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'hen the a to was InchI nohlillssfcO i ids 1 of i fa* and aok., ho-eam 1theon*andace,rfer non li in em-;old itonvib-lt;IRwas tied orr behind; ami Ray nnid his friends were;brought back to! town.The 'Lashley lot whiph ban been takeiv: over by 1 tie local chapter of the Daughters of tfte Revolution is a plot of, ground cdinuJtiing fifty-six square-- yards—son]* .2Sk24 feet in size—^crti;-the.brow dr the hill at the south;c*td of Esm Secoiid street and on the: lefl hand hide, [just ejist of •John Greenwood's ■; residence- j The tot is about the tizd of a cemetery lot, or OnC'fifteenth I lie size of an or? dlmiry city lot; -Thi claim of James H\. Wilson for ?100- on (this plat of-(pound; was taken *eivve by a) personal note given |»i;.ifrsi Mary Shirley, a -member of; the elntptoiV who has taken a great Interest Ju seeing that Mr,.. Lash ley's Will Which dedicated this ground io family-b-urial purposes is carried out. jDeeds ivere passed -.Friday conveying the ; lot. George' Lasklcy, • A polhfer of the American Revolution, hies lurried there yi’jtli other . members of: bis family.: ‘ . i • ! r •It is said . arrangements will he made to improve the plot of ground and maUo of it a fitting dmmoi’hjf to it he nuiiie of Mr»: liishli|y/ * and all other revolutionary .war soldiers inow sleeping iin DavJess ;ypun|y.Many were unfderi the limpres^lon that the Lashloy. burial ground was the flitv of .an ordinary \ city lot— tiOsd.20 f cut—and :1bat al nice lit tie pari; coil Id he made Out bl it. *'crunm punnnmiof• •es{jlt;ly lt;esUlivegat:teei wor in * of t of t.and \ “ of i rese uier ’1 Sorlt;hto *whe kin (ni■Mherocarr: ’ • B; X. fi lomi
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Daviess County Democrat
Washington, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 01, 1912
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