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18 May 1882
Berkeley St. Congregational Church
Oriental Reception
Card advertising an address by George May Powell at the Berkeley St. Congregational Church.
GLC00687.089
1861-1877
God Be Merciful Unto Us
a psalm in a coaster size book
GLC02618.093
August 1888
Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865
[Invitation to the Sixth Reunion of The Survivors Association of the Third Georgia Regiment]
GLC07705.174
[3 April 1865]
[three fragment of Confederate flag]
Three attached fragments of the last Confederate flag to fly over the Richmond Capitol.
GLC09276.02
25 October 1842
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Alice Egerton
An engraved portrait of Jackson with lock of his white hair.
GLC00548.02
circa 1861-1865
[Civil war era belt]
Black leather belt with faded striped red and gold overlay. The belt has a heavy rectangular metal buckle with an eagle emblem and "E PLURIBUS UNUM." Fragile. Leather rotting and cracking in places. Fabric is slightly deteriorated.
GLC03523.43.28
[Civil war era suspenders]
Black leather suspender with faded striped red and gold overlay. The suspender has gold toned hardware on it. Fragile. Leather rotting and cracking in places. Fabric is slightly deteriorated.
GLC03523.43.29
1815-1860
[metallic token with lithograph of Lincoln]
Metallic token painted black with gold designs and gold back. Center of token has colored lithograph of Lincoln under glass
GLC05136.53
[fern leaves in wooden frame]
Fern leaves in small, thin, handmade wooden frame with cardboard backing. Inscription on verso: "Ferns from the Boquet [sic] on the Flag Staff upon which was raised the National Flag at Ft. Sumpter [sic] at the close of the Civil War in April, 1865...
GLC05136.54
[pocketbook]
bound in blue leather. Contains paper and cloth.
GLC02750.478
1751-1833
Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833
[Hair samples of Gideon and Sarah Savage]
Two hair samples folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "My father's and my mother's hair, C. Leuty." This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. Sarah Savage...
GLC01450.013.16
1763-1783
Hobby, Catherine, 1780-?
[Hair sample of Catherine Hobby]
Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Catherine's Hobby hair." Catherine was a daughter of Gideon Savage, a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War....
GLC01450.013.17
Hobby, Nancy, 1787-?
[Hair sample of Nancy Hobby]
Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Nancy 's Hobby's hair." Nancy ws a daughter of Gideon Savage, a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. This...
GLC01450.013.18
1858 circa
Leuty, Elizabeth, ?-1858
[Hair sample of Elizabeth Leuty]
Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Elizabeth's Leuty's Hair, died in the Lord May 30th, 1858." This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013.
GLC01450.013.19
1778-1833 circa
[Brown velour purse]
Small purse belonging to Savage, a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Has muslin lined interior, two inside sections, and a black tie closure. This item was...
GLC01450.013.20
circa 1825
Harrison, Mary S., 1809-1842
[Stitch sample of Mary S. Harrison]
Small piece of off-white fabric with lines of various types of stitches in green thread. Originally from the sentiment book of Mary S. Harrison, GLC07732.02.
GLC07732.04
circa 1868
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[U.S. Army razor]
U.S. Army razor, engraved "U. S. Grant," with White House provenance.
GLC08394
1772
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
[Box for Benjamin Rush's Bible].
Bible presented by him to his daughter, Ann Emily Rush (see GLC04998.01 and GLC04998.02). Cloth that surrounded the bible is in the box.
GLC04998.03
circa 1832-1844
[Hard Times tokens].
Tokens satirizing President Andrew Jackson. Issued after Jackson opposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States, resulting in a depression.
GLC01994.03
1861-1865
tax stamps
Internal Revenue Proprietary 3 cent tax stamps. Printed in green with image of George Washington.
GLC00592.01
1941-1945
Pin
Pin with name plate: "Maj Gen John H Hilldring Washington, D.C."
GLC06196.113
1940-1945
Dog tags
Dog tags, inscribed "John H. Hilldring 0-7420 T41 B FJ Hilldring 3133 Conn Ave NW Washington DC F."
GLC06196.121
1930
"Officers Duck Pin Tournament, 1930, 57th Infantry, Capt. J.H. Hilldring, Member."
GLC06196.110
circa 1946
Pin: "28th National Convention American Legion, San Francisco."
GLC06196.111
Pin: "Rock of the Marne 38th US Infantry/Veterans of Foreign Wars."
GLC06196.112
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