Show CRADLE OF A FAMILY LY raie HARRISON HOMESTEAD IN VIRGINIA Is toy a u I 1 clr n I 1 I 1 lion tion of 11 II 41 f li a illy my I 1 t it IP 1 U irr 1 nill imm lii henry harrl ii iiii all clurn 1 l lie iti rt f owr git mt mm N i Corrm Curr pon lence price r ht first he hobits ral 1 4 of ll 11 r F al the cellai atod it hir ir k risen r 1 8 0 t f a 1 in 11 of 1 rg r I 1 n I 1 it e rt N ill rk eley and nd hurindon on oil appo f y ly bite si 11 lei of the james lew 1 ow hue hie 1 rl nc J ord hlll to th hit I 1 I 1 of 0 f berkeley it his 1 beat the birth b irth of i governor Ro vernor of anil and amur wit r of the I 1 britlon of if indel ell I 1 of i 1 ami atilt of i of tit states the ct t it lit is ment mantione ione I 1 in n colon lil an ati rills ich is 14 loni ion ago is when it was ds ill the e s arene ce n e 0 of f 1 terrI terrible blo in 11 ihn in mis irre sicre it ft is then owned b I 1 a prominent settled sett lei deorie I 1 corpt who als kille I 1 during ili irin uIrl sing by all injian indian nhom lie hid had h id befriended t soon ards i is ell cl into the handi of denjamin Den Ile 1114 deke eril anta ants allt I 1 them until within tit the list duent affie eari il 1 I iring which time we lie told toll the tile place neer never lacke I 1 in it inmate of the tile name of benjamin hir rison I 1 berkeley Iler kele Is an bull I 1 lilt ink to have haie been the home of so man gl kibit tt men the boti Is of brick to two stories ami and i 1 hilf high with ith it quaint sloping root roof in ml I 1 dormer uan ilott dow 4 A rno lern i inq ill 1 4 n a I 1 11 t eil ell to to two st 1 ha its of the structure in re cent ells 10 lo one room in lic ibele Per periling tInS interest N hen tile hero of fien ven IN fill 1111 im hen 11 e n r 0 qs a eleckel elec tel tell to to the lenc he lip left his ohio home all I 1 cimo elme to hia his birthplace berkele Der kele to arito hia his address in his mother mothers a room during the civil war berkeley Iler keley wis knon known in the north aa as bin ling it waa was occupied by den gen 1 mcclelian mcclellan after titter his tits chainge of biso jul atil 1 the to which aich he re retreat el I 1 and fortified himself after the bittle of Nf alein hill tho the last of the seen daa das battles the harrlson harrison family amily f ins his furnished tw two P I 1 esl resi lents tents to the united stales of its members hive been men of prominence erce 71 the he drat ill njamin harrlson Hirr lson died at thoo the early arly age of 37 but een eien lu iki that short time he harl hall become of the house of burgesses and a man of such distinguished disi I 1 and rind political reputation tint thit the colony of NI rInIa a monument to hia his memory ula ills brother henry harrison lived on the brandon estate on the south shore of the janes jan it 1 Is renowned aa as one of the most beautiful apece spec mena mens of early colonial architecture in the state and Is much b tourists and sightseers sight Feers who often stay at the little village of claremon Clare mou cear rear by for the purpose of making a pit grimage to the celebrated old mansion ancient records sly chrit the place was named after an estate in england by its first owner capt john martin who arrived in virginia in 1607 at a later date the tract of lind passed into the possession ot of an english grocer john sadler by name who shared him interest in the place with another grocer richard quincy this worthy pair did not lack distinguished relations long however and it Is interesting to note that brother thomas euln quicy of stratford upon avon married shakespeare a daughter judith while sadler a granddaughter became the wife of john harvard founder of harvard college from the descendants of 0 the two grocers the property part of which then bore the suggestive title of merchant merchants e hope came into the barida of the harrisons Harr HarrI lfona pons in the ear 1720 A house was built upon it soon won afterwards and tro place has been occupied br the harrlson harrison family from generation to generation ever since it Is one of the few colonial estates in virginia one ons might almost eay say in this country still owned and occupied by the original family brandon house Is almost hidden from view by the trees and mass of verdure v aich surround it in the rear la Is a strove of oake oaks covering many acres entering the house one finds oneself in a large hall crossed in the middle by a stately arch the this hall runs the entire length of the house and opens on the right into a lofty drawing room and on th tho 3 left into a dining room where old mahogany miho mitto gany sideboard sideboards are laden with all allier er two centuries old oil bearing the crests of the harrisons Harrl sons and til loin families fi into which thich they hive I 1 liter ileone these rooms on elthor tit silt it are the long ion of the house pont lining numerous 1 ili ilie e line liae li ne in lit thim old lei t teals ind of spindle I 1 I 1 furniture that would milre in rin antiquarian to tile rith henen liemen ot of delli delight lit I 1 I 1 extending ner over a kreiter greiter ikirt of the house Is in tit immense apartment N w A is f t amerl austil im as 1 room and atilt ils ia the favorite I 1 ro sort tit of the guesta of the hoti home ae aho ho it 1111 I 1 it brin ton N wis is erbeal most of the presidents denti bom lashington to I 1 lincoln were m u I 1 there and atilt al 1 fr elnera planers of noti nott during hia his child childhood hool henry lon on much time ith bis tits couglas liia at Il 1 r adon an in I 1 a abw ts brobst I 1 the ri to spend hia his YA and atilt sun still dati das there iho loar 1 gaoing in ire allied with ith belks of the pi s t in ml I 1 in ili ithe the irow inking ing room anre re tras urd mill anin of rare altert interi st lit hire re rn lad till a I 1 in m which she carrie I 1 hn pres at court ur or i 1 hit bit of lare lace mith ith i I 1 history I 1 and there ft a ata el I 1 all p bit buckle klo worn it 1 some min whose ninio Is no famIl lai to very school hald tho the valls ft alls of theto rooms as oll is of tho the hall an arc thickly hum flung with ith painting I 1 ahe lie collection collation of por per ti ills tits Is it contains magnify cent plin hy by sir goultrey kneller sir leter I 1 icly lely sir thomia renea ind and other rele celebrate brito I 1 art artist IS t 1 most of which were colle ettI in lit I 1 us ng lint by lellam aird 11 serving as colon lil aint tho the list of port por ralta Is ft a large one ind includes tho tile duke 7 N U AND HOME ov GUN irn W 11 HARRISON of kayle yle the earl farl of orre ry and ford ord halifax sir robert aipolo al polo mies miss blount lount ll celebrated by po lady betty claypole cromwell a daughter clad in satin ball gohm ga with a fair young face quite unlike the grim countenance counte nince of her tier father admiral wager of the navy and many others one which deserves especial mention Is i sp splenda lendil I 1 portrait by Ii neller of col cod daniel parke wearing a beautiful minla miniature bire as though it were a medal of honor thi daniel parke was born in the colony but went ent to england and served in the english engish army as aide to marlborough he lie was selected to have tho the honor of car trying the news of the battle of dien helm belm to england etwas it wan the custom in those days to give the first messenger of it victory a gratuity of 0 five hundred guineas but col parke gallantly declined the reward and asked in preference for queen annes anne a picture this set in diamonds as given him and he wears it in his portrait proudly pinned on the breast of hie his coat the galliah colonel was soon awn afterward afterwards nude made governor of the leward islands and was killed there daring an incur of the natives during the civil war these portraits were carefully rare fully packed and taken to a place of safe keeping a necessary pre caution as the house still bears the marks of shot which lodged there on several occasions it was occupied as headquarters by federal troops many distinguished aiom all sections of the country come constantly to brandon and berkeley and public interest in both places seems to increase as time goes on L I 1 A MAYO 4 1 FRI k X I 1 R A 11 II ARRISON |