. Book of the Royal blue . n, Lord Dunmore,the last of the royal governors of Virginia,seized the powder stored in this magazineand loaded it on a war vessel lying inthe James River about three miles Henry heard of the deed and atthe head of an indignant mob of armedcitizens, compelled the governor to pay forthe powder he had taken. The buildinghas been used as a stable in times past, butit is now a museum in charge of the Asso-ciation for the Preservation of across the street from the PowderHorn is a small brick building, one storyhigh, known as the Debtors Priso
. Book of the Royal blue . n, Lord Dunmore,the last of the royal governors of Virginia,seized the powder stored in this magazineand loaded it on a war vessel lying inthe James River about three miles Henry heard of the deed and atthe head of an indignant mob of armedcitizens, compelled the governor to pay forthe powder he had taken. The buildinghas been used as a stable in times past, butit is now a museum in charge of the Asso-ciation for the Preservation of across the street from the PowderHorn is a small brick building, one storyhigh, known as the Debtors Prison, andis the only building of its kind in Americato-day. Within its walls in Colonial timeswere confined those who could not or wouldnot pay their debts; and could they butspeak, these ;:y walls could tell of manysad scenes. Many romantic stories havebeen written with the old Debtors Prisonas a leading feature, especially upon onephrase, etched in the walls, has much •ILLIAMSBURG, THE COLONIAL CAPITAL OF OLD DEBTOR-S sentiment been expended. This phrase,O Fatal Day, and it has been thesource of much conjecture and wonder. Half a square away, on the Duke ofGloucester Street, is the old courthouse,built in 17.^9 and still in use. It has oftenbeen admired for its architectural propor-tions. At the head of the Green, not farfrom Bruton church, stood the Palace, theresidence of the royal governors, whichwas accidentally destroyed by fire whileoccupied by some troops immediately afterthe surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Next in point of historic interest comethe residences of distinguished personages,namely: The house of George Wythe,situated on the Palace Green. Wythe wasa signer of the Declaration of Independenceand came to his death by l)eing home was used by Washington as hisheadquarters before the attack on York- town. The house of Peyton Randolph,built in 1775, still stands on Francis Street;the house of John Blair, president of theVirginia
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