Evening star., 1916-11-12

paragraph is taken from Mr. Clark's
work:
The court. tax and state records indicate the
northeast corner of 9Th and streets south
west is Mr.. Laws first residence and where he
entertained Mr.. Twining. At that time the
sion was about fifty yards from the high bank
of the Potomac. Twining says that 1t built
by Law. and that '.in the rear of the house he
was building street, consisting Of much smaller
houses than his own.'' referring of course. to
Union street Twining surely mistook Morris
Law did not build the mansion nor the small
houses. In the chancery causes schedules.
his improvements. The syndicate Morris, Mich
olson and Greenleaf owned the property. Law
had a blanket mortgage covering it. Morris
and Nicholson were the landlords. Law the ten
ant On September II, 1895, Morris and Mich
olson write Law: I'VE willingly agree rent shall
cease when you moved out and not continue
either to the e1pira tion of the time you took 1t
for or when you delivered up the key Upon
serted an advertisement for sale or lease In the
Washington Gazette. September Z. 1895, which
states among other attractions that it is de
]ightfully situated the banks of the Poto,uak
at the corner made by street south and 9Th
street" Not many yards south of the mansion
andria Norris and Nicholson's wharf. It
was landing for the Alexandria and George
town packets.
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The first reference to Richard Bland
Lee which the Rambler finds in the
land records of the District of Colum-
bia is purchase from the commission
ers of the new federal territory in
1892 of lot in the square between
L and K, 26th and 27th streets, the
lot facing south on X street about
fifty feet west of 26th street The rec
ord reads that ''at the request of the
commissioners appointed under the act
Of Congress entitled AN act for estab-
fishing the temporary and permanent
seat of the government of the United
States. the following certificate was
recorded the 9Th day of October, 1892"
Then follows the information that "at
public sale of lots in the city of
Washington Richard Bland Lee be-
square No. for the consideration of
s202.66 subject to the terms and CON
d1tlons concerning the manner of i'm
provement published and on the further
terms of paying down one-quarter of
the purchase money and also paying
the residue in three annual payments,
with yearly interest on the whole
said fourth to be paid down" 1t is
probable that Richard Bland Lee built
house on that lot and lived there.
perhaps up to the time he acquired the
property in South Washington.
Among the land records of the Dis
trict is a deed of trust recorded Octo-
Der 25. 1917, from Overton Carr and
Rlchard Bland Lee to Richard Smith of
the Bank Of Washington. 1t shows
that in chancery cases in the circuit
court of the District of Columbia be-
tween Henry Pratt, Thomas Willing
and Jacob Baker. complainants, and
Thomas Law and William Campbell,
Defendants: and between Thomas Law,
complainant, and those just named as
defendants: and between William
Campbell. complainant, and Henry
Pratt, Thomas Willing Francis, John
Miller. jr.: John Ashley. Jacob Baker,
William Mayne Duncanson and Samuel
Ward. defendants. determined October
Is. 1915, there was decree that Ger
tain lots should be sold. Overton Carr