79 In one account of the duel it is stated that Holland's seconds proposed that they should exchange weapons. Captain Schoedde replied that his had been used by Lord------, Holland answering that his were of equal celebrity, having been used by General Wolfe . In another account of this tragic affair it is stated that Major Holland , on bidding his son adieu just before he went to meet his adversary, said: "Samuel, my boy, here are the weapons which my beloved friend, General Wolfe , pre¬ sented to me on the day of his death. Use them to keep the old family name without stain." There is no reference, however, to this presentation by General Wolfe in the list of bequests made by him immediately before his death, but there can be no doubt that Wolfe gave them to Holland during the siege of Quebec . These pistols are about ten inches in length, evidently made for service rather than for ornamental souvenirs. They have heavily mounted butts, flint locks, without elaborate carvings. The maker's name, Barber, is inscribed on the pistols, and the name Josias Whitney on the case, late foreman to John Richards , 85 Strand, gunmaker. The following inscription is also on the pistols:—"The gift of General James Wolfe to Captain Samuel Holland , 1759." These historic duelling pistols are now owned by Mrs. Jos . E. Welsh , of Boston, formerly of Mrs. Welsh inherited them from her husband's sister, Hettie, who married Robert Barker , son of Captain Barker , who married Henrietta Holland , daughter of Colonel John Frederick Holland. It is also reported that after the duel the body of Samuel was taken to the Merchants' Coffee House , near the river at Windmill Point, St. Charles , Mont¬ real. It is said that when Major Samuel saw the lifeless corpse of his young son, and the fatal pistols, after first giving vent to his parental grief, he uttered the following words: "My beloved son, when General Wolfe presented me, on the Plains of Abraham, with those beautiful weapons, little did I think they would be used to bring you to a dishonoured grave." George Speth Holland, another son of Major Samuel , and probably the youngest child, was baptized at Quebec on December 9, 1780. He also saw military service: Ensign, 60th Foot, March, 1795; Lieutenant, 44th Foot, September, 1795; Lieutenant, 4th Regiment , November, 1798; retired, May 10, 1799. Nothing is known of George Speth Holland excepting that he was living in 1800 and that he was married before his father's will was executed. In a codicil it is stated that George S. had received his portion of the property at the time of his marriage, and the two children of his deceased brother Henry were to be granted the share bequeathed to him by the original will. All of Major Samuel 's children were Protestants. In another letter to General Haldimand , from Portsmouth, N.H. , dated 13th June, 1774, Major Holland wrote: "I have the happiness of enjoying the company of an only sister after 20 years absence. She came here with her 4 children from where her husband Mr. Lester has acquired a handsome fortune. He will meet us in N.Y. in the Fall, and I am to purchase him a country seat near that place."