This is a copy of the e-mail I received with pictures of "Redwood" the estate of John Strother Pendleton in Culpeper Co., Virginia. Jeanne has so genorously agreed to share her pictures with us. I wish to give her a big "thank you" form all of us Pendleton researchers.
Subj: JS Pendleton
Date: 9/13/1999 7:48:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: dixie@seacove.net (Jeanne)
Hi Becky,
I had already visited your site and it was a treat. The home, as I previously told you, is the second home - the first being destroyed by fire, I think. In back of the house is a smaller house that housed the hired help and there were two "Nannies" living there as late as the 50's, if my figuring is correct. The portrait is of the "man" himself and he was big in the Whig party. At the bottom of the portrait you will see that he is holding a paper. That paper had 'Whig' printed on it. You can see the disrepair of the walls. The house was, and probably still is, in big need of repair. The walls are all of the hard plaster that was used to build houses. Many of the walls had deep gouges that either had been hit hard or maybe was falling out due to age. The wooden peg is the shutter shows another sign of needing upkeep. It apparently is the original shutter since it was built using wooden pegs. This peg was just short of falling out.
We weren't invited to go upstairs, so I have no idea how it looked. Jan did have a lot of the history and we read some of it. Part of it described how the house was taken over by the Union soldiers and John's utter dislike of having that happen and very loudly voiced his opinions. Some soldiers threatened to behead him - or kill him in some way. I have forgotten just how, but one of the Negroes living there told the soldier that they hadn't better harm a hair on his head, and they didn't. If I ever get the chance to get back there I will try to photograph the paperwork. It's fascinating!!!
Jeanne
Redwood Plantation home of John Strother Pendleton in Culpeper Co.,
Virginia
March 1, 1802--November 19, 1868
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