Two Centuries of New Milford Connecticut: An Account of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Town Held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, With a Number of Historical Articles and ReminiscencesVarious
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Two Centuries of New Milford Connecticut: An Account of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Town Held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, With a Number of Historical Articles and Reminiscences
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New Milford (Conn. : Town) -- History
84. Cane, made from the hull of Old Ironsides. Inscription on head:
“From the hull of the Constitution, first built in 1798, and dear to
Americans for having successfully fought the Java, Guerrierre, Cyane,
and Levant, the bombardment of Tripoli in 1812, and also for her
miraculous escape from the British Squadron. Presented to R. E. Canfield
by S. Oaks, Esq., U. S. N.”
Dr. G. Bragaw:
85. Flint lock gun with bayonet.
Edward H. Beach:
86. Indian battle axe.
Mrs. E. H. Austin:
87. War club, Sandwich Islands. Made from root of a tree.
88. Quilt, hand spun and woven.
Mrs. Hannah Fuller Austin:
89. Commission of Abraham Fuller. He was afterward Captain of
Connecticut troops, most of his men being from Kent.
E. H. Austin:
90. Pewter flagon. Supposed to be 150 years old. Belonged to Mills
family of Kent. Authentic record of age for more than 100 years. It was
an old flagon when this record began.
91. English army belt clasps. Picked up on the field of Waterloo a few
days after the battle. Forty-second Somerset.
Mrs. Thomas Austin:
92. Britannia tea pot. More than 100 years old.
A. H. Barlow:
93. An old deed, given to William Barnes of Haddam, by Samuel Barnes in
1734. Also some of the Continental money.
94. Daguerreotype, Gaylord’s Bridge.
Mrs. A. H. Barlow:
95. Embroidered apron, 65 years old.
96. Collection of handkerchiefs and chemisette, over 65 years old.
97. Lace bonnet, worn in 1868.
98. Stockings knit by Mrs. Joseph Marsh for her eldest daughter, Mrs.
Laura Bailey, and worn by each of her six children.
A. H. Barlow:
99. One spoon of a set given to the grandmother of A. H. Barlow as part
of her “setting out.” Made of silver dollars in 1799.
Mrs. A. H. Barlow:
100. Spoon, 1830.
101. Old jewelry, 2 lockets and 3 pins. Tortoise shell combs.
102. Three old lace veils.
Mrs. Edward Dakin:
103. Tea canister. Belonged to my great-grandmother, and used by her
during her lifetime. Purchased in the year 1770.
Marion D. Underhill:
104. Netted lace, made from flax, raised by my great-great-grandfather
on Kent Mountain; spun by my great-great-grandmother; and netted by my
great-great-aunt, over eighty years ago.
Miss E. A. Bailey:
105. Cane, brought from England. Has been in the Bailey family for 209
years.
Mrs. A. B. Giddings:
106. Tea pot, brought to New Milford in 1707 by Zachariah Ferriss. Was
the only tea pot in town.
107. Toddy tumbler and vinegar cruet, one hundred and fifty years old.
Harriet A. Taylor Lee:
108. Coat worn by Wm. Taylor as Colonel of Militia, 1789.
109. Colonel Wm. Taylor’s duelling pistols, 1789.
Mrs. Chas. Taylor:
110. Pewter porringer, 200 years old.
111. Dr. George Taylor’s wedding hat, 1825. (See No. 255.)
112. Pewter candle-stick, very old.
Bessie I. Brown:
113. Chinese chest, very old.
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