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Title: New York at the Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, April 26 to December 1, 1907
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: New York (State). Commission, Jamestown Exposition, 1907
Subjects: Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907) New York (State)--Exhibitions
Publisher: Albany, N.Y. : J.B. Lyon Co.
Contributing Library: Virginia Beach Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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carried in the Revo-lution, in Northern New York. Owned by Elmer De Garmore,Schuylerville. V-17. Chain Used During the Revolution to Hitch theExtra Horse in Dragging Artillery up Bemis Heights. Ownedby Mrs. J. M. Sample, Schuylerville. (See also Case F.) W. W-l. Washingtons Surveying Tripod. Owned by NewYork State. W-2. Washingtons Tripod, lower parts. Owned by NewYork State. W-3. Washingtons Dress Sword and Scabbard. It waspresented to him by Frederick the Great of the German Empire.The tradition is that it remained sheathed ever after the death of itsowner. Owned by New York State. W-4. Washingtons Pistol. Marquis De Lafayette pre-sented it to him as a token of esteem and sincere friendship. Ownedby New York State. W-5. Washingtons Survey. A specimen of his work whena young man starting in life to earn a living; dated Nov. 7, 1749.Owned by New York State. W-6. Washingtons Letter. This was written from hisHeadquarters at Newburgh to General Forman. Owned by MarcusT. Revnolds, Albany.
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HENRY HUDSON An Intrepid English navigator who made trips in 1607 and 1608 seeking an Arcticpassage to India, and on the third sailed into the Hudson River. On Jan. 8, 1609, hesigned a contract with the Dutch East India Co. to sail the Half Moon (60 tons) toAmerica; started from the Texel, Holland, March 25th, entered The Narrows Sept.6th, anchored at 42° 40 (Albany) Sept. 19th; sailed for England Oct. 4th. On sub-sequent voyage his crew mutinied and he was set adrift in Hudsons Bay, June23, 161 1. Catalogue of Exhibition 281 X. X-l. Jamestown Documents and Portraits Framed. Adocument in handwriting, signed Aug. 30, 1566, in the unusuallyclear and artistic hand of Queen Elizabeth; another, signed March 18,1586, by Sir Walter Raleigh, and 5 rare engravings of Queen Eliza-beth and Sir Walter Raleigh. Owned by Hon. John Boyd Thacher,Albany. X-2. Sword and Scabbard. It was carried in the Revolutionby Hendrick Van Voorhees, an early settler of Amsterdam. Ownedby Mrs. J. L. Topping, Amster

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