Eureka Reporter | 1904-01-15 | Page 7 | Was Gift from Washington

WS WAS GIFT FROM washington doci land ma ne man owns satchel of 0 mich interest jol n I 1 donohu an antiquarian of rod land mal maine ne is exhibiting to his friends a historical object of much in terest in tl e form of the portmanteau presented to cen con knox ot of thomas on b george wahington whose secretary of war he was it is a commo d ous hand sewed leather satchel abo it elgh eighteen teen inches long iong twelve inches aide and six binche deep with lining of linen and fitted interiorly with a double cover which is fastened by a leather strap bunning through six brass staples the 0 cm covering ering fast ening with straps through buckles in tais ger knox was wont to carry part of the pay of the continental army on h s journeys to headquarters it was made madach fn 1775 and was one of the most highly prized treasures of gen knox fo bof t tie ie many associations connected with the gift and the giver the port manteau was after the death of gen knox in the possession of the family of seth gerry a close friend of gen knox who also lived in thomaston and who purchased the 1 knox nox mansion at montpelier