The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-05

New York Historical society.


The regular monthly meeting Of this society held
ut the rooms in University Tuesday evening Ths
chair as taken by Hon Luther Bradsh The minutes
of the last meeting read and confirmed and
gentlemen were duly admitted members OF the society
MIR. EpwIr WILLIAMS read report Of the committee
eppoin.sa to inquire into ard report upon TIE advan-
tage OF preparing IA index % The newspapers reported
progress and ssked leave continue sitting which
granted Il had been stated that the pense Of the in
dex would be ten thousand dollars and that it had been
proposed TO complete II in Two years Five thousand
dollars would be incurred for the labor Of compilation
and i've thousand dollars for printing aud binding
which expense it had been proposed to deray by sub
ecripicn copies.
discufsiou next took place relative to the society
act the exemption of the soceys premises from the
paymeut OF tsxes and from their liability to legal
execution in Of debt; which ended in its being
resolved preeeDt memorial to the Legislature for the
passing of the act reported BIS the trustees
Mr.. O'RsLy then read paper on the early history
OF Western New York" 1t had been prepared BY the
late Mr. Thamas Morris, President the society
lie had, ike her who had devoted themselves to
the benefit of his country felt the keen and bitter grippe
OF poverty. Mr. UReily commenced by observing upon
the conflicts which had sgated the contiguous States
especially Massachusetts Mt the period OF the revolution
airy war The paper, which was Of extreme length was
simply minute detail OF all the little negotiation, which
Mr. Morris had taken in hand during the latter psr OF
the last century which Of private and simple cha
rRcter He had determined to take his residence at
Canandaigua when he should have attained twenty
Captain Williamson out the agent of Governor
1hornby and his energy ana talents cntrbuted TO the
rapid settlement If the provinces Unfortunately for
Mr. Morris about 1898, Sir william Pultney mad
tracted with come Germans in London but instead OF
their being in iustous abourers they turned out to be
vagabonds, and would only work at cutting down trees
which they did with swords In the OF the
ratve, he also alluded to the imposture Of woman
named Jemima Wilkinson, who exercised sovereign DON
troll certain portions If the by OF re
gious imposition and assumption Upon ocoason che
transported to Nova Scotia for tso years for
offence and he only returned ut the due expiration Of ca.
term She was always attended upon By two girls and
in concert with another impostor by the name OF
Elijah Parker lie in the b sbt of tying cord TO and
his waist to swelling of the abdomen in
which state he used to deliver himself Of the divine doc
trine5 with which he pretended lie was filed (Lsugh
teri This man subsequently ointed q Justice
Of the Peace, and in that capacity occasion,
granted warrant for the arrest of Jemims daughter
she was woman OF great anerance--coud neither read
write-and when rebubsd for the vugarism of her
tones used tt a. she always preferred adapting her
OF discourse TO the character and understan ding
OF her h aTers (Laughter) The Mcrmon Prophet COM
Menced his the identical spot Abiding
to the negotiations carried with the Indians the
per remarked their strict tenacity to their customs
The Saehfm had right to deal with every thing
ding t. CUSTOM but in the OF difference pectng
land the &Id warriors had right to interfere
The women were considered the strength of the
Iicrs. they could not comprehend the meaning of
money stocks, but conceived bank to be recep tace
for moNty Y, from which annual crop gathered.
(Laughter.)
These the Only point, in the paper to which any
general interest was attached.
On the motion OF Judge Campbell, vote OF thanks
was awarded Mr.. O'Rely, and the chairman then for
maily adi ourned the meeting