Point, Projectile
- Object Name:
- Point, Projectile
- Object ID:
- 1996.028.60
- Date:
- 1774
- Description:
- Projectile point. Gray flint. Rounded sides, and bulged in middle. Stem and corner notches. In box with musket balls and flints (1996.028.58-59). Originally kept in reticule 1996.028.57.
- Material:
- Stone
Flint - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-2.3 D-0.25 inches
- Provenance:
- In box with musket balls that were taken from Fort William and Mary, New Castle, NH, 1774, by Major John Demeritt (1728-1826). Descended to Major John Demeritt III (1856-1934), who gave three balls to NHHS in 1889 (see 1889.003). The box also contains six gun flints. Jennie Demeritt gave the box to Winifred L. Goss in 1930. From the Demeritt / Goss House in Madbury, NH, containing items from the Demeritt, Goss, and Woodworth families.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Lane W. Goss and Georgia Goss Drew
- People:
- Demeritt, John (1728-1826)
- Subjects:
- Arrowheads
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