The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20

+. six 4nOBSncttuS, per Drlg FRIEND Cap
tain Thomas Purcell, Norfolk, 17o1.
Five hogsheads, per ship PLANTER
Captain William Arthur York River CO
sterling per hogshead. IA
Wheat sold at ten shillings per bushel
In 1900.
& For recording deed 1t cost ten pounds
Of tobacco.
james Young bought Thomas Meri-
wether's wheat crop In 17os at SOD. per
bushel.
In 1905 Clayton Young and Company
succeeded James Young at Tredericlts-
burg, the firm being Arthur Clayton and.
James Young.
Most of the farmers of Louisa sold
their crops and traded at fredericksburg
Mrs. Ann Merwether was living In
1923; she was widow OF Thomas Meri-
wether.
The following citizens are recorded:
| Arthur Mann.
Mrs. Robert Merlwether.
| John Pollock, 1897. Ss53s
| Or. Duke. 1896, he attended Rev. Will
lam Douglas In his last sickness 8
DR.. Charles Minor, 1903.
James Brock. MI
Peter Minor, 1901. Az ri
Thomas Gooch.
! William Sydnor was a teacher.
Richard Bibb taught school In 1900: two
OF Thomas Nreriwether's children went
to him that year.
Major Robert Quarles.
Higginbotham8 was a merchant IN MIL
ton, Albemarle, in 1880. ssh
Arthur Clayton was a clerk to James
Young. 4. St
James young sold negro to Thomas
Mcriwether In 1908 for 500 Cor $i5); his
age was seventeen.
l1rno
| William Linney was blacksmith, 1872
The Rev. William Douglas died about
1867. ,3
81 Captain John Nelson built Q house for
Colonel Garrett Minor in 1882. };5
Peter Minor was son Of Colonel Garrett
Minor. 5S e Z,
taine were living in 1881 . "a
Jesse Harris was a blacksmith lSol. Is IA
,1ames Donald was a druggist of Glass
gov. In Scotland. 17G6. He sold all the
medicines which were imported and USED
by DR.. William Hunter in his practlce
in Louisa and adjoining counties counties. l I,
Thomas Irving, Of Glasgow also ll s SOY.
him bill Of SIT pounds &sS
! James 5Toworth was q famous smer !. El't !
| ~ fredericksburg, 1870: he SOLO llqu w. 2
ana general merchandise. =,
Charles Merlwether, brother OF s. ,In 20
Meriwether, studied medicine at Ed ll'.
burg, Scotland, l7ss. !. AZ I, !, ~ :, z
Ahram Fontaine and BENJAMIN m cfe''-
| shaw, living, 1888. -
| 1871 1884. ,,.a "a
The county line between Louisa ana ia
r.cn.l,,s nj was between the Y lands Of
Ahram Fontalne and BENJAMIN Creh q
shaw. Is 5s4 h IA s5 II
township. ,,c7
81 Ioh, tro,y IN was clerk OF General Coun-
tyE Court, 1871. .,e,
Thomas { Meriwether was deputy sheriff zfV'T1lI
of Louisa, 1870. .,se a,,,,t,,
! at that time. -, -
John Thompson was whcc ~ s1r4z' =
! 17os. rc.na
er1ksburg, 1906; he bought tile = :. -
| HEINZ, estate In Albemarle 80
William r. Martin was blacKsni.n /, ~. -
Samuel Ballinger was "''' -.
Robert King, a carpenter
John Parke settled tne - -
| John Hunter in 1900 -,
lanes young, merchant 1901; ms ac.
| ao,,rt on inst Thomas Merwether for nat
,,oar ,vas 64o.1G.1l pounds Upwards OF s3,-
|
2oo) ..,,th ,sIn
W,,lIom Mansfield, a tenant OF /, 'Thomas
Meriwether 8 y, 4 !, .I eoo
Abb and Harris were blacksmiths, -lsoo,
rhoIes Lewis & Co. were mercnants'
1900.
co,one, Garrett Minors handwriting,
1000 ,vos similar to that Of his grandson,
T,ron,,In Minor of Albemarle. lS6'>
rhe following were prominent citizens:
w,,l,,m Sydnor, 1900; Robert Madison, lSoo'
James shelton, 1859; John Pleasant. mer,
chant. 1850; Jeremiah Beach, 17os; samues
Ridgway, 1859; Archibald Buchanan: y
"a. 1853: Robert Saunders, l7bS; Dunlop
:. peters merchants. 1859; Vail Wood
merchants, 1853; Walter Buchanan l1oo,
Chapman & Chauncey, merchah's. i,oa,
| Jacob Moseley Reuben Shelton, a''enueu
BY Dr.. John Hunter l7o9; be!aJ n m, -"
rison 1880. John Bowling. l76O; Iho1nas
I r,auH' ,1so. Josiah Mason, 1900; Daniel
.tor,,,] 17Go. John Rion, 17G0; William ger
,,,ns ,7s0. Joseph Shelton, 1850; Harrison
Tnnns 17GD. william Meriwether. lfo0'
Io,nos peasants, 1850; Thomas Turplh'l
,7co. Josiah Payne. 17G0; Thomas Po'il-
dexter 1850. James Hilton, 17Go; captain
stool. 176o. William Williams, 1850; Mar
IN Kee. l7Go Stephen Sampson, l'oo'
1,ho;mns Gordon, John Priest, Arm
stead Llghtfoot, l760; MIS-, Ranoolpn
1890. Allen Parker l760; Sir Wi4llah'2 borN-
lev 17Go (attendsdl by DR., Hunter; John
Scott, William Grlmmell. Walter seot,, ~,
HOPKINS, Nicholas MerIwether. William
Fleming, Thomas Boiling, Edward Booker
wade Netherland John stevenson,
THOMAS swapn, Alex. Fowler I Glover
,rhompson, Robert Patton, Roger Qua, ouarles,
Many Of the above persons ,'y N, a a.
FREDERICKSBURG and were attended by Or,
John Hunter, list Of whose patents IA y, =, we
have,
Richardson.
Further data Is given on the Richardson
line as follows osn,rant To the
John R 81 nnqsssse M1 from Norfolk