New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
 GRAVES ARE MARKED
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and attention. Referring the matter therefore to the Daughters Of Founders and Patriots of America he found them most sympathe'c with Mr. Scotts ambition and Will ing to cooperate and substantial cheek was soon forthcoming at the hands of their very able president, Miss Mary Whittlesey.
 With the receipt of these funds Mir, Scott reopened his negotiations with the war department, competed all the necessary purchasing o! graves, arrangements for transpor- tatjon and other expenditures when inc war department could not de- fray-until now he has the great satisfaction of his dream of so many years coming true.
 The letter of Mr. Doty to MT Smith was in part as follows
 Newcastle on Tyne, England. October 10, 193Q Charles F. Smith, Esquire,
 Chairman.
 Board of Directors,
 Messrs Landers, Frary X Clark,
 New Britain, Connecticut. Dear Sir:
 Attention is respectfully invited to the story relative to the union cert- mony at Elswick Cemetery, New castle -on-Tyne, Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. September 20, 1850, It which two headstones sent by the United States War Department were unveiled by my step-daughter, Miss Forester, in memory of Captain George Bell. and by Miss Scott in honor of Private Philip Leger, both Civil War veterans. In a sense the ceremony had reference to the other six headstones. one of which had been erected in cemetery near Hull.
 The headstone for the grave of Mexican War veteran, Private John Sloan, had been broken en route and therefore was not in position, but the war department very promptly substituted another one, which has recently arrived in perfect condl- ton.
 You have taken a very deep inter- est in this matter, Mir. George w. Scott has very frequently conferred with me over difficulties which at times appeared to be insurmount- able. You brought the matter to the attention Of Miss Mary Swift Whittlesey of New Britain, Presi- dent of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America who most kindly donated a very considerable sum of money which has been the principal contribution, to cover in cidental expenses such as permits 70 erect the stones in cemeteries. sculD- tors charges for preparing concrete bases, some additional lettering on the stones and their erection and many transportation and other charges from the QuSyside New castle Tyne. The War Depart ment could not defray these miscel, laneous eXpen litures.
 To newspaper reporters and 10 interested persons gathered at the union ceremony at EisWick cemn- tery, and very recently at Hartou cemetery. South Shields. have paid a full tribute 10 the very noble pI- trioic service rendered by Mir. George W. Scott, who raised the necessary extra funds which result cd in the placing Of the headstones on the graves of eight veterans ot American wars including one at Hull. Also | referred most grate- fully to yourself and Miss Whittl~- sey without who. interest the plan would never have been consummat- ed, in all probability.
 Tomorrow afternoon Mr. Scott and I will visit two cemeteries in New castIe-on-T Tine, and about week hence Preston cemetery at North Shields, and the first Saturday tn November, Saltwell cemetery, Gates head -on-Tyne. Mr Scott and [ will make brief addresses, and at tn Saltwel cemetery, where there may be sixty or more relatives of MeXi- can War Veteran Sloan the cere- mony may be relatively rI; boratc. 1 have made d complete report to the American Embassy. London. con ccrning the unvcilinG Of the heal, stones. and have sent copies Of thu report 10 the department of state Washington, for it's files and for th- departments of war and navy, and 4 separate copy for the files of the American consulate general, London
 Faithfully yours,
 w. r. DOTN.
 American Consul.