The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-06-14
From the Cor. of the Albany Express, May lc
5 Personal Sketch of Mad. JunCl. Wife of
Aaron Burr.
New \ oRK, Tuesday.

Aaron BUR-.
New \ oRK, Tuesday.
In Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution
there is picture Of house on this Island that
was erected one hundred and fifteen years ago,
and which was al one time the headquarters
of Gen. Washington. 1t IS situated near the
High Bridge, over the Harlem river, and
though really within the City limits, is sur
rounded by forests and dellS. giving it rural
and wild aspect The grounds are beautiful,
ly improved, the gardens land out with taste,
and everything around the establishment bears
the marks of refinement and wealth.
On this historical spot lives venerable wo-
man, whose history has been varied as the
changes in her country's progress have been
rapid. Mad Julnel is a native of Providence,
r. l. Her maiden name was Miss Bowen,
She came tc this city about the wars 1898,
and in 1905 was married to Monsieur .Iumel
a native of France, but then a refugee from
the bloody massacre of $. Domingo. They
did not live long together from incompatiblity
OF temper, or some other cause. He soon af-
forwards died, leaving her three millions Of
francs in France.
She frequently visited Paris, always living
III style commensurate with Ter husbands $
pretensions and wealth. She moved in the
highest circles, both in France aad III this
Iouuti Oi THAI anu 1eCelN co TIE tDuIt
and homage of the most distinguished men
the time She subsequently married Aaron
Burr, somew here about the year 1916, but
they, too, separasc,i. After his death,
she continued 10 live In seclusion at her state
" residence on this Island, with the excep-
ton of her occasional visits 10 Paris
She was there soon after Louis Napoleon be-
came EmTeror, and was a the Tuilleries on
tie OCCASION Of grand ball, .shefe Tie En-
peror recognized her as the widow of his old
friend (Which one tradition does not state -
y friend of mine visited Madame Julnel a few
days ago and this has brou5h freshly to my
recollection the romantic incidents of her
chequered career. Her residence is described
as an earthly paradise. minus the angels.
Everything that art can achieve. or taste
desire, orm"noy procure may be found there.
Costly paintings. (and among them genu-
me huOens } articles OF v-rtu' presents from
noble and distinguished persons. autographs
and everything that is considered rare and
costly and curious may be seen there in Law
ish profusion.
Madame Jumel lives thelife of a recluse-
She knows nothing of, and will have nothing
TO do with her neIehbors around Fort Wash
lngton, with very few exceptions. Even the
boys have a judicious fear Of her, and trouble
neither her orchards nor flower gardens, nor
anything that is hers.
! Every evening gun is fred off on her
premises to warn intruders Very few per-
sons ever solicit permission 10 view her
grounds, and only favored minority Of these
ever have their petition granted.
! This old lady, now seventy eight wears Of
age, has penchant. and that for gather
/ ing around her refugees from Europe She
is always taking care Of flock of them, and
to make them useful, whenever a good musi-
clan comes along she gets him the instrument
with which he is most familiar, and in this
way she keeps up very pleasant band of
music which entertain her by tlleir repeated
performances.
Madame ,Iumel, from laying mingled So
much in the best kind Of society, has all the
courtlv graces and bandness of manner W hich
distinguished feS daPaneS d iHolfneur Of the
last century. To society and the world gem
orally she bears herself very haughtily, for
bidding anything like approaches to fanliliari-
! ty. She is As much Of a despot in her own
dominions as any monarch who sways scep-
ter. She likes her mode of living, has wealth
enough, has seen the world, outlived the de-
sires of life, and will consequently probably
never again emerge from the quiet enclosure
of her elegant residence. She has beautiful
niece living IL Bordeaux, who IS married. and
10 whom her properly will most likely de-
scend