. Old Copp's Hill and Burial Ground : with historical sketches. 1708, aged 68 years. Her grave-stone stands in thenorth-east corner of said rod of land. There were no restric-tions in regard to its use; it was bought by Mr. Gee because ofa request of his wife that she might be laid away from the mul-titude. The deed is recorded in Suffolk Deeds, lib. 25, fol. four generations ago it fell into the hands of old DeaconMoses Grant, of Kevolutionary fame, who was one of those whothrew the tea overboard, and, at the risk of his life, helped totake two pieces of cannon from the British line
. Old Copp's Hill and Burial Ground : with historical sketches. 1708, aged 68 years. Her grave-stone stands in thenorth-east corner of said rod of land. There were no restric-tions in regard to its use; it was bought by Mr. Gee because ofa request of his wife that she might be laid away from the mul-titude. The deed is recorded in Suffolk Deeds, lib. 25, fol. four generations ago it fell into the hands of old DeaconMoses Grant, of Kevolutionary fame, who was one of those whothrew the tea overboard, and, at the risk of his life, helped totake two pieces of cannon from the British lines. This en-closure holds the remains of three generations of the Grantfamily, and is now owned by the heirs of the late Deacon Moses 30 Old CopiJ^s Hill and Burial Ground. Grant, the temperance lecturer. As said before, there are norestrictions with regard to its use; a dwelling-house or a black-smiths shop could be erected on the spot, and the right of wayacross the cemetery is construed by common law to mean a pathbroad enongh for cart-wheels to pass O< I—I o There are within this cemetery two hundred and thirtytombs, two of which belong to the city. The one near CharterStreet was fitted and prepared for children in June, 1833. InMay, of the same year, fifty dollars was appropriated by thecity authorities toward purchasing trees for ornamenting thegrounds, and from that date the whole appearance of the Hill Old Coppfi Hill and Burial Ground. 31 began to change and resume its ancient popularity. Thosetrees have all been removed, and others, of a more appropriatecharacter, numbering oue hundred and eighty, have taken theirplaces, which make a very agreeable shade to the visitor on asultry day, as well as to the children who come to play. TheHill is visited not only by residents of the city, but by peoplefrom all parts of the globe. In 1838, new avenues and walks were laid out; grave stoneswere removed for that purpose, thus affording opportunities forpleasant promen
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