Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-01

Il
| The following letter, translated from the Ger
man. contains some interesting particulars respect
ing branch of the Washington family. The let
ter from General WASHINGTON, TO which the writer
alludes, may be seen in Sparkss Washington, vol.
xi, p. 393 and other particulars concerning the
family IN VOL ], p 554. JAMES WASHINGTON is
there mentioned as having been a merchant in
Rotterdam:
! MUNICH, FKBRuAHr 81, 1914.
HoSoRED SIN II not till the nh Of this month that
received your favor of December 18th could not there
fore, ii earlier. In compliance with your wish WILL
with pleasure communicate you some facts relating my
family The branch from which am descended has UNI
doubleday the ancestor that from which the American
branch descended which proved also by the Of
| arms
The family OF Washington descended from good old
English family which, in early times owned considerable
possessions in the counties Of York and Northampton and in
other places 1t became connected by marriage with the
family OF Shirley, Earl Feers. Sir Lawrence Washington
married Elizabeth daughter of the second Earl Ferrers
1t also connected with that of Viers Duke Of Buck
ngham branch Of the fam y, from unknown causes for
they were wealthy, emigated about the year 1850 Amer-
ca and the well known Gone may say with truth the unive-
sally famous General and President George Washington
descended from it,
My great grandfather James Washington, deeply
implicated in the unfortunate affair of the Duke Of Monmouth
in the time of Charles ii, 1853 and 1884, that he
Obliged to fly from England and, after losing by shpwreck
on the coast Of Portugal every thing of his personal property
that ne had been able to carry away from England he
TO Holland While there, he frequently demanded on
the part of England by its ambassador, and his delivery in
sisted upon but the General States did and thus
nc became the founder Of that branch which then began
flourish in Holland and is still existence in the persons of
two individuals cousins eutenans in the army and navy
possess autograph letter Of the great man, George
Washington, from Mount Vernon, January 20, 1899, in
which, among other things is said There can be but
little doubt sir Of descending from the stock, as
the branches Of proceeded from the country at what
time your ancestors le England mentioned mine came
to America nearly one hundred and fifty years ago"
At the age of sixteen received, in 1894, commission in
the Dutch service but unwilling the Batavian
Republic founded in 1895 and being faithful follower of
the house Of Orange emgrated AT the formation of the
Dutch brigade Of the Prince Of Orange the English service
in l799 Twas appointed lieutenant in that brigade, until the
dbandng Of the latter after the peace of Amiens, in 1902
few months later had the good fortune to enter the Bava
service Since then, nearly years have passed.
of which have been attached less than thirty years
the high person of the King partly marshal Of the
Court, and partly ad-de-camp
have also planted stock in Bavaria, which, if God will
is time to bear good fruit to the King and country
have three the eldest Ludwig sixteen years old, is
page of his Majesty the King the second, Max fourteen
years DID, is pupil in the Royal Corps of Cadets and the
third, Karl years DID, equents the public school, By
my marriages with daughters Of families of the highest
nobility in the land my children placed in agreeable cir
when shall be and, in this
ner this branch of the family this country may -four
ish God give his blessing to it 4!
1t would lead far to enter into details of my bogr
ply for being in earlier years frequently exposed to the
storms of fate, brought chiefly by revolutions and at
later period placed in important offices and other relations
could do without being very long and since this letter
has already attained considerable extent that which has
been said WILL hope, satisfy you. will only add in order
that you become altogether acquainted with my situation
here that will subon the signature of my what is
otherwise usual but in this think may make
exception because it forms in part of my bog
raphy.
Thanking you for the literary production transmitted to
me- which possesses by the preface of the renowned Profess
sor Hermann enhanced value remain, with sentiments
Of perfect esteem, your devoted,
BARON Won WASHINGTON,
ROYAL Baparian Chamberlain Lieutenant General and
Aiddc- Camp 10 his Majesty The King Commander ofthe
Order of CiuI Merit Of The Bararian Cro,on, Of the Greek
Order ofthc Sariour, Of the British Military Order fhc
Bath, knight Of the Royal French Order Of the Legion
Of Honor and Lordof Notzing.
To DIR. ] G. FLuzEr,
ConsuiofMe u S. Of NJ America In LEIPZIG.