The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
TIE FAME or WARRINGTON.
4 Descendant Of Gov. Posey indignantly
Discusses an Ancient Islander.

/ USVessS III AnCIo0t OAAnoCN
To THE EpIToR OF The Sun Mir: You
answer 10 %. W. c. In Sundays spx in re.
gard to the late Senator Ipgalls's reprinted
speech. In which he says: -Washinstor
| was not only the father Of his country. but
also OF Gov. Posey OF Indiana prompts noe
to say word against this old. but foolish
story. And. the latter was. besides my
mothers grandfather
Only recently visited his crave at Shaw.
neetown. within pistol shot OF westwood
Plaza her fathers farm. As the spot whers
she was born and the skies that hrst bent above
| her are dear TO me, so are all facts and ira
ditions OF her ancestry: which, running. ~
II does. through the Alexapders and Thorn.
tons Of Virginia. the Poseys Of Maryland
and virginia and France. should not be left
to attacks Of idle scribes or notoriety. seeking
uobodies
Gen Posey was born seventeen years and
four months later than Washington. In i7S0
In i7p and i7ss. and later. the latter was 10
the employ Of lord Fsirfas. some hundreds
OF miles from Gen. Posey's birthplace. which
I believe to have been at the home OF Capt
John Posey Of the. Second VIRGINIA REGIMENT,
psrers and Bishop so q M.sdss LEADING ismi.
le The O. yiTn"is and omo. record. show
thai. Capt John ,Pcsey conveyed his home
and lands lrst below Mount Vernon, TO Wash
later were comprehended in woodland.
the home which Washington rave Nellie
Gusts on her ms,{ase sse J sSSTliss wash
washin vton 10 Gen. Pcsey and about him
s Es.eI such ssoS a. G Sssns es y s war IS
HrehanSa: aeairst Sir william Johnston and
ebo ,salsn co SnH 9 r 10 lead
in the assault, on Stony Point. where be bore
u. brn endured the dns' sT, was late y
storm TrnS Of ST stony Poipts1 %ssSInrtcn him,
self made the de, I'll for the .ss,ult, His
Which -f;ou"S Htt eHefvWSsrs, surrendered no.
%ssSir rton sad iarswsil Al NswburSh
General Of the army after the war. ard did
appolnt him Bngadier- General when Wayne
was ComTar rS Chief See rord e
lie yTs srs. to ,epEeseSs IL Go1sr s.,
coilearue Of Des'rahan in represer,inr lou
Terriory and Msjor-GeHera Of III the Kentucky
As small THINGS have their wei ght in his.
tory. his second MARRIAGE contradicts any
t a, q there Ssns oHr dow
q MST Gs0r And 'h %ars AessnSs4
; ; was dsSneT S cy e SSom
claimed descent from William. the Ore. 2 n
OF Stirling, a claim which has been bitterly
have beer, received
The Influence Of Washington over his sub.
alfern WAS verv treat. (See AUTOGRAPH
letters, State Depart ment Or, Archibald
hie Wander: aEst President Of prispSston: Re.
Waddell Alexander that when he was tutor
to Gen Posey's family. the veteran rcS0untsd
eloquence had at times momentsrily set him
aeairst the pronosed Constitution. but that
WASH otor's counsels would drive his cp
rosition quite away.
Nv letter is too lone-the subject IL not
Of rem eral interest In sordid, huckster are:
but II Is none the less our duty to preserve
the fame OF WASHINGTON ~ the. purity In
which our fathers trar smitted II. and %
piorsly TO transmit II to our children.
The detractors IN this case, the devils
advocates cannot adduce q fact on which
to base their storv-cannot even expand .
theorv that is worthy OF notice. Not &. fact
eives their foul story even the weak est ike
lihood. PosEy b. WILSON.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. March IS.