The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-04
SIR ALEXANDER SPOISWOOD
History Of the Man Whose Memory Is
10 Be HOnOred by the A. P. Y. A.
WINDOW IN TIE OLD POWDER HOUSE.
when He Came to Virginia the CONDITION
of the Colony Was Not Prosperous
what He Did for the People-A
Splendid Record.

AltAUD0tl
dor the a,-spt,es Of the Colonial Capital
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clNation OF W. blnId Ahtlqulu-o VH WV
uesqav. NCNtutcr llth The WinION,
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"''~' moo '''' 90
VIII De pI"ceo III the on po""ei "'"s'
zine IN TIE oid Capltdi. III - inc si4e VI
Mrs. William tIabclsco Sgots"ood' ST.
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tdi u,stt"ueht 81 VI eii"' +''-''
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whose is"".u No, ~ - ','' 80 - lf
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Governor SpV'9"VN" 90 ''o % '.F' 49,
IN the poiu Aah7l"e ~ ~ '.''.
OF the Virginia il7'Vile@l "O-''''' 49,
IL VIII De me I"i.'o"a nv -, 80,
It's notto' DC J"N"s 'i'.'''.' ..t - al
les DeioW VIII Dc ''o 80 49,. 20
ms fanny WIN 'ppIoii '"s tho ,vin
Inc poWuei hdsa~Ai'' VIZ - ,,,s
dow Is 10 nave pa oiii'''''' l''' , 's.''',,
buht py lie oloti "a ''.D -, - anr,tut.-
by III lIi, during "po'' =" 'Ou -.
tration. 1hc unyCnns VIII iahe piaOo
Gooae, ol washington, -. e., has accept
Ell IN invitation 10 denver inc auu i'-'.,
upon the occasion ana James Llnu'"s
GORDON. foin cry OF Automatic county,
\ d., VIII return from NeM loth ~ '"S
poetic chdpIct on thc DO" o. ' i54i 10
/ khlsiuy DtNtiHoI. AZ t". en- li. -
ana pace VIII nc INV 80 ,'',''t ,.',.,,,,,rs
arms Of tWeNc OF 'ne GONNA i..',
OF Virginia lHtso P"iii'iiit'o 80 rti.'t
chlehy cohtiIDutSu ny i',, ,r1n ,liromona
an ~, ~. " - 49,. ,,.otriu. of fine
anu ictc.S v~,s lin .r,ociaI rates In or
IitH ~. ~ 80, i,,ns- to take uart
ueI lla1 P'io0i-o 49,, NV. AN opnor-
IN the patilcuc clioI1 may nav "'' Vi'
IN, T,TttaI Committee and incorpora-
tol9 VI ny 80 80 '~,t,,,itt.s ,vith inc
NduoH OF NHSliiia e,...t..'i ..tt.,rfisb-
chief oihcers OF liie -, lin
ga lhIot sAoul Iilc 81, e ,ortrib-
All lcIS'ii9 wiz s'''' a. 80 -. ,,-,i ba
u'cu 10 'iI - ,,o.ts Of ne .ColoniaI
invited 10 DE tHc hue3'' 80 arri,-.i in, ItfI-
Capital branch on lh,it a. i va. 49, 49,,
/ IdiilsDui-- INC 49, 49, roilrosd
OF me nese i'v'hJ , ''' 80 Sin Alexander
/ Spots" ood mas pee" I'M Rrock former
/ face written by ~. IA; - ii,,'t',i,rI So
/ secretary Oh the y u @lll'se ,,i.i.i lot
/ ciety 10 the CON pli"lvl va ~ t"',tc,,.'rf-
/ tiers OF ColoneI sl'o,a" ,'g t-f-afni. from
/ Governor oil lnc coIo.'3 ,to,' H. also made
| llo TO l,z-. MS Voil
! by Or. BIock. -,,r,r, cpoTsKvOOD
ALEXANDER SIC IoN oio ar
/ Colonel Alexander 9io,o" 81, as The
/ lNcd III NH-lIll" az - So, Hamilton.
/ deputy OF N ,' ~ ao,crnor and COM
] Earl OF plEhel' t'' .i,,,. US do
/ mander-ln-cIlct "a wy S.lt.tisn f.r,fiy
sCended from tHc "i i','',i s',rr.rn, asstr.-
! OF SpOltis"oo'',' o. 80. 81 Inc lands and
/ ca ny thc i-Dii,t-,.oodo in the parish OF
! bdr0iF ol IPDl,,,,, 30 Eeryviok at the
! bo-doh anu eo"nts e,,rnarnas became
/ earliest period Mheh gu -. So. i.
/ hereditary IN Scotland, Dg' lis ,.ir,,,a
yet more noDy aNouCHe .' ~ ~ its rem
/ learning. ability, ana cOula 5v Va -
Tesertativcs through c'''"''''
| ccsslOn. c.t.. e.,,,ff,. 10
The traditional account OF tnc I.'iili.s ,''
/ that the MAZE HhS IL t En-. rai.n OF
. OF Spottiswocde ialilhs III w ,l,.. tiiue-
/ Alexander H., a younger SUI "a 49,. tr.,,
. triOus house Of Gordon Ml4-n W. H.
I seated in the same CouHt9. No. NJ, mon
D. heirCss. ana was Obliged 10 '"Ng a.
/ him the name of SpottisWoode; nul IT,
/ retained in his armorlal bearing the 49, .
head Of the Gordons' Which ill' ,'r,.,. to
. sCrs. the ban Ons OF SpotusN"o"'f ''''
7 this day Att. emily
The immediate plot'Hit'i ~, I,Iriu.,
was Robert de SpotsMgou. Api r 49,, w. n
/ the reign of Alexander ILL., WHO Hu, "a
I 10 the crown Of scotland lil 80 $50
I I'm descent from R0ltil was Jolt. .,ii.,i',
I wood. born l'lD, o.'u - "i,-t ai,.in,
/ of Lothian, Jealous ~. ..lrt.. Eir.f
/ and one OF the 'oHlpi, 81. ,,,,,foslfon
[ Book Of Discipline ana Oh Ihu III ~
/ of Faith" His son, Jonn Spo',s"" ~
/ Spottiswoode. born in lo'', DecaILr ~ ~, tt.
I bishop of Glasgow, ana one Oh 'i' 49,
/ Council Of Scotland in lw', IT, W. r'.,i..
| ferrcd TO ST. Andrews in luii any mo
! chancellor Of Scotland ID l,r, ,.,.l. o., tLo
! f.r.d from the popular INDIGNATION 'il li-
| atfcfnrt. discouraged hy him. 10 iH.,o. '.
| Bfrrev ON the Scottish clur,n. "Ih "-
/ r,nosed ana accommodated rN the d0-
7 e.noblv which met at GiussoW lh W
/ vember. 1893. He rcuien 20 -,..,.
where ne uieu 80. ~ ntt.r works OF "Thc
Ff.st "a az 4