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Ballard House :: |
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Information about the Ballard House Hotel in Richmond, VA during
the Civil War. |
located on the northeast side of the corner of 14th and Franklin streets, the
Ballard House was connected to the Exchange Hotel by a footbridge which ran
across Franklin street.
Images
In the Alexander Gardner Catalog:
Written Accounts
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Richmond Dispatch |
11/12/1860; British account of the Prince of Wales’ trip to Richmond - notes
on the ill-taste of the "ruffianly" Richmond crowds, the Prince’s visit to
the state Capitol (important anecdote about the Houdon statue), St. Paul’s
Church, the fair grounds, Hollywood Cemetery, Governor’s Mansion, Ballard
House |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
8/8/1861; description of an
officers' suicide at the Ballard House |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
2/11/1862; Ballard House barber
shop needs a barber |
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Richmond Dispatch |
10/7/1862;
Mayor’s Court: James Williams, drunk soldier, sent to Castle Thunder; Hoenniger
charges men with burglary, room #44 Spotswood Hotel; slave charged with
stealing money from guest at the Ballard House (discharged); free negro
without papers ordered whipped for smoking a cigar in the street; another
free negro threatens boy in Second Market & used “indecent language” –
ordered to be whipped. |
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Richmond Dispatch |
10/27/1862; Elzey
at Spotswood Hotel 10/25/ Bragg & staff at Exchange & Ballard |
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Richmond Dispatch |
11/11/1862;
report on meeting of city citizens for shoes – J. L. Burrows, 1st Baptist
Church, chairman. $4-5 thousand raised on the spot. List of committee
members for various wards including Luther Libby, Wm. Greanor, Jno. R.
Ballard, T. W. Hoeniger, James H. Grant, Joel B. Watkins, General J. R.
Anderson & many more. One group to meet at J. R. Anderson’s home. |
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Richmond Dispatch |
11/11/1862; sales
notice for Exchange Hotel furniture – good details. The Exchange Hotel will
cease operations, Ballard will consolidate his operations into the Ballard
House only due to the difficulty in procuring supplies |
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Richmond
Whig |
1/2/1864; Gen. J. H. Morgan will
arrive in town soon and be conducted to the Spotswood Hotel |
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Richmond
Whig |
1/4/1864; Gen. Morgan will probably
arrive tomorrow. Lodgings have been secured at the Ballard House |
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Richmond
Whig |
1/21/1864; one of the proprietors of
the Ballard House is very ill |
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Richmond
Whig |
9/9/1864; Ballard House will soon
be reopened |
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National
Tribune |
8/17/1899; “A Union Man in Richmond;” part five of
serial account. Describes the scene in Richmond in early to mid-1863.
Mentions hedonistic activity at the Exchange, Ballard and Spotswood hotels;
prostitution and gambling flourishing in Richmond around the Exchange Hotel;
trying to get a pass out of Richmond from Gen. Winder; and subsequent trip
to Staunton on the railroad |
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last updated on
07/08/2008
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