Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-09
Tennessee ETistoricaI Society


The monthly meeting of this Society, held at the
Capitol, was well attended.
Letters were read from DR. W. P. Palmer Cor
responding Secretary of the Virginia Historical So
Oieiy. and George TioknOr, Of Boston.
Several gentlemen were elected corresponding or
active members.
resolution, offered by DR.. Qlintard, calling up-
the State Medical Society for copies of their pub
lished Transactions reports in regard to the morali>
~ Of various sections Of ,he State, addresses and
medical papers by physicians of Tennessee, Sc,
was adopted
The President read an exceedingly interesting
paper in relation to the personal appearances and
traits Of character of the earlier Governors of len
nessee from information obtained from Matthew
HlIlsman, Esq VINO resided near Knoxville Tenn,
in 1919
He also Iead a paper in relation to The members
Of he Nashville Bar Of thelas century
Quite a number 0! contributions wers made at
this meeting among them the following:
piece of rotten stone, found in this county, by
Heary EcAbaum. It is not very common min
eral, being only found ia quantity in Dsrbyshre,
England, in Wales, and near Albany, n Y. The
specimen found BY Mr.. Echbaum, while plant
ing corner stone seven miles northwest OF this
city, on the waters Of Whites creek He also pre-
scented a specimen Of Hchens from this county, and
Indian Ratchet made OF flint, found on the farm
of DR.. David t. MoGavock, one aud half miles
northwest Of this city.
VIM. Henry Smith presented an Indian arrow
head and small Indian stone cbise. found on his
place Nashville; also curious specimen of
the chrystslizatiOn Of sandy iron ore, found near
Jasper, Tennessee.
VIM E. Jones and W. H. Smith presented
printed book containing an abstract of the Army
accounts Of the North Carolina line settled by the
commissioners at Halifax, from LIST September 1874,
to LIST February, 1885, and at WarrentOn in 1886,
designating by whom the claims were reeeipted for
respectively. The book is square, and contains %
pages. Il is very rare there being ony two cop
les in existence and this one cost the donors about
S5OO.OO. 1t has been sent for and used by the
General Government several times, being indis-
pensably necessary to settle claims of pensions. It
is a highly valuable donation.
II. X. Elter, of Warren county. presented shoe
for full grown Chinese lady richly embroidered
in silk, with tinking bell enclosed under the heel.
II was chained from Rev Vim. C. E. Cunningham,
missionary sent to China b. the H5lston Confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and
its entire length is six inches, the sole being only
four and half inches long, with the sharp pointed
zoe projecting over the sole.
Mrs J. ". Rirdwsil. of this ely, presented three
sonnets one a fashionable bonnet worn in 1880, one
tuf 1874 and one o. 1853. T5ey are Interesting
specimens, and shaw ludicrOus contrast
Prof Jilson, specimen of The fossil shell, Orc
this Testudinaril. Other specimens Of fossil she'll,
arrow -heads cOrals, Sc, were presented by Mr..
Meigs.
Contributors, in the way Of Photographic pic
lures, we're made by Giers, I. F Sallzman, and
c. 9 Hughce, of this city.
An immense amount Of coins, of various nations
we're presented By ). 7. Bickrell, Of Maryyille,
Tern, Johnny Bicknel, Edwin Booth, (tbe TRACE
diam Rob't F. CGttles, Pref. A. Kocsiss, A. Fall
Ter, Mics Sophia Gibson aad John Ierges, of Nash.
Vile, and c. 7. Grier, of LeWisburg, Pa who also
sent piece of the rock of Gibraltar, brought home
by his brother in 1856
Capt. VIM Stockel, Of this city, presented from
n. W. Wetmore, eight hundred plaster medarons,
copied from the originals, Of distinguished charae-
tiers in history, aui Of neurological subjects. The
large number prevents Us from specifying them.
Donations in books, pamhles, &c, were made by
DIR. &. s. Blackie, Hon. X Zollicofier, }. c. Bre-
wort. Il. NJ. R. Fogg, James Parton, (auhor of the
lie Of Aaron Burr,) President A. W. Putnam, J. N.
Carrigan, Esq Of Louisiana, DR.. Palmer of Va,
Rev. Dr. Quintard and John ork. Of Nashville, the
Chicago Historical SOciey, the Iowa Historical Sos
ciety, Sc, a.
Specimens Of continental bills, old hank notes,
sc we're presented by DIR F. sdth, of Williamson,
county and NJ B. Howell, Esq Il, of this city.
The Committee in relation to receiving full length
portrait of the Hon Felix GruDdy, painted express
ly Tor the society at the expense of Randall W
McGavOck, Esq, The donor, reported progress and
were continued. We have since learned, however,
that the Hon. John NJ. Bright, of Lincoln, accepts
the invitation to address the Society on the life,
character and public services of Judge Grundy on
the evening Of the Cd of May next