Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-11-13
editor 9 PRorRIEToa.
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lIErTEIR no GEN. wAsHaIiiSGroN.

..a;,,,,.,ss, yannery solh. 1881,
eiFskRsh8 sl-89 8G9EokeE E @ASats Philadsl
bkas sts - General Arnold. soiid viii -
500 men Is eneamped three miles west of
this spot. They continue TO exercise the
most unheafd OF cruelty. indiscfiminately
on men. women aud children and wonten
destruction on every Kind 81 property.
All III Is are tntned TO YOU for Vengeance.
II was only Yesterday that sally Msteah
.inel whilst she was endsayoting 10 make
hef,eseapes She Is the wife Of Captain
Meteelt with whom you are well aeqdsin,-
ed, will help you with 80 mounted
men. most Of them good marksmen. and
il no objection is made they would prefer
to be near You aud bring with them their
own rides. In the use Of which they viii
prove etfeetual. The bearer, Jack Btowh.
s feet 8 inches in his stockings. though
above the average ID not q Yely nnfaiF
sample Of the remaining 10 who anxious
ly await your reply 70. this tender 81 lhtir
services, aud hope you viii accept Ire
same in the manner they desire. : Pea.
l would suggest that you retain Jack.
aud in his place send back Tim wstdsn
With your reply. For other intormatiSR1
refer yoaitoJ Jack. would trasi my life
in his keeping. -, I. y y o't41's
With the kigkes. regard. zee %
Your humble servant
,HoRACERANSDALE.l,s
A few weeks since. 10 repairing = mad.
tie piece at Mount Vernon. an old fettef
was found. OF which the above Is q true
copy. II had. Iallsn through a ersSieS
and made alodgemeht where without the
knowledge Of any one Il remained uhdis-
turbed more than seventy years. What
is most remarkable in connection withthts
letter is that tie t0riter Is stiH qtips aud, re.
sides within d few miles OF WGftentbn
On being shown the letter he r6bgni1rh
the same. Il WAS read TO him 81 AT.
James Jeffries. /" Yes said hess q l2fs>
member wen. Sally Metcaif recovered
from The shot. and With her husband she
Afterwards moved out TO Kentucky !, her
son was afterwards Governor Of Kentuc-
Ky. They moved out with Col. Tom
Marshallih 1851. Col. Marshall was col.
onel Of the, Vifsinia Artillery Of tie Sd
Regiment and fought at the Battle df
Brandy vine. Captain John Clinton was
Under him and Killed II that Battle. ER.
fayeps ha8 Just been ptomoteda: was
thsn ao3ut2 a5s al,i aid wa was wounded a. tie
Cdl. T6n Mafs6all was the father u
John. aflerwaras appointed chiefJuStiSe
by General washing gtoh.n = He died abddt
the year 1909 or 's!?s Wd dhaYS seen Efs
grave, at Washington, Mason County,
Ky. about dye miles from Msysrfils0 AZ
Mr.. Jttfies Same 70 that point of The 1st,
ter id rotation 10 ''Jaek Brown" Hauk.
dalI was brought to tearS. he t9sluim9d.
"My God 4 poor Jack Brown. I was thD
cause Of his drslh Just to crafty Tin
Weeden's wife. who had not seen her bus.
band fot two years" Mr. Jeffries remark.
ed: -'t'YSu dih IL all for the Be I'll In d goou
cause. and it should not disturb yS6. II
shows the goodness Of your heart. 20 Tes.,'
said he. CHOSE art precisely tue words'of
General Washington to me aboBt 10
months afterwafds." 90 :. =
RaDsdell has never fectiveda 4 rehsion
for his services, Of which ne iFweys
speaks in. light manner, II no. entitled
ID on6. be d least deserves the gfatituds
Of bis. co.ptrymen. The original letter
may be seen. tthe Office or the, Copnty
Court oil Fauquisr.-7 Galpegper. obsppr.