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SOUVENIR
OF THE
Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument
Dedication
AT TARRYTOWN, N. Y.
October 19th, 1894.
COMPILED BY MARCIUS D. RAYMOND,
TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 1894.
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THE OLD DUTCH CHURCH, SLEEPY HOLLOW. " I made a halt at the church by Tarrytown, till dusk." -- Washington's Diary, July 2, 1781.
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Souvenir of the revolutionary soldiers' monument dedication, at Tarrytown. N. Y., October 19th. 1-94. Comp. by Marcius D. Raymond ... New York, Rogers & Sherwood, printers: 1504. 207, (1: p., 2 1. front., illus., plates, ports. 26!'". Edition limited to 100 copies.
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Contents.
Monument Dedication, PAGE.
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Address by Hon. F. S. Tallmadge,
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Address by Hon. Noah Davis, 17
Oration by Hon. Isaac N. Mills, . 19
Correspondence, 32
Inscriptions on Monument, 37
Roll of Revolutionary Soldiers, 39
Old Muster Roll,
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Hammond Family, 45
Dean Family, 60
Odell Family.
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Dutcher Family,
Acker Family, . IOI
Van Tassel Family, 110
Van Wart Family. 125
1 Requa Family. 133
l'au!ling Family,
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Mattiing Family, 162
storin Family, . 166
Verky Family, 168
woe Family. !71
Davide Family, 172
Youngs Family, 174
Wildey Family, 175
Romer Family, 176
Capt. Israel Honeywell, 178
Capt. Oliver Ferris.
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'Personal Reminiscences, .
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The Surprise at Orser's. Capt. Hopkins' Fight with Emerick, The Youngs House Affair,
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Other Incidents. . · 203
The Old Manor House, 206
Receipts and Disbursements,
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Additional Memoranda,
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Illustrations.
Presentation Address by M. D. Raymond, .
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Procession Passing Monument to Captors of. Andre,
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Sons of the Revolution Marching on Broadway, . II
View at the Unveiling,
President Tallmadge Delivering the Dedicatory Address,
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View in Music Hall During the Oration, 17
Portrait of Judge Mills, 19
The Old Dutch Church, 20
View After the Unveiling,
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U. S. War Ships Dolphin and Cincinnati, 31
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The Col. Hammond House, 53 Sergt. John Dean. 61 72 Dean Rock, . 77 Daniel Odell Archer, 80
The Odell Inn.
Rochambeau Headquarters,
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Rev. Dr. Jacob Conkling Dutcher, 98
Woolfert Roost, 103
The Cornelius Van Tassel House. III
The Van Tassel-Mott House. 122
Isaac Van Wart's Monument at Old Greenburgh Church I31
Isaac L. Requa, 139
Leonard F. Requa, 146
Rev. Amos C. P.equa. 153
The Paulding and Requa Houses, 157
John Paulding, 159
Isaac Martling's Memorial Stone,
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The Davids-Stephens House, 173
The Monument, IQI
The Old Manor House. 206
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U. S. Artillery on Main Street,
Capt. Jonathan S. Odell,
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Preface.
THE publication of the proceedings at the dedication of the mon- ument recently erected in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in honor of the patriot soldiers of the Revolution of this vicinity, and with the story of the day, a sketch of the lives of some of those who were active partici- pants in the great struggle for Independence, is a fitting finale to that notable occasion. This was made possible by the liberality of the sub- scribers to the Monument Fund, a surplus remaining in the hands of the committee after all the other expenses had been provided for which, it was thought, could not be better expended than in the way of issuing this souvenir volume, thus preserving in suitable and attractive form the record of that highly interesting event. From the memorandum of receipts and disbursements, which in proper place appcars herewith, it will be seen that the expense of this publication has been more than the sum which so remained, the balance being made up by the committee. It is only regretted that they were unable to further elaborate and embel- lish the work.
With this simple statement this souvenir is issued in the hope that it may be of interest to all who shall receive it, and that the appre- ciation which it may elicit will be a sufficient justification for its publi- cation.
MONUMENT COMMITTEE.
TARRYTOWN, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1894.
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"In their ragged regimentals Stood the old Continentals Yielding not."
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VIEW AT TIME OF THE PRESENTATION ADDRESS.
The Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument.
HE movement which culminated in the dedication of a inonument at this place to the soldiers of the Revolu- tion, had its inception in the desire to honor the mem- ory of thesturdy patriots who by their courage and valor well sustained the cause of liberty and independence on these historic fields, -not only those who were buried in the old Dutch churchyard, but in a larger, broader sense to houor all those brave inen who stood for the patriot cause on this then Philipse Manor, which com- prised the present townships of Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Ossining, and the City of Yonkers, containing eighty square miles of territory, fronting over twenty miles on the Hudson and extending eastwardly to the Bronx. It was entitled one of the military districts of Westchester County, and in it a regiment of militia was organized, with headquarters in the vicinity of Tarrytown, which was then the place of greatest interest on the Manor, the old Dutchi Church being here located, and consequently a large number of the soldiers of the Revolution here found their last resting place. Hence it was pre-eminently fitting that a monument to their memory should be here erected. The appellation of "Neutral Ground," as commonly applied to all this region, is a strange misnomer, for from the beginning to the end of the Revolution partisan warfare so waged here that it may well be said that every field was embattled, every rock a fortress, and every highway and byway was a line of assault or retreat.
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Nowhere else was the country so devastated, nowhere greater suffering, severer trials, but to the everlasting praise of the patriots of this manor be it said, they "yielded not"; their endurance was like the granite of these hills.
An old redoubt thrown up during the Revolution, evidently to protect the legendary and historic bridge over the Pocantico, just 011 the verge which overlooks the old burying ground where so many of those heroes sleep, offered the ideal site for such a memorial.
The circumstances were favorable. The men, the deeds, the spot, were all worthy of commemoration, and the time had coinc. Only action was needed. Only the recalling of the history of those try- ing times, only the re-telling of the thrilling tales of those heroic days, only the reviewing of the memory of the men of the Revolution by the Sons of the Revolution, and it may also well be added, by the Daughters of the Revolution, and the flow of patriotic thought and feeling would soon crystallize in the enduring granite which should rise as a testimonial to those patriot heroes. That work was undertaken and carried forward with such a definite object in view, the publication of the Revolu- tionary reminiscences having becu commenced in the latter part of 1893, and so continued until the summer of 1894. The result well justified expectation : public interest was created, and in June of the latter year a Monument Committee was organized with Samuel Rcqua as Chair- man, Benson Ferris, Treasurer, and M. D. Raymond, Secretary. The work of obtaining subscriptions was then undertaken, to which the response was prompt and liberal beyond all expectation, warranting the early making of a contract for the proposed monument, and showing that the spirit of patriotismn was still alive in the hearts of the people. Only the occasion was needed to call it forth. The site had already been donated by the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Association.
And so the good work went successfully forward, the original plan was enlarged and elaborated, and the event grew in importance. As the monument approached completion, the 19th of October, it being the 113th anniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown, was very appropriately designated as the day of dedication, and the follow- ing committees appointed for the occasion :
Executive Committee :- Samuel Requa, Benson Ferris, M. D. Raymond, Win. T. Lockwood, R. B. Coutant.
Committee of Arrangements :- M. D. Raymond, Win. T. Lock- wood, D. O. Archer, Charles E. Nossitter, Andrew C. Fields, Samuel Requa, W. H. H. Ely, Wm. H. Hoyt, David Silver.
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Committee on Speakers :- M. D. Raymond, R. B. Coutant, H. C. Griffin.
Committee on Invitation and Reception :- Geo. C. Andrews, Frank V. Millard, E. A. Studwell, John Webber, L. T. Yale, C. S. Davison.
Committee on Government Officials :- W. H. H. Ely, Charles P. McClelland, Lewis Roberts, N. Holmes Odell, Daniel Armstrong.
Press Committee :- W. H. H. Ely, M. D. Raymond, George N. Pratt.
Committee on Printing and Badges :- M. D. Raymond, W. H. H. Ely, Joseph E. See.'
The following additional appointments were also soon after announced :
President of the Day :- Hon. Noalı Davis. Orator :- Hon. Isaac N. Mills. Grand Marshal :- C. T. Carpenter.
The Society of the Sons of the Revolution of the State of New York, was invited to dedicate the monument.
The Committees actively engaged in their special work, and it was soon announced that the Army and the Navy would both be present and participate in the exercises of the day, and progress was reported all along the lines. The approaching event attracted interest in places far remote, and as the day approached, the interest increased. The batteries of U. S. Artillery, and the U. S. men of war arrived on the ISth, the evening gun of the former, fired from their bivouac on the Benedict plateau, being the first salute of the occasion. In the mean. time the town was bedecked in bright colors and holiday attire.
A contemporary account is copied as follows :
"By the arrival at noon on Thursday the village began to show indications of the coming celebration. Here and there the art of the decorator began to appear, and grad- ually the streets laid aside their work-a-day garb and assumed holiday attire. On Main Street and Orchard Street and in fact everywhere were brilliant blends of color. Stores were dressed with the red, white and blue, and homes and other buildings bore the colors of all nations. Prominent in the mass of color, however, was Old Glory ; and this was most fitting, for the 'Stars and Stripes' was made possible by the men of the Revolu- tion who by their and valor and fidelity threw off a yoke of sovereignty, and inscribed a new name on the roll of nations. The boys of '76 made the flag, the boys of 1812 and '61 sustained it, and what could be more just than for us to make it the crowning feature of our decorations ?
"Shortly after one o'clock Thursday afternoon the warships Cincinnati and Dolphin anchored in the Tappan Zee off Tarrytown. Crowds gathered on the docks to gaze at the unwonted sight of warships anchored at Tarrytown, and a pretty picture the vessels made, their white sails glistening in the sunlight, with the blue waters of the Hudson and the green Rockland hills as a background.
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"The attention of all was soon diverted however by the arrival of the artillery from Fort Hamilton. The troops had left Fort Hamilton at 10 o'clock in the morning on the steamer Little Silver, and had been landed at Hastings at about I o'clock, from which place they marched to Tarrytown. The vessel had in the meanwhile proceeded up the river and landed the camp equipage, and when the main body reached the Bene- dict property on Franklin street they found a camp pitched.
"The force consisted of Light Battery K, Ist Artillery, and Battery G, Heavy Artil- lery, equipped as infantry. The two batteries were in command of Capt. J. W. Dillen- beck, Battery K was in charge of Lieut. Wisser, and Lieut. Honeycutt commar ded Bat- tery G. Captain Dillenbeck, by the way, is a great great-grandson of Capt. John Dillen- beck who was killed in the battle of Oriskany after himself killing three men. General Ilerkimer was slain in that same engagement.
"The two batteries presented a pretty appearance in camp. The rows of white tents, the parked cannons and stacked arms, with a hundred and fifty men in busy activity getting the camp in shape, made a warlike picture. Crowds lingered around and watched the artillerymen as they prepared for supper, and later still as in the moon- light the final work of the night was done, and at the sound of " taps " the camp became quiet.
"Friday morning dawned bright and beautiful, the promise of a most auspicious day, fit for such a symposium of patriotism, and the sunrise was greetcd by a national salute of twenty-one guns from each of the warships and from the batteries. Little by little the town began to awake, and ere long the streets were filled with a gala day popu- lation. Every train brought a large addition to the crowd. They came by hundreds, from New York, the neighboring villages, and by ferry from across the river. It was a typical holiday crowd and every individual was out for a good time-and got it.
"Soon the Grand Army Posts from out of town began to arrive, then came the 4th Separate Company N. G. S. N. Y., from Yonkers, and at 10 o'clock the corps from the Cornwall Academy came. The marines and blue jackets from the Cincinnati and Dolphin landed,-sturdy looking fellows who look as if they preferred business and service to parade. The streets were filled with uniformed menand patriotic bands. It was nearly 11 o'clock when the Mary Patten, bearing the Sons of the Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars reached the dock."
The parade was formed and just before half-past eleven Grand Marshal Carpenter said "Forward," and the procession started in this order :
Mounted Police. C. T. Carpenter, Grand Marshal and Staff.
FIRST DIVISION. Continental Drum Corps. United States Battery, K., First Artillery. United States Foot Battery, G., Capt. J. W. Dillenbeck. Marine Band. United States Sailors from Dolphin and Cincinnati, Lieut. Com., J. D. J. Kelly.
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Fourth Separate Company, N. Y. S. N. G , Capt. John Pruyn, escorting distinguished guests in carriages. Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Society of Colonial Wars. Band.
1 Military Cadets, of Cornwall Academy, Capt. L. J. Gulick, U. S. M. C. Commandant.
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SECOND DIVISION.
Drum Corps.
Ward B. Burnett Post, No. 496. G. A. R., Sylvester Gesner in command.
Kitching Post. No. 60, of Yonkers, Augustus Kipp, Commander.
McKeel Post, No 120, of Katonah, E. S. Folsom, Commander. Morell Post, No. 144. of Sing Sing, Wm. W. Ryder, Commander. Farnsworth Post, No. 170, of Mount Vernon, Commander. Cromwell Post, No. 466, of White Plains, E. B. Long, Commander. Waldron Post, No. 82, Nyack, Oliver H. Scott, Commander.
Schuyler Camp, Sons of Veterans, William E. Guilfoyle, Captain. Meade Camp, S. O. V., Dobbs Ferry, S. E. Smith, Captain.
THIRD DIVISION.
Band. Tarrytown Fire Department. I. B. Henderson, Chief Engineer. W. R. Nossitter, First Assistant Engineer. Geo Laick. Second Assistant Engineer. Conqueror Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, P. H. McCune, Foreman ; Alexander Meginley - Assistant Foreman.
Irving Hose, No. 2, Edward Eades, Foreman ; John Lockhart, Assistant Foreman. Jackson Engine Co., No. I, Fred. W. Gross, Foreman, Chas. Schneider, First Assistant Foreman ; Louis See, Second Assistant Foreman.
Phenix Hose Co., No. 2, P. J. Connell, Foreman ; A. J. G. Cureau, Assistant Foreman Hope Hose No. I, F. V. Millard, Foreman ; Geo. Vanderbilt, Assistant Foreman.
FOURTH DIVISION. Carriages.
LINE OF MARCH.
Along Orchard St. to Central Ave., to Washington St., to Col- lege Ave., to Broadway, to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, passing the Mon- ument ; returning along Broadway, passing in review in front of resi- dence of Benson Ferris, Esq., to Main St., to Washington St., to Franklin Street, to Broadway, to Main St., to Depot Square and dismiss.
It was a picturesque picture, an inspiring spectacle, as the pro- cession moved on its way, gay in bright colors, its banners waving and inusic swelling the breeze, everywhere emblems of patriotism, every- where a joyous greeting, the very air and sky aglow with the festive spirit of the day and hour. Tarrytown was indeed bedecked with beauty in honor of its heroes of the long ago.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
At the Dedication of the Monument the following was the order of exercises : 1
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brockholst Morgan, Chaplain of the New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution.
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Dedicatory Address, by Col. F. S. Tallmadge, President General of the Sons of the Revolution.
Presentation of Monument to the care of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Association. by M. D. Raymond.
Response by Hon. D. O. Bradley, President of the Cemetery Association.
It is interesting in this connection to notice the fact that Col. Tallmadge is a descendant of Major Tallinadgc, of Sheldon's Dragoons, but for whose intelligent foresight in forcseeing the consequences of Andre being sent on to Gen. Arnold by Col. Jameson, and the persuad- ing of him to recall the order and quickly send after the detachment which had Maj. Andre in charge on the night of Sept. 23d, he would in all probability have escaped, and so his capture have been in vain.
One account of the day says :
" The parade was a glorious sight. The artillerymen in their brilliant uniforms were a credit, and Uncle Sam's tars, with their swinging seadog gate, mnade a magnificent appearance. All along the line of march were throngs who lined sidewalks and fences and from every hone a party of guests looked at the pageant. The martial strains of the bands, the brilliant trappings of the officers, and the waving flags of many marching men, made it a scene not soon to be forgotten. A feature of the parade was the Fire Department of Tarrytown. The several companies presented extremely creditable appearances and were greeted with with applause. But the Sons of the Revolution, a noble body of men, marching with their spotless banners, were the chief centre of attraction.
" When the parade reached Battle Hill, halt was called, and the Sons of the Revo- lution, and the guests and committees assembled about the monument, which was veiled with a large American flag. At a given signal the flag was hoisted by Miss Mabel Requa, the little granddaughter of Captain Samuel Requa, and slowly raised to the mast head. The monument had been unveiled, and the national salute from the batteries and men- of-war had been given, when Rev Dr. Brockholst Morgan, Chaplain of the Sons of the Revolution, offered an appropriate prayer, which was followed by a dedicatory address by Hon. F. S. Tallmadge, President of the Sons of the Revolution."
Another account, as follows :
"On Battle Hill, in beautiful Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, not 100 yards from the grave of Washington Irving, there was dedicated to-day, amid the booming of cannons from the war ships on Tappan Zee, and before thousands of patriotic Americans, a shaft of granite to the memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Philipse Manor. Tarrytown did itself proud ; so did the visitors, and so, too, did even the Weather Bureau, for a fairer Autumn day could not have been turned out to order.
"Salutes were fired at daybreak by the cruiser Cincinnati, and the dispatch boat Dolphin, which were detailed by the Navy Department to participate in the ceremonies. Every public building, nearly every store, and many of the private houses had been gayly decorated with bunting of patriotic colors last night, and sunrise found the town -bestirring. The inhabitants were alive to several important facts-the monument was to be dedicated ; it was the one hundred and thirteenth anniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, and a big crowd of strangers was due.
"The first to arrive were the farmers and villagers from the neighboring towns, in all sorts of vehicles. Then on excursion boats and on incoming trains came the
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volunteer fire brigades, resplendent in their dazzling uniforms ; the time- worn veterans, of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in strong contrast to them the spick-and-span lads from the New York Military Institute at Cornwall. The next to come were the business like looking marines from the Cincinnati and the Dolphin, with their officers, and two batteries of regulars, detailed from Fort Hamilton.
" The line of march was formed at eleven o'clock in Lower Main Street, and all was in readiness for the start, save one thing -- the principal guests of the day, the Sons of the Revolution, who left New York at 9 A. M., on the steamer Mary Patten, had not arrived. They came half an hour later, 200 strong, with President Frederick Samuel Tallmadge at their head, flanked on either side by the Rev. Brockholst Morgan, and James M. Montgomery. The procession started up Main Street, and marched to Broad- way, and thence to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, with the Marine Band at the head, the marines and regulars followed by the Fourth Separate Company of Yonkers. the Continen- tal Drum Corps, guests in carriages, Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the Colonial Wars, Grand Army of the Republic Posts, Sons of Veterans, Military Cadets, Tarrytown Fire Department, and visiting Fire Companies. There were fully 2,000 men in line, and three times that number looked on.
"When the old redoubt on Battle Hill, in the Cemetery, was reached, a halt was made before the flag-draped monument. At a signal the flag was hauled away by the little grand-daughter of Captain Samuel Requa."
And still another picture of the day:
"The press is a great institution. It was through the influence of the Tarrytown Argus, and its patriotic editor, that the Patriots' Monument undertaking was brought to a successful and triumphant conclusion.
"Well, it was a grand day, and Tarrytown was as gay as the surrounding woods, with their wondrous autumnal tints. Business was at a standstill ; from every window flags were streaming, and the various stores were fairly hidden by the quantity of bunt- ing displayed, here, there and everywhere. Grand Army men, Marines, small Cadets and larger Firemen, mounted Artillery and Infantry flashed before you in every quarter of the city, and I was proud to observe that the Fourth Separate Company of Yonkers was the observed of all observers. The gigantic form of Henry Bidder struck the beholders with as much awe as did Goliath of Gath the Israelites. Captain Pruyn who walked beside him seemed proud of his regiment and of the admiration it excited.
" When the parade was formed-the normal inhabitants must have been increased sevenfold ; excursionists had arrived by boat and rail from all the surrounding districts, and thousands of people lined the streets as it passed from Central Avenue towards Sleepy Hollow. The road is grandly picturesque, the gardens of the pretty villas were crowded, ladies and children were at every window, and thousands of pedes- trians lined the roads as the procession marched along, with a double line of car- riages behind extending nearly half a mile. The music was exhilarating, but there was a total absence of rough horseplay. The solemnity of the celebration checked exuberance, for the spirits of the buried Revolutionists seemed to have infused the fervor of their patriotism into the breasts of their descendants.
"Taking a short cut across the old Dutch Cemetery, I pause to gaze on the moss eaten old gravestones beneath which the Revolutionary patriots lie buried-and fell to pondering on the changes wrought in a hundred years. Passing slowly on, I saw the monument veiled, on the top of Battle Hill, just above the Copcutt Vault, and, as I climbed towards it, the Sons of the Revolution, a grand looking body of men formed in line on the east side, and then an eloquent and very apt prayer was offered by Chaplain Brockholst Morgan."
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President Frederick Samuel Tallmadge proceeded to deliver the dedieatory address as follows :
" The Sons of the Revolution to-day perform a grateful, a patri- otic and a sacred duty.
They have been invited by the citizens of Westchester County, including among them many descendants of Revolutionary lieroes, to assist in the unveiling of a monument to the officers and soldiers of the Revolution who are buried in Sleepy Hollow. The spot selected for the monument is in the midst of consecrated ground-land associated with the conflicts of , the Revolution and described in the pages of romance or fiction by a gifted and honored author.
The time is auspicious. One hundred and thirteen years ago, at this precise hour of 12 o'clock, Cornwallis surrendered to the combined forces of Washington and Rochambeaut ; peace was declared, and inde- pendence secured. To the achievement of these blessings which we are now enjoying, the men whose names are to-day upon our lips with silent veneration and gratitude, tliese men contributed, and the Sons of the Revolution are proud to bear witness to their valor, which is now a part of the history of our country and to commemorate whose virtues we dedicate this monument. Indeed, the constitution of the Society imposes such a duty upon its members in keeping before the public mind the men and events of the Revolution, and inspiring among the people, and especially among the descendants of the officers and soldiers of the Revolution, a patriotic feeling. But no monument that human hands could raise would equal in grandeur and magnificence the monu- ment your presence erects in your enthusiastic admiration of the inen whose memories we honor to-day. I see around me men of Revolution- ary lineage ; the General Government and the State Government are represented ; strains of martial imusic and the roar of cannon tell of your entlmusiasin. The scene is purely American, and whatever may be the nationality of some who listen to me, you all united in the prayers which have been made to Almighty God to continue liis blessings to our peo- ple and to our land.
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