The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
HANNAH wHTTTIER wILsTAoH.


Daily Inter-ocean. March 4. 1899.
Today Is celebrated in Lafayette Ind,
the card birthday of Mrs. Hannah
whittier Wilstach. who was born
March I. l7ss-the year that washing
ton died---and who seems to have known
most OF the prominent people from the
foundation of the government down to
the present thine.
The following extracts are taken
from memoranda entered during q re-
cent visit at her home. She. said:
II knew Chancellor Livingstone, who
administered the oath of once to
Washington at his inauguration: have
visited at his house in New York, cor
ner whitehall and Pearl Streets. John
Newman. my husbands cousin. was
private secretary to Alexander Hamil-
ton. have heard Clay, Calhoun, Web
ster and John Randolph. was very
fond of Randolph, and used to go
whenever i knew he was to speak;
he was a fine speaker, so clear and
convincing, and then every gesture,
every motion was perfect, but Webster
stood like rock, he never moved a
muscle Clay and Calhoun were ami
mated In speaking. OF course have
heard many Senators and prominent
men, but do not remember any so well
as these. But there was a Methodist
clergyman, Bascombe; he was chaplain
eloquent man. He would speak for
two hours and the people were 10th to
go when he closed.
Henry Clay used TO call father
Cousin" Father did not understand
it, and asked for an explanation.
well said Clay, az will tell YOU
Your father and my father were both
Baptist clergymen, were they not?
have seen much Of their correspond
ence and in the letters they addressed
each other as dear brother. Now,
IL they were brothers we must be
cousins" / knew John Quincy Adams
we'll. We visited together at several
houses heard him say that he new
b. Ser went to sleep without rectting
Now lay me- He had been so long
in the habit that he could not 20 to
sleep without that little prayer. Our
pews Joined at church, and at one
time. when II was raining, no escorted
me with an umbrella. This, WAS when
he was Secretary of State. knew
Aaron Burr, not personally, but have
seen him often. At one time spent
several days in his company on a
steamer. He had with him two young
ladies for whom he was guardian--the
Wilstach Misses Edon. Van Buron
was the image OF Aaron Burr NY
mother knew Washington, visited at
his home in Philadelphia, corner of
Eighth and High street have seen
Lafayette. and was invited to dine
with him on the occasion OF a dinner
given by Colonel Gamble. Commander
OF the Philadelphia Navy Yard To
this dinner only the ofacsrs OF the
navy, together with Colonel Gamble
family and relatives were invited to
meet Lefavette in 1925. Colonel Gam
Bile afterward removed to washing ION,
and while Commander Of the Washing
ton Navy Yards, his daughter was
married to the son OF Professor Tot
len Of west Point Mrs. President
Madison--Dolly Madison. as we called
her--gave away the bride. Mrs. Gam.
BILE was my cousin.
never knew Benedict Arnold but
knew his wifs's family, was vac
cinated by one of her brothers, DR.
Shippon, OF Burlington, N ].
knew DR. and Mrs. Judson. the
frsE missionaries. They were lovely
peopie. DR.. Price. who was principal
Of the Burlington Academy, and at
terward went TO India as a me llc,i
missionary was in our family four
years