Evening star., 1919-08-31

setts and was d. A. r. She told me she
obtained the information in the War Depart
ment. Some Of my relatives tell me that they
were present at the ceremonies Of the d. A.
X. when marker was placed on his grave. es-
tablishing the fact that he was q revolution
ary soldier. Mrs. Kasimir Kawala, who re-
sides at 1924 18th street, has a good photo
of Contemplation which she will loan you for
reproduction If you will promise to return it
to her. Her maiden name was Maybelle Hunt
er Van Deventer. There were 4 few errors in
your article. George Biscoe Hunter, son of
John Chapman Hunter and Emma Biscoe
Hunter. Is not dead. but his boather, John
Chapman Hunter, died when very young. The
daughters Of Mr. and Mrs. Eskridge were
Mary Hunter and Isabel Kennedy Eskridge.
Nathaniel Chapman Hunter. jr., son Of Nathan
iel Chapman Hunter and Amelia Terrett Hunt
er, married Ida Newton, not Newton.
Here follows another letter:
Another daughter Of Gen. John Davidson Is
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoppin. widow of Maj. Cur
tis b. 'Hoppin U. s. A.. who has two sons.
Bushrod and Marshall, both serving in the
Aviation Corps. U. S. A. Bessie willcoxen
There are two daughters, Marguerite. now
Mrs. Charles ottoker Duras, and Maybelle
Hunter, who married Kasimir Kawala, and
one son. Albert NJ. Van Deventer. whose wife
was Anna Elizabeth Byrnes.
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DR.. John Hunter son of John Chap
man and Sarah Dade Hunter of Con-
temptation, was born in Fairfax coun-
ty May s, 1906, and died in Washing
ton July 10, 1883. He graduated in
medicine at the University of Penn
sylvania, studying there under his
relative, Prof. Nathaniel Chapman, and
he was a classmate Of DR.. James c.
Hall DR.. Hunter was employed in
the Post Office Department prior to
the civil war, but resigned his posi-
tion to cast his fortunes with the
south when the war came on. At the
close of the war he returned to this
city and became a confidential clerk
to w. w. Corcoran. He was man of
superior education and had a wide
reputation in the District Of Columbia
as an excellent Greek and Latin
scholar. His friend, Bishop Pinkney
of Maryland, once alluded in a poem
to DR.. Hunter as "a man of culture
and poetic fire." DR.. Hunter wrote a
small volume Of poems in defense of
the south shortly after the war, enti-
tied "A voice From the Old Dominion.
and Other Poems" His remains rest
in Oak Hill cemetery. where a monu-
ment with a suitable inscription was
placed by his friend w. w. Corcoran.
John Chapman Hunter, son of DR..
John Hunter and Nanny Dulaney
Hunter, died In Georgetown in 1882.
He was employed in The Evening Star
office for many years as bookkeeper
when the building was on the south
side Of the Avenue at 11th street.
Alexander Hunter, son Of DR.. John
Hunter OF Contemplation was mar
shall of the District of Columbia under
the administration Of President Jack.
son.
Bushrod Washington Hunter. son of
DR.. John Hunter Of Contamination.
was an officer in the United States
Navy and on the outbreak of the civil
war resigned and became an officer
in the Confederate navy.
Alexander Hunter. son Of Bushrod
Washington Hunter was a private IN
the Confederate army, having enlist
ed at the age of sixteen. After the
war he became distinpuishod n, ,
newspaper man and was the author
of several works that were recop.
nized as Of literary excellence. among
them being Johnny Reb and Biuv
Yank" and The Huntsman in tho
South" He served as member NJ
the Virginia legislature from Alex.
andria.
Another Of these Hunters of the
Contemplation line was William For
rest Hunter, who became conspic-