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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26. Albany Almanac of 1803. Was the property of Benjamin
Alexander Ellis of Victor, Ontario county, N. Y., and now belongs to
Mr. Norman Ellis of Clarkston. Loaned by Mrs. Norman James Ellis.
27. Blue dish said to be 200 years old. Loaned by Mrs. Norman
James Ellis.
28. Turnkeys used for pulling teeth in pioneer times. Originally
owned by Dr. William H. Jewell, who was a practicing physician in
Pontiac from 1845 to I853. Presented by Ezra Jewell.
29. Tailor's shears, owned by Dr. John Riker's great-great-grandfather, Samuel Riker, who brought them from Germany. Presented by
Ezra Jewell.
30. Snuffers, property of Mrs. Marcus Riker. Presented by Ezra
Jewell.
3I. Fragments of ribbons brought from England by Mrs. William
Hanson. Presented by Mrs. Thomas E. Hanson.
32. Pieces of the dresses brought from England, 1854, by Mrs.
Hanson. Presented by Mrs. Thomas E. Hanson.
33. Reticule of Miss Mary Eleanor Duncan, afterward Mrs. James
Price. Used in the 40's at Rochester, Mich. Presented by Mrs. Lillian
D. Avery.
35. Bullet mould found by M. A. Leggett in the township of Waterford while digging a post hole. It had been buried since the land had
been first broken in the early thirties by Henry Birge.
36. Sand box, presented by Miss Kate Leggett.
37. Cup plate brought to Oakland county by Mrs. Peter Voorheis
when the family settled at Sashabaw Plains. She was great-great-grandmother of Mrs. Edwin Walter of Clintonville. Presented by Miss Kate
Leggett.
38. Miniature jug made in Rochester forty years ago and kept by
S. Bortle.
39. Candle moulds of John Davis, who settled in Springfield, 1836.
This set bought about I850. Presented by Daniel L. Davis.
40. Cheese basket used by Mrs. John Davis in the home manufacture of cheese. Presented by Harvey J. Davis.
4I. Candlestick brought to Michigan by the mother of Palmer Sherman of Farmington.
42. Coal pan used by the early settlers to carry fire. Presented by
Miss Kate Leggett.
43. Sleighbell. One of a string of bells brought from Germany by
the grandfather of Charles Tuttle an early resident.
45. Black lace veil worn by Mrs. Catherine Stringer during the
forties. Presented by her granddaughter, Mrs. Homer Terbush.
46. Bead collar worn by Mrs. D. B. Horton about I86o. Mr. Horton
came to Oakland county in I835. Presented by Mrs. Homer Terbush.
47. Party bag embroidered and carried by Mrs. Levi B. Taft about
I853. She came to Pontiac in 1839.
48. Waterfall net worn in I860 by Mrs. D. B. Horton of Davisburg. Presented by Mrs. Homer Terbush.
49. Constitution of Pontiac Young Hickory Club, No. I. Written
by A. W. Hovey and presented by Mrs. S. Baldwin.