Show FAMOUS CHARTER OAK contractor john B R wilson has baa SO se oared a piece of the famous old charter oak tree at hartford conn to be used in the construction of a table upon which will be signed the be first bill passed mated by the first of the otate 0 0 of 1 utah the correspondence beaw between a an mr wilson anu and the connetti out oat authorities was published in che ch hartford Me Ae gieter gilder as A couple of weeks ago governor coffin received a letter from a citizen of salt lake city making a request upon the tate of connecticut he turned the I 1 letter atter over to superintendent butler of the capaiol Cap liol the leter leler and the reply thereto are as follows and they are belt explanatory SALT LAKE CITY utah mar baroh 14 1895 to hla his excellency governor coln coffin 1 dear sir would you be ob ab kind as aa to jand end me a piece of hard wood of native browh of your state antique preferred about one inch thick six aix inches wide and nd eight inches long it in ia to be used la in the construction of a table on which will be signed the first bill pawed passed by the first ant state legislature of utah mind and you will confer a great favor on yours JOHN IEL WILSON Hartford Conn march 28 1895 john R esq salt lake city utah dear sir your letter addressed to the So governor vernor of this state requesting a piece of native wood was based to 10 this office for attention I 1 am pleased to in form YOU yon that we have this thin lay day forward ed d to you by express it a contribution to the object proposed we undertook to furnish famish what seemed the most appropriate for the collection viz the historical charter oak but finding it impossible to obtain a piece of the exact dimensions required we have done aho next best beat thing to have inlaid in an ordinary piece of oak the largest remnant of the old charter oak that thai we could procure the history of this renowned oak is in as follows in the trunk of this was concealed the charter of connecticut october 81 1687 to may 9 1689 atris old charter was won by governor john winthrop to the colon colonials ialo from charles IT II the king of eng england land april 28 1662 this tree stood on lot loi no 29 char er oak avenue it measured at its ite base 33 leat in ctr clr cumfer enoe and where the stump was broken off several feet above ground was 21 feet in circumference twenty seven persons have stood in the hollow where the charter was hidden it was blown down in a severe storm august 21 1856 the tree stood inside of a wooden picket fence and a marble stone in a stone offset wall now marks the apo where this tree stood with the inscription charter k oak fell aug 21 1856 this inlaid piece is one er of an inch thick hoping it may reach you in safety and prove satisfactory to the object in view and requesting acknowledgment of receipt of same I 1 an am yours 4 4 truly H brawka superintendent |