2/6 He had a great deal of land to cultivate, and carried on a multiplicity of business. Helm's eldest daughter, Jenny, was married to Mr.John Fitzhugh, her cousin, who had come from Virginia to claim his bride. No pains were spared to make it more imposing than any thing that had ever happened in that country. Never before had the quiet village of Bath seen such splendor. All that wealth, power and ambition could do, was done to make the event one of great brilliancy. |