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Letter to Editor
November 27, 1871
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Correspondence from Leesburg, Va., dated Nov. 23, reports on local Circuit Court under Judge Smith, praises readings by Miss Jeannie Patterson, notes good corn harvest and wheat growth, and mentions signs of a hard winter from full November streams.
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Letter from Loudoun Co.
[Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
LEESBURG, Va., Nov. 23.—We have had this fall, court upon court, our Circuit Court lasting almost to the beginning of our November term. During the first week Judge Smith of Fauquier presided with great praise from all parties, and one, competent to judge, says that the jury was good humored, prompt, and correct in its verdicts. No special ruling was made except the one confining all interest contracts beyond six per ct. to the strict letter of the contract.
Miss Jeannie Patterson gave two readings here, and had very good houses. It made an old man feel good to hear so sweet a voice, and such excellent reading. We here remembered that Mississippians who died in our defence had their bodies resting in our cemetery, and had there been no other reason moving us thereto we would have turned out: but when youth and beauty and talent called on us, what else could gallant Virginians do but give her a welcome, which will be as pleasant to her memory as her recitations will be in our recollections. If she ever does come back to Alexandria be sure to give her a good audience.
The corn is pretty good and is being gathered fast, and the wheat has come up remarkably well.
We have another sign of a hard winter in the full streams in November, which is said to be the old Indian sign.
[Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
LEESBURG, Va., Nov. 23.—We have had this fall, court upon court, our Circuit Court lasting almost to the beginning of our November term. During the first week Judge Smith of Fauquier presided with great praise from all parties, and one, competent to judge, says that the jury was good humored, prompt, and correct in its verdicts. No special ruling was made except the one confining all interest contracts beyond six per ct. to the strict letter of the contract.
Miss Jeannie Patterson gave two readings here, and had very good houses. It made an old man feel good to hear so sweet a voice, and such excellent reading. We here remembered that Mississippians who died in our defence had their bodies resting in our cemetery, and had there been no other reason moving us thereto we would have turned out: but when youth and beauty and talent called on us, what else could gallant Virginians do but give her a welcome, which will be as pleasant to her memory as her recitations will be in our recollections. If she ever does come back to Alexandria be sure to give her a good audience.
The corn is pretty good and is being gathered fast, and the wheat has come up remarkably well.
We have another sign of a hard winter in the full streams in November, which is said to be the old Indian sign.
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Emotional
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Agriculture
Social Issues
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Leesburg
Circuit Court
Judge Smith
Jeannie Patterson
Readings
Corn Harvest
Wheat Growth
Hard Winter
Indian Sign
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Alexandria Gazette
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Alexandria Gazette
Main Argument
provides updates on local court, cultural events, and agricultural conditions in leesburg, expressing appreciation for miss jeannie patterson's readings.
Notable Details
Judge Smith Of Fauquier Presided
Interest Contracts Limited To Strict Letter Beyond Six Per Ct.
Miss Jeannie Patterson's Readings
Mississippians Buried In Local Cemetery
Old Indian Sign For Hard Winter: Full Streams In November