The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11
OBITUARY
Mr.. Isaac Burgess Davis.

Information Of tine death Of Mr. Isaac
Burress Davis. at his home near stan
nardsville, Greene county Va. was rec
ceived yesterday morning by Mr.. f. a..
Simpson by letter from Mr. Thomas
Davis. OF RObiOu's. Chesterfield county
Va. who had been called 20 the bedside
OF his uncle. stating that Mr. Davis died
on Sunday morning at O'Clock.
Nothing IS known as 90 the immediate
cause of his death. but Mr. Simpson had
received a letter from the deceased. dated
December 2j 1881. stating that he had
mashed one of his feet quite badly ON
the 22d Of December the day before the
date OF this letter, and il is presumed by
Mr. Simpson that blood poisoning must
have resulted from the accident as air
Davis was a remarkably robust and
healthy man for his age. seyenty-nyo
years.
Mr.. Isaac Burress Davis was appointed
by Governor James l.. Kemper as in
spector Of tobacco az the public ware
house which then occupied the site of the
present Union Depot i'm this city 20 No
vember. 1874. on the part of the state a
position held by Dr. Elijah II. Simpson
under appointment from Governor Gilbert
c. Walker
Major Robert p. Archer was appointed
with Mr.. Isaac Burress Davis by GOV
ernor Kemper. on the part Of the OWN
ors OF the warehouse 20 serve the term
of ISIS; this being unsatisfactory to the
then owners. Major Archer resigned his
appointment and Mr. Elijah IL. Simpson
was recommended ON the part of the own
crs for appointment and he was there
upon duly appointed and commissioned
by Governor Kemper for the term and
the appointments OF Messrs. Davis and
Simpson were renewed from year 20
year by Governor Kemper until Noyem-
ber ls11 when the law had been changed
so as TO give the Governor the appoint
ment Of both inspectors OF tobacco In
and for the public warehouse. for term
Of four wears Messrs. Davis and Simp-
son we're appointed for the term begin
ming January /. 1875 by Governor James
l.. Kemp.r and at the expiration OF this
term they were re-appointed by Governor
r. ". Holiday for the succeeding term
of four years. making eleven years OF
service by Mr.. Davis
II will be remembered that the public
warehouse was destroyed by fire on the
dav Of the evacuation Of Richmond by
the Confederate forces i'm 1860. me prop
ertv belonged 10 the State OF virginia
and lay i'm ruins until 1861 when II was
leased for "A term Of ten years by Messrs.
Robert T.. and ". 5 Archer; was re-
built by them as tobacco
warehouse for the storage ana
inspection OF leaf tobacco ana
opened for business on the 18th day
If rebrrarv. 1868 with Richard Rsins, a.
nominal tobacco inspector on the part OF
the State. appointed ard commissioned
bv the military authorities. he being able
IN take the iron-clad oath. who were then
running the affairs OF the State: and Ma
Tor Robert p Archer. as inspector on
tho mart of the owners. Major h. j.
Vaughan was retained by the owners as
an experienced Inspector. having Deen
ipspector Of this warehouse prior 10 ana
during the war
This state Of affairs contint6d until IN
inauguration OF Gilbert walker, as
Governor OF virginia when Major Waugh
an was appointed by him on the part oil
Tho state and Major Robert + Archer on
tho part OF the owners. ms arrange
msnt continued until August I, 1874. when
Major vaughan died. Then on the lztf
~ August. 1872. DR.. T.. IL. Simpson was
o,nointed by Governor Walker on the
Dart az the state for the unexpired tern
81 Major Vaughan. ard continued IRON
- to wear with Major Robert +. Arch
- mill November. 1874. when Mr.. Isaac
Rurress Davis was appointed by Governor
lanes L. Kemper. as hereinbefore stated
MI Isaac Burress Davis Was a staanei