The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-30
An Old washington Memorial.

There appeared some years ago in one Of our
Philadelphia papers an accountof monument in
a church in Wiltshire, England, to the memory Of
an ancestor Of Washington, {" Sir Lawrence WASH
ington, who died in 1913. The details that were
given were extremely picturesque, and attracted
much attention, but, not being in any way anthem
ticated, were read with some distrust--the more SO
as the monument in question seemed to have es-
capped Mr.. Sparks's careful research. The Phila-
delphia Bulletin publishes the following letter upon
the same subject from Mr.. Macready, the celebrat-
ed actor 1t will be found of interest:
Clarence Terrace Regents Pdrk,J
LONDON, Aug Is, 1913.
Ay Dear SIR Most happy should have been, if, with
on the receipt Of your letter through the beautiful green fields
OF Wiltshire IN search Of the obscure village where the
not know whether should say gou7 washington, whose
fame and example the worlds and in whose an ecudless
rejoice As soon however as could seneage myself from
theatres and crowded towns started with my eldest boy
the agreeable pilgrimage you had enOned upon me-
About mile and halt two miles from the turnpike road
to rise to the dignity Of viagecaed Gasdon distant from
Msmsbuy about three ana from onckade about eleven
miles, by my best guess 1t situated in abruptly undu.
ating country, commanding from the hghleees range OF
prospect rich beauty towards point of the compass
in parts suggests the idea of its having been cut away for the
purposes of forteaton. The church plain absolute
baroness without trace Of decoration beyond four five
panes of stained glass still remaining in the small Gothic
windows. Its tower solid, square, well pTopOrtioned
piece of architecture, with slightly oamsnied parapet
pierced with tTetoi We entered by small door in the
chahcel. plain wooden table, underneath the Eastern
window, without the least pTetensiOn onamen-not
carving, moulding, gliding or painting of sort what
eYermarked the place iOT communion service The walls
plainly whitewased, exhibited indifference to pomp and
vanity that might have satisfied Knox, Calvin himself
Directly opposite to entering. the left hand of the
chance the object OF quest There nothing
the building, with It's plain round vaued roof and simple
deal pews, divert attention. detan from the ex-
animation of the monument. Its centre black marble
oval tablet encrced by thick wreath of laurel in berry
beneath comice of white ma BILE sumounted by the family
arms, each side Of which two recumbent figures
sembng-i indeed, intended to typify any sentiment or
ideathe sort of parsonage should describe as Ibitina
The cOrnce is supported by two twisted pillars Of black
marble, and based upon plnth supported by cherubs
head with outspread wings The gliding and the coors
still fresh, though something worn. The size of the
men from extreme point TO the other about feet
and broad in proportion.
/ enclose you SKETCH which my made of it; at the
back of which give corrected copy of the inscription by
which will the former tanscTber had mistaken
words Particularly the place Of Sir Lawrences DEATH Ok
ford, and the word . urne" in the last verse;
..a To the memory of