Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1910 — Washington Family's Carryall. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Washington Family's Carryall.

The most interesting relic that oi recent years has been added to the historic collection at Mount Vernon wag. presented by Robert M. Bromfield of Philadelphia, and is the carryall used by Washington and —bis tor many years for light service. When he traveled abroad the father of his country commonly used a big English coach drawn by four horses and attended by negro postillions in a livery of scarlet and gold. It was an imposing spectacle, but for common use the carryall, drawn by two horses, was better, and it is a curious

vehicle. There is no dashboard, and the driver sits with his legs over the whiffltree, supported by a small foot rest. The passengers climbed through a door behind. The carriage is still in very good condition in spite of Its age, and demonstrates the excellent workmanship of those days. Its existence has been known for many years, but it took a long search to locate it, and it was finally found stored with other properties in the winter quarters of Forepaugh’s circus at Philadelphia. The identification was made complete, and the interesting relic was transferred to Mount Vernon and placed in the coach house which was built in 1733 and restored in 1894 by the ladies of the state of Michigan.