The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-27
GEN. GRANTS RELICS.
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Property Of Historical Value That VII
Finally Go to the United States Govern.
msnt-A Long List of Gifts Pre-, a
4 sented to the Hero of Appomattox
Nfw YoRK, Jan. 26.-Nrrs. Genera
Grant having signifed her willingness I,
accept William Il. vanderbilts proposi
ton to preserve Grants numerous effects
requested Mr.. Vanderbilt to prepare
deed of trust, and he has gratifed hel
wishes. The deed has been. signed by The
interested parties. One copy is retaine6
by. III. Vanderbilt, another is in thesp6s
session Of Mrs. Grant and the third has
been sent to President Arthur. Following
is q copy of the decd:
i...iWHEREAs, William II. Vanderbilt, oi
the city Of New York, by virtue ola sale
made under judgment ina suit TO fore.
close q chattel mortgage in the Supreme
Court Of this State, Of which was plain;
tilt and Ulysses s. Grant defendant, which
judgment was entered on the 9th day oi
DECEMBER 1884, and under an execution
in another suit in the said Court be-
tween the same parties upon a judgment
entered December 0, 1884, have be.
come the owner Of the property
and the articles described in the
schedule -hereunto annexed, formerly the
property Of the said Ulysses S. Grant, to
carry out purpose formed by me, and ia
rhuS;d nratinn NJ S1 IN ,no nail ,io harn
by transfer and convey each and every
one Of these articles mentioned and iteni-
lied in the said schedule to Julia Dent
Grant, to have and 10 hold the same to
her, her executors and administrators
upon the trust aud agreement neverthe.
less hereby accepted and made by her,
that uponNthe death OF the said Ulysses s.
Grant, or previously thereto, at her or
their option, the said shall become and
DO the property OF the Nation, and shall
be taken to Washington and transferred
and conveyed by her and them to the
United States OF America.
I'm witness whereof the said William
II. Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant have
executed these presents, the 10th day Of
January, A. D. 1885.
'y "W. II. VANDERBILT,
JULIA DENT GRANT"
TIE SCHEDULE OF EFFECTS.
The schedule OF effects includes tie
swords and medals, paintings, bronzes,
portraits commissions, addresses, and OBJ
iects oi value and Of art presented by
various Governments to General Grant;
the Mexican onyx cabinet, presented by
tho people Of Pueblo, Mexico; theaefolitc,
apart Of which passed over Mexico in
1871; bronze vases, presented by the
Japanese citizens OF Yokohama, Japan;
the marble bust and pedestal, presented
by tho workingmen Of Philadelphia; Cen
eral Grant and Family, painted by Coggs-
well; large elephant tusks, presented by
tho King OF siam; small elephant tusks,
from tue Alaharalfah Of Jehore; picture OF
General Scott by Page, presented by
ware bowls, very old, presented by
Prince Kohn Of China; Chinese porcelain,
iars, old, presented by Lii Hung Chang;
Arabian Bible and Coptic Bible, presented
hy Lord Napier, who captured them with
King Theodore of Abyssinia; sporting
ritl and sword OF Donelson, presented to
General Grant after the fall OF Fort Donel-.
son. by'tie otficecs OF til army, and used
byhim until the end OF the War; the New
York, sword voted to General Grant by
the citizens oil New York at the lair held
in New York the sword OF Chattanooga,
presentod to General Grant by the citi-
zens OF Galena, ILL.,, alter the battle OF
Chattanooga; Roman mug and pitcher,
silver inenli aud card, farewell dinner at
San Francisco, CAL; silver menu, Paris
dinner; horn and silver suutibox and sill.
yer matchbox, used by General Grant.
{ Agilt table modelled after the table in
Mr.. McLean's house in which General Il,
z. Lee signed the articles OF surrender.
This was presented to General Grant by
x-Conf5derate soldiers; gold cigar case,
enameled, presented blythe Celestial King
OF Siam gilt cigar case, plain, presented
hy the. Second King OF Siam gilt handled
knife, presented by the miners OF Idaho
Territory; nine pieces OF jadestone, pre-
sented by Prince koon OF China; silver
trowcl, used by General Grant in the lay
ing OF the cornerstone Of the, American
Museum Of Natural History; knife made
at atShellield, Eng, for General Grant; en-
broidered pictures, Cock and Hen, pre-
sentets TO General Grant by citizens OF
Japani field glasses used by General Grant
during the war; iron.headed cane, made
from the Rebel ram Nlerrithac; silver
headed cane made from wood used
in ihe defense Of Fort Sumter;
gold-headed cane made out OF wood
Erom old Fort Duquesne, Pa; gold
headed cane presented to General Grant
us attribute Of regard for his humane treat.
ment Of the soldiers and kind considera-
ton oi'thoae who ministered tothc sick
and wounded during the war; gold headed
cane used by Lafayette and present to
General Grant by tho ladies OF baltimore; !;
caryediwood cane from the estate OF Sir
Walter Scott; uniform OF q General OF the
United States Army; fifteen buttons cut
from coats during the war by Mrs. Grant,
after and before battles; bat ornament
used at Belmont; hat ornament used at
Fort Donelson; shoulder straps, Briradier
Generals, cut from the coat used by Cen
eral Grant in the campaigns against Rich
mond and Petersburg and Lees Army;
shoulder straps OF Lieutenant Generals,
cut from General Grants ceatj pair Of gilt
straps, cut from the coat oi General Grant
used after tho war.
4 CONGRESSIONAL coLLEcrIoN.
A medal from tho American Congress,
gold, for the opening OF the Mississippi;
gilt medal from Philadelphia badges,
army aud corpg; twenty.one medals, gilt
and silver, and ten medals, silver and
brass, sent to General Grant at different
times; fourteen medals in memory Of
events !; silk.paper, Louisville Commercial,
printed for General Grant; silk DdiyI
Chronicle and Burlington IIdgkeye, printed
for General Grant; collection Of coins,
Japanese, This is the only complete sct
except one which is in the japanese
Treasury; the value of this set Is
$1,000, presented by the Governor
q Japan; all the military commits
sons of General Grant; commission
as honorable member Of the NJ. L. A.. Of
San Francisco; commission as member OF
q. anI-1.