I received this query and had no advice to offer.  Perhaps an ATHG
subscriber could help (and address the questioner directly at her email
address).

***

My husband buys and restores homes.
 >In one house he was working on he found a
 >metal tube that contains a scroll. The scroll was signed on May 11, 1868
 >and is the replacement charter for another document that was lost, that
one
 >was supposedly dated May 11, 1843. The charter is for the "Son of
 >Temperance - Grand Division" for New Haven Connecticut. It is signed at
the
 >bottom by Samuel Hodges and Samuel Carleton. There are eight other names
on
 >the document with a number after each name. We want to learn more about
the
 >history of this document and of course have it appraised. We wanted to
know
 >if you know of any resources available to us. We live in Rochester, New
 >York. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
 >
"Dean, Jane" <[log in to unmask]>