Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-03
wAsuoross FArr Brnzseycral weeks since the follow

WAsHNeToss FAMILY BIBIESeycral weeks since the follow
ing article appeared in one Of our city papers;
The Ageat Of the Nashville Bible Society," Mr. r. n Hawkins
mas recently been Distributing Bibles in Macon county Tennessee,
and while travelling through the county the family
Bioe lhat found place in Cen Nashnsons chamber Mr.
81 took my hands and examined it carefully after which
read the 18Th Psalm in family worship. then asked the brother
eralIe a. III Tei iI 5sir III he aiIis Ii - i
ing Virginia her waited on him
until DEATH The old lady told him that she getting AMI
must die, and that she had nothing give him waiting
her tie old family Bible gladly received it. and
brought TO Tennessee with him horseback He told that
he would take three thousand dollars Tor gentleman
lives in the town Of Lafayette Macon and his
Claiborne You can't begin to imagine how felt while turning
over its leaves really m and thought that had found pre-
eious jewel II appeared to me that would have given
GARRETT, Of ROue, Ca in letter published in the
Rome e7ger denies that the Bible possession Of Col
CLAIBORNE the family Bible Gen. WAsHISG1oS, which he
supposes to be in the possession Of joins A WASHINGTON
proprietor Of Mount Vernon that Of Mrs General
WAsHusGTOSs descendants Mr. GARRErT gives following his
tory Of the Bible in the possession Of Col CLAIBORNE.
his veablc Sol Claiborne obtained the Bible which he
has thus parded before the public, under the following ccum
stances From my faheIinlav and mother Mr. Warner
Washington and MS W MS AFala Washington late Of this
city, whilst they kept boarding house in Jacksonville, Alabama
Clabarne and young he claimed his named ADAM
to Jacksonville from Tennessee in the fall Of 1883 for
purpose which do not distinctly remember but
attend Court and stopped with Mrs Washington she being
principal manager the house. Not long their arrival
Adam tOn days died. Washington, during
extended both to rich and poor under such circumstances
and for which she conspicuous in that community and every
which occupied by myself wife, having
benefit being comfortable sick
person. In this Claiborne found Mrs Washnons
which she bought in Alexandria then in the District Colum
ba in the year 1925 to replace her original Bible which had
lost destroyed the occasion Of the fire in that
during the winter Of . He used pretended to
during his sons Illness and after his death unCsng in
his importantly to obtain it, until Mrs Washington consented to
gTe il to him.
why he possess himself Of it, one could
then divine, and his object and motives became matters specu-
lauOn and inquiry only to the family but TO others who
house and witnessed what passed little
the family for it poor edition,
which the
insisted the time that she should not let him have it The
after the young died made business the
residence Of Mr. and Mrs Washington twenty miles
Jacksonville in the adjoining county, and my return,
about half between the two places met Claiborne leading
his sons horse and carrying as he stated the Bible with him,
horseback TO Tennessee. = The statement IS
tareaced improbable conceive any man.
such HaW ns he gave the subject
consideration, could believe that Claiborne who
ceeng Go "a years old could after years
tuy have waited the dying Of Of Gen. Washngon
niece and that she should have been poorly have
nothing compensate him with but her unce family Bible
Mr.. GARRETT states that Mr.. and Mrs WAsHISGToS from the
Of whom Col obtained the Bible only col
iately related to Gen. WASHINGTON being the third and the
other the fourth cousin.
This places Col Claiborne awkward position and shall
await his explanation Of the affair.