St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1865-08-03
DEATH OF THE WIDOW OF AARON
BURR.

DiBLIS.
Madame Eliza B. Jumel died on Sunday
! morning. July IS. at her late residence
Washington Hrch's in the 92l year of
her age Atont her name twines many
tnarve'ous stories. and with whose history
! the gran,cs: men "f colouial aud Revo'u-
! tion.rv da1s we're intimately connected -
Ac"or'li' g 20 one his'orias. sh" was born
Il an English m other. Mrs Cane,. in the
cat:n Il French friga,e. which in the
! scar e our Lrr.l 1853 VAS CARRYING troora
h ne We, Indies from La Brest The
! Lro.hDr d;"i s. H. ctiid drew the frs,
! -,A'i e ~. Som" whs: embarrassed bv
! he tender ,hrrg". the Captain concluded
70 a. !!.r, hu' afterwards, WIN driven
INTO Newport, Rhode Islani. harh.'r. he
;l7ced her in rhf custody Of an elderly
Id, named 7 hompson. who agreed to take
eopl care Of Ter Mrs, Thompson was a
goo. norn.n, and many clergvmen visited
hrr compar~'ively humble Dwelling, so
!tnr th. enr)y y.a-- o. IN" llllc Que were
pas@"d amid good Influences.
Ma y cf iI;s Bri'a"nic Majosty's offers
/ ''w"it in Trwrur' Among them was q
c~r,sin Cr'. l.. Crix. whose personal 40
II A.c:.,. ;,-.r,r.ei o nave been nos,
! YEing-who>r c..siri2a ia society WIS cx
cnUcnt. The Colonel mrt Miss Capt
,!,, n 81. ras about seventeen years OF
.ya. and f.ll in love with her pretty face
! an1 ulea+ant figure She recip5ocstcd the
! ,,!d dr. r.ssian. which .ven,uated 10 an
~ r.ir rro.ec ai,1 20 New York, whore
"a. laiy Ic ic-d ;, 'hs1dsnrnc wooden
! s:-ncturo,' ou, Gently Standing where
I,.pr r,s,s b. CY.;h win: Of Stcvsrt's mar
81. p,'a,p.
! broayh: =. oncr ;n,o contac. with TIE
; -, y, D. it. BE t.t:. h lady became a
,.,r:'t.r.d wnr.an q tn" wor'd. fouI cf it,
- ,ur"s. v..s. q ~ :, i"'.i2n"s. iut'r"st-
IN IT," c.tot< ol ? p.:I'l>n-, auf esp "
=. VIII a-Jar uae I'D, q tee other # tie
- ir.'"' n''I,'"rv r'nrat'1 ~'sh nh'sh m
,.:',- d. "f "a cie*t""ntd century, were
:, cl-s~d J, Ne i.rK city She WAS
pre- ut st lie . 'n,ns OF the first session
= Congress at Fhilad"IPhla, III 3 p'rsnh'r.
i7T+ ani at the inauguration Of Wash
-: . * P''si'ie''. RI cF'a'' d decided
:ar'" CO.. b h"r h"su.y aod s"n>c!i "r
o s-;J : jiir". Sac "a4 sboa: .~"ntJ
y"af" 4 ~" 'h'n 90 v"fy yei"sAa; u Pr
IA snd csahHg1'sh'a IN b arln2. Mn"
J :9'! dr-' Mt Aaron Burr when ne rank
'd '* tar:''n n the army and vas
cr":'iy 1HaFr"'Sfd y his power ana ex-
rr's'!.O. She Va' even then 'n'i:nat'
Win ben-dio: AFn"ii, Shoss ~i!' shr IAN
81 q A'' !. s. iE'tnd' ard with Patrick hen,
=; IN Wing oFeas, OF reserve snc S"Itsd
= dangerous hre OF 'o7e AID passion bnt
i'rgetiui OF those noted men aud OF the
s'ors' who bent 1'!,'"s'y before her >hT'ne'
Size ~ro'e '.us o' ne man VINO. ID a''r
: arS. vas des'.aed 70 DC mr. icfa, u n"'
he 7rscscs. Sh" says:
Capt Aaron Burr. 10 the hey day Of
mrs ycs'h. IS he Do" was. appeared to ne
M pe''ecnon OF manhood personih d.
he was beneath the common slz' OF men
only nve fees ana na'i n'gh. but his ng-
u7s ana i"rh- haa been iash'oDed 10 the
models OF the graoes. Petite IS Il COM
pa'atiVtiy war, De had . martial appear
,bose ,cconni;sbno.n,s vh;oh arc on,, 49,
,,,,;-ea :, ,,a c.ron and r,I.,l;,hoa ;, -,
b,,J,;, oi Tho o-.,.a T. .J -
= ,onh;n.d m,S.1 of .;,-s 80 .,a,,o "
~. oyo ~. of ~. doa,aa,h, =,
Md With an ;mcr NM. .b.n,;h,o Ir' hr;,lano, pa
60, 10 .n;l.l. hm, = a..os '."
was sssnl,,sir .,-,;s. Jn.s u. III ~ poI,'
-'I o;. .h, 'p-' N's'ese' 'e
a.-,, . ~ - .;.,;,,,a' ~ vi: 'o''ure "a. %
s.. ; ,a 'n y p'.s''e !'.e 20
=. 90. NC ~ tueI -" u.A''s N,'"o"'
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..'oIs 81. ;'ei's"; :" INC 9o'I!,'S' sItp'' 40
po' u''eSr le''A'e 1Sp'o,e Oh me een.e
H''''o" oi ~ e',1 w, ,o'Ae' 'p'o o'" wiz
'a' ''E'hs o''S' "oe'eSer ne went ne
""s PS':'' s'o css'eo oy our sex and
bo0creOH Fi"d WfA "ach o'nsf IN contin-