A wooden Dispatch Box with note attached by Frederick M. Woods reading " This military chest was carried thro the Rev War by my Gt Grand Father Lt Col Hendrick Ruyter (formerly Henrick DeRuyter)..." Inside the lid of the box is attached a genealogical document "Data of the Ruiter or Ruyter Family" written by E.C. Bartnett. The box is empty except for a small leather purse belonging to Elias Woods.