I love the stir of comments on Patrick Henry that have been shared since I
said hubby said he was boring, but the best yet is Kathy's post indicating
he played the fiddle. I think that is going to make its way into the story,
tho I'm not sure that playing a fiddle in a church yard is appropriate.
Does anyone who where in Richmond Patrick Henry could meet the student to
work on the speech before walking to St. John's Church and delivering the
speech. Someone mentioned a Veranda and lemonade, but where would that be?
Was there a boarding house near St. John's where Patrick Henry may have
stayed, or did he stay in the home of friends? Would the friends have a
veranda on their house, a front stoop where they could drink tea or hot
chocolate, or a small garden in front or back? What did Patrick Henry prefer
to drink in the morning, coffee or tea? What type of sweet rolls were
available?
Thanks to all who have written the list or privately, with information and
suggestions to make this story more exciting and engaging for students.
Anne
Anne Pemberton
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From: "Katharine Harbury" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: VA-HIST Digest - 7 Sep 2004 to 10 Sep 2004 (#2004-114)
Patrick Henry was not boring- he enjoyed playing his fiddle and mixing
with the crowds while he worked at Hanover Tavern, for example. His
famous "Parson's Cause" speech electrified his audience and made them
realize that there was much more to the man than they realized. His
personality also comes out alive at Scotchtown, his home in Hanover
County, with stories given about him by the staff there when I last
visited the place.
Kathy
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From: John Shroeder [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:05 PM
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Subject: Re: VA-HIST Digest - 7 Sep 2004 to 10 Sep 2004 (#2004-114)
In a message dated 9/10/2004 11:59:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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I'd welcome any suggestions of some action that could be added
especially before working on the speech. Hubby suggested that other than
his speech, Patrick Henry was a pretty boring guy. Anyone disagree?
Anne
He defended persecuted Caroline County Baptists in the courts in
Alexandria and I have noted that a number of them, including my
ancestor, John Acuff, located on Leatherwood Creek adjacent to his
Franklin County property. It seems logical that they may have followed
him there tho' I have no evidence of that.
John
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