Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15
And after the cordial and the cigars, the
Rambler regretfully moved on.

And after the cordial and the cigars, the
Rambler regretfully moved on.
The Rambler has not now material
for building a complete story of
Lebanon, but he means to turn back
to this subject. The present owner,
property September 16. 1913, from
Henry B. Lapham and his wife Jessie.
who had Lebanon from William ].
Dunn. widower, under deed of August
"a, 1908. 1t is described as being in
Mount Vernon magisterlal district of
the estate of the late Edward Bates
as is included between the county
road on the west side of Pohick
creek and bay on the east and be-
tween the estates of John and Rich
ard Disney on the south ard the
hewitt estate on the north, and being
also part of the same tract which was
conveyed to Edward Daniels by H. w.
Thomas as commissioner in the
chancery cause of Hunter VS.. Bates.
by deed dated March 6, 1880, the said
tract including the homestead, build
ings and improvements of the estate
called Lebanon; it being the same
George Erskine by Edward Daniels
and wife by deed, March II. 1880"
There are two tracts, one having an
area of $50 acres and the other OF
sixty acres, which was conveyed py
r. w. Moore, special commissioner, In
hewitt ct al. to George Erskine; by
deed Of June %, 1881. Both these
tracts went to William Dunn by deed
November %, 1901. and seven years
later he sold to Henry B. Lapham OF
Montana.
Lebanon came to Edward Daniels
and his wife Jane from Henry w.
Thomas, commissioner appointed ny
the circuit court of Fairfax county,
June 6, 1871, in the cause of Hunter
versus Bates to make sale Of certain
lands of which Edward L. Bates died
seized, being the tract Lebanon, OF
352 acres by estimation, adjoining the
lands of Haislip, Disney, hewitt ano
others. Edward L. Bates died in 1852
ministrator. The Rambler read last
week in the clerks Office in the court
Of Fairfax county the list of persona!
property belonging to Edward L.
Bates, which was sold at Lebanon NO.
yember 2. 1865. and in another story
and the names of all the BUYERS. Ed
ward L. Bates was a son of Thomas
Bates, who owned Lebanon and died
there in 1915. Edward L. Bates was
the executor of his fathers estate.
The personal property of Thomas
Bates was sold at Lebanon November
Is, 1S45. and among the purchasers
were B. F. SHreve. John Dawson. John
b. Reardon. r. P. Trice, John Haislip.
William Milstead, William r. Selec-
man, Charles Smith, S. Stone. Hancock
Lee, Harry Bayliss, John T. Clarke.
Samue Tancell. Samuel Beach.
Charles A. ARUNDEL, Mr.. Ashton. w.
w. white. John bogan. r. H. Wheeler.
b. Mcintosh. T. Wilson, George Sc
lecman, H. Hammil. Stephen Hammil
and Messrs. Burch, Haley and Sand
ers. At that sale the sum realized was
s3.555.90 The farm was put up for
sale November 26, 1916, and bid in by
3. F. Shreve for $1,000 and redeemed
by Edward L. Bates under an agree
ment entered into with Shreve before
Justices of the Peace Thomas hewitt
and William r. Selecman.
when Lebanon came into possess
sion Of Thomas Bates is matter for
further inquiry, but before becoming
Bates property the Rambler believes
that the old farm and house were
owned by the Dawson family. which
is one Of the very old families of
Gunston neck.