St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-16
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1Anbl t;!!9rl t!2r,t,al man named e4r4 nov
'resioii!r siy 7alie farm Of i ajor s.nopt, q,
t>Isaau.a; as Tsald ttes she,l,7 years Of age
!; : b he >ein;at tlentmel gives the following
h4ltory III his lie: S'''. '+.' {. -7- %'t's ~
4. '.i:e vas born the d property Of Col
fauntsefoy, 7ot' skappahannock, = Virginia
ia 40 o,I and while Washington: was il,
/ tLiiladcli lil ihis attending the Continental
,9one rcss, he purchased him f:om his mas. i, as
ter, giving ,35V tor him. Soon aitsr he
BECAME the properly Of fWashinsto Gen.
Washington k'eeon,mand ofothe army.
IA king Gerry with hin. ~ his body servant
which los'tion Jerry occupied until the
close Of the struggle f'r American indie.
pendence, taking an active rart in all the
pattles iii which " ashington was engaged.
Jerry recoa'lss with great accuracy the
pr,,ninent. lncitents Of many, bat les
and shed tears while relating the hard.
sh'ps experienced by the soldiers It the
American: tptces, especially Of the hard
shiIs N in the Jersey colony, j. g..... ~.
4Af.er the close. Of the war. Jerry was
taken to !: cunt ernon, where he remain
ed until the year before the death Of Gen.
" ash'ng,ton, when. becoming discontenteo
III consequence Co OF his vile: moving to q
,!yS t'S>aAt t.ei5 lberiloou lle was sold 10 til.
o"!ler ut his vie: A'ttw ,e .rs after. ,yer.
fy'f vie ~dicd::' ~, 1Again becoming d.x-
SATISFIED wi,hhiss "iiass.r, was AGAIN sold
ana ana tl1a''y WIS Carried to I:;ci,lnonc; anf:
El*ced III tile luoi.e At;li he t,aahefe he Wis
HM cl.%; ets7uy she 4a;her5 u: t1olUneI Li,us h
T. " %t."n: lvw Of 4 oatg ,luery,. Ala
-+r' " atson Aeit Jerry untll his death.
"hel he Iep snto' the hands ot: his. ,.youns
sslats"i.r:: J its"3 FO.. kAu< IN +: " atsoi.} -
=, =, y hcA the war with ii ex co took nlsce
az" Sp1'S' was a call Ior voiuntee:s to Egh,
t'As Dab..e, sdi Lie c,.tutry. iol. Watson
N.:s Gay u hrse WIN, yo4un ecrei. rs
=oo:. IS; v.Ar, Near; that, b., said his
yol'c Il. S el s..vu;u n,t 90 uries:5 he to-
wit w.!inAn' jerry true 10 his deter
'"i!atlcn: snd ,:ceu1J,F faithful attachment
la ls5,a ST. w~ny,. With the i alladeys
S"jjs, =. y<Fty "vu.:4 LOO Qniy take every
Y 4}nii i1.> w. ~ M ! A~eA Cal; Lut wvu.u
"nti4 - ( II = nyt silo,J une. VIII theil
nloi.'tj '::r,>t- the ysl..r dev.ls' a very:
20: u.. r. islasc f<ol vzerry's when. speaking
"a. ehe oscA>ca''sj:.o oetry declare, that he
and dy ne A.ole- u chg al4adega volunteers
Ne n!A4e 'u e, e y u:ts tieely) were the on
y :: A4e.lca'.s >ii::t c,aii Lcat the iMexicans'
at HI 3l:te ana .such other, galurs Is they
fl4ycu:1 a''y, ASA proof or it,, q erry bro,1s sht
hot'+e qa.{e: d tna.lberls s.u Jumps CT gold,
: IT,. TIT ~ y {,oA = s:y~t 4s!ishs IA Showing
a. 81 ec4l4eiia VI y A-c.:I currency. When
tire service Il the 1a4ilest.a expired III
4''exIco, StfrJ Eloturuea with us young
o3aa42 Z, 4dy x, a:.;y..r,2 - !
\ e'-a),r ''S Smoot a dnally purchased; Jerry's
vile VIZ suu vi. v atsun gave Jerry pe LIS
SION to 60 wne'e and @~nen he pleased =;
hestay S A,ost Vi his time ut Major Smoo.' 3.
Feeding plgs;. working In the garden, aud
dong suen little work as he, 1eels d,spos.
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