The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-29

Church.
Friends in this ci,y aad throughout
the state will learn with profound
sorrow Of the death of Colonel Peter
Mallett, of Fayetteville which occur
red yesterday morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Gabriel Holmes,
ON North Third street in this city.
The deceased was in the Saith year of
his age and death was rue to the
general infirmities attendant upon AL
vanced age.
Gnlonel Mallett had been in declin
ing health .1r several years but it was
only a fcw months ago that any con-
cern was felt as to his condition. He
came to Wilmington several months
ago from Fayetteville, accompanied by
Mrs. Mallet, to visit his daughter,
and shortly after reaching here he
was forced to remain confined in his
room on account of a general break
down in his condition and from that
time there has been gradual sinking
until the end came. To the bereaved
members of the family the very siu
cere sympathy Of their large circle cf
friends will be extended in this hour
of their grief.
Funeral services over the remains
or the deceased will be conducted this
afternoon from st. James Episcopal
church at $50 o'clock and intermeft
will be made at Oakdale
The following sketch of Colonel
Mallett's life was furnished The Mes
senger by a close friend of the deceas-
ed
Colonel Peter Mallett died in this
city yesterday morning in the 84tn
year of his age He was born in Fay
etteville, N. c., on May 25th, 1924. He
came from an old Huguenot family.
the members of which were distin
guished not only in France but in
America, the country to which --e
troubled times in France and relig
GUS persecution compelled them to re-
move. His grandfather, Peter Mall
tt, settled in this city about 1869, and
early in the Revolution was appointed
to the co1missary department Of the
Continental army. Charles Peter Mall
ett, of Fayetteville, who married So
phia Beattie, was the father of Col
onel Peter Mallett. Colonel Mallett
was a scholar in early life of the high
school at Fayetteville, and afterwards
his education under the
Rev. G. W. Everest, a distinguish i
educator from Connecticut, who was
at the time private tutor in his
fathers family. Being energetic and
full of ambition his great desire was
to enter into business in New Yorz,
where he thought he would f1nu much
greater opportunities than in south |
ern city. His father at the time was |
largely engaged in the manufacture OIL
cotton goods, and his agents in New |
York had an Office at Old Slip. Col |
0nel Mauett went to them in the year
1916 with letters from his father, and !
lit is rather singular that except the |
interval during the war between ---e
states, and for a short while there |
after, he was in business in and near
that locality until his failing health
compelled him to retire. After spend |
ing some two years in learning the de-
tails of business he started out for
himself with a partner and commenced
4 brokerage business under the firm
name of Krider & Mallett. In 1S43
he married his first wife, Annabella
Gibbs, who was daughter of Mr.
Robert Gibbs, a rice planter on the
Cape Fear river. Shortly afterwards
Colonel Mallett bought out his part
ner and opened a new brokerage house
with Mr.. Paulmier, under the firm
name of Mallett & Paulmier. The
co-partnership conducted a successful
business until the disasterous panic of
1851, when Colonel Mallett retired. He
then formed a new co-partnership
with Mr.. D. Golden Murray.
This firm did large shipping bus
mess, and controlled most of the ship
ping sailing from New York to Char
1eston, Wilmington and Savannah. At
one time they had fleet of twelve
SchOoners, four brigs and two barks.
Rhe firm was exceedingly successful
and prosperous and seemed we'll on
the way to make fortune for each
of the partners when the war between
the states broke out and brought with
lit ruined fortune to Colonel Mallett
AT this time he was a member of the |
Seventh regiment of New |
York State Militia. He did not hesi- |
tate a moment, however, to decide |
between his fortune and his duty as |
he conceived it. He was North
and puffiuU fortune oaco