The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-09-27

Maine, and published by f. c. Allen &
Co, of Augusta, Me-, in the year of 1854?
90. Were not proofs of such works sub
mitted you for revision?
u. Is not the statement made upon
the sixty-eighth page of said book, as
follows: "Miss Stauwood, in March, 1871,
became his wife at Pittsburg, Pa.
correct statement as to the time and
place of your marriage?
%. Did not you communicate to the
author of said book, for his use and such
work, the time and place of your mar
riage, as aforesaid?
Mr. Blaiue's replies to these are as
follows:
|, James G. Blaine, of Augusta, Maine,
on oath, depose and say, III answer to the
foregoing interrogatories:
l. Harriet b. Stanwood.
,. GeOrgetoW Ky, in the spriug OF
1S4S.
3. | lived in Kentucky as assistant pro
fessor or tutor i'll the Western Military
| Institute from January, 1913, to Decem-
ber 1851. In 1913 and 1919 the institute
was at Georgetown; in 1850 at Blue Lick,
and in 1851 at Decannon Springs.
| 1. The lady married lived in Ken
lucky from the spring of 1e4S to the
| spring of 1851, engaged as teacher III
| Col. +. +. Johnsoh's female seminary
the first two years at Georgetown, the
last year at Millersburg.
). finally left Kentucky in the latter
part of December 1851; went to New
| Orleans on business, and thence directly
| to Augusta, Ne. which place | reached
on February 9, 1852, and was next en-
/ ployed as principal teacher in the Penn
sylvania Institution for the instruction
of the Blind in Philadelphia.
6. My wife left Kentucky in March,
! 1851, accompanied by myself as far as
| Pittsbnrg, Pa: thence travelled alone to
| New York whele she was met by her
brother, Jacob Stanwood, and under his
protection proceeded to her mothers res
idence in Augusta, Me-, where | next
met her February 8, 1852.
7, s and .. | was married in Milers-
burg, Ky, on the 30th of June. 1850. in
the presence of Sarah {. Stanwoud and
s. l.. Blaine. The marriage was secret.
Having doubt subsequently of its val
idity under the laws of Kentucky. which
then stringently required license from
the clerk of the county court, | had the
marriage solemniZed a second time III
| PittSbur9, Pa. on the Goth Of March.
| 1851, in the presence of John Y. L"moyne
and David Bell.
10 and II. Jacob Stanwood was tho
oldest brother of my wife | had no ac-
quaiutance with him at the time of my
marriage; had never seen him nor heard
| from him i'll any way directly or indirect
ly before my marriage. | met him for
the first time in February, 1852 | had
two letters from him after my marriage
and before | met hlm-O!.e warmly vel
coming me as member Of the family:
the other inqniring if he could promote
my business interests by the loan of
money. had no other correspondence
of any kind with him until after | had
personally met him in February. 1852
| My wife had two other brothers. neither
of whom had ever met when came to
New England in February. 1872: nor did
| ever meet any male relatives of my
wife before my arrival in New England
in February, 1852.
II, 13 and H. My first child. a son, was
born in the house of his grandmother on
the 18th of June, 1851. Ills name was
Stanwood Blaine. He lived with his pa
rents in 1852 1S5" and d part of 1S51 in
Philadelphia. He died on July 81. 1874
and was buried in the StanwooA family
lot in Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta,
Maine.
Is, 16 and Il. A monument was placed
by my direction over his grave a year
after his DEATH thus inscribed: Stan
wood Blaine, son of James G. and Har-
riet S. Blame, born June IS, 1851, died
July 81, 1851"
IS. l have not myself seen the stone
since the first week in July, but have
reason to believe, and do believe, that
since that date many letters and figures
thereon have been defaced. aud that the
figure in the year 1851 has been entire
ly removed. have no means of aScer-
tanning by whom this was done but have
reason to believe, and do believe, that a
photograph was taken of the deiaced
stone by the procurement of one OF the
publishers of the Nc,c 1ge, democratic
paper published in this city, and that
copies of said photograph were sent to
divers and snndry persons, including the
publisher of the Indiana SeHtiHeI defend
ant of this suit
49, 90. 81 and 80 i know of the book
referred to as Life of James G.. Blaine.
| did not revise the volume, nor become
in any degree responsible for any state
ment made in it, though | saw .arts of
it before its publication, but did not and
have not to this day seen page sixty
eight, to which this question refers,
though the statement there made was
doubtless derived by the author. Russell
ii. Cromwell, from conversations with
me, but not from any special autnoriza.
ton by me to make it.
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