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From: "Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough" <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Judge John T. BIRD - Flemington
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 21:43:22 -0500


Greetings,

I know of a gentleman who is offering for sale a article of free-blown
glass dated about 1870. It is a presentation piece to John T. Bird, a
carafe having his name etched on the front. Here is the formal
description of this special item:

Very rare, 10 5/8"h clear freeblown South Jersey, footed carafe with a
flared mouth, applied pouring ring and an applied solid round base
which has a polished pontil. Ornately engraved presentation piece
with exquisite florals and leaves encircling "HON. JOHN T. BIRD /
FLEMINGTON, N.J.". Finest example of American engraving... offered at
$400.00.

Please be aware that I do not personally stand to make any profit on
the sale of this item. Opportunities to purchase such items related
to Hunterdon County do not surface very often. Perhaps there is a
collector among us (with Hunterdon County roots!) who may appreciate
owning it.

For additional reference, here is the congressional biography of John
T. Bird:

BIRD, John Taylor, a Representative from New Jersey; born in
Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, N.J., August 16, 1829; attended the
public schools, and a classical academy at Hackettstown, N.J.; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in
Bloomsbury, N.J.; moved to Clinton in 1858; prosecutor of the pleas
for Hunterdon County 1862-1867; moved to Flemington in 1865; elected
as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4,
1869-March 3, 1873); was not a candidate for renomination in 1872;
resumed the practice of law in Flemington, N.J.; member of the New
Jersey constitutional convention in 1876; moved to Trenton, N.J., in
1882; vice chancellor of New Jersey 1882-1896; master in chancery
1900-1909; died in Trenton, N.J., May 6, 1911; interment in Riverview
Cemetery.

If you have any interest, please contact me privately. Thanks,

Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough
Holland Township, HC, NJ


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