, 1865-08-15
infa%y, ana whose existence has been blot
The Tomb 4nd RuryauE ufound Of
-; Abraham Lincoln.
!: rNrnu1 fhe -Httss ror,,,t1

| - fFEom the stste Journ11.l
r. We had the uppor tunay, a few days since
/ Ct G5ntnfnfpg the plan ant drawings made by
-. Cleveland, E:q,. a5clssct, of the :oml
10 receive the 1emRtns Of the la:s President
Lircoln. The mausoleum, II butr. iu accord.
ance With the plan furnished by NJ. Cleye-
land, will be beautiful structure, aed In tn
placed short distance ftom the ptuoosed
monument. In size, twill be twenty aud
orc-haf teet by ffsGen aud onc half feet, 70
the ground, nine feet IN he'ght to the eosnice.
thed with iour winged bu trssses susmoaut.
ed with gothic plnnacles, which are cunuectr
ed With tie roof By 'f5ing'' buttresses. 4
room, eight Dy ten feet, on the grouui and
thiltcfn and Il If feet in height, Is to be tla-
"1shed With "gla,ned" arches, IN tho lrort part
Of the structure, for chapel. In the re II Of
this room Will be twelve casac c:ubs for. de-
posting The dead. The door Will BE- Of Iron,
With open panels at the tap for ventilation.
The wails Of the structure are to be Of flu-
ished stone, and The floor OF polished marble.
We underetand that the above plan has been
presented for this consideration Of the D.
1ectors Of tie Monument Aesocia tton, but
Las uot yet been acted upon. =.
DEED TO TIRE NATIONAL LINCOLN Moxu-
aES7 AssocnHos.--The following is copy
Of .hs deed fiom the city Of Springfield to
the National Lincoln Monument Associat lion,
conveying a plat Of ground at Oak Ridge
Cemetery, upon which 70 build the Lincoln
Monuments: .:+
- 80 OAK R1DaE crxE1Ear DEED.
=, The city Of Springfield, 10 confederation OF cue
cellar pad BY !he Nh,tenal Line lin monuuant
ior the memory ofthe tliustrious dead, ant in
puTtu nee Of donlton hesetofo.e m4da bY the
G,y Ccunci! to The faid ASSOCIATION OF the laud
hereinstter described, aud ia conformity With the
p.eeed Jn'y 31st, 1865, hereby gr1nt birEai1 scii
and convey unto the lad Association, the [olIoH.
ing met Or parcel Of !azd, Vi; Tho southwest
e&$t QUARTER, and tte northwest part of the cast
haf of the eaet half Of the southeast quartor Of
tecttcn twenty-one, In township s1xtesn nor b,
r,lgc I've west OF the third principal meti ,ian,
boa1oed a. follows, Viz: Begian'sg At The south.
vest quarter Of SAID east half Of the e7at half Of
the n9Ftheast quarter, tnenee north with tic
Of The not1t csst quarter s35 chsi1., to q sinks;
th1nee pcrth ~ deg east. ~ links to s,aks
he3es 5e1h &C. te,,es t.
thenss eonth i 6dee. ess. SO oehalna to assaE
thence sen,h u deg sast = !. to s'sk.
thence south II! csr. east ssli cnalna II etsks:
tAeEcs west {. ~ ch,ins 70 tRe west line Of said
cast, talf Of The east half tnn!h cass qasrier !;
slence ntrth &C. c1.it i 10 the beginning, con.
ii re ct J Of Sprm2 Fl e; for tae use Of OK
R,dke CtEetc1y. IBIS receiving v-ult nos on sstd
lot Of Rrcued, either to use or remove u same;
width a,oDg ihe Hhoie 1ergth Of its elst sid,
Of SAD trEtt toE tic use OF Oak Ridge Gene
tery; in t!uet, however. to posscls. 7ss atd COZ.
rutes Al reEu.ait us adopted for the government
Of Ok HcYe Cemet.ry,) Tor the purpose Of grad
hg, o'ntme1ttnR asa improving The sstas pt
pat stute, ind in eurh manner a. gil prorots the
pl.ncipsi tusts i1izn4sa thereb1, wbic1 ats: 10
plep1le suitable Place for tho dtal depoait OF
the hplcted reMaiha Of Abraham Lt.cola, late
President Of the United stit-=; to inter said re-.
pytr s1:t IeEaIns Illustrative OF III: v.rua. and
ItnoWn: 10 preserve taid lot Of ground atd ss,d
1n.ent IL proper order aur1oR ths corporate
Of taid eo1porete existence, or the time @ winch
eronnd 10 the st,te Of Ilnois, to b. held forever
ey ssS ss eea G e hs aaa e
o1 said lot OF ground hs may hrsetfiet, IN the
opinion Of said aasocta1cC be u-nec' 6aarJ fof
the psi posts IF saia Eonuurns. of.tas rnzta7oTe
1t1s, however, expressly understood and etipu.
lated, and thtt deed In upon t.e cxpre's condition,
iba the taid ios OF ero1nu nt1'J sstalus9 ~ the
faid as:oclAf5on eh.l never he ussa As the bnslal
place tor The TeN aims Of sny olhef persons hut
those Of ths said Antahs, In Lincoln. hts widow,
big SORE snd bis ,ous immediate fsEa!t!s.. Aad
It fs uEiacr stipulated and II Ia c9nut loa OF Lho
drtt, that tee aid association, It's SUCCESSORS and
ase,gnees. shall a1wsys permit AID arantto the
aboye described persons. to Wit: Tna AID u!d.
CIV AID sons OF she Bdd Ahrah1 I'M Lincoln and the
Immediate families Of sad sors. tue right to be
intet1I1 In the sim. vault With bin.
TO t4ve elt - hol1 1as sant With ita Rpput.
tertncte Except ~ above exc pt.t) uuto The Hald
fatiota1 Lincoln Monument Aesaci4tloa3. t'els
eucceekors aud asstguees f,geyss, for 4 nlacs Of
turtai ts above 1ecfted, md for 10 other uss
whttcyer, subject, nevetthe e;s, TO tuch geuestl
rules tnd rlga:euons a. ihe Cry coan:ti Of stld
cify mag frU1 time to tule tBtab.tsh fs1 the gov.
crnment Of ea!d cemetery; ind the eatd city Of
Srrneatld hereby covenant With ths easa Natlo1-
At Lii coin Monument Association. h=1r enccesa-
urt and ss.ignse., tsat ,hs Ok Ridge Cenetery,
as pAtted, OF may hereafter be plated and rec nd
CO, shs4l t0teveI be keas nd preserved IL place
It uurla1 fcr The dead OF inst city
IN witness s.hcreor, ], Thomas J.
Dennis, Mayor OF said city vi Spr1nx.
fe d. hive hereu1to ret my hand a1d
fsKAL.1 c4uscd the corp,rzte sc7l OF said clty
to to tfIxse, this tenth oAy vi August,
4. D, 1s66.
Tuos. J. DKsH1s. Mayor.
Co11te1s,gred hy O. Il ABEL. C.ty Clerk.