The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-11

purport to l,e written by relatives Of the
deceased merchant. cousins two ana
! three times removed some solicit
Aid In distress and poverty; others
threaten legal proceedings IL share OF
the estate is not quietly given to them.
The majority of the letters give the gene
aloey of the stewards as the writer OF
each understands it, and the particular
relationship sustained by him or her to
the millionaire of the family. Some are
written BY friends of the poor but proud
relatives of the rich woman's de-
! ceased husapd. A second cousin
who lives in Indiana and
had served as private in q
company of volunteers. writes to Mrs.
Stewart lengthy letter, in which he ex-
presses the hope that his cousin. a. L..
Stewart. has gone to a better world,
where sickness,
| sorrow, pain and death
Are felt and feared no more. -
And when you meet him there,
writes this cousin, land to
the question. how did you dispose Of the
Stewart ship left you in the lower
world: you will be able TO say. About
Right-to the best of my knowledge
| and belief. Among many acts OF beney-
olence and gifts TO the meritorious poor
remember giving poor disabled rela-
tive OF yours. who lived in lndiana-who
| claimed to be second cousin of yours.
| the small sum OF s."
One is written by spiritual medium
who sends a communication from Stew
art in his new abode. directing his wife
Ito send to DR.. Moore, Broadway, and
get thousands of his little books Ola chills
and fevers, headache, and other family
medicines, and see that every boy and
girl in the establishment has one TO read,
so if they are sick they will know where
to find . safe cheap remedy"
Rachael Jones writes from Clearmount
county, Ohio, to Judge Hilton "iou
will be surprised at this letter but pray
read it though before You cast it away
i
serten un till now that my mother was a
relation of A. Il. StewartF her name was
Rachel Stewart her fathers name wa,
James Stewart and her mothers name
was gone she was born Ireland in the
provence OF ulster in the county of ihtrim
near Belfast she was of scoch irish decent
and raised Il strict PRESBYTERIAN and i ha,
herd her say she had cousin ia new
york dry good merchant"
X. ). Stewart, OF New York, who
claims the honor of being the ''osly male
cousin addresses his letter also tpJndgc
/, Hilton:
IL understand that you have charge o
my dear dead late deceased cousin, Al
T exander L. Stewart. am his only mal'
cousin, and did not know it till saw m!
bible the other day, in which | have
, record OF the Stewart family. | am
, poor little orphan, with only one fathe
and mother. and would like 10 have abou
$1,000 TO go in bushes. with. If yol
DO not send it to me in week | vii
| prove who am, snu
| had .ert ms. the ash
iuMeil Ware. who does not van
bis name mentioned for lear il may ''jeop
ardize his life. informs Mrs. stewart tina
he accidentally overheard two men il
' Central Park lay plan to kidnap her I,
send her decoy letter; waylay her a
the proper point take her and the drive
Al the muzzle of pistol and then deman
million dollars for her ransom. Dr.
Mcdonald, Of Abba. Monroe county
G Iowa, who is a grandson Of Stewart
only BROTHER and whose father an,
stewart G me to this country tegc me
. about the time OF the rebellion" mode ST.,
, | writes TO Mrs. Stewart that he want
whatever is allotted 10 him. and sh
can take out her share and also tina
The wants tl,e matter attended to irnme
! diately."
! One Of the most affecting epistIes i
signed by Mrs. Hull, of Manchester, En-
e gland. The writer evidently never too
prize at spelling bee, but the tende
: affection felt by Mrs. Hull for her dea
] cousin is not to be despised on aecoun
: OF the faulty orthography of her letter
She addresses herselfto "Ladey Stueard
thus:
n Il hoap that you will excnes my r
- ting as have seen the announcement {
G my cousins death in the paper whicl
e causd me intence grief as I never got t
= know wheare he had setteld down. Dul
: Ing his iioillayadeas lie spent his tim
n with my grandmother aud me | wa
: then cheild he usd to nurs me on h
}. nee like baby which makes me moare sa
!. about him witch maid Inc moare attach
q to him Dear Mrs Stuard do rite to n
( and let me know soame things abol
4 him."
e Mr.. George NJ. Pray OF Michigan dis
interestedly writes to Judge Hilton:
AFTER looking up our family tree
have discovered that AIN no relation /
e A. 4. Stewart and probably won't &,
d any Of his money, but in case you fin
n otherwise notify me at once
/ Charles Stewart La Montague {
e Albany, New York, has no doubt tina
le he was remembered substantially by Nj
k Stewart having Away understood tbs
e. 1t was his intention 10 provide for M
n Was there no mems. desiring his cxecr
re tors 10 see that | should want nothing
" that's just the way he expressed hin
m self 10 me when last called On Hmm