The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-16

LOCAL MATfHW6. a. a :.
VIBGIxIA HIsfonlcAL Sec,s,v q -.
eleventh annual meeting - skis oes1.e.
held on the evening of TuSsdsy, tks n n -
afy, iS36, 10 the Han of the Houro cf D,1c.sss.s
the lecture room in the Atka1um bslne go -
occupied -
Al this meeting there was suitabIs s6drse. -
the President, wSicA bas a1rss1y besn pSSlisSs1 ~
~ ana dscourse sy HuEh Blair 0sissby, tse go
TIE Convention Of HISS. *. IS. - { 4
- MT. arigsby, u the name and oa behalf II ysAa
netnI nsq, of hed HiIi, the yousssss soa y ~.
% All tne letters aud nanuecriDsst n Mr.. Qmrx8
possession which bad belonged % hls fI1ker.
,,a.s, society then adjourned, 10 meet the ooxt
ns.nn, - ssn o'clock, In their room Il ~ Athe
zath, the Society met sccorii.st,. - ~ -
css a1a sics Prssideats bsisg sbssss, CAaslos
S.s,.sa. Lee 1sq, was appointed shairnaa ~
The report of the Bxeeut,,. rom.,......
to the Society By its chairman, Convsv nssjaSss.
Esq = a ~" s.'s. -
The Corresponding Secrstsry sed Iahr.,,.. =.
Mm. Palmer. read the iist Of donations "a -
ooeiety daring the past year.
pitnousiy ,5s - - ~ ' - - -
A. 6eslrsd. That the thanks Of the soe.ssy h -.
anss .s. Il h1sh nl.ir Grissby Esq, Rr hs eonp
,s IN regard 10 the history Of the Coovsss1oa q
,; ana ,or the gratifcasion derived fru1 sSek -
in "a 'ne work ~ ne read to the Socisly last eve
Reseifed. That Il is the earnest de.ir. A. - =.
'na. tue history q that Convenfssa be eounis
its author a -'a sas suspscse -
= Resoirea ssaaiaoHsly. Tha. In III. a,.co.,,.. A.
ginis, und~rtaksn st the suxession 81 ~ sSss
Ilis society, and for the sociesy . bensat - ~.
psrorea an once q usefulness. nos only . sSs
pleseht genefaticn. but TO succeedinr tiraea ss6
made ssnable addition to our hisScricsi li,seS-
On motion Of Mr., Giles,
nesos.va ananinossiy Thst the eordiAl tha<A q
the y ctety be presented 10 John HeprF. Eec ~
yeangsst son of Pasr Oh. Hsary.. a. kfs yas:sSis
pi esent OF fair copy Of ali the letters and nssw.
faihsr and for ihs honossSsss sass = -
men no has set OF conferring a.srest bens0t 49,
the Society and the public. wke he places Is. sIa
hazard. 'o"u say iassSe.
kesotred. unanimously. That the Librarian ~ A,
and the name of the donor to be written tksrxin.
Resofred, anaaimo,ssly, That q copy Of re shovs
r'19,s'ins Tso aas es w iorwardsd to John Henry M
appeared, aud the Chair being vacated by the Pm.
sident pro tempore, was taken by the PRECEDENT.
On motion Of Mr.. Ayers,
hesottsd, simultaneously. That the thanks of the pe-
lolph and George wythe Randolph. Esa and ~
Thomas T. Giles. ESQ for the very yelusba -.
.ia is presented by them. respectively to the Go.
Rcsoircd. .nanimoes'y Thst the soci ty xrstsfal,v
the donations of It's late estmable eerc
tary, Mm Maxwell Esq .deceased, and pressnts its
TANKS TO MS wicow and exrcntrix for the very Va
the Society. - " -' 's'y :"
Mr.. Wm. r. Harrison. of Brandon. Col. poh.rt
W Carter, OF Sabine Hall, Richmond county, Col.
John II Lee, OF Orange County, Mr.. Alexander 4.
Taylor, OF Richmond city and Sir. Thomas 3 Prss.
toh, OF smyth comfy, being recommended By the
/, EAeSutlve committee, were unanimously elected
by the Society, resident members.
Inc following officers were unanimously elected
PRESIDENT Hon. VIM. C. Rives fe,.ls .s4
p'ce Presidents Hon. James 81. Mason, VIM. m,
Maciarland, Esq, Hon John Y. Mason.
Corresponding Secretary and Librariaa.--.pr.
Wm. z. Pollard.
recording Secretary Andrew Jehuston.
Irsas1er --Jaqueln 2. Taylor. ..ss45.
Erecnire Committee Conway Roblnson, Chair
man, Gustavus A. Myers, Thos. T, Gilss. Arthnr
A. Morson; Thomas. II. Ellis, George wyihs Ran.
d0lph, III. Cautler Cabell.