Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-11
From nc Me york SeBtigol.
BARON STEUBENS GRAVE.

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\ statement, is going through the papers
that the remains Of Boron Slcubcn lie under
the Bap,is, church in Nassau street. y. y. !
think this must b. a mistake. And ior the
purpose OF e%hciting a more full dcv.lope
meut OF facts respecting a brave aud useful
officer OF lhe revolution, / will state what |
know.
About tie year 1870, the Baron opcuel Tor
settlement a Tract ul sixteen thousand acres
granted him by the State Of New York. living
about tw'nty miles north OF Utica. Ia ihe
centre OF tins Tract h reserved tour hundred
acres for himself. and hcgsu to clear away the
forest and put the land under cultivation
For several SEASONS he spent his summers
there aud his winters in New York. AZ
length. about 1875. having built a comlortn.
bic house OF hcwn log, b attempted 10 spend
the winter there. During that winter he died
suddenly Of apoplsxy, and was buried By his
n~eighbors III bis gsrden, Col. Walker and Mai.
North, who had been his aids la the army
and were l-it las heirs. being neither OF them
present. Whrn toi. Walker arrived. he had
The body taken up and rr.intsrred 10 she Tot
es'. ~intrndtng 10 carry ont the Baron's wish.
80, previously Expressed TO him, TO ~ bur,cd
In a retired, loDcly spot, where his grave
should Ia unknown. Several year, afterwards
a pabiic road being opened near il, the gave
became generally known 10 passcrs by. Col.
Walker then employed a brother OF the WI.
Ter oil uns, 10 remove the remains once more
lie again selected a retired spot ia the forest.
aud had them conveyed 10 il, with the utmost
prfsey' the surface carefully levelled. and the
Isilcn leaves OF the trees spread over IL, ~
that u any one should happen npon the snot,
he should not perceive that the srth had b.e,
moved. My brother told me this some time
alter aud added, that both I've aud his ass,.,.
ant were laid under a pledge no, 10 disclose
TIE place. And he thought. that after he and
his assistant, with Col. Walker should b.
dead ~ would never be possible To find il. 1,
IL TIE know ledge Of these facts which make,
me ihink there must be- some mistake in the
statement above mentioned.
On thinking over the matter. and endea,
onng lo account IN my own mind Tor tbe or
isin OF The above statement. ] have rcolLrctrd
an aneciole OF the Baron, which may posi-.
0ty have some connection with the subject
The unectote is substantially az follows.
Sometime before tn. clos of the feyolu
tlonary wal, while the Bsron was Inspector
urnetsl M The American Army, aud after IN,
"elee'ion ni Arnold he one day heard, At IN.
roll cnll, the name ol Benedict Arnold. Wb.,
49, 'fh"fNhN w lit lNI lnaf ADlalI
To step out OF the nnks. When the mar
; csn'c forward. the Baron inquired II his nam,
: was Benedict Arnold aud the man sn,yerr,
: u YVES. The Baron ssid. that il a bad name
: a GOOD soldier ough, not 10 have that nam.
lbe soldier asked what he should do. IN,
= pafoh replied. change Il and take some 9th.
ef name. lie Inquired what name he ShouL
lahe. The Baron said, take INV name. will
give YOU my name. So he din.ctel ths ii
dief TO be entered on the roll as William S,,s
> ben. After the settlement of the ,o,vn -
Sicuocn Wa commenced. this man came der.
and bad a isfm given him by the Baron no.,
Which ne settled aud reared a family n 4
{, possible ulat some one who did not kuos
I That Tie name OF Sisaben belonged TO sny ON,
Dat the Baron, should mistake tie gm ve s,on,
hiMSll. '
u ara incorrect IN my recollection, or IN
e my information, as 90 any OF the ab,ve 800
? iacts. hope those who know brtfr, y,ul -.
The usqutIte correction. IA
We hnd IL ssstc1 la Mes,fs. Bs,t-, 4
! lowe volume OF "Histoucsi Culleetons -
, the State OF New York. published in 1871
That the oil Bsmns grave d protected by
neat monument erected IN Ie26 bv priyat
subscription beaung thc bret inardstiou =
MA1uA 6sNERAL fEIuTHICK " uIftuA rar.
rVs BAnoS o. SrTUarS The cui IA tho vol
une represents = plain horizonirl obioo
monument ia sgIsse. Tlla esn8t e0ar.m,,
, tr Baptist Cpufch IN y, v. j. doubtless ov
e i"E 10 iic fact hat a ceusispA "a hi. memor
IA rlcgant tablet iu the wall Of the Gierna
lfiihefau Church in that city. was put m.a
~ yean az BY oac Of his uids-Col Nodb
'Iis tablet bfsfs tbe ioilowing 1dptuu-
p Sacred 20 the memory of fagbtsick WI
'h 80 Auursrus BsaoV SrEuHrS. a Ger,,,
o. huigAt Of Tie order of Fidolity. all dr.c.m
~ 70 frcdeuA The Great Ming of Pmssis ny
y loI Erpfnl sad inspector general in H. ,re,
uu''pi'''} ssl esteemed, respected. anI sa,
= p''ted BY Washington. ~ ave milo,
lo -Aiii sai discipline TO tbe ci,szen snli,egs ga.
~ Iulhliiug lie decfce- ~ heaven. achieved :,
y lndePcnd,D nee u the United Ssaie.. M si.,
q polished msnaers Of The hn1ou wrr, 49,.
&c ~ tn most uOble feelings Of The he,u "A
I" ''and open - dsy iof milling otanIy, lo..
o. only ~ Tie strong gnsp Of death INA. M
w in0uai is lnscntFd by sn Ameurao vho i.
ne hosoJ % b. his sil-tc oamp N, ~ 80.
VA io b hts Trend. % 1898