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parture from America do hereby declare and
direct that should l make other testamentary
disposition of property in the United states,
1 hereby authorize my friend. Thomas Jefferson,
TO employ the whole thereof in purchasing Negroes
from among his any others and giving
them liberty in my name, in giving them an edu-
cation in trade otherwise, and in having them
instructed for their condition, in the duties
of morality, which may make them good neigh
bors good fathers good mothers, husbands,
wives, in their duty citizens. teaching them
TO be defenders of their liberty and country Of
good order of society, and in whatsoever may
make them happy and useful, and 1 make the said
IT. KOscIUszKo"
9TH of May. 1889.
Maj. Gen. Black of the United States engineering
corps recently wrote most sympathetically of kos
engineering officer In his article ne said;
SKILLED ENGINEER
"One of the foremost sengineers OF the American
Revolution Kosciuszko is best known and remembered
for his construction the forthcauon point.
After West Point had been easily captured by the
British the early part of the war its Importance
as the key to Canada appre-
cated. Fortihcations were begun under the direction
o French engineer, Col Radiere, who soon
forced TO give up his project. KosciuszkO then
placed in charge and later had assistant an
American engineer. Col. Putnam who had been with
him during campaign against BurgOyne, and after
whom the largest fortress afterwards named.
"One of KOsciuszkOs staff officers at West Point
thus reports concerning his personality: 1 Quartered
a considerable time with him in the same log cabin,
discovered in him elevation of mind which
promise of these high achievements TO Whlcn ne
attained. soft, and conciliatnS and
at the same time elevated. I used 70 take much
pleasure accompanying him with his theodOlite He
was very ready in mathe macs.' col Thatcher wrote
of having had the pleasure of meeting him at West
Point. and described him Polish gentleman Of
great distinction. He mentions seeing the garden Kos
ciuszko had constructed along the cliffs during his
leisure with its spring fountain cascades etc.
FRAGMENTS of Kosciuszko's works still remain at
West Point. the smaller works have been par
tally restored Just north of Cullum memorial hail.
flight of stone steps leads down shelving plateau.
oyerhung with foliage, still known as kosciuszkos
garden said by tradition have been his favOrite
haunt. new frequented by the cadets. He has
thus left his name chiseed IN the rocks along the
Hudson. memory impressed upon the mind and
heart of every cadet, viii forever hold his place
In the West Point tradition"
SENT ABROAD To STUDY.
KOscl AszkO was born Feb j, 1I46. At the age Of
is ne graduated from the cadet college at Warsaw
brilliant scholar. Kosciuszko selected be sent
10 France where he studied at Versailles Paris. and
Brest There he received the most thorough training
as an engineer, working under the famous Marshal
Nauban In 1874 he returned poland with a rank
captain OF artillery.
Kosciuszkos sojourn in his native country was re-
latvey brief. returned Paris There he Ben
jamin Franklin. from whom he learned the history
OF Americas struggle for independence.