Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27
WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL.
GREAT EXHIBITION OF HISTORY.
CAL PORTRAITS.
Tuesdays Proceedings efferson's
Estimate of Washington-Trib-
utes From Englishmen.
For the REcoRD-uNIoN.l

For the RECORD NIoN.l
The great event of Tuesday next in New
York City has been preceded by loan
exhibition of historical portraits and relics
in the Metropolitan Opera House. which
has rarely been equaled in any country IN
der kindred circumstances. From descend
ants of Washington and connections of the
Washington family have been obtained a
very large number of valuable portraits and
relics.
Besides all the well-known portraits OF
Washington. there is one of Alexander
Hamilton, by Trumbull, from the Cham.
Der of Commerce; Gilbert Stuart's portrait
of Rufus King, owned by John A. King
the portraits of John Adams and Mrs.
John Adams, by Gilbert Stuart, from
Charles Francis Adams of Boston. who
also contributes portraits of George Wash.
ington and Mrs. Washington, by Savage,
and the interesting portrait of Jefferson
painted by Matthew Brown in Paris: a
portrait of Chancellor Livingston sent from
John Henry Livingston of Cermont; por-
traits of General Philip Schuyler and Mrs
Schuyler, lent by George L. Schuyler; a
portrait OF Washington, by Gilbert Stuart,
from Mrs. J. V. l.. Pruyn of Albany;
Houdon busts of Washington from Hamii-
ton Fish and A. S. Hewitt; the Cerracchi
bust OF Alexander Hamilton from Mr.
Hewitt, also the Gilbert Stuart vaughan
portrait of Washington from Mrs Jo-
seph Harrison, Philadelphia; portraits OF
James Monroe by Nanderlyn, and James
Madison by the elder Inman, from Mrs
Gouverneur, of Washington; a portrait OF
Washington by Rembrandt Peale from
Henry, Chauncey, of Garden City; por.
trait of Samuel Livermore by Trumbull
from the State of New Hampshire; por-
trait of George Washington by Stuart from
Chauncey NJ. Depew; Bggbert Benson by
Stuart; Stephen Van Rensselaer, by Stuart
from John Jay; the original CerIacchl bust
OF Washington from the Corcoran Gallery
which formerly belonged to CONVENIENT
Kemble, of Cold Spring; portraits of Elias
Boudinot by Waldo, and Richard Varick
by Inman, from the American Bible Soci-
ETY.. and many others.
There are also many beautiful mini
atures. among them being the James Peale
Washington loaned by the artillery corps
the Washington Grays of Philadelphia q
miniature of Louis XVI, presented by
him to Franklin, painted by Sicardy from
L d,
the missing Ramage miniature mentioned
in Mr.. Harris article in April Century"
and which came to light in Peekskill; the
portrait by Sully of Patrick Henry, sent by
William Writ Henry, of Richmond, and
the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Nellie Gusts,
which belongs to Edwin Lewis, United
States Minister 10 Portugal. His brother,
Colonel Daingerfield Lewis, of Audley,
Va, loaned all his family relics, which are
many and valuable, for the exhibition, but
was unwilling to lend this portrait without
q permit from his brother. He was tele-
graphed for permission, which he immedi-
ately granted by cable.
One of the most valuable relics perhaps.
is Washington's dress sword, which was
brought by special messenger from the
Lewis family in Baltimore Then there
are swords of Chief Justice Jay and other
Washington swords, one being sent with a
suit of clothes worn by the General on
Inauguration Day, by Thornton A Wash
ington, of Washington, and the sword of
Governor Benjamin Pierce of New Hamp-
shire, who was the father OF President
Pierce, from Mrs Mcneil Potter of Brook
Ign, the Governor grand daughter; Martha
Washington's own Bible, from Mrs. Lewis
OF Audley, Va; the desk upon which the
= Federalist was written from, by DR..
Allan McLane Hamilton; court dresses
worn by John Adams, John Jay, James
Monroe, and others; Baron Steuben's snuff
box and gold-headed cane and gold watch.
lent by Mrs. +. B. Austin, New York: Chief
Justice jays watch, cane and other valu-
able relics from John Jay; Washington
silver spurs; the copy of the Acts passed at
Congress OF the United States OF America,
which was the copy prepared by Congress
for Washington; most interesting and
rare relic from Charles Henry Hart OF
Philadelphia; and various interesting relics
of Thomas Jefferson from DIR. J. r. Lean
ing; Governor Clinton's shoe buckles and
other relics, exhibited by Clinton Genet OF
Bergen Point and innumerable autograph
letters and documents of all kinds con-
nected with the members of the First Con-
gress and of the Federal Convention OF
1877.
THE BIBLE TO BE USED
On the Sub-Treasury steps is one upon
which Washington took the oath of office
100 years ago. 1t is the property of the
Masonic fraternity, and will be in the GUS
tody of committee from that body. The
religious part Of this celebration bids fair
TO be extremely impressive and appro-
pirate. At the special thanksgiving sery-
ices in st. PauPs Chapel on the morning OF
April Both the guests, who will include
President Harrison and the chief officials
of the State and nation, will be shown TO
their seats by members of an Aisle Com
mittee who have been selected in accord
ance with the Centennial Committees de-
sign of giving prominence to men of his
toric descent. The Aisle Committee is as
follows:
David Augustus GARRISON, Chairman, a
descendant of Chancellor Livingston, War
in md af david
den in ITO Rowland Pell, Secretary, a
descendant of John Pell, Lord of the
Manor of Pelham, 1909. Hallett Alsop
Borrowe representing the Hallett and
Alsop families. Temple Bowdoin, de.
scendant of General Alexander Hamilton
Armory Sibley Carhart. great-great-grand-
son of Major Cornelius Carhart, and OF
Colonel Beavers, of the Revolutionary
Army. BaDyer Clarkson. descendant Of
Chief Justice Jay, Warden in 1889, and Of
General Matthew Clarkson, vestryman II
$780, John Langdon Erving. great-great
grandson of John Langdon, first President
pro tenn. of the Senate. DIR. john Clarkson
Jay, great grandson of Chief Justice John
Jay. Edward A. Leroy, Jr., descendant Of
Jacob Leroy, vestryman. Philip l.. Liv.
ingston, great-great grandson of Philip
Livingston, signer of the Declaration o.
Independence. Edward de Peyster Living
ston, a descendant of Chancellor Robert K
Livingston William Bard AcVickar, q
descendant of DR.. Samuel Bard, President
of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
in New York, and vestryman in 17sS.
Robert Malcolm Montgomery, descend
ant OF General William Malcolm, Colonel
commanding Second New York Infantry
1776 and 177S; Brigadier- General com,
mandIng militia, New York and Richmond
counties, al the Inauguration of Washing,
ton. Newbold Morris, great-great-grandson
OF Lewis Morris, signer Of the Declaration
of Independence. Ludlow Ogden, repre-
senting the Ludlow and Ogden families
T. J. Oakley Rhinelander, great-grandsor
Of Henry Cruger. Winthrop Rutherford, 9
descendant Of Colonel John Rutherford, o.
the Revolution, and vestryman in 1887
William H. Alexander, a descendant of the
Alexander and Rutherford families Sam
uel Auchmuty Tucker, descendant o.
Rev. DIR. Samuel Auchmuty, rector from
1861 to 11777. Augustus Van Courtlandt, {
descendant of Augustus Van Courtlandt, 8
vestryman in 1854. Charles Van Renssel
aer, representing the Van Rensselaer, fam
ily Robert T. Narnum, representing Gen
eral James NJ. Varnum. John Tiliotsor
Wainwright great great- grandson of Chan
cellor Livingston, and ]. Louis Webb
great-great- grandson of General Samuel B
Webb.
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