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 DELAWARE COUNTY. 355 fallen in Israel/^ The Freemasons and Military erected a monument to the memory of the departed. No marble monu- ment was necessary to perpetuate his fame, for his memory was graven on every heart, and his heroic deeds were written in his country's history. Delhi became the home of Mrs. L. and her four children, for a short time. From thence they removed to Newburgh, where another severe trial awaited them : the eldest daughter was removed by death. It was my good fortune, a few years since, to see Mrs. L. Her countenance bore the deep traces of sorrow, but grief had not robbed her of her beauty and commanding appearance. Courage and ambition, those predominating faculties of her mind, were unimpared, and like the sun after the cloud passes away, they show with a brighter and steadier lustre. Florida is now the home of Mrs. L. and her three children. Thus passes the life of one who is fitted to adorn and shine as one of the brightest gems in the higher walks of life. Davenport, Feb. 26th, 1849. The following obituary announces the death of this lady : Died — On the 7th September, 1854, at Barrytown, Dutchess county, Mrs. Harriet Leavenworth, widow of t,he late Gen. Henry Leavenworth, U. S. Army. Mrs. Leavenworth, during the first few years of her married life, was a resi- dent of this village; and although many years have passed, she is still remembered with pleasure by the few remaining of those who had her acquaintance and friendship. Her early life was diversified with many incidents of interest. When her gallant husband was ordered to the frontier, hundreds of miles in the wilderness, to protect the inhabitants from the invasions of the savages, she, like a faithful wife, was at his side, regard- less of the many dangers, hardships and privations she had to endure. After the death of Gen. L. she returned to this