. 5, t* PROCEEDINGS UPON THE """UNVEILING OF THE STATUE OF BARON VON STEUBEN MAJOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 7, 1910 AND UPON THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPLICA TO HIS MAJESTY THE GERMAN EMPEROR AND THE GERMAN NATION IN POTSDAM, SEPTEMBER 2, 1911 ERECTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES COMPILED BY GEORGE H. CARTER AND PRINTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING CONTENTS Page. AUTHORITY TO PRINT PROCEEDINGS '" 4 WASHINGTON AND STEUBEN LETTERS 6 THE STEUBEN STATUE COMMISSION T. Mr. Speaker, I should like to be heard. The SPEAKER. For or against the point of order? Mr. BARTHOLDT. For the point of order. The SPEAKER. The Chair is prepared to rule. The gentleman from New York does not desire to be heard on the point of order. The Chair sustains the point of order, as under the precedents it is clearly not germane. The object of the bill is for the erection of a replica of a statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN Mr. SULZER. A parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker The SPEAKER (continuing). And it is not a general bill to erect a monument, but it is confined to a monu- ment or a replica of Gen. VON STEUBEN. Mr. SULZER. Just a parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Certainly. Mr. SuiyZER. I would like to know if George Wash- ington is out of order. [I/aughter.] The SPEAKER. In the present company, yes. [Great laughter.] The question was taken, and the amendments of the committee were agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. BARTnoivDT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- sent to extend my remarks in the Record. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. SENATE FEBRUARY 10, 1910 A message from the House of Representatives, by W. J. Browning, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had passed the following bill: iyg Statue of Baron von Steuben H. R. 16222. An act for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN. ***** The bill H. R. 16222, an act for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN, was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee on the Library. MAY 16, 1910 Mr. Root, from the Committee on the Library, to whom was referred a bill (H. R. 16222) for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN, reported the same without amendment and submitted a report thereon (Rept. No. 693). The report (No. 693) follows: [Senate Report No. 693, Sixty-first Congress, second session) REPLICA OP STATUE OP GEN. VON STEUBEN MAY 16, 1910. Ordered to be printed Mr. Root, from the Committee on the Library, submitted the following report (to accompany H, R. 16222): The Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 16222) entitled "An act for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. STEUBEN," have had the same under consideration and report it back without amendment. The report of the House Committee on the Library on this bill is reprinted herewith. HOUSE MAY 27, 1910 The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill, with Mr. Mann in the chair. The Clerk read as follows: Unveiling statue of Gen. Baron VON STEUBEN: For unveiling and dedi- cating the statue of Gen. Baron VON STEUBEN and for each and every pur- pose connected therewith, $2,500. Mr. MACON. Mr. Chairman, on that paragraph I reserve the point of order. Mr. TAWNEY. Mr. Chairman, I will state for the infor- mation of the gentleman from Arkansas that February 27, Proceedings in Congress 179 1903, Congress appropriated $50,000 for the erection of this statue. No part of that appropriation that was then made available can be expended for the unveiling of the statue, and this is for the purpose, now that the statue is completed and will be erected and ready for unveiling during this year, of enabling the statue to be unveiled and to contribute to that ceremony what Congress did in respect to the two statues unveiled here a couple of weeks ago. Mr. MACON. Was the entire $50,000 expended? Mr. TAWNEY. The entire $50,000 I can not answer whether it has all been expended or not, but under the language of the appropriation not a dollar of it can be expended on account of the unveiling. It is not available and can not be expended, by the language of the act, for that purpose. Mr. MACON. My reason for asking the question was to ascertain whether any part of the $50,000 was unexpended out of which this amount of $2,500 might be taken. Mr. TAWNEY. No matter how large the balance of the appropriation might be, none of it could be expended for this purpose, because the language carrying the original appropriation provides it shall not be expended for the unveiling of the monument. Mr. MACON. Has this monument been erected? Mr. TAWNEY. It has not been erected yet; but I under- stand it is completed and will be erected this fall sometime or next spring. Mr. BATES. The language of the appropriation was "as much as might be necessary," was it not? Mr. TAWNEY. Yes. Mr. MACON. I will say to the gentleman in charge of the bill, Mr. Chairman, that, judging by the tardy progress of the work on the Grant Monument, I do not think this appropriation will be needed for several years. Mr. TAWNEY. I will say to the gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Macon] that this appropriation has been expended 180 Statue of Baron von Steuben by a commission composed of the Secretary of War, the chairman of the Committee on Library in the Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on Library in the House of Representatives. Now, the Secretary of War says the commission was not made aware of the necessity for the appropriation requested in time to include an esti- mate for it in the Book of Estimates for appropriations for 1911. And he also calls attention to the fact that no part of the original appropriation is available for this purpose. And I recall that some time ago, when this matter was before the House, the gentleman from Mis- souri [Mr. Bartholdt] stated that this monument was completed, and it was to be erected and unveiled this year. That is my recollection of his statement. Mr. MACON. Is he a member of the commission? Mr. TAWNEY. No. The commission consists of no one but the Secretary of War, the chairman of the Committee on Library in the Senate, and the chairman of the Com- mittee on Library in the House. Mr. MACON. The gentleman from Minnesota has had no suggestion from them as to when the unveiling would take place? Mr. TAWNEY. Next fall sometime; about the ist of November. And the money appropriated here would not be expended until the monument was ready for un- veiling, but it will be during the calendar year 1910 sometime about the ist of November. Mr. MACON. Mr. Chairman, $50,000 having been appro- priated and used, I am not disposed to retard the progress of the erection and unveiling of the monument by insist- ing upon the point of order. I therefore withdraw it. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman withdraws the point of order. Under the unanimous-consent agreement the Clerk will proceed to read on page 73, line 12. Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations what items of expense are intended to be covered by this $2,500? Proceedings in Congress 181 Mr. TAWNEY. The same items of expense as were in- cluded in the unveiling of the two monuments one on Pennsylvania Avenue and one in Lafayette Park, namely, the Kosciuszko and Pulaski. The seating arrangements will constitute the principal item of expense. Mr. CAMPBELL. I have observed that when seating capacity is being arranged for the unveiling of these monu- ments new lumber is invariably used in each instance, and I want to know if the Government buys and pays for material to be used for the one occasion in each of these instances or whether there is a salvage after the use of the lumber? It looked to me like a waste of material to buy new lumber every time seating capacity is provided for the unveiling of these statues. Mr. TAWNEY. I will say to the gentleman that the con- ditions under which the lumber is obtained amounts prac- tically to a lease of the lumber. It is bought on condition that it is to be taken back by the firm from which it is purchased after the unveiling has taken place, at a price agreed upon between the dealer and the commission. It is not an absolute purchase. It is only a conditional one. It has to be taken back. The Clerk proceeded with the reading of the bill. Mr. BARTHOLDT. Mr. Chairman, I wanted to suggest an amendment to this paragraph, increasing the amount from $2,500 to $3,500 Mr. MACON. Mr. Chairman, I make the point of order that the amendment comes too late. The paragraph has been passed. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman was on his feet asking for recognition when the Clerk commenced to read on page 73. The gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Bartholdt] offers an amendment, which the Clerk will report. The Clerk read as follows: Strike out "two" and insert "three," page 68, line 7, so that it will read "$3,500." Mr. BARTHOLDT. Mr. Chairman, I understand that the appropriation for the recent unveiling of the Pulaski and 1 82 Statue of Baron Don Steuben Kosciuszko statues was $2,500 and the same amount has been inserted for the STEUBEN Statue. But I am informed that greater facilities will be necessary for the unveiling of the STEUBEN Monument than were required recently. It is intended that from 3,000 to 4,000 singers will be present for the purpose of singing songs. A platform will have to be erected for them, and I understand this will entail an expense of at least $1,000 or more if these singers, who will come from all parts of the United States from the West, the South, the North, and the East are to be ac- commodated. I seriously hope that this small increase of expenditure will be made for their accommodation. Mr. TAWNEY. Mr. Chairman, I trust the amendment will not be agreed to. I do not think that the expenses incident to the unveiling of any of these statues ought to be more than $2,500. That was the amount that we ap- propriated for both of the statues that were unveiled here several weeks ago. It seems to me that $3,000 would be an exorbitant amount to be expended for this purpose, because the main item of expense is providing seating capacity for those who attend. I do not think that we ever appropriated as much as $2,500 before we appropri- ated for the unveiling of the Kosciuszko and Pulaski statues. Mr. BARTHOLDT. Mr. Chairman, I desire to say to the gentleman from Minnesota that I did not bring the mat- ter to the attention of the Committee on Appropriations, and especially of the distinguished chairman, because the necessity of this additional appropriation has only recently become apparent. The fact is, Mr. Chairman, that it is proposed to make this the greatest demonstration of Ger- man-Americans that has ever taken place in the United States. I am informed that at least 50,000 people will be here, as compared, perhaps, with five or six thousand who attended when the Pulaski and Kosciuszko statues were unveiled. Naturally, the Government should do some- thing toward accommodating these great masses of people. Proceedings in Congress 183 Mr. Cox of Indiana. What is the estimate of the crowd that came here the other day to attend the unveiling of the statues? Mr. BARTHOLDT. Five or six thousand. Mr. Cox of Indiana. And the gentleman estimates how many will be here on this occasion? Mr. BARTHOLDT. At least 50,000. Mr. Cox of Indiana. A very large number will come here from Germany. Mr. TAWNEY. I think the gentleman underestimated the number of those who attended the unveiling of the two statues recently. My information is that there were probably a great many more than 5,000 or 6,000. Mr. Cox of Indiana. Did the seating capacity fill the bill all right the other day ? Mr. TAWNEY. Yes. Of course the proceedings do not occupy a great deal of time, and the seating capacity is provided mainly for the societies under whose jurisdiction the statue has been prepared and erected and distinguished guests. Now, it is not proposed to provide a seating capacity for 10,000 or 15,000 or 20,000 people. These exercises do not last very long. Mr. Cox of Indiana. But they are very important. Mr. TAWNEY. And the German-Americans and the Polanders and the Americans can stand up a little while. If we undertook to provide seating capacity for all who attended, $3,000 would not be a drop in the bucket. Mr. BARTHOLDT. At least 45,000 people would have to stand up. I merely wish to call attention to the organ- izations that will participate in this coming event. There is the National German Alliance, composed of 2,000,000 citizens of the United States; the North American Athletic Union, with over 100,000 citizens; the Eastern American and Western American Singer Societies, organizations comprising about 250,000 members. Under the auspices of these organizations these unveiling ceremonies will take place; and, as I say, the seating capacity will, of course, have to be somewhat enlarged. Statue of Baron i)on Steuben We can not possibly seat all those who want to attend; but for the singers who want to contribute to the dignity of the occasion by music and song and who are contributing liberally out of their own pockets by coming to the National Capital, we should at least have a place for them to be seated and a platform from which they can render their songs. Mr. FITZGERALD. Will the gentleman yield for a question ? Mr. BARTHOLDT. Certainly. Mr. FITZGERALD. Where is this statue to be unveiled? Mr. BARTHOLDT. On Lafayette Square; the corner near- est to Connecticut Avenue. Mr. STAFFORD. The northwest corner. Mr. FITZGERALD. There is hardly any place there where you could build a platform that would hold 4,000 people. The platforms are generally built for the accommodation of the distinguished representatives of the different organ- izations who have some intimate connection with the memory of the person to be honored, and it is that they may be given an opportunity to be seated while the addresses are being delivered. It has never been possible to provide seating accommodation for all the visitors that would come to Washington. Mr. BARTHOLDT. That is a matter of course. Mr. FITZGERALD. It would not be possible to build a platform where 4,000 people could be accommodated. Mr. BARTHOLDT. Mr. Chairman, I am merely expressing the wishes of those who have this matter in charge. Mr. FITZGERALD. My understanding is that this money is used not only for the stands but for decorations, for engraving, for invitations, and a number of other inci- dental expenses. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Mis- souri has expired. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The question was taken, and the Chairman announced that the nays seemed to have it. Proceedings in Congress 185 Mr. BARTHOUDT. Division, Mr. Chairman. The committee divided, and there were ayes, 28 ; noes, 35. So the amendment was rejected. SENATE JUNE 20, 1910 Mr. WETMORE. I ask unanimous consent for the pres- ent consideration of Order of Business No. 653, being the bill (H. R. 16222) for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN. The Secretary read the bill, and, there being no ob- jection, the Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, pro- ceeded to its consideration. It appropriates $5,000 for the erection of a bronze replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN, authorized to be erected in Washington, the replica to be presented to His Majesty the German Em- peror and the German Nation in recognition of the gift of the statue of Frederick the Great, presented by the Emperor to the people of the United States. The bill was reported to the Senate without amend- ment, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed. HOUSE JUNE 21, 1910 Mr. Wilson of Illinois, from the Committee on En- rolled Bills, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, when the Speaker signed the same: H. R. 16222. An act for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN. SENATE JUNE 22, 1910 A message from the House of Representatives, by C. R. McKenney, its enrolling clerk, announced that the Speaker of the House had signed the following enrolled bill, and it was thereupon signed by the Vice President: H. R. 16222. An act for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN. 1 86 Statue of Baron von Steuben HOUSE JUNE 22, 1910 Mr. Wilson of Illinois, from the Committee on En- rolled Bills, reported that this day they had presented to the President of the United States for his approval the following bill: H. R. 16222. An act for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN. JUNE 25, 1910 Mr. Latta, one of the secretaries of the President of the United States, informed the House of Representa- tives that the President had approved and signed a bill of the following title on June 23, 1912- H. R. 16222. An act for the erection of a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN. The act (Public, No. 260) follows: [H. R. 16222; Public, No. 260] AN ACT For the erection of a replica of the statue of General VON STBUBBN Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the expenditure of the sum of five thousand doll'ars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, authorized to be made under the direction of the Sec- retary of State and the Joint Committee on the Library for the erection of a bronze replica of the statue of General VON STEUBEN authorized to be erected in Washington; said replica to be presented to His Majesty the German Emperor and the German Nation in recognition of the gift of the statue of Frederick the Great, presented by the Emperor to the people of the United States. Approved, June 23, 1910. ***** Mr. TAWNEY. Mr. Speaker, I desire to call up the joint resolution appropriating $5,000 for the production of the replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN, and move to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Minnesota moves to suspend the rules and pass the following joint resolution, which the Clerk will report. Proceedings in Congress 187 The Clerk read as follows : Joint resolution 240, to carry out the provisions of an act to present a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STBUBBN to the German Emperor and to the German Nation Resolved, etc., That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to enable the Secretary of State, pursuant to an act of Congress at the present session of Congress, to present to the German Emperor and German people a rep- lica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN that is to be erected in Wash- ington, D. C. The SPEAKER. Is a second demanded? [After a pause.] No second being demanded, the question is on suspending the rules and passing the joint resolution. The question was taken; and two-thirds having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and the joint resolution was passed. SENATE JUNE 25, 1910 A message from the House of Representatives, by W. J. Browning, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had passed a joint resolution (H. J. Res. 240) to carry out the provisions of an act to present a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN to the German Emperor and to the German Nation, in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate. ***** The Vice President laid before the Senate the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 240) to carry out the provisions of an act to present a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN to the Emperor and to the German Nation, which was read twice by its title. Mr. WETMORE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- sent for the present consideration of the joint resolution. There being no objection, the Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the joint resolution. It proposes to appropriate $5,000 to enable the Secretary of State, pursuant to an act passed at the present ses- sion of Congress, to present to the ^German Emperor and 1 88 Statue of Baron von Steuben to the German people a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN that is to be erected in Washington, D. C. The joint resolution was reported to the Senate with- out amendment, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed. HOUSE JUNE 25, 1910 A message from the Senate, by Mr. Crockett, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, joint resolution of the following title: H. J. Res. 240. Joint resolution to carry out the provisions of an act to present a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN to the German Emperor and to the German nation. ***** Mr. Wilson of Illinois, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that this day they had presented to the President of the United States for his approval the fol- lowing joint resolution: H. J. Res. 240. Joint resolution to carry out the provisions of an act to present a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN to the German Emperor and to the German nation. ***** A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Latta, one of his secretaries, announced that the President had, on June 25, 1910, approved and signed bills and joint resolution of the following titles: ***** H. J. Res. 240. Joint resolution to carry out the provisions of an act to present a replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN to the German Emperor and to the German nation. The resolution (Public, No. 50) follows: [Public resolution No. 50] [H. J. Res. 340] JOINT RESOLUTION To carry out the provisions of an act to present a replica of the statue of General VON STBUBBN to the German Emperor and to the German nation Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 Proceedings in Congress 189 to enable the Secretary of State, pursuant to an act passed at the present session of Congress, to present to the German Emperor and to the German people a replica of the statue of General VON STEUBEN that is to be erected in Washington, District of Columbia. Approved, June 25, 1910. * * * * * Mr. Wilson of Illinois, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that this day they had presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the fol- lowing bill : H. R. 25552. An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, and for other purposes. This act (Public, No. 266, approved June 25, 1910) con- tained the following appropriation: Unveiling statue of General Baron VON STEUBEN: For unveiling and dedicating the statue of General Baron VON STEUBEN and for each and every purpose connected therewith, $2,500. SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS, THIRD SESSION [Extracts from the Congressional Record] HOUSE JANUARY 28, 1911 A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, introduced by Mr. Bar- tholdt, of Missouri, and referred to the Committee on Printing. The resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) follows: [H. Con. Res. 58, Sixty-first Congress, third session] In the House of Representatives January 28, 1911 Mr. Bartholdt submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there shall be printed and bound in the form of eulogies, with accompanying illus- trations, seventeen thousand one hundred copies of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December seventh, nineteen hundred and ten, of which five thousand shall be for the use of the Senate, ten thousand for the use of the House of Representatives, two thousand to be delivered to the National German-American Alliance for such distribution as said alliance may desire to make, and the remaining one hundred copies shall be bound in full morocco and distributed through the Department of State to the descendants of Baron VON STEUBEN .and the speakers who took part in said celebration. FEBRUARY 9, 1911 Mr. Cooper of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Printing, to which was referred the resolution of the House (H. Con. Res. 58) providing for the printing of the pro- ceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, reported the same without amendment, accom- panied by a report (No. 2111), which said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar. 190 Proceedings in Congress 191 The report (No. 2111) follows: [House Report No. 2111, Sixty-first Congress, third session J PROCEEDINGS AT UNVEILING OP STATUE OP BARON VON STEUBEN FEBRUARY 9, 1911. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. Cooper of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Printing, submitted the following report (to accompany H. Con. Res. 58) : The Committee on Printing, to which was referred House concurrent reso- lution No. 58, providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the un- veiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, with illustrations, having had the same under consideration, report the resolution back with the recom- mendation that it do pass. By an act approved February 27, 1903, Congress appropriated the sum of $50,000 for the erection of a statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN under the direction of a commission composed of the Secretary of War, the chairman of the Com- mittee on the Library of the Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on the Library of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-seventh Congress. The statue was unveiled in Washington on December 7, 1910, in the presence of the President of the United States, the German ambassador, and many other distinguished guests. Your committee believes this important event should be preserved in history with a suitable memorial volume. The resolution provides that, in addition to 5,000 copies for the Senate and 10,000 for the House of Repre- sentatives, the National German-American Alliance, which took a promi- nent part in the unveiling ceremonies, shall have 2,000 copies for such distri- bution as said alliance may desire to make. The resolution also contains the customary provision for 100 copies to be bound in full morocco for distri- bution to the descendants of Baron VON STEUBEN and the speakers who took part in said celebration. The Public Printer has submitted a statement to the Committee on Printing that the estimated charge for printing and binding 17,100 copies, as required by the resolution, will be $5,460.62, based on 40 pages and 2 half-tone plates. FEBRUARY 21, 1911 The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Con- sent was House concurrent resolution No. 58. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring], That there shall be printed and bound in the form of eulogies, with accompanying illustrations, 17,100 copies of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December 7, 1910, of which 5,000 shall be for the use of the Senate, 10,000 for the use of the House of Representatives, 2,000 to be delivered to the National German- American Alliance for such distribution as said alliance may desire to make, and the Statue of Baron von Steuben remaining 100 copies shall be bound in full morocco and distributed through the Department of State to the descendants of Baron VON STEUBEN and the speakers who took part in said celebration. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. Cox of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would like to ask if these reports will be put through the folding room? Mr. BARTHOLDT. Yes, sir. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? There was no objection. The resolution was agreed to. SENATE FEBRUARY 21, 1911 A message from the House of Representatives, by W. J. Browning, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had passed a concurrent resolution providing for the printing and binding, in the form of eulogies, of 17,100 copies of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December 7, 1910, etc., in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate. ***** The Vice President laid before the Senate the following concurrent resolution of the House of Representatives, which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there shall be printed and bound in the form of eulogies, with accompanying illustrations, 17,100 copies of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December 7, 1910, of which 5,000 shall be for the use of the Senate, 10,000 for the use of the House of Representatives, 2,000 to be delivered to the National German- American Alliance for such distribution as said alliance may desire to make, and the remaining 100 copies shall be bound in full morocco and distributed through the Department of State to the descendants of Baron VON STEUBEN and the speakers who took part in said celebration. (NOTE. H. Con. Res. No. 58 was not reported back to the Senate by the Committee on Printing in the Sixty-first Congress, and consequently a similar resolution was reintroduced in the Sixty-second Congress.) SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION [Extracts from the Congressional Record] HOUSE APRIL 11, 1911 A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 3) providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, introduced by Mr. Bartholdt, of Missouri, and referred to the Commit- tee on Printing. (NoTE. H. Con. Res. No. 3 is the same as H. Con. Res. No. 58 of the Sixty-first Congress.) APRIL 27, 1911 Mr. Finley, from the Committee on Printing, to which was referred the concurrent resolution of the House (H. Con. Res. 3) providing for the printing of the proceed- ings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, reported the same without amendment, ac- companied by a report (No. 14), which said bill and report were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The report (No. 14) follows: [House Report No. 14. Sixty-second Congress, first session] PRINTING PROCEEDINGS OP UNVEILING STATUE OP BARON VON STEUBEN APRIL 27, 1911. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. Finley, from the Committee on Printing, submitted the following report (to accompany H. Con. Res. 3): The Committee on Printing, to which was referred House concurrent resolution No. 3, providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unvefling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, with illustrations, having had the same under consideration, report the resolution back with the recommendation that it do pass. By an act approved February 27, 1903, Congress appropriated the sum of $50,000 for the erection of a statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN, under the di- rection of a commission composed of the Secretary of War, the chairman of the Committee on the Library of the Senate, and the chairman of the 84647' 14 13 193 Statue of Baron von Steuben Committee on the Library of the House of Representatives of the Fifty- seventh Congress. The statue was unveiled in Washington on Decem- ber 7, 1910, in the presence of the President of the United States, the German ambassador, and many other distinguished guests. Your committee believes this important event should be preserved in history with a suitable memorial volume. The resolution provides that, in addition to 5,000 copies for the Senate and 10,000 for the House of Rep- resentatives, the National German- American Alliance, which took a prom- inent part in the unveiling ceremonies, shall have 2,000 copies for such distribution as said alliance may desire to make. The resolution also con- tains the customary provision for 100 copies to be bound in full morocco for distribution to the descendants of Baron VON STEUBEN and the speak- ers who took part in said celebration. The Public Printer has submitted a statement to the Committee on Printing that the estimated charge for printing and binding 17,100 copies, as required by the resolution, will be $5,460.62, based on 40 pages and 2 half-tone plates. AUGUST 7, 1911 The first business on the Calendar for Unanimous Con- sent was House concurrent resolution 3, which the Clerk reported by title. Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, can we not have the resolu- tion repotted? The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: House concurrent resolution 3 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there shall be printed and bound in the form of eulogies, with accompanying illustrations, 17,100 copies of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December 7, 1910, of which 5,000 shall be for the use of the Senate, 10,000 for the use of the House of Representatives, 2,000 to be delivered to the National German-American Alliance for such distribution as said alliance may desire to make, and the remaining 100 copies shall be bound in full morocco and distributed through the Department of State to the descendants of Baron VON STEUBEN and the speakers who took part in said celebration. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present con- sideration of the resolution reported by the Clerk? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. ***** The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the reso- lution. The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to. Proceedings in Congress 195 SENATE AUGUST 8, 1911 A message from the House of Representatives, by J. C. South, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had agreed to a concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 3) pro- viding for the printing of 17,100 copies of the proceed- ings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, D. C., December 7, 1910, in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate. ***** The Vice President laid before the Senate the concur- rent resolution of the House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 3), which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing. AUGUST 21, 191t Mr. Smoot, from the Committee on Printing, to which was referred concurrent resolution No. 3 of the House of Representatives, reported it without amendment, and it was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to. SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION [Extracts from the Congressional Record] HOUSE DECEMBER 7, 1911 The President of the United States, in his annual mes- sage to Congress on foreign relations (H. Doc. No. 248), stated under the heading "Presentation to Germany of Replica of VON STEUBEN Statue" (pp. 18 and 19): In pursuance of the act of Congress, approved June 23, 1910, the Secre- tary of State and the Joint Committee on the Library entered into a con- tract with the sculptor, Albert Jaegers, for the execution of a bronze replica of the statue of Gen. VON STEUBEN erected in Washington, for pres- entation to His Majesty the German Emperor and the German nation in recognition of the gift of the statue of Frederick the Great made by the Emperor to the people of the United States. The presentation was made on September 2 last by representatives whom I commissioned as the special mission of this Government for the purpose. The German Emperor has conveyed to me by telegraph, on his own be- half and that of the German people, an expression of appreciative thanks for this action of Congress. FEBRUARY 21, 1912 A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 39) to amend concurrent resolution passed August 21, 1911, providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, introduced by Mr. Bartholdt, of Missouri, and referred to the Committee on Printing. The resolution (H. Con. Res. 39) follows: [H. Con. Res. 39, Sixty-second Congress, second session] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY 21, 1913 Mr. Bartholdt submitted the following concurrent resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the concurrent resolution passed August twenty-first, nineteen hundred and eleven, providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December seventh, 196 Proceedings in Congress 197 nineteen hundred and ten, be amended by adding the following sentence after the last word thereof: "There shall be included in the same volume, as herein provided for, the proceedings relating to the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Berlin, September second, nineteen hundred and eleven; and this document shall be compiled and printed under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. ' ' MARCH 26, 1912 Mr. FINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I send the following privileged resolution to the Clerk's desk. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: House concurrent resolution 39 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the concurrent resolution passed August twenty-first, nineteen hundred and eleven, providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December seventh, nine- teen hundred and ten, be amended by adding the following sentence after the last word thereof: "There shall be included in the same volume, as herein provided for, the proceedings relating to the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Berlin, September second, nineteen hundred and eleven; and this document shall be compiled and printed under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. " Mr. FINLEY. This is by way of an amendment to a resolution which passed some time ago. Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Bartholdt] have leave to extend his remarks in the Record on this subject. Mr. FINLEY. I did not see the gentleman from Missouri or I would have yielded the floor to him. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois asks unani- mous consent that the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Bartholdt] be permitted to extend his remarks in the Record on this resolution. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered. The question was taken, and the concurrent resolution was agreed to. The report (No. 448) on H. Con. Res. 39 follows: 198 Statue of Baron von Steuben [House Report No. 448, Sixty-second Congress, second session] PUBLICATION OP PROCEEDINGS OF UNVEIUNG OP STATUE OP BARON VON STBUBEN MARCH 26, 1912. Ordered to be printed Mr. Finley, from the Committee on Printing, submitted the following report (to accompany H. Con. Res. 39): The Committee on Printing, having had under consideration the House concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 39) to amend the concurrent resolution passed August 21, 1911, providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN, reports the same back to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be agreed to. SENATE MARCH 27, 1912 A message from the House of Representatives, by D. K. Hempstead, its enrolling clerk, announced that the House had passed a concurrent resolution (No. 39) amending the concurrent resolution passed August 21, 1911, providing for the printing of the proceedings upon the unveiling of the statue of Baron VON STEUBEN in Washington, December 7, 1910, etc., in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate. MARCH 28, 1912 The Vice President laid before the Senate concurrent resolution No. 39 of the House of Representatives, which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing. APRIL 2, 1912 Mr. Smoot, from the Committee on Printing, to which was referred House concurrent resolution No. 39, reported it without amendment, and it was considered by unani- mous consent and agreed to. HOUSE AUGUST 5, 1912 Under leave to print, Mr. Mann, of Illinois, inserted in the Record an account of the presentation of a replica of the STEUBEN Monument to Emperor William and of the unveiling ceremonies at Berlin on September 2, 1911. (See pp. 69-8 1 for this account.) MEMORIALS OF STEUBEN BURIAL PLACE PORTRAITS AND RELICS STEUBEN'S BURIAL PLACE In a lonely grave, long neglected and almost forgotten amid the wild woods of Oneida County, N. Y., lie the re- mains of Baron VON STEUBEN, aid-de-camp to Frederick the Great and Inspector General under Washington. It is located in the town of Steuben near Remsen, N. Y. No such pomp and ceremony as were displayed at the unveil- ing of the monuments erected to his memory in the Capital of his adopted country and in the capital of his native land marked the burial of this hero of two continents. Quietly and modestly as he had lived after the close of the Revolutionary War, so was he laid to rest in the forest that surrounded his log-cabin home on the estate presented to him by the State of New York, where his last days were spent with a few friends and comrades in arms. STEUBEN had made detailed provision as to the distribu- tion of his property and war trophies and the manner of his burial in his last will and testament, 1 which reads as follows: I, FREDERICK WIUJAM BARON DE STEUBEN of the City and State of New York do make this my last will and testament Sufficient reasons having determined me to exclude my relations in Europe from any participation in my estate in America and to adopt my Friends and former Aid De Camps Benjamin Walker and William North as my children and make them sole devisees of all my estates therein, except as hereinafterwards is otherwise disposed of in consequence thereof. I bequeath to the said Benjamin Walker the sum of Three Thousand dollars, and the Gold hilted sword given to me by Congress To the said William North I bequeath my silver hilted sword and the gold box given me by the City of New York To John I. Mulligan I bequeath the whole of my Library, Maps and Charts, and the sum of Two Thousand five hundred Dollars to complete it, And to each of my Servants living with me at the time of my decease one year's wages and besides this to my valet de chambre all my wearing apparel but I do hereby declare that those legacies to my Servants are on the following conditions; that on my decease they do not permit any person to touch my Body, nor even to change the shirt, in which I shall die, but that they wrap me up in my old Military Cloak and in twenty-four hours after my Decease The original of STBUBBN'S will is among the "Steuben Papers" in the New York Historical Society. 170 Central Park West, New York City. 202 Statue of Baron von Steuben bury me in such spot as I shall before my Decease point out to them, and that they never acquaint any person with the place where I shall be buried And lastly I do give, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my Estate real and Personal after the Payment of my Debts and the legacies aforesaid to the said Benjamin Walker and William North, to hold to them their Heirs, Executors and Administrators share and share alike hereby appointing the said Benjamin Walker & William North Executors of this my last Will and Testament and revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made. New York February 12 1794. STEUBEN. [L. s.] Signed, sealed, published and declared as the last Will and Testament, of the above Testator in the presence of & attested and subscribed by us in his presence. Charles Williamson, Charles Adams W. H. Robinson. The burial of this gallant old general is thus described in "The Life of Frederick William von Steuben," by Friedrich Kapp (pp. 600-601) : STEUBEN himself had often expressed, in the circle of his friends, that he wished no parade over his remains, and would designate the retired spot where, wrapped in his military cloak, he wished to be buried. The only remark, however, that could be recollected, that had any bearing on the subject, was that he was once heard to say that under a certain hemlock, north of the residence, would be a good place to be buried, without, how- ever, expressing any wish as to his own remains. In the absence of any other expressed wish, that place was selected by (Col.) North (STEUBEN'S aid-de-camp) and (John W.) Mulligan (the baron's secretary) and his remains there interred. It was about an eighth of a mile north of the house, on a hill in the midst of a wood. Agreeably to his directions, STBUBEN was buried about noon, on the 3oth of November, 1794. His neighbors, about 30 in number, hastened to the farm to pay their last respects to their beloved old townsman. It was a simple and modest cortege which, on a shivering winter day, accompanied his remains to the grave. No mourning parade or music was there; no crape-covered eagles or colors were to be seen; no cannon fired a military salute; no word was spoken; no funeral sermon delivered. Some handfuls of earth, and the tears of a few manly and sincere friends, were the last tribute paid to the citizen soldier, who, having contributed in no small degree to the attainment of the American independence, now found lasting repose in the unbroken stillness of her primeval forests. In 1802 a visit to STEUBEN'S house and grave was made by Rev. John Taylor, who thus describes that event in the jour- nal of his missionary tour through the Mohawk and Black River Countries as published in the Documentary History of the State of New York (Vol. Ill, pp. 1115, 1134-1135): BARON STEUBEN'S LOG HOUSE, In the town of Steuben, Oneida County, N. Y. BARON STEUBEN'S GRAVE AND MONUMENT. In the town of Steuben, Oneida County, N. Y, Steuben's Burial Place 203 Monday (Aug.) 9 th (1802)* * * Spent a few moments at the grave of the enterprising STEUBEN. He lies in a thick Swamp, under a small Hem- lock, without a monument. Alas! where is the sensibility of his heirs or of the Americans? * * * * # STEUBEN. This patent is on the height of land between ye Mohawk and the Black river some of the headwaters of both are in this town. Standing on a hill, near the center of the town, we have an extensive prospect on 3 sides; to the N.W., about 35 miles, we see the Oneida Lake south we see ye settlements of New Hartford and Clinton Clinton Academy is in full view. We can here see the tops of the Catskill mountains S. E. & S. W. the tops. It is said that upon ye tops of ye trees Ontario is in Here I find the grave of the once active and enterprising STEUBEN. He lies in a swamp, under a Hemlock, with a bier standing over the grave, and a few rough boards nailed to some trees to keep ye cattle off. Alas! what is man! that the great STEUBEN should be suffered to lie in such a place and without a decent monument. A few rods from this swamp, we find the place of his former residence of which I have taken a rough drawing. This is a very healthful situation. The house faces the south and there is a gradual descent for about 80 rods, and an opening about 50 rods wide. The seat of this great man was not indeed a palace, nor what we should suppose would afford contentment to the mind of an enterprising nobleman: It consists of 2 log houses one at the end of the other containing in the whole 3 rooms unsealed. It is, however, a decent log house. The Baron died in a fit of palsy. The picture of Baron STEUBEN'S residence which accom- panies this sketch was reproduced from the Rev. John Taylor's drawing, as referred to in his journal. The plate was loaned for this publication by the Oneida Historical Society of Utica, N. Y., which also generously contributed the plate of the monument over STEUBEN'S grave and that of STEUBEN'S service sword. Nothing now exists of STEUBEN'S house. Even his body was not permitted to remain long in the grave he had chosen for his earthly resting place. Some years after his burial under the favorite hemlock tree, a country road was built across STEUBEN'S grave and his remains had to be taken up and reinterred in another part of the woods. This second burial place was selected by Maj. Benjamin Walker, an aid-de-camp to STEUBEN, who gave one of the Welsh Baptist societies in the vicinity a lease to 50 acres of land, of which the 5 acres of the woodland burial place were a part, the only rent to be paid for which was the keeping of the 5 acres fenced forever and uncleared, and that no cattle 204 Statue of Baron von Steuben or other animals should be permitted therein. The second grave was suitably marked with a stone and inscription. Kapp, in his history of STEUBEN, published in 1859, thus tells of a visit to STEUBEN'S grave (pp. 603-604) : On the lath of June, 1857, we made a pilgrimage to the old soldier's grave. In Remsen we visited STEUBEN'S last surviving servant, Lemuel Hough, who very minutely described the way to the place. The country through which we passed is mountainous. Our road led over hills, through valleys and fine timberlands, fresh with the verdure of spring. The scenery was generally monotonous and entirely removed from the bustle and tumult of the world. The last rough house which we passed was a schoolhouse. Stout and healthy boys came out to meet us, evidently surprised at seeing strange-looking faces in this wilderness. The pretty, young girl, however, that kept the school knew nothing of STEUBEN'S grave. An old man finally directed us. "In that thick wood," said he, "you will find the grave," pointing eastward with his hand. We fastened our horses, and climbing over fences, jumping ditches, and wading through underbrush, we finally reached the spot. There, on the slope of a little hill, at the foot of which a small, limpid brook runs, the remains of STEUBEN quietly repose. A column of stones, two or three feet in height, at each corner of the grave, upon which formerly rested a table of limestone, compose his simple mon- ument. It is now becoming more and more dilapidated, and the founda- tion having given way, nothing remains but the tablet and a pile of stones, which originally supported it. The tablet is about 8 feet by 4, and nearly a foot in thickness, and if kept in its place will withstand the rav- ages of centuries, but if not speedily repaired will fall to pieces from the influence of the weather. It bears the inscription: MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK WILLIAM AUGUSTUS BARON DE STEUBEN. It was a good and poetical idea of Walker to have selected this quiet spot for the resting place of his friend. The tall beech trees, under whose shade he loved to sit in the evening of his life, extend their wide-spreading arms over the grave and keep watch over the old hero. Fragrant flowers, with double vigor rising from the moldering vegetation, form a lovely wreath around the tomb. All dispute and trouble, all hatred and envy of daily life, are shut out from this hallowed spot, which in its simplicity and seclu- sion presents a strong contrast with the stirring and prominent career of him whose ashes it contains. Kapp thus describes the STEUBEN memorial tablet which Col. North placed in the German Reformed Church of New York City: Col. William North caused a neat mural monument to be erected in STEU- BEN'S memory upon the walls of the German Reformed Church, then under the charge of John D. Gross, and situated in Nassau Street, between John Street and Maiden Lane, in New York City. When a Baptist society sub- sequently got possession of that church, they courteously allowed the monu- STEUBEN'S COAT OF ARMS. STEUBEN MEMORIAL TABLET, Placed In the German Reformed Church of New York City by his aid. Col. William North. Steuben's Burial Place 205 ment to be taken down and carried to the new church of the Germans in Forsyth Street. There we found it, on the right of the pulpit, well pre- served and fastened into the wall. Lossing says that when visiting that church he saw the monument in separate pieces, lying amongst the rub- bish, in a small lumber room of the church, disfigured and mutilated. On inquiring we were informed that the monument was kept in this condi- tion on account of a lawsuit which was pending with regard to the property of the congregation in their church. But after that suit had been decided in favor of the German Reformed Church, the first care of its minister, Mr. Abraham Berky, was to put North's monument in its proper place, and it is due to the exertions of this gentleman that the city of New York can boast of this valuable historical monument. 1 The slab, of obelisk form, and the square frame, are of bluish, clouded marble. The lower urn has upon it a representation of the Order of Fidelity. The following is the inscription, from the pen of Col. North: sacred to the memory of FRED 1 WH,L m AUG* BARON STEUBEN, a German Knight of the Order of Fidelity; Aid-de-camp to Frederick the Great, King of Prussia; Major-General & Inspector General in the Revolutionary War. Esteemed, respected and supported by Washington, he gave military Skill & Discipline to the Citizen-Soldiers; who, (fulfilling the Decrees of Heaven,) achieved the Independence of the United States. The highly polished manners of the Baron were graced by the most noble feelings of the heart. His hand, "open as day for melting Charity," closed only in the strong grasp of Death. This Memorial is inscribed by an American who had the honor to be his Aid-de-Camp, the happiness to be his Friend. Ob. I795- 3 1 The STETJBEN memorial tablet erected by his aid-de-camp, Col. William North, now occupies a prominent place in the German Evangelical Reformed Church at 355 East Sixty-eighth Street, New York City. It was installed first, as Kapp relates, in the original church building of that denomination in Nassau Street on October 2, i8iz. After twelve years, the tablet was moved to the Forsyth Street church, where it remained for thirty-seven years. Then it was removed to Norfolk Street when a new church was erected in that location, and remained on the walls of the Norfolk Street church for thirty-six years. The next move was to its present location in the East Sixty-eighth Street church, where the tablet has been for the last sixteen years. A photo- graph of the tablet was made especially for this document by the courtesy of Rev. Julius Jaeger, pastor of the German Evangelical Reformed Church, which treasures this memorial of the great German drillmaster. STEUBBN was a member of the consistory of the German Reformed Church when it was located in Nassau Street and chairman of its board of trustees on June 20, 1785, according to the church records. Several years ago the church celebrated its one hundred and fiftieth anniversary and issued a pamphlet giving its complete history. 1 The date of STEUBEN'S death as inscribed on the memorial tablet is in error. STEUBEN died November 28, 1794- 206 Statue of Baron i)on Steuben In December, 1856, the St. Charles Democrat, of Missouri, a German country paper, published an appeal from Mr. Theodore Bruere to the Ger- mans of the United States for the erection of a monument in honor of STEUBEN. This appeal went the round of the Americo-German press and caused a gen- eral manifestation of the appreciation in which the Germans in the United States hold STEUBEN 's memory. In consequence of that address committees were appointed at several places to raise funds for a monument. Concerts and theatrical representations were given for the same purpose, and the German "Turner" and militia companies especially seemed to take a great interest in the realization of the plan. But whether it was that the wealthier Germans did not participate in the enthusiasm of their fellow countrymen or that the management was not confined to proper hands, the whole matter was gradually dropped, and although there are some five or six thousand dollars collected there is no present appearance that the project will ever be carried out. The project of erecting a suitable monument to mark the grave of STEUBEN was more successful, however, than appeared to Kapp when he was writing his "Life of Steu- ben" in 1858. In an address on Baron STEUBEN before the Oneida Historical Society, April n, 1910, Rev. Dana W. Bigelow, D. D., of Utica, N. Y., says of the movement to erect a monument over the grave of STEUBEN: In 1856 German newspapers and societies called for funds for a monu- ment, and some thousands of dollars were secured. Not until 1870, however, was the plan carried out. Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour gave encouragement and inspiration to the movement and the German Society of New York, Steuben Schuetzen, responded with enthusiasm. By their own generous offerings the fund of 1856 was supplemented and to this was added an ap- propriation by the State. The corner stone of the monument was laid June i, 1870, in the presence of thousands of people. Ex-Gov. Seymour presided, and after an eloquent address laid the stone with these words: " In behalf of our German fellow citizens, in behalf of the citizens of the State of New York, in behalf of the whole American people, who desire that the memory of this great man shall never pass away, since his Revolutionary acts were instrumental in laying the corner stone of our liberties, I now de- posit the corner stone of this monument, erected in honor of the memory of Baron FREDERICK WILLIAM STEUBEN. May God grant that it will ever serve to remind the American people of the great service which he per- formed in their cause, which he adopted as his own. May God grant that it may always be treasured as sacredly as we treasure his memory to-day." An address was given by Mr. Sixtus Karl Kapff in behalf of the New York German Society, who were present in large numbers. An ode was sung by the Liederkranz Society of New York. Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, Steuben's Burial Place 207 received with great applause, made an address in German. Other speak- ers also took part with appropriate speeches. Then the assemblage dispersed and the forest was left with its hero asleep amid the maples and beeches and wild flowers. The monument, plain but massive, was finished in due time. The entrance to the burial ground is now marked by handsome pillars, and visitors who pass these find a trail that leads into the woodland to the tomb. At the entrance one will pause to look over a far-reaching land- scape. The view takes in the region of the Mohawk Valley, now one of the thoroughfares of the great Nation whose liberties were secured by men of the Revolutionary era. In this valley is the home of citizens who espe- cially will cherish in grateful remembrance the name STEUBEN. In recent years the Oneida Historical Society, of Utica, N. Y., and the Baron Steuben Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of Bath, N. Y., have cooper- ated in the restoration and care of the monument which marks the grave of STEUBEN. An official bronze marker of the Daughters of the American Revolution has been placed on the grave by the Baron Steuben Chapter. Upon the completion of its patriotic work the Oneida His- torical Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution held commemorative exercises at the grave of the grand old German hero they thus chose to honor. PORTRAITS AND RELICS OF STEUBEN At the New York City celebration of the centennial of Washington's inauguration as the first President of the United States, a loan exhibition was made of many interest- ing portraits and relics of the historic personages who par- ticipated in the first inaugural ceremonies. Baron STEUBEN, by reason of his distinguished army service, occupied a prominent position on the balcony of Federal Hall near Washington when he became the head of the new Nation. Accordingly, the centennial committee gave a conspicuous place to the STEUBEN portraits and relics in the New York exhibition. Concerning the portraits of STEUBEN, "The History of the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as First President of the United States," edited by Clarence Winthrop Bowen, Ph. D., secre- tary of the publication committee, says : Among the portraits of Baron DE STEUBEN, who stood by Washington when he was inaugurated, (Pierre Eugene) du Simitiere made, in Philadelphia, a drawing from life. 1 The city of Philadelphia owns a portrait of STEUBEN, by C. W. Peale, which is deposited in Independence Hall (old Statehouse). This portrait was in Peale 's Museum in Philadelphia in 1795 and was sold at the Peale sale in 1854. There is another portrait by C. W. Peale, deposited in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, which formerly belonged to Richard Peters. John Trumbull also represents STEUBEN in the historical painting entitled "Surrender of Corawallis," which is owned by Yale University, a replica of which is in the Capitol at Washington. Ralph Earle painted a portrait of Baron DE STEUBEN, which was exhibited in the loan exhibition of 1889 (No. 194), and belongs to Mrs. F. B. Austin, of New York, who inherited the same from her great-grandfather, Maj. William North, STEUBEN 's aid-de-camp. This portrait was given by the baron to Maj. North. In addition to the badge of the Society of the Cincinnati, Baron DE STEUBEN is represented in the Earle portrait as wearing a decoration 3 received in the service of Frederick the Great. 1 An engraving made in 1783 by B. Reading after the du Simitiere life drawing and owned by en. James Grant Wilson, of New York, was exhibited at the centennial celebration in New York. * " Order of Fidelity," bestowed by the Margrave of Baden. 84647 s 14 - 14 209 Gen 2io Statue of Baron vonSteuben A copy of the Earle portrait of STEUBEN is owned by the city of New York and is deposited in the governor's room, city hall. The copyist has omitted certain details in the dress, including the watch chain, and also the scenery in the background, for which Earle 's portraits are noted. The Earle portrait was engraved for Irving 's Life of Washington. It is also stated that the artist R. E. Pine had a portrait of Baron DE STEUBEN among his Distinguished Heads (Book of the Artists, by Henry T. Tuck- erman). Another portrait of Baron DE STEUBEN is reproduced in the book entitled " The Society of the Cincinnati in New York, " by John Schuyler, secretary of the New York State Society. Another painting of STEUBEN by Ralph Earle is owned by Hon. George W. Feathers tonebaugh, of Schenectady, N. Y. It was painted for the Hon. James Duane, of New York, while STEUBEN was living in that city in 1 786. Mr. Duane, as mayor of the city of New York, had presented Baron STEUBEN with the freedom of that municipality. Mr. Featherstonebaugh inherited the painting as the great- grandson of Mr. Duane. This portrait is similar to that in the possession of Mrs. Austin. A copy of the Featherstone- baugh painting may be seen in the History of the North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, by Brig. Gen. Charles Lukens Davis, United States Army, retired. It shows STEUBEN wearing the Order of the Cincinnati on his left lapel and the Order of Fidelity on the left breast of his coat and also suspended by a ribbon around his neck as in the Austin painting. The cross of the order " De la Fidelite" " was be- stowed on STEUBEN by the Margrave of Baden at Carlsruhe on May 28, 1769. OWNED BY MRS. FRANCIS B. AUSTIN, SUMMIT, N. J. The photogravure of Baron STEUBEN, facing page 208, was made from an original life-sized painting (three-fourths length) in the possession of Mrs. Francis B. Austin, now of Summit, N. J., who kindly furnished the photographs of her STEUBEN relics for this document. The painting and relics have been treasured by the North family and its descendants ever since they were given by Baron STEUBEN to his favorite Gold snuffbox presented by the city of New York. Knee buckle set with brilliants. Gold watch and chain. STEUBEN RELICS IN THE POSSESSION OF MRS. FRANCIS B. AUSTIN, OF SUMMIT, N.J. Gold-headed cane. (Mrs. Francis B. Austin ) Service sword and scabbard. (Oneida Historical Society, Utica, N. Y.) STEUBEN'S SWORDS AND CANE. Dress sword. (Mrs. Francis B. Austin.) Portraits and Relics of Steuben 211 aid-de-camp, Col. William North, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Austin, to whom they came in the following line: Col. William North to his son, William Augustus Steuben North, to his daughter, Mrs. Mary (North) Weston, to her daughter, Mrs. Mary (Weston) In addition to the painting, Mrs. Austin also has the following STEUBEN relics, which are shown on the plates facing pages 210 and 211 : Dress sword bequeathed by Baron STEUBEN to his aid-de- camp, Col. William North. (See copy of will, p. 201 .) Gold-headed cane carried by STEUBEN and presented to Col. North. Pah- of knee buckles set with handsome brilliants, worn by Baron STEUBEN on state occasions. Gold watch and chain carried by STEUBEN for many years. Presented to Miss North, aunt of Mrs. Austin, by the Ger- mans of New York during a celebration of the German and French societies about 1876. Gold snuffbox presented to Baron STEUBEN "with the freedom of the city of New York" on October n, 1784,* and 1 The following document accompanying the gold snuff box presented the freedom of the City of New York to Baron STBUBEN: CITY OF NBW YORK, M. By James Duane, Esquire Mayor and the Recorder Aldermen and Assistants of the City of New York in Common Council convened To all people to whom these presents shall come or concern Greeting Whereas the honorable Frederick William Baron de Stuben, Major General and Inspector General of the Armies of the United States of America, among other Individuals who have dis- tinguished themselves in our happy Revolution, hath rendered important Services, and this country is more especially indebted to his well directed Efforts for the Introduction of that System into our Military Establishment on which the Reputation and Success of our Arms so much depended; the Battle of Monmouth soon after the Commencement of his Labours and every subsequent Event of the late War being memorable Proofs of the Utility of that System in the Field; and the Records of Congress bearing Testimony in how great a Degree it contributed to promote the Interests of National Economy Now therefore Know Ye that We being mindful of the distinguished Merit of the said Baron de Stuben Have received and admitted and by these Presents Do receive and admit the said Baron de Stuben to be a Freeman of the said city within the Limits of which he hath chosen his Residence, to hold exercise and enjoy all the Privi- leges Advantages and Immunities to the Freedom of the said City incident and appertaining as a public mark of the Sense We entertain of his Services of our Esteem for him personally and of the Interest We take in his Happiness In Testimony whereof We have caused the public Seal of the said City to be hereunto affixed and these Presents to be enclosed in a Golden Box. Wit- ness James Duane Esquire Mayor of the said City this eleventh Day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty four and of the Independence of the State of New York the ninth. JAS DUANE. By order of the Common Council. ROBT BBNSON Clk 212 Statue of Baron von Steuben bequeathed by him to Col. North. Inscribed "FREDERICK WM. BARON DE STEUBEN to William North to William Augustus Steuben North." (See STEUBEN'S will, p. 201.) OWNED BY THE ONEIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, UTICA, N. Y. The following relics of Baron VON STEUBEN are in the possession of the Oneida Historical Society and exhib- ited in its home, the Munson-Williams Memorial, at Utica, N. Y.: STEUBEN'S service sword. (See plate facing p. 211.) Two silver gravy bowls used by the baron. Army trunk, large leather covered. Hunting knife. Oil painting of Baron VON STEUBEN. Copy of the portrait by Ralph Earle. The service sword owned by the Oneida Historical So- ciety was given by STEUBEN to his aid, Maj. Benjamin Walker, whose daughter presented it to Edmund A. Wet- more, of Utica. Mr. Wetmore left it to his children, and the survivors, Edmund W. Wetmore of New York City and Mrs. Mary B. (John P.) Gray of Utica, presented it to the Oneida Historical Society in 1897. (See illustration facing p. 211.) Neither this sword nor that in the possession of Mrs. Austin answers the description of the sword which Congress presented to Baron STEUBEN and which he bequeathed to Maj. Walker. Efforts to locate the congressional sword as described on page 112 have not been successful. OWNED BY THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI The New York State Society of the Cincinnati, of which STEUBEN was president from 1 786 to 1 790, possesses many interesting letters and documents written by STEUBEN. This society still has the original silk banner of blue and white with the American Army Eagle in the field designed by STEUBEN in 1786, and his plan for the initiation of members. STEUBEN'S ARMY LIQUOR CASE AND GLASSES, In the possession of Mr. James Sweeney Thompson, of North Tonawanda, N. Y. Facsimile of STKUBEN'S signature to letter to Congress re- signing his commission as Inspector General of the Con- tinental Army, March 20, 1784. Portraits and Relics of Steuben 213 Secretary General Asa Bird Gardiner, of the Society of the Cincinnati, also has in his official custody numerous documents written by STEUBEN relating to that organiza- tion, of which he was one of the founders and the presiding officer at its organization meeting, May 13, 1783, in the Verplanck Mansion, STEUBEN'S headquarters, which still stands on the east bank of the Hudson River, near Fishkill. OWNED BY MR. JAMES SWEENEY THOMPSON, NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. A liquor case, which was part of STEUBEN'S camp equip- ment during the Revolutionary War, is owned now by Mr. James Sweeney Thompson, of North Tonawanda, N. Y., who kindly furnished the photographs of the case and its glasses for the illustration facing page 212. Baron STEUBEN gave the case at his death to his aid, Col. Walker, who in turn presented it to Col. William Williams, of Utica, N. Y. In 1 839 the case was given to Mr. James Sweeney, of Tona- wanda, N. Y., and now is in the possession of Mr. Sweeney's grandson. OWNED BY THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY The New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park, West, New York City, has 16 volumes of "The Steuben Papers," ! 778-1 784, consisting of letters to STEUBEN, with copies of letters by STEUBEN, also Army returns, etc. In addition, the society has a miscellaneous collection of "Steuben Papers," which Kapp used in writing his life of STEUBEN. OWNED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, WASHINGTON The United States National Museum in Washington has the following reminders of STEUBEN: A bronze medal, 2 inches in diameter, bearing on the obverse a bust of STEUBEN and the inscription "Major General Baron Steuben." Below this is inscribed the maker's name, "F. B. Smith, N. Y." The reverse con- 214 Statue of Baron von Steuben tains the inscription, "Born Nov. 15, 1730, at Magdeburg on the Elbe. Died Nov. 28, 1794, at Steubenville, N. Y." The Museum has no information as to the history of this medal. A small photographic reproduction of a painting of Baron STEUBEN by Ralph Earle. A small engraved portrait of Baron STEUBEN published by H. B. Hall & Sons, New York. STEUBEN'S COAT OF ARMS The coat of arms of the Steuben family is described as follows in Kapp's life of Steuben: An impailed shield, azure (blue) and argent (silver), with a bend over all gules (red); the crest, surmounting a military casque, is two elephant-trunks, the one on the dexter (right-hand) argent and gules, the sinister (left-hand) gules and azure. Kneschke, in his "Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels- Lexicon," volume 9, page 33, also gives a similar description of the coat of arms borne by the Prussian branch of the Steuben family, of which the Baron was a member. The illustration facing page 204 shows the Steuben coat of arms as here described. BIBLIOGRAPHY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BARON VON STEUBEN By H. H. B. MEYER, Chief Bibliographer, Library of Congress NOTE. Concerning the manuscripts of Baron VON STEUBEN the follow- ing statement is made by Winsor (v. 8, p. 447-448): "The papers of Baron STEUBEN (about 3,000 pieces) are in the library of the New York Historical Society. Sparks had a portion of them copied in 1827, beginning in 1778 and going through the war, and these copies are now among the Sparks MSS." Some of STEUBEN 's letters are to be found among the papers of Meshech Weare in the possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society. An impor- tant letter giving a statement of the inducements held out to his coming to America is among the papers of A. S. Osborne, of Auburn, N. Y. Such of the general 's letters as have appeared in print are listed below under his name (items Nos. 69-72, inc.). Steuben's military Regulations are listed under items Nos. 74-80. i. Adams, Samuel. The writings of Samuel Adams. Coll. and ed. by Harry A. Gushing. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904-1908. 4 v. 8vo. Baron Steuben: v. 4, p. 7, 10, 39. E302.A3I, v. 4 a. American military biography; containing the lives and characters of the officers of the revolution, who were most distinguished in achieving our national independence . . . Pub. for E. S. John- son. Cincinnati, printed at the Chronicle Office, 1834. xxxn, 615 p. 8vo. "Baron de Steuben": p. 606-615. E2o6.As4 3. Bancroft, George. History of the United States from the discovery of the American continent. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1859-75. 10 v. 8vo. ."Winter-quarters at Valley Forge, November, i777~April, 1778": v. 9, p. 45 2 ~47 2 - See especially pages 469-472. 178.622, v. 9 4. Baron Frederick William Augustus Henry Ferdinand von Steuben. (In Encyclopaedia Britannica. nth ed. New York, 1911. 4to. v. 25, p. 904-905-) AE 5 .E 3 6, v. 25 5. Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. (In New international encyclopaedia, New York, 1909. 8vo. v. i8, P . 56^-563.) . AE r 5 - N i s .'y-^ 6. Baron Steuben's account of his transactions in Virginia [to Richard Peters] Historical magazine, October, 1860, v. 4:3 I -3P3- Ei7i.H6 4 , v. 4 7 Bigelow Rev Dana W. Baron Steuben, an address before the Oneida historical society, April 11, 1910. Utica, N. Y., Oneida historical society, year book No. n, 1910, p. xv-xxv. 217 218 Statue of Baron von Steuben 8. Bittinger, Lucy F. The Germans in colonial times. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1901. 314 p. i2mo. "List of works consulted": p. 300-305. Baron von Steuben: p. 241-274. Ei84.G3B4 9. Bolton, Charles K. The private soldier under Washington. New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1902. 258 p. 8vo. Baron Steuben: p. 33-34, m. 255.869 10. Bosse, Georg von. Das deutsche Element in den Vereinigten Staaten unter besonderer Beriicksichtigung seines politischen, ethischen, sozialen und erzieherischen Einflusses. Stuttgart, Chr. Belsersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1908. 480 p. 8vo. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben: p. 90-91. 184.03865 11. Bowen, Francis. Life of Baron Steuben. (In Sparks, Jared, ed. Library of American biography. Boston, 1838. i6mo. v. 9, p. 5-88.) 176.881, v. 9 12. Buttre, Lillian C. The American portrait gallery. New York, J. C. Buttre, 1879. 2 v. 4to. "Frederick William von Steuben": v. 2, p. 81-82. 176.699, v. a 13. Canitz, (von Steuben) Hauptmannin von. Authentische Fami- lien-Nachrichten von dem N. A. Generalmajor Fr. Wilh. von Steuben. (In Hausen, K. R. Staats-Materialien. Dessau, 1783-4. St. 6. S. 635-640.) The reference to these reminiscences by the general's sister is taken from Ebeling's Nachrichten, item no. 19 below. 14. Carrington, Henry B. Battles of the American revolution. 1775-1781. Historical and military criticism. New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & Co. [1888]. 712 p. 8vo. See index under Steuben, Fredk. Wm. Augustus, de, Baron, Maj. Genl. E24i.AiC4 15. Clayton, W. Woodford. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & Co., 1879. 460 p. Fi2?.S8C6 16. Cronau, Rudolf. Drei Jahrhunderte deutschen Lebens in Amerika; eine Geschichte der Deutschen in den Vereinigten Staaten. Berlin, D. Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), 1909. 640 p. 4to. "Generalmajor Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, der SchSpfer des amerikanischen Heeres": p. 226-241. Ei84.G3C7 17. Drake, Francis S. Dictionary of American biography, including men cf the time; containing nearly ten thousand notices of persons of both '." sexes, of native and foreign birth, who have been remarkable. . . . Boston, J. R. Osgood and Co., 1872. 1019 p. 4to. Baron Frederick William Augustus von Steuben: p. 865-866. 176.073 18. Durand, John, ed. and tr. New materials for the history of the American Revolution. New York, H. Holt & Co., 1889. 311 p. i2mo. Baron Steuben: p. 102-103, 1 4> I S7- 203.094 Bibliography of Steuben 2IQ 19. Du Smnhere, Pierre E. Portraits of the generals, ministers, magistrates Members of Congress, and others, who have rendered themselves illustrious m the revolution of the United States of North America London, R. Wilkinson and J. Debrett, 1783. port. 2 p 8 vo ' Contains a portrait engraved by B. B. E. with title Mai. Gen Baron Steuben. Pubd May is th, 1783. by R. Wilkinson, No. 58, Cornhill, London. E2o6 D ' 20. Ebelmg, Christoph D. C. Nachrichten von den Lebensumstanden des Baron von Steuben. (In Amerikanisches Magazin. Hamburg, 1796. I2 mo. v. i, p. 21. Faust Albert B. The German element in the United StatSwi* spelial reference to its political, moral, social, and educational influence Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909. 2 v. 8vo. See index under Steuben, Baron. Ei84.G3F3 A German translation by Sophie v. Harbou was published in Leipzig, 1912. 22. Fisher, Sydney G. The struggle for American independence. Phila- delphia, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1908. 2 v. 8vo. Baron Steuben; v. 2, p. 137, 453 , 464. E2o8.F 5 i, v. 2 23. Fiske, John. The American revolution. Boston and New York, Hough- ton, Mifflin and Co., 1899. 2 v. i2mo. See index under Steuben, Baron von. E2o8.F56 24. Frost, John. The American generals. Philadelphia, J. W. Bradley, 1848. 912 p. 8vo. "Major general Steuben": p. 88-98. Ei8i.F92 25. General Friederich Wilhelm von Steuben. Deutsche Pionier, Nov. 1875, v - 7- 379~3 8 - Ei84.G3D5, v. 7 - - - ., . 26. Greene, George W. The German element in the war of American inde- pendence. New York, Kurd & Houghton; Cambridge [Mass.], The Riverside press, 1876. 211 p. i2mo. "Baron von Steuben": p. 13-87. Ea69.G3G7 27. - Historical view of the American revolution. Boston, Ticknor & Fields, 1865. 459 p. 12 mo. Baron von Steuben: p. 233-235, 282-319. See especially pages 298-303. E208.G79 28. Hamilton, Alexander. The works of Alexander Hamilton, comprising his correspondence, and his political and official writings, exclusive of the Federalist, civil and military. . . . Ed. by John C. Hamil- ton. New- York, J. F. Trow, printer, 1850-51. 7 v. 8vo. Baron de Steuben: v. i, p. 56, 72, 78, 83, 136, 139, 142, 263, 428, 430, 431, 448, 475; V. 2, p. 154, 223. E302.H22, V. 1-2 29. - The works of Alexander Hamilton. Ed. by Henry Cabot Lodge. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. 12 v. 8vo. Consult "Index to private correspondence" in v. 10, under Steuben. E3Q2.H24 30. Hatch, Louis C. The administration of the American revolutionary army. New York, Longmans, Green and Co., 1904. 229 p. 8vo. (Harvard historical studies, v. 10.) E255-H36 22O Statue of Baron von Steuben 31. Headley, Joel T. Frederick William Augustus Henry Ferdinand von Steuben. (In Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography, v. 5. New York, 1898. 8vo. p. 668-670.) Ei76.A66, v. 5 32. Washington and his generals. New York, C. Scribner, 1859. 2 v. i2tno. " Major general Steuben": v. i, p. 293-313. 206.1134, v. i 33. [Heinrici, Max], ed. Das Buch der Deutschen in Amerika. Hrsg. unter den auspicien des Deutsch-amerikanischen National- Bundes. Phil- adelphia, Walther's Buchdr., 1909. 974 p. 4to. "Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, der Organisator und General- Inspektor der amerikanischen Armee": p. 105-121. Ei8 4 .G 3 H 3 34. Holland, F. W. Baron von Steuben. Living age, Apr. 21, 1860, v. 65: 173-174. AP2.L6s, v. 65 35. Hopp, Ernst O. Bundesstaat und Bundeskrieg in Nordamerika. Mit einem Abriss der Colonialgeschichte als Einleitung. Berlin, G. Grote, 1886. 776 p. 8vo. (Oncken, Wilhelm, ed. Allgemeine Geschichte in Einzeldarstellungen. 4. Hauptabth., 4. Th.) General von Steuben: p. 232-235. 020.058 36. Irving, Washington. Life of George Washington. New York, G. P. Putnam & Co., 1855-59. 5 v. 8vo. Baron Steuben: See index, v. 5. 37. Jefferson, Thomas. The writings of Thomas Jefferson; being his auto- biography, correspofldence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private. . . Ed. by H. A. Washington. Wash- ington, Taylor & Maury, 1853-54. 9 v. 8vo. Baron Steuben: v. i, p. 288-289. Relates to the Virginian campaign. 302^64, v. i 38. Johnston, Henry P. The Yorktown campaign and the surrender of Corn- wallis, 1781. New York, Harper & Bros., 1881. 206 p. 8vo. Baron Steuben: p. 32, 53, 136. 241. Y6J? 39. Jones, Pomroy. Annals and recollections of Oneida County. [N. Y.] Rome, Published by the author, 1851. 893 p. 8vo. . Chap, xxi contains an account of Steuben, the town named in honor of the general, and quotes from Frost's "American gen- erals" the brief life of Major-general Steuben. Fi27.C>5j7 40. Kapp, Friedrich. Leben des amerikanischen Generals Friedrich Wil- helm von Steuben. Mit Steuben's Portrait. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 1858. xxxii, 667 p. 8vo. 207. S8K3 41. Life of Frederick William von Steuben, major general in the revolutionary army. New York, Mason Brothers, 1859. 735 p. i2tno. E207.S8K33 Reviewed in North American review, Oct. 1864, v. 99, p. 321-364. AP2.N7, v. 99 42. Krauel, R. Prince Henry of Prussia and the regency of the United States, 1786. American historical review, Oct. 1911, v. 17: 44-51 Ei7i.A57, v. 17 Bibliography of Steuben 221 43. Laurens, John. The army correspondence of Colonel John Laurens in the years 1777-8, now first printed from original letters to his father, Henry Laurens . . . with a memoir by Wm. Gilmore Simms. New York, 1867. 250 p. 4to. (Bradford club series, no. 7.) See index under Steuben, Baron. 275X38 44. Lecky, William E. H. The American revolution, 1763-1783; being the chapters and passages relating to America from the author's History of England in the eighteenth century . . . Arranged and ed., with historical and bibliographical notes, by James A. Woodburn. New York, Boston, D. Appleton and Co., [1898]. 518 p. izmo. General Steuben: p. 311, 441, 448. 208X45 45. Leister, Mary T. Biographical sketches of the generals of the Continental army of the revolution. [Cambridge, University press], 1889. 167 p. i6mo. ."Baron Steuben": p. 64-67. 206X36 46. Lloyd, Hugh. The story of a fight from Concord bridge to a field at York- town. New York, McLoughlin brothers, [1907]. 245 p. 8vo. Baron Steuben: p. 135, 136, 139, 208, 218, 223. 208X79 47. Lodge, Henry Cabot. The story of the revolution. New York, C. Scrib- ner's Sons, 1903. 604 p. 8vo. First published, 1898, in 2 v. See index under Steuben, Baron. E2o8.L83 48. Lossing, Benson J. Eminent Americans, comprising brief biographies of leading statesmen, patriots, orators and others, men and women, who have made American history. New York, J. B. Alden, 1886. 509 p. i2tno. Also pub. under titles "Our countrymen" and "Lives of cele- brated Americans." Baron von Steuben: p. 144-45- 176X875 49 . The pictorial field-book of the revolution; or, Illustrations, by- pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and tradi- tions of the war for independence. New York, Harper & Bros., 1851-52. 2 v. 4to. Baron Steuben: v. 2, p. 125, 126, 34i~343. 346-347. 5 2 <5, 543~544 550 208X88, v. 2 50. Meyer, George. The German- American. [Milwaukee, Hake & Stira], 1890. 41 p. i6mo. Baron von Steuben: p. 27-29. Ei8 4 .G 3 M6i 51 Muhlenberg, Henry A. The life of Major-general Peter Muhlenberg of the revolutionary army. Philadelphia, Carey and Hart, 1849- 45 p. i2mo. Baron Steuben: p. 216-253. Muzzey, Artemas B. Prime movers of the revolution known by the writer- being reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families. Boston, D. Lothrop Co., [1891]. 424 P- 8. ist ed. entitled "Reminiscences and memorials of men of revolution," pub. 1883. Baron von Steuben: p. 15, 109, 204-208, 276, 283, 332. 206^98 222 Statue of Baron von Steuben 53. North, William. Baron. Steuben. Magazine of American history, Mar. 1882, v. 8: 187-199. Ei7i.Mi8, v. 8 54. Peters, Richard. Letter [to John Montgomery containing a tribute to Baron Steuben]. Magazine of Western history, Sept. 1886, v. 4: 680. Ei7i.N27, v. 4 55. Peterson, Charles J. The military heroes of the revolution; with a nar- rative of the war of independence. Philadelphia, W. A. Leary, 1848. 487 p. 8vo. "Baron Steuben": p. 359-364. Eao8.P48 56. Pfister, Albert von. Die amerikanische Revolution, 1775-1783. Stutt- gart und Berlin, J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1904. 2 v. 8vo. See index under Steuben. 208. P$i 57. Poten, B. Friedrich Wilhelm August Ferdinand von Steuben. (In Allgemeine deutsche Biographic. Leipzig, 1893. 8vo. v. 36, p. 142-148.) 58. Rattermann, H. A. Friedrich Kapp. Deutsch-amerikanisches Magazin, 1886, v. i: 16-36, 226-238, 360-373. 184.03046, v. i 59. Rhoads, Thomas Y. The battle fields of the revolution. Boston, L. P. Crown & Co.; Philadelphia, J. W. Bradley, 1856. 336 p. " Baron Steuben ": p. 329-333. E24i.AiR4 60. Ridpath, John C. The new complete history of the United States of America. Washington, D. C., Ridpath history co., Cincinnati, Ohio, The Jones Bros. Publishing Co. [1911]. 12 v. 4to. See index under Steuben, Baron von. Ei78.R633 61. Rogers, Thomas J. A new American biographical dictionary; or, Remem- brancer of the departed heroes, sages, and statesmen of America. . . 2d ed. Easton, Pa., T. J. Rogers, 1823. 352 p. 12010. "Frederick William Steuben": p. 427-428. E2o6.R72 62. Root, Mary P., ed. Chapter sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American revolution; patron saints. New Haven, Connecticut chapters, Daughters of the American revolution, [1901]. 531 p. Baron Steuben: p. 232, 497. 202^75 63. Rosengarten, Joseph G. American history from German archives, with reference to the German soldiers in the revolution and Franklin's visit to Germany. Lancaster, Pa. [Press of the New Era printing co.], 1904. 104 p. 4to. First pub. in collected form in v. 13 of the Proceedings and ad- dresses of the Pennsylvania-German society. Baron von Steuben: p. 6, 26, 34, 41. 267^792 64. The German soldier in the wars of the United States. Phila- delphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1886. 175 p. i2mo. Baron von Steuben: p. 54, 57, 115, 118, 128, 136. Ei84.G3R8i 65. Ruetenik, Herman J. Beriihmte deutsche Vorkampfer fur Fortschritt, Freiheit und Friede in Nord-Amerika. Von 1626 bis 1888. Cleve- land, Forest City bookbinding co., 1888. 500 p. 8vo. "Baron Steuben": p. 70-87. Bibliography of Steuben 223 66. Schmitt, Nikolaus. Leben .und Wirken von Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Vortrag, gehalten in dem Kunstlerverein von Philadel- phia . . . Zum Besten des Steuben-Denkmals. Philadelphia, John Weik und Co., 1858. 42 p. port. i2mo. 67. Sparks, Jared, ed. Correspondence of the American revolution; being letters of eminent men to George Washington from the time of his taking command of the army to the end of his presidency. Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1853. 4 v. 8vo. Letters by Baron Steuben: v. 2, p. 420-422; v. 3, p. 126-129, 203- 205, 290-294; v. 4, p. 41-43. 203.873 68. Spencer, Jesse A. History of the United States of America, ed. by Edwin Wiley and Irving E. Rines. New York, American educational alliance, [1909-10]. 6 v. 8vo. See index under Steuben, F. W. A. H. F. Baron von. 178.8742 69. Steuben, Friedrich W. A. H. F. von. Copia eines Schreibens von dem General Major von Steuben, an den Geheimenrat ... in Hechingen; im Lager zu Neu Windsor am Nord Fluss, den 4 Jul. 1779. (In Schlozer's Briefwechsel. Gottingen, 1780. 8vo. v. 7, no. 4*. P- 3 2 7-337-) Relates to his landing in Portsmouth, his reception in Boston and later his reception by Washington and the army. Outlines his appointments, and gives glimpses of his sur- roundings and experiences. Di.S7, v. 7 7 0. Letter of General Baron Steuben to the officers of the New Jersey line, July igth, 1783. (In New Jersey historical society. Proceedings, 1850-1851. Newark, 1851. v. 5, p. 14-15-) Refers to his motive in coming to America; pays a tribute to Col. Barber of the New Jersey line. Fisi.NsS, v. 5 - x> A letter on the subject of an established militia, and military arrangements, addressed to the inhabitants of the United States, by Baron De Steuben. New York, printed by J. M'Lean & Co., MDCCLXXXIV. i6p. 4to. Bound with " Poems on Several Occasions. By a Gentleman of Virginia," and other pamphlets in a volume lettered "Poems, etc." There is also in the collection an unbound copy. Not in the Library of Congress. The reference was copied from A. P. C. Griffin's "A catalogue of the Washington collection in the Boston Athenaeum," Boston, 1897, p. 193. 72 [Letter relative to the New York society of the Cincinnati to Gen- eral van Cortlandt, dated New York, March 16, 1789-] Magazine of American history, September, 1883, v. 10: 253. Bi7i.Mi8, v. 10 The military assistant: being a collection of company discipline, principally selected from the writings of Frederick W. Steuben . . . by Emery Russell. Springfield, Mass., T. Dickman, [1812]. 48 p. 224 Statue of Baron von Steuben 74. Steuben, Friedrich W. A. H. F. von. Regulations for the order and dis- cipline of the troops of the United States. Part i. Philadelphia, printed by Styner & Cist, in Second street. 1779. 154 p. 8 plates. i6mo. UBsoi 1779 75. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Part i. Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin. 1779. 138 pp., 6 plates. 76. For the use of the Militia of Pennsylvania. An abstract of a system of military discipline: Framed by the Hon. the Baron Steuben, Major General and Inspector General of the Armies of these United States. Approved by His Excellency General Washington. Con- firmed by the Hon. the Congress. Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Bailey, in Market Street. 1779. 38 pp. 77. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Part i. Hartford: Printed and sold by Nathaniel Patten. 1780. 107 pp., 8 plates. 78. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Part i. Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin. 1782. 89 pp., 8 plates. 79. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Part i. Philadelphia: Printed by Charles Cist, at the cor- ner of Fourth and Arch streets. 1785. 151 pp. 80. Regeln fur die Ordnung und Disciplin der Truppen der Vereinigten Staaten. Erster Theil. Aus dem englischen Ubersetzt. Philadelphia, Gedruckt bey Carl Cist, No. 104 in der zweyten strasse. 1793. 84 p. 8 plates. 8vo. Compiled by von Steuben. Editions were printed in nearly all the States in 1793 and 1704 to meet the requirements of the Militia act of May 8, 1792. UBsoi 1793 81. Steuben, Wilhelm A. von. Zuverlassige Nachrichten von dem Ge- schlecht und Herkommen des nordamerikanischen Generals F. W. L. G. A. von Steuben. (In Historischen Portefeuille, 1785, St. 4, S. 447, 453.)' The reference to this article by the general 's father is taken from Ebeling's Nachrichten, see item no. 20 above. 82. Das Steubenfest und das Steubendenkmal in Baltimore. 1 Baltimore, 1878. 83. Stone, Edwin M. Our French allies . . . Providence, Printed by the Providence Press Co., 1884. xxxi, 632 p. 4to. Baron Steuben: p. 138-144. 265.887 84. Stone, William I,., jr. Baron Steuben. American magazine of history, March, 1882, v. 8: 187-199. 171. Mi8, v. 8 85. Taylor, Rev. John. Journal of missionary tour through the Mohawk and Black River countries in 1802. Documentary history of the State of New York, by E. B. O'Callaghan, M. D. Vol. Ill, p. 1115 and 1135. Albany, Weed, Parsons & Co., 1850. Fi23.D63, v. 3. 1 Not in Library of Congress. Bibliography of Steuben 225 86. Thacher, James. A military journal during the American revolutionary war, from 1775 to 1783 . . . Boston, Richardson & Lord, 1823. 603 p. 8vo. "Frederick William Augustus Baron de Steuben": p. 517-531. E375.T35 87. Tower, Charlemagne. The Marquis de La Fayette in the American revolution. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1895. 2 v. 8vo. Consult index under Steuben. E207.L2T8 88. Trevelyan, Sir George O. The American revolution. New ed. New York, Longmans, Green & Co., 1905. 3 v. 8vo. See index under Steuben, Baron von. Eao8.T83 89. Trumbull, Jonathan. The Trumbull papers, pt. 1-4. (In Massachusetts historical society. Collections. Boston, 1885- 1902. 8vo. ser. 5, v. 9-10; ser. 7, v. 2-3.) Baron Steuben: See index, v. 10. F6i.M4i, ser. 5, v. 9-10; ser. 7, v. 2-3 90. United German societies of the District of Columbia. Souvenir program, unveiling of the Steuben monument, Washington, D. C., December 7, 1910. [Washington, The Carnahan press, 1910.] 19 p. 8vo. 91. United States. Continental congress. Journals of the Continental con- gress, 1774-1789. Ed. by Worthington C. Ford [and Gaillard Hunt]. Washington, Govt. print, off., 1904-1912. 21 v. 4to. See index of vols. 12, 18 and 21 under Steuben. JIO.AS, 1904, v. 12, 18, 21 92. Resolved that Baron Steuben be appointed to the office of inspector-general, Tuesday, May 5, 1778. (In its Journals of the American congress, from 1774 to 1788. Washington, 1823. 8vo. v. 2, p. 539.) See also Journals of the Continental congress, Washington, 1908, v. n, p. 465. Jio.As, 1904, v. ii 93. Virginia. Calendar of Virginia state papers and other manuscripts . . . preserved in the Capitol at Richmond. Richmond, 1875-93. n v. 4 to. Baron von Steuben: v. 2, p. 2, 3, 43, 46, 50, 66, 666. F226.V82, V. 3 94 . governor, 1781. (Thomas Nelson.) Letters of Thomas Nelson, jr. Richmond, Virginia historical society, 1874. 71 p. 4to. (Pub- lications of the Virginia historical society. New series, no. i.) The letters, which include all those of Governor Nelson that could be found in the archives of the State, relate chiefly to the Yorktown campaign of 1781, and are here published for the first time. Of interest in connection with the Virginia cam- paign of 1780-1781. F22I.V835 95. Von dem N-Amerikan-General von Steuben. (In Stats-Anzeigen. Gottingen, 1783. i2tno. v. 5, no. 17, p. 59-60.) Brief recollections by former acquaintances in Hamburg and Silesia. D'- 88 ' v - 5 84647-14 15 226 Statue of Baron von Steuben 96. Washington, George. The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private. By Jared Sparks. New York, Harper & Bros., 1847. I2 v - 8vo. Baron Steuben: v..5, p. 349-35. 526-528. 302^31, v. 5 97. The writings of George Washington. Collected and edited by Worthington C. Ford. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889-1903. 14 v. 8vo. See index under Steuben. 98. Wells, William V. The life and public services of Samuel Adams, being a narrative of his acts and opinions, and of his agency in producing and forwarding the American revolution. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1865. 3 v. 8vo. Baron von Steuben: See v. 3, chap. 47. E2O7-A2W4, v. 3 99. Where Baron Steuben was buried. (In New England historical and genealogical register, 1862. Albany, 1862. 8vo. v. 16, p. 201-202.) Fi.N56, v. 16 100. Wilson, Woodrow. A history of the American people. New York, Harper & Bros., 1903. 5 v. 8vo. Baron Steuben: v. 2, p. 284, 315. 178^77, v. 2 101. Winsor, Justin. Calendar of the Sparks manuscripts in Harvard college library. Cambridge, Mass., issued by the Library of Harvard Uni- versity, 1889. 88 p. 8vo. (Library of Harvard University. Biblio- graphical contributions, no. 22.) Papers of Baron Steuben, no. xv, p. 9-10. Z662i.H33Sp 102. Narrative and critical history of America. New York, Hough- ton, Mifflin & Co., 1884-1889. 8 v. 4to. See index under Steuben, Baron, in v. 6, 7, and 8. Ei8.W76,v.6-8 103. The reader's handbook on the American revolution, 1761-1783. Boston, Houghton, Osgood & Co., 1880. 328 p. 8vo. See index under Steuben. E2o6.W8 104. Zuverlassige Nachrichten von dem Amerikanischen General von Steuben. Journal von und fur Deutschland, August-September, 1784, v. 2: 84-88. AP30.J7.V.2 INDEX By the Office of the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Page Addresses at unveiling of monument, Washington, D. C. : Bartholdt, Hon. Richard (of Missouri) 19-28 Bernstorff , Count Johann Heinrich von 43~45 Hexamer, Dr. Charles J 29-41 Taft, William Howard (President of the United States) 49~5i Addresses at unveiling of replica, Potsdam, Germany: Bartholdt, Hon. Richard (of Missouri) 73~74 German Emperor 74~75 Albany, N. Y. , Steuben tendered freedom of city 26 Allied German Singers of New York, serenade to Envoy Bartholdt .... 71 American independence, achievement of 20 American Revolution, events leading to 29 Appropriations : For bronze replica of Steuben Statue 69, 174, 176, 178, 185-189 For Steuben Statue 9, 156-157, 166-167, 168, 170, 172-173, 178-183, 185, 191, 193 Army regulations: Congress orders observance of 93~94 Payment to Steuben for compiling 95~97 Steuben the compiler of 23, 112, 148 Austin, Mrs. Francis B., Steuben relics in possession of 210-212 Banquets: American envoys presenting replica to German Emperor Entertainment in Germany 75~77 Reception upon return to United States 7 8 Columbia Turnverein 63-64 German-American societies 62 Order of the Cincinnati 59" 61 United German Alliance Committee 61-62 Washington Kriegerbund 62 ~ 6 3 Bartholdt, Hon. Richard (of Missouri): Addresses at unveiling ceremonies At Potsdam, Germany 73~74 At Washington, D. C I 9-8 Bills introduced in Congress for erection of Steuben Statue and replica I ^ ' * ? x Entertainment in Germany 75~7 8 Farewell reception on steamer George Washington 7 Presentation of bronze replica to German Emperor 7> 73~75 Remarks in Congress on Steuben and bills relating to statue . . . *5$-*56 174-177, 181-185 227 230 Index Page German Society of New York, Steuben one of the founders of 40 German volunteers, Congressional resolution raising new corps of troops by name of 90 Germany, friendship with the United States 43-44, 70, 73, 74, 76, 175 Gerth, Mrs. Ottelie, mascot of Twentieth Turner Regiment of New York 63-64 Hamilton, Alexander: Report on Steuben 's memorial 117-127 Witnesses Steuben 's leadership at Battle of Monmouth 37, 50 Hancock, John, entertainment of Steuben 141, 153, 160 Hemenway, Hon. J. A. (of Indiana), brief remarks in Congress on life of Steuben 158-163 Hexamer, Dr. Charles J., address at unveiling ceremonies in Washing- ton, D. C 29-41 History of statue 9-1 1 See also Congress. Infantry, Light, Steuben the inventor of 38 Inspector General, Department of, plan of Steuben for 91-93, 103, 105-106 Invocation, at unveiling ceremonies in Washington, D. C., by Rev. Charles F. Steck, D. D 17-18 Jaegers, Albert: Biographical sketch 14 Description of statue 11-12 Presentation to German Emperor 75 Kapp, Friedrich, extracts from "The Life of Frederick William von Steuben " 202, 204-205 Krieger bunds: Banquet given by Washington Kriegerbund 62-63 Delegations attending unveiling ceremonies in Washington, D. C 63 L'Enfant, Maj. Pierre Charles: Insignia designed for Order of the Cincinnati 60 Letter from Steuben 60 Lithuanians, citizenship in United States 158 Location of statue 9, 12-14, 56 Mann, Hon. James R. (of Illinois), remarks in Congress on presentation of Steuben replica to German Emperor 60-78 Members of statue commission. See Steuben Statue Commission. Military Academy, West Point, suggested by Steuben 39 Minute Men, entertainment of 62^63 Models for statue submitted 9 Monmouth, Battle of, influence of Steuben at 37, 50 National Museum, Washington, D. C., Steuben relics in possession of. 213-214 New York City, Steuben tendered freedom of 26 New York Historical Society, Steuben 's papers in archives of . . . 6, 32, 38, 213 Newspaper comment 53-65, 78-81 Index 231 North, Col. William: Page Extract from biographical sketch of Steuben X 6i Steuben memorial tablet presented by 202-203 Steuben relics bequeathed to 210-212 Northeastern Singers' Association, participation in unveiling cere- monies in Washington, D. C 55 56 Oneida Historical Society, Utica, N. Y. : Cooperation in restoration of Steuben 's grave 207 Steuben relics in possession of 2 12 Page, Hon. John (of Virginia), remarks in Congress on Steuben's services and claims therefor 128-130 Parade at unveiling ceremonies in Washington, D. C., formation of 57-58 Poles, citizenship in United States 157-158 Potsdam, Germany: Presentation of bronze replica to German Emperor 69-81 Suitability of location for Steuben Statue 71 Pulaski, Count Casimir: Provisions for erection of statue 163, 166-170 Senate report in Fifty-seventh Congress relative to statue 164-165 Replica of Steuben Statue. See Steuben Statue, replica. Revolutionary interest attached to location for statue 13 Russell, Rev. William T., D. D., benediction at unveiling cere- monies in Washington, D. C 52 Sculptor. See Jaegers, Albert. Secretary of War, application of Steuben refused for position of 39 Steck, Rev. Charles F., D. D., invocation at unveiling ceremonies in Washington, D. C 17-18 Steuben, Baron Frederick William Augustus Henry Ferdinand von: Acts passed by Congress Adjusting claims of 135 Providing for erection of statue and replica 170, 186 Admiration of Gen. Washington for 24 Advice of Benjamin Franklin 21, 31 Albany tendered freedom of city to 26 Army regulations Compiler of 23, 112, 148 Congress orders observance of 93~94 Payment for compiling 95~97 Arrival in America 21, 22, 117, 141, 152 Battle of Monmouth, influence at 37> 5 Bibliography 217-226 Bills introduced in Congress by Hon. Richard Bartholdt (of Missouri) for erection of statue and replica 136, 171 Biographical sketches 19-28, 31-41, 43~45> 49-5i i37- J 49, i5- I 55, 158-163 Birth 3i, 138, 151 Burial place - 27, 41, 7, 201-207 Capitulation offered by Cornwallis to 2 4 232 Index Page Steuben, Baron Frederick William Augustus Henry Ferdinand von Continued. Citizenship of 40 Claims for expenses incurred, congressional reports and resolutions on payment for 99-101, 106-135 Coat of arms of the Steuben family 214 Commendation by Gen. Washington 6, 26-27, 3^> 45> 50-51, 87, 148, 154, 161-162 Committee of Congress appointed to confer about service in Conti- nental Army 86, 141-142 Conference relative to the German volunteers 90 Congressional resolution of commendation relative to military order and discipline of 95 Control over Army supplies 23 Death 27, 41 Description of visit made by Rev. John Taylor to house and grave of 202-203 Early training 21, 31, 49, 138, 151 Engineer and Artillery Corps, created by 44 Entertained by John Hancock 141, 153, 160 Extracts relating to From address by Rev. D. W. Bigelow on movement to erect monument at grave of 206-207 From Annals and Journals of Congress 117-135 From Congressional Record 136-198 From Journals of Continental Congress 85-116 From "The Life of Frederick William von Steuben," by Friedrich Kapp 202, 204-205 " Father of the American Army" 32, 41 Founder of German Society of New York 40 Order of the Cincinnati 40, 60 Genius of 36 Gold box presented to . 26 Independent command in Army refused by Congress 24 Inspector General, Department of, plan for 9 I ~93> I0 3 105-106 Inspector General of the Army 34, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 103, 106, 148, 154-155 Inventor of formation of light infantry 38 Land granted for services to 26, 40 Letters from 6,60, 85, 108, 109, 112, 121, 122-124, 141, 152-153, 159-160 Master mind of 20 Memorial tablet given by Col. William North 204-205 Memorials 201-2 14 Military academy suggested 39 Military discipline and knowledge 20-21, 23, 31-32, 35-38, 44~45i 49-5. 8 7 95. 129-130, 138, 146-147, 151, 154, 159, 160-161 233 Steuben, Baron Frederick William Augustus Henry Ferdinand von Continued. Motives for aiding colonists ................... 30, 49, 86, 12 1, 122, 152-153 New York tendered freedom of city to ........................... 2 6 Offers services to Congress ............... 22, 85, 121, 141, 152-153, 159-160 Papers preserved in archives of New York Historical Society ..... 6, 32,38,213 Pennsylvania conferred honorary citizenship on .................. 26 Pension for ............................... 26, 116, 126-127, 12 8, 131-135 Portraits and relics ........................................... 200-214 Pupil of Frederick the Great .................................... 22, 151 Raising troops in Virginia ...................................... 23-24 Reception by Gen. Washington .................................. 22 Regent of University of New York .............................. 40 Remarks in Congress, on life, services, and statue, by Hon. Richard Bartholdt (of Missouri) ..... 155-156, 174-177, 181-185 Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks (of Indiana) .................. 165-166 Hon. J. A. Hemenway (of Indiana) ....................... 158-163 Hon. James R. Mann (of Illinois) ........................... 69-78 Hon. John Page (of Virginia) ............................. 128-130 Hon. William Sulzer (of New York) ....................... 149-155 Report from Alexander Hamilton on memorial of ............... 117-127 Requested to aid Gen. Sullivan in Rhode Island ................. 89 Resignation from Army ........................... \ 39, 108-113, 149, 162 Secretary of War, application refused for position of .............. 39 Southern Department, directed to repair to ....................... 104 Spelling of name ............................................... 85 Swords presented to ................................. 26,39,112, 125, 149 Thanks of Congress extended to .......... 39,86, 111-112,124-125,149,162 Will of ......................................................... 201-202 Yorktown, participation at ................................... .... 38 Steuben Statue i Act of Congress providing for erection at Washington, D. C ....... 170 Appropriations for ............................... 9,156-157, 166-167, 168, 170, 172-173, 178-183, 185, 191, 193 Bills and reports in Congress relative to erection of ............... 136, I37~ I 49, 163-170 History ....................................................... 9-" Location .................................................... 9,12-14,56 Models submitted ............................................... 9 Resolutions and reports in Congress providing for printing of pro- ceedings at unveiling of ..................................... 190-198 Steuben Statue Commission, members of ............................ 8 Steuben Statue, replica: Act providing for erection of ..................................... J 86 Appropriations for ............................ 69, 174, 176, 178, 185-189 Bill introduced in Congress, with remarks, by Hon. Richard Bartholdt (of Missouri) for erection of ................... 171, i74->7* 234 Index Page Steuben Statue, replica Continued. Extract from message of President Taft relative to presentation to German Emperor 196 Presentation at Potsdam, Germany 60-81 Reports on bill for erection of 172, 178 Sulzer, Hon. William (of New York), remarks in Congress on Steuben and services rendered by him J 49-i5S Taft, Miss Helen, unveiling of statue 47. 56 Taft, William Howard (President of the United States): Address at unveiling ceremonies in Washington, D. C 49~5 I Extract from message relative to presentation of Steuben replica to German Emperor 196 Telegram in response to message from German Emperor 76 Taylor, Rev. John, description of visit made to Steuben 's house and grave 202-203 Thompson, James Sweeney, Steuben relics in possession of 213 Turnvereins, representation at unveiling ceremonies in Washington, D. C 64 United German Alliance Committee, entertainment by Washington Chamber of Commerce 61-62 Unveiling ceremonies: Potsdam, Germany, September 2, 1911 71-81 Washington, D. C., December 7, 1910 10, 15-52 Washington, Gen. George: Commendation of Steuben 's services 6, 26-27, 38, 45, 50-51, 87, 148, 154, 161-162 Letters from 6, 26-27, 87, 148, 162 Reception of Steuben 22 Washington, D. C., unveiling ceremonies, December 7, 1910 10, 15-52 Washington Chamber of Commerce, hosts to United German Alliance Committee 61-62 Washington Kriegerbund, banquet of 62-63 Wolffram, Hon. Charles B.: Dinner given to Hon. Richard Bartholdt (of Missouri) in Ger- many 77 Presentation of bronze replica to German Emperor 70, 75 Reception by German Emperor 75 Yorktown, Va., services rendered by Steuben at 38 University of California SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1388 Return this material to the library from which it was borrowed. < ; y 000323386 3