History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

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A. L. Warner, one of the pioneers of Farmington. Presented by Hon.
P. Dean Warner.
6. Night cap embroidered and worn in 1842 by Mrs. P. Dean
Warner, and given to the society by her.
7. Pocket Dictionary bought in 1837 by Hon. P. Dean Warner. Mr.
Warner came to Farmington with his parents in 1825, when three years
old.
8. Paper knife carried by same when a boy.
9. Infant's day cap embroidered in England and brought to Oakland county by Mrs. William Hanson in I854. It was last worn by her
son, Thomas Edward in 1857, by whom it was presented.
Io. Night cap worn by Mrs. Benj. Going, an early resident of
Pontiac.
ii. Cap basket carried by Mrs. Silas Johnson, whenever she went
visiting. Mrs. Johnson was formerly the wife of Darius Cowles, who
came to North Farmington in I833. Presented by Mrs. L. M. Cowles.
12. Sovereign balance brought from England by Joseph Coates, who
settled at Pine Lake, 1832. Presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
13. Butter knife brought from England by Mrs. Horace Swan and
was a wedding present to her grandmother in I730. Mr. Swan kept
tavern in Farmington before I85I, at which date he built the hotel now
there. Presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
14. Silhouette of Deacon Erastus Ingersoll, the first white settler in
the town of Novi, 1825. Made by his brother-in-law, Samuel Chadwick,
who came to Farmington, I839. Presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
I5. Bowl from Mrs. Harrison Philbrick's "mulberry set," which
graced a bountiful table for a lifetime. The father of Mr. Philbrick came
to Farmington in I826 and Mr. Teas, Mrs. Philbrick's father, a few
years later. Presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
I6. Plate belonging to the wedding outfit of Mrs. Fidelia Phelps;
who died Feb. 25, 1902, aged 95 years. Was a resident of Highland in
the 40's and 50's, afterward of Farmington. Presented by Mrs. Lillian
D. Avery.
I7. Ox shoe. Presented by Josiah Emery of Waterford.
I8. Pair of scissors, property of Mrs. Arthur Davis, Sr., when she
went to keeping house in 1836 at Sashabaw Plains. Presented by her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. James Davis.
19. Specimen of cross stitch embroidery designed for gentleman's
suspender, made by Mrs. Sarah Bishop Canfield in 1856.
20. Slate used by the grandfather of Benj. F. Elwood, for keeping
accounts as contractor on the Delaware and Lackawanna canal. Mr.
Benj. F. Elwood also carried it to school in the 40's. He was born in
Royal Oak in I837. Loaned by Mrs. Benj. F. Elwood.
21. Toothbrush holder that was part of a toilet set brought to
Troy, Mich., in 1833 by the Toms family. Presented by Mrs. Maria
Powell.
22. Bead bag, sixty or seventy years ago the property of Mrs. Harriet Plum (I9I0). Loaned by Mrs. Benj. F. Elwood.
23. Drawing tools used by the Hon. E. R. Willcox, when a schoolboy in Rochester in the 40's. Presented by Mrs. E. R. Willcox.