Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-11

nfaCtti0her OF medicine ana surgery -
rhere was al the time four regular phvsi
clans in Florence, all in good repu.e, and
az they were considered sufficient for the
place, Dr.. Bedford vas advised oy the
good citizens 10 remove to a new settle
ment called the Big Spring, which was
destitute of medical man AMI sometimes
very sickly. Under these circumstances.
DR. Bedford thought the village might be
capable of afording some advantage to the
emgrsnt, and accordingly he som located
himself al the place IN question. His en-
trance was made welcome by the inbaoIt'
ants of the village, who, beng anxious 10
retain so valuable a member OF society
lsied not To extend to him every courtesy
aud attention due TO a gentleman. ] he
Doctor hal no, heen al he Big Spring long
before he concluded TO make permane "
settlement, 10 order TO DO which he took
into ais head that he must needs marry -
There was in the village beautiful young
lady, OF rare accomplishments and rehned
education. who soon eHsnared the willing
heart OF the doctor; she possessed an es.
tate worth twenty thousand dollars, which
Ut all things. most deiighteH The fancy OF
our hero. IL addressed her s6e consent
ed, the preIinnaries were soon settled;
bu, before the knot could be tied business
oil importance called hin TO Nashville. On
his e ,urn Some. he unlucklly stopped at
Florence, to visit those kind friends, by
whose advice ne had made his fortune -
Nhilst dining at Florence Inn a man from
Kentucky took his Sat a, the table, who
instantly recognized Doctor Bedford 10 be
b,s old trent, Mr, William Talbot, of
Lexington, Kentucky, professor OF the
ar and MISERY OF cordwaining The Ken
tuckian was delighted 10 meet him. inquIr-
ed very solicitously after his health, aud
observed, that out week since be had The
pleasure OF calling on his wife and family,
at Lexington, who he assured him were all
we'll The Doctor was coniounied, pro
tested the gentleman was mistaken in the
, person, and declared Tost vehe gently that
he would prosecute him If he dared 10 Ut
ter such fasehouds. The k.nuCklan was
not easily moved by sucb threats, and con
tinued 10 reiterste what be had previously
stated The confusion at the Doctor was
so great, he could not finish his dinner,
but hastily departed 10 institute suit a.
gainst the man who had uttered sucn out
rag.ous i,bels; and that WAS The last seen
OF HIN by the citizens OF Florence,
In the mean time Doctor Bedford re-
paired 10 Big Spring, where be borrowed
! a Carriage with horses. and negro st rv&ni,
! OF a gentleman into whose good graCrs he
had lnGraiiated mrn ,eit. telling h;m that
person ~ fenne zee had sent tor him to
! OPP rate N case OF lithotomy, which rem
! dered it important mat he should depart
! post haste. Since then the inhabitants of
! B,g Spring have not be- hnnored by vi
SIT from Doctor Bedford. nor has the gen.
tleman heard OF his carriage, horses, or
negro.
| The Ken,uckian stated, that he and
Bedford, who had a wife and two children,
were employed in the same shop more than
I year. when the former vas discharged,
in consequence Of bus ignorance OF the
trade, and consequent inability 10 perform
the duty assigned him; and since his de-
parlure be had frequently heard Ot his
practising medicine, by authority OF a pa
tent right which he hal purchased At Or.
Thompson, OF Boston TINS statement,
at he time, IS considered doub iul by
many, and there being some anxiety ma
infested on the subject, an examination was
entered into, when It was ascertanrd that
Bedford came 10 Lexington IN the year
1918, assuming the name OF iaibot, BRING
ing with him his wife and her mother, Mrs.
Jackson, W no were formerly OF .iteIdndraG,
District Of Columbia; that Miss Jackson
brought bm an estate, al The tine OF her
marriage, I'D negroes and other property,
amounting 10 abuuI thirty THOUSAND dollars,
winch he hsd squandsIed away, and then
abandoned her in land OF strangers From
the tie >criplon OF he man> and the Doo-
rely OF his character, there can be no
doubt, that DR.. James Hamilton, alias John
Randolph Bedford, AHA. {. u Il"p, is The
same DR. Bediold who furnished at Big
Spring, AMI the same William Talbot,
cUrdw amer, who fed from Kentucky,