Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
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tinental Stores which you require. DO
able to accomplish it,
One Of the most interesting documents
in the collection is one in which Wash
ington, living at Mount Vernon after the
war, took some measurements of his gar
den- These he wrote down in his careful
way, and they show that after all we
may. IL we insist. believe the story of the
cherry tree, for the tree was there to
prove it. 1t is obvious, of course, that
the young George did not permanently
destroy 1t and that it sprouted. more
vigorous than ever. from the stump he
left. The cherry tree document runs az
follows:
From the Plaza to the dissent Of
the Hill in line with the spire
of the dry well & the point Of the
Hill at the No. Circle is..... 100 Il.
From the Garden House in the
Lower garden (say from the Gar
den Walk opposite to the first
Cherry tree OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1915
To the new planted Walnut...... $50
To the other Cherry Tree. IL
From the middle of the front door to the
line between the two Garden Houses is
No. 1912 w. Ill tS1s IT. to circle-29 to
the West line of the Store & H'o. oppo-
site 14s feet to the outer part Of the
Circle, etc
In addition to the extensive collections
of the autographs of these great men
DIR. Losing had a host Of letters signed
by distinguished names which throw
vivid light on phases of the revolution
For instance. there is a deposition made
by one, James Morrison, and taken down
in handwriting Of John Lansing, Gen.
Schuylers secretary, relative to the cruel
treatment of Ethan Allen after his cap
ture by the British in the attack on Mon
treal in 1775. 1t runs:
~ the subscriber say that on
or about the oath day Of September. 1775.
being on board the Jasper Man of War.
I see Col. Allen with pair of Irons on
his Legs and Century standing before
him with a pistol in his hand"
A letter from Thomas Cooper to Ste
phen Van Rensselaer,, who married Gen.
Schuyler's daughter. is among the inter-
esting documents of the collection, for it
gives first-hand account of the death
of Hamilton after his duel with Aaron
Burr. Mr.. Cooper says:
Il presume the Express dispatched this
afternoon Will ere your Receipt Of this
have made known to you the unfortunate
fate Of our friend Genl. Hamilton. He Is
yet alive and Post told me that ii was
possible he might linger a fortnight. but
he considers the wound as mortal The
Ball entered between the two lower ribs
the right side-and is lodged In the Centre
of his body The Spine is affected. ana
from symptoms Of Palsy in his thigh ana
ley his Physicians think very much In
jured. There Is yet indeed q Possibility
that he may recover. but the
Chances q thousand to one against him.
. 81. He is In full possession Of 81.
senses and has had the Sacrament adj
ministered to him. He discovered the
greatest anxiety to receive the Sacrament
understand that Hamilton did
Uaa III
to do 1t when he went out--that
he meant to receive Burrs shot ana
throw away his own, but IL Burr was de-
termined to go on "a word is damaged
lere) that he meant then to take his Fire.
ION receiving the Fire of his adversary
he turned to his Friend and told him ne
lad received Q mortal wound and waa n
lead man. After he fell Burr came up to
lin, and holding up his hands turned or
md hetook himself with his Second to
heir Boat"