The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-24

natl, May 9, 1897 on his retirement rro m
public life. Loaned by Miss Anne Cooke
Cushing.
RELICS OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE.
Sword presented TO General Daniel
Lyman by Lafayette at Newport in $780,
Loaned by great-granddaughter, Mrs.
Louise Lyman Peck.
Badge worn py the reception commit
| tee when Lafayette was entertained by
the city OF Providence, and also at a re-
ception given by Governor Arthur Fen
ner. Loaned by Hon. III. w. Ladd.
Mourning cockade worn in funeral
pr ,cession of the Society OF Cincinnati,
IN Memory .of Lafayette, Charleston, :.
4, -, by Christopher Rhodes Greene. grand
son OF Colonel Christopher Greene of
the K. l. Brigade Loaned by Miss Sarah
Franklin Greene.
| COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY RELICS.
Silver chatelaine, very old, worn by
/ Barbara Clark Gindrat, granddaughter of
/ Captain Mckay; loaned by her grand
daughter, Mary Cornelia (Arnold) Talbot,
wife of William Richmond Talbot
Silver colonial tea caddy; loaned by Mrs
/ William Richmond Talbot.
Pair of old brass candlesticks; loant
/ by Mrs. William Richmond Talbot.
Invitation on whist card fron Lord
/ Howe TO Miss Arnold; loaned by Mary
( Cornelia (Arnold) Talbot wife.of VIII
/ liam Richmond Talbot.
I Pearl and silver travelling fork, very
old; loaned by Mr.. Arnold Gindrat Tai
| bot.
Old silver shoe buckles; loaned by Mr..
/ Arnold Gindrat Talbot.
Collection of pewter; loaned by Mr.
Arnold Gindrat Talbot.
I Spoon mould, over hundred years
old; loaned by Mr.. William Richmond
/ Talbot.
/ Silver candlestick; loaned by Mr.. vii.
I liam Richmond Talbot.
! Child's coat, white homespun cotton
I embroidered, 1870 years old, woven by
} descendant of Roger Williams; loaned by
I Mrs. A. A.White.
Pair of infants corsets, put upon Nlcho-
/ las Sheldon at birth, about 1740; loaned by
( Miss Amelia >. Knight.
! Silver spoon formerly belonging to the
/ family of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Cover
\ nor of the colony of Massachusetts,. His
/ descendant, Dudley Saltonstall, command
ed the frigate "Alfred, 'the first ship to fly
/ the American flag. Loaned by Miss Eliz-
I abeth Bridgham Dexter.
! Gold watch, brought from San Domingo
/ by Captain Arthur Potter after the insur-
rection of 1874; loaned by Mrs. Isabella
i Tweed.
I Fan with date 1894 and initials picked
with a pin; loaned by Mrs. Isabella
/ Tweed.
| Certificate in United States stamped
| paper of 1906 with signatures of General
I Benjamin Lincoln of the revolution, col
/ lector of the port OF Boston, and Thomas
I Melville, inspector, one Of the famous
"Boston Tea Party" of 1775; loaned by
| Mrs. Richard jackson Barker.
Fine specimen OF stamped paper of 1902
/ Draft for 900; loaned by Mrs. Richard
| Jackson Barker.
"A -
\ ton in We county of Bristol in New En-
/ gland, dated 1902 in We forteenth year of
his maity kinge Williams reigne over
/ England. Scotland, France - loaned by
| Mrs. Richardd jackson Barker.
! Old Bible, over 200 years old, issued by
subscription OF the royalty of England,
/ three coats of arms being cn every illus
tration, very curious; loaned by Miss
| Elizabeth BRIGHAM Dexter.
Photograph of the DR.. Messer House,
! Providence, the home OF Rev. Asa Mes
ser, ID. d., professor and president OF
/ Brown University from 1876 TO 1877;
/ loaned by Mr.. c. l.. Hurd.
Specimen OF colonial needlework about
/ 1860. Piece OF silk petticoat, stuffed with
/ wool and quilted with the needle. Worn
1 by Elizabeth, daughter OF Chief Justice
/ Philip Greene of Kent county, Rhode
Island. Loaned by his great, great,
great granddaughter. Mary Anne Greene.
! a sOllu SllNtT DliCllti ilaht W
Paul Revere, the Revolutionary patriot,
! whose "midnight ride" immortalized in
/ verse has worldwide reputation. lie
was OF Huguenot ancestry and born In
Boston, January /, 1876. This pitcher
bears the stamp Revere. Loaned by Miss
/ Susan Miner.
Miniature of Miss r. of Portsmouth,
| r.. l., by Edward Greene Malbone. Loaned
/ by Miss Susan Miner.
| Brass gorget, part of the uniform OF a
British naval officer OF the Revolutionary
period. No uniforms were worn i'm the
navy previous to the reign of George.Ill,
when this was adopted. Loaned by MIR.
Edward Aborn Greene.
Bill made out by John Punchard, a
drummer at West Point in the Revolu-
tion. Loaned by MIR. Richard Jackson
Barker, Jr.
Autograph letter from Alexander Ham
ilton of New York to Colonel jeremiah
Olney OF Providence dated April :, l1So.
Loaned by Miss Anne Cooke Cushing.
Autograph letter from Colonel Jerem
Olney, president of the Rhode Island So
ciety OF the Cincinnati, to William smith,
president of the New York Society OF
the Cincinnati upon the death of Alex
ander hsNilton, August 6, 1904. Loaned
by Miss Aune Cooke Cushing.
A state table cloth, formerly owned by
Governor James Oglethorpe OF Georgia.
For sale. Loaned by Mr.. Darius Sessions
| Skinner.
Parchment dated 1850 Displacement
OF James Oglethorpe and William steph-
ems as commissioners TO trade with the
Indians. Signed Benjamin Martyn, sec
retary, appointing Henry Parker. For
sale. Loaned by Mr.. Darius Sessions Skim
| ner.
Parchment dated 175i, appointing
Henry Parker, president OF the colony OF
{ Georgia vice William stephen, displaced.
For sale. Loaned by Mr.. Darius Sessions
Skinner
Stick heel slippers worn by Sarah, wife
OF Colonel jeremiah Olney of the Rhode
Island Brigade and daughter OF Governor
Nicholas Cooke, governor OF Rhode
minuet with Count Rochambeau. Loaned
by her great grand niece Anne Cooke
Cushing.