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appeal. A home like Montpelier says so much about our past and gives you a sense of history here.”
Speaking on behalf of the Rappahannock Hunt, Janet Payne O’Keefe, a member of the board of directors said her group pledged reward money because “Montpelier has been a huge part of our riding community—people have come from around the world to ride at the home—and the Fletcher family was so important to the hunt for so long. We respect them so much and we want to support them as they have supported the hunt for so many years. And that’s the truth.”
O’Keefe, who has been riding with the hunt for 31 years, said that the late James W. Fletcher was for more than 30 years master of the hunt and Montpelier “evolved as one of the most spectacular meets of the Rappahannock Hunt.” She said she is sending out a mailing this week to “several hundred” people who have ridden with the hunt over the years asking them for financial support for this cause.
One of the contributors who asked to remain anonymous and who owns an historic home in Rappahannock County said he was pledging $1,000 “in hopes other county residents would do the same. I am distressed that anybody would vandalize something as
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