The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-04
SUPPRESSED PRINCE.
IL the Real Heir to the British Throne a
Farmer In I!iinoIs9

writer in the Canton (Ill) We.kl,
hegtSter, referring to the article in Hayp
@s h"2as'ae, entitled Suppressed Prince.
makes the following curious statement in
regard to the family Of George ILL., by hi.
alleged first wife, Hannah Lightfoot:
lhe reader Of the ''Supprcssea Prince,
VII! be able to form some idea of the care
taken by royalty and its immediate sd-
herents 10 keep such matters from the
ears OF the vul gar multitude; the extreme
vigilance that would be exercised in the
case now under consideration and conse.
quent difficulty and especially Of this one,
which was undoubtedly guarded with the
utmost care aud jealousy Nevertheless
the writer OF this has good reason for be-
iIeving that he can give an account oi
what became of Hannah Lightfoot and
her children. A. any rate it is the only
one he has ever been able 10 learn of, af
ter considerable correspondence in both
England and America
George ] IL we'll kneyr the storm Of in.
digna,ion that would be poured upon him
by the nobility of Englsnd-should he
attempt 20 make Hannah Lighiioot his
Queen and his oldest son his heir, conse-
quen'ly he divorced her or put her awav
In order tne more completely to rid him
self and successors from trouble from Tn 5
source, he sent his eldest son whose name
was alsn George. to FrnusNlvania. in com
p9ny with ii family VINO cam. there 10 Sc.
tie, with whom he grew up under the
name 0. George Shsarer. On arriving at
the 9 = oi manhood he married, and SET
tied ia Ia Western par; of the same State
Ills oldest con, james, is now 4 resident OF
tins county, (tuilon. lli) ard is so,ne
thing over sIYty Years # age He i q
quiet, industrious farmer; and his feat
uies bear so strong a resemblance 10 those
Of hi royal grandiajh-r-as STAMPED on
English pruuies-tba; the one has of,en
reminded the writer Of thi, Of the other
He Is comfortably wei oil, and possesses
10 an emiu~n, degree the prominent char
acte.!-tIcs Of George the lIl--jhat OF u
.hrewd money >g-tl-r We inay-al,o add
that he l. a most uu!i nclIiug Union man,
a"d i!a' no norc affection. for roy atty than
any other American severe "a.
The exact date when George Shearer
wa, sent to th., country We have never
YET been able 10 csrtaiu. but abr.t .
wear subsequent Ia that event Ha. b
Lightioot and her other children were -. {
to klcamoiiU, Va. where the kim gave
them large grant OF land, and where
che subsequently married d gain aud raised
another family Mr. James Shearer SAYS
he wei remembers his father going from
P-nnsliyauia 10 Richmond, 10 Visit hi.
mother, Two or three different times. lie
tJame>y has lost al! trace OF that branch
ot the family but the writer hereof be-
..evcs that he had found a good portion Of
II, by CORES psndeuc-, when the war brok q
out and put au end 10 al! further search
at present.
THIS J. 10 new story 20 Us we have
been acquainted with the circumstances.
a. here stated. for Il number ot wears. and
tor the acc, .ul..shment Of certain puIpo.
ses not urt-es+IE L. STATE Ia tIIs coLr-c-
ton, have been enGeavoriug 10 secure all
the information i0-s!o Die IN reference Il ere
10 Although we have not been able -
secure anything ihat would be considered
Tssra ra-is evidence, Yet every c!rcn1.-
-:arc. yet attained only goes 10 confirm
u truth: and should an ppo:tunity ever
ct!rr, We intend 10 Inaks some further ~
qu:sIcs at Rchinoni and vicinity u e
shall ai-o watch with interest the denoa-
ment IN the case of the Suppressed Prin
cess, Il the cas-" IS ever brought before
Parliament, more especially as it NAV
thro" some further light upon the cif-
Gums taDces NO have related