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an ancient drawing-room, General
Washington and Lady held their
grand levee. The room was crowded
and every person evinced the most
intense interest in the proceedings.
| Whilst looking ON and knowing that
our notice must be hasty and imper-
feet, on account of the lateness of the
hour, we excused ourself by thinking
that a poor Ben franklin among that
great throng would find it impossible
to give in detail the many items of
interest surrounding an occasion of
this kind. 1t must suffice for the pres
ent to say that there never has been a
greater or more deserving success in
this.town than the tea party. Toa ppre
ciate the admirable management and
execution of the unique and novel cos
TUNES, they must be witnessed by the
eye rather than portrayed by the pen.
Among the guests received by
the General and lady, were
Alexander Hamilton, Lord and Lady
Fitzgerald, Mr.. Ball and Lady, Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton, Miss Martha JEFF
ferson, Miss Scott, Miss Experience
Dorr, Mrs. Robert Morris, Mrs.
Sarah Nourse, Miss Fitzgerald, Miss
Matthews, Mrs. Thos. Mason RAN
dolph, Minnehaha, Mrs. Higgins,
Jessie Fremont and Marquis De La
fayette and Lady.
The following lisa list of goods on ex-
hibition at the teaparty last Thurs
day. evening:
Continental Shoe and Knee b uck-
les two pair Slippers, over one hun
bred years old Jewelry brought over
in the vessel with VIM. Penn Lock
found near Morocco in a Roman camp
and supposed to be over one thous and
years old; small japanese Painting
on Rice paper-very old two pieces
of Embroidery, over one hundred
years old {; one piece of Moorish En-
broidery, very old one pair of home
made Towels ,onehundred and twenty
| five years old; Indian and japanese
curiosities and Block of Wood from
Jerusalem; sprig of Geianium from
the Garden of G ethsemane a Horn
| of Sea Cow; Il lot of very rare and
old China: a lot of old and rare
Coins, dating back fifty years B. c.;
a piece of Lady Washington s Recep-
tion Dress; piece of British Flag cap
| tured by Gen. Porter; Muster Roll of
Capt. VIM. Heyser's Company, of the
German regiment commanded by Ba-
ron Areudt Col. at Quibbletown, May
-, 1777; Continental Money, G. Ger
tificate Of Enlistment of Jacob Beltz-
DOVER; a lot of Dresses, Capes, Hrnd-
kerchiefs, etc., brought from France
one hundred years ago; Pen and Ink
stand used by General Washington in
camp in writing dispatches piece of
Lady Washington Wedding Dress !;
a Suit said to be worn by
Mr.. Thompson, Washington's Secre-
tary, at General Washington 'srecep-
ton; a Spinning-wheel one hundred
years old; Perfume Case fro m France
one hundred years old; a lot of Dresses
handkerchiefs, etc. worn during the
| Revolution Homemade Table-cloth
over 100 years old +; Worsted Work
over one hundred years old /; a lot of
Dishes property Washingtons cousin;
Pepper Cruet, over $50 years old
Silver Cream jug, 100 years old
Spoon found ON the battle field of
Yorktown supposed to have belonged
to CORVALLIS Portrait of Col. Smith
Slaughter, Deputy to Samuel Wash
ington, sheriff of Berkeley county in
1776; Liberty Cap used during the
Revolution; Diploma of VIM. Mackey,
of the order Of Cincinnati, instituted
by the officers of the American army
at its dissolution, signed by General
Washington; Obituary of General
Washington, in 1893; Painting over
1876 years old; Painting in 1871;
Desk and Chair used by John Adams
in Z. s. Congress Dictionary pub
lished in 1924; Bookspublished in 1908;
a Novel written in japanese: the 18th
Chap. Of John written in japanese
a Collection of Verdure from Gray's
Peak, above timber line, $4,000 feet
above the level Of the sea; Tortoise
Shell Comb Of We olden time; Violin