The remains of Major-General Nathanael Greene . rding the dis-covery of the remains of Gen. NathanaelGreene as would serve to assist in establish-ing their identity, and also for the purpose ofsecuring any other information pertinent tothe subject. Pursuant to the direction of the committeeMr. Field visited the cities of Savannah andNew York, where he made such investigationand inquiry as had been contemplated by yourcommittee, and, upon returning, reported theresults of his inquiry, the material facts ofwhich are included in the account of the deathof Gen. Greene, his burial, the discovery of
The remains of Major-General Nathanael Greene . rding the dis-covery of the remains of Gen. NathanaelGreene as would serve to assist in establish-ing their identity, and also for the purpose ofsecuring any other information pertinent tothe subject. Pursuant to the direction of the committeeMr. Field visited the cities of Savannah andNew York, where he made such investigationand inquiry as had been contemplated by yourcommittee, and, upon returning, reported theresults of his inquiry, the material facts ofwhich are included in the account of the deathof Gen. Greene, his burial, the discovery of theremains, and their final interment, which isannexed hereto and made a part of this report. Upon the arrival of Mr. Field in Savannah,he was invited to meet the local committee,arranging for the ceremonies incident to there-interment of the remains of Gen. Greene. At this meeting, the committees representa-tive stated that Rhode Island had expressedno preference as to the place of final intermentof the remains, nor would that State take any. Horace F. Hurton,Chairman, Committee of Rhode Island General Assembly. NATHAXAEL GREENE. d action relative to the matter until the commit-tee of the General Assembly had been thor-oughly informed of the situation. Your com-mittee is assured that this statement of theimpartial position of the State touching thematter was reassuring and highly pleasing tothe people of Savannah, for it had been under-stood, among the committee members andothers, that Rhode Island had declared itsintention to take steps to secure the remainsfor final interment at Providence; and that theLegislature had appropriated funds to defraythe expenses of the funeral, of descendants ofGen. Greene who might attend, and probablyof an escort for the remains from the ChathamArtillery. This impression was gained throughprivate letters received in Savannah. This supposed attitude of Rhode Island inrelation to the subject had aroused some feel-ing, in some portions of the So
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