Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-04
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VlR aNiA HISTORICAL & pulLOaOpH
zeal SOCIETY.

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IGAL SOCIETY.
At an nd ionfned Meeting of the vueinin liisto.
rirol and Philosophical Society, convened in the
Hall Of the House Of Delegates, on Monday the 18th
Of February, ISIS
A. loraa of thrrc2ular Members being proscut,
Governor fiogd the ii Wee President, took the
Gllnir
fhe following persons were nominated and ad
mlttcd "a, Members Of the Society TO VII -Gcnc-
fal John II. Cooke 81 t9aVaana, Edmund Ruilin Of
Prince Gcoree, Dr. Ijomas Nassie Of Nelson, 10.
pb =. Watkins Of C,oaeila1d, Thonas w Gil
ner Of Alteo1arle. Nathaniel T. Venaile Of Ptince
ls5Aarl Andrew = inc of Monroe, James Bruce
fafIIalrlx, samuel Megammtof Gteagson, hlex.
under q. Knox of AIcrleabarA Denlel I Sluush-
ter Of C|ulptper, Harman Hiner Of Pandlefen, John
5. Street ni 1.uacHbur., William l.. f~taiirton Of
KING & Queen, and Gen Jnquflnc u. llafvIc, md
John IIlrgle Price, John Forbes, d.. Martin Bo-
ton, DR.. Richard A. Garrinston, Or Robot
Briggs, DIR. James Beale, David Buggs, Jacob
Hall Robert c. Nicholas, Robert Burton, Wheaton
Bradish. Merit VI Robinson. WIN. 2. Sltplnri.
Joseph Jackson, Rowland Reynolds, ond John ;
Myers of the city ofltetnoad.
After the admission Of Member. President 'nsdz
ing, of Hampton Sidney COLLEGE, proe .eled 'o1eiI-
yer the Anniversary Address whcrcup0n. on mo
ton Of Mr. Dromgoolc,
'3NifR' : ftF hl' iiliAha u NlAlp 49,
dered TO Nh Gushing, FOR lie satisfactory ln'nneI
in which he has discharged The duty imposed upon
him, in thedeliYery Of the first Anniversary Otattot
before the Society.
Nh. Cushing presented in behalf Of fien. Brod-
max, who was absent from indlsposition Il ploan-
script meaiott n HdiaH Wats ami otte1 offHr'en-
ces in Western Virginia, before the commence
ment and during the American Revolution, by tho
lac Col. JOHN Stuart Of Gtecnbricr-uiso m hu-
thentic record, certified by the Clerk Of Princess
Anne county, of the triad Of IA female IN i7O5 for
witchcrah communicated by Archibald Taylor,
ESQ. Of Norfolk
Mr. CUSHING also presented in behalf Of Nr. liuf
fin Of Prince George. specimens ofcrystalizcd gyp-
sum, found on that geni'emaH's fum.
A letter WIS read from Charles /" Crockett, Esq
Of w ythc, addressed to the Librarian, presenting to
the S)ciey specimens Of various ores, gypsum, &c
found in that dlstric, ofconntry also a beautiful
specimen Of native wild cherry all Of which were
exhibited by the Librarian.
Specimens Of natjre iton and copper ore were
also presentedby Mr.. NIcGamant, Of GfaYson,
The following Resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That the thanks Of this Society be re
s~pectfllly presented to Col. Charles A, Stunt, oi
! Augusta, for the acceptable present 50 politely
made by him to the Society, ofon ancient MS nc
moir of some interesting incidents Of the lndas
and some other border wars ofthe Colony Of Fr-
ginid, before the commencement and during the
early period four Revolutionary Struggle, prcpa-
red and left by his father, the late venerable Col
John Stuart Of Grccnbricr.
Resolved, also, That the thinks Of this Society
be rendered to President Gushing, Nj EoiFn "i
Prince George, Mr.. Crockett Of Wythe, and Mr.
McC amant of Grayson, for the manuscript and
various interesting specimens presented 10y then
to the Society
) On motion Of NJ. Giner i vas