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

Tie charges Of Mr. l.. Ellington S. Cd per quar-
ter for children, and from S. Cd to 7s per quarter
over period Of only two months, the charge
q -: for. teaching necessarily includes George
time at free school of Mr. Baney as my self can testify
Mr.. spuidens Snare. ]. W. THOMPSON.
1heie arc several leaves torn from this book
r s he and @ o iii e
little Georgy Matsell. $. ii. BRANCH.
Here follow the afdavits Of Spurdens Snare school
mate Of little George" of Robert Clark who knew the
family and of Esther Hubbard another acquaintance,
but they would be of little interest to readers. The
following adasits however, rather spicy to be cut
up
l. james Ralph of Brandon Suffolk county England,
derose hat am native Of Bungay, Suffolk county,
Irgard that knew George Matse tailor during his
residence in Brandon fr I'm 1903 1900, to 1917 that
knew him intimately and passed much time in his socie-
y almost every day; that he originally from Bee
place. which is about thirteen miles from Norwich
in Norfolk county; but that Mr. George Matsell d.
rect from London (soho square) to Brandon, in 1908
of Brandon to make badges for paupers or the town
that these badges were "B, for Brandon, and P''
for poor and of scarlet CLOTH that object the
ladge was to distinguish the poor from those who
not paupers; that when the badges scwed the
directed not TO take them off, but to wear them on all
occasions and to the church on the sabbath, that
they might be known IN church. that Mr. Matsell was
often play fully tainted by of the waggish citizens
Of Braneon for making the pauper badges persons
inquirng Of others, lwhen Mr. Ma,sel was near, in
good natureD "Who badged the paupers &c ' that Mr..
Har acks Of the poor at this time that
present at IT. Marys Church, in Brandon in 1911 when
George Masels son George christenei and received
into the church on December 20, 1871 and that l
Mrs a.se and her son GEORGE In her arms that George
Nase tailor the father Of his son George, also pre-
sent a, other citizens Of = Brandon we're present that
cevod George hasc, the son Of George Matseli tailor
into the that after the exercises myself and other
ends Of Mr. Matsell present went with Mr.. Matse to
his private abode and celebrated the christening Of his
George Matsell that heard Of any other ia
mily except George Matses family, Of Brandon that
bore the Of Matse that Joseph CURSOR of Bran
don stood at the font Of St. Marys Church and acted
Mat a. on e 18th pecembsr ISL hat p saw h ast
srch godfather Of George Matse the Of George
Matse tailor, of Brandon England that George Mat
way and told me conGdenally that he intended leave
Brandon soon, he would have to go prison. that
private way and that after taking glass OF toge-
ther, he LETT Brandon, and him afterwards
although have read several letters in Brandon that
received from the Matscll family since hey have
beer in America which we're directed TO John Leach
and to Joseph Cursor, who both dead but whose
child en- are living in Brandon And further this
| deponent saith not. JAMES RALPH.
| BRANDON, Suffolk County England August Q, 1855.
], Curry Forster of Brandon England, depose that
was born In Brandon. Suffolk county in England, in
1891; that was formerly blacksmith, and learned my
| trade with my father, whose blacksmith shop was in
/
Tavern Of those days Is still standing which Is in Ferry
street; that the shop in the yard OF the one Bel Tavern
where learned my trade Is also still standing which,
visited this day in company with stranger from New
York United States that found II occupied "a wood
house, and pretty well illed with iaQgot wood or
Scotch hr-wood, used for cooking; that there was
| also some hard coal there 1that saw the two
lorges from which myself and brother William Forster
| learned trade still there: that the black.
smith shop which here describe is directly opposite
where man lived whose name George Matsoi who
worked at the tailoring business that tailor still oc-
curies it, named VIM Iingwood, and works at the same
shop window, fronting Ferry street. where have often
seen George Matsel work that remember the children
OF George Matsell, tailor that William his oldest son.
was much pockmarked: that George was younger than
william; that have, in time seen William come
into my fathers blacksmith shop with George llatsel
his brother and ask my father the workmen 10 let
him heat his fathers goose, pressing ron the
that not only George with William with tho goose
but his sisters also sometimes came, and sometimes
little children would follow them up to the some
Fell Yard TO the black smith SHOP Of my iaherthat
generally in summer when William and his brothers
and sisters and acquaintances 10 have the gose
heated when their father, Mr. Masei did happen or
find convenient TO have much fire in his shop-that
have known William and George TO twice DAY TO
have the goose heated, and sometimes than twice
day-that the goose suspended from little iron
hook which Mr.. Matse had made expressly for the pur.
pose Of protecting Williams hands when he brought the
goose TO be heated that my father kept az many as six
men TO work for him in those days when the flint trade
was prosperous in Brandon, which is now near
kly destroyed by the invention Of the percussion
cap that Mr.. Masell would sometimes come over him
self and bring half gallon Of beer at the 90 One Bell
Tavern which adjoncd, directly in front OF my
fathers blacksmith shop, and Mr.. Matsell buying
the beer would tell the bar keeper 10 carry IL into the
blacksmith shop and give it TO the men ior heating the
goose pressing iron tor him, stvarious times
member fetItia Towards intimacy with Mary Matsc Mr.
Natses eldest daughter, being about their age who
RI me 10 Brandon with her father together with William
80 oxtx;