, 1860-12-27
f,A1.. RICHARD I, HAMILTON.

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EAy,, H{CIiAKD i. HAMILTON.
t:rc. liz o,:., tho:y wEo Eayc from the very
tr,t i.4,,:, :tr..:|r,: "itt :La yrpYth and PROS
uc7i,v oI our city, are beng ea...rl Exay if'm:
earth, Cu!. RICHARD J. HAAILro:' axi'irsd at
t,,. res;lenco of Lis ou.in-law-31u1.y F.
Ts,}ey, Eso.--on West Madison street, ycstcr-
doy morning. For come time part his failing
bcailh a,,u lac nature nf his disease, raralyalf'
has warned Aim, anu the devoted tr1enus aoonl
Lii, si:at x. I'd Ct lc ':a1 drawing near, brt
Il ,sso Lot :sl:il 1hErs rsEay Of ias. Tef klEataoy
immediate termination was locked for.
At tin. lime :. severe tEork Frustrated lin.
Tic ra11:e1 @o1ntw!.!, hut repeated shocks sue-
ccrded. and Oh Tutstay night about se1eu
o'clock lie Was >seen to b. fast sipking. "nd
iust bsl,ye three u'clocls yai;erday morning lie
..-ea'l.ej j.:s -i~~t- BURN. Christmas cay 'e
w:,- l,cr:"c:.y i-..cn'' '~nd a~:re ol hIs c"nd'-
tinn, appearing perfectly c.lhl a'-d eohnosess-
Col. IIa::s;l.na lca:cs widow All: SIX ca:1-
Irt:., :!! hut ole Of the latter sctt!cd III l'e
About s;x weeks since, deceased connccfr:s
himself with the South preabyter4aa ''IereI,
Rev. A{r. Cunningham, past'r. Tho la~1 trl!'-
u,". os respect will be i.Hid 10 ln earthly re"
1Eal.s !.o:: bis !cts resl1"s'ra IN Ne't ,ial'-
son corner Of Hoyne street, Oil Friday at one
r. h,=a+e! will hc snteEfs' with Masonic
,ior:crs having hel:. -lons rlnrectet ant hoia'
iag liEh position il Tia. ei3t4, d
tn!. Richard ]. lla1!l!ton VIA "'.Ii ntasli}a.i
VILE, in H1rrer county, ny, on the a:+t III
I August, 1879. Jamc" L. hit'ulltp1' A'a iasaef'
| wus III E:-lisErnan by birth. bit cancc with
Iii. 1..scuts wl... only year I'D IL tA. ce'an-
t,y. They settled Gil tbs Savannah river, in
] Soutl. tnro.ina. ~ the age Of twenty, Mr..
Hamilton c:,2e Nor'. 10 Ec:lln"'s, aud lar
| ir Il,.i.!iel sarah .1our7, Settled near DslsEIic
IS /. r.. ..r. F:ur years ::alc- tte birth Of
Richard, ,:c remove: t. ehs!sv co,nty, sylcrs
| Col. l1..nilto,t's early years wcrt; passed.
| H. rrcSirol bis aca.leMicai educs:Iou 1t the
! slc;,,y County teadcrny, taught At the tiue
! ,,r Rev. s.r. Gray, aud Rev. Or. Cameron. 4
Scotch Presbyterian. 4, the n5e Of seventeen
! he WIS ,,,..rrt iu n mercantile rstshll.i1nsut
! in snr;byy:,,c, and Afterwards in Jefferson
| coun,v. wh.r. ls remained .o,nv fifteen
,nc.l.liy. Tie then went to Loui..tlls and
stuairs ..1 till the spring Of 1870. WHEN he
eu,;.sai ea to Iuncsboro', Ill, with Cal Amer
Fields. before locating permanently, il waa
.,c,.r,,;u,,, .,at one IT them should 20 II. st.
| ,.u!. -, d, t..r .,t ,,,,~er.,.ion- A. thcy hed
oaiy twei:e ,.olla:. between them, they caa!
lot4 Il, determine who sAu uld 80. Co1
field Drew thu ,ot, iut as se rclalire Of
| ,hx ,,,, 1ut,r. p.,,c. mad through him cou1t
o,t.;, N. anoo;pt,ncat Of Clcrl: Of tae Cir
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cu't '-"nf'' &c s'.'1o .1' :.
Hamilton continued nus 'ssal e'ai''es II
.],..x-.,,r<, under the instruction tf Cnl. F!clt
,,,, J,.,,,,. ,,,r,, ,,,.r If Wi.ron.:n.
@au ''''s D"'''t' '.'"
y. the 't:s1 hleet'ns o1 ''l7 A'9'"o'a '~7
ture ut EaniMia, in the winter OF 1s2o-l, th'
charter ,,f :,x ,,.d state Ban; ya1 rrur;tsd a.t
'::.r .,;...te.. : h-,,c,
ut the HFst nice''nsol tae thseeto's' o'''"''
was established 1t Drownrillc, jackson coun
~ anil t'ol Hamilton WIS appointed cashier
1,';N '.,,;an ,,n -, ,;,.a .i1l ,nc snrinx :,
tsn, 1'1 i''''''' ~
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1,i,uu,,, r. Gnc};ucr. 4 n,.,,e Of Jefferson
A''"4'''''' -, :" ''."' ...,,-~ s.... I.at.a,,n
county, Ky, then residing near JacAs"n
tnpo t;itarlrau county, Ao. Mrs. Ham
iton ws. yyry intelligent and mo.
r.t,,.,,1, Christian Iady.. She wis Oh
Of tla n:s; members t! thu Methods
f.,,,-c, +,,c o,3c.t in thE, e;ty. and Ii, a!l ii
,A' 80. e,n.r,- .,1,.,.u ,,,,;,n ,r,,. Il
carry sc'ielot'' eloi'e. .i'o"s "1'@'
zcction "1!d tonoto socacty-:hc horr a l'a'o'n
p l",s a.. ,.;nt..., r...nct nv ~, who knew hc,
: VIII tne 40 ~,
She died March ID l7aa' ,,
i !. In 1~isl emigration Il souS1aFp l1lintis h