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Braddock's Field, whose account of the manner in which he obtained 

 them seems plausible. 



General Edward Braddock was mortally wounded in the sanguinary 

 battle of July 9, i 755. He was shot through the arm, the ball passing 

 into his lungs. He was carried back on the retreat as far as " Great 

 Meadows," where he died July 13, 1755, and was buried the follow- 

 ing day. Young George Washington officiated at the funeral. For 

 years the place of Braddock's burial was unknown, but in 1823 

 laborers, engaged in the construction of the National Road, exposed 

 the remains, which were recognized by their military trappings. The 

 grave was despoiled and even the bones distributed by the vandals. 

 Hon. Andrew Stewart of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, collected most of 

 the bones and sent them to Peak's Museum in Philadelphia, Pa. 



These corroded buckles were among the relics obtained at this time 

 and retained in western Pennsylvania, and finally came after the death 

 of Mr. W. S. Haven into the possession of Col. T. P. Roberts. 



Loaned by Col. T. P. Roberts, No. 519 Aiken Ave., 

 Pittsburgh. 



56. Silver snuff-box, one hundred and fifty years old, formerly the 

 property of Mr. Alexander Semple of Pittsburgh. 



Property of Carnegie Museum, Ace. No. 3630. Do- 

 nated by Miss Mary Pattison Semple, 5554 Avondale 

 Place, Pittsburgh. 



57. Colonial cut tin lantern. 



58. Facsimile of silver cream spoon used by Martha Washington. 



59. Facsimile of enameled sleeve-buttons used by General George 

 Washington. 



Loaned by Mr. Vincent Imbrie, 6409 Fifth Ave., 

 Pittsburgh. 



60. Brass carpenter's square, said to have been used by workmen 

 during the construction of Fort Pitt. 



Loaned by Rev. A. A. Lambing, 711 Rebecca St., 

 Wilkinsburg, Pa. 



61. Spindle of distaff used by Mrs. John Uickerson, an aunt of 

 General William Henry Harrison, to spin flax in the year 1794. 



Loaned by Mrs. James R. Robinson, Mt. Lebanon, Pa. 



62. Lace cap worn by Mrs. John Dickerson. 



63. Spectacles worn by Mrs. John Dickerson. 



Loaned by Miss Priscilla Trunick, Mt. Lebanon, Pa. 



