The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26

good mana good ons-,ne best subject
! ever had In America"
The other daughter, Ann CorSin Tayloe
married Mann Page, OF Roosevelt.
Gloucester county. who. by former mar
riage. was the father Of John Page Cow
ernor OF Virginia.
COLONIAL LUXURY.
John Tayioe LEFT 10 his only son. also
named John. 1856 acres IN Prince VIII
tam county, all his other estates (most
o which were entailed) and all OF his
81 ives and other property not bequeathed
10 his wife together with the reverson
OF what was left her.
tn r. tcstator had been extensively en-
gage in iron manufacture in Maryland
and Virginia. and on 5000 acres Of the
Prime william land. ''Neabsco" furnace
had b, zen successfully operated by a COM
pany n which he had large interest.
His &c ucrosity was not confined TO his
family. for his will contains n number
Of hand some legacies to friends. and a
bcquest " 900 pounds currency money OF
Virginia ten COWS and bull, to the par
ish Of I.u penburg. I'm which he lived. The
money wa 20 be expended in repairs and
necessary improvements 10 the glebe. and
I'm "clothin y the naked and feeding the
.)oor OF the parish" He also directed that
six slaves ST. ou!d be bought and placed on
the glebe TO work FOR the minister, and
with this beql Test made q provision which
marks the ch lracter Of tho man. and Is
In keeping Wi u what was the general
feeling among the larger slave owners
Of the time NAMELY that If these negroes
were ever treated cruelty by the minister
they should be aiken from him, and
worked under the orders Of the vestry
for the benefit OF the parish.
hn inv ~ .JnnW IpVI0p'r estate
gives a striking exa nipple OF the luxury
with which some Of the oionists had
surrounded themselves. On his plantations
I'm Richmond. Essex. King George, stat
ford and Prince VIII am counties. Viz
rinia. and I'm Maryland. he owned 2,9
slaves. The apartments IN his house
named IN the inventory were "the count
ing house" planters h 2H, inc pass
age" "thc green room" the dining
room" Din which were "a set OF Reuben's
Gallery OF LusenburghD the back pass
age" Mrs Tayloes chamber the in
nor ROOM the room under Mrs. Tay-
lor's" "the great chamber" Mr.. Faunt-
leroy's ROOM another "pa Fsage' THE
room over the green room and skaters
closet" which was probably tho buffers
pantry. as IL contained plate valued az
IG0 pounds sterling. These roo ms were in
the "Old House" which preceded At.
Airy.
The inventory also included a coach.
with harness for four horses and a char
lot with harness for six. The total value
OF the personal estate I'm virginia was
Cl0O351010 sterling, and, In addition,
the personal estate I'm Maryland pnclud-
ing forty negroes and the equipment or
a large plantation was not appraised.
Doubtless the whole amounted 10 ell,o)o,
equal in value to more than 800 600 at the
present day Probably the lands were
worth as much more.
INTERESTED IN THE TURF.
John Tayloe. the younger the builder
of Mt. Airy. was born in 172i and was
educated at one Of the English universe
ties. % his return 10 Virginia, he. like
his ancestors. took an active part in
public affairs. but was doubtless equally
interested in the turf. which was Just
becoming an organized sport in Virginia
and MARYLAND. For umbcr of years, in
tho columns Of the "Gazettes' Of the
two colonies. his name appears as the
owner of successful race horses, some Of
them, such as Vortex Jolly Roger
and Jenny Cameron among the most
famous of that day.
The first race which seems to have at
tracted general attention from the sport
ing gentry. was run at Gloucester race
ground" virginia on December b. liO2'
winter racing being evidently not then
Is go bad repute as 70 has been since)
for 500 pistoles g. side and was won by
the famous selma" belonging TO Col
ouel Tasker. Of Maryland. beating Col
onel Byrd's "rryall." Colonel Francis
Thornton's bay mare and Colonel Tay-