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mouthpiece. The lid bears this inscription:

This pipe was presented to Sir Frederick Hankey by the Grand
Vizier of Turkey at Constantinople in the year 1830 and to Thomas
Hankey Esq^re by the Daughter of Sir Frederick and by him to
Charles Alexander Esq^re 9th March, 1873.

The only information that has been obtained about Hankey is that he held
an official position as Chief Secretary of Malta for the British
Government.

FOR POLITICS

In 1838 the Whig Young Men of New York City presented to Robert Charles
Wetmore a pair of large, ornate, silver pitchers[8] inscribed:

To Robert Charles Wetmore their late Chairman from the General
Committee of Whig Young Men of the City of New York a Memorial of
political fellowship, a token of personal esteem and a tribute of
patriotic service 1838.

The bases of the pitchers are engraved:

Presented to Chas Fredk Wetmore by his father, January 1st, 1840.

These pitchers were made by Geradus Boyce, a New York silversmith who
worked in the first half of the 19th century.

FOR SERVICE IN THE MEXICAN, CIVIL, AND INDIAN WARS

Most of these pieces, like the pitchers mentioned above, are not as
pleasing aesthetically as the earlier ones, and they are much more
closely allied with the exuberance of the Victorian era than they are
with the classical lines of the Federal period.

A large, elaborate vase[9] with two handles and a cover was presented to
Major General Silas Casey, U.S.A., in recognition of his services during
the Mexican War. The vase is inscribed:

To Capt. Silas Casey, 2 inf. U.S.A. For his bravery and skill at
Contreras, Churubusco and other battles of Mexico; for his gallant
leading of the storming party of Regulars at Chapultepec where he
was severely wounded. The gift of citizens of his native town and
others, E. Greenwich, Rhode Island, August 1848.

The vase is marked on the bottom with box-enclosed letters "G & H" and
"1848." The letters probably refer to Gale and Hughes, New York
silversmiths, or perhaps to Gale and Hayden, who were in business about
the same time.

Casey, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, received votes of thanks
from the Rhode Island legislature for his services in both the Mexican
and Civil Wars.

Lieutenant Colonel John Bankhead Magruder was given a silver pitcher by
his friends in Baltimore for his Mexican War service. The pitcher[10] is
urn-shaped, has a long, narrow neck, and stands on