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Farmers gained by working together through cooperative purchasing, shared equipment, shared lessons about pesticides and fertilizers, cooperative lobbying efforts in the local government, and the possibility to control farm-hand wages.  For a brief time in 1875-1876 local farm clubs in Loudoun County united to form the Grange in Northern VA.  The organization did not last long and quickly disassembled into several other farm organizations.\n","The Catoctin Farmers' Club was established 9 April 1868.  Farmers in Waterford, VA held their first meeting at \"Clifton,\" the home of Col. Simon Elliot Chamberlin (1834-1908) to assign committees and draft by-laws.  Chamberlin and 13 other men founded the club \"to consider the propriety of organizing themselves into a body for the purpose of mutual improvement.\"  They saw economic benefit to pooling their resources.  Improving transportation in the area was one of the club's first orders of business.  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Byrd, Sr. (1887-1966) for assistance when gasoline rationing crippled farmers, keeping them from running equipment.  Other issues such as real estate became more complex throughout the 20th century as development rapidly accelerated.","The club's membership in the 20th century reflected some of these issues with which farmers dealt - many of the members as large estate owners were involved in real estate.  Bankers, military officers, and prominent businessmen of Loudoun County also filled the club's ranks.  Influential members toward the middle of the century included Allen B. McDaniel (1879-1965), Hayden B. Harris (1885-n.d.), J. Churchill Newcomb (1899-1962), and General William C. Crane (1891-1978).   The club is still active."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains 12 volumes of minutes from 1868 to 1943 (volume 8, 1907-1914, is missing) and unbound minutes from 1944-1983.  Minutes are incomplete. 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The prince made extensive changes and additions to the property, spending approximately 18 million dollars on these projects","On 16 November 1985 Beacon Hill was bought by a partnership called Beacon Hill Farm Associates (BHFA), later changed to Beacon Hill Farm Associates II, Limited Partnership. In September 1985, based on a conditional contract for the property BHFA applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception to begin development of this property.  This action began a ten year long process of filings for various levels of development.  Neighbors of Beacon Hill organized Beacon Hill Neighborhood Association which closely monitored each step and fought the plans before the Loudoun County Planning Commission, with the Planning and Zoning Departments of the County, and in court.  B. Powell Harrison (25 Aug 1911-1 Nov 2000), was president of this association, and lawsuits were filed by him and his wife, Agnes Harrison.  The name of the organization changed to Catoctin Mountain Alliance in 1987, but the focus remained the same: to fight the high density development of the targeted property.  During the course of this fight Loudoun County Board of Supervisors passed the Mountainside Development Overlay District to regulate development on the mountainsides in Loudoun County; this law covered the Beacon Hill property.","The struggle between Beacon Hill Farm Associates II, Limited Partnership and Catoctin Mountain Alliance continued until 1992 when Loudoun County government approved plans to allow houses to be built on large tracts, an option which met with approval of Catoctin Mountain Alliance.","These papers are files compiled by B. Powell Harrison who chaired this organization, originally named the Beacon Hill Neighborhood Association; in February 1987 the name was briefly changed to TBD Group (To Be Determined); on 1 June 1987 the group voted to change its name to Catoctin Mountain Alliance.   These records date from 1985 after the filing of the first request for a special exception by Beacon Hills Farm Associates and continue until 1995 with the announcement that marketing would begin on the Beacon Hill property under the plan of development which had been approved by the Loudoun County Planning Commission in 1992, a proposal approved by the Catoctin Mountain Alliance.  Records include news articles, speeches, letters, memos, zoning applications, lawsuits, financial records, and Harrison's notes regarding the proposed development of Beacon Hill. 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In September 1985, based on a conditional contract for the property BHFA applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception to begin development of this property.  This action began a ten year long process of filings for various levels of development.  Neighbors of Beacon Hill organized Beacon Hill Neighborhood Association which closely monitored each step and fought the plans before the Loudoun County Planning Commission, with the Planning and Zoning Departments of the County, and in court.  B. Powell Harrison (25 Aug 1911-1 Nov 2000), was president of this association, and lawsuits were filed by him and his wife, Agnes Harrison.  The name of the organization changed to Catoctin Mountain Alliance in 1987, but the focus remained the same: to fight the high density development of the targeted property.  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The prince made extensive changes and additions to the property, spending approximately 18 million dollars on these projects","On 16 November 1985 Beacon Hill was bought by a partnership called Beacon Hill Farm Associates (BHFA), later changed to Beacon Hill Farm Associates II, Limited Partnership. In September 1985, based on a conditional contract for the property BHFA applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception to begin development of this property.  This action began a ten year long process of filings for various levels of development.  Neighbors of Beacon Hill organized Beacon Hill Neighborhood Association which closely monitored each step and fought the plans before the Loudoun County Planning Commission, with the Planning and Zoning Departments of the County, and in court.  B. Powell Harrison (25 Aug 1911-1 Nov 2000), was president of this association, and lawsuits were filed by him and his wife, Agnes Harrison.  The name of the organization changed to Catoctin Mountain Alliance in 1987, but the focus remained the same: to fight the high density development of the targeted property.  During the course of this fight Loudoun County Board of Supervisors passed the Mountainside Development Overlay District to regulate development on the mountainsides in Loudoun County; this law covered the Beacon Hill property.","The struggle between Beacon Hill Farm Associates II, Limited Partnership and Catoctin Mountain Alliance continued until 1992 when Loudoun County government approved plans to allow houses to be built on large tracts, an option which met with approval of Catoctin Mountain Alliance."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThese papers are files compiled by B. 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Records include news articles, speeches, letters, memos, zoning applications, lawsuits, financial records, and Harrison's notes regarding the proposed development of Beacon Hill. 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The family, totaling four sons and six daughters, resided near the Belmont post office, where LeFevre farmed.  By 1870, he worked as a foreman on the railroad near the Farmwell post office.  ","John Alexander Caylor  (1851-1921) was born in Indiana to Virginia-born James William Caylor (1827-1911) and Nancy Coons Caylor (1832-1885).  Prior to 1870, the family returned to Loudoun County. ","Priscilla and John married 18 July 1870 in Loudoun County.  They had nine children, four sons and five daughters: Theodore Luer (1872-1949), Ella May (1874-1932),  Cora Corene  (1876-1953), Marion Foster (1878-1966), Milton Edward (1880-1966), Nettie Otley (1883-1886), Veava Eva (1889-1897) and Adolphus Woody (1891-1970). After her husband's death, Priscilla lived with her daughter Cora near Leesburg. The Caylors are buried at Ashburn Presbyterian Church. ","According to census records, John A. Caylor's profession varied.  In 1880 and 1920, he was a railroad employee for what later became the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.  In 1900, he appears as a day laborer and a carpenter in 1910.  In 1874, Caylor was working in Loudoun County as a carpenter, where he built a stone farm house for his wife's uncles, John (1829-1903) and Samuel (1828-1904). At the time, had a net worth of $38, which was considered modest by contemporary standards. The LeFevre family named the farm \"Hillside.\" It remained in the LeFevre family until 1916; the subsequent owner used the property as a dairy farm. The stone farm house still stands today in Broadlands.  Priscilla Caylor appears as a homemaker in census records.  \n","Cora Corene , Priscilla and John Caylor's daughter, was born in Belmont, lived near Waterford and in Leesburg, but eventually settled in Ashburn. In 1897 she married William H. Howser (1870-1947), a farmer. They had fourteen children.  Cora was a member of the Ashburn Baptist Church. Upon her death in 1953, her property and belongings were sold by her children Priscilla \"Masie\" (1913-1987) and John (1898-1972), who had been named executors of her estate. At the time of her death, she had 77 descendents, including forty-one grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren. The postcard collection was inherited by Priscilla, Priscilla LeFevre Caylor's namesake.","This collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  It is divided into series by correspondents (family, friends, business, and unposted), after which it is arranged chronologically. ","Series 1 , the bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  The families used postcards primarily as a mode of correspondence. Two of Priscilla's sisters, Arabella \"Belle\" LeFevre Jenkins (born ca. 1865) and Martina \"Tena\" LeFevre Edmondson (born ca. 1868), both of whom resided in Washington, D.C., sent her postcards, as did Arabella's daughters Virgie (born 1894), Viola (born 1896) and Rachael (born ca. 1905).  John's sister, Anna Caylor Ritter (later Calhoun, born 1872), corresponded with John. ","Series 2  consists of postcards received by friends and later added to the collection by family. ","Series 3  contains cards from businesses.","Series 4  is unposted postcards.","In addition to the value of the correspondence, postcards in this collection capture the diversity of postcards from the early 20th century.  They include:  eighty-seven geographical postcards, fifty Christmas postcards, thirty-five Easter postcards, twenty Thanksgiving postcards, sixteen birthday postcards, eight postcards with animal themes, seven Valentine's Day postcards, five New Year postcards, five commercial postcards, five family pictures, four humorous postcards, three postcards commemorating special events, two Independence Day postcards, one Halloween postcard, and a birth announcement.","This collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  The bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  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Cora was a member of the Ashburn Baptist Church. Upon her death in 1953, her property and belongings were sold by her children Priscilla \"Masie\" (1913-1987) and John (1898-1972), who had been named executors of her estate. At the time of her death, she had 77 descendents, including forty-one grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren. The postcard collection was inherited by Priscilla, Priscilla LeFevre Caylor's namesake."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  It is divided into series by correspondents (family, friends, business, and unposted), after which it is arranged chronologically. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1\u003c/emph\u003e, the bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  The families used postcards primarily as a mode of correspondence. Two of Priscilla's sisters, Arabella \"Belle\" LeFevre Jenkins (born ca. 1865) and Martina \"Tena\" LeFevre Edmondson (born ca. 1868), both of whom resided in Washington, D.C., sent her postcards, as did Arabella's daughters Virgie (born 1894), Viola (born 1896) and Rachael (born ca. 1905).  John's sister, Anna Caylor Ritter (later Calhoun, born 1872), corresponded with John. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2\u003c/emph\u003e consists of postcards received by friends and later added to the collection by family. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3\u003c/emph\u003e contains cards from businesses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4\u003c/emph\u003e is unposted postcards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the value of the correspondence, postcards in this collection capture the diversity of postcards from the early 20th century.  They include:  eighty-seven geographical postcards, fifty Christmas postcards, thirty-five Easter postcards, twenty Thanksgiving postcards, sixteen birthday postcards, eight postcards with animal themes, seven Valentine's Day postcards, five New Year postcards, five commercial postcards, five family pictures, four humorous postcards, three postcards commemorating special events, two Independence Day postcards, one Halloween postcard, and a birth announcement.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  It is divided into series by correspondents (family, friends, business, and unposted), after which it is arranged chronologically. ","Series 1 , the bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  The families used postcards primarily as a mode of correspondence. Two of Priscilla's sisters, Arabella \"Belle\" LeFevre Jenkins (born ca. 1865) and Martina \"Tena\" LeFevre Edmondson (born ca. 1868), both of whom resided in Washington, D.C., sent her postcards, as did Arabella's daughters Virgie (born 1894), Viola (born 1896) and Rachael (born ca. 1905).  John's sister, Anna Caylor Ritter (later Calhoun, born 1872), corresponded with John. ","Series 2  consists of postcards received by friends and later added to the collection by family. ","Series 3  contains cards from businesses.","Series 4  is unposted postcards.","In addition to the value of the correspondence, postcards in this collection capture the diversity of postcards from the early 20th century.  They include:  eighty-seven geographical postcards, fifty Christmas postcards, thirty-five Easter postcards, twenty Thanksgiving postcards, sixteen birthday postcards, eight postcards with animal themes, seven Valentine's Day postcards, five New Year postcards, five commercial postcards, five family pictures, four humorous postcards, three postcards commemorating special events, two Independence Day postcards, one Halloween postcard, and a birth announcement."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  The bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  The families used postcards primarily as a mode of correspondence.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  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Cora was a member of the Ashburn Baptist Church. Upon her death in 1953, her property and belongings were sold by her children Priscilla \"Masie\" (1913-1987) and John (1898-1972), who had been named executors of her estate. At the time of her death, she had 77 descendents, including forty-one grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren. The postcard collection was inherited by Priscilla, Priscilla LeFevre Caylor's namesake.","This collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  It is divided into series by correspondents (family, friends, business, and unposted), after which it is arranged chronologically. ","Series 1 , the bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  The families used postcards primarily as a mode of correspondence. Two of Priscilla's sisters, Arabella \"Belle\" LeFevre Jenkins (born ca. 1865) and Martina \"Tena\" LeFevre Edmondson (born ca. 1868), both of whom resided in Washington, D.C., sent her postcards, as did Arabella's daughters Virgie (born 1894), Viola (born 1896) and Rachael (born ca. 1905).  John's sister, Anna Caylor Ritter (later Calhoun, born 1872), corresponded with John. ","Series 2  consists of postcards received by friends and later added to the collection by family. ","Series 3  contains cards from businesses.","Series 4  is unposted postcards.","In addition to the value of the correspondence, postcards in this collection capture the diversity of postcards from the early 20th century.  They include:  eighty-seven geographical postcards, fifty Christmas postcards, thirty-five Easter postcards, twenty Thanksgiving postcards, sixteen birthday postcards, eight postcards with animal themes, seven Valentine's Day postcards, five New Year postcards, five commercial postcards, five family pictures, four humorous postcards, three postcards commemorating special events, two Independence Day postcards, one Halloween postcard, and a birth announcement.","This collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  The bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  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Cora was a member of the Ashburn Baptist Church. Upon her death in 1953, her property and belongings were sold by her children Priscilla \"Masie\" (1913-1987) and John (1898-1972), who had been named executors of her estate. At the time of her death, she had 77 descendents, including forty-one grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren. The postcard collection was inherited by Priscilla, Priscilla LeFevre Caylor's namesake."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of 285 items, primarily postcards.  It is divided into series by correspondents (family, friends, business, and unposted), after which it is arranged chronologically. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1\u003c/emph\u003e, the bulk of the collection, contains postcards received mainly by Priscilla LeFevre and John A. Caylor, although some were received by Cora Caylor Howser.  The families used postcards primarily as a mode of correspondence. Two of Priscilla's sisters, Arabella \"Belle\" LeFevre Jenkins (born ca. 1865) and Martina \"Tena\" LeFevre Edmondson (born ca. 1868), both of whom resided in Washington, D.C., sent her postcards, as did Arabella's daughters Virgie (born 1894), Viola (born 1896) and Rachael (born ca. 1905).  John's sister, Anna Caylor Ritter (later Calhoun, born 1872), corresponded with John. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2\u003c/emph\u003e consists of postcards received by friends and later added to the collection by family. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3\u003c/emph\u003e contains cards from businesses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4\u003c/emph\u003e is unposted postcards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the value of the correspondence, postcards in this collection capture the diversity of postcards from the early 20th century.  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Two of Priscilla's sisters, Arabella \"Belle\" LeFevre Jenkins (born ca. 1865) and Martina \"Tena\" LeFevre Edmondson (born ca. 1868), both of whom resided in Washington, D.C., sent her postcards, as did Arabella's daughters Virgie (born 1894), Viola (born 1896) and Rachael (born ca. 1905).  John's sister, Anna Caylor Ritter (later Calhoun, born 1872), corresponded with John. ","Series 2  consists of postcards received by friends and later added to the collection by family. ","Series 3  contains cards from businesses.","Series 4  is unposted postcards.","In addition to the value of the correspondence, postcards in this collection capture the diversity of postcards from the early 20th century.  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Chichester (2 Mar 1793-12 Dec 1835) was the grandnephew (on his mother's side) of George Mason of Gunston Hall (11 Dec 1725-7 Oct 1792), the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. He married Sarah C. \"Sally\" Elliott (3 July 1801-20 Mar 1820) on 14 Apr 1818, and they had two daughters, Ann Rebecca Chichester (died in infancy) and Sarah E. Chichester (2 Mar 1820-25 June 1878). The name S. C. Elliot (George's wife's maiden name) is written on the title page and on the inside of front and back covers, in addition to George Chichester's official bookplate. George's wife Sarah died a few days after their daughter Sarah was born. On 23 Dec 1824, George married Mary Bowie (c. 1 July 1802-31 July 1872), of Georgetown, D.C. They had two sons. Little is known about George M. Chichester personally. Tax and probate records show he was a successful farmer who, around the time of his death, owned three different farms, a well-furnished house in Leesburg, about 20 slaves, 40 horses, and a carriage. Although he was a slaveholder, in Dec 1831, after Nat Turner's rebellion, he was a member of a committee appointed to petition Loudoun delegates in the General Assembly to introduce a bill to abolish slavery in Virginia. ","George's daughter, Sarah E. Chichester, attended Belmont Academy for at least a year. Belmont Academy was a private boarding school for girls operated by Miss Margaret Mercer. While there she received the two academic awards in this collection: an \"Honorary Card\" given \"in testimony of her progress in her studies generally,\" and a \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" testifying that she had \"obtained the highest approbation of her teachers\" in Latin, French, Geometry, Chemistry, Geography, Arithmetic, Botany, and Music. A note attached to the Certificate of Merit (presumably Mercer's version of a report card) records that she performed excellently in French, Chemistry, Arithmetic, Geometry, Latin, Botany, Music, and Scripture, and her conduct was exemplary. Sarah married Thomas W. Edwards (3 Jan 1817-18 Feb 1891) on 2 Nov 1843. ","Belmont Academy was not an average finishing school, nor was Margaret Mercer (1 July 1791-17 Sep 1846), its proprietress, an average schoolmarm. She was well known in Maryland and Northern Virginia as a philanthropist and educator. She was the daughter of John Francis Mercer (c. 1757-1821), who fought in the Revolutionary War, was a delegate to the Maryland Federal Constitutional Convention, served in the Maryland State Legislature, represented Maryland for one term in the newly-established Federal House of Representatives, and served two terms as Governor. He provided Margaret with an excellent education, which she supplemented by wide reading and practice, teaching herself botany, painting, and the rudiments of medicine, among other things. She was a faithful Episcopalian, and as she grew older her religious fervor combined with her naturally compassionate personality to make her a dedicated philanthropist, teacher, and evangelist. Although she inherited a number of slaves from her father, she was, along with her good friend Francis Scott Key, a leader in the Liberian colonization movement. She once wrote, \"Do not for a moment doubt that slavery is in  my mind a direct violation of Christianity ....\" (Morris, 131) and put this sentiment into action by manumitting her slaves and sending as many as were willing to the newly established colony in Liberia. As the editor of her memoirs wrote, this sacrifice, combined with her other philanthropic endeavors, reduced her life from one of \" affluence  to absolute dependence on her own exertions for maintenance.\" (Morris, 120)  Combining her need for livelihood with her desire to teach and nurture young girls in academics and the Bible, she started a boarding school for girls at Cedar Park. In 1836 she purchased Belmont, a large but dilapidated plantation house, after the death of its owner Ludwell Lee (13 Oct 1760-23 Mar 1836). The mansion was five miles southeast of Leesburg in a neighborhood of poor farms. Here she continued to operate her school until her death, probably of tuberculosis, in 1846.","Margaret Mercer used a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, including extensive training in the Bible and systematic theology. The entire neighborhood had a standing invitation to Sunday School and church service at Belmont, and despite the initial indifference and even hostility of the neighbors, she eventually succeeded in building a small church, Belmont Chapel, near the school. She wrote her own textbook,  Popular Lectures on Ethics, or Moral Obligation , published in 1841, which she used to teach ethics. In the Preface she argued that not only was it a teacher's duty to use morals to educate children \"to usefulness and happiness\" (xi), and that such morals could only be based on the Bible. In the Appendix she gave her recommended reading list, which included Gibbon's  Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , Josephus, Livy, Tacitus, Sillman's  Elements of Chemistry , Herschel's  Treatise on Astronomy , and Lyell's  Principles of Geology . Although \"Miss Mercer,\" as everyone called her, did her best to protect Belmont from worldly influences, it was certainly no convent. A student at Belmont later recalled that the girls danced and played shuttlecock on rainy days, and that although table manners and moderation were strictly enforced, the girls would steal bread and butter from the dinner table and, after the house was dark, would eat them with \"sero\" syrup, which two girls from New Orleans had received from home. Mercer charged a baseline tuition plus board of $125 per five month session, with extra charges for French, drawing, music, chemistry, and philosophy. She would not, however, turn away those unable to pay, so the wealthy students in effect subsidized the poor. Despite ups and downs caused by the Panic of 1837 and lingering economic depression, Mercer kept her Academy operating (although at one point her operating capital consisted of two cents) until her death in 1846. After her death, a friend continued to operate the school at Belmont until 1856, when it moved to Dodona Manner in Leesburg, where it continued until 1876. Belmont Chapel was in use until 1951, after which it fell into ruin and was burned by vandals in 1963. ","This collection consists of three items: two academic certificates of merit, and   The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children,  vol. 3, by Maria Edgeworth (Georgetown, DC: Joseph Milligan, 1809). The two certificates of merit are each printed on silk handkerchiefs, hemmed with lace. The main text of the certificate is neatly printed on the silk, with the blanks filled in by hand. A card bearing the signatures of the teachers is attached to the bottom of each certificate with a ribbon. Both certificates are matted and framed (the work was done by Mickelson's in Washington, DC, c. 1950s). Attached to the back of the frame of the \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" is Sarah Chichester's year-end \"report card,\" including the \"Record of her Examinations,\" the \"Record of her Classes for the year\" and an overall assessment of her conduct, with Margaret Mercer's signature at the bottom. The book has a simple bookplate inside the front cover, without any device or image, which says \"George M. Chichester, Loudoun County, Va.\" The name \"S. C. Elliott\" (George Chichester's first wife's maiden name) is written on the title page and the inside of the front and back covers. The book was purchased by the library to go with the certificates. 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A student at Belmont later recalled that the girls danced and played shuttlecock on rainy days, and that although table manners and moderation were strictly enforced, the girls would steal bread and butter from the dinner table and, after the house was dark, would eat them with \"sero\" syrup, which two girls from New Orleans had received from home. Mercer charged a baseline tuition plus board of $125 per five month session, with extra charges for French, drawing, music, chemistry, and philosophy. She would not, however, turn away those unable to pay, so the wealthy students in effect subsidized the poor. Despite ups and downs caused by the Panic of 1837 and lingering economic depression, Mercer kept her Academy operating (although at one point her operating capital consisted of two cents) until her death in 1846. After her death, a friend continued to operate the school at Belmont until 1856, when it moved to Dodona Manner in Leesburg, where it continued until 1876. 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George's wife Sarah died a few days after their daughter Sarah was born. On 23 Dec 1824, George married Mary Bowie (c. 1 July 1802-31 July 1872), of Georgetown, D.C. They had two sons. Little is known about George M. Chichester personally. Tax and probate records show he was a successful farmer who, around the time of his death, owned three different farms, a well-furnished house in Leesburg, about 20 slaves, 40 horses, and a carriage. Although he was a slaveholder, in Dec 1831, after Nat Turner's rebellion, he was a member of a committee appointed to petition Loudoun delegates in the General Assembly to introduce a bill to abolish slavery in Virginia. ","George's daughter, Sarah E. Chichester, attended Belmont Academy for at least a year. Belmont Academy was a private boarding school for girls operated by Miss Margaret Mercer. While there she received the two academic awards in this collection: an \"Honorary Card\" given \"in testimony of her progress in her studies generally,\" and a \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" testifying that she had \"obtained the highest approbation of her teachers\" in Latin, French, Geometry, Chemistry, Geography, Arithmetic, Botany, and Music. A note attached to the Certificate of Merit (presumably Mercer's version of a report card) records that she performed excellently in French, Chemistry, Arithmetic, Geometry, Latin, Botany, Music, and Scripture, and her conduct was exemplary. Sarah married Thomas W. Edwards (3 Jan 1817-18 Feb 1891) on 2 Nov 1843. ","Belmont Academy was not an average finishing school, nor was Margaret Mercer (1 July 1791-17 Sep 1846), its proprietress, an average schoolmarm. She was well known in Maryland and Northern Virginia as a philanthropist and educator. She was the daughter of John Francis Mercer (c. 1757-1821), who fought in the Revolutionary War, was a delegate to the Maryland Federal Constitutional Convention, served in the Maryland State Legislature, represented Maryland for one term in the newly-established Federal House of Representatives, and served two terms as Governor. He provided Margaret with an excellent education, which she supplemented by wide reading and practice, teaching herself botany, painting, and the rudiments of medicine, among other things. She was a faithful Episcopalian, and as she grew older her religious fervor combined with her naturally compassionate personality to make her a dedicated philanthropist, teacher, and evangelist. Although she inherited a number of slaves from her father, she was, along with her good friend Francis Scott Key, a leader in the Liberian colonization movement. She once wrote, \"Do not for a moment doubt that slavery is in  my mind a direct violation of Christianity ....\" (Morris, 131) and put this sentiment into action by manumitting her slaves and sending as many as were willing to the newly established colony in Liberia. As the editor of her memoirs wrote, this sacrifice, combined with her other philanthropic endeavors, reduced her life from one of \" affluence  to absolute dependence on her own exertions for maintenance.\" (Morris, 120)  Combining her need for livelihood with her desire to teach and nurture young girls in academics and the Bible, she started a boarding school for girls at Cedar Park. In 1836 she purchased Belmont, a large but dilapidated plantation house, after the death of its owner Ludwell Lee (13 Oct 1760-23 Mar 1836). The mansion was five miles southeast of Leesburg in a neighborhood of poor farms. Here she continued to operate her school until her death, probably of tuberculosis, in 1846.","Margaret Mercer used a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, including extensive training in the Bible and systematic theology. The entire neighborhood had a standing invitation to Sunday School and church service at Belmont, and despite the initial indifference and even hostility of the neighbors, she eventually succeeded in building a small church, Belmont Chapel, near the school. She wrote her own textbook,  Popular Lectures on Ethics, or Moral Obligation , published in 1841, which she used to teach ethics. In the Preface she argued that not only was it a teacher's duty to use morals to educate children \"to usefulness and happiness\" (xi), and that such morals could only be based on the Bible. In the Appendix she gave her recommended reading list, which included Gibbon's  Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , Josephus, Livy, Tacitus, Sillman's  Elements of Chemistry , Herschel's  Treatise on Astronomy , and Lyell's  Principles of Geology . Although \"Miss Mercer,\" as everyone called her, did her best to protect Belmont from worldly influences, it was certainly no convent. A student at Belmont later recalled that the girls danced and played shuttlecock on rainy days, and that although table manners and moderation were strictly enforced, the girls would steal bread and butter from the dinner table and, after the house was dark, would eat them with \"sero\" syrup, which two girls from New Orleans had received from home. Mercer charged a baseline tuition plus board of $125 per five month session, with extra charges for French, drawing, music, chemistry, and philosophy. 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The main text of the certificate is neatly printed on the silk, with the blanks filled in by hand. A card bearing the signatures of the teachers is attached to the bottom of each certificate with a ribbon. Both certificates are matted and framed (the work was done by Mickelson's in Washington, DC, c. 1950s). Attached to the back of the frame of the \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" is Sarah Chichester's year-end \"report card,\" including the \"Record of her Examinations,\" the \"Record of her Classes for the year\" and an overall assessment of her conduct, with Margaret Mercer's signature at the bottom. The book has a simple bookplate inside the front cover, without any device or image, which says \"George M. Chichester, Loudoun County, Va.\" The name \"S. C. Elliott\" (George Chichester's first wife's maiden name) is written on the title page and the inside of the front and back covers. 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Attached to the back of the frame of the \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" is Sarah Chichester's year-end \"report card,\" including the \"Record of her Examinations,\" the \"Record of her Classes for the year\" and an overall assessment of her conduct, with Margaret Mercer's signature at the bottom. The book has a simple bookplate inside the front cover, without any device or image, which says \"George M. Chichester, Loudoun County, Va.\" The name \"S. C. Elliott\" (George Chichester's first wife's maiden name) is written on the title page and the inside of the front and back covers. The book was purchased by the library to go with the certificates. 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Chichester and two certificates of academic merit awarded to his daughter, Sarah E. Chichester while she was at Belmont Academy in Loudoun County. George M. Chichester (2 Mar 1793-12 Dec 1835) was the grandnephew (on his mother's side) of George Mason of Gunston Hall (11 Dec 1725-7 Oct 1792), the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. He married Sarah C. \"Sally\" Elliott (3 July 1801-20 Mar 1820) on 14 Apr 1818, and they had two daughters, Ann Rebecca Chichester (died in infancy) and Sarah E. Chichester (2 Mar 1820-25 June 1878). The name S. C. Elliot (George's wife's maiden name) is written on the title page and on the inside of front and back covers, in addition to George Chichester's official bookplate. George's wife Sarah died a few days after their daughter Sarah was born. On 23 Dec 1824, George married Mary Bowie (c. 1 July 1802-31 July 1872), of Georgetown, D.C. They had two sons. Little is known about George M. Chichester personally. Tax and probate records show he was a successful farmer who, around the time of his death, owned three different farms, a well-furnished house in Leesburg, about 20 slaves, 40 horses, and a carriage. Although he was a slaveholder, in Dec 1831, after Nat Turner's rebellion, he was a member of a committee appointed to petition Loudoun delegates in the General Assembly to introduce a bill to abolish slavery in Virginia. ","George's daughter, Sarah E. Chichester, attended Belmont Academy for at least a year. Belmont Academy was a private boarding school for girls operated by Miss Margaret Mercer. While there she received the two academic awards in this collection: an \"Honorary Card\" given \"in testimony of her progress in her studies generally,\" and a \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" testifying that she had \"obtained the highest approbation of her teachers\" in Latin, French, Geometry, Chemistry, Geography, Arithmetic, Botany, and Music. A note attached to the Certificate of Merit (presumably Mercer's version of a report card) records that she performed excellently in French, Chemistry, Arithmetic, Geometry, Latin, Botany, Music, and Scripture, and her conduct was exemplary. Sarah married Thomas W. Edwards (3 Jan 1817-18 Feb 1891) on 2 Nov 1843. ","Belmont Academy was not an average finishing school, nor was Margaret Mercer (1 July 1791-17 Sep 1846), its proprietress, an average schoolmarm. She was well known in Maryland and Northern Virginia as a philanthropist and educator. She was the daughter of John Francis Mercer (c. 1757-1821), who fought in the Revolutionary War, was a delegate to the Maryland Federal Constitutional Convention, served in the Maryland State Legislature, represented Maryland for one term in the newly-established Federal House of Representatives, and served two terms as Governor. He provided Margaret with an excellent education, which she supplemented by wide reading and practice, teaching herself botany, painting, and the rudiments of medicine, among other things. She was a faithful Episcopalian, and as she grew older her religious fervor combined with her naturally compassionate personality to make her a dedicated philanthropist, teacher, and evangelist. Although she inherited a number of slaves from her father, she was, along with her good friend Francis Scott Key, a leader in the Liberian colonization movement. She once wrote, \"Do not for a moment doubt that slavery is in  my mind a direct violation of Christianity ....\" (Morris, 131) and put this sentiment into action by manumitting her slaves and sending as many as were willing to the newly established colony in Liberia. As the editor of her memoirs wrote, this sacrifice, combined with her other philanthropic endeavors, reduced her life from one of \" affluence  to absolute dependence on her own exertions for maintenance.\" (Morris, 120)  Combining her need for livelihood with her desire to teach and nurture young girls in academics and the Bible, she started a boarding school for girls at Cedar Park. In 1836 she purchased Belmont, a large but dilapidated plantation house, after the death of its owner Ludwell Lee (13 Oct 1760-23 Mar 1836). The mansion was five miles southeast of Leesburg in a neighborhood of poor farms. Here she continued to operate her school until her death, probably of tuberculosis, in 1846.","Margaret Mercer used a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, including extensive training in the Bible and systematic theology. The entire neighborhood had a standing invitation to Sunday School and church service at Belmont, and despite the initial indifference and even hostility of the neighbors, she eventually succeeded in building a small church, Belmont Chapel, near the school. She wrote her own textbook,  Popular Lectures on Ethics, or Moral Obligation , published in 1841, which she used to teach ethics. In the Preface she argued that not only was it a teacher's duty to use morals to educate children \"to usefulness and happiness\" (xi), and that such morals could only be based on the Bible. In the Appendix she gave her recommended reading list, which included Gibbon's  Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , Josephus, Livy, Tacitus, Sillman's  Elements of Chemistry , Herschel's  Treatise on Astronomy , and Lyell's  Principles of Geology . Although \"Miss Mercer,\" as everyone called her, did her best to protect Belmont from worldly influences, it was certainly no convent. A student at Belmont later recalled that the girls danced and played shuttlecock on rainy days, and that although table manners and moderation were strictly enforced, the girls would steal bread and butter from the dinner table and, after the house was dark, would eat them with \"sero\" syrup, which two girls from New Orleans had received from home. Mercer charged a baseline tuition plus board of $125 per five month session, with extra charges for French, drawing, music, chemistry, and philosophy. She would not, however, turn away those unable to pay, so the wealthy students in effect subsidized the poor. Despite ups and downs caused by the Panic of 1837 and lingering economic depression, Mercer kept her Academy operating (although at one point her operating capital consisted of two cents) until her death in 1846. After her death, a friend continued to operate the school at Belmont until 1856, when it moved to Dodona Manner in Leesburg, where it continued until 1876. Belmont Chapel was in use until 1951, after which it fell into ruin and was burned by vandals in 1963. ","This collection consists of three items: two academic certificates of merit, and   The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children,  vol. 3, by Maria Edgeworth (Georgetown, DC: Joseph Milligan, 1809). The two certificates of merit are each printed on silk handkerchiefs, hemmed with lace. The main text of the certificate is neatly printed on the silk, with the blanks filled in by hand. A card bearing the signatures of the teachers is attached to the bottom of each certificate with a ribbon. Both certificates are matted and framed (the work was done by Mickelson's in Washington, DC, c. 1950s). Attached to the back of the frame of the \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" is Sarah Chichester's year-end \"report card,\" including the \"Record of her Examinations,\" the \"Record of her Classes for the year\" and an overall assessment of her conduct, with Margaret Mercer's signature at the bottom. The book has a simple bookplate inside the front cover, without any device or image, which says \"George M. Chichester, Loudoun County, Va.\" The name \"S. C. Elliott\" (George Chichester's first wife's maiden name) is written on the title page and the inside of the front and back covers. The book was purchased by the library to go with the certificates. 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She was well known in Maryland and Northern Virginia as a philanthropist and educator. She was the daughter of John Francis Mercer (c. 1757-1821), who fought in the Revolutionary War, was a delegate to the Maryland Federal Constitutional Convention, served in the Maryland State Legislature, represented Maryland for one term in the newly-established Federal House of Representatives, and served two terms as Governor. He provided Margaret with an excellent education, which she supplemented by wide reading and practice, teaching herself botany, painting, and the rudiments of medicine, among other things. She was a faithful Episcopalian, and as she grew older her religious fervor combined with her naturally compassionate personality to make her a dedicated philanthropist, teacher, and evangelist. Although she inherited a number of slaves from her father, she was, along with her good friend Francis Scott Key, a leader in the Liberian colonization movement. 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A student at Belmont later recalled that the girls danced and played shuttlecock on rainy days, and that although table manners and moderation were strictly enforced, the girls would steal bread and butter from the dinner table and, after the house was dark, would eat them with \"sero\" syrup, which two girls from New Orleans had received from home. Mercer charged a baseline tuition plus board of $125 per five month session, with extra charges for French, drawing, music, chemistry, and philosophy. She would not, however, turn away those unable to pay, so the wealthy students in effect subsidized the poor. Despite ups and downs caused by the Panic of 1837 and lingering economic depression, Mercer kept her Academy operating (although at one point her operating capital consisted of two cents) until her death in 1846. After her death, a friend continued to operate the school at Belmont until 1856, when it moved to Dodona Manner in Leesburg, where it continued until 1876. 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George's wife Sarah died a few days after their daughter Sarah was born. On 23 Dec 1824, George married Mary Bowie (c. 1 July 1802-31 July 1872), of Georgetown, D.C. They had two sons. Little is known about George M. Chichester personally. Tax and probate records show he was a successful farmer who, around the time of his death, owned three different farms, a well-furnished house in Leesburg, about 20 slaves, 40 horses, and a carriage. Although he was a slaveholder, in Dec 1831, after Nat Turner's rebellion, he was a member of a committee appointed to petition Loudoun delegates in the General Assembly to introduce a bill to abolish slavery in Virginia. ","George's daughter, Sarah E. Chichester, attended Belmont Academy for at least a year. Belmont Academy was a private boarding school for girls operated by Miss Margaret Mercer. While there she received the two academic awards in this collection: an \"Honorary Card\" given \"in testimony of her progress in her studies generally,\" and a \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" testifying that she had \"obtained the highest approbation of her teachers\" in Latin, French, Geometry, Chemistry, Geography, Arithmetic, Botany, and Music. A note attached to the Certificate of Merit (presumably Mercer's version of a report card) records that she performed excellently in French, Chemistry, Arithmetic, Geometry, Latin, Botany, Music, and Scripture, and her conduct was exemplary. Sarah married Thomas W. Edwards (3 Jan 1817-18 Feb 1891) on 2 Nov 1843. ","Belmont Academy was not an average finishing school, nor was Margaret Mercer (1 July 1791-17 Sep 1846), its proprietress, an average schoolmarm. She was well known in Maryland and Northern Virginia as a philanthropist and educator. She was the daughter of John Francis Mercer (c. 1757-1821), who fought in the Revolutionary War, was a delegate to the Maryland Federal Constitutional Convention, served in the Maryland State Legislature, represented Maryland for one term in the newly-established Federal House of Representatives, and served two terms as Governor. He provided Margaret with an excellent education, which she supplemented by wide reading and practice, teaching herself botany, painting, and the rudiments of medicine, among other things. She was a faithful Episcopalian, and as she grew older her religious fervor combined with her naturally compassionate personality to make her a dedicated philanthropist, teacher, and evangelist. Although she inherited a number of slaves from her father, she was, along with her good friend Francis Scott Key, a leader in the Liberian colonization movement. She once wrote, \"Do not for a moment doubt that slavery is in  my mind a direct violation of Christianity ....\" (Morris, 131) and put this sentiment into action by manumitting her slaves and sending as many as were willing to the newly established colony in Liberia. As the editor of her memoirs wrote, this sacrifice, combined with her other philanthropic endeavors, reduced her life from one of \" affluence  to absolute dependence on her own exertions for maintenance.\" (Morris, 120)  Combining her need for livelihood with her desire to teach and nurture young girls in academics and the Bible, she started a boarding school for girls at Cedar Park. In 1836 she purchased Belmont, a large but dilapidated plantation house, after the death of its owner Ludwell Lee (13 Oct 1760-23 Mar 1836). The mansion was five miles southeast of Leesburg in a neighborhood of poor farms. Here she continued to operate her school until her death, probably of tuberculosis, in 1846.","Margaret Mercer used a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, including extensive training in the Bible and systematic theology. The entire neighborhood had a standing invitation to Sunday School and church service at Belmont, and despite the initial indifference and even hostility of the neighbors, she eventually succeeded in building a small church, Belmont Chapel, near the school. She wrote her own textbook,  Popular Lectures on Ethics, or Moral Obligation , published in 1841, which she used to teach ethics. In the Preface she argued that not only was it a teacher's duty to use morals to educate children \"to usefulness and happiness\" (xi), and that such morals could only be based on the Bible. In the Appendix she gave her recommended reading list, which included Gibbon's  Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , Josephus, Livy, Tacitus, Sillman's  Elements of Chemistry , Herschel's  Treatise on Astronomy , and Lyell's  Principles of Geology . Although \"Miss Mercer,\" as everyone called her, did her best to protect Belmont from worldly influences, it was certainly no convent. A student at Belmont later recalled that the girls danced and played shuttlecock on rainy days, and that although table manners and moderation were strictly enforced, the girls would steal bread and butter from the dinner table and, after the house was dark, would eat them with \"sero\" syrup, which two girls from New Orleans had received from home. Mercer charged a baseline tuition plus board of $125 per five month session, with extra charges for French, drawing, music, chemistry, and philosophy. She would not, however, turn away those unable to pay, so the wealthy students in effect subsidized the poor. Despite ups and downs caused by the Panic of 1837 and lingering economic depression, Mercer kept her Academy operating (although at one point her operating capital consisted of two cents) until her death in 1846. After her death, a friend continued to operate the school at Belmont until 1856, when it moved to Dodona Manner in Leesburg, where it continued until 1876. Belmont Chapel was in use until 1951, after which it fell into ruin and was burned by vandals in 1963. "],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of three items: two academic certificates of merit, and  \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children,\u003c/title\u003e vol. 3, by Maria Edgeworth (Georgetown, DC: Joseph Milligan, 1809). The two certificates of merit are each printed on silk handkerchiefs, hemmed with lace. The main text of the certificate is neatly printed on the silk, with the blanks filled in by hand. A card bearing the signatures of the teachers is attached to the bottom of each certificate with a ribbon. Both certificates are matted and framed (the work was done by Mickelson's in Washington, DC, c. 1950s). Attached to the back of the frame of the \"Certificate of Merit: Fourth Degree\" is Sarah Chichester's year-end \"report card,\" including the \"Record of her Examinations,\" the \"Record of her Classes for the year\" and an overall assessment of her conduct, with Margaret Mercer's signature at the bottom. The book has a simple bookplate inside the front cover, without any device or image, which says \"George M. Chichester, Loudoun County, Va.\" The name \"S. C. Elliott\" (George Chichester's first wife's maiden name) is written on the title page and the inside of the front and back covers. 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