Records of the town of Smithtown, Long Island, [electronic resource] : with other ancient documents of historic value . .^i^ ^ri^fi^ Autographs of Sons of the Patentee,. Snuff Box of Richard Smith.(Now in possession of Hon. Frederick Diodati Thompson, Sagtikoa Manor, Islip, L. I.) XIV INTRODUCTION. The personat relics of the Patentee are very few innumber. His descendant, J. Otis Smith, Esq., possesseswhat is believed to be the sword of his illustrious sister has a pair of sleeve buttons bearing a date whichproves their authenticity. The most interesting relic isthe silver snuf
Records of the town of Smithtown, Long Island, [electronic resource] : with other ancient documents of historic value . .^i^ ^ri^fi^ Autographs of Sons of the Patentee,. Snuff Box of Richard Smith.(Now in possession of Hon. Frederick Diodati Thompson, Sagtikoa Manor, Islip, L. I.) XIV INTRODUCTION. The personat relics of the Patentee are very few innumber. His descendant, J. Otis Smith, Esq., possesseswhat is believed to be the sword of his illustrious sister has a pair of sleeve buttons bearing a date whichproves their authenticity. The most interesting relic isthe silver snuff box* of the Founder, now in possession ofHon. Frederick Diodati Thompson, one of his descend-ants, to whom we are indebted for the illustration heregiven. In 1735, all the sons of the Patentee being dead, anagreement was made among the grandchildren and heirsfor a final division of the lands in Smithtown. Previousto this some of the heirs, if not all, had taken up tracts ofland which they occupied, and in some cases had sold toother people, with the understanding that they were to becharged to their account in the general division. An in-stance of this is the trac
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