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Mrs. A. H. Hathaway-spoon mould, 100 years old.
Herbert M. Bassett-a chair, played with by six generations of children, and formerly the property of Richard Hathaway.
George G. Crane-the sword carried by his great grandfather, Brig. Gen. George Godfrey, in the war of the Revolution.
Mrs. Seth E. Williams-snuff box, tea spoon, cup and saucer, ear ring, sword, knee buckles, beaded bag, continental currency,- each article over a century old; silhouettes of Misses Hannah and Hertilla Seaver.
WARD SEVEN.
Mrs. John Dunbar-mirror, pewter porringer, cup and saucer, tea spoon, milk pitcher, wooden candlestick, each over a century old; shawl 110 years old; salt cup 150 years old; pewter platter, three pewter plates, horn pepper box, each 125 years old.
Mrs. George Dunbar-linen bedspread, woolen bedspread, towel, handkerchiefs, tea spoon, bead bag, plate, basket, snuff box, each article over 100 years old; six ancient coins; decanter; bead purse; a copy of "Ulster County Gazette, " Jan. 4, 1800; Bible of 1752; tea spoon 175 years old; Indian History of 1772.
Mrs. Hezekiah Merrill-sugar bowl, tea spoons, ear rings, breast pin, each over 100 years old; book of 1785; gold beads: linen shawl 125 years old; woolen coverlet.
Mrs. Wm. Kittrell-a book, 1785; counterpane, table cloth, three towels, each over 100 years old; a chair used in Westville church, during the pastorate of Rev. Alvan Cobb.
Frank Bragg-pewter platter and plate, over 100 years old ; cup and saucer 75 years old; pitch pipe; cider mug.
Mr. Whitman-a Fiji war Club; tea pot 200 years old: linen gloves, spun and woven by a bride of 200 years ago; worn by the groom at weddings for four generations.
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Henry Hart-a drawing of Dighton Rock, 1821; horn of the oryx; books of 1793 and 1795.
Mrs. John Wilmarth-coin of 1789; an old plate; communion service of the old Baptist church at West Taunton.
Mrs. Chester Wilmarth-silver spoons 90 years old; a pitcher 1687; bowl 200 years old; two sugar bowls over 100 years old.
Mrs. Eber Luther-Monkey jug 125 years old.
Lewis Dary-spy glass, taken from the house occupied by Jeff. Davis at the evacuation of Richmond.
Mrs. Allen Burt-a history of England, 1759; a plate, cup and saucer, each over 100 years old; punch glasses; copy of "Rut- land Herald, " Oct. 12, 1795; copy of "The Sun " a Taunton paper, July 12, 1833; sugar bowl 150 years old.
Walter Burt-ancient coin.
Miss Lucy Bliss-bead chain, 1833.
Mrs. Joseph Dunbar-sugar bowl, tea pot, creamer, three pitchers, tea cup and saucer, coffee cup, mustard cup, three plates, decanter, wine and punch glasses, shawl, collar, linen pillow cases, towels, thirty pieces of wearing apparel, each over 100 years old; cup and saucer 80 years old; linen apron front 150 years old; pocket with skeins of linen and cotton 125 years old; three dresses and other articles, formerly belonging to the Le Valley family; nine ancient coins; ear rings 125 years old; hair bracelet 75 years old; two books over 100 years old; gold beads over 125 years old.
Mrs. Abigail Pratt-large painted plate over 200 years old.
Abel Crane-scales for weighing money, two centuries old.
Wm. J Walker-needle book 125 years old; silver sleeve but- tons.
Benj. Lincoln-cradle; documents 1680. - 1
Dea. Lorenzo Lincoln-spectacles 150 years old.
Miss Mary R. Lincoln-open. work plate 175 years old ; doughnut fork 200 years old.
Miss R. Babbitt-two cups and saucers, 125 years.
Mrs. Samuel W. Gulliver-sugar bowl; china cup and saucer; painted tea set 125 years old.
Mrs. Randall Bullock-a plate over 200 years old.
Frank Walker-suit worn in war of 1812, by George Walker,
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Mrs. R. Hoyt-sword 75 years old, owned by Capt. Ebenezer Walker.
Mary W. Lincoln-bottle called "Woodpecker bottle," 200 years old.
Miss Caroline Lincoln-basin, pewter platter, pewter plate, earthen dish, each 250 years old; pitcher 200 years old; two hand- kerchiefs, infant's cap, each 125 years old; breadth of silk dress 120 years old; pewter plate 115 years old; towel woven in 1783, by Bethany Lincoln; ancient book.
WARD EIGHT.
Mrs. B. F. Knox-a small wooden box, formerly the property of Rev. Samuel Danforth, the fourth minister of Taunton.
Mrs. George Harvey-a cannon ball of Revolutionary War.
Mrs. Enoch Chase-tea pot 150 years old.
Miss Sarah Brabrook-two ancient books; sampler 97 years old; two silver tea spoons over 100 years old.
Mrs. H. J. Burbank-large glass tumbler.
Mrs. George Brabrook-portrait of her mother, Mrs. Fidelia (Danforth) Knowles; bead necklace, a bag, child's hood, child's bank; mug and plate having Franklin's proverbs on them; china cream pitcher; a cake plate; Majolica cup and saucer: bonnet and veil of 60 years ago; armlets; two samplers 68 and 88 years old, respectively.
William H. Tyndal-two nails from the coffin of Elizabeth Pole.
Edwin M. Hills-a chair 140 years old, originally owned by Daniel Williams,-born 1718,-died 1782; infant's homespun linen garment and caps over 125 years old; china tea caddy, creamer, and plate, 85 years old; blue crockery ware 65 years old; milk- weed cape made in 1830, by his mother, Mrs. Sarah M. (Pratt) Hills; portrait of his father, Capt. Seneca Hills.
Mrs. David D. Babbitt-saddle bags, pewter dish, flint, tin- der, tobacco and cartridge boxes, each over 100 years old, and once owned by Obed Dean, a Revolutionary soldier, born 1750; wooden plate; spice mill; three almanacks, 1783, 1788, 1789; In- dian hatchet.
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Mrs. Albert Mitchell-Indian arrow head and spear head, dug up near Scadding's Pond in 1868; a copper penny blank, found in the old copper privilege, near the site of Reed & Barton's dam, a pink pearl, found in a fresh water clam taken from Taun- ton River.
Frank L. Fish-a spoon, made from silver buckles worn by his grandfather in 1770.
Miss Maude Fish-a beaded needle book 65 years old.
John A. Abbott-valuable papers, printed in 1789; Maga- zines, printed in 1748-1793; coat of arms of his great grand- father, Rev. Jonathan French, of Andover, Mass., a descendant in the 5th generation from John and Priscilla Alden.
Mrs. J. A. Abbott-a warming pan 200 years old; mirror 175 years old; china cup and saucer 150 years old; pewter plate 170 years old; earthen churn with wooden paddle, 150 years old; china cup and saucer 100 years old; china fruit dish 150 years old.
Mrs. Frank L. Fish-lady's tobacco and pipe case over two centuries old; a foot stove used in church 175 years ago; a pewter platter 170 years old; a beaded bag 65 years old.
Mrs. Theo. P. Hall-a sermon on the parable of the prodigal, delivered to the third parish in Newbury, Aug. 18, 1793, by Abra- ham Moor, A. M.
NORTON.
Mrs. Moses Lincoln-almanacs, 1789, 1790, 1791; a Bible 133 years old, formerly owned by Dea. Simeon Williams, of Taun- ton, and bought Mar. 3, 1762, for 18 shillings.
Miss Kate L. Wood-almanacs, from 1759 to 1788.
John D. Hardon-commission of his grandfather, Lieut. Isaac Hardon, 1790.
Eben Willis-kettle-drum, carried by his great grandfather Nathaniel Stone, at the siege of Boston, also used in French war; it was made in 1745, by Robert Crossman of Taunton, drum maker of New England.
Mrs. Eunice M. Blanding-Robinson Crusoe, 1794.
Mrs. E. T. Wetherell-a tile from the Peddy Bowen house, built before 1700.
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Miss Lizzie A. Smith-needle case and thread bag over 100 years old, formerly the property of her great grandmother, Mrs. Lydia (Perry) Bowen, of Rehoboth.
Mrs. John D. Hardon-sampler wrought by Mrs. Eunice (Sweet) Hardon.
Miss Lintha A. H. Francis-silver spoon 128 years old, for- merly belonging to her great grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth (Wil- liams) Gilbert; a small earthen pitcher, given to her grandmother, Mrs. Mary (Kimball) Goward, in 1781; a spinning cup, used on a wheel to wet the fingers when spinning by her grandmother, Mrs. Mercy (Gilbert) Francis, who was born Aug. 25, 1776; a pepper box owned by the same.
Alexander Foster-honey jar, brought from England nearly 200 years ago, by his great grandfather, Alexander Foster, who settled in Attleboro', Mass. The jar has never been used for any other purpose.
George R. Perry-portrait of Rev. Pitt Clarke; pitch pipe 85 years old, made and used by his father, Capt. Lemuel Perry.
Mrs. Joseph Newcomb-a specimen of ancient carving; In- dian adze.
Mrs. Allen Blandin-iron knocker formerly on the door of the first church built in Norton.
Mrs. William W. Smith-sword broken in a battle, formerly owned by her great grandfather, Mr. Davis, of Mattapoisett, who was drafted in the Revolution; his son Joseph Davis (her grand- father) went in his place.
Mrs. S. J. Freeman-two commentaries, of 1618 and 1677.
Miss Achsah Williams-a standard, brought home from the French War, by her great grandfather, Capt. Benjamin Williams, who commanded a company in 1756, at Fort William Henry.
Mrs. Jones Godfrey-powder horn taken in French War; an- cient church records of Norton; sword and spear, carried by Capt. Tisdale Godfrey; a Bible of 1752.
William D. Wetherell-a deed, bearing the only known sig- nature of William Wetherell, the first settler of Norton; pair of scales; Indian relics.
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Alden H. Leonard-ancient bullets and flints; Indian relics.
Miss Sophia C. Sweet-a medical work, 1561, brought from England by her great grandfather, Dr. John Blake; a ferule used in school, by her grandmother, Sarah Balcom, born 1757, and afterwards wife of Jason Blake.
Miss Harriot A. Newcomb-portraits of her grand parents, General Thomas Lincoln, of Taunton, born Sept. 4, 1759, died Aug. 10, 1836, and Mrs. Esther (Newland) Lincoln, born May 23, 1766; sampler wrought by Esther Newland in 1784: saucer over 100 years old, from a set owned by her great grand parents, Ambrose Lincoln and Mrs. Hannah (Clapp) Lincoln; bill of sale of two slaves to Ambrose Lincoln, Mar. 16, 1747: a permit for a slave to visit Stoughton, May 31, 1749; a lottery ticket, to aid in removing rocks and shoals from Taunton Great River, May, 1760: school certificate to Betsey Lincoln, bearing the signature of Rev. John Pipon; promissory note, having the signature of Alexander Hamilton, June 5, 1788; writing book of Ambrose Lincoln, 1716; a love letter, written Jan. 13, 1763, by Miss Sarah Bowen, of Dighton, to Amos Newland, of Norton, with draft of reply, and a second letter, in rhyme; a purse made from home made crewels, by Hepzibah Lincoln, born 1749, died 1782, first wife of Solomon Wetherell, of Taunton; home made, plaid linen shirt, worn by Ambrose Lincoln, Sr., who died Mar. 3, 1795; a silver stock but- ton, worn by Gen. Thomas Lincoln; quill pen, used by Hannah C. (Lincoln) Brigham, while at school in Boston; home made gar- ments over 100 years old, worn by her grandfather, Josiah New- comb, Sr .; silver shoe and knee buckles, owned in Newcomb fam- ily over 100 years; infant's slip and cap of ancient make; cane, owned by Nathaniel Newcomb, made fromn wood from the Han- cock house, Boston, erected in 1729; cartridge box carried in Rev- olution; letters patent, signed by James Madison, president of United States, Dec. 3, 1814; kitchen furniture; an India rubber, made many years before Goodyear's patent was issued; printed account of battles and songs over 100 years old; two India cotton dresses, worn in 1799, by Nathaniel Newcomb, who was born Apr. 12, 1797: silver tray and snuffers. -
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DIGHTON.
Mrs. Abbie W. Whitmarsh-tea caddy and pickle dish, over 150 years old; foot stove and brass candlesticks, over 100 years old; pair of slippers which were worn by a lady when riding with Gen. LaFayette; nutmeg grater, 1787; a serpent; a bass horn, made of wood; clarionet.
Edward R. Talbot-clarionet played by William B. Whit- marsh; bass viol, tuning fork, and psalm book, used by Capt. Seth Talbot; violin, played by Frank Whitmarsh; communion service, given by Joseph Atwood; these articles were used in the Dighton church, when Elder Gushee was pastor; ancient pistol used in the Revolutionary War.
William Z. Whitmarsh-cane, made from the stick which "stout" George Briggs used to successfully defend himself from a press gang, in Havana, Cuba.
C. C. Andrews-English verge watch.
Mrs. E. F. Andrews -- linen, woven over 100 years ago.
Mrs. Caroline Atwood-portrait of her grandfather, Col. Robert Elliot, painted by Copley, in 1765; Elliot and Coggeshall coat of arms; three pictures over 100 years old.
Mrs. George E. Gooding-clock reel of great age.
Mrs. George B. Townsend-the first china cup and saucer used in Berkley.
Mrs. L. P. King-ancient documents; bowl; chair.
Mrs. M. A. Trafton-ancient documents; cup and saucer; china plate; covered mug.
Mrs. William Babbitt-ancient hall clock.
Mrs. William Hathaway-ancient shell comb; iron mortar.
Mrs. Edward R. Talbot-two pewter platters.
Weston Earle-buckles; Indian pestle; arrow points.
Chandler Bro's-candlesticks 250 years old; ancient tongs.
George A. Shove-fourteen pictures, entitled,-Landing of the Northmen; A Cove in Autumn; Design for a Sanitarium; A Large Allowance; Schr. Oliver Ames, with a free wind; Waiting for a Breaker; Early October; Interior of a Glass-covered Street; The
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River Bank; After Sunset at Sea; H. H .; A Farm Lane; Coach Dog; Aglae and Boniface.
Whitman Chase-carved chest 200 years old, two cups and saucers, sugar bowl, pitcher, plate ;- these articles formerly belonged to the Doane family, of Harwich, Mass .; a powder horn, dated, Crown Point, July 29, 1760, formerly belonging to John Chase.
George D. Chase-collection of ancient coins.
Sarah Babbitt-bellows 100 years old; flax reel.
William O. Lee-bread peel; bed cord made from hogs bristles, each article over two centuries old; ancient bit.
Sylvanus Chase-spoon mould; pair of cards; canteen used in war of 1812; ancient plane, and saw.
S. M. Smith-looking glass 125 years old.
The Rose Farm-china tea set used in 1754 at the wedding of Sylvester Atwood and Ruth Church, the youngest granddaughter of Capt. Benjamin Church; china which belonged to Mrs. Eliza- beth Atwood, wife of Joseph Atwood, gent .; a table which be- longed to the same; a rapier left in the house of Joseph Atwood by a Tory officer; pudding spoon, made with jack knife by Thomas Rose, while in Dartmouth Prison; linen wheel of 1778; iron dogs of 1758; silver spoons of 1700; old documents 1648 to 1700; an- cient window and shutters.
EASTON.
Miss P. H. Reed-pipe box, and tobacco tongs, 100 years old, formerly owned and used by Rev. William Reed; tinder box; Latin Grammar, 1767; pewter porringer 75 years old; sermons by Cotton Mather and others, 1695-6.
Miss A. H. Reed-the Universal Spelling Book, 75 years old; pewter porringer.
Miss L. E. Gilmore-a Bible 1715; Young Ladies' Accidence, 1804; pewter platter; two pewter basins; two pewter porringers; pair of iron andirons; three crane hooks; iron pot; two pewter plates; iron candlestick; ivory and shell snuff box, 100 years old.
Mrs. Richard Hunt-iron skillet, sugar bowl, tea pot, each 150 years old; pewter basin 125 years old; glass salt cellar over 100 years old.
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Daniel B. Wheaton -- tongs, for turning steak before an open fire.
W. H. Lothrop-a rule used in the Revolution, by Capt. . Elisha Harvey.
Edward D. Williams -- flint lock musket, with bayonet, 175 years old, used in French war, by Mr. James Dean; cartridge box 175 years old; sword, saddle bags, horse pistol cases, each over 150 years old; teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, each 150 years old; wooden skimmer and ladle; a pitcher 175 years old, used for flip, by Mr. Thomas Williams, tavern keeper on the Bay road, Easton; book of votes, belonging to the Taunton North Purchase Company, begun in 1664. All these articles came from the oldest house in Easton, built in 1715.
Mrs. Bernard Alger-a piggin, over 100 years old; pair of snuffers and tray; an embroidered bed spread, designed and wrought over 100 years ago, by her aunt, Miss Vesta Howard, who became the wife of Dr. Samuel Guild; the flax of which this is made, was grown, spun, woven, and dyed, on the farm of Roland Howard, Esq., of Easton.
Rev. William L. Chaffin-Interleaved Almanack, 1754, used by Rev. George Farrar, of Easton, as a diary.
Charles H. Reed-a Yankee Baker.
Mrs. O. J. Gilmore-iron pot; glass mug; string of gold beads; canteen of Easton Light Infantry; copy of "Columbian Centinel," Jan. 14, 1797; Heliotype likeness of her grandmother, Mrs. Olive (Poole) Reed, wife of Rev. William Reed, pastor of the church in Easton from 1781 to 1806.
N. W. Perry-a half hour glass, 80 years old; Hancock writing; watch, owned by Lieut. James Leonard, about 1680.
Mrs. William White -- tinder box, sun dial, eagle, scarf, each over a century old; continental money $30, 113 years old.
Guilford White-sash; Bible Dictionary, 1622.
William Bosworth -- samplers; almanac, 1801; ancient deed. Mrs. Charles Wade-Indian pipe; cape.
Mrs. E. A. Fobes-book; warrant.
Ross Heel Co .-- Louis XX heel.
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Mrs. Clara Bonney-vase 150 years old.
The office of O. Ames & Sons-bust of Oliver Ames, Ist. O. A. Ames-portrait of his father, Hon. Oakes Ames.
Mrs. O. Ames -- portrait of Oliver Ames, 2d.
Paul Dean Lodge -- portrait of Rev. Paul Dean, from whom the Lodge received its name.
RAYNHAM.
Mrs. B. Franklin Dean -- portraits of Sheriff Horatio Leonard and Dr. Zephaniah Leonard; military cap; canteen; gun and sword used in the War of Revolution.
Miss Louisa Snow -- portraits of George the Third and his Queen; a Nelson pitcher; ancient hymn book.
Alfred Gilmore-continental money, hymn book, plate.
Mrs. Cassander Gilmore -- child's suit, fancy box, powder case.
Mrs. Ira Dickerman -- Indian pestle; pewter platter; a wooden shovel made by an Indian.
Nathan H. Fuller-writing desk, chair, pewter plate; each of these were once the property of Gov. Wm. Bradford.
Mrs. Jairus Gushee-tea cup and saucer 100 years old; coffee cup brought from England 150 years ago.
Mrs. Betsey Leach -- spectacles, apron, sampler.
Dea. Samuel Jones-Indian relics.
Frederic W. Gushee -- boy's jacket, feather cape, shell comb, snuff box; a George Washington pitcher.
F. Carey Andrews -- pitch pipe.
Willard T. Copeland-lady's busk.
Nathan W. Shaw-journal of Revolutionary War; lace, cup and saucer, two punch bowls, two old portraits, ancient book; cow bell over 200 years old.
Miss Harriet Robinson-a leaf from a bible that was brought over in the Mayflower; towel made 1740.
William Caswell -- a carved whale's tooth.
Melvin Leonard-silver creamer, given by Paul Leonard to his bride 150 years ago.
Mrs. Crocker -- wedding vest of Deacon Elijah Leonard.
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Mrs. M. J. Hammond -- wedding dress and shoes of Mrs. Elijah Leonard, 150 years old.
Mrs. Alice King -- christening blanket over 200 years old, an heirloom of the Leonard family.
Mrs. Chauncy Washburn-embroidered blanket 150 years old, formerly belonging to Mrs. Barzillai King; ancient wedding slippers; sash formerly worn by Gen. Cromwell Washburn.
Mrs. D. D. White-pitcher formerly belonging to the Wash- burn family.
Miss Mary Hall -- ancient bellows.
Mrs. W. S. Briggs -- ancient sampler.
Capt. Charles T. Robinson -- portrait of his father, Charles Robinson.
Miss Susie King- drawing of the house erected about 1750, by Stephen Shaw.
Mrs. Alcott J. Lincoln -- $3 continental money; ninepence of 17-
Mr. William Wilbur -- two pewter platters.
Mrs. Bradford Wilbur -- papers printed in 1798-1801; alman- ack of 1770.
Elijah M. Richmond-homespun linen handkerchief.
Seth D. Wilbur -- hatchet over 100 years old; wedding waist- coat over 100 years old, made and worn by Seth Dean.
Mrs. Harlow -- ancient pitcher and pewter plate.
BERKLEY.
Mrs. Nathan Bowen-ancient portrait; two silver spoons for- merly the property of Col. Thomas Gilbert; tea pot, creamer, sugar bowl, pair knee buckles, muslin cap, collar, silk bonnet, each over 100 years old; two documents of 1760 and 1769, respectively; almanack, 1785.
Mrs. Edward Lyon-a plate and tea pot, brought from Eng- land 200 years ago.
Mrs. William Babbitt-a wall basket formerly belonging to the grandmother of Lucy King; canteen bottle carried through the Revolutionary War by Joseph French.
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James F. Clark-ancient sword.
Congregational Church-communion cup given to the first church in Berkley, over 100 years ago, by Mr. Israel Tisdale, of Taunton.
Mrs. Alfred Boardman-shell comb, pitcher, cup and saucer, formerly belonging to her grandmother, Mrs. Lucinda (Richmond) Woodward; bead watch chain formerly the property of her father, David Woodward, Jr., and a last and pair of shoes made by him at the age of seven years; a punch glass once owned by her grand- father, Capt. Asa Arnold; string of gold beads and a needle book formerly belonging to her grandmother, Mrs. Jemima (Hodges) Arnold.
Isaac E. French-pewter goblet, spoon mould, cheese knife, Hint lock pistol, a wooden lock; Indian relics found in Berkley.
Mrs. Charles Wade-two pitchers, bowl, teapot, bullet case, each over a century old.
Mrs. Simeon Briggs-fruit tray 100 years old formerly belong- ing to Miss Mary Richmond.
Mrs. Elijah Wilbur-two candlesticks 125 and 80 years old respectively; china plate 80 years old.
Dexter Babbitt -- pair of bellows 100 years old.
Mrs .. Elkanah Pierce-homespun bed quilt, long cloak, table spoon made from silver dollars each over a century old; military hat 75 years old; penmanship of 1810; pair of slippers 50 years old; two bags, two collars, shell comb, embroidery, cap, hand painted ribbon, teapot, sugar bowl, cups and saucers, cake plate; creamer 66 years old: book of 1765.
Mrs. Sumner D. Briggs-a plate 100 years old.
Mrs. Jethro Ashley-pitcher and punch glass 100 years old.
Mrs. Daphne Crane-inkstand owned formerly by Luther Crane; specimens of the penmanship of Hon. Samuel French, at the age of 75 years; weaver's shuttle 150 years old.
Mrs. E. B. Babbitt-a miniature vessel, outside shell of cas- tana nut, two pewter porringers, platter, basin, and two plates each over 100 years old.
Mrs. Henry Hathaway-red circular cloak formerly the prop- erty of Mrs. James Webster.
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Mrs. M. L. Corey-sun glass owned by her father, Capt. Tam- erlane Burt; lace veil formerly belonging to her mother, Mrs. Phebe (Crane) Burt; tea set, two very old pepper bottles, pitchers; a plate 150 years old; lamp mat embroidered by Mrs. Anna (Williams) Dean, daughter of Gideon and Abigail (Burt) Williams.
Miss Nancy I. Burt-case of bottles brought from the West Indies by her father, Capt. Tamerlane Burt.
Giles L. Leach-sword made by a native of Sandwich Islands; large number of Indian relics.
Mrs. Giles L. Leach-eye glasses and warming pan 150 years old, formerly the property of Rev. Samuel Tobey, first minister of Berkley; a sermon preached by same in 1737; pitcher 110 years old imported by and bearing the monogram of the same; ancient watch; a sermon ¿ by Rey. Ephraim Judson; pewter platter, plate, porringer, old singing book.
George H. Bowers-picture of the "Brig Commerce, " painted in Italy, in 1792; portrait of Capt. Jonathan Bowers, painted in Holland in 1808.
Maria Bowers-trunk 200 years old.
Annie M. Bowers-piece of a wedding dress, 1744; chatelaine bag, salve, cake basket, pickle dish, bobbin block.
Mrs. George Strange-dictionary of 1788 formerly belonging to Thomas Strange; skein of homespun linen thread.
Mrs. Andrew Coville-portrait of her father, Joseph Haskins; tea pot 150 years old.
Mrs. H. A. Dean-portrait of Dea. Thomas C. Dean; cup and saucer 160 years old; copy of the "Boston Gazette," 1733; silver porringer 125 years old; pair of scales used by Dr. Bullock; tea spoon 150 years old; cup and saucer, and punch bowl each over a century old; table spoon 93 years old.
Mrs. Thomas C. Dean-three plates formerly belonging to . Sally and Lydia Hodges, grand daughters of William Hodges, who came to America about 1633 and settled in Taunton before 1643.
Mrs. Julius Haskins-platter; plate, bunch of flax.
Mrs. Alfred Pierce-china teapot.
Miss Ellen Burt-two china plates 150 years old; skirt em- broidered 50 years ago by Mrs. Matilda (Burt) Burt, wife of
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Thomas Burt; skirt embroidered 150 years ago by Mrs. Rebecca (Macomber) Burt, wife of Edmund Burt; pair of slippers, silver candlesticks and two work bags owned by Mrs. Rebecca (Burt) Burt, wife of Nathaniel Burt; pair of knee buckles, shoe buckles, sleeve buttons and silk stockings formerly owned by Capt. Edmund Burt; a coin of 1778; sugar tongs 100 years old; two tea spoons 200 years old.
Mrs. Thomas Dean-flax wheel 100 years old; hand reel; a Bible of 1794.
Mrs .. Rhoda Hathaway-sugar bowl once the property of Mrs. Rhoda (Hathaway) Nichols; a pitcher owned by Mrs. Betsey (Weaver) Dean; a tea pot belonging to Mrs. Annie (Gifford) Shove, wife of Theophilus Shove.
Samuel S. Pierce-wooden plate 200 years old formerly the property of Martin and Wessiah Pierce; pair of brass candlesticks; watch case 200 years old owned by Enoch Boyce; pipe box for- merly belonging to George Shove, a grandson of Rev. George Shove of Taunton.
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