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From: "Michael & Jennifer Hauserman" <>
Subject: Re: society sword update
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 14:09:52 -0400
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I've uploaded photos of the sword to the address below. I didn't want to
clog up everyone's email with so many photos to download.

http://pictures.care2.com/view/1/576689494

Jen

----- Original Message -----
From: "cfortune" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:57 PM
Subject: RE: society sword update


> Jen,
>
> Is there anyway you can post the picture(s), attach them to an e-mail so
we
> can see this ? It might help.
>
> Cliff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael & Jennifer Hauserman [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:59 PM
> To:
> Subject: society sword update
>
> Okay, here it is. I got pictures of the sword's markings and took tons of
> notes about it. The initials on the sword are OIAL (Order of Irish
American
> ?) It was made in Cincinnati, belonged to Joseph W. Freeman. The emblem
is
> of a dog sitting in one direction and its head turned the other. Almost
> like something you'd see on the walls of Pompeii. The tip of the handle is
a
> man's bust, kind of like Ben Franklin. The sleeve has an emblem of a
knight
> in armor holding a cross and another emblem of an angel harp with a star
> above it. There are Shamrocks all over the sword and the sleeve. I mean
> all over it. That's why I believe it's some sort of Irish group. The
> Hibernians haven't gotten back to me about it, and I don't think they
will.
> If anyone has any ideas, or if any of the symbols rings a bell, let me
know.
>
> Jen
> Hauserman's
>
> http://pinegardenssouth.com
>
>
>

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