Hinnitt and Marshall Correspondance and Notes about Objects in Museum

Name/Title

Hinnitt and Marshall Correspondance and Notes about Objects in Museum

Entry/Object ID

FIC2020.31

Scope and Content

See container list for item list and details. Correspondance to Dorothy Hinnitt from Donald Marshall, Notes on museum items, Notes of Toy curator,from the Mueum of the City of NY about dolls in BHS collection, photo of cannon outside of Court House.with rubbing of emblems.

Archive Items Details

Title

Letter to Mrs. Robert K.Clark

Description

Acknowledgment of materials donated: by Mrs. Clark, Bedford Academy and the Williamson School and Presbyterian Church. Also a doll comb. in an envelope.

Creator

Donald W. Marshall

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 28, 1971

Container

FIC2020.31.a

Search Terms

Bedford Academy, Williamason School, Presbyterian Church

Notes

Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Letter to Mrs. Harold Brundage

Description

Acknowledgment from Donald Marshall regarding the communion service and two collection boxes(1820) from the old Methodist Church. Made by Boardmand and Company between 1825-1827

Creator

Donald Marshall

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 23, 1967

Container

FIC2020.31.b

Search Terms

Communion set: flaogon, two chalice cups,and two communion plates, all pewter., two collection boxes

Notes

Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Letter acknowledging Souvenir China of Bedford Court House

Description

Donald Mrshall's lettert to Dorothy Hinitt's regarding the gift from Mrs.H.D Miller of the Court house Souvenir plate and cream pitcher bearing the picture of the Bedford Court house. The secretary of the bedford Farmers Club said that it was sold years before at Adams Department Store in Bedford Hills, NY

Creator

Donald Marshall on Town Of Bedford letterhead

Container

FIC2020.31.c

Search Terms

Mrs.H.D. Miller, Bedford Court house Souvenir plate and cream pitcher.

Notes

Date: July 17,1964 Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Letter from John Connolly to Dorothy Hinnitt

Description

Connoll, a resident of Port Cheste , looking for a permanent place in the Bedford Museum for a donation of Bromleys Guide of Maps of Westchester County, that he had inherited from his uncle George. B. Bromley. Judge Dudley Bonsal would arrange to get to Dorothy Hinnitt for the Museum.

Creator

John T. Connolly's letter

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 2, 1968

Container

FIC2020.31.d

Search Terms

Bedford Museum, Bromley's Guide of Maps of Westchester County., John Connolly, Connolly, John, Judge Dudley Bonsal

Notes

Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Letter from Donald Marshall to Dorothy Hinnitt

Description

On Town of Bedford letterhead, Donald Marshall is notifying Doronty Hinnitt of his plan to store the pewter in the County Trust Company for the winter.

Creator

Donald Marshall

Container

FIC2020.31.e

Search Terms

Pewter, County Trust Company, Donald Marshall

Notes

Date: December 4,1967 Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive box 2020.1

Title

New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Donation

Description

New York Genealogical and Biographical Record donated by Donald Marshall to the Bedford Historical Society. Value $66,00 in 1968 It also contains Abstracts of Westchester land and probate records of Westchester land and probate records ( All but eleven numbers which Marshall kept in his office temporarily)

Creator

Donald W. Marshall

Container

FIC2020.31.f

Search Terms

New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Donald W. Marshall, Marshall, Donald W., Abstracts of Westchester land and probate records of Westchester land and probate records

Notes

Date: December 13,1968 Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Letter to Mrs. Thomas M.Waller

Description

Acknowledging correspondance and papers of her father Mr. Gustavus Kirby from his files.and Mrs. Wallers records of the Anniversaries of 1930 and 1955 and to the Court House.

Creator

Donald Marshall

Container

FIC2020.31.g

Search Terms

Mrs. Thomas M. Waller, Mr. Gustavus Kirby, Kirby, Gustavus, Waller,Mrs Thomas.M.

Notes

Date: June 28,1971 Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive box 2020.1

Title

Valuation of G.W. Bromley's Atlas of Westchester County

Description

Valuation by book appraiser, Fonda Books in Cross River, NY of Valuation of G.W. Bromley's Atlas of Westchester County at a value of $85.00 to Dorothy Hinnitt.

Creator

Fonda Books, Cross River ,NY

Container

FIC2020.31.h

Search Terms

Valuation of G.W. Bromley's Atlas of Westchester County, Fonda books

Notes

Date: December 18,1968 Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive box 2020.1

Title

Letter from Hope Palmer Lewis

Description

List of items that Hinnitt asked for information on :: Bonnet 1854- Worn on wedding trip of Mary M. Stone -1838-1917 and James Francis Williams- 1831-1892. Gold brooch locket with hair enclosed Flower basket brooch Shell necklace Striped silk jacket and brooch

Creator

Hope Palmer Lewis

Container

FIC2020.31.i

Search Terms

Bonnet 1854- Worn on wedding trip of Mary M. Stone -1838-1917 and James Francis Williams- 1831-1892., Gold brooch locket with hair enclosed, Flower basket brooch, Shell necklace, Striped silk jacket and brooch

Notes

Date: No date Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Letter about provenance regarding donated blanket to Miss Hinnitt

Description

Letter is from Diane M. Marsh Blanket was made by Mary A. Miller, 1808-1879, donated to BHS by Mrs. Thurbon Marsh and Miss Ruth Thurbon Marsh Miller was sister of donors grandfather, Friend William Miller and their great grandfather was Jesse Slauson, was a direct descendant of Eliezar Slason (one of the original purchasers of Bedford in 1681) More genaelogical information is on the letter about the Millers in Lewisboro

Creator

Diane M. Marsh

Container

FIC2020.31.j

Search Terms

Blanket made by Mary A. Miller

Notes

Date: Sept. 16,1964 Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Judge Bonsal letter to Hinnitt- Delivery of Atlas

Description

Letter to John Connolly, dono, of the G.W. Atlas of Maps of Wesrchester County, and brought to the Doroty Hinnitt by Judge Dudley Bonsal. regarding the the Atlas being instaalled in the Bedofrd Museum when the restoration of the Old Bedford Courthouse is completed.

Creator

Judge Dudley B. Bonsal

Container

FIC2020..31.k

Search Terms

G.W. Bromley Atlas of Westchester County Maps, Connolly, John, Judege Bonsal

Notes

Date: December 11,1968 Location: Historical HAll Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Notes on Museum and Research Files

Description

List of items by Dot Hinnitt turned over to DWM (?). The list has items they are waiting on.. Mentions Linpinsky and Van Rensselaer of items in gift collection to be returned to her

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 1971

Container

FIC2020.31.l

Search Terms

Museum and Research files

Notes

Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Notes by DWM on remarks Refers to by John Noble, Curator of Toy Collection of the City of New York

Description

x.174.1 Cinderella Doll- dated as 1790- 1830,notes on restoration details.possibly donated in 1913. 63. 5.3 A German peg -wooden doll from 1802. donor: Miss Mildred Carpenter 1920.1.A Lidwig Greiner doll probably 1850- paper mache doll head x.188.1 Two other dolls mentioned but no accession numbers

Container

FIC2020.31..m

Search Terms

Remarks about Dolls in the Bedford Museum by the Toy Collection curator at the Museum of the City of New York

Notes

Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Notes from Hinnitt on x,184.1

Description

Notes from a transcript by Mrs. Gardner Gray. it refers to Jonathan Guion's property owned before the Revolution and after the war was over the family retrned to the house and found it vacated and a large glass was found which they family had framed and kept in the fmaily . Hinnitt found a different version on the label attached to the mirror and the notes that were unpdated on the newer document did not justify keeping n the museum in Hinnitt's opinion. It was signed by henrietta G.Gray There is a note to remove from museum.

Creator

Henrietta Gray , Dorothy Hinnitt

Container

FIC2020..31.n

Search Terms

The accession x.184.1 mirror, glass

Notes

Date: no date Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Photo of cannon and rubbing of relief patterns on the cannon

Description

on the back of hoto are measurements taken by Halsted Park 3" bore 37 3/4" from muzzleto torch hole. Rubbing has a crown (british) and an M, can't make out third mark

Creator

Hinnitt and Halstead Park Jr.

Container

FIC2020.31.o

Search Terms

Photograph of cannon, rubbings fomr releif area of cannon

Notes

Location: Historical Hall Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Rubbing of emblem on Cannon at CH

Description

Rubbing Dorothy Hinnit made of emblems on cannon for experts in armature to estimate cannon maker and to date cannon

Creator

D,. Hinnitt

Container

FIC2020.31.o.a

Search Terms

Rubbing of emblems on cannon at Court House

Notes

Date: 1960's Location: Historical hall Container: Archive Box 2020..