The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-27

room, and when he was discovered by a
servant, he said to her: Wont you come
and shake hands with me- The girl al
once spread the alarm, but the thief made
good his escape. | never knew that he
had any particular object in trying TO ROB
the house. yet it may be queer colncl-
dence that there was good deal of Jeweiry
in the room at the time, which he did not
touch. | don't believe that Mr.. Smith
knows anything of these papers OF which
you speak.
Albert Smith. the father Of Lawyer
Smith, lives at 6l3 Washington street. tie
said that his son had been interested in the
Peterson case. He thought that he had
been asked to represent the claimants at
one time. He knew nothing of the Peter
son family or their papers, and had never
before heard the armchair story, although
he remembered the robbery.
Walter Tatnall, who is brother-ln- law
of J. Ernest Smith, and whose wife IS
direct descendant of the old Peterson
family, said that he knew nothing of the
matter whatever, but if such papers exist
ed he would have heard of them through
his wife
The only other person in Wilmington
who could be located as descendant OF the
Peterson family is Paschall q. Peterson,
Of 1l0l French street, who was yefterday
appointed police sergeant by Mayor.elect
Harrington.
THE PETERSON FAMILY.
The story as published has created great
deal of comment in Wilmington, as the
Peterson family is one Of the Oldest in
the State Of Delaware and has always b. en-
known as very wealthy family. The first
member of the family to land on these
shores was Giles Peterson, who came here
and acquired tract of land 62y300 feet, on
April 16. 1857 Following him came other
| members of the family, and the amount of
property which they acquired was simply
enormous, one grant alone covering what
is now the city of Wilmington. This grant
was made on April l6. 1915. John Stall
cop on that day conveyed TO Samuel Pet
| terson the greater part Of his estate. be-
ginning at thorcbuSh in the middle of
French street and on line with the south
| side OF Water street. thence easteriy up the
| middle of French street 10 point between
Third and Fourth streets, thence by g
rorthwesterly course across the square a.
Fourth and Market streets diagonally to q
stake near Rattlesnake run, thence in 2
Southwcsterly direction to a small Iivulet
| flowing into the Christiana river below the
! point below the point at Front and West
streets This tract Of land covers tie entire
business portion of the town.
Another large tract Of land was granted
to Hans Peterson, who settled in Della
ware before 1868 His land started on Yer
trech, Hook and ran along the Delaware to
the Rockland manor, distance Of two
miles He lived on this land between Yer
trecht Hook and Snellpot creek. and the
quaint old building, which was then called
mansion, is still Standing, looking some
| what the worse for Wear A large number
of other members Of the family We're found
| to whom vast amounts OF land were
| granted.
OLD OFFICE-KOLDERS.
The family were We Il known and several
of them held public office Adam PETERS
son was appointed Justice Of the Peace
on June s, 1896, and Andrew Peterson
filed the same Office from August 5, 1926.
Hans Peterson was member of the New
| Castle Council in 1856.
The family and their property can be
easily traced until as late 1887, but after
tnat all traces of them were lost, and in no
instance is the name of Gabriel Peterson
mentioned, although the fact is referred to
that some of the family engaged in the
Revolutionary war The fact is also on
record that the family was among the first
founders of the Swedish Church in this
country