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Tape number: V29A, 29B

Name: Elizabeth Latane Ware Ware and Henry Neill Ware

Location: Wares Wharf, VA

Date of Birth: Elizabeth November 8, 1929 Neill June 25, 1928

Date of Recording: 5/25/05

Recorded By: Grayson & Suzanne Mattingly, Jack Long

Log Sheet by: Grayson Mattingly

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01 00/40 F, H, BH The Wares talk about the history of the house (Bellvue)during the Civil War. Robert Ware, Betsy's grant grand father was in the war. In Feb 1863 the house was shelled by Union Gunboats. Betsy tells how slave saved the house

02 4/34 F,H Neill tells about how he found piece of shell that is believed to have been fired during the shelling.

03 6/40 H,L Neill describes where Lower Battery was located in relationship to Wares Wharf.

04 8/00 A Betsy and Neill describe how corn was grown over 100 years ago.

05 9/00 F, M Betsy tells story about letter she has that describes how poor people were after the war.

06 10/00 SW, M Betsy tells about how her grandfather in 1874 built steamboat wharf that lasted until 1954. Her grandfather was the wharf agent and post master. Grandfather as the agent he got $65 per month and then 2% of freight that was shipped out.

07 12/15 SW A deckhand was required to be on hand to handle the lines when the steamer came in.

08 13/18 W, SW lambs, grain, water mellows - watermelons were loaded on by hand in line - hot days would drop mellows periodically

09 15/44 SW Neill tells about how bad the roads were -

10 16/23 ST Neill road on both the Northland and the District of Columbia with his father - ruins of District of Columbia are up in Curtis Bay - Put car on boat overnight would go from Washington to Norfolk. Neill tells funny story about trip with Betsy out of DC.on steamer 1953 -

11 19/03 SW Betsy talks about girls that went from Wares Wharf to Fredericksburg to college. Grandfather had ferry that ran across river from Wares.

12 21/23 L,F Betsy talks about the "hidden lake" - old times much colder and when lake would freeze they would cut the ice and store it in the house house about 15 feet deep next to the house.

13 23/20 ST Neill tells story about father that would get on street car in Falls Church, go downtown to railroad station then go to Fredericksburg then by steamer to Wares Wharf.

14 25/34 SW Betsy describes Wares Wharf. Deep water so the Wharf was not that long 150 feet. Very strong current. Had rails and push cart on wharf.

15 28/31 SW Neill tells funny story about how whiskey was stolen from off of wharf. Tells some additional bootleg stories.

16 31/36 SW Story about how man went to wharf and steamer arrived (Potomac) went right into the wharf cutting it in two - they just unloaded from either side and pulled away.

17 33/04 W, A 2 canning factories around Dunnsville, 3 general stores - black eyed peas, tomatoes, English peas, oysters, plucked turkeys,

18 35/40 W Betsy's father would go once a week to Richmond and sell oysters.

19 36/40 W Neill describes ferries that operated on the river between Welfords and Wares.

20 38/43 SW Neill tells story about man that picked up horse and loaded it onto boat - man could pick up 200 lb bag of fertilizer

21 40/17 L They talk about how they built current house and incorporated parts of old house (Bellvue) into new house.

22 43/20 L Betsy describes Bellvue interior.

23 47/43 SW Tells story about drunk that got stuck on walking beam - Captain Crance as a pilot on a steamer from DC to Norfolk

24 49/42 SW Betsy and Neill provide more information about grandfather's ferry.

25 52/01 H Betsy's grandfather was in Point Lookout prison. Some of the slaves stayed with family after war, grandmother left personal items to "slaves". freed slaves lived in the basement of the house after the war. Took a long time for people in area to recover. Didn't really recover until after WWII.Steamboat played major roll in recovery. Would take all day to get to Richmond by car because of roads and ferries.

26 57/38 F Betsy talks about how grandmother and grandfather met.

27 59/00 R Founders of Christian Church came to Dunnsville and held early meetings there

28 1/00/00 L Betsy and Neill talk about changes in Essex County since they have lived there

29 1/08/00 B b-roll of various items in the house that the Wares talked about - old sofa, mantel , cabinet, drawings of Bellvue, photos of Bellvue, photo of Wares Wharf, old photo of steamer at wharf, group of people standing on the wharf,

30 1/13/00 B Neill shows shell fragment he found

31 1/14/00 F,W Neill tells several stories one about man that trapped turtles and sold them to the steamboats

29B

32 00/01 H Neill shows us old shells that he found on the grounds that had been fired at the house during the civil war. Shells were still live.

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Item	In Point	Category	Description
01	00/40	F, H, BH	The Wares talk about the history of the house (Bellvue)during the Civil War. Robert Ware, Betsy's grant grand father was in the war. In Feb 1863 the house was shelled by Union Gunboats. Betsy tells how slave saved the house
02	4/34	F,H	Neill tells about how he found piece of shell that is believed to have been fired during the shelling.
03	6/40	H,L	Neill describes where Lower Battery was located in relationship to Wares Wharf.
04	8/00	A	Betsy and Neill describe how corn was grown over 100 years ago.
05	9/00	F, M	Betsy tells story about letter she has that describes how poor people were after the war.
06	10/00	SW, M	Betsy tells about how her grandfather in 1874 built steamboat wharf that lasted until 1954. Her grandfather was the wharf agent and post master. Grandfather as the agent he got $65 per month and then 2% of freight that was shipped out.
07	12/15	SW	A deckhand was required to be on hand to handle the lines when the steamer came in.
08	13/18	W, SW	lambs, grain, water mellows - watermelons were loaded on by hand in line - hot days would drop mellows periodically
09	15/44	SW	Neill tells about how bad the roads were -
10	16/23	ST	Neill road on both the Northland and the District of Columbia with his father - ruins of District of Columbia are up in Curtis Bay - Put car on boat overnight would go from Washington to Norfolk. Neill tells funny story about trip with Betsy out of DC.on steamer 1953 -
11	19/03	SW	Betsy talks about girls that went from Wares Wharf to Fredericksburg to college. Grandfather had ferry that ran across river from Wares.
12	21/23	L,F	Betsy talks about the "hidden lake" - old times much colder and when lake would freeze they would cut the ice and store it in the house house about 15 feet deep next to the house.
13	23/20	ST	Neill tells story about father that would get on street car in Falls Church, go downtown to railroad station then go to Fredericksburg then by steamer to Wares Wharf.
14	25/34	SW	Betsy describes Wares Wharf. Deep water so the Wharf was not that long 150 feet. Very strong current. Had rails and push cart on wharf.
15	28/31	SW	Neill tells funny story about how whiskey was stolen from off of wharf. Tells some additional bootleg stories.
16	31/36	SW	Story about how man went to wharf and steamer arrived (Potomac) went right into the wharf cutting it in two - they just unloaded from either side and pulled away.
17	33/04	W, A	2 canning factories around Dunnsville, 3 general stores - black eyed peas, tomatoes, English peas, oysters, plucked turkeys,
18	35/40	W	Betsy's father would go once a week to Richmond and sell oysters.
19	36/40	W	Neill describes ferries that operated on the river between Welfords and Wares.
20	38/43	SW	Neill tells story about man that picked up horse and loaded it onto boat - man could pick up 200 lb bag of fertilizer
21	40/17	L	They talk about how they built current house and incorporated parts of old house (Bellvue) into new house.
22	43/20	L	Betsy describes Bellvue interior.
23	47/43	SW	Tells story about drunk that got stuck on walking beam - Captain Crance as a pilot on a steamer from DC to Norfolk
24	49/42	SW	Betsy and Neill provide more information about grandfather's ferry.
25	52/01	H	Betsy's grandfather was in Point Lookout prison. Some of the slaves stayed with family after war, grandmother left personal items to "slaves". freed slaves lived in the basement of the house after the war. Took a long time for people in area to recover. Didn't really recover until after WWII.Steamboat played major roll in recovery. Would take all day to get to Richmond by car because of roads and ferries.
26	57/38	F	Betsy talks about how grandmother and grandfather met.
27	59/00	R	Founders of Christian Church came to Dunnsville and held early meetings there
28	1/00/00	L	Betsy and Neill talk about changes in Essex County since they have lived there
29	1/08/00	B	b-roll of various items in the house that the Wares talked about - old sofa, mantel , cabinet, drawings of Bellvue, photos of Bellvue, photo of Wares Wharf, old photo of steamer at wharf, group of people standing on the wharf,
30	1/13/00	B	Neill shows shell fragment he found
31	1/14/00	F,W	Neill tells several stories one about man that trapped turtles and sold them to the steamboats
	29B
32	00/01	H	Neill shows us old shells that he found on the grounds that had been fired at the house during the civil war. Shells were still live.