. Vecchio Copp's Hill e sepoltura : con schizzi storico. in quasi-variabilmente il primo indagato per persone provenienti da altri Stati membri e anche dall'Europa, è che il cotone ofReverend Mathee.It è vicino alla carta Streetgate, ed è un semplice archivio ofbrick su cui poggia un heiavyslab di marrone pietra in whichtwo separare le piazze di slatehave stato impostato - uno dei recentdate e altri bearingTHE MATHER TOMBA. segni di età, con l'fol- a causa iscrizione che è quasi illeggibile: IL EEVEREND DOCTOES AUMENTARE, cotone, Samuel & Mather erano intered in questo archivio.Tis la tomba dei nostri padri MATHER

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. Old Copp's Hill and Burial Ground : with historical sketches. almost in-variably the first inquired for by people from other States and even from Europe, is that ofReverend Cotton Mathee.It is near the Charter Streetgate, and is a simple vault ofbrick upon which rests a heiavyslab of brown stone into whichtwo separate squares of slatehave been set — one of recentdate and the other bearingTHE MATHER TOMB. marks of age, with the fol- owing inscription, which is almost illegible: THE EEVEREND DOCTOES INCREASE, COTTON, & SAMUEL MATHER were intered in this Vault.Tis the Tomb of our Fathers MATHER — CROCKERSI DIED Augt 27th 1723 M 84C DIED FEB 13th 1727 M 65S DIED June 27th 1785 M 79 In addition to these clergymen, the vault contains the re-mains of many of their descendants. (Cotton Mather was threelimes married; by his first two wives he had fifteen children).It was last opened about fifteen years ago, when one of theCrocker family was deposited under its arch; the relics of theseancient worthies were found mingled in great confusion. There. Old Gopps Hill and Burial Ground. 35 is an air of quiet decay about the spot that is very suggestive ofthe transitory nature of all that is mortal. Above it large treescast a semi-gloom which discourages the growth of grass andshrubbery, and the tooth of time has gnawed deeply into bothbrick and stone. It is surrounded by a neat iron fence, stonecurbing has been placed underneath, and the ground inside thefence newly sodded. By the mutations of family descent thetomb is now owned by Miss Eebecca E. Parker, who wishes tomaintain it in as good condition as possible, and do nothing todestroy the sacred character of the property. This and theEllis, Grant, Jarvis, and Dupee, are the only tombs thus caredfor, as far as is known, during the past forty years. The famousNapoleon willow (grown from a slip brought by Captain JosephLeonard from the tree at the grave of Napoleon at St. Helena, and transplanted here by Eolaud G. Ellis of Bos

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1880
• bookidoldcoppshill
• bookyear1882