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A Tragic Passing:
October, 1789 -- Sophia dies of unknown causes. Local legend suggests she died either in childbirth of [sic] from complications of a miscarriage. Legend also states that in accordance with her wishes, Sophia was buried in an unmarked grave at Friendship Hill overlooking the Monongahela River. Edward Bramley recounts:
"When I was a boy I went with Mr. Gallatin a hunting, or rather I went along to turn the squirrels for him, and carry them after he had shot them. On our way home we passes Mrs. Gallatin's grave. We sat down on a log to rest. He remained musing for a long time without speaking a word. Turning to me he said: 'There lies one of the best and purest women God ever made. I would have created a monument to her memory, only she requested me not to do so, preferring that her grave should not be marked. She said that I would know where she was laid, and to the rest of the world it was of little importance.'" |