Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-07-20
RELICS OF WASHINGTON.
DISCOVERIES or BELIcs OF GEN.
WASHINGTON DEINTHEsTATE
A SET OF Black stone and Dressing Case
work ofTrans-AJieghenyH Historical
society.

Society.
Morgantown, w. Va, July 1.-THE
Trans Allegheny Historical So
ciety, which was organized here dur
ing the commencement season at the
West Virginia University. will begin
the publication of monthly maya
zine on October /, in which will be
chronicled the results of the historical
researches to be conducted by the
ty. Prof. Richard K. Fast Of the de-
partment Of history in the West Vir-
ginia University will edit the maya
zine, and it will be contributed to by
members of similar societies which
have been organized in many OF the
states west of Alleghanies. The pur-
pose of the society and this publica-
ton is to stimulate interest III the
early history and traditions Of the
country now known as the Great
West.
One interesting department will be
devoted TO mention and descriptions
of historical relics. Already mum
Der of these descriptions have been
sent into the society Two of them
concern Washington relics which have
not been heard OF. One of these
relics, owned by Henry B. Davenport,
Jr., of Clay Court House, is a set of
Blackstone's Commentaries from
which George Washington studied
law. The set consists of four v0lums,
in each of which is written in Cen
eral Washington S own handwriting
his name. They were printed and
bound in England more than $50
years ago, and We're brought and lab
eled by the distinguished owner in
1857 They were bought at sale of
Washington personal effects by an
ancestor of Mr.. Davenport and have
been handed down from generation 20
gener alton.
The other relic, owned by Colonel
Mason G. Pendleton of Berkeley
Springs, is the dressing case used by
General Washington in the field dur
ing the revolution 1t was presented
to Judge Philip Pendleton, grand
father of the present owner, by Lweis
Washington, of Jefferson county, who
inherited it from the Washington
tate.
Another valuable and interesting
relic owned by Colonel Pendleton is
gold cuff link found by him be-
meath the old hearthstone on the
ruins of a cottage at Berkeley
Springs, once the property OF Lord
Fairfax. 1t consists of two gold
discs bearing the dates 1754-1764
and was evidently dropped by some
foreign cavalier while visiting Lord
Fairfax. Doubtless these pieces were
made during the reign of Charles Ill
King of Spain, and represent the
crest and arms of Spain. On either
side of each piece are the pillars of
Hercules which stood between Gibral-
tar and Cueta. Oval shields on the
pieces CONTAIN tu6 ARMS VI oftsbiic
and Aragon, with the Spanish crown
over same, these countries being
united by Ferdinand of Aragon and
Isabella of CASTLE in 1919. A wavy
appearance at the base of the p'9is
represents the water betweea
columns, On the columns is ..sho W d
scroll containing this inscription
Plus Ultra" (more beyond) as oppo-
iste to me Plus Ultra (no more be-
yond), which was the ancient word
ing prior to the discovery of the new
world. The question which the his
torical society Will endeavor to an
swer is, what traveller from the old
world wearing the arms of Spain ON
his personal belongings, visited Lord
Fairfrx in his Virginia wilderness
and what hidden romance, long buri
ed is concealed between the dates 1854
-1764 interviewer with the royal in
sigma?