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permanent seat of the government of the
United States. and a certain part was di-
rected to be located within the said lines of
experiment. on both sides of the Patowmac,
and above the level of the Eastern-Branch.
prescribed by the said act of Congress.
And Congress, by an amendatory act,
passed on the third day of this present month
of March have given further authority to
the President of the United States Ito make
any part of the territory below the said
limit, and above the mouth of Hunting
Greek. part of said district. so as to in
clude a convenient part of the Eastern
Branch. and of the lands lying on the lower
side thereof, and also the town of Alexan-
dria."
Now, therefore, for the purpose of amend
ing and completing the location Of the whole
of said territory of ten miles square, in
conformity with the said amendatory act OF
Congress, l do hereby declare and make
known that the whole of the said territory
shall be located and included within the
four lines following. that Is to say:
Beginning at Joness Point. being the up
per Cape Of Hunting Creek in Virginia and
at an angle. in the outset. of forty-tive de-
grees west of The north, and running In a
direct line ten miles for the first line: then
beginning again at the same Jones's Point
and running Gnother line. at right angle
with the first. across the Patowmac, ten
miles for the second lines. running two
other direct lines, of ten miles each, the one
crossing the Eastern-Branch aforesaid, and
the other the Patowmac, and meeting each
other in a point.
And I do accordingly direct the Commits
soners, named under the authority of the
said first mentioned act of Congress- to
proceed forthwith to have the said four
lines run. and by proper metes and bounds
defined and limited and thereof to make
due report under their hands and seals and
the territory to be located, defined and llm-
ited shall be the Whole territory accepted
by the said acts of Congress- as the district
for the permanent seat of the government
of the United States.
In testimony whereof | have caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed to
these presents and signeI the same with
my hand. Done at Georgetown aforesaid,
the 3oth day of March, IN the year of our
Lord ll91 and of the Independence of the
United States the fifteenth
GEORGE WASHINGTON
BY the President:
THOMAS JEFFERSON
April 26, 1871.
Alexandria. April 21
On Friday. the 18th instant the Hon
Daniel Carroll and Or. David Stewart ar
rived In this town to superntend the fixing
oi the hrst Cornerstone of the Federal Dis
trict. BY neglect or accident the inhabit-
ants were not appriZed of their coming and
therefore had not the opportunity of exc
cutting fully that plan of operation which
their interest in the business and their re-
spect foc the Commissioners had previously
suggested.
The Mayor and Commonalty together with
the members of the different Lodges of the
Town. ut ) o'clock, waited on the Com
nhs".oners at MIR. Wife's, where they had
dhed ana after drinking glass of wine 10
the following Sentiments, viz.
May the Stone which we are about to place
In the ground, remain an imnovable monu-
mcnt OF the nisdom and unanimity Of North
America. the company proceeded to Jones
Point in he following order: 1st The Town
Sergeant-2d, The Hon. Daniel Carroll and
the Mayor-sd, Mr.. t,llico,t and the Re
corder-4th, Such of the Aldermen and
common Council as were not FreeMasons
9Th. The Strangcrs-6th The Master of
Lodge No. -. with DIR. David Stewart at
his right, and Rev. James Muir al his left
followed by the rest of the fraternity, in
their usual form OF procession-And last
ly, The Citizens. two by two.-When Mr.
Elhcott had asCcrtained the precise point
from which the tirst lire of the district was
to proceed. the Master of the Lodge, and
Dr. Stewart, ass sted by others of their
brethren, placed the some; after which a
deposit Of corn, wine, and oil was made
upon IT, and the following observations
were delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Muir
or America IL may be said. it was of
Judea Of Old that ii IS d good land and
large; land of brooks of waters of foun-
ta!ns. and depths that spring out of the
valley and hi!ls-A land of wheat and bar
ley. and vines, and lig-;rees. and pomegran-
ates; Il land of oil. olive and honey; q
lard wherein we eat bread without scarce
hess. and have lack of nothing: a land
whose stones are iron, and out of whose
hills thou mayest dig brass-A land which
the Lord thy God careth for; the eyes of
the Lord thy God are always upon it, from
the beginning of the year even unto the end
of the year:-May Americans be grateful
,,,l, and vir,uous' and they shall secure the in
unanimous aud just. and they shall rise to
greatness. May true patriotism actuate
every heart-May it be the devout and uni
versal wish. Peace be within thy walls
America!-and prosperity within thy pal
aces. Amiable IL Is for brethren to dwell
in unity. 1t is more fragrant than the per-
fumes on Aaron's garment it Is more re-
freshing than the dews on Hermon's hill!
May this stone long commemorate the
goodness Of God in those uncommon events
which have given America a name among
the Nations-Cnder this Stone. may Jeal-
oGsy AID seltshness he forever buried
From this stone may superstructure
arise. whose glory. whose magnificence
whose stability, unequailed hitherto, shall
astonish the World. and invite even the
Savage of the wilderness to take shelter
under its roof!
The company partook of some liquid re-
freshmeat. and returned to the place from
whence they came, where n number Of
toasts We're drank, and the following. which
delivered by the Master OF the Lodge
was received with every token of approba-
tlCn:
Brethren and Gentlemen.
May Jealousy that green-eyed Mon
ster." be buried deep under the work which
we nave ttlS udy cOmDleteu, never 10 rise
again within the Federal District"
1t may be safely pronounced that this, or
a similar sentiment, pervaded the breast Of
every individual present on The occasion
JUNE TO- 1871.
GEORGETOWN, June T.
On Saturday last Mr.. Ell.cott. the Geog-
rapher-Gener of the United States, COM
pleted six main lines of the Federal City
He is now engaged in clearing and bound
ing the lines of the District of ten miles
square.
JULY ). 1871.
GEORGETOWN, July 2
On Monday last. being the appointed day
the President of the United States arrived
in this town, and on Wednesday put the
finishing hand to the location Of the Fed
eral City. Misunderstanding had prevailed
after his departure In March last on his
Southern Tour respecting the extent of the
lines; and fears were entertained that
he might be thwarted In some part of
his designs. and be unable to obtain a ces-
sion Of country equal to the great ma
tional object in view. But the moment
he appeared all difficulties vanished The
proprietors of the lands between this place
and the Eastern Branch, resigning all mar
row considerations cheerfully entered into
the necessary business Of making the
proper conveyances, which being COM
pleted to the utmost wishes of the Presi-