The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-03
CHE Gnaulrer.
RICHMOND, Sd OCTOBER.

The following plan the production of as pat
rIotic heait as ever animated the councils
OF this country is NOT earnealy recommend
ITO the confederation of the public. Un-
lefs fome fuch plan he adopted, many of the
monuments of our hiftory will be irretreva-
bly, LOTT and our pofterity will have to re-
greet, that though eve were afThed bv the la
bours OF the prefs. we fufered them TO gropc
anidt the reproachful darkuefs of antiquity.
Plan OF Az American Horical Political and Phlof,
phcae society, for collecting. preiereing multiply
ing and encouraging memorials relative 20 the
political, civil and natural kiltory of the United
States, and of America in general
THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY MAY BE
j. To collect all the authentic hilores, voyages,
journals. memoirs maps and other memorials which
nave oern pubihed IN Europe aud America relative
TO the dhcovery, iettlement, ellab .,ent proyre(,
and Improvement of the fevera Rates colonies pro
s'nces and iands in America; including fuch as re-
late to the aboriginal inhabitants their cuon,s man
ners and charaaer and fueh ALTO as relate tn IN.
ographez, Typographical and natural hifory of the
American continent and inands, with their REFLECTIVE
productions and commerce. And to preferve the
lame IN well bound books, methodicaly arranged
according to their refpeave fubietas and dates in
public library, to be eablied at the feat of the 90
vernment Of the United States
z. collect, Preierve, and arrange in like man
1er, all the charters, contributions laws Journals and
other memorials relative to the government civil in
titutions, civil hiory and military operations of the
ieverai colonies now forming the United States an,e-
cedene to their feparaton from the crown of Crea,
Britain, and from that period to the concluGon OF
the peace with that government in 1888: together
with iuch eiiays and controversial writings as were
pNhiiihed either in Europe or America at any tims
from the commencement II the dilpute between the
Two Countries and all memoirs, msnulcripts and o.
ther memorials respecting the fame that can now be
procured or obtained, either in America or Europe
). 10 eoilect, preierve, and arrange in ike man
ner all the journals, acts, proceedings and propoti-
ons OF the congreis of the United States and of the
ievera hates, repeang the former confederation or
the preient contribution the United States, * all the
laws, & acts of the government of the a. S. and of
tne respective ttates lnce the adoption of the Fede-
raj contribution; and all reports, journals fpeeches
controversial eiays, and oecaionaJ or periodical pub
heations' relative thereto, (including newipapers)
'' a &c inca etoi,H1 appeared, or may hereafter ap-
pear, 10 far as the fame can be collected.
a. 10 obtain charter OF incorporation to erea =
library and appoint librarian to arrange, and keep
the books and 20 preerve them from decay, by hav-
ing tho'e bound which need it, &C. &c.
o. 10 chooie Handing committee annually
l"f whom three at leait Haouid re(ide at the
ieat OF government whole charge it might
be to icieet and Publith annually or oltener,
'oHI vi more volumes oil a muieunl, printed i'm
sctavo & bound, in which extraGfs abridqenents or
ntre copies of uch of the collections of the fooety
might bs pubi.hed, for the ure of the members and
all other perions willing to purchaCe them, as
'ney may judge mott important, iutereifing or Gu
riou' Each member of the fociety to receive one CO.
Py gratis
9. The library TO be open every day, Sunday,
excepted, for fix hours, and all perfuns admitted
therein gratis; and fuch may chuie to take copies
or extracts from any cthe books in the library to be
permitted to do 10, gratis but book to be taken
OUT of the library.
Z; To PuhliG' eoupterc catalogue of ali the COL
ieeions of the fociety, methodicaly arranged annu
ally Copies of which to be furniihed the members
of the fociety, gratis
8. That ttandng committees be appointed in the
principal towns of every fate for the purpofe of
Purchaing the objetls of the inltituticn within ,be
flae, in which they reide
g. That the fnciety from time to time reprint finch
icarce and valuable books, as they may think proper.
and pubih the fame for the benefit of che fundtbat
'e renners be iurniihed with copies OF iuch book,
at an urder-rate.
10; That every perfon at the time of becoming a
''e'''Ni mail pay dollars, and dollars
per annum afterwards And TreafiIrer appointed
az the feat of government to coea and account for
the lame to the fociety
II. That donations from Congrefs, from the fate
legislatures, or from Individuals either of money.
books, or other objects of the foee5y, be accented
and iuitable return, made of the publications by the
iocie,y.