-The Chambers, Ala., Tribune of Friday comes to us dressed in mourning for the death of Col. Matthew Phillips, who died in Lafayette, Chambers county, Ala., on Saturday, the 21st inst. Col. Phillips was born in Amherst county, Va., in 1796, and came with his parents to Wilkes, in this State, where he entered into the practice of law. From thence to Jasper, which county he frequently represented in the Legislature. In 1832 he moved to Lafayette, Ala., where he continued to reside until his death.
Source: The Atlanta Weekly Intelligencer, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, November 4, 1854; Pg. 1, Column 2
