The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13

School Of Medicine did, in ono sense, re-
Place n quaint structure, tho residence
of Mr.. John Amber But that old home
atead, which, think, was wooden, was
destroyed q good many years before the
opening of that medical school. There
was nothing imposing about It. It had
plenty Of porches and vines and may
have been comfortable and commodous
inside After the death Of. Mr.. Amber,
his family continued to abide In It, and
at length, Mr.. Henry w. Moncure, whose
wife was one Of them, removed thither,
from Marshall Street near Seventh. FL
nally, Mrs Bruce, Of Halifax, bought
the lot, pulled down the house, and built
tie large brick residence, which Is now
part of the University Of Medicine.it She
was drawn to that vicinity by the fact
that her son-in-law, Mr.. Morson, had
purchased and occupied the Brocken-
brough home, which Mr.. Morson sold to
iis sister-in-law, who married his cou-
sn the Hon. James A. Seldom. So that
beth, President Davis and one Of his
Secretaries OF War lived in the Brocken-
Trough mansion. Not far off Is the
home of the Wickhams, about whom
something additional will be offered. Mr..
-Wickham like Marshall. Call and Amb-
Ter, was gone; but his widow. three
daughters and several sons were living
there together. had become ncquain r.
cd with two sons at the University, and
was very fond OF George who married.
but died early. The other Is still living.
Two of the daughters and two more OF
the sons got married. There were chill
dren by two marriages. The last Mrs
Wickham was Miss McClurg. daush-
ter Of DR.. McClurg whose old home, on
Grace Street, opposite to the Wcstmore-
land Club. was occupied by General Ber-
n.rd Peyton. My acquaintance with the
Wickhams so Increased that when Mrs.
Wickham died, was invited to act as
one of her pall-bearers.
What became, at first, Of the elegant
nome. which the great lawyer had pro
vided at such expense. and planned and
frescocd, with such classic taste! u
had 10 be sold, and excited the ambition
OF Mr.. John p. Ballard. the then sue
ccssful proprietor OF the Exchange Ho-
lei and no bought It.. | think that. IN
his intended improvements, his vas
was different from that OF Its origln4i
cwner. Then, too. tho style of orntl-
1nentation had changed.
Across the street was one OF Mr.. WICK
hams daughters, by his first marriage.
ir the wife Of tho highly distinguished
q w. Leigh.
Miss White passes on TO the home OF
General Jaducin b. Harvie. son-in-laW OF
Judge Marshall. She ought to have
rcne two blocks farther west. At the
corner of Eighth and Clay is tho home
OF the Wiliamses, a fine, large, double
brick mansion, still standing, whose own
or was classed among the eminent law
ycrs and was the father OF the Protest
ant Episcopal bishop Of Japan.
Lasliy. on n large lot running along
clay from Eighth to Seventh Street, was
Inc home Of tho McCaws. but with moth
,nr tho least commanding or protentious
about IL. MIR, Conway Robinson had
bought &C and moved into It, from Judge
p. V. Daniels house. corner OF
EAST Grace and Seventh Streets, lie
built new house beside the old one
md moved into It, He and his wife
ought to be included In Court End
FOR he was highly distinguished and she
Uichmond had other localities, where
there were many elite. excellent and
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