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The monument was erected by a former slave, George Washington, to his former master Dr. Silas Hamilton, this is the only monument of its kind. No where in the world is there such a monument.
The Monument reads as follows:
DR. SILAS HAMILTON
Created by George Washington
Born in Virgina a Slave
Died at Otterville, Illinois
April 18, 1864
A Christian Freeman
To the Memory of
Dr. Silas Hamilton
His former master
Born at Tinmouth, VT May 10, 1775
Died Otterville, Illinois November 19, 1834
Having his lifetime given freedom to Twenty-eight slaves and at his death bequeathed four thousand dollars for the erection and endowment of the Hamilton Primary School
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