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Centennial History of the City of Washington, D. C.; With Full Outline of the
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Centennial History of the City of Washington, D. C.; With Full Outline of the Natural Advantages, Accounts of the Indian Tribes, Selection of the Site Paperback -

by Harvey W. Crew


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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER V. PIONEER LIFE. The Early Settlers of the District of Columbia ? Daniel Carroll, of Duddington? David Burns ? Marcia Burns ? John P. Van Ness ? Notley Young?Benjamin Oden ? Robert Peter ?The Removal of the Government to Washington ? Officers Who Came Here at That Time ?Samuel Meredith ?Thomas Tudor Tucker ?Joseph Nourse ? Richard Harrison ? Peter Hagner ? John Steele ? Gabriel Duval ? William Simmons ? Thomas Turner?Abraham Bradley, Jr.? Thomas Munroe ? Roger C. Weightman ? Stephen L. Hallett ? Dr. William Thornton ? George Hadfleld ? Benjamin Henry Latrobe ? Pierre Charles L'Enfant ?Samuel Harrison Smith ? Andrew Ellicott ? Benjamin Bannecker. IN our last chapter, we have shown how the site upon which the Capital City was to be erected was finally determined upon, and how the Government was established in what was to be its future residence. Before proceeding further in the history of the city, it appears appropriate to dwell for a few moments upon the history of those men who were the proprietors of the plantations selected for the proposed site of the city. The entire area selected for this site of the seat of government belonged apparently to a few proprietors ? we mean the entire area north of the Potomac; for, inasmuch as that portion in Virginia which, for about half a century, belonged to the Federal District was, in 1846, ceded back to that State, it is not deemed necessary in this connection to make special mention of the original proprietors of the lands once included in the District south of the Potomac River. First among the men owning the lands originally forming a part of and still constituting the District of Columbia, was Daniel Carroll, of Duddington. He was a fine specimen of the gentleman of the regime ? pure, patriotic, hospitable, and kin...

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  • Title Centennial History of the City of Washington, D. C.; With Full Outline of the Natural Advantages, Accounts of the Indian Tribes, Selection of the Site
  • Author Harvey W. Crew
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 334
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher General Books
  • Date 01-Aug-2
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780217962421 / 0217962424
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.7 in (24.61 x 18.90 x 1.78 cm)