PISTOL: An unusual European boarding pistol with folding bayonet. Perhaps purchased by Barney from a local gun dealer ot given to him after the Revolutionary War.
SPYGLASS: Made by Adams of Fleet Street which was one of the most famous instrument workshops in the 18th and early 19th century in London. He likely bought it on one of his four trips to England.
WALLET: When this item arrived at the museum, it had letters and documents written by him and stored in it. Most date from the War of 1812.
COMMISSION: Barney's commission to rank of Captain of the Flotilla in the Service of the United States signed by President James Madison on April 25, 1814.
OTHER OBJECTS: a decanter, a flagon, a Masonic Apron made of silk, and a 19th century trunk made in China.
All these objects had previously been on loan to the Maryland Historical Society for its Star-Spangled Banner celebration. They were gifted to the museum on December 31, 1814 and will be on display through 2015.. The Maryland Historical Society was founded in 1844. It's museum and library occupies an entire block in the Mount Vernon District of Baltimore.
Thanks Descendants. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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