An episode of the Sullivan campaign and its sequel . e flags andupon whose mounds were wreaths of flowers keptfresh by the tears that were still flowing and besidewhich sat hearts that were still bleeding. The demand for burial lots in the cemetery was muchgreater than the supply and at this time no money couldbe spared from the depleted treasury of the city to ac-quire more land. No one held a title to Patriot record of its gift from the city was on file save inthe Common Council proceedings of July 27, 1841,where we read that this body set aside part of sectionR, for the burial of Re
An episode of the Sullivan campaign and its sequel . e flags andupon whose mounds were wreaths of flowers keptfresh by the tears that were still flowing and besidewhich sat hearts that were still bleeding. The demand for burial lots in the cemetery was muchgreater than the supply and at this time no money couldbe spared from the depleted treasury of the city to ac-quire more land. No one held a title to Patriot record of its gift from the city was on file save inthe Common Council proceedings of July 27, 1841,where we read that this body set aside part of sectionR, for the burial of Revolutionary soldiers. The titlestill vested in the city of Rochester. This lot hadbecome very valuable, too valuable, some of the mer-cenary ones who then guided the citys afi^airs, seem tohave thought, to be longer dedicated to sentiment orpatriotism, for a petition was presented to the CommonCouncil* at its meeting on May 10, 1864, and wasreported by the committee on Mount Hope as follows : The *Page 34, volume of Council reports for 1864—8. 24. Where Bodies of Revolutionary Soldiers Were Found. and its Sequel IJ J g —I go J The undersigned committee on Mount Hopecemetery respectively petition for authority to gradeand improve the portion of the ground in said ceme-tery, heretofore set apart by the council for the burialof revolutionary soldiers, and also to sell that part ofsame not required for the purpose specified, signedby the committee. On motion, the communicationwas accepted and adopted. We see that permissionwas given to sell lot 85, section R, but no provisionwas made officially for the disposition of the had been but few burials on the plot beside theremains brought from Livingston county in records of Mount Hope state that the Vining was buried from Gates, August 25,1843, aged 90, died from old age, buried on Revolu-tionary Hill. Upon the death of Mr. Vining theSecond Baptist church of Rochester, of which he wasa member, erect
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