OF THE CONTENTS OF Meadow Garden COMPILED BY Harriet Gould Jefferies CATALOGUE ^' OF ARTICLES PRESENTED TO MEADOW GARDEN AUGUSTA, GA. CL The home of Governor George Walton, one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Aprill7th, 1903 to OctoberSOth, 1909 COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY Harriet Gould Jefferies CHAIRMAN OF MEADOW GARDEN Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/catalogueofarticOOjeff AUGUSTA, GA.: FRESS OF THE PHOENIX PRINTING CO 1909 4f IFrotit iramitig Eoom No. 4 — Potrait of Governor George Walton, who was born in Virginia in 1741. He came to Georgia in his youth and lived at ''Meadow Garden" from 1791 to the day of his death in 1804. George Walton was a member of the Coun- cil of Safety; was twice Governor of Georgia; was six times a United States Representative in Congress ; was once a Senator of the United States; was once Chief Justice of the State of Georgia ; was several times a member of the Legislature, and was four times a Judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The work and gift of the artist, Mrs. Sarah Woolhopter Potter. No. 1 — Pictures of President George Washington, who visited Augusta, Ga., in 1791. A copy of Gilbert Stewart's por- trait. Given by Mrs. S. J. Pinkerton, others from Mrs. James E. Harper, Mrs. Joseph B. Gumming and Mrs. Harriet Gould Jeffries. No. 2 — Picture of Martha Washington. No. 3 — Picture of Princess Augusta (for whom Augusta, Geor- gia, was named), the daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe Gotha. Presented by Mrs. Alexander J. Perry and Mrs. George Gray MacWhorter. The latter Avas the third Regent of the Augusta Chapter N. S. D. A. R. No. 5 — Portrait of Brigadier-General Thomas Glascock, a hero at the Siege of Savannah, Ga., who rescued Count Pulaski when mortally wounded. Presented by his great-great- grand-daughter, Mrs. Harriet Gould Jeffries, in 1903. No. 6 — Picture of General Elijah Clarke. He was born in Edgecomb County, North Carolina, in 1733, and died in 5 588673 Wilkes County, Georgia, January 15th, 1799. Given by Mrs. George Gray MacWhorter. No. 7 — Picture of Patrick Henry. Given by Mrs. James W. Moore, fourth Regent of Augusta Chapter N. S. D. A. R. It was during the Regency of this charming, beloved and intelligent member that "Meadow Garden" was acquired and restored. No. 8 — Picture of Archibald Bullock, who was the maternal great-great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt. Given by Mrs. S. B. Carpenter and Mr. Charles Edgewc»rth Jones. No. 9 — Picture of Governor John Adam Treutlen. He was a member of the first Provincial Congress of Georgia, which met in Savannah, July 4, 1775. In May 1777, the first Legislature met, under the new Constitution, and he was elected Governor of Georgia. He prevented the absorp- tion of the State of Georgia by South Carolina. The dis- tinguished Governor John Adam Treutlen was inhumanly murdered by the Tories. The picture was given by Miss Mary Montford Cleckley, his great-great-granddaughter. No. 144 — An engraving ''The Rescue." The picture repre- sents Sargeant Jasper and his friend Newton liberating certain American prisoners from a detachment of British soldiers near Savannah, Georgia. The gift of Mrs. Charles A. Rovrland and Miss Annie W. Rowland. No. 10 — Portrait of Mrs. Harriet Gould Jefferies, who con- ceived the plan of acquiring and restoring historic ''Mea- dow Garden." She is a Charter Member and Registrar of the Augusta Chapter N. S. D. A. R., and Honorary State Regent of Georgia. Given by Mrs. Harriet Gould Jeffries. Presented for her by Mrs. S. B. C. Morgan, and unveiled by little Hattie Gould Jeffries. No. 11 — A colored print of Mount Vernon. Given by Miss Lula Walton. No. 12 — A rare old colored print — Washington's Reception at Trenton, New Jersey, April, 1789. The gift of Mrs. Kath- erine Houston Fisher. 6 Southern Pamphlets Hare Book Collection UNC-Chapel HiU No. 13 — Engraving of Washington and his family. Presented by Mrs. Harriet Gould Jeffries. No. 14 — Three pictures of I. Greenwood, Surgeon Dentist to His Excellency General Washington. Given by Dr. B. Hammet Teague, of Aiken, South Carolina. No. 15 — A papier mache plaque of ''Lafayette Gilbert." Ne'en 1757, Mort en 1834. General Lafayette visited Augusta, Georgia, in 1825. A gift from Mr. A. A. Thomas, of the firm of Thomas & Barton. No. 16 — Pictures of the three founders of the the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution — Miss Eugenia Washington, on the left; Mrs. Ellen Harden Walworth, in the centre, and Miss Mary Desha, on the right. No. 17 — Pictures of Mrs. Carolina Scott Harrison, First Presi- dent General of the N. S. D. A. R., on the left ; Mrs. Mary Lockwood, in centre; Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson, Presi- dent General of the N. S. D. A. R. and wife of ex-Presi- dent Adlai Stevenson, on the right. No. 18 — Picture of Mrs. Mary Margarette Manning, Fourth President General N. S. D. A. R. No. 19 — Picture of Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks, Fifth President General N. S. D. A. R. No. 20 — Picture of Mrs. Donald McLane (nee Emily Nelson Ritchie), Sixth President General N. S. D. A. R. No. 21 — Picture of officers at National Congress D. A. R., at Washington, D. C. Gift of Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. No. 22 — Picture of ladies and Mr. James Gould Jeffries in Revolutionary costume at the opening of Meadow Garden, November 21, 1901. No. 23 — Another view of the same. Given by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. 7 No. 24 — Engraving of Hugh McCall, the historian. From Mr. A. B. Cald^vell, publisher, Atlanta, Georgia. No. 25 — ^Continental Memorial Hall, National Society Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. No. 26 — Picture taken from portrait of John Caldwell Cal- houn ; by Rembrandt Peale. Given by one of his descend- ants — Mrs. Thomas Frost, of Charleston, South Carolina. No. 27 — Picture with autograph of President William Howard Taft, Washington, D. C. No. 28 — A copy of the portrait of Hon. Richard Henry Wilde, the statesman and poet, who wrote :"My Life Is Like the Summer Rose." The gift of Miss Emily Loring Wilde, of Los Angeles, California. No. 29 — A spinnet which belonged to the family of Richard Henry Wilde. Presented by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. No. 30 — A bill of Continental currency — eighty dollars — 1779. No. 31 — A bill of Continental currency — five dollar bank note, dated May, 1779, North Carolina. From Mrs. Austin M. Harland, of Tennessee. No. 32 — A certificate of Continental currency — four dollars — Georgia 1776. Given by Captain B. H. Smith, Augusta, Ga. No. 33 — A bill of Continental currency — three dollars — Balti- more, February 26, 1777. Given by Mrs. Julia Flournoy Carter Moore, of Augusta, Georgia. A block of wood from a magnolia tree at Mount Ver- non, which had been planted by General George Wash- ington. From Mrs. H. G. Jeffries, Augusta, Georgia. Emery with a corn top, from Mount Vernon. The gift of Mrs. Charles A. Rowland, Augusta Georgia. No. 34 — Dressing case belonged to Mrs. Appling, wife of Colo- nel Appling. It is considerably over a hundred years old. Given by Mrs. Martha Massengale, Augusta, Georgia. 8 No. 35 — Miniature Liberty Bell made from the surplus historic metal saved in casting the Columbian Liberty Bell. Bought by the Augusta. Georgia. Chapter. No. 38 — Picture of Button Gwinnett, signer from Georgia of the Declaration of Independence. A gift from Mr. Charles Edgeworth Jones. Augusta. Georgia. No. 37 — Copper-plate of "Meadow Garden," before it was restored. From Dr. B. H. Teague. No. 38 — An iron key which had belonged to the dungeon in the old Fort at Ninety Six. South Carolina. From Mrs. 'William A. Garrett. Augusta, Georgia. No. 39 — Mount Yernon. painted on a stone left from the Gen- eral ^"ashington monument. Washington, D. C. From Dr. B. H. Teague. No. 40 — A letter from George AValton to Governor Milledge, dated ''Meadow Garden. November 23. 1803." No. 41 — Another letter from Governor George Walton. From Mrs. S. B. Carpenter. No. 42— A silk ''Star Spangled Banner." From Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. No. 43 — A piece of wood from the George "Whitefield oak. No. 44 — A piece of wood from the John Wesley oak. Given by Mrs. Sarah Berrien Casy ]\Iorgan. Charter member of the N. S. D. A. R.. Founder and Regent of the Augusta Chapter. 1891: State Regent from 1893 until 1898; Vice-President General from 1900 until 1901. No. 45 — Set of carved rosewood furniture — two sofas and five chairs. Presented by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. No. 46 — Large mahogany arm chair. The gift of Mrs. Eugene Baum. 9 No. 47 — Mahogany candle stand. It was given to Mrs. M. C. Hall in 1837 by Mrs. Miex, whose ancestors brought it over in the Mayflower. Given by Miss Mary A. Hall. No. 48 — Revolutionary mortar. Many prescriptions were pounded in it for the followers of Marion and Maham during the war. Sent by the Lachlan Mcintosh Chapter D. A. R., Savannah, Georgia. No. 49 — Round mahogany centre table. Given by M. L. Wat- son, dealer in antique furniture, Augusta, Georgia. No. 50 — Candelabra for one candle. The gift of Mrs. Jeanne Earle dos Passos. No. 51 — Square mahogany table. Given by Mrs. Sophie Flour- noy Carter Johnson. No. 52 — A pair of brass candlesticks considerably over a hun- dred years old — belonged to Robert Lewis, of Albermale County, Virginia, the great-great-grandfather of Mrs. Estelle Lewis Graham and Miss Lucy Lewis, who pre- sented them. No. 53 — A medal, a duplicate of the superb gold medal which was given to General Daniel Morgan by the United States Congress for valor at the battle of Cowpens. Accompany- ing the medal was a photograph made from a miniature of General Morgan. Given by Mrs. Henry Percy Burum. No. 54 — A gavel made from the wood of an oak tree which grew near the tomb of President George Washington at Mount Vernon. The gavel was given as a memorial to Mrs. Philoiclea Eve, who was Georgia's first Vice-Regent in the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association, by her niece, Mrs. S. B. C. Morgan, and presented by Mrs. Pickens (nee Lucy Holcomb, of Texas), wife of Francis W. Pick- ens, of Edgefield, S. C, who was Governor of South Caro- lina, was a Colonel in the War of 1812 and United States Minister to Russia. 10 No. 55 — A paper weight of a piece of stone with Mount Ver- non painted on it, left from material used in buliding the General Washington monument, Washington, D. C. — cor- nerstone laid, July 4, 1848; capstone set, December 6, 1885; height, 555 feet. Given to Dr. B. H. Teague, of Aiken, S. C, in 1885, by Mrs. Gov. F. W. Pickens. The former sent it to Meadow Garden. A miniature spinning wheel made from wood which grew near Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. From Miss Meta Telfair McLaws, Washington, D. C. A set of brass andirons from George Walton Chapter D. A, R., Columbus, Ga. Large rug, given by Mr. J. B. White. No. 56 — Painting of Meadow Garden, the work of and given by Mrs. Carlton Hillyer. No. 57 — An oil painting of the birthplace of Major-General Nathaniel Greene, by Addison T. Richards, who was born at Hooknorton, England (near Cambridge). The greater portion of his young manhood was spent in Geor- gia, during which time he named the beautiful falls at Tallulah. He died June, 1900. Presented by Miss Louise DuBose, of Athens, Georgia. No. 50 — Engraving of Elizabeth, Grace and Rachel Martin, of South Carolina. Given by Miss Annie Robertson Mar- tin, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 59 — Antique et'agere. The gifts of Mrs. Charles H. Phin- izy. Second Regent of the Augusta Chapter D .A. R. - No. 60 — ^A Melodeon, presented by Mrs. Mary Louise Robert- son and Miss Catherine Elizabeth Walton. A picture of Governor John Adam Treutlen. From Mrs. Charles H. Dixon, of Savannah, Georgia. 11 No. 144 — Black mohair and mahogany rocking chair. Given by Misses Josephine and Lnla Walton. Large rug, given by Thomas & Barton. No. 60 — Derby Day — A painting bought by Judge Edmund Bacon, of Edgefield, S. C, in London in the Fall of 1812. Judge Bacon, '^Ned Brace" of ''The Georgia Scenes," was born in Augusta in 1776. The gift of Mr. James T. Bacon, Edgefield, South Carolina. No. 62 — An old cannon which was used by the American forces in the battle of Ninety Six, South 'Carolina, and in the defense of Augusta, Georgia, during the Revolution- ary War, commanded by Colonel LeRoy Hammond. It was owned by Mrs. Thomas McKey, of Aiken, South Carolina, his grand daughter. No. 63 — A British officer's fusse, used in the Revolutionary War. From Dr. B. H. Teague. No. 64 — Antique Hatrack. From Mrs. Charles H. Phinizy. Rug, from Fleming & Bowles. SItbrarg No. 65 — A copy of the Delaration of Independence. Given by Miss Josephine Walton. No. 66 — Engraving of the Singers of the Delaration of Inde- pendence. The gift of Mrs. A. G. Lamb. No. 67 — Engraving of Alexander Hamilton. From Mrs. James W. Moore. No. 68 — Views of Washington's Headquarters at Newberg, New York. 12 No. 69 — View of Washington's Headquarters and Tower of Liberty at Newberg, New York. No. 70— Bunker Hill Monument, Old North Church and Old South Meeting House at Boston, Massachusetts. From Mrs. Knapp, of New York. No. 71 — Copy of a certificate of membership of the Society of the Cincinnati. Prom Mr. Thomas Savage Clay, for- merly from Savannah, Georgia, now of New York. No. 72 — Picture of General George Washington, wearing his Cincinnati Insignia. He was the first President-General of the Society, which was organized in 1783. From Mr. Thomas Savage Clay. No. 73 — Painting of monument which marks the side of Wake- field. Work and gift of Mrs. S. W. Potter. No. 74 — Painting of Wakefield, the birth place of President George Washington. Work and gift of Mrs. S. W. Potter. No. 75 — A framed may of Bridge Creek, Westmoreland Coun- ty, Virginia, the birth place of President George Washing- ton. Presented by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. No. 76 — Framed collection of his torical relics. From Dr. B. H. Teague, of Aiken, South Carolina. No. 77 — A framed copy of The Ulster County, New York, Gazette, published January, 1800, containing an account of President George Washington's funeral. Given by Miss Mary A. Hall, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 78 — Picture of the First Steam Railroad Passenger Train in America. Given by Miss Mary Jane Moore, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 79— A copy of the Boston Gazette of 1773. From Miss Mary A, Hall, of Augusta, Georgia. 13 No. 80 — The Charter of the Augusta Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. No. 81 — A picture of Independence Hall, where the Declara- tion of Independence was signed; also the fac similes of the signatures. The gift of Mr. James Barrett. No. 82 — A framed copy of The Augusta Herald, Sunday, March 3, 1901, containing ''Historic Augusta." No. 83 — Old mahogany bookcase. From Mrs. Joseph Bryan Gumming, Fifth Regent of the Augusta Chapter D. A. R. No. 84 — Mahogany combination desk and drawers. From Colonel D. B. Dyer, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 85 — Mahogany centre table for library. Given by Pulaski Chapter D. A. R., Griffin, Georgia. No. 88 — Mahogany arm chair. From the Piedmont Continen- tal Chapter D. A. R., Atlanta, Georgia. No. 87 — Large mahogany and leather rocking chair in which President George "Washington sat when he visited Au- gusta, Georgia, in 1791. From Mr. Edward W. Piatt, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 88— Old flax wheel. From Mrs. William W. Gordon, of Savannah, Georgia. No. 89 — Old spinning wheel. From Mrs. Margaret Barrett Dugas. No. 90 — Picture of old fire bell tower formerly at Augusta, Georgia. From Mr. M. L. Watson, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 91— Bound volume of The Augusta Herald, 1813, 1814 and 1815. From Miss Mary A. Hall, Augusta, Georgia. No. 92— The Monitor. Published by Mrs. Sarah Porter Hill- house. The first newspaper published in Georgia. Given II by Mrs. Sarah Porter Shepherd Flewellen, of Columbus,- Georgia. No. 93— The Augusta Chronicle ''Fair Edition," October 27, 1906. The gift of Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. No. 94 — Twenty-five copies of The Laurelled Chef D'Ouvre D'Art, comprising the prizes of the latest Paris Salons, and other great exhibitions; also from The Royal Acade- my of London and other public galleries of Europe and America. Gibbe & Co., publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. From Mrs. Katherine Houston Fisher. A copy of Shakespeare. From Mrs. Katherine Houston Fisher. No. 95 — Old sand sprinkler — before blotters were invented. From Dr. B. H. Teague, of Aiken, South Carolina. No. 96 — Crystal paper weight. Given by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. Large rug, loaned by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. Two rag rugs made by Mrs. Harriet G. Gould and loaned by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries. Stttttig Uonm No. 97 — Old mahogany sideboard, purchased by Mrs. H. G. Jeffries and Mrs. K. H. Fisher. No. 98 — Mahogany extension dining table purchased b}^ Mrs. H. G. Jeffries and Mrs. K. H. Fisher. No. 99— Mahogany secretary. Presented by Mrs. Harriet Glascock Gould, Vice-Regent of the Augusta Chapter from 1893 until 1907. No. 100 — An antique clock. From the Sergeant Newton Chap- ter D. A. R., Covington, Georgia. • No. 101 — A chest for silver knives, forks and spoons. From Mrs. W. P. Whitmore (nee Mary Noble Berrien, a mem- ber of the Xavier Chapter D. A. R., Rome, Georgia. 15 A fan-shaped saucer with a painting on it of the "Old Royall House" in 1725, at Medford, Massachusetts. From Miss Josephine Walton, of New York. No. 102 — A fly brush made out of peacock feathers. From the Kettle Creek Chapter D. A. R., of Washington, Ga. No. 103 — A white and gold china teapot. Given by Miss Mary Shannon, of Shelbyville, Ky. It had been in her family more than a hundred years. No. 104 — Five mahogany chairs, seats covered with black mohair. Given by the Savannah Chapter D. A. R., of Savannah, Georgia. No. 145 — Rag rug, woven in the mountains of Georgia. Pre- sented by Mrs. W. N. Benton. ISrb Uonm (§nn iFrnttt Srauitng JSnom No. 105 — A handsome antique mahogany bed, bureau and washstand. Given by Mrs. Francis Edgeworth Eve, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 106 — White and gold china set for washstand. From Mr. 0. C. Lee, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 107 — Old mahogany bedstead. From Mrs. William A. Garrett, of Augusta, Georgia. No. 108 — A mahogany chair in which William Makepeace Thackeray sat when he visited Augusta in , and de- livered his lecture on ''The Four Georges." He was the ^ guest of Dr. Ignatius P. Garvin. From Mrs. W. A. Garrett. No. 109— Blue china washstand set. From Mr. T. C. Bligh. 16 Sflpm (©u^r itntttg Uonm No. 101 — A mahogany bureau. From Mrs. W. A. Garrett. No. Ill — A bureau that belonged to Bishop Haratio Potter, of New York, and was given by his daughter, Miss Anna Potter, to Miss Mary Rebecca Boggs, who gave it to ''Meadow Garden." Quilt, made by Mrs. Mary Ann Mosely, of Abbeville, South Carolina, in 1824, and was finished and quilted by Mrs. Rebecca Longstreet Camfield, of Augusta, Georgia, the sister of Judge Longstreet, who wrote ''Georgia Scenes." From Miss Mary Rebecca Boggs. A quilt, made in 1809, by Dorothy Walton, wife of the Signer of the Declaration of Independence. From Mrs. C. E. Staples, of Augusta, Georgia. An old counterpane. From Mrs. Lewis Graves Parks, of Augusta, Georgia. An engraving, "Our Saviour Healing the Sick in the Temple," by Aaron Kink. From Mrs. Jeanne Earle dos Passos, of Augusta, Georgia. Antique "brass eagle knocker on front door. From Mrs. James Farrow McGowan. Old brass knocker on back door. From Mr. William C. Jones. Had been on his house, on lower Broad St., for a hundred years — until it was torn down. Old brass window cornices, and door knobs. Given by Mrs. Ella Myers Franklin and Miss Disiree L. Franklin. Handsome bunting flag, 20 feet long and 12 feet wide. Given by Mrs. Clifford Gregory, of Albany, New York; Mrs. Zeigler, of Brooklyn, New York, and other members of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion at the Bon Air Hotel. A gavel, made out of elm and wild cherry wood from Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia. Given by Mr. Franklin A. Whelan. 17 No. 112 — Eleven mahogany chairs, upholstered seats in yellow brocade. No. 113— No. 114— No. 115— No. 116— No. 117— No. 118— No. HQ- No. 120— No. 121— No. 122— No. 123 — A mahogany piano stool, upholstered in yellow bro- cade. No. 124 — Two mahogany and black mohair foot stools. No. 125 — One set of six carved mahogany and black mohair chairs. No. 126 — Two candelabra. N0...127— Vases. No. 128 — Brass fender, fire place set and all other ornaments. No. 128 — Gold framed mirror over mantel. Brass andirons, fire place set, vases, candlesticks and all other ornaments, except two white and blue vases not numbered. 18 No. 129 — Two mahogany chairs, black mohair seats. No. 130 — An old spinning wheel. Hthrarg No. 131 — Three crystal and bronze candelabra candlesticks, vases and other ornaments not numbered. No. 132 — An old flax wheel. Brass trimmed wire fender and fire place set. No. 133-^Large mahogany rocking chair, upholstered in green and gold brocade. No. 134 — Small mahogany rocking chair, upholstered in green and gold brocade. No. 135 — Mahogany work table with two drawers. No. 136 — Mahogany foot-stool, upholstered in green and gold brocade. Sititttg Sunm No. 137 — Eight carved mahogany chairs, black mohair seats. Two dozen blue-plates, representing Colonial and Revo- lutionary homes and scenes, placed around frieze. Sev- eral dozen blue and white plates and cups and saucers. Three blue and white bowls. Fourteen pictures. One dozen white glass tumblers. One decanter. One blue and white round dish. One blue and white plaque of Mount Vernon, vases , candlesticks, and all other ornaments. One wire brass-trimmed fender, brass andirons and fire-place set. A white cup and saucer from which Mrs. Elizabeth Phoebe Key Howard enjoyed a draught of tea at the Martha Washington tea party at Baltimore, Md., in 1875, sent to Mrs. Jeffries by General James Howard, the son of the 19 former and the grandson of General John Eager Howard, of Revolutionary fame, and the immortal Frances Scott Key, who wrote the ''Star Spangled Banner." '^th lEnnm (§Mtr Front Sratwtttg iRDom No. 138 — One china set for bureau, five pieces — blue, white and gold. Mth Enom (§u^r Mntk framing Ennm No. 139 — Mahogany set of four pieces — bedstead, bureau, glass on stand and washstand. INo. 140 — A large mahogany bureau. No. 141 — Mahogany washstand, two vases, scent bottles, or- naments. l^onm (^\ttr Stutng ISonm No. 142 — A small mahogany bedstead. No. 143 — Mahogany washstand. Two bed spreads. pflurfs at HJf a?iom darken ( Jtram^i mh Infram^b ) Two photographs of the old historic St. John's Epispocal Church in Richmond, Va. From Miss Mary A. Hall, Augus- ta, Georgia. Photographs of General and Martha Washington. From the Superintendent of Washington's Headquarters, at New- berg. 20 J Engraving of Sergeant William Jasper, Major John Haber- sham and Major-General Samnel Elbert. From :\Irs. S. B. Carpenter and Mr. Charles Edgeworth Jones, of Augusta, Ga. Six old engravings comprising the folloAving subjects: L'Escorte D'Equipage; Jesus Christ an Tombeau ; Leonard da Vinci; La Forza dell Educazione; Avengle Chansouicr; and The Escape of the ]\Iouse. From Miss Annie Camak. of Athens, Georgia. Picture of Vari Cortlandt Manor. From ^Irs. Emily L. Bostwick Fay, of Peeksville, New York. A calendar of historic flags of the United States of America : Our Rattlesnake flag, 1775; our Liberty flag, September, 1775; our first L^nion flag, January 2, 1776; our Pine Tree flag of the Navy, 1776; our first National flag, June 14, 1777; The Flag of Our Own Time, 1903. A picture of the oldest house in New England, at Guilford, Conn. Built for the Rev. Henry Whitefield in 1610. A picture of historic St. Paul's, New York. A set of nine photo-gravines taken from Trumbull's great historic paintings of the Revolutionary War : Two pictures of President George Washington; Battle of Bunker Hill ; Battle of Princeton ; Surrender of Burgoyne ; Surrender of Cornwallis ; Signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and AVashington Resigning His Commission. From Major Sidney Herbert Lancy, of Maitland, Florida. Four pictures of the imposing ceremonies at the re-interment of General Nathaniel Greene, at Savannah, Ga., November 14th, 1902. From Major S. H. Lancy. Eleven etchings and engraving of the folloAving subjects: ''The Holy ^larriage and the Nativity, " by Albrecht Durer. four hundred years old and very valuable; ''Count Pulaski," with whom Brigadier-General Thomas Glascock was intimately associated during the Revolutionary War; "Monticello Home of Thomas Jefferson" and the "L^niversity of Virginia;" from Mrs. Harriet Gould Jeffries. "Tomo Chachi Mico, or King of the Yamacraws, " "Major-General The Baron DeKalb," "Gen- eral Gadsden," "Samuel Ward," Lieutenant-Colonel First Rhode Island Regiment; "John Russell Bartlett," "Lieut. -Col. Banastre Tarleton," "Theodori De Bry Leodieu." This vain- able collection of engravings was presented by ]Mr. James Barrett, of Augusta, Ga. 21 A steel engraving of General Oglethorpe, from an original engraving in the possession of George Wymberly Jones, of Savannah, Georgia; given by Mr. A. B. Caldwell, publisher, Atlanta, Georgia. Picture of Phillipse :Manor, The City Hall, Yonkers, N. Y. From Mrs. Emily L. Bostwick Fay. Picture from the portrait of Colonel Samuel Hammond, born in Virginia, September 21, 1757; died in South Carolina, September 11, 1842. From his grandson, Mr. Hugh Washing- ton, of Macon, Georgia. An engraving of the insignia of the Society of the Cincin- nati in the State of Georgia. From Mr. Thomas Savage Clay, formerly of Savannah, Ga., now of New York. Also a pic- ture of same from Mr. William Berrien Burroughs, of Bruns- wick, Georgia. Iflflka anil fap^ra ^tit^n to iipaJiom The American ]\Iuseum or Repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces, etc., prose and poetical, from January 1787 to 1792. These rare, old books are 121 years old. Nine volumes. Carey, Stewart & Co., publishers, Philadelphia, July 20, 1790. Encyclopaedia Americano. A popular distionary of arts, science, literature, history, politics and biography. 12 volumes. Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies. From the papers of Thomas Jefferson. 4 volumes. The Life of Patrick Henry. By William Wirt, of Richmond, Virginia, 1838. The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. A copy of The Ulster County Gazette, published January, 18. A copy of the Will of Mar}^ Washington. From Mrs. Virginia Hardwick Jackson (Mrs. John K. Jackson) the hon- ored and oldest member of the Augusta Chapter N. S. D. A. R. Lineage Books from Volume I to Volume XXXVHI. From the National Society D. A. R., Washington, D. C. Stories of Georgia. By Harris. From William F. Law, of Augusta, Georgia. 22 History of Georgia. From the author, Lawton 13. Evans, of Augusta, Georgia. ''Dixie," By Julian Ralph. From Mr. Armistead F. Pendle- ton, of Augusta, Georgia. History of Georgia. 2 volumes. By Colonel Charles C. Jones. From Mrs. S. B. Carpenter and Mr. Charles Edge- worth Jones, of Augusta, Georgia. A copy of Shakespeare, and twenty-five copies of The Lau- relled Chef D'Oeuvre D'Art. From Mrs. Katherine Houston Fisher, of Augusta, Georgia. Bound volume of The Augusta Herald, July 1, 1813-1815. From Miss Mary A. Hall, of Augusta, Georgia. Bound copies of The Monitor, published by Mrs. Sarah Por- ter Hillhouse ; the first newspaper published in Georgia. From Mrs. Sarah Porter Shepherd Flewellen, of Columbus, Ga. Year Book of the Department of Agriculture, 1899 and 1900. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, 1899. Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Charles Frederick Crisp, 1899. The Louisiana Purchase. Proceedings in Congress, and the acceptance of the Statues of Thomas H. Benton and Francis P. Blan. Presented by the State of Missouri. Dedication of the Chicamaugua and Chattanooga National Military Park. Message of the President of the United States on the Rela- tions of the United States to Spain, 1898. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1899 and 1900. Map of Alaska. Annual Reports of the Smithsonian Institution from 1895 to 1900. Large Atlas of the United States. Atlas de Filipinos. Report of the Cruise of the United States Revenue Cutter Bear, and th^ Overland Expedition, November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898. Official Congressional Directory, Washington, D. C, 1902. Year Book of the Department of Agriculture, 1901. Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institute, 1901. Report of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1890- 1897. Abstract of the Twelfth Census of the United States. Given 23 by Hon. William H. Fleming, of Augusta, Georgia, member of Congress. National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans. Life of Aaron Burr. By J. Parton. Life and Campaigns of Lievitenant-General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson. By R. L. Dabney, D.D. Alexander H. Stevens in Public and Private, with letters and speeches. By Henry Cleveland. The War Between the States. By Alexander H. Stephens. From Mrs. Harriet Rebecca Tutt. History of Columbus, Ga., 1827-1865. Three Revolutionary Soldiers — David Forman, 1745-1797 ; Jonathan Forman, 1755-1809; Thomas Marsh Forman, 1758- 1845. From Mrs. Elisha P. Dismukes, of Columbus, Georgia. The Queens of American Society. By Mrs. Ellet. Year Book, 1904-1905. From the George Walton Chapter N. S. D. A. R., of Culumbus, Georgia. 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Translated from the French, with the consent and approval of the author, by George Litting, M.A., LL.D., London, 1875. From Miss Mary Rebecca Boggs, of Augusta, Georgia. Memorial Address of the Life and Character of William Mc- Kinley, President of the United States, February 27, 1900. By Hon. John Hay. From U. S. Senator A. S. Clay, of Mari- ettat, Georgia. 25 Ten bound copies of the National Intelligener, Washington, D. C, dates from 1833 to 1843 ; and eighteen unbound pack- ages of the same newspaper. From Miss Lula B. Walton, of Augusta, Georgia. Ulster County Gazette. Published by Samuel Freer & Son, Saturday, January 4, 1800. This valuable old newspaper con- tains letters of condolence on the death of General George Washington from the Senate of the United States and the House of Representatives, Thursday, December 19, 1799, and President John Adams' replies. Given by Mrs. Sherwood. Story of Wilkes County. By Eliza A. Bowen. From Kettle Creek Chapter D. A. 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