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Wallet

Object Name:
Wallet
Object ID:
1967.021
Date:
circa 1822
Description:
Wallet. Bi-fold, brown leather wallet with two interior pockets. Exterior strap passes through two loops, one on back and one on front.
Material:
Leather
Dimensions:
W-3.75 L-6.75 inches
Provenance:
Originally owned by Stephen Gage (1792-1834) of Pelham, NH. Donated by his great- grandson, Lawrence B. Bixby (1896-1972).
Carrying case for the commission of Stephen Gage of the Second Company of Infantry in the Eighth Regiment of New Hampshire Militia, signed May 2, 1822 by Governor Samuel Bell. Stephen Gage was an ancestor of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lawrence B. Bixby
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