Evening star., 1924-11-23

The Rambler mentioned last week
that Mr.. Smith sold to the United
States in 1888 i spring on his farm
from which spring water was p.ped
to the Capitol. The deed was re-
corded November 70, 1888. and MIR.
Smith conveyed \ spring known as
Cool Spring or Large Spring. flowing
or rising out of his farm north of.
and near the boundary of, the City
Of Washington, which farm he OBJ
tanned from Richard Smith and
Thomas Peter by deed, dated October
=, 1883. The Government paid $3.50
for the sprinG and the wall and
ground around the same on which
the wall is erected" The land was
part of the tract called Mount Pleas
ant and witnesses to the deed were
George Naylor and William Hewitt
The pipe from the spring to the city
had to pass over other land than
Smiths and the Rambler finds a
deed. August %. 1894, from George
Bcale conveying to the United States
Land for supplying public build
ings with water by pipes from
Smiths Spring" 1t is related in the
purpose of conveying water to the
Capitol" Beale's deed shows that
he bought the land from Joseph
Pearson and Robert Y. Brent.
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ELIZABETH DUNLOP of Montgom-
II cry County, Md also sold a
spring to the United States. The
spring was on land adjoining the
Smith farm. Her deed, recorded
September 1s, 1884, gives the con-
sideration as $500 and conveys the
privilege of taking the water which
flows from the spring adjoining the
70 nd mt h-r
John A. Smith and east thereof in
pipes for supplying the Capitol and
other public buildings in Washing
ton with water" The Dunlop land
was a part of the tract Pretty
Prospect. 1t descended to Elizabeth
Dunlop from her brother James Dun
lop to whom it had been allotted on
the division of the estate of Robert
Peter. Witnesses to Elizabeth Dun
lop's deed were a. F. Dunlop and Will
liam Laird.
The site of Smith Spring and part
of his farm are covered by the reser-
voir north of Howard University
BY deed August IL, 1889, John A.
Smith bought 81 acres lying between
the Navy Yard Bridge and Good Hope
and Good Hope road and the Eastern
Branch from John Marbury and other
heirs of William Marbury, who had
the ld0u from AHlHOHy AuUlSOn DS
deed December ~, 1907. william
Marbury's will was probated March
81, 1885, and his heirs were John
Marbury, Eleanor Carter. Alexander
II. Marbury, George Marbury, Martha
Louise Marbury, Mary Ann Marbury,
wife of James S. Morsell, and Ann o.
Marbury, widow of William. John A.
Smith paid the Marbury heirs $3,644.37
for this tract, on which a large part
of Anacostia stands. The Smith land
took in all of Anacostia between Har-
rison street and the river except a
lot of acres which Ann o. Marbury
sold to George Webster, April IL, l 839.
The Rambler has seen a number of
the deeds from heirs of John A. Smith
to blocks of land between Good Hope
road and the river One of them is
d deed June 81. 1868, from Matilda R.
Smith of the county of Washington to
Arthur Christie CDR. Christie) con-
veying for $4,000 that parcel of
ground beginning at the southwest
corner of James w. Robeys lot on
the north side of the road leading
from the Navy Yard Bridge to Good
Hope" containing acres, and lad
joining on one side J. Grimes land"
In John A. Smiths lot in Congress