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1729, brought by EbeDCzer Sedgwick, 1733, and contains his family record. 



Mrs. C. B. Culver, Great Barrington , large punch glass, a century old. 



Mrs. H. E. Smith, Great Barrington ; linen towel spun and woven by Mrs. 

 Daniel Norton of New Marlboro, who died in 1876, aged 96 years. 



William Wilson, Great Barrington; Lafayette plate of 1824; ancient deed, 

 and other old papers. 



Henry L. Wilcox, Egremont ; book, Constitution of U. S. and of Massachu- 

 setts, printed at Stockbridge, 1808; book of Psalms, 116 years old. 



Miss Mary N. Coleman, Great Barrington ; pane of glass from window in 

 the old " Burr House," built by Jonathan Nash in 1762, engraved with a di- 

 amond " ]Margret Corry her hand and pencil May 4th, 1765. 



George W. Bennett, Housatouic ; Book of Common Prayer printed in Ox- 

 ford, England, 1774. 



Franklin Shepard, Pecatonica, Ills. ; deed dated 1762. 



Miss Phebe Walker, Great Barrington ; very large and quaint Bavarian Bi- 

 ble printed in 1740 ; snuff box more than 100 years old. 



Levi Boardman, Sheffield ; pair of curious brass candlesticks, known in his 

 family for 150 years past. 



Alfred F. Hubbard, Sheffield ; cartridge box used by his grandfather in the 

 revolution ; tall clock, chair, stand, table, corsets, looking glass, history of 

 Popery in London, 1736, various old theological and other works, plates, gold 

 beads, ear rings, spectacles, spoon, &c. The articles presented by Mr. Hub- 

 bard are ver}-- ancient and very quaint, many of these having belonged to his 

 great-grandfather, the Rev. Jonathan Hubbard, the first minister of Sheffield. 



Charles J. Taylor, Great Barrington; 19 arrowheads; stone tomahawk ; iron 

 tomahawk ; stone pestles ; brass snuffers and holder, belonged to Gen. Joseph 

 Dwight ; snuff box presented by Gen. Dwight to Hon Jed. Foster of Brook- 

 field about 125 years since ; ancient spoons ; " the gander spoon" 110 years 

 old; silver watch worn by Gen. Thomas Ives from 1783 to 1814; various au- 

 tographs and other articles. 



Harlow Hayes, Sheffield ; old apple paring machine, and an engraving. 



Mark Church, Great Barrington ; a sword of the Church family. 



Frederick T. Whiting, Great Barrington ; cradle, brought from Hartford by 

 his great-grandfather, Dr. Wm. Whiting, in 1766; ancient coffee mill; vari- 

 ous commissions, bearing the autographs of Samuel Adams, John Hancock, 

 Caleb Strong, Elbridge Gerry, and the Governor's Council of 1774 ; also other 

 curious papers and autographs. 



Mrs. James N. Gardner, Egremont ; table, has been in her family 180 years. 



Levi Beebe, Great Barrington ; pillow cases, the cloth made by slaves, 

 wrought by Ann Hubbard, Richmond, Va. 



Mrs. Merrick G. Hall, Great Barrington ; pewter platter brought from Eng- 

 land by her ancestors, 225 years since. 



Mrs. Gilbert H. Smith, Sheffield ; two wool blankets, more than 130 yrs. old. 



Mrs. Artemus Dowd, Monterey ; bed quilt more than 100 years old. 



Mrs. Orrin Millard, I5ecket ; table spread, 118 years old; and shoemakers' 

 pinchers of 100 years. 



Freeman W. Skiff, Egremont; punch glass, 115 years old. 



Mrs. L. J. Wright, Egremont ; work basket ; pewter beer mug and porring- 

 er, earthen mug ; spectacles; wood tobacco box ; ladies work basket, — all over 

 100 years old ; Masonic apron, worn in the last century by her grandfather, 

 John Holley of Mt. Washington ; two Indian arrow heads and stone chisel. 



Virgil L. Wilcox, Egremont; bedquilt made in 1800. 



John O. B. Ford, Great Barrington ; Bible 282 years old, printed in 1594, 

 contains Sternhold &, Hopkins' version of the Psalms ; other ancient books. 



E. L. Heath, Stockbridge ; account book of 1780. 



Miss Cornelia Lasher, Egremont; bedquilt 102 years old, made by her 

 grandmother, Margaret Potts. 



