Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-26
A BIG HISTORICAL EXHIBIT
BOOKS, MAPS AND MANU-
SCRIPTS
Housed at jamestown Expositi0n-The
Revolution Illustrated BY Series
OF Papers

OF Papers
one Of the most INTEREST," Bg exhibits
| at the Jamestown Exposition il the
/ Virginia Historical exhibit, housed
| IN the Greproof palace Of history. II
| Is Of large size and occupies space
| in two parts of the building. The
collection consists Of portraits, manu-
scripts. books, and maps, all bearing
upon the history Of the Old Dominion.
| The hall At the eDd Of the building
facing Jee Parade, Is hung with the
| portraits Of the governors Of Virginia,
her other statesmen and her great
| generals--I.ee, JACKSON. stuart. John
son and others. These are the poT-
| traits belonging 10 the state and are
kent in the Virginia State Library IN
| Richmond. The best piece In this
exhibit Is SulIy's famous painting OF
Patrick Henry. The portraits Of
Claiborne, Sir william Berkeley and
Of several notabIes were painted ex-
pressIy for the Exposition, and are
now shown for the first time.
IN anteroom adjoining the ball.
contains the map collection. Herein
are shown all the important maps Of
Virginia from Captain Smiths maD
down. An interesting series OF popn
latfon maps Of Virginia, showing tie
spread Of settlement westward was
made to accompany this exhibit. Tie
manuscript exhibit occupies twenty
eight cases-about half Of the space
in the main hall. This collection is
a documentary history Of Yfr0iDia
from the earliest times TO the end OF
the Confederate war. The documents
included were drawn from the state
archives in the Virginia State Lii
braTy and from the Virginia Histori-
cal Society.
The manuscript exhibit is interest
| ing and important because 1t illus
trates all the great periods in the his
tory of Virginia. The sightsecr has
the opportunity to see the writings and
the autographs of the mighty men who
have made the fame Of the State. For
| instance, the signature OF all the royal
governors from Mott TO BunmoTe are
shown, including such famous fnen as
Sir william Berkeley, Sir Alexander
| Spotswood, ord Culpepper, Lord
| Emngham, Tanqdir and BotetouTt.
The political. and governmental in
stitutions of Virginia in colonial
| times are thoroughly illustrated, as
well as the events of history. Many
papers treat of the relations between
| the Governor, the council and the
| House of Burgesses, the great Virginia
| representative body. There are bills
passed by the BnFgesses in the origi-
mai drafts; there arc addresses by the
! Governor, with seal attached there
are original orders sent from the Coun-
/ Gil there are documents from King
| william, Queen Annes the Georges; /;
there are papers concerning the In
dians in early days and concerning
| the pirates, who once barried the Nir-
| ginia coast; though that was long ago.
| Best Of all there is the bold signature
of Nathaniel Boem, the most interest
| ing man in American colonial history,
| for he was the man, who in 1876, lead
the first armed struggle against the
| royal authority.
The exhibit shows the Revolution
/ in its inception and proves in black
| and white the great and leading part
which Virginia took in inaugurating
/, the move for Independence. 1t was
| the Virginia Committee OF CoTrespon-
deneee. which by corresponding with
the other colonies, first announced them
| to the need OF unity.
Tbe Revolution is illustrated by a
great series Of papers, which include
the writings and signatures Of Patrick
Henry, Washington, Jefferson, Madi-
son, Horatio Gates, the victor over
| Burgonye, Lafayette, Boem, Steuben,
/ <athaniaI Greene, Daniel Morgan,
1 Thomas Nelson, Count de Rociambeau.
1 The signatures of Lord Corvallis
| IS there, signed 10 the parole which
| he gave Washington after his surren-
1 der at Yorktown.
4 collection Of paper illustrates the
| individual careers OF Washington.
| Henry, JehexsOn, Madison, Monroe.
| Henry'g papers contain the first
draft Of his famous resolutions against
the stamp Act. Many Of the most
| important letters written by Washing
| ton are shown IN the collection bear
| ing bis name, including bis report
Of bis first battle, which be wrote
| the day after be attacked De Jume1-
| Vile and opened the French and In
| dian War
The JeGersOnian collection shows
| the marriage bond Of Thomas JeffeT-
son. A case contains the signatures of
al the Virginia signeTs of the Declare
/ tlou Of Independence. In another case
there II a draft Of the yirgfnia Bill of
| Rights IN the handwriting Of George
Mason. the author. One Of the most
popular c1UtDtt7 - TUG SyAt%SktDN u
uaDers bearing upon John Browns
raid in 1859. People pour over the
| letters to John Brown and the great
meetings Of sympathy held all over
the Sorfb when be wen. 70 the gal
1 lows.
The exhibit closes with a case of
papers illustrating the Confederate
war. Here may be seen the letters
written By George Thomas, Afterwards
Major General, T.. 8. A., when ne
| was hesftatIng between Virginia and
the Union. Letters Of Robert r. Lee
| are there, and bis farewell address 70
l the Army of Northern Virginia, and
| letters of StOncwalI Jackson, incIud-
| ing the last letter he ever wrote. a
1 parole given AZ Appomattox GttlDgly
4 brings the exhibit 70 = close.