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    1. [CHASE-L] Re: Chase Stone Inquiry
    2. NEELISGAL
    3. I do not have the stone, but I do have a photocopy of it made from a photograph. From correspondence dated 3/29/71 to my uncle, John Churchill Chase of New Orleans, from one Bridie Tighe, probably the daughter of a friend or colleague, who was in school in Broughton, MA, I share the following: "Dear Mr. Chase . . . I talked to a delightful gentleman (gentleman is the only way to describe him) at the New England Historical Genealogical Society. He's very interested in genealogy and very interested in helping us. He said that the plaques are in storage but had a photograph of the Aquila Chase plaque. He xeroxed it and I'm sending it on to you. . . . If you would like a better reprint, Mr. Dean could arrange for a photographer to photograph the picture." She went to tell that a "print" (rubbing?) of the plaque could be arranged for $35-50 but the tablet would have to be taken out of storage. So, in 1971, it was still at the NEHGH. The copy is entirely legible. The image measures 5x8 inches bears what appears to be a bas relief of a sailing ship (don't ask me what kind, please!) at the top and looks something like this: Aquila Chase Mariner Hampton NH 1640 Newbury Mass 1646 By old repute the first Pilot at the mouth of the Merrimack River, Erected by his descendant John Carroll Chase, 1924. at the top

    03/25/1998 02:58:36