The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-01
Col Seth w.r..r.

in the early history OF TINS
State. The letter was written 70 q. W.
Robinson Of bennington Centre and aP-
pcarcd in The last Bmner.
RoxBuRr. Coxs.. March Goth, 1886.
M. Robinson;
Dear Sir. Col. Seth Warner Was BON
in the parish Of Roxbury. then part o.
Woodbury., 10 the west part OF what IL now
Tho town OF Roxbury. Conn, May l7th
l74s. Daniel Chipman. Ill. d., OF w.
saws lin book published by him 10 lsaS')
"wMner lef, Bennington in l7s2.' Jour
land records show that BIO was a resident
Of Bennington in l7s3l, for his native par
ish. in hopes Of obtaining relief from pam
ful disorders contracted under the fatigues
and hardships OF service. particularly 10
his winter cam paign in Canada. The re-
lief no sought he did not obtain, but vast.
ed away, and deprived Of reason he died
Dec. Goth, 1854. and was buried the 29th.
Tho coffin was borne to the grave on the
shoulders Of comrades and citizens, the
military firing volley over his grave. II
is matter Of history and l heard the
statment from one who was present at bis
burial, that guard Of thirty men were
stationed at his house, from the time Of
bis decesse, until his burial, lest his body
should be attached for debt. (Bya law OF
the Colony at that time, the body oil an
individual could be attached after his de-
cease and sold to satisfy his creditors
The funeral was attended at the house
where he died, about one milo east OF our
village. The Rev. Mr.. Garfield preached
a sermon from 2 Sam. l.27, How aro the
mighty fallen and the weapons OF war per-
ished." He was then buried in the ceme-
terry about one aud one-fourth miles south
from where his present monument stands.
His tomb was covered by large marble
tablet, horizontally resting on stonework.
The following almost illegible inscription
is upon it; in memory Of Col. Seth
Warner, who departed this life Dec. 10th,
1884, in the 42d year of his age"
"Triumphant leader at our armies head.
Whose martial glory struck panic dread,
Thy warlike deeds engrayen on this stone,
Tell future ages what heros done,
Full sixteen battles did he fight,
For to preserve his country's right.
Oh, this brave hero, he did fall,
BY death who euer conquers ALL"
The Colonel had expended much OF his
estate in the public service. his family
poor and embarrassed by debt, but he was
never chargeable to the town. as ESD,
"Cothren's History of Ancient Woodbury.
and the Probate Records Of his native town
will show. Oct 10th, l7S3 Col Warner OF
Bennington VT, bought OF Noah Frisbie'
fifty. one acres OF land; he died in Dec. OF
the next year Administration was granted
upon his estate. 1t was represented in
solvent and proved to be so, paying only
IwU sniIIlngs .eu Pono0 vn mo po.-s'
from all bis property in Vermontand Con
necticut His Vermont property is car
ried out at Ell Is. 3p.
In Oct. 1858, the remains OF Col. War
ner we're disinterred and rcinterred 10
the Main street at the Centre" On
opening the grave, the coffin was found
perfect as to shape, but it crumbled on
exposure, except the wood beneath the
solid silver plate, which was sound. Inc
plate was heart.shaped and we thought
had once ornamented his belt ltand the
wood attached are deposited in the roomf
OF the Historical Society OF Hartford
Every bone, much OF the hair and also the
feathers OF the pillow on which his head
rested were found.
| On April Both, 1859, there was erected
TO the memory Of Col. Warner on tn
"Centre green" in Roxbury. a beautlfu
monument Of Quincy granite, costing Ill
teen hundred dollars, Of which the stat'
Of Connecticut paid one thousand and tb'
citizens OF Roxbury the balance. The in
scriptions upon the four panels OF the di'
are as as follows; on the cast panel-"Coi
| Seth Warner OF the army Of the hevou
tion, born in Roxbury. CT, May ~, T43
a resident Of Bennington, VT, from l76'
4 TO 1884. Died in his native parish Dec
26. 17B4" On the north panel -"Capto
OF Grown Point; Commander OF the Gree
Mountain Boys in the repulse OF Carletol
nj Louqueil, and at the battle OF Huber
ton and the associate Of Stark in the vic
tory OF Bennington" On the south pane
"Distinguished as q successful defende
! Of the New Hampshire grants, and 10
bravery, sagacity. energy and humanity .
a partisan officer in the war OF the revolu
tion. On west panel His remains ar
deposited under this monument, erec'e
by order OF the General Assembly OF Con
necticut, AID. 1859" His grave is no'
} enclosed by an iron rail and picket fence
Col. Warmers wife. according 10 Cothren
. history, was Hester Hurd. ! am unsb'
/ 10 saw where she died or was born. Thei
r children, according to the above histor,
we're Seth, Asahel. and Abigail. 20
Warner was the son Of DR.. Benjamin Wa
! per and grandson Of DR.. Ebenezer warn'
| one OF the first settlers OF Roxbury. u
a was over six feet 10 height, courageous an
o commsnding. Ethan Allen and Remem
ber Baker we're also born in Roxbury.
Very truly yours,
4 A. W. FEM
q - <p--------~-