Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-18
THE LATE DANIEL HAND.

A Glance at the Already Important
 Results Accrufns from Ills Benef-
 cent Gift of $1, ,OOO,OO0 to the Amer
 Sketch Of His Life.
 The result, already apparent, of the | philanthrophy of Daniel Hand of Gui1ford, who died yesterday at the good old age of | ninety-one, and sketch of whose life is given below, are striking and show that he was indeed benefactor of national im- portance. His gift in 1888 of $1 ,000, ,000 to the American Missionary association for the educational work among the negroes in the south, is well remembered and ex- cited at the time wide interest. By it's aid hundreds of young pupils, boys and girls. are permitted to continue their studies, which otherwise would have been cut of, and by this aid can sooner and more thoroughly fit themselves for entelligent and enlightened work in life. By means of the income of the Daniel Hand fund school houses that were inadequate have been enlarged; new buildings erected, and new institutions founded. By soc;ation has been enabled to accept, equip and carry on as part of it's work for the future, the Gloucester Normal school at Cappahosic, Va, and the Normal and Industrial Training school at Knoxville, Tenn; to double this summer the capac- ity of it's graded school at Meridian, Miss, and open 8 greatly needed graded school at Helena, Ark. From this source, also, has come the great enlargement of the Lincoln academy, at All Healing, N. O., and the maintenance of teahcers in the Normal and Industrial school at Orange Park, Fla. The Washburn seminary, at Beaufort, N. O., and the Burreu school, at Selma, Ala, both dropped from the socie- tvs list for time, have been increasingly efficient year after year, since this fund enabled it to take them up again. The Brewer normal school, at Greenwood, s. O., and the Dorchester academy, at McIn- tosh, Ga, and also in large part supported by this same fund. Nine country schools might be named in this same connection, ,as we'll as important departments at Lexing- leans, La. Thus nearly every southern state has occasion to be grateful to Daniel Hand for some important school within it's borders. And by the judicious use of this fund the association expects to add larger and more substantial buildings throughout the south that shall be monuments to the generous donor and perpetual blessings to the colored people.
 Daniel Hand died yesterday at his home in Guilford. He was ninety years of age last July. He was a native of Madison and remained on his fathers farm during his youth and received good secular and religious education.
 In 1918 he went to Augusta, Ga., in charge of his uncle, Daniel Meigs, an old merchant of that place and Savannah, Ga He eventually succeeded to his fathers business and became one of the leading merchants up to within few years of the civil war. Fifteen years previous to the war he had associated with him in business George W. Williams of Georgia, who had been in his employ as clerk.
 During the war Mir. Hand went south to look after his vast business interests He was arrested in New Orleans as a 'Iincoln spy" Subsequently the governor of the state released him on parole. While he was in Georgia on his way north a crowd besieged his hotel, considering him spy, and but for the interference of leading men of Georgia he would have been killed. He had to be placed in the city jail for safety from the hands of the mob, being guarded by the mayor of Augusta. He remained in Asheville until the war closed.
 When his valuable property in Georgia was seized by the confederates it was turned over to MT. Williams, who settled accounts with the owner about five years ago, although the latter did not expect to recover the property or a settlement for the same.
 The settlement increased Mr. Hands wealth over half million dollars. It represented his interest in the business in Georgia and invested capital, extending over of a period of many years.
 The deceased, who has been widower for about fifty years, married his cousin, Elizabeth Ward, daughter of Dr. Levi Ward, of Rochester, N. Y. His wife and children died many years ago.
 At the annual meeting of the American Missionary association in Providence, R. l., October 23, 1888, he gave the associa- tion 1,600, ,S9525, in interest-bearing securities to be held in trust as the Daniel Hand educational fund for the colored people. Another of his princely gifts is the Hand academy at Meriden.
 In his will large sums are left to rela- tives. The residuary of his estate will be given to the Daniel Hand educational fund.- He died worth over $500,OOO Judge Luzon H. Morris was his legal advisor.