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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67. Pair of pewter plates two hundred years old which have been
kept in the Purdy family. Presented by Mrs. Herman Wyckoff.
68. Basket given MIrs. H. A. Wcykoff, when she was three years
of age (I840). She was the daughter of Thomas Pinkerton, one of the'
first settlers of the town of Novi, in I825.
69. Fancy box brought to Novi about I830 by Emma Smith who
became the second wife of Thomas Pinkerton. Presented by Mrs. Herman Wyckoff.
70. China cup and saucer used about 800o by the mother of Thomas
Pinkerton. Presented by Mrs. H. A. Wyckoff.
7I. Dark blue cup and saucer belonging to the first set of dishes
owned by Mrs. Job Francis (Maria Brown) about I830. Early resident of Novi. Loaned by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
72. Cross made from wood that was taken from the first house
built in White Lake township by Harley Olmstead in 1832. Presented
by Miss Kate Leggett.
73. Lantern-Last of the old kind used by the D. G. H. & M., carried by James Henderson. Presented by Mrs. James Bliss.
74. Shoemaker tools used in pioneer times by Orrison Aller, a "first
settler."
75. Teapot used by the grandmother of Mrs. John Whitesell by
whom it was presented.
76. Pitcher which came from the family of A. B. Cudworth who
resided in Rochester 1842, twelve years later in Pontiac. Presented by
Miss Agnes Cudworth.
77. Bonnet worn by Mary Eleanor Duncan of Rochester when a
child in 1847 and 1848. Another worn about 1854 or '55. Loaned by,Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
78. Shirred bonnet worn by Miss Marcia Richardson in the late
forties. Presented by Mrs. Joshua Bird.
79. Small leather trunk made in Scotland by Mr. Kelly who brought
it to this country in I765. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Eunice Van
Buskirk (deceased). Presented by Mrs. Charles Van Buskirk.
80. Pin cushion of pioneer days. Presented by Mrs. Charles Van
Buskirk.
8I. Silver cake basket presented to Professor and Mrs. J. A. Corbin by the members of the Oakland County Institute of I874. Presented
by Mrs. Richard Elliott.
82. Silver teaspoon was the property of Dr. M. LaMont Bagg's
mother. It was taken to Pennsylvania at the time of the oil strike and
passed through a disastrous fire. Dr. Bagg came to Pontiac before 1840.
The spoon is now over one hundred years old (I9I0). Presented by
Miss Clift Howard.
83. Silver table spoon, piece of the wedding silver of Charles and
Marcia Elliott who were married 1814 and were early settlers of Oakland county. Presented by Mrs. Richard Elliott.
84. Bellows.
85. Foot warmer brought from Wales late in the seventeenth century. Presented by Justus W. Toms.
86. Powder horn.