Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
| ANNUAL MEETING, 1883.
At the Annual meeting Of the Virginia Rhetorical and
Philosophical Society held Thursday the 18th iay o.
December 1854 in the building OF the Virginia Mechan
VIM. O. Rives, ESQ.,, President Of the Society on tax
ing the Chair made and appropriate address here,ofors
the Society by Conway Robinson, Esq, its Chairman
Report mad 10 the Virginia Historical aud Phosopt.
teai Socistg ~ he Brec"tirs CoaSttsc at e Anssai
Meeting IN DeceDsber 1859.
In May ISIS the attention Of the committee was called
to the probability that sale might soon be made of the
Athen@um building by the authorities of the city OF Rich.
mond to whom bconged and to the necessity of pro-
viding in that event for the val of the library
pictures, manuscripts and other property OF the Society
After conference by subcommittee appointed for the
purpose, contract WAS entered into under which this
Society and the Richmond Library Company have Jointly
the use of the large the third story of th.
building and each of them of the smaller rooms
opening into that large room and under which also
Society has the Of this hall the occasion of its
annual meetings Until the library room could be fixed
up the pictures are by permission OF the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth deposited in in the Capitol
and the books-removed to this buiding-remsiucd in
boxes.
DR.. William r Palmer having declined TO hold thu
Office OF corresponding secretary and librarian under the
regulations which became necessary in consequence of
the new arrangems at, the committee the sith OF Oe
tober last elected Or. George w Bagby that Office
This officer has been and is employed in arranging the
books and manuscripts and putting Thorn and the pictures
IN their appropriate places
That valuable member of the Sccietv-Iuch Bl.ir
Grgsby E>q-is still engaged in his great work-the
Virginia Convention of l7SS. This work il expected 20
ill up great chaSm in biography and history the author
thinks that il will present portsture OF
the members OF the Convention than could have been
known 10 the generation in which they lived. We in.
duge the hope that it will be completed within the next
i or months.
Members OF the Society NAV perhaps have noticed La
faye;te- prescription of exercise TO Washington and
Washnstons reply on the 18th Of March 1921 that he
should the Monday the practice of thar
friendly prescription intending then begin journey
to the Southwark They may also have his letter
written from Mount Vernon the 4th OF April 1921 10
the secretaries of the Departments informing them al
what time he should be found in any particular place for
example stating that he should be the sth OF April
Clarksburg the llth at Richmond, the lith Peters
burg and so We pleased to inform you that Mr.
James h Marshall has placed under the control of the
Society the diary of this Of Washington through the
Southern Ststes IL being the time of Mr.. Marshars
last communication the subject in possession of Mr.
c. b. Richardson, of New York. the Publisher of peri
odcal known as the Historical magazine the committee
authorized Mr.. Richardson print limited edition of
this diary in conjunction with diary which he had TO
print OF Washingtons tour through New England. OF
the volume containing the two diaries copies be
delivered librarian and it is contemplated lhst
one Of these copies will be delivered each member of
the Society.
The corresponding Secretary and Librarian Dr. Geo.
w Bagby, stated that owing his connection
with the Society materials had not accumulated of
which report proper, cond be made. He would men
on however that during the past hs predecessor
DR.. VIM. L. Palmer had received a number of books
manuscripts, and other donations and among them the
lSt volume of the Life OF Madison, b. VIM c. Riyes
Esq, President of the Society He added that Mr. Au-
gustus A. Hughes, of Richmond had on the morning
previous to the Annual Meeting presented the Socie
~ portrait believed be authentic OF the Earl of
Essex, which gratefully accepted by the Executive
Committee, in behalf of the Society and ordered to be
placed with the other portraits belonging the Socie-
! tvs collection
! VIM. H. Mcfarland Esq, introduced the following
tribute TO the memory of tho amented Hon. John Y
Mason, by abiding to the and respect in which
he was universally held aud the wide spread sympa
thy excited by his decease.
Rcsolrsi, That entertaining for the late Hon. john
/ Young Mason, the highest admiration and esteem for
his varied public services and personal WORTH cerhing
for him, of their Vice Presidents the most frater
nal attachment, and profoundly ameuting his death
whilst engaged in representing his country the Court
of France with signal success-his society find mourn
full satisfaction ia recording this united expression Of
gei Tor his deceae and appreciation of his public and
I private character.
/ The resolution was adopted unanimously
On motion of Gusavus \. Myers, Esq. the following
| resolution unanimously adopted
Resorsd That the thanks of the Society be- and thew
are hereby presented George Frederic Holmes ESQ
for his able and interesting discourse delivered this even.
ing, and that he he requested furnish copy of it
the Executive Committee for preservation in the archives
aud Tor publication in such manner they may direct
The following persons were unanimously elected Off
! GERS of the Society:
Hon. VIM c. Rves President.
I James N. Mason, Esq, VIM II mcfarland ESQ Jno.
Robertson, Esq, Vice Prcsideut-
Dr. Geo W. Bagby, Corresponding Secretary and Ii.
brarian.
Andrew Johnston, ESQ, Recording Secretary
Jaquelin T. Taylor, Esq, Treasurer.
And then the Society adjourned
After the adjournment of the Society the officers in
Richmond at the annual election, held meeting and APP
pointed the following persons members OF the Execu
tive Committee, to wit:
Conway Robinson, Chairman.
Gustavus a. Myers Thomas T. Giles Arthur A. Nor.
SON Ihos. II. Ellis Geo. w. Randolph, H. Coalter CabeT
/ Members.