, 1873-04-19
THE CHASE ESTATE"


2ai BEACON srREIT, Dosros, April 49, 1873.
| 70 the Editor Of 1he Chicago Tribune:
SIN: have received, within tho Inst two
months, many 1cttors from tho West, written by
| people WHO, either BY marriage or descent, nro
connected with tho two Chase families OF Now
England, which descend from Aqu1a and
In 1899, or from Willirm Uhaso, who came over
| III Gov. Wintllrop's loot In 1880, and settled
| afterwards at Yarmouth, whoro he diod.
Tho descendants Of A1uila md Thomna COM
| prise the Chale families Of Maine, Now Huml-
tlirc, aud tho northeastern part Of MassacA1l-
| HottB
Tho descendants of William have beon found
tn sorthoanter1, and Central Massachusetts, and
| in Iode Island.
Thoro is no reason to believe TINT William
Chnso, Of Yarmouth, was any relative OF the
! later aettlerB Of Hampton; and all tho efforts
which. which !, lavo ... bson made BY myself and
to idontify lin with h' thom, q oSan ' to ud dnd
him mentioned III any English records. Tho
fnmiiy Of Aqnila and Thomas ClaHe aro do
acenaod from Thomas Chase, who was living at
woro found by tho Into Mr.. II. e. eomorly, az
American gentleman Ion: resident in England,
| and distinguished professional antiquarian,
| WHO was employed by mo to search tile early
English records. Tho result Of his researches,
collected by me, I contributed to tho Neraldto
Journal Of October, 1868, and, at tho request Of
sonlo of tho nane, reprinted tho article in
small pamphlet. Both tho. Journal and tho
libraries In tho Wost by those who may bo kind
enough to read them, md savo themselves the
task Of writng mud myself that Of answering
uneasy lotters about tho Chase inhertnnce."
naper-cuttings, letters, and attonptB ut Eng
lish goneologies which wero received and put
away by my fatlor in 1913 after the sano old aory
Lad been tele7yelly elaborated by tho press-
editors Of to-ilay. Til.ro WIS no truth in tho
story thon; thcro is none now; tlloro neyer has
boen any truth in 1t, and thoro never will be-
The author Of it is not certainly known, but llo
bubble WIS prickea, in 1877, by the late Mr..
Theodore Claae, of Boston, who, woarlod by i'm
portunity, caused Measrs. Barring Bros. l. Co.
to mako sufficient inyeuligatiou to provo that tho
atory was simple invention.
After twenty-five years Of quiet, the original
story, that there waH m estate IN tho English
chanccry courts awaiting dcclEion as to tho
rights OF heira by tile nalno OF Chaso, some OF
boon TeVtvod ut Il convention Of Chase heirs
whoro each present seo.ns to havo contributed
something Of clrcums!ancu, ind wllcro commit
teos wore appointed. Tho story Inns at last IT.
tanned sueh dmonsionH That it occupies the whole
page Of q broadside, tho production Of a Mr..
John I. Chase, n worry nliHlnformed, but r doubt
nos no., very sincere n.an WIG ns boon, and is still,
quote an extract from tho broaduIdo:
to tlo Duke Of Wenston Tho csuto vas fIel In tic
Of tllts Richard, who wa. thorough.goinE man hat
the matter WAL put through, and Judgment gyoa il
favor Of tho heirs.
Dy this statomont, Richard Uhnso, the older
brother OF William, who cnl,e over III Wiutllrop'n
eet IN 1Ggo hnecSeaS:, % 1o had become Aldo
1914, iii gotting hill illod III 1740, eventually
put through. Afr: John i. Chase onlits to state
wlother this gentleman, whose lolgtl Of days lle
thus shows to havo exceeded 200 yoars bo still
living but lo does i" Gull upon Mi tho Chase
cirH 10 contribute 1ibnrally" alld III order flat
the said holrs ''Gllali gat yaluo for what tlloy
contribute to tho Ohaao fund, tho Commfttoo
by considerable oxponBo. layo ubtunad tho orig
inal coat-of-arms and motto" which "any Quo Of
the Chase faraily wishing r picture" can hayo
him.
Tho coat Of arnaa lo gives is II copy of tho cut
furnished by me for tito Ntraldta .JoHlua! OF
October, 1913, with tho motto, No ctde malls"
LAS boom hit upon since thon for tho occaalon,
possibly by Richard, MI that rulo Of conduct BY
In conclusion, 1fr. Editor, agls tho favor of
| your columns for tho insertion of 4iH leltor,
which may tr1lst, roach Tho oyoB of many of
! tho Chano kindred resident In tho Northwest,
and onablo thom to aismss from thoir thoughts
asilly fabrication which las calBod much monoy
| aud tine TO ho wastol during tito 1nat tlirly
years, by yory many people wllo could i'll afford
| other.
shall 10 glad, hovoyor, to hear from my md
| all ChaBeI who can fnrl!A1 tlloir goncul0gicy.
| however brief, for publication hereafter. i am,
ar, your obodlont aorvant,
GEonoE D. CHASE.
LIBERAL VICTORY.
WlNoNA, ILL.,, AprIl H. 1H7a