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 CATALOGUE 
 
 OF THE 
 
 OBJECTS OF INTEREST 
 
 BELONGING TO THE 
 
 New Haven Colony Historical Society, 
 
 ROOMS 2, 3 & 4, 
 
 OLID ST^TE PiOXJSE, 
 
 NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
 
 L. S. Punderson, Lithographer & Printer, 12 Center St 
 
 1885. 
 
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CATALOGUE 
 
 OF THE 
 
 OBJECTS OF INTEREST 
 
 BELONGING TO THE 
 
 Iw Haven Colom Historical Society, 
 
 ROOMS 2, 3 & 4, 
 
 OLD ST^TE liOXJSE, 
 
 NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
 
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 L. S. Punderson, Lilliographer & Printer, 12 Center Street. 
 
 1885. 
 
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Catalogue. 
 
 1. Old Map, perforated by British bullets, July 5, 1779; from 
 
 the Mansfield mansion. Prospect street. 
 
 2. Colored Lithographic View of the bombardment of Forts 
 
 Hatteras and Clark. 
 
 3. "Perils of Our Forefathers." A steel engraving, represent- 
 
 ing the attack of the Indians at Hadley, Mass., 1675. 
 
 4. A Cannon Ball or Shell, thrown from one of the Barrier 
 
 Forts in Canton. China, into the United States corvette, 
 " Portsmouth." It passed through the side of the vessel, 
 demolishing a bureau, and lodged in the opposite side 
 of the cabin. The piece of timber containing the ball 
 was cut out by order of Admiral (then Captain) Foote, 
 who brought it home with him. 
 
 5. Photograph of an English vessel, wrecked in 1620, and 
 
 found in 1863, at Orleans, Cape Cod. 
 
 6. Ibex Horn. 
 
 7. Old Navy Pistol, taken from the wreck of a Spanish vessel, 
 
 1830. 
 
 8. Cavalry Sabre, said to be from the battlefield of Barossa, 
 
 Spain. 
 
 9. Sabre, picked up after one of the battles in Virginia in 1862. 
 
 10. An iron Slave Yoke and Handcuffs, found on a Louisiana 
 
 plantation, and brought to New Haven by Col. Frank 
 H. Peck in 1862. 
 
 11. Colored Lithographic View of the wreck of the "'Royal 
 
 George," sunk at Spithead, England, 1782. 
 
 12. A View of part of the town of Boston, Mass., and Britii^li 
 
 ships of war landing their troops, in 1768. 
 
CA TALOGUE, 
 
 13. Philip Marett's Certificate of Membership in the Bunker 
 
 Hill Monument Association. 
 
 14. View of the "Deacon Austin Corner," northwest corner of 
 
 Church and George streets. This property was in the 
 possession of the Austin family from 1727 to 1857. 
 
 15. Two Bayonets from the battlefield of Gettysburg. 
 
 16. Bayonet, carried in the war of 1812, by Abijah Loomis. 
 
 17. Flag, carried by the Tenth Connecticut Volunteers in forty- 
 
 two battles during the war of the rebellion. 
 
 18. Gun, used by Peter Harrison in the French and Indian war, 
 
 1756-1765- 
 
 19. Musket, used by a Confederate soldier in Virginia. 
 
 20. A Flint-lock Musket, one hundred years old ; history un- 
 
 known. 
 
 21. Carbine, captured in the Mexican war, 1S46. 
 
 22. Carbine, captured at Fort Fisher during the war of the 
 
 rebellion. 
 
 23. Old French Double Barreled Breach-loading Gun. 
 
 24. Old United States Musket. 
 
 25. Rifle, presented to Major Lyman Bissell by the scholars of 
 
 General Russell's Academy in 1855. 
 
 26. United States Flint-lock Musket, marked "North Carolina," 
 
 captured from the Confederate forces at the battle of 
 Roanoke Island. 
 
 27. Musket, captured from an English soldier in the revolution- 
 
 ary war. 
 
 aS. King's Arm, dated 1762, captured at the battle of Trenton; 
 for sixty years this weapon was in the possession of the 
 Elliot family, Guilford, Conn. 
 
 29. Shotgun, used for more than fifty years by Mr. Rutherford 
 
 Trowbridge, who died in 1825. 
 
 30. Musket, which belonged to Capt. Caleb Gilbert of New 
 
 Haven, and used by him in the revolutionary war. 
 
 31. Musket, captured by Johah Hotchkiss from a Hessian sol- 
 
 dier during the invasion of New Haven, 1779. 
 
C A TA L OG U E . 
 
 32. Gun, Powder Horn and Shot Pouch, used by Mr. Ruther- 
 ford Trowbridge in the old French war, and afterward 
 in the defence of New Haven, 1779. 
 
 T^T^. An African Powder Horn. 
 
 34. Cavalry Sabre, from the battle of Malvern Hill. 
 
 35. {a) Sword of Major General Israel Putnam, used by him in 
 
 the revolutionary war. 
 {b) Sword of Major Meeker, used by him in the revolution- 
 ary war. 
 
 36. Indian Bows. 
 
 37. Sabre, of Southern manufacture, captured at Fort St. Philip, 
 
 in the war of the rebellion. 
 
 38. {a) Sword, used by a British officer in the old French war. 
 
 {h) Sword, used by Col. Ozias Bronson, in the revolutionary 
 war. 
 
 {c) Sword, worn by Sergeant Small at the battle of New 
 Orleans, 1815. 
 
 39. Oil Painting, representing the New Haven Green, with the 
 
 "Old Brick Meeting House" (taken down in 1812), and 
 the old Burjnng Ground, College Chapel, President's 
 House, and other buildings in the rear of the church. 
 
 40. Steel Engraving, representing the pulling down of the 
 
 statue of George III. by the " Sons of Freedom," in the 
 Bowling Green, New York, July, 1776. 
 
 41. A Pike Head and portion of Handle; one of ten thousand 
 
 made by order of the Governor of Georgia, to repel the 
 Northern invasion, 1S61. 
 
 42. Sword, used by Col. Ebenezer Johnson in the Indian wars, 
 
 1757- 
 
 43. English Bows and Quiver. 
 
 44. Fiji War Club. 
 
 45. {a) Marine Officer's Sword, used in the battle of New Or- 
 
 leans. 
 {b) Hanger, worn by a sergeant in the New Haven Grays, 
 1835- 
 
 46. Mexican Lance, taken in the Mexican war, and brought 
 
 from Vera Cruz by Lieut. Henry Eld, U. S. N., 1847. 
 
CA TALOGUE. 
 
 47. A Brank; defined by Webster as follows: "A scolding 
 bridle, an instrument used in some parts of England and 
 Scotland for correcting scolding women. It consists of 
 a head-piece which encloses the head of the offender, 
 and of a sharp iron which enters the mouth and 
 restrains the tongue." 
 
 4<S. A Bunch of Grape-Shot, captured at Fort Fisher, 1865. 
 
 4Q. A Tobacco Box, formerly the property of Amos Morris, of 
 East Haven. 
 
 50. Steel Engraving of Trumbull's picture of the Declaration of 
 
 Independence, 1776. 
 
 51. Collection of American Cents, 1783 to 1865 ; in gilt frame. 
 
 52. Lease, in gilt frame, of House and Grounds in Drury Lane, 
 
 in London, 1620, to Sir John Townsend, Kt.; also inven- 
 tory of furniture in same; great seal attached. 
 
 53. William C Leffingwell's Certificate of Membership in the 
 
 United States Military Philosophical Society. 
 
 54. Proclamation of Governor 'I'rumbull, Sen., ordering April 
 
 21, 1773, to be observed as a day of Fasting and Prayer, 
 and directing devout prayers to be offered for the pres- 
 ervation of our Sovereign Lord, King George III., and 
 our Gracious Queen Charlotte, George, Prince of Wales, 
 and all the Royal Family, and forbidding all servile 
 labor on that day. " God save the King." 
 
 55. Specimens of all the Postage Stamps issued by the United 
 
 States Government from 1847 to 1879, in frame, pre- 
 sented by Hon. N. Sperry. 
 
 56. "A Display of the United States of America," engraved by 
 
 Amos Doolittle; one of the first engravings made in the 
 United States, Oct. i, 1791 : in neat frame. 
 
 57. Indian Weapon, made with shark's teeth; brought from 
 
 New Zealand by Lieut. Frederick Bacon, U. S. N. 
 
 58. Spontoon, used in the old French war by John Hall, grand- 
 
 father of Lyman Hall, Signer, for Georgia, of the Dec- 
 laration of Independence. 
 
 59. Spontoon, supposed to have been carried in the war of 1812 
 
 by a corporal of the " Uptown Barefoots," as the military 
 company, mustering at the northeast corner of the lower 
 Green was then called. 
 
CA TA LOG UE, 
 
 60. Photograph of Col. Frank H. Peck, of the Twelfth Connec- 
 
 ticut Volunteers. 
 
 61. Sword and Sash, worn by Col. Frank H. Peck, of the Twelfth 
 
 Connecticut Volunteers, and sent home after his death, 
 which occurred at the battle of Opequam, Sept. 19, 1864. 
 
 62. Pendant Candle Sticks. The College Chapel and all large 
 
 rooms were lighted with similar ones previous to 1835. 
 
 6t,. Pair of Bellows, used in New Haven seventy-five years ago. 
 
 64. Old Map, perforated by British bullets, July 5, 1779; from 
 
 the Mansfield mansion. Prospect street. 
 
 65. Photograph of the United States Draft Rendezvous, in 1861, 
 
 at Grapevine Point, New Haven. 
 
 66. Steel Engraving of Washington and his Generals. 
 
 67. Ancient Turkish Scimitar, used previous to 1800. 
 
 68. Cincinnati Society Certificate of Membership, issued to 
 
 Capt. Elias Stillwill. 
 
 69. Photograph of a Picture of the battle of New Orleans, 1815. 
 
 70. "An Extract Return of the Killed, Wounded and Missing 
 
 of His Majesty's Forces at the attack on the French 
 Lines, July 8, 1758.'' Camp Lake George. 
 
 71. Sign of Benedict Arnold, used by him as a druggist and 
 
 bookseller in New Haven previous to 1776. 
 
 72. Portrait of Abraham Bishop, collector of the port of New 
 
 Haven. 
 
 73. Colored Lithograph, showing the pedigree of General 
 
 George Washington. 
 
 74. Picture of Chinese Birds, painted and covered with feath- 
 
 ers; over one hundred years old. Once owned by 
 Deacon Samuel Darling. 
 
 75. Photograph of the Cutler Corner (southeast corner Church 
 
 and Chapel streets). New Haven, representing Old 
 Trinity Church, about 1816 or 1817. 
 
 76. Photograph of the House erected in Water street by Bene- 
 
 dict Arnold. 
 
 77. Photograph of the Pierpont House, Elm street. 
 
CA TALOGUE 
 
 78. Sword used by Lieut. Argyle, of Westville, in the revolu- 
 
 tionary war. 
 
 79. Klbridge Gerry's Certificate of Membership in the Bunker 
 
 Hill Monument Association. 
 
 80. Fire Warden's Trumpet, used by Samuel Hughes, 1828. 
 
 81. Picture of the American Steamship " Ontaria." 
 
 82. Plates from which the maps of New Haven, dated 18 12 and 
 
 1824, were printed. 
 
 83. Photograph of the New Haven Bank Building, corner of 
 
 Chapel and Orange streets, previous to its renovation 
 in t866. 
 
 84. Steel Engraving, representing the " First Prayer in Con- 
 
 gress." The prayer was made by Rev. Jacob Duche, D. D. 
 
 85. Photograph of the residence of Rear Admiral Foote, U. S. 
 
 N., corner of Temple and Chapel streets, New Haven. 
 
 86. View of Ashland, the residence of Henry Clay. 
 
 87. Photograph of the House near the corner of Elm and Orange 
 
 streets, standing on the site of the residence of Rev. 
 John Davenport, first minister in New Haven. 
 
 88. Portrait in oil of Mrs. Samuel Bishop. 
 
 89. Oil Painting, showing the "Old Methodist Church," on the 
 
 northwest corner of the Green, New Haven, 1830. 
 
 90. Photograph of the Old Stone House, corner of Meadow and 
 
 George streets, built by Col. Leverett Hubbard. 
 
 91. Photograph of the Picture representing the First Methodist 
 
 Meeting House in New Haven. 
 
 92. Photograph of the Bell Tavern, Fleet street. 
 
 93. Commission to Hezekiah Augur, from David Wooster, Ma- 
 
 jor-General, Aug. 19. 1775. 
 
 94. Boot-jack of Oak, used in Canterbury, Conn., in 1754. 
 
 95. Old Picture of Washington, with emblems; gilt frame. 
 
 96. Steel Engraving of Henry Clay, full length size; gilt frame. 
 
 97. Steel Engraving, representing Washington delivering his 
 
 Inaugeral Address; gilt frame. 
 
 98. Steel Engraving, framed, of the Hon. Pierpont Edwards, 
 
 New Haven, Conn. 
 
CA TAL OGUE, 
 
 99. Map of New Haven in 1775, in the autograph of Ezra 
 Styles, D. D. LL. D., President of Yale College. 
 
 106. View of the Totten House, corner of Meadow and West 
 Water Streets. 
 
 TOi. Portrait in oil of Samuel Bishop, second mayor of New 
 Haven, and collector of the port, 1793. 
 
 102. Photograph of the Townsend Place, in East Haven. 
 
 103. Photograph of the Trowbridge House, in Meadow street. 
 
 104. Segment of the Ball formerly on the steeple of the Third 
 
 Congregational Church, New Haven. 
 
 105. Map of New Haven, with all the buildings, 1748. 
 
 106. View of Yale College and Chapel, now South Middle and 
 
 Atheneum; published in New Haven, June 26, 1786. 
 
 107. A Document signed by Jonathan Law, governor of Connec- 
 
 ticut, January 25, 1747. 
 
 108. New York Loyalists' Memorial to Sir Guy Carleton (Lord 
 
 Dorchester), dated New York, Aug. 15, 1783. 
 
 109. Catalogue of the scholars attending the Union School, in 
 
 New Haven, Nov., 1804. 
 
 110. Steel Engraving, representing the United States Senate 
 
 Chamber, with portraits of the senators ; published in 
 1846. 
 
 111. Mexican Drum, captured at the fortress of San Jaun d' 
 
 Ulloa, Vera Cruz, 1847. 
 
 112. A Colored Picture of the battle of Trafalgar, painted by a 
 
 New Haven sailor, while on a voyage to the Mediterra- 
 nean, shortly after the battle. 
 
 1 13. Steel Engraving (full size) of Daniel Webster, in gilt frame. 
 
 114. Piece of wood from the Old Cooke Tavern, northwest cor- 
 
 ner of College and Elm streets (site of the present The- 
 ological School). The tavern was demolished in 1867, 
 and supposed to have been, at the time it was taken 
 down, the most ancient building in New Haven. 
 
 1 15. Model of the ship " Bavaria," of the Union Line of packets 
 
 from New York to Havre. 
 
lo CA TA L OGUE. 
 
 ii6. Wooden Trencher, found in the old Bassett house, Ham- 
 den. This house was erected in 1725, and torn down 
 1 86-. 
 
 117. Model of an Indian Birch Bark Canoe. 
 
 iiS. Pen and Ink Sketch of Major John Andre, made by him- 
 self (fac-simile). 
 
 iig. A Cannon Ball from the battlefield of Gettysburg. 
 
 120. A Cannon Ball fired from a British man-of-war, when New 
 
 Haven was invaded, 1779. It lodged in the chimney of 
 a house at the corner of State and Fair streets, whence 
 it was removed in the spring of 1863. 
 
 121. Grandmother's Foot-stove. 
 
 122. A Pencil Sketch of the old Newgate Prison, Simsbury, 
 
 Conn., 1790. 
 
 123. Pencil Drawing of the Steamboat Office, near the steam* 
 
 boat landing. New Haven, 1863. 
 
 124. Plan of the battle of Yorktown. This copy hung in the 
 
 War Office, at Lebanon, Conn., during the administra- 
 tion of the Governors Trumbull, father and son, 1783. 
 
 125. Engraved Portrait of Pope Pius IX., with fac-simile of his 
 
 signature, dated Oct. 22, 1861. 
 
 126. Fragment of one of the Timbers of the old Congregational 
 
 Church in West Haven, taken down 1864. 
 
 127. Photograph of the old Cooke Tavern, northwest corner of 
 
 Elm and College streets. 
 
 128. Photograph of the Birthplace of Rev. Lyman Beecher, D. 
 
 D., George street. 
 
 129. Original Petition to the General Court of Connecticut to 
 
 incorporate the Second or New Haven Company of 
 Governor's Foot Guard, dated March 2, 1775. Signed 
 by fifty-eight citizens of New Haven, including Nathan 
 Beers, Jr., Benedict Arnold, James Hillhouse, and Pier- 
 pont Edwards. This company was organized under 
 Benedict Arnold as captain, and marched to Cam- 
 bridge, Mass., on receiving intelligence of the battle of 
 Lexington, 
 
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 131 
 132 
 
 134 
 
 135 
 136 
 
 130. Photograph of the Residence of General David VVooster, 
 on George street. 
 
 Chinese Hat. 
 
 French Sabots. 
 
 Fullah Hat. 
 
 Mandingo Hat. 
 
 French Sabots, brought from Paris, 1840. 
 
 Saddle Bags, formerly belonging to Dr. Noah Webster, in 
 which he carried the manuscript of his Spelling Book 
 when visiting different States to obtain a copyright from 
 each, prior to the enactment of a general copyright law. 
 
 137. Coat, belonging to William K. Townsend, Lieutenant Sec- 
 
 ond Company Governor's Horse Guard, New Haven, 
 1812. 
 
 138. Sword and Belt of the late Major E. Walter Osborn. 
 
 139. 140, 141. Oak Clapboards and Pine Shingle, from the old 
 
 Basset house, Hamden, and two Wrought Nails. 
 
 142. Copy of the *' Connecticut Journal," Nov. 13, 1776. 
 
 143. Piece of " L'Original," the first sea-going vessel built in 
 
 Canada. Sunk in 1750; in neat frame. 
 
 144. View of the "Old Fort at Saybrook Point," at the mouth 
 
 of the Connecticut river. 
 
 T45. Framed Picture of the 2200 ton American Steamship 
 " Fulton," Capt. C. H. Townsend. 
 
 146. Photograph of the Tomb of Lady Alice Apsley Boteler, 
 
 (wife of George Fenwick) in Saybrook; taken in 1870. 
 
 147. Photograph of the Scientific School of Yale College, 
 
 founded by Joseph E. Sheffield. 
 
 148. Sign, used by the New Haven Colony Historical Society 
 
 during the twenty years it occupied rooms in the City 
 Hall, now over our new rooms in State House. 
 
 149. Canteen, which belonged to Philip S. Galpin, a member of 
 
 the First Connecticut Artillery, in the war of 1812. 
 
 150. A Rebel Torpedo from Charleston Harbor. This appar- 
 
 ently consists of a lager beer cask, with light wooden 
 cones attached to each end for the purpose of floating it. 
 
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 151. A Canteen used in the revolutionary war. 
 
 152. A Knapsack used in the revolutionary war. 
 
 15.^, 154. Portmanteaus used by Commodore Isaac Hull. 
 
 155. Specimen of antique Canton, China, Soup Tureen. 
 
 156. Autograph Letter of Rev. Samuel A. Peters, D. D., author 
 
 of "A History of Connecticut," to Elias Shipman, of 
 New Haven, dated New York, Oct. 11, 1819. 
 
 157. Diploma of Elizur Goodrich, as Master of Arts, in Yale 
 
 College, dated Sept. 11, 1782. Signed by Ezra Stiles, 
 S. T. D., LL. D., as president, and Elizur Goodrich as 
 secretary, of the college. 
 
 158. Commission of Colonel Ebenezer Johnson as Sergeant- 
 
 Major, dated Hartford, May 18, 1704, and signed by 
 Governor J. Winthrop. 
 
 159. An ancient Powder Horn, found sixty years ago in the 
 
 garret of Elisha Whittlesey, of VVallingford. Curiously 
 engraved with the Royal Arms of Great Britain, views 
 of New York harbor, and "Alyfax " (Halifax) in 1757, 
 representations of ships and other vessels of that period. 
 
 160. Letter of Governor Trumbull, Sen., to the Civil Authori- 
 
 ites. Selectmen, Committee of Inspection and all Military 
 Officers in the town of New Haven. Dated Lebanon, 
 August I, 1776. 
 
 161. Caricature of the First Congressional Pugilists in a fight 
 
 between Matthew Lyon, of Vermont, and Matthew 
 Griswold, of Connecticut. 
 
 162. Warrant to execute King Charles I., A. D. 1648. A fac- 
 
 simile of the original document, showing the signatures 
 of Goffe, Whalley and Dixwell, the regicides, who fled 
 to America. 
 
 163. Ancient Deed, signed by John Trowbridge, 17 13. 
 
 164. Portrait of General James Wolfe, commander-in-chief of 
 
 the British forces in North America, in the old French 
 war, Sept. 13, 1759. 
 
 165. A Document, signed by Joseph Talcott, governor of Con- 
 
 necticut, 1737. 
 
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 166. Engraved Portrait of Mrs. E. A. Seton, foundress and first 
 
 superior of the Sisters of Charity in the United States. 
 
 167. Advertisement of the Charleston Mercury, of Dec. 20, i860, 
 
 which paper contained the Act passed by the South 
 Carolina legislature dissolving the Union. 
 
 168. A printed Plan Dartmoor Prison, April 6, 1815. 
 
 169. Arms of the Townsend family, painted on glass, being a 
 
 copy of the original brought to this country in 1634. 
 
 170. Mezzotint Portrait of Roger B. Taney, secretary of the 
 
 navy and chief justice of the United States Supreme 
 Court. Author of " Dred Scott Decision." 
 
 171. United States Coast Survey Chart of New Haven Harbor, 
 
 1846. 
 
 172. Photograph of the City Hall, New Haven, 1S64. 
 
 173. Engraved Portrait of the Ct. Rev. Samuel Seabury, D. D., 
 
 first bishop of the diocese of Connecticut, 1786. 
 
 174. Photograph of the foundations of old Fort Hale. This 
 
 fort was erected for the defense of New Haven harbor 
 in the war of 181 2, by Lieut. (Major General) Joseph G. 
 Totten, of the United States Engineers. 
 
 175. A Quadrant, used in the last century by Capt. James 
 
 Goodrich, an old New Haven shipmaster. 
 
 176. A nautical instrument called a '" Backstaff," used prior to 
 
 the invention of Hadley's Quadrant. 
 
 177. Oil Painting of New Haven, from the summit of East Rock, 
 
 1876. 
 
 178. Indian Arrows, brought from the South Sea Islands by 
 
 Lieut. Eld, U, S. N. 
 
 179. Oil Painting, representing passages in the life of Jacob 
 
 and Esau. 
 
 180. Steel Engraving, representing the marriage of Pocahontas. 
 
 181. A pair of Japanese Swords. 
 
 182. Copy of the Connecticut Journal, Feb. 17, 1769. 
 
 183. Hat, worn by schoolboys at Partridge's academy. Middle- 
 
 town, Conn., 1825. 
 
 184. Engraved Portrait of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, June 23, 181 1. 
 
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 185. Advertisement of the New Haven and Northampton Canal 
 
 Company, published at Northampton, April i, 1845. 
 
 186. Image of Buddha, from Rangoon, Burmah. 
 
 187. Model of a Knight in Armor. 
 
 188. Cap of James G. Percival, the poet. 
 
 189. Warming Pan. Nos. i and 2. 
 
 190. African Mat. 
 
 191. A Cannon Ball fired from a British frigate lying off New 
 
 Haven, 1779. The ball fell in the barn owned by Nathan 
 Mansfield, situated near his house on Prospect street. 
 
 192. Cocked Hat, worn by Jeremiah Townsend of New Haven, 
 
 1776 ; also Black Silk Hat, worn by his great grandson, 
 Charles Hervey Townsend, in 1876. 
 
 193. A Brick, thrown from State street, diagonally to the corner 
 
 of Orange and Elm streets, by the explosion of the 
 boiler of the New Haven Folding Chair Company. It 
 passed through a three-quarter inch pine board fence, 
 1870. 
 
 194. Brick, from the water table of the "Old Brick Meeting 
 
 House," torn down 1812. 
 
 195. Two rough Bricks, from the kitchen fire-place of the old 
 
 Bassett house in Hamden. 
 
 196. A Brick, from the church in Jamestown, Va. ; the first 
 
 church built in America by our forefathers. Also a 
 Brick from the cemetery in the rear of the church, 1610. 
 
 197. Study Table of Dr. Noah Webster, on which he prepared 
 
 his "American Dictionary of the English Language," 
 and probably the most of his other works. 
 
 198. A Brazier, used to carry live coals from house to house 
 
 previous to the introduction of lucifer matches. In use 
 in New Haven before 1770. 
 
 199. Ancient Iron Kitchen Utensil, used in New Haven before 
 
 1800. 
 
 200. 201. Shells, brought from the Castle of San Juan d'UUoa, 
 
 Vera Cruz, by Lieut. Eld, U. S. N. 
 
 202, 203. Boat Brass Mortars, captured by Flag Officer (Rear 
 Admiral) Foote, at Island No. 10, Mississippi river, and 
 
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 subsequently presented to him by the United States 
 Goverment. These mortars are supposed to have been 
 captured from the British at the battle of New Orleans, 
 1815. 
 
 204. A Shell, thrown from a British vessel lying in New Haven 
 
 harbor, 1779, at a small body of American troops sta- 
 tioned on Prospect Hill (then Fort Wooster), in the 
 town of East Haven. It passed over the hill and fell on 
 the land of Samuel Forbes, whose son ploughed it up 
 and presented it to the Society. 
 
 205. Sandalwood Spear, thrown by Sandwich Islanders into a 
 
 boat belonging to the first of John Jacob Astor's ships 
 sent to Oregon. In the boat, which was sent ashore for 
 water, were two New Haven soldiers, one of whom nar- 
 rowly escaped being killed by this spear. The spear 
 was brought to New Haven in 1784. 
 
 206. Portrait of Rear Admiral Andrew H. Foote, on the deck 
 
 of the flag gunboat " Benton," previous to the attack 
 upon Island No. lo, Mississippi -river, 1864. 
 
 207. Original Cap of the New Haven Grays. 
 
 208. Photograph of Albert C. Hendrick, chief engineer New 
 
 Haven Fire Department. 
 
 209. Engraved Portrait of Oliver Wolcott, Jr., secretary of the 
 
 treasury and governor of Connecticut, 1 794-181 7. 
 
 210. The Spade with which Governor Oliver Wolcott com- 
 
 menced (at Southington) the excavation of the New 
 Haven and Farmington Canal, July 4, 1S25. The por- 
 trait (by William G. Munson) on the spade is that of 
 Hon. James Hillhouse, the superintendent. 
 
 211. Stone Mortar and Pestle, used by Benedict Arnold when 
 
 in business in New Haven as druggist, 1765. 
 
 212. Engraved Portrait (by Ritche), of Charles Goodyear, the 
 
 discoverer of the process for vulcanizing rubber. 
 
 213. Certificate of Membership of Captain Isaac Hull in the 
 
 United States Naval Fraternal Association, July 15, 1820 
 
 214. Testimonial to Isaac Hull from the Common Council of 
 
 Albany, N. Y., after his capture of the " Guerriere,'* 
 August 19, 1812. 
 
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 215. Steel Engraving of the "Embarkation of the Pilgrim 
 
 Fathers," 1620. 
 
 216. Photograph of Smybert's Portrait of Rev. George Berkeley, 
 
 Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland, and one of the earliest bene- 
 factors of Yale College. 
 
 217. Engraved Portrait of Oliver Wolcott, Sen., signer of the 
 
 Declaration of Independence, and governor of Connec- 
 ticut, 1797. 
 
 218. Lithographic Portrait of Walter Osborn. 
 
 219. Photograph of Radner House, Barbadoes, West Indies. 
 
 220. Photograph of Major-General Alfred H. Terry, U. S. A. 
 
 221. 222, 223, 224. Four Frames, exhibiting specimens of Conti- 
 
 nental Currency, National and Colonial, issued during 
 the revolutionary war. 
 
 225. Certificate of Freedom of the City of Albany, N. Y., to 
 
 Commodore Isaac Hull, for his "gallant and heroic 
 conduct in the capture and destruction of the frigate 
 'Guerriere,' by the United States frigate ' Constitution,' " 
 Aug. 19, 1813. Signed by Philip S. Van Rensslaer. 
 
 226. Colored Wood Engraving, of General Washington, printed 
 
 1782. 
 
 227. Colored Wood Engraving of Lady Washington, printed 
 
 1782. 
 
 228. Photograph of Beriah Bradley, taken June, 1874, on his 
 
 ninety-seventh birthday. 
 
 229. Specimens of Bank Note Engraving, by Amos Doolittle, of 
 
 New Haven. 
 
 230. Engraved Portrait of Hon. David Daggett. 
 
 231. Battle of Lexington. This plate, with the two adjacent to 
 
 it, are Nos. i, 2 and 4 of a set of four historical engrav- 
 ings executed by Amos Doolittle, of New Haven. They 
 are believed to form the earliest series of historical 
 prints published in this country. 
 
 232. View of the Town of Concord, Mass. 
 
 233. View of south part of Lexington, Mass. 
 
 234. Photograph of Beardsley Hall, Cheshire Academy, Conn. 
 
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 235. Wood-cut of Davenport Place, site of the residence of Rev. 
 
 John Davenport, 1640. 
 
 236. Engraved View of the Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers at 
 
 Plymouth Rock, 1620. 
 
 237. Photograph of the Hon. Erastus C. Scranton, mayor of 
 
 New Haven. 
 
 238. Photograph of Timothy Bishop, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 239. Photograph of Hon. Roger S. Baldwin, governor of Con- 
 
 necticut, and United States senator. 
 
 240. Photograph of James Brewster, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 241. Photograph of Edward Johnson, a well-known character 
 
 of New Haven ; owner of the garbage dog-cart. 
 
 242. Piece of Linen Bed-hanging, representing Lord Elliott's 
 
 attack on Gibraltar, presented by Mrs. C. W. Jarman. 
 
 243. Engraving of engagement between the frigates " United 
 
 States" and "Macedonian," October 28, 1812. 
 
 234. Piece of Linen Curtain, representing the battle of the Nile. 
 
 245. Brass Bowl, once owned by Governor Gurdon Saltonstall. 
 
 246. Piano, made in London, in 1786, presented by Miss Bake- 
 
 well, of London, G. B. 
 
 247. Statuette of Hon. John C. Calhoun, United States senator 
 
 from South Carolina, and vice-president of the United 
 States, 1830. 
 
 248. Chair, used by the chief justices of Connecticut, from the 
 
 old court house in New Haven, 1823. 
 
 249. An antique Chair, taken by Admiral Foote from one of 
 
 the Barrier Forts in Canton, China, Nov. 1856. 
 
 250. Old Oil Painting, supposed to be the portrait of a member 
 
 of Governor Eaton's Family. 
 
 251. 252. Portraits of a cardinal and bishop, from the old New 
 
 Haven Museum. 
 
 253. Oil Painting of King George III., from an ancient house 
 
 in Antigua, West Indies. 
 
 254. Oil Painting of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, Sen-, painted 
 
 by his son, Col. John Trumbull, 1785. 
 
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 255. Portrait of Anthony Perit Sanford, at the age of ten years* 
 
 Painted 1790, 
 
 256. Head of Pope Sixtus II., who was executed by order of the 
 
 Roman Emperor Valerian, about A. D. 260. 
 
 257. Oil Painting, representing the head of a soldier. 
 
 258. Portrait of Rev. Dr. Joseph Noyes, fifth pastor of the Cen- 
 
 ter Church, 1716-1761. 
 
 259. Confederate Cavalry Sabre, brought from Louisiana by 
 
 Col. Frank H. Peck. 
 
 260. Portrait of David C. DeForest, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 261. Portrait of Mrs. David C. DeForest, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 262. Oil Painting of Enos M. B. Hughes, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 263. Oil Painting of Rt. Rev. Lefevre de Cheverus, first Roman 
 
 Catholic Bishop of Boston, afterwards cardinal. 
 
 264. Ancient Oil Painting of David holding the head of Goliath. 
 
 265. Billet Head of the last vessel built at the Grapevine Point 
 
 shipyard, where the wire works now stand. 
 
 266. Model of a Ship, which was to be propelled by screws 
 
 placed in the bow. 
 
 267. Portrait in water colors of Amos Doolittle, of New Haven, 
 
 one of the earliest engravers in this country. 
 
 268. A Table, in the possession of the Trowbridge family for 
 
 more than two hundred years. 
 
 259. Ancient Brass Foot Tub, said to have belonged to one of 
 the original settlers of New Haven. 
 
 270. Draft Wheel, used in the United States Provost Marshal's 
 
 office in New Haven, during the war of rebellion. 
 
 271. Signal Flag, captured from the Confederate troops at Fort 
 
 Fisher. Supposed to be from a blockade runner, 1864. 
 
 272. Mail Shirt, Helmet, and Yataghan, brought from Constan- 
 
 tinople in 1854, by David J. Peck. 
 
 273. Flag of the Townsend Rifles, Company I, Seventh Regi- 
 
 ment Connecticut Volunteers, being the first flag raised 
 at Tybee Lighthouse, after the breaking out of the 
 rebellion, i86i. 
 
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 274. Medicine Chest of Benedict Arnold, used by him when a 
 druggist on Water street, New Haven. 
 
 265. Bust of Hon. James M. Townsend, made by Bartlett. 
 
 276. Bust, executed by Bartlett, of Rear Admiral Francis H. 
 Gregory, U. S. N. 
 
 377. Bust of Johnathan Knight, M. D., Professor of Surgery in 
 Yale College. The bust was made by Bartlett. 
 
 278. Bust of Professor Benjamin Silliman, Sen. 
 
 279. Bust of President Zachary Taylor. 
 
 280. Houdin's Bust of George Washington. 
 
 281. Bust of President Adams. 
 
 282. Bust of Millard Fillmore. 
 
 283. Bust of Hon. David Daggett, United States senator and 
 
 chief justice of Connecticut. 
 
 284. Bustof Ithiel Town, the celebrated architect who designed 
 
 the Center Church, Trinity Church, the State House, 
 and other public and private buildings in New Haven. 
 
 285. Bust of Noah Webster, LL. D., author of " The American 
 
 Dictionary of the English Language." 
 
 286. Portrait of Elizabeth Douglass, aet. 28, 1772. 
 
 287. Portrait of Benjamin Douglass, aet. t^^, 1772. 
 
 288. Collection of the United States Fractional Currency, used 
 
 from 1861 to 1878, handsomely framed. 
 
 289. Oil Painting of Bradford Hubbard, son of Leverett Hub- 
 
 bard, M. D., born 1761, in the old stone house built by 
 his father on the corner of George and Meadow streets, 
 New Haven. Died 1825. 
 
 290. Oil Painting of Titus Street, Esq., painted by Andrews, 
 
 in 1836. 
 
 291. Oil Painting of Capt. Daniel Green, who was lost at sea 
 
 in 181 7. The portrait was painted in France, 1805. 
 
 292. Oil Painting of David Dunham, Esq., of New York, owner* 
 
 of the first steam vessel which crossed the Atlantic. 
 
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 293. Portrait of Jeremiah Atwater, for many years steward of 
 
 Yale College. 
 
 294. Chair of Edith Day, wife of Robert Day, of Hartford, who 
 
 died October 1648. She died 1688, being then the 
 widow of Elizur Holyoke, of Springfield, Mass. 
 
 295. 296. Two Wooden Urns, from the old chapel (Yale Col- 
 
 lege) steeple. Placed on the steeple in 1824; taken 
 down in 1880, 
 
 297. Green Silk Umbrella, once owned by Governor Gurdon 
 
 Saltonstall. Presented by Mrs. C. W. Jarman. 
 
 298. Oil Painting, portrait of Henry Hotchkiss, of New Haven, 
 
 Conn. Presented by his son, Henry L. Hotchkiss. 
 
 299. Portrait of Ebenezer Townsend, merchant prince of New 
 
 Haven ; father of Ebenezer Townsend, supercargo and 
 writer of the ship Neptune's voyages around the world. 
 
 300. Portrait of his second wife (nee Barnard), widow of Mr. 
 
 Cook, of , mother of his later children. High 
 
 crown antique lace cap. 
 
 301. Shingle (with wro't iron nail) from roof of General Wash- 
 
 ington's house at Mt. Vernon. Presented by E. G. 
 Clawsen, Barbadoes, W. I. 
 
 302. Skate of 1776. Presented by Charles G. James, August 
 
 10, 1883. 
 
 303. Donkey's Shoe, brought from Limerick, Ireland, by John 
 
 J. Tierney. Presented by George W. Carrington. 
 
 304. Chair, 100 years old, owned by Abel Wheeler, of Oxford, 
 
 Conn. Presented by James and Mary Somers. 
 
 305. New Haven Lighthouse and Grounds ; a valuable etching. 
 
 Presented by Robert W. Wiseman. 
 
 306. Tomlinson's Bridge and Vicinity; companion etching to 
 
 the above. Presented by same. 
 
 307. Ancient Clock, made by Nathan Howell, New Haven, 
 
 Conn., 1680. Presented by F. E. Hotchkiss. 
 
 308. Photograph of Whitneyville Armory and Buildings, 1825. 
 
 309. Plaster Cast of Scene of Abraham's Sacrifice of his Son, 
 
 on Mt. Moriah, by Leo Ch. De Zaleski. 
 
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 310,311. Pictures of New Haven — first, 1760; second, 1811. 
 Presented by Thomas H. Pease. 
 
 312. Medallion Head of Dr. Franklin. Presented to Capt. 
 
 Charles H. Townshend, in Paris, France, July 1867, 
 while in command of Str. " Fulton." Loaned by him. 
 
 313, 314. Zulu War Club and Zulu Knobstick. Presented by 
 
 Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
 315. Illustrated Engraved Copy of United States and Mexico 
 
 War Scenes, portfolio. Presented by Alphonso Thill. 
 
 316. Ancient Tinder-Box. Presented by W. S. Sanford. 
 
 317. Pair of West India Panniers, for back of donkeys. Pre- 
 
 sented by Miss Judith Hoadley and Mrs. A. J. Gardner. 
 
 318. Model and Plan of American Steamer "Ontario," of Bos- 
 
 ton, Capt. Charles H. Townshend. Loaned by him. 
 
 319. Model of Br. Ship "Constitution," picked up in British 
 
 Channel, 1758. Presented by Jos. W. Bennett, M. D. 
 Carried in procession in celebration of the adoption of 
 the United States Constitution, July 4, 1788. 
 
 320. Leading-block from frigate Congress, sunk by the rebel 
 
 ram " Merrimac," in Hampton Roads, 1862. Presented 
 by Henry C. Baldwin. 
 
 321. First Folding Chair, by New Haven Folding Chair Com- 
 
 pany, 1862. 
 
 322. Ancient Pewter Platter, 1724. 
 
 323. Piece of New Haven Liberty Pole on the Green, broken 
 
 off in the gale of November 23, 1884. Presented. 
 
 324. Oil Painting of Winter Scene. Presented by Mrs. Pomeroy. 
 
 325. Naval engagement of American ship " Constitution " and 
 
 British ship " Guerriere," 1814. 
 
 326. Ancient Painting, " Little Bird Catchers." Presented by 
 
 Father O'Brien. 
 
 327. Crayon Portrait of President Noah Porter. Purchased. 
 
 328. Fractional Currency of the United States; handsomely 
 
 framed. Loaned by Robert Veitch & Sons. 
 
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 329. Nubian Damsel's Wardrobe. Loaned by W. R. H. Trow- 
 
 bridge. 
 
 330. Sword, with Gold Hilt and Scabbard, of Rear-Admiral A. 
 
 H. Foote, of New Haven, Conn., inscribed " Tennessee, 
 Cumberland, and Mississippi." Loaned. Cost ^5,000. 
 Presented by citizens of Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 331. Photograph of William E. Goodyear, in "uniform New 
 
 Haven Grays, of Conn. Vols. ; framed. ■- 
 
 332. Flintlock Gun, carried in the Invasion of New Haven, 
 
 Conn., in 1779, by the British. 
 
 ZZZ' Gun, picked up on the battlefield of Bull Run, by Sergt. 
 Douglass, 69th N. Y. Regiment. 
 
 334. Picture of Baltimore in 1752, in gilt frame; engraved 
 
 from a sketch by John Moale and Daniel Bowley, Esq. 
 Twenty-nine points of interest numbered and described. 
 
 335. Cannon, used in 1776 by Capt. D. Goffe Phipps, of New 
 
 Haven, Conn., on his privateer " Betsey," and pre- 
 sented by Capt. D. Goffe Phipps, his son. 
 
 336. Double-Head Mahogany Cradle, used by the twin boys 
 
 of Samuel Broome, named Washington and Gates, after 
 those generals. Presented by A. F. Lines. 
 
 337. Zulu Pillow, a small wood block. Presented by W. R. H. 
 
 Trowbridge. 
 
 338. Iron Clasp, for holding feet of criminals at whipping-post; 
 
 taken April 8, 1865, from Petersburg, Va., day before 
 Lee's surrender. Presented by E. Hawes, D. D. 
 
 339. Old Safe of New Haven Mechanics' Bank. Presented by 
 
 the Bank. 
 
 340 
 341 
 
 342 
 
 343 
 344 
 
 Old Mahogany Sofa, 17 — . Presented by F. E. Hotchkiss. 
 
 Old Mahogany Chair. Presented by Mrs. Worthington 
 Hooker. 
 
 Usher's Chair from Moody and Sankey Tabernacle. Pre- 
 sented by Thomas Trowbridge. 
 
 Medallion Bust of Hon. Henry Clay. Purchased. 
 
 Framed Collection of Cents from 178S to 1865, United 
 States Currency. Presented by James G. English. 
 
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 345. Chest of Drawers, of Jeremiah Townsend. The hole in 
 
 the side is where a ball passed through, in the revolu- 
 tionary war, 1779, in the British invasion of New Haven, 
 Conn. 
 
 346. Ship Carpenter's Brace, for boring with a bit; used in Fair 
 
 Haven more than 100 years ago. Presented by G. W, 
 Carrington. 
 
 347. Framed Ancient Print, showing five pictures representing 
 
 "Death and Worldly Greatness," with moral lessons 
 detailed in long printed columns at the side of each. 
 
 348. Framed Chinese Picture of a Triumphal Arch in Canton, 
 
 China ; very ancient and faded. 
 
 349. Framed Ancient Chinese Picture of "The great navigable 
 
 river Singwonhar, in China, flowing between prodig- 
 ious rocks, with a grand pagoda at the entrance." These 
 three pictures were found in Jeremiah Atwater's old 
 chest of drawers. Presented by Capt. C. H. Townshend. 
 
 350. The famous Woodbridge (Conn.) Oak; handsomely framed. 
 
 Etching by Wiseman. Purchased. 
 
 351. Eastern view of New Haven (Conn.) Green, Churches, State 
 
 House, and College Buildings, 1851 ; in gilt frame. Brief 
 authentic account of dates of buildings. 
 
 352. Scythe, made by Ezekiel Hayes, 1780. Presented by his 
 
 grandson, Charles Bradley. 
 
 353. Fac Simile small casting and photograph of Liberty Bell 
 
 of 1776, from Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 354. Ancient Writ of Roger Sherman, Justice of Peace, Litch- 
 
 field County, in Kent or New Milford, May 29, 1757. 
 Deposited by W. W. Prescott. 
 
 355. Photograph of Pearpont Coat of Arms. 
 
 356. A Steel Engraving of General Washington, in frame. 
 
 357. Glass Painting, in gilt frame, of New Haven (Conn.) Green, 
 
 with a view of Churches, State House, and Colleges. 
 Presented by Thomas R Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
 358. A card of Gun Flints. Presented by Henry A. Duntze. 
 
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 359. Two Old Portmanteaus of Capt. David Wooster, afterward 
 
 General Wooster, of Danbury, Conn. 
 
 360. Noah Webster's Mahogany Secretary, with small library. 
 
 Deposited. 
 
 361. Portrait of Henry Trowbridge ; framed. 
 
 362. Plan of House and adjoining land of Daniel Green, corner 
 
 Water and Townsend Streets, New Haven, Conn., 1795. 
 
 363. Map of the City of New Haven, 1830, by D. W. Bucking- 
 
 ham. 
 
 364. Sword, carried by Capt. Walter Osborn at the battle of 
 
 Bull Run. Deposited by Mrs. Walter Osborn. 
 
 365. Portrait, Pencil-drawing of the Cabin Boy of Capt. Fred- 
 
 erick Lee, of Madison, Conn., drawn by Thaddeus Kos- 
 ciusco when a passenger on Capt. Lee's ship, either in 
 1776 or 1797. Preserved by F. W. Scranton, adopted 
 son of Capt. Lee, and presented by his widow, Mrs. 
 Hannah Scranton, of Madison, Conn. 
 
 366. Oak Club, with natural knob grown upon it. Presented 
 
 by Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
 367. Case of large heavy Bank, Jail, and School Keys, 171 1 to 
 
 1818. 
 
 368. Deed of Land, in 1776, from John Tallmadge to Ruther- 
 
 ford Trowbridge ; in frame. Presented by Thomas R. 
 Trowbridge. 
 
 369. Boston Gazette, March 12, 1770; framed with cord and 
 
 tassels. 
 
 370. Piece of Stone and Shell Lime attached, from cellar foun- 
 
 dation of Ferry House, at Red Hook, East Haven, on 
 Quinnipiac River. Presented by Capt. C. H. Town- 
 shend. 
 
 371. A Squaw Hat, from Puget Sound, brought by Capt. C. 
 
 H. Townshend, commander of ship " Germania," 1863, 
 and loaned by him. 
 
 372. Hetchel for preparing flax for weaving. 
 
 373. Oil Painting Portrait of Benjamin West, the great painter. 
 
 Presented by Allen H. Smith, M. D. 
 
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 374. Pair of Old Sugar Tongs. 
 
 375. Wooden Shoe, worn by natives of the Island of St. Croix, 
 
 W, I. Loaned by Mrs. George T. Nettleton, Morris Cove. 
 
 376. A Glazed Picture. A beautiful and accurate elevation view 
 
 of the Temple of Solomon, taken from the celebrated 
 model by Counsellor Schott, at Hamburg, ornamented 
 with most interesting passages in the lives of Kings 
 David and Solomon. 
 
 377. Lignum-Vitae Mortar and Pestle, brought over in the May- 
 
 flower, 1620. Property of Mrs. M. A. Rovve, Philadel- 
 phia, Pa., January 19, 1884. 
 
 378. Large Portfolio (39x27 in.) of Historical Engravings and 
 
 Pictures. 
 
 379. 380. Two Old Maps, from Jeremiah Atwater's house. 
 
 First — Of Europe, dedicated to Queen Carolina, of 
 Great Britain. Second — Map of Africa and oceans sur- 
 rounding; in black wood frames. 
 
 381. Confederate Soldier's Cedar Canteen, from Port Hudson, 
 
 "La., captured July 8, 1863. Presented by Major Patrick 
 Maher, of Second Connecticut Volunteers, Dec, t6, 1884. 
 
 382. Plaster Medallion (likeness) of Count Pulaski, in uniform, 
 
 by Leo Ch. De Zaieski. 
 
 383. Plaster (in bas relief) Representation of Secreting the 
 
 King Charles H. Charter of Connecticut, 1662, by Leo 
 Ch. De Zaieski. 
 
 384. Framed Portrait of General George B. McClellan. Pre- 
 
 sented by G. W. Carrington. 
 
 385. Fossil Wood Petrifaction ; section of a tree or branch. 
 
 386. Forty-three Dutch Ornamented Tiles around Door of 
 
 Room 2. 
 
 387. And sixteen of same under the first window casing — all set 
 
 in wood frames. They are from the old Leffingwell 
 House, cor. of George and Meadow streets. New Haven, 
 Conn. 
 
 388. Jamaica Rum Bottle, made in 1774. 
 
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 389. Brick, from the ruins of Fort Castine, Me. 
 
 390. Stone, from the well of the old fort at Castine, Me. 
 
 391. Blue China Teapot, of the last century, found in the old 
 
 Bassett House in Hamden, Conn. 
 
 392. Desk, Bureau, and Book-case, used by Benjamin Trum- 
 
 bull, D. D., pastor of Church in North Haven. Author 
 of Histories of Connecticut and United States, and 
 various other works, essays, and sermons. Presented 
 by Ezra Stiles, New Haven, Conn., March i, 1878. 
 
 393. Blue China Platter, from Saba Island, W. I., found in an 
 
 ancient church. It was secreted there when the island 
 was captured by Admiral Rodney, in 1782. Presented 
 by W. R. H. Trowbridge, Barbadoes, W. I. 
 
 394. Two Slave Whips, brought from St. Martins, W. I., in Brig 
 
 Nancy, 1816. Presented by G. W. Carrington. 
 
 395. One of the Plates of the set used at the dinner to Admiral 
 
 Nelson, at Barbadoes, VV. I., 1803, after his capture of 
 the French fleet off Martinique, W. I. Presented by 
 E. G. Clawsen. 
 
 396. 397- Two Ancient Arm Chairs. Presented by Walter Har- 
 
 rison, Water street. 
 
 398. Ancient Arm Chair. Presented by Miss Susan Trowbridge. 
 
 399. Water Color Painting, of scene in the harbor of Smyria, 
 
 Asia, July 11, 1853, of Capt. Ingraham, in the United 
 States frigate St. Louis, (22 guns), vindicating American 
 honor. His ship is in front, two Austrian mail steamers 
 on the left, and on the right an Austrian brig of war (19 
 guns) and an Austrian war schooner (12 guns). The 
 appeal of Martin Costa, as a United States naturalized 
 citizen, for release from capture by the Austrian vessel 
 of war. Capt. Ingraham declared in reply : " Gentle- 
 men, the man must be given up into some one's hands 
 on shore, else I will take him. My cause is that of jus- 
 tice and I cannot fail. I have stated the time." Within 
 the twenty-four hours, the prisoner was placed on board 
 Capt. Ingraham's vessel. Presented by Albert H. Young. 
 
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 400. Fine Oil Painting of the Stone Monument over Lady Fen- 
 
 wick's Grave, at Saybrook, Conn., on the bank of the 
 Connecticut river, showing the river, sea, and land sur- 
 rounding. Sketched and painted by Harry I. Thomp- 
 son, of this city, and by him presented. 
 
 401, 402. Ancient Portrait (oil painting) of a gentleman and 
 
 lady of the last century, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bacon. 
 Loaned by Mrs. Mary B. Gray, teacher, 105 High street. 
 
 403. Original Picture of First Landing of the Pilgrims, Decem- 
 
 ber 20, 1620, at Plymouth, Mass. A fine, large engrav- 
 ing, handsomely framed. Presented by Mrs. Edward 
 Heaton, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 404. A Fine Large Engraving, handsomely framed, of the Sign- 
 
 ing of the Declaration of Independence, in Philadelphia, 
 Penn., July 4, 1776. Presented by same lady. 
 
 405. A Lithograph Engraving of first Mission Brig, " Morning," 
 
 on the ocean, with every sail set, sailing with a fair 
 wind for Sandwich Islands. Presented by A. H. Young. 
 
 406. Water Color Painting, portrait of Capt. Thomas Painter, 
 
 of West Haven; a soldier, sailor, and prisoner in the 
 war of the Revolution. Painted at thirty years of age, 
 1796. Loaned by D. C. Collins, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 407. Metal Model of Side-Wheel Steamboat, with machiner}^ in 
 
 working order ; gilded and painted. I^oaned by Paul 
 Roessler. 
 
 408. High Cherry Book Case, with closet shelves underneath. 
 
 Presented. 
 
 409. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of Asa Bacon, of Litch- 
 
 field, Conn. Loaned. 
 
 410. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of General Francis Bacon. 
 
 (son of above). Loaned. 
 
 411. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of Lieut. Frederick Bacon, 
 
 (another son of above,) of the United States Navy, com- 
 manding United States schooner "Sea Gull," of Com- 
 modore Wilkes' naval expedition, to survey the north- 
 west coast of United States. His vessel and all on 
 board were lost off Cape Horn, in 1843. Loaned. 
 
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 412. A Beautiful Gilt Frame Mirror, elaborately carved and 
 
 decorated. A gilt picture at the top of American eagle, 
 and emblems of war. 
 
 413. Framed Chart of Lines of Construction of Steamer "On- 
 
 tario," 10 ft. by 3 ft. Loaned by Capt. C. H. Towns- 
 hend. 
 
 414. American Institute Diploma, New York, October, 1852, 
 
 awarded to Abner Reed for his "Guide to Penmanship." 
 
 415. Geographical Chart of the American National Republic, 
 
 or a comprehensive view of the most interesting partic- 
 ulars of the geography, etc., of the United States of 
 America. 
 
 416. Roll of Maps, Plans, and Charts of United States Geo- 
 
 graphical Survey of United States, west 100° Meridian 
 of longitude, by Gen. A. A. Humphreys, 1872-73, by Act 
 of Congress, under direction of Secretary o,f war. Geo- 
 graphical map of Washoe mining region. Plan of the 
 schooner " Connecticut," 1772. 
 
 417. Small Picture on paste-board of battle of Lexington, Mass. 
 
 418. Map of United States Coast Survey of New Haven and 
 
 vicinity, by Lieut. R. M. Bache, 1875-6-7. 
 
 419. Large Colored Map of the Counties of the State of Conn., 
 
 1856. 
 
 420. Squires' Map of United States, 1834, with colored pictures 
 
 of battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill, of General 
 Washington, and Falls of Niagara. 
 
 421. Osgood Carlton's Map of United States, 1806, Boston, 
 
 Mass. 
 
 422. Jacob Monk's Map of United States, British Provinces, 
 
 West Indies and Central America. Baltimore, Md., 1852. 
 
 423. Arrowsworth's Globular Map of the World. 
 
 424. Beers, Ellis & Soule's Colored Map of New Haven, 1868. 
 
 425. Map of Christian Era. 
 
 426. S. W. Searle's Map of New Haven and vicinity, and pub- 
 
 lic buildings, 1859. 
 
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 427. Old Map of Connecticut, 182 1. 
 
 428. A. S. Wadsvvorth's Map of Boston Harbor. (No date.) 
 
 429. Hartley & Whitsford's Map of New Haven, published in 
 
 Hartford, Conn., 185 1. 
 
 430. Colored Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode 
 
 Island, showing counties, townships, and plans of their 
 large cities, and of New York cit}^ 
 
 43 :. Map of Chronological Events of the Christian Era, described 
 and illustrated. 
 
 432. Map of Plan of New Haven, by Amos Doolittle, 1824. 
 
 433. Geological Map of British Islands and adjoining coast 
 
 of France, and index (no date), by John Phillips. 
 
 434. Roll of Maps of Lake Erie and its region of country. 
 
 435. Old Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean. 
 
 436. Old French Map of Europe, date . 
 
 437. Two Diplomas, one from New Haven County Agricultural 
 
 Society to F. W. Trowbridge, for a churn. The other 
 from American Institute, New York, to F. Trowbridge, 
 for spun raw silk. 
 
 438. Large costly Glass Show Case, mounted on a fine hard 
 
 wood counter with closet beneath. Deposited by Mrs. 
 W. Hooker. 
 
 439. Sea and Vessel Picture, neatly framed. Presented by T. 
 
 R. Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
 440. Curious Long Barrelled Air-Gun. The stock and all parts 
 
 made of iron. Presented by Dr. Frederick Bellosa, 
 New Haven, Conn. 
 
 441. A recent photograph picture of the old Roger Sherman 
 
 House, on Chapel street, taken by Roger S. Baldwin, and 
 presented by him to the Society. 
 
 442. Mezzotint Colored Engraving of the Winter Quarters of 
 
 the Second Brigade, Third Division, Second Corps U. 
 S. Army, at Stony Mountain, Va. Sketched by George 
 W. Hill, member of Co. G., 14th C. V. Presented by 
 L. S. Punderson, New Haven, Conn. 
 
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 443. Photograph Picture of Governor William Leete's Stone 
 
 House in Guilford, built in 1639. The refuge and hid- 
 ing place of the regicides, Goffe and Whalley, who were 
 protected by Governor Leete. Presented by Charles 
 Homan, photographer, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 444, 445, 446. Three Ancient Portraits (in oil) of Col. James 
 
 Rice, of his wife, and of his wife's sister, Mrs. William 
 Ailing. Painted by Durand in 1772. 
 
 447. Capt. Ward Atvvater's Portrait, (in oil) painted by Artist 
 
 Wilson, on Teneriffe Island, in 1805. 
 
 448. Mrs. Jeremiah Townsend's Portrait (painted in oil in 1786.) 
 
 (Her husband's diary of a voyage across the Atlantic in 
 1784, in ship " Montgomery," was read before the Society 
 by the secretary, Monday evening, December 22, 1884.) 
 
 449. Old-fashioned Round Dining Table, made with leaves for 
 
 extension. The legs and frame support curiously turned. 
 
 450. 451. Two large Spinning Wheels of the last century. Pre- 
 
 sented. 
 
 452. Model of the movable Draw of Tomlinson's Bridge. 
 
 Presented by Caleb Mix. 
 
 453. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of Dr. Nathan Beers, hero 
 
 of American Revolution. Presented by Levi Ives, M. D. 
 
 455. Framed Small Picture of Old-fashioned Coach-and-Four 
 
 on the road with passengers. Loaned by Mrs. George 
 F. Nevv'comb. 
 
 456. Large (oak carved) Arm Chair of Governor Robert 
 
 Treat, of Milford, over 200 )^ears old, handsome and 
 substantial. Loaned by one of his decendants, Mrs. 
 Henry Champion. 
 
 457. Engraved Likeness of Nathaniel W. Taylor, D. D., taken 
 
 at the close of his pastorate of the First Ecclesiastical 
 Society of New Haven. Presented by A. C. Raymond. 
 
 458. Engraved Likeness of Leonard Bacon, D. D., in early life, 
 
 (pastor of the same church and society,) in richly gilt 
 frame. Presented by A. C. Raymond. 
 
 459. Large Framed Engraving of United States Steamer "Ala- 
 
 bama," of New York and Savannah Steamship Com- 
 pany. Presented by George Petrie, New Haven, Conn. 
 
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 460. An Engraved copper-plate likeness of Col. John Trum- 
 
 bull, of New Haven, Conn., aid-de-camp of General 
 Washington, historian, and famous painter. He died 
 in New York city, aged 87, irj 1843. Presented by 
 James Fordham. 
 
 461. Two Ancient (life size) Oil Paintings of General and Mrs. 
 
 Sheldon. Loaned by Birdsey C. Lake. 
 
 462. Benjamin Trumbull, D. D., his old oak Arm Chair; vi^ell 
 
 preserved — good as new. Loaned. 
 
 463. A heavy hard wood stock Musket, brass-mounted, flint- 
 
 lock, dated Vernon, 1762; six feet long, with bayonet, 
 and cartridge-box marked Co. 6, 26th Reg. Conn. Line. 
 It was carried by John Dudley, of Guilford, in the Bat- 
 tle of Bunker Hill, and used by him against the British 
 when invading New Haven, July 5, 1779. Loaned by 
 Capt. Charles H. Townshend. 
 
 464. Porcelain Platter, with ornamented pictured border, and 
 
 in the center a picture scene of a harbor and vessels, a 
 town with mountain sc^ery, rocks, and fortifications. 
 
 465. Large costly Show Case of Glass, mounted on a finel)' 
 
 finished hard wood counter, with closets for valuable 
 books or papers. 
 
 466. Capture of United States frigate " President " by British 
 
 squadron, under command of Commodore Hayes, off 
 the coast of America. 
 
 467. Medallion Head of Franklin Pierce, President of the 
 
 United States. Presented by Thomas Phillips & Son. 
 
 468. Large Colored Engraving, (handsomely framed) of the 
 
 Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon in Philadelphia, 
 Pa., May 26, 1S61. Loaned by George Petrie, New 
 Haven, Conn. 
 
 469. " Execution of Capt. Nathan Hale," (a colored picture, 
 
 handsomely framed,) the hero martyr of the Revolu- 
 tion. His dying words are " My only regret is that I 
 have only one life to lose for my country." 
 
 470. Oval Framed Portrait of Capt. John Beecher, of New 
 
 Haven, Conn. Loaned by Edward C. Beecher. 
 
CATALOGUE 
 
 CASE No. i. 
 
 (NUMBERS IN RED.) 
 
 1. Siamese Sacred Book, written in Sanscrit and Siamese, on 
 
 Ola, a species of palm leaf; presented to Mrs. Wood- 
 ward when at Bangkok, Siam, in 1864, by Dr. Bradley, 
 the American missionary. Deposited by J. W. Barber. 
 
 2. Specimen of wormed Wood, from the bottom of a West 
 
 Indian ship. 
 
 3. Melted mass of Nails, from the burning of Richmond, Va., 
 
 in 1865. Presented by Dr. R. Orane. 
 
 4. Wood of an English ship of war, sunk at Gloucester Point 
 
 during the revolutionary war. Presented by E. D. Dun- 
 ning. 
 
 5. Piece of the wreck of the Br. frigate " Hussar," wrecked at 
 
 Hell Gate, L. I. Sound, during the revolutionary war. 
 
 6. Two Spikes, from the gate of Old Newgate, Granby, 1873. 
 
 Presented by Dr. R. Crane. 
 
 7. Indian Iron-stone Arrowhead, found by Alfred Daggett, in 
 
 1840, in the rear of Morocco street on the hill opposite 
 Factory street. 
 
 8. Indian Flint-stone Arrowhead, found in West Haven, Sep- 
 
 tember 27, 1881, by W. Wallace Ward. 
 
 9. Four Flint-stone Indian Arrowheads, found near New 
 
 Haven, in 1864. 
 
 10. Three small paper boxes containing a dozen Indian Arrow- 
 
 heads of iron or flint stone. 
 
 11. A pair of Horseman's Pistols, from Nathaniel A.Bacon, 
 
 February 8, 1865, for exhibition. Carried by Major 
 William A. Babcock, of the Second Company of Horse 
 Guards, in 1813, found 1816. 
 
 12. Indian Stone Ornaments, from Wallingford. Presented by 
 
 William B. Baldwin. 
 
38 CA TALOG UE. 
 
 13. Indian Stone Hatchet, found in Water street, New Haven, 
 
 1878; probably thrown out in excavating for city im- 
 provements. Presented by Robert Crane, 1883. 
 
 14. Indian Stone Hatchet, found in Hamilton Park, 1863. 
 
 15. Indian Stone Spearhead, found near Norwich^ Conn. 
 
 16. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Griswold, Conn. 
 
 17. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Norwich, Conn. 
 
 18. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Ledyard, Conn. 
 
 19. Four Indian Stone Arrowheads, from Salem, Conn. 
 
 20. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Montville, Conn. 
 
 21. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Mohegan, Conn. 
 
 22. Two Indian Stone Arrowheads, from Pequetannock, Conn. 
 
 23. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Munson, Conn. 
 
 24. Three Indian Stone Arrowheads, from Charles P. Brown. 
 
 25. Three large Flint Cutting Tools or Spear Heads, of Indian 
 
 make. 
 
 26. Rude Stone Mortar of the Putatuc Indians. Deposited by 
 
 Nathan Baldwin, South Britain, Conn. 
 
 27. Rude Stone Pestle, made by Indians. 
 
 28. Remains of a Brass Kettle, washed from the burial place of 
 
 the Putatuc Indians, along the Housatonic River. It 
 was perfect when found, and contained a ring and 
 thimbles, but has crumbled on exposure to the air. 
 Deposited by Warren Mitchell, South Britain. 
 
 29. Cane, used by Francis Lewis, one of the Signers of the 
 
 Declaration of Independence. 
 
 30. Gold-headed Hickory Cane, presented to Hon. S. E. Bur- 
 
 rows by Andrew Jackson, President of the United 
 States, 1832. 
 
 31. Cane, made from the wood of the United States frigate 
 
 "Constitution." 
 
 32. Cane, elaborately carved (broken), inscribed " In memory of 
 
 M. Auger, by H. Auger," in 1817. Only the upper half 
 of the cane remains. 
 
CATALOGUE. 39 
 
 12,. Tchlbouk or Pipe, with amber head, made of birch wood, 
 pointed at the end to receive ornamented red clay or 
 stone pipe bowl. 
 
 34. Erie Canal Medal, presented by the city of New York, 
 
 struck in honor of its completion, 1826, begun in 181 7, 
 inscribed " Union of Erie with the Atlantic," Neptune 
 and Car, and on the reverse side New York harbor, city, 
 and coat of arms. Presented in a neat box made out of 
 a piece of wood brought from Erie in the first canal 
 boat. 
 
 35. Wax Seal of William Penn. 
 
 36. Oak Box, made from wood from the ruins of the Br. House 
 
 of Lords, destroyed by fire October 11, 1834. Presented 
 by William Goodwin, November 30, 1863. 
 
 37. Metal Seal of the City of New Haven in 1784, motto, "Mare 
 
 liberum." 
 
 38. Wax Impression of same. 
 
 39. Medal, in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of 
 
 American Independence, struck by authority of the 
 Congress of the United States ; on reverse side, " These 
 Colonies are and ought to be free and independent." 
 
 40. Medal, Philadelphia Museum, 1833, engraved. Presented 
 
 to Hon. S. E. Burrows. On reverse side medallion like- 
 ness of Charles Wilson Peale, founder, 1784. 
 
 41. Medallion, head of General Washington, inscribed to his 
 
 memory by D. Eccleston, MDCCCV. ; on reverse side 
 inscribed " He laid the foundation of American Liberty 
 in the XVIII. Century. Innumerable millions yet 
 unborn will venerate the memory of the man who 
 obtained their Country's freedom." In the center is a 
 full length small medallion of a native Indian, inscribed, 
 " This Land was Ours." The round case has a metal 
 plate in it, engraved as follows : " Mrs. Washington pre- 
 sents to Silas E. Burrows, this medal of General Wash- 
 ington, as an expression of gratitude and respect from 
 herself and children. Mount Vernon, May 9, 1833." 
 
 42. Old Brass Bullet Mold, used in the revolutionary war, cast- 
 
 ing six bullets at once. 
 
40 CA TALOGUE, 
 
 43. Five fragments of a Meteoric Stone that fell at Westport, 
 
 Conn., 1807. 
 
 44. Piece of the Root of a tree encircling the coffin of Roger 
 
 Williams, Providence, R, I. 
 
 45. Piece of the Rebel Ram " Merrimac," live oak, wormed and 
 
 barnacled, sunk in Hampton Roads, Va. Presented by 
 Lieut. W. T. Keeler. 
 
 46. Piece of the Keel of Ship " Endeavor," Capt. Cook, which 
 
 first visited the Sandwich Islands in her trip around the 
 world. Presented by the late William G. Hooker to 
 Augustus Lewis, and by him to this Society, February 
 25, 1878. 
 
 47. Section of a branch of the Charter Oak. Presented by I. 
 
 M. Woodward. 
 
 48. Section of a branch of the Great Elm on Boston Common. 
 
 49. First Jury Box used in Woodbridge, Conn., with flower or- 
 
 naments. Presented by M. L. Beardsley, Roxbury, 
 Conn. 
 
 50. Polished Oak Cane, with ivory head. 
 
 51. A Pair of the famous ancient Metallic Tractors, for the cure 
 
 of sickness. 
 
 52. Wood Cup, turned from a beam of the old Brick Meeting 
 
 House, built in 1751, torn down in 1812, to make room 
 for present Center Church. Presented by George E. 
 
 Twitchell. 
 
 53. Autograph on Piece of Ivory, of John Randolph, of Roanoke, 
 
 presented to Charles R. Whedon by Hon. Alfred Black- 
 man, 1857. Presented by Charles R. Whedon. 
 
 54. Drumsticks, Powder Horn, and Plume, used by Peter Mil- 
 
 ler in the revolutionary war. Deposited by William J. 
 Miller. 
 
 55. Specimens of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, showing every 
 
 part of its manufacture from its center to outside. This 
 portion is termed the Niagara cable, the outside being 
 from left to right, while that of the Agamgnnon portion 
 was from right to left. The two ships joined in mid 
 
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 ocean, then spliced their cables. The "Niagara" 
 landed her end in Newfoundland, the "Agamennon " on 
 the Irish coast. 
 
 56. Specimen of the part of Atlantic Telegraph Cable laid by 
 
 the ship "Agamennon," right to left. 
 
 57. Specimen of the interior of the present Atlantic Cable, laid 
 
 by the steamer "Great Eastern." 
 
 58. Sixteen Pictures painted on transparant sheets of Mica, 
 
 representing scenes in Egypt and Assyria, with list of 
 part of them. Presented by E. H. Leflfingwell. 
 
 CASE No. 2. 
 
 (NUMBERS IN RED.) 
 
 59. Carving Knife and Fork, taken from the tent of Lord Corn- 
 
 wallis. 1781. 
 
 60. Pair of Japanese Sandals. 
 
 61. Two Pair of High-Heeled Satin Shoes or Slippers. One 
 
 pair belonged to E. H. Leffingwell's mother, the other 
 to Martha Southmayd, 1750. Presented by C. C. Ben- 
 ham. 
 
 62. Chinese Shoe, 4^ in. long, i^ in. at heel, running to a point 
 (iT,. Two Old Shoes, wood heel, 1750. 
 
 64. Pair of African Sandals. 
 
 65. Rubber Shoe, 1825. 
 
 66. Wood Pointed Shoe-Last, used in 17 10. 
 
 67. Piece of the Dead Line of Andersonville Prison, Ga., 1863-4. 
 
 68. Melted Mass of a Gun, found at Harper's Ferry, Va., 1863. 
 
 69. Three Instruments for extracting teeth, used by Samuel 
 
 Darling, Apothecary, 1780. 
 
 70. An Ancient pair of Shears, found in house t^i Crow^n Street. 
 
42 CATALOG UE. 
 
 71. Tinder-Box, Steel, and Flint. Presented by Jos. Trow- 
 
 bridge. 
 
 72. Two Patent Wheel Tinder Boxes. 
 
 73. Cribbage Board, made from wood of an old Spanish treasury 
 
 chest, brought from Spain in 1564, and deposited in 
 vault of Fort Marion, at St. Augustine, Florida. Pre- 
 sented by W. F. Seward, 1863. 
 
 74. Piece of the ground end of the Liberty Pole, and of one of 
 
 the bottles broken when raised, in Goshen, Conn, 1776. 
 Presented by Hon. Henry Norton. 
 
 75. Two Shell Combs, in use before the revolution, marked re- 
 
 spectively, Aunt Clara and Aunt Susan. 
 
 76. Curious Brass Medallion or Coin of head of Washington, 
 
 and on the reverse side the sun, and its rays reaching 
 a circlet of stars, bordered with " Success to the United 
 States." Edges milled, date 1800. With two gold 
 coins, one of Ferdinand and Isabella, 1492, the other of 
 Charles I., King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, 
 1580. Presented by T. Bennett, M. D. 
 
 77. Ancient Gold Medal, heart-shaped ornamented edges, on 
 
 one side a regal crown, surmounted with the Cross of 
 St. George, encircled with eleven triangle stars, and en- 
 closed with them the word " Regina." On the reverse 
 side a circle enclosing the motto, " Decus merendi op- 
 time omniun," and in the center a three-triangled or 
 five pointed star. A gold loop at the top. 
 
 78. Pine Tree Shilling, 1652, XII. New England, and on reverse 
 
 side a pine tree and the word " Marathus." In box with 
 a silver half dollar of 1810. 
 
 79. Shilling Piece, of Oueen Elizabeth, 1572. 
 
 80. Ninety-six Ancient and Modern Copper Coins; in long 
 
 paper box. 
 
 81. One hundred and twelve Tokens and Medals, issued for cur- 
 
 rency in the war of the rebellion; in box. 
 
 82. Box of Ancient, small Copper and Silver Coins; in paper 
 
 box. Box of Silver Coins, two nine-pence, three four 
 and a half-pence, one two-pence, one penny, one VI 
 thaler, one bit, two five cents and four three cent pieces. 
 
CA TA LOG UE. 43 
 
 83. Box of Indian Beads, and other relics, from East Haven, 
 
 Conn. 
 
 84. Dressing Case of Adjutant Campbell, of the British army^ 
 
 killed July 5, 1779, in British invasion in West Haven, 
 
 85. Piece of a pair of Silk Knee-Breeches, worn by a gentleman 
 
 of Boston, before the revolution. From Mrs. Sarah C. 
 Seaver. 
 
 86. Programme of an Ethiopian Concert, printed on board the 
 
 United States frigate "Powhatan," in March, 1854. The 
 paper is made from mulberry bark, and was a Jap- 
 anese handkerchief of superior fineness. Presented 
 by Prof. S. W. Williams, one of the gentlemen present. 
 
 87. Square section of Oak Wood, from the old South Bridge, 
 
 which was guarded by the British, April 19, 1776, at 
 Concord, Mass. 
 
 88. Square section of Hard Wood, from the North Bridge, Con- 
 
 cord, Mass. Both pieces are the gift of Oscar Doolittle^ 
 Boston, Mass. 
 
 89. Fossil Coal, from Scranton, Penn. 
 
 90. Piece of Rope, from the body of a sailor frozen on the 
 
 Schooner "George," sunk by ice in New Haven har- 
 bor, February 28, 1884. Presented by William Stobl. 
 
 91. Sea Island Cotton Ball, with the seeds in it; from South 
 
 Carolina. 
 
 92. Three Silver Medals— Of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 ; 
 
 of Centennial in Philadelphia, Pa., 1876, vignette. As- 
 sembly of the signers of the Declaration of Independ- 
 ence; of massacre in Fort Griswold, and burning of 
 New London, Conn., September 6, 1781. Presented by 
 Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
 93. Two Silver Medals, one of Newburgh, N. Y. centennial, 1883. 
 
 Vignette on one side Washington's headquarters at the 
 time of peace and disbandment of the army. On the 
 other side Washington's coat of arms, from which the 
 American flag was designed. Motto, "He was most 
 nobly crowned by refusing to be crowned." With sil- 
 ver hook and eagle attached, holding a piece of red. 
 
44 CA TAL OGUE. 
 
 white, and blue ribbon. The other of the Opening of 
 the East River Bridge, May 24, 1883. Vignette of bridge, 
 complete, uniting in one, the two cities of New York and 
 Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 94. Two Copper Medals, of second centennial of New Haven, 
 
 Conn. Vignette, John Davenport preaching under oak 
 tree, 1638, and of the city in 1838. Designed by Heze- 
 kiah Augur, the sculptor. New Haven, Conn. 
 
 95. Copper Plate, with the word " Elocution " engraved. J. E. 
 
 Lowell. 
 
 96. Pair of Pewter Spoon Molds, used before 1776, at South 
 
 Hold, L. I., brought from England, in 1640. 
 
 97. Antique (white porcelain) Pepper Box. 
 
 98. Bully Club, of Cheshire Academy, with mottoes inscribed. 
 
 99. Eight Pieces of an Egyptian Obelisk — six of stone, and one 
 
 each of lead and copper, and box of sand. Presented 
 by Com. Gorringe. 
 
 roo. Chinese Despatch and Envelope, the address, from Prefect 
 of Corea, China, to Hon. F. F. Low, 187 1. Presented by 
 Prof. S. W. Williams. 
 
 loi. Fragment of Wreck of H. M. S. "Royal George," of 105 
 guns, sunk, August 29, 17S2. 
 
 102. German Silver Tobacco Box, property of William Nichols, 
 
 1754. Presented. 
 
 103. Ornamented Porcelain Pickle Dish, made in Philadelphia, 
 
 Penn., 1800. 
 
 104. Petrified Wood (small piece), found by Professor Stanley, 
 
 of the Royal College at Port Louis Mauritius, at or near 
 the Pyramid, in Egypt. Presented by Mrs. C. L. 
 Schember, Wallingford, Conn. 
 
 105. Ancient Bead Necklace, with metal and stone ornaments, 
 
 from Thebes, in Egypt. Presented by W. R. H. Trow- 
 bridge, with the following four curiosities : 
 
 106. Mummy Cloth, from Thebes, Egypt. 
 T07. Mummied Snake, from Thebes, Egypt. 
 
io8 
 
 109 
 
 CA TALOGUE . 45 
 
 Wood Carved Human Face, from Thebes, Egypt. 
 
 Clay Image of Mummied Human Body, from Thebes, 
 Egypt. 
 
 no. Bottle (full of wine), made before 1802, found in excavat- 
 ing Capt. Benjamin Beecher's cellar, 1854. 
 
 111. Ancient (red cloth) Tea cozier. 
 
 112. Broken Indian Pot, from Indian Neck, Branford, Conn. 
 
 113. Indian Metal Ornament. 
 
 1 14. Indian Scalp. 
 
 115. Wood Trencher, 150 years old. 
 
 116. Diploma Copper Plate, of Connecticut Medical Society. 
 
 117. Two Old English Pruning Knives. 
 
 118. Piece of Telegraph Cable, between Fort Sumter and 
 
 Charleston, 1862. 
 
 119. Red Card, having on it Human Bones, two Grape Shot, 
 
 dug up July 21, 1840, on Stillwater battle ground, Sara- 
 toga, N. Y., 1777, and Piece of Bark of the Miss McCree 
 Tree, Fort Edward, N. Y. Presented by I. W. Barber, 
 New Haven, Conn., July, 1869. 
 
 120. Wood Standard Wine Quart Measure. From Cyprian 
 
 Wilcox, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 121. Section of Baluster, from "Tabard Inn," London, 1550, 
 
 brought here by E. Champion Bacon, 1845. Loaned by 
 Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
 122. Chinese Knife and Chopsticks. 
 
 123. Two Indian White Stone Chisels, from Barbadoes, W. I. 
 
 124. Catholic Bead Rosary, consecrated at Rome. 
 
 125. Scale and Weights, in box, belonging to Pres. Daggett. 
 
 126. Fragment of Stone, from Fort George ruins. 
 
 127. Stone Fragment, from West Cavern, at Glen's Falls, N. Y. 
 
 128. Stone Fragment and Flint, from Fort William Henry, 
 
 Richmond, Va. 
 
 129. Confederate Money, fourteen notes, $3, $50. Presented by 
 
 R. W. Wright. 
 
46 CA TAL OG UE. 
 
 130. Eagle Bank Two Dollar Bill, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 131. Manufacturer's Exchange Bank Two Dollar Bill, Bristol, 
 
 R. I. 
 
 132. Berkshire Bank Five Dollar Bill, Pittsfield, Mass. 
 
 133. Fractional Currency, 6^ cents, American, Fairfield Village, 
 
 Herkimer Co., N. Y. 
 
 134. Fractional Currency, 3 cents to 75 cents, Manhattan Br. 
 
 Bank, Utica, N. Y. 
 
 135. Fractional Currency, 10 cents, Hartford, Conn., 1816. 
 
 136. Two Money Receipts, Confederate States military prison, 
 
 Richmond, Va., 1863. 
 
 137. Spirit Proof Glass, used by Benjamin Bakewell, seventy 
 
 years ago; said to be the first used in New Haven, 
 Conn. Presented by Edward Buddington. 
 
 138. Photograph of Benedict Arnold's Birthplace, near Norwich 
 
 Town, Conn. 
 
 CASE No. 3. 
 
 (NUMBERS IN RED.) 
 
 139. First Leyden Jar used by Benjamin Franklin, in his elec- 
 
 trical experiments. 
 
 140. Gold Lace Band, worn on hat of Capt. John Gilbert, killed 
 
 by the British, at their invasion of New Haven, in 1779. 
 Presented by Mrs. Philos Blake. 
 
 141. Small Brass Torpedo, taken from the Confederate works, 
 
 in 1863. 
 
 142. Scoria from the Lynn (Mass.), Iron Works, established 
 
 1642-3 (See Lewis's Hist, of Lynn, Mass., pp. 205-6). 
 Collected and presented by Charles Hervey Townshend, 
 January 8, 1876. 
 
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 143. Six Minnie Balls and Four Bullets, from Richmond, Va., 
 
 and Manassas battle field. Presented by Dr. R. Crane, 
 1883. 
 
 144. Flint and Two Balls, from battlefield of Monmouth. 
 
 145. Cannon Ball and Three Smaller Balls, shot from Fort 
 
 Hale, 1809, Fort demolished in 1883. 
 
 146. Ball, shot into New Haven by the British, July 5, 1779. 
 
 147. Pieces of Shell, with Balls and Bullets, from battle field of 
 
 Gettysburgh, Pa. 
 
 148. Canister Shot, dug up in 1878, at Dwight Place Church. 
 
 Presented by Dr. R. Crane. 
 
 149. Grape Shot, from East Haven, fired by the British, in the 
 
 Invasion, 1779. 
 
 150. Percussion Gun Lock, from Richmond, Va, 1865. Pre- 
 
 sented by Dr. R. Crane, 
 
 151. Bullet, from Lady Fenwick's grave, at old fort at Say- 
 
 brook, Conn. 
 
 152. Bullet, flattened, from Fort Barrows. Presented by J. H. 
 
 Benham. 
 
 153. British Cartridges (69 calibre), picked up at Gettysburg, 
 
 Pa. ; lost by the rebels. 
 
 154. A Fragment of Cast Iron, from the " Herald of Freedom " 
 
 Printing Press, in Lawrence, Kansas. Presented by 
 Dr. R. Crane, February, 1883. 
 
 155. Piece of Granite, from Gov. Leete's cellar, in Guilford, the 
 
 regicides' hiding place. 
 
 156. Piece of Cathedral Wall, Exeter, Eng., erected A. D. 300. 
 
 157. Tile, from house next to Pieter's Church, Leyden, Holland, 
 
 opposite John Robinson's front door. Presented by 
 Prof. Geo. E. Day, September, 1865. 
 
 158. Ancient Ebony Cross, with image of Christ, crucified, 
 
 skull and bones, and motto. Presented by Father 
 O'Brien. 
 
 159. Two Bits of Wood, pieces of the frigate " Cumberland," 
 
 sunk in Hampton Roads, Va., by iron-clad rebel ram 
 Merrimac, 1863. 
 
48 CA TALOGUE. 
 
 i6o. Alexander Hamilton's Two Silver Decanter Stands. Pre- 
 sented by Miss Harriet E. North, Stratford, Conn. 
 
 i6i. Piece of Iron, encrusted with volcanic ashes, from ruins of 
 Pompeii. 
 
 162. Two Ancient Cartridge Boxes. 
 
 163. Flip Cup, in use before the revolution. 
 
 164. Pincushion, used by the legislature in 1840; a doll. 
 
 165. Ancient Bible, of Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson, Stratford, 
 
 Conn., the first established Episcopal clergyman in Con- 
 necticut. 
 
 166. Old brass Clasp Bible, of 1609. 
 
 167. Two Old Bibles. One presented by Frederick Whittlesey, 
 
 November 23, 1862, date 1607. Very ancient Bible, 
 1580. 
 
 168. Account of the Kingdoms of the World, 1630, obtained 
 
 from abandoned plantation in Louisiana, 1866. Pre- 
 sented by John W. Barker. 
 
 169. Ancient Roman Catholic Prayer Book, black and red let- 
 
 ter print, " Horae Diurnae Breviarii Romani." Pre- 
 sented by G. Sherman, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 170. Chinese Letter and Superscription. 
 
 171. " Queries and Answers relative to the State of Connecticut, 
 
 1775," to Col. Trumbull, from John Adams, with letter 
 from Josiah Ouincy, December 20, 1818. 
 
 172. Day-Book, of Jeremiah Atwater, Jr., who kept a grocery 
 
 store on Church street in 1799. Presented by S. E. Wil- 
 coxson. 
 
 173. Benedict Arnold's Waste Account Book, began April 26, 
 
 1773. Presented by Mrs. Worthington Hooker. 
 
 174. Piece of Flag, which floated from the principal flagstaff of 
 
 Fort Fisher, bombarded January, 1865 ; found by Sur- 
 geon Arthur Matthewson, after the battle, at the foot of 
 the flagstaff, where it was_^buried by shot. 
 
 175. French Diary, Paris, France, 1835. Book with autograph 
 
 letter on first leaf, of Marc Antoine Jullien. Presented 
 
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 to the Hon. R. I. IngersoU, U. S. Minister to Russia, 
 May 18, 1847. It was in the mayor's office, and given 
 to the society by Hon. H. G. Lewis. 
 
 176. Pewter Mug, used by one of the first settlers of New 
 
 Haven. Presented. 
 
 177. Piece of Board, from Gov. Leete's house, Guilford. 
 
 178. Small specimen of Guld-Bearing Ouartz, from Colorado. 
 
 179. Nail, from the coffin of one of the Regicides, buried near 
 
 the Center Church, New Haven, Conn. Presented by 
 H. S. Richardson. 
 
 180. Medal in commemoration of the first Centennial of the 
 
 city of Middletown, Conn., July 17, 1 784-1884, and 
 medallion head of Jabez Hamlin, first mayor; on the 
 reverse side, the present cit3^ 
 
 181. Ancient Bill of Exchange, 1779. ''Exchange for thirty 
 
 dollars, at five livres per dollar. No. 528, United States 
 of America, 4th day of March, 1779. At thirty days 
 sight of this fourth bill, first, second and third not paid, 
 pay to Mr. John Robbins, or order, thirty dollars in one 
 hundred and fifty livres Tournois, for interest due on 
 money borrowed by the United States. To the Com- 
 missioner or Commissioners oi the United States at 
 Paris. Countersigned, John Lawrence ; F. Hopkinson, 
 Treas. of Loans Commissioner of Continental Loan 
 Office, in the State of Connecticut." Presented by 
 Richard E. Rice. 
 
 182. Account of Pay Roll, loth October, 1710, to loth October, 
 
 171 1, for Col. William Whiting's company, in service at 
 Annapolis Royal (N. S.), and of dues and payments that 
 year. Presented by R. E. Rice. 
 
 183. Four Old Deeds of 1751, recorded by Samuel I3ishop, 
 
 county clerk. New Haven, Conn. Presented by George 
 Petrie. 
 
 184. Permit, May 2, 1797. " Liberty is hereby given to theoffe 
 
 Bradley to catch one bushel of clams within the limits 
 of this town, and return this within twenty-four hours. ' 
 Isaac Brown. Presented by R. E. Rice. 
 
50 CATALOG UE. 
 
 185. Hilt and Broken Blade of Sword, belonging to Mrs. Geo. 
 
 W. Hicks, 156 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Conn. It 
 was broken in a hand-to-hand conflict with a Hessian 
 soldier in the revolutionary war, by Samuel Hicks. 
 Loaned. 
 
 186. Zulu Wood Pillow. 
 
 187. The Browne Family Bible, 140 years old, containing the 
 
 Browne family genealogy. Deposited by Harriet A. 
 B. Punderson. 
 
 188. Lignum-Vitae Sand Box, for writing desk; said to have 
 
 been used by the Iron Duke Wellington, England. 
 
 189. Piece of Dr. Benjamin Franklin's Kite-line, with which he 
 
 first drew lightning from the clouds. " Fulmen e coelo 
 eripuit sceptrumque tyrannis." Presented by David O. 
 Twitchell. 
 
 190. Petrified Piece of Pitch Pine Wood, taken from the bottom 
 
 of James River, Va., by a Fair Havener on weighing 
 anchor. Presented by same. 
 
 191. Small graceful little Urn, made from timber of ship "Al- 
 
 liance," the vessel which first bore the American flag 
 across the Atlantic. Presented by same. 
 
 192. Piece of Red Tape String (garter perhaps), of Confederate 
 
 President, Jeff. Davis, captured with him at Waldo, Fla., 
 June 15, 1865, by J. M. Silliman, Co. H, 17th Conn. 
 Vols. Presented by same. 
 
 193. Piece of Hard Biscuit, made of peas 'and flour, served in 
 
 Union soldiers' rations, at the battle of Bull Run, 
 brought home by a returned soldier. Presented by 
 same. 
 
 194. Two Square Hard Biscuits, from Union soldiers' haver- 
 
 sacks, one from 15th C. V., July 4, 1865, the other from 
 27th Reg. C. v., 1863. Presented by same. 
 
 195. Brick (English), from the walls of first brick meeting 
 
 house of First Ecclesiastical Society, New Haven, Conn. 
 Presented by Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
CATALOG UE. 5, 
 
 ADDITIONAL. 
 
 The following pages give a list of Loans and Donations to the 
 Society while the Catalogue was in press. 
 
 471. Working Model (made by Robert Fish, shipbuilder, New 
 
 York), of light draft center-board sailing yacht, " La 
 Esperanda " (draft of water when light, i ft. lo in.), 
 built at New Winsor, on the Hudson, in 1851-2. Sailed 
 by Capt. Samuel P. Crafts, via Mona Passage and King- 
 ston, Jamaica, to Campcachy, up the San Juan River 
 into Lake Nicaragua. It formed Filibuster Walker's 
 navy, and after capture of the town, her masts were 
 used for flagstaffs on the plaza. Presented by Capt. 
 Samuel P. Crafts, North Haven, Conn. 
 
 472. Three large Photograph Views of streets, great Cathedral, 
 
 and crowds, in the city of Lima, Peru, with three small 
 photos, one of President or Governor Balta, and the 
 other two, of his assassins, depicted in one of the large 
 photographs, hung high up on the Cathedral, gibbeted 
 for their crime. Presented by Gen. Evelyn L. Bissell. 
 
 473. Framed First Cartel for exchange of surgeons and medical 
 
 men taken prisoners of war, in the Rebellion war, 
 1863, with England. Likeness of Surgeon-General Hun- 
 ter McGuire, M. D., of Stonewall Jackson's command, 
 and printed account of his services and his originating 
 and promoting this cartel. The picture and account is 
 pasted on the back of frame. Presented by same. 
 
 474. United States Army Order and Letter Book of Hospital 
 
 Department, used by Surgeon-General E. L. Bissell, un- 
 der Major-General Thomas, December 30, 1864. Pre- 
 sented by same. 
 
 475. Large Gilt framed Oil Painting (life size), portrait of Jus- 
 
 tice (Squire) John Hunt, father of late Commodore 
 Hunt. Born in New Haven, 1773; died, June 29, 1841. 
 Loaned by Thornton F. Hunt, 231 Wooster street. 
 
52 CA TALOG UE, 
 
 476. A beautiful Picture Frame, made by a rebel prisoner, of 
 
 1750 little pieces of stained wood, ingeniously fitted and 
 fastened; the whole forming a cross, 36x22 inches, 
 making four perfect frames for (panel size) photograph 
 pictures lengthwise, and two more, one on each side. 
 Presented by George D. Nichols. 
 
 477. Gilt framed Oil Painting (life size), portrait of Major 
 
 Lyman Bissell, in 1848, captain of 9th U. S. Infantry in 
 September, 1847, in Mexican war. Loaned by Surgeon- 
 General E. L. Bissell. 
 
 478. Three large Gilt framed Landscape Engravings — the 
 
 largest, a fine view of New Haven harbor, wharves and 
 shipping, and of the city and surroundings, viewed from 
 Ferry Hill, East Haven; the other two of East and 
 West Rock, and the landscapes at their bases. Pre- 
 sented by Wm. H. Sage, M. D. 
 
 479. Connecticut State Coat of Arms, a casting of Iron, showing 
 
 the three emblematic vines and scroll beneath, bearing 
 the State motto, "Qui transulit sustinet." Loaned by 
 Messrs. Thompson & Co. 
 
 480. Large Gilt frame Engraving, portrait of Jonathan Nichol- 
 
 son, late merchant on State street. Loaned by same. 
 
 481. Large Cedar Cane, from Chepultipec battlefield, 1847, 
 
 brought home by Major Lyman Bissell, 1848, on his 
 return from the Mexican war. Presented to Hon. John 
 C. Hollister, and by him presented to the Societ)'-. 
 
 482. Two Colored Engravings, of Queen Victoria. One repre- 
 
 sents the queen dressed in her coronation robes, seated 
 in the St. Edward chair; by Goubert. The other repre- 
 sents the queen on the terrace, at Windsor; by Bouvier. 
 Both dated 1838. Presented by F. E. Hotchkiss. 
 
 483. Section of Roof-plate beam, of oak or chestnut, of the 
 
 Benedict Arnold house on Water street. 
 
 484. Fine Proof Engraving, of Major-General Lincoln, of Massa- 
 
 chusetts, a general in Washington's army, and the first 
 commander of the order of Cincinnati in Massachusetts. 
 Presented by Ralph Baines. 
 
CATALOG UE. 
 
 53 
 
 485. Major-General Wooster's Rocking Chair, 1764. From 
 
 Sheldon Grant. 
 
 486. Section of Old Elm, of 1630, on Boston Common, blown 
 
 down February 16, 1876. From Geo. B.Rogers, Boston. 
 
 487. An English Brick, from the foundation of the house built 
 
 in 1639, for Rev. John Davenport, one of the founders 
 of New Haven colony. The house, No. 20 Elm street, 
 now rests upon a portion of the original wall. Presented 
 by W. H. Oviatt. 
 
 488. Chronological Chart of American History, in the form of 
 
 a large oak tree, with pictures under it, of the landing 
 of the Plymouth Pilgrims, and of cemetery gateway. 
 Presented by John C. Thompson, New Haven, Conn. 
 
 489. Richly gilded and handsomely framed Oil Painting, of 
 
 Capt. Ichabod Smith, of West Haven; painted by Harry 
 I. Thompson, New Haven, Conn. Loaned by him. 
 
 490. Engraving, representing the capture of H. B. M. frigate 
 
 " Java," Captain Lambert, by United States frigate 
 " Constitution," Commodore Bainbridge, December 29, 
 1812, off the coast of Brazil, after an engagement of one 
 hour and fifty-five minutes. Designed, engraved and 
 published by the late Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1814. Pre- 
 sented by Lemuel S. Punderson. 
 
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 CA TA LOGUE. 
 
 OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY 
 
 FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 25, 1884. 
 
 President. 
 Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin. 
 
 Vice-President. 
 Hon. James E. English. 
 
 Secretary. 
 Tho.mas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 
 
 Treasurer. 
 Mr. Robert Peck, B. A. 
 
 Adz'isoy Committee. 
 
 Rev. E. E. Beardsley, D. D., LL. D., Plon. Charles Peterson, 
 
 Rev. Edward E. Atwater, D. D., Hon. John W. Barber, 
 
 Rev. J. M. Hoppin, D. D., Hon. Thomas Trowbridge, 
 
 I'rof. Franklin B. Dexter, M. A., Hon. Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr., 
 
 Prof. Johnson T. Platt, M. A., Hon. Charles Dickerman, 
 
 Henry Bronson, M.D., Hon. Rukl P. Cowles, 
 
 Edward H. Leffingwell, M. I)., Hon. Eli Whitney, M. A., 
 
 E. Huggins Bishop, M. D., Hon. James E. English, 
 
 Hon. Charles R. Ingersoll, Mr. Henrv L. Hotchkiss, 
 
 Hon. Caleb B. Bowers, Mr. Frank E. Hotchkiss, 
 
 Hon. Charles L. English, Mr. George Petrie, | 
 
 Hon Joseph B. Sargent, Mr. T. Atwater Barnes, | 
 
 Capt. Charles H. Townshend. \ 
 
 E.x-offiiio Members. ^ 
 
 President Noah Porter, His Honor Mayor G. F. Holcomb, 
 
 Town Clerk Philip Hugo, Esq. 
 The members of the Board of Aldermen and of the Selectmen shall be ex- officio 
 members of the Society. 
 
CA TAL OG U E. 
 
 55 
 
 LIFE MEMBERS. 
 
 Andrews, Rev. William G. 
 
 Baldwin, Prof. S. E. 
 
 Baldwin, R. S. 
 
 Barnes, E. Henry 
 
 Beardsley, E. Edwards, D. D., LL. D. 
 
 Bigelow, Hobart B., Ex-Gov. 
 
 Bishop, E. H., M. D. 
 
 Bliss, George, New York. 
 
 Bostwick, Frederick 
 
 Bronson, Henry, M. 1). 
 
 Bushnell, C. S. 
 
 Chittenden, Hon. S. B., Brooklyn, N. Y, 
 
 Crane, John J., M. D. 
 
 Dewell, James D. 
 
 English, Hon. Charles L. 
 
 English, Edwin H. 
 
 English, Hon. James E., Ex-Gov. 
 
 English, James G. 
 
 Everit, Richard M. 
 
 Farnam, Hon. Henry W. 
 
 Goodyear, William B. 
 
 Hotchkiss, Frank E. 
 
 Hotchkiss, Henry L. 
 
 Kingsley, Henry C. 
 
 Leftingwell, Edward H., M. D. 
 
 Merwin, Rev. Samuel J. M. 
 
 Mitchell, Hon. Claries L. 
 
 Parker, Joseph 
 
 Peck, Robert, B. A. 
 
 Peterson, Hon. Charles 
 
 Porter, Joseph 
 
 Rowland, Thomas F., New York, 
 
 Sargent, Hon. J. B. 
 
 Stoddard, E. G. 
 
 Townshend, Capt. Charles H. 
 
 Townshend, James M. 
 
 Trowbridge, Daniel 
 
 Trowbridge, E. Hayes, Jr. 
 
 Trowbridge, Henry 
 
 Trowbridge, Henry, Jr 
 
 Trowbridge, Rutherford 
 
 Trowbridge, Thomas R. 
 
 Trowbridge, Thomas R., Jr. 
 
 Trowbridge, W. R. H., Barl^adoes, W. I. 
 
 Waddingham, Wilson 
 
 Watrous, Hon. George H, 
 
 W'ayland, Hon. Francis 
 
 Whitney, Eli 
 
 Whitney, Eli, Jr. 
 Life Membership, $50. 
 
 ANNUAL MEMBERS. 
 
 Adler, Max 
 Alden, Dexter 
 Ailing, David R. 
 Ailing, W. G. 
 Anderson, Isaac 
 Andrew, F. S. 
 Armstrong, Charles P. 
 Atwater, Edward E. 
 Atwater, Wyllys C. 
 Bacon, Francis 
 Bacon, T. R. 
 Barnes, Amos F. 
 Barnes, T. Attwatcr 
 Bartlett, W. R. 
 Bassett, George B. 
 Bassett, John E. 
 Beach, John S. 
 
 Beckley, William A. 
 Beckwith, F. E. 
 Beecher, Edward C. 
 Beers, A. J. 
 Blake, Eli W. 
 Blake, H. T. 
 Bliss, F. R. 
 Bowers, C. B. 
 Bradley, Frank S. 
 Bradley, George T. 
 Bradley, Robert B. 
 Bristol, Louis H. 
 Brooks, Charles A. 
 Brown, R. A. 
 Bunnell, H. H. 
 Burrows, S. E. 
 Butler, George A. 
 
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 CA TA LOGUE. 
 
 Cady, A. 
 
 Cannon, John S. 
 
 Carmalt, William H. 
 
 Cheney, B. H. 
 
 Clark, H. D. 
 
 Clark, James G. 
 
 Clarkson, W. U. 
 
 Colton, J. O. 
 
 Cowles, Ruel P. 
 
 Cruttenden, George O. 
 
 Curtis, George W. 
 
 Cutler, Evarts 
 
 Daggett, David L. 
 
 Dailey, Hugh 
 
 Dann, Isaac N. 
 
 Dann, John A. 
 
 Day, George E. 
 
 Day, Wilbur F. 
 
 DeForest, Andrew W. 
 
 Deming, I.ucius P. 
 
 Deming, Clarence 
 
 Dexter, F. B 
 
 Dickerman, Charles 
 
 Dickerman, George L. 
 
 Doolittle, T. E. 
 
 Douglass, B. H. 
 
 Dubois, A. J. 
 
 Durham, George P. 
 
 Dutton, S. T. 
 
 Dwight, J. M. B. 
 
 Easterbrook, Nathan, Jr. 
 
 Eaton, Daniel C. 
 
 Eaton, D Cady 
 
 Elliott, Matthe'w G. 
 
 English, Benjamin R. 
 
 English, Henry F. 
 
 Fenn, Wallace' B. 
 
 Fitch, Eleazer T. 
 
 Fitch, John B. 
 
 Fitch, Lewis 
 
 Foote, Ellsworth I. 
 
 Foster, P. B. 
 
 Foy, James A. 
 
 Frost, H. P, 
 
 Gallagher, James 
 
 Gardiner, D. L. 
 
 Gardner, Dorsey 
 
 Gerry, Emily L. 
 
 Gilbert, Griswold I. 
 
 Glenney, D. S. 
 
 Graves, C. E. 
 
 Greeley, E. S. 
 
 Hamilton, Charles S. 
 
 Hammer, Alfred E., Branford, Ct. 
 
 Harmon, George M. 
 
 Harrison, H. B. 
 
 Harrison, Lynde 
 
 Harrison, Francis E. 
 
 Hawkes, C. M. 
 
 Hayes, William T. 
 
 Hazel, G. W. 
 Heaton, Edward 
 Hill, Albert B. 
 Hine, Joseph Burton 
 Hitchcock, Burritt 
 Hooker, Frank H. 
 Hooker, Henrietta Y.. 
 Hooker, Thomas 
 Hoppin, James M. 
 Hotchkiss, George 
 Hotchkiss, Henry L. 
 Hotchkiss, Hobart L. 
 Hotchkiss, Justus S. 
 Hotchkiss, Leonard S 
 Hull, Savillian R. 
 Ingersoll, C. M. 
 Ingersoll, C. R. 
 Ingersoll, Jonathan 
 Ives, George H. 
 Ives, H. B. 
 Ives, Levi 
 Ives, R. S. 
 Ives, W. A. 
 Johnson, Charles L. 
 Johnson, Edwin M. 
 Ketchum, Tredwell 
 Kidston, A. L. 
 Kimberly, Enos S. 
 Kingsley, H. C. 
 Kingsley, W. C. 
 Klock. J. H. 
 Law, Lyman A\'. 
 Lee, Wilson H. 
 Leete, Charles S. 
 Leonard, Julius Y. 
 Lewis, Henry G. 
 Lines, E. S. 
 Ivloyd, Samuel 
 Loomis, Elias 
 Mallory, Frederick B. 
 Martin, George B. 
 Marvin, George P. 
 Mason, J. M. 
 Mattoon, Henry 
 Mersick, Edwin F. 
 Merwin, E. P. 
 Merwin, Nathan W. 
 Merwin, S. E. 
 McKim, Ilaslett 
 Miller, Samuel 
 Mix, Elihu S. 
 Moseley. S. H. 
 Morehouse, C. S. 
 Morris, L. B. 
 Morse, Gardener 
 Mulock, Charles 
 North, John G. 
 North, O. B. 
 Olds, H. H. 
 Osborne, A. D. 
 
CA TA LOG UE 
 
 Oviatt, Sidney B. 
 I'ardee, Henry E. 
 Parker, Joseph, Jr. 
 I'ease, Thomas 1 1. 
 I'eck, Henry F. 
 I'eck, Horace C. 
 Terry, Previze A. 
 Pclrie, George 
 Phipps, D. Goffe 
 Phitt, Jolmson 'I'. 
 I'ond, Jonathan W. 
 Pond, Philiji 
 Prescolt, Harrv 
 Price, W. W. ' 
 Priuhlen, Henry J. 
 Punderson, Harriet A. ]'>. 
 I'underson, Lemuel S. 
 Reed, E M. 
 Kaymond, Alfred C. 
 Reynolds, James 
 Rice, Richard V.. 
 Robertson. John P. 
 Rodman, William W . 
 Root, George A. 
 Rowland, A. E. 
 Sage, Williiam H. 
 Salisbury, Edward E. 
 Sargent, Henry B. 
 Scranton, Charles W. 
 Sloat, Frank D. 
 Snow, Charles P. 
 Sherman, George 
 
 Sherman, John Howard 
 Smith, Joseph H. 
 Sperry, Joel A. 
 Sperry, L. W. 
 Sperry, N. D. 
 Swan, Charles L. 
 Taylor, George W. 
 Thompson, Harry I. 
 Townsend, George 11. 
 Townsend, John \V. 
 Townsend, Margaret II. 
 Townsend, W. K. 
 Tuttle, George H. 
 Tuttle, T. A. 
 Twitchell, David O. 
 Van Name, A. 
 Washington, George 
 Webb. Charles H." 
 Welch, H. M. 
 Wheeler, E. S. 
 White, H. I). 
 White, O. S. 
 Whiting, John H. 
 Whittlesey, Joseph P. 
 Wier, Stephen M. 
 Wilcox, Augustus C. 
 Williams, Frederick Wrll 
 Wilson, Charles 
 Winship, Leonard 
 Woolsey, Theodore 1 ). 
 Wright, Dexter R. 
 
 Annu.il ML'niljcr^hi[i, S5. 
 
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 mw €olonu llbtorifnl iorictu. 
 
 jVfzc Haven^ Conn.^ (Dec. ji, 1884. 
 
 List of Articles donated during the past 
 year,— from Nov. 24th, 1883, to Nov. 30th^ 
 1884. 
 
 1S84. 
 Jan. 22. 
 
 LiFK OK Daniki. Tyi.ek. Uy 
 Donald G. Mitchell, Escj. 
 
 Memorial oy Lyman H. Atwa ier. 
 l!y Lyman H. Atwater, D. U. 
 
 Old Govi'RNMEnt Warrant. By 
 Hon. Donald G. Mitchell. 
 
 Archives of Maryland, by Md. 
 Historical Society. 
 
 Two Portraits, by Mrs. Lydia 
 Dickinson. 
 
 Folio Bible, formerly the proper- 
 ty of Benjamin Douglas. 1770. 
 " 23. Mortar & Pestle, of lignum vitae, 
 said to have been brought over by 
 May Flower Pilgrims. Presented by 
 Mrs. Rose, of Philadelphia. 
 Fel). 25. Picture. Donated by Mrs. D. 
 Pomeroy, New Haven, Conn 
 " •' Two Books. By Mr. Sherman, 
 New Haven, Conn. 
 " Histories of Mass, Miss., Minn, 
 Maine, Missouri, Michigan, N. Y. 
 City, Kentucky, Naval War of 
 1812, AND Life of Henry Clay. 
 By purchase, at a bargain. 
 " 28. Genealogy of the Hi mi'hrey 
 Family. James D. Dewell. 
 " Resources ok ihe Rocky Mrs. 
 
 By E. J. Farmer. 
 " Magazine of American History. 
 
 Mar. 3. Histories ok Florida, Derby, 
 Conn. ; Fanning's Voyages; Am. 
 Privateer Sloop "Mary's," Voy- 
 ages; New Haven Colony; Illus- 
 trated History of Wis. ; Army 
 AND Navy of America. By purchase. 
 17. Biographic Sketch of Enoch 
 Long, and The Edwards Papers. 
 Presented by the Chicago Historical 
 .Society. 
 
 1SS4. 
 
 Mar. 20. PiCTi RK (of W. B. G), Military. 
 
 Captain, and Bo.x of Epaulettes. By 
 
 Wm. B. Goodyear, New Haven, Conn. 
 Oct. 10. Gun, picked up on the Battle Field 
 
 of Manassas. Presented by George 
 
 Douglass, New York. 
 " 12. Section of Old " Concord 
 
 Bridge" By Oscar E. Doolittle. 
 " ig. Gun, from Gettysburg. By Thomas 
 
 Trowbridge. 
 
 " 20. Bullet, picked up at Beacon Hill, 
 East Haven, Conn. By Mr. Samuel 
 Chidsey. 
 
 July I. Copy of First Newspaper, print- 
 ed Baltimore, Md , 1773 Presented 
 by E. G. Clawson, Barbadoes, W. I. 
 
 Aug. 10. Piece of Rope, found on body of 
 a Seaman frozen to death, on Schooner 
 "Jane," in New Haven Harbor, I'eb. 
 29, 1884. 
 
 Nov. 10. First Folding Chair, made by 
 New Haven Folding Chair Co. 
 
 15. Specimen of Early .V.merican 
 Pottery. Presented by Thomas K. 
 Trowbridge, Jr. 
 " 20. Ancient Book. Black and Red 
 Letter print, entitled. " Hoiae Diur- 
 nae Breviarii Romani." Presented by 
 (Jeorge Sherman. 
 •' A Safe. By Mechanics' Bank, of 
 New Haven, Conn. 
 July 30. Silk U.mhrella, owned by Gov. 
 Gurdon Saltonstall, 1707. Presented 
 by Mrs. Catharine W. Jarman. 
 
 Nov. 22. Ancient Brass Bowl, usetl liy 
 one of the first settlers of New Hiiven, 
 Presented by Mrs. .\. S. Johnson. 
 
 First Map of The United 
 
 24- 
 
 States. Presented Ijy Dr. Henry 
 Mouson. 
 
iS84. 
 Nov. 24. 
 
 Piece of Truck oi- Liukrty Polk, 
 on New Haven Green, from the part 
 blown off in the gale of Nov. 23, 1884. 
 
 Shingle, (with old wro't nail in it), 
 from house of Gen. Geo. Washington, 
 Mt. Vernon, Va. , when first shingled 
 after Gen. Washington's death. Pre- 
 sented by E. G. Clawsen, of Barba- 
 does, W. I. 
 
 Three Historical Engravings. 
 From Frank E. Hotchkiss. 
 
 1884. 
 
 Nov. 24. Pami'hlet of Proceedings of 
 Oneida Historical Society, Utica, 
 N. V. By Gen. C:. S. Darling, of 
 Utica. N. Y. 
 
 Nov. 25. Sword. Presented by A. S. Whit- 
 ing. 
 
 Nov. " Package, Old Deed, AND Pamph- 
 lets. Presented by Professor S. E. 
 Baldwin. 
 
 Nov, 2(). Section of First Liberty Pole 
 raised in Connecticut. Presented by 
 Henry Norton, of Goshen, Conn. 
 
 Papers read before the New Haven Colony Historical Society, 
 —from November 26, 1883, to November 25. 1884. 
 
 r 
 
 Nov. 26, 1S83. At S o'clock this Evening, Mr. Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr., read the 
 closing portion of " The Journal of Ebenezer Townsend, Jr., while on the Ship ' Neptune,' in 1796, 
 on her \'oyage around the World." 
 
 Jan. 22. 18S4. At the usual hour this Evening, a Historical paper was read by Prof. Fuan'K- 
 lin P>. Dexter, entitled, "City of New Haven, in 1784" 
 
 Mar. 31, 1S84. This Evening, at the usual hour, C. A. Carter, M. A., of Waterbury, Conn., 
 read a paper on " Connecticut Boroughs." 
 
 April 22, 1884. This Evening, a paper was read by Prof. Daniel C. Eaton, on a probable 
 line of descendants in the male line from Nathaniel Eaton, of Cambridge, Mass., a brother of 
 Thcnphilus Eaton, Governor of Connecticut. 
 
 At the close of the reading, the Society proceeded to the rear of the Center Church, where 
 addresses were made and a White Marble Tablet wa^ unveiled, bearing the inscription, "In 
 Memoriam : Theophilus Eaton, First Governor of New Haven Colony, Died, 7th of January, 
 1657, and lies buried near this spot." (The Tablet cost $50, and is the gift of this Society.) 
 
 Oct. 20, 1SS4. On this Evening, Prof. Slmeon E. Baldwin of the Vale Law School, read a 
 paper entitled, " Extracts from the Journal of a Voung Man of One Hundred Vears ago." 
 
 Oct. 27, 1884. This Evening, George Sherman, M. A., read a paper, entitled, "A Voy- 
 age to California and Oregon, in 1849," giving liesides the narrrative of his voyage, his first in - 
 pressioiis and experience in those places. 
 
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