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At the regular monthly meeting of the Washington Light Infantry, held at the Armory on 22d January, 1903, the following action was taken :

We are aware of the fact that we have two very valuable pieces of property, namely, the Silk Woven Portrait of George Washington, (after Stuart), and the Courtenay Flag, given some years ago, and in some way the records of these gifts have been lost. Our Armory is full of historic relics, with accounts od each, excepting these two. We should endeaver to obtain them without delay.

The following resolutions were then voted unanimously :

1. Resolved, That the Washington Light Infantry request Ex-Captain, Wm. A. Courtenay, to furnish them with the history of "The Silk Woven Portrait of George Washington" and "The Courtenay Flag", it being the desire of the Company to preserve for the use of the members a correct narrative of these precious gifts.

2. Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to Capt. Wm. A. Courtenay with the request for the information desired.

Newry, S.C., February 4, 1903.
Capt. Frank E. Robson, W.L.I.- Dear Captain :
I acknowledge with great pleasure your request for the records in the matter of the tapestry portrait of our first President and the flag presented by Mrs. Wm. A. Courtenay, and beg to enclose the same for your information in the following papers.
Very respectfully,
Wm. A. Courtneay,
Ex-Captain;W.L.I.

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I was in New York on business in April, 1876, and went into the reading room of the hotel to dispose of a few minutes while awaiting an appointment. I took up the fragment of a newspaper, which proved to be some days old. In scanning it carelessly for something to read, my eye rested on an article, entitled "History of a Tapestry Portrait". I was, of course, intensely