Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

story Oh Eu"dru r. bTOOp AIN
William G. Metzerott, and a!
the Rambler looks at the
notes he has gathered he feel:
that he has no space for other intro
ductory words than these.
The Droop home was on the west
side of Twelfth between G. and +
streets, and two brick houses on the
lot were Joined and enlarged by Mr.
Droop. Their numbers were 726 anC
52s. The lot is vacant today and Is
between the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Building and the printing
office OF Franc. E. Sherry. The direc-
tory of 1867 shows that Edward DrooI
boarded at 307 street, and the direc-
tory of 1868 enters him as salesman
S18 Pa. ave" (Metzerott & Co.'S music
store) and does not give his house
address. The directory Of 1863 shows
him at 453 Twelfth, and the Rambler
assumes that on the change of Wash
ington's house number system 453
became 1924, as the directory of 1876
gives that as his address. From 1879
until 1883 his address was 1875 Twelfth
street.
In December, 1882, he bought the
property, lot %. square 2SS, with two
brick houses on il, from Jesse T. Peck
and the Syracuse University of SYRIA
cuse. n. Y. Two deeds to Droop are
among the District records. One
dated December %, 1882. and record
ed January 5, 1888, is from Jesse T
Peck and his wife. Persis Peck, con-
veying their title TO the property for
q consideration of s5. The other deed
recorded January "a, 1888, is from
Syracuse University. The deed says
that the sale was authorized by the
trustees on motion OF Bishop Peck
and the deed is signed by D. w. c.
Huntingdon, secretary of the board
The consideration was $4,000.
In the books of the recorder OF
deeds office is a deed, April 10. 1873
by which Jesse T. Peck of Syracuse
N. Z, and his wife. Persis Wing Peck
convey TO Syracuse University for 81
certain property in Syracuse and a
lot and two brick houses on Twelfth
street, Washington, this grant being
part of an endowment of a professor
ship of the laws of civil liberty and
the rights and duties Of citizens. to be
called the PerSis Wing Peck profess
sorship. Under the assessment OF
1869 this lot was owned by Jesse r
Peck. Under the assessment of 1864
the lot was also assessed in the name
Of Jesse T. Peck, and in the assess
nent of 1874 the lot was owned by
John P. Van Ness. Peck's title &c
the lot was therefore obtained be-
tween 1874 and 1864. but the Rambler
did not look for his deed, feeling that
such matter might be left to any
persons keenly interested i'll the his
tory of the lot.
NO washington directory publish ed
in theses and '70s shows that
Bishop Peck lived in Washington
Ihe National Cyclopedia Of American
Biography contains this:
Jesse Truesden Peck, ninth presi-
dent of Dickinson College (IS4s-52)
and Methodist Episcopal Bishop, was
born at Mansfield. n. Y, April 4, 1911
He received his education at GAIA
novia Seminary, ". Y, where his
brother. the Rev. George Peck was
principal. He Joined the Oneida Con-
ference in 1882 and served as pastor
until 1887, when he was principal
OF Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary
until 1s4t and of the Tory Conference
Seminary, at Poultney. VT, from 1871
to 1S4S. He was a delegate to the
general conference In 1874, when the
slavery conference was brought to a
crisis. eliminating in a division of the
Methodist Episcopal Church into a
Northern and Southern body. In 1s4s
he was elected president OF Dickfn son
College and served until 1852. He
was secretary and editor of the
Tract Society in 1854 to fill the unex-
pired term of Rev. Abel Stevens. DR..
Peck returned to the pastorate in
1856 and was stationed for time IN
New York, when he was transferred
to San Francisco in 1853 He was
elected bishop in 1872. Bishop Peck
returned East in 1874 and had charges
at Peekskill, Albany and Syracuse.
He was one of the founders of SYRIA
cuse University. He died In Scranton,
Pa, May 20, 1875
Here is difficulty which the Ram
bier cannot overcome at this moment.
He needs time. The biographer says
the Bishop died in 1876, but the deed
Of Jesse T. Peck and his wife Persis
TO Edward Droop is dated December
p. 1882.
am going to give you the names
of lot owners in the square in which
the Droops lived. Some of the prop
erty owners lived in the square and
we're neighbors to the Droops, and the
Rambler likes to set down, when he
finds ii appropriate, the names of
Washin gtonians of the past It is a
pleasure 10 do it for memorys sake,
and it is also good business. People
read these lists because they come
upon names of persons they knew and
perhaps had forgotten.
This gives little jar to the men,
DRY and starts a train of recollections
Ny old friend, James Croggon, used to
do this In writing of the other Wash
fngton, and no Washington reminis-
cences have been read by more peo-
pie than those written by Mr.. Crog-
gon. His writings are preserved in the
Washington Public Library. George
Bowerman and Miss Patten of the
library are more sympathetic of old
local writer's than most readers are.
Also, they have better understand
ing Of good stuff. They clip, file and
index US.
The square in which the Droops
lived Is bounded by Twelfth, Thir-
teenth, G. and H streets. The lots are
number !, at the corner of Twelfth
and G. to Z, "a the corner of Thtr-
Ieenth and G., to Is at the corner of
Thirteenth and H. to 20, at H and
Twelfth and to 26, on Twelfth next
the corner of G. Those are the orig
inal lot numbers and they have been
divided into smaller lots.