Thought I would post up some more info on the house / property where I found that piece of Spanish silver 8 reale about a week ago. As I mentioned, this 1830 house (known as the Page House) is right in the mix of where the Morrisville, NC battle took place on April 13th, 1865.
Lt. Williamson Malcus Page
(1836 Ð May 7, 1910, Page Family Cemetery, Morrisville, NC)
Malcus was 25 years old when he enlisted and accepted his commission in the Confederate Army as lieutenant on May 16, 1861. It was at his house in Morrisville where the grand send off gala was held on June 1, 1861. Once in service, he gained the appointment of Assistant Quartermaster, which held the rank of Captain, on October 7, 1862. Paige for reasons unknown resigned from this post on April 29, 1863. He returned to Morrisville and ran the Confederate commissary, where local citizens were required to pay their 10% crop taxes to the government.
After the war and Reconstruction was over, Page became the Register of Deeds for Wake County in 1883. He was quite popular in office and elected on the Democratic ticket, Sheriff for the county in 1890 and again in 1902. (Image courtesy of Mary Page Ferrel, Morrisville. She still lives in the original Page house where the company was organized in 1861.)
Every time I've been there to hunt so far, I've been able to come home with coins and/or relics still even after all the years this place has been detected.
To show my appreciation to the wonderful owners, and to give MDer's a good name, I decided to make them a shadowbox containing old relics mainly from their property, plus a few more thrown in for good measure.
There is a 1890 IH, 1800's buttons, fired CW bullet, silver spoon piece (dated 1908), etc.
Enjoy,
MM
Lt. Williamson Malcus Page
(1836 Ð May 7, 1910, Page Family Cemetery, Morrisville, NC)
Malcus was 25 years old when he enlisted and accepted his commission in the Confederate Army as lieutenant on May 16, 1861. It was at his house in Morrisville where the grand send off gala was held on June 1, 1861. Once in service, he gained the appointment of Assistant Quartermaster, which held the rank of Captain, on October 7, 1862. Paige for reasons unknown resigned from this post on April 29, 1863. He returned to Morrisville and ran the Confederate commissary, where local citizens were required to pay their 10% crop taxes to the government.
After the war and Reconstruction was over, Page became the Register of Deeds for Wake County in 1883. He was quite popular in office and elected on the Democratic ticket, Sheriff for the county in 1890 and again in 1902. (Image courtesy of Mary Page Ferrel, Morrisville. She still lives in the original Page house where the company was organized in 1861.)
Every time I've been there to hunt so far, I've been able to come home with coins and/or relics still even after all the years this place has been detected.
To show my appreciation to the wonderful owners, and to give MDer's a good name, I decided to make them a shadowbox containing old relics mainly from their property, plus a few more thrown in for good measure.
There is a 1890 IH, 1800's buttons, fired CW bullet, silver spoon piece (dated 1908), etc.
Enjoy,
MM
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Keep giving the hobby a good name buddy.
I'm sure that display will be cherished for a VERY long time. 
