al rAi1i-
iie ~ Devotion Ihal ihel followed hiin 20
once and safely reached ihe opposite
bank OF iNe r'cr Tor ile gallant and
valuable service here rendered nf DHp-
tam Nicholas Doe was ai once aIp2inl,so
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mis- ..iJ ~ have l,r, tIc mo-t for,cl.
I'm, al aI tLe meetings between tDc
Naroris and any of li- individual
friends They f-.l into each other. eln-
brace and N IS recorded by am eve.
..ifre.s Thai fbev kissed each other and
went until there was n0ta dry eve he The
room. col Niol0.as had once served
on Iaflveffaf. r.r-onal staff and had
been constantly associated with him
nom the beruntneof the seieeol YORK.