. Historic Virginia homes and churches . sses, the Revohitionary Conventions and the Committeeof Safety, several times Virginias commissioner to effecttreaties with the Indians, commissary under Washingtonin the French and Indian War, and probably the first whiteman who ever entered the territory which is now the Stateof Kentucky. In 1750 Doctor Walker went to the west-ern country and during this expedition named Cumber-land gap and river in honor of the Duke of is said that Doctor Walker introduced the celebratedapple, the Albemarle pippin, into Albemarle County fromNew York. He
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . sses, the Revohitionary Conventions and the Committeeof Safety, several times Virginias commissioner to effecttreaties with the Indians, commissary under Washingtonin the French and Indian War, and probably the first whiteman who ever entered the territory which is now the Stateof Kentucky. In 1750 Doctor Walker went to the west-ern country and during this expedition named Cumber-land gap and river in honor of the Duke of is said that Doctor Walker introduced the celebratedapple, the Albemarle pippin, into Albemarle County fromNew York. He was the guardian of Thomas Jeffersonand an intimate friend of both Washington and Jefferson. A descendant of Doctor Walker writes in a sketch ofthe Walker family: In 1765 Doctor Walker built theliouse at Castle Hill, which has become a well-known placeto Virginians. The small panes of glass and the brassdoor-locks, which may still be seen in the venerable build- ^ Walker family : Watsons, Some Notable Families of A merica,p. 86 et ,J CASTLE HILL. ALBEMARLE COUNTY
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