The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-23
TWO MILLION UNCLAIMED.
Mrs. william Sanders, at SpilOna, y. c.
Interested.

Interested.
The Raleigh News and Observer says
Some time ago mention was made OF
the fact that inquiries were being made
by lawyers here about a Miss Mary Put
tick, who, it appears, has a share in a
legacy of f4O0, O0O, or about So, 200, 900 in
our money, left by her relatives in En-
gland.
1t is said that Mr.. John Maunder, of
Wilmington, resided here in 1860 and
Miss Mary Puttick, whom fortune is
seeking. lived in his family for several
years. Her father was James Puttick,
and he boarded with Mr. Maunder.
AS the story is told, Mr.. Puttick was
an Englishman of very superior intel
ligence and education, and gave his chill
dren as good educations as the times
would afford. His Sol John graduated
at Chapel Hill, n. c., and moved to
Jackson, Miss, where he practiced law.
Jim learned the printers trade, and Mr..
Maunder says he saw him after the war
in New York where he was setting type
on the New York Clipper. Miss Mary
.Puttick graduated with honor at St.
Mary's school, and afterwards taught
school at La Grange or Kinston. She
wrote to Mr.. Maunder once that her
brother was anxious for her to go to
Mississippi to him, and that before going
she intended to go to Wilmington to
visit Mr.. Maunder's family. Mr.. Maun-
der says, however, she did not pay him
the visit promised, and he supposed that
she had goLe out to Mississippi.
Mr.. James Puttick, the old man, was a
stone cutter, and was in the business in
Raleigh. At one time Mr.. Puttick had a
quarry near Raleigh, and furnished Mr..
Maunder with stone. Subsequently he
was employed by MI. Maunder. After
the war he went to Wilmington, and
was in very feeble health, and MI.
Maunder took care of him. Mr.. Put
tick was anxious to go to Raleigh, and
MI. Maunder furnished him with $50 to
reach this place. Soon after reaching
Raleigh he died, and then Mr.. Maunder
lost sight Of the family. He believes,
however that Miss Puttick and one of
the brothers can be found somewhere in
Mississippi or the southwest.
In connection with the above the News
and Observer has just received the fol-
interesting communication from
Mrs. Harriet Yellowley Jones, of Living
ston, Madison county, Mississippi:
I'm the spring, probably April, Of 1853,
Mr.. John Puttick came to this state from
North Carolina and took charge of the
Madison county, academy.
He did not follow his first inclination to
practice law, though a man Of brilliant
intellect, enriched by superior culture as
well as possessor of an unusually fine
physique Instead he made teaching his
and was regarded as one of
the finest instructors of youth in this
Joined the army in 1862 in the ar
service and was one of the 'paroled
prisoners from Vicksburg. After the
war he accepted a professorship in a male
in this state, from which he re-
on account of i'll health, and died
at Madison Station, this county, in, /
think, 1874 was buried at the Chapel of
the Cross near my father, his old and
friend as he requested.
"Mr. James Puttick came to my fathers
New York to meet his brother in
1867. Remained a short time, intending
to 60 southwest. | learned he died of
fever IN Louisiana in 1876.
"Miss Mary, the lady now sought for,
was with US, and teaching in this county
both before, during and since the war.
Returned to North Carolina as a refugee
in 1868 came again to Mississippi, and
left for North Carolina in the fall
of 1890. Afterward married a Mr.. Will
liam Sanders, of Smithfield Johnston
county, N. c. Ilearn her present address
Spilona, n. c.
eff l can be of any service to this es-
lady in securing a portion of the
estate for her benefit, l will feel that it
has been my happy privilege to write
his account to you for publication"