1849 Brass Name Plaque, 1782 French Guiana Silver Coin

[Cape Hunter]

Some Interesting finds here on the cape this past week. Two over grown areas pretty close together. Slow detecting but looks like more finds will be coming. Items of note are the Brass name plaque I thought was unusual. Maybe for a chest? Wm. Lilsby of Hull. ( I think that's what it says) Did find a Wm. Lisby in NH 1864 Civil War records. But not much else. Large pewter Horse tack rosette found next to a trail. Very shiny for pewter, looks quite old on the back. Very decent looking 1890 V Nickel. Only the second one I have found. First one was toast. Silver (20%) French Guiana 2 Sols dated 1782. Was found bent in half. Was able to slowly flatten. Has holes, maybe used as a button or just damage? Admiral Dewey token in nice shape. Flat sterling silver plaque of some sort. Quite thin, no maker stamp. No idea what it was used for?? Cool Dandy button with a very unusual design. A very heavy brass key plate for a 2 bit skeleton key. Must have been inlaid, no holes to attach. Other small key plate was close by. Two old pocket watches that have seen better days. Small round copper coin like circle with deep punch mark? Last a late 1700 early 1800 shoe buckle. Many thanks for looking!

 

[Almy]

Very nice historical finds! I'd be excited to find them.

 

[Red-Coat]

Interesting finds.

The plaque is inscribed in 'copperplate' script, and I think the first letter of the surname most resembles an 'S'... in which case it would be 'William Silsby'.



I assume the 'Hull' referred to is the one in Massachusetts. 'Findagrave' didn't throw up anything promising with an obvious Massachusetts connection. There was a William H. Silsby born and buried in the state, but he wasn't born until 1853.

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If one considers the 1849 date only and the likelihood that the person referred to was an adult at that time, there's only one name in those grave records that fits... Lieutenant Colonel William Hayes Silsby (1822-1901), but how you would go about verifying that with so little to go on, I don't know.

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If it is him, he would only have been 27 or 28 years old in 1849, so wouldn't yet have had a sufficiently long military career that saw him promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

 

[pepperj]

That's a great time out you had at the site.
Congrats on the finds, so many of them are top shelf recoveries on their own.

 

[iAmMike]

You had a nice day out! If you've found two Vs I'm sure many will follow. I love that Borax soap thing!

 

[Silvermonkey]

That's a great collection of finds Cape Hunter! Nice camera work too. The 2 sols coin is excellent. I'm guessing it was used as a button? The V nickel is in almost perfect condition. You must have very gentle ground down your way. Congrats!

 

[Cape Hunter]

Interesting finds.

The plaque is inscribed in 'copperplate' script, and I think the first letter of the surname most resembles an 'S'... in which case it would be 'William Silsby'.

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I assume the 'Hull' referred to is the one in Massachusetts. 'Findagrave' didn't throw up anything promising with an obvious Massachusetts connection. There was a William H. Silsby born and buried in the state, but he wasn't born until 1853.

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If one considers the 1849 date only and the likelihood that the person referred to was an adult at that time, there's only one name in those grave records that fits... Lieutenant Colonel William Hayes Silsby (1822-1901), but how you would go about verifying that with so little to go on, I don't know.

LTC William Hayes Silsby (1822-1901) - Find a...

m 30 Aug 1855 Jasper Co., IA Helen M . Smead

www.findagrave.com

If it is him, he would only have been 27 or 28 years old in 1849, so wouldn't yet have had a sufficiently long military career that saw him promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Wow, thanks so much for the help looking up this gentlemen! I found he was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 1822. His Father was born in NH. So there may have been family still there that might bring him a lot closer to MA. Hull, MA is just a day sail from NH coast. Plaque found here on Cape Cod is even closer to Hull.

 

[Bioheat1969]

Interesting finds.

The plaque is inscribed in 'copperplate' script, and I think the first letter of the surname most resembles an 'S'... in which case it would be 'William Silsby'.

View attachment 2083327

I assume the 'Hull' referred to is the one in Massachusetts. 'Findagrave' didn't throw up anything promising with an obvious Massachusetts connection. There was a William H. Silsby born and buried in the state, but he wasn't born until 1853.

Grave Memorial Records - Find a Grave

The World’s largest gravesite collection. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. .

www.findagrave.com

If one considers the 1849 date only and the likelihood that the person referred to was an adult at that time, there's only one name in those grave records that fits... Lieutenant Colonel William Hayes Silsby (1822-1901), but how you would go about verifying that with so little to go on, I don't know.

LTC William Hayes Silsby (1822-1901) - Find a...

m 30 Aug 1855 Jasper Co., IA Helen M . Smead

www.findagrave.com

If it is him, he would only have been 27 or 28 years old in 1849, so wouldn't yet have had a sufficiently long military career that saw him promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

You would have to check the census records for Hull, or the resident lists, Hull historical society should have copies.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A FANTASTIC bunch of finds - well done !

 

[Digger RJ]

Some Interesting finds here on the cape this past week. Two over grown areas pretty close together. Slow detecting but looks like more finds will be coming. Items of note are the Brass name plaque I thought was unusual. Maybe for a chest? Wm. Lilsby of Hull. ( I think that's what it says) Did find a Wm. Lisby in NH 1864 Civil War records. But not much else. Large pewter Horse tack rosette found next to a trail. Very shiny for pewter, looks quite old on the back. Very decent looking 1890 V Nickel. Only the second one I have found. First one was toast. Silver (20%) French Guiana 2 Sols dated 1782. Was found bent in half. Was able to slowly flatten. Has holes, maybe used as a button or just damage? Admiral Dewey token in nice shape. Flat sterling silver plaque of some sort. Quite thin, no maker stamp. No idea what it was used for?? Cool Dandy button with a very unusual design. A very heavy brass key plate for a 2 bit skeleton key. Must have been inlaid, no holes to attach. Other small key plate was close by. Two old pocket watches that have seen better days. Small round copper coin like circle with deep punch mark? Last a late 1700 early 1800 shoe buckle. Many thanks for looking!

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[CoinsAndThings]

Very nice finds! Congratulations!

 

[oldmxrat]

Another fine group of recoveries, congrats and thanks for taking the time to post them!

 

[The Rebel]

Awesome finds, love that plate! Used to take an LCM out to Ft. Warren from Hull when I was a CW re-enactor.

 

[MD Ghost F75]

Some Interesting finds here on the cape this past week. Two over grown areas pretty close together. Slow detecting but looks like more finds will be coming. Items of note are the Brass name plaque I thought was unusual. Maybe for a chest? Wm. Lilsby of Hull. ( I think that's what it says) Did find a Wm. Lisby in NH 1864 Civil War records. But not much else. Large pewter Horse tack rosette found next to a trail. Very shiny for pewter, looks quite old on the back. Very decent looking 1890 V Nickel. Only the second one I have found. First one was toast. Silver (20%) French Guiana 2 Sols dated 1782. Was found bent in half. Was able to slowly flatten. Has holes, maybe used as a button or just damage? Admiral Dewey token in nice shape. Flat sterling silver plaque of some sort. Quite thin, no maker stamp. No idea what it was used for?? Cool Dandy button with a very unusual design. A very heavy brass key plate for a 2 bit skeleton key. Must have been inlaid, no holes to attach. Other small key plate was close by. Two old pocket watches that have seen better days. Small round copper coin like circle with deep punch mark? Last a late 1700 early 1800 shoe buckle. Many thanks for looking!

Great stuff, congrats

 

[lenmac65]

Congrats on the nice finds. Very interesting post and feedback.