Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-10-26
From The Cdiedonian.
INTERESTING AND USEFUL COLLEC-
TI0N OLE hooks NEWSPAPERS &c.

INTERESTING AND USEFUL COLLEC-
TION OF BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, &c.
We called not long since upon our friend, Hen
nv Stevens Esq. of Barnet, who politely permit
ted us to examine his extensive collection of the
records of the past which, by Industry and no
uncomfortable expense he has secured and pre-
served not only for his own amusement but for
the use of posterity. We have visited the Anti
uuarian rooms of other men, yet have we seldom
seen more curious or rarer specimens of oden
times Books, printed in black letter, almost unin-
telIigible to us, with pamphlets and newspapers,
showing in contrast with similar articles of the
present day The progress made IN the art OF print
ing, and emhodying important facts not easily
found at any other place, may be seen in Mr.. Ste
vens's Library. In no other place in this section
of country, could individual, fond OF the curl
Gus, spend day or even weeks more agreeably
or proitably than among this collection; and the
owner deserves much credit for his pains to pre-
serve from the destruction of time these memor i
ais of other days.
We perceive that notice is given for meeting
at Montpelier ITO morow2lst inst. TO organize a
State ANTIQUARIAN Society which was incorpora-
ted we believe, last year. The design is worthy
of being carried out, and Mr.. Stevens's collection
should be secured and preserved by the society
In each of the other New England States there is,
we think, a society of this kind.
Among many other articles in MIR. Stevens's
Library are the following files OF papers:
Vermont Gazette, printed at Bennington, COM
menced 1888 Vermont Journal commenced l7S3
Rutland Herald, Rutland; Green Mountain
Patriot, Peacham and now VT. Waterman, Mont
peer; Weekly Wanderer, Randolph; Middle
bury Mercury and Mirror; The Reporter, Brattle-
borough; Windsor Gazette, Champlain Reporter,
Bellows Falls Intelligencer; Washingtonian, Fed
eral Gazette, Spirit OF Seventy-Six, Post Boy,
Statesman, VT Farmer, Republican and Journal,
Windsor; Farmers Herald, st. Johnsbury 8
Weekly Messenger, do. Caledonan, do. Free
Press, Burling ton; Northern Centne, Vermont
Ceniinel, Tablet of the Times, Vermont Patriot
Vergennes Gazette, Dartmouth Gazette, Plough
Boy, N. T.. Farmer, N. II. Post, National Eagle,
Worcester Spy, besides many imperfect files
Monthly Visitor-about two hundred and forty
volumes bound, in whole, between $50 and zoo
volumes of newspapers.
More Than one thousand Pamphlets; about 200
vols. of bound Books.
Many manuscript papers, Letters Of distinguish.
ed individuals as early as l744, from Governor
Shirley, Gov Phipps, Gen. Amherst, and Bene-
diet Arnold.
All of The public Laws of Vermont from: 1879
to the present time; most OF the Journal of the
General assembly, as well as the pamphlet Laws
of the State.
Laws of Massachusetts from 1860 tc 1885.
Laws of New Hampshire from 1896 up - l77l
most of said Laws continued to 1872. -
Paper money of Massachusett, 1873, or Rhode
Island, Connecticut; also of New York; Yer
mont Hard Money Orders 1855 Continental
Money, &c.
[Mr. S. has part of his collection now at the
Temperance House. Call and see him.