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Then let us not forget The truths our fathers owned, But hold them with a firmer grip, Till Satan be dethroned.
Tear down the idol Self, Forswear " the calf of gold," Wrong not our neighbor by a word, But win with love untold.
For lux'ry is no sin, So that the heart be pure, And every land that God reveres For ages may endure.
Then let us keep a guard Stationed at " helm and prow," That children's children may us bless Two hundred years from now.
LINDEN PLACE, September 8th, 1880.
BADGES.
The Badges furnished by the Committee, and worn on the day of the celebration, were of seven different patterns. They were 63 by 22 inches in size, on ribbon of satin finish face, and gros grain back, and bound across the top with gold bullion, one-half inch wide. In describing them we designate them by numbers as follows :
No. 1. The Badge of the Town Committee. This badge was Cardinal Red in color. The corners of the lower end were turned under to form a point, from which was pendant a gold tassel. The printing on the badge, in gold letter, was :
COMMITTEE.
RH
ODE
ISLAN
BRIST
1680.
1880.
VIRTUTE
SET
ET IN
FRI
1680
ED
BI-CENTENNIAL, September 24, 1880.
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No. 2. The Badge of Visiting Sons and Daughters. This badge was "old gold" in color. The lower end was cut to form points at the outer corners. The printing, in black, was :
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF BRISTOL, R. I.
R.
BRIS
SETTLED 1680
1880.
1680.
MAVIRTUTE. ET
TA
INDUST
WELCOME HOME,
September 24, 1880.
No. 3. The Badge of Invited Guests. This badge was white, and the lower end cut to form points at the outer corners. The printing, in black, was :
INVITED GUESTS.
. R.'
SE
BRISTOL
ED 1680
1680.
-
A
TR
BI-CENTENNIAL, BRISTOL. R. I., September 24, 1880.
1880.
VIRTUTE: ET
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No. 4. The Badge of the Committee on Relics. This badge was lilac in color. The lower end was trimmed with gold fringe, two inches deep. The printing, in black, was :
COMMITTEE.
LOAN EXHIBITION.
BRIS
1680.
1880.
VIRTUTEN
TRIA
BI-CENTENNIAL,
September 24, 1880.
No. 5. The Badge of the Marshals. This badge was white. The lower end trimmed with gold fringe, two inches deep. The printing, in black, was :
DEPUTY MARSHAL.
BR
168
1680.
1880.
.VIRTUTEHE
BI-CENTENNIAL,
September 24, 1880.
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No. 6. The Badge of the School Children. This badge was of light pink, and the lower end cut to form points at the outer corners. The printing, in black, was :
BI-CENTENNIAL
CHORUS.
CHILDREN OF THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BRIST
SETTLED 1680
1680.
1880.
AVIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA
BRISTOL, R. I ..
September 24, 1880.
No. 7. The Badge of the Drum Corps. This badge was of light blue, and the lower end cut to form points at the outer corners. The printing, in black, was :
DRUM CORPS. 1680. 1880. (TOWN SEAL-OBLONG.)
BI-CENTENNIAL.
September 24, 1880.
This was a company of eight boys, who formed an organ- ization, and gave much time during the summer months pre-
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ceding the celebration, to practice-Mr. George Alger kindly volunteering to teach them. They, provided themselves with drums and uniforms. The uniform was a black cap, with gold bullion band, and vizor ; jacket of scarlet flannel, with white flannel trimmings, and brass buttons ; and dark pants. Their names are George William Warren, leader, aged 12 years ; John Henry Bartlett Mott, aged 16 years ; Frederick Smith Waldron, 14; William Nelson Miller, 14; William Henry Remington, 14; Charles Gardner Sisson, 14; Arthur Emmons Card, 12; Charles Luther Miller, 12. They acquitted themselves with credit, and were a pleasant feature of the procession.
LOAN EXHIBITION.
The relics of the past-an illustrated history of the town- were on exhibition in Town Hall. This building was form- erly the Congregational Meeting-house. It was built in 1784, and dedicated on the 5th of January, 1785, the day of the ordination of the Rev. HENRY WIGHT, as pastor. Its location was in Bradford street, a little cast from the line of Hope street, with its front to the west. It was used as a house of worship until the fall of 1856, when the new stone edifice of the Congregational Church was finished. The first meeting-house was built in 1684, on the Common, the site of the present Court House, and stood one hundred years. Some of the oak timbers which were originally hewn from trees growing upon the Common, were put into the second meeting-house. This second house has stood almost one hundred years, and those oak timbers are sound to this day. It was given to the town in 1857, and in the summer of that year was moved out of the street to its present site on the north side of Bradford street. The next year it was fitted up for a Town Hall, and has been used as such to the present time.
In this building, so identified with the town almost from the very beginning of its settlement, was appropriately gath- ered the relics of bygone times. The citizens of the town in this, as in all other features of the celebration, manifested a commendable interest, and generously responded to the
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wishes of the committee, by loaning their treasures-many of them replete with precious and sacred memories-for the exhibition. As has before been stated, to John DeWolf is the public mainly indebted for the large and interesting col- lection, and the good taste displayed in their grouping.
The following is a list of the articles on exhibition :
PORTRAITS IN OIL.
Gov. Byron Diman, loaned by Mrs. E. A. Diman; painted in 1844. Mrs. Abby Alden Diman, wife of Gov. B. Diman, 1. by Mrs. Clara D. DeWolf.
Gov. Francis M. Dimond, 1. by Mrs. Samuel Norris. 66 66
Mrs. Elizabeth Dimond,
Royal Dimond,
Lt .- Gov. Nath'l Bullock, taken at the age of 80 years, 1. by Hon. J. R. Bullock.
Geo. Howe, l. by Mrs. Hope Blake.
John Howe, 1. by M. A. DeW. Howe.
Maj. Jacob Babbitt, Sr., 1. by Mrs. Abbey E. Babbitt. Jacob Babbitt, Jr., 66 66 66 66 66
Benj. B. Bosworth,
Mrs. B. B. Bosworth, 66 66 66
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Rev. Henry Wight, D. D., 1. by Mrs. Susan Gladding.
Mrs. Henry Wight, wife of Rev. Dr. Wight, with her granddaugh- ter, G. A. Alden, 1. by Mrs. Clara D. DeWolf.
Rev. C. H. Alden, 1. by Miss A. Fanny Alden.
Mrs. C. H. Alden, “ " "
Rev. Thos. Shepard, D. D., from Byfield Hall. This portrait was painted by Miss Jane Stuart, daughter of Gilbert Stuart, the cele- brated portrait painter.
" James McSparran, 1718, 1. by P. Skinner.
Mrs. James McSparran,
Rt. Rev. Alexander Viets Griswold, 1. by Miss Mary Heath.
Rev. John Bristed, 1. by M. A. DeW. Howe.
Wm. Rogers, Chaplain in Revolutionary Army, and the first graduate of Brown University.
Hersey Bradford, 1. by Miss Mary Baylies.
Geo. H. Peck, 1. by V. G. Peck.
Capt. John Gladding, 1. by Mrs. Susie Richmond.
Mrs. John Gladding, 1. by Mrs. Lizzie Gladding.
Capt. Wm. H. Gladding, 1. by Mrs. Lizzie Gladding.
Mrs. Wm. H. Gladding,
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Ambrose Waldron, 1. by Billings Waldron.
Hannah Waldron, " " “
Parents of the oldest male inhabitant to-day. Dying they left 9 sons, 2 daughters, and 67 grandchildren.
Mason W. Pierce, 1. by F. G. Bowen.
Mrs. Mason W. Pierce, and her son, Henry Parker Pierce, 1. by F. G. Bowen.
James P. Pierce, 1. by F. G. Bowen.
Capt. Cory Williston, 1. by F. G. Bowen.
Wm. Pearse, 2nd, born 116 years ago, 1. by Mrs. W. A. Richmond.
Wm. Pierce, 1. by Geo. H. Peck.
Mrs. Lemuel C. Richmond, Senior, and her son Isaac, 1. by Mrs. Wm. A. Richmond.
Capt. Martin Bennett, l. by Mrs. Robert Peck.
Eliza T., wife of Martin Bennett, 1. by Mrs. Robert Peck.
Benjamin Tilley, 1. by Benj. Tilley.
Mrs. Benjamin Tilley, 1. by Benj. Tilley.
Col. Samuel Wardwell. This portrait is interesting from being taken in the old uniform of the Bristol Artillery, organized soon after the War of the Revolution, and maintained as an independent organization ever since. L. by W. T. C. Wardwell.
Capt. John Wardwell, 1. by Mrs. Mary E. Munro.
Mrs. John Wardwell, " " " 66
Capt. John Smith, l. by Mrs. H. B. Smith.
Mrs. Anne Pratt Smith, l. by Mrs. H. B. Smith.
Capt. James Miller, I. by Augustus N. Miller.
Le Favour Howland, 1. by Mrs. Phobe H. Vickery.
Mrs. Le F. Howland and Child, 1. by Mrs. Phoebe H. Vickery.
Samuel Sparks, 1. by Albert Sparks.
Col. Samuel Wardwell, 1. by Chas. H. H. Wardwell.
Mrs. Samuel Wardwell, Sr., 1. by Chas. H. H. Wardwell.
Deacon Wm. B. Spooner, 1. by Mrs. John Watson. John Gardner, I. by Geo. W. Easterbrooks.
Mrs. J. Gardner, I. by Geo. W. Easterbrooks.
John R. Gardner, 1. by Mrs. Clarissa Gardner.
This portrait is three-quarters length, and life-size. It is very finely painted, and remarkably life-like.
Golden Dearth, 1. by Mrs. J. Gooding.
Mrs. Samuel Smith, 1. by Mrs. J. Gooding.
Mrs. Josiah Gooding, painted by C. Giovanni Thompson, in his best style in 1832; 1. by James Madison Gooding.
Mrs. Ann Fletcher, I. by Mrs. N. Warren.
Miss Bosworth, 1. by Walter H. Munro. Jeremiah Ingraham, I. by Mrs. Eliza DeWolf. Mrs. Ingraham,
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Capt. Leonard G. Bradford, 1. by Mrs. Harriet Coggeshall.
Mrs. Sarah Bradford, 1. by Mrs. Harriet Coggeshall.
Capt. Daniel Gladding, taken about 1805, 1. by Wm. O. Gladding. Mrs. Sarah Gladding,
Ambrose Waldron, 1. by Mrs. Wm. H. West.
Mrs. Hannah Waldron, I. by Mrs. Wm. H. West.
Crawford Easterbrooks, Jr., 1. by C. L. Easterbrooks.
Josiah Smith, 1. by Miss M. E. Bourne.
Allen Bourne, " "
Benj. F. Bourn, 1. by Mrs. J. DeW. Perry.
Mrs. Benj. F. Bourn, 1. by Mrs. J. DeW. Perry.
Mrs. Priscilla Allyn, daughter of Royal Paine.
"Capt. Tom Jones," Commander of Privateers during war of 1812, 1. by Capt Geo. H. Munro.
Capt. Allen Munro, son of William and Hannah, died on a voyage from the coast of Africa; 1. by A. M. Newman.
Nathan Bardin, painted about 1800, 1. by Nathan B. Fenner.
Mrs. N. Bardin, 1. by Mrs. Nathan B. Heath. Nath'l Coggeshall, 1. by Mrs. Harriet Coggeshall.
Mrs. N. Coggeshall, 1. by Mrs. Harriet Coggeshall. "Tom Jones," 1. by Jas. D. Wardwell.
Mrs. Tom Jones, 1. by Jas. D. Wardwell.
"Tom Jones" commanded the renowned privateer "Yankee," which made so many captures during the last war with England.
Abigail De Wolf, wife of Mark Antony DeWolf, Sr., ancestress of all the DeWolf family in Bristol, R. I., 1. by Mrs. Eliza DeWolf.
Charles De Wolf, Sr., 1. by Mrs. Theodora DeWolf Colt.
Painted by Jarvis, and considered by some judges the finest painting in the collection. Remarkable for the naturalness of the flesh tints, and life- like appearance.
Gen. Geo. De Wolf, 1. by Mrs. T. DeW. Colt.
Mrs. Geo. De Wolf, " "
Hon. James DeWolf, 1. by H. M. Howe.
Wm. Henry DeWolf, 1. by Mrs. Wm. B. DeWolf.
Francis Le Baron DeWolf, 1. by Mrs. Wm. B. DeWolf. James DeWolf, Jr., 66 " 66
Catharine DeWolf,
Hon. William De Wolf, 1. by Mrs. M. DeW. Rogers.
Mrs. William De Wolf, 1. by Mrs. Rogers and Miss C. DeWolf.
Wm. De Wolf, Jr., 66
Abby De Wolf Davis,
Charlotte De Wolf,
66 60
Maria De Wolf, 1. by Mrs. M. Rogers and Miss C. DeWolf.
Henry De Wolf, 1. by Fitz Henry DeWolf.
Mrs. Henry DeWolf, 1. by Fitz Henry DeWolf.
Prof. John De Wolf, 1. by Brown University.
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Mrs. Elizabeth J. DeWolf, wife of Prof. DeWolf, 1. by Winthrop DeWolf.
Charlotte De Wolf, I. by Miss C. DeWolf.
Rob't Rogers, painted by Head, I. by Mrs. M DeW. Rogers.
Mrs. Rob't Rogers, painted by Healy, 1. by Mrs. M. De Wolf Rogers. Nathaniel Byfield, front Byfield Hall. This portrait is a copy from an
original portrait in the possession of Hon. Francis Brinley. of New- port. The copy was made by Miss Jane Stuart, and is remarkable for its truthfulness.
Gen. Andrew Jackson, (visited Bristol in 1833), 1. by S. Pomeroy Colt.
When Gen. Jackson visited Bristol, in June, 1833, lie had just entered upon his second term as President of the United States. He was accom- panied by Martin Van Buren, Vice President of the United States; Lewis Cass, Secretary of War; Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy; Major Donalson, and Col. Earle, of the President's suite. He landed from steam- boat Boston, Capt. Wm. Comstock, from Newport, at Long Wharf, foot of Church street, and walked, with his hat in his hand, through a shower of rain, up Church street and along Hope street, to the Bristol Hotel on State street. Capt. James DeWolf was conspicuous in his efforts to hold an umbrella over "Old Hickory's" head, to keep the rain off. At the hotel, a few citizens liad an opportunity to be introduced to the Presi- dent, and shake his hand. The distinguished party almost immediately re-embarked on the steamer for Providence, where they arrived at 10 o'clock, A. M.
- Davis, ancestor of Church and Wardwell families, brought from England in 1680, and then over fifty years old. Wonderfully painted and well preserved. Considered by many the finest painting and most interesting relic in the collection. L. by Mrs. H. E. Coggeshall, Fall River.
Geo. Washington.
Martha Washington.
These remarkable portraits were painted by the elder Peale, of Philadel- phia, for Washington, and by him were presented to John Brown, of Prov- idence. They represent this illustrious couple at a much younger age than most of their portraits. Washington is taken in the uniform of a Colonel in the Virginia militia, and these pictures were probably taken about the time of Braddock's defeat. L by the Misses Herreshoff
Her Gracious Majesty Queen Caroline, wife of George II., King of England. This curious old portrait was brought from England, with several others, by Rev. John Usher, the first minister of St. Michael's Church, in 1720. It was torn from its frame and much in- jured by the Americans during the Revolutionary War. It is now in the original frame of carved oak. L. by Mrs. M. Luther Simmons. Com. C. H. Perry, 1. by Mrs. James DeW. Perry.
Geo. H. Reynolds, 1. by Mrs. John Burgess, Jr.
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Capt. James Usher, 1. by Mrs. John Burgess, Jr.
Mrs. James Usher, " " "
Benj. Franklin. This portrait was painted from life, and is very much thought of by artists. It is taken with fur cap and spectacles. It was formerly owned by the late Prof. A. D. Bache. L. by Mrs. H. W. Bache.
MINIATURES ON IVORY.
Gen. James M. Varnum, painted in 1770, 1. by Miss Betsey Bourn. Mrs. James M. Varnum, 66 " 1770, 1 by Mrs. J. DeW. Perry. Mary Ann DeWolf Sumner, daughter of Hon. James DeWolf, painted by Miss Ann Hall, 1. by Mrs. J. DeW. Perry.
Bishop Griswold, 1. by John Allyn.
Hon. Wm. DeWolf, painted by Malbone, 1. by Mrs. Rogers and Miss C. DeWolf.
Capt. John DeWolf, 1. by Mrs. Clara D. DeWolf.
Mrs. John Norris, with her father and mother in shadow, taken in 1817, 1. by C. H. Norris.
Capt. Daniel N. Morice,
Madame Theresa Morice, and a beautifully painted miniature of an aunt of Capt. Morice, name unknown; all three 1. by Mrs. Edward S. Babbitt.
Golden Dearth, l. by Willie Bradford.
Capt. Fletcher, 1. by T. W. Easterbrooks.
Capt. John Norris, painted in 1825, 1. by Capt. C. H. Norris.
Mrs. John Norris, painted in 1825, 1. by Capt. C. H. Norris.
Wm. Coggeshall, l. by Mrs. H. E. Coggeshall.
Mrs. Wm. Coggeshall, 1. by Mrs H. E. Coggeshall.
Mrs. Prudence Richmond, 1. by Mrs. Rebecca Simmons.
Mrs. Sarah W. Shepard, 1. by Miss Shepard.
Gen. George DeWolf, 1. by Mrs. T. DeW. Colt. Henry Goodwin, 66 66
Mrs. Le B. Goodwin,
66 Mariana De Wolf,
Judge Joseph Russell, by Fraser, one of the finest miniatures in the United States, 1 by N. R. Middleton. Joseph Russell was a son of Rev. Jonathan Russell, the minister of Barnstable, Mass., and the grandson of Rev. John Russell, who for more than fifteen years con- cealed in his house at Hadley, Mass., Generals Whaley and Goffe, two of Cromwell's Judges who condemned Charles I. to the block.
Silhouette of Mrs. Sally Sandford, 1. by Miss Lizzie Simmons.
Mrs. Hannah Norris, 1. by Mrs. Morgan.
66 John Howland, cut sixty years ago.
Hon. Benj. Bourn, 1. by Mrs. J. DeW. Perry.
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Silhouette of Nelson Miller, 1. by William J. Miller.
This profile was cut more than fifty years ago. and is a striking likeness. Mr. Miller was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner, having been in the service six of the seven years of the war. Fifty or more years ago, the writer remembers to have heard his grandfather relate an incident that transpired at Valley Forge, while the American army was encamped there in the winter of 1777-78. As he has never seen it in print, he ventures to give it here. It was the scene when Washington made known to the army the "Conway Cabal." His description of the event, although so many years have elapsed since the writer heard it from his lips, is still vivid in his memory. It was, he said, on a mild, pleasant Sunday morn- ing. (probably in the latter part of February, or early in March, 1778). The entire army was mustered, and Washington, surrounded by his offi- cers, addressed the army, and told them of the conspiracy to supersede him. He then, with deep feeling, vindicated his motives and course of action, and closed with a most earnest appeal to the army-officers and men-to remain true to the great cause in which they had all suffered and sacrificed so much. When the writer heard him relate the incident, it was more than half a century after the event; and yet he well remembers, child as he then was, how visibly the old man was affected, as he described it. He said it was one of the most impressive scenes that he ever witnessed, and one that he should never forget, -officers and men wept like children. His position in the line was near where Washington sat upon his horse, and he heard distinctly every word he spoke.
Two Miniatures, Capt. Daniel Gladding and Wife, 1. by Wil- liam H. Gladding.
John Bullock, one hundred years old when taken, l. by Miss Mary Bullock.
PICTURES.
Oil Painting of Venus and Cupids.
Diana at the Bath. In this, Acteon is represented undergoing transformation into a stag, with Diana and her attendant nymphs, dogs, game, etc. These pictures were brought from England by Rev. John Usher in 1720. L. by the Misses Usher.
Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, a very old painting, unfortunately indis- tinct and much injured; 1. by Mrs. Thomas J Usher.
Painting of Ship "Joshua Mauran," 1. by Capt. Isaac Liscomb.
Privateer "McDonough," painted by Jonathan Alger, I. by George Alger.
A Flemish Entertainment, A Moderate Gale, A Brisk Gale, A Calm, four Engravings, all over 100 years old, l. by C. F. Her- reshoff.
Apotheosis of Washington, 1. by C. F. Herreshoff.
Gen. Jackson, 1. by T. L. Fisher.
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George Washington, 1. by George Smith.
Five Old Prints,
John Darling, framed and illustrated Eulogy, written by Gov. Charles Collins, 1. by Capt. I. Liscomb.
Lorenzo Dow and Peggy Dow, 1. by James A. Miller.
Privateers, "Sea Pieces," etc., four curious old pictures of, 1. by Mrs. Gideon Sherman.
Departure of Prodigal Son, a print of 1735, 1. by Mrs. R. S. Andrews. Prodigal Son, two old pictures, 1. by Mrs. Rebecca Simmons.
Triumph of Liberty, an engraving, 1. by Capt. George Coggeshall. Engravings, 200 and 150 years old, 1. by Mrs. W. A. Richmond.
Old Talbee House. Drawing of house built by Col. Benj. Church in Bristol in 1690, 1. by the Misses Shepard.
Interesting copies of the coats of arms borne by the early settlers were . shown. The following were copies taken before the separation from the mother countries : Usher, Dimond, Leonard and Ingraham Families.
OLD SILVER.
Five Silver Spoons, all over 100 years old, 1. by Mrs. Clara D. De Wolf. Cream Jug and Sugar Bowl, formerly owned by Bishop Griswold, 1. by Mrs. R. S. Andrews.
Tankard, marked H. L., was brought from Plymouth by Hannah Lor- ing, who married Jonathan Peck about 1731, 1. by George J. Adams. Two Silver Chaffing Dishes, 1. by Mrs. Wm. B. D'Wolf.
Cup,
Porringer, used for soup on board the ship " General Washington,"1. by C. F. Herreshoff.
Plate, 1. by C. F. Herreshoff.
Two old Silver-Handled Forks, 1. by C. F. Herreshoff.
Silver Ladle, with a coin of the reign of Queen Anne, 1711, set into the bottom, l. by Mrs. C. F. Herreshoff, Jr.
Silver Chain and Pendant, formerly belonging to the grand-daugh- ter of Col. Benj. Church, 1. by Miss Mary F. Norris.
Silver Paten, formerly belonging to Rev. John Usher, 1. by the Misses Usher.
Curious Small Silver Spoon, 1. by Miss Rebecca Turner.
Eight Tea-Spoons, old fashioned marks and chasing, l. by Ezra B. Chadwick.
Silver Pitcher. This interesting relic was brought from France by Gabriel Bernon, a French Huguenot, who fled from France upon the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and came to this country and brought this with a few other valuables. In 1738 it came to his granddaughter, Esther Powell, and has been in the possession of an Esther Powell
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ever since, being now owned by the ninth of that name. It was requested for exhibition at the Centennial Exhibition held in Phila- delphia, but the then owners felt constrained to refuse. L. by Mrs. Esther Powell Snow.
Silver Ewer and Basin, formerly used by Charies DeWolf, Sr., I. by Mrs. T. DeW. Colt.
Wine Tester.
Old Communion Service from Congregational Church.
2 cups, the gift of Nathaniel Byfield in 1693.
1 cup, " " " Rev. John Sparhawk in 1718.
1 cup, the donor unknown, given in 1723.
2 cups, the gift of Hon. Nathl. Blagrove, in 1745.
Communion Service from St. Michael's Church.
2 large flagons, the gift of Nath'l Kay in 1734.
2 double-handled cups, the gift of Nathl. Kay in 1734.
1 large chalice,
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1 large basin, the gift of Isaac Royal in 1747.
1 paten, the gift of Nath'l Kay in 1734.
Large Silver Waiter and Candelabra, about 150 years old, 1. by Mrs. C. L. H. Chesbro'.
Sugar Bowl and Creamer, formerly owned by Deacon Jeremiah Diman, 1. by Miss Lizzie B. Diman.
Tankard, " "
Pap Spoon, 200 years old, formerly owned by Col. Job Almy, one of the original owners of the Pocasset purchase, 1. by Mrs. C. F. Herre- shoff, Jr.
Eight Table-Spoons, owned by Sion and Sally Martindale, 1756, 1. by George J. Adams.
Sion Martindale was a successful ship master and merchant of Bristol at the beginning of the war of the Revolution. The commerce of the port had been destroyed by the restrictive acts of the British Parliament. When the Rhode Island General Assembly, immediately after the affair at Concord and Lexington, ordered the enlisting of troops into " the King's service," Captain Martindale promptly came forward and raised a company in Bristol and Warren for Colonel Thomas Church's regiment. He was commissioned as captain of the company, and with the regiment, early in June, reported for duty at Cambridge. Some members of his company were in the redoubt at the battle of Bunker Hill. When Washington arrived from the South, early in July, to take command of the troops around Boston, he took prompt steps to prevent supplies from reaching the British in Boston. This was easily done inland. To cut off their supplies by water three armed vessels were equipped, the first one put in commis- sion being the brigautine Washington, of ten guns. Captain Martindale was commissioned as commander. As seamen were hard to be obtained, so many of them having enlisted in the army, the soldiers were called upon to volunteer, and Captain Martindale soon had a complement of
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men-numbers of his own company going with himn. Their cruise was a short one, for they had been out only three days, when they were captured in Boston bay by the British Ship Foy, of twenty guns. They were soon transferred to the frigate Tartar, and carried as prisoners to England.
Cream Pitcher, 167 years old, formerly belonging to Dr. John Cogge- shall. Repoussé work. L. by Miss Sarah Coggeshall.
Silver Nutmeg-Grater, about 200 years old, in the shape of a shoe, 1. by Mrs. M. J. Slade.
Pepper Box, in form of light-house, formerly belonging to the first Mark Antony DeWolf, 1. by Mrs. M. DeW. Rogers.
Punch-Strainer,
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Porringer,
Fish Spoon, .. ..
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Tankard,
Sugar Tongs,
Cream Pitcher, 66 66 66
Tankard, 1. by Mrs. N. Russell Middleton.
Tankard, formerly used by Capt. John DeWolf, 1. by Byron D. De Wolf. Sugar Bowl, 1. by Miss Annie F. Munro.
This sugar bowl is an exceedingly interesting relic. It had stamped on the bottom of it, the letters S. P., and belonged to Capt. Simeon Potter, who captured it, with other plunder, in 1744, when in command of the ship Prince Charles of Lorraine, a Rhode Island privateer. War existed between England and France-the " Old French War"-and Capt Potter was cruising along the " Spanish Main," near Cayenne, in quest of French merchantmen. Having occasion to land for water, they learned of Fort d' Oyapoc, a French Jesuit Missionary station, near by, and determined to capture it. There were but a few soldiers in the fort, and it was sur- prised and captured without loss of life. The only person wounded was Capt. Potter, who received a bullet wound in his left arm. Capt. Potter's vessel was armed with ten cannon, twelve swivel guns, and had a crew of sixty-two men. His clerk was Mark Antony DeWolf. A part of the crew only landed, and took part in the raid. An account of this affair was published in the Overland Monthly of San Francisco, in April, 1874. The late Gov. Arnold received advance sheets of the article, and read them before the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, in March of that year. It was a translation from the French, by Bishop Kip, of a letter from Father Fauque, the resident Priest at the mission captured, to a brother Priest, and is dated, "At Cayenne, the 22d of December, 1744." The Overland Monthly, in its preface to the letter, comments as follows : "It contains a chapter in the early history of the Rhode Island people, which has never before been published. Strange, that, after being buried so long, it should now be unearthed-that, after being locked up in the old French of the original writer for nearly 130 years, it should be brought to light for the benefit of a succeeding genera-
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