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John David Willson Rebellion Box

Small rebellion box mad by John David Willson for his son, Job Willson. The box has a sliding lid engraved with a picture of a small house with several trees. The sides of the box read "Lount and Matthews executed April 12, 1838" and "Job Willson from his father in prison"

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John David Willson, made this box for his son while in prison. His son was Job Willson. He carved beautiful images of trees and a small house on the lid with lots of detail.

The side inscriptions reads: “Lount and Matthews executed April 12, 1838”, and “Job Willson from his father in prison”.

Small rebellion box mad by John David Willson for his son, Job Willson. The box has a sliding lid engraved with a picture of a small house with several trees. The sides of the box read "Lount and Matthews executed April 12, 1838" and "Job Willson from his father in prison"