The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-02-20


1s09-fals / of years and lionors,- he
died himself incurred by all who
knew him The Boston Gazette of
OF that date thus refers to the
event, las -l''iit,i 'fts''ii' 7lis.i . Z
George the faydrite BODY servcnt Of the la
,ilented Washington. died in. Riil,mond. Va,
Tuesday. at the ripe age of % ysa:s His in
srllect WAS lis,inpared and his memory tena-
ciosis up TO wit hin5a few moments Of his de-
cease. lie was present at the second inGtalia
tion OF Washington as President. and also at
his funeral. and distinctly iememberal all the
prominent incidents connected ~ yith those ,nnr
ted events. III =
From this period we hear no more
tpfthe favorite body serycnt orc ea1
Washington Until May, 1925. at
which time he died again. x Phila-
ldehJhia paper thus speaks of the sad
occurrence: '''''. '.''..' ~ t'''. '.'l- s-li' )
At Macon, Ga. last week colored man ma
want of Gen Washington, died at the advan-
ced age q Us years, Up to within Il few hours
hi. dissolution he was in full possession Of
lfl his faculties, and could distinctly remenf-
ber the second installation of Washngton his
death and burial the surrender of Cornwa!lis
the battle Of Trenton, the grefs and hardsnips
to.ihe graveby the entire population OF Ma
con. r s--
.'F On the Fourth Of July, 1880, anf
also of1S34 the subject Of this sketch
was exhibited in great state upon
the rostrum of the orator fthe day,
and in November of1S40, he died
agaia.g sYiG--,5 isfgss eI.sisF i.5gfg.
1.-The st. Louis Republican of the
25th Of that month spoke as fol-
lows: .iHiEf IN s5soi7s.. IHg lj..-1 -@-t
ANOTHER RELIC OF THE REvotrTioN pGosE-
George, once the fiyorite oily ser: a It of Ge
" ashinSton died yesterday at the house Of Mr..
John Leavenwertl,- in this city, at the venera-
bic age Of SIS years. lie was i'll full possession of
MS faculties up to the hour of1lis death, and
distinctly recoilected the first and second in
stiilations and death of President Washington
Inc surrender of CorIiwallis1 the. battles of
trenton and Monmouth, the suffcrings of the
patriotic arnv at Valley Forge, the proclaina-
ticn OF the Deciaration Of Independence the
speech of Patfich ieIfy in the Virginia House
oI 1el9g and l.iisty other oid-i.rie ini =
-iSSences OF stirring interest. Few white men
die iainentcd as was this aged NEGRO. The ft,-
neral wasEery largely attended, I5 8z...s ..,
During the next 10 or Ii wears
the subject OF this sketch appeared
at intervals atFourth Of July celebrs-
tons in various parts ofthe country
and was exllibited.upon tlie re ostrum
With hattering success. But in the
fall of 1855 he died again. The Cali
afornia papers thus speak o OF the
event: .EtH 81 s-sgi-Gj - e55c.'T Isl q.
ANOTHER OLD HERO CoHE-Dief, at Dutch
fstt: on on the ne .5n OF March, Geore (o2ee tbs
confidential body servant OF Geiirral Washing
ton) at the aj3a OF 9oyears. Ills lneHloiy which
did not fai! Lin to the last. was a wonderful
storeIhnuse Of interesting "Reminiscences Ie
could distinctly -receollect the first and second
install ntlonS and death of General Washing.
ton. the surrender OF Corvallis the battle.
q Trenton AMI Monmouth and Bunker Hill
ire ProciaE alton of the Declaration of indie.
peEdence, and Br;s;idocs' Defeat George
was greatly respected at Dutch Flat, and it /.
eStimafed that there was 10 600 people presen.
st his f,ineral.flTii izli .i..n 57l'.-9 -.
The last time the subject of this
sketch died, was in June, 1864; and
until we learn the contrary, it is just
to presume that he died permantiy
this time. = The Michigan papers
thus refer to the sorfo Wftll event:
'ANoTHEE CHERISHED RE.tMANr OF TIL
iREFoi.pTi0S GONE-George,- a culoredr man
once the fayorite body servent of Genera
Washington died in Detroit last week at tIt
patrIarcnal age of 95 years. To the moment o
his deaf his intellectWas uncloudatI and h,
could distinctly remember the first antlse
| installations and death of Washington. tn,
surrender OF Cornw&lIiS. the BATTLES Of Trenton
ana Monmouth. and Bunker Hill the procIa
nation of the Declaration of Inuepcnfenre
| Braddock's Defeat the throwing over Of IN
tea Bostoni harbcr and the landing of.th Pill
| griuis. He died gratcly respected, and wa
followed TO the grave by a vast iconeourse o
peeple.'- - -
The faithful old servant is gone
We shall never see. him more unit
he turns up again. He has closed
long and splended career of disselu
ton, for the present. and sleep.
peacefully, as only they sleep who
have earned their rest. He was il
all respects a remarkable man. =, h
held his age better than any celebrity
that has figure in history; and the
longer he lived the stronger ant
longer his memory grew. If he
lives to die again, he will distinctly
recolleetr the discovery of America.
L. 81 see by the papers thai
this infamous old fraud has just dice
again, in Arkansas. This makes ST,
| eti1ASS ohstD LIZ hiON IL 10 nave OIGC
and always in q new place. The
death of " Washington's body servan
has ceased to be a novelty :, it,
charm is gone; the people are stiret
of it; let it cease. The we'll mean
ing but misguided negro has nov
put six different communities to tn,
expense of but ying him in state, ant
has swindled tens of thousands o
Ipeople intosnfollowing. him. to th,
Egraye under the delusion thata Sc
lect and peculiar distinction being
conferred upon them Let him sta
buried for coed now; and let tha
newspaper suffer the severest cen
sure that shall ever,r in all rfutssr,
time, publish to the world tha
General Washington's favorit,
colered body servant has diet
again. .s.la.. -..3 -a.It zalss val
lands, LAM DDS
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