The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VII, 1907Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VII, 1907
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
Nov. 9. A dispatch from Durham, N. H., which was published in the
Boston _Herald_ today, reads as follows: (Special Dispatch
to the _Sunday Herald_.) Durham, N. H., Nov. 9.—For some
years there has been a movement to restore the burial
place of Maj.-Gen. John Sullivan, who died in Durham
January 23, 1795. This labor of love, shared by many
prominent people both in and out of Durham, is now
completed. A substantial wall has been erected around
the little cemetery, the lot has been cleared and graded,
the gravestones reset and iron gates provided at the
entrance. As marking the end of this labor, a Sullivan
commemoration service has been planned for next Monday
afternoon, and an invitation to attend the ceremonies
is extended to all who cherish the dead general’s memory.
Descendants of General Sullivan, members of the Grand
Army posts and various historical societies and many
others have already signified their intention of being
present. The program will include an oration by the Rev.
William Elliot Griffis, D. D., of Ithaca, N. Y., a
celebrated authority on matters pertaining to General
Sullivan. The faculty of the New Hampshire State College
have volunteered to suspend college exercises during the
ceremonies, and the student battalion and college brass
band will perform escort duty. The procession will start
from the Congregational Church at 2.30 o’clock, proceeding
to the cemetery, where the exercises will be held. The
oration will be delivered at the church immediately
afterward. The house General Sullivan occupied will be
open for inspection by visitors during the day, also every
department of the state college and its work, in which
institution patriotism for present day needs is being
nurtured.
December. Death at Quebec this month of the Hon. Felix Carbray, a
member of the Society.
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