Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-03
Historical Society Of Tennessce-Sep.
fomber Meeting

~SSoNAcaA society OF Eennessee-Seps
tcmber Meeting.
Dr. Felix Robertson lin the absence of the Presi-
dent,) was called to the chair
d. NJ MonObsD, Esq, appeared, signed the Con-
stitution, and took bis seat.
The amendment to the Constitution, offered al
the last meeting by Prof J. B. Lindsey, TO the
purPort that. in of the Society ever becoming
extinct ny failure to keep up its organization, its
Library of books, papers, reliques, curiosities &C.
shall revert to the State of Tennessee, was taken
up and adopted
Saml. D. Morgan proposed the names of the
following gentlemen as honorary members Of the
Society, and they we're unanimously elected, TO-
wit; Lieut.. N. F. Mau5, of Washington; Dr.
Frampton, of Charleston; Capt. C. Wilkes, U. S.
Navy; Samuel Hazard, Esq. Philadelphia Lord
Brougham, England; Sir Archibald Allison, Scot
land; Lord Rose, England; W. e. Prescott, Bos-
ton; David Dale Owen; Joseph Henry, L. L. D., of
Washington.
R. J. Meigs, jr, Esq, proposed the names of
Prot E. q. sOphocles, of Cambridge, Mass, Geo:
Peabody, Esq, London, England; Msj B. A Put
nam, President of Florida Historical Society, and
George Burt, Esq, Cor Sec. of Florida Historical
Society, as honorary members, and they were sew
orally elected.
President A W. Putnam, Esq, appeared and
took his seat, and upon his motion, Hon. Robert c.
Winthrop and Hon. Edward Everett, of Massachu-
/ sets, were elected honorary members.
Rev. John NJ. Peck, of Rock Spring, Illinois,
was chosen an honorary member, upon the motion
of the Recording Secretary
On motion of Col. W. B. a. Ramsey, Hon. ia
cob Peck, of New Market, Tenn, was elected an
honorary member.
". A. Eichbaum, Esq., on behalf of Mrs. Fran.
ces G. Campbell, presented collection of miner
ais and fossils, obtained on the upper Mississippi
river, and Tobacco pouch used by the Sioux and
| Fox tribe Of Indians, aud small basket made by a
Sioux squaw. Also, copy of JOsephus, in ?
| volumes.
Thomas Washington, Esq, presented the Soci-
ETY. with large collection of books and pamphlets,
embracing IL bound volumes of the christian
Examiner" published at Boston; several numbers
of DeBOw's Review; a number of volumes of the
American Almanac; Congressional documents, and
other works, too tedious to mention.
The Recording Secretary presented copy OF
''The Early Baplists of Virginia." an Address de.
livered in New York, before the American Baptist
Historical Society, May 10th, 1865, by Robt. Boyle
G. Howell, D. D., Philadelphia, ll8 PIP.
Col w. B. A. Ramsey presented the following
works, to-wit: Life it is, matters and things
in general, containing amongst other things, His
tOrical Sketches of the exploration and first set
Element of the State of Tennessee; manners and
customs of the inhabitants; their wars with the
Indians; battle OF Kings Mountain; history of the
Harps 1.-TWO noted murderers;) collection of An
ecdotes, &C." By W. Nj. Breazeale. Knoxville:
Printed by James Williams, at the Office of the
post" 1872
"a History of Voyage to the China Sea- By
John White, Lieut. U. S. Navy" Boston, 1928.
personal Narrative of a Journey from India to
England, in the year 1924" By Capt. the Hon.
George Keppel. Philadelphia, 1927.
On motion of Mr.. Eichbaum, Committee, con-
sistng of the President and Prot. j. B Lindsey,
was appointed TO revise the Constitution and By
laws of the Society and suggest such alterations
they may deem necessary, and report at the next
meeting.
The Recording Secretary proposed the name of
| Mr.. SolOman Bidwell for active membership and
he was balloted for and unanimously elected.
The thanks of the Society were rendered, on mo-
ton, to Mrs. F. G. Campbell, Thomas Washington,
Esq, and to Col. Ramsey, for their donations
at the present meeting.
And then the Society adjourned till the first
Tuesday in October next.
A. W. PUTNAM, President.
A. NELSON, Rec. Sec'y.
| GE- Papers throughout the State are requested
to publish the proceeding of the Society.