Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-26
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ELHwoRrH, Aug 18th, 1852.
Miss ANN PAMELA CuNNrScnlx,
Regent of the Mt. Vernon,


Miss ANN PAMELA CuNNIxcnix,
Regent of the Mt. Vernon,
Ladies' Association Of the Union.
MADAx:-On the 18th Of Feb. last, avail
ing myself of the opportunity afforded. u
giving notice of remittance Of Che amount
then collected in the County of HAncoek,
State Of Maine. on account Of the Mt. Yer
non Fund, the liberty was taken Of express
ing my views as to the future disposal cf tho
grounds. Your letter of the 5th Of April in
reply was duly received, but has remained
unanswered, not from any want Of appsscia-
ton of the honor conferred upon me, bat
from reluctance to intrude upon time usees-
sarily occupied in the discharge Of the lsbo-
rious duties of your Office by smother letter
possibly subjccting you in your opinion 10
the necessity Of an answer.
Your letter was all I could ask or reason
ably expect; you very properly avoided IN
expression of your own opinion Of my prcjeet.
stating that the plan to be adopted would 70
determined by the Grand Council Of The As.
sociated Ladies at their annual meeting.
Since tho publication of the 18th Of Feb.
in the Mt. Vernon Record, letter has been
received from Lady who was well aequaint-
ed with the Estate, asking whether the cost
of suitable wall Of Granite 70 inclose the
grounds would not be too.NEY az thers was
no Granite in the, Ell, ME-, obviass this
the reasc. 81. + "pi'd 5r ;. addressed:
My Suggestion Oh a.ss' plain. high, massive
wall of granite " as an exterior fence, was
not from any partiality to that Kind Of fence;
but in opposition to an ornamental che; my
object was to inculcate simplicity, and the
avoidance of supcrduous decorations; .
hedge of Thorns, as more congruous to the
plan proposed, no comparison handsomer il
itself, equally durable, and aHording more
effectual protection against intrusion, would
be preferred to any fence, whether of wood,
brick or stone; and until it attained matu-
rity might itself be protected by teinpora-
ry Pale fence, previously erected, and then
the hedge of Thorns, might be made at leisure
by those who had charge of the grounds.
The description Of the Pale-fence proposed.
is as follows Iron posts or bars l-s inches
in diameter, seven and half feet long, driv-
en- into the ground two and half feet, at
eleven feet distances, conrected by three par
allel rails, two and half inches thick, four
inches wide of any convenient length, not
less than fourteen feet, holes bored through
them flat ways, to pass over the posts, one
and half, three and quarter, and Eve feet
from the ground ; both ends of each rail bcv-
eled edge ways and thus nailed together con-
tnuously; the pales, Spruce stats. two
inches wide, one inch thick, seven feet long,
nailed on to the horizontal rails. with four
inches space between them, and further a.
cured by battens two and half inches wide
nailed to the rails. Such a fence could be
built for three dollars rod, would be appro-
pirate for the situation, would be strong and
durable, lasting twenty years without repair.
when it might require re-nailing, and after
that would continue good for an equal length
OF time, though at the end Of ten years, it
might ho dispensed With, 40 - .,---s - ~,
hedge would be CT eumclent strength. and
then the materials of the fence would bo
worth half the original cost Of construction.
Should you conclude, as intimated in your
letter Of the 5th Of April, to submit the plan
proposed in mine of the 18th of Feb. to the
consideration Of the Grand Council, you will
please make the alteration now suggested.
My proposition is in brief, the buildings.
gardens and the cultivated grounds contigu-
Gus, to be restored to the same condition, a.
they were in 1899. The remainder of tho
two hundred acres to be improved as Park
for Deor, inclosed with a hedge Of thorns I'M
pervious to man or beast, studded with trees
of every description congenial to tho soil
and climate, single and in clumrs, as taste
may dictate. with no roads but the spaces
between the trees made perfectly smooth and
convenient for the passage of light carriages
in every direction, thick sown with grass.
best adapted to make tough sward ALWAYS
close shoin or cropped so managed. shield
ed By natures covering, to guard the ground
from the operation Of the frosts of winter.
and the rains OF Spring it would be kept in
repair with the least possible expense Of hu
man labor The whole the residence Of
Washington IN life, his Monument in death
to be dedicated to him exclusively, who
stands alone, without a parallel in history
to be maintained forever as place of public
resort, Church Universal, the Palladium Of
our Country its gate thrown open to Citizen.
Denzen and Foreigner, there to dwell upon
his character, emulate his virtues, and
treasure deep in their hearts the injunctions
of his FAREWELL ADDRESS,
The interest have taken and continue to
take in a project which will rank hereafter
among the noble deeds Of Woman, is my OK
cuse, if net my justification for addressing
you in your official capacity. through the
columns of a newspaper; thus exonerating
you from the slightest obligation to reply
Wishing you and your Associates success
equal to the merit Of an enterprise, con-
ferring deseryedly higher honor on tho
memory of the Hero Patriot, than was ever
beferc conferred on man the plan for tho