Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-07
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This Society held its regular monthly meet
ing on Tuesday last, at the Capitol, and the
following officers were present. to-wit:
A. w. Putnam, President; w. A. Echhaum-
Treasurer; John Meigs, Librarian; and \
Nelson. Recording Secretary.
Various matters Of business pertaining to
the in terests of the Society, were transacted.
A letter presented and read from j ohm A.
Washington, of Mount Vernon.
Amongst the contributions, we are gratified
to notice that the Society has receiv, d, from
MesSrs. w. T. Berry & Co.. the original man
uscript of the ''Sketchts Of The History Of Liter
AZURE from tie earliest period 10 The reriral Of letters
IN the fftee,sth Century" from the pen of the
late lamented WILKINS TANNEHILL. E,q. The
MS. is in two quarto volumes of about 600
pages each, and closely written in a neat and
elegant hand, almost free from ''blot or blem-
ish." The work is one Of great value and in
tercst, and we hope will be put in print at an
early day.
Messrs w. T. Berry 4 CO., also presented
the Society with large folio manuscript
volume, being the journal. and proce edings
of the Tennessee Antiquarian Society. which
was organized in this city on the lst of July
1920 and continued till Aug oath, 1922. Mr..
Tannehill was an active member of that So
ciety, which was composed of our best and
most intellectual men, some OF whom still sur
vive among us. Some OF the essays and papers
read to the Society are unusually interesting.
and are worthy of preservation aud transmits
sion to posterty.
DR.. Samuel p. Hunt, of this city, presented
two excellent and well engraved maps, one
of the city of Paris. the other Of the Republic
of France-both formerly belonging to Col.
VS. Parmentier This map of France derives
additional interest from the fact that it FORM
'erlv belonged to the celebrated Gen. Berna-
dotte. who gave it to Col. Parmenticr. Gen
Bernadotte. born in l764 entered the army ut
II years of age, and rose, step by step, from
one rank TO another in the army, until he was
appointed a Marshal by Bonaparte. He was
Minister of War, under the French Republic,
jim I799 After serving with Bounaparte
through all his campaigns, by fortunate
lseries of events, he was proclaimed King Of
Sweden in 1918, as Charles XIV He was a
jgood king and ruler, and died 9Th of March,
1874, in the s0lh year of his age, after a
reign of twenty-six years. These maps were
engraved. one in 1882, the other in 1899
Miss Mary C. SIearns, of this city. presented
large number OF valuable pamphlets.
Hon. John Bell, Hon. Geo. W. Jones, Prot
A ID. Bache, Hon Felix X. Zollicofer. Dr.
X. G. Foster, the State Librarian, aud Others
made donations, highly acceptable.
Mr.. John c. Fehr presented several bound
volumes of the Southwestern Monthly" for
1852, edited by VIM. Wales, Esq. The bind
ing OF these books are executed in the best
style, and reflect great credit upon Mr. +. as
binder. The reading matter is Invaluable.
President Putnam presented an interesting
manuscript of 81 pages, read before the Soci-
ETY. in June. isi9, entitled "Reminiscences or
Brief History of Davidson county, Team"