Evening star., 1932-04-10

ants of Gen. Forrest was quite q large one
yet it went into other hands some sin or seven
years ago At the time Cleveland bought Red
Top the Green sisters and brothers, grand
children Of Uriah Forrest, included Miss Nan
ME Green, Mrs. Devereau Mrs. Norton. Miss
Augustine Green, who married the Mexican
Minister, Count Iturbide; George and OsceOla
Green and there might have been others
Uriah Forrest had four children. two sons and
two daughters. One daughter married DIR.
Bowie the ether Mr. Green. The sons died
interest went to their sisters-Mrs. Bowie and
Mrs. Green-before mentioned.
JOSEPH NOURSE. the Register of the Treas
ury. to whom the writer referred recently
in connection with Bellevue was also con-
siderably interested in real estate along Wis
consin avenue in the vicinity Of the Cathedral
where he purchased q farm after disposing Of
his @ street property to Charles Carroll, the
history Of which ives some years ago 30 well
related before the Columbia Historical Society
by that well known student Of Georgetown his
tory, the late william A. Gordon, who said:
ITO the east Of Twenty eighth street. ex-
tending southerly from @ to street and east
erly to Mil street, Is Bellevue. The eastern
part passed from Beah to Peter Casenave IN
1796 and included a large tract south Of
street. which had not then been opened %
far to the east. Between then and 1905. when
sold TO Joseph Nourse, it passed through sew
eral hands. 1t went to Nourse through
chancery suit instituted by the United States
against the several parties who held under
Casenave. The fact that the dwelling house
had been erected shortly before the year 1902
appears in the proceedings, which are inter-
esting as showing that the real owner from
whom Nourse purchased was the United States,
the conveyance from the trustee In chancery
having been to Gabriel Duvali. then Controller
Of the Treasury and afterward for IS years
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States. Duvall Immediately conveyed to
Nourse, and all payments of purchase money
were made into the Treasury. A few years
later Nourse purchased the western part from
Beall, making the tract as it existed until
comparatively short time ago. 1t Is more than
probable that the row of Lombardy poplars
along Twenty-eighth street 'front.' which by
their size and beauty formed one of the great
attractions of the town. was planted during the
ownership Of Nourse.
In 1913 the entire tract was sold by Nourse
to Charles Carroll of Bellevue nephew of
Daniel Carroll. the Federal commissioner and
brother Of Daniel Carroll of Duddington. The
fact that he and his brother had shortly before
purchased the paper mill ON Rock Greek just
below Bellevue. may have been the inducement
for making 1t his home. A few years later he
removed to Livingston County N Y, where
he died in 1924. In the deed to him he is
styled Charles Carroll of Bellevue and SO
signed himself in his will. As he had not
used the designation prior to acquiring the
property it would seem that he adopted it at
that time. Since then the place has been
known as Bellevue"
INCIDENTALLY, the latter name has now
been changed by the National Society of
the Colonial Danes of America to Dumbarton
House, the restoration work on which vas
done. the writer is informed under the direc-
ton of our own local architect. Horace w.
Peaslee, with Ffske Kimball serving in a con-
sulting capacity on certain items
Joseph Nourse had much to do with the set
ting OF the city Indeed, he was one Of the
first Government officials on the ground here
when the transfer was made from Phladel-
phia following the ending of the first session
Of the Sixth Congress, May "A. 1890. and
many Of the boxes sent here at that time were
addressed to him
OF this important event Christian Hines has
recorded in his "RecoNections," as follows:
About this time 1900, the seat of Govern
ment was being removed from Philadelphia to
Washington City. The vessels, in which were
brought furniture. etc, landed and discharged
their cargoes at Lear's wharf, and as the YES
selS were unladen their contents were carted
away to the War and Navy Offices the only
two that were built at the time Some of the
furniture was stored away in the stone ware
house and afterward taken away in wagons.
being too bulky to be removed in carts Wag-
ons were rather scarce in Washington then,
and our cart was engaged with others in re-
moving the boxes of books. papers, etc. 1 still
remember that many of the boxes were marked
Joseph NourSe, Register
In the course of few days / became ac-
quainted with and obtained the names of
several clerks and messengers who were about
the wharf attending to the unloading and re-
moval of the Government property from the
vessels. The names I now recoIlect are Mr.