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CATALOGUE
OF
ALBANY'S BICENTENNIAL
LOAN EXHIBITION,
AT THE
ALBANY ACADEMY,
July 5 to July 24, 1886.
1686-1886.
ALBANY, N. Y.:
WEED, PARSONS & CO., PRINTERS.
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JAM 23 1894
Catalogue
of
Hlban?*6 Bicentennial
loan Eybibition.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
J. HOWARD KING, President.
JAMES T. GARDINER, Vice-President.
HENRY JAMES TEN EYCK, Secretary.
LED YARD COGSWELL, Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
James T. Gardiner, Chairman.
Mrs. John Boyd Thacher, Charles Tracey,
Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr., W. O. Stillman,
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver, Henry James Ten Eyck,
Mrs. Clarence Rathbone, Geo. Douglas Miller,
Miss Frances C. Nott, Charles Visscher Winne.
BICENTENNIAL LOAN COMMISSION.
J. Howard King, President.
Robert C. Pruyn, Charles Tracey,
John Boyd Thacher, Samuel B. Towner,
Selden E. Marvin, Henry James Ten Eyck,
J. TowNSEND Lansing, John Zimmerman,
John L. Van Valkenburgh, Robert D. Williams,
John C. Nott, W. O. Stillman,
Robert Shaw Oliver, James T. Gardiner,
Douw H. Fonda, Geo. Douglas Miller,
Lewis Boss, William Bayard Van Rensselaer,
Charles Visscher Winne.
LADIES" AUXILIARY COMMITTEE.
Mrs. John Boyd Thacher, Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth,
Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr., Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell,
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver, Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck,
Mrs. Clarence Rathbone, Mrs. Volkert P. Douw,
Miss Frances C. Nott, Mrs. James P. Boyd, ,
Mrs. Philip Ten Eyck, Mrs. E. B. Ten Broeck,
Mrs. Samuel Hand, Mrs. John H. Reynolds, Jr.,
Mrs. William Cassidy, Miss Anne V. R. Russell,
Mrs. Hamilton Harris, Mrs. Rufus W. Peckham,
Mrs. John De Witt Peltz, Mrs. Marcus T. Hun.
PICTURES, PRINTS AND STATUARY.
Mrs. John Boyd Thacher, Chairman.
Mrs. William Cassidy, Irving Browne,
Lkwis Balch, Thomas Buckley,
Mrs. Walter D. Nicholas, Miss Harriet I. Barnes,
John Battersby. William Bruce,
Charles G. Saxe, Edward R. Cassidy,
OLD FURNITURE, ANCIENT DRESS AND GENERAL RELICS.
Miss Frances C. Nott, Chairman.
Mrs. a. Bleecker Banks, Mrs. R. D. Willia.ms,
Mrs. J. TowNSEND Lansing, Mrs. Volkert P. Douvv,
Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck, Miss Gertrude Ten Eyck,
Mrs. James P. Boyd, Thomas Buckley,
Mrs. F. S. Pruyn, Thurlovv Weed Barnes.
CERAMICS, GLASS AND IVORIES.
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver, Chairman.
E. D. Palmer, Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell,
Rev. Wesley R. Davis, Charles L. Pruyn,
Mrs. Samuel Hand, ' George D. Fearey,
Miss Anne V. R. Russell, R. W. Gibson,
Miss Rathbone, Harry C. Cushman.
BRIC-A-BRAC, old silver AND PERSONAL ORNAMENTS
Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr., Chairman.
Mrs. John De Witt Peltz, Mrs. John H. Reynolds, Jr.,
Mrs. Marcus T. Hun, Miss Harriet W. Learned,
Mrs. Bayard U. Livingstone, Miss Vanderpoel,
Richard L. Annesley, James H. Leake,
Mrs. E. B. Ten Broeck, W. W. Byington.
BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS.
Geo. Douglas Miller, Chairman.
Rev. W. W. BATTiiRSHALL, N. C. MOAK,
Leonard Kip, Lewis Boss,
Rev. Edward A. Terry, Robert D. Williams,
Mrs. Hamilton Harris, B. Irving Stanton,
Mrs. Marcus T. Hun, Harmon Pumpelly Read,
Miss Cynthia R. Dexter, Duncan Campbell.
INDIAN RELICS.
Charles Visscher Winne, Chairman.
Douw H. Fonda, S. N. D. North,
W. W. Crannell, J. Wallace Canaday.
DECORATIONS, ARRANGEMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION.
W. O. Stillman, Chairman.
R. W. Gibson, Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth,
Mrs. D. K. Bartlett. Craig McClure.
CATALOGUE, PRINTING AND INSURANCj:.
Charles Tracey, Chairman.
Selden E. Marvin, John L. Van Valkenburgh,
Frederic G. Mather, C. N. Greig.
RELICS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Charles Visscher Winne, Chairman.
A. H. Spierre, John S. Hutman,
J. W. Kenny, Angus McD. Shoemaker.
C. N. Greig, Superintendent.
James H. Leake, 1
B. Irving Stanton, J- Curators.
William C. Miller. \
ALBANY'S
BICENTENNIAL LOAN EXHIBITION.
THE Bicentennial Loan Exhibtion is held under the auspices of a
Loan Commission appointed by the Citizens' Bicentennial Com-
mittee. The exhibition is in the Albany Academy building, which,
from its central location near the Capitol, is admirably adapted for such
a purpose. It will be opened on Monday, July 5th, as a part of the
Fourth of July exercises, and continue open daily (Sunday excepted),
until the close of the Bicentennial week, Saturday, July 24.
Admission twenty-five cents; season tickets, not transferable, $i.oo.
The hours are as follows: July 5, to 10 p. m.; for the first two weeks,
from 9 A. M. to 7 p. M., except on Tuesdays and Saturdays, when it will
be open till 10 p. m., and the admission will be ten cents; during the
Bicentennial week, July 19-24 inclusive, 8 a. m. to 10 p. m.
There are seven general departments of the exhibition proper. The
Department of Pictures, Prints and Statuary occupies the east room in
the second story. On account of lack of space many of the Prints
have been placed in the Book and Manuscript room. The Department
of Old Furniture, Ancient Dress and General Relics, the south-east
room on the principal story. The Department of Ceramics, Glass and
Ivories, the north-east room on the principal story. The Department
of Bric-a-brac, Old Silver and Personal Ornaments, the east room on
the second story. The Department of Books, Pamphlets, Maps and
Manuscripts, the north-east room on the principal story. The Depart-
ment of Indian Relics and the Department of Relics of the Civil War.
the south room on the second story.
The exhibition is designed especially to illustrate the growth, devel-
opment and historic past of Albany, and to present to the minds of this
generation some idea of the character, manners and habits of their
ancestors, and to awaken an interest in the men and events which have
made the city famous throughout the United States. At the same time
it is not limited in its scope to historic Albany. It includes any thing
of interest in connection with the colonial or State governments of New
York and surrounding commonwealths, and all articles of value or
artistic worth, such as pictures, prints, statuary, ceramics, glass, ivories,
old furniture, ancient dress, Indian relics, bric-a-brac, silver, bronzes,
personal ornaments, books, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, etc. The
net receipts of the exhibition will be used to commemorate in some
suitable and permanent manner the Bicentennial anniversary.
All articles are moved free of expense, and by expert workmen.
Receipts are given for all articles received. After the closing of the
exhibition, articles belonging to parties who are out of town will be
stored with the Safe Deposit Company, to await the owners' return. A
general insurance against loss or damage by fire, as far as practicable,
has been effected on all articles ; and a specific insurance on specific
articles, at the request of their owners, and at such valuation as they
have desired. Watchmen are employed day and night to guard the
collection. Small articles of special value are exhibited in glass cases,
locked and guarded. The building itself, as is well known, is a sub-
stantial, detached, stone structure, affording a minimum of fire risk.
INDIAN RELICS.
South Hootn, Second Story.
(From ike collection of A. G. Richmond, Canajokarie.)
Case of 48 pieces.
Arrow heads, spear head of Obsidian, discs of stone, and
others made from fragments of clay vessels, decorated and plain.
Fragments of potterj', plain, decorated and corrugated. From
the cliff dwellings of Southern Utah.
Case of 27 pieces.
Stone axe. From Slony Point, N. Y. Arrow heads of jas-
per, chalcedon}', agate, etc. From California.
Case of 20 pieces.
Arrow heads and spear heads. From Illinois.
Case of 30 pieces.
Arrow heads, spear heads, leaf-shaped implement, one rotary
arrow. From Indiana.
Case of 19 pieces.
Spear heads, arrowheads, celts, double-bladed notched axes,
handle of clay vessel, representing head of animal. From
Arkansas.
Case of 272 pieces.
Beads of sea shell, snail shell, clay, glass and copper ; wam-
pum, bone comb, shell ornament, copper arrow head, Jesuit
medals, Jesuit finger ring on finger joint, as found ;^ brass
buckle, copper handle of paint brush. From Indian graves,
New York.
Case containing 79 ornaments of catlinite or Minnesota pipe-stone.
From Indian graves. New York .
Case containing 20 pipes.
From North Carolina, Georgia and Indiana, of stone ; from
Georgia, North Carolina and Canada, of clay ; from Ohio, of
catlinite.
Card of 21 pieces.
Arrow and spear heads in form of anchor. From South
Carolina.
8
10 Card of 48 pieces.
Arrow and spear heads in form of diamond. From South
Carol] na.
1 1 Card of 45 pieces.
Arrow and spear heads in form of a star, with border.
From South Carolina.
12 Card of 28 pieces.
Arrow and spear heads, leaf-shaped implements and knives.
From Wisconsin.
13 Case of 19 pieces.
Gorgets from North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky,
West Virginia.
14 Case of 170 pieces.
Shell ornaments, shell beads, stone beads, shell fish hook,
bone fish hook, bone awls, bone war whistles, bone gorgets.
From California.
15 Case of 387 pieces.
Shell beads, stone beads, shell ornaments, arrow heads, flint
drills, bone awls, arrow heads, bone knife. From California.
16 Case of 57 pieces.
Shell ornaments, bone discs, bone fish hook, shell fish hook,
bone tube, bone awls, bone war whistles, bone knife, bone
tools, stone ornament. From California.
17 Case of 43 pieces.
Spear and arrow heads, knives, scrapers and perforators.
From California.
18 Case of 43 pieces.
Spear and arrow heads, scrapers, hematite grooved axe,
hematite celt, hematite sinker and perforator. From Missouri.
19 Case of 19 pieces.
Spear heads, knives and daggers. From Missouri.
20 Case of 22 pieces.
Perforated stone axe, flint celts, flint chisels, flint daggers,
flint scrapers, flint flakes and cores. From Denmark.
21 Case of II pieces.
Flint celts (pecked), flint celts (ground), stone celts (pecked),
flint scrapers. From Sweden.
22 Case of seven pieces.
Two perforated axes (pecked), one perforated axe (ground),
two flint celts (chipped), two flint celts (ground and polished).
From Denmark.
23 Case of seven pieces.
Three very large flint celts, four small flint celts. From
Denmark.
24 Case of 17 pieces.
One flint celt (small, chipped), five daggers, two chisels, two
scrapers, two drills, two arrows, two knives (one with serrated
edge), one bone implement. From Denmark.
25 Case of 17 pieces.
Ten flint scrapers, four flint flakes, one flint celt (polished),
one hollowed stone, one grooved stone (perhaps used in weav-
ing). From Denmark.
26 Case of 26 pieces.
Two stone celts, from England ; one stone celt, from Ireland ;
one stone celt, from Germany; one flint celt, from Jutland;
one flint celt, from Zealand ; one flint celt, from Bogeuse
Funen ; three stone celts, from Italy.; three flint arrows, from
Italy; four flint scrapers, from Italy; five flint scrapers, from
bone caves of France ; one flint flake, from bone cave of
France ; one stone gouge, from Switzerland ; one stone quoit,
from Jutland ; one fragment of pottery from Swiss Lake.
27 Card of 77 pieces.
Arrow heads, scrapers, perforators, shell scraper, perforated
shell, disc of pottery, handle from clay vessel, leaf-shaped
implement, fragment of perforated skull. From Ohio graves.
28 Grooved stone axe, from North Carolina.
29 Grooved stone axe, from Michigan.
30 Grooved stone axe, from Cliff Dwelling, Arizona.
31 Grooved stone axe, from Kansas.
32 Grooved stone axe, from (mound builders), Illinois.
^2 Grooved stone axe, from Missouri.
34 Grooved stone axe, from New Jersey.
35 Grooved stone axe, from Pennsylvania.
36 Grooved stone axe, from Massachusetts.
37 Grooved stone axe, from Missouri (very large).
38 Grooved stone axe, from Missouri (granite).
39 Grooved stone axe, from Indiana.
40 Grooved stone axe, from New York.
41 Flint spade (large), from Missouri.
42 Flint hoe, notched, from Missouri.
43 Flint spade, from Missouri.
44 Grooved stone axe (small), from Missouri.
45 Flint implement, from Tennessee.
46 Flint implement, from Tennessee.
47 Flint spear head, from Tennessee;
48 Flint implement, from Missouri.
49 Flint implement, from Missouri.
50 Flint implement, from Missouri.
5 1 Flint implement, from Missouri.
52 Flint implement, from Missouri.
53 Stone celt, from Missouri.
54 Stone celt, from Missouri.
55 Stone celt, from Missouri.
56 Stone celt, from Louisiana (mound).
57 Stone celt, from Pennsylvania.
58 Stone celt, from Indiana.
59 Stone celt, from North Carolina.
60 Stone celt, from North Carolina.
61 Stone celt, from North Carolina.
62 Stone celt, from North Carolina.
63 Stone celt, from North Carolina.
64 Stone celt, from Mohawk Valley.
65 Stone celt, from Mohawk Valley.
66 Game stone, from North Carolina.
67 Game stone, from North Carolina.
68 Game stone, from North Carolina.
69 Game stone, from North Carolina.
70 Game stone, from North Carolina.
7 1 Game stone, from North Carolina.
72 Game stone, from Mohawk Valley.
73 Game stone, from Mohawk Valley.
74 Game stone, from Mohawk Valley.
75 Game stone, from Mohawk Valley.
76 Discoidal stone, from South Carolina.
77 Discoidal stone, from Missouri.
78 Discoidal stone, from Ohio.
79 Perforated stone, from Missouri.
80 Perforated stone, from California.
81 Perforated stone, from California.
82 Perforated stone, from California.
83 Flint hammer stone, from Denmark.
84-93 Hammer stones, from Mohawk Valley.
94 Hammer stone, from Pennsylvania.
95 Grooved hammer, from Pennsylvania.
96 Target stone, from Georgia.
97-100 Stone drills, from California.
1 01 Small stone paint mortar, from South Carolina.
102 Mortar made from vertebra of whale, from California.
103 Stone mortar, from California.
104 Stone mortar, from Mohawk Valley.
105 Stone mortar, from Mexico.
106 Stone pestle, from California.
107 Stone pestle, from California.
108 Stone pestle, from California.
109 Stone pestle, from Utah.
no Stone pestle, from Mohawk Valley.
II
193 Arrow point of pure crystal, from South Carolina. Buckskin suit
of Sioux Indian, modern. Catliente pipe, modern. Steel toma-
hawk and pipe combined, modern. Large stone pipe, from North
Carolina.
194 Pottery from New Mexico, modern.
{Frmn the Collection of Charles W. Hutchinson, Ulica, N. V.)
195 Pair snow shoes (Ga-weh-ga-a).
196 Indian shirt, painted.
197 Squaw chemise, painted.
198 Squaw chemise, bark.
199 Gun case, ornamented.
200 Bow and arrow quiver, ornamented.
201 Bridle and trappings, hair.
202 Riding whip, " sinew."
203 Hair ornament, elk tooth.
204 Hair ornament, grizzly bear claw.
205 Necklace, puma teeth.
206 Deer tail tuft.
207 Scalp lock, ornamented.
208 Rattle (Gus-da-wa-sa).
209 Rattle, nut necklace.
210 Rattle, deer hoof.
211 Rattle, dancing.
212 Rattle, dancing.
213 War stick, beaded.
214 Dancing stick, beaded.
215 Pipe tomahawk (0-sque-sont).
216 Pipe tomahawk (O-sque-sont).
217 Spoon, bone, quill ornaments (Ah-do-gwa-sa).
218,219 Spoon, quill ornaments.
220, 221 Spoons, two bone spoons plain.
222 Knife scabbard, beaded.
223 Sack, large, beaded.
224 Two paint sacks, beaded.
225, 226 Two paint sacks, beaded.
227 Beaded pocket book (Got-gwen-da).
228 Gambling stick.
229 Double silver cross (Da-ga-ya-sont). "Snipe clan."
Buried with an Iroquois Sachem.
230 Silver pipe (Ah-so-qua-ta).
Presented to " Sarcagus " Sachem b)' the Massachusetts
Baptist Missionary Society, A. D. 1S07.
1 1 Stone pestle, from North Carolina.
12 Bottle of parched corn, from Mohawk Valley.
13 Bottle of charcoal, from Mohawk Valley.
14 Bottle of paint, from Mohawk Valley.
15 Bottle of paint, Utah.
16 String of Wampum, from Mohawk Valley.
17-120 String of beads, from Mohawk Valley.
21-134 Arrow heads, from Mohawk Valley.
35-148 Scrapers, from Mohawk Valley.
49 Fragments of pottery (20 pieces), from Mohawk Valley.
50 Bones of animals, clam shells, etc. (20 pieces), found on site of
an Indian village, Mohawk Valley.
51-161 Stone sinkers, from Mohawk Valley.
62 Sharpening stone, from Mohawk Valley.
63 Mound jar, from Arkansas.
64 Mound jar, from Arkansas.
65 Fragments of pottery (20 pieces), from Utah.
66 Clay " God of waters," from New Mexico.
67 Clay vessel, from New Mexico.
68-170 Pitted stones, from Mohawk Valley.
71 Stone pipe, from North Carolina.
72 Stone pipe, from North Carolina.
73 Stone pipe, from North Carolina.
74 Stone pipe, from Mohawk Valley.
75 Clay pipe, from New York.
76 Perforated stone, from North Carolina.
77 Aztec Idol.
78 Catlinite pipe, from New Mexico.
79 Tomahawk and pipe combined from western Indians.
80 Trade axe (iron), from Mohawk Valley.
81 Trade axe (iron), from Canada.
82 Trade axe (iron), from Ohio.
83 Iron hoe, from Mohawk Valley.
84 Brass kettle from grave. New York.
85-187 Copper arrows, from Mohawk Valley.
88 Arrow heads of crystal, white quartz, clouded quartz, red quartz,
chert, etc., 9 pieces, from South Carolina.
89 Feather rope, from Southern Utah.
90 Rabbit netting, from Southern Utah.
91 Indian doll (Sioux).
92 Piece of feather rope, used for wrapping the dead. From cave
dwelling, Southern Utah. Piece of rabbit net, made from fibre
of wandering milkweed. From cave dwelling, Southern Utah.
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231 Boy's hoop, scalp ornament.
232 Boy's hoop.
233 Iroquois wampum belt (Oy-on-wa).
234 String wampum (Ote-ko-a).
235 Stone hammer.
236 Stone celt (Uh-ga-o-gwat-ha), three and a quarter inches.
237 Stone celt (Uh-ga-o-gwat-ha), five and a half inches.
Found in Marcy, Oneida Co.
238 Stone celt, twelve and a half inches.
239 Stone hammer head.
240 Knife scabbard, small beaded.
241 Ball bat (Ga-ne-a).
242 Hair brush.
243 Skin dresser, bone, ornamented.
244 Anklet, deer hoof.
245 Anklet, elk hoof.
246 Garnished ball, quills.
247 Head ornament.
248, 249 Two whistles, bone, ornamented.
250 Bone seine needle, ornamented.
25 1 Awl case and bear claw.
252-254 Three awl cases, ornamented.
255. 256 Two dancing ornaments.
257, 258 Two hair sticks. Ornamented.
259 Boy's snow shoe (Ga-weh-ga).
260, 261 Two head ornaments, feather.
262 Five pair child's moccasins (Ne-wa-ta-gut-ah).
263 Head dress, "buffalo hair."
264 Indian axe, " Dutch."
265 Pin cushion (Ya-wa-o-da-gua).
266 Work bag (Ga-ya-ah).
267 Bow and arrow quiver, rawhide.
268, 269 Two Indian bows, Apache, (Wa-a-no).
27c Nine arrows, pointed, (Ga-no).
271 One poisoned arrow (Ga-no).
272 War club ball head (Ga-je-wa).
273 Bead watch case.
274 Indian pipe, Tuscarora.
275 Iroquois wedding cake, "Seneca."
276 Bridle ornament.
277 Beaded band.
278 Watch bag, beaded-
279 War stick.
287
Tray No. i.
288
Tray No. 2.
289
Tray No. 3.
290
Tray No. 4.
291
Tray No. 5.
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280 Three wooden bowls.
281 Two antique knives, ivory handles.
282 Pistol, owned by Gen. George Clinton.
283 Ninety-five portraits Indians, Biddle.
284 Portrait, Red Jacket (Sa-go-ye-wat-ha).
285 Portrait, John Abeel, the Corn-planter, (Gy-ant-wa-ka).
Who was the friend and companion of Joseph Brant, or
Thay-en-da-ne-gea, was ahali-breed and the son of John Abeel,
who was an Indian trader living among the Senecas, and who
married the daughter of a leading sachem. He had three sons,
all famous, (Gy-ant-wa-ka) John the Cornplanter, (Teh-wan -
yars) Black Snake, (Kan-ya-da-ri-o) Handsome Lake the
Prophet.
286 The Bostonians in Distress, lithograph, London, 1774.
Loaned by W. W. Crannell.)
Indian knives, etc., 29 pieces.
Axes, etc., 13 pieces.
Axes, etc., 6 pieces.
Tube, etc., 3 pieces.
Indian pestle and axe.
Found on the farm of Worthington Frothingham, Pallan-
ham, Albany county, in 1870.
{Collection from Hudson's bay and strait, made on. the expedition of the Steamer Alert
in 1885. by James MacNaughton.)
292 Skin of Polar bear ( Ursus Maritinus), shot by exhibitor.
293 Skin of white fox.
294 Skin of red fox.
295 Eskimo lance and harpoon.
296 Eskimo woman's suit, made of seal skins.
297 Skin model of Eskimo kayak, or hunting boat.
298 Eskimo "goggles," for preventing snow-blindness.
299 Part of Eskimo dog-harness, from Greely Relief Expedition.
300 Cannon-ball from Fort Prince of Wales, near Fort Churchill, on
the west coast of Hudson's bay.
This fort was captured and partially destroyed by the Frencn
admiral, La Pferouse, m 1782. La Perouse had previously
served in the War for Independence by the American Colonies.
301 Fore-paw of polar bear. This bear weighed 1,700 pounds.
(Zuni Pottery from the Collection of James H. Manning^
This pottery is from the Zuni and Moki Indians of Arizona
and New Mexico, known as "Pueblos" or community dwell-
ers. Their pursuits are pastoral and agricultural, and notwith-
standing the fact that they live in this apparent civilized man-
ner they are still the most ardent idol and sun-worshipers of
this continent. Their implements for domestic use are all
manufactured by themselves. Their plows are made of wood,
their carts are also made of wood, their hoes, corn planters and
all other implements are mostly wooden. War implements are
almost unknown to them, and the implements of this character
which are stil! in their possession are merely the relics of
ancient times, when they engaged in war with their enemies.
They use the bow and arrow, the war club and spears. The
most interesting phase in their domestic life is the manufacture
of pottery, all of which is made without the potter's wheel, and
shaped entirely by hand, and decorated with grotesque and
almost unknown figures. These figures generally represent
animals, clouds, rain, etc.; they are made from the common
clay of the country, molded as above explained, entirely by
hand, and when completed are baked on the open ground, by
piling fuel all around them. The designs are painted on
them with small brushes, made from the spear of Yucca, and
the material which is used for painting them is generally some
mineral pigment found in the country. This pottery consists
of mugs for drinking, vases for holding water, and a variety
of cooking vessels. The accompan'ying photographs show in
some instances the manner of their living, and the general
appearance of the villages in which they reside.
302 Vase, from Zuni.
303 Vase, from Moki.
304 Vase, from Moki.
305 Vase, from Moki.
306 Vase, from Moki.
307 Model of rattle, from Moki.
308 Vase, from Moki.
309 Vase, from Moki.
310 Vase, from Moki.
311 Vase, from Moki.
312 Vase, from Moki.
313 Vase, from Moki.
314 Vase, from Moki.
315 Vase, from Moki.
316 Vase, from Moki.
317 Vase, from Moki.
318 Vase, from MokL
{Frovi the collection of Mrs. C. P. WiViams.j
319 Nest of boxes from South American Indians on the heights of
the Andes.
320 Bridle and spurs.
The effect of which is called " making a raid."
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321 Feather flowers.
Made from the feathers without coloring, in the convents
near Rio Janeiro, S. A.
322 Flower made of fish scales, from Bahia, S. A.
323 Stone hatchet and copper hatchet from the Andes.
324 Human head.
A battle trophy, condensed by some long process and only
for some celebrated chief. They are greatly valued and worn
at their war dances, during which the cords fastened in the
mouth are pulled, saying, 'speak now if you can."
325 Blow gun.
With the sharpened arrows used with it, which are poisoned
in some cases, and fly on their deadly errand without a sound.
326 Bow and arrows.
After an arrow has killed a man a lock of his hair is bound
on it. it is never used again, and becomes a trophy.
327 Anklets and necklaces of bones and beads, worn by Indian tribes
of South America.
328 Ornaments worn about the head and ears, made of the Brazilian
beetles so much used for jewelry.
329 Ten small and one large spoon made by hand ; each carved of a
separate pattern by Indians living on the Andes.
330 Cocoanut bowl, decorated by Indians near Quito.
331 Gourd bottle. Taken from the hand of an Indian after his morn-
ing toilet had been coiapleted .
332 An idol, from the Sandwich Islands.
When the natives renounced idolatry and burned their idols
this was hidden in a cave by some one who feared some calam-
ity to visit the islands because of the destruction of their gods
When worshiped it was clothed : it had hair, teeth and eyes.
It is made from the bread fruit tree.
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS.
333 Six arrow heads or spear points, Indian Charles P. Sanders
334 Stone hatchet, Indian Charles P. Sanders
335 Indian hammer, called the "hammer of death,"
Mrs. Abraham Lansing
Taken by Col Peter Gansevoort at the siege of Fort Stanwix.
in August, 1877. Belonged to the late Peter Gansevoort.
336 Wampum shells Mrs. Abraham Lansing
A string of -ihells used by the North American Indians as
money. Belonged to the late Gen. Peter Gansevoort.
337 Indian peace pipe Charles R. Carroll
Used by the Indian Chief Black Kettle, killed by the U. S.
troops.
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338 Sioux Indian moccasins, beaded James H. Bunn
339 Indian powder horn, 1 730 Samuel S, Pruyn
With a map of the Hudson river from Albany to New York
carved by an Onondaga Chief.
340 Indian knife, 1729 Maj. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
Decorated and carved by the Indians.
341 Chief Joseph's squaws' sash, Nez Perces Indians,
Harry Hoff Hunter
342 Leggins, Nez Perces Indians Harry Hoff Hunter
343 Saddle bags, Nez Perces Indians Harry Hoff Hunter
344 Gun case, Assinaboine Indians Harry Hoff Hunter
345 Blanket strap, Assinaboine Indians Harry Hoff Hunter
346 Knife sheath, Assinaboine Indians Harry Hoff Hunter
347 Moccasins, Assinaboine Indians Harry Hoff Hunter
348 Blanket, made by the Navajo Indians,
F. W. Boutelle, Slingerlands
349 Leggins made by the Apache Indians . . F. W. Boutelle, Slingerlands
Worn to protect their limbs from the cactus.
350 Playing cards, made and used by Apache Indians,
F. W. Boutelle, Slingerlands
35 1 Indian saddle-bag, taken from an Apache,
F. W. Boutelle, Slingerlands
352 Indian arrows, made by the Arrapahoes,
F. W. Boutelle, Slingerlands
353 Silver ornaments Rufus K. Viele
Purchased at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, from Topin,
daughter of " Kicking Bird,'' a Kino Chief. Supposed to
have been manufactured by the Sioux Indians.
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RELICS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
South Room, Second Story.
501 Piece of Main Gate Post of Andersonville Prison A. H. Spierre
502 Confederate Money , A. H. Spierre
Part of original funds of army of Northern Virginia,
surrendered at Appomattox.
503 Piece of Rebel Flag that floated over Richmond A. H. Spierre
504 Missouri Defense Bonds ; five bills A. H. Spierre
505 One Hundred Dollar Confederate Bond, with coupons attached,
A. H. Spierre
Taken from Confederate Treasurj' at Richmond.
506 Check from check book of Treasurer of Confederate States, dated
April 10, 1865 A. H. Spierre
507 Check from book of Chief Quartermaster U. S. A., dated April 10,
1865, at Appomattox A. H. Spierre
508 Memorandum Order from Gen. W. T. Sherman, issued at Jackson,
Miss A. H. Spierre
509 Fifty Cent Shinplaster, issued by City of Albany, in 1862,
A. H. Spierre
510 Autograph Letter from Gen. W. T. Sherman A. H. Spierre
511 Autograph Letter from Gen. John A. Logan A. H. Spierre
512 Silver Badge, presented to delegates to G. A. R. National Encamp-
ment at Denver, Colorado A. H. Spierre
513 Enfield Rifle, carried by a Sergt. of Co. F, i6th N. T. Artillery,
A. H. Spierre
514 Ba5'onet, picked up in front of Ft. Steadman, Petersburg front,
A. H. Spierre
515 Shell, from rebel works on Richmond front A. H. Spierre
516 A note to the Union officer in command at White House, Va., from
Mrs. R. E. Lee Geo. W. Gray
517 A card found tacked to an inner door-post at White House, Va.,
Geo. W. Gray
518 Piece of shell fired from Fort Sumter, which struck a U. S. Iron
clad .* Geo. W. Gray
519 Cane, made from flagship St. Lawrence W. H. Passenger
520 Shell pin, from Chickamauga Creek W. H. Passenger
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521 Housewife, carried through Sherman's march W. H. Passenger
522 Four photographs of soldiers W. H. Passenger
523 Piece of shell that was imbedded in his head at the battle before
Petersburgh, 1864 . . Capt. Morton Havens
524 One of his boots, showing the passage of a minie ball through the
leg, Cold Harbor, 1864 Capt. Morton Havens
525 A piece of the rope that hung Major Wirz, the Andersonville prison
keeper Capt. Morton Havens
526 Autographs of Majors Gee, keeper of Salisbury prison, and Duncan
and Winder, assistant keepers at Andersonville,
Capt. Morton Havens
527 Original lines composed by Major Gee while confined in Old Cap-
itol prison Capt. Morton Havens
528 Rebel song sent to Capt. Havens in Princess Anne county, Va.,
Capt. Morton Havens
529 The original order detailing Capt. Havens to arrest J. Wilkes Booth,
Capt. Morton Havens
530 Flag of Eleventh N. Y. Battery Capt. Geo. W. Davey
531 Confederate scrip, in frames Capt. Geo. W. Davey
532 Sword captured at Gettysburg Capt. Geo. W. Davey
533 Forage requisition of Gen. R. E. Lee Capt. Geo. W. Davey
534 Military pass Capt. Geo. W. Davey
535 A Confederate flag taken at Five Forks, Va Capt. J. S. Hutman
536 Confederate cabinet badge Mrs. J. S. Hutman
537 Ten cent Confederate postage stamp Mrs. J. S. Hutman
538 Confederate sword and canteen, captured at Port Hudson, La.,
J. M. Halfinger
539 Drum carried by J. M. Halfinger, 177 N. Y. Vols.. . .J. M. Halfinger
540 U. S. regulation sword Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
541 Bayonet and scabbard Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
542 Sword belt Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
543 Flute cane (Wilson) Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
544 '• Hunt " cane Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
545 Sergeant-Major chevron Maj . Geo. H. Treadwell
546 Second Lieut, strap Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
547 First Lieut, strap Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
548 Captain's strap Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
549 Major's strap Maj. Geo.-H. Treadwell
550 A. D. C. strap Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
551 U. S. A. belt plate Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
552 Photograph — Officers 7th Artillery Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
553 Photograph — Members of Co. B., Guard at Soldiers' Home,
Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
554 Piece 7th Artillery flag Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
555 Piece 7th Artillery flag fringe Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
556 U. S. A. canteen Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
557 Bowling Green Bible Jas. R. Duncan
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558 Broken Bayonet. " Saratoga " Maj. Geo. H. TreadwelV
559 Virginia murder document " 1767 " Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
560 Savannah newspaper Nov. 8, 1864 Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
561 Rebel bullet (poisonous). Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
562 Army strap and buckle Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
563 German Catholic prayer book J. Barth
564 Army "medal" Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
565 Loose stone from Fort Reno Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
566 Loose stone from Fort Gaines Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
567 Loose stone from Fort Cameron Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
568 Set Libby prison chess men John Daly
569 Libby prison chess board John Daly
570 Piece of Libby prison flag staff. John Daly
57 1 Libby prison toothbrush John Daly
572 Libby prison pipe John Daly
573 Libby prison fish bone John Daly
574 Picture of General Grant Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
575 Four war maps Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
576 Picture (soldier) Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
577 Bills of exchange Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
578 View of parole camp at Annapolis Maj, Geo. H. Treadwell
579 View of city of Annapolis Maj. Geo. H. Treadwell
580 Piece of shelving from Jeff Davis' pantry, Richmond Va.,
John S. Bartlett
581 Laurel root ring, from Lookout Mountain John S. Bartlett
582 Army Corps Badge, made from Laurel root, from Lookout Mountain,
John S. Bartlett
583 Piece of Submarine Cable, from Charleston Harbor, S. C,
John S. Bartlett
584 Explosive bullet, used by rebels John S. Bartlett
585 Piece of Rebel Ram Merrimac John S. Bartlett
586 Piece of U. S. Ship Cumberland John S. Bartlett
587 Piece of Stair Case of Marshall House, at Alexandria, Va.,
John S. Bartlett
588 Two Bullets taken from body of Union soldier by Dr. John Swin-
burne John S. Bartlett
589 Sheet of paper picked up on battle-field of Fair Oaks,
John S. Bartlett
590 Shoe worn by a rebel soldier John S. Bartlett
59» Belt taken from Black Horse Cavalry John S. Bartlett
592 Pocket Album, with pictures of Co. B, ist U. S. Sharpshooters,
J. W. Kenny, East Albany
593 Piece of Rebel flag, captured at Yorktown, Va.,
J. W. Kenny, East Albany
594 Drinking cup used in army J. W. Kenny, East Albany
595 Medal of Identification, worn by Sharpshooter,
J. W. Kenny, East Albany
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59^ Pair Rebel shoes, taken from Blockade runner at Charleston, S. C.
Henry Wilkes
597 Rebel Canteen Henry Wilkes
598 Rebel Cartridge Box Henry Wilkes
599 Rebel Drum, captured from 6th Georgia Regiment. . . Henry Wilkes
600 Two Rebel Body Belts Henry Wilkes
601 Four Rebel Body Belt Plates Henry Wilkes
602 One card of Buttons, Confederate and Union, thirty-six in number,
Henry Wilkes
603 One Laurel Root Pipe Henry Wilkes
604 Two Fuses and Primer, from nth N. Y. Battery Henry Wilkes
605 Petrified Wood from Cedar Mountain Henry Wilkes
606 Bone and wood ornaments, made in Andersonville Prison,
Henry Wilkes
607 Bullets, from battle of Wilderness Henry Wilkes
608 A medal of honor, presented to Henry Wilkes by U. S. Govt, for
participation in destruction of rebel ram Albermarle,
Henry Wilkes
609 Letter of thanks from Secretary of Navy Gideon Wells, accompa-
nying medal Henry Wilkes
610 Two furlough papers Henry Wilkes
6i I Book of autographs containing signatures of prominent generals of
the war John W. Ennis
612 Bone ring, carved in Libby prison John W. Ennis
613 Tinderhorn and steel, knife, bullet mould and musket wrench, used
in Libby prison John W. Ennis
614 Parched corn and piece of hoe corn, received from negroes, while
escaping from prison John W. Ennis
615 The draft wheel used in Albany in 1863 Post 121, G. A. R.
616 Flint lock breech loader made in 1824 Capt. Ira B. Sampson
Captured b)' Ira B. Sampson.
617 Sabre used by a Confederate Capt. Ira B. Sampson
618 Sword used by Lieut. Ira B. Sampson Capt. Ira B. Sampson
619 Sword used by Capt. Ira B. Sampson Capt. Ira B. Sampson
620 Commissions as Capt., Lieut, and Sergt.-Maj. .Capt. Ira B. Sampson
621 Horse pistol used by Confederate Capt. Ira B. Sampson
622 Piece of Confederate gunboat Merrimac Capt. Ira B. Sampson
623 Relics from Fort Fisher Capt. Ija B. Sampson
624 Piece of shell which wounded Capt. Ira B. Sampson,
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
625 Missive sent north in a button containing 625 words,
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
626 Missive sent north in a button containing 225 words,
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
627 Piece of pulley used on gunboat " Curlew " . .Capt. Ira B. Sampson
628 Star from garrison flag which floated over Fort Williams, Plymouth,
N. C Capt. Ira B. Sampson
629 Contents rebel cartridge Capt. Ira B. Sampson
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630 Piece of traverse wheel of a gun carriage Capt. Ira B. Sanpson
631 Shoulder straps worn by Capt. Ira B. Sampson,
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
632 A powder cup Capt. Ira B. Sampson
633 Set of chess men made in prison by a knife by Capt. Ira B. Sampson
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
634 Rebel bullets Capt. Ira B. Sampson
635 Steel projectile thrown from a Whitworth breech-loading gun,
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
636 Relics from the bridge across the Tar river, Newberne, N. C,
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
637 Unexploded Parrot shells Capt. Ira B. Sampson
638 Piece of stockade and dead line of the Andersonville prison pen,
Capt. Ira B. Sampson
639 History of two prison escapes Capt. Ira B. Sampson
640 Brick, from Engine House, in which John Brown was confined.
641 C. S. A. Belt Plate.
642 First shell fired at Harper's Ferry W. F. MuUin
643 Shell from Gettysburg battlefield.
644 Ring made from bone of forearm cut off at Roanoke Island.
645 One piece of hard-tack, brought home by Lieut W. W. Bennett,
177th N. Y. vols.
646 One Rebel Canteen J. G. Campbell, Albany
647 One Army Bugle W. F. Mullin, Albany
648 Eight Confederate Army Buttons.
649 Breech-loader, taken from the U. S. Ship Congress,
Thomas Hames, East Albany
650 Rifle, formerly the property of Gen. G. P. T. Beauregard,
Frank B. Cornwell, Albany
651 Cavalry Enlistment Poster, 1861.
652 Oil Portrait of Colonel L. O. Morris.
653 Balls, etc., from Lookout Mountain.
654 Rebel Flag, Virginia.
655 Signal Flag used at Richmond.
656 Confederate Money.
657 Confederate shin-plasters.
658 Plans of battles, etc.
659 Jefferson Davis' autograph.
660 C. J. Memminger's autograph.
661 Confederate Sash Lieut. Ed. Pointer, Albany
662 Six pound cannon-ball, dug up at Yorktown, Va.,
C. A. Burns, 44th N. Y. vols.
663 Sword of Col. John Hastings, 7th N. Y. Art.
664 Two pictures Camp Jackson Col. Hastings
665 Muster Roll of Co. H, 41st Virginia Infantry D. C. Case.
666 Confederate Money John Dutcher, Bath
667 Zouave Cap, worn by C. B. Ashley, 146th N. Y. Vols.
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668 Personal Valor Medal, presented by Q. S. government to Robert
H. King for participation in destruction of ram Albemarle.
669 Portrait of Robert H. King.
670 Springfield Rifle, carried through war by Sergt. Frank Hart, 7th N.
Y. Artillery.
671 Bullet extracted from body of Nicholas Dowling in front of Peters-
burg, Va.
672 Twenty-nine Camp Views Geo. M. Payfer, Troy
673 Discharge from Revolutionary Army, dated June 7, 1783,
B. Quinn, Albany
674 Gold Medal to Capt. John Cooke.
67s Padlock, made from apple tree under which Lee surrendered,
E. J. Genet, E. Greenbush
676 Lot of War Pictures Major C. R. Knowles, Albany
677 Group of Officers of 18th N. Y. Infantry Col. J. Hastings
678 Two Buck Shot Col. J. Hastings
679 Cane, made from door of Libby prison,
Lew Benedict Post No. 5, G. A. R.
680 Book, cut in twain by shell Lew Benedict Post No. 5, G. A. R.
681 Confederate Sabre, captured at Appomattox.
D. C. Case, 12th N. Y. M. R.
682 Piece of Stockade and piece of Corn Bread from Andersonville
prison Post 400, G. A. R.
683 Rebel Knife, captured at 2d Bull Run Mrs. H. Finch, E. Albany
684 Old Flint Lock Musket, carried by John Drew, a Revolutionary
soldier, at surrender of Burgoyne,
J. D. Rockefeller, E. Albany
685 Old Sabre, worn by John Lowrie during Revolutionary War,
Mrs. C. B. Ashley, Greenbush
686 Army Cap, worn by John Wilkes, nth N. Y. battery.
687 Colt's Revolver, worn by John Wilkes.
688 Copy of Albany Evening Journal of April 13, 1861, announcing com-
mencement of War.
689 Copy of New York Herald, announcing surrender of Lee.
690 Copy of the Free South, a Union paper published at Beaufort,
S. C, in 1864.
691 Barnards's Photographic Album of Sherman's March to the Sea,
E. J. Genet, East Greenbush
692 Sabre from Battlefield of Chickamauga, Tenn F. W. Ober
693 Stone from Lookout Mountain F. W. Ober
694 Confederate Carbine captured at Charles City,
C. H. McKenna, ist N. Y. M. Rifles
69s Springfield Rifle Charles Mitchell, Albany
696 Ofl[icer's Sword and Belt, found between the lines December 25, 1864.
697 A complete set of Infantry Accoutrements, worn by Chas. Mitchell,
7th N. Y. H. Art.
698 Battle Flag of Company F, 3d N. Y. vols Miss Wrightson
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699 Field Return, Hoke's Rebel division C. V. Winne
700 Lot of Union envelopes used during the War.
701 Flint-lock Musket from Gettysburg Dr. A. Vanderveer
702 Ulster County Gazette, in mourning for death of George Washing-
ton C. C. Shaw
703 Memorial to Mayor and Commonalty of city of Albany November 11,
1833-
704 Old rusty sword found in Greenbush, near old barracks.
705 Badges worn 4th of July, 1834 and 1840. by Geo. B. Lisher.
706 Lafayette badge, 1834.
707 Sunday school badges. Second R. P. Dutch Church, 1834.
708 Copy of London Times, 1798.
709 Medallion, Signing Declaration of Independence.
710 Medallion, battles fought during Mexican war.
711 Medallion, Lincoln.
712 Certificate of membership of John Parmenter in Fire Department
of New York City, 1820.
713 Mexican knee and shoe buckles, captured during Mexican war.
714 Stone from grave of John Brown.
715 Piece of bark from tree to which Gen. Israel Putnam was tied by
the Indians.
716 A British button, grape shot, and piece of wall from Ft. Ticon-
deroga.
717 Charm made from marble from Garfield's tomb,
Mrs. Hall, East Albany
718 Sword and belt belonging to Col. H. S. Gansevoort, U. S. Army.
719 Sword captured from Mosby, the guerilla, in the Valley of the
Shenandoah, Va., September, 1864 Mrs. Abraham Lansing
720 Flag presented by Gen'l Peter Gansevoort to his son, Col. Henry
S. Gansevoort, U. S. Army, while commanding the 13th N. Y.
State Cavalry at Head-quarters, Falls Church, Virginia, June
10, 1864 Mrs. Abraham Lansing
721 Thurlow Weed Post stand of colors and guidons.
722 Portrait of Gen. Lewis Benedict Mrs. John T. Hall
725 $100 Confederate Bond W. F. Elmendorf
724 Carbine, breechloader, made in 1842. Picked up at Harper's Ferry,
Va A. K. Pruyn
725 Key of Salisbury Prison, with history . . . Capt. A. McK Shoemaker
726 Cannon Ball from Fort Prince of Wales, Hudson's Bay, captured in
1782 by the French James McNaughton
727 Certificate from Old Cooper Shop Refreshment Room at Philadel-
phia Post 121. G. A. R.
728 Part of Carbine from Stony Creek, Dinwiddie Court House, Va.
E. M. Cartright
729 Cane made in Andersonville Prison Chas. A. Thatcher
730 Various articles from Gettysburg battlefield,
Sanford B. Martin, Gettysburg, Penn.
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731 Bail bond of Jeff. Davis, with signatures Paul Cushman
732 The Virginia Ordinance of Secession, with signatures,
Paul Cushman
733 Map of Andersonville Prison A. McD. Shoemaker
734 Bowie Knife, found on Bull Run battlefield John L. Newman
735 Rebel Canteen, found at Rappahannock Station, Va.,
John L. Newman
736 Revolving Carbine, used by Rebel Cavalry, picked up on battlefield
of Spottsylvania C. H., Va William Todd
738 Springfield Musket, earned by a member of 165th N. Y. Vols.,
William Todd
739 Quart Pail, used for making coffee by member 79th N. Y. Vols.,
William Todd
740 Uniform Jacket, 79th N. Y. Vols. (Highlanders) William Todd
741 Glengarry Cap, 79th N. Y. Vols William Todd
742 Pair of Scissors, carried through the war William Todd
743 Picture of attack on Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tenn... William Todd
744 Sword, Sash and Belt of Major C. E. Pruyn, 118th N. Y. Vols.,
killed at Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864 Samuel S. Pruyn
745 Confederate Officer's Coat, Sailors Creek Dr. A. Vanderveer
746 Pistol, captured from rebel guerilla R. C. Folger
747 Cotton blow from " Pequin Farm, " Va G. W. Grey
748 Piece of flag of 5th N. J. vols R. C. Folger
749 Two rings made from gun carriage captured from the rebels at
Hilton Head, S. C R. C. Folger
750 Five cent piece, carried into and out of Libby prison. . . R. C. Folger
751 A piece of shirt of guerilla Mosby R. C. Folger
752 Trumpet (or bugle) exhumed at Bunker Hill, while excavating for
the monument , R. C. Folger
753 Indian Pouch and Pipe of Peace R. C. Folger
754 One " A ■' tent State of New York
755 One Gatling Gun State of New York
756 One Stack Muskets State of New York
757 One Cook's Tripod.
758 Mountain Howitzer Watervliet Arsenal
759 Wayne Howitzer Watervliet Arsenal
760 Mexican Mortar, captured in Mexican war Watervliet Arsenal
761 Hotchkiss Canister Shot Watervliet Arsenal
762 Twelve pounder Shell, strapped Watervliet Arsenal
763 Parrott Shell Watervliet Arsenal
764 Spri ngfield Musket Watervliet Arsenal
765 Spencer Carbine — 7-shooter Watervliet Arsenal
766 Henry Rifle — i6-shooter Watervliet Arsenal
767 Hall's Rifle, breechloader Watervliet Arsenal
768 Belgian Rifle Watervliet Arsenal
769 Fayetteville Rifle, made at Fayetteville, N. C Watervliet Arsenal
770 Rifle, with sabre-bayonet Watervliet Arsenal
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771 Mexican Wall Gun Watervliet Arsenal
772 Trowel Bayonet Watervliet Arsenal
773 Canteen, Cartridge Box, Bayonet Watervliet Arsenal
774 Sheath and Belt Watervliet Arsenal
775 Set of U. S. Equipments, new style Watervliet Arsenal
776 Two brass Guns (St. Matthew and St. Mark), captured at City of
Mexico, during Mexican war Watervliet Arsenal
777 Reviews of Army of Potomac at Centreville, Va.,
A. McD. Shoemaker
778 Charge of the Union Troops at Donaldson A. McD. Shoemaker
779 Gavel made from piece of Andersonville Prison,
Capt. A. McD. Shoemaker
780 Locket carried through seven Rebel Prisons James Kesson
781 Watch captured by D. Frank Allen from the confederates.
782 Picture of the Blood Hound Hero of Libby Prison.
783 Cavalry Sword of a trooper of the Fourth Virginia Cavalry from
the Second battle of Bull Run Mrs. Frank Chamberlain
784 Floral design at Monterey, Cal G. H. Treadwell
785 Pressed Beef used in U. S. Hospital G. W. Grey
786 Box caps, nipple, button, and bullet from deserted rebel camp near
south side R. R., Va G. W. Grey
CERAMICS, GLASS AND IVORIES.
North-east Room, Principal Story.
ORIENTAL WARE.
Rare cylindrical vase American Art Association, New York
Dark green glaze with decoration in deep black. Kang-Hi
period.
Rare incense burner American Art Association, New York
Globular shape on tripod support, scroll handles, carved
ornamentation and glaze in imitation of bronze. Ornament to
cover in imitation of carved jade. Engraved seal-mark of
Kien-Lung period.
Daimio short sword American Art Association, New York
Very keen, two-edged blade, black lacquer scabbard, carved
mountings and ornaments of exquisitely wrought silver, gold
and shakado.
Gold lacquer box American Art Association, New York
Lozenge shape; delicate ornamentation of grasses, birds, etc.
Very old gold lacquer box . . American Art Association, New York
Relief ornamentation in mother of pearl, etc.
Dispatch box American Art Association, New York
Gold avanturine lacquer, remarkably fine quality; mountain
scener}', foliage, blossoms, etc., in gold and silver.
Snuff bottle American Art Association, New York
Mustard-yellow crackle glaze, fine quality.
Collection of old knife handles,
American Art Association, New York
Fine specimens of metal work in silver, bronze, iron, etc.
Snuff bottle American Art Association, New York
Camillia green crackle glaze. Kien-Lung period.
Snuff bottle American Art Association, New York
Carved porcelain in imitation cf Cinnabar lacquer. Kien-
Lung period.
Pair modern cloisonne enamel vases,
American Art Association, New York
Japanese, perfection of this art. Rare in color and fine
workmanship
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1 2 Liver-color bottle American Art Association, New York
Fine quality glaze, with orange-peel surface. Kien-Lung
period.
13 Bottle vase American Art Association, New York
With slender neck. Fine quality iron-rust glaze.
14 Celadon vase American Art Association, New York
Very even glaze with engraved Lotus design beneath. Speci-
men of the Kien-Lung period.
15 Rare rose color vase American Art Association, New York
Kien-Lung period.
16 Japanese antique iron vase. .American Art Association, New York
Carved, inlaid and relief ornamentation of figures, etc., in
gold and silver.
17 Superb vase American Art Association, New York
Chinese cloisonne enamel on bronze, designs of flowers,
birds, etc., in finely blended colors on white ground.
18 Cloisonne enamel incense burner,
American Art Association, New York
Floral and vine designs in green, pink and other colors on
turquois blue ground, engraved gilt ornaments and handles.
19 Bottle-shaped vase American Art Association, New York
With four tubes around top of slender neck, red Jlambe
glaze, with splashes of darker shade. Lang-Yeou specimen of
Kang-Hi period.
20 Beaker shape vase American Art Association, New York
With raised centre, sea green glaze with enameled decora-
tion of imperial dragons and clouds in rose color. Kien-
Lung period.
2 1 Antique Chinese bronze incense burner,
American Art Association, New York
Early Ming period, showing interesting effects of age.
22 Hawthorne ginger jar American Art Association, New York
Fine blue with hawthorn blossoms in white reserve. Kang-
Hi period.
23 Wall vase American Art Association, New York
Semi egg-shell texture, decoration of flowers and vines in
red and gold. Kien-Lung period.
24 Rouge corail tea-pot American Art Association, New York
Rare. Fine quality. Yung-Ching period.
25 Very old brown crackle group. Buddha,
American Art Association, New York
26 Bowl American Art Association, New York
Imperial yellow glaze with inscriptions in gold, and emblem-
atical and other ornamentation in bright colors. Kien-Lun"
period.
27 Semi egg-shell bowl American Art Association, New York
Cor.ll red glaze with decoration of blossoms in natural colors.
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28 Vase American Art Association, New York
Straight ovoid shape, finely glazed in imitation of agate.
Rare specimen Kien-Lung period.
29 Blue and white bottle American Art Association, New York
Fine texture, decorated with floral designs painted in fine
quality blue beneath glaze.
30 Bottle-shape vase American Art Association, New York
Sang de pouUt glaze, fine quality porcelain and glaze. Kien-
Lung period,
31 Flower vase American Art Association, New York
Very fine turquois blue glaze with cloudings in darker shade,
and minute crackle beneath all. Kang-Hi period.
32 Mustard crackle vase American Art Association, New York.
Rare quality irridescent glaze with minute crackle beneath.
33 Blue and white vase American Art Association, New York
Semi egg-shell texture, peony flowers painted in deep blue
beneath glaze.
34 Kien-Lung vase American Art Association, New York
Straight shape, deep blue glaze with rich decoration of
floral and vine designs in gold applied over the glaze.
35 Sang de baeuf vase American Art Association, New York
Bottle-shape, fine quality porcelain and glaze. Kang-Hi
period.
36 Rich gros bleu vase American Art Association, New York
Bottle-shape. Kien-Lung period.
37 Bottle vase American Art Association, New York
With two tubes at top of slender neck, fine texture and pure
white glaze. Yung-Ching period.
38 Flambe bottle-shape vase . . . American Art Association, New York
With handles at neck, fine red glaze with splashes of garnet
and lavender. Kien-Lung period.
39 Blue and white cylindrical vase.
Choicest texture and color. Decoration of mandarin figure,
etc. Wing period.
40 Antique silver incense burner,
American Art Association, New York
Gourd design, relief, open work inlaid and other designs of
ornamentation artistically executed. Handles and other orna-
ments inlaid with enamels, coral and malachite. Rare speci-
men of Japanese art in precious metal.
41 Bleu poudrd vase American Art Association, New York
Jar-shape, decorated with emblems and ornaments in gold
applied over the glaze. Kang-Hi period.
42 Bottle-shape vase American Art Association, New York
Rouge Corail glaze, with two green lizzards in relief at neck.
Kien-Lung period.
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43 Celadon vase American Art Association, New York
Low form, finely engraved ornamentation beneath very even
sea green glaze. Kien-Lung period.
44 Curious wooden pouch American Art Association, New York
Ornamented in relief with carved figures, etc., in ivory and
wood.
45 Large sang de bauf jar ". . . . .American Art Association, New York
Ovoid shape with fish handles, rich glaze. Kien-Lung period.
46 Gorosa bronze sword guard . . American Art Association, New York
Square shape, carved and inlaid ornamentation of storks,
etc.
47 Copper sword guard American Art Association, New York
Engraved and relief ornamentation of wasp's nests, wasps,
etc.
48 Imperial yellow vase American Art Association, New York
With engraved ornaments in green, blue and white glazes.
Elephant-head handles at neck. Kien-Lung period.
49 Snuff bottle American Art Association, New York
Carved and decorated ornamentation.
50 Modern bronze vase American Art Association, New York
Tall, cylindrical shape, with bamboo design stand. Verj'
fine Patitu, beautiful relief ornamentation of floral and other
designs in gold, silver and other metals.
51 Jar and cover American Art Association, New York
Yellow glaze, with decoration of flowers, storks, etc., in
colors. Kang-Hi period.
5 2 Crackle vase American Art Association, New York
With Jlambi glaze, splashes of sang Je bceuf, garnet and other
colors. Kang-Hi period.
53 Silver sword guard American Art Association, New York
Exquisitely wrought designs of peonies and chrj-santhe-
rnum flowers.
54 Shibu-ichi sword guard American .A.rt Association, New York
Verj- fine workmanship.
55 Large sang de bceuf vase American Art Association, New York
Rare. Very fine quality of glaze and porcelain. Lang-Yeou
specimen.
56 Snufif bottle American Art AssociaticJh, New York
Boy with vase on sacred elephant, nicely modeled and deco-
rated. Kien-Lung period.
57 Avanturine lacquer box American Art Association, New York
Shape of koto, Japanese musical instrument.
58 Daimio short sword American Art Association, New York
Black lacquer scabbard with exquisite ornamentation in
gold lacquer, mountings and ornaments of silver, beautifully
wrought and inlaid with gold.
59 Ivory inro or medicine case . • American Art Association, New York
Very fine, etched decoration.
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60 Silver incense burner American Art Association, New York
Lotus design, finely wrought.
6 1 Twin snuff bottles American Art Association, New York
Decorated with fishing scenes, huts, etc. Kea-King period.
62 Japanese inro or medicine case,
American Art Association, New York
Pure gold lacquer with finely modeled gold and silver figure
in relief.
63 Set copper plates American Art Association, New York
Illustrating the process of cloisonne enamel (inlaid work).
64 Daimio short sword American Art Association, New York
Carved blade, black lacquer scabbard picked with gold,
most exquisitely wrought solid gold mountings and ornaments.
65 Carved Cinnabar lacquer inro or medicine case,
American Art Association, New York
66 Japanese inro or medicine case, crest decoration,
American Art Association, New York
67 Lacquer perfume box American Art Association, New York
Imitation of wood veins, maple leaves ornamentation.
68 Daimio pouch American Art Association, New York
Ornaments of pure gold exquisitely wrought. Extraordinary
pearl for Nctsuke.
69 Porcelain opium pipe American Art Association, New York
Finely decorated with imperial dragons, etc.
70 Japanese silver pipe American Art Association, New York
Finely carved dragons, clouds, etc. ; used for tobacco.
71 Old gold lacquer perfume box,
American Art Association, New York
Ornamentation of sunflower and insects.
72 Daimio pouch American Art Association, New York
With pipe holder attached. Exquisitely wrought solid gold
ornaments and ivory and gold netsuke.
73 Large bottle-shape vase American Art Association, New York
Rich lavender glaze with carved ornamentation beneath.
Kang-He period.
74 Large Celadon Vase American Art Association, New York
Ovoid shape with flaring neck and base, ornamentation of
floral designs engraved beneath glaze, which is of rare even
quality ; slight fracture at neck repaired with gold lacquer by
Japanese artist. Yung-Ching period.
75 Large plaque American Art Association, New York
Famillc Rose, circular deep form. Ming period.
76 Collection of carved ivories (Nichkies),
Robert C. and Charles L. Pru)'n
Seven hundred in all. Collected by Hon. Robert H. Pruyn
while Minister to Japan, as were also other specimens of Jap-
anese art. One of the best collections in the world.
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77 Red bowl with medallions, China J. Townsend Lansing
Marl vase J. Townsend Lansing
Marl vase J- Townsend Lansing
80 Egg-shell, cup and saucer, Japanese Mrs. V. P. Douw
8 1 Chinese bowl, in Ming period Mrs. V. P. Douw
82 Chinese junk in ivory. Mr. Clark
83 Lacquer box J. Townsend Lansing
84 Lacquer box J. Townsend Lansing
85 Old Hizen bowl Mrs. John Newman
86 Cup and saucer, very delicate modern, Japanese work,
Miss Monteath
87 Old red lacquer plaque Rev. Wesley R. Davis
88 Covered box. Nankin Mrs. V. P. Douw
89 Persian plate Mrs. V. P. Douw
90 Small vase, Japanese, fine glaze Mrs. V. P. Douw
9 [ India dish, decorated with green dragons . . . Mrs. Erastus Corning
92 Old Asiatic decorated plate Mrs. Erastus Corning
93 Old India plate, pink Mrs. Erastus Corning
94 Satsuma plaque, representing a warrior Mrs. J. T. Lansing
95 Satsuma dish, representing frogs driving Mrs. J. T. Lansing
96 Chinese bowl, imperial yellow Mrs. J. T. Lansing
97 Satsuma bowl Mrs. J. T. Lansing
98 Cups, blue and red, Japanese Mrs. J. T. Lansing
99 Chinese jar, honeysuckle pattern Miss D. M. Douw
100 Small Kaga cup Miss D. M. Douw
loi Satsuma plate, representing teacher and pupil. .Miss D. M. Douw
102 Blue bowl, with medallions Miss D. M. Douw
103 Old Japanese dish Mrs. William Cassidy
104 Royal Imari bowl, decorated with floral designs, panels and crests,
in coral red, blue and gold Rev. Wesley R. Davis
105 Kaga vase, dragons in blue and panels with deer and Japanese
jugglers, coral red and gold Rev. Wesley R. Davis
1 06 Nagasaki vase, decorated with water plant, brilliant glaze, very
curious specimen Rev. Wesley R. Davis
107 Satsuma vase, basket design, with panels, Buddha and the tiger,
and other mythological subjects Rev. Wesley R. Davis
108 Old Nankin plate Mrs. James Kidd
109 Japanese cup and saucer Mrs. Montgomery H. Throop
I TO Kaga bowl Mrs. Montgomery H. Throop
1 1 1 Plate, very old Chinese Mrs. Ira Harris
1 1 2 Plate, very old Chinese Mrs. Ira Harris
113 Plaque Mrs. John F. Rathbone
114 Canton plaque Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
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115 Hizen plaque Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
1 16 Old Nankin plate Mrs. Henry Lansing
117 Old Nankin plate Mrs. Henry Lansing
118 Old Nankin bowl Mrs. Henry Lansing
119 Nankin saucer, dark blue Mrs. Henry Lansing
120 Nankin dish Mrs. Henry Lansing
121 Awata fire-box Mrs. Theodore Olcott
1 22 Arita vase Mrs. Theodore Olcott
1 23 Arita vase Mrs. Theodore Olcott
124 Old Japanese plate E. D. Palmer
125 Old Japanese plate E. D. Palmer
126 Old Japanese plate. E. D. Palmer
127 Old Japanese plate E. D. Palmer
128 Old Nankin plate E. D. Palmer
129 Old Nankin plate E. D. Palmer
130 Old Nankin plaque E. D. Palmer
131 Old Nankin plate E. D. Palmer
132 Old Nankin jar, open work bottom E. D. Palmer
133 Old Hawthorne jar of rare Hawthorne pattern E. D. Palmer
134 Blue and white Nankin (old) E. D. Palmer
135 Old Chinese jar E. D. Palmer
Selected by G. H. Boughlon from English collection
136 Satsuma jar Mrs. Philip Ten Eyck
137 Satsuma vase Dr. S. B. Ward
138 Kaga dish Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell
139 Platter, Nankin, flower pattern Mrs. P. M. Murphy
1 40 Plaque, Nankin Mrs. P. M. Murphy
141 Plaque, Chinese Mrs. P. M. Murphy
142 Large Canton vase Mrs. S. S. Pruyn
143 Large Canton vase Mrs. S. S. Pruyn
144 Japanese water jar, blue inlaid with gold Mrs. S. S. Pruyn
145 Small Satsuma jar Mrs. S. S. Pruyn
146 Satsuma vase Mrs. Grange Sard
147 Turkish coffee cups Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
148 Antique Chinese vase (Green family) Robert C. Pruyn
149 Mandarin vase, of rare color Robert C. Pruyn
150 Pair of large Awari vases, blue and white Robert C. Pruyn
15 1 Red lacquer cabinet, thirteenth century. ... ... Charles L. Pruyn
152 Set Kioto ornaments, five pieces Charles L. Pruyn
153 Kaga bowl Charles L. Pruyn
154 Satsuma vase of rare design Charles L. Pruyn
155 Satsuma vase, crackle ware (Rose family) Charles L. Pruyn
Spoken of in " Young's Ceramic Art.''
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156 Satsuma vase, crackle ware, basket pattern Charles L. Pruyn
Spoken of in " Young's Ceramic Art.''
157 Awari vase (1600) Charles L. Pruyn
158 Chinese plaque (Ching-Hoa period, 1465) Charles L. Pruyn
159 Satsuma vase, crackle ware Charles L. Pruyn
160 Set of bronze ornaments (lotus leaf design) three pieces,
Charles L. Pruyn
161 Pair bronze vases Charles L. Pruyn
162 Small Hizen bowl Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr.
BRONZES.
163 Antique bronze faun of the 17th century, set in socket of leaf
design , Rev. Wesley R. Davis
164 Bronze candlestick, design of lily stalk mounted on satyr's hoofs,
by Antoine Barye Rev. Wesley R. Davis
165 Vase with birds, Japanese George Douglas Miller
166 Cloisonne vase, brass handles George Douglas Miller
167 Cloisonne vase George Douglas Miller
168 Japanese bronze, " The demon of the woods.". . Mrs. S. S. Pruyn
169 Japanese bronze fire box Mrs. S. S. Pruyn
170 Japanese incense burner Mrs. Theodore Olcott
171 Jar of old India brass Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell
172 Bronze vase, ornamented with protruding dragon claws, Japanese,
Dr. S. B. Ward
173 Cloisonne jar Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
174 Japanese bronze ash box Mrs. S. S. Pruyn
1 75 Japanese junk in bronze Miss Monteath
176 Cup and saucer, bronze, inlaid with brass, Japanese work,
Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
177 Cloisonne plaque, Buddha and the tiger J. Townsend Lansing
178 Cloisonne on Satsuma ware. . = Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
179 Toilette box with stand, cloisonne Miss D. M. Douw
180 Bronze censer Miss D. M. Douw
i8i Bronze vase Mrs. V. P. Douw
182 Cloisonne jar Mrs. V. P. Douw
183 Small cloisonne plate Mrs. V. P. Douw
184 Cloisonne jar Mrs. V. P. Douw
J 85 Cloisonne vase Mrs. J, Townsend Lansing
186 Cloisonne vase Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
187 Small bronze box Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
188 Bronze teapot, antique Japanese Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
189 Bronze vase, modern Japanese Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
190 Bronze incense burner Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
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191 Japanese brazier Mrs. V. P. Douw
192 Chinese bronze Bishop Doane
193 Bronze plaque, Japanese Vantine & Co., New York
194 Large bronze vase or " koro " Vantine & Co., New York
195 Bronze temple lamp Vantine & Co., New York
196 Japanese teapot W. Howard Brown
1 9 7 Brass candlestick Rev. Wesley R. Davis
From the Tuileries. Stamped with coronet, and hand chased.
1 98 Pair of brass candlesticks Rev. Wesley R. Davis
First empire. Hand chased.
199 Bronze Ganymede and the Eagle Frederick Townsend
HISTORICAL AND FAMILY CHINA.
200 Plate from Baron Steuben's dinner set Mrs. James Kidd
201 Dinner plate of the Westerlo family Mrs. Pumpelly
202 Dinner plate of the Bleecker family Mrs. Pumpelly
203 Cup and saucer brought from China in an Albany sloop,
Mrs. Pumpelly
204 Dinner plate which belonged to Barent Bleecker, 1750,
Mrs. Pumpelly
205 Teapot, Holland ware, 1620 John Wolf
206 Cup and saucer which belonged to Lord Howe,
Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
207 Old Dresden cup and saucer Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
208 Set of Dutch Meissen ware Mrs. E. H. Durell
There are two cups, two saucers and a teapot on the exhibit.
They bear the initials of the Rev. John G. Gebhard, the great-
grandfather of the loaner, on an ermine draped shield. The
lettering was done In Paris over 100 years ago, where the set of
china was sent for the purpose. The cover of the tea-pot has
strawberry and leaf design, which in heraldry is used in the
baronial crown.
209 Blue and white pitcher Mrs. Edward Bowditch
Formerly owned by the father of Nathaniel Bowditch, the
mathematician.
210 Pyramid vase, Kane family, Lowestoft Amasa J. Parker, Jr.
2 1 1 Pyramid vase, Kane family, Lowestoft Amasa J. Parker, Jr.
212 Pitcher, Kane family, Lowestoft Amasa J. Parker, Jr.
213 Mug, Kane family, Lowestoft Amasa J. Parker, Jr.
214 Custard cups, Kane family, Lowestoft Amasa J. Parker, Jr.
2 1 5 Dish, red and white Mrs John F. Rathbone
Belonged to the family of Miriam Coffin.
216 Cup and saucer Mrs. John F. Rathbone
Belonged to Miriam Coffin, Nantucket.
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2 1 7 Old plate Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
Afler the pattern used by Washington.
2i8 Delft plaque Mrs. E. J. Miller
Belonged to Governor De Witt Clinton.
219 Platter, blue and white (Ten Eyck family),
Mrs. A. Bleecker Banks
220 Vegetable dish, blue and white (Ten Eyck family),
Mrs. A. Bleecker Banks
221 Red Lowestoft mug (Lansing family) . . . .Miss Susan Y. Lansing
222 Platter, Chinese (Lansing family) Miss Susan Y. Lansing
223 Gravy boat, Chinese (Lansing family) Miss Susan Y. Lansing
224 Bowl, Chinese (Lansing family) Miss Susan Y. Lansing
225 Platter, willow pattern (Lansing family). .Miss Susan Y. Lansing
226 Old India vase, Kane family Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
227 Lowestoft mug, Kane family Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
228 Lowestoft custard cup, Kane family. Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
229 Covered dish, Canton china Ledyard Cogswell
230 Cup and saucer, Lowestoft Mrs. Paul F. Cooper
231 Tea-pot, white and gold Henry Stevenson Walsh
Brought by Capt. Dean in the "Enterprise."
232 Three cups and saucers, red Lowestoft Miss Pierce
233 Punch bowl, blue and white Henry Stevenson Walsh
Owned by John Stevenson, Esq., first warden of St. Peter's
church, and first President of St. Andrew's Society.
234 Beaker in white and blue, Lowestoft Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
235 Bowl, Lowestoft Mrs. Htenry Lansing
236 Crown Derby teapot, which belonged to John Loudon McAdam,
Mrs. Paul F. Cooper
237 Cup and saucer of great age Mrs. Paul F. Cooper
238 Blue pitcher Mrs. Ira Harris
Old English ware, decorated with scenes from " John Gil-
pin's ride."
239 English pitcher Mrs. Paul F. Cooper
Decorated with Shakespearean scenes.
240 White and green pepper pot George Douglas Miller
Used in Connecticut in 17th century.
241 Fruit dish with stand, with Ten Broeck monogram,
Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
242 Plate, with Ten Broeck monogram. . . . Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
243 Saucer, red India '. Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
244 Bowl, Chinese Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
24s Plate, Lowestoft Mrs. Henry Lansing
246 Cup and saucer (over 300 years old). . .Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
247 Tea-caddy (over 300 years old) Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
248 Teapot Mrs. James Kidd
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249 Vase Mrs. James Kidd
250 Old Nankin plate Mrs. James Kidd
251 Vase, white and gold, Kip family Mrs. Leonard Kip
252 Pieces from child's tea-set, Lowestoft Miss Russell
253 Plate, Lowestoft Miss Russell
254 Vase, Lowestoft Mrs. Leonard Kip
255 Chinese bowl Miss Russell
256 Lowestoft sugar bowl J. W. Russell
257 Lowestoft platter Miss Russell
258 Japanese bowl Miss Russell
259 Nankin tea caddy Ledyard Cogswell
260 Nankin tea caddy Ledyard Cogswell
261 Cream jug, English Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
262 Cup and saucer, English Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
263 Lowestoft jar Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
264 Small tray, Chinese Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
265 Bowl, Chinese Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
266 Bowl, Chinese Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
267 Cup and saucer, English ware Mrs. W. B. Van Rensselaer
268 Cup and saucer, English ware Mrs. W. B. Van Rensselaer
269 Hizen plate Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
270 Hizen plate Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
271 Minton cup and .saucer Mrs. Peltz
This cup belonged to Maximilian of Mexico.
272 Old cup Mrs. George Evans
These belonged to Harmon Bleecker.
273 Dish Mrs. George Evans
These belonged to Harmon Bleecker. ^
274 Lowestoft plate Miss Russell
275 Cup and saucer with coat of arms Miss Russell
ENGLISH WARE.
276 William and Mary plaque Mrs. Edward Bowditch
277 Rose tea pot (Swansea), decorated by Rose, a. famous painter,
George D. Fearey
278 Swansea plate, decorated by Pollard George D. Fearey
279 Worcester plate (1750) George D. Fearey
280 Bow tea pot (1730), blue and white George D. Fearey
281 Wedgwood fruit dish (1750) George D. Fearey
282 Staffordshire tea pot, blue and white George D. Fearey
283 Crown Derby cup and saucer Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr
284 Plaque, blue and white (Doulton) Mrs. John F. Rathbone
285 Two small jars of Wedgwood (early specimens),
Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
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286 Green and white basket work dish (Leeds),
Mrs. John F. Rathbone
287 Minton plaque Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
288 Minton dish Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
289 Minton plaque Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
290 Minton plate Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
291 Minton plate Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
292 Plate — Pindar and Bourne Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
293 Wedgwood jar, brown and turcjuoise E. D. Palmer
294 Old English flower pot E. D. Palmer
Decorated in relief with Canterbury bells and primrose leaf.
29s Wedgwood sugar bowl, yellow and white E. D. Palmer
296 English lustre cup and saucer, 1702 E. D. Palmer
297 English lustre pitcher E. D. Palmer
298 Doulton bowl Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
299 Plaque of Doulton " Underglaze " Mrs. W. W. Byington
Decorated by Miss Hetta L. H. Ward.
300 Minton plate Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell
301 Decorated plate James McNaughton
302 Crown Derby plate, old Mrs. John Macdonald
303 Minton vase Mrs. Henry Russell
304 Copeland vase Mrs. Henry Russell
305 Coalport vase Mrs. Henry Russell
306 Crown Derby vase Mrs. Henry Russell
307 Royal Worcester tea caddy Mrs. Henry Russell
308 Crown Derby plate Mrs. Grange Sard
309 Crown Derby plate Mrs. Grange Sard
310 Old English coffee4)ot Mrs. A. Bleecker Banks
311 Fruit dish and stand, early English ware.. Mrs. Augustus C. Pniyn
312 Dish, Lowestoft E. D. Palmer
313 Large blue Wedgwood jar Mrs. Ira Harris
Decorated with Flaxman's design.
314 Two Crown Derby cups ". .Mrs. Watkins, Schenectady
315 Piece of Spode, rare Mrs. J.'G. Farnsworth
316 Blue Spode plate Mrs. Erastus Corning
317 Wedgwood vase, black and white Mrs. Erastus Corning
318 Wedgwood sugar bowl, Mayflower pattern.. Mrs. Erastus Corning
319 Copeland pitcher. Mrs. Erastus Corning
320 Royal Worcester plate Mrs. Erastus Coming
32 1 Old Chelsea cup and saucer Mrs. William Cassidy
322 Wedgwood pitcher Mrs. William Cassidy
323 Tea cups, Coalport ware Mrs. C. P. Williams, Jr
324 Cup and saucer, Royal Worcester Mrs. William H. McClure
325 Cup and saucer. Royal Worcester Mrs. William H. McClure
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326 Teacup and saucer, Royal Worcester Mrs. William Barnes
327 Teacup and saucer, Crown Derby Mrs. William Barnes
328 Wedgwood pitcher R. K. Viele
329 Large pitcher, Leeds ware C. V. Winne
330 Set of very fine Belleek cups and saucers, Irish ware,
Mrs. William H. Van Antwerp
331 Copeland tete-a-tete set Mrs. Robert Lenox Banks
FRENCH WARE, INCLUDING SEVRES, ETC.
332 Old French plate E. D. Palmer
333 Old French plate E. D. Palmer
334 Montereau plate E. D. Palmer
335 Montereau plate E. D. Palmer
336 Reticulated Sevres tea set, time of Louis Philippe,
George D. Fearey
337 Decorated Sevres tea set, with Napoleon's monogram, used at the
Chateau des Tuileries George D. Fearey
338 Blue vase, Sevres Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr.
339 Pair of Vincennes mantel ornaments, Sevres,
Robert C. and Charles L. Pruyn
340 Large Sevres vase Mrs. Van Rensselaer
This vase is one of a pair ordered by Napoleon I as a present
to the Emperor of Russia. When finished one vase was
slightly imperfect, and therefore could not be given by one
emperor to another. The vases were purchased by Mr. Wil-
liam Bayard for the Manor House, Albany.
341 Cabinet of fine Sevres, decorated by G. Pedersen,
W. W. Byington
This porcelain is unmarked, and therefore belongs to the
period during which unmarked pieces were allowed to be sent
out from the Sfevres factory, 1798-1801.
342 French Limoges vase, rich decoration of flowers upon dark green
ground Rev. Wesley R. Davis
343 Rouen dish Mrs. J. Towjisend Lansing
344 One old Sevres plate with portrait of Madame Pompadour,
Mrs. Erastus Corning
345 Sevres plate, "Rose du Barry " Mrs. Erastus Cornmg
346 Covered bowl, French Mrs. Erastus Corning
347 Quimper plate Mrs. William Cassidy
348 Quimper plate Mrs. William Cassidy
349 Quimper plate Mrs. William Cassidy
350 Tournai plate Mrs. William Cassidy
35 1 Tournai plate Mrs. William Cassidy
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352 French vase of the first Empire, with beautifully pencilled panels
and heads of laughing satyrs in gold, mounted by cupids.
Rev. Wesley R. Davis
353 Pair of Sevres vases Clarence Rathbone
354 Sevres plate Mrs. W. B. Van Rensselaer
DRESDEN WORK, INCLUDING BERLIN, ETC.
355 Berlin plate, from Centennial Exhibition George D. Fearey
356 Berlin china flower pot Miss Cynthia Dexter
With coat of arms of the House of Hanover.
357 Berlin china bowl, white and pink.. . .-..Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr.
358 Large Dresden pitcher Mrs. Theodore Townsend
With marine decorations.
359 Dresden cup and saucer Mrs. Montgomery H. Throop
360 Small Dresden vase George Douglas Miller
361 Old Dresden, imitation of Japanese Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr.
362 Figure (girl's head), Vienna Mrs. John F. Rathbone
363 Piece of Meissen china Howard Van Rensselaer
364 Bonbon box supported by negro Mrs. John F. Rathbone
365 Bottle painted in red Mrs. John F. Rathbone
366 Bottle painted with animals , Mrs. John F. Rathbone
367 Dresden tea-pot Mrs. Philip Ten Eyck
368 Old Dresden vase Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
369 Dresden plate Mrs. Henry Lansing
370 Dresden coffee cup and saucer Mrs. Henry Lansing
371 Old Dresden plate, pink and white Mrs. Henry Lansing
372 Dresden plate Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell
373 Old Dresden cup Mrs. A. Bleecker Banks
374 Old Dresden cup and saucer Mrs. Henry Russell
375 Royal Saxony fruit dish Mrs. William Cassidy
376 Cup and saucer from the Vatican, Vienna ware,
Mrs. William Cassidy
377 Small Dresden teapot, Marcolini period Mrs.-V. P. Douw
378 Dresden box with cover, modern Mrs. V. P. Douw
379 Old Dresden plate Mrs. Erastus Corning
380 Old Berlin plate, open work border Mrs. Erastus Corning
381 Berlin game plate, modern Mrs. Erastus Corning
382 Dresden salt cellars, modern Mrs. Erastus Corning
383 Dresden dishes Mrs. W. B. Van Rensselaer
384 Dresden cup and saucer Mrs. Wm. Barnes
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GLASS.
3S5 Carafe belonged to Louis Napoleon Mrs. Ira Harris
386 Pitcher Mrs. Theodore Townsend
Old French decorated glass.
387 Light blue Bohemian glass vase Miss Cynthia Dexter
388 Old cut glass pitcher and bowl Mrs. Ira Harris
389 Venetian glass plate Mrs. Theodore Townsend
390 Venetian glass small pitcher Mrs. Montgomery H. Throop
391 Venetian glass cup and saucer Mrs. Montgomery H. Throop
392 Old goblet, cut glass George Douglas Miller
393 Large covered vase, white and gold Miss Pierce
394 Venetian glass vase Mrs. Henry Russell
395 Cameo glass vase Mrs. Henry Russell
396 Cameo glass vase Mrs. Henry Russell
397 Small girandole Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
398 Old cut glass decanter with silver stand. . . .James McNaughton
399 Old cut glass pitcher., James McNaughton
400 Old cut glass celery glass James McNaughton
401 Old cut glass decanter Mrs.'' Henry Lansing
402 Old cut glass preserve saucer Mrs. Henry Lansing
403 Old cut glass jelly glass Mrs. Henry Lansing
404 Old cut glass tumbler Mrs. Henry Lansing
405 Old cut glass tumbler Mrs. Henry Lansing
406 Old cut glass hock glass (green) Mrs. Henry Lansing
407 Old cut glass dish Mrs. Henry Lansing
408 Old cut glass dish Mrs. Henry Lansing
409 Old cut glass liquer glass Mrs. Henry Lansing
410 Old cut glass liquer glass .Mrs. Henry Lansing
41 1 Old cut glass candelabrum Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
412 Bohemian glass vase Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
413 Venetian glass finger bowl Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
414 Antique Roman vase, iridescent glass,
Rev. Wesley R. Davis
Excavated by Schllemann at Olytnpia ; perfect in shape.
415 Bohemian glass goblet Mrs. Erastus Corning
416 Iridescent glass Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
417 Piece of old English cut glass Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
418 Rare glass, belonged to Baron Teck Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
419 Venetian vase, antique, dark amber flecked with gold.
Rev. Wesley R. Davis
420 Rare glass, belonged to Baron Teck Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
421 Cameo glass Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
422 Flagon, with silver top Mrs. J. G. Farns\v-orth
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423 Vienna glass, Lobmeyer, maker George Douglas Miller
424 Antique Russian drinking glass Mrs. Wm. Barnes
425 Bohemian vase Mrs. Wm. H. McClure
426 Venetian glass mats Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
427 Venetian dish Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
428 Pitcher, red glass Miss Cornelia Kane Rathbone
429 Antique Oriental glass Mrs. C. P. Williams, Jr.
430 Venetian finger bowl Mrs. V. P. Douw
431 Venetian glass bottle George D. Fearey
DELFT WARE.
432 Plaque Mrs. Edward Bowditch
433 Plaque Mrs. Edward Bowditch
434 Plaque Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
435 Old Delft cow and milkman Mrs. John F. Rathbone
436 Old tankard with cover Mrs. John F. Rathbone
437 Plaque, old E. D. Palmer
438 Plaque, old E. D. Palmer
439 Blue and white jar E. D. Palmer
440 Blue and gray jar E. D. Palmer
441 Plaque Miss Vandenburgh
442 Plate Mrs. Henry Lansing
443 Plate Mrs. Henry Lansing
444 Plate Mrs. Henry Lansing
445 Plaque John Wolff
446 Plaque John Wolff
447 Plaque John Wolff
448 Plaque.. John Wolff
449 Plaque John Wolff
450 Plaque Mrs. R. S. Oliver
451 Plaque Mrs. R. S. Oliver
452 Plaque Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
453 Plaque Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
454 Plaque Mfs. R. S. Oliver
455 Bird cage plaque Mrs. Erastus Coming
MISCELLANEOUS.
456 Nove dish, Venice Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
457 Majolica plaque Mrs. Erastus Corning
458 Italian water jar, inscribed "Vera Coriando, 1524,"
Mrs. Erastus Corning
459 Moorish jar Mrs. Edward Bowditch
460 Moorish vase, yellow and blue Mrs. Edward Bowditch
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46 1 Etruscan pitcher, great age Bishop Doane
462 Majolica vase Mrs. John F. Rathbone
463 Majolica tankard Mrs. John F. Rathbone
464 Old Italian medicine jar E. D. Palmer
465 Neapolitan jar E. D. Palmer
466 Jar made at Doccia, Italy, by Ginore, in 1735 E. D. Palmer
467 Rhinoceros horn, carved in vase form . . . .George Douglas Miller
468 Carved paper cutter George Douglas Miller
469 Triptych with five copies of Fra Angelicos figures in miniature,
Mrs. Montgomery H. Throop
470 Black hawthorne vase Richard L. Annesley
471 Old Red Lacquer plaque Rev. Wesley R. Davis
472 Lowestoft plate, Walsh family Miss Sarah W. Barnard
473 Old Satsuma jar Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
474 Staffordshire plaque George D. Fearey
475 Staffordshire plaque George D. Fearey
476 Delft plaque George D. Fearey
477 Delft plaque George D. Fearey
478 India plaque George D. Fearey
479 Creil (French) plaque George D. Fearey
480 Creil (French) plaque George D. Fearey
48 1 Creil (French) plaque George D. Fearey
482 Creil (French) plaque George D. Fearey
483 Creil (French) plaque George D. Fearey
484 Cup and saucer, Spode Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
485 Plate, Spode Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
486 Fruit dish (willow ware), Leeds Mrs. Teunis VanVechten
487 Red cloisonne bowl Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
488 Porcelain candlestick of Imari ware W. Howard Brown
From Buddhist Temple, of great age.
489 Sevres cup and saucer Mrs. George Evans
490 Sevres plate with portrait of Marie Losinska. Mrs. George Evans
491 Sevres plaque , Mrs. George Evans
492 Sevres platter Mrs. George Evans
493 Sevres platter Mrs. George Evans
494 The Pruyn collection of Oriental pottery, bronzes and lacquer,
Charles L. Pruyn
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495 Pitcher, English ware Mrs. John L. Newman
496 Punch bowl. Canton ; Mrs. J. T. Cooper
497 Tureens, French china J. Howard King
498 Black Lowestoft teapot Mrs. Cuyler Ten Eyck
499 Chinese teapot, Canton Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
500 Japanese teapot Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
501 Japanese tea caddy Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
502 Nankin cup and saucer Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
503 Old Hizen bowl Mrs. Cuyler Ten Eyck
504 Chinese pitcher Mrs. Cuyler Ten Eyck
505 Lustre pitcher Mrs. John L. Newman
506 Basin and ewer, Chinese Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
507 Lowestoft cup Mrs. Cuyler Ten Eyck
508 Nankin cream pitcher Miss Pearce
509 Nankin coffee pot Miss Pearce
510 Old China tea pot Mrs. V. P. Douw
5 1 1 Hizen tea pot Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
5 1 2 Lowestoft bowl Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
The " Kakamona," or Japanese wall paper, used in decorating the
Ceramic Room, has been kindly loaned by Mr. James Terry Gardiner.
The antique Persian, Kelim, Ghiordes, Kisac, Daghistan and Camels'
Hair rugs, used in the decoration of the Ceramic Room, have been
kindly loaned by the Rev. Wesley R. Davis, and also the Kakamona
or Baby Bears, a water-color on silk, by the famous Japanese artist, Okio.
BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, ETC.
N'orth-7uest Room, Principal Story.
Cicero.— De Officiis et Paradoxa Printed by Fust and Schoeffer,
Mayence, February 4, 1466.
This edition of the Officio was the last book printed by Fust,
the second of the triumvirs of the printing world. Gutenberg's
name never appeared in any of his books Schoeffer, the last
of the trio, married the daughter of Fust, as the words, Maiiu
Petri pueri mei, in the colophon of the above book seem to indi-
cate. Fust went to Paris soon after the printing of this work,
and died there that same year, of the plague. The present book
is a perfect specimen of this press.
Saint Augustine. — De Singularitate clericorum. Printed by Ulric
Zell, Cologne, 1467.
This IS the first book printed at Cologne bearing a date and
the name of the printer. Zell printed very many books from
this time until 1494, but put his name in only three books At
the close of the fifteenth century there were twenty printing
establishments in Cologne.
Cicero. — Epistola ad Atticum Printed by Nicholas Jenson,
Venice, 1470.
Jenson was perhaps the most elegant printer of his time.
Louis XI sent him to Mayence to learn printing, intending,
doubtless, to have the art introduced into his realm . but fox
some reason Jenson, while he ever after proudly wrote Gallicus
after his name, never returned to France, settling in Venice, and
making that city famous in the annals of typography by his
beautiful Roman type, straight lines and wide margins The
colophon containing the date and printer's name will be found
on the last page.
Diogenes Laertius. — Vitae Philosophorum. Printed by Nicholas
Jenson, Venice, 1475-
This is the first edition of this work, and by the same printer
a^> the preceding title. This copy belonged once to Philip
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Melancthon, the religious reformer, and is filled with marginal
notes m his handwriting It was afterward in the collection ot
Dr. Kloss, of Frankfort.
5 Chronicon Nurembergense. Printed by Antonius Koburger, Nu-
remburg, 1493.
While this book is not particularly rare, it is full of interest
on account of the wood engravings made by Wolgemuth and
Pleydenwurf. There are over two thousand of these in the
volume. Albert Durer had been an apprentice to Wolgemuth
from i486 to 1490, and many of the engravings are suggestive
of his hand It was one of the most pretentious books of the
fifteenth centur}'. On the recto of folio cclxiiii is the first Dance
of Death of which we have any recollection, and which prob-
ably formed the model of this kind of drawing The book was
reprinted in 1497. in smaller folio and inferior type,
6 Horace — Opera omnia. Printed by Johannes Giirninger, Stias-
bourg, 1498.
In the Bibl. HarUian, vol. in, No 754, this edition of Horace
IS called ' one of the greatest curiosities in the whole Harleian
collection." The text is in large Roman type, while a small
Roman letter is used for the annotations.
7 Liber festivalis. Printed by Julian Notary, Westminster [London],
1499.
This book is printed in English of the old black letter char-
acter. The title and the headings of the chapters are in Latin.
The reverse of the last folio bears the colophon and the print-
er's peculiar mark. This is the only book printed by Notary
in England in the fifteenth century This copy is bound by
ChamboUe-Duru.
8 Robert Whittington. — Grammatices opusculum. Printed by Wyn-
ken De Worde, London, Flete street, 1519.
Wynken DeWorde succeeded to Caxton's press. In 1502
he moved from Westminster to Fleet street. The peculiar
device is partly Caxton's and partly his own The letters W
and C are the initials of the first English printer
9 Dionisius Richel. — Un compendio de las Processiones. Printed
Ly Juan Cromberger, Mexico, 1544-
This little Spanish tract of twelve leaves is one of the rarest
of Americana. As with the discovery of the art, so with its
introduction into the new world— the date is difficult to fix.
Senor Icazbalceta, the Mexican bibliographer, gives 1540 as
the date of the first book printed in this country, and of which
a copy is said to be owned in Madrid. He cites the present
title as the fourth book. Cromberger had printed in Seville
and unquestionably was the first to set up a press in America.
10 Regla Christiana breve. Printed in Mexico, 1547.
This book has no printer's name, but, as will be observed, is
of the same type and character as the preceding.
47
1 1 Speculum Conjugiorum. Printed by Johannes Paulas, Brissensis,
Mexico, 1556.
This printer, known as Juan Pablos, is claimed by some as
the first printer in America. He is believed by some bibliog-
raphers to have been a workman for Cromberger, and upon the
latter's death to have come into possession of the press.
12 An Almanack for the year of our Lord 1646.
This Almanack was printed at Cambridge, in New England,
in the }'ear 1645, being calculated for the year 1646. It was
printed by Stephen Day, the first prmter in the colonies and
the printer of the Bay State Psalm book. Stephen Day's name
never appeared in an imprint. This honor was reserved for
his brother; Mathew Day, the printer of the succeeding title.
These four Almanacks belonged to the Rev. Samuel Hough,
minister of Reading, Mass. They were interleaved by him
and contain many entries in his handwriting. They passed into
the possession of Judge Samuel Sewell, and remained in the
Sewell family until they were purchased by the late John K.
Wiggins of Boston. From the latter's collection they passed
into that of the late Mr. George Brinley of Hartford. At the
sale of his books in 187S they came into the library of the
present owner. The three printers who were first to exercise
their art in the colonies are here represented, they are Stephen
Day, Mathew Day and Samuel Green.
13 An Almanack for the year of our Lord, 1647. Cambridge, printed
by Mathew Day, 1647.
From a purely bibliographical standpoint this is the rarest
book of all the Americana. It is the first book printed in the
colonies with the name of printer, d.ite and place, and it is the
only copy of this book known.
14 An Almanack for the year of our Lord 1648. Printed at Cam-
bridge, 1648.
Over against the month of June for this year the Rev. Mr.
Hough recorded that on "14 June '48, Alice Jones was exe-
cuted at Boston for witchcraft." It was this manuscript note
made contemporaneously with the event which fixed in the
history of New England the date of the first execution there
for witchcraft, and the name of the unfortunate person.
15 An Almanack for the year of our Lord 1650. Printed at Cam-
bridge, 1650.
Each of these Almanacks has been bound by Mathews the
elder, of Brooklyn, the foremost binder of our country. The
present title is so arranged as to show its covers and design.
16 A Fast of God's Chusing. By Thomas Thacher, Boston. Printed
by John Foster, 1678.
This is a sermon preached on a public fast day by the first
pastor of the old South Church of Boston. Foster was the
first to set up a press in Boston. His earliest book is dated
1676. This copy is bound by Riviere in his best style.
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17 Keith, George. — The Presbyterian and Independent Visible
Churches in New England. Philadelphia, printed by Will.
Bradford, 1689.
William Bradford was the first printer in the Province of
Pennsylvania. His first work was dated December 28, 1685
and was an almanack for the year 1686.
18 Keith, George. — The Notes of the True Church. Printed and
sold by William Bradford at the sign of the Bible in New York,
1704.
1 9 Keith, George. — The Great Necessity and Use of the Holy Sac-
raments. Printed and sold by William Bradford at the sign of
the Bible in New York, 1704.
These two books are from the first press in the city of New
York. Bradford began printing there in 1693. In 1694 he
printed the "Laws of the Province of New York,'' which may
be called the first book printed, the work done in 1693 consisting
of proclamations only,
20 Cicero. — Omnia Opera. Printed by Sebastian Gryphius, Lyons,
1546.
The Gryphii were famous printers in Paris and Lyons. This
edition of Cicero's works is not very highly valued, but a single
volume from the set is here presented to illustrate the Grolier
bindings. Each volume is clothed sumptuously in Grolier
designs. There is a Grolier club in New York, but if the pos-
session of a genuine Grolier was made the qualification for
admission, the circle would be exceedingly small. Grolier was
the patron of Aldus and the Meccenas of printers and book
lovers. Says Dibdin : "What bibliomaniac can enjoy perfect
tranquility of mind unless he possess a Grolier copy of some
work." At the bottom one reads the benevolent motto "Jo
Grolerii et AmicorumJ"
2 1 Ptolemy. Printed for John Sprint, London.
This copy was bound by Roger Payne, the celebrated and
eccentric binder, and his original bill for binding the same is
also exhibited.
22 Valerius Maximus. Printed by Aldus, Venice, 1502.
This is one of the earliest Aldines in which the Anchor
device appears, and which will be found on the recto of 'the
first leaf.
23 Hennepin. — Nouvelle Decouverte. Printed by Broedeler, Utrecht,
1697.
This is the first edition of Father Hennepin's " New Dis-
covery," and this is the first engraving of Niagara.
24 Evans. — The Minister of Christ. Philadelphia, printed by B.
Franklin, 1732.
This and the two following titles are from Benjamin Frank-
lin's press. This is an early specimen of Franklin's printing,
and rare.
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25 Ascott. — Considerations Relating to the Present State of the
Christian Religion. B. Franklin, at the New Printing Office,
Philadelphia, 1732.
The autograph of Benjamin Franklin is to be seen with this
book.
26 The Constitutions of the Free Masons. Re-printed in Philadel-
phia, 1734.
This is the first masonic book printed in America, and was
printed by Benjamin Franklin, himself an active member of
the order.
27 Illustrations of Masonry. Batavia, printed for the author, i8z6.
This is the original Morgan book. It was in type when its
author, William Morgan, disappeared, or as some say, was
kidnapped.
28 Laws and Ordinances of the City of Albany. Printed by Alex-
ander and James Robertson, Albany, 1773.
This is the first book printed in Albany.
29 The Charter of the City of Albany. New York, printed by H.
Gaine, in Hanover Square, 1771-
This is the first printed copy of our charter. At a meeting
of the Common Council, held January 31, 1706, it was "Re-
solved, that Mr. John Abeel, Mr. Evert Banker, Mr. Hen-
drick Hansen, Mr. Johannes Cuyler, either or more of them
by occasion when they go down to New York, take a fair copy
of the city charter and agree with the printer to print the
same at such cheap rate as can be agreed for to the cost and
advantage of the city, and for the amount thereof to be paid
out of the first money to come in." Sixty-five years passed
before the charter was printed. Let every Albany bibliomaniac
seek these two books. The)' are becoming very, very rare.
Generally they are found bound together.
30 The Book of Mormon. — By Joseph Smith, Jr. Palmyra, printed
by E. B. Grandin, for the Author, 1830.
This is the original edition of the Mormon Bible. It has the
"testimony of three witnesses" on the recto of the page
directly after page 588, and on the reverse side the "testimony
of eight witnesses" to the "plates of gold" shown them by
Joseph Smith, Jr., upon which was the " Revelation,'' and
from which the Bible was translated. It is said that the manu-
script from which the book was printed and which suggested
the scheme to Smith, was the work of a demi-clergyman, Solo-
mon Spalding.
31 Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
Kirtland, Ohio, 1835. Printed by F. G. Williams & Co.
This book of the " Doctrine and Covenants" is much rarer
than the Bible. Kirtland, where it was printed, was to have
been the New Jerusalem. It is interesting to note that at this
early period of the church the Mormons were not ready to
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avow their belief in polygamy, and on page 251 it is distinctly
stated "we declare that we believe, that one man should have
one wife, and one woman but one husband."
32 Junius. London, printed for Henry Sampson Woodfall, 1772.
This is the first authorized edition of the letters of Junius.
This copy belonged to Sir William Draper, and has his auto-
graph on the title page and many autographic notes, interest-
ing because of the important part he played in drawing the fire
of Junius. Surrounding the book are autographic letters of
Woodfall, the printer. Sir Philip Francis, John Wilkes, Duke
of Grafton, Duke of Portland, Lord North and other charac-
ters in Junius. Warren Hastings' autograph will be found
directly over that of Sir Philip Francis, the reputed author of
Junius.
33 Johannis de Aurbach Summa. Printed by Ginther Zainer, Augs-
bourg, 1469.
This book is exhibited as a specimen of early printing. It is
the second book printed at Augsbourg, and with the exception
of the Cicero of 1466 and the Augustinus of 1467, is the earliest
printed book in this collection.
34 Mercurius Trismegistus. Printed by Gerardus de Lisa, (quarto)
Treviso, 1471. •
This is the first edition of this work. The type is peculiar
for that period.
35 Fasciculus Temporum. Printed by Arnoldus Therhoerner, Cologne,
M74-
This is the first edition of this work so often reproduced in
the 15th century. The wood cut on the page at which the book
is open speaks of the inferior state of the art in Cologne at that
period.
36 Fasciculus Temporum. Printed by Erhardus Ratdolt, Venice,
1481.
This edition is more interesting than the preceding. The
state of the art of engraving at that time is seen in the curious
attempt to produce cavities and depth of shade in the right
hand picture of the page on which the book is opened. On the
left hand page the city of Venice is seen.
37 Vetus Testamentum Belgicum. Printed by Jacobs and Yemants,
(two vols.) Delft in Holland, 1477, folio.
The second volume is here shown opened at the colophon to
show the printers' mark and date. This is the first impres-
sion of the Dutch Bible, and as such should be of interest to
the descendants of the Hollanders. The book is very rare.
38 Evangelia und Renaria.
Johannes Bamler, of Augsbourg, is believed by bibliograph-
ers to have been the printer of this book, one of the earliest
editions of the Epistles and Gospels. The curious wood-cuts
scattered through the volume alone make it interesting. This
5J
copy belonged to Dr. Kloss of Frankfort. The wood-cut, at
which the volume is opened, represents the Saviour rising from
the tomb while the three soldiers sleep.
39 La Mer des Histoires. (Two vols. Folio) Printed by Pierre le
Rouge, Paris, 1488.
This is the first French, and a very rare, version of the Rudi-
mentum Novitiorum, The wood-cuts have been highl}' colored
by some miserable hand and consequently disfigured for the
bibliomaniac.
40 Thucidides. The hystory writtone by Thucidides, London, 1550.
This is the first English translation of this author.
41 Euclid. Printed at London by John Daye, 1570.
This is the first English edition of Euclid. The preface was
written by John Dee, the famous astrologist. The book is
opened to show the admirable way in which solid angles were
taught.
42 Roger Ascham. Toxophilus. Printed in London by Ed. White-
church, 1545.
This is the first edition of this book which is read with relish
even now by those who love the purity of early English. He
taught Elizabeth the languages, and was appointed secretar}' to
Edward VI. This book was dedicated to Henry VUI.
43 Roger Ascham. The Schoolmaster. Printed by John Daye, Lon-
don, 1570.
The first edition of this work. It was published by his
widow, Margaret Ascham.
44 Francis Bacon. The two books on learning. Printed for Henrie
Torres, London, 1605.
This is the first edition of the two books. It was enlarged to
nine books and printed in Latin in 1623.
45 Francis Bacon. IX Books on Learning. Printed by Leon. Lich-
field, Oxford, 1640.
This is the first English edition of the nine books. An
autographic signatu re of Francis Bacon is also exhibited. The
words " To tresorer Mr. Chanc, at ye excheqr," are also in his
handwriting. The document is dated November 26, 1613, and
has several other rare signatures. The title page and frontis-
piece of the book were engraved by Marshall.
46 Cotton Matter. Magnalia Christi Americana London, printed for
Thomas Parkhurst, 1702.
This is the first edition of this first ecclesiastical history of
New England. The original map is found in thiscop)'. Upon
it our city is called New Albion, and the island south of us,
Bears Island.
47 Arithmetic designed for beginners. Raleigh, N. C, Bronson &
Farrar, 1864.
This specimen of Confederate printing is interesting because
of the curious examples given for solution. On page 44,
52
example 6 reads: " If one Confederate soldier can whip ^
Yankees, how many soldiers can whip 49 Yankees?" The
book is opened at another interesting proposition.
48 Free-Masons, The Constitutions of the. London, printed by
William Hunter, 1723.
This is the first masonic book ever printed or published. It
was written by Dr. Anderson secretary of the Grand Lodge,
London.
49 Terentius. Opera. Printed by Griininger, Strasbourg, 1496.
This is the same printer who gave us the Horace mentioned
above. These are among the first attempts to represent dra-
matic character in engravings.
50 Lactantii, Opera. Printed by Les Freres de la Vie Commune
Rostock, 1476.
This is the first book printed in this place.
51 Fasciculus temporum. Printed by Jean Valdener, Utrecht, 1480.
This is the finest specimen known of this press.
52 Bartholomeus. Printed by Jacob Bellaert, Harlem, 1485.
This curious book is the only specimen of this press.
AUTOGRAPHS.
Abbreviations . A. L. S. autographic letter signed ; L. S. letter signed ; D. S.
document signed ; A. M autographic manuscript ; 3 P. written in the third person.
Kings and Queens of England.
53 Henry VII, D. S. July 25, 1498.
54 Henry VIII, D. S. October 23, 1543.
55 Edward VI, D. S. first year of his reign.
56 Elizabeth, D. S. and marginal autographic notes, August 30, 1566.
57 James I, D. S. March 31, 1597.
58 Charles I, D. S. September 20, 1637.
59 Oliver Cromwell, D. S.; signed as Protector, Jane 6, 1655.
60 Charles II, D. S. September 5, 1672.
61 James II, D. S., St. Germain, January, 1698.
62 William III, D. S., January 20, 1692.
63 Anne, D. S. seven days before she died, July 24, 17 14.
64 George I, D. S. while Elector of Hanover, February i, 1708.
65 George II, D. S. while Prince, April 13, 17 16.
66 George III, D. S. July 25, 1764.
67 George IV, D. S. 1822
68 William IV, A. L. S. while Duke of Clarence, March 25, 1822.
69 Victoria, D. S. July 5, 1837.
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^o Francis I, of France. He of the " Field of the Cloth of Gold."
71 Frederick II, of Prussia. The Great. February 24, 1785.
72 Louis XVI of France, D. S., December 25, 1791.
73 Marie Antoinette, D. S., 1785.
74 Napoleon I, D. S.; signed Bonaparte, Pans, April 1, 1803.
75 Josephine, A. L. S., Lapagerie Bonaparte.
76 Marie Louise, A. L. S., Paris, February 19, 1814.
77 Napoloon III, A. L. S. in German, Arenenburg, June 20, 1824.
78 Louis Phillippe, L. S. Paris, February 10, 1847.
79 Addison, Joseph. Several autograhic poems, 1703.
This also contains the autographs of Lady Warwick and
of Charlotte Addison.
80 Arnold, Benedict, D. S. December 9, 1778.
81 Bronte, Charlotte, autographic fragment.
82 Burr, Aaron, A. L. S., Philadelphia* March 13, 1792.
83 Burke, Edmund, A. L. S.
84 Bulwer, Sir E. Lytton, A. L. S., Oxford, August 6, 1828.
85 Bryant, William Cullen, A. L. S., New York, February 17, 1859.
86 Carlyle, Thomas, A. L. S., Chelsea, June 19, 1849.
87 Chesterfield, Earl, A. L. S., London, April 14, 1750.
88 Clay, Henry, A. L. S. Auburn, July 26, 1839.
This was written at Seward's house during his absence. Mrs.
S. opened it, and has written an apology in pencil to her hus-
band for a violation of the proprieties she could not resist
89 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, A. L. S., Highgate, May 6, 1819.
90 Cowper, William, autographic poem.
91 Davis, Jefferson, Beauvoir, October 29, 1880.
92 Dickens, Charles, A. L. S., Doughty street, April i, 1839.
93 Disraeli, Isaac, A. L. S., Exeter. January 7, 1795.
94 Disraeli, Benjamin, A. L. S., Grosvenor Gate, December 14, 1865.
95 Doddridge, Philip, A. L. S. August i, 1747.
96 Everett, Edward, A. L. S., Washington, February 18, 1854.
97 Franklin, Sir John, A. L. S., Galway, October 17, 1835.
98 Gladstone, William E., A. L. S., Leamington, January, 21, 1833.
99 Goethe, the German poet, A. L. S., Weimar, November 11, 1798.
100 Guizot, the historian, A. L. S., Paris.
loi Hancock, John, D. S. Boston, November 13, 1780.
102 Henry, Patrick, A. L. S., Caroline, February i, 1796.
103 Hopkins, Samuel, Dr., A. L. S., Newport, March 31, 1791.
Founder of the Hopkinsonian School of Divinity.
104 Hood, Thomas, A. L. S.
105 Hugo, Victor.
106 Ingelow, Jean, A. L. S.
107 Johnson, Samuel, Dr., A. L. S., April 25.
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io8 Jonson Ben (Rare Ben), signature on title page of book.
109 Kossuth, Louis, A. L. S., London, May 25, 1857.
no Kosciusko, Thad., A. L. S., in English, West Point, November 26
1779.
111 LaFayette, Marquis, A. L. S., in English, LaGrange, June ri, 1816.
112 Lamb, Charles, A. L. S., Islington, February i, 1826.
This letter is of special interest, as in it he seeks the services
of a nurse for his sister.
J 13 Mathew, Theobald Father, A. L. S., Cork, October 2, 1845.
114 Metternich, Prince, A. L. S., May 19, 1798.
115 Mirabeau, A. L. S., August 31, 1781.
116 Martineau, Harriet, A. L. S-, June 30, 1832.
117 Mitford, Mary Russell, A. L. S., Reading, November 7, 1837.
118 Moore, Tom, A. L. S. April 6, 1828.
119 More, Hannah, A. L. S., Berley Wood, January 30, 1819.
120 Nightingale, Florence, A. L. S., London, July 17, 1871.
121 Norton, Caroline, Mrs , A. L. S., April 16.
122 Ouida, Countess de la Rama, A. L. S.
123 Penn, William, A. L. S. (initials only), April 15, 1701.
124 Pitt, William, copy book in his autograph and signed July 19, 177c.
125 Randolph, John of Roanoke, A. L. S., Georgetown, November 3c,
1812.
126 Richter, Jean Paul, A. L. S., Bayreuth, March 15, 1808.
127 Ruskin, John, A. L. S., Denmark Hill, November i.
128 Sand, George.
129 Shelly, Mary W., A. L. S., Sandgate, July 9, 1832.
130 Sterne, Laurence; signature on leaf of Tristram Shandy.
131 Scott, Sir Walter, A. L. S., Edinburgh, April 4, 1817.
132 Southey, Robert, A. L. S., Burton, August 16, 1797.
133 Sue, Eugene, A. L. S., Paris, March 11, 1829.
134 Tennyson, Alfred, A. L. S., Isle of Wight, March 31, 1874.
13s Tocqueville, De., A. L. S., Tocqueville, 1841.
136 Trumbull, Jonathan, A. L. S., Hartford, March 19, 1785.
This patriot was the original of " Brother Jonathan.' ,
137 Warburton, Bishop, A. L. S., Prior Park, December 28, 1753.
138 Washington, George, A. L. S., Mount Vernon, November 28, 1788.
This is a letter of introduction for Gouverneur Morris to a
London gentleman and is a model of elegance.
139 AVellington, Arthur, Duke, A. L. S. ( initials only), August 13, 1841.
140 Wesley, John, Rev., A. L. S., Dublin, July 20, 1752.
141 Wilkie, Sir David, original sketch.
142 Wilberforce, Sir William, A. L. S., Kensington, November 29, 1808.
143 Wordsworth, William, A. L. S., Grassmere, April 9, 1801.
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The books in this case from No. I to No. 19, are the property of the City and County
of Albany, and as such property are in the custody of William D. Strevell, County
Clerk of Albany County.
144 Book No. I. Records of the Court of Sessions, began March,
1684-5.
Open at page 67 and has the following record : " Refused
to appear as petit juryman and are finable are hans hendrixe
Jam Byvank Everest Jans afterward called to supply their room
are Capt Garret Tornisse John Becker and hend Van Dyck.
The Grand jury fynde no bill on indictment but recommend
and yt is requisite yt ye salis ye citty be repared forthwith &
yt ye wyding in ye citty fence may enclosed and yt ye stock-
adye may be removed and brought some couveient place to
prevent fyre or any yt inconviences."
145 Book No. 2. First book of Wills which has petitions for letters of
administration and letters granted, etc.
Open at page 102, being the will of Moss Van Buren and is
dated 1733. This book commenced 1691, and has some very
superior penmanship, and is in both English and the Dutch.
146 Book No. 3. The first book of Deeds, from 1656 to 1678.
This book also contains agreements, contracts, powers of
attornej', etc., and is open at page 39, the first official act,
Robert Livingston, Secretary.
147 Book No. 4. This book contains proceedings of the justices of
the peace of Resselaerwyck and Schenectady, and contains mat-
ter from 1665 to 1685, and part of the volume is in English and
relates to criminal and civil proceedings.
148 Book No. 5. Book of Minutes, Court of General Sessions, from
1763 to 1782.
It is open at the last term of the court held in the King's
time. This book is in excellent state of preservation.
149 Book No. 6. Records of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas,
from 1750 to 1762.
150 Book No. 7. Court Minutes from 1652 to 1656.
Held by the representatives of Fort Orange and Beverswyck.
151 Book No. 8.
Begun 1784, and opened at page 39. Incorporations of the
Reformed Protestant Dutch church, Hillsburg, County of
Albany, March 17, 1788.
152 Book No. 9. Proceedings of the Commissioners of Magistrates
for Rensslaerwyck and Schenectady.
Kept by Robert Livingston, Secretary, and is open at page
122, wherein a complaint is made for trading in furs with Indi-
ans without paying the usual license.
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153 Book No. 10. Common pleas book.
Is open at a Sheriff's return, wherein he gave notice that
he has seized a negro boy (five years old) and other chattels to
pay debt in the cause Derrick Tansen agt. Jacob Powers, 1775.
154 Book No. II. Book of the proceedings, cavses, etc, Mayor's
court from 1760 to 1761.
155 Book No. 12. Court minutes, proceeding of the courts^ Albany
Colony, Rensselaerwyck and Schenectady, began 3-13, 1668 to
February 19, 167 2-3.
This is in the Dutch language and is in a fine state of preser
vation.
156 Book No. 13. Book of accounts belonging to the city of Albany.
Commenced March 25, 1702, kept by Anthony Brant, Treas-
urer, open at page 24 at the account of Johanies Bleecker,
Mayor.
157 Book No. 14. A complete register of manumitted slaves, com-
menced 1800.
158 Book No. 15. Book of election returns as canvassed by the Su-
pervisors from 1787 to 1806, with the original signatures of the
Supervisors.
159 Book No. 16. Minutes of the secretary of the city of Albany
from August 21, 1675 to March 5, 1683-4.
The minutes are kept in Dutch.
160 Book No. 17. This book is entitled book of mortgages but this
is true only in part, the most of it treats of acts and complaints
at Fort Orange.
Is open at the recorded report of Lymon Schermerhorn, of
his famous ride with a broken thigh from Schenectadj' to
Albany to alarm the settlement of the burning and massacre
of the inhabitants by the French and Indians, February g.
1689-90.
161 Book No. 18. Notarial Papers taken at the Fort from 1660 to
1676.
Is opened at page 300 and has the original signature of
Anneke Janse (Bogardus) these records being the oldest, and
are in a fine state of preservation.
162 Book No. 19. Deed booke open at Indian conveyance from
Mohawk Chiefs of the Second Castle to Cornelius Van Dyke,
Pieter Phillipse Schuyler and others, conveying lands at Sarach-
toga and has original signatures witnessed by three citizens and
acknowledgment taken before Robert Livingston Seer., July 22,
1683.
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{From the Siait Library.)
163 Vertoogh van Nieu Nederland, 1650. pp. 49. 410.
Account of New Netherland, its situation, fertility and the
miserable state thereof. By A. Vander Donck.
164 Vander Donck's Beschryvinge van Nieuw Nederlant, 1656. Sm.
4to.
Description of New Netherland.
165 Denton's brief description of New York, London, 1670. Sm. 410.
With a map of the colony of New York and a view of New
York city, which was incorporated as a city in 1652. This was
the first account of New York printed in English.
166 Beyard & Lodowick's Journal of the late actions of the French at
Canada, with the manner of their being repulsed by Governor
Fletcher of New York. London, 1693. Sm. 4to.
167 Leeds's American Almanack, New York, 1713. i2mo.
168 Gaine's New York Almanack, 1756. 24mo.
169 Albertus Magnus. Liber secretorum de virtutibus herbarum et
animalium quorundam. 1496. Sm. 4to.
170 Gerson, Jo. Tractatus de simonia. 1470101478. Sm. 4to.
171 Nicodemus. Evangelium. 1470. 4to.
The acts of our Saviour Jesus Christ according to Nicodemus.
172 Theramo, Rev. P. J- de. Compendium perbreve consolatio pecca-
torum nuncupatum, apud nonnuUos Belial vocitatum. 1472. fo.
173 The game and play of the chess moralized. Translated. 1474.410.
Fac simile.
First book printed by Wm. Caxton in England.
174 Bible, English; London, Barker, 1608. 4to.
In Genesis 3:7, aprons are translated breeches in this edition
of what is called the Geneva version.
175 Bible, English.
Printed in Oxford and bound in London, all within 12 hours
on the 400th anniversarj', in 1877, of Caxton's introduction of
printing into England
176 Fac simile of the first printing in New York city in June, 1693,
being a proclamation of the governor for charitablccontributions
to redeem white slaves, captive New York citizens in Africa.
177 Albany Mechanics' Society, Register of members, in manuscript,
with newspaper slip giving a sketch of its history, fo.
178 Albany Dutch Church Account Book, 1685 to 1700; with signa-
tures of ministers, elders and deacons, fo.
179 George I. Commission on parchment entrusting the government
of Great Britain to Wm. Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, and
twelve others, during his absence on a visit to Hanover, May 1 1
to Nov. 15, 1717.
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i8o Petition of 146 citizens of the manor of Rensselaerwick to Steph.
Van Rensselaer, the Lord of the Manor, dated 1795, for aid
in ammunition, that they might lay siege to the mountains and
destroy the numerous wolves.
181 Copy of the same petition with signatures.
182 Carte figurative. New Netherland, 1614.
Brought over by J. R. Brodhead from the Netherlands.
183 Sauthier's map of New York, 1779. London. 4 feet 9 inches by
6 feet, in two sheets.
184 A plan of the city of Albany in 1764. MS.
185 A plan of the city of Albany. London, 1765.
186 A plan of Fort Frederick at Albany. London, 1764.
187 The Dutch Church, Albany, 1715 to 1806, at foot of State street.
188 Two views of State street, Albany, 1805.
189 A plan of the city of New York, from an actual survey by T.
Maerschalk. London, 1763.
190 Plan of the attack of the forts Clinton and Montgomery, upon
Hudson's river, which were stormed by His Majesty's forces
under the command of Sir Henry Clinton, K. B., on the 6th of
October, 1777. London, 1784, by William Faden.
191 Philip Van Rensselaer's Account book, 1743-81. fo.
192 Letter from Baron de Dieskau, while a prisoner at Bath, N. Y.,
August I, 1757, to Captain (afterwards General) Philip Schuyler,
in relation to his own exchange and the bad treatment Captain
Schuyler's brother Peter was then receiving from the French
while a prisoner of war.
193 Letter from Gen. Philip Schuyler, while Member of Congress,
dated at Albany, January 29, 1780, on the measures proposed to
be adopted regarding the boundary beftween the States and the
territory of the United States, addressed to the Legislature of
New York.
194 Last page of letter from Sir Henry Clinton to Lord George Ger-
main, dated New York January 11, 1779, transmitting intelli-
gence from the rebel country.
195 Report of the main guard and guards defending the gates of
Albany, December 16, 1758 (during the French war.)
196 Sermon by Rev. Joannes Ritzema of New York, 1755. MS.
Text from Genesis, 6:3. "My spint shall not always strive
with man."
197 Engravings of four Indian kings of the Six Nations.
These chiefs accompanied Peter Schuyler to England in
1709, and were presented to Queen Anne.
198 Hendrick the Sachem of the Six Nations Engraving.
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199 Photograph of the Indian Chief Corn Planter.
200 Group of Colorado Indians, 1863. Photograph.
201 Portrait of Governor Peter Stuyvesant. Engraving.
202 Portrait of Rev. Dr. John Livingston. Engraving.
203 Portrait of Benjamin West, the painter. Engraving.
204 New York State arms as on the Gansevoort flag of 1778.
205 Map of the Six Nations country in New York, by Guy Johnson.
1771. MS.
206 New York Commission from Governor Clinton to Killian "Van
Rensselaer to be Colonel of the Albany County Regiment, June,
1778, having the arms of the State, with date by the engraver of
1778.
207 Engraving of Fitch's first steamboat.
208 Engraving of Fulton's first steamboat, the Clermont.
209 Engraving. The first prayer in Congress.
210 Aztec calendar or zodiac. Photograph.
211 Lincoln monument; Springfield, Illinois.
212 National monument, Gettysburgh, Pennsylvania.
213 Proceedings of the convention of the State of New York, at Pough-
keepsie in 1788, for adopting the Constitution of the United
States, with the signatures of the members. MS. fo.
Manuscripts belonging to the State of Ne70 York.
214 Holograph letter from Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General of
New Netherland, to Ensign Dirck Smith, commanding at
Esopus (Kingston), during the Esopus war, April 15, 1660.
215 Record of Indian deed for part of Rensselaerwyck, in Book of
Patents G. G.
216 The Duke's Laws of 1664, one of three manuscript copies known
to be extant.
217 Dongan's Laws, the only copy of the first laws passed in the
Colony of New York by the General Assembly. MSS volume.
218 Holograph letter from William Beekman, Vice-Director on the
Delaware, to Stuyvesant, September 12, 1659.
219 Letter from the magistrates of Fort Orange to Stuyvesant, Janu-
ary 12, 1662.
220 Letter from the Sheriff of Albany to Provincial Secretary Swin-
ton, March 29, 1686.
221 Commission of Thomas Dongan as Captain-General and Gov-
ernor-in Chief of New York, June 10, 1686.
222 Letter from General Washington to Council of Safety of New
York, July 22, 1777.
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259 Letter from P. P. Schuyler to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1769.
260 Letter from Stephen Schuyler, 1770.
261 Letter from Stephen Schuyler, 1771.
262 Receipts for wheat, etc.— 1629, P. Van Cortlandt to Coryn Rens-
selaer; 1689, M. Plowmanns to Peter Schuyler; 1692, R. F.
Livingston to Captain Van Rensselaer ; 1693, Robert Living-
ston to Scilliad Van Rensselaer; 17 12, to Hendrick Douw and
others. Also exemption from quit-rent for Colony of Rensse-
laerwyck because of war and floods, July, 1693. Receipt for
quit-rent, Hoosick, County of Albany, 1715; signed by Y- Byer-
ley and Killian Van Rensselaer.
263 Genealogy of Van Rensselaer family from Dutch Bible, 1645 to
1 7 19. From William Bayard Van Rensselaer.
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301 Letter to Rutger Bleeker, dated Amsterdam, February, 1713,
W. C. Abrams
302 Fractional currency of the war period, 1861-1865 (39 pieces),
Albany City Bank
303 Original edition of "The Federalist," 1788, with autograph of
Stephen Van Rensselaer Albany Female Academy
304 History of New York, by Diedrick Knickerbocker (Washington
Irving). New York, 1826 Albany Female Academy
305 Journal of General Assembly, Colony of New York. Vol. I, 169 1-
1743 Albany Female Academy
06 Portraits of English sovereigns and noted nobility (steel engrav-
ings) • . • Albany Female Academy
307 Portraits of illustrious persons Albany Female Academy
308 The Town. A New York paper, 1807 . .Albany Female Academy
309 Wooden block (9x14) used for printing the Gospel of John in
Japan American Bible Society
310 Bound volume (11x14) illustrating Arabic printing in Beirut,
American Bible Society
3T1 Pamphlet (6x9), Galatians in Japanese — American Bible Society
312 Pamphlet (6x10) in Chinese American Bible Society
313 Broadsides with specimens of over 200 languages,
American Bible Society
314 Volume (iixi6-J^) containing title page, etc., New Testament, 1611,
and loose leaves from Bishop's Bible of 1574,
Secretary of American Bible Society
315 Volume (8x1 i-i), Geneva Bible, 1591, black letter,
Secretary of American Bible Society
316 Volume (6^x9), King James Bible, black letter.
Secretary of American Bible Society
317 Volume (10x14^), Liber Psalmorum, 1562. cum expositione.
Secretary of American Bible Society
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242 Engraving of a pen sketch by Major John Andre of his passage
by boat from the Britisn sloop of war, Vulture, to the shore of
Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson, September 23, 1780, to confer
with Benedict Arnold for the surrender of West Point.
fan Jiensseher Papers.
243 MS. map of Rensselaerwyck, by John R. Bleecker, Surveyor,
1760.
The manor (24 miles square) covered whai is now Albany
and Rensselaer counties.
244 Gov. Dongan's charter (original), 4 Nov., 1785, of Manor of Rens-
selaerwyck to Kilian Van Rensselaer, son of Jeremias, and to
Kilian, son of Johannes, in trust for the heirs of their grand-
father.
245 Copy of Indian Deed to Kilian Van Rensselaer for a tract of
land on the North river.
The copy is made in 1652 by Arent van Curler, prominent
in the settlement of Schenectady.
246 Extract from the minutes of the Directors of the West India
Company, concerning the Colony on the Delaware river, now
State of Delaware and New Jersey, 1633.
247 Copy of a deed for land on the east side of the river and for the
Island ot Papsickorn, 1637.
248 Record, that two islands in the Hudson river have been bought
for the Patroon, 1650.
Signed by Anthony de Hooge, after whom Anthony's Nose,
further down, is called.
249 Indian Deed to the officers of Rensselaerswyck for an island near
the Flat, 1651.
250 Indian Deed to Johan Baptist van Rensselaer, as Director of the
Colony, for the Patroon for land, 1652.
251 Also deed for land opposite Bethlehem, 1660.
252 Also deed for Domine's Hook, 166 1.
253 Also deed for an island in the river, 1663.
254 Letter from the States-General of Holland by their Secretary, to
the Dutch Envoy in England with enclosed extract from their
minutes concerning the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, 1679.
255 Indian Deed for land on east side of Hudson's river, 1707.
256 Articles of capitulation to the English, 27 Aug., 1664.
257 Exemplification of four Indian Deeds, 1630 and 1631.
Oldest paper in the possession of the Van Rensselaer family.
258 Gov. Strong's determination in 1654 to settle the lands of the
Dutch Colony.
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259 Letter from P. P. Schuyler to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1769.
260 Letter from Stephen Schuyler, 1770.
261 Letter from Stephen Schuyler, 1771.
262 Receipts for wheat, etc. — 1629, P. Van Cortlandt to Coryn Rens-
selaer; 1689, M. Plowmanns to Peter Schuyler; 1692, R. F.
Livingston to Captain Van Rensselaer; 1693, Robert Living-
ston to Scilliad Van Rensselaer; 17 12, to Hendrick Douw and
others. Also exemption from quit-rent for Colony of Rensse-
laerwyck because of war and floods, July, 1693. Receipt for
quit-rent, Hoosick, County of Albany, 17 15, signed by Y. Byer-
ley and Killian Van Rensselaer.
263 Genealogy of Van Rensselaer family from Dutch Bible, 1645 to
1719. From William Bayard Van Rensselaer.
301 Letter to Rutger Bleeker, dated Amsterdam, February, 1713,
W. C. Abrams
302 Fractional currency of the war period, 1861— 1865 (39 pieces),
Albany City Bank
303 Original edition of "The Federalist," 1788, with autograph of
Stephen Van Rensselaer Albany Female Academy
304 History of New York, by Diedrick Knickerbocker (Washington
Irving). New York, 1826 Albany Female Academy
305 Journal of General Assembly, Colony of New York. Vol. I, 1691-
1 743 Albany Female Academy
306 Portraits of English sovereigns and noted nobility (steel engrav-
ings) Albany Female Academy
307 Portraits of illustrious persons Albany Female Academy
308 The Town. A New York paper, 1 807 . . Albany Female Academy
309 Wooden block (9x14) used for printing the Gospel of John in
Japan American Bible Society
310 Bound volume (11x14) illustrating Arabic printing in Beirut,
American Bible Society
311 Pamphlet (6x9), Galatians in Japanese. ..American Bible Society
312 Pamphlet (6x10) in Chinese American Bible Society
313 Broadsides with specimens of over 200 languages,
American Bible Society
314 Volume (iixi6i) containing title page, etc., New Testament, 1611,.
and loose leaves from Bishop's Bible of 1574,
Secretary of American Bible Society
315 Volume (8x1 li), Geneva Bible, 1591, black letter.
Secretary of American Bible Society
316 Volume (6^x9), King James Bible, black letter,
Secretary of American Bible Society
317 Volume (10x14^), Liber Psalmorum, 1562. cum expositione,
Secretary of American Bible Society
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3i8 Volume (4x3^), Gospel of Mark in Tamil,
Secretary of American Bible Society
319 Pamphlet (6x10^), Siamese Gospel of Luke,
Secretary of American Bible Society
320 The Albany Argus, No. 46, Vol. I. (July 2, 1813), framed.
The Argus Co.
321 Washington Birthday celebration programme, 1813,
The Argus Co.
322 Albany Register, April 15, 1814 Dr. Wm. H. Bailey
323 Autograph letter from Philip Schuyler to Walter Livingston, Chair-
man of the Secret Committee at Albany. .Thurlow Weed Barnes
This letter relates to the disposition of Lady Johnson, and
other matters of interest. Dated Fort George, June 1, 1776.
324 Autograph letter from Governor Jonathan Trumbull of Connec-
ticut to Samuel Stringer, Chairman of the Albany Committee of
Safety. Dated Hartford, 30 May, 1775. .Thurlow Weed Barnes
325 Autograph letter from Lynde Lord, Chairman of the Committee of
Safety of the town of Litchfield, Connecticut, to the Albany
Committee of Safety; replying to a request for immediate rein-
forcements. 4 August, 1777 Thurlow Weed Barnes
326 Biblia Sacra (Latin Bible). Amsterdam, 1669,
Dr. W. W. Battershall
327 Homilies to be Read in the time of Queen Elizabeth of Famous
Memory, London, 1676. In black letter . . Dr. W. W. Battershall
32S Pencil drawing of house corner Broadway and Tivoli streets,
opposite Manor house, built 1700, also tile from the same,
Mrs. J. C. Bell
329 De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium. 1543, Nicolas Coperni-
cus Prof. Lewis Boss
This is the first edition of the inimortal work in which
Copernicus demonstrated the true theory of the solar system.
Copernicus died in 1543, a few hours after the first copy of this
edition had been placed in his hands.
330 Tabulae Astronomicae Alfonsi Regis, 1492 Prof. Lewis Boss
These astronomical tables were constructed in 1252 byprder
of Alfonso of Spain, upon the Ptolemaic hypothesis then in
vogue. It was in relation to these very tables that Alfonso
said: "If I had been consulted in devising the universe I
should have made it on a much simpler plan." This, the third
edition, was printed just in time to be used by Columbus in
his first voyage of discovery.
331 De Motibus Stellae Martis, 1609, John Kepler .. Prof. Lewis Boss
This is the great work in which Kepler demonstrated the
laws of planetary motion. This is the first edition, which is
very rare. It was published in the year when Hudson first sailed
up the river that now bears his name.
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332 Siderius Nuncius, 1610, Galileus .'.... Prof. Lewis Boss
This is a copy of the first edition of the bulletin in which
Galileo announced tne discovery of the telescope, and in which
he also gave an account of his first observations upon the moon
and planets by telescopic aid. This edition is very rare.
333 Fac simile, Magna Carta of King John, 12 15 Irving Browne
334 Fac simile. Warrant to execute Mary Queen of Scots, 1587, sign -d
by Elizabeth Irving Browne
335 Fac simile, Warrant to execute Charles I, 1684. . .Irving Browne
336 Fac simile. Twelve London newspapers, 1588-1806 . Irving Browne
337 Gold Obang, A very rare Japanese coin W. Howard Brown
338 Private seal, Time of I>Jebuchadnezzar of Babylon,
W. W. Byington
Z3g Missal. Juntas, Venice, 1577 Mrs. William Cassidy
340 Illustrations (steel engravings) by famous Italian artists ofTasso's
Jerusalem Delivered Mrs. William Cassidy
34 1 Essay on Man. Warburton Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
Frontispiece designed by Pope. London, 1745. Early
edition.
342 De Bybel. Tot Leyden. Daniel Elzevier, 1663,
Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
This old Dutch Bible contains the record of the Verplanck
family in New York, beginning with the marriage of Gulian
Verplanck and Hendrekje Wessells, 1668.
343 Original draft of " Gov. Marcy's Patch Bill " Edward E. Cook
344 Colored fashion plates, 1810 Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
From the Repository of Arts, Fashions, etc. London, 1810.
345 Autograph letter of Richard Wagner Erastus Corning
346 Autograph letters of the Presidents of the United States,
Monroe Crannell
347 Autograph letters of the Governors of the State of New York,
Monroe Crannell
348 Autograph letter of John Howard Payne, author of ." Home, Sweet
Home " Monroe Crannell
349 Autographs of Napoleon I, Wellington, Mirabeau, Humboldt, Leigh
Hunt, LaFayette, Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, "Grant, Philip
Schuyler, Webster, Clay, Irving, Hawthorne, John Brown and
others Monroe Crannell
350 Deed of lot in Beverwyck, signed by Richard Nicolls, first English
Governor of New York, 1667 Monroe Crannell
35 1 Bank checks of Gov. Marcy, J. Fenimore Cooper, Daniel Web-
ster and others Monroe Crannell
352 Albany ballots used in six Presidential elections, 1864-1884 ; also
New York State Electoral College ballots of same period,
Monroe Crannell
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353 Naturalization paper, Colony of New York, 17 15. Monroe Crannell
Signed by Judge Henrj- Beeckman. Judge of Ulster county.
354 Old Albany newspapers — Federal Herald, 1788; Centinel, 1798-,
Sentinel, 1804, in mourning for Hamilton; Gazette, 1789; Reg-
ister, 1814 ; Register, 1815, in mourning for Fulton ; Argus,
1815, fraiiied W. W. Crannell
355 Seventy-five specimens of Colonial and Continental currency, in
frame W. W. Crannell
356 Programme of funeral obsequies of General Washington in Albany,
and two small prints of Washington issued at the time of his
death, in frame W. W. Crannell
357 Complete set of Confederate government currency, 50 cents to
$1,000, and small Confederate flag from Richmond, Va., in
frame W. W. Crannell
358 Complete set United States fractional currency and city of Albany
currency, in frame W. W. Crannell
359 Complete set United States cents, 1793 to 1886 inclusive, in frame,
W. AV. Crannell
360 Silver medal for valor in Crimean war, 1854,
Clarke Winslow Crannell
361 Charter, laws- and ordinances of city of Albany, printed in 1800.
W. W. Crannell
362 Book of Common Prayer 171 1, (in English and Dutch) used in St.
Peter's church, Albany W. W. Crannell
363 Dutch book, owned by a resident of Fort Orange, 1649,
W. W. Crannell
364 Albany Register, April 24, 1809. Glorious news by the steamboat,
W. W. Crannell
365 Broadside, April 12, 1804. Conduct of Aaron Burr,
W. W. Crannell
366 Broadside, April 24, 1809. Proclamation by President Madison,
W. W. Crannell
367 Albany Register, September 2, 181 2. Naval action between the
Constitution and Guerriere. (See original challenge in frame.)
W. W. Crannell
368 Com. Perry's victory on Lake Erie, in verse W. W. Crannell
369 Albany Register, January i, 1808. New Year's Address,
W. W. Crannell
370 Albany Gazette, January i, 1813. New Year's Address.
W. W. Crannell
371 Albany Argus, January i, 1815. New Year's Address,
W. W. Crannell
372 Ricketts' circus bill. Green street, August 4, 1797..W. W. Crannell
373 Thespian hall bill, Pearl street, September 19, 1805 .W. W. Crannell
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374 The Balance, published by Harry Croswell, Hudson, June 17,
1806 W. W. Crannell
375 Military Monitor, New York, February 26, 1814. .W. W. Crannell
376 Colored print, scalping scene, war of 1812 W. W. Crannell
377 Dutch Bible, Dordrecht, 1729 W. W. Crannell
378 Dutch Bible, Dordrecht, 1741 O. Carr
379 The Old Government House, Bowling Green, New York,
Currier & Ives, New York
Engraved from a painting taken in iSoo.
380 View of Broad street, New York, looking north to Federal Hall,
where Washington was inaugurated. . . Currier & Ives, New York
381 Fractional currency, Albany, 1861, 1862 G. G. Davidson
382 Story of Rimini. By Leigh Hunt. First American edition. Bos-
ton, 1816 Rev. W. R. Davis
383 Religious Discourses. By a Layman (Sir Walter Scott). London,
1828. (79 pages.) Rev. W. R. Davis
The preface is signed "' W. S " Abbotsford, 2 January, 1828.
This book is exceedingly rare.
384 CEconomy of Human Life Rev. W. R. Davis
Translation of an Indian manuscript by an ancient Brahmin,
with forty-eight beautiful engravings.
385 Effort to revive Albany Library and Atheneum. Circular to stock-
holders, 1826 William DeyErmand
386 Certificate of membership in the " Society of the Cincinnati," of
Simeon De Witt, Chief of Topographical Staff under Washington,
1785 Richard Varick De Witt
387 Hanger worn by General De Witt at Burgoyne's surrender,
Richard Varick De Witt
388 Illustrations from ancient manuscripts and missals, Westwood,
London, 1844 Bishop Doane
389 Virgilii Opera, Incidit Pine, Londini, 1774 Bishop Doane
390 Horatii Opera, Incidit Pine, Vol. I, Londini, 1733, Bishop Doane
Vol. II, " 1737. Bishop Doane
391 Senecae Opera, Crispinum, Geneva, 1614 Bishop Doane
392 First Prayer-Book of the Protestant Episcopal CWurch,
Bishop Doane
"As proposed at a convention of the said church in the State
of New York, New Jersey Pennsylvania. Delaware, Mary-
land. Virginia and South Carolina, held Philadelphia, 1785,"
London reprint, 1789.
393 Manuscript service Bishop Doane
Used by Bishop Provoost, at the consecration of Christ's
church, Duanesburgh, Albany county, August 25, 1793.
394 Golden remains of the Ever Memorable, Mr. John Hales of Eaton
Colledge, etc., second impression, London, 1673.. Bishop Doane
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395 Chaucer's works, London, 1687 Bishop Doane
396 Sylva (discourse on forest trees), Terra (philosophical essay on the
earth) and Pomona (a treatise on cider), published by express
order of the Royal Society, London, 1679 Bishop Doane
397 Works of Irenaeus, Paris, 1570 (fine binding) Bishop Doane
398 Histoire Generale des Eglises Evangeliques des Vallees, de Pied-
mont ou Vaudoises Bishop Doane
399 Church Ritual, Antwerp, 1625, with old-fashioned notation of
psalms ; Bishop Boane
400 Paule Sharpe's History of Council of Trent, Frankfurt, 1621,
Bishop Doane
401 Old account-book, 1686-1692 James Doherty
402 Commission of Lieut. Garret Staats in 3d N. Y. Regiment in
Continental Army. Signed in 1776 by John Jay,
Mrs. M. L. Douglas
403 Appointment of John De Peyster, by George II, as " Mayor of
Albany, Coroner and Clerk of the Market,'' with seal (4^ inches in
diameter) of Province of New York. Signed by W. Bobin,
Deputy Secretary. Fort George, in New York, 14 Oct., 1729,
Miss Douw
404 Appointment of John Jacob Beekman as Mayor of Albany. Signed
by Governor George Clinton, Poughkeepsie, 27 June, 1783, with
seal Miss Douw
This was Albany's Centennial mayor, a man of very marked
character. He presided over the Centennial festivities a hun-
dred years ago.
405 Child's ABC book, with the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, etc. Am-
sterdam, 1781. Printed on cardboard Miss Douw
406 Maxwell's New York Almanack, 1774, with quaint frontispiece,
Miss Douw
407 Certificate that Jeremia Van Rensselaer was made a freeman and
citizen of Albany. Signed by Volckert P. Douw, Mayor, 1766,
Miss Douw
408 Ships' passports. Signed by Presidents Andrew Jackson and John
Tyler, and Secretaries of State Edward Livingston and Daniel
Webster Miss Douw
409 Copy of The Pekin Gazette, only Chinese newspaper printed, giv-
ing semi-ofificial publication of government decrees, with occa-
sional news items Miss Douw
410 Deed of pew in old Dutch church at foot of State street, signed by
minister, elders and deacons.
411 Probate of will of Myndert Schuyler, 1756. with seal.
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412 Deed of Paepskne island (now in Greenbush).
From the Palroon to the Douw family (present owners) in
165S for "950 beaverskins * * purchasers to pay besides
tenths of all grain and such other taxes as the Director (of the
Patroon then living in Holland) may fix * * Purchasers
may buy from the savages the land opposite said bouwer}'."
413 Deed from Andries Douw of Catskill and Hendrick Douw of Rens-
selaerwyck to Jonas Douw et al., of a portion of Paepskne
island (in what is now Rensselaer county), Volkert Douw and
Henry Van Rensselaer witnesses. 1707 Douw Estate
4r4 An order from the Commander of His Britannic Majesty's Forces
in North America, dated Albany, 16 May, 1760, directing parade
of troops at 5 a. m., before the Dutch church, thence to proceed
to Fort Stanwix (now Rome); also engraving of the old thurch,
J. L. Earll, Utica
415 Letter dated Albany, 8 June, 1779, and signed "Abm. Ten Broeck,
Chairman," to citizens in Tryon county, appointing meeting at
Albany on 17th June to devise means for mutual protection, etc.»
J. L. Earll, Utica
416 Three commissions to Peter Vrooman (1733, 1760 and 1788).
Signed by Wm. Cosby, James DeLancey and Governor George
Clinton J. L. Earll, Utica
417 Permission to Peter Vrooman to maintain a gate across the king's
highway. Schoharie, 26 Aug., 1773 J. L. Earll, Utica
418 The Balance and Columbian Repository, vol. III. Hudson, N. Y.,
1804 J. L. Earll, Utica
419 View of Old Dutch Church, demolished in 1806 (small), J.L. Earll
420 Dwight's Comprehensive Geography. Printed by Charles R. and
George Webster, Albany, 1 798 Caleb Finch
42 1 Autograph letter of George Washington to General Forman, July,
1777 Mrs. Geo. Evans
422 Autograph Letter of Sir William Johnson, 4th April, 1773,
Douw H. Fonda
423 Two Ledgers of Sir William Johnson to 1752. . .Douw H. Fonda
424 Advertisement in Albany paper, 1809, of T. & J. Russell, Apothe-
caries Douw H. Fonda
Fastened to piece of old elm tree (planted at north-west cor.
State and Pearl streets by Robert R. Livingston, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence).
425 Fifteen Letters, etc., from Cornelius Glen, Peter Schuyler, Jelles
Fonda, Barent Bleecker, Daniel Connor, Cornelius Van Schel-
luyne, S. De Witt, Elisha Avery, etc Douw H. Fonda
426 Three accounts current of Jellis Fonda, 1752-1776,
Douw H. Fonda
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427 Cook Book. London, 1672 Rev. S. T. Ford
•"'The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet, stored with all
manner of Rare Receipts, verj' pleasant and beneficial to all
Ingenious Persons of the Female Sex." With quaint frontis-
piece.
428 Washington's Farewell Address Geo. W. Gladding
429 Les Images, Paris, 1637, illustrated E. J. Genet, Greenbush
430 Advertising card and specimen of their work of J.& T. Gladding.
silhouette makers, Albany, 1810 D P. Gladding
431 The Plow Boy, Vols. I-III, Albany, 1819-1822. Edited by John
O. Cole and Solomon Southwick S. R. Gray
432 Portraits (engravings) of Rev. Dr. Sprague, John Wilson and
Major Charles E. Sprague S. R- Gray
433 The Zodiac, a monthly magazine published by E. Perry, Albany.
1835-6 S. R. Gray
434 The Cultivator, Vols. I-IV, Albany, 1834-38. Conducted by Jesse
Buel, J. P. Beekman and J. U. Wasson S. R. Gray
435 Albany Religious Spectator, Vol. I, 1844-45. Edited by Rev.
Dr. W. B. Sprague S. R. Gray
436 Discours du General Foy. Presented by Gen. Lafayette to Daniel
Webster, with Webster's autograph. 2 vols S. R. Gray
43 7 Printed Rates of Toll between Albany and Schenectady, established
by act of Legislature, 1802 S. R. Gray
438 The Daily Advertiser. New York city, 24th Nov., 1788,
S. R. Gray
439 Webster's Albany Almanac, 1809-1886 S. R. Gray
440 Deed of 42 State street from Richard Nicolls, Governor-General,
2Sth Oct., 1667 S. R. Gray
441 Memoir of an American Lady (Mrs. Schuyler of Albany),
S. R. Gray
442 Conveyance of half of Rutten Kill in rear of 42 State street, 1712,
signed by Robert Livingston, Mayor, and John Schuyler, Justice,
S. R. Gray
443 View of Army Relief Bazaar, Albany, 1864 S. R. Gray
444 Forty specimens, colonial and continental currency, 1750-1777,
E. A. Griffin
445 Bible, 1632, Robert Barker, London F. E. Griswold
446 Old almanacks, 1787, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793 F. E. Griswold
447 First Regulation for the order and discipline of troops of the
United States, 1779 F. E. Griswold
448 John Rogers note book, 1580 Mrs. Hamilton Harris
449 Rogers coat of arms, owned by the New England branch of the
family since 1690 Mrs. Hamilton Harris
450 Old Hebrew Lexicon Gideon Hawley
7°
451 Oil painting of the Lansing house (Pemberton corner), corner of
N. Pearl and Columbia streets, 1710 Miss R. I. Hindman
452 Two copies of the Bulbodh Mewa, a monthly illustrated magazine
in the Marathi language, published by Bombay Mission, India,
Rev. R. A. Hume, India
453 Tko copies of the " Duyanodaya," a weekly paper in English and
Marathi languages, American Board of Foreign Missions,
Rev. R. A. Hume, India
454 Map of Albany, 1659, reprint 1833 Mrs. Marcus T. Hun
455 Embroidered map of Europe. . . . .- Mrs. Marcus T. Hun
456 Old account book of Livingston & Hun, 1730,
Mrs. Marcus T. Hun
45 7 Erie canal medal, badge and invitation Leonard Kip
458 Photograph of City Hall (built 1829, burned 1880) . . C. R. Knowles
459 Old History of America, German CM. Lang
460 Various Roman coins found near Castle, in the Tyrol, Sigmunds
Kron CM. Lang
461 Collection of various German seals C M. Lang
462 Three Tyrolese deeds and wills with seals, 1504, 1631, 1638 (on
parchment) CM. Lang
463 Official paper, Insprugg, Tyrol, .X740. In matter of the revolt,
C M. Lang
464 Certificate of soldier's discharge. Signed by General George
Washington, 1783 J. Townsend Lansing
465 Silas Marner J. Townsend Lansing
Printed at Mobile during Rebellion 1S63, on wrapping paper.
Cover of book is made of wall paper.
466 Volumes of Albany almanacks from 1798 ..J. Townsend Lansing
467 Pew Indenture J. Townsend Lansing
468 Patent for land signed by Gov. George Clinton,
J. Townsend Lansing
469 New York Weekly Journals, Munday, 15 March. 1735,
J. Townsend Lansing
470 Albany Centinel, 7 July, 1801 J. TownSEnd Lansing
47X Six old newspapers, 1788 to 1807 J. Townsend Lansing
472 New Testament, Anthony van Heufsen, Delft, 1659, with silver
clasps Miss S. Y. Lansing
473 Seal of Robert Fulton William Lansing, Jr
474 The Gentlemen's Recreation William Lansing, Jr
475 Elements of the Common Laws of England, by Sir Francis Bacon,
1639 Miss A. D. McClellan
476 Parchment commission to Abraham Yates, Jr., as Mayor, by Gov.
Clinton, 1 794 William Lansing
71
47 / Brass seal, Yates coat oi arms Miss J. A. Lansing
478 National Journal, Washington, D. C, July 11, 1826. Containing
an account of the death of John Adams A. S. Lawyer
479 The True American, Schoharie, N. Y., 2 October, 1813. Contain-
ing news of Commodore Perry's victory on Lake Erie,
A. S. Lawyer
480 Free Press, Schoharie, 24 November, 1830. Containing accounts
of anti-masonic troubles A. S. Lawyer
481 First survey of the Schoharie Patent, 1763 A. S. Lawyer
482 Ancient survey of part of Schoharie A. S. Lawyer
483 Grant of Schoharie lands (called Schoary or Hunters field), 1728,
A. S. Lawyer
484 Commission of John Leeke as sidesman of the port of New Haven
Conn., (on parchment), Boston "the 3d year of our Sovereign
Lord King George III," A. D., 1769 James H. Leake
485 History of King Philip s war James H. Leake
486 Declaration of Independence, printed on satin, 1776.
Mrs. John McDuffie
487 tGesang Buch, Wittenberg, 1524 Dr. Irving Magee, Kingston
488 Indian deed with tribal signs, 1766 . .Dr. Irving Magee, Kingston
489 Greeley flag James H. Manning
Flag of the famous Greeley expedition to the Polar regions,
the last relic recovered by the United States steamer Bear, sent
out for rescue.
490 Peace flag James H. Mann.ng
A souvenir of the jubilee in the State Senate Chamber after
the surrender of Gen. Lee.
491 View of the old Exchange building, site of present post office.
Mechanics & Farmers Bank
492 First map of city of Troy, N. Y., on cloth, 1786,
Wheeler B. Melius
493 Grotius de Veritate Religionis. Christiana Elzivir, Amsterdam,
1662, with autograph of Dr. Eilardus Westerlo. .Ernest J. Miller
494 Scrap book containing Albany souvenirs Ernest J. Miller
495 Old Dutch Bible, with map of the world, 1700.. .Ernest J. Miller
496 Camden's Britannia. London, 1695. Open at cut of antique Hali-
fax gibbet, the forerunner of Dr. Guillotine's device for the
French revolution too years later Ernest J. Miller
497 Old map of Hudson river, Quebec, 1776 James Moir
498 MS. page of Fenimore Cooper's " Headsman,"
Miss Gertrude Mosher
499 Brooklyne-Hall Gazette, 1 782 Miss Gertrude Mosher
500 Autograph letter of Charles Dickens, 1839 . . Miss Gertrude Mosher
501 Albany Gazette, 1792, framed Frank Munsell
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502 Advertisement of the Rutland Coach, framed Frank Munsell
503 View of old Dutch church, State street, framed. . .Frank Munsell
504 View of Rensselaer Manor-house, framed Frank Munsell
505 View of Rensselaerwyck, framed Frank Munsell
506 Schoolmaster Bradt's account book Frank Munsell
507 Old Albany Bank bills, framed Dudley Olcott
508 Connecticut Courant, Hartford, 13 April, 1779. ..J. DeWitt Peltz
509 N. Y. Pocket Almanack, 1771, with a view of the city,
J. DeWitt Peltz
510 Interior of old Dutch church, 1715 to 1806, foot of State street,
Miss Phebe A. Pearce
511 First train of cars in New York, July 5, 1831,
Miss Phebe A. Pearce
512 North Pearl street, 1805. Painted by J. H. Brower,
Miss Phebe A. Pearce
513 Albany. View from Greenbush, 1836 Miss Phebe A. Pearce
514 Original appointment of John Lansing, Jr., signed by Gov. Geo.
Clinton Wm. Ray De Lano
515 A View of Albany. Painted in 1800 by William Wilkie,
D. H. Pratt
516 Tracts of Luther. Original editions W. Packer Prentice
I. Ein Heilsam's Buchlein von Dr. Martin Luther, concern-
ing confession. Translated from Latin by Spalatini, 1520.
n. Letters of the same to the theologians at the Augsburg
Council. Written in 1530. Original edition published in 1549.
in. Letters of Dr. Luther, published at Jena, 1556. Bound
in vellum Greek text, imprint of 1537, at Basle. Bound in
vellum
517 Tragedies of Euripides. Folio edition in vellum,
W^. Packer Prentice
517^ Count Pufendorf's Life and Acts of Charles Gustavus of Sweden,
1697. Profusely illustrated and with fine wood-cuts,
W. Packer Prentice
518 Theologia Christiana. Parts I and IL B. Picteti, Geneva, 1696,
(Duod.) W. Paricer Prentice
519 Ten pieces of Continental currency, including the rare $80 of
1779 Samuel S. Pruyn
520 Deaths in Albany from Cholera, 1832. Compiled by S. Pruyn,
Samuel S. Pruyn
521 Order book of The Albany Rifle Battalion, 1823. Samuel S. Pruyn
522 Picture of The Atheneum, on Broadway. Demolished July, 1855,
Samuel S. Pruyn
523 Picture of The Albany Brewery, Dean street, site of present rail-
way station Samuel S. Pruyn
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524 Dutch Psalm book, 1 620 Samuel S. Pruyn
525 Picture of Old Dutch Church at foot of State street. Built in 17 15;
demolished in 1806. Drawn by S. Pruyn Samuel S Pruyn
526 Dutch Bible, silver trimmings, 1714 Samuel S. Pruyn
Used in Old Dutch Church by Francis S. Pruyn.
527 Dutch Bible, silver trimmings, 1704 Samuel S. Pruyn
Containing record of slaves owned by Pruyn family.
528 A " Pinkster Ode." Albany, 1803 Samuel S. Pruyn
529 One dollar bill of Albany Exchange Bank, 1849. Samuel S. Pruyn
530 Two photographs of Second Dutch Church, Beaver street. Erected
1810 Samuel S. Pruyn
531 An old advertisement. Pruyn & Olmstead, North Market street
(Broadway), 1828 Samuel S. Pruyn
532 Japanese book, representing Buddha and sixteen attendant gods,
Samuel S. Pruyn
533 Laws of the Colony of New York. One of the earliest editions
1 7 10. " Printed by Wm. Bradford, Printer to the Queen's most
excellent Majesty for the Colony of New York,"
H. S. Quackenbush
534 Newport Herald, 7 th May, 1789 Joseph W. Russell
Account of Washington's Inauguration.
535 American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia, z5th Dec, 1799,
Joseph W. Russell
In mourning for Washington.
536 Albany Argus, 24th June, 1834 Joseph W. Russell
In mourning for Lafayette.
537 Dinner invitation. President Jefferson to Killian K.Van Rensselaer
Member of Congress, Albany, 1803 Joseph W. Russell
538 Subscription paper for celebration of Erie canal completion, signed
by Stephen Van Rensselaer and many other prominent men,
Joseph W. Russell
539 Autograph Letter.s, Cleveland and Hendricks, framed . . . J. Ryan
540 Legal Document. Jensen vs. Vosburgh (on parchment), 1770,
Mrs. A. Safford
541 Original grant of land (from George I, 1714), "at heSd of Yonker
(now State) street, between the houses of Stephanus Groesbeek
and Abraham Cuyler * * to wardens of the English church
in Albany, to erect thereon a church for divine service accord-
ing to the liturgy of the church of England, and to inclose the
same for a coemitery," etc., parchment with seal,
St. Peter's Church
542 Letters patent from George IH, confirming the above and grant-
ing a royal charter forever as " St. Peter's Church," 1769, parch-
ment with seal ■ St. Peter's Church
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543 "Ye church book, began ye 15th Aprill 1710 ".St. Peter's Church
Containing names of original subscribers, records of parish
meeting and elections, marriages after 1729, receipts and ex-
penses, last entry is of 1739.
544 Bible (Oxford 1717), used in the first church. .St. Peter's Church
545 Register book for St. Peter's church in Albany in the province of
New York, from the 25th day of June, 1756, by the Rev. Mr.
John Ogilvie, Minister " St. Peter's Church
546 A model of the church built in 1802; showing the cracks in wall,
which necessitated erection of the present structure,
St. Peter's Church
547 Walton (Izaak.) The compleat angler or the contemplative man's
recreation. Being a discourse of fish and fishing not unworthy
the perusal of most anglers. Simon Peter said : I go a fishing :
and they said, we also will go with thee. John xxi.3. London,
printed by T. Maxey for Rich Marriot, in S. Dunstan's Church-
yard, Fleet-street, 1653." 8vo Dean Sage
This copy of the 1st edition of Walton belonged to John
Evelyn the author of Evelyn's Diary, and is perfect.
.548 AValton, Izaak. " The compleat angler or the contemplative man's
recreation, etc." Printed by J. G. for Rich Marriot, 1655,
Dean Sage
This is the 2d edition, and it is one of the strange facts in
bibliography, that although a perfect copy of this edition is
quite as rare if not rarer than the ist, there is a very great dif-
ference, much more than ^n ordinary cases of the kind, in their
value. A perfect copy.
549 Walton Izaak. " The compleat angler or the contemplative
man's recreation." Printed by J. G. for Rich Marriot, 1661,
Dean Sage
This is the 3d edition. A perfect copy.
550 Walton Izaak. " The compleat angler or the contemplative man's
recreation." Printed for R. Marriot, etc., 1668 Dean Sage
This is the 4th edition and with the ist, 2d and 3d forms the
set considered so desirable by collectors. A perfect copy.
551 The lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Watton,- Mr. Richard
Hooker, Mr. George Herbert. Written by Izaak Walton. 4th
ed., 1675 Dean Sage
552 S. (J.) " The true art of angling ; or, the best and speediest way
of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish with the worm, fly, paste
and other baits in their proper seasons ; how to know the haunts
of fish and angle for them in all waters and weathers, at the top,
middle and bottom, baiting of the ground and right baits, oyls
and oyntments, baits natural and artificial ; the several ways of
angling; to make oyl of asper, and many rare secrets never
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before made publick ; containing the whole body of angling,
and mystery of a compleat angler, by J. S., Gent., a Brother of
the Angle. London, printed for George Conyers at the Golden
Ring and John Sprint at the Bell in Little Britain. Price
bound 6d." Perfect copy. 24 mo Dean Sage
This minute woik by an anonymous writer forms one of the
marked features of most angling book collections, partly from
its merits as a manual, but far more from its rarity, only a
few copies of the earlier issues having escaped the wear and
tear of time. — Bibliotheca Piscatoria.
553 "Barnes (Dame Julyans.) The bok [of St. Albans] containing
the treatises of Hawking ; Hunting ; Coat-armour; Fishing; and
Biasing of Arms. As printed at Westminster, by Wynkyn de
Worde ; the year of the Incarnation of our Lord 1496. Lon-
don, reprinted by Harding and Wright, for White and Cochrane
and R. Triphook 1810." Fol Dean Sage
150 copies printed. This consists of "Introduction," "Bio-
graphical Notices,'' and finally a verbatim, literatim, and punc-
tuation fac-simile of the 2d edition of " Boke of St. Albans,"
a bibliographical labor carefully and conscientiously executed
by Mr. Joseph Haslewood. — Bib. Pise.
554 Markham, Gervase. " The young sportsman's delight and instructor
in angling, fowling, hawking, hunting, ordering singing birds,
hawks, poultry, conies, hares, dogs, etc., and how to cure them.
by G. M. Sold at the Ring in Little Britain. Price 6d."
[With a second title, as follows]: "A compleat and experienced
angler, in two parts : or the Anglers Vade-mecum, shewing the
best way to make fishing rods, lines, floats, plummets, hooks,
artificial flies, panniers and other tackle; and how to find the
haunts of fish, and take them with all sots of baits, as well arti-
ficial as natural, in all sorts of water. To make divers sorts of
oils and ointments exceeding the oil of osprey. The second part
containing directions to take fowl, and to order singing birds,
hawks, hares, poultry, and dogs. Printed for G. Conyers at the
Ring in Little Britain," [anno 17 12] pp. iv, 138. 24'',
Dean Sage
The Bibliotheca Piscatoria says: " This book is verj' rare,
and we only know of the existence of one perfect copy, which
is now in the Denison collection." The above is the copy
spoken of in the Bib. Pise.
555 Walton, Izaak. "The complete angler or the contemplative man's
recreation : being a discourse of rivers, fish ponds, fish and fish-
ing written by Izaak Walton and instructions how to angle for a
trout or grayling in a clear stream by Charles Cotton. With
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original memoirs and notes by Sir Harris Nicolas, K. C. M. G.
2 vols. London William Pickering 1836." 8" Dean Sage
This edition was originally issued in numbers in two forms;
one with the impressions of the plates on the pages direct, at
SIX guineas, the other with the impressions of plates on India
paperat ten guineas. The " Chronicle of the Compleat Angler"
says of it that it is "One of the handsomest publications of
modern times, an ornament to the Angler's Librar)', unique
of its kind, and perhaps destined to remain so."
556 Scrope (William). " Days and nights of salmon fishing in the
Tweed ; with a short account of the natural history and habits
of the salmon, instructions to sportsmen, anecdotes, etc. By
AVilliam Scrope, Esq. London, Murray, 1843 " Dean Sage
Copies of this first edition are scarce. One of the most enter-
taining of angling books.
557 Crawhall, Joseph. "The compleatest angling booke that euer was
writ, being done oute of ye Hebrewe and other Tongves, by a
Person of Honor. Adorn'd with scvlptores. Imprynted att
Newe Castle upon Tine by Andro Reed for ye authour ande
fynysshed ye twelft daie of August thys yere thyncarnacon of
oure Lorde MDCCCLXXXI." Pp. 238. 4° Dean Sage
One hundred copies of this book were printed and the plates
destroyed. In its unique composition and the artistic skill dis-
played as well in its general style as m the exquisite pen and
ink and etched illustrations with which it abounds, it deserves
a high rank among the modern productions of the book-maker's
art. The first edition of this was published in 1859 and was
limited to forty copies. It is a smaller book than this and cor).-
tains fewer illustrations.
558 Crawhall, Joseph. Izaak Walton; his Wallet Booke. c is.io.ccc.lxxxv.
London, Field & Iver, The Leadenhall Press. Samson Low,
Marston, Searle & Rivington Dean Sage
This is the last of Mr. Crawhall's productions, and consists
of " the songs and poesies " contained in the " Compleat
Angler." Every page is illustr.ited in Crawhall's peculiar style
of originality. Of the large paper edition one hundred copies
were printed, and to each of these is attached by a ribbon one
of the wooden blocks used for the cuts. Its merits are far
below those of several of Mr. Crawhall's former works.
559 Hart der gesuntheit Zii latein Hortus Sanitatis. Sagt in vier
Biicheren vie hernach volger. Im Ersten — Vierfiiszsigen und
Krichenden. Im Anderen — Voglen und den Fliegenden. Im
Drittin — Vischen und Schwimmenden. Im Vierden. Dem
Edlen Gesteyn und allem som den Anderen der erden wachsenis:.
Getruckt zu Strassburg bei Mathia Apiario — nach Christi gebrirt
MDXXXVI jar Dean Sage
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This is compiled chief!}' from the German Hortus Sanitatis
of J. Aube. The " Tractus de Picibus " is divided into many
short chapters and has numerous wood-cuts of fish and fishing
of the most singular character. These cuts are interesting from
the fact that they are among the earliest in the art of wood
engraving. The title page and colophon, the latter bemg
especially elaborate, are attributed to Holbein. The contem-
poraneous paper binding is, through accident or design, cov-
ered with leaves of a black letter copy of the New Testament.
560 Liber Precum Communium. The Book of Common Prayer of
Church of England, translated into Latin. London, 1733,
Rev. D. L. Schwartz
561 English Miracle Plays. An illustrated book compiled from MSS.
in British Museum Rev. D. L. Schwartz
562 One of the last written words of General Grant with autograph;
also engraving of General Grant John A. Sleicheir
563 Autograph letters from prominent public men. . .John A. Sleicher
564 Appointment by Congress of Josiah Edson, Gentleman, to be an
Ensign in the 2nd Conn. Regt. Signed by Sam. Huntington,
president, Philadelphia, September, 1780 B. R. Spellman
565 Certificate, Albany, October, 1788, signed by Thomas Hun, Robt.
McClallen and Leonard Gansevoort; Jr., aldermen, of theii
"admission of Donald McDonald to be a Freeman,"
B. R. Spellman
566 Removal of clerk of Schoharie county, signed by Governor DeWitt
Clinton, 1819 B. R. Spellman
567 Revolutionary claim — Pension paper of Henry Plugh, signed,
1818, by John C. Calhoun, secretary of war B. R. Spellitian
568 Earliest " monogram " seal, city of Albany B. I. Stanton
569 1752 to 1793 "beaver" seal, city of Albany B. I. Stanton
570 1793 to date, present seal, city of Albany B. L Stanton
571 Map, city of Albany, 1794 B. L Stanton
572 Agreement to sell house and lot corner Maiden lane and North
Pearl street, Albany. April 6, 1686. Hendrick Lansing (son of
original settler) and Peter Tomase (Mingael). Witnesses. Jan
Janse Bleecker and Hendrick Cuyler (original settlers),
B. I. Stanton
573 "Indentured" deed relating to " Cajaderosera " patent, Albany
county B. I. Stanton
574 " Death warrant" of Thomas Anderson, 1748. Albany, James De
Lancey, chief justice B. I. Stanton
575 Union College lottery ticket B. I. Stanton
576 King George II. judge's commission to Cornelius Wyncoop,
B. I. Stanton
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577 Jan Vin Hagen (original settler) will, signature and seal,
Robert Strain
578 Nanning Visscher (son of original settler) will, signature and seal,
Robert Strain
579 Dirk Van DerHuyden (son of original settler) lease, signature and
seal Robert Strain
580 Jacob Janse Schermerhooren (original settler) bill of goods from
Holland, 1689 Robert Strain
581 Gertrude and David Schuyler, Sale of negro to Simon Danielson
Van Antwerpen, 1 728 Robert Strain
582 Jan Lansing (son of original settler), deed of land in Albany,
1 702 Robert Strain
583 L. Van Schaick, Holland, to Ryer Schermerhorn (original settler),
Albany, 1697, letter Robert Strain
5S4 Letters to Albany residents, 1699, etc Robert Strain
585 Indentured parchment mortgage of land in the "Camp," Albany
county Robert Strain
586 Picture Old Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, where first Masonic Lodge
was organized in 1730 •. . . Dr. J. W.M. Shattuck
587 German Family Bible H. N. Snow
589 Illuminated MSS. of the XIII century. .Montgomery H. Throop
Obtained by ex-Governor Enos T. Throop in 1842, from the
library of the Princes of Cariati Spinelli of Naples.
590 Illuminated MSS. Choir Book ot XIV century,
Montgomery H. Throop
Containing introits, versicles, etc., for every Sunday and
holiday in the )'ear, with musical notes.
591 Colden's Memoir of the Celebration of completion of Erie canal,
Montgomery H. Throop
592 Albany Daily Argus, Oct. 27, 1815 Matt. J. Tiernan
593 First Philadelphia Directory, 1785 Sampson, Murdock & Co
594 First Boston Directory, 1789 Sampson, Murdock & Co
595 First Albany Directory, 1813 Sampson, Murdock & Co
596 First London Directory, 1677 (reprint) . . Sampson, Murdock & Co
597 First New York City Directory, 1786 (reprint),
Sampson, Murdock & Co
598 Massachusetts Psalter, 1709 Sampson, Murdock & Co
In Indian and English languages (rare).
599 Badge given to Dr. Swinburne by Mme. La Marquise Belisi on
behalf of the French ladies of the American Ambulance corps ;
soiled in removing blood stains Dr. John Swinburne
600 Cross of International Society (Sanitary) given to Dr. Swinburne
at close of siege of Paris, 1871 .Dr. John Swinburne
79
6ot Legion of Honor badge from the French Republic to Dr. Swin-
burne, of the American Ambulance, in recognition of his
services Dr. John Swinburne
602 Shield badge from the American colony during the siege of Paris
to Dr. Swinburne Dr. John Swinburne
603 Commission to Leonard Gansevoort as judge, signed by Gov. John
Jay. with seal attached, dated 1799,
Peter G. Ten Eyck, Schodack Landing
604 Commission, signed by Gov. George Clinton, appointing Leonard
Gansevoort a delegate to Congress, dated 1788,
Peter G. Ten Eyck, Schodack Landing
605 Commission, signed by Gov. Morgan Lewis, appointing Jacob
Ten Eyck judge, 1807. . .Peter G. Ten Eyck, Schodack Landing
606 Commission to Leonard Gansevoort, 1780,
Peter G. Ten Eyck, Schodack Landing
607 Wills of Johannes Beeckman and Abraham Cuyler,
Peter G. Ten Eyck, Schodack Landing
608 Patent, signed by George Clinton, Governor, 1791,
Peter G. Ten Eyck, Schodack Landing
609 Letters from Alex. Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
Mrs. Cuyler Ten Eyck
610 The Albany Centinel, 25 September, 1801 . Henry James Ten Eyck
61 1 Page of the MSS. of first edition of Webster's Dictionary.
Henry James Ten Eyck
6 1 2 Autographs of Robert Morris, Wm. H. Seward, O. W. Holmes, W-
C. Bryant, Ed. Everett, Daniel Webster, Gen. Scott, Horace
Greeley, Jas. Henry, Wendell Phillips, Jas. Henry, Disraeli,
Schliemann, Von Moltke (two frames) . . Henry James Ten Eyck
613 Two Indian bills of sale, 1719 and 1722.. . .Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyqk
614 Old Dutch manuscript, 1683 ... Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
615 Patent of 185 acres to Hendrick Ten Eyck, 1761,
Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
616 View of Dutch church erected in 1715, demolished 1806,
Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
617 Map of Albany, 1828 Mrs. J. H. Ten Eyck
618 A belt of Condolence (wampum) from the Six Nations to Volkerl
P. Douw, Mayor of Albany, 1775,
Rev. W. H. Ten Eyck, D. D., New Brunswick, N. J.
619 Le Nouveau Testament, Caen, 1563 Rev. John Townsend
With Psalms set to music in square notes.
620 Liturgy and Catechism Rev. John Townsend
Prepared by ministers at Geneva, Switzerland. Formerly
owned by Samuel Johnson, first president Kings (now Colum-
bia) College, NewYorl.-.
So
62 1 Paradise of the Lord, 1644 - Rev. John Townsend
Illustrated with autograph of the former owner, Archbishop
Sharpe.
622 Pennsylvania Gazette, sth June, 1 776 Clarence Valentine
623 Plow Boy, Albany, 30th Dec, 1820 Clarence Valentine
Containing an account of a Centennial celebration.
624 East Florida Herald, St. Augustine, 1823 Clarence Valentine
Containing article on the completion of " the Great Ameri-
can Canal " (Erie canal.)
625 The Friend, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 9th August, 1862
Clarence Valentine
626 Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 1862,
Clarence Valentine
With Hawaiian flag in colors.
O27 Several Land Patents signed by Gov. George Clinton, 1791,
Clarence Valentine
With great seal of State.
62S Commission of Henry Dodge as commissary of State Prisoners,
signed by Gov. George Clinton, Albany, 1791,
Clarence Valentine
On parchment.
629 Commission of Captain Lieutenant, signed by Samuel Huntington,
President of Congress, 1781 Clarence Valentine
With seal, on parchment.
630 Removal of inclined plane and railway from State and Eagle
streets. Original subscription for bonds to effect the object,
1843 Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons
63 1 Pages from an account book, 150 years old,
Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons
632 Specimen printing, Van Benthuysen, 1818-1824,
Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons
633 Counting House Almanac, 1819. Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons
634 Cartoon "Political Drill," representing Weed, Seward and others.
Old Schuyler house in background,
Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons
635 Gazette of the U. S., Washington, 11 May and 26 December, 1792,
Charles H. Van Benthuysen
636 Bronze medal, London Exhibition, 1862,
Charles H. Van Benthuysen
637 Electrotype medal Declaration of Independence and medallion of
same Charles H. Van Benthuysen
638 Dutch prayer book, 1696, used in old Dutch church,
Mrs. Mary Vanbergen
639 Hallelu-Jah, Rotterdam, 1696 Mrs. Mary Vanbergen
8i
C40 An ancient medallion found in a convent in Russia,
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
641 Medal of Napoleon I. presented to Colonel Claxton,
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
642 Cross of Legion of Honor, presented to Colonel Claxton,
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
643 Cross of Gregory the Great, presented to Colonel Claxton,
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
644 Decoration of Napoleon I. to Colonel Claxton,
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
645 Decoration from the Bey of Tunis to Colonel Claxton,
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
646 Silver medal of St. Peter, presented by Gregory XVI.
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
C47 Greek Madonna and child, from monastery near Moscow,
Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
648 Finger ring given by Joseph Bonaparte, king of Spain, to Commo-
dore Claxton. On opposite side is piece of the flag of the
Frolic Mrs. Isaac Vanderj^oel
649 Clavonic cross of XII century ' . . . . Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
650 Deed signed by Governor George Clinton, 1786, with seal.
Miss Rebecca Vandenbergh
651 Outline of Van Vechten genealogy, showing a consecutive Albany
county residence of over 250 years,
A. V. W. Van Vechten, New York
652 Copy of Governor Dongan's patent to Derrick Teunisse Van Vech-
ten, 21 March, 1686 A. V. W. Van Vechten, New York
O53 Photo view of the funeral procession of General Grant, 1885,
Aaron Veeder
654 Dutch books belonging to John Knickerbocker, one of the original
settlers R. K. Viele
655 New Testament and Psalms, Amsterdam, 1618, with autograph of
owner. Ph. Livingston, 1734 Mrs. C. G. Van, Rensselaer
656 Journals of Congress, i volume Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
657 View of Albany. A painting by William Hart, 1848,
Isaac W. Vosburgh
658 Island opposite Albany. A painting by William Hart, 1846,
Isaac W. Vosburgh
659 Four water-color views of Albany. James Eights, 1805,
Isaac W. Vosburgh
660 Dutch Bible, illustrated, brass clasps. Amsterdam, 17 14,
William Wendt
II
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66 1 Vocabulary of New Testament Greek, with manuscript notes. By
Dominie Eilardus Westerlo. Albany, 1 760-1 790,
Miss Catharine Westerlo
662 Hebrew words and phrases translated into Latin. By Dominie
Eilardus Westerlo Miss Catharine Westerlo
663 Notes of lectures on Ecclesiastical History (in Latin). By Dominie
Eilardus Westerlo Miss Catharine Westerlo
664 Four sermons, two in Dutch and two in English. By Domine
Eilardus Westerlo Miss Catharine .Westerlo
665 Itinerary of the Portugese East Indies, illustrated. Amsterdam,
1644 Miss Catharine AVesterlo
666 Commission as Colonel to Josiah Whitney, in 1779, from "the
major part of the council of the State of Massachusetts Bay, in
New England." Signed by Caleb Cushing and eleven others
of the council William M. Whitney
667 Appointment of Josiah Whitney as Justice to keep the peace, 1788,
with signature of Gov. John Hancock and the seal of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts William M. Whitney
668 Ter Tria. FaithfuU Teate, London, 1668 Miss Anna Williams
669 Old book of Dutch sermons, with brass clasps (no title page),
John Wolff
670 Photograph (from sketch) of " The Old Elm Tree,"
John M. Wood
Planted by Philip Livingston, a signer of the Declara-
tion of Independence, at north-west corner of State and Pearl
streets, sketch made in 1849.
671 Commission issued to Johannis Lansing in 1723, as captain of a
company of militia in Albany Charles Visscher Winne
672 License or certificate issued to Levinus L. Winne in 1804 to prac-
tice law Charles Visscher Winne
673 Commission issued to Levinus L. Winne in 181 1, as captain in the
New York State militia Charles Visscher Winne
674 Commission issued to Dr. Nanning V. Winne in 1829, as Surgeon-
General on Gen. Van Rensselaer's staff. .Charles yisscher Winne
675 Painting of the Normanskill oil mill and fall of water at Kenwood.
By Clinton Loveridge, a former Albanian.
676 Manuscript of a sermon preached at Watertown, N. Y., November,
1722.
677 Danses des Morts illustrated.
678 Original challenge of the British frigate Guerriere in the war of
1812.
'The Guerriere, 44 guns, 300 men will be happ)' to see the
President to-morrow — report outside the Hook — or any other of
the large frigates to have a social tete n-tete." Written across
83
the registry paper of an American brig, from which the Guer
riere "had taken what she wanted." Framed in wood from the
victorious Constitution.
679 First Publication of the Holland Society, of New York, includ-
ing portraits, fac simile of bill of fare Dutch songs, tiles, coats of
Arms, manuscripts, etc.
680 Annual Catalogue of Yale College, 1812 (Broadside); one of the
earliest issues.
681 Plan of City of New York, 1728.
682 Old Dutch Account Book, 1 738-1742.
683 Printed Abstract of Graduation Theses, Harvard College. 1773,
1782 and 1785.
684 Deed of Cow Common, Massachusatts Colony, 1674.
685 Bill of Sale, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 1675.
686 The Rutland (Vt.) Herald, July i, 1799 (V. 26).
687 Commission as Major to Leonard Williams, signed by Governor
Thomas Chittenden, of Vermont, 1796.
688 Map of New York, 1728.
689 Italy, a poem by Samuel Rogers, illustrated by Turner; also auto-
graphic original manuscript of the poem,
690 Opera et Libri Vite Thome de Kempis. Press of Casper Hochfeder,
Nuremberg, 1494.
691 Book of sea mosses.
692 Chinese paintings on rice paper, fish, sea shells, butterflies.
693 Promissory note in payment for pew purchased in St. Peter's
Church, 1803.
694 Music Book, by Elisha West, 1802.
69s Book plate of the "Albany Society Library, 1759," over 100 years
old.
696 Artotype of the famous painting " First Impression of the Printing
Press."
{ContHbutions from Schenectady.)
697 Hindoo New Testament Mrs. James Sanders
698 Currency issued by city of Schenectady in 1815.
699 Patent to Rev. Dr. Nott, 21 June, 1826, having autographs of John
Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Wirt and Eliphalet Nott.
700 Patent to Rev. Dr. Nott, having autographs of Andrew Jacksont
Louis McLane, Roger B. Taney, Henry L. Ellsworth.
701 Patent to Rev. Dr. Nott, having autographs of James Monroe and
William Wirt.
702 Patent from Governor Stuyvesant, of Van Slyck's Island in the
Mohawk, to Jan Barentse Wemple and Jacques Cornelise Van
Slyck, 12 November, 1662.
This is the first patent issued to the settlers of Schenectady.
84
703 Dutch Bible, Dordrecht. 1 700 Chas. Toll, Scotia
704 Autograph letter of Philip Schuyler, 1779 Mrs. A. A. Yates
705 Sandwich Island Bible.
706 Liturgies of Cyril the Great, Basil and Chrysostom, in Greek and
Arabic.
This book is over 500 years old. It was brought from the
convent of St Anthony on the Red Sea Manuscript, one
volume, bound.
707 Dutch Testament and Psalms of Margt. Nicoll, Albany, 1770,
Hon. Walter T. L. Sanders
708 Book on the Colonies, formerly belonging to Sir Wm. Johnson.
Mrs. De Lancey Watkyns
709 A piece of First AVrapping Paper made in America.
Mrs. Joseph Harmon, Schenectady
710 Milton's Paradise Lost, in Latin, London, 1741.
Mrs. Washington, Schenectady
7 T I Wood Cut of New York and Rensselaerwyck.
Mrs. Joseph Harmon, Schenectady
712 Six Pieces Continental Money. Mrs. Joseph Harmon, Schenectady
7 1 3 Arabic Psalter. Written in black and gilt, with border. Date
unknown. Manuscript, bound, one volume.
714 Abyssinian Psalter. Manuscript, bound in wood '.(Mahogany).
Date unknown. Parchment.
715 Persian poem. Manuscript, in black and gilt.
Obtained at Shiraz, Persia, durmg the reign of Abbas Mirza,
by a Russian officer, who gave it to the donor, and he to Union
College library.
716 Latin Bible. Printed at Nuremburg, 1478, by Ant. Coeburger.
Coeburger was one of the most famous of early printers. He
died in 1513 at Nuremburg. He is said to have employed
thirt)' presses and one hundred men.
717 Boccaccio's Decameron. Printed by Philippo at Florence, 1516.
A fine specimen of the press of the Juntas, and the first edi-
tion in which are found the three novels which ate believed not
to have been written by Boccaccio.
718 Original petition to the congress of the U. S., signed by 133 resi-
dents between the North river and Vermont, and the names of
a committee of seven, chosen by the subscribers, endorsed
thereon, dated November 26, 1781, demanding with threats the
determination of the boundary lines between New York and
Vermont Charles P. Sanders
719 Original list of the books, deeds, leases and other papers belonging
to the Reformed Low Dutch church in the Elders Chest, dated
January 5. 1795, (of Albany) Charles P. Sanders
85
720 Bond (original) of John Butler of Kaghonewago in the county of
Albany and province of N. Y., for _;^i,ooo conditioned for the
execution of a certain contract and conveyance of land for the
erection of a Dutch church at Kaghonewago, dated January 7,
1753 Charles P. Sanders
721 Letter dated " Manor Livingston," November 4, 1789, and signed
by Henry Livingston Charles P. Sanders
722 Original general commands from head-quarters, Van Schaick's
island, dated August 26, 1777, Robert Throop, A. D. C,
Charles P. Sanders
723 Indenture lease between John Butler of Butlers-Ferry, Tryon
county, and Hendrick Vrooman and others, yoemen, dated
October 10, 1772 Charles P. Sanders
724 Original letter to Lieutenant-Governor Van Rensselaer of the State
of New York, from the chiefs of the St. Regis Indians, asking his
assistance in obtaining the monies due them from the State of
New York, November 14, 1802 Charles P. Sanders
725 Certificate of enlistment according to An Act of the Legislature of
the State of New York, passed at Poughkeepsie, October 9,
1780, 'dated Albany, 1801, upon which is indorsed the following.
" No bounty lands were promised for troops raised pursuant to
the Law of October 9, 1780" Charles P. Sanders
726 Assignment of and contract to convey bounty lands dated Decem-
9, 1783 Charles P. Sanders
727 Power of attorney for the collection of bounties and monies due
for military services in the Revolution, dated January 5, 1784,
Charles P. Sanders
728 Affidavit of captain, mate and seamen (as to the care of a vessel
that had sprung a leak) with the seals of officers taking the same
attached, taken before Hans Christopher Lellienschiold, member
and deputy secretary in the Royal Council and notary public of
the Island of St. Thomas in America Charles P. Sanders
729 Letters and documents relating to the organization of a branch of
the Sons of Liberty in Schenectady. This was a secret society
organized in 1766 to effect the independence of the Colonies.
Charles P. Sanders
I. Original letter from the Sons of Liberty in Albany in regard
to organizing a branch of that society in Schenectady. 2. Letter
from New York, dated January 20, 1766, contaming an inclosed
letlei for use in stirring up and organizing the the Sons of Lib-
erty m Schenectady. 3. Original letter from the Sons of Liberty
in New York to the Sons of Liberty in Albany. 4. Also one
dated February 14. 1766 5 Also one dated New York. April
3.1766. 6 Also one dated May 31, 1766. 7 Letter iindoubt-
86
edly nn answer to the above letter. 8. Proceedings of the Sons
of Liberty of Albany, March 3, 1766. 9. Constitutions and
signatures of the Sons of Liberty of Albany.
" The N. Y. Gazette or the Weekly Post Boy " of February 20,
1766. Published by John Holt, New York, Broad street, near
Exchange Charles P. Sanders
This paper was an organ of the Sons of Liberty.
730 Gaines' New York Pocket Almanack Charles P. Sanders
Containing memorandum of the weather, etc., written therein
by their original owners. Two of 1790, one of 1792, two of
1793. one each of 1794, 1795, 1796.
731 Gaines' Universal Register or Columbian Kalendar, 1791,
Charles P. Sanders
732 Webster's Calendar or the Albany Almanac, 1799,
Charles P. Sanders
733 Beers' Calendar or Southwick's Almanac. Published at Albany,
18x4, No. 94 State street Charles P. Sanders
734 Literature lottery ticket of the State of New York for drawing
December, 1 824 Charles P. Sanders
735 Literature lottery ticket of the State of New York for drawing 1831,
Charles P. Sanders
736 Road lottery ticket, June 20, 1800 Charles P. Sanders
737 Certificate of stock of the AVestern Inland Lock Navigation Com-
pany, 1803 Charles P. Sanders
738 United States notes bearing interest at six per cent, dated 1783,
seven in number Charles P. Sanders
739 Indenture bonds of the Colony of New York, payable to bearer
with interest, dated November i, 1709 Charles P. Sanders
740 License to use a carriage in the town of Troy, Rensselaer county,
dated October 8, 1799 Charles P. Sanderg
741 Document on stamped paper, under the Stamp Act of 1765 and
1766 Charles P. Sanders
742 Ship's papers with stamp attached, under the Stamp Act of 1765
and 1766 Charles P. Sanders
743 Lieutenant's commission of the State of New York, June 29, 1781,
signed by Geo. Clinton and Robt. Benson . . . Charfes P. Sanders
744 Lieutenant's commission of the United States Army, dated June 3,
1783- Signed by Elias Boudinot, President of Congress of the
United States Charles P. Sanders
745 Paymaster Jeremiah Van Rensselaer's Commission, 3d N. Y.
Battalion, dated November, 1776, signed by John Hancock,
President, Charles Thomson, Secretary . . Mrs. Charles P. Sanders
746 News Paper, " The Guardian or New Brunswick Advertiser," pub-
lished on Albany street, New Brunswick, N. J., July 11, 1797,
Charles P. Sanders
87
747 'I'lie Daily Advertiser, published New York, January 28, 1788.
Charles P. Sanders
74S The Craftsmen, published at Kingston, 1824. .Charles P. Sanders
749 An extra sheet, published upon the first inauguration of Washing-
ton as President, dated printing office, Lansingburgh, May 6th,
1789, indorsed on the back with ink "King Washington's
speech. " Charles P. Sanders
750 Page 60 of the Albany Gazette, April 11, 1772. .Charles P. Sanders
75 I Two Diplomas, dated 1782, 1784 Charles P. Sanders
752 General Orders of June 6, 1794, by Brigadier-Gen. Henry K. Van
Rensselaer Charles P. Sanders
753 Letters Patent of certain lots in Brandt Lake tract, signed by
Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the State of New York,
Charles P Sanders
754 Letters Patent from King George II to Lieut. Walter Butler and
others, 4,000 acres of land lying on the north side of the Mo-
hawk river, dated Dec. 4, 1735 Charles P. Sanders
755 A Grant of the State of New York, dated 1790, signed by George
Clinton, Governor Charles P. Sanders
756 Duplicate sterling bills, 1763 Charles P. Sanders
757 Union College commencement ball invitation, July 28, 1813,
75S Invitation Albany dancing assembly, 1791 Charles P. Sanders
759 Invitation City Assembly, Albany, Knickerbocker Hall, January,
1826 Charles P. Sanders
760 Invitation to ball at Denniston's tavern Charles P. Sanders
761 Various other dancing invitations and calling cards, dated from
1790 to 1800 Charles P. Sanders
762 The Sheriff's Receipt Book of the county of Albany, containing
the receipts from 1796 to 1800 Charles P. Sanders
ADDENDA.
765 Historical sketch of Albany Female Academy by Miss T. A.
Plympton Albany FemJile Academy
766 Picture of old house corner Broadway and Tivoli street, opposite
Manor house, built about 1700, taken down 1839, pencil draw-
ing. Also tile from the same Mrs. J, C. Bell
767 Boccaccio's Decameron, translated from Italian into German,
curious wood-cuts, Strasburg, 1547 Dr. J. H. Blatner
76S Autograph letter of James Buchanan Alpheus T. Bukley
769 View of State street looking east from St. Peter's church to old
Dutch church. Colored lithograph from sketch made in 1805,
Miss Burtsell
88
77° View of Market street (now Broadway) looking north to old
Dutch church and beyond, colored litiiograph from sketch made
in 1805 Miss Burtsell
771 Autograph letters of Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morns and
Aaron Burr James Fenimore Cooper
772 View of Broadway, looking south to old Dutch church; the
market in the foreground Miss Cynthia R. Dexter
773 Boston Gazette, March 12, 1770 W. J. Etrick
774 New York Morning Post, November 7, 1783 W. J. Etrick
775 Albany Chronicle, November 20, 1797 W. J. Etrick
776 Bible of Tan Jan Bleecker of Albany 1729. . .Mrs. George Evans
777 Psalm book of Elizabeth Staats, 1742 Mrs. George Evans
778 Music book of last century, 1737. Belonged to Elizabeth Bleecker.,
Mrs. George Evans
779 Law book, having on last leaf the Collins family record from 1701
to 1 740 Mrs. George Evans
780 Two early newspapers, the America Farmer and the Northern
Budget, both of 1799 Mrs. George Evans
781 Book, containing specimens of Continental money,
Mrs. George Evans
782 One cash account book of William Kane John N. Foster
Was a store keeper in Albany ; the accounts cover the years
1760 to 1771 inclusive, bound in pig skin
783 One cash book of William Kane John N. Foster
From 1764 to 1792, covering his transactions before, during,
and after the war of the Revolution in this city, showing the
rise and decline of articles by reason of the war ; for sample:
salt, $180 per bushel ; tea, $25 per pound ; rum, $85 ; shrub,
$60 per gallon : chocolate, $12 per pound ; flour, $40 per hun-
dred weight; black handkerchiefs, $35 each. We also find
most of the old Albany names, 150 and 160 years ago.
784 One Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank check, endorsed by Gov.
Wni. L. Marcy, 1827 -/ John N. Foster
785 One six-shilling, Continental currency, 1776 John N. Foster
786 One newspaper, Albany, 1809 John N. Foster
787 Medallion of Madame Canipan, struck off by order of her pupils
after death. Paris, 1825,
Col. E. J. Genet, East Greenbush, N. Y.
788 Proposition of James Gould, 23d April, 1831, for making first
railway coaches (see picture) The James Gould Co
789 Letter to James Goold, after fire of 1838, signed by Erastus Cor-
ning, John Townsend, J. R. Bleecker, Barrendt Staats, James
McNaughton, Rufus King and forty other prominent Albanians,
offering loan of $12,000 without interest. .The James Goold Co
790 View of Albany from Greenbush (old) The James Goold Co
89
79' Stock Book of Hudson River Steamboat Co., 1826,
The James Goold Co
792 A Recommendation, Albany, April, 1810, signed by the Patroon,
Abraham Van Vechten and others, of James Goold of Stephen
Town as an industrious and faithful young man of more than
common mechanical genius as a chaise maker, of sobriety and
strict integrity The James Goold Co
793 Copy of Petition to the Legislature for the establishment of the
"Canal Bank of Albany" (Capital, $500,000.) Signed by
136 citizens. 1827 The James Goold Co
794 Subpoena, 1743, Albany County Court of Common Pleas,
The James Goold Co
795 American Spelling Book. Noah AVebster, Brooklyn, 1801,
Miss Clara T. Harris
796 Eulogy of Washington in rhyme. Pittsfield, 1800,
Miss Clara T. Harris
797 View of the oldest Insurance Co. building in the United States,
and a History of the Company. .Insurance Co. of U. A. Phila.
798 Bond, 1774 James H. Kelley
799 Translation of a Letter of Madame Campan to her Nephews and
Nieces of the Genet family, and information given by her con-
cerning their grandfather and grandmother, Edme Genet and
Miss Cardon, the father and mother of Citizen Genet,
Miss Madeline Manley
800 Manuscript Memoirs of Edmund Charles Genet (Citizen Genet),
Miss Madeline Manley
801 Sports and Pastimes of England, by Joseph Strutt, 140 engrav-
ings colored by hand. London, 1845 N. C Moak
Ver5' rare. One of 50 copies.
802 A Decree of Star Chamber concerning printing, made 1 1 July,
1637 N. C. Moak
Reprinted by the Grolier Club of N. Y., in December. 1S84,
from the first edition of Robert Burke, 1637.
803 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The Astronomer-Poet of Persia,
' N. C. Moak
Rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. One of ,
150 copies printed for the Grolier Club of N. Y., May, 18S5, on
Japan paper.
804 Diedrich Knickerbocker's (Washington Irving) History of New
York, 1809 N. C. Moak
Republished from the original manuscript with fac simile
Elzivir-types by the Grolier Club of N. Y., May, 18S6.
805 An original drawing of a Greyhound by Sir Edwin Landseer,
Estate of Dr. J. S. Mosher
12
90
806 Original sketch of a Dancing AVoman by Geo. Cruikshank,
Estate of Dr. J. S Mosher
807 Original engraving by Albrecht Durer, 15 12,
Estate of Dr. J. S. Mosher
808 Original wood cut by Albrecht Durer. . Estate of Dr. J. S. Mosher
809 Admission card to inauguration of Dudley Observatory, 1856,
signed by G. Y. Lansing, Chairman Benj. Oppenheim
810 Northern Budget (Troy) 9 October, 1799 W. L. M. Phelps
811 The Albany Centinel, 8 January, 1802 AV. L. M. Phelps
812 The Albany Register, i June, 1802 W. L. M. Phelps
813 Will of Major-General Knox, executed in Albany during the
Revolution, witnessed by Lafayette, Major-General Schuyler,
Baron Steuben, General Gates and others L. B. Proctor
814 Bill of sale of negro, signed by Martinus Vrooman, 1809,
A. G. Richmond
815 Early English Dictionary, Dychis, London, 1748 F. N. Sill
816 Holy Bible, Edinburgh, 1633 F. N. Sill
817 Albany Register, 31 December, 1799 .Mrs. M. H. Stoddard
818 AVorkingmen's Advocate, Rochester, N. Y., 1839,
Mrs. M. H. Stoddard
819 Parchment deeds of lands in Elsonburgh, Salem Co., New Jersey.
from Richard Guy and Bridget, his wife, to Andrew Thompson.
Deed dated November ist, 1680; recorded July 24th, 1701,
David A. Thompson
820 Also one from Andrew Thompson to John Thompson and Isaac
Smart. Deed dated February 18th. 1697; recorded March
I ith, 1698 David A. Thompson
821 .\lso one from AA'illiam Thompson to Andrew Thompson. Deed
dated December 28th, 1710 David A. Thompson
822 Indian wampum " Belt of Condolence,"
Rev. AV. H. Ten Eyck, New Brunswick, N. J.
Given to Mayor Ai'olckert P Douw, of Albany, by the Six
Nations in 1775, on the death of his daughter.
823 Deed for pew in Old Dutch Church Clinfbn Ten Eyck
824 Certificate signed by Thos. Lawrence, 1701 Cantine Tremper
825 New Testament and Psalms, 1662, and two other old Dutch
books Mrs. John Van Appledom
S 26 Bronze medal Charles Van Benthuysen
One of the awards at the ''AVorlds Fair" London, 1862;
awarded to an American for superiority of his manufactures.
827 Proceedings of Congress, 1778. .Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Greenbush
828 Testament and psalms used in old Dutch church (silver clasps),
Maurice E. Viele
91
829 Autograph Letter of General Washington Wm. J. Dunham
830 First English and Dutch Dictionary, Rotterdam, 1647,
John Bronk
831 One Volume of Dacier's Horace. French translation, 1691,
Matthew Hale
S3 2 Poetae Minores, Cambridge, 1684 Matthew Hale
833 First Edition Dryden's Virgil. Illustrated, 1697. .Matthew Hale
834 Albany Academy certificate of merit, 1836 Wm. Dey Ermand
835 Old ink stand and sand box Wm. Dey Ermand
836 Wood cut of Roman Catholic Church James McQuade
837 Old Dutch Bible, with brass trimmings and clasps. Dordrecht,
1714 William Wendt
Very well preserved
838 Fac similes of earliest English painting
Religious legends as illustrated on ancient stalls in Carlisle
Cathedral.
839 Three Philadelphia Bi-Centennial medals John G. Burch, Jr.
Bronze with bust of William Penn.
840 Brooklyn bridge memorial medal John G. Burch, Jr.
Issued as a souvenir at the opening of the great bridge.
841 Hebrew book, used at the festival of Passover (over 300 years
old) Isaac M. Strasser
842 Ram's horn, used on the day of atonement (very old),
Isaac M. Strasser
843 One of the medals distributed by King George III, among the
Six Indian Nations to conciliate them CM. Jenkins
844 The Record of the Paine Family, 1580 Dr. H. M. Paine
MISCELLANEOUS.
845 William the first Prince of Orange, an engraving in 1584 of Van-
der Werffs portrait Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
846 Maurice, Prince d Orange, portrait on steel, 1625,
Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
847 Dutch sea shore scene with gentleman's coach in the foreground.
An old engraving alter painting by Van de Velde.
Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
848 William B. Winne, "the penny postman," 1813; Silhouette por-
trait J- Howard King
849 The State bank
The oldest bank building in the United States.
850 Residence of Benjamin Winne R. H. Waterman
An oil painting of a veryold building in Albany, novvdemol-
ished.
92
8s I Washington memorial medal Ritf us K. Viele
Portrait in profile surrounded by the legend " He is in glory;
the world in tears," silver, 1800.
852 A receipt for money to Volckert Janse Douw, from Kilian Van
Rensselaer, 1694.
853 Stockholders roll of the Bank of Albany in 1796,
N. Y. State National Bank
Used at the annual election for directors.
854 Contract for erection in 1803, of the present State bank building,
with small cut of same N. Y. State National Bank
855 Photograph of the old stone Manor house of Westbury Manor,
Berks Co., England, still standing,
George R. Howell
It was sold b3' Edward Howe!! in 1639 on his emigration to
America.
856 The Four Gospels in the ancient Armenian language, 1152, of the
Armenian nation Megerdich Attarian
Wruten and engraved with a pen.
857 Deed, 1687, to Evert Wendell, land on Gallows hill, now about
Eagle street and Hudson avenue Philip Wendell Parke
85 S Document signed and sealed, 1652, by Director General Peter
Stuyvesant = Philip Wendell Parke
859 Old Dutch Catechism, 1692 Miss Harriet I. Barnes
860 Five pieces Continental currency. 1775-79,
Miss Harriet I. Barnes
861 Deed signed by Gov. Peter Stuyvesant, 1652 P. W. Parke
862 Bill of exchange, 1752 John G. Campbell
863 Two old parchment deeds, one signed by Cadwallader Colden,
George K. Colden, Newburgh, N. Y.
864 An engraving of Madonna and Child, 15 16, by Albert Durer,
Rev. W. R. Davis
865 War council of Romans. A study by Giovanni Antonia Amato,
born at Naples. 1475 Rev. W. R. Davis
His pictures are chiefly to be seen in the churches of his
native city, particularly in the St. Dominico Maggiori.
866 Boston Gazette, March, 1770, description of Boston Riot,
Young Men's Association
867 Y. M. A. circular, 1834 Young Men's Association
868 Bronze medal, London International Exhibition, 1862,
Charles H. Van Benthuysen
869 Protest offered by the " Barnburners " in the Baltimore Demo-
cratic Convention, 1848, and explanatory letter by James C.
Smith of Canandaigua Matthew Hale
93
870 First railway train in America, 1831, containing silhoutte por-
traits of Mayor John Townsend, Thurlow Weed and other
Albanians Henry R. Pierson
Copy of painting in the Connecticut Historical Society.
871 Appointment of A. Y. Lansing as Postmaster of Albany, signed
Ebenezer Hazard, Postmaster-General, 1782,
Miss J. Anna Lansing
872 Deed of land in Montgomery Co., from N. Y. State to A. Y. Lan-
sing, 1799, signed John Jay, Governor, with seal.
Miss J. Anna Lansing
873 Appointment by George IL of Abraham Yates as Sheriff of
Albany in 1756, signed and sealed Miss J. Anna Lansing
874 Dinner invitation and card, over 100 years old, also one from
President of Congress, 1787 Miss J. Anna Lansing
875 Appointment of A. Y. Lansing as N. Y. Commissioner in Bank-
ruptcy, signed J. Madison, Secretary of State and Thomas
Jefferson, President, 1802 Miss J. Anna Lansing
876 Will of C Swart, 1690 (in Dutch) Miss J. Anna Lansing
877 Appointment of Abraham Yates as Mayor of Albany, 1792, signed
George Clinton, Governor, with seal .... Miss J. Anna Lansing
878 Regret to breakfast invitation from John Jay, Chief Justice of U,
S., to A. Yates, Mayor, 1 792 Miss J. Anna Lansing
879 Letter accompanying medal from corporation of New York to A.
Y. Lansing, 1826 Miss J. Anna Lansing
880 Ballot New York State election, 1793 Miss J. Anna Lansing
881 Leonard Gansevoort, commission as delegate to Congress, 1788,
signed. George Clinton Peter G. Ten Eyck
882 Leonard Gansevoort as Recorder of Albany, 1780, signed, George
Clinton Peter G. Ten Eyck
883 Leonard Gansevoort, commission as Judge of Court of Probate ;
signed, George Clinton, 1799 Peter G. Ten Eyck
984 Patent to James Caldwell for 800 acres west of Lake George,
signed, George Clinton, 1791 Mrs. P. G. Ten Eyck
885 Will of Abraham Cuyler, 1749 Peter G.-Ten Eyck
886 Will of Johannes Beekman, 1731 Peter G. Ten Eyck
887 Ulster Gazette, Kingston, January 4, 1800. ..Clarence Valentine
888 Two one-shilling notes, continental currency. .Clarence Valentine
889 Two-dollar bill, Bank of Hudson Clarence Valentine
890 Fob seal of Alanson Douglas of Troy, 1790.
891 Collection of half-cents, U. S. A., 1807-56.
892 Student's certificate, Albany Academy, February, 1836,
Wm. Dey Ermand
893 The Original Charter of the City of Albany, signed by Governor
Dongan, July 22, 1886.
BRIC-A-BRAC, OLD SILVER AND PERSONAL
ORNAMENTS.
East Room, Second Story.
1 Gold ornaments 150 years old, of Guinea gold. . .W. L. M. Phelps
2 Black Brussels lace cape Mrs. Fredk. Townsend
3 Two silver buckles Mrs. Robert Strain
4 Carved ivory fan with painted feathers Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
5 Very old silver breast pin Miss D. Grotenhuis
6 Pair very old silver sleeve buttons, 1725 Mrs. Robert Strain
7 Italian carved fan Mrs. Charles Wing
8 Silver handkerchief holder Francis Nicoll Sill
9 Cuffs, old Point, collar, modern Point d'Alenfon,
Mrs. Fredk. Townsend
10 Agate scent box. Miss D. Grotenhuis
1 1, 26 Fourteen pieces of lace, illustrating methods of making, prepared
for illustration George D. Miller
27 Chinese carved fan Mrs. Henry Glassford
28 Fine piece of filigree work B . F. Mix
29 Coral beads Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
Given by Washington Irving to Julia Hoffman, after the
death of \As financee Mathilda Hoffman.
Onyx box, 1733 Mrs. Augustus H. Walsh
31 Fan 200 years old Mrs. Sheffer
32 Point lace fan Mrs. James P. Boyd
33 Carved ivory fan Mrs. J. C. Y. Paige
34 Tear cups Rev. Robert Hume
35 Pair of shoe buckles , . Helen R. Delavan
36 One buckle, presented by Catharine of Russia to Citizen Genet,
while, ambassador at that court E. J. Genet
37 Pair of shoe buckles Francis Nicoll Sill
38 Silver peppermint box 100 years old Miss D. Grotenhuis
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39 Carved ivory fan E. J. Genet
40 Peppermint box Mrs. I. De Witt Peltz
Russian Niello work.
41 Piece of embroidery Rev. D. L. Schwartz
42 Piece of the robe of Ivan the Terrible Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
43 Box made of Charter Oak Mrs. Augustus H. Walsh
Box Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
Made from wood of the ship Constitution. Presented to
Commodore Claxton, who died on the ship.
Ring Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
Presented by Joseph Bonaparte, Ex-king of Spain to Com-
modore Claxton.
45 Chatelaine, French fine blue enamel Miss J. A. Lansing
46 Pair of knee buckles George Douglas Miller
47 Cross Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
Worn by Russian monk in the twelfth centur}'. Brought
from a convent in Moscow.
48 Old tobacco box John D. Parsons
Inscribed in German on one side, "Pious people are wanted —
where are they?" on the other side "People hope for better
times — when will they come ? "
49 Indian pocket-book, over 100 years old. . . Mrs. Augustus H. Walsh
50 Old fashioned vinaigrette Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
5 1 Holland castor Miss Pierce
52 English tankard Erastus Corning
53 Silver spoon, Germany, date unknown Mrs. Fredk. Townsend
54 Old silver ladle Mrs. William Cassidy
55 Gold tea-caddy spoon Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
56 Tankard Francis Nicoll Sill
57 Antique fish cream-jug Erastus Corning
58 Old Dutch spoon, oblong bowl Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
59 Salt-sellar, design, Russian sleigh Erastus Corning
60 Old pitcher Mrs. William Cassidy
61, 63 Cream pitcher and sugar bowl, 1776 Miss Messenger
62 Silver sugar tongs Old Dutch family
64 Silver meat dishes Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
65 ' Tankard Mrs. James Kidd
Belonged to General Ireton.
66 Spoon, which belonged to Thackery Erastus Corning
67 Spoon, which belonged to Charles Dickens Erastus Corning
68 Old Holland sugar tongs Miss Pierce
69 Silver basket, marked Judith Verplanck, 1740,
Silver pitcher Miss Meads
Presented to her father, John Meads, at the Centennial of
Washinsrton's birth. Original card with it.
70
96
71 Silver mulled wine tankard used at funerals, Dutch,
John B. Visscher
72 Silver sugar bowl, oak pattern J. D. F. Lansing
73 Traveling teapot Mrs. James Kidd
74 Much worn table knife from Holland. . . .Mrs. Matthew Robertson
75 Cake basket Miss Pearce
76 Old silver tankard Phillip W. Park
77 Old silver tankard Phillip W. Park
78 Old silver tea caddy '. Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
79 Chatelaine 180 years old David Saxe
So Pewter plate with crest Leonard Kip
81 One silver sugar bowl Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
82 Modern Russian tankard Erastus Corning
83 Silver punch bowl Phillip \V. Park
84 Two silver coasters for holding claret glasses,
Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
Belonged to Stephen Schuyler ; loaned by his granddaughter.
85 Silver Doat (Dutch) spoon Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
Belonged to M. Van Vechten, 177S.
86 Square silver tray, marked Judith Crommelin Verplanck, 1760,
Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
87 Round silver tray Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
Bought by Judge Daniel Crommelin Verplanck at the sale
of Gouverneur Morris, when the great statesman died. They
were bought in Paris at the time of the great Revolution.
Cup and spoon Mrs. Robert Strain
Six large silver spoons, very old Mrs. Robert Strain
Six small silver spoons, very old Augustus Pruyn Strain
Owned by Agnes Bradt, loaned by her great-great-grand-
daughter.
'Small spoon which belonged to Barent Ten Eyck in 1680,
Mrs. Robert Strain
Small silver spoon which belonged to Alida Ten Eyck, 1703,
Mrs. Robert Strain
91 Silver cream cup George Douglas Miller
92 Dutch (Doat) spoon, belonged to the Schuyler family.
W. W. Crannell
93 Si;.ver cup, 1696 Mrs. Robert Strain
94 Silver teapot Dr. Thomas Hun
95 Silver porringer George Douglas Miller
96 Two tea spoons, 200 years old Miss L L. Hotaling
97 Silver tankard Old Dutch family
98 Modern French-cow cream pitcher Erastus Corning
99 Two tea spoons Miss Pierce
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loo Table spoon Miss Pierce
loi Silver chocolate cup Francis Nicoll Sill
102 Silver speaking trumpet L. G. Verbeck
Presented to L. G. Verbeck, of Rotterdam, Holland, by Presi-
dent Buchanan, for his humane treatment of five American
ship-wrecked sailors of the ship " Peter Webster," 1857.
103 Old silver incense burner Miss Ida Z. Schenck
104 Silver dice-box Mrs. Francis S. Pruyn
This box belonged to Madam Hazen, a lady of the Court of
Josephine.
105 A child's SDOon, arrow head, engraving of Moscow on bowl,
Mrs. William Barnes
106 Tea caddy, date 1710 Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
107 Silver spoon Francis Nicoll Sill
108 Russian tablespoon, antique gold Mrs. William Barnes
109 Key ring used by a French Chatelaine Miss Messenger
1 10 Incense burner, Louis III, 1610 Miss Messenger
1 1 1 Soup spoon, antique gold Mrs. William Barnes
112 Old spectacles Francis Nicoll Sill
113 Marrow spoon, George I Miss Messenger
114 English rat-tail spoon, marked J. B. P. S., 1717- .Miss Messenger
1 15 Antique Dutch-cow cream pitcher Erastus Corning
116 Silver tankard Mrs. Jacob V. Vrooman
117 Silver Roman salt cellars Mrs. Marcus T. Hun
118 Muffineer, George II, 1755 Miss Messenger
119 Silver tea spoon for measuring tea, 1675 Miss D. Grotenhuis
120 Two silver spoons, George III, 1770 Miss Messenger
121 Loving cup ; belonged to Lord Danly, marked " 1567."
Erastus Corning
122 Deep oval bread basket John B. Visscher
133 Case of silver, 1764 Mrs. De Lancy Watkins
124 Two antique silver spoons Mrs. E. H. Durell
With the crest of the Leitz family of Wurtemberg, Rhenish
Bavaria.
125 Gravy ladle from Holland Mrs. DeLarncy Watkins
126 Two memorial spoons, 1802 Mrs. Jacob V. Vrooman
127 Spoons, German, 1782 Miss Messenger
128 Silver beaker Philip W. Park
1 29 Traveling case, silver J. Townsend Lansing
130 Cream jug, which belonged to Clare College, Cambridge,
Erastus Corning
Mulled wine tankard G. Y. Lansing
One mustard cup Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
This and No. 81 were brought from the palace at Versailles
by the French refugees, and bought by Governor Tayler.
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131
132
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133 Silver urn, over loo years old Mrs. Francis S. Pruyn
134 Sugar bowl Old Dutch family
135 High silver pitcher nearly 100 years old Mrs. W. S. Egerton
136 Emu egg vases mounted in silver work, done in Australia,
Miss Rathbone
137 Miniature of the parents of Citizen Genet E. J. Genet
138 Silver and Rhine stone snuff-box Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
Belonged to Stephen Schuyler.
139 Miniature of Governor Clinton E. J. Genet
140 Minature of Cornelia T. Clinton, daughter of Governor Clinton,
and wife of citizen Genet E. J. Genet
141 Memorial pin of Mrs. Stephen Schuyler, 1794,
Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
142 A mourning locket Mrs. Francis S. Pruyn
143 Wood carving of DaVinci's Last Supper. . .Mrs. Edward R. Hun
144, 145 Old English rdpouss^ gold watch repeater, double case,
J. Townsend Lansing
146 Bracelet of Egyptian scarabei Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
147 Watch, copper case, painted J. Townsend Lansing
148 Arsinoe coin pin Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
149 Silver snuff box Philip W. Park
150 Reading glass Miss J. A. Lansing
151 Miniature of Laura Spencer About Mrs. A\-.gustus H. Walsh
152 Baptismal bowl from St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Vestry
100 years old; marked with the Van Rensselaer coat-of-arms.
153 Major-General Levi Whitney Miss Garfield
154 Two English silver watches, double cases. .J. Townsend Lansing
156 French miniature J. Townsend Lansing
157 English silver watch J. Townsend Lansing
158 Old watch.- Mrs. D. L. Schwartz
159 Watch case Rev. D. L. Schwartz
160 Silver snuff box Major Harmon Pumpelly Read
This box belonged to the Hon. George Read, one of the
signers of the Declaration of Independence.
161 Antique enameled watch Mrs. James Kidd
i62» Portrait, Mrs. George B. Throop Montgomery H. Throop
163 Miniature of Madame de Campau on ivory E. J. Genet
164 Silver snuff box William I. Van Zandt
165 Ivory miniature, John H. Livingston Ernest J. Miller
166, 167 Two wax pictures, Jas. Stevenson and wife,
Mrs. Augustus H. Walsh
168 Ivory miniature Francis Nicoll Sill
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169 Miniature of Matthew Visscher James Ten Eyck
He was the secretary of the Committee of Safety in 1776,
and first read the Declaration of Independence to the citizens
of Albany, at the City Hall on the corner of Broadway and
Hudson avenue, on its receipt from Philadelphia on July 19,
1776. Loaned by his great-grandson.
170 Tobacco box of Matthew Visscher James Ten Eyck
171 Autograph letter of Matthew Visscher. . .Henry James Ten Eyck
172 Miniature of Rev. I. N. Wickoff, by Peele J. A. Wilson
173 Carved ivory figures of Buddhist priest Miss Rathbone
174 Rhinestone knee buckles Ledyard Cogswell
175 Official buttons of a Chinese Mandarin Miss M. E. Doremus
Showing the seven ascending grades, viz. : gilt, opaque white,
clear white, opaque blue, clear blue, dark coral, and highest
rank, light coral.
176 Turban, shoes and scarf of a Hindoo gentleman,
Rev. Robert Hume
177 Carved ivory vase George Douglas Miller
178 Box Mrs. Paul F. Cooper
Made from the keel of The Endeavor, the ship in which Capt.
Cook sailed around the world.
179 Carved cane Bishop Doane
From the birth-place of Washington.
180 Japanese Prince's sword W. Howard Brown
181 Old Roman fibula Charles M. Lang
Found at castle of Sigmunds' Kron, Brenner Pass.
182 Old German girdle Charles M. Lang
183 Cane- Cantine Tremper
Brought to this country by Moses Cantine a Huguenot, 200
years ago.
184 Old Tyrolian necklace Charles M. Lang
185 Inlaid ivory box Rev. Robert Hume
186 Old cream jug, blue ware Mrs. Matthew Robertson
187 Cream jug, black and white Mrs. Matthew Robertson
1 88 Christian lamp Bishop Doane
From the Catacombs of St. Calixtus, Rome.
189 Carved paper case George Douglas Miller
190 An ancient bronze warming utensil Bishop Doane
From Japan. Over 2,000 years old.
191 First presentation of foreign ministers to the Emperor of China,
Miss Douw
Taken from a pen sketch.
192 Fragment of double head of marble Bishop Doane
Picked up in the church of Santa Petronella, one of the
Roman Catacombs.
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193 Tankard Charles M. Lang
Used by Wurtemberg Monks, date 1763.
194 Russian Ikon Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
195 Vase from the mound builders, Ohio, prehistoric,
Mrs. Erastus Coming, Jr
196 Bronze cup George Douglas Miller
197 Box made of wood of a coffin taken from Pompeii. 4,000 years
old John N. Foster
198 Model of grotesque stone carving in Angel Choir, Lincoln Cathe-
dral Bishop Doane
199 Pompeiian lamp Bishop Doane
200 Brass vessel containing water trom the sacred river Ganges,
Rev. Robert Hume
201 Model of St. Augustine's Chair, Canterbury Cathedral,
Bishop Doane
202 Bead bag Mrs. Matthew Robertson
203 Chinese shoe Rev. Robert Hume
204 Brass cup with spout Rev. Robert Hume
Used for religious purposes.
205 Brass box Rev. Robert Hume
For carrying articles commonly used by offerings in idol
worship. Western India.
206 Travelling glass, gilt ornamentation in leather case,
Henry James Ten Eyck
Used by Aaron Burr during his visits to Albany in the first
part of this century.
207 Bronze idol of the goddess Parvati, very old. .Rev. Robert Hume
208 Crepe shawl Mrs. Matthew Robertson
209 Italian painted china salt cellars Mrs. Charles Wing
210 Drinking cup Henry James Ten Eyck
Used by Ethan Allen during the Revolution.
211 Plate ware, unknown, over 100 years old.
Miss Frances Hunter Ten Eyck
212 Twenty-six varieties lace Mrs. Ira Harris
213 Sandal wood and carved ivory box for card counters, made in
India Miss Rathbone
214 Carved Japanese card case George Douglas Miller
215 Shawl, black blonde Miss J. A. Lansing
216 Lace Jacket Miss J. A. Lansing
Made by Cocha Vamba Indians, S. A.
217 Piece cardinal lace Miss J. A. Lansing
218 Barbe, point de venise Miss J. A. Lansing
219 Piece of old Brussels lace Miss A. V. R . Russell
220 Lace, 250 years old Mrs. M. J. Stoddard
221 Piece of old Honiton , Miss J. A. Lansing
222 Piece Mechlin lace Miss J. A. Lansing
223 Lace collar, round point Mrs. Paul F. Cooper
Took the prize at first Paris Exhibition.
224 Old silver tankard Jacob H. Ten Eyck
225 Funeral spoon, Dutch Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
226 Silver salver Bishop Doane
This salver formerly belonged to Bishop Burnet, Bishop of
London.
227 Pair silver candlesticks, very fine Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
228 Icelandic vase Bishop Doane
229 Norwegian marriage tankard, 200 years old Bishop Doane
230 Collection of family silver Peter Ten Eyck, Whitehall
231 Silver tankard Mrs. Charles W. Abrams
232 Old silver spoon Mrs. J. B. Nott
233 Silver sugar bowl Mrs. Charles W. Abrams
234 Gold finger ornament George Douglas Miller
23s Silver bread-basket Mrs. Jacob H. Teu Eyck
236 Very old watch Mrs. J. B. Nott
237 Silver ladle Jacob H. Ten Eyck
238 Pair silver candlesticks, over 100 years old, with snuffers and tray,
Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
239 Old watch Mrs. William Kidd
240 American filagree silver basket B. F. Mix
241 Point-lace shawl which belonged to Eugenie. Mrs. Erastus Corning
242 Black lace shawl, Chantilly Mrs. Philip Ten Eyck
243 Black lace shawl Mrs. Erastus Corning, Jr.
244 White shawl, round and flat Point, modern . Mrs. Fredk. Townsend
245 Silver coffee urn Mrs. Leonard Kip
246 Old brass incense burner Miss Cynthia R. Dexter
247 Blonde lace cape, 90 years old Mrs. Isaac Vanderpoel
From convent in Moscow. History unknown.
248 Embroidered handkerchief Mrs. Charles Van Zandt
Done in Lisbon 1780.
249 Point de Venise cape, old lace Mrs. Fredjc. Townsend
250 Silver urn which belonged to G. V. S. Bleecker, 100 years old,
Charles Visscher Winne
25 1 Chinese good wish stick Erastus Corning
Tie art of manufacturing this lacquer was lost 300 years ago.
252 Old carved fan, painted sticks Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
253 Carved ivory fan Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell
254 Spanish fan Mrs. Charles G. Saxe
25s Old Watteau fan Mrs. Montgomery H. Throop
256 Old paper fan Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
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257 Old French fan brought to this country about 1780,
Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
258 White whalebone fan Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
259 White whalebone fan Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
260 Chinese carved ivory fan Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
261 Black crape fan, gold spangles Mrs. Cuyler Ten Eyck
262 Fan, black thread lace Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
263 Mourning pin Leonard Kip
Worn at the time the American Colonies were mourning for
George II, 1760.
264 Parasol handle, 200 years old . . Mrs. Marcus T. Hun
265 Mourning pin, 181 2 Dr. Thomas Hun
Inscription on back. " A. Hun, died January 29, 1812, stat
43 years, 11 months and 21 days."
266 Mourning ring Dr. Thomas Hun
Inscribed on back " T. Hun, died." Loaned by his grandson.
267 Mourning ring, colored head of a saint with crystal covering,
Dr. Thomas Hun
268 Alms basin from St. Peter's Episcopal Church. . St. Peter's Vestry
Inscription : From the worshipful Philip S. Van Rensse-
laer, Mayor of the city and Vestryman of St. Peter's Church,
Albany, 1799.
269 Epergne, belonging to General Schuyler, 1761 . George L. Schuyler
270 Camp silver which belonged to Col. Fish. . . Mrs. Bayard Livingston
271 Earrings and bracelet Mrs. Marcus T. Hun
Given by the Bey of Tunis to Mrs. Claxton.
272 Silver beaker, 1685 Judge Saunders
273 Vase George L. Schuyler
Presented to Col. Peter Schuyler by Queen Anne, 1710.
274 Tea pot originally a flagon with Schuyler coat of arms,
George L. Schuyler
Brought to this country by Philip Peter Schuyler, 1640, 300
years old.
27s Queen Anne kettle Mrs. William Croswell Doane
276 Two miniatures, Marie Antoinette and Madame Augier,
Mrs. George C. Genet
277 Memorial locket Mrs. T. A. Lansing
278 Miniature of Dr. N. V. Winne, loaned by his son,
Charles Visscher Winne
279 Fan carried at the cronation of the Empress Josephine,
Mrs. George C. Genet
280 Two fans Charles M. Lang
281 Colored lithograph of the Hindoo Triad, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva,
Rev. Robert Hume
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282 Colored lithograph of the God Krishna and his wife Radha,
Rev. Robert Hume
283 Alms basin.
This is one piece of St. Peter's communion service, which
consists of six pieces, presented by Queen Anne. The hall
marks give the date 1714. Each piece bears the royal arms of
Great Britain (old style) and the foUoviring inscription ; " The
gift of Queen Ann, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain,
France and Ireland, & of her Plantations in North America ;
Queen to Her Indian Chappel of the Onandagus A (crest) R.
1714."
PICTURES, PRINTS AND STATUARY.
East Room, Second Story
Eight views of old Albany as it appeared between 1800 and 1814.
These are the original paintings by Dr. James Eights from
which nearly all the pictures of old Albany are taken,
Mrs. Mary Wharton Gibson, New York city
In identifying the buildings by the aid of the following key,
begin to count from the left and go in regular order to the right.
1 I. Corner of State and Pearl streets, 1814. — i. George Web-
ster's dwelling. 2. Charles R. and George Webster's book
store, and printing office of the Albany Gazette. 3 Office and
book bindery. 4. Jacob Vanderheyden's, called Vanderheyden
Palace. 5. The Pruyn mansion. 6. Dr. H. WoodrufTs office.
7. Mansion of Bait. Lydius. All parts of this house, brick,
wood-work and ornamental iron were prepared in Holland,
and brought from there for the use of the first clergj'man. Rev
Dr. Shaaets of the old Dutch church. S. William Pitt Beer's
law office.
2 II. Continuation of Pearl street, from near the centre to the
corner of Steuben street, 1814. — i. Cornelius Brower's house;
he was bell-ringer of the old Dutch church. 2. Uranian hall,
appropriated to schools; the first story was kept by R. O. K.
Bennett, the second by Mr. Thompson. 3. Residence of Dr.
William McClellan, afterward of Dr. William Bay. 4. Resi-
dence of John L. Bleecker. 5. Residence of Peter E. Elmen-
dorf. 6. Residence of Gerardus Lansing. 7. Writing school.
S. John Andrew's, police constable, g. Store-house. 10. Build-
ing in the distance was the family mansion of Ilarmanus
Bleecker.
2 III. Pearl street from corner of Columbia street looking
north, 1805. — 1. Catharine Fisher. 2. Skcrrctt, blacksmith
and locksmith. 3. Grocer3'. 4. School kept by James Crabb.
5. Occupant unknown. 6. William McGwiky, chocolate man-
ufacturer for James Caldwell. 7. James Brown, grocer, form-
erly Cornelius Groesbeeck, shoemaker. 8. North Dutch
church, John M. Badford, pastor. 9. Corner opposite Bock-
ins the baker.
4 IV. West side of Market street from State to Maiden Lane,
1800. — I. Old Dutch church. 2. John Robinson's corner, now
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the Museum 3 J. and M. Van Schaick, merchants. 4 Dwell-
ing and store of David Waters; south store, Hugh Orr. 5.
Albert Willett ; south store, William Phillips ; north store,
David Newland. 6. William Mulroy, merchant. 7. Bank of
Albany, G. W. Van Schaick cashier. 8. John Malay mer-
chant. 9. Abraham R. Ten Eyck, bookseller. 10. Dwelling
and store of Douw B. Slingerland. 11. Dwelling and store of
Barent G. Staats, merchant. 12. Dwelling of Teunis Vau-
Vechten 13 Market.
V. Market street from Maiden Lane to Steuben street, about
l8oo.— 1. Richard Lush, dwelling and store; north store, John
Brinckerhoof, hardware. 2 Richard Dun, groceries. 3. Mar-
tin Beekman, dwelling. 4. Talbut, house and sign painter.
5. barent Bleecker, Esq. 6. Gen. John H. Wendell. 7.
Stephen Lush, dwelling and office. S. Dr. Samuel Stringer,
dwelling and office. 9. Andrew Brown, house built by Derrick
Ten Broeck. 10. Dudley Walsh. 11. Sandrum Lansing, cel-
ebrated as a cake baker. 12. Chancellor John Lansing.
VI. Market street from Court street looking north, with the
old Dutch church and market, 1805. — (Right hand side.) i.
Thomas P. Gould, hardware. 2. Dwelling and store of Henry
Lansing, dr)'-goods. 3. Richard Dun and Son, groceries. 4.
James Daniels, English hat store. (Left hand side. ) i. John
Spencer, stones and hardware. 2. StafTord & Spencer, copper-
smiths and hardware. 3. John D. P. Douw, hardware. 4.
James and Walter Clark, dry-goods.
VII. Market street, with market and old Dutch church,
looking south, 1805. — (Left hand side.) i. Dwelling of Leon-
ard Gansevoort, Esq. 2. Dwelling and store of Paul Hock-
strasscr. 3. The lower part occupied by J. Hill, glover;
upper part was used by G. Fairman, engraver. 4. Dwelling
of Abram Hun, father of Dr. Hun. The Rev. John Bassett
of the Dutch church resided with him. 5. Store and counting
house of Barent and John R. Bleecker. 6. Dwelling and
store of David and John Blackley. 7. Dwelling of David
Fonda. S. In the distance, store of Fonda and Winne, crock-
erj' merchants 9. James and Archibald Kane, commission
merchants 10. John Fatin, connected with the Groesbccks
of this city. 11. Dr. Jacob and George Manchius, druggists
and post office. 12. Dutch church. (Right hand side.)' 13.
John Robinson's corner, now the Museum. 14. J. and M.
Van Schaick, merchants. 15. David Walters. 16. Albert
Willett. 17. William Mulroy. 18. Bank of Albany, ig.
John Maley, merchant. 20. Abraham R Ten Eyck, book-
seller. 21. Douw B. Slingerland, merchant. 22. Barent G.
Staats, merchant. 23. Teunis Van Vechten.
VIII. State street, looking east from the hill, 1805 — (Right
hand side.) i. James Chestney, chair manufacturer. 2. Car-
penter shop. 3. Carpenter shop. 4. George Merchant, Esq.
S. Mansion of Mr. Green 6. William Van Rensselaer, law
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office and mansion. 7. Distant yellow house, Governor John
Tayler's mansion. 8. The building beyond the church, George
Manchius, druggist and post office. (Left hand side.) i. Part
of St. Peter's Church. 2. Phillip S. Van Rensselaer, Mayor
of the city. 3. Dwelling of Charles R. Webster. 4. Dwelling
of George Webster. 5. Charles R. and George Webster's book
store and printing office, printers and editors of the old'Albany
Gazette. 6. Bait. Lydius. 7. William Pitt Beers, dwelling
and law office. 8. Occupant unknown, g. Joseph Sharp, a
mulatto barber. 10. State Bank. 11. Whiting and Watson,
law book sellers, afterwards E. E. Backus. 12. Star and Shel-
don, dry goods merchants. Gen. Worth served his time as a
clerk for this firm. 13. Wine store. 14. George Pearson,
tobacco manufacturer and residence. 15. Samuel Dexter,
druggist, also his dwelling. 16. Tontine Coffee House, kept
by Matthew Gregory. 17. Webb and Drummer, crockery mer-
chants. 18. Arant Vedder, groceries. 19. Occupant un-
known. 20. John Barry, tobacco manufacturer. 21. Samuel
Hill, hardware store and dwelling. 22. John McGaffiin, Esq.
23. Beyond the church, James and Archibald Kane. 24. Old
Dutch Church.
PAINTINGS.
Robert M. Pratt.
12 Pond Lily Frederic G. Mather
Chas. Warren Eaion.
13 Landscape Chas. Warren Eaton
Theodore Frere.
14 Scene in Cairo Robert S. Oliver
Homer Martin.
15 Landscape Charles L. Pruyn
T. B. Clemens.
16 Still Life Gen. Frederick Townsend
W. H. WiLLCOX.
18 Atlantic City, from Brigantine Beach J. B. Thacher
19 Portrait of Johannes Schuyler (artist unknown),
George L. Schuyler, fjew York city
Brother of the above, and father of Major-General Philip
Schuyler. Born 1697; died 1741.
Albert De Vriendt.
20 The Bookseller of Antwerp Erastus Corning
Emil Lambinet.
21 Farm Scene Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
From the Rogers and Bookwalter sale.
Conturier.
23 Farm Scene A. B. Banks
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Fred. Voltz.
24 Cattle at the Stream Erastus Corning
Meyer Von Bremen.
27 Indecision Charles L. Pruyn
T. B. Clemens.
28 Still Life Gen. Frederick Townsend
Elliott.
29 Portrait T. W. Twitchell
A. Schreyer.
30 A Russian Winter Erastus Corning
31 Portrait of George Lee Schuyler (Ldon Bonnat, 1883),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Son of the above. Born 181 1.
John Constable.
32 English Landscape Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
33 Portrait of Major Philip Schuyler (R. M. Staigg, 1865),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Son of fhe above. Born 1836.
Vedder.
34 "Break, break " Robert S. Oliver
W. Coosemans.
36 French Landscape George D. Fearey
Alexander.
38 Portrait, Joel Rathbone Gen. Frederick Townsend
A. Bertolli.
40 Turkish Bazaar Gen. Frederick Townsend
J. F. Kensett.
41 Study in the Catskills E. D. Palmer
42 Portrait of Abraham Yates (Roberts) Mrs. Abraham Lansing
Mayor of the city of Albany in 1790.
J. G. Brown.
43 His only Comfort John Battersby
44 Portrait of the Fondey family Maurice E. Viele
Andreas Achenbach.
46 After the Storm Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
From the Governor Morgan collection.
Carl Millner.
49 Snov/-Capped Mountains Erastus Corning
W. Bouguereau.
50 Baby's Bath Erastus Corning
A. C. Rowland.
5 1 The Recruit-s W. J. Arkell
Camerona.
52 Picture Robert S. Oliver
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J. W. Ehninger.
53 Death and the Gambler J. W. Ehninger, Saratoga Springs
Jervis McEntee.
54 Autumn in the Catskills E. D. Palmer
F. E. Church.
55 Sunset in Vermont E. D. Palmer
J. W. Ehninger.
56 The Turkey Shoot J. W. Ehninger, Saratoga Springs
56 Portrait of General William Floyd Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
One of the four signers of the Declaration of Independence
from New York State. He, with Jefferson and others, resolved
that he would wear nothing of British manufacture, and having
discarded his fine clothes, donned homespun, in which garb
he appears in the picture.
57 Portrait of Colonel Richard Varick (R. Earle),
Richard Varick De Witt
Military Secretary to Washington, wearing Cincinnati badge,
painted in 1791. With sword.
58 Portraits of two sisters of De Witt Clinton, Mrs. Charles B. Lansing
58 Portrait of General Peter Gansevoort (Gilbert Stuart),
Mrs. Abraham Lansing
Ingham.
60 Portrait of Mrs. Joel Rathbone Gen. Frederick Townsend
S. De Bylandt.
64 The Horse Fair Gen. Frederick Townsend
65 The Dead Christ, painted in 1824 Rev. John Walsh
66 Triumph of the Church over Paganism (Rubens — engraved by
Nicolans Lauvers) James Vint
70 Portrait of Henry Clay in 1837 (Gilbert) Mrs. Williann Cassidy
7 1 Portrait of Thurlow Weed Thurlow Weed Barnes
74 Portrait of Philip J. Schuyler (Gilbert Stuart, 1806),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Son of the above. Born 1768 ; died 1835.
75 Portrait of Jeremias Van Rensselaer, first patron on the east side
of the river Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
77 Portrait of Stephen Van Rensselaer . . .Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
79 Portrait of Mrs. Philip Schuyler — Catharine Van Rensselaer
(artist unknown) George L. Schuyler, New York city
Born 1734; died 1803.
Vander Lin.
80, 81 Two fruit pictures Carl N. Greig
McEntee.
82 Painting of Bermuda George Douglas Miller
Vedder.
83 Olive Grove Robert S. Oliver
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S. R. GiFFORD.
84 The Coming Storm E. D. Palmer
85 Portrait of Jan Baptiste Van Rensselaer. .Howard Van Rensselaer
Cole.
86 Mount Washington Charles L. Pruyn
87 Portrait of Philip Schuyler (artist unknown),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Grandson of Philip Pieterse. Born 1695; shot and burned
in his house at Saratoga by French and Indians, 1745.
88 Portrait, Andrew Jackson with hickory frame, The Argus Company
90 Portrait of Mrs. Philip J. Schuyler — Mary A. Sawyer of Massa-
chusetts (Gilbert Stuart, 1806),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Born 1786 ; died 1852.
92 Portrait by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Martin),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Daughter of Major-General Philip Schuyler. Born 1757;
died 1854. Crayon drawing taken when she was 94 years old.
A. Maure.
95 The Ploughman Wesley R. Davis
J. G. NiCOLL.
98 Mariner (water) James Vint
Chaurel.
100 The Seasons (after Jules Breton) J. Townsend Lansing
Geo. H. Barghtok.
loi Water color Geo. H. Sleicher
Georgia.
102 Water color A. B. Banks
G. H. McCoRD.
104 Old Mill by Moonlight Rev. W. R. Davis
Sam. Colman.
105 Venetian Scene George D. Fearey
F. H. De Haas.
106 Water color. Coast of New England « . James Vint
Appian.
107 Trees and Sky, an etching, artist's proofs Rev. W. R. Davis
E. L. Henry.
109 Dinner in the Oiden Time George D. Fearey
I io Water color sketch of Venice Walter L. Palmer
HI Water color sketch of Venice Walter L. Palmer
1 1 2 Water color sketch of Venice Walter L. Palmer
113 Water color sketch of Venice Walter L. Palmer
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Mauve.
114 Landscape with Sheep J. Townsend Lansing
115 Portrait of William Samuel Johnson (Pine). .Mrs. Anna V. Clapp
Chairman of the committe of five on the final revision of the
Federal Constitution in 1787. The original document in the
State Department at Washington has numerous interlineations
and marginal corrections in his handwriting. He was the first
Senator from Connecticut. Portrait painted in 1783.
116 Portrait of Mrs. Col. Le Mai, daughter of Citizen Genet,
Mrs. Kirby Van Zandt
Artist Unknown.
1 1 7 Cat and Kittens Mrs. L. Annesley
William Hart, N. S.
118 Landscape James MacNaughton
F. D. Briscoe.
120 Marine Gen. Frederick Townsend
A. F. Tait.
121 Ducks George D. Fearey
William Page.
1 23 Portrait of a lady A. W Twitchell
T. F. Kensett.
126 Marine View George D. Fearey
A. H. Wyant.
127 An Autumn Day George D. Fearey
Fred. Fink.
131 Portrait of John Meads Miss Meads
157 "The Committee of Safety" (George Maynard),
James Arkell, Canojoharie
The Holland tile mantle-piece in the picture was originally
in Governor Bouck's mansion in Schoharie, and was trans-
ferred to the old Fray mansion in Palatine Bridge, where it now
stands. This latter place is of historic interest, as being the
gathering place of the " committee of safety " in revolutionary
times, and two of the members of the original committee are
represented in the picture as reading the *' news letter " of the
day.
Walter Blackman.
173 Aspiration J. Townsend Lansing
Antonio Casanova.
173 The Idol of the Day Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
F. A. Bridgman.
1 75 A Chance Acquaintance Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
N. Diaz.
176 Gathering Fagots Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
Formerly in the collection of Fairman Rogers, Esq., of
Philadelphia.
Ill
Meyer Von Bremen.
177 The Love-letter Erastus Corning
A. F. Tait and James M. Hart.
179 The Regretted Shot C. Halloran
B. Seignac.
181 An Interior Charles L. Pruyn
Kruseman Van Eltev.
183 Landscape James Vint
Adolph Schreyer.
184 The Halt at the Well Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
From the celebrated collections of Mr. Stuart, of Paris, and
Mr. Spencer, of New York.
E. RUDAUX.
185 Scene in a Hunting Lodge Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
Formerly owned by the late Governor Morgan of New York.
F. A. Haswell.
1 86 Landscape Wesley R. Davis
187 Portrait of William of Orange, King of England,
Francis Thomas, Troy, N. Y.
Presented about i6go to Captain John Thomas, afterward of
Braintree, Mass., with three companion pictures (Queen Mary,
Queen Anne and Prince George) and a grant of $35,000 by
King William for services rendered by Captain Thomas in the
" Glorious revolution of 1688."
Diaz.
189 Landscape Charles L. Pruyn
190, 191 Two old portraits (heads) Cantine Tremper
Given by a British officer to a nurse for services during ill-
ness when the British army evacuated Kingston.
Meyer Von Breman.
192 Eating her Berries Rev. Walter D. Nicholas
W. Whittredge.
1 96 Beach George D. Fearey
J. F. Engel.
197 The Smoker John Battersby
199 Crayon portrait of Henry Guest of New Brunswick,
Mrs. E. J. Miller
Drawn by a British officer who was taken prisoner at that
place during the Revolution.
ROSSITER.
327 Village Church William Wendell
200 Water color of Venice Walter L. Palmer
Chas. Warren Eaton.
326 Landscape Chas. Warren Eaton
112
2o8 Pen and ink sketch of Colonel Timothy Whiting (Kosciusko),
Henry Whiting Garfield
Colonel Whiting was at West Point with Kosciusko, and as
he was writing home Kosciusko took his letter, and with ink
which they made from rusty nails drew Colonel Whiting's por-
trait on the sheet.
ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS.
209 The Mischievous Boy, 1772 Ernest J. Miller
A mezzo-tint engraving on glass by Henry Moreland (father
of the celebrated George Moreland), who died in 1797. Form-
erly the property of George Clinton, first Governor of this State.
McEntee.
210 Small painting Mrs. Cantine Tremper
2 1 1 Old portrait Cantine Tremper
214 Spanish portrait, 1621 Mrs. Augustus H. Walsh
David Johnson.
214 Landscape J. B. Thacher
Ernest Longfellow.
216 Horses Drinking Robert S. Oliver
324 Portrait of Samuel Osgood Col. E. J. Genet, Greenbush
First Postmaster General of the United States.
325 Portrait of Philip Pieterse Schuyler and wife — Margritta Van
Slichtenhorst (artist unknown),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Married in Beverwyck, now Albany, December 12 (O. S.),
1650. He was born in Holland, date unknown; died 1683.
She was born 1628; died 1711.
326 Portrait of Major-General Philip Schuyler (Trumbull),
George L. Schuyler, New York city
Born 1733; died 1804.
329 Engraving (Rubens — engraved by Nicolans Lauvers) . .James Vint
330 Paul Preaching at Athens (Raphael — engraved in 1677),
331 Calais Pier (Seymour Hayden) J. Townsend Lansing
Artist proof etching after Turner's painting.
James Vint
332 Solitude (Thos. Chauvel) J. Townsend Lansing
George Innes.
339 Landscape study Dr. James P. Boyd
Chaurel.
350 The Lake, etching after Corot J. Townsend Lansing
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PORTRAITS.
45 Portrait of the first mayor of Albany, Peter Schuyler (Sir Godfrey
Kneller The Schuyler Estate, West Troy
360 Portrait of Judge William Cooper (Gilbert Stuart),
Paul Fenimore Cooper
36 : Portrait of Robert H. Pruyn National Commercial Bank
PHOTOGRAPHS.
324 Six Days of Creation (Burne Jones) Bishop Doane
325 The Golden Stairway (Burne Jones) James T. Gardiner
326 The Four Lessons (Burne Jones) James T. Gardiner
327 The Wheel of Fortune (Burne Jones) James T. Gardiner
328 The Cathedral of Chihuahua, Mexico James T. Gardiner
Built in 1740 at a cost of $700,000 from a gift of one per
cent of the profits of the Santa Hulalia mine. Style, Spanish
Renaissance, detail modified by Aztec workmen.
PRINTS AND PICTURES OF OLD ALBANY.
89 Town of Beverwyck in Holland (Myerheim),
Mrs. William Cassidy
From which Albany took its first name.
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WORKS BY ALBANY ARTISTS.
Ezra Ames (deceased).
62 Portrait of Judge Leonard Gansevoort Mrs. Abram Lansing
69 Portrait of John Taylor, Governor of the State of New Vork in 1817
Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
68 Portrait of George Clinton, Governor of the State of New York from
1771 to 179s, and from 1801 to 1804. President from 1804 to 1813,
Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
323 Portrait of lady (water color) Cantine Tremper
67 Portrait of Harmanus Ten Eyck J. H. Ten Eyck
76 Portrait of Elias Buel in 1820 Jesse Buel
322 Mrs. Le Mai, daughter of Citizen Genet Mrs. Kirby Van Zandt
M. A. ACKERMAN.
160 Hagar and Ishmael Mrs. M. A. Ackerman-
H. K. Brown, Sculptor.
400 Quoit Player (out of statue) E. P. Prentice estate
Wm. Bliss Baker.
,55 Boys in the Woods J. B. Thacher
44 Landscape Guy E. Baker
Geo. H. Boughton.
142 Old School-house William Bruce
143 The Irish Emigrant William Bruce
321 Boys Teetering William Bruce
159 Stage Struck Mrs. L. Annesley
188 The Rest by the Wayside Walter D. Nicholas
132 The Puritan's Daughter Joseph W. Drexel, New York City
Julia Hart Beers.
138 A Summer Day in Metuchen.. Julia H. Beers, Metuchen, New Jersey
164 Fir Tree Cottage Studio Julia H. Beers, Metuchen, New Jersey
Charles Calverley, Sculptor.
205 Marble medallion "Taking Comfort."
204 Marble medallion " Lily of the Valley."
306 Elias Howe.
Charles G. Davidson.
141 Ancient House, corner Chapel and Steuben streets, one of the
oldest houses in Albany C. G. Davidson.
C. L. Elliott (deceased).
320 Portrait of Enos T. Throop Montgomery H. Throop
319 Portrait of Rufus H. King Rufus H. King
26 Portrait Gen. Frederick Townsend
37 Portrait Gen. Frederick Townsend
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John Fred. Engel.
i6i The Congratulators John Fred. Engel, Munich, Germany
124 The Confidantes John Fred. Engel, Munich, Germany
130 The Fisher Maiden J. B. Thacher
Henry Ferguson, A. N. A.
128 An early landscape Mrs. William Cassidy
22 Scene in the Adirondacks Ezra G. Benedict
James E. Freeman (deceased).
47 Scene in the Campagna, Rome. . , Mrs. Abraham Lansing
128 First landscape in 1834 Mrs. Burtsell
Fred. Fink (deceased).
25 Portrait of Rev. Wm. D. Sprague, D. D E. P. Prentice Estate
308 Portrait of Judge Buel. Founder of the Albany "Cultivator " and
president of the State Agricultural Society,
State Agricultural Society
Edward Gay.
317 The Island Creek. Picture of the spot where the blast furnace now
stands George D. Fearey
169 Apple Blossoms John A. Sleicher
48 The " Old Round Top " near Canajoharie,
Hon. James Arkell, Canajoharie, N. Y.
It is a stone structure formerly used as a magazine or store-
house by one of the earliest settlers, Kane — from whom the
Arctic explorer Kane was descended. This building stood
at the end of an artificial bayou of the Mohawk, where the
bateaux of the earlier period were pushed up to this trading post.
William Hart, N. A.
203 Loch Tay and Castle with the village of Kenmore in the distance,
H. MacNaughton.
61 Landscape C. Halloran,
James M. Hart, N. A.
134 Portrait of the artist's father Isaac W. Vosburgh.
145 Landscape E, D. Palmer.
316 Old Elm Tree Corner George D. Fearey.
J. S. Hartley, A. N. A. (sculptor).
309 Portrait bust of William Cullen Bryant,
J. S. Hartley, New York city.
Honorable mention at New Orleans Exposition.
313-315 Photographs of other works J. S. Hartley, New York city.
310 Bronze group J. S. Hartley, New York city.
A Pantheistic Study.
Henry Inman (deceased).
168 Portrait of Bishop White Bishop Doane.
Second American Bishop.
171 Portrait of Bishop G. W. Doane of New Jersey Bishop Doane.
165 Portrait of Bishop Doane and brother in childhood. . .Bishop Doane.
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James Kidd, Jr. (deceased).
146 Killing of the Horse at the Grave of an Indian Chief,
^ ^ William Kidd.
Louis Kaiser.
156 Sand Doun Lou's Kaiser.
Lavinia Steele Kellogg.
103 Roses Lavinia S. Kellogg, New York city
96 Summer friends Lavinia S. Kellogg, New York city
Clinton Loveridge.
119 Landscape Clinton Loveridge, Brooklyn, N. Y.
" That down some shadowy lane some ghost
Might drive his spectral kine."
202 The Normankill mill and waterfall at Kenwood S. R. Gray
Will. H. Low.
154 Reverie J- B. Thacher
180 Skipper Ireson's Ride J- B. Thacher
From Whittier's poem.
108 Original drawings for the illustration of Lamia,
Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia
148 Decorative panel — Summer John Battersby
35 Blowing the Horn John Battersby
Charles M. Lang.
153 Head Charles M. Lang
Wm. p. Morgan.
200 An Adirondack Road Wm. P. Morgan
166 Mountain Stream Wm. P. Morgan
Homer Martin.
182 Landscape Miss Mosher
1 5 Landscape Chas. L. Pruyn
Wm. Magkath, N. A.
149 The Gardener T. B. Clark, New York city
Maria L. McMicken.
303 Crayon Heads . . . .' Maria L. McMicken
Leonard Ochtman.
163 An Autumn Memory Leonard Ochtman, New York city
135 The Mill Pond Leonard Ochtman, New York city
Charles Warren Eaton.
129 Water color Charles Warren Eaton
James Kidd, Jr.
162 The Exercise J. B. Thacher
Charles Warren Eaton.
326 Landscape Charles Warren Eaton
E. D. Palmer, Sculptor.
311 The Child Napoleon I J. B. Thacher
Cut withont model,
202 Design for the coat of arms of the Fort Orange club. .J. B. Thacher
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305 Early Sorrow E. D. Palmer
206 Bas-relief of Bishop Doane Bishop Doane
304 Peace in Bondage Gen. Frederick Townsend
R. H. Banks, Sculptor.
Memory, Bas-relief Wm. M. Whitney
Walter L. Palmer.
17 Venice E. J. Larrabee
150 Interior with portrait of the late Thos. W. Olcott Miss Olcott
93 Water color sketch Walter L. Palmer
94 Water color sketch Waiter L. Palmer
William Page (deceased).
72 Portrait of the late John O. Cole Mrs. John O. Cole
73 Portrait of Mrs. John O. Cole Mrs. John O. Cole
312 Rev. Isaac Ferris, D. D Albany Female Academy
R. W. Pennie.
122 Portrait R. W. Pennie
59 Interior of a Ship-smith's shop R. W. Pennie
J. T. Peele.
1 52 The Old Oaken Bucket The Misses Monteith
D. S. Pierce.
225 Portrait of Rev. Wm. Sprague, D. D D. S. Pierce
William Pretyman.
97 Orchids Erastus Corning
T. L. Smith, A. N. A. (deceased).
174 Winter Moon-light Scene T. L. Smith, A. N. A.
63 Long Lake in the Adirondacks Frank Chamberlain
Walter Sanford.
133 The Three Sixes Walter Sanford
V. P. Shaver (deceased).
78 Legion, painted about 1845 Mrs. Shaver
Mrs. B. U. Steenburg.
302 Crayon Head Mrs. Steenburg
Launt Thompson, Sculptor.
307 Portrait bust of Morse Launt Thompson
Photographs of Works Launt Thompson
A. W. Twitchell.
29 Portrait of Elliott A. W. Twitchell
140 Portrait of the mother of John Fred Engel, the artist,
A. W. Twitchell
KiRBY Van Zandt (deceased).
300 Horses Thomas Hurst
301 Cattle Thomas Hurst
W. G. Van Zandt.
151 Portrait of a horse W. G. Van Zandt
Ella L. Winnie
125 Still Life Ella L. Winnie
99 Water color Ella L. Winnie
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Charles Calverly.
308 Bust of John Brown Charles Calverly, New York City
Original in bronze owned by the Union League Club, New York City.
306 Bust of Elias Howe Charles_Calverly, New York City
201 Little Ida Charles Calverly
Marble medallion.
203 Jessie and Daisy Charles Calverly, New York city
Bronze medallion.
Chas. Warren Eaton.
326 Afternoon Shadows Samuel A. Foster, New York City
Views of Old Albany.
223 Seventeen Sketches of the Old Capitol Frederic G. Mather
Walter Sanpord.
137 Prison of the Inquisition Walter Sanford
167 Portrait Walter Sanford
170 Portrait of Stephen Van Rensselaer Howard Van Rensselaer
J. Ezra Ames.
139 Portrait of Mrs. Meads.
OLD FURNITURE, ANCIENT DRESS AND GENERAL
RELICS.
South Room, Second Story.
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1 Dressing table J. Howard King
Formerly the property of ElishaW. D. Skinner, who for many
years published i}az Daily Advertiser ^i the old Elm Tree corner.
The table was made about 1810.
2 Old Flemish tapestry Duncan Campbell
3 Fire screen A. Bleecker Banks
4 Chair — belonged to King Louis Phillippe — taken from the
Tuilleries during his flight, in 1848 Mrs. James Kidd
5 Old mahogany stand Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
6 Old clock Leonard Kip
7 Reporter's chair, from the Senate chamber, old Capitol,
Thurlow Weed Barnes
8 Old writing chair, used by Gov. Seward while in Albany, 1838
to 1842 Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
9 Flax wheel Col. E. J. Genet, Greenbush
With flax and thread grown and spun on the farm of Abram
Witbeck in the town of Greenbush in 1811.
Music stand Robert Shaw Oliver
1 1 Piano, probably imported into this country by John Jacob Astor,
and is about 100 years old Cluett & Sons
12 Old chair Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
13 Harp Mrs. J. Howard King
14 Old table Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
This table was painted by a daughter of an English officer
during the Revolution.
15 Mirror, formerly owned by Gov. De Witt Clinton,
G. V. S. Sanders
16 One '■ Empire " mantel clock Mrs. William Cassidy
17 Hall lamps from the Van Rensselaer Manor House,
Eugene Van Rensselaer
120
1 8 Italian carved wooden chair, sixteenth century style.
Mrs. W. O. Stillman
19 Harp of the time of Empress Josephine Robert Shaw Oliver
20 Piano 150 years old Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
2 1 Chair, in which Thurlow Weed wrote editorials for the Albany
" Journal " for many years Thurlow Weed Barnes
22 Washington relic Mrs. J. V. L. Pruyn
Chair from East room at Mt. Vernon
23 Washington relic Mrs. J. V. L. Pruyn
Wash-stand from Mt. Vernon.
24 An arm chair, from Mt. Vernon Mrs. J. V. L. Pruyn
25 Inlaid table Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
26 Screens from Van Rensselaer Manor House,
Eugene Van Rensselaer
27 Carved tea-table A. Bleecker Banks
28 Portrait of Washington Mrs. J. V. L. Pruyn
Painted by Rembrandt Peale, among his earlier works.
29 Engraving of Washington Mrs. J. V. L. Pruyn
30 Old clock Maurice E. Viele
31 Round table, from Mt. Vernon Mrs. J. V. L. Pruyn
32 Idol from Burmah Mrs. Ira Harris
33 Old arm chair Mrs. James Kidd
34 Silk embroidered gown, 1760 Mrs. A. E. V. R. Hoff
35 Old fashioned dress Miss S. Y. Lansing
36 Old silk dress Mrs. Orin B. Fuller
37 Old silk petticoat Miss S. Y. Lansing
38 Old crepe shawl Mrs. William Barnes
39 Bead bag Mrs. J. L. Newman
40 Wedding dress and shoes Mrs. J. L. Newman
Worn by Mrs. Egbert B. Egberts one hundred and fifty
(150) years ago.
Mrs. Egbert was May Van Dam Lynch, a grand daughter of
Gov. Van Dam, the former Dutch Governor of the Provinces.
Loaned by her great grand daughter.
41 Five antique combs Mrs_ J. L. Newman
42 Three old shawls Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
43 Antique memorial locket Mrs. J. L. Newman
Worn by Mrs. May Egbert Ten Eyck in 1778. Loaned by
her great grand daughter.
44 Black bead bag Mrs. J. L. Newman
45 Antique shoes Mrs. J. L. Newman
46 Shawl Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
47 Embroidered dress and bag 200 years old; gloves worn with cos-
tume Miss E. B. Groot
121
48 One box of games, belonged to Gov. Clinton.
Mrs. J. L. .Newman
49 Pink silk gown and petticoat Mrs. J. B. Nott
Worn by Mrs. Gov. Tayler, 1765.
5 1 English thread lace cap Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
52 Pair of old gloves Miss E. B. Groot
53 Picture of George Washington and family Miss Douw
54 Wedding vest plated, worn by Francis NicoU, over 100 years old
Francis Nicoll Sill
55 Sugar bowl made of a cocoanut, mounted with silver, 150 years
old Mrs. P. G. Ten Eyck
56 Old bag Mrs. C P. Williams
57 Venetian sun-shade Miss Douw
58 Embroidered table cover Miss Douw
59 Crimson satin Mrs. J. B. Nott
Worn by Mrs. Charles D. Cooper, 1797.
60 Sideboard George H. Treadwell
Brought over by Benjamin Wiems from Holland in 1703. It
has been traced directly down to the present owner.
61 Mahogany knife boxes, very old Mrs. Teunis Van Vechten
62 Vest and pants worn by L. Gansevoort.Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
63 Old figured chintz wrapper, ruffled shirt, about 1780.
Mrs. J. B. Nott
64 Curtains and lambrequins used on teaster beds,
Mrs. C. P. Williams
Spun and worked about 200 years ago; the embroidery is inter-
esting because it shows the stitches which have been revived
within a few years under the name of " Kensington."
65 Old fashioned bonnet (calash) Mrs. J. L. Newman
66 Embroidered Japanese robe. . . .Mrs. Charles T. Wing, N. Y. city
67 Parsee children's dresses ... Mrs. Henry A. Glassford, N. V. city
69 Pair of slippers Mrs. J. Townsend Lansing
7 1 Old banner Mrs. Charles P. Sanders
Carried by the minute men in the Revolution.
82 Old print of the Van Tassel House. . Mr. Eugene Van Rensselaer
The spot from which the Legend of Sleepy Hollow was taken.
83 Old print of Washington Irving's house,
Mr. Eugene Van Rensselaer
90 Old Schuyler chair Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
91 Old English chair J. Bleecker Groat
92 Caned chair, brought from England in 1700 Miss Groot
94 Caned sofa Mr. J. R. Brooks
95 Table and chairs brought by Judith Crommelin Ver Plank from
.Holland in 1740 Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
The table is of peculiar interest, from the fact that Talleyrand
La Fayette and many other noted celebrities dined at its board.
96 Chair formerly owned by Gov. De Witt Clinton,
Mrs. Paul Cushman
97 Fiddle back chair Mrs. J. W. Morange
98 Chair nearly 300 years old Mrs. Teunis Van Vechten
99 Mahogany work stand, brought from Holland, known to have been
in the Bell family over 100 years Miss Alida Winne Bell
100 Chair Robert C. Pruyn
loi Chair Leonard Kip
102 Chair Miss Douw
104 Inlaid table " George Douglas,Miller
105 Inlaid card table, 150 years old Miss Phoebe Pearce
io6 Chair, 200 years old Miss Phoebe Pearce
107 A cattle branding iron monogram K. H. T., used in Schenectady
in 1690 Frank K. Toll
108 Old bronze lock and wooden lock of the Powder magazine of
Albany Verplanck Colvin
These locks were brought from Holland at a very early
period, and transferred from the old to the new magazines, as
the growth of the city compelled a change of location, until the
sale of the building on Powder House Hill, located where the
city Reservoir now stands.
They belonged to the old Fort in State street, and probably
to the earlier Dutch fortresses in Holland.
109 Old chair Mrs. J. W. Morange
1 10 Old quilt Miss Phoebe Pearce
HI" Inlaid mirror E. D. Palmer
112 Mahogany work stand Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
1 13 Chair Mrs. Pumpelly
114 Hand-carved box, fifty years old Mrs. Jane Wyland
I IS Cradle • Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
Belonged to First Patroon, 1768.
1 16 Italian carved settle, 16th century style Mrs. W. O. Stillman
120 Caned mahogany chair and inlaid chair Miss Sarah Sanders
121 Inlaid writing desk J. Fenimore Cooper
122 Mahogany work table Charles Visscher Winne
123 One Florentine carved chair Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
124 Canteen used in the Revolutionary army J. N. Foster
125 Bronze lion of Herculaneum brought out by the French refugees,
Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
127 Pier table Mrs. J. W. Morange
123
128 Farm yard scene, embroidered by Miss Elizabeth Ann Dexter in
1812 "Mrs. Bayard Van Rensselaer
129 Model of a Whitehall boat, presented to Gov. Seward while at
Albany, by citizens of New York. . . Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
130 Picture of the old Dutch church of Schenectady,
Mrs. Watkins, Schenectady
1 3 1 Old high back chair Charles Visscher Winne
132 Iniaid chair, 200 years old Miss Pearce
133 Inlaid desk Charles Visscher Winne
134 Child's high chair Mrs. Robert Strain
135 Dutch marquetere clock Thomas Buckley
136 Medallion of Benjamin Franklin, rare,
Col. E. J. Genet, Greenbush
137 Medallion of Voltaire Col. E. J. Genet, Greenbush
138 Picture, 180 years old , Mrs. Skerretts
139 Chair Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
Brought by Judith Cornelia Ver Planck from Holland in
1720.
139 Chair brought by Judith Cornelia Verplanck from Holland,
Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
140 Picture painted by Margaret Ganssevort in 1791,
Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
141 Sampler over 100 years old, worked by Mrs. Visscher Winne,
Loaned by her grandson Charles Visscher Winne.
142 Chest of drawers Geo. Douglass Miller
143 Chair Mrs. C. A. Vander Veer
This chair was brought from the originat church of Monmouth,
N. J., 1782.
144 Portrait of Mrs. Francis Pruyn Samuel Pruyn
145 Sword worn by Gen. Seward W. H. & F. W. Seward
146 Pistols of Gen. Seward W. H. & F. W. Seward
147 Pistols which belonged to Gen. Steuben Mrs, George Evans
148 Old sampler Mrs. C. P. Williams
149 Chairs from the Van Rensselaer Manor House,
Mrs. J.,M. McCloud
150 Tinder box Mrs. D. M. Moore
Carried all through the Revolutionary war.
151 Piece of the old Albany stockade Mrs. J. Sanders
152 " Washington " pitcher Mr. Irving Browne
The name given to indicate that the article had been sent to
England for the purpose of having engraved on it some devise
connected with Washington, and often was added the mono-
gram of the owners.
In the present instance the pitcher bears upon it the mono-
grams of Mr. and Mrs. Coffin of Nantucket, to whom it be-
longed. It is very old.
153
124
Old lock Mrs. P. A. Pease
Turkish coffee pot Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
Bale of cotton from Texas Maurice E. Viele
156 Old cannon ball Mrs. James Sanders
157 Brass candle stick First Patroon
158 Iron lamp John J. Smith
159 Old snuff box Mrs. Orin B. Fuller
160 Very old tortoise shell eye-glasses Geo. Douglass Miller
161 Eye glass from Holland, 200 years old Mrs. Orin B. Fuller
162 Box Mrs. Moore
Containing scale and weight used in in the West Indies for
weighing money brought to this country in 1800, and here
used for the same purpose in one of the stores in Schenectady.
163 Two tray figures, John DeP. Douw, Volkert P. Douw. - Miss Douw
164 Ivory crucifix, 170 years old Mrs. William Cassidy
166 A printer's " stick " used in the old Advertiser officer, 60 years ago,
James L. Travers
167 Grinder for spices, probably 200 years old Miss Douw
168 Bronze plaque of the Declaration of Independence,
Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
169 Flint steel James Doherty
170 Gourd with many designs carved upon it Mrs. Marshall
172 Christening cup, 300 years old Mrs. Wagner
173 Horn snuff spoon over 100 years old Francis Nicoll Sill
174 Pitcher, belonged to and used by Martha Washington's mother,
Mrs. Charles Van Zandt
175 Old vase Mrs. Charles Van Zandt
176 Scotch broach, 100 years old Mrs. William Ellis
177 Lowestoft set Mrs. T. Anna Lansing
178 Brass door knocker George Douglas Miller
179 Silver bon bon box, 100 years old Mrs. John Ochtman
1 80 Cup Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
Used to hold coals from which the old Knickerbockers lighted
their pipes.
181 Japanese screen brought from Yokohama by the late Miss Mary
Pruyn Mrs. Robert Strain
182 Dutch tile from Holland 200 years ago. . .Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
183 White bowl with gold spots J. Townsend Lansing
Formerly owned by General Washington.
184 Delft plate and tea caddy spoon, antique. . .J. Townsend Lansing
185 Dish, with view of old Dutch church Mrs. Charles P. Sanders
186 China, 100 years old Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
187 Old china beer mug Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
1 25
i88 Tea pot, pitcher and sugar bowl Miss J. Anna Lansing
Brought by Captain Dean from India, with the letter giving
the order.
189 Wooden server, inlaid with brass handles, over 100 years old,
Mrs. Wolf
1 9 1 Idol Miss Douw
193 Dish with view of old Albany Theatre. ..Mrs. Charles P. Sanders
194 George Washington memorial book Mrs. George W. Clinton
19s Old tile Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
196 Order book of Fort Schuyler Col. E. J. Genet
197, 198 Specimens of earliest Daguerreotype portraits made in
America — Rev. Dr. Beman, of Troy, Judge Sutherland, of
Geneva, Judge Miller, of Rochester, and 'George Merritt, of
New York Geo. Douglas Miller
199 Part of the Herbtsen window, from Old Dutch Church, 1656,
J. Munsell
200 Old family Bible, printed in 17 14 Samuel Pruyn
201 Picture made of cork Mrs. J. M. McCloud
202 Revolutionary $3 bill Richard L. Annesley
The bill of three dollars, accompanying this, is a sample of
the currency of the United States during the war of the Revo-
lution. This bill was presented to R. S. Jones (the subscriber)
by Mrs. Martha Washington at Col. Jackson's hut, on the
heights of Morristown, New Jersey, in May, 1780. Immedi-
ately after the extreme hard winter, when Col. S. B. Webb's
regiment, to which he was attached, struck their tents and took
possession of their huts January 12th — Snow 2 or 3 feet deep
— he was then, when the bill was received, just 13 years of age,
and just at the end of his term of enlistment of three 3'ears —
supposed to be the youngest person in the pay roll of the army.
RICHARD S. JONES.
New Albany, Indiana, October 12th, 1850.
204 Marble frame, oval glass Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
205 Old Dutch psalm book, 1620 Samuel Pruyn
206 Samples worked by Jane Stringer in September, 170^,
Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell
207 Tortoise shell tea caddy John Wolff
208 Tortoise shell comb Mrs. Vanderpoel
209 Carved tortoise shell comb Mrs. E. H. Durell
211 Tortoise shell spoon holder John Wolff
212 Knife made in 1760 John N. Foster
j^ 213 "Comfortia" Col. E. J. Genet, Greenbush
Used for passing hot coals to light the pipes of the old
Knickerbockers.
126
214 Brass tobacco box W. W. Crannell
Brought from Holland about 175 years ago. Motto: " In het
groon, met vat sooen."
215 Dagger, reproduction from the Spanish original,
Mrs. Charles G. Saxe
217 Iron box Mrs. W. B. Van Rensselaer
218 Inlaid tea box Mrs. P. G. Ten Eyck
219 Brass inkstand, brought from Holland, over 200 years old,
Mrs. Wm. S. Egerton
226 Mameluke dagger Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
227 Oystal knee buckles Mrs. W. C. Benton
This piece of tapestry is descriptive of the destruction of the
temple. It was made at Antwerp in 1630 and was many years
constructing.
"f- 228 Pistols of Miles Standish George McCammon
230 Bead bag Mrs. Oriii B. Fuller
231 Brass mortar and pestle S. S. Pruyn
232 Hat from Burniah Mrs. Ira Harris
233 Copper urn Mrs. J. B. Nott
234 Bunting flag of 13th N. Y. S. Vols., in the Rebellion,
Mrs. Abraham I^ansing
235 Old Flute Richard L. Annesley
This flute and case was the property of Major Cochran of
the British army, in the Revolutionary war of the United Stales
of America. Major Cochran was sent by Sir Henry Clinton
with dispatches to Lord Cornwallis, at Yorktown, at which
seige a cannon shot took off his head.
This flute was taken with his baggage by the Raven Privateer
out of Connecticut river, and the flute sold at auction for $400
I (old Continental money).
I have been the owner of it forty-five years.
236 Danish table cloth Col. E. J. Genet, Greenbush
Brought to the Colonies before the Revolutionary War, with
equestrian figures of George III.
236 Mahogany dressing table of 150 years Mrs. Rufus H. King
239 Bronze peacock J. Townsend Lansing
-^240 Tongs made and used about the year 1800 for catching rattle-
snakes Miss Goold
When in spring the snakes emerged from their winter quar-
ters and hung their heads from the holes, the plan of action
was to slip up quietly behind one and catch the reptile by the
sack of the neck just below the head, with the little pins f.ist-
ened in the spoons of the tongs, and so secure the snake alive
and still make it helpless.
242 Picture representing the burning of Schenectady in i6go,
Mrs. Yates, Schenectady
127
245 Solid ebony desk made at Singapore, India, from that sent to
Yedo, Japan, and then sent as a gift to E. P. Maltby,
E. P. Maltby
246 Spinning wheel Peter Livingston
250 Court dress worn by Gen. John Jay, when minister to Spain in
1779 John C. Jay, Rye
250 Child's high chair, very old Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
251 Two small panel engravings of John Jay John C. Jay, Rye
252 Old silver tankard John C. Jaj', Rye
253 Old silver tea pot John C. Jay, Rye
254 Gold snuff box John C. Jay, Rye
Presented to Gov. John Jay by the State of New York.
25s Pin containing Washington's hair John C. Jay, Rye
256 Portrait of John Jay John C Jay, Rye.
Oil painting by Stuart (original).
257 Piece of wood from old Dutch church built in. 17 15,
Miss Phoebe Pearce
259 Old helmet George Douglas Miller
260 Antique silver horn, worn on the head of a Druses woman, Mt.
Lebanon, Syria Rev. W. R. Davis
269 Whip handle Mrs. W. C. Benton
271 Old Japanese helmet Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
272 Fire screen C. G. Van Rensselaer
273 Table bronze, by Judith Cornelia Verplanck,
Mrs. Anna Verplanck Clapp
274 Persian prayer rug Thurlow Weed Barnes
278 Watered brocade waistcoat, of Louis XIV, about 1660,
Charles Lang
In 1745 costumes were so expensive that most of the people
hired them rather than to purchase their own. Buber states
that the Marquis de Mispoin paid his tailor ;^240 for the use of
seven dresses he wore but once.
279 Japanese swords Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
280 Old Dutch painting Mrs. Kirby Van Zandt
281 Portrait of Catharine de Wendelaer Dr. Thomas Hun
286 Pair of embroidered satin pictures Miss Mitchell
288 Elaborate embroidered vest of Churfiirst, Carl Albert of Bavaria.
monogram jewels and spangles Charles Lang
289 Coat and vest Col. E. J. Genet, Greenbush
Part of the court dress of Citizen Genet, worn when embas-
sador, with the insignia of his rank as Adjutant-General of the
Army of the Alps.
292 Old painting on glass head of George III,
Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
128
297 Painting of the old Kane Mansion in Albany, on North Pearl
street, occupied by William H. Seward, while Governor,
Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
303 Silhouette portrait of Hon. Archibald Maclntyre,
James MacNaughton
Comptroller of New York State, 1806-1821.
304 Old wood cut of St. Nicholas Mrs. S. T. Lansing
305 First train of cars run in New York State, 1831 Mrs. Peirce
313 Water color picture of William H. Seward,
Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
314 Florentine jewel casket E. D. Palmer
316 Bureau Mrs. Robert Strain
317 Chest of drawers Gerard Wood
319 Suit worn at Fort Stanwix by Gen. Gansevoort,
Mrs. Abraham Lansing
320 Dress suit uniform of Gen. Gansevoort. . .Mrs. Abraham Lansing
321 Objects of interest collected by present owner during a journey
around the world Thurlow Weed Barnes
1. Japanese vases of Shippo ware, called in Europe and Amer-
ica Cloissone, made by Nanii-kawa, of Kioto, the most celebra-
ted (living) artificer in Japan.
2. Japanese sabres, formerly the property of native noble-
men.
3. Ivory carvings from Kioto.
4. Pamphlet containing story of the " Forty-seven Ronins,"
as sold at their burial place in Tokio. (See Mitford's work on
the legends of Japan.)
5. Japanese ink stand.
6. Japanese toys.
7. Japanese doll.
8' Japanese newspaper.
9. Water color sketches from Yokohama.
10. Bronze box, showing raised work done in Kioto.
11. Embroidered card cases, showing thatched dwelling-
houses, and Fusiyama, the sacred mountain of Japan.
12. Chessmen, from Shanghai, China, on an inlaid board,
from Bombay, India.
13. Carved ivory card-case, from Hong Kong.
14. Turquoises, in rough state, as worn by Nepaulese women,
in Darjeeling.
15. Specimensof the finest Benares work, brass, silver plated.
16. Kutch ware, from Hyderabad, solid silver.
17. Weapons, from Jey poor, Raj putana, India.
18. Sandal-wood and ebony boxes, carved and inlaid, from
Bombay.
19. Buttons, of precious stone$, such as are sometimes worn
by wealthy native gentlemen of India.
129
20. Marble box from Agra. This box is interesting as show-
ing the sort of stone of which the Taj, the most beautiful build-
ing in the world, is constructed. The inlaid work is similar to
that which ornaments the interior of the Taj.
21. Portraits of Nurmahal, Moontajraahal (for whom the
Taj was built), and of the great Moguls, Jehangees, and Ak-
bar, also (in centre) painting of the ICulub Minar, all in ivory ;
from the Chandni Chouk, Delhi, India.
22. Brahmin prayer bags.
23. Specimens of Indian embroideries; from Delhi, Cal-
cutta and Bombay.
24. Brass jar, made at the school of arts, Jeypoor.
25. Tobacco pipes, from the native bazaar, Cairo, Egypt.
26. Attar of roses, as sold in the perfumery bazaar, Cairo.
27. Turkish coffee cups, from native bazaar, Stamboul.
28. Turkish fez, from Constantinople.
29. Mother of pearl, from the grotto of the nativity, Bethle
hem, Palestine.
30. Olive wood candle-sticks, as sold at the entrance to the
Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem.
31. Florentine box, containing ornaments in lava from Pom-
peii.
32. Decorative silk girdles, from Rome. The light colored
sash is an old design; the darker shade is very modern.
322 Marquetry chair Mrs. John G. Farnsworth
323 Marquetry corner table, 120 years old. .Mrs. John G. Farnsworth
324 Rocking chair Miss Phebe Pearce
325 His uniform as Commander-in-Chief of the State forces, worn by
Gov. Seward upon military occasions. Consisting of military
coat, one pair of gilt epaulets, pants and vest, chapeau and
plume, gilt sword and sword belt. ..Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
326 Hair trunk of Governor Gansevoort Mrs. Abraham Lansing
327 Candelabra, used on Gov. Seward's table, at all State dinners,
Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
328 Gold headed cane, used by Gov. Seward while in Albany,
Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
329 Official certificate of Gov. Seward's election in 1840, signed by
John C. Spencer, Secretary of State,
Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
330 Marble bas relief of Washington, which hung in the hall of the
Executive Mansion Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
331 A very rare specimen of a cast-iron back for an open fire-place,
which bears the date of 1756 Rathbone, Sard & Co.
Old stove Rathbone, Sard & Co.
Manufactured by J. Glonninger & Co., Huntingdon Furnace,
and bears evidence of having been manufactured at some time at
a blast furnace, as the plates are more than half an inch thick.
The stove was probably constructed when the principles of stove
construction were very crude.
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332
130
333 Portrait of T. Edward Collins Mrs. George Evans
Grandson of Philip Schuyler, born in Albany in 1704.
Married to Margaret Bleecker 1733. Old carved wood frame.
334 Portrait of General Washington, Richard Church, Belvidere, N. Y.
With accompanying letter presented by him to Mrs. General
Wally Stuart.
335 Child's chair. 150 years old Miss Phoebe Pearce
^ 336 Old chair J. Howard King
This chair belonged to General Joshua King, grandfather of
General Rufus H. King and J. Howard King, of Albany, Gen-
eral King, then Lieut. King, was the first officer before whom
the captors of Major Andre brought their prisoner. Lieut.
King at once saw that his prisoner was not what he made him-
self out to be. Andre then confessed his identity and made an
appeal to the generosity of Lieut. King. The latter could not
forget his duty to his country, while he sympathized with the
hard lot of the prisoner. In this chair Andre sat and penned
V his entreaty to Washington to set him free as he had been
caught on neutral ground. Washington refused to interfere
and Andre went to the gallows accompanied by Lieut. King.
X 337 Brass fender, from Lansing family, very old,
George H. Treadwell
4. 338 Silhouette of Gov. Seward in Albany, 1838,
Wm. H. and F. W. Seward
339 Andirons over 100 years old, from the Schuyler house,
Mrs. J. Savage Delavan
4 340 Andirons, over 200 years old Mrs. Volkert P. Douw
341 Wooden seated arm chair C. P. Sanders
342 One volume Goodwin's works, 203 years old. .William E. Haswel
343 Nuremberg chair, 17th century Mrs. W. O. Stillman
344 Old Dutch chair brought from Holland in 1690 S. S. Pruyn
345 Child's chair from the family of Mrs. Matthew Trotter, during
four generations Mrs. Teunis Van Vechten
Loaned by her granddaughter.
348 Stirrups worn by Leonard Gansevoort during the Revolutionary
War Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
J 350 Pistols used in the Burr-Hamilton duel,
Richard Church, Belvidere, N. Y.
352 Brass tongs Mrs. J. Ochtman
354 Embroidered picture of Mount Vernon, done in Albany in the last
century Mrs. George Evans
+ 355 Door knocker of Gen. Simeon DeWitt's house, 1796, now the
Steamboat landing Richard Varick DeWitt
356 Fur shears owned in one family 160 years B. E.
.f* 357 Prayer rug Henry Russeil
This is one of the most rare and valuable pieces in the col-
lection.
131
358 Spectacles belonged to Rensselaer Nicoll, over 200 years old,
Francis Nicoll Sill
359 Dress worn 175 years ago Mrs. M. H. Stoddard, Troy road
360 Cotton material, spun, woven and colored about 100 years ago,
Mrs. C. A. Thatcher
361 China mugs 100 years old Mrs. M. H. Stoddard, Troy road
362 Bust of Gov. Seward State Library
363 Bust of Alexander Hamilton State Library
364 Washington letters Mrs. J. V. L. Pruyn
365 Silhouette portrait, full length, of Alanson Douglas, of Troy,
Geo. Douglas Miller
366 Portrait of Margaret Fonday and sister, painted in 1776,
Mrs. Yates, Schenectady
367 Two knife boxes and two dozen knives and forks,
Mrs. P. G. Ten Eyck
368 Two links of the iron chain State Library
Which was kept suspended on floats across the Hudson river
near West Point for some years to prevent the British ships from
ascending above that point during the Revolutionary war.
369 Bonnet made in i8oo Miss McHaffie
370 Two chairs, made and used before the Revolution,
George H. Treadwell
37 1 Delft China platter George H. Treadwell
From the collection of the Hon. Rufus Choate.
373 Bed spread Miss Pearce
DUTCH KITCHEN.
501 Old cupboard, brought from Holland in 1699,
Mrs. D. M. Moor, Schenectady
502 Kitchen cupboard Mrs. V. P. Douw
503, 504 Two small ornaments, delft Mrs. John Ochtman
505 Hot-water plate Mrs. V. P. Douw
506 Three blue printed ware plates Mrs. Robert Strain
507 Delft ware over 100 years old Mrs. T. E. Griswold
Part of a dinner set which belonged to Susan Woolsey,
daughter of Alida Livingston.
508 Pickle dish Mrs. F. E. Griswold
509 Cream pitcher, Dutch lustre Mrs. V. P. Douw
510 Gravy boat Mrs. F. E. Griswold
5 1 1 Delft sugar bowl Mrs. John Ochtman
512 Breakfast plate Mrs. F. E. Griswold
513 Dinner plate - Mrs. F. E. Griswold
514 Soup plate Mrs. F. E. Griswold
515 Small platter Mrs. F. E. Griswold
516 Salad bowl Mrs. F. E. Griswold
517 Vegetable dish Mrs. F. E. Griswold
518 Old teapot Mrs. F. E. Griswold
English lustre, buried in Guilford during the war of 1812.
519 Looking glass, 150 years old Mrs. Robert Strain
520 High old Dutch clock Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
5 2 1 Spinning wheel, 200 years old, Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
522 Two old fire buckets Jacob H. Ten Eyck
523 Warming pan John L. Newman
524 Warming pan E. J. Genet
525 Dutch oven Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
526 Wheel for winding flax Mrs. Harmon, Schenectady
527 Dutch cullender C. C. Ham
528 Flour ladle E. J. Genet
529 Blue china soup tureen. . . . Mrs. Peter G. Ten Eyck, Schodack
530 Soup tureen Mrs. F. E. Griswold
133
531 Delft platter Mrs. John Ochtman
532 Blue and white platter Miss Vandenburgh
533 Large stone China platter, brown and white, with East India print,
Mrs. V. P. Douw
534 Brass candlestick Mrs. W. W. Crannell
535 Large platter Mrs. F. E . Griswold
536 Blue china platter Mrs. P. M . Murphy
537 Mexican sword Thomas McBride
538 Brass cullender Mrs. James C. Bell
539 Small work basket, 100 years old Mrs. John Ochtman
540 Long handled flap-jack pan Miss Vosburgh
541 Dutch Bellows, 200 years old John H. Rowland
542 Old brass skimmer Mrs. William E. Haswell
543 Old bellows, 200 years old. . Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
544 Brass tea kettle, 150 years old, from Holland, Mrs. John Ochtman
545 Copper furnace, 150 years old Mrs. A. Cuyler Ten Eyck
546 Round gridiron on pivot Mrs. Harmon, Schenectady
547 Old crane Mrs. Austin A. Yates, Schenectady
548 Brass tongs George H. Treadwell
549 Brass shovel George H. Treadwell
550 Large iron pot, Dutch Miss Vosburgh
551 Round small pot brought from Holland in 1650,
Mrs. Harmon, Schenectady
553 j iFoot warmer Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
554 Long handled frying pan . .Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
555 Flint-lock breech loading rifle F. E. Griswold
556 Brass skimmer Mrs. Robert Strain
557 Old bellows Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
558 Old toaster Mrs. Harmon, Schenectady
559 Egg poacher Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
560 Dutch shopie, brought from Holland over 200 years ago,
Mrs. Wm. E. Haswell
561 Old gridiron Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
562 Bread trough Mrs. R.obert Strain
563 Rocking chair, 200 years old, Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
564 Knitting sheathes and needles Mrs. John Ochtman
565 Aunt Neltje Catalina Van Brugan,
566 Clinton chair Mrs. J. K. Van Zandt
567 Arm chair George H. Treadwell
568 Coffee mill A. Vander Veer
569 Old Holland wafile iron Mrs. C. V. A. Craver
570 Sweetmeat jar from Holland, over 100 years ago,
Mrs. William E. Haswell
134
571 Box from Hollarid 200 years old Mrs. Robert Strain
572 Large stone jar Mrs. V. P. Douw
573 Stone jar brought from Holland Mrs. John Ochtman
574 Pewter tea pot, Dutch Mrs. John Ochtman
575 Pewter porringer Mrs. V. P. Douw
576 Pewter tankard Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
577 Child's high chair, 1795 Mrs. Robert Strain
578 Pewter platter Miss Vandenburgh
579 Old tub Mrs. Robert Strain
580 Two large pewter platters. . Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
581 Old bread tray Mrs. W. W. Crannell
582 Long handled frying pan. .Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
583 Old coffee mill Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
584 Trommels, four boxes for tea, bonbons, coffee and tray,
Mrs. John Ochtman
585 Six pewter platters Mrs. Jacob H. Ten Eyck
586 Tinder box William Vosburgh
587 A comforter to hold the live coals for the pipe, William Vosburgh
588 Cherry stand Mrs. Charles P. Sanders, Schenectady
589 Pair wooden shoes brought from Holland . . .Mrs. John Ochtman
590 Blue umbrella, 150 years old Mrs. Robert Strain
591 Old Dutch cloak 150 years old Mrs. John Ochtman
592 Chains and hooks for crane Mrs. Robert Strain
593 Old Dutch Bible, 1738 Jacob H. Ten Eyck
594 Wooden dipper made from the root of a tree, very old,
Mrs. William E. Haswell
595 Revolutionary pen knife John N. Foster
596 Tray Mrs. Robert Strain
597 Round platter, Dutch pottery brought from Holland in 1650,
Mrs. Robert Strain
568 Fire bucket, 1681 John H. Foster
599 Dutch oil painting Mrs. John Ochtman
600 Pot from Holland Mrs. Harmon, Schenectady
601 Gun E. J. Genet
602 Warming pan Mrs. C. G. Van Rensselaer
603 Infant's rocker Miss Pearce
604 Cradle used for slave babies Mrs. Robert Strain
605 Quilt James F. Mix
606 Old kitchen rocker Mrs. Robert Strain
607 Webster's calendar, 1797 Mrs. W. W. Crannell
608 Child's rocker Mrs. F. E. Griswold
609 Arm chair D. B. Mix
135
6io Reel Mrs. Robert Strain
6i I Old iron Andirons Mrs. V. P. Douw
612 Dutch brass biscuit oven Mrs. Wm. E. Haswell
613 Dutch worsted hetschel A. Vander Veer
614 Small knit spread Mrs. John Ochtman
15 Nancy Van Brugan.
ADDENDA
The following articles were received too late to be inserted in the
departments in their regular places:
Ceramics.
513 Pitcher, English lustre Mrs. J. F. Rathbone
514 Lowestoft cup and saucer Mrs. J. F. Rathbone
515 Candle cup and saucer Mrs. James Kidd
516 Wedgwood cup and saucer Mrs. Joel Nott
517 Wedgwood cup and saucer Mrs. Joel Nott
518 Crown Derby cup and saucer Mrs. V. P. Douw
519 Spode cup and saucer Mrs. John Tayler Cooper
520 Dresden glass Mrs. R. S. Oliver
S 2 1 Bohemian glass vase Mrs. W. B. Van Rensselaer
522 Cup and saucer, Vienna ware Mrs. Henry Russell
523 Sevres pitcher Mrs. R. S. Oliver
524 Dish, old English ware Mrs. William Barnes
525 Platter, old English ware Mrs. William Barnes
526 Coalport, cup and saucer Mrs. William Barnes
527 Coalport cup and saucer Mrs. William Barnes
528 Royal Worcester cup and saucer Mrs. William Barnes
529 Copeland teapot Mrs. J. G. Farnsworth
530 Capo di Monte cup and saucer Mrs. W. H. Van Antwerp
SPENCER TRASK.
GEO. F. PEABODY.
Spencer Trask & Co.,
BANKERS,
i6 & i8 BROAD ST., NEW YORK.
OFFICES connected by private wire.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
ALBANY, N. Y.
SARATOGA, N. Y.
Members of N. Y. Stock Exchange,
BOSTON, MASS.
WORCESTER, MASS.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Investment Securities bought and .sold on commission.
Foreign Drafts issued payable in any country.
Certificates of Deposit issued.
Transact a general Banking Business and interest allowed on
daily balances.
ALBANY OFFICE:
STATE STREET, CORNER JAMES,
CHARLES J. PEAnODY, Manager.
J*&*R*Lamb
f 9 CARMINE STREET
NEW YORK
Memorial Tablets
of Polished Brass
or Hammered
Bronze, richly en-
graved and chased
iuith Portrait
Medallions or
Modeled Figure-
ivork.
Special Designs,
with Estimate oj
Cost, will be sub-
mitted on request.
Photographs oJ
Tablets will be
mailed on appli-
cation.
Send for Illustrated Hand-books of
SUNDAY-SCHOOL BANNERS,
CHURCH FURNITURE,
CHURCH METAL WORK,
MEMORIAL TABLETS,
MEMORIAL WINDOWS,
CARVED WOOD WORK,
MURAL PAINTING,
MONUMENTAL WORK,
CHANCEL DECORATION.
es-x-a.bx.zssce:z3 ia43.
B. W. Wooster Furniture Co.
B. W. "WOOSTER, President.
Cabinet Ma^er^, UpIioIgtBi«Bi«^ i Decoi'atoi'^,
?i & ^3 NORTH PEARL STREET,
-A-LBA-NY, N. Y.
Upholstefy Goods,
Covefings,
Portieres,
Hangings,
Lace Curtains,
SIrades,
lillattresses,
Waii Papers,
Interior Woodworl;,
Fioors, Ceiiings,
Staircases,
Wainscoting,
Casings, Doors,
Manteis, Mirrors,
Oanj; and
Ofice Fittings.
CONTRACTS EXECUTED FOR THE ENTIRE
Inlerisr Wesdwerk, Beceratien and Furnishing ef Private
Residences, Pdblic Buildings, EhurcKes, Helels, Sleam-
bsats, Ladge Resnis, Banks and Qffices.
DESIGNS AND ESTIMATES SUBMITTED.
/^rt 5reasijre5.
NEW ART GALLERY.
NEW GOODS.
NEW STYLES OF FRAMES.
EVERY THING THE LATEST.
ALL THE NIODERK
Engravings, Etchings, Artist Proofs and Prints
ON SATIN AND PARCHMENT.
Cleaning and Repairing Old Paintings and
Restoring Old Engravings a Specialty.
PAINTINGS,
WATER COLORS,
PHOTOGRAPHS,
ARTISTS' MATERIALS
AND PICTURE FRAMES.
JAIVEES VINT,
NO. 34 NORTH PEARL STREET,
ALBfiNY, N, Y
We 9ave just received a very fine collection
personally selected by oup /Avn. rioffman in Qurope.
(^rjese stones ore extra cut, very brilliant and
of fine color and it would be to tlje interest of every
purcl^aser to conne and connpare aualities and prices.
Pine Diamonds and I reclous ^tones set in tlje
most desirable and approved /A\ountInas.
FRaR^H 4i H0PPM0R
33 North Paarl StrsBt,
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
PATEK, PHILIPPE & CO., WATCHES.
ESTABLISHED 1S02.
57 NORTH PEARL STREET.
ENGRAVINGS,
ETCHINGS,
FRAMES AND
PASSE-PARTOUTS.
UPHOLSTERING AND FINE HANGINGS
FREE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS.
Ufllteil States MntDal
icciiliiit AssociatloD,
320 \ 322 BpDtf ]\y,
NEW YORK.
The Uiigegt and Be^t and ChBapegt
IN THE NA/ORLD.
$650,000 Losses Paid.
Foreign Permits without Charge.
NO VALID CLAIMS DUE AND UNPAID.
B5,000 Accident Insurance wltli $25 Weekly Indemnity,
costs about $13 a year. $10,000 with $50 Weekly
Indemnity at proportionate rates. Member-
ship Fee, $5 in each division.
CHARLES B. PEET, JAMES R. PITCHER,
President. Secretary.
TIFFANY & CO.,
UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK.
36 bis. Ave. de I'Opera, PARIS.
5 Argyll Place, Regent St., LONDON.
Importers and cutters of Dia-
monds and other Precious
Stones. Dealers in Jewelry,
Fine Watches and Clocks, Mar-
ble Statuary, Bronzes, Pottery
and G-lass Ware, Leather and
Rich Fancy Goods.
Manufacturers of
HOUSEHOLD and ARTISTIC SILTEB WABE,
Works, 49, 51, 53, 55 Prince Street;
ELECTRO-PLATED WARE,
Works at Newark, N. J. ;
SUPERIOR CLOCKS and FINEST LEATHER
GOODS at their establishment, I5th Street
and Union Square.
For the conTenience of persons away
from New York, Messrs. Tiffany & Co.
will, on receipt of satisfactory refer-
ence, and limit of price, send for in-
spection careful selection from stock
to any part of the United States, and
in case of importance when necessary,
a competent salesman to receive sug-
gestions for designs or goods to be
made to order.
Ye Old
of /T)arel7 8ti), 1811.
EUSHA Jenkins, President. John W. Yatks, Secretary.
Directors :
EuSHA Jenkins, Stephen Lush,
Isaiah Townsend, Charles D. Cooper,
Philip S. Van Rensselaer, Thomas Gould,
Dudley Walsh, John Woodworth,
Henry Guest, Jr., Peter Gansevoort, Jr.,
Charles Z. Platt, Christian Miller,
Simeon DeWitt.
THE
Albany Jnsurance Qompany
OF TO-DAY,
ALBANY SA VINGS HANK BUILDrNC,
Cor. State and Chapel Streets, ALBANY, N. Y.
ESlTAgBLllSHlED.
Cash Capital. ..... $200,000.
Policy Holders' Surplus, .... 335,809.
Total Losses paid since the year 1811, . 2,192,698.
J. Howard King, PrcsidciU.
Theodore Townse;nd, Vice-President. John E. McElroy, Secretary.
DIRECTORS :
John H. Van Antwerp, John J. OicoTT,
Charles B. Lansing, William Kidd,
J. Howard King, Rufus H. King,
Ernest J. Miller, Erastus Corning,
Jacob H. Ten Eyck, James B. Jermain,
Theodore Townsend, Grange Sard, Jr.,
J. W. Tillinghast.
This Old Established Home Company, in its 7Sth year of businesB,
solicits your j-jatronage, and -will insur-e for 1 year, or 3 year
term at current rates.
^ . >.
^Yea rs /^^o !
Albany was a barren wilderness and tlie
red man the only inhabitant.
TO-DAY.— We boast of our refined civiliza-
tion and luxuriate in our model palaces.
Ju/0 |1u9dr<^d Y'<^ar$ f\(^o\
The only music was the whoop of the
savage ! —
TO-DAY.— "VVe revel in the most intricate
harmonies, the Piano, the Violin, the
Organ and Flute vie with each other for
acknowledged supremacy.
Ope |1tJi>dr(^d Y(^ar5 f\(^ol
The Dulcimer furnished the only musical
educator and companion.
TO-DAY. —We have the incomparable
Steinway, the unrivalled Chickering, the
noble Weber, the immensely popular
Fischer Pianos and the " Peerless " Estey
Organ, all of which are now offered at
the most attractive prices.
XJETX & soisrs,
"sous AGENTS,"
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