Please read my query to the New England Historical Genealogical Society and subsequent reply, below. If anyone reading this is in possession of this stone, please contact me at the address below. My objective is to learn if it still exists. Any other information about it would be welcome also. Lonnie Chase maryetta@concentric.net >I have recently found the following information and wish to verify it if >possible. > >"A tablet of caen stone in the entrance corridor of the New England >Historical Genealogical Society's building at 9 Ashburn St., Boston, says": >"Aquila Chase >Mariner >Hampton, N.H. 1640 >Newbury, Mass. 1646 >By repute the first pilot at the mouth of the Merrimack River. Erected by >his descendant John Carrol Chase 1928". > >My question is this: Do you now have or have you ever had, this stone? > > >Lonnie Chase >maryetta@concentric.net > Dear Mr. Chase, Thank you for your inquiry regarding the Chase Stone. It was in our possession at one time, but because of its size and load-bearing our building couldn't accommodate it and according to Scott Barltey in our Fine Arts Department, it was evidently given to another Chase descendant in 1988 or 1989. I'm sorry that we're unable to locate the piece for you. If you have any other questions, please feel free to call on me. Sincerely Linda Skinner Austin