New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-09
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

A reoular meeting of this Society was held on Tues-
de-, evening, the oh met. Inc iacO OF us oe'O3
s,s,jop day did prevent large assemblags OF per
a ms from meeting ia the fine hall Of she Society.
The Society having been called TO order aud the nun
stss # the last meeting read and approved, co npu'
peaton was read by the Corresponding Secretary re-
osasr the approval ard favor of the Society for the
pIsn OF 1.-The Doomsday Book Of the State Of New-
York birg record Of the family registers OF all the
fnis in be SAFE the volumes 70 be donated for per-
paaent deposit the library OF the Soclety as tasV as
aid IL was stated that the work had met the ap-
prevail Of slmost all the eminent of the City and
az ga 81 ing vacuum long felt, and of value ia the
ssplsDeLt Of disputed title and heirship.
litter requesting the favor OF The SOCIETY," az
DR. sed TO the President, was rad aud remarks were
mace by the Hon. Mr. BRADIsH and DIR. OsGooD,
eummen ing the work.
The Doom sday Book, with forms for record OF fam
l;ss was exhibited the Society by the orgnstors OF
The plan, Messrs Weles and Gillette OF Cooper 10
s1tu e.
Mr. MoonE the Librarian, acknowledged the recap
don Of q number of works donated TO the library.
Am DO ,be sceessions 70 tie Art department was
poy,rait OF Mr. hoffman, by Thompson, and valuable
COPIES Of original pictures OF )umbus and Vesp1elus;
also, busts in marble of Bryant and Aston. These
b, s,s, obe OF which was by Browne, were portion
Of tAe New-York Gallery Of Fine Arts, which is now
the property Of the Society. Articles taken from
Theban mummy were then shown the S)cie'y as do
nsuo from Ri hard h Haght. They were IN an
admirable state Of preservation.
let er was read from X. Bruce of the Royal party,
expressing on behalf of the Prince and gu te, their
sstsa" ion Oh reading copy of the resolutions passed
by u Q Society.
UIder the Read of the Report of the Executive Com.
niYee ths following declared elected members OF
the Society: E.. Bsubridee Smith, George H. White,
LEWIS b. Binnse, Ch8s Il. Cotton, VIM. III. Wood,
j. III. Person Henry Brewster, john Chad wick,
AbTah IN b Eulburg, Fred NJ. Jones, Jos c. ia k:on
Tbe Hon. Wv. b. REED was announced 70 deliver
the address the occasion Of the Soceys fifty sixth
snDivs sary the lime for holding which was postponed
to the 18th day of December.
Under The head Of Special Committee Reports 1t was
saed that II had bsen deemed eXpedent TO prove the
will of Mr. Abbot in the Surrogstes Court before re-
moving the valuable antiquities 10 the halls Of the
Society.
Mr. MooRE then read two higbly.interestinQ papers,
the property of the Society, being sketch of thu wars
of The Revolution and an 0cdent 10 the of 1872.
Mr. BANCROFT, after few remarks complimentary
TO the ,icen PRECEDENT Mr.. Bradish, offered motion
to take TO increase the art osct0n by the
pure, Of valuable works by American ar ISIS lie
spoke in high praise Of tins New ork school OF arls
which be said was second 10 in the world in land
ecaDa PAINTING. The motion 10 increase the art colec
ton was carried unanimously.
Jude RUTLAND in a fsw deeply. interesting remarks
presented b. SOCIETY the original will OF Bsroa Shu
hen eso tho title 10 coo of land given him by
the State and signed by Geo. Clinton. For these vat
liable memorials the Society rendered thanks to Mr.
Mann, The donor.
The receipt of document, signed by Brandt and
his wife, was acknowledged.
Tie d,ess by DE-. John Vstson before the New
York Academy Of Be1isine announced for
Wednesday evening following, and the Society ae-
eepted an invitation 10 attend.
ResolutOIs were read and passed. expressive OF thu
feeling of the Society in reference TO the deaths OF
Rembf II dt Peale end Caleb q. .Halstsd.
DR.. OsGooD apoEe feeliDgiy Of the characters aud
virtues of the deceasedthe one being the " Pariarch
of American Art" the other at the head Of tho imam
eel Judgment of the city.
On motion, the Society then adjourned