Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-22
CARED FOR THE POOR
Joseph CALICO Freed Many Shares and
Forgot Not the Needy.
WAS FOUNDER OF THE MILLS.
An Uncle of De Lcsscps and a Prom
fnent Man In His Day-Old Rolls
of the Blues, Continental Guard,
and Montgomery Guard.

and Montgomery Guard.
| The will Of Joseph Gallego. the founder
OF the mill so long and now known by
his name, was admitted to record In the
Hastings Court OF this city on the 18th
OF September. 1873. Judging from the
| length OF his testament, which contained
some eight thousand words. he must
have been a considerable holder of both
real and personal estate. Gallego first
appeared In Richmond about 1872, coming
| from Portugal hitler. on his arrival he
kept a ship chandlery at Rockets. dealt
also In general groceries and imported
foreign liquors. He was successful In all
his business ventures, but firing Of such
trading no sold out and engaged In mill
ing. In this ne was also eminently sue
cessful.. 1t is presumed that he was a
man OF some consequence In his own
country prior 10 his emigration thither.
lie was an uncle or the late Count Ferdi-
nand de Lesseps. builder OF the Suez
canal, who was also the attempted builder
! OF the Panama ship canal. Some extracts
from Gallego's will may prove Of interest
! even to so modern generation as the
present one. lie gave his mill and much
! other property, as well as money and
slaves, TO Peter Joseph Chevallie. mis- ne
phew. lie was buried In It. Johns
churchyard, and only plain marble
hcadstono marks the spot Ia set free
by his will seven OF his slaves. To one
RacheD, he directed s2,coo in ready CASH
u be paid, and 10 four others he left
10 ole
james Greenhow, Aaron and Joe Bell,
other Of his slaves. Joe Bell was not
TO be set free till three years after tcS-
tator's death. He adds: This Is not
punishment, but because he Will be so
useful to Peter Chevallie." lie said II
the Legislature will not permit his scr
wants to remain In Virginia, then they
are TO be settled somewhere else at the
expense OF his estate. The will provided
suits Of mourning for Mr.. Gallego's house
servants on his Death.
Among nearly hundred requests Of
money to friends was one OF 5000 70
William Mackenzie for the beneiit or
Resale zoe, the orphan child that ma
and his good wife had taken charge or
Resale Poe was the only sister OF Ed-
gar Allen Poe, the poet, and lived 10 Dc
a very old woman. He directed his e&ecu-
tors not TO call upon doctor OF this city
who owed him $Sil, "supposing l ought
to give It up 10 him for his attendanoe
on me-" One codicil says: IF the Catho-
lie chanel is continued at the time OF my
death. | direct my executors to pay Si'-
go towards its support; and If the Catho-
lie congregation come 10 the determination
OF building n chapel In Ricnmohn' W
nay 1900 towards It's Accomplishment
or to carry IL into effect. Another cVai-
Gil said the women set free by te'ta'oi
were to be permitted TO live, rent itec'
for one year after his death AT tho
house at the rock landing" and they were
| also TO be furnished various named gro
| cer,es. including one demijohn of com
| mon wine and one demijOhn of whishey'
Another codicu SAYS: Il had forgotten
| moor old Jack. / direct my executors
/ 10 SET said Jack free. If he chooses 10
become so and 10 pay him N5o per year
! during his life. They must also let MIN
reside In the house where ne does no"
| until il is sold" Testator further says:
! 81 direct my executors TO lay py S-'"y
10 be distributed among the needy ana
moor. and particularly among respectful
widows" The lot OF land on which ST.
peters Cathedral now stands. corner
Eighth and Grace streets, was donated
NV Mr.. Gallego. the witnesses thereof be-
| ing Daniel Call and James Giboon. can
was the author of "Calfs Virginia Re
ports" and Major James Gibbon was
| of Washington's officers. The sessions
of the Hastings Court were held in the
! Capitol when the will OF Mr.. GalieSo was
/ admitted 10 record. He gave away 10
| friends and relatives besides an immense
! quantity Of jewelry, fine old pictures
! and wines and $4,000. His real estate
was worth as much more.
The onlv rolls of Virginia military re-
turned in 1886 from this city. as appears
| bv the records Of Acknowledgement
! Charles j. Anderson, are given pelo".
| II may be remarked that though AdJu-
| tant-General William II. Richardson ana
| Adiutant-GeneTal James McDonaid ula
! their full duty as such during lhelr re-
| spective incumbcncy. which in each case
! lasted a long time, they could not pre-
yont the destruction during the evacua-
| ton OF the city on the 90 OF April. 49,
! NJ documents gathered in long years or
neacc as well as war Of the utmost
| value to Virginia historically and other
wise. General Anderson, who succeeded
Acknowledgement Mcdonald, took pos
session of the Office under peculiarly de-
pressing circumstances. He had almost
nothing to go on, but he has taken hold
evolved order out of chaos, ana VIII IN
| time make MS u'pdI VI N'N ''ifNt
lance and dignity which is its due when
the public peace and the integrity or
| the Commonwealth is called into question.
From the record is copied roll Of the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues" re-
turned on the 18th of May. 1S6. as fol-
lows:
CAPTAIN, John NJ. Patton, Jr.
Senior First Lieutenant, 6. III. Powell.
Junior First Lieutenant, Hiram Il. DICK
| inson, -
Senior Second Lieutenant. William i.
! Trueman.
Surgeon, George w. Briggs.
Orartermastcr, Thomas Dodamead.
FIRST Sergeant, William II. Fry.
second Sergeant Edward c. Crump'
Third Sergeant, William L. Maule.
Fourth Sergeant. Thomas 7. Baxter.
Fifth Sergeant. David y. Bridgford.
First Corporal. Miles c. Macon.
Second Corporal, David Wright.
Third Corporal. Frederick Carter.
Fourth Corporal. solomon j. Jacobs.
Fifth Corporal, Nimrod y. Dickinson.
Sixth Corporal, George c. Wilde
Privates: Louis V. Barnes, William j.
bartholomew. George w. Bray. j. K
Burch, william II. Blackader. Fletcher
| IT Cou,i;py Tduard NJ ID Clarke Isaac