Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19

turauy infer. but was taken 10 the
"Burnt Field" under the hills at Mount
Pleasant where many of her husband S
kindred had been before entombed.
WEEDS A SECOND TIME.
Not many months elapsed after TINS De
companion. and during the following sHm-
mor he married the Young WIDOW o.
Thomas Plnkhard. OF Lancaster. She hat
been Miss Anne Gaskins, the elues I
daughter Of Colonel Thomas Gaskins, OF
Northumberland. and sister 10 hlm Ol
the same name whose patriOuc services
made him prominent IN the Northern
Neck during the Revolution.
10 was during the years NIen an, Ine "a
fer Mrs. Lee presided at Chantilly mat
fl chiefly grew In interest and promi-
nence as an opulent home, popular so
cal resort. and place or hlslOllcdl M
ter-st. It's hospitality, ever open anu
cordial. was enlarged with the growth OF
its Young inmates. As these Verged on
manhood and wOmanhOod its social en-
tcrtaiuments became more frequent ne
colored musician, Harry, wild dc nddle
and de bow" the forti pianer.' the game
OF 100" and other amusemehls, lhcIuVI
the indispensable dance, all enter Iuto
lis frequent rounds, Of Joyous gayely.
There was. nevertheless, more serious
side TO It's inner life as young lduy
visitor there hints in her diary ior sun
day. October g, 1852: We have been col
Iccted IN the chamber reading the lessons
for the day"
his CORRESPONDENCE
The correspondence OF Mr. Lee, much
of which issued from Chantilly during
these eNentfu years. was addressed 10
fhe leading men in the Colonies. 10 his
hr0thors- William, the High Sheriff Of
London, and Dr. Arthur Leland otheF
eminent men abroad. and touched upon
every phase Of the burning questions re-
lating TO independence the maintenance
BE- o fIn q
eminent and collateral matters. This
CORES pOndence. If duly collected. edited,
and published. would prove an admirable
companion work 10 the writings OF Wash
inetOu Jefferson Madison, and Adams.
10 the children of his first marriage
there were added FIVE others as the issue
Of his union with Anne Ilnkhdrd, ana
these nine, with single exception, grew
up under the sheltering care OF this home.
"a be- themselves married and 10 settle
i'm other homes. How much Of sOiace
thew from time to time gave TO Mr. Lee
IA the intervals OF ms release from
public cares and duties We may well
Imagine.
moss these Young sciOns of the home shed
ON H. as precincts We're not destined TO
Confine them long when once they were
E'o"'I WHAT HIS CHILDREN DID.
The eldest son. Thomas. located at
park cate" near Dumfries. in Prince
William. not. however, II seems, before
he had gained the consent OF Mildred
the daughter Of his fathers friend, John
washington. of "Bushiield,' TO ac-
company him as his bride. They were
married in 1888. eo,,,
months previously married his cousin,
Flora Lee the younger Of the TWO iair
sisters OF Stratford, and had chosen his
home al Belmont" IN Loudoun.
The eldest daughter, Hannah was mar
RED 10 Corbin Washington maKlhS
second union between the FAMILIES OF
Chantllly and Bushhed, and went 10
spend some happy years in brick dwell
ing called walnut Farm, on the maj s'h
Of NOmini creek 80.
The Washington name must by lhls
time have had a talismanic charm III
Mr.. Lees home, as IN 1893 his secohu
daughter. Mary. accepted the hand OF
William Augustine Washington, or Wake1
field. widower at the time. ana leS!i l1',l
90 be made one soon again by Mary Lee
speedy and lamented death.
The eldest daughter Of MIR. Lees second