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Hbadquahtbrs Fiust Brigade,Virginia Volunteers, Richmond, October 26, 1887.General Orders No. 17.The brigade will be formed on the south aide of Marshall street, facing north, left resting at Seventh, on Thursday, 27th of October at 9:30 A. M., in obedience to orders .from Gen. Wade Hampton, chief marshal of the procession in honor of the laying of the corner-stout; of the monument in memory of Geri. Robert 13. Bee.By command of Brigadier General Charles J. Anderson. W, M. Evans.Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.The work of decorating the buildings on the line of parade has been going on bravely today, notwithstanding the bad weather. Standing on Main street and looking up or down as far as the eve reaches, flags and banners can be seen in abundance. Our people have outdone themselves in this respect. They have made a good display and if the weather would but clear off ibis afternoon the dis-.play would be even more attractive and beautiful.The cornerstone is all ready and sealed. The contents are as follows :The following articles have been received by Mr. W\ B. Isaacs, and placed in the copper box which will be inserted in the Lee monument corner-stone:Prom George D. Fisher, compiled history of the Monumental church.T. A. Brancler, roll of company B, 12th Virginia infantry.J. B. Halyburton, statistics of the city of Richmond.P. J. White, constitution and by-laws of Lee camp, confederate veterans, and programme of banquet to Lynn post, No. 5.Cyrus Bossieux, • Virginia confederate buttons.J. W. Talley, battle-flag and square and compass made from the tree over Stonewall Jackson’s grave.Charles E. and Walter B. I-Ianvood, twelve copper coins.GeorgerT. Mattern, muster-roll of Richmond Sharpshooters. Twenty-first Vir ghiia regiment.Carlton McCarthy, badge of the association of Army Northern Virgiuia.Baks Co., circular advertisement.M. Stuplas Co., copy of Emigrant Friend.Jlrs. H. A. Marshall, genealogical treeof the Lee family.P. W. Join s, confederate treasury notes.John F. Mayor, copy of seal of the adjutant-general of the Confederate States, pbotograph-copy of confederate cent, and a $10(J,000 confederate bond, registered.Master Nolfcing, $1 confederate note.W. T. Moseley, English penny of 1812.J. H. Capers, roll of officers and members of Richmond commaudery, No. 2 ; individual card of Edward W. Price, general commander, New Jersey ; programme of the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone.George A. Ainalic. reports of the chamber of commerce for 1880 and 1807, constitution and by-laws of the Virginia Mechanics’ Institute, and by-laws of Richmond Cominandevy, No. 2.James E. Goode, Warrock-Richardson Virginia Almanac for 1887.J. W. Randolph English, Soldiers, Life Army of Northern Virginia (by McCarthy), Memorial Volume of the Army of Northern Virginia, a Guide to Richmond, with maps of Richmond and Virginia, badge corner-stone parade, Historyof the First Battle of Manassas, Grantham’s Historical Account of Some Memorable Aotions in Virginia, 1718.Emma R. Ball, report Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, 1887.Miss Pattio Leake, picture of Lincoln lying in his coffin.W, H. Sands, programme Ancient Order Nobles of Mystic Shrine laying corner-stone of Lee monument,James Alfred Jones, Weekly Dispatch October 21, 1887, containing letter of Hon. W. \V. Oordoran lt;xi Gen. Lee.Miss Nettie Lee Brown. W. Gordon McCabe’s address at the reunion of Pegram’s battalion, picture of memorial window of Pegram’s battalion at Soldiers’ Home, gray and blue badges.Master Frank Brown, piece of a stone wall, Fredericksburg, Va. , three bullets from battlefield of Fredericksburg, one piece of shell from Fredericksburg, one piece of wood with minnie-ball in it frombattlefield of Fredericksburg, and a cutfrom a tree at the Bloody Anglo, Spotsylvania.Henry H. Turner, individual card;G S. He Villiers, programme of three ♦xhibitions by Bromond institute for benefit of Lee monument fund, a ©out of. Captain Brempndv ;J-: •• . .. ■ '*/ • r•-• - ■. 4\r : '• t- r. v v..';.? - ■.
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