Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18

r,;,as b.iow the present city OF Mancnes-
o. works for smelling IRON were erected.
Tho Indian massacre OF 1622 unfortunately
Terminated the enterprise. inere were
en, u ann and the breeding OF silk-worms
s su. .ha Manufacture OF fabrics. In 1851
, ~, were offered for the production
III 9ar md other staple commodi-
''s u. s'S Misyedith. whose able address have
r...aJ to conclusively refutes the charge
~ ;lliteracy and disregard for education
In our ancestors. My limits, with me com
nrobensiyc view have essayed' VIII allow
me only opportunity tor tue s.ntenent Oh
Inc fscts In augmentation OF his presen-
tatiOn. r ..;o,, ro..J,
- V;rc;nia Incidental 10 historical re-
search has proven to me that the general
sJ',oa,;nn,l ottainments Of the Virginia
coinnists. from the earliest period, COM
nared fayorably with such average acquire
ments in Old England or new England;
Nv friend. President Tyler. or william ana
Mary College: who mas carelu ny e1 ,',i 81
Tho records of York county from i9l5, IN
sn,ms mo that they sustain this CONCLUSION.
ija fnund however. OF the conclusion of
Tho seventeenth century evidences OF q
.a.Lod ;mnroyement in education and in
,na,ar;o, circumstances. Possessions were
80 valuable and included many con-
com;tonts Of comfort and refinement: Mr..
Meredith proves from the marriage bonds
recorded in Norfolk county from 100 to
I76l that % per cent. oil us INHABITANTS
could write. o.ho-s ,.h L..
sery,ce ususFfy for three years, repaid the
costs advanced for their transportation
Ihcre the term transport were employed
dom an early perod. Many of such ser
ant. we're persons OF education. who by
r;cissitudo OF fortune had fallen into
poverty. | published from the original
IN tho Richmond Standard November 10,
1878. an indenturc dated july ], 1913.
binding one John Logwood TO service Tor
four years to Edward Hurd, IN virginia.
This document ~ witnessed by excellent
sometimes of two servants of Hurd. Such
educated servants were constantly en-
nloved "a tutors in the families Of the
Winters. The fact is noted by traveller
IN 1746 who writes of the Nirginlnns :
Those that can't afford 10 send thor chill
dren 10 the better schools send them to
the country schoOlmaster otteh
a clever servant Is indentured To some
PLANTER as schoomaster. (35J
TWENTY CHURCHES N 1919.
In 1G4g there were twenty churches IN
Virrinia. with ministers to each. There
was also besides other schools, free
school IN Elizabeth City county amply
| endowed by bequcst OF Benjamin Symes
in 1854 the first legacy for such purpose
made by n resident Of the American plan
tatiOns 49,.
other free schools followed in the bene-
factions OF Virginia planters in Glouces-
fer county in 1915. founded 10y Henry
Pcaslev: in Westmoreland In 100. by Will
liam Horton III Accomac III no. by
Samuel SANFORD; in Elizabeth City Ill 1870.
| by Thomas Eaton. In 100 there were five
schools in Henrlco county. Beverley,
writing about the same period. states
| There are large tracts of land, houses,
and other things granted to free schools
| in many parts Of the county, and some of
| them are so large that, of themselves. they
are a handsome maintalncnce tor mas
| ter. In all other places where such
| endowments have not already been made
| the people Join and build schools for the
| children (3ji.
In l72i. in the replies to the Bishop Of
| London made by the rectOrs OF the several
parishes ~ to the number o: endowed
| schools in Virginia, IT appears that there
were AS many u, four schools IL many
| parishes. IN some OF which Latin and
Greek were taught CO. McCabe, among
the sources Of education i'll the Colony.
cites the parsons Schools y; that of
Rev. Devereux Jarratt. i'll flu'anna
county the Classical school If Rev.
John Todd. IN Louisa, IN 1859 Au-
custa Academy, iii Rockbridg'. III
l77i-ihe germ Of the present Wasting
ton and Lee University Prince Id
ward Academy, III l!76--now Hamp-
den-S dnev College; Washington-Heary
Academy IN Hanover. founded isw years
| later bv Rev. John -. Blair-the "Parson
| BLAIR" Of Richmond. of revcred memory :
| the schools Of Rev. Archibald Campbell
aud Thomas Martin (thc latter OF whom
prepared James Madison for P-inceton
| College, in Richmond county; oi Rev:
James Maury, i'll Orange, tthc prccoptor 81
Jefferson and many eminent Viz n'ans) ;
of Donald Robertson, OF King and Gu en-.
| (37) | NAV add Rev. William Douglas, who
| TAUGHT in Go1chland and 4 bernardo coun-
| ties. and said to have been an early pre-
ceptor of Jefferson. and the classical
school at Wingfield."in Hanover county ;
of Rev. Peter Nelson, an aiumnus OF VIII
| liam and Mary College. who died amlnister
| OF the Baptist church. Many eminent "a u
| Of VIRGINIA and the southern States were
educated 10y him. The providence OF
| the parish system Is indicated IL the Az
| pointed duty of the veStrVmen III Dlndlng
ont pauper children, to require by contract
that they should have three years school
Ing. This practice IA attested by the
vestry records of various parishes. II
cannot be questioned that many sons OF
wealthy planters enjoyed tn advantages
OF English and Scotch universities ana
schools OF oxford and Cambridge. Lton
| Harrow, Winchester, Wakefield. lprA-
shire. OF Edinburgh and Glasgow, and %
the Merchants Taylors' School.
EARLY CLASSICAL EDUCATION.
In America the excellent Offices OF th'
| University OF Pennsylvania. Of Princeton,
| Harvard, and Yale were availei Of. ON
women. ever the sweetest and nObest OF
their sex, il ~ realized. were effective fac.
tors in the formation of NlrglnAl charac.
ter. IL IS notable that George Nythe was
taught Latin and Greek by his mother,
and the brilliant John Randolph OF
Roanoke" acknowledgel his indebted
ness to the same tender regard. II has
been over patent that the most precious
accomplishments have continued with the
| daushters Of Virginia The learned pro-
LESSONS were well represented in Virginia.
In medicine DR.. Ihoma. Wootton was the
pioneer IN 1907. DIS. Walter Russell and
Anthony Basnall were here in 1893,
Dr. Lawrence Bohun in 1911, and Dr.
John Pott IN 1924. l3s) The last was Gov
ernOr of the colony IN 1928. There was nc
deficiency onward Of such miuis'rants.
find "CAirurgeOnn John Brock with
others in 1870. and a little later Doctor.
Dame. Par1e, Robert Ellison, Franci'
Haddon, and Patrick Napier, in iorh
count.
DR.. John Mitchell, T. r. s., eminent d a
/ botanist ~ well rs physician. located IN
Middlesex III 1900. Another alike dOubly
distinguished III science WAS JOhl Clayton,
who settled III Gloucester IN HOO.
John Tennent. Sr. and Jr., OF Spotsyl-
yania, the former of whom made valuable
contributions 10 medical literature.
Or. William Cabell, who had been sur
geon III the British navy, and was the
founder of the distinguished family OF In.
name DR.. John Baynnam, of Caroline
and DR.. william Baynham, Of Esex county
The heroic General Hugh Mercer, who
fell at Princeton in HI and our own Rich
mond pioneers, James McClurg and vii
liam Foushee. both of whom rendered ex
cellent service in the Revolution.
| may mention also Ephrlam Med well
son of James Mcdowell. Of Rockbriige
county, who was the first surgeon on
record TO successfully perform, IN Ken
lucky. in 1909, the operation Tor extirpa.
ton of the ovary.
COLONIAL pHY3clANs.
The list OF Virginia physician,
graduated from Edinburgh and Glasgow
IS lengthy one. The earliest IN preserved
record were Theodrick Bland, in 1868