Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-19

v here from l7-3 TO list BE good enough
o. ,ouf rshirst leisure 20 inform mr, IL YOU
sc 80 cuDnct,ed-snl 81 the same time scnd
me the names aud residences OF your father
gIauiiathrr. aud uHdSs un the fathers side.
A larSe landed property tsome three millions
sterling In salue) has b.cn lcit by a dcscend-
ant at The Bumham isnily in England. and
{ msy b. found OF material pccanisp adVan-
tsgc 60 you 90 establish your prdigrec. Let
me hear from you a. son a. convenient.
Very respectfully, yous OBJ ~en't,
ssss ssssss
AIRY ior the Heirs.
To Cru. T.. BuENHAa. E-q..
FfaHkiiH Hsasc. Philadelphia.
(RGrLVD
Hon. So. ...s.s.-. N,w Tork.
FraHkiia HOUSE, Philadelphia.
Nov. 10, 1886.
Ny Dear Sir-Nour favor. und~r date 9TH
inst. came duly to hand, and ! improve my
earliest moment of leisure latter the unavoid-
able delays attendant upon procuring tlr la
formation you soek.) To reply. Voc stc ilesi-
wus OF being made acquainted with my "ped.
igrce."
1 have TO inform YOU that I have taken
some days 10 examine into the nattcf. end af.
ter a careful investigation ct the "rccofds
find that | am a descendant, in the direct lia..
from a gentleman veo well rein-mb. red u
these psrts-by the name OF Adam. The oh
man had two >ons-"Caiu" snd Abr" they
wcu called. The latter. by ihe others hands.
went deal one dsy; but a. 40 CORONER hal
been appointed in the county wherr they re-
sided verdict postponed" A Thrill son was
bprn, whom tbey called Seth Gaia Adam
had . son named Enoch-whn had a son-un
the fourth genrratlun.) by ihe name oi Mai
cch. Msle,h had a son whom he cslled M.
all, from whom | trace, directly my own BE-.
inr.
Noai hal three Soas-oShem, lIam anil j.
hlet. The eldest anl youngr.i-Shcm aud
} ,phet-were d couple OF tlr "hhoys-aud
Ham wssa very well disposed wong grsite-
tleman who slept ~ home q nights, Bui hi,
two brothers, unfortunately NOT so Well iu-
clineh. Haas was a sort at "Jelhro '-ihr
butt ui b. two hgotie 's-Who had done him
i"hrownD 10 many iihes That shey csllcd him
i. "bumt." For iqans years BE- WAS known
therefore as . y snt-il,m Bfaw hi.
death h. applied 10 ,he lrgisla,urc in hfs
!, digins lof a Chang 81 MN. H. dropped
the la bill Was pass At cHu,liig him 10 lhs
!, name oi buFn-liam--snd heucr the suT.fams
oi your lnmhlc > Nsnt. So Im1rh lr tins
4 HGmc.
lu several al The newspapers Of that prsiu
! hud an ailusIon made tu d rery sersre raii
A siorHt. which occurred - just about that time
- and Pablo prints (Olall p~artics) agree tia
~ WIN W. ~ va ~ ANA0s oNl iNdl ATT lu
va ~amOuntpt damage MAS done 70 tn
Ich ani coIomcrvisl interests" Is tlt
Nc 80 Pae@eoIne SIX Thousand wears buck, w,
tr@ w GOT, j T9rruine, expeS IN, To- 0n,te sn,
ieA Ptiu. piaS dctalls al uis tinnnst,ncr-.x
al o Ear as feRrs directly To wv oSa al
onsof ! may atiiiere, h~oweye4; uat s,ihs-
1n',t;c '1rSOoutss niofma nc tlnt eseGy ,hins q
ii. Ter from fffs,Se Vas ass'eysl. 4 paNs.s Ret
that there wasa,s ,sa ~" ~ ass's.
on "s Pes isit 20 ns"g MS 10
OH Noah found ir
for under loot, Ito use a fSo,s,
his,) and he wisely built d S-s.S.fT~1a%
ned generous dsmensions.) Tor the sf.. ~ 49,
inc sell aud family. Finlng that The .siu -.
,ir5 unued he enlarged his boat. 50 HAT be co.
carry a very considerable amount oi lugrs,
10 80 case OF accident. The foresight In .he
gentleman proved most fortunate, aud o,
confirms thr established opinion that the ia
lily was ''smlu'-iDT "thr storm conii,t
unabaicd Tor forty d,ys aud forty nighis. Il
say the a%ccouu;s,) until "eyrg species of
linh aHd vegetable matter had been used Il
always excepting the old gen leman's eau
- boat. aud CARGO Now ,Noal was a great lo,
20 OF animals-he was, "Of evey Kind. a m
ne and lcyale' dad he take Into his boat ~
hi'n, aud a nice time The, must have had
~ u Tor SIX weeks Notwithstanding the "a
'H" (Which | lind recorded ia one OF the joum
ri OF the day that a gentleman who was swi
10" ming about, aud who requested the old q,
urtnan TO let him la, upon being refused
~ cldfed that he might go 10 grdss with his
~ canoe, Tor he dldnt think II would be much
~" a shower any hoW! ] say notwithStandI
"'o tfis opinion Oi tie gentleman. who is rep
sented a. having been o every expert swi
6 70 mcr, every thing was destroyed.
Ham was one OF 'en--he wasi lie "kn,
= sufficient 10 get Out Of the rain albeit
MP wesn thought pery WHY lie took msss
with TIE rest. however, and thus did nv
With The necessity Of a liie.pfes.rvef. FRI
'ua' nam ] Trace my pedigree divc.ly down. IA
"' all The grades. 70 kine solomon, without .
aiiicuty-who by the Nay was reported
nave peen q little loose iu bis habits. a
t was very load Of the ladies' aud M.uzitl
sherry. Hc us-d TO sing sony .too-of vii
uil' "ihc icsst said, the soonest meudedH N
on We whole, Sol. was q yCrs clever. 4,
INV good fellow, aud on several occasions =,
evidence at possessing his share Of ,be u,
ic'' ming natural 90 Ouf ismiiy. S,ms tb,n.
mm wise but, although have no di.u,
uon 90 abtsc auy Of my ancestors tbink
V1een OF Sheha "a very nice YOUNG won
iIr frlioNi WV 'c
% OF By acoutiuuous chain. / trace ms nt..a
snip thence through d rather tor,,ps n,
-" tom generation 20 generation d,,,, 4. \
Matthew lnot the Colneli-nl but ,o M
new ihe Collector. (of GaN.se IuG,t
Who sat 81 tls receipt decisions n, =,
connection ] was undoubtedly indebted h, ,
r. appointment some Three yeors lark1 h, !
eonl ca,liersaip iu tls Bo.lo, O.,
h'g@ MATTHEW lived in the good ~ hi
nN'fs-"hen something in to- 80
y ""'irs "ss coming iu. But ns po,Eiug
-ti OF his 6naie. ! rather fhipt 3. .
lated WITH the funds Of ibe G,tera
~ 'hi iius account iog ms rSnora{ &c..
I" ,'l2 By Marcus Morton Tbe ~ +,
ptolsbiy SOS tctri no. lrm 49, -, ~
haii!F" had "Swartu ou,eirs H.,