Srom f 0e feifirarg of (professor TJWTuun (Wiffer QfMrfon, ©.©., ££.©. presented fig (gtre. (pcwfon to f0e fetfirarg of (princeton £0eofogtc ( r , h LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY J Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://www.archive.org/details/firstreportofmanOOalle FIRST REPORT MANAGERS OF THE ALLEGHENY CEMETERY, TOGETHKK WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION; RULES, REGULATIONS, LOT HOLDERS, &c, ALSO, A FUNERAL ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF RE-INTERRING THE REMAINS OF COM. JOSHUA EABNEY & LIEUT. JAG. L. PARKER. BY WILSON M'CANDLESS, ESQ. PRINTED BY JOHNSTON AND STOCKTON— MARKET STREET— PITTSBURGH. 1840. "If there be one object more material, more revolting, more gloomy than another, it is a crowded church yard in a city. It has neither sympathy nor memory. The pressed down stones lie heavy upon the very heart. The sunshine cannot get at them for smoke. There is a crowd, and, like most crowds, there is no companionship. Sym- pathy is the softener of death; and memory of the loved and lost, is the earthly shadow of their immortality. "I pray thee, lay me not to rest Among these mouldering bones; Too heavily the earth is prest By all these crowded stones." Miss Landon's City Church Yard. REPORT. The grateful enterprise of establishing, in the vi- cinity of Pittsburgh, a rural repository for the dead, had, at an earlier period, been a favorite subject with several of our leading citizens;* but it was not till the fall of 1843, that it arrested any considerable de- gree of the public attention. Similar undertakings in the older and richer cities of the East, had been eminently successful; yet with some it was esteemed a matter of doubt, whether the population of Pittsburgh, proverbial for their habits of industry and rigid economy, would feel prepared to render the necessary aid to insure success. The practice of burying the dead in populous ci- ties, had been condemned by eminent medical wri- ters, as prejudicial to the health, as in too many in- * As early as 1834, an attempt was made by Dr. James R. Speer, Ste- phen Colwell and John Chislett, Esqrs. to establish a Rural Cemetery in this neighborhood; although unsuccessful at that time, two of the gentlemen have participated largely in recent and more successful efforts. stances it was repugnant to the feelings of the living. Some of our oldest church yards did not afford room for a single interment, without desecrating the slum- bering ashes of some departed friend or relative. The necessity for action had therefore become ur- gent, and a public meeting of citizens was convened at the Rooms of the Board of Trade, to take the mat- ter into consideration. All classes were represented, without distinction of creed or sect, animated by the one purpose of buying a common "possession of a burying place." The meeting was unanimous in its opinion, that the establishment of a Rural Cemetery was both expedient and practicable; and proceeded at once to appoint committees to procure an act of Incorporation, and select suitable grounds. The la- mented Richard Biddle, one of the earliest and most efficient advocates of the measure, was appointed chairman of the committee to procure the charter; and the act incorporating the "Allegheny Cemetery," as it passed the Legislature on the 21st April, 1844, is believed to be precisely in the comprehensive form in which it emanated from his pen. The committee to select grounds, proceeded to the immediate discharge of its duty. Every tract of land lying north of the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, and within a range of three miles of the city, deemed at all suitable, was carefully explored. Several eligible lo- cations were offered on reasonable terms; but the one reported as the choice of the committee, supposed to combine the greatest number of advantages, was a tract of sixty acres, being the southern portion of the Hatfield property of George A. Bayard, Esq. and constituting a part of the present cemetery property. The organization of the company and the first election of officers and managers under the charter, took place early in the summer of 1844, the precise date of which cannot now be ascertained, owino- to the destruction of the records and papers of the cor- poration in the memorable fire of the 10th of April, 1845; at that election, Richard Biddle was chosen President; Charles Avery, Thos. Bakewell, John H. Shoenberger, James R. Speer, Wilson McCandless and Thos. M. Howe, Managers; Nathaniel Holmes, Treasurer; and Thos. J. Bigham, Secretary. The board of Managers immediately appointed appropriate committees to mature plans for carrying out the objects of the charter. Prominent, and most important amongst these, was a committee to devise a plan for raising the necessary funds. Several schemes were suggested: one was to form a joint stock Company, with a capital divided into shares, adequate to the purchasing of the grounds and putting them under proper improvement, and from the sale of lots, after reserving a sufficient fund for ornamenting and for repairs, to reimburse the stockholders by peri- odical dividends. Another was to solicit subscriptions by way of loans of money from the citizens, to be re- paid with interest from the sales of burial lots, allow- ing to the lenders the right to apply the amount so loaned in payment of any burial lot which they might purchase: stipulating, that any subscriptions made were to be regarded as void, unless in the judgment of the Board of Managers a sufficient amount should be subscribed to consummate the undertaking-. The former of these two plans was deemed to be highly objectionable, when viewed in connexion with the sacred character of the undertaking, and was promptly rejected, and the latter received the unani- mous approval of the Board. Subscription papers were accordingly opened, and the sum of 88,975 subscribed by thirty-five indi- viduals, whose names, together with the amount of their several subscriptions, will be found in the ap- pendix. A committee of the whole Board in the meantime had reviewed the various localities examined by the previous committee, and arrived at the conclusion that the grounds of Mr. Bayard were best adapted to the purpose of sepulture, and found that sixty acres could be purchased from that gentleman for the sum of $15,000, on a credit so liberal as to render it rea- sonably certain, that with the subscriptions of $8,975 and the probable receipts from sales of lots, the Board could have no difficulty in meeting the payments and going forward with the necessary improvements. It should be mentioned in this connexion, as an act of justice to Mr. Bayard, that he generously proposed to waive all lien upon the property in the shape of mortgage, thereby enabling the Managers to execute deeds for burial lots in fee simple, without incum- brance, and trust to the good faith of a corporation shielded by the very terms of its charter from execu- tion for debt. An important objection to this selection, was the want of access to the ground by any of the principal thoroughfares leading from the city; — the nearest approach being within about three hundred yards, by the Pittsburgh and Greensburg Turnpike, at a point near the residence of Peter Kellar, Esq. A negotiation was accordingly opened with the heirs of 9. 10 Samuel Ewalt, the owners of the intervening pro- perty, for the right of way across their premises; but it was found that in consequence of the minority of one of the heirs, it would be necessary to invoke the Legislature for authority to enable the guardians to make the conveyance, or to clothe the Courts with additional power, to grant an avenue of the desired width, under the survey of a jury. It became neces- sary therefore to postpone all further action until the assembling of the Legislature the ensuing winter. In the ensuing spring many of the subscribers to the fund shared largely in the losses occasioned by the great fire of the 10th April, and it was deemed to be due to them that they should again be consulted as to their willingness to contribute. A committee for this purpose was accordingly appointed, consisting of Richard Biddle, Wilson M'Candless and T.J. Bigham, Esqrs. who reported at a meeting of the Corporators on the 6th June, that all the subscribers were willing; to be held responsible. At the meeting on the 6th June, 1845, the Corpo- rators, in pursuance of the requirements of the charter, proceeded to a new election of Officers and Managers. Mr. Biddle signifying his desire, on account of heavy losses by the fire, involving the necessity of renewed 11 application to the duties of his profession, to retire from the Board. The Hon. Thos. Irwin was elected President; Charles Avery, Thos. Bakewell, John H. Shoenberger, Wilson M'Candless, James R. Speer and Thomas M. Howe, were reelected Managers; Nathaniel Holmes, Treasurer; and Jesse Carothers, Secretary. On the 19th of June the new Board met; Mr. Bay- ard being present by request of the Managers, pro- posed to sell his entire Hatfield property, east of the Butler road, containing about 100 acres, including his mansion house and other improvements, for the sum of $50,000, and that he would take the notes of the corporation guarantied by responsible individuals for $25,000, payable in five years, with interest; and for the remaining $25,000 would receive one half of the proceeds of the sales of lots, after the expiration of five years, until the same was paid, with interest; and would make a deed free of all incumbrance to the corporation. This proposition met with the unani- mous approbation of the Board of Managers, and was accepted. A sufficient number of the Corporators came for- ward with commendable liberality, and each became responsible for the sum of $1,000, and the purchase 12 was fully consummated, and on the 10th of June, Mr, John Chislett, the intelligent architect and superin- tendent of the company, was authorized to proceed forthwith to survey and lay out the grounds prepara- tory to a public sale of lots. The plan was comple- ted by the 27th of August, and the President au- thorized to advertise a public sale of lots, to take place on the 26th of September. The grounds were dedicated by appropriate reli- gious ceremonies on the 20th of September, on which occasion an original ode was sung, composed by our talented young townsman, Robt. P. Nevin, Esq. The Throne of Grace was addressed in an eloquent prayer by the Rev. George S. Holmes, of the Methodist Episcopal church, which was followed by a chaste and appropriate address from Professor Green of the Western Theological Seminary, and the service con- cluded by a benediction from that venerable patriarch in the church, the Rev. Francis Herron D. D. At a meeting of the Board of Managers on the 20th September, the following Resolution was offered by Mr. Howe, and unanimously adopted. "Resolved, That the Board of Managers, for them- selves and the Corporators whom they represent, dis- 13 claim all intention or design of deriving any private pecuniary advantage from the sale of burial lots; that it is the intention of the Board of Managers to appro- priate the entire proceeds of such sales, first to the extinguishment of the debt assumed by the Corpora- tors in the purchase of the property, and in ornament- ing the grounds, and after these two objects are ac- complished, then to create such a permanent fund as shall be thought adequate to keep the grounds in good condition through all time to come, and the remainder to devote to philanthropic and charitable uses." The first public sale of lots was made on the 26th of September, at which time ninety-six lots were sold, producing the sum of $9,335. A public vault for the temporary reception of the dead, to be located in some eligible position in the city, formed a part of the original plan of the Board of Managers, and has always been considered by them of primary importance. As early, therefore, as Oc- tober, 1845, the Trustees of the First Presbyterian church were applied to for permission to erect, in their yard, a Receiving Tomb: the application was favorably received by the Trustees of the church, and permission granted, under suitable restrictions. The matter, however, met the decided disapprobation of a majority of the congregation, and the Trustees 14 were induced to revoke the grant. Informal appli- cation was then made to Trinity church, with like re- sults, when the Managers of the Cemetery for the time were induced to forego further attempts. They do not despair, however, of being able to accomplish the object at no remote period, believing that the ob- jections with which they have heretofore been met, will be found altogether groundless, when the char- acter of similar vaults in the Eastern cities becomes more generally known. The second annual meeting of the Corporators was held on the 6th of June, 1846. Thomas Irwin was re- elected President. Charles Avery, John H. Shoen- berger, John Bissell, Wilson M'Candless, James R. Speer, and Thos. M. Howe, were elected Managers; Nathaniel Holmes, Treasurer; and Jesse Carothers, Secretary. A statement of the financial affairs was presented to the meeting, showing the amount of sales, from the 26th Sept. to the 5th of June, to be - $20,489 72 Of which amount there had been appro- priated as follows: To pay George A. Bayard, $11,961 62 Improvements and expenses, 2,371 68 — 14,333 30 Leaving on hand a balance in favor of the corporation of $6,156 42 15 It will be seen from the foregoing exhibit, that the Managers had been nobly sustained by the public; that the sales during the first eight months had amounted to four-fifths of the sum for which the Corporators had issued their personal guaranty in the purchase of the property, and gave the most cheering promise that the success of the enterprise would exceed the most sanguine hopes of its most ardent friends. Encouraged by results so flattering, the Managers proceeded at once to the construction of improve- ments of a substantial character. The line of the property fronting on the road, was enclosed by a stone wall eight feet in height, with a private Gothic gate- way; and a secure board fence of the same height extended around the entire property, designed to be replaced at as early a period as the funds will permit, by an extension of the stone wall. The improvement of the grounds was assiduously prosecuted during the year, according to the original plan, by extending and gravelling the avenues, plant- ing shrubbery, ornamental flowers, &c. the sale of lots keeping pace with the progress of the improve- ments. 16 The third annual meeting was held on the 6th of June, 1847, at which time Messrs. Irwin and Avery signified their wish to retire from the Board. Tho- mas M. Howe was elected President. John H. Sho- enberger, John Bissell, Wilson M'Candless, James R. Speer, Jesse Carothers and Nathaniel Holmes, were elected Managers; and John Finney, Jr. Secretary and Treasurer. During this year the improvements of the ground were greatly advanced by extending the old, and adding new avenues, and putting in pro- per condition, for sale, several new sections. A con- tract was also made with Wm. W. Wallace for con- structing the principal Gateway, which is to be of the castellated Gothic style of architecture. Arrangements were made, on the 17th of March, for paying a merited tribute of respect to the memory of two gallant officers of the United States' Navy — Com. Joshua Barney and Lieut. James L. Parker; the former of whom died while on a casual visit to this city, in the year 1818, and whose remains had been interred in the church yard of the First Presbyterian church. The latter died with his armor on, and at his post of duty, off the coast of Mexico, during the recent war with that country. The Managers of the Cemetery had appropriated a beautiful spot in the 17 most commanding position in the grounds, and dedi- cated it as a burial place for naval heroes, under the name of Mount Barney. To this spot the remains of the two gallant officers were removed on the 12th day of May, 1848, accompanied by such appropriate man- ifestations of respect as were due to their illustrious deeds, and which have been faithfully chronicled in an eloquent address delivered upon that occasion by our fellow-citizen, Wilson M'Candless, Esq. The religious services were conducted by Prof. Alexander T. M'Gill, D. D. whose truly eloquent prayer, it had been the wish of the Board of Managers to perpetuate in the same record with the address. The effort, however, having been en- tirely impromptu, the Doctor's christian candor in- duced him to decline an attempt to copy it from memory. At the fourth annual meeting, on the 5th of June, 1848, the officers and managers of the preceding year were unanimously reelected. The Treasurer's state- ment of the financial affairs of the Corporation, exhib- ited its resources as adequate to the payment in full, both principal and interest, of the remaining balance due to Mr. Bayard on the first instalment of $25,000, 18 and leave a sufficient sum on hand to prosecute the improvements. The Managers had expected that the principal Gateway, together with the Porter's Lodge connected therewith, would have been finished during the pres- ent season, but disappointments in the receipt of stone, which are transported from the vicinity of Freeport, in Armstrong county, will necessarily protract the pe- riod of its completion till the middle of next year. The work, so far as it has progressed, has been exe- cuted in the most satisfactory manner, creditable alike to the skill of the mechanic by whose chisel the rough stone has been moulded into shape, and to the intelli- gent architect whose pencil first traced the design. It is now a little more than three years since the im- provements of the Allegheny Cemetery were first com- menced. Within this period about 18 acres have been surveyed and laid out into sections and lots, of which about 12 acres have been sold. Three miles of avenues have been opened, nearly all of which have been gravelled; 630 lots have been sold; 15 lots have been improved by being inclosed with an iron fence; 16 have been inclosed with marble posts and chains. There have been erected forty-three marble monu- ments and three vaults. 19 The first interment was made on the 4th Septem- ber, 1845, being the daughter of Geo. A. Bayard, Esq. and wife of James A. Briggs, Esq. of Cleveland, Ohio. The whole number of interments to the present time, is 505. The following statement, from the Treasurer's books, exhibits the fiscal affairs of the Corporation, from the beginning of the enterprise to the 21st of October, 1848. RECEIPTS. Total am't of sales to 21st Oct. 1848, $50,896 33 Received for interments, &c. - - 631 25 Received from Charles S. Bradford, Esq. 50 00 Total Receipts, - - $51,577 58 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid George A. Bayard on account of purchase, - - $22,503 67 Paid for improvements, 11,324 51 Paid expenses, salaries, &c. 3,498 12 Paid interest, - - 269 36 Paid stock & tools on grounds, 751 21 Total disbursements, ■ $38,346 87 20 Disbursements brought forward, $38,346 87 Leaving a balance in favor of the Cor- poration, as follows, viz: Cash on hand, - - $188 29 Notes in hands of Treas'r, 3,269 89 Due for Lots sold, - 9,772 53 Available resources, 13,230 71 $51,577 58 The foregoing summary of the proceedings of the Corporation, hastily compiled under the direction of the Board of Managers, amidst the pressure of other duties, is believed to comprise all of the operations calculated to interest the lot holders, or the public at large. It has been no part of the design of this brief report to enter into a description of the grounds. For read- ers at home, such a task would be altogether a work of supererogation. In the admirable adaptation of the soil to the purposes of sepulture, and the pic- turesque beauty of its surface, diversified by hill and dale, and running brook, nature has done all that the most fastidious taste could desire. The hand of man, 21 under the skilful supervision of the accomplished ar- chitect of the company, John Chislett, Esq. has al- ready accomplished much in the way of ornament. The enterprise, however, is yet in its infancy; but a foundation has been laid, on which a liberal and gen- erous public will rear a mighty "city of the dead;" to which, when the cares and anxieties of life shall have been laid aside forever, we, and our posterity for un- numbered generations to come, will be gathered in peaceful repose, to await the final consummation of all things. Submitted in behalf of the Board of Managers, by THOMAS M. HOWE, President. Pittsburgh, Nov. 1848. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ALLEGHENY CEMETERY, IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met: and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, — That Thomas Bakewell, Dr. Jas. R. Speer, Wm. Robinson, Jr. John Freeman, E. W. Stephens, Tho- mas M. Howe, J. Chislett, T. J. Bigham, W. J. Totten, Dr. H. D. Sellers, F. Lorenz, Charles Avery, George Hogg, John H. Shoenberger, H. Childs, J. Painter, John Bissel, H. Sterling, Rev. A. M. Bryan, W. Lippincott, Dr. Wm. Kerr, E. D. Gazzam, R. S. Cassatt, W. Eichbaum, F. G. Bailey, H. Denny, R. C. Grier, G. W. Jackson, Josiah King, Charles Brewer, Wilson M'Candless, J. S. Craft, Geo. Ogden, N. Holmes, P. M'Cormick, J. Laughlin, R. Biddle, J. D. M'Cord, R. Beer and Thos. Irwin, be and they and their successors are hereby created a body politic in law, under the name and title of the Allegheny Cemetery, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and be able and capable 24 in law to have and use a common seal, to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded in all Courts of law and equity, and to do all such other things as are incident to a corporation. Section 2. That the said Corporation shall at least once in every year hereafter, fill, by election by ballot, all vacancies which may occur among them, and may at the same time or other times, increase and add to their number from those who may be lot holders in the Cemetery, so that the said company shall never be reduced to less than ten, nor exceed forty members: and they shall have full power to ordain, establish and put in execution all such by-laws, rules and regu- lations, not contrary to the Constitution and laws of the United States, or of this State, which may be necessary for the proper government of this Corporation, its officers and affairs, and until the election of Managers, shall exercise all the powers thereof. Section 3. That the said Corporators shall at least once in every year, elect from their number seven Managers, one of whom shall be designated as President, and a Secretary and and Treasurer, who shall make a report of their proceed ings and a statement of the finances, at the annual meetings of the Corporators, and as much oftener as may be required by a majority of ihem the said Corporators. Section 4. That the said Corporators or Managers shall have power to contract for and purchase from the owner or owners thereof, a tract of land in Allegheny county, not ding in the whole one hundred acres, and the same to lay out and ornament, and to divide and arrange it into suitable 25 plots and burial lots, remove and alter old, and erect new build- ings, and to do all other things proper or necessary to be done to adapt the said ground for the purposes of a Cemetery, and to sell and dispose of said plots and burial lots in fee simple, or otherwise, for the purpose of sepulture, to individuals, societies, or congregations, without distinction or regard to sect, under such conditions, rules and regulations as the said Corporators or Managers may establish for the government of lot holders, visiters to the Cemetery, and burial of the dead: Provided, that the lots granted by the said association for burial lots shall not be used for any other purpose; and they shall be free from seizure, levy or sale, under, or by virtue of any execution against any grantee or grantees of said association for such purpose. Section 5. That the said Corporators or the said Man- agers after their election shall have power to appoint all other officers, agents and workmen which may be needful, and fix their compensation or wages, and the same discharge at plea- sure; to take from the Treasurer security for the faithful per- formance of his trust, and to discharge him from his office upon occasion therefor; and that the said Managers shall keep fair minutes of all their acts and doings. Section 6. That the said company shall be capable of holding so much personal property as may be necessary for the purposes of this incorporation, and it shall be the duty of the Managers, out of the proceeds of sale of burial lots, to create a fund to be invested in ground rents or mortgages, the income whereof shall be of adequate amount, and applied as 4 2G may be necessary for the improvement and perpetual mainten- ance of the Cemetery in proper order and security; and at least ten per cent, of the purchase money of all burial lots shall be set aside for said improvements, and the creation of said perpetual fund; and any failure in the duties aforesaid shall subject said Managers or Corporators to the control of the competent judicial authority for correction. Section 7. That no street, lane or road shall ever be laid out through the lands so occupied as a Cemetery, except under the authority of the corporation; and that the same shall be exempt from taxation. JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WM. BIGLER, Speaker of the Senate. Approved the 24th April, 1844. ) DAVID R. PORTER, Governor. S FUNERAL ORATION, BY WILSON V M'CANDLESS: DELIVERED AT THE ALLEGHENY CEMETERY, May 12th, 1848. FUNERAL ORATION. These bones live — live in the patriotic affection of the American people. Clothed in the image of God, and animated with the spirit of these departed heroes, they were the public property of the Nation. To us, and to our suc- cessors, is confided the sacred trust of preserving them inviolate, until the last trump shall call the dead to judgment. This is a heroic solemnity, and this multitude of living witnesses have come from the activity of a tu- multuous city, to look in sadness upon the re-inter- ment of those who were once "candidates high in emulation for the prize of glory." This pall and this mourning are alike creditable to the living and the dead — to our country, and to our social relations. They awaken recollections of the virtues of the de- 30 ceasedf, and the stirring scenes in which they partici- pated. They remind us, also, of the inevitable hour common to us all, and that "The path of glory leads but to the grave." Far from the endearments of home and consan- guinity, two of them surrendered to the last enemy of mortality, what they refused to the bravest of their country's enemies; and the other died amid the con- flict of arms, with his face to the bristling steel of the enraged foe. Here on this mount, dedicated with appropriate solemnities to the purposes of sepul- ture, they will repose; and the tall column, carved with the emblems of their great deeds, will rise to ani- mate their countrymen in all future struggles for the preservation of constitutional liberty. Here the dews will descend, and fresh flowers be sprinkled on their graves, as long as the veins of American women swell with the blood of the Revolution. Here the young and gallant soldier will come from the pomp, parade and toil of the camp, to do homage to warriors clad in clay. And here the intrepid sailor, nursed in the storm, with the tide of generous sorrow working up- ward to his eye, will wipe away a tear from his manly cluck, as lie gazes upon the spot where Barney and Parker lie 31 Joshua Barney was a native of the gallant State of* Maryland, but his mouldering bones are entitled to rest, with honorable distinction, upon the soil of Penn- sylvania. From our Legislature he received tokens of approbation for meritorious conduct in protecting the commerce of the Delaware; and his family now possess the sword awarded to him by this State, for that and other distinguished services rendered during the Revolutionary war. In foreign service, and in perils of the sea, before that great event, his patriotic valor was at once enlisted in the cause of his country, and two days after the declaration of American Inde- pendence, he sailed from Philadelphia with a com- mission as Lieutenant, from the continental Congress. Although in a subordinate position upon the Sachem and the Andria Dorrea, a vessel captured from the enemy, his naval skill and indomitable bravery brought him prominently before the country. Prize after prize was taken, and the haughty cross of St. George was lowered in more than one instance by his own hands. Ordered to the command of the Saratoga, of only 16 guns, he took an English frigate of 32 guns, boarded her under the fire of a broadside, and run up the American flag. But he could not always be successful, and in bringing the ship home, as a trophy of his victory, he himself was captured and carried to England, there to suffer the horrors of an enemy's cruelty. 32 By a well arranged plan he escaped to the United States, and was not long inactive in avenging the wrongs he received abroad. In the action of the Ilyder Ally, and for which he was complimented by Pennsylvania, he reserved his fire until within pistol shot — then raked his adversary fore and aft, and in twenty minutes her colors were struck. This was the most gallant action of his naval life, and brought down upon him the thanks of congress and the coun- try. His fame traveled throughout the land, and his praise was incorporated in the ballads of the day — "The roaring Hyder Ally," was as familiar to all, as the nursery tales to lisping infancy, or the scenes at Bunker Hill to the valiant soldier who had partici- pated in that bloody combat. The name of the cap- tured vessel, the "General Monk," was changed to General Washington; and it is a remarkable histori- cal fact, that this ship, under the command of Cap- tain Barney, carried out to Europe the instructions of his government to Dr. Franklin, relative to the ne- gotiations for peace, and was the first to bring back to this country the thrilling news that it was accom- plished upon a basis honorable and satisfactory to the American people. This rich freight could not have been borne on a vessel with a name more appropri- ate, than that of the Father of his Country, whose valor had won the battles, and whose skill had laid the foundations of the Republic. It is an opulent 33 legacy, too, to the descendants of the Commodore, that his name should be so illustriously associated with one of the grandest epochs of American history; and it is a still prouder honor, that under the new Constitution, he should have been selected, with Truxton and Dale, by President Washington, to the command of one of the six vessels authorized by Con- gress, and then composing the whole Navy of the United States. This he declined, and relieved from public duty, he sailed for France, and was there the medium through which the colors under which he fought were presented to the National Assembly of that versatile, but now regenerated people. His country at peace with her first enemy, his active and energetic spirit could not remain in repose. His life had been too eventful, filled with too many incidents of stirring in- terest; he had been too much an ocean ranger, to be quiet, and he accepted a high post in the navy of our ancient ally. For seven years he continued in the French service, honorably and actively employed, and received testimonials of merit from sources of the highest military consideration. In 1802 he resigned, and returned to the United States. The war of 1812 found the Commodore, with all his laurels fresh about him, in the stillness of civic 5 34 quietude upon his farm; but he snuffed the battle with the breeze — felt that he was summoned to mar- tial scenes — drew his sword, and in a short time was once more upon his native element. On the Chesapeake Bay, against fearful odds, he encountered the enemy — struck for the altar and rights of his country — and did execution that re- dounded to his glory and fame; and when that enemy approached the Capitol, in which were stored the ar- chives of the government, and among them the official records of his own gallant achievements, he landed — he met them at Bladensburgh — he fired broadside after broadside — he boarded them; and could this frail anatomy, this remnant of what he was, be exposed to public view, it would bear testimony that the balls he bore upon his person, were received in front and not in the rear. Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania honor him; Baltimore and Maryland should join us in erecting a lofty shaft to his memory! What shall I say of Parker? The features of his short but brilliant career, crowd upon me so rapidly, that I am overwhelmed with act and incident. Like tlic outline of his manly face, they are vivid as the morning of the day on which the news of his triumph 35 reached us; and they call to memory the joys of his little family, now in our midst, that he was safe — safe from his great enterprises by sea and land. Here is his body from the sands of Salmadina — "All at rest now — all dust!" and none of his comrades near him, to join with us in the solemn rites to which we have appropriated this day. Here is his wife — how bitter to her the recol- lection of his living presence, when she remembers what a devoted and cherished husband he was to her. Here are his children — orphans — all in infancy, scarcely able to articulate — mirthful and innocent — how can they realize the absence of one who joined them in the gambols of childhood, and who longed for them when far, far oil' at sea! With what youth- ful melody they would have celebrated his return, and with what sadness they would look upon his bier, if conscious of the loss they have sustained! In this the spring time of their lives, may God pro- tect them; and as He gives to these trees their varied foliage, may He continually adorn their young "hearts and minds with His love and fear." James Lawrence Parker, was a man of extraor- dinary parts. A native of Philadelphia, of humble pa- 36 rentage, like the young Corsican, he was the archi- tect of his own fortunes. None of the incidents to birth and education, were his privileges. Parental affection would have granted him everything, but for want and deprivation; and his own generous nature, at an early age, sought rather to carve out for him- self his destiny, than to hang as an incubus upon those who had been instrumental in bringing him in- to existence. When only fifteen, he entered as an apprentice on board the Independence. The name of the vessel alone, was enough to stimulate his youthful ardor, and prepare him for the gallant deeds in which he was an active participant. Prompt in the discharge of every duty, and with a precocity that at once singled him from his fellows, he was removed to the midship- men's mess. Any one who has been in that micro- cosm, a man-of-war, will readily appreciate this pro- motion, and Parker was the first to acknowledge and profit by it. From this ship he was transferred to the Java, and mndethe cruise of the Mediterranean, the very geog- raphy of which was calculated to instil into his youth- ful mind a love of glory, and veneration for heroes that had stamped their names upon classic pages. The four years occupied in this voyage, were not 37 spent in idleness. He acquired the affection and con- fidence of his superiors — a knowledge of navigation and foreign language — and upon his return, was re- commended for appointment as midshipman. Dark as are the alleys, and difficult the approach to the head of a department at Washington, his energy surmounted them. He was encountered by the ac- customed information, always blandly afforded, that there were one hundred and twenty-six Pennsylvania applications in advance of him. This was enough to dampen the energies of one less resolute; but nothing daunted, he applied in person to President Jackson. The keen sagacity and penetration of human char- acter, which always characterized that illustrious gentleman, instantly saw in him, qualities that should not be lost to the country, and at once he ordered his commission to be prepared. With a reward of merit so properly bestowed, he joined the Potomac, and made a voyage round the world. During this eventful period, he first exhibited those military qualities that have distinguished him since the commencement of the Mexican war. In Sumatra he was prominent in the attack and discomfiture of the Malays at Quallah Battoo — a just 38 chastisement inflicted upon freebooters, for murder and piracy upon American commerce. For his skill and intrepidity, he again received the commendation of the commanding officers, and felt a new impulse urging him to greater exertion. Rather than return to his native land with the ship, he pre- ferred remaining abroad until he should acquire that knowledge which would entitle him to immediate promotion upon his arrival at home. He was trans- ferred to the frigate Brandywine; remained with her during a perilous cruize; by close application he com- pleted his studies in navigation and the modern lan- guages, and upon examination, was raised to a higher orrade in this arm of our national defence. After a voyage to the East Indies, with the rank of Lieuten- ant, upon his own urgent solicitation he was ordered to the Gulf of Mexico, to participate in the dangers and dories of the present war. Amid the northers, the stormy billows, and stern realities of this sea life, he panted for an opportunity to distinguish himself. His comrades of the Navy were equally impatient; for all the honors were being won by the Army on land. Their position was comparatively passive, maintain- ing a blockade; they could hear the booming cannon on shore, but were not permitted to be there. It was in this calm, this solicitude for distinction 39 in his profession, and determination to rival those who had preceded him, that he resolved to excel Decatur at Tripoli, and cut out the Creole from un- der the walls of the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa. A perilous undertaking it was, and performed under a negative disobedience of orders; but it resulted as all such enterprises do, when conceived and executed by master spirits of the Navy. Within range of a hun- dred pieces of artillery, upon a tempestuous surge, and but for the darkness of the night, in full view of the Spanish, French and English fleets, he and those who followed him, did what extorted admiration from those who, but for its chivalrous daring, would have been reluctant to admit that it had been accom- plished at all. But the noblest of his acts upon the Gulf, was at the loss of the Somers. His presence of mind never forsook him, and he periled his life over and over again, to preserve those less capable of physical ex- ertion than himself. History has recorded all this — and it requires no effort of mine to stereotype it up- on the public memory. Parker was not satisfied with his achievements on the water. At Tuspan and Tabasco, he fought with the foremost of the enemy, and it was in one of these 40 engagements he received a wound that terminated a career full of fame to him and honor to the service in which he was engaged. His Commodore has sent his remains to us, as the last tribute he could pay to one endeared to him by every quality that renders esti- mable the officer and the man. Into the narrow cell appointed for all living, we commit him, knowing that even "in his ashes, his wonted fires" will live, for the imitation of his children and the emulation of his countrymen. Yet another of these gallant spirits, w T hose lifeless forms are before me, claims the tribute of a passing- sigh. Near us is deposited her who nursed him in youth and cherished him in manhood: at her side will he be laid, until the morning of the Resurrection. When the present war called to arms the youth and chivalry of the country, he wanted to go, and yet filial affection caused him to hesitate, and "Then said the mother to the son, And pointed to his shield, 'Come with it, when the battle's done, Or on it, from the field.'" Here is the gallant fellow on his shield, pierced by more than twenty arrows from the quiver of the enemy. 41 He fell at Puebla, with sixteen of our brave towns- men of the Duquesne Greys, overwhelmed by num- bers, and fighting with the prowess which became him and the corps to which he was attached. Lieutenant Sewell, (for to this appellation he is en- titled by promotion from the President of the United States, without a knowledge of his death, and with an appreciation of his meritorious services at Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo,) was a most estimable young gen- tleman, strictly correct in his public deportment, and scrupulous of the amenities of private life. Sister and brother mourn his loss, and cherish the posthumous honors paid to his memory. When the heroic sons of Pennsylvania, who have hazarded everything for their country, shall return, what a melancholy satisfaction it will be to them to know, that if they also had been slain in battle, friends at home would not have been unmindful of their services and sacrifices. Now that we have imperfectly recurred to the lives of the dead, it may be asked by skepticism and false philosophy, why this pomp and parade — this folly and vanity? why not consign these bones to the deep, or let them whiten the soil of Mexico? 42 bone will be united to its fellow; this corruptible will put on incorruption, and at the last day the sea will give up its dead. But we have the authority of patriarchal example: "Bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt; but I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their bury- ing place." This solemn injunction of the father to the son, was, with filial reverence, obeyed, although he might have commanded the proudest place in the catacombs. "And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen, and it was a very great com- pany." Remember too, that the descendants of this excel- lent and dutiful son, entertaining the same grateful and honorable sentiment, imitated his pious example. "The bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamar, the father of Shechem, for an hundred pieces of silver, and it became the inheritance of the chil- dren of Joseph." When the son of Nun died, that great Captain of his age, he who said, "Sun, stand thou still on Gibeon, and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon," his devoted followers "buried him in the borders of his inherit- 43 ance, in Timnath-serah, which is in Mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash." The first act of David, after he was anointed king over the house of Judah, was to send for the men who had buried Saul. Messengers were despatched to them, saying, "Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him." And if compelled to resort to apocryphal tes- timony, I might cite the respect of Simon for the bones of his brother Jonathan, which he buried in Modin. "All Israel made great lamentation for him, and bewailed him many days. Simon also built a monu- ment upon the sepulchre of his father and his breth- ren, and raised it aloft to the sight, with hewn stone, behind and before. "Moreover, he set up seven pyramids, and in these he made cunning devices, about which he set great pillars, and upon these pillars he made all their ar- mor, for a perpetual memory, and by the armor ships carved, that they might be seen of all that sail on the 44 sea. This is the sepulchre which he made at Modin, and it standeth yet, unto this day." In the days of the Apostles, when the types of the new covenant were being realized, in the miracles and mysteries of that eventful period, "devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamen- tation over him." It is a custom honored by the observance of all nations, heathen and christian. To enumerate them, from urn burial to the simple commitment of "dust to dust, ashes to ashes," would neither convince nor convert the unbeliever. Besides, who is there, with a spark of true affection lingering in his heart, that does not feel elated and subdued by a scene like this! And who is there that does not cling with fondness to the inanimate bodies of those who were in life the objects of their love and admiration? The Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, and even the Turks, paid commendable attention to the burial of the dead. The lofty Pyramid, the Cave, the Rock, the Field — each and all were set apart, in respectful 45 reverence, for the last offices due to humanity. And shall we, in this golden era of the world, this enlightened age of thought and action, be indifferent to social refinement, or the gentler characteristics of civilization! To the Earth, then, we commit these corruptible bodies, that in life honored their names and profes- sions, looking to the general Resurrection at the last day, when that which is "sown in weakness shall be raised in power, and that which is sown in dishonor, shall be raised in glory." "Mortalitate relictoe, vivunt immortalitate incluti." LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS ALLEGHENY CEMETERY FIfflD. Peter Shoenberger, $-500 John H. Shoenberger, 500 Charles S. Bradford, 250 Jacob Painter, - - 250 John D. M'Cord, - 250 James R. Speer, - 250 William Croghan, - 250 William Lippincott, - 250 John Bissell, - - - 250 John Freeman, - - 250 Henry Sterling, - - 250 R. W. Poindexter, - 250 Albert Culbertson, - 250 George Hogg, - - 250 William Holmes, - 250 Charles F. Spang, - 250 Wilson M'Candless, - 250 Francis G. Bailey, - 250 Ara't carried over, $5,000 A'mt brought up, $5,000 Thomas Irwin, - - 250 Thomas Bakewell, - 250 Nathaniel Holmes, - 250 Robert Beer, - - - 250 George Ogden, - - 250 George W. Jackson, 250 Richard Biddle, - - 250 Wm. Robinson, Jr. - 250 E. W. Stephens, - 250 Harmar Denny, - - 250 Frederick Lorenz, - 250 John Chislett, - - 250 Thomas M. Howe, - 250 Jesse Carothers, - - 250 Charles Avery, - - 250 J. K. Moorhead, - 100 Thomas J. Bigham, - 125 Total, - $8,975 RULES AND REGULATIONS. CONDITIONS. LIMITATIONS AND PRIVILEGES, TO WHICH EVERY LOT IN ALLEGHENY CEMETERY IS SUBJECT. I. The proprietor of the lot shall have a right to enclose the same with a wall or fence, not exceeding eighteen inches in height, exclusive of the railing, which shall be placed on the lines of said lot. II. The said lot shall not be used for any other purpose than as a place of burial for the dead, and no trees within the lot or border shall be cut down or destroyed without the con- sent of the Managers of the said corporation. III. The proprietor of the said lot shall have the right to erect proper Stones, Monuments, or Sepulchral Structures, (except that no slab shall be set on edge over 1 foot 6 inches in height, unless it be 4 inches in thickness,) and to cultivate trees, shrubs and plants in the same. IV. The proprietor of the said lot shall erect at his or her expense, suitable land marks of stone or iron, at the corners thereof, and shall also cause the number thereof to be legibly and permanently marked on the premises. And if the proprie- 49 tor shall omit for thirty days, after notice, to erect such land marks and mark the number, the Managers shall have authority to cause the same to be done at the expense of said proprietor. V. If the land marks and boundaries of said lot shall be effaced, so that the lot cannot with reasonable diligence be found and identified, the Managers shall set off to the said grantee, his or her heirs or assigns, a lot in lieu thereof in such part of the Cemetery as they see fit, and the lot hereby granted shall, in such case, revert to the corporation. VI. If any trees or shrubs situated in said lot, shall by means of their roots, branches or otherwise, become detrimen- tal to the adjacent lots or avenues, or dangerous or inconve- nient to passengers, it shall be the duty of the said Managers, for the time being, and they shall have the right to enter into the said lot, and remove the said trees and shrubs, or such parts thereof as are thus detrimental, dangerous or inconve- nient. VII. If any monument or effigy, or any structure whatever, or any inscription, be placed in or upon said lot, which shall be determined by the major part of said Managers, for the time being, to be offensive or improper, the said Managers, or the major part of them, shall have the right, and it shall be their duty to enter upon said lot, and remove the said offensive or improper object or objects. VIII. No fence shall at any time be placed or erected in or 7 50 around any lot, the materials or design of which shall not first have been approved by the Managers, or a committee of them. IX. The said lot shall be holden subject to the provisions contained in an Act of the General Assembly of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania, passed the 24th day of April, A. D. 1844, entitled "An Act to incorporate Allegheny Cemetery in Allegheny County." And also subject to the rules and regu- lations which may, from time to time, be adopted for the gov- ernment of said Cemetery. X. All interments in lots shall be restricted to the members of the family and relatives of the proprietors thereof, except special permission to the contrary be obtained, in writing, at the Office of the Corporation; and no disinterment shall be allowed, without permission from the Corporation. REGULATIONS CONCERNING VISITORS. The Secretary will issue to each proprietor of one or more Lots, one ticket of admission into the Cemetery, under the following Regulations, the violation of any of which, or a loan of the ticket, involves a forfeiture of the privilege. I. No person is admitted on horseback, or with a dog. II. No person, with or without a vehicle, is admitted, un- less accompanied by a proprietor, or a member of his or her household, with his or her ticket; but the Managers may grant special tickets of admission. III. No vehicle is to be driven in the Cemetery, at a gait faster than a walk. IV. No horse is to be fastened, except at a post provided for this purpose. No horse is to be left unfastened, without a keeper. V. All persons are prohibited from "fathering any flowers, either wild or cultivated, or breaking any tree, shrub or plant. VI. All persons are prohibited from writing upon, defacing or injuring any monument, fence or other structure, in or be- longing to the Cemetery. 52 VII. All persons are prohibited from discharging fire-arms in the Cemetery. VIII. The gates are opened at sunrise, and closed at sunset. IX. No money is to be paid to the Porter. X. No persons are admitted on Sundays and holydays, excepting proprietors and members of their household, and persons accompanying them. XI. Children will not be admitted without their Parents or Guardians. XII. No persons having refreshments of any kind, will be permitted to come within the grounds — nor will any smoking be allowed. XIII. Persons having baskets, or any like article, must leave them in charge of the Porter. XIV. Any person disturbing the quiet and good order of the place, by noise or other improper conduct — or who shall violate any of the foregoing rules — will be compelled instantly to leave the grounds. XV. The Superintendent is charged with the execution of these rules and regulations. LOT HOLDERS: November, 1§48. OWNERS' NAMES. Acken, Mrs. Addison, Dr. W. - Adams, John - Albree, George Algeo, Mrs. Algeo, W. of Wm. Allen, M. & Dr. Wray, Anderson, John Anderson, Paul Anderson, Hugh-Estate of Armor, George Arthurs, Wm. Arthurs, George Atwood, Moses Avery, Charles Bakevvell, Thomas Bagaley, Wm. - Bailey, F. G. Barclay, Wm. - Bard, Richard Barker, Robert Barker, Wm. Barnes, Samuel Barnhill, Wm. Baum, Wm. P. Bayard, George A. N08. OF LOTS 28, - I. 29, ... K. 195, I. 11,12, - F. 27, G. 32, - G. 25,26, C. 23,44, A. 51,52,53, - B. 96, - I. 162, - I. 76, 77, - C. 75, - C. 3, - - F. 86, C. 14, 15, 52, 53, - A. 46,47, G. 27,28,29,30,31,32,33, C. 186, - I. 24, - K. 67, - G. 64,66, G. 25, - D. 120, - G. 46, - K. 142, - B. 54 OWNERS' .NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS. SKCT'N. Beckham, Major - 17, - D. Bell, John B. - 69, B. Bender, Adam - - 61, - - I. Beer, Capt. Robert - 8,9, - D. Berry, George A. - Biddle, James W. - 9, - G. Biddle, Estate Hon. Richard 7,60, - A. Bishop, Mrs. - 124, - B. Bissell, John - 8, 9, 58, 59, - A. Bingham, Win. - 91, - G. Bidwell, John C. - - 62, - K. Blair, John M. - 113, - G. Black, George - 43,44, - K. Bockstock, Henry - 174, 175, I. Bonnett, Alexis and Jerome 51,60,61, G. Borden, Morris - 27, - I. Borrett, Daniel - 65, I. Bowman, Joseph - 60, A. Brewer, Charles - - 47, 48, 49, 50, D. Breed, George - 9, 10, F. Brown, John - 146, - - - - I. Brown, James - - 18, 19, B. Bradley, Alex'r - 220,221, - I. Bridenthal, Matthew - - S9, G. Boobyer, Jacob, Jr. - 89, - I. Bruner, Jacob - - 86, I. Bushnell, Daniel - - 13, - - - G. Burk & Barnes, - 39, - B. Butler, R. B. - 93, - - - B. Cairns, Alex'r - - 118, - I. Cairns, Wm. and W. H nisli, 54, K. Carothers, Jesse - 77, 78, D. 55 OWNERS' NAMES. Cathcart, W. A. - Chaffey, Zachariah Chambers, James - Campbell, Thomas J. Chikls, Harvey Chislett, John - Christy, Robert Cole, Rufus Cooper, James M. Copelancl, Wra. B. - Coulter, Henry Craig, Neville B. Craig, Oldham G. - Crilly, - Crossan, John M'D. Crossan, James Crotts, Wm. Crumblish, J. & W. Lynch, Crumpton, Mrs. Elizabeth Culbertson, Albert Cuddy, James Cupples, Alex'r Curling, Alfred B. Dalzell, James - Davis, John - Davis, John D. Davis, R. H. & H. E. - Davis, Wm. Davis, James Davison, Edward Denny, Harmar Dean, Capt. Wm. NOS . OF LOTS. SECT'N. 242, - - I. 24, - - G. 70, - - G. 96, - - G. ill, - - G. 34, - - K. 63, - - B. 71, - - G. 117, - - B. 102, - - I. 84, - - C. 23, - - K. 2-5 - - K. 69, - - I. 10, 12, - K. 36, - - K. 66, - - I. 85, - - G. 60, - - G. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, B. 37, 38, 39 , 40, - G. 140, 141, . I. 13, 14, - F. 4, 5, - D. 5, 6, - - G. 56, - . G. 26, - . K. 105, - . I. 18, - - I. 234, - . I. 6, 7,8, - K. 65, - - L. 56 OWNERS - NAMES. HOS. OF LOTS. SECT'S. Dickey, Isaiah - Hi - - G. Digby, Wm. 2, 4, - G. Diller, John V. - - 239, . - I. Diehl, Wm. V. - 24, . - I. Dihvorth, Wm. Sen. 63, . - K. Dihvorth, Wm. Jr. - - 64, - - K. Dilworth, John S. - | 61, - - K. Dobbler, Jacob -156, - - I. Dravo, Peter - - - L. Drocourt, Julius - 92, . - I. Douglas, Samuel - 26, 27, - L. Eaton, Franklin H. - - 75, - - G. Edrington, Dr. E. G. - 65, - - B. Edwards, Richard - 7, 8, - F. Edwards, David - 77, . - - - I. Edwards, Matthew - 78, - - I. Elliott, Richard S. - 110, - . I. Edwards, Thomas - 79, . - I. 1 126, 127, 12S, 129, 130, English Lutheran Churcl , r 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, I. J 136, 137, 138, - Elliott, Mrs. Jane - - i 25, . - I. Euwer, Daniel - - 87, . - C. Evans, Evan 70, . - I. Evving, Mrs. Margaret - 82, - - G. Fairman, Thomas - 13, 14, - - C. Eahnestock, B. A. 1 4, ... - K. Fahnestock, B. L. - 30, 31, 33, - L. Farrow, Thomas - 64, . . L. Finney, John & Robert - 49, 50, - . B. Fhzsimmons, David - - 32, 55, . B. Fitz.-immons, David - 95, 99, 100, - 1. 57 OWNERS' NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS Fleming, John Fleming, John Follansbee, Gilbert - Ford, James - - - Forsyth, John - Fowler, Mrs. Christian - Fowler, John - Frampton, Wm. Freeman, John Fullerton, John Galway, Robert Gillespie, Wm. Gilmore, Wm. - Gilmore, G. F. - Gibb, John Glyde, Benjamin Goehring, Jacob Goehring, Charles L. Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Maxwell Gormley, Samuel Gormley, Wm. R. Gormley, Wm. M. and John Rutherford, Grant, George Graff, Henry Gray, James J. Grier, John Grier, David A.- Garrard, John & W T m. H. Grove, David Gunning, W. P. - 74, G. I. I. G. A. I. I. B. A. L. A. I. I. I. L. K. I. I. G. I. G. G. G. B. I. G. B. B. L. I. B. 58 OWNERS' NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS. SECT'N. Hailman, Jas. W. 82, B. Hampton, Moses - 63, 64, - D. Hardy, A. A. - 5, - F. Harper, John 119, G. Harper, Lecky & Wm. L. 75, - - G. Hastings, Abel 229, 1. Harris, Wm. S. - 83, B. Hatch, Mrs. - 166, I. Hays, Wm. 14, 15, 16, 17, - B. Heazelton, Edward - B. Henrici, Wm. 228, - I. Herron, Rev. Francis 23, 24, - — Herron, John 34, 35, 36, B. Higby, Henry 7, .-- G. Hill, Robert 86, - - - G. Hill, Samuel C. & J. H. 44, 45, - G. Hinds, John - 164, - I. Holmes, Wm. o K. Holmes, George S. - — Holmes, David 48, 49, - G. Holmes, Nathaniel — - — Holmes, Nathaniel, Jr. .... — Hopkins, Jas. Estate of 81. I. Hoon, James 151, I. Horner, Simpson 94, 113, B. Howe, Thomas M. - 10, 11, - D. Howarth, George 62, L. Howard, Samuel 112, I. Hughes, Edward 40, - B. Hughes, Paul and Wm. 224, I. Hunter, David 155, - - - - I. Hunter, Alex'r 1 9, 48, - A. 59 OWNKRS' NAMES. KOS. OF LOTS. SECT'S. Hutchison, Lewis 20, •21, S9, 90, - c. Janney, Mrs. Sarah A. 74, . K. Jackson, George W. 15, 16, 17 o 3 CD. Jackson, Thomas 65, - G. Jones, Isaac 157, . I. Jones, John D. - 23, . G. Jones, W. T. 4, 6, - F. Irwin, W. A. - 121, - I. Irwin, David & William 236, - I. Irwin, Hon. Thomas is, 19, - D. Kay, Frederick G. 17, 19, - K. Kennedy, R. T. 91, 92, 115, 116, B. Kerr, James, Estate of 24, . L. Kerr, James, Jr. - 47, - K. Kean, James N. 98, - I. Kidd, Jonathan 61, - G. Kirby, Thomas 235, - I. Knox, Robert 29, - A. Kyle, George, 147, - I. Larimer, Wm. Jr. 3, 64, - A. Lambert, Henry 17, . L. Lawson, Alexander 241, . I. Leak, James M. 72, - I. Ledlie, George 3, - K. Lee, George H. 64, - I. Lee, Caleb 41, 42, 43, G. Leech, Malcolm 13, 14, 15, 16, . K. Lemon, James 84, - B. Leeper, George R.- 153, - I. Leonard, Willard 29, - G. Lees, Wm. - 30, - G. Liggett, Daniel & Jas. S. 38. - A. 60 OWNERS' NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS. SECT'N. Liggett, Thomas, Sen. 42, 45, K. Linford, Capt. Th omas 81, - . B. Lippincott, Wm. - — ... - B. Little, Mrs. Jane and W. ) Gorman, 37, . B. Little, Mrs. Mary - 23 24, 25, B. Little, John, Jr. - 58, - _ B. Livingston, Rache - 120, m I. Logan, James K. - 49, . . B. Loomis, C. 0. - 27, ... . K. Lorenz, Frederick - 6, 7, D. Lothrop, Sylvanus - 140, B. Lowry, Martin R. - 20, . . K. Magill, R. & W. - 93, 94, 97, . I. Major, Robert B. - 238, . . G. Marlatt, W. W. an dJ.B. ) Anger, \ 57, . - K. Marshall, Samuel, Henry ) 90, G. and Hugh, ) Marshall, John - 172, 176, 177, - I. Matthews, John - 99 - . K. Merritt, Dr. E. - 33, - - B. Metzeiler, Elias - 88, - - I. Miller, John W. - 1.74, - - I. Miller, Alexander - 87, 119, - . B. Millingar, Jas. - 159, . - I. Montgomery, Mrs. Maria 78, - . C. Montgomery, James 16, - - I. Moody, Samuel - 111, - - I. Moore, Robert - 33, 34, - G. Moore, Wm. - 187, - . I. Moorhead, J. K. ' 89, 90. - B. 61 OWNERS' NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS. SECT'S Morgan, David T. - 52, 53, K. Morgan, James B. - 50, 51, K. Morrison, Wm. - 31, 56, - B. Morrison, Stephen, - 46, --- B. Mowry, John C. - 58, - G. Murdock, Wm. F. 95, - G. Murdock, 22, SS, C. Myers, Tobias - 21, 46, - A. Myers, Jacob - - 96, 111, B. Miller, David R. - 42, ... L. M'Candless, Wilson - 12, - D. M'Candless, G. W. I. &R. 81, S3, G. M'Candless, David - 76, - - - G. M'Clane, David - 160, - - - I. M'Clelland, Archibald 28, G. M'Gowin, Robert E. - 72, 74, L. M'Connel, Thomas - 73, - G. M'Cullough, Hugh - 191, I. M'Cracken, John - 101, - I. M'Connell, Francis B.- Wm. H. & Joseph ~ \ 60, 62, L. M'Dowell, Alexander 2, - - - I. M'Dowell, James - 106, I. M'Elroy, John - 243, I. M'Farland, Archibald 171, I. M' Geary, Henry - 61, - B. M'Graw, H. S. - - 61,62, - D. M'Kain, James - 90, 91, - I. M'Kee, Charles - - 122, I. M'Kibbin, Chambers - IS, 49, - A. M'Knight, Wm. Estate of 31, ... K. M'Kovvn, James - 114, - B. 62 OWNERS' NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS SECT'N. M'Quewan, John & A. B. s, 29, - L. Neeper, W. Sen. & \V. Jun. 92, - - G. Neil, Thomas H. - 73, - - 1. Neil, John - 128, - - B. Nieman, Geo. W. - 182, - - I. Nimick, A. & W. K. 5, - - K. Noble, Lewis - is, 19, - C. Oliver, Thomas - 79, - - G. Oliver, Robert - 1S9, 190, - I. Orr, Robert - 21, . - K. Owston, Thomas - 20, - - D. Painter, Jacob - 143, - - B. Paisley, Samuel - 23, - m - - I. Pardell, Mrs. Mary, and H. &E. 1 84, - - I. Park, Junes Jr. & Co. 65, 66, 67, 6S, 69, 70, K. Perry, H~mry - 10G, - . B. Paulson, Charles H. - 7, - B. Pennock, Joseph - 13, - - D. Pennock, Isaac M. - 14, - - D. Parry, J. C. & H. - - 1, - - B. Poindexter, R. W. - 85, - - C. Preble, Miss Harriet - 39, - . A. Presbyterian Church, Second 42, 45, . - B. Presley, Nathan W. - 173, - - I. Pintz, Daniel - 145, - - I. Price, Wm. - 38, - - B. Rahm, Edward - 133, 134, - B. Richey, John and Davi d 37, - - K. Ramaley, Jonathan - 85, - - I. Redpath, Thomas - 63, - - I. Reno, Lewis H. - 55, - - K. 63 OWNERS' NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS. SECTS. Remington, Stephen - 2^2 - - - - 1. Reis, George - 17, 50, - A. Richards, Martin - 82, - I. Ritz, Jeremiah - 152, I. Richardson, James - 1G5, - - - - I. Riley, Isaac - 123, G. Riddle, Rev. D. H. - 1.2, - F. Riddle, Robert M. - 68, ... G. Roberts, R. Biddle - - is, - G. Roseburgh, Alex'r - 64, 65, - C. Ross, James Jr. - 28, - K. Rowbottom, Wm. - 84, - G. Rowley, George W. - 17, - 1. Rowswell, T. & David Kee, LS4, 1S5, I. Reiter, George - 245, - - - - I. Russell, James G. - 17, ... G. Scaife, W. B. - 67, 68, - B. Skeen, Wm. - 196, I. Scanderett, Thomas - 87, - I. Sims, Mrs. Sophia - 192, I. Schoonmaker, James - 60, B. Stewart, Wm. M. - 61, I. Scott, John - 25, A. Seetin, John - 4S, --- K. Sellers, Henry D. - 15S, - I. Semple, Wm. M. - 120, 85, S6, B. Semple, S. W. - 121, - B. Sewell, James H. - 9, 11, K. Severance, Levi 107, I. Shaffer, John S. - 226 ... I. ShafFner, Charles J. 183, I. Shane, James - 139, I. 64 OWNERS' NAMES. N'OS. OF LOTS SKCT'H Shannon, James F. - 7, - A. Shaw, Thomas W. 59, 60, K. Shaw, Robert - 113, 114, 115, I. Shaw, Dr.W.&D.S. Wil- liams, ) s 77, - G. Shoenberger, J. H. 1, - D. Sheppard, John - S8, G. Shneck, George 74, - B. Shinn, Wm. M. - 69, ... G. Singer, Maj. W. Shoenberger, Dr. P. 22, - - - - 141, G. B. Shore, William 116, - I. Sloan, David - 219, I. Smith, Daniel 103, - - - I. Smith, George W. - 62, 63, - G. Snowden, Samuel 125, - B. Snyder, John - 114, - - - G. Spang, Charles F. 1, - K. Speer, Dr. J. R. - 69,70, - C. Sprout, Thomas 230, - I. Sterling, Henry- Stevens, E. W. - 48, 49, - 43, 44, 70, c. B. Stewart, Thomas - 246, I. Stewart, Martha 59, - L. Stimple, Henry Stockton, David C. - 56, ... 61, - K. B. Stockton, Robert C. - 59, ... B. Stone, Mrs. Mary B. 74, - G. Stoner, Solomon 31, G. 123, - B. ljUUUU, Taylor, Isaac 245, I. Thaw, J.— T. S. Clarke, j 10,11,56,57, A. 65 OWNERS' NAMES. NOS. OF LOTS. Thaw, William Thompson, James Thompson, Mrs. Mary Thomas, William Tomlinson, Joseph Totten, W. J. Townsend, W. P. Trovillo, Col. E. & A. } Morris, ) Uffington, Thomas S. Updegraff, Uriah Verner, Ann, & Jas. Cooper Verner, James Wadsworth, Samuel Wallace, W. W. Wallace, Alexander, Wallingford, A. M. - Wainwright, Joseph Washington, Reed Wasson, William Watson, Robert Watson, Robert, [Esq.] Watson, George Weaver, Jacob Jr. Weaver, Adam Weaver, Benjamin Weldin, Josiah R. Weyman, George Weyman, George Wharton, Col. Clifton, Estate of White, George R. 57, 59, 170, G- B. I. A. B. B. G. G. I. G. A. I. B. I. D. G. I. I. I. G. I. G. I. G. K. A. I. G. K. 66 OWNERS' NAMES. White, D. N. Whitmore, Whittier, Isaac Wickersham, S. N. Wightman, James Wilcox, L. Wilcox, Josiah R. Wilkeson, Henry Williams, J. D. Wilkins, Edward Williams, Robert Williams, Richard, Willock, John Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth Woods, James Woods, H. Wright, Thomas Wright, John Wright, John Wright, Alex'r A. Wright, James Wright, Robert Williams, W. H. Warner, Judge Yeager, Christian Young, William KOS. OF LOTS 78, . . 67, 68, s, - - 32, - 36, 53, 54, 10, - 76, - - 178, - SS, - - SO, - 71, - - 180, - 1, - - 1, - 22, 45, - 28, - 20, 47, - 66, - 93, - S3, - 67, - - 3, - 53, - - 50, 51, 161, - - 74, 75, . G. C. G. L. C. G. I. I. B. I. I. I. G. I. A. A. A. C. G. I. I. G. G. C. I. I. CyThe Managers beg leave to call the special attention of Lot Holders to the rule which requires that the bounds of each Lot shall be denoted by stone or iron posts, and llmt the number be marked in n permanent manner upon the same. Great inconvenience has already been expeiienced iu tome of the Eastern Cemeteries, from a disregard of this rule. 05-12-05 32180 MS LB2325 .L77 Obituary addresses delivered on the Princeton Theological Seminary-Speer Library 1 1 1012 00085 2162