The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-05-19

Here in Charlottesville Jack Jou-
EFT. the Paul Revere of Virginia, was
born and here he died, and except
for local traditions, references to him
| in some antiquated histories and the
musty old records of the County
| nothing remains to keep afresh the
memory OF this patriotic NirSlnlan
OF Revolutionary days.
In June. 1910 a bronze tablet,
placed on the front wall OF the RED
Land Club, bearing the following IN
scription was unveiled:
Site of Old Swan Tavern
Where lived ana died Jack Jouett,
Whose heroic ride saved
Mr.. Jefferson the Governor
and the Virginia Assembly from
capture by Tarleton
June 1881
Erected by the Monticello Branch
of the Association for
the preservation of Virginia Antique
ties-1910."
Jack Jouett's ancestors We're
Hugenots, and his father ana Ne
were leading citizens of Charlottes-
Vile. though there are none of the
name in the town at the present time
the family having moved to Ken
tucky, The records that were saved
from Tarleton show that John Jou-
EFT senior, owned much land III ana
around Charlottesville. There he
erected the Old Swan Tavern, on the
site where the Red Land CLUB now
stands 1t was an old wooden bulld-
ing two storyed, with double porch
es dormer windows, and large sign
before the door, which bore the pic
ture of a swan-John Jouett, senior
married Mourning Harris a member
of a prominent family of Brown
Cove. Albemarle County. The ReVo-
lution soon, began and John Jouett
was among the irst to- advocate the
doctrine of the Declaration OF lnoe-
pendence written by his nelghoor
and friend Mr.. Jefferson.
He was Captain in the Virginia
State Militia Four of his gallant
sons were Captains in that war al
unusual record for single family
five CAPTAINS for the same army. he
was also a signer of the Albemarle
Declaration of Independence. John
Jouett. Junior, the subject OF TINS
sketch, was a Captain IN the saihe
Militia and a signer 90 OF the AIDE
marie Declaration of independence.
For more than any other event OF
his life. Jack Jouett will be remem-
beered for his daring ride from CUCKOO
,Fa1erti in Louisa County to Ghaf-
eftasyilla. in the last year but one
of the War for independence. =,
Early,in the year. ] Is 1.sthe .nhfo T.
siunate Arnold was. Joined at Ports :.
mouth, Virginia BY General Philips
with thousand IN enz w no tsuassfee+ seat
there by Sir-Henry Clinton, and soon
they were at Manchester, across the
James River from Richmond. Gen
Phillips died an. Arnold took COM
mand Lord CORVALLIS, then invad-
cd Virginia. and the forces united at
Petersburg without taking RICHMOND.
These united forces encamped III
Hanover County, on the North Anna
River. Devastation of homo ana
field followed in their wake Inc
LEGISLATURE fled from Wllllamsburg'
the Capitol, to Richmond and from
there TO Charlottesville, which be-
came for brief perioa the Capita
of the State. There is reasonable
proof that the very building is still
Standing in which the Assembly vas
sitting at the time of Jack Jouett.
Lord CORVALLIS now sent a de-
tachment under Lieutenant-Colen
Tarleton to Charlottesville to seize
the person of Governor Jefferson and
to disperse the Legislature.
Among those legislators were three
c;orerci of tha Declaration of indie
pendence = Richard Henry Lee.
Thomas Nelson, Junior and Benjamin
Harrison, the ancestor of two Presl-
dents-Patrick Henry, who some,
years previous had made old st.
Johns Richmond echo with his
speech, and the phrase Give !me