The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24

having at umeS uuScTupuiOuo o0uloIS
to deal with, it is not surprising. that
occasionally she was drawn into litiga-
ton. In this instance at the last mo-
ment she discovered the duplicity of
her counsel, and at once went to the
courtroom. Her lawyer, seeing her
there, urged her to retire, but without
effect: and when the Judge, disturbed
by the interruption, called for an ex-
PLANTATION, she stepped forward, told
why she was there, held forth the evil
dence of her counsels treachery, and
asked permission to argue her own
case. The dignity of the woman, and
her clear, business-like address to the
court, moved the Judge, who allowed
her to lay her case before the jury.
This she did in a manner that left no
doubt as to the truth of her statement
and the jury, after short dellberatlon,
gave her verdict
The same energy carried Mrs. Grant
through the British line in 1777. when
intercourse with the enemy was rarely
granted. Her sentiments were well
known, but her leaning to the rebel
side did not stand in her way. One of
] her sons-in-law had large sums of
money in the hands of George Hayley,
in London, at the breaking out OF the
war, and this money was looked upon
as lost But one day a letter arrived,
under cover to loyalist, conveying the
pleasing intelligence that the money
was safe, and had been put out at inter-
est for the owners benefit. Means
were found to send this letter to her
son-in-law in Narragansett, but Mrs.
i Grants anxiety to know if it had
reached its destination was SO great as
to induce her to apply to General Pigot
for pass to the mainland. This was
a favor that few would have dared to
ask, so rigid were the lines drawn. The
pass that General Pigot gave her, writ
ten with his own hand, has been pre-
served.
Ihave mentioned the name of George
Hayley; his widow was another illus
tration of the successful manner in
which woman, trained as girls were
then trained, could carry on an extend
ed business. She was sister of the
celebrated John Wilkes. A well-in-
formed woman, and admitted into good
society, she delighted to surround her
self with men Of culture. Hayley, her
husband, had been clerk to her first
husband, and although he attained to
the position of Mem Der of Parliament,
and was at one time an Alderman in
London, he took no interest in any
thing but his dayboook and ledger.
This left his wife to her own resources.
She became great traveller, but trav-
eled to improve herself; was fond of the
drama, and carried this taste to such
lengths that she had box in every
theater; and it was also said that she
attended all the remarkable trials at
the Old Bailey, where a place was al
ways reserved for her. Her town
house was in Great Ayliffe street, Lon
don, and her country seat, after Hay
lev's death, was at Bromley, ten miles
away. Her carriage, built after the
best fashion and elegantly furnished.
was drawn by four coal-black horses,
and on stepping into it she took her
watch in her hand and allowed her
coachman exactly one hour between the
two places.
Hayley who had large interests in
America when the Revolution broke
out, died before the war was over ,leav-
ing a handsome fortuLe. In 1884
Madam Hayley-she was always so
addressed-came to America in the
ship Mary, Captain John Scott, vessel
which she had chartered. She landed
in Boston, and when she reached New
port her arrival was announced in the
local newspaper of July 81, 1884. 4
woman so cultivated as was Madam
Hayley was at once well received, and
while in America she visited many
IllonnC. h1Jt hQT. tipnn ohioHr, +ol-
up in trying to collect what was due to
her husbands estate. Before her re-
turn she married Patrick Jeffrey, a con-
nection of Francis Jeffrey, who had been
sent to this country as the agent of a
number of London merchants who had
claims in America.
Madam Hayley's' troubles were not
confined to the collection of money due
her. The crew of the ship she had
chartered were wholly British seamen;
some of them deserted, and their places
were filled in the United States, chiefly
with Nantucket men. The ship, still
in the employ of Madam Hayley, went
south and made good whaling voy-
age; then returned to London, where
her cargo was offered for entry as
"train oil, from fish taken by the crew
OF the Mary, a British-built ship, one
third OF her crew being British born,
therefore free of duty" The entry
was not allowed, and the cargo, valued
at $4,000 sterling, was seized by the
authorities. Madam Hayley brought
suit, recovered her property, and with
it damages to the am cunt of E50O ster-
ling.
If Madam Hayley's second marriage
was ill-assorted, her third marriage was
anything but fortunate. She was then
seventy years of age, and the man she
married was less than thirty. 1t was
not long before they separated. Her
daughter by Hayley married Robert
Baker, whose son became Admiral Sir
Henry Lorraine Baker, and was with
Admiral Cockburn, in 1914, when the
British fleet tried to push its way up
the Potomac. At that time he was in
command of the sloop-of-war Fairy,
and during the engagement was
wounded in the cheek by musket ball.
In 1916 he again came to this country;
this time to see if he could be more sue