Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
FOUND In A GARRETT.
A NOOK CONTAINING INTERESTING
CORRESPONDENCE.
1 VERY REHlRglBLE OLD LADY
Ho, She saved Lie"
County Court Froceeo'"S
x,o,ndatfon of the Confederate
Monument BuiIt--Personhl'
1corro-ponaenee o. the D.spatehl

I-DgfG. NuulrlEN OF iiIN ff"At'N'tf'f
wYTliEVILLE VA. November Z,--ln
a garnet room 30 what is known as
The Misses Glbboney' brick building on
Main street. which has been one Of the
principal business houses Tor over hali
OF century in our town. has been 'un-
earthed" book which doubtless belongs
In the archives Of the State Department
or the United States Government at
washington. How the book got 70
Wythcvlllo is an unsolVed mystery ."
tho same garnet room, IA Wnlch u N"s
accidentally found are q TOT Oh uLDNii's
Journals. ledgers, etc, ,hc property Oh
Nj was formerly The Southwestern
Bank, OF WythcvAlc oi when inc i"'e
Captain Robert Gibboney. Of this place
was president and The late Colonei
Charles 4. Halter was cashier. j ms
bank won't out OF business nearly forty
Years aqo. The book first referred 10 ls
about the size OF an ordinary mercantile
ledger. though better bound and OF better
material. il contains the correspondence
OF Hon. Henry Dearborn. United states
Minister 70 Lisbon, Portugal under Mr.
Monroe. All OF tho correspondence Is
addressed 10 John Quincy Adams secfe-
tary OF State" and bears dates from
IL
The United states Consul az lisbon was
Mr. Hutchinson. Mr.. Dearborn in his
first official letter said that he had been
presented 70 the King and had been
received In e friendly and satisfactory
manner" in letter Of February ~. io-5
in speaking OF tho probable alliance be-
tween Spain and Portugal 20 prevent
an invasion OF the former by France ne
says:
'The court OF Great Britain is evil
oently endeavoIins 20 procure Cuua, anu
viii take no measure IN favor oil SialH
unless tho latter VIII grant some I'M
portant boon. and no other would be so
acceptable as tho possession Oi
cuba"
IL seems that Mr.. Dearborns principal
mission was 10 bring about commercial
treaty between this country and foiIu-
gal In this mission 1lr. Dearborn iail-
ed. for on October 10, 1873. be wrote Mr.
Adams saying
1T being painful 10 remain IN
a situation where J can render so httie
service TO my country while receiving us
pay" and suggested that he be
permitted 10 return 10 the United States.
80 accordingly DE returned TO- this coun-
trv in July. 1924 after having been al
Lisbon not quite two years.
In a conversation with cN-licutenant-
Governor Robert Q. Kent he ventures the
explanation OK the book appearance here
IL this way:
Captain John j.. Mathews. who lived in
this county, was a son-in-laW or General
Alexander Smith. who represented THIS
district ia the Congress OF the Unlicp
States for o. number OF terms, ana was
Secretary Of War under Nr. jackson.
Captain Mathews had an office for many
years in this same building, hence il is
thought that the book got mixed up
with some Of General Smiths while he
WAS IN Washington, doubtless as Secie-
tary Of War. and ia that way was brought
TO Wytheville.
II It IS stil Of value 10 the government
IL will DO returned by addressing the
writer.
Mrs. Amanda Cox celebrated her e5th
birthday Wednesday. the 2lst instant
She lives on Monroe street and during
the day q number OF friends called TO
pay their respects and offer consratula-
tons She is most remarkable Voc
man. both mentally srd physically. She
recalls clearly and distinctly events OF
many years ago. anu can go 10 her
kitchen and prepare an cnucng meal
without any assistance whatever. She is
a devoted member OK The Presbyterian
church. the services Of which She walks
over six squares NEARLY 9 third of
mle) 10 attend.
This remarkable old lady was born and
reared a. this county. Tor O. number OF
years after her marriage she lived at
Tazewel Courthouse. acd It was during
her residence there that She saved the
life OF Dr. GEORGE Ben Johnston. OF Rich
mOnd. Ia this way.
pr. Johnston was an infant Of only
a few months old when he was taken 10
OF Group and pneumonia. The case bee
came desperate and the family thought
that - was dying Mrs. Cox being 70
near no.ghl0r was called in. IL was mid-
night and 10 looked as though the patient
would not I've until morning. Mfs. Cox
eaid. Let me DO what your mother CMrs.
Governor Floyd would DO 80 She were
here.' The anxious mother readily ah-
sgnted Mrs. Cox went 20 the Kitchen
and prepared ot once q quantity II onion
grelse and she gay0 him aL 8uolnt-
Ing by rubbing the little sufferer "il1m
head % f0.t with it. and then gave him
q dose o. some twenty drops soon there
after the patient went Oh into "a sweet
sleep, and by the next morning marked
Improvement was noticed 500 his condition.
Mrs Cox has two e0ue-Mr. Gus COX.
who lives IN TaZewell county. ana Mr.
oscar Cox, who lives in Memphis Tenn.
Judge Samuel G.. Graham, oi IazeWell
Courthouse. is nephew OF Mrs. CoI's.
Mrs. James II. W0hfOrd entertained
the Working Society OF the Methodist