Early History of Winchester by D H Conrad
A memoir fragment recounts 1824-1830 Chancery Court scenes in Winchester with Judge Tucker and Judge Marshall. The narrator describes Marshall’s uncle, Chief Justice John Marshall, attending a hearing, and recalls a 1828 Richmond gathering with humorous anecdotes and a quoits game.
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Winchester
D.h.conrad
Tucker
Henry ST. George Tucker
Chancery Court
Carr
Court of Appeals
Richmond
John R. Cook
Berkeley
West
Browne
Williamsburg
Fredericksburg
Headly and Marshall
Marshall's
Jamie Marshall
Fairfax
Marshall
John Marshall
Front Royal
For Rent Rooms and Apartments Peyton and Loudoun Street
Summer rental notice lists rooms and furnished or unfurnished apartments at 18 and 26 Peyton Street and 411 North Loudoun Street. Bell phone 288. Class 11-5-12-21.
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Peyton Street
North Loudoun Street
Bell
Virginia Old Line Fans Stirring After Tight Game
The account notes a tense finish with onlookers debating a player’s success while an umpire was sought. L. remarked on the Virginia style as the crowd watched Judge Carr and Judge Marshall swap coats, creating comic confusion among spectators.
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Alston
Virginia
Judge Carr
One More-When Judge Carr Died
In 1837 I was in Richmond anxious for letters and encountered Judge Marshall on Capitol Square. A wind blew and disrupted papers but I helped gather them as he acknowledged with a quiet thanks. A portrait of a plainly polite man whose traits echo in public memory.
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Richmond
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Match
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur hair darkener as a ready to use remedy to hide gray roots. It claims quick application links to natural color with a palatable scent, enhances thickness and gloss, and is sold in drug stores.
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Wyeth
Wryeth
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