The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23
WIS rRoM AvDERsoNrr1LE.
The Last Hair Sheet Of Note Paper from n
LOdg-Losf Brother.

In tn" Surrog lte's Office lies single leaf,
a'rarcntly half sheet OF note paper, friyed anu
mNdewed on the edgos, the Ink fldei by time.
and the folds 80 worn tn II barely no ds to-
eetncr 1t was offered for probate Yesterday,
ana Is the comp mon will Of the souvenir from
Aniersouviile prison, published In rnE Sun OF
the Eth Of last December. on that day pleasant
faced young man NJ twcl.y--lx years c lied AZ
Waller & McSorlcy's dry goods store In Grand
street, and they called his attention to hi- own
name in lHE SCS. Tie Young man with sur
pri 'e read the story Of \ volunteer solder who
brought away from the Anlcr-onvillc prison
the old torn will u Peter Toner, mi after keep
ing It through ten years h. ,rd at last OF the SIS
ter and heir 10 New YuT, city, and took T. TO the
desk OF the probate clerk I'm the Surrosatc's
on e; that this same Anoorsonyille soldier,
Michael Dourh"rtv, now ~ Bristol. Bucks coun-
tN, fcnusN wanna. hAd -tlll IN INA posse ssion the
-. ~ n' ~ ''lt''"' ,'l lll+t t'lllhlr cap
tNiiy. VINO 10 qncaticn all that might he due an
unu. i'll sulpi'r 20 his nearest relative" 49, r
hard NcNeNitt, who. wpcn fhe testitlr enlisted
o. ..Anicrr soldier iu the Northern ru4N, was
living In the tommcrci 1 Hotel. New YORK city.
Young Bernird re. called the coincidence that
he did then live In the Commercial Hotel: and
rs the captivgs oldier h I'd In his last will gwen
Brfuatds maize - tAdt 81 " Us nearest relative"
and BERNARD knew that he aud a brother whom
he lost trace II about thtt time were m Amerlcn,
he wondered whether now document from the
dying captives Of the war had brought him
the SrN Office and hcng shown letter from
tne Surviving, once captvc comtadc, Michael
Dlugherty. Bernard waSassured that his brother
Andrew a. John Hnrk, had enlisted been cap
turcd. was a subscribing witness TO the will Of
refer lnner ala n him all that could be done
by tue kindest comrade, which Peter cntioued
In his viii TINT Andrew, known there AS Iohn
Burk, sicNcn,d also; dictated his own will re-
mcmheting BERNARD IA his "ncarest," nnd b.
queathius him al except a small legacy Of CRATE
tul compensation, and died; aud that Mlchiel
Doucncrty, VINO witnessed aud suffered, but
III. la gspnUrl In
wills away and on his way to Nicksburg for ex-
change, when i've hundred men we're IL water
~ 10 their waists. the lite documents, although
tampened. were preserved
bernard Mckcyitt learned all this with the
ANIMATION OF ono who hears a long lost voice, a
Iesuuected brother bringing nm "A Little in-
heritance gritefull, pl ced In his pocket the
from Mich ei Doughcrty, and after the lapse OF
just month for correspondence with Dough-
erty, he tte-ents al the PROBATE desk, as legal
petition aud executor according TO the
tenor Of John Burkes last will, the following
CAMP SUMTER, ANpFRsoSvTLLR,
Th. to certify that l. jog 4'ffa ar s% 81 Go lsGs
Sin,uT NIX n,,gcnt ens' YAM Noun,cers Tho
rlni, and am R ihs ia hospital al this camp nd
MOT m9 10 snr ~, Seg now % sound mind do
or use 10 be collected uy back paw with Tho ohing
mcn ana All otd rcmouSonts Wien he tnitcS stsies
gives 10 solllrr TO winch am duly entitled being
Government since september, 1863.
further ssh 10 s'lie TO- you, dear BERNARD. that the
and a. soon a. n reacics the United States will
cnWmunicatr 10 you hr-t, ana then VIII 70 on the
instant 10 Philadelphia anu BE- instructed BY him
vii further direct you. lie VIII htnd over 20 YOU a
VIII Which part Of said wil Is payable on presentation
OF receipt which he vii give t. YOU You will hand
over % other parties other papers which the writer
VIII direct you he wit also hand over 10 YOU two so
hii- on the state ~ pennsvlvlnii which are good In
value, hut the numbers rave been worn out fir mad
20 nae them ~ Ny shoe. Tor some umc, they
tfIrchiug Us prlsuncrs Tor money. You Will also nay
the bearer OF ais fli Tor his kiu,lness H. mo. 80
sgAcd, JonN BuRk. Co. A, pa }. Dot lie-imcnt
York $4,000 WV
Witnesses Michael Dougherty III Marsaretta
CO. u, slAtn heAtucAy Vols.