Show slav 1 owned by washington DIM dies george washington freeman horner green a former negro lave slave died in the alms hospital at hempstead L LI I 1 on friday at the reputed age of 13 y years s green Is said to bare have been born earl on oa a farin farm near elizabethport Elizabeth port N J on january 1 1777 he was sold to ft a virginia planter named horner II orner by whom it Is said he was sold to gen eral oral washington in 1812 he was made a free man and then came north and was employed by george green a long island farmer with whom he be remained for forty years ile used both whisky and tobacco but is said never to have shown any bad effects from either lie ile was married several times and is said to have been the tho father of thirty seven children moat most of whom are do dead |