Inkwell, Traveling - Col. Oliver Keese

 
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Inkwell, Traveling - Col. Oliver Keese
Inkwell, Traveling
Inkwell, Traveling

Inkwell, Traveling - Col. Oliver Keese

Object number1987.032.04ac
Date1865
Mediumleather, wood, glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (3.8 x 13 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionWood covered with red leather rectangular cover. Compartment with glass inkwell, two holders for pens or quills (one quill included). Leather has black ink stains. Fleur-de-lis stamped on outside of inkwell and cover.

    Belonged to Col. Oliver Keese. Keese served in the 118 New York Infantry during the Civil War. He entered as a Lieut. Col. and ended the war as a colonel. He was born July 9, 1830 in Clinton Co., New York and died January 24, 1889 in Pennsylvania. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Keeseville, Clinton Co., New York.
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