The Sunday herald., 1881-02-13
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TnE FiRsT PAYMAsTBR GENERAL.-The first
American raymascr General was tho Hon. James
Warren, Esq, OF Plymouth, Mass. lie was ap-
pointed hy the Continental Congress In june i775,
and stationed at Cambridge, the headquarters OF Cen
oral Washington. General Warren was a native OF
plymouth, born In 1925, and descendant Of Richard
warren, who came over in tho Mayflower. lie was
graduate OF Cambridge in l7i5, and FOR many years
the senior member OF the house OF Warren & Good
win, importers OF British goods and exporters of
American products. Their conslgnecs In London
were Dckason & Co.-n house which Is sill in exist
encc. General Warren married sister OF the Illus
trious James Otis, wei known in annals as Mrs.
Mercy Warren, author OF History OF the American
Revolution and several dramas md poems. Mrs.
Elct has accorded her place in her Women Of the
''Revolulon.' General Warren was gentleman
Of dignihed presence and the death of General
Joseph Warren at Bunker Hill, was chosen TO succeed
him President OF the Provincial Congress OF Mas
sachusets. Ills mother sister Of General John
Wlnslow, who removed the Acadians from Nova
Scotia. and OF Colonel Edward wlnslow, the Royal
Collector of Plymouth. hisafllstons were naturally
with the Tories when the Revolution on. II he
had any doubt which side to take. his wife, whose
father Colonel John Otis, OF Barnsablc prosecuted
by the British government and whose brother James
bazed up like "a lame OF FIRE - whenever the rights
of the colonies were invaded would have decided the
question. For the gray mare was the better horse
uccluctN IN tle warren Iainlly IN tne year lasb.
Copleys portraits Of the General and his wife are
stn eStant, the latter being regarded as tho chez
deWrr OF his pictures painted before ho went abroad
In IVA 1t is threc-quarters length, In green
satin dress elaboratey adorned with lace at the neck
and sleeves and OF priceless value the portrait OF
high-brcd, intellectual American woman OF tho Rcvo
| lution. Madam Warren, like many another stately
dame of the old school, had patience with Ignorance.
One evening when the conversation a house turned
IN Rublip n upphlnr Major
| Jackson present Tho Major, not very wei
read In English history, inquired what II meant.
Madam Warren looked at him for moment In speceh
| less amazoment, and then exclaimed, "MaIor Jack
| 'son 60 home and read ~ General Warren was
afflicted with the gout. Perhaps, also, he had his
misgivings about the continental money which began
to pour ont in such abundance from tho Continental
Treasury. At any rate he resigned his once OF Pay
master General In l77G when the Headquarters OF the
| Army were removed to New York, and received the
thanks Of Congress for his services. After the adop
| ton of the Constitution he Democrat, and
died In 1909 at tho age of cighty-thr Ills wife
survived him and died at eghtysi1. His son, Major
Wlnslow Warren, U. S. A., who was killed in st.
| Clair's defeat, was often pronounced "the ono
'man in America" He a rake after tn, sh
Ion of his time, and went over to London about 1900,
and plunged into the disspations of that
an utter disregard of tie prccopts of his Pilgrim
| ancestors. In n St. James street gambling.
| mouse ne Won NJ one sitting SlU,O 100, ana leit
| town for America tho next day with his WIN
nlngs. His portrait by Coploy, painted In London,
at this date, has always been regarded of the
best pictures of this artist. James Warren
another son Of the General lost leg on board man
ofwar in brief with France, and subsequently,
held the Office OF postmaster ut Plymouth from 1901
till his death in 1871 He crusty old bachelor.
Henry Warren the youngest son OF the General, was
collector of the port Of plymouth for many years. and
an active partisan OF the JefTersonian school, His
| wifc daughter of Major Pelham Wlnslow, who
left his home and family to ioin tho British army,
and died Long Island In 177s In the veins Of their
| children the blood OF Wing and Tory comminglcd.
The most distinguished descendants OF Paymaster Gem
eral Warren have been the late Charles Henry War.
ren, of Boston, iurst, wit, and conversationalist,
Henry Warren Torrey, Professor OF History Mt CAM
| bridge, DIR. Winslow Warren, OF Plymouth, and
his son winslow Warren of Boston, an active men,
ber OF the Massachusetts, Historical Society. General
Warren Inherited from his father fine estate, Cliff
ford, named from the family residence In England,
three miles from Plymouth, at the head Of the beach,
now the site OF famous seaside resort. Ills town
house still stands tho corner OF North and Main
Streets venerable spacious, high shoudered man
sion of the time OF George the First, originally the
residence of General Wnsow, who at the time of his
death, in 1875, was major general In the British
army. From the date of its erection TO the middle OF
the present century, that old house seat Of hos
pitality and favortc resort of all who could apprc.
elate refinement, culture, wilt, humor, and the best
literature Of the time. W. NJ. W.