tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post1278349928703698946..comments2024-03-26T10:17:51.566-04:00Comments on The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog: The Mill Creek Hundred Blanket, or Banner, or SomethingScott Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850758840846585533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-14969354822125288802023-08-30T08:04:50.828-04:002023-08-30T08:04:50.828-04:00Veryy thoughtful blogVeryy thoughtful blogCelebrity Bloghttps://celebrityblogindex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-46202903239284390752015-04-09T17:23:21.710-04:002015-04-09T17:23:21.710-04:00Scott, Regarding your comment about items and art...Scott, Regarding your comment about items and artifacts concerning MCH. Some years ago I went to the auction of the possessions of Nancy Churchman Sawin when she was moving into an assisted living facility. One of the items shown on the website for the auction that I wanted to see and maybe bid on was a book. I think they called it a Tax Book or an Account Book for MCH. I believe it covered a period of years in the 1840s. When I got to the auction I could not find the book and asked someone there about it. I was told that someone from the State of Delaware had come in before the doors opened and confiscated the book saying that it was the legal property of the State and it was going to the archives in Dover. I thought you might like to know about it and check it out next time you can make it to the DPA. DonnaDonna Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378464321244096775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-4747755968165595802015-04-09T11:43:13.955-04:002015-04-09T11:43:13.955-04:00That all sounds about right to me. The question th...That all sounds about right to me. The question that gets me is who would need something like this? AFAIK there's nothing else on it, so it doesn't seem like it's the MCH branch of a business or group. Just MCH. But MCH isn't thing that would have a ceremonial horse blanket, right? What I'd really love to hear is, "Oh yeah, we've got a similar one here in Christiana Hundred, and it's for_____." I'll keep thinking, though.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-60642634829465786432015-04-09T09:37:12.070-04:002015-04-09T09:37:12.070-04:00From the photo, it indeed looks like a horse blank...From the photo, it indeed looks like a horse blanket, but a ceremonial one used on a harness horse. Could be from some group, brigade, troupe for parades and the like. Too fancy for everyday use. It seems to be in good shape too, which indicates it was not used often. Nice find.Bubblankatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626623383082925986noreply@blogger.com