Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-22

resheel 70 originating the "EaIly Roe"
potato
Il is in justice to myself, not less Il, IA
IN regard 10 my relation 10 the puLt
with reference 10 the originating % IA.
Early Rose potato, that | request YOU
! MI Editor, Ia publish my refutation o1
NJ, rs statements, which were pub.
.shed IN the Now England Farmer oi
August s9lh, Of the present volume;
also 70 gave me the name and residence of
Nj, T., all OF which is submitted. Re.
specially yours. ALnERr BREsEE.
REMlR1s-As stated above hy Mr.
Bresee, we did publish in the Farmer, on
the Goth of August last, a oommunica.
ton entitled, "iiistory of the Early Rose
Potato Of which the following is a
copy
HISTORY or THE ENRIY ROSE POTATO.
MEsSRs, EnrroRs: - The credit az
originating the "Early Rose Potato" h,y.
ing beon claimed by and given Ia the
wrong party" and thinking that the
right man" should have the honor 10
which he is justly entitled, will give You
the true facts Of the.case.
In loOs, | think, Mr.. Chas. Blaekmer,
of lladley, Michigan, then living in Hub
bardton, VI, planted ball Of the Chill"
potato, from which he raised two varities
Of seedlings, which he called No. and
No, ?. Before he had brought these to
maturity, he enlisted and went to the
war" but before he left for the tented
field" he gave these seedlings TO Mr..
Bresec, at the earnest request Of the lat
I ter, under the consideration that he should
be handsomely recompensed, they
amounted TO anything"
Mr.. Bresoe, a neighbor TO Mr.. Blarkmer,
brought tho potatoes 10 maturity, and
/ No, ! was found TO be very early. and was
I quite common as a garden potato Tor two
years in the vicinity, and had il not been for
Mr. lletfron, of Utica, and some Others.
who christened il the Early Rose and
brought it so prominently before the pub
! lie last spring, it probably would not have
been known at this time outside the imme-
diatc section where il was raised.
Mr., Bresee is now preparing To bring
forward No. , of Mr.. Blackmer', seed
lings as a variety of his own originating
I As all these facts are well known in this
vicinity, and can bc readily suhs'mtiatcl
/ it is but just that the public should know
them MI.
Orwell, Addison Co, VT, Aug l., lSl;s.
! This communication was received and
published, as other communications are
in good faith. The parties mentioned in
| the article were all unknown tous, So that
/ there could be no possible motive ON our
/ part to misrcpreseut any one and ON the
other hand, we could detect no motive in
/ the writer for stating facts otherwise than
as they truly existed The note enclosing
| the article giving the history OF the Early
Rose Potato, is now before us. and is
signed Lester 81, +. Griswod." While
We cannot entertain a doubt that Mr..
Griswuld has been misintormrd in the
matter. as wchavc Mr. Charles Blackmcr's
statement, under oath, that ''hc d'd not
originate from seed the early potato now
called the Early Rose we feel equally
confident that no blame attaches To Mr..
Bresee, and that his reputation and good
name are sustained hy papers which he
has Laid before ". OF which We deem ii
necessary To publish only the two follow
ing aihdavit-:
|, Charles Rlarkmer, formerly Of Hub
bardton, Vt, ROW uf Michigan, do hereby
certify that did not originate from seed
the early potato now called the Early
Rose. but that Albert BreSee,of Hubbard
ton, Vt. grew it from seed which he says
> \ I gave him. further say, that at my re-
Il quest, Mr.. Brgsce gave me one tuher of it,
/ the first or second year from seed.
I CHARLES BLNcKMER
State of Michigan, Lapeer County, So
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me. this
18th day of Sept. lS6S.
ALvAH BENrRY,
Notary Public, Lapeer Co.
We. Chester Roach. James W. Glib,
IS and stephen y. Fenton. of Hubblrdton
!, Rutland County, Vermont. on oath, say
a that we are well acquainted with Albert
6 Brcscc and Charlie, Blckmer of said Hub.
4. bardton, having been neighbors to them
It for many years. We further say, that
J we have had conversation with Charles
:. Blackmer respecting the origin of the
/ early potato, now called the Early Rose
=. In SAID conversation Charles Backmcr
said that Albert Bresee grew them from
= seed or sccd-ball, which he, Charles Black
mer, gave Albert Bresec. We further
> say, that 50 far as we know, Charles Black
mcr has never grown any potatoes OF any
kind from seed or seed-ball. We further
say, that we have frequently been at Mr..
Bresee's place, and have seen his Seeding
potatoes in different stages of growth,
: from the first year up to the present time
:. We also say that Albert Bresee is gen.
o tleman Of irreproachable character and
that entire confidence can safely be put in
any statement or claim that he has made
or may make.
; CHESTER Roach.
/ JAMES w. GIBHS.
, STEPHEN 4. FENIoN.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me,
this 9th day of September, 1865 A
GIBBs, Justice of the Peace.
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