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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Townsend's Diary—January–May, 1865. (search)
after meeting this last named personage we came to what was called Stony Creek Church where two roads met and crossed; taking the right hand one we passed Capt. Peter Saunders' Iron Furnace and came to the residence of another Mr. Saunders, a shoemaker; we were advised by him to turn off this road which he represented as being muMr. Saunders, a shoemaker; we were advised by him to turn off this road which he represented as being much travelled and take a more private one, which he recommended and which would bring us to Smith's river at Mr. Daniel Helm's. The first road we struck after leaving the main road we had travelled all the morning was one which led us up a steep mountainous ascent, the climbing of which caused us to blow not a little. Coming down nner, which was very acceptable. We also learned that it is eight miles to Mr. Helms, and the road was a very rough and hilly one; we obtained directions from Mr. Saunders and started off up the road bed higher and still higher until it brought us out upon what is called the Ridge Road. This led us after about three miles fast t
The Daily Dispatch: June 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], The vote on the Ordinance of Secession. (search)
ummers, Algern Gray, Campbell Tar Ephraim B. Hall, William White, Allen C. Hammond, Williams C. Wickham, Alph Haymond, Walt T. Whey--55. James W. Hoge, At fifteen minutes past four o'clock, the President (Mr. Montague in the chair) announced the result of the vote, and declared the passage of the ordinance. Subsequently, the following members changed their votes from the negative to the affirmative: William C. Wickham, George Baylor, Alpheu. F. Haymond, C. B. Cour d, George W. Berlin, Allen C. Hammond, Hu Nelson, Colbert C. Fugate--9. Algeruon S. Gray, the following members who were absent when the vote was taken, asked and obtained leave to record their votes in the affirmative: John R. Kiley, Robert E. Grant, Addison Hall, Alfr d M. Barbour, John Q. Mair, Paul Morell, Messrs. Thos. Maslin and Peter Saunders were absent on account of sickness when the vote was taken, and were not subsequently present.
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
eir families. The bill to authorize certain corporations to issue notes under one dollar was taken up and lost by the following vote — yeas 39, nays 40. Yeas.--Messrs. Francis T. Anderson, Baker, jr., Barbour, Baskerville, Bayse, Booten, Buford, Cazeuove, Crockett, Cuslis, Dabney, Robert J. Davis, Evans, Flood, Garrison, Gatewood, Glimer, Grattan, Hunt, Irby, James, Kaufman, Mathews, McLaughlin, Murdaugh, Robert E. Nelson, William G. T. Nelson, Pitman, Robertson, Rutherford, Peter Saunders, jr., Sheffey, Steger, Tate, Taylor, Ward, Williams, Woodhouse, and Wynne.--39. Nays.--Messrs. Bass, Bradford, Burks, Carpenter, Cecil, Clarke, Dice, Edmunds, Eggleston, Ewing, Fleming, Franklin, Friend, George, Green, Hunter, Johnson, Jones, Kyle, Lundy, Lynn, McCamant, A. W. McDonald, Isaac E. McDonald, McKinney. Montague, Newton, Orgain, jr., Prince, Reld, Riddick, Robinson, Shannon, Small, Sherrard, Spady, Staples, Thomas, Thrash, Tyler, Vermillion, West, James L. Wilson, Woolfolk
The Daily Dispatch: April 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], Correspondence. (search)
h, Wm F Thompton, James H Carson. James M Whittle, James F Johnson, Robt M Wiley, Chas B Ball. John R. Garnett, Wm Frazier, Wm D Hart, Chas W Newton, W. W. Newman, Ch Massie, Wm W Carraway, Jr., J A. Alderson. House of Delegates. Samuel M. Wilson, Nath'l Riddack, Valentina Thrash, P W McKinney, Andrew Hunter, M R Kautman, R U Crockett, W G T Nelson, Jas W. Cuslis, H B Woodhouse, Albert Leidfey, John Orgain, Jr., Colin Buss, Peter Saunders, Jr., S McCaman, John H Hopkins, H C Worsham, Wm A Bradford, George Tyler, Geo T G. Triton. Chas J. Shannon, Wm Eggleston, Richard H Baker, Jr. Jas B Roer, John C Rutherfoord, Willoughby Newton, Charles Grattan, John R Edmunds, Wm M Tate, Jno T Anderson, Thos H Flood, Mason Mathews, Charles Blue, Samuel McB Reid, Matthew Harrison, D H Gordon Jno L Woolfolk, A L Carter, W Biskervill, Jr, R R Nelson Jno O Stener Warnes Anderson, A B E
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our Indian Allies. (search)
Police Court. --The following cases were disposed of yesterday; James Stayes, Peter Campbell, and Edw Gentry, free negroes, ordered 25 inches each for fighting in the street, and sent back to Powhatan county, where they belong — Margarer Sullivan, held to bail for breaking into John Phelan's house, and abusing his better half Thos. Creighton, for trespassing on Peter Saunders's coal yard, security required — Spotswood, slave of Dickinson & Pettians, ordered 25 inches for the same offence.--Edgar Harman, for forging the names of N. M. & S. W. Harman to sundry checks, accounting it, all to $100 on the Back of Virginia. Remanded for --Wm. Rows, for shooting Pat Mackin in the street. Remanded. Jacob , for huckstering, fined $5, and purchases forfeited — M. G. Mart, for huckstering, fined $5--Jeff Dominick, $5 ditto. --Alex. Payronet, ditto, $5,--The use S. Cooper and Jas. Harrison, for stealing $20 in money and a silver watch from John Roberts, valued at $, Cooper was discharged, <
The Daily Dispatch: January 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], General assembly of Virginia. (search)
ord, Ed O Berks, Jas W Curtis, Robt J D Davis, E B Dice, A B Evans, J G Fulton, M Harrison, H L Hopkins, W Hust, Alex Jordan, B H Magruder, Mason Matthews, P W McKinney, Philip Pitman, Joseph H Prince, Nat Siddick, Geo E. Rives, W Robertson, Peter Saunders jr, John Staples, F G Taylor, V Vaiden, Jas Walker, Chas Williams, Jas L Wilson--31. For Chas W. Russell--Wm A Bredford, A Brooks, John R Edmunds, W A Fleming, John Gatewood, Thos C Green, Wm Johnson, M R Kaufman Albert Laidley, A W McDo H N Coleman, Robert Croskett, Robert Danney, Thos H Flood, J M Forbes, W C Fry, G T Garrison, John Gilmer, Andrew Hunter, Green James, W T Jones, W T Lundy, R M Mallery, J L Marye, jr., R A Mayo, S McCamant, R D Montague, Willoughby Newton, R C Saunders, R F Taylor, S M Watson, John L Woolfolk, Geo T Wright--28. For John B. Floyd--James Barbour, W Baskerville, Jas Bayse, Thos B Bigger, John K Bootes, Samuel Carpenter, D B Clarke, J H Daniel, D C Dunn, Joshua Ewing, John T Fletcher, H Georg
The Daily Dispatch: January 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], Matters on the Border. (search)
City Council --A called meeting of this body was held at 4 o'clock. Wednesday evening last. Present: D J Saunders, (President,) and a quorum The object of the meeting was announced to be take some action in relation to getting certain city employees exampled from the operation of the conscript act. On motion of Mr. Scott, it was Resolved, That a committee be appointed to memorialize Congress to exempt such city officers as the City Council may certify to the Secretary of War are indispensable to carry on the city government in its various branches. A resolution was passed appropriating $1,000 for the benefit of the Female Orphan Asylum, payable to the Treasurer, one half cash, balance in six months. The following ordinance relative to dead animals and other filthy and offensive matter, was read the requisite number of times and passed: Sec. 1.--That no dead animals and other filthy matter removed from the city, shall hereafter be deposited at any pl