Plan of Say Burial Ground

Permanent ID:
2865
Call number:
K: 1-10.1
Image Description:
First image contains two documents. On the left is a watercolor image of the Say family burial ground, indicating dimensions, placement of graves, a vault, the front entrance, and a willow tree. On the right is an inscription remembering Thomas Say. The second image contains letters from Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Hiester and Robert Milner regarding Benjamin Say's status as Captain of the Second Troop of City Cavalry of the Militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Inscription:
Plan of the Say Burial Ground, West side of 3rd St. below Arch. (Front bottom of left document, first image)

Erected by the members of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia in memory of Thomas Say (one of its founders) in New Harmony Indiana. Cut by J. Struthers & Son Philadelphia. (Right document, first image)
Address:
West Side of 3rd Street Below Arch Street, Philadelphia
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 19 cm, Height: 20 cm
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related People or Organizations:
David Johnston Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Benjamin Say, 1755-1813 (relates to)
Thomas Say, 1787-1833 (relates to)
Hiester, Joseph (relates to)
Related Terms:
Plaque (is described by)
Selling cemetery lot (is described by)