The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-02
GEN. GREENE'S BURIAL PLACE
Continued from Eighth Pace.


interment in the vault remains. When the
commissioners, who had charge of the
erection of the Greene and Pulaski monu-
ment in johnson square. made an invests
sation OF the vault for the purpose of 10
edtlhs the remains they were unable to
md any evidences of the interment.
1tadltion has it said Col Screven.
that the legislature of GEORGIA being
anxious to show its gratitude 10 Gen.
Greene conferred upon him the estate
at Mulberry Grove that The tomb of the
Grahdm family in the cemetery was con
Veyed as part of the estate This prop
erty was estimated at the time at $4,000,
and had been the property of John Ora
ham, who was lieutenant governor of the
colony under Gov Wright, the estate be-
ing conhscaCed because Graham had re-
NAMED faithful TO the crown. 1t Seems
Incredible 10 me, however, that a family
vault would have been conhscaled and
conveyed as part of an estate. The tradi-
ton has il, however, that Gen. Greenes
body was placed within this vault To-
gether with that of his son, who was
drowned in the Savannah river. Tradition
further has il that when Mrs. Graham,
Lady Graham as she was sometimes call
ed, returned TO this country shortly after
the revolutionary war and found that her
husbands estate had been confiscated and
that the remains of that distinguished
rebel as she considered him, had been
placed in the Graham family vault, that
she declared that his remains should never
be seen again. This, unfortunately, has
proven 70 be true"
Col Screven stated that for himself he
was convinced that the body of Gen
Greene is buried in the Jones family
vault, and he believes the tradition to be
an eXtravagant romance.
A very handsome copy of large map
of the islands of Jekyll and St, Simons,
prepared in l740 by John Thomas, civil
engineer, for the Duke of Argyll, was pre-
scented to the society by Mrs. c. S. Maur-
ice of Athens, Pa. through Capt A. McC.
Duncan. Capt Duncan's letter, accompa-
nying the gift included the following quo
tation from letter to him by Mrs Maui
rice: "A copy of the old map of the ISL
ands of Jekyl and St. Simons, with the
plan of the Notifications proposed for the
latter island, said map being made in l74O
and found a few years since in an old
bookstore in London by Mr.. Edward
Ayres, the well-k known antiquarian, and
presented by him to the Jekyl Island
Club This map I have had properly franz
ed and propose presenting through you,
to the Georgia Historical Society, provid-
ed they care to accept it,"
Capt. Duncan's letter stated that this
proffer originated through an interview be-
tween himself and Mrs. Maurice last win
ter at Wormsloe. the residence of w. J,
DeRenne, Esq, when she acknowledged &c
| a lively interest in all matters affecting
the early colonial history of Georgia, and
| expressed a desire to have a copy of the
| matter prepared for the society. Capt
| Duncan stated that he presumed TO de-
ole no he fcrb1
| ciate this gracious purpose and gratefully
accept the same.
The map was accepted with the thanks
of the society, which the secretary was
instructed to convey to Mrs. Maurice
The map contains a number of inscrip-
| tons in the old style English and is g
very interesting document.
The following standing committees Oh
| the society were announced by the presi
dent:
Finance-Ous Ashmore, B. A. Denmark
U. H. McLaws, G. A. Mercer, H. P. Smart
Library-Otis Ashmore w. L. Clay, Win
lam Harden, DR.. R. ]. Mum, H. P. Smart
Printing and Publishing-W. L. Clay
]. H. M. Clinch, B. A. Denmark, L. A. Fal
| ligant, j. NJ. Barnard, Jr
Telfair Academy-J. H. NJ. Ciinch, H. c
Cunningham, G. A. Mercer, ]. R. Saussy
John Screven.
Committee on Members-U. H McLaws
NJ. Y. Henderson, C. s. Wood Davis Free.
man, B. H. Levy N. Oemer, R. A. Row
linski, w. L. Wakelee, w. P. Hardee, j
| de Bruyn Hops.
DR.. James B. Read. who now resides al
Green Cove Springs, Fla, was unanimous.
ly elected an honorary member of the So
ciety in token of appreciation of his life
time services in behalf of the city and his
| lengthy membership in the society.