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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 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

Name: 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
Author: Various

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New Milford (Conn. : Town) -- History

424. Lace, Rose Point and Duchesse.

425. Old lady’s cap.

Boardman Wright:

426. Invitation, Dance Programme and Menu. Ball given in honor of Prince
of Wales (now King Edward VII.), in 1860.

427. Silver tankard, property of Daniel Boardman, the first minister of
New Milford. Probably brought from England by Samuel Boardman in 1633.

Mrs. Florence Buck Loonan:

428. Clock, more than 150 years old. Wooden works, made with a knife.

Raymond Goodsell:

429. Indian arrow-heads in case.

Mrs. C. H. Allen:

430. Lustre pitcher, about 150 years old.

431. Sugar-bowl, over 100 years of age.

432. Lafayette Cup.

Mrs. G. W. Wright:

433. Chair, property of Madame Boardman (Mrs. Daniel Boardman), wife of
the first minister of New Milford.

Boardman Wright:

434. Hat badge (U. S. Engineers). Worn by Gen. Robert E. Lee through the
Mexican War.

Dr. G. H. Wright:

435. Old wooden fireplace, frame and mantel. Old fireplace crane.

Mrs. Henry E. Bostwick:

436. Commission, William Gaylord, 1723.

437. Two commissions, Benjamin Gaylord, 1760 and 1762.

438. Sword captured during the Revolutionary War from the Tory leader,
Wade Vaughn, by the Gaylord Band.

439. Silver, over 100 years old, showing style of engraving at that
time. Initial of both husband and wife, D. T. M.--David and Tamasin
Merwin.

440. Pitch-pipe used in the old Congregational “Meeting House.”

441. Powder horn, carried through the Revolutionary War.

442. Piece of the wedding dress of Mrs. Abel Seeley, married before the
Revolutionary War. It is home-spun linen and hand-woven, in imitation of
French muslin.

Mrs. Henry E. Bostwick:

443. Pewter porringer.

444. China.

Mrs. G. W. Wright:

445. Tea pot, cup and saucer, imported from China by Hon. Elijah
Boardman, about 1790.

446. Holster and flint lock pistols.

Mrs. S. E. Bristol:

447. Gold watch and chain, 150 years old.

E. J. Emmons:

448. Newspaper, _Ulster County Gazette_, 1800. Account of funeral of
George Washington.

Mrs. C. H. Allen:

449. Medicine chest, over 100 years old.

Sadie Strong:

450. Knitted counterpane, about 40 years old.

A. H. McMahon:

451. Millennium plate, over 160 years old.

Mrs. Henry E. Bostwick:

452. Engraving of Roger Sherman.

Mrs. Willis F. Bennett:

453. Iron peel, nearly 100 years old. Used for placing and withdrawing
food from the brick oven.

Dr. G. H. Wright:

454. White satin suit, worn by Senator Elijah Boardman.

Dr. H. H. Hartwell:

455. Trooper’s coat.

Mrs. Helen B. Carr:

456. Dress, made in style shown in London Fashion Book of 1799.

Mrs. Salmon and Fred Buck:

467. Silver spoon, 150 years old. Cup and saucer used by Roger Sherman’s
sister.

Mrs. Helen B. Carr:

458. Sermons of Rev. Daniel Boardman.

459. Sampler, 1804.

460. Locket and ring, worn by the grandmother of Mrs. Helen B. Carr.

Will Cogswell:

461. Dagger found during Revolutionary War. Indian Hammer Head.

Mrs. F. W. Knowles:

462. China, over 100 years old; 11 pieces.

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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

Various

New Milford (Conn. : Town) -- History

424. Lace, Rose Point and Duchesse.

425. Old lady’s cap.

Boardman Wright:

426. Invitation, Dance Programme and Menu. Ball given in honor of Prince
of Wales (now King Edward VII.), in 1860.

427. Silver tankard, property of Daniel Boardman, the first minister of
New Milford. Probably brought from England by Samuel Boardman in 1633.

Mrs. Florence Buck Loonan:

428. Clock, more than 150 years old. Wooden works, made with a knife.

Raymond Goodsell:

429. Indian arrow-heads in case.

Mrs. C. H. Allen:

430. Lustre pitcher, about 150 years old.

431. Sugar-bowl, over 100 years of age.

432. Lafayette Cup.

Mrs. G. W. Wright:

433. Chair, property of Madame Boardman (Mrs. Daniel Boardman), wife of
the first minister of New Milford.

Boardman Wright:

434. Hat badge (U. S. Engineers). Worn by Gen. Robert E. Lee through the
Mexican War.

Dr. G. H. Wright:

435. Old wooden fireplace, frame and mantel. Old fireplace crane.

Mrs. Henry E. Bostwick:

436. Commission, William Gaylord, 1723.

437. Two commissions, Benjamin Gaylord, 1760 and 1762.

438. Sword captured during the Revolutionary War from the Tory leader,
Wade Vaughn, by the Gaylord Band.

439. Silver, over 100 years old, showing style of engraving at that
time. Initial of both husband and wife, D. T. M.--David and Tamasin
Merwin.

440. Pitch-pipe used in the old Congregational “Meeting House.”

441. Powder horn, carried through the Revolutionary War.

442. Piece of the wedding dress of Mrs. Abel Seeley, married before the
Revolutionary War. It is home-spun linen and hand-woven, in imitation of
French muslin.

Mrs. Henry E. Bostwick:

443. Pewter porringer.

444. China.

Mrs. G. W. Wright:

445. Tea pot, cup and saucer, imported from China by Hon. Elijah
Boardman, about 1790.

446. Holster and flint lock pistols.

Mrs. S. E. Bristol:

447. Gold watch and chain, 150 years old.

E. J. Emmons:

448. Newspaper, _Ulster County Gazette_, 1800. Account of funeral of
George Washington.

Mrs. C. H. Allen:

449. Medicine chest, over 100 years old.

Sadie Strong:

450. Knitted counterpane, about 40 years old.

A. H. McMahon:

451. Millennium plate, over 160 years old.

Mrs. Henry E. Bostwick:

452. Engraving of Roger Sherman.

Mrs. Willis F. Bennett:

453. Iron peel, nearly 100 years old. Used for placing and withdrawing
food from the brick oven.

Dr. G. H. Wright:

454. White satin suit, worn by Senator Elijah Boardman.

Dr. H. H. Hartwell:

455. Trooper’s coat.

Mrs. Helen B. Carr:

456. Dress, made in style shown in London Fashion Book of 1799.

Mrs. Salmon and Fred Buck:

467. Silver spoon, 150 years old. Cup and saucer used by Roger Sherman’s
sister.

Mrs. Helen B. Carr:

458. Sermons of Rev. Daniel Boardman.

459. Sampler, 1804.

460. Locket and ring, worn by the grandmother of Mrs. Helen B. Carr.

Will Cogswell:

461. Dagger found during Revolutionary War. Indian Hammer Head.

Mrs. F. W. Knowles:

462. China, over 100 years old; 11 pieces.

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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

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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