Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07
Daily Eeaaehse soarnal,
City and County.
VALUED GIFTS.
v.rncbec Natural History and antiquarian So:
ciety Receives ancient Articles.

The Kennebec Natural History and
,ntiouarian ssociet? has received eontri-
,.,,+;ops end loans to its collection, Of the
,,,,owine named acceptable, and in many
cases valuable articles.
From Mr.. David 7. Neal, Augusta,
.uistory of North America, (" 1795,a book
once the property of John Neal. born in
,re- n member Of the constitution of
Maine. 1919: book, 1.-THE Spirit Of Pray
arr, 1915. Several old deeds of land in
Kennebec county. Commission ION parch-
mept) to John Neal, Jr., as first lieuten-
ant L. S. army, signed by James Madi-
son .bc fourth President Of the United
States.
From Hon l.. ID. Carver, State libra
riau. York Deeds, vols. and 10. From
Han. A. G. Stilphen, Farmingdalc, silver
dollar, coined by the republic of Mexico,
1s40.
From Mrs. Joseph r. Partridge, foot
stoye once the property of Amos Partridge,
fwbo built the Cushnoc house, where the
Iithoow library building now stands }
u warming pan more than 100 years cid
boupht by Mr.. Partridge and wife when
tbey began housekeeping: life of Abra-
ham Lincoln, by J. g. Holland.
From VIM. II. Holmes, Augusta, horn
spoon such as is used by the peasantry OF
sweden; also ancient steel bowed colored
glass spectacles, (Gcnnan).
From W. ID. Stinson, Esq, the South
ern Illustrated News, Confederate news
paper,) June IS, 1868, just previous to the
battle of Gettysburg.
From Miss Pauline Lilly, school atlas,
Boston, 1920; also congressional direc-
tory, Washington, 56 pages, 1888.
From Howard Owen the Maine Farmer
(newspaper) June IA, 1894.
From james 5. Little, sermons by Hugh
Blair volume /, 17D2 also life of Rev.
Thos. Scott, 1924; complete works of
Henry Kirk White, 1929; memoirs Of Rev.
Chas. Buck, 1917, "The Slave, or Memoirs
of Archie Moore" 1896.
From = J.. Boardman, annual report of
State geologist of New Jersey, 1892.
From c. k Partridge, facs si,niic Of Jcru
salem shckel, ii coin for 30 pieces of which
Judas sold our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
From Hon. :. +. Milliken, N. c.,
Smithsonian reports, 1891 and 1898;
eleventh census, Alaska.
From Mrs j. s Hobbs Augusta,a q foreign
coin. zone ore, 1882 = also one dollar bill,
from Ocean Bank, Philadelphia, June 1852 +;
and one $50 bill, Confederate states OF
America, Feb. 7, 1864 a.i. s--
axe found in the Pettingill house. Petten-
gl's Corner evidently used in ship build
ing at Howard's (now Riggs brook in
the latter half of the last century.
From Mrs. Henry J. Hanks (by hands
of DR.. VI. Scott HID catalogue of the
officers and students and the modiea.
school Of Maine, 1880.
From Stephen A. Russell, a large num-
Der Of local field and for st birds, fr0In the
collection of the late Leigh Hunt Of this
city.
From John L. Spring, Esq, of Lebanon,
n H., president of the New Hampshire
board OF trade (by tho Shands of a. :.
Bangs, Esq, IA s5 bill of the Augusta ana
Halowell bank, issued Feb. D., 1879
signed by Thos. Agry. president, and John
Merrick, cashier.
From Mrs. j. w. Bangs, the United states
license NEATLY framed), issued to Nathan
Weston of Hallowcll, (now Augusta to
sell distilled spiritual liquors at his store
Situated near the present site of the Ken
nebec Journal) in 1196 This Nathan
Weston was the father of Chief Justice
Nathan Weston of Augusta, and great
grandfather of Chief Justice Melville W.
Fuller, now on the bench of the United
states supreme court.