Located on the southeast corner of 14th and Franklin streets. The
Ballard House was connected to the Exchange Hotel by a footbridge which ran
across Franklin street.
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Richmond Dispatch |
5/26/1862; accidental shooting in front of Exchange Hotel |
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Richmond Dispatch |
5/27/1862; account of shooting in front of Exchange ends fatally. Victim
belonged to G. W. Alexander |
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Richmond
Whig |
6/18/1862; daughter of Mrs. Rose
Greenhow recognizes a Yankee spy at the Exchange Hotel |
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Richmond Dispatch |
6/30/1862;
soldier accidentally shoots self on steps of Exchange Hotel |
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Richmond Dispatch |
7/4/1862; 3
Yankee debt collectors arrested at Exchange Hotel |
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Richmond Dispatch |
7/26/1862; August
Fisk, soldier, “accidentally” steals $500 from Zella Glenman, “a nymph,
residing at the sinful abode of Ella Johnson, in the rear of the Exchange” |
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Richmond Dispatch |
8/18/1862; Dr. W.
L. Henderson at Howard’s Grove lost Colt #97,618 “somewhere between the
Spotswood and Exchange Hotels” |
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Richmond Dispatch |
9/29/1862; G. B.
Anderson & R. S. Ripley at Spotswood on 9/27; Wm. Mahone at Exchange Hotel |
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Richmond Dispatch |
10/6/1862; long
description of 10/4 execution of two 14th Va men: Patrick McGowan & John
Kelleher. Taken from Castle Thunder to Camp Lee in “large omnibus” of
Exchange Hotel, escorted by Wrenn’s Henrico cavalry. Part of Cyrus
Bossiuex’s Co. did the executing. G. W. Alexander in charge. D. W. Rogers, 1
Va., respited 14 days, & Owen Maguire, 1 Va gets 50 lashes. Whipping
performed by volunteer from Wrenn’s Co. |
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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; 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 Dispatch |
11/21/1862; two
wrestlers at Exchange Hotel before the mayor. |
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Richmond Dispatch |
11/25/1862;
Exchange Hotel & property sold to R. A. Lancaster for $137,000 |
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Richmond Dispatch |
11/26/1862;
Exchange Hotel furniture sale spills over into today |
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Richmond Dispatch |
11/28/1862;
Exchange Hotel furniture sale still going on. |
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Richmond
Sentinel |
9/1/1864; half of the Exchange Hotel
will be used as a soldiers' home for the soldiers from Louisiana |
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Richmond
Sentinel |
9/10/1864; former keeper of "the
Rebel House," under the Exchange Hotel and a free negro escape from Castle
Thunder and are recaptured |
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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 |
