Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-18
: LOCAL AFFAIRS.

hu ASt hhhAAA lhEbtlnE Of tue iilstuFtthA
Society OF Delaware, was held at the Whining
ton Institute, last Thursday morning. There
Was large attendance present.
AT i o'clock, the Society was called to order,
the President, Hon. Willard Hail. 10 tue Chair.
After roll call. aud reading Of the minutes, the
various committees reported
Mr WIN. I. Read, from the committee ap
pointed At the Inaugural meeting on the subject |
Of tue fire ia New Castle, April 20ih, 1924, and |
the correspondence between tho citizens OF that |
town and Boston, Mass., presented complete |
report with accompanying documents. Report |
accepted, ordered to be filed, and the thanks Of |
the Society rendered NJ. Read
From this report il seems that there were |
twenty three houses destroyed by the FIRE ard |
some twenty three families left entirely dest- |
tute and the loss estimated ct $1,000 The FIRE |
Was arrested by the aid OF citizens OF Wilmington
Thatmeasnies were adopted to make the calamity
known and solicit relief aud that Hon. Nicholas
Van Dyke wrote 10 the Mayor OF b sion relating
to the relief afforded By New Castle County,
Delaware, TO the suffers from the Boston Post
Bill, with the expectation that gratitude for
this act Of beuesOenoe to their fOreialhers might
move the people of Boston 10 ioluin 1t by aid to
the then afflicted citizens Of New Castle. That
the councis OF Boston recommended that col
lections should be taken up IN the churches of
that city for The relief OF the destitute people in
lhilade'phiA and Lancaster, pennsy ylyania and
committees appointed to solicit Donations for tue
sufferers by the ire ia New Castle, April 20,
le2l. That tue whole amount received and
distributed was seven thousand six hundred and
thrty dollars and nine cents, OF which eleven
hundred and fifty dollars and seventy three
ceuls WAS from bnsIon That the city OF Boston
was not destroyed by fre when it was evacuated
hy the British army, March %, l776 nor at any
IN rff, tt,nn
could have heeu no sufferers from snoh ca'amity,
nor money ever raised in New Castle county for
/ their relief
Thai the citizens Of Nav Castle county in l n
subscribed and remitted, hy their committee,
GEORGE Read and Nicholas Van Dyke, in : 10.
one thousand doliais, estimating tue dollar al
seven shillings aad sixpence, PenusJ lSania cur
renoy, for the relief OF the sufferers from the
Boston Port-Bil Attached 10 THIS report iu
an interesting correspondence belween deorge
Read AMI Samuel Adams in l775
uIher committees reported
Major John Jones, presented TO the Society a
copy OF the history Of Drawers Presbyterian
church
IL. Robert Pennington, Esq., in behalf Of Mr.
Albert o, Newton presented 10 the S,ciety With
the criginnl muster roll OF company Of lifan
try under tue command Of capt Heury Grind
age Of 81. Georges, in the nh Regiment 5
A. il the year 1872.
Also letter from Brig Gen. Joseph Bloom
field 10 Capt Giindage, dated Headquarters
Trenton, April 20, 1872, containing a liz, oi
officers appointed in the 4th Department, from
the ate Of Delaware
The thanks Of the Society were rendered MIR.
Newton Tor his valuable gifls
The Committee on Room aud Cabinet, report.
ed fuvorahly, and we're continued 10 make sntA.
bic arrangements.
'tha How Air Hal,
ments, already proposed to the Constitution, and
on his motion were seyerally adopted, viz:
In article IL, insert after the word ''balloln
"or otherwise as the Society may determine 4"
10 article V, strike out the words ''from the
members of the Executive Committee"
In article VII, strike out the words III o.
cloct, A. NJ and 10 O'clock A. NJ"
Also adding au article that every active incm-
Der shall be required 10 sign the Constitution.
upon tue hret convenient opportunity after his
election.
A resolution referred to the annual meeting
relating TO the appointment Of COMMITTEES 10 visi,
various portions Of the State, was called up
and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. II Robt Pennington. ii was
Rtio'ped, That the Corresponding Secretary
be Instructed to write to MIR j. 4 leadlcy, re-
luestlnG whatever Information ha may b. dis.
posed TO give concerning the Rev Messrs
4NA6'N"S NhaeAHhhCi huh uuFloFt hnu buGn other
persons connected with tho Sialc to whoa he
refers IN his recent work entitled "The Chan.
lnins Of tho Revolution"
On motion 1t wa resolved, that tho S, oiet,
proceed TO the election Of tlIcers. VIM. 4
Read ESD, Rev Chas. Breck, Major Joi,i
: | Jones, Dr. b r. Bush and Dir. William Cum
inins we've appointed committee to nominal,
ciiiccrH. The committee reported the lollowin4;
as the nomination for officers which wna ne
cepIcd, aud tue gentlcmcn declared elected fo
the ensuiog year,
Irssidtat--IIon. Willard Hall. Wilmington.
Wee i'resi6eRh-Mm. 4. Read, Esl Ne,
Castle; Hon, S NJ, Harrington, Dovcr; u5y
VIM. Cannon, Brdgoyillo.
Corresponding !Srerriary-Rcv. Leighton Cole
man, Wilmington.
; Hrcori'Ng Stcretayg William b Dove, Eco
4 Wilmington
Id5rartd" DC j. Frank Vaughan, Whining
ton.
Treasurer William $. lliles, Esp, Whining
ton.
Dirfciors, -Dr Henry F. Askew, Wilmington
Rev George Foot, Glasgow
Major John Joncs MiddletoWn
nr william CumminH, smyrna,
Mr. JamcH Pointer, Milton.
humher OF gentlemen were n0nliuhted an
elected ncmbcFs Of tho Society.
General WIN. II French fiered the followip
which was adOptci
h"oleed That committee Of two be appoiu
ed by tho President to investigate, and inrni
Tor tho archives Of this Society, the Constitute
and laws furnished for the goyernanoe of Ii
e1lohists Of Delaware, and who was the autl,
" said Constitution.
General French pnd Mr. Read, appointed Il
committee
On motion Of Dr Bush it was
hs'o''fd, Tint Jacob b. Vaudeyer Esq,
requested to prepare geographical map Of t
east front of Wilmington as il existed at [
limo of the original occupation by the Swed,
together with the names Of the otipinul scttlei
The Rev Chas lreck moved the following +;
ie Resofeed That for the present the stat
% meetings OF the Society he held on tie seco
Ihnrsdny ~ each month, at "a o'clock, T.. \
~ ~ excepting February aud June, when the Socie
~ shall meet Mt 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. Adopted.
y On motion Ut the Rev. leighton Coleman
IL was
:; Raoi'ei That the question by whom, wher
~ ~ aud when was the first settlement OF Europ, q
~ made m the Delaware River be left to u comm
81 tee Of one to he appointed ut this meeting a
:. thHt such committee he requested to prepare
- discourse upon this subject TO be read at /
rs next annual meeting. Rev. George Foot "
appointed.
~ Oa motion Rev Chas, Breck William It. Rci
y ESD IVES elected tolOgrapher OF the Socie
Major John jones' having stated some iutere
~ ing facts in regard 10 Tue cOndnct of the Del
in ware troops al the battle Of Long Island Ma
at jones was requested to prepare II written stat
tr m'ht OF the same for the use of the Society
er On motion the Society aljuurned until
O'Clock in the evening.
. EVENING MEETING.
IN At ~ O'Clock the Society was called to ord
ns Hon Willard Hall in the chair The minutes
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