City Government
Information about the city government in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1874-12-15, Richmond Dispatch; Board of Aldermen tables a resolution from City Council granting $20,000 instead of $35,000 to purchase Chimborazo
1875-05-25, Richmond Dispatch; resolution to purchase 25 acres at Chimborazo for $20,000 as a park is defeated in the City Council – tabled to be reconsidered
1875-07-13, Richmond Dispatch; more on the pending acquisition of Chimborazo for a public park
1885, Southern Historical Society Papers Vol. 13, p. 247; Ewell, Richard S. "Evacuation of Richmond: Report of General R. S. Ewell." Letter from Ewell to Robert E. Lee, December 20, 1865. Notes on VMI cadets being some of the last soldiers in Richmond.
1887-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; “Mr. Ellis” is “keeper of Chimborazo Park.”
1889-01-20, Richmond Dispatch; more on the Bread Riot, again focusing on the roles President Davis and Governor Letcher played in quelling the riot
1891-12-25, Shenandoah Herald (Woodstock, Va.); Elizabeth Van Lew sends in protest notice along with her taxes, claiming she believes it a crime to tax women without representation
1892-02-18, Richmond Dispatch; editorial appeal to restore Shockoe Cemetery “to its former beauty”
1892-09-08, Richmond Times; obituary, with lengthy biography, of Joseph R. Anderson
1892-11-04, Richmond Times; Money being appropriated to rectify the “abominable condition” of Shockoe Hill Cemetery. The superintendent of the Almshouse is responsible for the cemetery with only two workmen to help. “Old Tredegar” section is one of the fe

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