Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-10-23
Weralu Of the Ttmlea.
N u w iP o D Yo
THURSDAY MORNING, Oct 20, 1915.
Rhode Island Historical Society.
From the Providence Daily Journal.

In accordance with the resolution
adopted at the meeting Of September
l0th, the frs, Quarterly meeting Of the
Society was held at the Cabinet on Tues
day, October 7lh, nj 3 o'clock p. NJ,
the President, John Rowland, Esq in
the chair.
The President laid before the Society
a copy Of the following correspondence
between himself and the lion. John
Quincy Adams, in relation TO the Elliott
Medal
PRoviDENct, Sept. o3d, 1916.
Hon. John Quincy adams.
SIR: | have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt Of your letter dated
"W ashington, .l7lh March, l845," and
also Of the medal therein mentioned,
which Compodore Jesse ID. Elliott has
caused to be struck in honor of J. Fenni
more Cooper, Esq and which was trans
mhted by you, at the request Of Commo.
dore Elliott, TO be presented in his name
to tho Historical Society Of Rhode Is
land.
Your letter, with the medal, were laid
before the Board Of Trustees Of the So.
cIe'y, at the first meeting thereof after
they were'received by me and were by
the Board referred to Committee, who
were prepared to report them al the An
nual Meeting ofthe Society, on the 10Th
Of July last, but were deferred from doing
so by the fact, that few days previous
TO that time, il was announced in the
newspapers that Commodore Elliott was
dangerously III. The next meeting of
the Society was held, by adjournment,
on the 10Th OF September instant, on
which day the~Connmiltee made a Re-
port and Resolution wns thereupon
passed by the Society two a,tested copies
Of which are herewith annexed.
Pursuant to the directions contained
IN that Resolution, ] herewith transmit
to you The medal, and in the name Of the
S"ciety, respectfully request you to re-
turn the same 10 Coihn,odore Elliott, and
to send him, herewith, one Of the en-
closed copies.
Please to accept assurances Of the
high respect with which ! remain, Sir,
your humble and obrdient servant,
JOHN ROWLAND,
President II. L. Historical Socieiy.
QUiscv, Mass, 29lh Sept. I845.
John Homiand. Esq, President of The
Rhode Island Historical Society, Pror-
idence.
SIR: | received on the 24th inst. by
the mail, your letter Of the preceding day,
together with the medal in honor of J.
Frnnimore Cooper, Esq struck by
Conmodore Jesse ID. Elliott, which, a,
his request, had in March last trans.
united to the Historical Society of Rhode
Island, as present from him.
Enclosed with your letter were two
copies OF resolution Of the Historical
Society Of Rhode Island, refusing to re-
cc've the medal, and requesting me to
return It to Commodore Elliott, together
with one of the copies Of the Resolution.
l decline the Office requested Of me
by the Historical Society Of Rhode Is.
land, and hold The medal and the copy
OF their reso luton which they reques,
mo to transmit to Commodore Elliot. 10
be delivered TO any person whom they
or you by their direction may authorize
to receive them. | retain the copy of
the Resolution Of the Society intended
for myself.
am, very respectfully, Sir, your obe-
dicn; servant,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The standing committee appointed in
accordance with resolution adopted a,
the adjourned annual meeting, made the
following
REPORT.
TO The Rhode Island Historical Society
at their first quarterly meeting, to be
held on Tuesday, the 7lh day Of Oc-
tober, l845.
The standing committee who were on
The ION OF September last appointed
to the resolution then passed by
he Society that such committee should
'be annually appointed to bring before
he Society, at IFS stated meetings, such
Subjects Of enquiry connected with the
history OF this State, as in their judgment,
nay he worthy the attention of tho So
'ic,y," respectfully make Report:
That they have made such arrange
nenis as the limited time would permit,
o bring before the Society, at its pre-.
'ent meeting, the results. of unpublished
historical Investigations heretofore made
~ some Of its members, which they feel
assured will prove Of interest aud value.
Aud that in order as far az possible to
induce exer'ion on the part of the mem
'"rs TO render the future stated meeting
Interesting and valuable, they have pre-
ared the following list OF subjects which |
hey deem worthy the attention Of the
society, with view to induce each rnem-
er to engage in the investigation of some
me or more Of them, and to bring before
be Society from time TO time the results
Il his enquiries, that thereby we may
b'a'n the ncans-,f giving a permanent
nd increasing interest To the slated
meetings., and gradually accumulate