Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-19
Gen. Grants Trophies.
LONG LIST OF ARTICLES OF HISTORIC
VALUE

memen,os Of the military and official ca
rcer OF Gen. Grant, with the addresses and
objects Of art and value presented to the
| General during his trip around the world
| Is already known through the recently
| published correspondence between the par
| ties named. 1t is also known that they
| were to be assigned 10 Mrs Grant If agree
| able to her wishes.
Mrs. Grant not only readily gave her
| consent 10 this proposition. but within
| the last few DAYS desired Mr.. Wander
| bilt to put his desire into such legal
shape that his wish might be practically
| ratified.
I A deed Of trust between the parties in
! ierested has therefore been drawn up and
/ signed. One copy il retained by Mr.. Van
| derbit. another is in the possession Of Mrs.
[ Grant, and the third has been sen, 10 Pres
! ident Arthur.
| Mrs Grant havin. given her consent to
the publication Of the deed. MIR. Wander
hii,. on being informed ftha, fact, kindly
allowed copy of, to be taken with the
| schedule annexed. The schedule is Of
more than usual interest. inasmuch as IL
contains description Of many articles tha,
/ has not been generally known we're in the
. n
/ copy Of the deed
| Whereas. I. William H. Vanderbilt. Of
/ the city Of New York. BY virtue OF a sale
made under a judgment IN a suit 10 fore
close a chaitel mortgage in the supreme
( court of this State, in which | was plaintiff
and Ulysses S. Grant defendant, which
/ judgment was entered on the 9Th day of
| December. 1854. and under execution in an
q ~. IL
I parties upon a Judgment entered Dec. 8.
( 1854, have become the owner OF property
/ and the articles described in the schedule
hereunto annexed. formerly the property
/ Of the said Ulysses $. Grant.
Now. therefore. to carry out purpose
formed by me, aud in consideration of 81
TO me paid. | do hereby transfer and con
vey each and every one of the articles
mentioned and i,emixed IN the said schrd-
ule to Julia Dent Grant.
I TO have and to hold the same TO her, her
executors aud administrators. upon the
death Of the SAID Ulysses s. Grant, or pre-
,iously thereto, at her or their option, the
SAID shall become and b. the property Of
the nation. aGd shall be taken 10 Washing
ton and transferred aud conveyed BY
her and them 10 the United States Of
.imerica.
In witness whereof the SAID William H.
Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant have ex-
ecuted these presents this 10Th day Of Jan
usr,. \. d. 1885. W. II. NANpEgBrLr.
JULIA DENT GRANT.
Schedule of swords and medals. paint
ings, bronzrs, portraits. commissions. ad-
dresses and objects of value and Of art pre-
sented by various governments TO Gen.
Ulysses 5. Grant
Mexican ONYX cabintt-Presentel hv the
peop. OF Pueblo. Mexico.
.Erolie-Part Of which passed over Mex
leo in 1871.
Broaze vases Presented BY the japanese
citizens OF Yokohama. Japan.
Marble bas, and pedestal = Pre- syuted by
wofkinsmen of Philadelphia
Gen. Grant aud family Painted BY
Coggswel.
Large elephant ,usks Presented BY the
King Of Siam.
Small eephan, tusks From the Maha-
rajsh Of Jehore.
Picture Of Gen. Scott (by Pagry-Pre.
sented by the city Of New York
CrackIewsre bowls (very oldl-Presen;-
ed by Prince koohn Of China.
Chinese porcelain jars (o!d)- Presented
by Ii Hung Chang.
Arabian Bible and Coptic Bible : Pre-
sented by Lord Naner, who captured them
with King Theodore OF Abyssinia
Sporting rife and sword Of Donel-
sou-Presented to Gen. Grant after the
fall Of Fort Donelson BY officers of the
army and used by him until the end Of the
war.
New York sword Voted to Gen. Grant
by the citizens of New York at the fair held
10 New York
Sword OF hattanooga-Presented TO Gen.
GraLt by the citizens Of Jo Dayiess
county, Galena. ILL.,, after the battle of
Chattanooga.
Roman mug and pitcher, silver menu aud
card-Farewel dinner at San Francisco.
Cal.
Silver menu-Paris dinner
Horn and silver snuff box and silver match
box-Used by Gen. Grant
Gilt table Modelled after the table in
Mr.. McCiean's house, on which Gen. r. f.
Lee signed the articles Of surrender. This
was presented to Gen Grant by ex-confed-
crate soldiers.
Gold cigar case (enameied) )-Presenied
by the Celestial King Of Siam.
Gilt cigar case tplain) by the
second King of Siam.
Gilt handled knife fe-Plesented by the
miners Of Idaho territory.
Nine pieces Of jade stone-Presented by
Prince koohn of China.
Silver troael-Used by Gen Grant in the
laying of the cornerstone of the American
Museum of Natural History.
knife-Made at Sheffield, Eng, for Gen.
Grant.
Embroidered pictures. cock and hen
Presented TO Geu. Grant BY citizens Of
Japan.
Field glasses-Used by Gen. Grant dur
ing the war.
Iron headed cane-Made from the rebel
ram Merrimac.
Silver headed cane-Made from wood
used in the defence Of Fort Sumter.
Gold headed cane-Made out of wood
from old Fort Du Quesne, Pa.
Gold headed cane-Presented TO Gen.
Grant as a tribute of regard for his humane
treatment of the soldiers and kind consid-
Grafton of those who mnistered TO the sick
and wounded during the war.
Gold headed cane-Used by Lafayette,
and presented to Gen. Grant by the ladies Of
Baltimore, Md.
OafSeu WOOu caue-ETOtH tHe estate OF DIR |
Waiter Scott.
Uniform of General of the United States
army.
Fifteen buttons-Cut from coats during
the war by Mrs. Grant, after and before
battles.
Hat orHament-Used at Belmont.
Hat ornament-Used al Fort Donelson |
Shoulder strap (brigsdier- generals -
Cat from the coat used BY Gen. Grant in
the campaigns against Richmond ard Pc
tersburg and Lees army.
Shoulder strap Qieutenant-general's)- -
Cut from Gen. Grants coat.
Pair OF gilt s,raps-Cst from the coat Of
Gen. Grant, used after the war.
Medal from the American Congress
(gold)-For the opening Of the Miss
issippi.
Gilt medal-From Philadelphia.
Badges-Army and corps.
Twenty-one medals, gilt and silver, and
ten medals, silver and brass-Sent to Gen.
Grant at different times.
Fourteen medals-ln memory Of events
Silk paper. Louisrilse Commercial
Printed for Gen. Grant.
Six Daily Chronicle and Burlington
Harkeye- Printed for Gen. Grant.
Collection Of coins gapanese) )-This i