The Placer herald., 1872-06-29
BKADDOCk'S FATE.
An Old Settler Asserts that He Shot the
General--An Interesting Letter.

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King, of sundry selected trees at the grave
of General Braddock, in Fayettc county,
Penn, adds the following interesting sketch
of events and Incidents connected with Brad
docks expedition and death, and the Gus
toms of that period:
In connection with Braddocks grave we
cannot resist the temptation to give some
historical incidents derived from Andrew
Stewart. About the year 1902, Stewards
father lived about two miles east of Brad
dock s grave, on what is called "Braddocll's s
Old Road tile old military road. Being
Supervisor of Roads, he went with some
hands to repair the road, taking with him
Andrew, then a boy of ten or twelve years
of age. While the men were at work on
the east side of Braddock's Run, Thomas
Faucette (born in 1912 and died in 1916,
aged 104 years, and who was with Brad
docks army at the time of his defeat and
death), an old mountain hunter, then living
on the road less than a mile east Of Brad
docks grave in a cabin, some ruins of which
are still visible, came along with bis rifle on
his shoulder, hunting knife in his belt,
dressed in a blue hunting shirt, bearskin
cap and buckskin pants, standing about six
feet four in his moccasins. Faucette said:
"Take care, men, or you will dig up Brad
docks bones. We buried him here where
he died, right on the bank of this run We
dug away the bank and drove the baggage
wagons over the grave, so that the enemy
could not find the grave. | will show you
the spot. The water has washed down
nearly TO the bones. Dig down here foot
or two and you will find them" The men
did so and found the bones.
{" Braddock," said Faucette to the work
men, "was brave man, but to save his
men shot him." "Why so" we asked
q will tell you. My brother Joe and
were fighting behind trees, when Braddock
came along and struck joe, saying, you
coward, stand out and fight like man.
Considering him our worst enemy, turned
round and shot him instead of an Indian
When Washington took command he told us
to tree We did SO, and the remnant of us
were saved.
In confirmation of Faucettes story history
says that it was thought at the time that
Braddock was shot by one of his own men,
and it was upon this occasion that Braddock
when advised by Washington 10 let the men
tree, said: "High times, when Virginia
buckskin undertakes to teach a British gen
eral how to fight.
Stewart further says that the bones were
re-interred at the foot Of a large white oak
tree, except few which his father took home
and afterwards sent by some Western mer
chants going East, with directions TO place
tl,o,,, = I, Dhi1, lol,ni, frba
merchants in those days, Stewart says,
travelled in companies, armed with pistols to
protect their money, which consisted Of Span
nish dollars. Each pack horse carried two
or three thousand dollars in small leather
bags. The merchants would carry back on
the same horses, iron, salt and other mer-
chandise for the supply of the Western peo-
pie, the whole in year, being less, perhaps,
than one " iron horse" now takes over The
mountains in single train. Slaves from
Virginia were driven through Uniontown in
for the Western market. This may sound
strange to young ears, but there are many
old persons still living who witnessed it.
ONE OF THE PRESENTS. III he Cincinnati
Enquirer publishes the following as the
reply of General Grant to present of $l05,
900 forwarded to him by General Daniel
Butterfeld, then holding commission in
The Army, and while holding it, appointed
Sub Treasurer in New York, in which he
was detected in fraudulent completely in the
great gold conspiracy, but was allowed 10
resign from the Army without Court-mar-
tial. Butterfeld, on the 18th of February
1869, enclosed the gift in this form:
Enclosure.
Mortgages. ,....... ...... $50 437 so
so, 600 7-3O u S. bonds, 1st series. 54,725 90
Cash. h................... ......... 1851 oO
Total .............,.. Sloo,ooo w
The reply of General Grant was in these
Words
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. II, 1869.
DEAR GENERAL Your letter of the 18th, in
closing me the handsome testimon'a al of the citi
zens of New York, with the names of the too
generous contributors to it, is received.
Through you 1 wish to thank the gentlemen
whose names you have enclosed to me, ind-
vidually and collectively. l have the honor to be
your obedient servant. U. 5. GRANT.
At this time General Grant was President
elect of the United States. 1t would be in
teresting now to have list of these "too
generous givers, to see how many and
what offices were given them. Will Grant
organs furnish the information
SAD.-Ihe Mountdin Democrat states
that young lady named Edith Richardson,
aged II years, went into mine owned by
her father, near Pl'cerville, in comp ny with
some friends, and while leading the way
through a tunnel was precipitated down a
shaft 40 feet deep and instantly killed, be-
ing horribly mangled and mutilated.