as we see the items here, that's the actual sword owned by monte whipple. the case here holds an octent. that's going to help you with your knanavigation. these are instruments from that period. again, you see the brass telescope, so it won't corrode at sea and that would expand out to help with ships on the horizon. all these items we know were owned and taken to sea by sailors. throughout this exhibit we learned about many of the sailors who served on board "constitution," so each person is identified. this is dorthea who worked as a servant in the roberts' household in brookhaven, new york. she was married to william cooper. the roberts' family employed her husband on the farm. they have two daughters, charlotte and fanny, and they have to say goodbye because william has chosen to go to sea for two years. the reason we know the story, i am afraid he doesn't have a very good fate. we know from the records of the national archives, he dies, so she applies for a pension. the only way you can get a pension from the government is to prove that you were legall