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be topped that the bill may yet the favorable
action OF the present Congress.
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request the favor OF you publish in your paper as
soon as possible the accompanying certificate.
Respectfully yours,
SUSAN DECATUR
GEoRcErowN, D. C.. February lo, 1919.
GEocErowv. d. C February 10, Isi9
hereby certify my beloved and amented husband
whole course OF married life (toudeen years. com.
municaed to me thought, word, a desire, that |
ladies who have been bough, forward by the honora.
bic Senate his adopted chldren-a,lies med the
twentyeight years since Lient Twggs,
of the marine cops and man of fortune; another of
kappe, OF Philadelphia, man OF fortune also after his
DEATH she married No Stockton, pursee in the navy, he
being the sole heir considerable fortune in phlids
phia. The eldest of those ladies' Is woman upwards
OF hiy years OF age she has been married. and
penses, and has always since the death of her mother
resided. gratuitousy with her She received
year eighteen hundred and thirty seven, under the
naval pension then passed. she received
dollars, pension from the day OF her father, death
Captain OF marnes) until she became OF Her sister,
now Mrs. Stockton, received heea hundred doIas and
Mrs Twiggs, being the youngest, received two thousand
dollars, which she (havns been many marfed) in
vested All these facts were communicated to me by the
present Miss Mcknight, who also informed that her
hall brother, VIM D Hurst 50 soon as he was appointed
and when made lieutenant, he allowed her hundred
doits year. SO that she has never suffered Tor want OF
/ have heard my beloved husband express any
Of attachment aaids thosc dies, eyond
ordinary feeling regard which man ought TO have for
his female relatives; he lived the house
with them for than few days time he
xept up any correspondence with tlenl he never did
anything tem after became acquainted with him.
excepting IN making them present OF some small ARTICLES
OF dress WHICH he directed me to do IN my name,
wishing all his connexions understand distinctly that
whatever his fortune might be, 1t all minctat he did
not consider anything as his scord and his
ship. Although we had been many married. he
invited those ladies' his house. Alter had
been re siding years Washington he had oc-
ca ion go Philadelphia some of business
proposed he would bring WITH hin, when he returned
the Misses. Nc Knight, the
of government. He brought of them with him. and
when she returned home invited others; and il
happened that the eldest OF those ladies' the present Miss
Mcknightit that time woman OF twenty-five years OF
age-Iad been my guest (or the first time my te) two
months when my beloved husband expired-al,nost
ty nine years
While the clam which had laid before Congress (by
my beloved husbands drrcuon) was pending, aud tue
House then session, the Miss Knight addressed
icer, signed with her of tire honorable
genenen Claiming portion OF the prize money Tor her
self and sisters Ghey both being married3 stating that
had treated the memory OF their uncle wan the greatest
srespect that the swords and other articles presented
aim by the for his public services had given
him by the corporation CT New YORK, for the OF
the British rgale macedonian, had given to the British
minister who mad racenty returned England. "a pretty
present for the British minister
These charges folio we'd by others of similar char
the House OF Representatives when the letter which
have alluded read to tho House, and came innedi-
the Hon. George C. Washington, who then
Der House, and liviug Georgetown, requesting
about which had been so m ,cioas!J caamnated, and
place them the Speakers tabl, asking every honor
his eyes, how mii,ciousy mad been traduced Mr.
Washington executed my Wishes and The articles We're ek
be read the House, and which was read,
either by Mr.. Washington or the Hon Edward Ev-
whole fabrication. l stated them the fact that had
given all the swords TO my brother n-law Colonel John