Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-12-01
TO THE PUBLIC.

Having recently discovered that nv an
Nsra name is Walimire, to obviale oil
snsgciou OF having changed my name
hraaeh design, | submit the following
1 bdGarraive.
Twas born in Switzerland, in the can
oaol Aargan. and left that country about
he year 8I6. enigrating with my fathers
hhiIy, which consisted Of iaiher, moth
er aol seven children, all sons, We ar
1veI at Amsterdam, in Holland, at which
ai we purpossd to take shipping for
. Moth America We were there delain-
d awhile by the difficulty Of procuring
.supping. The vessel 10 which we even
. putty secured a passage was so much
crowded with emigrant passengers that
previous &c our setiag sail a most de-
sructive pastilsnce broke out among the
eew, 10 which the greater portion of the
rassenrers fell victims. Among the dead
were nv father, mother and three broth
ers: also an uncle and his whole family,
who had travelled with US from home TO
II lat place. Thus were four brothers Of
'us, ali in our childhood, let 10 pursue our
'ourrey under those uphappy circumstanc-
/ IS 10 strange land, without friend 10
4 direct or TO comfort US.
Alter tedious and diS;rc sSing passage,
we landed at Newcastle in the state Of
ID .laware. We then became separated
and were pat out among strangers, whose
anguage we could neither speak nor IN,
drrslaud, aud had no knowledge of each
aher's place of residence. For about
twenty four years | have b ID no correct
Information. Of the existence or residence
d either of my brothers, excepting my
bother John, with whom | have bad
some Intercourse. and who was also
kaown by the name Of Roof.
As regards myself, the first years Of my
rssilence in the United States were spent
nlhe lower part of Pennsylvania. From
6fnce went to Frederick city, Mary
and, where learned the skin-dressing 4
glowing business. After remaining In
frederick about FIVE years, went 10 Ha
Verstown, in The same state, where | exer
esd my trade of skin-dressing and glov
ag for about four years. While resld'
sg IN Hagerstown, | married Miss CrIs
Fna Criglow Of Frederick.
From Hagerstown | removed to The
vale Of Ohio, living six months IN Day
@n | went from thence TO Columbus
Racre | remained three years, during
Which time studied Divinity under Pro
F'sor Schmidt, Of German Seminary
10 April, 1884, accepted q call from
ne Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Clrcleville, and took charge thereof
Were have ever since resided.
Until the 3lst day Of last month, hat
v'aIaed no knowledge of either Of n.
S,0AeFs excepting John, when. to IN
great surprise and JOY, Mr.. Joseph Walt
uTe presented, and identified himself a
~ brother. The loss Of my true nam
- PROBABLY prevented our discoverln!
sca other at an earlier period. ThI
,au0ge OF name is left to conjecture. o.
sssupposed may be accounted for IN th
asaner The name of nv uncle, wh'
~, Nm MS whole family, died on board th
.ssel as above stated, and who was NJ
'DS rl brother. was .Roof.
nose who took me and my brotht
N AN lnlo their keeping on our arrival
AZ Soanlry, may have seen that name Q
49, sreglster or papers. and may hay
n. sS % 70 De the surviving members
so - nm'ly, Oar ealrelEe youth, and i
'1es oilne language, prevented US fro