New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-21
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THE MEREDITH BURIAL-PLACE.
A LITTER FROM GENERAL MEREDITH REAL

A LETTER FROM GENERAL MEREDITH hEAp'
Tothe Editoro The Tribune.
Sir: have read dispatch IN The Tribune concern
ing the burial place Of my Goatgiahdiather' "ec'
samuel Meredith. which on his manor OF fremont
near Carbondalc Penn. Since then ! have received
.cvoral rc,,.papcr Sins showing that ! have been
consyrcd by varions Journals for The neglected con-
diton Of that graveyard. In consequence pray Fon
10 give placcn your valuable columns to the l"Ho"
Ing brief statement:
Tho verodith Monument Association introduced a
bll into the Pennsylvania Legislature some time s''e'
appropriatng moneys for the cfe'uon u S"'.'"'
monuments 70 General Meredith and his WIFE, Mar
,,o,ot Cadv.olodcr. sister Of Colonel Lambert Cad
,i,dcr ard General John Cadwalader, Of the KeVoln
uouatc ARMY Ii seems from your correspondent b
ac,ouut that my native state has failed l" takc care
Of its honored dead, and have cabled TO my ir'ehu
Colonel William Brooke Rawle. of Phnadelphh' 10
milo all necessary arrangements 10 restore ana Keep
I'm order The Meredith bural-place. thahh me
Tribune most warmly for its Information. Although
only represcut General Meredith in the female Ihe'
there Is no one "a yon may easily imagine VINO more
warmly honors his memory and that 81 MS HeIo'
wife than I do. ] may add that my uh''' Ie"i'
Meredith Read IS not buried at Belmont but lies III NY
family vault in Christ Church. Philadelphia by inc
side Of his father the Hon John Read, Of feunSy NAm
eou of George Read Of Delaware, the sGncrh ana 10y
tlc side of Henry Meredith Reads eldest brocr' NY
father. chief Justice John Meredith Read. ol rem
evI,,uia In addition 10 the care Of the family
tomb I'm Christ Church, contribute 10 the pre9'rVa
ton Of the burial places Of my ancestors the hcauS' III
Delaware in MARYLAND and in England mehiloh
this fact because ! wish it understood mat 90 not
NEGLECT the memory Of those who are dear to me- many
Of whom were founders and fathers of our country
In th, connection may De permitted TO enc q
letter Of my great grandfather, George Read "i Dca
war. written ia Is-5 to tne widow 81 ms iI' "a ana
connection Colonel Caut"cl, OF Mar lama. w '-'
cc- tor therein ~ay1t ,,.. ..,.i,.
l,iri.l a respectable one, ard far pclrAnic ." "if
uri,,tc burial place ou plantation. Wh'h pa 'l
t,o suddenly out II the iuMily whose remains INV
l.ou ulared tncre. TWO STRIKING Instance % l4'
o, ar presently my memory. To VII tai %" 49, u
leiain Chew Who's" family bursluE place - ON
ZION. where hi, family lived. near DOS up, "HI'H nv
lecr sold some 10 person In 10 NiN come,
with this family, though true 30 is tHat l' nuI4 pa"
Il. Wcil enclosed vlth % bgirh wall. but J4' HI que
cav and when the present rrncIafnn D. p1-'l A"'-'
th,re may Do. no trace OF This enclosure. INC nlri ID
etaucc h mat ~ the gentleman studied thr Jas" WIN
d g. John 'funud. uf the IauD. J. nipple. ir "a, ''
~ ItIy ~ CaIrL de- had his huiN Lu,NIlI .i"'
Am lt, l,.r!cn ou D plantation Doc owned wihh iHlr
milo OF PHILADELPHIA. aId Whore h'. alter ~ o'iii'
Co.. infrrr.d ana iu thr course ~ t"'Utf I'VE t't"
.iu,c u4-.cd the owner ~ this plantation nave lru
,ha-rrd two or three times. 80 that most certainly
apurnvc OF churcly ards 80 preference To- amy pNdi
burial place , .
Paris Feb = 1900 MEREDITH READ.