Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-23
JOHN BROWNS FRIEND.
The woman 10 Whom the Old Hero
said. ~ Wish You " ere usn."
From the New York sun.

From the New York sun
Mrs, Elizabeth a. Gloucester, said
TO have been the wealthiest colored
woman i'm America, died at her resi-
dence, the RemSen House, at Clinton
and Remsen street, Brooklyn. on
Wednesday, The house and grounds
We're formerly the property ola poll
teal club, and when the club diSbanl-
ed Mrs Gloucester bought the proper
ty. Her husband, DIR j. n. Glouces-
ter, practices medicine, and is the
owner of several drug stores in Brook
lyn.
Mrs. Gloucester was born in 1Sl1 in
Richmond, Va. Her mother was
freed woman. At her death Mrs.
Gloucester was adopted by Mr.
Parkhill, and when about 6 year old
was placed by Mr.. Parkhill in DIR
Gloucester's fathers family, Then
DR.. Gloucester's father died and the
family was scattered BY accident
DR.. Gloucester met his fortune wife
in Philadelphia after they had grown
to maturity Both were at service in
private families When Mrs, Glou
cester was q years old she was a
domestic at the residence of quaker
lady, Mrs. John Cook, who taught her
how to save her earnings and keep a
bank book Mrs Gloucester has pre-
served this bank book for thirty five
years, and has always kept balance
in the Philadelphia savings bank
where she made the first deposits.
Mr.. Gloucester was IA ministerin
the presbyterian church They were
married and came to New York. Mrs.
Gloucester kept a furniture store and
made money. She bought a house in
Hudson street. The Adams Express
Company wanted TO build on the spot,
and they paved very large sum of
money for Mrs Gloucestcrs house
and lot The sum she reinvested in
real estate, and continued as money
came into her possession To Guy prop
ertv in the city and in Brooklyn. 1t
is believed that she never Numbered
in her investment.
Mrs GlouceStePs energy and eNecu-
tive ability were praised by all men
who had business dealings with her
She was member of the st. Mary
Street Presbyterian Church in Phila-
delphia from girlhood, and never
severed her connection with 1t. Her
Q fits to small churches in the South
were large and numerous She was
foremost in the late civil war IN rais-
inr money for the freedom by organ
izing fairs
zone of the most remarkable events
in Mrs. Gloucesters life, said Mr..
Gloucester last evening" was the
farewell visit to our residence of john
Brown as he went with sixteen men TO
invade Virginia. He was frequent
visitor. / wish you We're n man, he
used TO say to Mrs. Gloucester, for
I'd like to have you invade the South
with my band ! first saw HIM at a
lecture he gave in little hall IN
Leonard street and after the lecture i
invited him To make my house ms
home when he came TO New York.
/ He had smooth-shaven face then.
He looked like farmer His cloth
! ing was of coarse brown stuff made
in Pennsylvania His shirt-collar
rolled down over a black necktie
and he wore cowhdo boots. He said
little, but his eyes blazed when he did
speak If any one said they believed
i'm his doctrines, he looked them
through and through, and said, al
most dcubtingly Do you really mean
it,
"On the day when John Brown
went away TO Virginia he said Good
/ by, Sister Gloucester I've only six
4 teen men. but am to conquer.
Mrs Gloucester said to him Per.
haps you will lose your life.
9 Well my life, he replied, is not
worth much I'm an old man. In
Kansas the balls flew around my head
as thick as hail I'm never to be kill
ed by a ball. If ! fall, I'll open a ball
in this country which will never stop
until eveM slave is freer
"Aftcrward Mrs Gloucester gave
/ Fred Douglasa letter TO give to John
Brown with $40 in it. The letter was
/ found among John Browns papers
after his death. and Governor Wise,
of Virginia, had it published
Three daughters Of Mrs. Gloucester
were graduated from Oberlin Col
lege, Ohio.