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The Wilmingtonian, And Delaware Register
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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Report from Fayetteville, NC, on October 12 of an extraordinary infant prodigy in Marion District, SC: a nine-month-old boy, son of enslaved woman owned by John M'Leod, who walked at three months, speaks sensibly, rides horseback, weighs 8-10 lbs, and performs tricks. Verified by Dr. M'Kenzie and witnesses.
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A Prodigy-- The following is so remarkable that we should hesitate in giving it publicity, did not our information come from the most unquestionable source:
There is, at the present time, in Marion District, S. C. a boy child, the son of a black woman belonging to Mr. John M'Leod, who at the age of three months, walked a quarter of a mile with ease and without assistance. He is not quite nine months old, yet speaks sensibly and deliberately--rides on horseback to any place, when assisted to mount, and does not weigh more than from eight to ten pounds. He oftentimes grasps the horse firmly by the mane, throws his heels in the air, and performs several other tricks with all the agility of an equestrian monkey.
Dr. M'Kenzie, who has the mother of the boy under his charge, vouches for the correctness of the above statement, besides others who have been eye-witnesses of the fact.
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Marion District, S. C.
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October 12
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A boy child, son of a black woman belonging to Mr. John M'Leod, at three months walked a quarter of a mile with ease and without assistance. Now not quite nine months old, he speaks sensibly and deliberately, rides on horseback when assisted to mount, weighs eight to ten pounds, grasps the horse by the mane, throws his heels in the air, and performs tricks with agility.