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placed in a case adjacent to the "Lincoln mask".
There has been some inquiry for relics of Columbus.  The very authentic relics we have on some chips of wood from the mortised beam to which Columbus was chained during his imprisonment at San Domingo - also a piece of an iron bolt from the same prison.
Dr. Storer of Newport, R.I., has [[strikethrough]] sent [[/strikethrough]] ^[[lent]] to the Museum a collection of moulds (in horn) of 126 interesting historic medals ^[[from]] which it is desirable ^[[casts]] should be made at an early day.