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Fragment of Wood from House where Joseph Warren was Born
1844 (collected)
Maker not marked
USA: Massachusetts, Boston (likely)
Wood
overall: 2 1/2 in
Loaned by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts
GL2004.6555

Fragment of wood (possibly a dowel or peg) with a cylindrical shape and rounded ends.


This relic is accompanied by a handwritten note reading, "This Piece of Wood was taken from the House that Gen Warren was Born in. It is situated in Roxbury Mass the House was 120 Years Old when taken down. Gen Warren was Killed on Bunker Hill in 1776. The House was taken down in 1844. Noble from Joseph Warren Lodge."