. Maisons et églises de Virginie historique . ainsi que la salle de justice du petit village historique de Hanover court House a un lien en cours avec l'orateur le plus célèbre de Virginie.cette maison pittoresque a été à un moment gardé par Patrick Henryspather-in-law, John Shelton, et quand M. Shelton a été loin de chez lui, MV. Henry serait étonnamment hiscent comme hôte. L'IMarquis de Chastellux dans ses voyages en Amérique du Nord, J 780 à 1782, donne un compte-rendu piquant d'une visite à LA YOKK lUVEK COINTKY 275 Hanover Tavern. Lie dit, nous sommes arrivés avant sunseland et a été fait avant une auberge de haiidsonie tolérablement;

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. Historic Virginia homes and churches . as well as the hall of justice of thehistoric little village of Hanover Court House has an in-teresting connection with Virginias most famous orator.This quaint house was at one time kept by Patrick Henrysfather-in-law, John Shelton, and when Mr. Shelton wasaway from home, Mv. Henry would obhgingly take hisplace as host. The IMarquis de Chastellux in his Travels in NorthAmerica, J 780 to 1782, gives a piquant account of a visit to THE YOKK lUVEK COINTKY 275 Hanover Tavern. lie says, We arrived before sunsetand alighted before a tolerably haiidsonie Inn; a very lar^esaloon and a covered portieo are destined to reeeive theCompany who assemble every three months at the CourtHouse either on private or public affairs. The County of Hanover as well as that of New Kenthave still reason to remember the passage of the Knglish.]Mr. Til<rhman, our landlord, though he lamented his mis-fortune in having lodged and l)oarded Lord Cornwallisand his retinue without his Lordships having made him the. TAVEKX AT HANDVKH COIRT IIOISK least recompense, could not yet help laughing at the frightwhich the unexpected arrival of Tarleton spread amongsta considerable number of gentlemen who had come to hearthe news and were assembled in the Court House. A negroon horseback came full galloj) to let them know thatTarleton was not above three miles off. The resolutionof retreating was soon taken, but the alarm was so suddenand the confusion .so great that every one mounted the firsthorse that he could find, so that few of those curious gentle-men returned upon their own horses. 276 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES HICKORY HILL The plaiit;itii)ii kimw n as Hickory Hill, home of thelate ^VilliaIlls Carter Viekliani, Rri<)a(lier-(Teneral of Cav-alry, C. S. A., was ()riiiially an appanage to Shirley onthe James, inherited l)y tlie (ienerals mother (Anne) fromher father, Rohert Carter. John Carter, son of Robert( King) Carter of Corotoman, purchased fiAe hund

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