Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-15

egy Stewart put tbs torch "a 81
eAn vessel This letter, permeates
with patfi0sasn ii preserved III iii
Eyiand Archives. Ne Hes buried ID
slae Old graveyard. The mcupnsenl
broken IN many pieces.
8ezin aY0aa 10 the rank ug Colonel
~ the provincial force and vas ii
h CON 1aand III the Severn Baasa ION and
q charge Of the Maryland troops Win
vent % the relief Of Philadelphia. He
fought CALAMITY throughout the entire
war He nov sleeps I'D the forgotlau
\ sp0t nsaT Annapolis.
has Laen claimed that the graves
5of Isaac and Mordecai Hammond are
!, also taere, but this cannot be proven.
hey we're Captains. respectively. 81
the gth aud sgh Companies of Nary
land troops that protector the retreat
e other American forces. after the
Battle Of Long Island, and By their
lnfxepedity. yaloP, and superb fightIng
ability won from General Washington
thai 0sitburst BIZ despairing adinfra-
ton NV God, must lose such brave
men today.
me farm enclosing this graveyard
Is now owned BY the U 8. Government
ard ~ used Ia supply the Naval Acad-
envy At Annapolis with milk. ii ii.
therefore, no longer the property Of
private persons TO suffer contingencies
which effect private ownership. There
II q determination within the lninds
and hearts of some of lis Id remove lie
trees. sweep away the brambles, ce-
ment the monuments, strengthen the
foundations and have the confines
marked and protected from the en-
croachments Of the merciIess plough
man, thereby placing these graves il
q position Of honor and restoring them
70 the people where they belong
Surely the many descendants of the
men and women who lie there have
enough of wealth and generosity III the
family to redeem this spot Things as
they are, have existed long enough,
1t ID our right and our privilege Id this
generation To make amends for the
larnentable neglect Of our grandpar-
euts and parents. What will become
OF these graves IL we fail TO do our
duty Ii will soon be too late
After the purchase of this farm by
the II. 8. Government we wrote the
Secretary OF the Navy, Mr. Daniels, III
regard to keeping this grave yard as
far as possible invioIate from tie
plouEe and hoe. The Secretary re-
piled III d most kindly and reassur-
ing manner, and advised that the mat
ter be taken up with Capt. Samuel
Bryan, of the Naval Academy. who has
charge Of the Naval dairy This was
done and Capt Bryan has manifested
much interest Id the history OF those
wh0 are buried there and looks with
pleasure and enthusiasm to the time
OF the restoration Of this grave yard
on the government farm over which
lie has jurisdiction He made d very
valuable suggestion, one which We
would certainly heed When you do
this LET 1t be done right.
Today rs never before We are
barking ack to the founders of the
country, and the great war through
which we have Just passed brought
about great revival az the spirit Of
liberty, the spirit of our fathers And
today, as never before since we have
been q country, We are recognizing
and acknowledging our everlasting
gratitude to those who set us free.
Today, too, Is the day OF redemption,
reclamation and restoration Shall We
not al cooperate and show our ap-
probation and afrection for the hon-
orable part taken by our ancestors ID
times Of peace and times of war. and
redeem this graveyard where they lie
buried, and restore II to position of
dignity and make Of It d family shrine,
that their memory and thelr deeds
may inspire the generations to come
with love and respect FOR them? What
better opportunity can We have ID this
our day =
SnTely We can be confident Of the.
fulfillment Of our beautiful purpose.
our ancestors speak to Us from the
tomb iii the words 81 Thomas JeiSers
son and say
Take care Of me when ! am dead