Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-01

| tunity may perhaps never occur again
We are glad to state that considerable wood
Hickory sold readily al dallars . load.
| JIer. Adr.
DEAF AND DUMB
Among the deaf and dumb pupils of Mr..
| SxixAs, examined at Harris burg, was "A young
lad, whose interesting story will he found be.
low. Ii is copied from the Pennsylvania In.
telligencer, with few immaterial alte Ia tons,
| as corrected by Mr. SeiXas. This gentleman,
informs us, that the first time his little pupil
1 recognized the name ct HAMILTON, with whom
| lie lived at Steubenville. was in walking thro'
the city where he discovered it upon a sign,
| ona thai he Immediately gave Mr.. 5. To under i.
stand, that that was the name of the person
from whose honse he was takeo, by violence,
by William +. Davis. The drawing Of the
town from which he was taken was made by
| inc Pupii, from memory, with tie intent TO in
| form Mr. Seixas Of the place whence he came
II Is desirable 10 know how, and where, Davis
tell in with this little boy. aud whether h. took
MN from us parents or guardian by violence,
so mat lie may be restored TO them, as there is
no doubt that lie is not the brother of Davis,
| as Is represented by Davis in his letter TO NJ T..
| Seixas.
Some strong suspicious are entertained that
| william r. ID avis Is an impostor, and that he
IN Inc identical person, who is lc> cribed I'D the
hnorriIe Register ia an article which appea,s
TO have been providsutialiy published al this
timr, aud which we have inserted below 10
elucidaie this subject. Thst the identity OF
w. +. Davis may he asceriared we are in
formed that he lie aboui five feet seven IN cbes
nigh' mas DARK hair ans eyes. mea ere face. AID
his person Tathe, slim, and that he s0ujuted
very much. II is TO b. hoped that some bu.
name person al Knoxville, will endeavonr TO
ontau froR DAVIS, the true history of little
hibeit Newsain, and forward il to Mr.. SsiYas
Philadelphia. IL will he recoiiscted that the
| account III the Pennsylvania Iutelligeucer OF
Albert Ne" am was gwen, before that con.
| tslned IN tue Knoxville Register was known.
me letter, OF w. h Davis, referred to in the
tbieli .enceT has been hand ed 10 us-we also
publish II, aud have sent the original TO Knox.
| vile To aid 10 The investigation at that piaSe ::
| we copy u rerbaim. Siuce il was written. 1ot
Que woId'of Intelligence OF Davis has been
received from him, notwitlIs anding his strong
| protestations in the latter clause of his letter
Copy Of letter Jrov, Jpiliium y. Darts to y. G..
| Ssiras.
was born ia Readns, Pennsylvania. on The
2sth ~ r b i7sS. was one year mistaken
!" my age, when you enquired of me before
tie way found il out, recollect INV brother
since was educated, has told me was born
on tue 2oth OF Feb. in the year 1853. but thai
w"s rot leap year. OF do not count rieht.-My
father WAS mason aud laAerer, aud at the
age OF sixteen he put me to a MIR. Mitchell 10
| learn that business, as my father did moi toll
| low u....I staid with that gentleman four
years as an apprentice, and after that, lie paid
me Tor what donaihe two following years -
then my father sent me TO Paris to gel me e.
duca,ed where siaid two years, but ht fore
4 4
married staid IN Re aiding aud follow ed INV
trade until my sister moved to the state ct d.
MO, anu then weOi TO my brother at Pitts.
Dnrg, aud we stdid there about three years I
| thiDk- Ny brother then LETT me and went 10
| Ciucinnau iros, there to the Missouri, terri.
I tory, aud from hfre 10 Pitlsbnrg ayais /: aud
| look ine with hun TO ST. Lo1is taking with
nm a quantity OF drugs aud medicines aud
| coniinut q in that business until some time last
| s.iing, when he sold out aud made a pa chase
OF somr land, with the intention OF farming
| but ea,iy in the tall was killed. contIuu.d
win Ms. William Clarke, The then governor of
tne ierIiiory, who III company with Cap,a,u
Lewis explored that country, until March iast.
when started tor this country, aud Came IA
| Tar a, Chari.stOwn, Clark county, Indiana
where 5iaid short time, trying 10 get the
cancer. fiiep on my thumb cured. From
| there came to the state OF Ohio thiuk,uy 10
see my 81 ter, but she was lead aud Aiier,
was IN SteubepvIile, and thought n wonid
never do To leave him there where there WAS
no possibility OF his receiving any education
believe uiai u is al That IS woriay of your
ailehtion-ii not, you will do me the favor 10
tel NE ~ what respect you want To- Know
more
win go as far as Bal. imore, and there a.
walt an answer TO letter l have sent NJ, Gro.
fhe', ASA II worth my while VIII 90 10 Rich.
mond but ~ II should so happen tbat Inc IA
unable to as'is me winch think there IS We.
ry htiie dagger oil, will immediately write
d return as 5000 as possible
IL any accideht should happen that could
retuiu, but God forbid tbst should he the
C Sc, viii TecOileci yIuT munificeuce toward
my bToher aud myself, gentlemen, aud die
VITA II fresh IN my memory. All can do al
present rs SIMPLY To tell you am Obliged 10
you, aud bid you ad eu but / hope moi long.
EScase Tie Writing, my zen and ii1hi rs bal.
WILLIAM T.. DAVIS
PHILADELPHIA this 10th day Of Jfay 1870
FROM TIE PENNSYLVANIA IHTELLIcENcER
IL - wJtily - Trmd That aIDous the M.
tie hofk, AHEAD, urdf, course OF insi,uc-
lion some peculiar marks OF geuIus are dis
cOverdtle One. in particular, a lI,lle boy
from StenbeuvIlle, ONO displays d talent Tor
drdUtHg, peTh ps never exceeded by Que of
b;s age. They exhibit a number OF limitations
COPIED IRON KeeseS CyclDP5dia skeicbed by
this nttle boy wiii simpie lad pencil, thai
a Common observer by Candle hgbt wiII,out
close Inspection, would be At loss TO dIstu.
gnish from lhe originals Aud ,lns leads us 10
IecnI 10 Tie bisiOry OF Ellie <iUeTt NeWsaD, -
About fne week after the OF zaHlzatfOu of thix
scnUOi, Ms Mrredith, who Is one of lie ma
gers, discovered thus ltlle deaf bOy ~ ;be
streets Of Pa ddciphia. in the charge Of A
sTabg 3, who was ass Cor pretended TO be)
deaf and dumb. Ihe ~ N could vtiis and
gave tbs acc uni OF hlmsaif that his nam.
was William T.. Daris that he was born and
FdI Ell meas tt"adiB. ~ Prnusy iVaula--that
he vent 10 Europe for instruction, IN the
school of the Able Sicsfd--tiat al die end
OF three years he r'tutnt q I; but learned that
h. parents and family had removed 10 the
slc'" cOGntiy-'iat on pursuing ITEM he
found they ware ali deau with The excep-
u u ~ THIS lille deaf 10y (wnoin he ass-
ed by the nanic OF Alb"ri N. Davis) whom lie
hal lToCcd oui 10 SieGbensi,ie Iiaf he had
taktn tDi. ute boy with view 10 geI him
insirscird o. s'-ir IestitnlIOD. for the InstinC-
tIOi OF degf ard dun5. They we're boIb iu
stare OF wtstCh dues and The hoy was De.
tnidtd aud rui under the Instruction ut fr
ScirGs. The man went on TO the southwark,
nndes pItteuce OF hGntiug some relafions...,
lie wrote letter, ab0u, ibis time, da,ed al