The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

pistols carried by Col. LeFevre in the
Russian campaign under Napoleon
and afterward carried by Col. ]. p.
Miller of Montpelier, in the Greek war
of 1S24-25; the sword carried by Lord
Byron in the Greek war; Ethan AL
lens gun; Ethan Aliens tobacco box;
autograph letter of Ethan Allen to
Hon. Henry Laurens, President of
Congress, acknowledging his appoint
ment as Colonel following his release
from a British prison in 1878; manu-
script record of the convention of the
people of Vermont adopting the Con-
stitution of the United States in 1871,
with signatures of the members; pro-
ceedings of meeting at Westminster
in 1775; letter by Governor
Chittenden to Congress; map of sur
vey of the fortress at Crown Point
made for Sir Henry Moore, the royal
Governor of New York, the most ac-
curate and comprehensive map of the
pass, surveying instruments and rec
ords of Gen. James Whitelaw, Survey
or General of Vermont; powder horns
captured in the French and Indian
war; cannon balls from Bennington
battle field Indian bows, arrows,
hatchets and tomahawks; mortars
and pestles used by early Vermont
settlers; guns captured at Benning-
ton and Saratoga collection of
Vermont coins, nearly complete,
also other coins; copy of the first
newspaper printed in Vermont; old
bank bills; sword taken from British
officer at Battle of Plattsburgh; hat
worn by Gen. Zachory Taylor in the
Mexican war; Sitting Bulls war
club; piece of negro slavery whip;
piece of the first Atlantic cable; globe
made by James Wilson of Bradford
1SO9-1S12; electric motor, made by
Wareham A. Chase of Calais, and OPP
Grated by him at Montpelier in 1S41;
cyclometer made by Oren Cummins,
of Montpelier in 1871; Severance col
lection of Philippine relics and Gu
rios; gavel made of Lincoln rail;
great lock used in first Vermont
State Prison; journal of excursion
party of Norwich cadets, made in
1923; commission of delegates to
Congress; manuscript of poems of
John G.. SAKE; portraits of Henry
Stevens, first president of Vermont
Historical Society, and Candace his
wife, also portraits of other presi-
dents of the society; samples of YER
mont woods; portraits of all the YER
mont Governors.
The Daye Press.
| Probably the choicest relic is the
| famous old Daye Press. This press
was brought from England in 1898,
and was the first printing press used
north of Mexico on this continent. 1t
was set up in Cambridge, Mass, by
Stephen Daye, whose first work on 1t
was 1.-THE Freeman's OATH printed
in 1889. On it was also printed in
1910 the first book printed in English
America-"The Bay Psalm Book" II
was afterwards taken by descend
ant of Samuel Green to New London
! Conn, where it remained until about
1,,3, when it was removed to Nor
wich, Conn. In 177S it was taken to
d. esden, now Hanover, n. H.; thence
to Westminster, VT, where in 1871 il
wa. used for the printing of The
Vermont Gazette or Green Mountain
Post boy,' the first newspaper print
ed in Vermont. In 1888 George
Hough and Alden Spooner moved II
to Windsor, VT, and used it for print.
ing the Vermont Journal and Univer-
sal Advertiser. 1t was finally secur.
ed by the newspaper men of Vermont
and presented to the Vermont Histor
ical Society.
The State Library contains 52,81(
volumes and many newspaper files
The library of the Vermont Historical
Society contains many rare and valu
able books.
The State Museum.
In 1855 the Legislature authorized
ton in an ancient Indian buria
ground There were found in thei
graves skeletons, copper implements
and ornaments, shell heads, ston'
tubes, celts, amulets, bird head stones
arrow and spear points.
The Wood Art Gallery.
One of the foremost attractions
which Montpelier is proud to exhibit
to students of the beautiful is thu
Wood Art Gallery in the Y. M. c. A
building on State street The prin
cipal possessions of this gallery are
the paintings of the late Thomas w
; Wood, president, at one time, of thu
American Water Color Society and
formerly, president of the Nationa
Academy of Design. Among tn
priceless pictures are copies from
Rembrandt, Landseer, Taylor, Muril
10, Titan, copied in the Prado Mu
/ scum, Madrid, Pitt Palace, Florence
: Italy, Buckingham Palace, etc. Rem
| brandt's famed picture, "The Ship
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