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A sword used by Lieut. Geo. Sherman in I the battle of Plattsburg, Sept. IS 14, from the Hon L. S. Van Yleit ; a copper ax, seven inches long, and three inches wide across the edge, over one inch at the head, found on the farm of Henry Gilman, Plymouth, Sheboygan county, a gift from Mr. Gilman : a cuneiform inscription on a piece of stone or marble, about two by five inches in size, from the walls of ancient Nine veh. brought to this country in Dec 1S57: by Mrs. Eliza Crane, widow of Rev. Edwin H. Crane, on American missionary who died in Persia in 1854 ; and this interesting specimen was obtained by the American missionaries in that country in or about! 1S56—from Col, L. H. D. Crane. A-large stone ax, weighing some seven pounds, and eleven inches in length, found on the tarm of Wm, Adams, Wheatland, Kenosha county, a gift from Mr. Adams; a specimen of earth coral, and a hint spear nearly seven inches in length, and a small flint arrow-head, found on the farm ot Hon. J. C. McKisson, Wheatland, Kenosha county, gift of Gen. McKissou ; a flint arrow-head,
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Daily Argus and Democrat
Madison, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Apr 23, 1859
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