Lafayette Objects in the Condit House
A silver snuffbox presented to the Marquis de Lafayette.curved outline to fit a coat pocket. Engraved on the lid: “Presented by the / young ladies of / Mrs. Brown’s Seminary / Norfolk 8-/23th-1824 / this gift demonstrates / our Joy/ the inscription / is on our hearts / to General la Fayette.”
Rustic wooden box made from the Wood of Penn’s Treaty Tree, given to Lafayette. The lid inscribed “For the Friend of / RELIGIOUS & CIVIL FREEDOM / LA FAYETTE” The front panel inscribed “FROM A / DISCIPLE OF PENN.” The inside lid inscribed “Penn’s Treaty with the / Indians of Pennsylvania / 1682. / UNBROKEN FAITH.’ The inside of the box inscribed ‘PART OF THE TREE / under which the / TREATY WAS