Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-01

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year IVA and left the mill, four tracts of land,
slaves and other property, in the care of Malof
Gilbert Simpson, who was called Washington |
partner. The dwelling house, except the attach
ments, was built sometime before the mill. Thon'
as Brown said he saw Gen. Washington when
was there in August 1884 and sold his slaves ana
other property that he had there by venduc, and
dissolved partnership with Major Simpson. | re-
ceived the foregoing information from the old set
tiers and from Thomas Brown.
Ny father purchased the four tracts of land called
called Washington's Bottoms, in Fayette county
Pennsylvania about the time of the Whiskey In
surrocton In Western Pennsylvania. J have for
got the year. | rc"idcd in Faycte county nearly
Forty years before removing to the state of Ohio.
remain with respect, your friend,
JoHN SnREvE.
TO Dd1iam Campbell.
AFFIDAVIT cT FuNTENAu
WEsrxoRELANp CorNrY, ss.-Pcrsonally appear
ed before me- Justice of the Peace in and FOR said
County, FrNrrM' talias Simon Washingtou,) and
upon his solemn oath saith he was born in Guinea,
| in Africa that my name in my own country was
Funtcmnh; that when | was yet quite young
was captured by people Of my own color, and taken
to the Seaside and put on board u slaye-ship man
ned by. white men, and brought to Philadelphia
There | first saw General Washington, who came
on board and purchased myself and nine others.
rccollcct the General well; liked to look at him
he looked good to me. General Washington took
farm and some times rs II waiter IN the house;
| lived there until was man grown, and longer; l
was living to him when he left to go TO the war;
! lie was good man to me; ! would like to see
! him, hut he is gone during the war he sent me
out TO helm n man of the maine of Simpson, at n
mill which was erected in what was called Wash
ington's Bottom; / was there several years after
wards vas sold to BAIL Brown; he was not good
! to me- hc was cross to me- and | ran away from
| him. Then Brown sold me to Col. Edward Cook,
of Washington Tp. Foyctte Co.; lived with him
many years, and got married to Sucky, who be-
longed TO Captain Burns; had fourteen children
they are all dead but two. | am not sure Of my
exact age, but | am more than one hundred and
twenty years old; do not expect to live much
longer When die, hope to go to Heaven and
see my old master, General Washington. / am
glad that they brought me TO this country, where
have heard OF Jesus Christ and what he did TO
us | hope to die Christian, and DC forever where
Jesus and all good people are. -,
Sworn and subscribed, this siyth day of Septcm-
ber, A. d. 1853, before BElA L. SaIrn, y. 7.
AFFIDAVIT OF ANDREW LINN.
wEsrMoRELASD County, ss.-Pcrsonaily appear,
cd bcforo mo- Juntoo Of the Peace in and for said
County, Andrtw Linn, Esq, who being duly sworn
doth depose and say that on the 23d of this month
he will be eightysevcn years old that he was born
in the year l166 that in Or about the year lII9 or
l7S0, he went to what was then called Washing
ItOn pllDcrt simpson wis lHcl litTc unu u
colorcd man called Simon Washington, who was
known as one of the servants of General Wash
ington That he has known the said Simon ever
since the said Simon was sold to BAIL Brown, and
afterwards to Col. Edward Cook.
ANDREW LINN.
Sworn and subscribed, this sixth day Of Septem-
Der, 1858, before bella H. SMITH, j, l..
4 AFFIDAVIT OF CAPT. ROBERT LYNCH.
} WEsrMoRELAxD CouNTY, ss.-Personally appear
lInll l,f,, Iugt pf thn m nu
l County, Captain Robert Lynch, who being duly
sworn doth dcposc and sdy that he is scventy-siX
years old; that he has lived in the immediate neigh
borhood of what was Washington's Mill ever since
he was five years old; that when about eight years
, old he went to Washington's Mill; Simon Washing
ton was then there assisting to tend to the mill,
taking in and carrying out the bags; Gilbert Smp-
r son was then there Simon was known as slave
: of General Washington then aud always so spoken
of in the neighborhood ever since that he has of
i ten convcrsed with Funtcmah, alias Simon Wash
+ ngton, about the time he lived with Washington
o that Simon always spoke of General Washington
! as one Of the best of men and good master.
u ROnERT Lynch.
: Sworn and subscribed, this seventh day of Sep
: tcmber, 1858, before Bella b. SMITH, r.
@ AFFIDAVIT OF GEN. JOSEPH MARKLE.
o WEsrMoRELANo County, ss.-Pcrsonally appear
cd before me, Justice Of the Peace i'll and tor sad
g County, General Joseph Markle, who being duly
sworn doth depose andsay, that he will be seventy
seven years old on the 18th day of next February
l. that he has known Simon Washington for about
l. fifty years: that when he first knew Simon he was
then apparently an old man that he raised two Oi
Simons sons that he has Just heard read the dep
It ositon of Simon Washington taken before Justice
= Bella b. Smith the 9th of September, 1903; that
% the statements there made are substantially III ac
IS cordance with what he has always heard from old
l. Simon and those living in the neghborhood OF
l. Washingtons Mill and that depOnent believes
ts IN 10 JOSEPH
It Sworn and subscribed before me, the 9TH day OF
d September, A. D. 1883, ). Is. WIENER, D. T.
! AFFIDAVIT OF W. D, MULLN.
wEsrMoRELAND COUNTY, ss.-Pcrsonally appear
ed before me- Justice of the Peace in and for sald
I, County, William d. Muin, Esq, who being duly
d sworn doth depose and say, that he is III his Sixty
d seventh year; that he has known funtemah, aia'
} Simon Washington, for more than sixty years ina
s. from his appearance when he first saw HIM, III
le would suppose Simon Washington was then between
fifty and sixty years old; that said Simon was al
e. ways reputed to have been II servant OF Genera
le Washington. W. ID. MuULLIS.
le Sworn and subscribed this 9th day of Septem
5, Der, A. D. 1853, before bella B. SMITH, D. T.
II !. LETTER OF HON. JAMES TODD.
e GRErNsnUEo, Sept. 9th, 1853
y Colonel Joseph Snyder-Dear Sir; have reat
rt the statement or affidavit of Simon Washington
1t herein before stated. 1t agrees with preVlou
p statements have heard him make, and with TN
10 general report in the neighborhood where nhhoi
has resided for than sixty years. hope yo'
is will succeed in your enterprise at least so ir as
g remunerate you for your money spent, your tlm'
and trouble, and have something over and above
., to comfort the few remaining days of Simon an'
enable him TO live with his wife, from whom M
% has, as am informed, been cruelty separated, a
y, the instance of those who ought to support hin
g comfortably in his old age, and permit him to re
is tain his wife with him.
n Yours, truly, JAMES Tom.
N STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, WEsTMchELAND Co., IS.
ID L. s.. II, Joseph Gross, Prothonotary of tn
m Court of Common Pleas of the County of West
If moreland5 in the Commonwealth Of Pennsy yyania
5, do hereby certify that Bella b, Smith and 81