Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08
!. The: Jefferson Mongasat.
A7Deseription Of the Burial Ground at
ND ,.n Monticello. ,-s.i.

DWAsHrNeros, October q Lieut..
Col.AThos. Lucy, Of the cofEa Of en-
gineers, q. s. A., who waaharged
Sithi the execution Of the isiut reso-
luton of Congress proyidlas,for the
erection of q suitable monument over
tbee beI, Igra7e ave . Of Thomas Jessfsoh at
Monticello, Va, has mades report
to the Secretary Of State announcing !sE
thss hs3,o completion Of that WORK It ap.
pears from the report that lie bury
Inc ground at Monticello, iii. prop,
ertyFef the heirs ofTtos. L.Rndolph,
deiceaassd, a grandson oisThonas
JeHerson,.Iies entirely wi!hin ], The
boundaries of the estate called Mon
ticello and about auaEtsEa mile
from the public highway ,btdering
that estate, and is located apon a
hillside in a thick grove q second
growth pinesroaks and otheraecidu
ons ous trees. Z, e.; The estate Of Mgstic clio,
excepting the family graveyard, with
full access to the latter, is noNowned
by.T. ]. Levy, Of, New Yak City.
a survey -of the buryinst ground
showed it to be nearly square, the
diagonals of the lot lying abont north
and south and east and wet The
surface of the lot is quite uneven,
the northeast corner-beingslxteen
feet nine inches higher than. The op
posite southwest corner. Thsground
was surrounded by wooden fence
and the old monument to jefferson
was much worn by the weather and
dis6guried by relic, hunters. sln the
enclosure were "a number q other
graves of .Randolphs, Carrots, Bank
heads and Carrs, and the ulderpin-
ming of several Of the horizonta slabs
was in: a dihpidated condition. The
work Just completed oOnslaed Of
grading, seeding and sosi'ilag the
Surface, repairing six Of Tie old
graves, the erection OF aznewmonu.
ment over the grave Of Jsfsnon and
building a strong and hands5as fence
abont the burying ground 'Ils m ,n-
ument consists frat. Of two bunda
ton courses, the, Lower twelve feet
square and the next eight feet huare,
aud each nine inches in heigh4 (Which
cover the grave Of Jefsrsb and
four Of his kindred, who are Pnried
at bis head ands feet. Od'eitRr side
of the foundation are stairs 81 mount
ed by. die four feet square ht the
base and three feet seven inhes In
height, and this by granite iobelish
three feet two inches squar1at the
base and twelve feet etegednnche'
high. The total height of.thl lhonu
ment above the ground ia, thSefore,
Eighteen feet. The inscriptia com
posed by Jefferson, and if fcord
snce with lis directions plaid OF
the ooelisk s,sgS5SslloRs 8. q se wa
t.!g1ss.l buried - = a%sl45B Inas
pendence, of the Statute Of srgini
for relis ious freedom and f9her o
the University of VlrglnI ant
upon the die "Born April 4 1143
O. S.: died July 4, 1926" On th'
upper surfaces of the four ldes o
the lower foundation step arsnscrip
tions marking the four grave above
mentioned as surroundingkhat o.
Jefferson, viz: ihsSgrave ofMartha
Jefferson, his wife, those olMarths
j. Randolph and Maria ]. Epas, hi'
daughters, and of Governofr Thomas
NJ. Randolph, his son in.la The
total expenditure for the wsk Was
$s,352, leaving balance ossl .64e
Of the appropriation still unetended.