Trustees Sale: Carter's Green (1876)

Alexandria Gazette (Va)
01 November 1876

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF A GOOD FARM, IN PRINCE WILLIAM CO., NEAR HAYMARKET, CONTAINING 289 1/2 acres.  By virtue of a deed of trust executed to me by J. T. Carter and wife, dated the 26th day of May, 1866, and recorded in the Clerk's office of the County Court of Prince William county, Va., I will offer by public auction, at the front door of the Court House, in the town of Warrenton, Fauquier county, Va., on MONDAY, December 11th, 1876, that being the first day of the Circuit Court of said county, the valuable tract of land in said deed mentioned, known as "CARTER'S GREEN," containing 289 1/2 acres -- be the same more or less. The land is of good quality, well wooded, watered and enclosed. Upon the farm there is a comfortable DWELLING HOUSE and necessary out buildings. It is in a good neighborhood, adjoins the farms of Mr. Wise and Capt. James Purcell and about six miles from Gainesville, a station upon the Manassas Division of the Virginia Midland R.R.

Terms of Sale - Five hundred dollars in cash; the residue in one, two and three years. For deferred payments the purchaser will be required to execute bonds, with approved personal security, to bear interest from the day of sale, and secure the same by deed of trust upon the aforesaid premises.

N.B. - Being empowered to make private sale of said premises, In invite propositions. My address is Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va.

R. TAYLOR SCOTT, Trustee, &c., &c.
Robt. Coons, Auct'r.
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Sunday's Obituary: Henry F. Williams

Oakland Tribune (California)
17 March 1911

PIONEER IS DEAD AFTER LONG LIFE

Henry F. Williams was Passenger of Old Steamer California

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17. -- Henry F. Williams, one of the six remaining passengers on the steamer California when the vessel made its first trip to San Francisco, February 28 1849, and who built San Francisco's first post office, died at his home, 1150 Vallejo street, shortly after noon yesterday, after an illness of only a week. His family, widow and 10 children were at his bedside when the end came.

Williams was one of the few California pioneers, and was one of 500 who came to San Francisco the last day of February, 1849, on the old side-wheel steamer California. The California brought the first load of fortune seekers to San Francisco that arrived by steamers.

Within a week after his arrival Williams opened the first carpenter shop in San Francisco. Only a few days later he began the construction of San Francisco's first post office, occupied by Charles L. Ross, the city's first post-master. He was a prominent leader in the public library movement, was a member of the Pacific Union Club in 1869, when it was known as the Pacific Club, and opened the first mechanic's fair held here.

BORN IN VIRGINIA

Williams was born in Prince William county, Va., March 2, 1828. He came to California in 1849 and lived within its borders continuously ever since.  He leaves a wife and 10 children, Charlotte F., Isabelle F., Thomas C., William R., Catherine E., J. R., Fairfax, Heloise, Duval and Sarah. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from his late residence, 1150 Vallejo street.

Less than two weeks ago Williams, with two other argonauts, Dr. Samuel H. Willey and General W. H. Pratt, celebrated the sixty-second anniversary of the arrival of the California at this port. The only other surviving members of the party which arrived on the California are General D. W. C. Thompson, who lives in Sonoma; Mrs. Mendell, who lives in Steiner street, and Isaac B. Pine, whose address is in Tuolumne county.

Newspaper Tidbit: Colored Jurors (1874)

Alexandria Gazette (Virginia)
21 April 1874

COLORED JURORS. -- William Chinn, Howson Pinn, jr., and Addison Chapman, who were deputed by a meeting of colored people to wait upon Judge Nicol, judge of the County Court of Prince William, met him at his office in Brentsville on Saturday last. The committee stated in substance that "they had been appointed to wait upon Judge Nicol for the purpose of asking him why it was that colored men had not been summoned on the juries, and also why they had not colored trustees for their schools."  His Honor informed them he had carried out the law by the selection of men "best fitted for the position;" "that he had not selected any because of their color, or excluded them because of their color." The committee referred to an instance where colored men "had been summoned as jurymen, but were not called on to serve, and had heard that they had been excluded by order of Judge Nicol."  Judge Nicol replied that he did not remember the instance referred to by the committee, but said he was positive he had made no such order on the subject, and if such order had been made by him it would be found entered on the record and would show for itself. Each member of the committee expressed himself satisfied; one of them, Chinn, saying the "move was gotten up for other or outside purposes."  -- Manassas Gazette

Land Records: :Potomac Railroad Company Notice of Eminent Domain

Alexandria Gazette
29 June 1871

POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY, President's Office, Richmond, June 13, 1871.

To Landon Carter, Ann E. Carter, his wife, D. F. Neale, Thomas W. Neale, William Hale and Lovett Hale; --Wev and Eliabeth Wev; Samuel J. F. Tebbs, Hamilton Crockford, -- Crockford and -- Crockford, the infant children of Tebbs, who married W. W. Tebbs, the infant children of Cornelia Duval, who was Cornelia Tebbs, Thomas Duval and Laura Duval, Anna Steel, Lucien S. Duval, H. S. Duval and the infant children of John P. Duval, Foushee C. Tebbs, J. H. McVeigh, Elizabeth P. McVeigh, Ann L. Tebbs, Margaret F. Thompson, John W. Tebbs and two infant children of W. W. Tebbs, deceased; Thomas F. Tebbs, Richard Tebbs, Daisy Tebbs, George Rozel, DeButts Rozel and Anna Rozel, James Spencer, Francis C. Fitzhugh, William Haywood, Henrietta M. C. Spenve, Elizabeth Chamberlaine and Joseph Chamberlaine, A. Nicol and the Potomac and Manassas Railroad Company.

Notice is hereby given to you, that the Commissioners appointed by the County Court of Prince William county, on the 3d day of May, 1871, to ascertain a just compensation to the owners of lands upon the line of the railroad of this Company within the said county, for such of the said lands as are proposed to be taken by the said Company for its purposes, will meet for that purpose on the land owned by you in the said county, in Carrborough, on the 18th day of July, 1871, between the hours of ten a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Very respectfully,

P. V. DANIEL, Jr., Pesident
Potomac Railroad Co.
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Newspaper Tidbit: Manassas News of Social Note to Residents (Thanksgiving)

Evening Star (Washington, DC)
20 November 1938

Manassas, VA., Nov. 19 -- Lt. and Mrs. Roswell Round have arrived from Honolulu, where they have been stationed for several years, and are visiting Mrs. Round's mother, Mrs. A. A. Maloney.

Thursday morning the Bull Run Hunt Club will start at Mr. R. L. Lewis' gate for the Thanksgiving Day chase.  Following the meet, members and their guests will be entertained at a hunt breakfast at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis. Mr. William Wheeler and Mr. Victor Haydon will be joint hosts.

Dr. George B. Cocke and Mr. Charles Miller will leave for Philadelphia Wednesday evening to be on hand for the Army-Navy game.

Miss Mary Fauntleroy Cocke has come from Hollins College in Roanoke to spend the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cocke.

Mrs. J. L. Bushong has as her guest Miss Emma Hamner of Baltimore.

Col. and Mrs. B. L. Jacobson will leave early in December for Tampa, Fla., where they will remain until they go to Col. Jacobson's station in Panama.

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Richards have as their guest Mrs. Ralph Hitchcock of New York.

Mr. and Mrs. Murray Bradshaw will spend Thanksgiving in Roanoke.

Mr. William Trusler is planning to go down to Richmond for the Thanksgiving Day football game.

Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Prescott of Skelton, N.J., will arrive soon to spend several days with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sharrett.

Miss Ethel Cadmus will leave Wednesday for Portsmouth, where she will stay over the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cadmus.

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McBryde, jr., and Mr. and Mrs. John  Holt Merchant are going to Philadelphia for the Army-Navy game.

Miss Margaret Turner will spend the Thanksgiving holidays at her home in Axton, Va.

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin C. Hazen are spending several days during the hunting season at their country place near Nokesville.