Are These Really the Remains of John Paul Jones?

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In 1905, a body presumed to be American Revolutionary naval war hero John Paul Jones (1747-1792) was exhumed in Paris, France by Ambassador Horace Porter. Encased in metal and embalmed in alcohol and straw, the mummified remains were remarkably intact after 114 years. The features matched  almost exactly the measurements taken from the Jean-Antoine Houdon bust of Jones, sculpted from life in Paris in 1780. Houdon also sculpted such Revolutionary Era dignitaries as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Voltaire. The remains were shipped to Annapolis, MD, and, eight years later, entombed in an ornate sarcophagus in the Annapolis Chapel crypt. The autopsy pictures and data were published by the US Government in 1907.

Evidence That This Body is JPJ
From the 1907 US Government Report

• The body measurements match the Houdon sculpture almost exactly which was sculpted from life.
• It was the correct sex, age, body size and type, race, skin coloring, and general appearance of known features.
• Remains were buried in the only Protestant cemetery in Paris as described by death certificate and witnesses.
• Jones was discovered in a “leaden coffin” to preserve the body in case it might eventually be retrieved by America, as described in a letter by a witness and benefactor in 1792.
• Remains were especially well preserved befitting a person of stature.
• An autopsy performed in France showed Jones died of ailments similar to those described by his doctor and contemporary acquaintances.
• No military uniform or personal artifacts were found in the coffin, which is consistent with reports that they were not included and were later sold at auction.
• The initial J or P appears to be monogrammed on the burial shirt
• Body found in vicinity indicated by church records
• No wounds. JPJ was never wounded in battle
• The hair was bound similarly to that in the bust and matched the reported color
  

Photo and data reprinted from John Paul Jones, US Official Commemorative Book , US Government Printing Office 1907 (11,000 copy limited edition) ,