Catalogue of Articles in Memorial Hall the Historical Building
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"DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE" CATALOGUE OF ARTICLES IN MEMORIAL HALL THE HISTORICAL BUILDING OF THE NIAGARA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1895 COLLECTED SINCE MAY, 1896 BUILDING ERECTED 1906 FORMALLY OPENED JUNE 4TH, 1907 1911 CATALOGUE CASE I - MILITARY FLAGS 1. BANNER, made for the inauguration of Brock's Monument, 13th October, 1853, by the Loyal Canadian Society of Grimsby; loaned to the Lundy's Lane Historical Society; by them to the Niagara Historical Society; and finally by the Loyal C.S.G. through the .....................................................................................Nelles Family, Grimsby. 2. FLAG OF THE 2ND LINCOLN REGIMENT, G.R. IV., Lundy's Lane Historical Society and Grimsby Loyal Can. So. ............Through James Nelles, Grimsby. 3 & 4. SILK FLAGS presented to 3rd Lincoln Regt., by the Misses Nelles in 1818. ................................................................................................ Loaned as above. 5. FLAG OF THE 2ND LINCOLN REGIMENT. - Similar to No. 2, hanging in the Gallery. ...................................................................... George Simpson, Niagara Falls. 6. OLD FLAG - Found under the roof of house of Henry Woodruff of St. Davids, supposed to be of 1812. ...................................................... Purchase. 7. SILK UNION JACK, very old, which belonged to Thomas Sewell........... Mrs. Wm. Bishop. CASE II - GENERAL BROCK RELICS 8. COCKED HAT OF GENERAL BROCK, used at the funerals of 1824, 1853 and again at the ceremony of 1860. In the life of General Brock, one of his letters refers to the non-arrival of the hat. It came just after his death................Mrs. G.W.H. Ball, Galt. 9. BUST OF SIR ISAAC BROCK by H. McCarthy, Sculptor...........Mrs. J.D. Larkin, Buffalo. 10. SMALL PICTURE in frame of monument to Sir Isaac Brock in St. Paul's Cathedral. 11. TICKET 394 to Brock Dinner, 30th July, 1840, at the indignation meeting at Queenston. Price: 7s. 6d. ...........................................Miss. A.I.G. Gilkison, Brantford 12. STATEMENT signed by the late John W. Ball and Miss Margaret Ball re: cocked hat of Sir Isaac Brock, signed Sept. 1857. The hat had been in the hands of the family since 1812, being given by a relative of General Brock. 13. PHOTO OF OLD PICTURE Battle of Queenston Heights ..............Purchase. 14. PHOTO OF INSCRIPTION ON BOULDER at the Spot where Col. Macdonell fell.................................... J. McGeachie, Queenston. CASE III - MILITARY 15. SASH AND EPAULETTES of Col. W.D. Miller, ensign in 1812. ..................Mrs. J.E. WIlson, Toronto 16. POWDER HORN presented by Chief Joseph Brant (Thyendanegea) to Jean Baptiste Rousseaux, Interpreter, 1794. ....................................Alexander Servos. 17. BAYONET OF 1812 .........................................................Jas. Hartley 18. DRESS SPURS worn by Fort Major Campbell, who was buried at Fort George, 1812........................................................................... Miss Campbell, Toronto. 19. POCKET-BOOK of Capt. M. McLellan, killed at the Battle of Fort George. ....................M. McLellan, Font Hill 20. POWDER HORN, made by Jas. Caughill, 1850. .....................Peter Whitmore 21. PART OF PIPE found near the grave of General Brock by H.A.Garrett when a boy at the school of Sergt. Oakes about 1823...............................Miss M. Garrett 22 & 23. SPURS & DRESS SPURS of Chas. Currie who was with the party who sent the Caroline over the Falls in 1838....................................... Miss Currie. 24. VISE of Samuel Cox, Artificer in Butler's Rangers in Revolutionary War. Quartermaster Sergt. Cox of G.G........................................... B.G. his great grandson 25. WOODEN PEG from old French Barracks of 1758, at Fort Niagara Key found at Fort Mississaugua..........................................................Miss Quade, Ramsomville, N.Y. 26. KEY OF TOWER MAGAZINE, Fort Mississaugua, sent through the Post Office from Wisconsin.............................................................Wm. Monroe, Esdaile, Wis. 28. LONG SERVICE & GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL of Sgt. Goodwin, Royal Canadian Rifles......................................................................... Rev. J.C. Garrett. 29. BUTTON OF 79TH CAMERON HIGHLANDERS, now Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders................................................................... Major Elmslie, Alta. 29. BUTTON of 76TH HINDOSTAN REGT ....................Major Hiscott 30. BUTTON OF ROYAL ENGINEERS stationed at Niagara....................R.J. Wright, Detroit. 31. BUTTONS found in grave St. Mark's of U.S. Officer, 8th Infantry, 1813 and Royal Canadian Volunteers, 1813.......................................... Jos. Houghton 33 & 34. THREE FLINTS & BUTTON OF KING'S 8TH found in 1898 in St. Andrew's Cemetery, relic of 27th May, 1813.................................... Jno. Elliot 35. SPURS, found at Fort Mississaugua...................................... F. Clark. 36. LOCK OF GUN, found on site of old Jail & Court House of 1803............. P. Librock 37 to 4l. SPUR, CARTRIDGE BOX, COPPER NAILS, IRON HAMMER & WRENCH, from Butler's Barracks. Account book of 1796 from Fort Niagara.......... Jno. Carnochan 42. CLOAK BUCKLE of Capt. M. McLellan, 1813.......................Wm. Thompson 43. BUTTON CLEANER of 100th Regiment, 1858..............................Miss Creed. 44. FLINT, for Flint-lock Guns........................................................Alfred Ball 45. MUSKET BARREL, from Queenston......................................H.C. Sheppard, Queenston. 46. BUTTONS of different Regiments stationed here.................................Jno. Bolton 47. PART OF A FLINT-LOCK GUN...........................................Miss Carnochan 48. REGIMENTAL ORDERLY BOOK, R.C. Rifles, 185l ...............Capt. Geale 49. FRAGMENT OF VROOMAN'S BATTERY......................J. Kerr, Queenston. 50. SOLID DRAWN TUBE, 1850, present type............................. T. Houghton 51. MARTINGALE BADGE, now obsolete of Royal Canadian Dragoons........ R. Duncan, Toronto. 52. MOULD for making military shells (epaulettes)....................................... R. Taylor 53. STANDING ORDER FOR YORK REGIMENT England, 1813............... Capt. Wilkinson 54. CARTRIDGES, used in 1860 by Niagara Volunteer Co............................. J. H. Burns. 55. OLD KNIFE BLADE, found at Butler's Graveyard..................................... Jos. F. Greene 56. BUCKLE OF KING'S DRAGOON GUARDS, given to Col. Gilkison by Lt. Grant, K.D.G., 1838, at Niagara...........................................Miss Gilkison, Brantford. 57. BAYONET from Fort Erie.......................................................................... B. Simpson, Chicago. 58. BAYONET of 1812.................................................................... Wm. Lee 59. SPUR, found in trench at Queenston Heights.......................................... Miss J.E. Wood. 60-61. CANNON BALL, LOCK OF MUSKET, PART OF BAYONET, found at Fort Erie.................................................................................. Col. Cruikshank, F.R.S.C. 62. OLD SWORD............................................................................... H. Walsh 63. OLD PISTOL................................................. Ralph J. Clench, St. Catharines. 64. CANNON B, with broad arrow mark......................................... W. McCue. 65. DISCHARGE & GOOD CONDUCT CERTIFICATE, for 25 years in the 52nd Regt. & R.C. Rifles, at Chelsea Hospital, of Robert Smith........... Mrs. Doran 66. KEY, found at Fort Mississaugua.................................................. Mrs. Quade, Ransomville. CASE IV - MILITARY CLOTHING, ETC. 67. COAT, worn by Fort Major Campbell who was with Cornwallis at the surrender at Yorktown, 1781. Major Campbell was buried at Fort George, December 1812. He was at different times in Nova Scotia Regt., Royal Fusiliers and 5th Regt. Of Foot........................................ Miss Campbell, Toronto. 68 & 69. MILITARY COAT & SASH worn by Capt. John McMicking of Stamford, at the Battle of Queenston Heights............................. Mrs. Jas.Ker, Vancover, B.C. 70. COAT worn by Major Shaw, 1812-1814,........................ Jos. Shaw, Virgil. 71. COAT worn by Col. D. McDougal, then an Ensign at the Battle of Lundy's Lane, 25th, July, 1814, when he was wounded severely and reported as mortally wounded.................................................... Mrs. Newton. 72. SASH worn by Col. D. McDougal, then an ensign at the Battle of Lundy's Lane........................................................... Mrs. Newton 73. PEWTER PLATTER, part of the Camp equipage of Col. Johnson, killed at the siege of Fort Niagara, which was taken from the French, 25th July, 1759............................................................ Wm. Kirby, F.R.S.C. 74. COCKED HAT of Col. Bullock, who was at the capture of Fort Niagara December 19th, 1813............................................ Ralph Johnson Clench, St. Cath. 75. WATER BOTTLE of wood used in 1812, marked with a broad arrow ............C.A.F. Ball 76 & 77. TWO CARTRIDGE POUCHES marked G.R. 111, with bullet & powder from that period, found in house of Wm. Long when taken down........... Wm. Lockwood. 78 & 79. CAVALRY SWORD & BELT of Frederick Wood................................. F. Wood, Virgil. 80 to 121. MILITARY BUTTONS in frame. 42 in number.................................. Miss Carnochan 122 to 156. MILITARY BUTTONS in frame, 35 in number, found in Niagara (British, U.S. Canadian)............................................................