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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87. Indian idol. Presented by Ezra Jewell, who came to Pontiac
in I845.
88. Wedding veil worn by an aunt of Mrs. Mary Shattuck in I837.
Loaned by Mrs. Mary Shattuck.
89. Pickle dish of a "flown blue" ware from the first dishes of Mrs.
Thomas Gerls. She was married December 31, 1846 in Troy. Presented
by Mrs. Thomas Gerls.
90. Liquor glass, a relic of stage coach days, from the Sixteen-Mile
House kept by Milton Botsford at Clarenceville. Presented by Frank
Botsford.
91. Bible-1793. This book has been more than a hundred years in
the family of Philip Phelps by whom it was presented.
92. Indian relic found on the farm of Palmer Sherman, Farmington.
93. Collection of relics of the Tuscarora Indians. Loaned by Victor
Bacon.
94. Wild cat money, presented by D. B. Horton.
95. Cap ribbon brought from England 1857 by Mrs. Charlotte
Pound. Presented by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Maria Pound.
96. Dish and platter used many years in the Horton family of Davisburg. Presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
97. Blue glass candlestick, a wedding gift to a pioneer bride. Presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
98. Old English beer mug. Presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
99. Willow ware bowl brought from England by John and Grace
German in 1837 when they settled in this country. Presented by their
youngest daughter, Grace, now Mrs. Williamson.
Ioo. Indian arrow heads presented by Mrs. Lillian D. Avery.
ioi. Pair of buckskin gloves brought from Utah in 1864 by Thomas
J. Drake, when Associate Judge of that territory. They were embroidered by one of Brigham Young's wives and were presented to Mrs. Clara
P. Stewart who gave them to the society.
I02. Knife and fork basket which has been used in the Grace family
since 1783. It was brought from the state of Maine to New York and
from there to Farmington, Mich., in I828 by Benjamin Grace who was a
Revolutionary soldier. Presented by his granddaughter, Mrs. Emily
Comstock.
o13. Potato masher which has the same history as the above.
104. Daguerreotype of Silas Sprague who came to Troy, Michigan,
in 1822. Presented by Miss Rhobie Niles.
io5. Daguerreotype of Mrs. Emily Sprague Donaldson and her
daughter Lucy Maria, on other side of case water color miniature of Mrs.
Delia Sprague DePuy. Both ladies were daughters of Silas Sprague.
Presented by Miss Rhobie Niles.
io6. Ambrotype ot Mrs. Lucy Sprague Rhodes, daughter of Elias
Sprague. Presented by Miss Rhobie Niles.
107. Daguerreotype of Charles Hastings, an early resident of Troy,
Michigan.
io8. Daguerreotype of Ira S. Parke; also a resident of Troy and