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May 24, 1889
The Times
Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Mr. Joseph H. Clapp of Augusta owns a 1623 oak and mahogany chair brought from England to Plymouth by Capt. Reuben Carver, inscribed with Thanksgiving origins, and a 1635 china punch bowl from Capt. Graves. At 82, he recalls his grandfather's Boston Tea Party stories while sitting in the chair.
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An Old Chair and Bowl.
Mr. Joseph H. Clapp, of Augusta, who is a blood relation of Capt. Reuben Carver, of Pilgrim colony fame, has an old English chair of oak and mahogany, which was brought over to Plymouth from England in 1623 by the ship Lion and presented to the captain. The chair bears on its bottom an inscription giving the history of the origin of Thanksgiving day. "Many a time," writes Mr. Carver, "I have sat on my grandfather's knee in this chair under the noble old elms which were in front of the old Province house in Boston which joined my grandfather's estate and heard him tell the story of the Boston tea party, of which he was one of the foremost members." Another of Mr. Clapp's possessions is a china punch bowl brought over by Capt. Graves in the ship James in 1635. Mr. Clapp is in his 82d year, but writes a neat, firm hand. -Lewiston Journal.
Mr. Joseph H. Clapp, of Augusta, who is a blood relation of Capt. Reuben Carver, of Pilgrim colony fame, has an old English chair of oak and mahogany, which was brought over to Plymouth from England in 1623 by the ship Lion and presented to the captain. The chair bears on its bottom an inscription giving the history of the origin of Thanksgiving day. "Many a time," writes Mr. Carver, "I have sat on my grandfather's knee in this chair under the noble old elms which were in front of the old Province house in Boston which joined my grandfather's estate and heard him tell the story of the Boston tea party, of which he was one of the foremost members." Another of Mr. Clapp's possessions is a china punch bowl brought over by Capt. Graves in the ship James in 1635. Mr. Clapp is in his 82d year, but writes a neat, firm hand. -Lewiston Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Family
What keywords are associated?
Historical Chair
Thanksgiving Origin
Boston Tea Party
China Punch Bowl
Pilgrim Colony
What entities or persons were involved?
Joseph H. Clapp
Reuben Carver
Capt. Graves
Where did it happen?
Augusta, Plymouth, Boston
Story Details
Key Persons
Joseph H. Clapp
Reuben Carver
Capt. Graves
Location
Augusta, Plymouth, Boston
Event Date
1623, 1635
Story Details
Joseph H. Clapp possesses a historic chair from 1623 linked to the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving, and a 1635 punch bowl; he shares family memories of the Boston Tea Party from his grandfather.