American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-08-08
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DIED,-on Saturday, the 22d ult. ROBERT HAsIlL
TOM Esq OF this Borough, in the 71st year Of his age
we arc Called upon, from time to time, to mark and lament
the nroas of death upon the circle around u.s. and to nav
the last melancholy tribute the memory of those who
but little while before, were familiar view We
feel all the melancholy sensations such task is calculated
to awaken, in recording the decease of Roman HAMILTON
"a gentleman who, during half century, has been known
among US, as useful and meroous citizen kind and
hospabe neighbour and truly upright and honest man,
In that long period, Mr. HAMILTON has filled various i'm
portant official stations under the general and state govern
mentsin the first, by the appointment of Washington,
whose favor itself praise under hose banner he
served during the revolutionary al the battles of 1ren-
ton and Princeton. As public officer and especially
magistrate, he was distinguished by firm, energet and
impartial performance OF his duty, and he lives in the
recollection of the people of this Borough the ef
cen and useful conservator of the peace, had.
a few years since, Mr. HAMILTON removed from vii.
mngton to his farm the Delaware, where he continued
to reside until the last three months of his life in the
cienliors exercise of every private duty. No
forget, who has witnessed the kind and generous
warmth with which he welcomed the numerous visitants at
his hospitable dwelling. All his feelings ardent but
was the warmth Of an honest heart above
guile and if he had enemies as few there are who
have not it was his good fortune TO outve every nnknd
feeng and to breathe his last amid the regrets and
OF all AS an arbitrator and experienced and upright
man OF business he the pescemaker the counsellor
ana adviser OF is negbbors In the domestic relations Of
fe, his worth IS attesed by the love and veneation with
which his memory cherished by his family and
connections to whom he was exemplary and tender
parent and friend He firm and sincere believer in
merely by professions, but by conscientious practice Of
the hrt precept Of the gospel" Love thy neghbor
thysel" About a year prior to his own decease, Mr.
HAMILTON had been separated by the fiat of Providence,
from her who had been nearly fifty years the exemplary
and beloved partner of his bosom He murmured not at
stroke, the severes that act the decline of cbut
he gradually sunk under its influence, and finally with
camness and resignation yielded up his spirit Him who
gave it, friend whose knowledge of the deceased com.
menced with his earliest recoecons, records this brief
tribute TO his memory The might have said more--he
could not say less.
DlED-On Friday morning, after long and severe ILL.,
ness, JAMES M'KEAN, Esq. late First Burgess of this
Borough.
In this Borough, yesterday morning, Mrs HENRI
ETA RUMFORD, wife Of Mr.. Lewis Rumford
Recently, at the residence of his father near this
Borough, Mr.. EDMUND STIDHAM, son of MIR David
Stidhsm. His remains inferred on the SOth ul in
Trinity Church buryng ground in this Borough, attended
by an uncommon large Train of relatives and frends-who
on this occasion have to the loss of truly amabe
Young man, whose presence but short time ago made The
domestic and social circle pleasant and n;eresng-andI
whose departure, in the vigor of YOUTH affords striking
exemplcaon Of the truth that sn the midst of life
are in DEATH
At Barboursvle, Virginia. on the 31st ut, in the
10Th year of her age. Mrs MARY BARBOUR mother Of
Secretary BAnBoun.
About the 18th u nea. Summit Bridge, Dell, Mrs
CATHERINE BIDDLE. She obedient wife,
useful, and worthy member of society," and
of the Methodist T. Church. and steady Uniform Christian
With resignation she left this for another and better world
TAs her husband is travelling q distance, Editors of
newspapers respectfully requested to cory this brief
nctice. under tIc hone thai he NAV sec i 2