The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-05

ard and James M,gan, Who reside in Geneva, New
York United States, who highly respected by the
people Of Brandon that have not worked at the black
smith business for seven years past but am now
s s pasa 70 tine thai
appointed by the Postmaster General at London and
recommended to him for appointment by Lord William
the Thetod road that John Clark Is the Postmaster
OF Brandon, who succeeded Mr. Webb, who Postmas
ter when Mr. Maseu resided in Brandon that Mr.. Webb,
the late Postmaster owned the house in Brandon where
Mr. Matse resided when he first to Brandon which
sjust below where he resided when used to see william
and George come into fathers blacksmith shop with
the goose to be heated Mr. Mntsell resided then in
another house, which only few steps FROM my IA
Tave when adjoped my fathers blacksmith shop,
the opposite side Of the street. and which is still stand
ing ana IL only tew rods from where reside;
that heard of family named satsel except the
family OF George Matsei tailor, who resided in
rector Of st. Marys Church, Brandon whose church
sometimes attend and have often heard him preach
ST. Marys Church. In Brandon and further this deponent
with my brother lillian yesterday, who year
younger than myself and he told that he remember
- '''N' ''@ Wv ''''~N = CURREY FORSTER.
The next aidavts in the report those of Charles
Farrow the parish clerk of Brandon who recoect tho
George" in Brandon; Of Edward James smythe husband
Of the foregoing, of VIM. Hy Ramsay, csbinetmaker.
who had declined the request to stand godfather 70
George; of VIM. Mortiock who knew that the Matsell
family to America Of James Ralph testifying TO
the same fact ofGeorge Cross the younger, who was
The narrative il then resumed and reveals the follow
ing interesting incidents connected with the schoOlboy
days Of Mr. Matse and "the spot where he used to sit
in the little school room:-
l. visited the Ellington sch,olhouse, and found it
crowded with about sixty children from two years OF eye
and upwards. the spot where little George Matsell
used TO sit At my request, Mr. Thompson, the present
teacher measured the two apartments the first floor
with the following results front thirteen feet long,
ten feet wi ie seven and half feet high The rear
apartment ten feet long and seven feet high The front
room has two rows of desks either side, running
leuO hW is n
from the floor TO the ceiling, little CRATE fireplace and
the floor is paved with brick each being nine inches
square, The exterior of the schOohouse Is composed OF
flint stone, with which the country abounds.
The house in which little George Matsel was born, is
Ferry street, where the old Post Office was and
is two story building about third larger than the
Ellington schoohouse, whose dimensions are above des
rooms on the first floor and four on the second two
the first floor front Ferry street; one was
used by Mr. Nasei as general sitting room, and the
other his tailor shop, and which is stl used as such
by old who is near his grave the rear room
the first oor and is still used kitchen; the four
small the second floor used as bedrooms.
The basin of the font before which little George Mat
sell christened and received into the Church, OF
st. Mary's, in Brandon, was measured at my
quest by Mr. Farrow the parish clerk, and is Is inches
deep, feet in circumference, and 81 feet high the
basin of the font is composed of sone and lined with
three Of which are gone. The font Is eight hundred
years old and the church itself is eleven hundred years
old being built the site and in the time of old Bran
don. Before this font forty-four years ago Mr. Baph
and Others living in Brandon) stood by he side OF
Mr. and Mrs. MatSell with AiatSeti IN MS
mother arms him chrstencd and received into
the Church Of St Marys And before this font, on Sun
day August s. 1855 at the close Of the afternoon serv
ces saw the Rev. Mr. Warren bapse and chrisen two
10, ely infants.
few hours before my departure from Liverpool for
New York, / received letter from Mr.. Farrow, the
raIish clerk Of Brandon. The letter has its exterior
the impressions Of three circular metallic stamps be-
sides the paper postage stamp The first is the Brandon
stamp, the second stamp contains crown and date,
and the third is the liverpool stamp, August 9, 1865
The following is the letter -
BRANDON, August g. 1855.
Sir-I beg to inform you that have according to
your request been to Fewell to-day to get what inor
nation could Iesrecng the letters that sent by
Mr.. Matse (aiter he went to Amerca to his friends in
Brandon saw person who told me he knew that his
father received letter, and he likewise told me
little incident that was namtd in it. which that the
whole family had the sickness except the old lady,
But sorry to say the letter is not to be had,
for ZONE time after person proposed coming to
America and the letter given to this per-
son, that he might be furnished with Mr.. Masclrs
address, and they II again. But that party
did not come to America. The man that to-day
gave straightforward account Of the Matscu
family any have heard. cannot say any
about il now, the post will close in few minutes
But hoge shall hear from II should have
to write TO you again before you leave England, may
have the proper address, wherever You may be.
am s'r, yours truly &c, CHARLES FARRoW,
Iarish C1ork, pcandon, England.
On August H. 1855, left Liverpool in the steamship
Tactic, Capt. Nye and arrived i the city OF New York
August 90, 1856. Respectfully,
STEPHEN H. BRANCH, Secretary of
The Special Police Inv igating Committee
Nlw YORK CI1y, Sept. a, 1855.