The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30


Liberty or Death worked In large whieo
letters On the breast huckfAsis in encA
hat and q leather belt about the shoasderA
with soTaahawk and scalping knife
My father. Col. James Slaughter, with COL
Marshall and others. had the honor o9
being IN tho first battle tshe Great HrfdgaA
fought in Virginia l was sent home "a
school. In she spring OF i.ss again led
schcd and entered ia Col. John JamesCnsn
troop Of cavalry for three years: but BE-.
fore we marched I was appointed ncu-
tenant IN Capt. Gabriel Longs company ce
rificsncn. and we marched to join the array
under Washington in New York. In III
We were attached to the Eleventh conti-
mental regiment. commanded by Daniel
Morgan Lieut.. Slaughter Was promoted
70 . captaincy In lis and served during
the war. being In the battles OF Brandy
wine. Germantown. etc. He was one q
the sufferers at Valley ForEe, where Que
of his messmases was Lieut.. John Mar
shall afterward chief justice u tho Untes1
States.
An ORIGINAL SON.
One member az the Washington society
enjoys tho proud distinction of heang an
original son" Of a revolutionary solite4s
This il Mr.. J. n. wailineford. whose bean
mired BY visitors 70 that suburb. Mr..
Wallingfori's father. Jonathan waiilna.
ford. enlisted at thu age OF IS an private
In Capt. Timothy Emcrson's company.
Col Hartlott's regiment Of New Hamp-
shire volunterrs and remained in the
service until the close q tho revosuttou.
Soon after tho close Of the war no ~
moved TO Maine. then . territory Ct Mas
sachusests. where he resided until hio
In - AZ ARA ~
In July, 1917. IT the age Of 80 at Athens,
No. he married Betsy Bunker. who wAn
10 years of age. In 1855 Mira betsy Wai-
linxford removed with her family To the
then territory Of Minnesota. and suhes-
oucntly applied for and obtained a psnsio0
~ widow Of revolutionary soldier. frst
Of 8 and later of "a per month. which was
paid to her by the Eovernnesat until hec
death, September s, 1885, she teinE ore Of
the last surviving revolutionary pension
ers. Mr.. ]. n. Wailinxford. the son a
this patriot Of -. was captain Of Ccsn.
pany l. First Minnesota. volunteer In
fantry. In the civil war. and served hto
country for nearly three years.
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A YEAR hook.
During tho current year the washinxtoa
society viii publish tts fret ''year bool."
containing the nanaea OF tn members
their ancestry and the record Of their aii-
cestors' services In helping to estahiiAh
American undergraduates, and q history 0l
tho work II the society. The fact that
this year book Il soon to be puhlished
OF the society. and many are fling supple
mental applications giving tho records -
additional ancestors. and many gcntiemen
throughout the state who are eligible 70
membership are preparing their applies
tons for nefnherssip In order that their
records may appear In the year book and
thereby be preserved for their descend
ants. A. one member stated, out hero %
the Pacific coast our children are 50 far
removed not only from the old home oe
tho family hut from all relatives aside
from members Of their Immediate families
that they are liable To grow up In fKnCr-
ance Of their family history unie&a IL -
preserved IN permanent form. and hence
the Interest being taken fy ~ many guu-
tlcfnen In preparing their records for pub
location in the year book. The preservA-
ton OF these recors3s II. as has bees. stated.
only one Of the objects OF the society, hut
experience has shown that this feasuro -
the hereditary patriotic societies has been
productive OF great good In this, that ft
has aroused and kept alive the personal
interest of tho members In the work of
the society and thereby enabled II to tho
more successfully carry on Its patriotic
gentlemen In the state Of WashinxtCn
who would gladly join with the members
OF this society In their purely patriotic
work In connection with the public schools
and otherwise and who ara eligible to
membership but who may not have the
records 70 prove their eligibility. To such
the officers Of the society are always ready
TO give assistance by informing them how
20 proceed to procure authsntic rec0ris Ok
their ancestors serytcesn
In the opinion OF many Of the members
OF the sOtcty. one Of the npst practical
benefits OF membership In tho society u
the interest which Is aroused among tbs
school children In the early history Of ruP
country by reason Of the fact THAI they
learn NJ home che names Of their AnceA-
tors who took part In tho struggle for In
dependence. what BATTLES they were aa.
gagged In. the order and relation OF the
events Of the revolution the causes which
brought IL about and the results which Il
accomplished.
The insignia Of the society 10 f,e worn
on ceremonial oceasions II cross with
four arms. covered with white enamel ana
eight gold points with gold naesiaii0n
in the center, bearing on tao diverse tho
bust IT Washington In profile. and on the
reverse tzao figure Of q niinuternan, sur.
rounded by rsbt,on efaause!cd blue. with
the words '.fAbertas 81 ratrsa" on the oh.
verse and the legend Sons 81 the Amerf~
can Revolution" on the reverse, both IN
letters of geld The cross IN sssrYnDunssd
by an eagle in gold. and the whole deco4
ration suspended by fihhon OF deco
blue with white and bun edges, The coloro
OF the society. Tho r0xextc for wearing "a
tire huftnnsscse rs u the usual pattern ard
Of the society eolors. biua white ana tu0.