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BEIN G AN AC COUNT OF H IS C ARE E R IN NORTH CAROLINA AN D TENNES SEE

° Marshall D eLanceq H agwoo d 32 HIS TORIAN OF THE GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA

FR M E P R E I GS OF TH E GR LO G . . 1919 O TH OC E D N AN D D E , A D

' R EP RIN TAIS S UE D BY JAMES W. JONES

BOLIVAR . TENNES S EE

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B EING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS CAREE R IN NORTH CAROLINA AN D TENNESSEE

° Marshall D eLcm ceq H a gwo o d 32 HISTORIAN OF TH E GRAN D LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA

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BY M O S R E P R I NT IS S U E D JA ES W . J NE B LI V R S S O A , TENNE EE

CALVI N JONE S ,

ldi e a n d e m a s P h ys i ci a n , S o r F r e on

By MARS H ALL DELANCEY HAY WOOD

- Offi MAJ OR GENERAL CALVI N JONES , an cer of No rth Carolin a troops th roughout the Second Wa r with (l rea t i i n Of B r ta , a physi cian and scientist marked abi lity . and Gran d M aster Of the Masonic Grand Lodge Of No rth

Carol i na , was born at G reat Barri ngton , Massachusetts ,

2 1 775 . on the d day Of April , H i s bi rthplace was i n the o] Berkshi re H i lls . H is father was Ebenezer Jones , a s R di er i n the Army Of the evolution , and the maiden name ’ Of his mother was Susannah Blackmore . The family s A earliest progenitor i n America was Thomas p Jones , a

Welchman , who sett led at Weymouth , Massachusetts , i n

1 651 . From him , Ebenezer Jones was fou rth i n de scent . EARLY LI F E A ND EDUCATI ON f Of the early life O Calvi n Jones we know l ittle . We get a slight glimpse Of the su rrou ndings Of his infancy ’ i n a letter to hi m from his father s sister , M rs . Mary Col “ ’ lins , who says : I came to you r father s house to stay with you r mother while you r father and U ncle Joseph Y o went to fight for thei r dear cou ntry . u were then 1 6 “ months Ol d . A letter from his father declares : Y ou r mother and I made slaves Of ourselves that ou r chi ldren $ might have education . We are unable to ascertai n i n what i nstitutions Calvi n Jones received hi s ed ucation , b ut that he was possessed Of a varied store Of knowledge

- i n state craft , medici ne , su rgery , sci ence , history , b otany , an d polite literature , there is ample proof . The study of medici ne he began i n b oyhood , and he mad e such wonder fu l p rogress i n that sci ence that he was able to stand an examination on the subj ect at the early age Of seventeen .

A certificate , or med ical license , now own ed by hi s de : s cen da n ts , reads as follows

These may certify that Calvin J ones , on ye 1 9 th of J une , ' 1 79 2, Oflered himself as a candidate for examin ation in the Heal in g A rt befo re the United M edical Society . He was l ike wi se examined and appro ved Of by the said Society as being well r e o m sk illed in the Theory of the Physical A rt , an d by them is c mended to the Publick , as per Order Of J ames Batten , president .

O . O Y D OT D A V I D D T , Secretary . We have never been able to learn where this U nited

Medical Society was located . B efore leavi ng New E ng land , D r . Jones practiced his profession with marked su ccess , as we learn from general letters Of r ecom m en da tion and i ntrodu ction from physi cians with whom he had been associ ated before removing to North Carol ina .

LEGISLATIVE , M EDICAL , AND J OUR N ALI S TI C CAREER

It was about the year 1 79 5 that D r . Jones settled i n m i h fiel North Caroli na , locating at S t d , i n Johnston

Cou nty . H e soon gai ned the esteem an d confidence Of the general public i n hi s n ew home , l ikewise attaini ng high rank among the most progressive and enlightened medi cal men Of North Caroli na .

I n the course Of time , D r . Jones was called i nto p ubli c Of l ife by the voters Johnston County , being twi ce elected a member Of the North Caroli na House Of Com mons , servi ng i n the sessions Of 1 79 9 and 1 802 . He was an active , usefu l , and i nfluenti al member Of these bodies .

H i s speech (November 20 , agai nst the proposed appropriation to establ ish a penitentiary , i n the nature Of a mi ld reformatory , was an argument Of great force

- which was reported i n short hand by Joseph Gales , edi Of a ei O tor the R l gh R egi s ter , for the use f his paper (see

Of 4 - i ssu e December 1 th ) , and it was later re published i n a small pamphlet . I n thi s speech , D r . Jones sai d

Of The plan lessen ing the frequency of crimes , by refo rming in stead Of punishing crimin als , has originated in principles that I revere ; but sure I am the advocates Of t his measure are mistaken ff r in the e ects it is calcul ated to produce . This ext a va gant proj ect , in other States , has been more to acc ommodate vaga bond wretches whom the j ail s of E urope have vomited up on our e shores , than n ative citizens , an d this strongly increases my Obj c Y o o tion to the measure . I n N ew ork , I am assured fr m auth rity

tw o - Of on wh ich I can rely , th at thirds the criminal s in the State prison are freed negroes and foreigners . The prudent pol icy Of th is State $North Carol in a] , in refusing to liberate an y of its Of sl aves , will rel ieve us from on e species these pests of society , but we h ave no security against the other except in the rigor Of $ ou r l aws . A Concerning emigrants from E u rope to merica , D r . “ Jones added : There are many Of them who were an honor to their own country , and who are now an orna ment to this . I Obj ect only to these vagrant wretches who have no trade or profession but thievi ng and sedition ; whose schools Of education have been j ai ls and armies , and who transport themselves here to avoid a transpo rta tion to Botany Bay , or to elude the piti less noose Of the $ hangman . Of 1802 The session ended the servi ces of D r . Jones as a member Of the House Of Commons from Johnston R County , but , afte r hi s removal to aleigh , he was hon ored with a seat i n the same body as a representative Of from the county Wake , as wi l l be mentioned later on .

S O far as is known , D r . Jones was the first physi cian i n No rth Carolina to d iscard the Old treatment by i n o cu

O - lation as a preventive f small pox , and to substitute therefor the new process Of i noculati on now known as

- - vaccination . S O u p to date was Dr . Jones that he was extensively practicing thi s treatment be fore the exper i ments Of its d iscoverer (Dr . Jenner ) were completed i n m i th fi l . d E ngland I n 1 80 0 , while sti ll living i n S e , D r . Jones announced through the newspapers that he would — begi n a general practice Of vaccination o r i noculation — as it was sti ll called i n the Sp ri ng Of the following yea r . Later he decided to postpone such action unti l he coul d get the benefit Of reports Of more recent experiments R a l ei h R e i s te Of elsewhere ; and he pub lished i n the g g r , 14 1 1 Of : Apri l , 80 , a card i n the course which he sai d

The public h ave been taught to expect , from my advertise Of ments last year , that I shall , in the ensuing month , commence inocul ation for the Small pox ; but I am prevented from doing thi s by the con sideration of what is due from me to those who woul d o h ave been my patients , whose ease an d safety my own incl inati ns $ and the honor o f my profession bind me to con sult .

’ I n thi s card , D r . Jones further sai d Of D r . Jenner s d iscovery that emi nent practitioners i n E ngland , Scot m land , Au stria , and France were usi ng the treat ent

f Y . with su ccess , whi le D r . M itchell , O New ork , an d D r

Waterhouse , Of New Hampshire , were among the Ameri can physicians Of note who had been engaged i n the same work . I n conj unction with a number Of other wel l know n Of physici an s Of the State , D r . Jones was one the organ i zer s Of the North Carol ina Medical Society i n the year

1 79 9 . On the l 6th Of December , i n that year , these gen tl em en met i n R aleigh and perfected an organi zation . “ D r . Jones was elected Correspondi ng Secretary or Secre $ tary Of Correspondence , and served i n that capacity

du ring the life Of the society . Thi s organization held meeti ngs i n R aleigh du ring the month Of D ecember in 179 9 1 8 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 the years , 0 , 8 , 80 , 803, and 804 . The meeti ng i n the year last n amed adj ourned to reconvene at Of f Chapel H i ll , the seat the U n iversity O North Caroli na ,

1 5 . on July 5 , 80 I can find no record Of the Chapel H i ll meeti ng though it may have taken pl ace ; no r can I find any not i ce Of subsequent meetings . I n the i ssue Of the or th a r o li n a B o o kl et Of 1 17 c N C , Janu ary , 9 , i s a b ri ef a count which I wrote Of this soci ety . D uri ng its short l ived existence , many enlighteni ng med ical essays were read before it by its learned members , and much useful knowledge was thereby d issemi nated . Among other thi ngs , the soci ety collected a botani cal garden and natu ral history museum . Many years later , D r . Jones , on the eve of: his removal to Tennessee i n 1 832, turned over to the U n iversity Of North C a rolina a collection Of this natu re , which may have been the same . A lludi ng to this gift i n hi s H i s tor y of th e Un i ver s i ty of N or th C a r o l i n a Dr . B attle says :

About th is time a prominent Trustee , Of Wake C ounty , ab out to remove to Tennessee , General Calvin J ones , presented to the $ ’ University his Museum Of artificial an d n atural curiosities . Probably s ome of these are somewhere among th e University col l ection s , but it is doubtful if they can be identified . Thi s collection contained a great vari ety and w ide range Of Obj ects —from small botan ical specimens to mastodon teeth and the bones Of other prehi stori c animals .

D r . Jones was not only an enlightened and aecom l i h p s ed physi cian , but practiced surgery with notable Of success , many Of his Operations bei ng the most delicate —on natu re the eye , ear , and other sensitive organs , which are now u sual ly treated by specialists . He was also the author Of a medical work entitled A Tr ea ti s e on th e ca r l eti n i n os a or w h a t i s Vu l a r l a l l ed th e S n a A g , g y C

S ca r l et F ever or a n ker - R a s h R e l ete w i th ever th i n , C , p y g e P r a c i ce D edu ce r om n ces s a r y to th e P a th o l ogy a n d t , d f ct a bs er va ti n b a l vi n on es A u l E xp er i en ce a n d O o , y C J , P r a cti ti on er of P h y s i c. This work was published at Y Of a ts ki l l Catskill , New ork , by the editors the C ’ P a c ket, Mackay Croswel l and Dr . Thomas O H a ra Cros well , i n 1 79 4 .

Bei ng a mutual friend Of the parties concern ed , D r . Jones deeply deplored the political quarrel between the Honorable John Stanly and E x - G overnor Richard Dobbs

S pa igh t at New Bern , i n the early fall Of 1802 . Together Of with other friends those gentlemen , he earnestly sought to arrange thei r d ifferences on a basis honorable ff to both . These commendable e orts were vai n , however , and , when the code duello was reso rted to , thi nking hi s Of servi ces as a su rgeon might be some avai l , D r . Jones was one Of the party (not i nconsiderable i n number ) which was on the groun d when the hostile meeting tOOk place , on September 5th . After several shots we re ex ’ changed without effect , Stanly s fire brought down his antagonist , who was carried from the field i n a dying c ond ition and expi red shortly thereafter . m ith fi It was about 1 803 that Dr . Jones left S el d and took u p his residence i n R aleigh . A few years later he — “ was elected Mayor Of the capi ta l city o r I n ten den t Of $ Police , as the mu nicipal chief magistrate was then called . H onors , too , came to him from the county Of

Wake , which he was elected to represent i n the North

Caroli na Hou se Of Commons i n 1 807 . H i s seat i n that body was contested on the ground that (it was alleged ) he did not own a one hundred acre freehold , as was then requi red Of Commoners by the Constitution Of the State ; but the commi ttee on p rivi leges an d electi ons , after hear “ i ng both si des , decided u nanimously that the allegations set forth i n sai d petition are u nfou nded . D r . Jones con O sequ ently kept his seat , an d was a useful member f thi s

Legislatu re , serving as chai rman Of the committee to preserve and perpetuate the paper currency Of the State , as chai rman Of the committee to i nvestigate the laws re ff lative to slaves charged with capital O enses , an d was a member of the committee on mi liti a . He may have bee n a member Of other committees i n the same General As s em bly . I n connecti on with the contested election Of D r .

Jones , I may add that I do not know how much Wake

Cou nty land he owned i n 1 80 7, b ut the cou rt hou se rec ords show that he acqu i red extensive tracts i n this county at a later date .

For a whi le D r . Jones devoted some (though not al l ) Of Of 180 8 his time to j ournalism . I n the Fall he became

r . associated with Thomas Henderson , J , i n pub lishing ta r and ed iting the S , under the firm name Jones H en

r . de s on , and late r Thomas Henderson Company The files of the S ta r show the wide range of knowledge possessed by its editors i n the vari ou s fields Of science , bel l es l ettres art , history , and , as well as i n events (politi cal and otherwise ) then cu rrent . Henderson , like Dr . O f Jones , became an fficer O North Caroli na mi liti a i n the Of 1 12 1 War 8 O n January , 1 815 , D r . Jon es di s f posed O hi s i nterest i n the S ta r to Colonel Henderson , who thereupon conducted the busi ness alone u nti l Janu 1 822 ary , , when he sold hi s paper and pri nti ng outfit , and went to Tennessee .

While D r . Jones , otherwise known as General Jones , and Colonel Henderson were associ ated i n the ownership f and ed itorial management O the S ta r , the latter had a narrow escape from death by drowni ng , bei ng saved by the heroism Of Jacob Johnson , father Of Presi dent An drew Johnson . Captai n Wi lliam Peace , Of R aleigh , an

- Of eye witness this occu rrence , recounted it i n writi ng

- half a century later to E x Governor Swain , who repeats it i n an address on Jacob Johnson , del ivered when a head stone was place d Over his grave , Ju ne 4 , 1 867. Captai n Peace sai d :

’ At a l arge fi shing party at Hunter s M ill P o nd on Walnut f Creek , near R al eigh , upwards O fifty years ago , the l ate C ol o nel Henders on proposed for amusement a l ittl e skim in the can o e on the pond . He , a young Scotch merch ant n amed Callum , an d m y self , entered the canoe . Henderson was helmsman and knew th at t e neither C allum nor myself could swim . He soon began to rock h

- f canoe , so as at times to dip water , and j ust above the pier head O n the p ond , bore so heavily o the en d where he was sittin g as to tilt and turn it over , throwing all three into the pond . Callum n caught hold Of me . I begged him to let go , as I coul d ot swim .

He did s o , and seized Hen derson , and both sank to the b ottom in ten feet of water . I struggled and kept mysel f above water until they came to my assistance from the shore and carried me ou t . A o cry was then made fo r Henderson and Callum . J ac ob J ohns n ’ - i o was stand ing on the pier head . W th o ut a m ment s hesitation h e O l eaped into the pond , d ived in the direction f where he saw them i n sink , caught hold of Henderson and brought him up . In an stant a dozen swimmers were in the water fro m the sh ore to as sist in bringing Henderson out , an d Callum with him , who w as ’ clingin g to the skirt Of Henders o n s coat underneath , an d at the $ o m ment invisible .

Commenting upon the event j ust described i n the a c count by Captai n Peace , Governor Swai n sai d :

F ortunately for the sufferers , the l ate General Calvin J ones , ’ Henders on s partner , was o n shore . He was an eminent and able or r e physician and surgeon , and the most efficacious mean s f the lief Of the app arently drowned men were promptly appl ied . Hen r o n v de s was soon abl e to speak , but l ife was , to ordinary obser ers , extinct in Callum , who was longer under the water . After a n Of an xiou s interval painful suspense , h e exhibited sign s Of l ife , was restored , and l ived to marry and rear a family . Henderson suffered from the effects Of the adventure d uring more J v than a year ; and ohnson , though he sur ived for a longer period , $ passed away eventually , a martyr to humanity .

Like nearly all other ed itors Of hi s day , Colonel Hen der s o n Operated a book and stationary b usi ness i n connec O fi tion with hi s n ewspaper f ce , and Dr . Jones also owned an i nterest i n that establishment . Of In the early part the n i neteenth centu ry , the American Colon ization Society was organized by some Of the foremost men Of the U nited States for the pu rpose Of thi nni ng out the free negro population Of the cou ntry by deporti ng to Liberia su ch members Of the race as were wi lli ng to undertake the establi shment Of a repub lic Of Of thei r own . The grad ual emancipation the slaves was 2 also an event these gentlemen had i n V iew . On June 1 , 1 n f 1 8 9 , the R evere d Willi am Meade , O Vi rgi nia , later R o r B ishop , came to aleigh and formed a local b ranch i i ga n za t o n . General Jones was much i nterested i n the f Of movement , and was elected a member O the Board

Ma n agers Of the b ranch then formed . Among the Offi cers were : Presi dent , Governor John Branch ; and vice presidents , Colon el Wi lli am Polk , Chief Justice John

Lou i s Taylor , Judge Leonard H enderson (later Chief

Justi ce ) , and Archibald Henderson . Thi s movement , as is well known , was eventually a fai lu re , owi ng to the vio lent hostil ity i t encou ntered from the more rad ical aboli i ti o n s ts Of the North . After successful ly devoting himself to the med ical professi on for many years , and attaining a high reputa tion therei n (as al ready shown ) , D r . Jones finally aban don ed active p r a cti ce i n order to devote hi mself to the management Of hi s agri cu ltural i nterests .

M ILITARY CAREER

I nterest i n mi litary matters was a li fe - long character i s ti c Of Dr . Jones . Almost i mmediately after hi s arri val i n No rth Carolina , and before he removed to Raleigh , he O f was an fficer O a regiment i n Johnston County . Among the papers left by him i s an autograph letter from Presi 1 79 8 a d dent John Adams , dated Phi ladelphi a , Ju ly 5 , , d ressed to The Officers Of the Johnston R egiment Of i n Of M i liti a the State North Caroli na , and thanking ’ them for thei r regiment s patrioti c tender Of services i n Of the event a war with France , then immi nent , but which was happi ly averted . I n the cou rse Of thi s letter “ the President b itterly declared : Our commerce is pl u n dered , ou r citizens treated with the vi lest indigniti es , ou r Nation itself i nsu lted i n the persons Of its amb assadors and supreme magistrates , and all thi s because we are be l i eved to b e a divided people . I n 1 80 7 ' began the mutterings whi ch a few years later culmi nated i n the second War with Great B ritai n . On

22d - Of- L e a June , the B ritish man war op r d , i n enforci ng the alleged right Of search through American ships for R real or supposed deserters from the oyal Navy , met h es a ea ke with resi stance from the Ameri can frigate C p , which it attacked and captured , ki lling and wounding Of many the crew , at a time when the two countries were Of supposed to be at peace . I n consequ ence thi s outrage , a fia m e all Ameri ca was , and mass meeti ngs were held i n the more important North Carolina towns to p rotest A s 1 0 6 agai nst this i nsult to the Nation . early as 8 , Con gress had passed an act authorizing the Presi dent , i n Of cases emergency , to cal l out the State mi liti a to the Of number Acting on this authority , Presi dent “ Jefferson ordered the militia Of all the States to take f ef ectual measures to organize , arm , and equip , according ’ to law , and hol d itself ready to march at a moment s $ warning . The quota requ i red Of North Carolina was

i ncludi ng arti llery , cavalry , an d i nfantry . The city Of Ralei gh and its vi ci nity were not backward at this j uncture . Among th e volu nteer companies which Offered thei r services was the Wake Troop Of Cavalry , organized and commanded by Captai n Calvi n Jones . It held a meeti ng on Ju ly 4 th and passed a patrioti c an d spi rited Of a set Of resolutions , sayi ng i n part : The spi rit the p tri ots who eternalized the day we are now assembled to celeb rate , ou r principals , our feel ings , and the conviction O Of Of duty , requ i re that we ffer to the Presi dent the U nited States ou r services to protect the rights and $ avenge the wrongs Of the Nation . Thi s day i n 1 807, like all recurri ng ann iversaries Of A meri can I n dep en dence , was celebrated with great pomp and ceremony by ou r ancestors assembled on the capitol grou nds i n “ ’ “ R Of aleigh , Captai n Jones s Troop Cavalry and Cap ’ tai n Peace s Company Of I nfantry constituti ng the mil i

. O fi r tary featu re The Governor , State f cers , the Jud icia y , Of members the bar , and a large concou rse Of citizens i n general were i n attendance . Among the toasts Offered were the followi ng

The memory Of W ash ington : may the services which he ren dered to his co untry be forever engraven on the hearts Of A meri cans) ’ “ The Governmen t of the Unio n : may it always prove ou r $ - sheet anchor against domestic treason and foreign aggression . “

n . The State Governments : free , sovereig , and independ ent

The memory Of the Seamen who l atel y fel l a sacrifice to B ritish outrage : may the atrocity Of this act produce the adop O tion f such measures as shall secure us from future violence , and $ esta bl i sh our mar i t i me r i ghts on a firm foundat i on . “ Good N eig t i h OOd : may no religious or pol itical d i fference o f Opinion interrupt the h armony Of society ; however men may vary in sentiment , may they all agree to be kindly disposed to each $ other as Brethren of the same great family .

A rti llery was not lacking on this occasi on , and a “ $ salute i n honor Of the U nion —on e round for each “ — O State was fired , after which the company partook f a plenti fu l and elegant d i nner , a part of thi s b ei ng the i i te . Ol above mentioned toasts The d R a l e gh R eg s r , which gives us an account Of these ceremoni es , concludes the p rogram by saying : I n the eveni ng a bal l was given to the ladies , which was kept up with equal spirit and P r r et decorum till near twelve , when op i y , the best guar di an Of publi c amusements , moved an adj ournment , whi ch $ was immedi ately adopted . 0 War with Great B ritai n being averted i n 1 8 7 , the servi ces Of the caval ry company commanded by Captai n

Jones were not needed then , but he continued his lab ors i n trai ni ng thi s troop and brought it up to so high a state Of d iscipli ne that hi s talents were recogni zed by hi s b ei ng

- promoted to su cceed Adj utant General E dward Pasteu r , when that gentleman resi gn ed on Jun e 7 , 1 808 . That hi s capab i lity was fu lly recognized i s evidenced by the fact that he was r e- elected by succeeding General Assemb lies as long as he would hold the commissi on , servi ng under

Governors Benj ami n Wi lliams , D avi d Stone , Benj a mi n Smith , an d Wi lliam H awki ns . It was du r i n g the admi ni stration Of the last named that that War Of 1812 came on . Soon after the begi n Of fl - ning that con i ct , Adj utant General Jones , seeking more active service , sent i n his resignation o n January 1 1 23, 8 3, and accepted a commission (dated December

4 1 81 2 - 1 , ) as Maj or General i n command Of the Seventh Of North Caroli na D ivision M i litia , hi s j urisdi ction ex Of tending over the forces eight counties . U nder hi m

- were Brigadi er General Jeremi ah Slade , command ing h t e Fifth B rigade , being the forces Of Martin , E dge comb e , Hal ifax , an d Northampton cou nties ; an d B riga

- di er General John H . H awki ns , commanding the Seven h Of teen t B rigade , b eing the forces Wake , F rankli n , War Of 1 81 3 ren , and Nash counti es . I n the Summer the B rit i sh forces made an extensive naval and mi litary demon r a i on s t t against the South Atlanti c States , an d it was thought that Vi rgini a would b e the first place attacked . n e a s Thereupon the Macedonian cry , C om e o ver a d h lp , was sounded across the border by the Ri ch m o n d E n “ i r er : Of q u , which sai d I f ou r b rethren North Carol ina b e exempted by the natu re Of thei r coast from maritime $ $ aggressions , wi l l they not share with u s the danger

General Jones was not slow to heed thi s cal l , and began raisi ng a corps Of mounted volunteers with whi ch to march to the assistance Of ou r si ster State . Announcing a e i th this purpose , the R l ei gh R g s ter , Of July 9 , sai d edi tor i a l ly

We have pl easure in menti oning th at General Calvin J ones , o f of t i a this city , is about to raise a Corps Mounted Volun eers , s ta n tl y to march to the assistance Of the V irginians again st the attacks Of the B i i ti s h . The citizens Of the several counties are requested to meet at their Court Houses on M onday , the 1 9 th in stant , an d such as are disposed to j oin this Patri otic f 25th Corp s are to sign a writing to the ef ect . By the it is ex p ected the corp s will be ready to march . The members are to l — equip themselves . A p art are to be armed with rif es the rest with muskets , the l atter to be furn ished by His E xcellency th e

G o vernor .

r R I n the S ta , a aleigh paper publi shed on the same date , appears a stirri ng and patri otic add ress i ssued by General Jones , setti ng forth the detai ls Of his p ro posed expedition . I n part he sai d

I propose to raise a corps Of M ounted Volunteers for a three ’ months service , to march immediately to the shores Of the Chesa peake . The design has the favor and appro bation Of the Com

- i n - or mander Chief . All who burn with the ardor of patriotism , feel a passion for military fame , are now invited to rally around the standard Of their country .

brothers during the R evolution an d carried u s in triumph through fl that glorious con ict , and which , can it be kept al ive will give , — , under Providence , immortal ity to our c o nfederated republ ic th e $ l ast h o pe Of man . Before General Jones could finish musteri ng i n hi s Of corps volu nteers to ai d Vi rgini a , there was need Of his

services nearer home , for the enemy u nexpectedly landed on the coast Of North Carolina at Ocracoke I nlet and the Of ’ smal l hamlet Portsmouth , at the i nlet s mouth , also threateni ng the more i mportant towns Of Beaufort an d ta r Of New Bern . The S , Fri day , July 23d , made a n n o u n cem en t Of this startling fact as fol lows :

The news Of the invasio n reached this city on Saturday about ’

O . n el even clock O Sunday , General Calvin J ones , with his aides

- de camp , J unius Sneed and Geo rge Badger , and with Captain ’ Of Cl ark s company R aleigh Gu ards , con sisting Of fifty men , to ok n the road for N ewbern . O M onday morning , His E xcellency GOV r e n o r Hawkins , with Colonel B everly D an iel , o n e Of his aides , o General Robert Will iams and M aj r Thomas Henderson , with ’ Captain Hunter s tro op of Cavalry , moved Off towards the same

. n point O Wednesday the requisition infantry from this county ,

o n e . amounting to hundred men , accompan ied by Colonel A Rogers and M aj or D aniel L . B arringer , followed o n . The Govern o r h as ordered the greater part Of the detachment Of militia to the sev

- f eral sea ports O this State ; and , being almost destitute of mun i O tion s of war f every kin d , he has ordered some Of the United

States arms now lying at W ilmington , to be sent to N ewbern , an d h as caused to be purch ased and sent thither all the powder and F o lead that coul d be procured in R aleigh , ayetteville , Hillsbor ugh an d other pl aces . He has for the present given the c o mmand Of

- - N ewbern and on the sea coast to M aj or General C alvin J o nes , but intends to conduct the general operations Of the forces Of this

State in person , and to front the enemy in battl e . We l earn that great activity prevail s among the mil itia in the lower parts of the State ; they are fl o cking in from all quarters to the standard Of their beloved country . “ Upon th is Occasion th e l adies of R aleigh distin gu ished them selves for that l ove Of valor and zeal Of patriotism which char a cter i z es their sex . They not only surrendered their husbands and sons to the dubious fate Of war and encouraged the gloriou s enterprise by incentive persuasion , but were actively employed in

fitting their brethren for an hasty march . In a few h ours they made on e hundred knapsacks . Whi le the more active citizen sol diery were hurrying

- f to the sea coast , a company O Older men was organized i n R aleigh for home defense . Colonel Wi lliam Polk , who had valorously fought seven years for Ameri can i nde p en den ce i n the Revolution , and had decli ned a B rigadi er General ’ s commi ssion ten dered him by Presi dent Madison “ 2 1 1 2 Of on March 5 , 8 , now took command this City $ Corps as Captai n ; and three other leadi ng citizens , Judge Hen ry Seawell , Wi lliam Boylan , and William Peace were Lieutenants . G 2oth eneral Jones arrived i n New Bern on July ; and , acting u pon the authority conferred on him by G overnor O Hawkins , assumed the command f all the State troops mobi lized i n that vici nity . The G overnor himsel f reached

New Bern the next day . Fears bei ng felt for the safety Of Beau fort , a large detachment was ordered to that town to garrison its fortifications , consisting Of Fort H amp ton , Fort Lawrence , Fort Gaston , and Fo rt Pigott . The B ritish force landed at Ocracoke and Portsmouth on July 1 1th . It was a most formidable on e and was commanded by no less a personage than Ad m i ral Cock bu rn , who a year later was to play so conspicuous a part Of i n the capture and destruction ou r national capital .

fl Of - - Of- The eet consisted a seventy fou r gu n man war , six fri gates , two privateers , two schooners , and a consi der ab le number Of smaller vessels i nclud ing sixty or seventy i barges and tenders . The ent re force was estimated to be from one to three thousand seamen , mari nes , and i n

fa n tr . An a y Thi s force captured the—American barge c n da Of Y - of A t s o , New ork , the letter marque schooner la ,

Of Phi ladelphi a , and some smaller craft at Ocracoke , and p itched thei r tents on the beach . As soon as the fleet had Of been sighted , the collector customs at Portsmouth ,

Thomas S . Si ngleton , packed hi s more i mportant Offici al M e cu records on board the revenue cutter r ry , commanded by Captai n Davi d Wallace , and sent that vessel to gi ve the alarm in New Bern , which (as was later learned ) the

B ritish had i ntended to su rprise and captu re . Despi te the superiority Of thei r numb ers , the enemy d id not gai n possession Of Ocracoke and Portsmouth without resist ff ance . Writi ng Of the a ai r to Governor H awki ns i n a 24 h : letter dated Ju ly t , Collector Singleton sai d

The A n a co n da and A tl a s commenced firing very spiritedl y , though it was Of short duration , for the former had but fifteen o men on board and the latter but thirty . They were theref re com p el l ed to submit to overwhelming numbers , as there could not h ave been less than three thousand men at that time in side the bar and A n a n da crossin g it together . The men abandoned the brig $the co ] and schooner $the A tl a s ] and betook themselves to their boats , Of A tl a s h er most of whom escaped . The Captain the remained in and continued to fire at the enemy after all h is men h ad forsaken Of him . Several Of the barges proceeded in pursuit the cutter $the M er c ury ] th inking (as they afterwards said ) if they coul d o i have taken the cutter , they w uld have precluded the possibil ty Of information reaching N ewbern until they arrived there them selves . The cutter very n arrowly escaped by crowd ing upon her Of every inch canvas she had , and by cutting away her l o ng boat . “ T h e A dmiral d id n ot hesitate to declare that it was his intention t o have reached that place $N ew Bern ] previous to the receiving n Of a y intelligence his approach . After pursuing the cutter eight r o ten miles through the soun d , they gave out the ch ase an d r e turned . Several hundred men were l anded a t Portsmouth and I presume as many on Ocracoke . Among those l anded at Ports mouth there were about three hundred regul ars Of the 1 0 2d regi m Of o ment under th e com an d Col n el N apier , an d about four hun dred marines an d sailors . They h ad several small field pieces in i r n t l e l aunches , but did o land them , finding n o necessity for tfiem .

Later on i n the letter , j ust quoted , M r . Si ngleton gi ves an account Of numerou s depredations and robberies committed by the i nvaders whi le on the North Caroli na l th coast . They remai ned five days , and set sai l on Ju ly 6 , without attempting to penetrate i nland . Whether thei r Of d eparture was due to fear the devious channels , whi ch were so d ifficu lt to navigate , or whether they learned from the current North Caroli na newspapers—Of which they are known to have Obtained a supply—what formidab le measures were i n p rep arati on for thei r reception , wi ll fl p robably never be known . The eet sai led southward , and it was consequently surmised that the Cape Fear s ection might be the next poi nt Of attack . L arge n um bers Of troops were therefore hurried to that locality , but the B ritish never landed agai n i n North Caroli na at that time . They di d , however , send a fla g Of truce back to

Ocracoke , annou nci ng that they had formally proclaimed Of a b lockade Of the coast the State . T hough not destined to have the Opportu nity Of d is i n playing thei r prowess battle , no country ever had a f more ready , vigi lant and courageous class O citizen sol d iery than those who hurried to the defense Of North

Caroli na duri ng the Summer Of 1 813 . Many cou nty de ta ch m en ts , more than a hundred mi les from the p ros i f p ect ve seat O war , marched down to the coast as soon as they could be gotten u nder arms , whi le the cou nty “ $ seats and muster - groun ds Of more westerly sections Of the State were soon teemi ng with p atrioti c volunteers , ready and eager to ai d i n repelling the i nvaders Of thei r country . 1 1 r e I n thi s campaign Of 8 3, Governor Hawki ns

- mai ned on the sea coast about a month , maki ng personal i nspection Of the defenses from Ocracoke I nlet to New R l 6th Of I nlet , and retu rned to aleigh on the August . General Jones also retu rned when it appeared that there was no immed iate l ikelihood Of further troub le with the B ritish i n North Carolina . The R a l ei g h R eg i s Of 3d ter , September , said that a rumor had gai ned cur reney to the effect that a dispute had taken place between the Governor and General Jones , but the editor says : “ We are authori zed to state that the report is utterly des titu te Of any fou ndation i n truth . That no coolness ex i s ted between these gentlemen is evidenced by the fact that , a few months later , when the General Assembly Of North Carolina sent a complai nt to the National Gove rn Of f O ment the neglect O the coast d efenses f the State , Governor Hawkins designated General Jones for the duty Of calling i n person on President Mad ison and b ringing thi s matter to his attention . The followi ng item on that l ei i r O subj ect i s from the R a gh R eg s te f Decembe r 3 , 1 8 13 : “ G eneral Cal vin J ones has been appointed by H is E xcellency the Governor to present the Address of the General A ssembl y , l atel y agreed to , to the President of the Un ited States , and yes $ terda y set o u t on h is j ourney . S O far as I am able to learn the B ritish never sent a formidable force agai nst North Caroli na after the year 1 1 8 3, though small maraud ing parties came by sea on O more than one occasion . S free , indeed , was the State from local dangers that large numbers Of her troops could be spared for service fu rther northward , on the

Canad ian frontier ; also nearer home , i n Vi rgi ni a , and agai nst the hosti le Creek I ndians .

Norfolk and its vi ci nity , i n Vi rgi ni a , being agai n threatened by the British , President Mad ison , on Sep 6 1 814 tember , , made a requ i sition on Governor Hawkins for a large force to be detached from the mi liti a Of North Caroli na and temporarily mu stered i nto the service Of the General Government . When it became known that thi s action wou ld be taken , General Jones wrote the GOV r n o r 1 4 e , on Ju ly 3 , 1 81 , asking for the command Of that part Of the militia which should be ordered to active ser vice . Thi s tender was not accepted . A little later , how On 1 14 ever , September 26, 8 , the Governor commi ssi oned him Qu artermaster General of the Detached M i litia Of

North Carolina . I n the letter accompanyi ng thi s com mission , General Jones was i nformed that fifteen com pani cs (contai ning i n the aggregate fifteen hundred men ) had been ordered to rendezvou s at Gates Court

O - H ouse , under the command f B rigadier General Jere miah Slade , and to march thence to Norfolk . Thi s com mi ssion was accepted by General Jones , who at once re paired to the encampment at Gate s Cou rt House , arri v h 30t Of . 1 s t i ng there on the September On October , he wrote from the camp to Governor H awkins , saying : “ About one - thi rd Of the troops are under the shelter Of hou ses , pi azzas , &c. , i n the village , the remai nder b ei ng encamped i n the woods and fields adj acent . Today a regular camp will b e marked out , and b rush defences $ agai nst d ews and sl ight rai ns wi ll be rai sed . Later on “ he says , i n the same letter : Though the pri vations an d exposures Of the men , suddenly translated from ease an d Of on i plenty to the face a hastily formed camp , are c s d crab le and must be felt , yet they have assumed so much O f the soldier as to scorn complai nt . The men are cheer $ ful and generally healthy . He also sai d the troops woul d be marched i n smal l detachments and by different routes , on account Of the scarcity Of water , and to ensure the a c f commodation O b arracks . These troops were not armed u nti l thei r arrival i n

Norfolk , where they were mustered i nto the servi ce Of the General Government . Writing from that city to h Governor H awkins , on October 8t , General Jones s ai d :

I have the honor to inform you th at four comp an ies Of ou r Detached M il itia arrived yesterday an d encamped at Mooring ’ s

Rope Walk , the best encampment for heal th and c o nvenience , I think , about Norfolk . A bridge , which h ad been broken down , is rebuil ding and unites the peninsular , on which the R o pe Walk is , immediately with the town . “ f The appearance O our M il itia , on their entrance into N or

o . folk , wa s such as I think did them c n siderabl e cred it I t was generally c ommended by the citizens an d mil itary here . M y grati fica ti o n woul d have been heightened c o ul d they have presented themselves armed . “ I accomp anied General s Porter an d Tayl o r t oday to F orts r Norfolk and N el son , and to Craney I sl and , and ode roun d the l ines Of defense on the l an d side . The strength of this pl ace is very formidable , and i s daily increasing . n I am at the point of setting out o my return h ome, a n d ex $ peet to arrive at G ates Court House t om orrow .

The early return Of General Jones was due to the fact that hi s services as Qu artermaster General were not needed after the North Caroli na troops were mustered

i nto the servi ce Of the General Government . The North Carolina troops remained i n and arou nd

Norfolk for many weeks , and were not enti rely disbanded u nti l after the retu rn Of peace . The treaty Of peace was 1 1 4 si gn ed at Ghent on Christmas E ve , 8 , but news Of R 1 that event d id not reach aleigh u nti l Feb ruary 8 , 1 8 15 . It caused great rej oici ng and was celeb rated by rel igious services as well as publi c demonstrations . A s i s wel l Of known , the bloody battle New Orleans was fought more than a fortnight after the treaty Of peace was signed at Ghent , bu t long before news Of i t was received . Th e day on which the news of victory at New Orleans

R 1 2 1 1 . reached aleigh was Feb ruary , 8 5 S O effi cient had been the efforts Of General Jones at the time Of the B ritish i nvasion Of North Caroli na i n 1 81 ff 3, that a strong e ort was made by hi s fri ends to se cu re for him a commission as Colonel i n the regular army . Senator Stone claimed that he had received a Of promise it from the Secretary Of War ; and , i n a letter ’ to Jones , complai ned bitterly Of the Secretary s fai lure to keep his word . H i s service with the No rth Carolina troops at Norfolk i n the Fall Of 1 814 was the last active partici pation by

General Jones i n mi li tary affai rs . Peace coming soon thereafter , he cou ld now devote hi s talents to the more f pleasi ng pursu its O a tranqu i l l ife .

SERVICES TO MASONRY Of Possessed , as he was , high educational attainments and fine sensibi lities , Calvi n Jones was not slow to a p p reci a te the beauti fu l symbolical teachi ngs Of morality and charity embodied in the pri nciples Of Freemason ry , and he became an ardent devotee Of that ancient frater mity . The first Masoni c organization which existed i n

N O. 21 . R aleigh was Democratic Lodge , A large portion Of the membershi p Of that Lodge havi ng imbibed some Of f R the evi l pri nci ples O the French evol ution , then i n prog ress , it gradually fell into d isfavor and finally passed out R Of existence . The city of aleigh , however , di d not long 1 1 . 5 remai n without a Lodge O n December , 800 , Gran d

Master Wi lliam Polk issued a charter to H i ram Lodge , O N O. 4 0 , theretofore perati ng under a d ispensati on from b G rand Master Wi lliam R . Davi e . Calvi n Jones e came a member Of Hi ram Lodge sho rtly after its estab l i s h m en t , and was elected Worshipful Master on the

Of . 2 Feast St John the Evangelist , December 7, 1 80 5 . H e served i n that capacity for one year . On D ecember 1 1 , 1 809 , he was elected Juni or Grand Warden Of Th e Grand — Lodge Of North Caroli na o r The Gran d Lodge Of

North Caroli na and Tennessee , as it was called u nti l 1 81 3 , when Tennessee became a separate Grand Lodge . General Jones had served as Junior Grand Warden only one year , when he was advanced to the station Of Senior

Grand Warden , holdi ng the latter position from Decem 1 1 1 0 ber , 8 , u nti l Decemb er 8 , 1 81 7 . On the latter date he became Grand Master Of The Grand Lodge Of North th e C aroli na , su cceed ing Honorable John Loui s Taylor , who soon thereafter was to become first Chief Ju stice Of the newly created Supreme Cou rt . General Jones was three times elected Grand Master , hi s services as su ch end ing on December 1 6, 1 820 . Few finer tributes to Ma s on ry can be fou nd than the one contai ned i n the Offici al address Of Grand Master Jones to the Grand Lodge i n 1 1 8 9 . I n part he said : “The human family h ave enj oyed partial relief from the fl Of benign in uence our principles , without knowing the source Of their blessings . The torch Of science dissipates the darkness Of f one portion O the globe ; in another , the fetters Of sl avery are broken ; in one place , th e infidel is converted ; in another , the Christian is taught to feel the sp irit of h is religion ; everywhere to men begin regard each other as members Of the same family , and to pl ace in the rank of duties the virtues Of un iversal ben evo l ence . B e it so . Under wh atever denomin ation these happy ef a r e ' r o u ced feets p d , it is our duty to rej oice that some seeds , scat t a red by ou r Order , h ave fallen on good ground . Were the prin ci p l es Of M asonry unveiled to those worthy men who direct their O efforts to a single bj ect , which they pursue with inadequ ate en fi means , they woul d find how comprehensivel y b e cen t are the T O f o principl es of the Craft . point out to man the duty O l vin g f h is brother , O assisting h im in difficulty , of comfortin g him in a fflictions , and to do all that these duties enj oin without regard to difference Of n ation , rel igion or pol itics ; and further , to con centrate the l essons Of experience as to the m o st effectual m o de Of Of performing these duties , an d by the aid an universal l anguage to make our designs equally intell igibl e to the inh abitants Of every — cl ime to do these thin gs is to go beyond the powers Of any s o ci ety , however intelligent and estimable , whether Peace , Anti

r . privateering , o Coloniz ation “ Let us then , Brethren , pursue the noiseless ten or Of ou r way , assistin g every one engaged in the same cause , under whatever t n ame or denomination kn own , according o the measure Of h i s wants and ou r own abil ity , and be l ike the gentle but co nstant stream whose waters are conceal ed from the eye by the luxuriant confused with D r . R obert Wi lliams , Of Pitt County , also a zealou s Mason , who had formerly been a Su rgeon i n the

Army Of the R evol ution . H OME AT WA$ E F OREST AND EDUCATI ONAL ACTIVITIES Owni ng a large number Of slaves who cou ld not be Of profitably employed withi n the limits a town , General Jones determi ned to remove from R aleigh and take u p hi s abode i n a rural neighborhood . North northwest Of l R aleigh , about sixteen miles , on the O d stage road an d mai l route ru nni ng northward via Oxford and Warren ton , North C arolina , and Petersburg , Vi rgin ia , was a cou ntry n eighborhood , Of healthy altitude and ferti le soi l , known as the Wake Forest section . I n that pleasant lo 2 ca l ity , about the year 1 8 0 , General Jones took up his 1 abode on a plantation Of 6 5 acres , which he had pu r chased from D avi s Ba ttle . There , for about a decade , he “ kept open house to friends from far and near , i n his hos i $ p ta bl e mansion , as Governor Swai n describes it i n his

Tucker Hall address , referri ng to an occasion du ri ng hi s 1 2 young manhood , i n 82 , when he was nu rsed back to health W ithi n its walls , after a long an d almost fatal a t tack Of i llness . Though not occupyi ng its former loca l f tion on the campus , the O d hom e O General Jones is sti ll Of standing and i n a good state p reservation , being a sub s ta n ti a l structu re bu i lt at a time when massive ti mbers , well seasoned , were i n u se . After having served as a resi dence for several members Of the faculty i n bygone years , it is now the hom e Of a club Of students . i n ef i I n the cause Of pub lic education , few more d a t gabl e workers than General Jones cou ld be fou nd i n 1 02 North Caroli na . For thirty years , from 8 unti l hi s 2 f removal to Tennessee i n 1 83 , he was a member O the f Board Of Tru stees O the U n iversity Of N orth Caroli na .

That he was no fig u r e- head the Ol d records Of that i nsti i tu t o n fully attest . I n the R aleigh Academy he also took a deep i nterest , and was a trustee Of that school for some

. . H i s tor o th e n i ver s i t o years Dr B attle , i n his y f U y f or t r i a N h C a o l n , gives an amusi ng extract from a letter 1 1 1 written by General Jones i n 8 , expressing great dis satisfaction a t an effort then bei ng made to have some i students , who had been expelled from the U n versity , a d m i tted i nto the R aleigh Academy . General Jones sai d Of he was greatly astoni shed that Governor Stone , one

the trustees of the academy , should wi sh them admitted , but he was not at all su rp ri sed that the Gove rn or shou ld

have been seconded i n his effo rts by another trustee , M r . o w e She rw od Hay ood , a good , poli t , clever , wo rthy man , $

who never contradicted anyone i n his li fe . As M r . Hay “ $ rr wood was my grandfather , and as to e is human , I am glad to know that the substa nce Of his si nni ng was ’ “ h e fa u lt O T ri er— ascribed to Si r Lucius gg too civi l , by Ea l f For some years before Wake Forest College (first called Wake Forest A cademy and later Wake Forest I n s ti t t a u e) was est blished , there were seve ral useful schools i n the section of Wake County where the college w f n o . O c stands One these was Fo rest Hi ll A ademy , i n co r o r a ted 1 07 Of 1 1 p by Chapter the Laws Of 8 8 ; but , so far as we know , General Jones did not b ecome conn ected with the gove rn ing body Of that i nstitution after hi s t e moval to the neighborhood where it was located . I n Jan 1 23 s uary , 8 , Samuel A l ton and Calvi n Jon es , members Of the Board of Trustees , sign ed the announcement Of Of the begi nni ng a session , on February l s t , Of Wake “ Forest Academy , situated fiftee n miles no rth Of R aleigh and withi n tw o mi les Of the Wake For fi f est Post Of ce , i n one O the most pl ea sant healthy , Of and reputab le d istricts ou r count ry . The teacher i n charge Of thi s school was James P h eel a n . When General Jones first advertised his Wake Forest 1 27 a plantation for sale i n 8 , he incident lly mentioned that there were three excellent schools (one classi ca l ) i n the neighborhood . I n the yea r followi ng he gave notice

Of the Open ing Of Wake Forest School , for both sexes , 26 1 31 n . a n ea r hi s ow n res idence On June , 8 , he als o n o u n ced through the papers that the Wake Forest Female School wou ld be opened on the thi rd Monday Of the en sui ng month Of July , with Mrs . Phi llips as principal and $ tw o competent young ladi es as assista nts . M rs . Phil c lips was a Northern lady , strongly re ommended by

Of - n Bi shop Griswold . Connecticut , and other well k own a i men . Thi s ac demy for g rls was operated i n General ’ a l Jones s residence , where both te chers and pupi s were d ce housed . I n conclud ing the last mentione an noun : ment , General Jones said The pure ai r and water , O hea lthfu l ness , and good society f thi s place are too well Of kn own to requ i re mention . That the location this Semi nary i s i n every respect proper may be i nferred from the fact that Wake Forest has , for a numb er Of $ years past , supported excellent and prosperou s schools . “ ’ I n a sketch Of General Jones i n the Benefactor s Num $ Wa ke F or es t S tu den t 1 9 1 1 be ber of the , January , (thi s

- i ng a re pri nt Of an earl ier sketch ) , the late President

Charles E . Taylor , Of Wake Forest College , referri ng to thi s school for you ng lad ies , says that an aged lady , who had been educated there , had stated to him that it was the custom Of the B ishop Of the E pi scopal Chu rch to make annual visitations there for the pu rpose Of confirmation . Several years before and for some time after Gen eral Jones sold hi s plantation at Wake Forest and r e moved therefrom , there was also located i n that vici nity a school known as the Wake Fo rest Pl ea sant Grove

Academy . Whether he ever had any connection with that i nstitution does not appear . H avi ng made large i nvestments i n land on the vast domai n i n West Tennessee which the Government had acqui red from its I ndian owners , and which was known $ as the Chi ckasaw Pu rchase , General Jones decided to remove with hi s wife and fami ly to that locality i n order to protect his interests there . A s he had no i ntention

Of retu rni ng to North Caroli na , he deci ded to dispose Of his Wake Forest plantation . As money i n that day had a larger pu rchasi ng power than now , and land was not — costly , the pri ce for which he held the plantation with

- — its great house , cabi ns , and other out houses was only About thi s time the North Caroli na B aptist State Co nvention instru cted a committee Of its memb ers to pu rchase a site for an i nstitution Of learning which m that deno i nation had determi ned to bu i ld , and this com m ittee opened up negoti ations with General Jones with a view to acqu i ring hi s plantation and equ ipment . De scrib ing the transaction whi ch followed , i n an address

- Of at the semi centennial Wake Forest C ollege , Feb ruary 4 1 4 R 88 . P r , , the everend James S u efoy sai d :

J P u refo o n e of o E lder ohn y was the ab ve committee , and a

. near neighbor of Dr . Calvin J ones , w h o o wned th e farm where the

. . J o of 15 college now stands Dr nes held his farm 6 acres at $2, 500 for th e Of o o o ; but , cause educati n , he pr p sed to E lder P u r efo y to ti o o th o give he C nventi n (through e c mmittee ) $500 , and sell the farm for E lder P u r efoy rec o mmended the farm to the o i c mm ttee , and it was purchased by th e C onventi o n for Of The committee wh ich received the deed transfer , 28 1832 G A ugust , , from eneral J ones , for the use O f th e e t Of r o Baptist State Conv nti on , consis ed J ohn P u ef y (o r

R . Pu ri fy , as it was then written ) , Wi lliam H i nton , Si

. J r . G . mon Jeffreys , , and J ames J H al l . G eneral Jones always showed a ki ndly i nterest i n the Of welfare , both moral and physical , his slaves . They we re comfortably clad , well fed , and hou sed i n such good quarters that thei r cabi ns we re used as temporary dormi tories for the students when Wake Forest I nstitute , the

- Of fore runner Wake Forest College , began Operati ons . The first pri ncipal Of Wake Forest I nstitute— also first president Of Wake Forest College—was the R eve rend

Samuel Wait , who wrote the followi ng interesti ng a c count Of the early days spent on the plantation which had been pu rchased from General Jones :

The former owner of the premises we now occupied had en countered much expense to provide for the comfort of his ser vants . I found seven good , substantial log cabins , made mostly fl Of wh ite oak , with hew n logs ; good doors , oors , roofs , and , with i u t o n e exception , w ndows . These were washed o cleanly and

- h . white washed . Good , new furn iture was provided for eac house k i And , although it was nown th at the cabins were built orig nal ly t for servants , and occupied at first by hem , I never heard Of the least obj ection to them from any student . “ The only place I coul d convene the students for morn ing and even ing prayers , or lectures , wa s the building erected by Dr . $

1 6 24 . J ones for a carriage h o use , feet by feet

From thi s small beginni ng Of Wake Forest I nstitute (at first a manu al trai ni ng as wel l as classi cal school ) w has gro n Wake Forest College , with its moder—n equip ment , scholarly facu lty , and fine student body one of the most notable ed ucational achi evements Of the Bap ti s t Chu rch i n America .

O O LI F E I N TE N NESSEE , DOMESTIC AND RELIGI US RELATI NS , AND CONCLUSI ON It was about the year 1 832 that General Jones re moved with hi s family to Tennessee , though he had paid vi sits to that locality before . He owned about H i s acres Of land i n that State . home plantati on i n a Hardeman County , near the town of Bolivar , cont i ned Of acres . On the no rthern part thi s tract he bu ilt T O a house , Of moderate d imensions . thi s he gave the Of name Of Wake Park , in memory the happy years he had spent i n Wake Cou nty , North Carolina . A l ittle later , wi shi ng to have more commodiou s quart household , he removed two mi les further sou same estate , to a poi nt where he had erected i mansi on , which he called Ponti ne , this name p i ng derived from the Pontine Marshes , a dj a c “ city Of R ome . At Pontine the closi ng years “ were spent , reti red from pub lic employment i ng , with ample wealth around him , the o ti u n t e f ' n i a t O the typi cal Southern planter , to qu o ’ guage Of his ardent admi rer Judge Sneed . I Ponti ne i s now owned by the State Of Tennes occupied by the Western Hospital Of the I nsan pu rchased by the State from Colonel Pau l Tu r rk you nger son Of the General . It i s a em a a t stance , commented upon by Presi dent Taylor

Forest , i n the sketch already quoted , that each country estates occupied by General Jones i n I Ol ina and Tennessee i s now occupied by a va — tion one for the education Of youth at Wa l

i and the other , near Bolivar , as a home and h the mentally affli cted . R Whi le a practicing physician i n aleigh , had become engaged to be married to Rui na J . f a young woman O rare loveli ness , who was th “ Of f Maj or Wi lliam Wi lliams , O The Forks ,

County , not far from the county Of Warren . u nion cou ld be consummated , however , she f to consumption , passing away on the 2oth Of

h n - fir 1 80 9 , i n t e t w e ty s t year Of her faith an d fortitude di splayed i n her the subj ect of a smal l brochure en tit E xcel l en ce o R eli i on f g , written by R ivers , and published by the Tra di st E piscopal Church . Nearly

1 - Of 1 5, 819 , when forty fou r years age , D r . O ried the widowed sister f M iss Wi lliams . Th ' n ee i Temperance Boddi e Jones , Wi lli ams , w

Of . Thomas C . Jones , Warrenton Thi s lady , marriage , was the 1 81 1 born i n and d ied i n Corinth , The children Of her marri age to G eneral were (i n addition to several who d ied yO number , as follows :

. 1 822 I Montezuma Jones , born i n , at

4 ti on a l Whi g Convention at Baltimore i n 1 8 4 , whi ch nominated H enry Clay for President . After the adj ou rnment Of the convention last men Of ti o n ed , General Jones made an extensive tou r E urope , b eing accompani ed by hi s daughter . At that time he was n eari ng hi s three score years and ten , b ut still active and i n good health . O A I n the final degree f ncient Craft Masonry , the newly made B rother is exhorted so to l ive that i n Ol d age he “may enj oy the happy reflecti ons consequent on a well spent life , and die i n the hope Of a glori ous immortal ity . The li fe Of Past Grand Master Jones was a triumphant fu lfilment Of thi s p recept . With the serene faith and Of humb le hope a Chri sti an , amid the beautiful surround i ngs Of hi s estate at Pontine , near Bolivar , he peacefully came to the end Of his earthly pi lgri mage on the 2oth day O 4 f September , 1 8 6. A notice Of him , publi shed i n the S om er vi l l e H er a ld a l ei h e i s , and later copied i n the R g R g er Of t , October 1 6th , was as follows :

I E D —At D his residence near Bol ivar , in Hardeman County , 20th J 7 r f on the in stant , General Calvin ones , in the 3 d year O his O age . General J ones was a native f Connecticut , where he was educated . He removed in early l ife to R al eigh , N orth Carol in a , r where he establ ished a high reputation fo honor and probity , an d was successful in winnin g the approbation Of his fell ow men in the pursuits Of l ife . He emigrated to H ardeman County f ourteen years since . In th e region Of the country in which he spent his Ol d o ripe age , he was regarded by al l as a pi us Christian , a gen $ ’ l m n t e a in his deportment , full Of the milk Of human kindness and a most valuabl e citizen . He sustained all the rel ation s Of l ife in the most unexception able manner ; and , though he h ad reached to f that period of l ife O man when its en d must hourl y be anticipated , such were the consecrated ties Of friendship and love which bound h im to the hearts Of his family an d the circl e Of his acquaintances that none were prepared to surrender so rich a gem to the remorse ’ l ess grave—they mourn for him as for the loss Of their hearts $ chief j ewel ; an d in their sorrow the whol e community symp athize . Thou gh General Jones may have been educated i n

Connecticut , as stated i n the notice j ust quoted , he was Of A s not a native that State . heretofore noted , he was born in Great Barri ngton , Massachusetts . H is bi rthplace , however , i s not many mi les from the Connecti cut boun d ary .

Many years after the death Of General Jones , the State Of Tennessee (as already mentioned ) acqui red by purchase his former plantation near Bol ivar , and erected thereon the Western Hospital for the I nsane .

This i nstitution was formally opened i n July 1 89 0 when — , , several add resses were delivered one by the H ono r able

John Loui s Taylor Sneed , formerly a Judge Of the Ten $ s n es ee Supreme Cou rt . Judge Sneed was a native R North Carolini an , born i n aleigh . H e was a son Of

Maj or Juniu s Sneed , who (as we have already seen ) was

one Of the aides - de - camp Of General Jones when the B rit

i sh landed i n North Carolina i n 181 3 . Judge Sneed was

also maternally a grandson , as well as a namesake , Of

Chi ef Ju stice John Louis Taylor , Of the North Carolina

Supreme Cou rt , who was the immed i ate predecessor Of General Jones as G rand Master Of the Masonic G rand

Lodge of North Caroli na . I n the course of his remarks , Judge Sneed said

- In conclusio n , fell ow citizen s Of Hardeman , allow me to i n o Of w dul g in a reminiscence the long ago , which you , at least , ill appreciate . Y onder stood a cottage wh ich was the f abidin g place O h o spital ity , ch arity , and all th e golden virtues wh ich decorate the h igher Christian l ife . It was the home of filial affection and parental tenderness , the c ommon resort Of the most elegant and cultured s o ciety , a place from which no poor man was — ever turned comfortless away the h appy homestead Of a happy l h ousehold . The grand O d master of that household h as long since passed over the river , an d his gentle and loving wife now sleeps by his side . I n life both were loved and h o n o red for all the graces that ad o rn human character and win human respect and admira tion . In death , b oth are remembered by the rich and poor as ex amples Of all th at wa s noble , ph il o sophic , gentl e , and humane . a: e a:

I was for a l ong period Of my student l ife an inmate Of th at cottage and treated as one Of the children of the family . A thou ’ sand years Of l ife s ch anges and revolutions could never efface the impressions I then received of the moral and intellectual ch aracter Of of the grand Ol d man . He had been a deep student science , his tory and philosophy . His mind was a treasure house of knowledge , fel gathered from books , from foreign travel , and from h is close l ow s h i p with the great men and statesmen Of the country . A nd Of yet , with a spl endid capacity for the higher ach ievements state o r t craft , he cared nothing for the tinsel of rank the pres ige of Office but preferred in his l ate years to tarry beneath his own , happy roof - tree and to watch the devel opment Of h is ch ildren ; to educate them in virtuous principles ; to do his duty w ell as a neigh bo r , a friend , a ph ilanthropist , and to enj oy through the len gthen in g shadows of a useful l ife the sweet compan ionship o f his loving wife . “ 0 i He was my Gamal i el , my oracl e , from whom any doc le youth $ could learn th e w i sdom of the wise , the strength that nerves the ’ strong and the grace that gathers around the noble . I n bro ad ,

$ f d e S n eed s t e G een B u m a a z n e B o s F o r s k etch a n d p o rt ra i t o J u g . r g g i (

1 80 3 a e 2 3 3 . to n ) M a y , , p g o phil anthr py and charity , in l earning and culture , I thought him the greatest man I ever saw ; and , in Roman virtue , severity of Of o morals , an d dignity ch aracter , the m st august and admirabl e . “ I particularly remember his tender symp athies for that u n fortunate class whose reasons were overthrown , and h is theories Of upon the treatment mental d iseases . And now , as I look up o n the splend id p ile which h as taken the place Of that happy home stead and reflect upon the noble and Christly purp o ses to wh ich it Ol is today dedicated , I can but think if th at grand d man , with all h is tender sol icitude for a better and holier treatment Of the mind d iseased , coul d revisit the ground on which his h appy homestead r stood an d see the changes fo h imself , he woul d rej o ice th at things are j st as they are . All h o n o r to the mem ory of General Calvin ’ J o n esuf

The beautiful address by Ju dge Sneed , j ust quoted , E ven i D em c a O first appeared i n the n g o r t, f Memphis . For a copy I am i ndebted to the sketch i n the Wa ke F or e es t S tu d n t, by President Taylor , to which allusion has already been made . General Jones was a deeply religious man and a com

- m u n i ca n t i n the E pi scopal Church . Duri ng the time he resided i n R aleigh , there was no house of worship owned o r by hi s Chu rch , the parish Of Christ Chu rch not bei ng n i z 1 2 g a ed u nti l August 2 , 1 8 1 . He was simi larly s it a t 1 4 u ed at Wake Forest . On Apri l 1 7, 83 , not long after f his arrival i n Tennessee , he was one Of the founders O

Of . the pari sh St James , i n Bol ivar , an organization hav i ng for its first rector the R everend Dani el Stephens , and formed du ring the E pi scopate Of B ishop Otey , a di scipl e

Of R Of . the great B ishop avenscroft , North Carolina Two O f the cleri cal friends Of General Jones , Bi shops Otey and Green (the latter elevated to the Episcopate after ’ the General s death ) , had both b een stu dents and later tutors at the U niversity Of North Caroli na when Jones e was a trustee . General Jones en j oy d the compani onshi p

Of thoughtfu l clergymen Of all creeds . In addition to as soci ation with such leaders Of his own Chu rch as B ishops Of Ravenscroft , Otey , Polk , and Green , he had been one f R the many E piscopali ans , i n the early days O aleigh , “ formi ng a part Of the congregation Of the scholarly pas P h e er s tor Of the city , the R everend Wi lliam Mc e t , Of the

Presbyterian Chu rch . A strong friendshi p also sprang up between himself and E lder John Purify , a forcefu l leader Of the B aptists Of North Carolina . As heretofore mentioned , General Jones and E lder Purify were resi dents Of the same country neighborhood i n the north eastern section Of Wake Cou nty , where Wake Forest Col lege was later established . G eneral Jones was a man of striki ng appearance . H e

5 - was feet inches i n height , deep chested , an d weighed about 24 0 pou nds . H is eyes bore a kindly ex p ression and were hazel i n color , his hai r was b ro w n , hi s forehead high , his nose slightly G recian , and hi s mouth clearly portrayed the firmness and d eci sion which marked h is character through li fe . Viewed from any — standpoint , he was a strong man strong morally , men tally , and physically . Three portraits Of hi m are n ow : G i n Wake Cou nty one i n the rand Lodge Hall , and one f f i n the O fice O the Adj utant General , at R aleigh ; and one at Wake Forest—the last mentioned having been presented to the college by Wake Forest Lodge , now N O.

282 but origi nally N O. 9 7 .

I have now told what I have been able to learn of the upright life and honorable career Of Calvi n Jones . H is memory , it i s true , does not stand broad ly emblazoned on history ’ s page as “ On e of the few , the immortal names , That were not born to d ie $ but we do no violence to truth i n portrayi ng him as a con

sistent Chri stian , a vigi lant patri ot , an accomp lished physician , a versati le scholar , a loyal Mason , and a hos i l p ta b e gentleman , well worthy to be classed among u n those choicest spi rits who , hold ing thei r consciences mixed with blame , have been i n all conj unctures true to $ themselves , thei r cou ntry , and thei r God .