Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-16
i2i EXAMINING THE TREASURES.

\ t'f - EAIlmlRtnd InEASUhES. .h t4Ii
treaties of great historical interest may
be seen as follows: The original ex-.
change copy treaty of amity with
Great Britain, signed by George III, No
veniber 10, 1794s The original treaty of
Ghent, done at Ghent, December "a,
1S14 the original treaty with the Repub-
lie of France, September 80, 1900, the
signature of Napoleon Bonaparte is
shown, with that Of his Ministers, Tailey-
rand and Maret; the original treaty Of
commerce. with the Sultan of Turkey
May IA, 1852; the original treaty with.
the Netherlands, May 20, 1900, and q,
whales tooth sent as a treaty by, the
King of the Fiji Islands. The wax seals
securing the pages of these treaties are
particularly interesting, and. the engray-
ing on the gold and silver boxes which
contain the seals are, well worth atten-
tion. o'4- -'- '.'-'-'s' 3.' " l''S'@ z +es
A second medal case contains thirty
nine bronze medals, voted to various off,
GERS of the army and navy in commemo-
ration of their services to the country.
A medal voted. to Gen. III: g.. Grant, Gen.
Zachary Taylor, Gen., VIM. H. Harrison
and Gen. Winfield 81 Scott, are among
the number. Another medal case con;
tains gold and silver medals, presented;
to the U. S. Government for, its various
services, Here Is found the gold medal
awarded to the Department Of State for
its exhibit at the Cincinnati Exposition
Lii 1884, and the gold medal awarded the
nepartmsnt of State for its exhibit at
theI IoaisSille Exposifisn The same yzzPs
A gold medal to commemorate the first
Embassy to Japan, also an impression in
wax Of the, great Eseaf Of the United,
ststeso sof Amerf& esesn, ~ 4
In the center show case can be seen a
Malay Kriss, taken from pirate in the
Straitssof -Malacea In 1880; 4 Sword pre-
sented to the United States by the King
Of Siami buttons from Benjamin Frank
Inns court dress; portrait Of the late
King of Siam -Maha Morgkut-his gift
to the United States; Thomas Jefferson's
Journal fot thesy yeaE.t77S; the,qersmoniali
sfobeOfa the King Of Samoa; swords spre4s
sented to the United States by the Japa-
nese Governments bexs containing the
credentials of the Corean, Minister; the
credentials Of the Chinese Minister; the
announcement from the Mikado of Ja-
pan Of the termination Of the, mission of
oneof his Ministers; tie jodrnalsp u Con !. .
gress wRieh was he personal prqpeEsy 81.
George WAshings0h, ard cont talhs his3ian-
stograph on che title Spage, and withfn1ss
leaves the ordinance of 1887, relating to
the stablishlnent Of the Northwest Ter
htory, of which, this Centennial Exposi-
tion commemprates the event; also
book printed In 1893, at Nuremberg. q"
The original declaration of fadepend-
ence' was placed III the State Department
by On act, Of Congress, and IT. therefore.
can only be removed from that building
by an act Of Congress. There has been, /,
however, q fac sinils copy t@kSn which
gives an exact IDEA of the original docI-
ment, both as to size, style and signature,
and this copy is prominently displayed II
cJ1Nc1sNATII oENTENNIAL Il Sor1Ess res
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