Reddish leather wallet with two compartments (broken). Contains notebook with figures. Marked, “Jenny”. Label pasted on front says "Somes family Pocket book, Mt. Desert, Maine"
Twig is attached to a piece of paper with this message: "Twig from the Washington Elm under which Washington first took command of the American Army July 3, 1773 and broken from the tree on March 14, 1891. Cambridge. Edith, Mrs. Ellis & H. E. Somes.
Sat. P.MN. at the Museum with Mr. K. , Edi & I" (?)
A button is attached to another page of paper with this note: " Button from "Longfellows chair' made from 'the spreading chestnut tree' of which he speaks of in his poem 'the village blacksmith' and presented him by the children. His favorite chair in which I sat the day of our visit to the House in Cambridge March 14, 1891. Sat P.M. Mr. R. __ Kennedy, Edith & I a great day --
one button from Longfellow’s chair and twig from Washington Elm tree."
