Excerpt from Special Bulletin of the Newport Historical Society, Vol. 10: In Memory of Hon. Robert Stilman Franklin, Vice President of the Society, Died October 8th, 1913
Here are also the tombs of two other Colonial governors - Richard W'ard. Who died in 1763, and Samuel Ward, who died in 1776. The monument to Samuel Ward, a marble slab raised on six square pillars was erected by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations as a. Testimony of respect for his great abilities, his unshaken integ rity, his ardor in the cause of freedom, his fidelity to the offices he filled. Governor Ward was a delegate from the colony at the Gen eral Congress, in which station he died at Philadelphia of small pox, March 26, 1776. His remains were afterwards removed by his descend ants to Rhode Island.
Not far from these tombs is the grave of Solomon Southwick, for many years Proprietor and Editor of the Newport Mercury and Com missary General for the State of Rhode Island in the Revolutionary war, who died in 1797.
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