CONTENTS.

PREFACE to First Edition,

PREFACE to Second Edition,

INTRODUCTION.-Origin of Richmond-Grants of land to

William Byrd, 1673 to 1679-Town established 1742—

Lottery 1756-Seat of government 1779-City 1782,

CHAPTER I. Long time ago-Market house Shockoe

Creek-Rock Landing-Mall-Widewilt's Island-Sa-

brina-Shot Tower-Cage-Stocks-Cart-tail-Duck-

ing stool-Common scolds,

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CHAP. II.-British Merchants and Commercial Quacks-Celi-

bacy-Tobacco conventions-Evasion of usury-Sham

bills of exchange-Monopoly-Northern intrusion on

it-Capital abstracted-Legislative action to the injury

of trade-Commercial conventions,

CHAP. III.-Modern Antiquities-Old Stone House-Adams'

mansion-St. John's Church-Masonic Hall-Bird in

Hand, City Tavern, Bowler's-Falling Garden-Henry

Banks-Treasury-Council chamber-House of Mr.

Strange, Mr. Gilliat, Mr. Marx,-Col. Mayo-Hermit-

age-Bellville-Bridge - Old Capitol-J. Brown, sen'r

and jun'r,

CHAP. IV.-Main Street-Last of the wooden houses-Brick
row-The Old Gun, Eagle Tavern, Harris' high house
---Seawell Osgood, Fireman and Fifer-Mrs. Gilbert's
Coffee house, Globe Tavern-Dust and mud-Spring
Branch - Lombardy poplars-Tan-bark Hall, Colin's

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Lynch's Coffee house-War news-Aspiring Garden,

horse,

CHAP. V.-Broad Street-Bootwright, Gathright-Western

trade-Wagons-Uphill work-Richards' tavern,

CHAP. VI. Capitol and Square-Ravines, Weeds, Bar-

racks-Governor's house-Houdon's statue of Wash-

ington-Speaker's chair-Grand stove-The grounds-

Former and present surface of the city-Numerous

springs-Black cockades and tri-colored,

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CHAP. VII.-Old Residences and their Occupants-Lawyers

-Elbow-room-Treasurer Ambler, Letter from his

daughter, describing Richmond in 1780-Chief Justice

Marshall, his simplicity of manners, his devotion to

his wife, his eulogium on her-Col. Carrington-Daniel

Call, dialogue with a client-George Fisher, Major

Ambler, Judge Nicholas, B. W. Leigh, Col. John Har-

vie Belvidere- Dedication Mr. Wickham, retort

courteous-Benjamin Botts-Chapman Johnson, his

sons-Alexander McRae-Mr. Pickett outwitted-Mr.

Pollard averse to law or to trickery-Charles Johnston

rescued from the stake-Dr. Lyons, P. Tinsley, Col.

R. Gamble and his sons and daughters-Mr. Wirt's

theatrical display in cuerpo-Bushrod Washington,

Edmund Randolph and descendants-George Hay, his

widow daughter of President Monroe-Dr. McClurg,

his high standing-Major Du Val, Ralph Ringwood,

Chancellor Wythe-Letter from Henry Clay, respect-

ing his life and death-Statue of Mr. Clay by Hart

and the Ladies-John Warden, his beauty, wit and

grace; his apology to the Legislature-Alex'r Camp-

bell, J. Barrett, William Hay, Joseph Marx, William

Munford,

CHAP. VIII.-Old Residences and their Occupants, continued―

William Robertson, clerk of the council, and his chil-

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dren;-Anthony Robinson-Thos. Ritchie, of the En-

quirer-Andrew Dunscombe and descendants-Arch'd

Blair, John Graham-John Robinson, clerk, and his

sons;-J. Dobie, Edw'd Cunningham, Dr. Watson-Jno.

Brown, clerk and secretary-J. Hopkins-Cannon balls

from the Bosphorus-H. Moncure, A. Duval, Dr. Well-

ford, Gen. Braxton, Andrew Nicholson, Rev Mr. Wood-

bridge, McClure, Brydie, McCredie, Col. Tatem, Bishop

Moore, Jos. Jackson, P. Gibson, N. Mills, Southgate,

Jacob Cohen, Sam'l Myers, Wm. Wiseham, J. Prosser,

W. Moncure, J. Heron, C. Copland, C. Ellis-Albert

Gallatin, his letter respecting his early life in Virginia ;

his house in Richmond and subsequent occupants--

Bushrod Washington, J. D. McCaw and Conway Rob-

inson-Major Gibbon, his son burned in the theatre--

D. M. Randolph-Moldavia, Mrs. Randolph the queen,

her dominion; the refrigerator her invention-Col. T.

M. Randolph, Mrs. Hackley, Gouverneur Morris and

Wife; Miss C., the paragon of beauty; Mr. Gallego,

the miller; J. Allan, Edgar Allan Poe, And. Ronald,

David Ross, Thomas Rutherfoord, Jas. Pegram, Sam'l

Taylor, J. Penn, T. Wilson, D. Bullock, W. Price, G.

W. Munford, J. R. Anderson; J. Y. Mason, his cool-

ness while his house was burning; J. A. Chevallie,

anecdote of Beaumarchais; P. Drew, T. Richardson;

J. Mutter, father of Professor M.; Dr. Hayes; Thos.

Green, deities in Marble-A parting scene-Judge

Roane, autocrat of the Democracy; Mr. Webb, his suc-

cessor (not an autocrat)-Church Hill-Adams' family,

their hill-top residences-William Marshall, Gov. G. W.

Smith, Geo. Nicolson and descendants; Friend Couch,

J. Foster, Strobia, Clarke, Lambert, A. Craig, Andrew

Stevenson, Judge Stanard, William Rowlett, Richard

Young, Mrs. Young, a resident of Mount Vernon dur-

ing Washington's life,

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CHAP. IX.-The Mayor-Search warrant-Bottle wager-

Other Wagers-Darmstadt-Washington's visit,

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CHAP. X.-The Hay-Scale War-Contest for distinction—A

peace maker-An empty honor,

CHAP. XI.-Two Parsons and ne'er a Church-St. John's-

Patrick Henry-Quakers-Parsons Buchanan and Blair

and Abbé Dubois hold their services in the Capitol--

Clerical jokes and clerical brotherhood,

CHAP. XII.

Cemeteries-St. John's, Old Mortality, Female

grave digger, Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Holly-wood, Oak-

wook, Catholic, Hebrew,

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CHAP. XIII.—Citizens of Yore-Mr. Rose, the jailor-

Rose's brig-Jailor artist-Mr. Fitzwhyllsonn--Musi-

cal society-Horsemanship-Fat Nancy, La Foret, Bon-

nardel; Jack Willis, his nephew Prince Murat; Jemmy

Elliot and his lizards; Friend Maddux; Tankard, the

town crier,

CHAP. XIV.-Old Fashions-Cravats, Buckskin breeches,

Disastrous gallantry, Last of the fair tops,

CHAP. XV.-Quackery and Credulity-Perkins' tractors,

CHAP. XVI.—Mineral Waters-Cooling off-Early rising-

Magic dissolved-Lynchburg well, truth not at its

bottom,

CHAP. XVII.-Distinguished Visitors-Invisible Lady, Tom

Moore, Jerome Bonaparte, Gen. Reubel,

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CHAP. XVIII.-Places of Amusement-Theatre-First Acad-

emy of Fine Arts in America begun in Richmond-

Memoir of M. Quesnay, its projector-Building con-

verted to a theatre-Convention to ratify the Constitu-

tion of the United States sat there-Wirt's description

of it,

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