Genl Tipton enter land at Congress price a year >
The sentence [illegible] through the [illegible] of Battle Ground
it became necessary to purchase a section of land to secure
the whole of the Battlefield.  Genl Tipton was an ensign under the
[crossed out the end of crossed out] command of Capt Spencer in the battle,[crossed out and end] He [this is part of the above line] purchased the
land for the purpose of preserving it as a sacred and holy spot, and
intended to have enclosed it and erected a monument to commemorate
the event of this important action.
But the state being ambitious to possess it – and Govn. Noble
when.  I believe was instructed by the Legislatures to make
application to Senator Tipton and to assertain [ascertain] upon terms
he would yield it to the state – Genl Tipton generaly [generally]
conceded of to the state with the consideration that the
that a monument should be erected over the graves of the buried [crossed out and 
[illegible] graves of the [illegible] should be preserved end of crossed]
an enclosure should be made and the timber should
be preserved.

   At what period was the enclosure put there?
   The bones were collected in /28 and interred with the honors of war
   as an elegant address on that [illegible] occassion [occasion] was able
   by Mr. Harrison.  The Indians after the battle disinterred
   the bodies, and for several years, bones of the fallen were scattered
   indiscriminately upon the field.

   Two coffins – presented by the citizens one was covered with black cloth
    decorated with [illegible] nails – one of cherry plain.