The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
Ancient Alnnanacs That Bring to Mind No
table Figures in the Earlier Life
of the Old Dominion.
SOME OF THE ODDITIES OF THE TIMES
Diary Notes That Embraced Many Quaint Entries--Why
Young Woman Lost Her Teeth---Farmer
Dobson's Complaint Leading Men
of That Interesting Period
of That Interesting Period.

within the past day or two Rev. }. Il.
GIrlicK, ID. D., OF this city, has become
;l5raye Of The fact that he has il his pos
session two peculiar old almanacs. While
apart from their interest as curlos are
valuable. Both we're printed long aGo
in this city One of them is JIG years
old and the other nine years younger
The :ilmsnacs. SO far as outward ap-
pearancc indicates. arc cmiientiy disrci'-
utaAlc. Several pages are missing from
The back OF the first one, the oGges OF
the pages arc fraycd. the front cover is
OF a very ldingr hue and is scrawIed over
with two or three names. The niue Hoi-
umt, is yellow with age Tho second mas
seyred on to- II in no artistic 1aShio:!
something which might al one time nave
been ,nistsiten for caif-Skin, but Whlch
now strongly resembles brown paper. This
latter almanac is arranged throughout
with blank pages. which are in most
cases filed with accounts and diary
notes. Tho old aImanacs are called
The virginia Almanac printed in TINS
city by Dixon &: Holt, and are thought
to have belonged at one time to William
T. Pendlcton who was ldcutefant-1oN-
crnor of Virginia about seycnty-fiye yea 8
ago. Or. Garlick bought them. some
wears 1.tc;l with n lot of other books.
lie laid them away without looking at
them ana has only recently come across
them in his desk.
PRINTED IN 1IS6.
In the time when the first almanac was
printed Richmond was young in years
and small in size. 1t was IN the year
1856 ten years after the Declaration OF
Independence There were but two cities
in the StateSWilliamsburG and Norfolk
Borough Patrick Henry was Governor
OF Virginia then and James Monroe was
one of the delegates who represented the
State in the Continental Congress. These
things the almanac records. This par
tic.lIar part of the volume referring TO
tho state government at that time Is OF
great interest. especially for the names
of the historical personages who COM
nosed the Senate and House OF Delegates
in 1856 and who filled other Offices. 1t Is
reprinted in full:
Commonwealth OF Virginia-Governor
or Chief Magistrate, His E&cellency rat
rick Henry, Esquire.
Members of Privy Council-lionorable
Beverly Randolph, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sampson Matthews, James Wood, James
NClurg, Joseph Jones Miles Selden,
Spencer Roane, Garter BraXton, Esquires.
Speaker Of the Honorable House Of Sen
.ators-Archibald Cary. Esquire
Sneaker of the Honorable House Of Del
csates-Beniamin Harrison, ESQUIRE
Treasurer OF the State-Jacquelin Alno-
lcr, Esquire
Judges Of the High Court Of Chancery-
Edmund Pendlcton, George Wythe ana
John blair, ijsquires.
Judges of the General Ceurt-Paul Car
1ington, Peter Lyons James Mercer, Will
liam Fleming and Henry Tazewel, l1s-
qurcs.
ESQUIRE.
Judges of the Court Of Admiralty
benjamin Waller, Richard Cary and Jas.
Henry, Esquires.
S,arke, Harrison Randolph and John
Pca6lcton, Esqurrs.
Solicitor-I cighton Wood. Esquire.
MEMBERS or THE SENATE
GLASS NO. !.
Chesterfield, Amelia and Cumberland
Observation-Disclosures Cary.
Brunswick, Lunenburg, MecklenourG
and Grecnsville-John Jones.
Charles City, James City and New
Eent-Burwcll Bassett.
1cn9ico Goochland and Louisa-IurneF
Southali
Augusta, Rockingham. Rocllbridge ana
Shenandoah Thomas Adams.
Lancaster, Richmond and Northulnser-
land--William Peachey. a
CLASS NO. H. z.a
Isle of Wight Surry and Prince George
--Natn. ltaTIlsoll.
Charlotte. Halifax and Prince ha"dto-
Wilton HUBBARD
Gloucester and Middlcscx-Mat Ander-
spotsylvania, Orange and culperer--
Edward Stevens.
I.o,douu and Fauquicr-Hilliam Ellsey.
frederick, Berkeley and Hamnshir@--
Robert Rutherford.
CLASS NO. Ill
Sussex
Jesse Browne.
Botetolrt, Washington. Montgomery
lrayc,te and Lincoln--John Browne.
Hanover and Carollno-John Syme.
l1Ssex, King William and King and
Cueen-Niliam Roane.
Prince William and FairfaH--lienry
Monongalia, Sohogania and oh:o-Jonn
''' CLASS NO. ".
Acconac and Norttamnto sl-Isaac
-Avcry. Junior.
mond.-PauI LOYAL.
amherst Buckingham. Albemarle and
Observation-Disclosures Cabeli.
Bedford. Henry, Campbell and Pitt
acknowledgements Lynch.
Elizabeth City, Warwick and York
flames Innes
Ceorgc--(No name given)
THE HOUSE AT THAT TIME.
A list OF delegates foc the Year l7S5:
Accommodation Chopper, Jr., Thomas
Faramore.
Albemsrlo-Joshua Fry. Wilson c. Mich
smel!a-Joseph Egglcston. Samuel sher-
win.
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