Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 2008.005
- Place of Origin:
- Pembroke, NH
- Date:
- circa 1875
- Description:
- Souvenir walking stick, from site of murder of Josie A. Langmaid (1857-1875), Pembroke, NH. Hand-carved stick, cut from trunk of a maple sapling. Knobby, irregular form. Bark partly removed, stripped lengthwise. Bark intact on top 3", above a groove cut around circumference. Printed paper label in four pieces, apparently cut from a newspaper, glued around head of stick: "JOSIE LANGMAID'S MURDER. / PEMBROKE / New Hampshire / CONDEMNE[D TO DEAT]H / La Page Found Guilty of the / Murder of Josie [Langm]ai[d]." Slightly rounded top. Tapered tip.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple - Dimensions:
- L-48 Dia-1.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Formerly in the collection of Griffin Free Library, Auburn, NH. Deaccessioned by the library and sold at auction, June 2007.
Josie A. Langmaid (1857-1875), daughter of James F. Langmaid, was murdered by Joseph LaPage on the morning of October 4, 1875, while on her way to school at Pembroke Academy in Pembroke, NH. The stick was probably taken as a souvenir from the murder site, which was cleared of underbrush by order of the state legislature and for the erection of a memorial by community members. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Langmaid, Josie (1857-1875)
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