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Josiah “Joseph” Collins Truitt
Josiah “Joseph” Collins Truitt holding a rifle and muskrats.
Kitchen
Photograph of (left to right), cup, teapot, bowl, mixing spoons, tea jar, and coffee mill, Rush bottom rocking chair, on display at the Nabb Research Center
Land Patent
Land patent for Gray’s Woodyard in Worcester County, Maryland, dated October 10, 1743. Land was purchased near St. Martins River by Joseph Gray from Joseph Scroggin and was located adjacent to James Stephen Bridell’s plantation. This land deed is…
Linen Press originally from Accomack County Virginia and most likely made in the late 18th century and moved to the Liberty Hall plantation home in Somerset County, Maryland, by the Whealton family. Linen presses were typically designed for storing sheets, napkins, clothing, and other textiles while cupboards were typically designed for displaying dishware, including plates, cups, and saucers.
The linen press and corner cupboard are originally from the Eastern Shore of Virginia and were most likely made in the late 18th century
Logbook
Josiah kept track of the number of muskrats they caught and on what property in this logbook.
Manumission
This document is a written record of the agreement made by George W. Lankford to free his slave, Alfred Lankford, in Somerset County in 1864.
Map Making
Map makers would have used drafting tools, like the ones displayed here, from the late 1700s to the early 1800s
Marsh Lure Hunting Book
Record book kept by Mrs. “Brownie” Wagner of waterfowl hunts near Snow Hill, Maryland, over several years.
Maryland Homestead
Various homestead artifacts, ranging from cooking implements to furniture.