Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-17
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49,. ,,.ut;,. Committee If als Tirginia E.storf'
eI Socfeyread to The Society by Conmay lsoos rs.I
T.boirma riis Committee on ie I'm " D'eem0sr, i1
IT., ,nemh. of me Society must have been sraled ~
observing thu "Yirgina Historical Register conauc
by our Scrcsy has, since our last annual meeting,
tinued t dHie useful and interesting information
- bc hirrv,f our State before and during the Revolution
h;s iaj read with increased saiisdcon anu oesei
the suopu every Virgnian The service rendered 70 m
nuhIir W.T. rightly estimated must, We THINK lar eAeeea
the vueo all tile pecuuury contributions WHICH Have
mude ESTABLISH and support II. ., ga,
As said in our report Of December, l5l5 I'VE hinA us
vacyi be increased when il DC 80 enlarged Ms 10 Gu
able spublishe to embrace In Ii aa h b me-
ton the most important events happening about lhe Pc
od IL publication well in relation TO occurrences
# ps mes and such enlargement may reasonably DC eA
oec.d the patronage of this journal shall De equal 10 It's
e who supposes that merely chronlclers OF the
NIL without regard the present. has very Imperfect uca
ohe nim and objects Of this Society WINS come'nola
70 the deeds OF our foretathers, we wouio }e' Pcse
swedpe of the present. for the bcneht OF those VINO are
come after US. Thus viewed the Historical society oi
Ngnia will have objects 10 accomplish 80 long Us fHeiha
o ,re those objects undesevng the support OF any one
-, Is Identified with this State In feeling or In interest
Wwsh 10 see Virginia advance in whatever VIII en'e ef
m higher rank amongst any people who lay claim 10 CIVIL
an The materials for history Of most benefit when
rh serve to make the present mure ilusiIous man Inc
M and The future improve still more upon Inc present.
I've extent 10 which this Society can be oil USE must es
nllv .nend upon The amount of its pecunlary means
II now thrtysi life members, VINO nave pau GOV eae
If mich 81 900 has bee and the rest viii soon De- nvesec
as permanent fund In cerhcates Oh ueo' VI 'e
Vna This permanent fund hope 10 see soon enlarged
/ 70 1000 by obtaining additional life members.
ION the interest of this fund.- and wha: IS paid oy other
life members have rely 10 pay the annual e.peh
600 Enough has been raised IN ms way 10 LIZ
sfcaton hitherto of second volume Of the early Voy
ia % 10 America" N -. ,.,,r.
he manuscript embracing an account OF all inc Voyags
nd along the Atlantic of North America from IL!
EJ6 Ia however SO far prepared that we iee usuneo
Hing ,ha, This volume will be published SO soon as we ar
finished with sufficient funds, and this we nave reasoh
Me may be during the present winter.
rho message Of the Governor of the State 10 the las
.nture he bore strong testimony TO the usefulness
Society md declared that Virginia owed II 70 herset
lyt legislative countenance ana assistance s;o, @
asconcured in by the committee 10 whom the shoec. " =
lered The bill reported for giving sncn ossls'ahce mt
reson to believe would have passed last winter
te adjournment OF the Legislature before was
T;measlre or some other less conducive 10 the wei
lie The Society," IL Is hoped WILL during Inc present se'
ssnf the Legislature, meet It's APPRECIATION -
hthe last annual meeting OF the society mere wa
fla 10 the Executive Committee letter from Hugh q
ESQ proposing the Society to oulld sui'ao'
hb for the reception Of it's library and other treasures
is only second in importance 10 tnat OF OBTAIN
Ind ,ccrtan, yearly income: ana ,ne one s' n
t1t BY the legislation Of this winter, we snail take ssrp
tcblan the other through voluntary SUBSCRIPTIONS
in offer of MIR. Ggsby to be one OF nunoleo geh;,s
nh TO subscribe for such building Siuo eacL uH ~
ad0 wl be cordially seconded by several members OF I'd
,ittee and we feel assured by large nuHlorr OF gu
fL, citizens In Baltimore the citizens subscribed thl.
olby thousand dollars, and erected, as wen ol ,el m
and city libraries as for the Gay c cne TO- b
1rd object Of grea, importance is the obtaining .1o,
,hAchieyes If Cea Britain such records ana HISTORICAL
90 nrooerly pertain to the eucdaon of our his
o1 This should be viewed subordinate only to the OF
tO3s fre-proof building in which TO place such records
ante obtaining income for printing what's OF suficen
kmch building and by such publication there shoul
! beAscrved and handed down memorials OF all Una. Is
Isl in virginas history and Of all who nave aooe e i.
Villas fame If in addition, portraits OF some OF ne
beneac,ors should be obtained TO decorate the ou
. sr1lt will be spot that may be visited with interest
q helms, not only in our day, but in after time