Pouch
- Object Name:
- Pouch
- Object ID:
- 1946.019
- Place of Origin:
- Hopkinton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1775
- Description:
- Military case. Despatch case carried at the Battle of Bunker Hill by Capt. John Hale (1742-1792) of Hopkinton, NH, General Stark's 5th Regiment of Foot. Long rectangular piece of light brown tanned cowhide with long leather strap inside that is stitched down into individual pockets that are inscribed with letters of the alphabet. Case is rolled up and tied with strap.
- Material:
- Tissue
Leather - Dimensions:
- W-3.5 L-7.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Label found with case: "Despatch case carried at Bunker Hill by an officer in John Stark's 5th Regiment, Captain John Hall (sic) of Hopkinton, in command of the Hopkinton troops. / Presented by Col. A. M. Edwards, U.S.A., Ret. A Member of this Society." The donor misspelled the original owner's name. The case was owned by John Hale (1742-1792) of Hopkinton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Arthur M. Edwards
- Subjects:
- Messengers, Revolutionary War
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