Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-10
rHE R1CHMoND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., MARCH 10. 1887.


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Fredericksburg, 1850 He sold liquors
and general merchandise.
James Young was a large merchant AT
Fredericksburg, and bought Ihomas
Merriwether's wheat crop In lIyo AT es.'
ei., per bushel. In 1901 his account WIT
Thomas Merriwether amounted TO 1870.
iss 11d..-more than 600. All taken In
wheat.
Court, 17yl-i794.
Thomas Ellis. a blacksmith, 1855.
John Thompson. wheelwrght, lI9s.
James Ross a merchant at Frcdericks-
burg. 1875.
William Martin. a blacksmith 1901.
william Mansfield, a tenant of Thomas
Merriwether
Blbb e Harris. blacksmiths 1900
Charles Lewis &; Co.. merchants, 1870.
Colonel Garrett Minor. prominent
lawyer at Fredericksburg. 1902.
Wheat sold at los. per bushel, in 1900
John Pollock. 1871.
Or. Duke. 1876. He attended Rev. VIII
liam Douglas IN his last sickness.
Or. Charles Minor, 1928.
James Brock, 1885,
Peter Minor 1901
Thomas Gooch.
William Sydnor was a school teacher.
Richard Bib taught school in 1900.
Two Of Thomas Meriwether's children
went to him.
MIR. Higganbotham moved to Milton,
Albemarle IN 1893.
Arthur Clayton was Clerk to James
Young.
William Linney q blacksmith, 1899.
Captain John Nelson, 1872, built house
for Colonel Garrett Minor at Fredericks-
burg. He was also Clerk Of Louisa
Court. 1875.
Captain Aaron Fontalne, 1877. Father
of Colonel Fontaine. president Of Virginia
Central railroad.
William Anderson &c Co., were the
London merchants 10 whom Thomas
Meriwether and Rev Mr.. Douglas ship
ped all Of their tobacco, bills Of lading Of
which are preserved.
John Niche, a lawyer, 1857.
John Brown. Clerk of General County
Court. Goochland, 1919. For recording
n deed a fee OF ten pounds Of tobacco
was charged.
Richard Anderson, Of Richmond, Va,
was a brother Of William Anderson &
Co. London merchants, 1871. That year
he shipped four hogsheads Of tobacco for
Thomas Meriwether. and three hogs
heads for "Pason" Douglas, to London.
The following ships were running TO
Liverpool and London 1912:
ship Major. Captain William Arthur
from York river.
Ship Belfast. Captain r. Pinkerton, from
James river.
Brig Friends, Captain Phil. Purcell, from
Norfolk
Ship Planter. Captain William Arthur
from York river.
Freight to London was e per hogshead.
In 1905 Young, Clayton & Co. succeeded
James Young at Fredericksburg, Va.
James Meriwether was Sheriff Of Louisa
county 1880, and Thomas Meriwether was
his deputy.
The Rev. William Douglas was admins
traitor of DR.. John Hunters estate in l76l
John Crump and Thomas Green were
citizens Of Fredericksburg in 1877.
James Dabney, Collector Of Taxes in
Louisa county in 1894.
Malcolm Hart ran "Parson" Douglass
mill in 1888.
George Headen rented the "Fork-Creek
Farm" Of Mr.. Douglas.
John Gillian and Thomas Oliver were
near neighbors of Mr.. Douglas.
William Sampson was Deputy Sheriff OF
Goochland county I'm 1855.
Francis Clark was carpenter, and did
much work for ''Parson' Douglas. In
INA he built the "Fork-Creek" house.
Robert King was a mechanic, and did
much work for Colonel Nicholas Meri-
wether in 1900
Joseph Brand burned and sold him brick
same year.
Chles Terrell and Samuel Terrell were
citizens Of the county in 1891. The former
moved to Albemarle.
William Lumsden was a mechanic in
1900
DR.. William Hunter was a son Of DR..
John Hunter. He died about 1866. Tucker
Woodson, John Payne, Jr., and Meridith
Price were appraisers of his estate i'm 1866
by order Of Goochland court. They were
all citizens Of Goochland.
Most of the above persons lived in Fred
ertcksburg and Louisa county. The town
Of Fredericksburg at that time did large
business in shipping grain, flour, and to-
bacco.
Thomas Meriwether, who is frequently
mentioned, was grandson Of Rev. William
Douglas and inherited most Of his large
estate, called "Ducknghole," I'm Louisa
county. He was a very prosperous farmer,
and was called Mountain Tom" perhaps
because he lived in sight of Peters
mountain, in Albemarle county, where his
father lived.
In my next will be given some further
statistics of the olden times, showing how
our daddies lived a hundred years ago.
Keswick, Va. T.. c. MEAD.