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Piece of wood from the "Treaty Oak"
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Piece of wood from the "Treaty Oak"

ca. 1654
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
Wood, metal
Overall: 8 1/2 × 6 1/8 × 14 1/2 in. (21.6 × 15.6 × 36.8 cm)
Gift of Howland Pell
INV.1062
DescriptionSection of hollow log with rectangular metal plaque inscribed "A PIECE OF THE 'TREATY OAK' / -UNDER WHICH- / THOMAS PELL MADE A TREATY / WITH THE INDIAN SACHEMS / FOR THE MANOR OF PELHAM / NOVEMBER 14 - 1654 / PRESENTED TO THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / BY HOWLAND PELL JANUARY 19 - 1912."
Markingsetched: on metal plaque: "A PIECE OF THE 'TREATY OAK' / -UNDER WHICH- / THOMAS PELL MADE A TREATY / WITH THE INDIAN SACHEMS / FOR THE MANOR OF PELHAM / NOVEMBER 14 - 1654 / PRESENTED TO THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / BY HOWLAND PELL JANUARY 19 - 1912"
ClassificationsHISTORIC RELICS