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An immense concourse of friends and acquaintances assembled 

 at his late residence on the 22d, to be present at the funeral ser- 

 vices, which were conducted by ministers of the Reformed Dutch 

 church, in an impressive and solemn manner. A chapter from 

 the scriptures was read by the Rev. Mr. Strong, after wliicli a very 

 appropriate address was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Dwight, and 

 the service was closed with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Greenleaf. 

 The body w^as kept until the next day, when it was conveyed to 

 Greenwood Cemetery, by the members of his family alone, and 

 there deposited in its last resting place. a. c. 



Not long since the following original paper was handed to us. 

 It is well authenticated, and as it contains an important historical 

 fact, we have taken the liberty of putting it upon record here. 



A. Chandler, Esq., 



Dear Sir, — A short time before the death of my mother (Feb., 

 1844,) she gave me this paper, and remarked, "your father and 

 myself wero walking in the neighborhood w^here the bones were 

 scattered over the surface ; some partly and others entirely un- 

 covered. He remarked that it was a disgrace to the country. 

 After walking a little farther, he said that he would have tliem 

 collected. He left me and went to a neighboring house, where he 

 found that there were several children. He made this agreement 

 with the father, and under this agreement the bones were col- 

 lected." 



B. AYCRIGG. 



New- York, jXov. 28, 1853. 



'' Wallabout, Long Island, Jtug. 24, 1805. 

 " I do hereby agree to collect all the human bones as far as may 

 " be without digging, about the shore and banks of this place, 

 " (buried from on board the prison ship Jersey during the revolu- 

 " tion of America,) and deliver the same to Benjn Aycrigg, at this 

 " place, at one cent per pound, within one year from ihis date." 



AMOS CHENEY. 



