Washington City DC Archives Obituaries.....(no Last Name), Altamont April 22, 1848 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/dc/dcfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Hamilton sharkay@cccexpress.com December 21, 2007, 11:08 pm The Hannibal Journal, Thursday, April 30, 1848 Poor Old Altamont! -- Died in Washington city, on the 22d instant, Altamont, a colored man, in the 94th year of his age. He was proverbial for stern integrity and fidelity. When the revolution broke out, Altamont was given to Col. Geo. Washington, by his nephew, and was with his young master in all the leading battles in the south, ending with the siege of Yorktown. Additional Comments: The Hannibal Journal was published at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/dc/obits/n/nolastna31gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/dcfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb