BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Silver Spring -- Jesup Blair Park & Blair Mansion

MD -- Silver Spring -- Jesup Blair Park & Blair Mansion:

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1. JBLAIR_130902_033.JPG: William L. Chaplin Arrested! On August 8, 1850 a hired carriage was forcibly stopped in the middle of the Brookeville Pike (Georgia Avenue) near this spot by a Sheriff's posse from Washington DC and a shoot-out ensued. The carriage was driven by William Chaplin, who was unarmed, and was carrying two men attempting to escape from slavery; Garland White, belonging to Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia, and Allen, belonging to Senator Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia. The posse consisted of six men led by John Goddard who were heavily armed and shot into the carriage after stopping it by ramming a fence rail through the wheel spokes. At least one of the fugitives returned fire before jumping from the carriage and running away. Mr. Chaplin was hauled down from the carriage and beaten. Both African Americans were slightly wounded as was one of the members of the posse. Allen was returned to his owner, and Garland White turned himself in three days later. White later escaped and served as chaplain for the 28th regiment, US Colored Troops in the Civil War. William Chaplin was a leader of the Liberty Party and active in the Albany Vigilance Committee. He had come to Washington from New York four years earlier to take the place of Charles Torrey, an abolitionist and operative on the underground railroad, who died in prison in 1846. Chaplin had been active during that time helping fugitives to escape and purchasing slaves in order to free them with money provided by the Vigilance Committee. He arranged the ill-fated flight from Washington DC of 77 enslaved people aboard the ship Pearl in 1848. Since there was originally some dispute over whether the arrest took place in DC or in Maryland, Chaplin was imprisoned in Washington for six weeks and released on $6,000 bond, and was subsequently imprisoned in Maryland for thirteen weeks and released on $19,000 bond on December 24, 1850. The bond money was raised by fellow abolitionists. Chaplin left the area when released, forfeiting the bond, and never came to trial.
2. JBLAIR_130902_047.JPG: "Passage" Linda DePalma, 2005
3. JBLAIR_130902_053.JPG: The Civil War in Silver Spring Just west of the Jesup Blair house was "Falklands," home of President Lincoln's Postmaster General, Montgomery C. Blair, and "Silver Spring," home of his father, Francis Preston Blair. During the attack on Ft. Stevens, July 11 and 12, 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early had his headquarters at the Blair home, "Silver Spring." By accident or intent, "Falklands" burned during Early's withdrawal.
4. JBLAIR_130902_071.JPG: Jesup Blair House Francis Preston Blair brought his family to Washington from Kentucky at the invitation of President Andrew Jackson to publish a newspaper supporting his administration. Between 1842 and 1854, the Blair family built three summer homes in Silver Spring. This structure initially served as a summer home for Francis Blair's son, James, a naval officer, who made his fortune during the 1849 gold rush in California. James and Mary Blair named their home The Moorings, a nautical reference during the Civil War. Soldiers camped at The Moorings. the last Blair to own the house, Violet Blair Janin, daughter of James, designated the house for public use in her will and changed the name to Jesup Blair in honor of her brother. From 1934 to 1957, the house served the community as the Silver Spring Public Library.
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