Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-06-20
ANNAPOLIS, JUNE 10. 1892.
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ANNAPOLIS, JUNE 10. 1899.
To the baltimore american .
In the issue of Yesterday is published
| from your special correspondent of
this city, an article in respect, to what
he is pleased TO call the "Old Chase Man
sion" of this city. and which he desig-
mates as one of the Colonial residences
of Annapolis.
As matter OF curiosity ! would really
| like TO know who this special CORES
| pendent" is, for have occasionally no
ticed his communications for the last six
months or more to the american, and
have mostly noticed an assurance in his
statements and recklessness as to Tacts,
that should make his fortune as a writer
OF fiction He never hesitates as to the
correctness of his statements-and in.
vents facts out of the whole cloth. and If
what he calls "facts" don't happen TO be
correct, so much the worse for he"facts, F"
and all this he does without regard TO
what interests he may ignore or whose
| feelings may be concerned. His state
ment in his recent effusion that cit is
more than probable that not long hence
one OF the colonial residences of Annap-
oils will be in market overt is most gra
tuitous and unfounded 1t Is true that
the endowment intended for the sup
| port of the Chase Home" by the gener-
Gus founder, has been diverted and il
has thus for time, been left without
support. In consequence of this misfor-
tune the Home may decay and fall to
| ruin, but there is no probability of its
| being sold, and all such unfounded state
ments are calculated to injure its pros
| perity, and are prompted by the DISPOSE
ton of mischievous meddling.
There are many other matters in said
communication incorrectly stated. 1t is
far from certain that this dwelling was
built In colonial times 1t certainly was
not built by Judge Samuel Chase. The
two lots Nos 90 and 107 on the city
chart, each containing an acre. were pur'
chased by Gov. Lloyd from Judge Chase
and Matthias Hammond respectively, and
his title was not completed until 4th oil
September 17T2. Liber ID. d., No. 5. fol
los 259 and 351. &c, in the office of the
commissioner of the Land office.
The dwelling was not commenced until
after this, and already the rumblings OF
the coming Revolution were echoing over
the continent, and IL is highly improba
BILE that such house should be erected
in the approaching storm. have heard
from those OF old, that Mr.. Lloyd com
menced the dwelling to the extent of the
/
the storm had passed, when the building
was erected, about 1886 or '97. He built
the house for his private residence, spend
ing much of his time in Annapolis, though
he was not chosen Governor until 1909
After the death of Governor Lloyd and
in the settlement of his estate, this prop
erty was taken by Mr.. Henry Hall Har-
wood as portion of the dowry OF his
wife Elizabeth one of the daughters oil
| Governor Lloyd, at the valuation of
80. 500 and was conveyed to him by Ed
| ward LLOYD, the son, by deed IL May
| 1926, w. S. G., No. 10 folios 81, &c: At
ter the death of Mr.. Harwood, in the
settlement of his estate, this property
became vested in his widow Elizabeth,
and two of his daughters-Mary the wife
| of DIR. VIM. Ghiselin and Josephine, wife
of Capt Edward G.. Tilton, who sold
the same to Miss Hester Ann Chase 9th
| Nov. 1S47, /. III. N, No. 2, folios 623, &c.
She was one of the daughters of Judge
Jeremiah Townley Chase. BY her will
she left this property to her two nieces
Fanny and Matilda Chase and they dy'
ing unmarried and intestate, this proper
~ descended to their sister and only
heir at law, Miss Hester Ann Ridout
who devised 1t to the trustees of the
Chase Home, eight In number, and now
duly Incorporated las a nome for desti
tute, aged and infirm women where they
may find a retreat from the vicissitudes
of life"
These trustees have the property in
their possession, and desire and design to
administer the trust confided to them and
as far as in their power, to carry out the
wishes of the founder and earnestly in
wife contributions from the charitable to
enable them to promote the objects. OF
this most deserving trust. The under
signed is induced TO write this plain state
ment to correct as far as may be, tho
many erroneous publications, which have
appeared in respect to this property
and as the before mentioned Harry Hal
HARDWOOD was the nephew of my grand
mother Stockett and the brother of my
grandmother Sellman, and as | am ONT
of the executors of Mrs. Hester A. Kid
out, as well as president of the BoarC
of Trustees of the Chase Home. 1t may
be assumed that am reasonably well In
formed as to the matters whereof beal
testimony.
FRANK II. SToCKETT.