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A sound block and gavel engraved with "First Night Williamsburg" and a candle design. The other side of the gavel reads " Presented by Bette Crossen." The set is in a green box with a clear plastic top that has writing on it in gold colored lettering. The top reads "Director's Gavel Set, with Sound Block and Engraving Band." There is a sticker on the plastic top with the address and phone number for Fleming's Engraving and Awards Inc.

Scope and Contents Items transferred from the W&M College Papers. Includes a 1850s transcription Copy of Mary Whaley's 1741 will; Copy of bill of chancery, 1750, amended 1751, concerning the disposition by her executor of certain funds bequeathed by Mary Whaley to the Mattey School, 9 pp., 1751, and reply, 3 pp. Copy of court order, 1752, for the settlement of the estate of Mary Whaley, 22 pp. Clipping concerning the legacy left by Mary Whaley for the Mattey School. Copy of court order, 1866, transferring...