History at the Old Stone Fort - Tiffany Receipt and Bayonet

Colonel Mix Receipt, Tiffany & Co., 1860s

During the Civil War, officers were required to purchase their own uniforms and accoutrements. This receipt records Colonel Simon H. Mix's purchase of a colonel's strap from Tiffany & Co. in New York City.

Mix, a Schoharie native and former editor of the Schoharie Patriot newspaper, was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel and later Colonel of the 3rd New York Cavalry. He commanded the regiment from April 1862 until he was mortally wounded on June 15, 1864, during the Siege of Petersburg.

Though buried in a mass grave, many of his personal belongings were returned home and are now preserved in our collection.

Bayonet, circa 1776

Carried throughout the Revolutionary War by Mr. Hankerson, who later settled in Carlisle. He served at Monmouth, Princeton, Valley Forge, and Yorktown.

Donated by William E. Roscoe.