The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

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of the great Chicago real estate owner.
John h1ngsbury. Capt. kirgsbury's
sister married Gen. Simon Bolivar
Buckner OF Confederate fame. When
the war of the rebellion broke out, and
Gen. Buckner went South, he feared
that his property in the North would
be contiscated. and to save ii for his
family, he transferred to his BROTHER
ln-law. Capt kinsbury, "a large amount
of valuable real estate which he owned
IN Chicago, most of it gained through
his wife.
Capt. K~ingsbury was killed at the
battle of Antietam, and several months
after his death his widow gave birth to
a posthumous child, a son. 1t is ex-
plicitly denied by an army officer of
high standing, conversant with all the
facts through intimate personal knowl-
edge of all the parties concerned, that
there is any truth IN the published
statement to he effect that 1T was a
piece of army scandal at the time that
the General had a very kind y on the
Captains wife and he married her
within a yea after her widowhood."
1t is asserted by this gentleman that
Gen. Lawrence did O meet Ms.
kinsbury at all until after the close of
the war, when he formed her acquain-
tance In society at Newport.
After Capt. kingsbuTy's death, his
having made any will was for some
time a matter of doubt, and it was be-
lieved that his large property, and
with it the Buckner estate conveyed
to him IN trust, would pass by due
course of law to his infant son. Al
length. however, Gen. Burnside dis
covered among his papers a document
n, - ~ nj ~ Or q n no ~. .-ll cd tc,t,
ment of Capt. kingsbury, which he
then remembered had been given to
him for safe keeping By that officer.
Just before the battle of Antietam
Capt. kinSbury wrote out his will
without the assistance of any one con-
versant with legal forms, and very
naturally made the blunder of simply
signing 1t, without having the sigma
lures of any witnesses thereto. That
was the paper given by him to Gen.
Burnside. In it the right of the Buck
ner family to the share of the estate
contided to him in trust was fully re-
cognized, and that part of the property
Was ~reconvey ed. But, as a will, the
document was formally declared by
the courts tn be vllueless. Gen. Buck
ner and his wife after the wal brought
suit to recoyer his property, and In the
interest of Capt. k~lngsbury's infant
son the claim was contested by the
guardians, either Gen. burnside OF
Mr.. Latrobe of Baltimore. The result
of that suit was the declaration of the
invalidity of the will and the affirma-
ton of the right of inheritance, by the
child, of all the estate of which Capt.
k~lngsbury died possessed. Some time
afterward, however. Gen. BucEner
found another ground for action. He
then claimed that the property at stake
was never absolutely conveyed by him
to Capt. kinsbury, but was simply put
in his hands as a trust, and in evidence
of this understanding cited Capt.
K~ingsbHry will. AlthaHgh that paper
was valleless as a will, it was deemed
by the Court conclusive proof of the
fact of the conveyance i'll question, and
an order was made appointing a com
mission TO divide Capt. K~ingsbury's
estate into two equal parts, one OF
. which should go to the infant son OF
the deceased and the other to ten
Buckner. That order was made about
the time of the great Chicago fire, anc
before the commission got to work l.:
labors were greatly simplitied by thu
fact that all the houses previously OF
the land were burned off, and they
IlStu OI1lN W pA -
the ground, comparatively easy task
Prior to the fire the total value of tn
Joined estates temporarily held TO
Capt. Kingsbury's heir was estimate
at 81, 900, 900, but that, of course suit
cred a large reduction by the fire.
: Gen. Gallatin Lawrence Is a son O
ex-Gov. VIM. Beach Lawrence o
Rhode Island, the we'll known write
upon international law. He had stu
j. died law and obtained admission to tn
bar lust before the wal of the rebel
lion broke out. Abandoning the lega
= profession he entered the army, an
j. won rapid promotion until, when
o nally compelled by disabling wound
to leave the service, he had attalne
l. the rank of Major General IN the vol
/. unteer forces. When serving on tn
r staff of Gen, Adalbert Ames, at Fol
; Fisher. he conducted himself with tn
most distinguished gallantry. Charg
ing upon the parapet of tie fort, far i
j. advance of his men, cheering ther
: on, and inspiriting them by his ow
II example, he was struck down by thre
It severe wounds. One, which threat
}, ened to be fatal, was in his neck. III
e two others were in his arms, and thu
d in the left was so severe that amputs
r ton was necessary. The war was col
> cluded before his slow convaleScenl
e was over.
He then received an appointment
.e Minister to Nicaragua. but before star
ing became involved in IN affair wit
n a member of the Foreign Legation
Ie Washington. They quarrelled ov'
what Gen. Lawrence deemed I'll
t. others improper behavior toward
lady-nOt Mrs. L.awrence-and fOugl
d a bloodless duel, both missing at tn
: first fire, and neither demanding
second shot.
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