The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-14
MARSHALL HOUSE
HAS MANY RELICS
Mementos of Former Chief Jus
ticc Give New Museum
High Rank.
NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Now Permanent Home OF Asso-
citation for Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities.

Newest OF Richmond's historical
SNOW places is the John Marshall House
at Ninth and Marshall Streets recentIv
! opened TO the public as the otiicial ,.o
! Pository OF the great jurist's relics ,nd
as the permanent home of the Associa
,ioh Tor the Preservation of Virginia
ANTIQUITIES. through whose efforts the
house was saved from the wrecker ana
| preserved for the nation.
Inc plain dignity of it's interior and
furnishings. and its collection of Mar
shaii iehcs and mementoes give the
' , Hiarshaii House 1t distinctive his
I torlcal charm, and has ALREADY ev,,n
!shed IT'S place in the front rank ne
me Guy museGms. Since IT'S oncuiny
SIX weeks ago IL has been WISHED h.,
n"hureds or people. both residents OF
me CITY ana strangers. The museum
makes Its appeal alike TO the South and
| 10 the nation at large. partakiur Of ira
hauolai character OF the interpretnr Of
I II his home ''a"e
Many Marshall Relics.
Inc Marshall relics are nor ION mn,
merous. The association has s,o;,ina
lhe mistake of crowdinE tho ron,o
win articles of small historical vaIna
nose mat are there are important ana
ave distinct valuo born Of their in
| Chief Justice ''i'i
IN me room used by the association
as an Once stands glass case. in
when is SHOWN the magnificent bIocl,
sam rope which Chief Justice Mar
shall wore in his later vcnrs on a.
oench. 1t is in an almost nerfact s,ato
OF preservation. and although more
IMAM 100 years old. the eatin js es Urn,
ana tho color as perfect as on tho dav
"hen John Marshall laid it aside TO dom
ii no more. ''''
There is another case in the same
room which contains numerous smaIlar
articies A carpet bag which tho i,e
tlce used in his travels lies beside ,
hheh 'ablecioth which he brought bnck
win MIN from Paris. and bed-curtain
from ms sleeping chamber There &c
! me cribhage board-yeliowed with ana
which engaged the iurist's leisure
hours the silver knee buckles which
ne wore on state occa sions. the tor
toisc-shel! spectaclcs which aided his
aging vision. and several old Iatters
bearing his signature. An interesting
relic Is bracelet worn by Mrs. Jobn
Marshall, which contains a lock OF tn.
chief Justices hair
Ancient Medallion.
In the Office is mounted also silver
medallion which was presented il, 1877
by King Charles H.. of England. 10 the
queen or the Pamunkey Indians i'm re-
coenition OF her sOvereignty over the
other Indian tribes OF the section. II
was handed down from generation RI
came to light in IndIantown. King VIII
liam County, in 1860 The Association
lor the preservation of Virginia An
equities bought it for It's collection
AN antique bookcase OF modern max
ing contains several frayed leather
bound law books originally the nron-
crty OF John Marshall Ono of ,he
volumes bears 1925 as the date OF It's
publication in London. Several we'll
thunoed volumes of Chaucer Spenser
lrif oh
tiinohy 10 the Jurists love for the Eng
lish classics
a curious relic. indirectly connected
with John Marshall, is the desk used
Dy John Brown, who was secretary OF
the legation at Paris when Marsbali
served Americas first ambassa,io,
TO France. The desk contains a secret
drawei-that faVor!te receptacle for
documents Of state so frequently moi
In notion and so seldom seen in furni
ture.
Memorial To Mrs. bryan.
The dining room OF the John Mar
shaA House has been furnished bv
members OF the Bryan family as me-
mortal to Mrs Joseph Bryan who was
the first president of the Association
FOR the Preservation OF Virginia An
liquities All the furniture is of the |
antique type OF the period in which tho
Chief Justice lived. and maintains the
general air OF dignity and plainness ;
nc SHiila press alone, OF the larger, |
pieces, was the property of John Mar
snail, and was presented to tho mu- |,
scum by his grandchildren. the Misses |
Anne and Emily Ilarvie. The china ia |
old and contains Il punch bowl which |
was the property of Patrick Henry |
The room contains a fine engraved DOR |
trait of the Chief Justice
Among the other curios in the mu
scum is large leather library chai, |
which was owned and used by Benia |
min Harrison. one OF the signers of the |
Declaration Of Independence: and an an !
ique four poster he'd with n canonv I
me bed is pitched high and is reached /
by means OF three steps. The white
counterpane which covers II Is a mar
vel or embroidery and is said to have {
been in continuous use for eighty-nine
years before il was presented 10 the
association by Miss Hennc Smith.
Several of the rooms are still unfur
nishcd An EFFORT is being made by tba /
association to secure appropriate fur
nishings for these. too The second
floor of the house contains a nicely fur
nished meeting room, with chairs ana
desk in mahogany. The present chs