Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-18

Ut the book additions, 200 are historical, In
GLIDING the newspaper files; "a are on Sci
ence, including nearly complete set OF the
Reports and Proceedings of the American
Association for the Advancement OF Science;
a valuable collection of 40 volumes of State
and City Directories, and State Gazetteers; s
official Registers; Is volumes on Agricul-
ture on Genealogy; and on Bibliogra-
ply. The remainder of the additions relate
to national and State reports and legislation,
literary Institutions, and miscellaneous sub
iects. Among the principal donors are Hon. j.
r. Doolittle, the State of Wisconsin, Hon. 7.
o. Howe, Hon. l, G, Sloan, State of Massa-
chusetts, j. S. Buck, Regents of the 'Univer-
sity of the State of New York, Hon. +. w.
Seward. New Hampshire Historical Society,
Horace Rublee, Eon. w. d. McIndoe, Hon.
c. A. Eldridge, Capt. S. Y. Shipman, Mrs.
j. V. Robbins, Smithsonian Institution, ID. ;.
Durrie, /. A. Lapham, Quebec Historical So
ciety, f. A. Marble, D. Q. Bush, and others.
During the past Year, much pains taking
labor has been expended in re-arrangng a
portion of the Society's old newspaper files
of the last century, some OF which were In a
dilapidated condition, and others unbound (;
and, such as needed it, were pasted, patched
and strengthened, and substantially rebound.
While not little time was thus consumed,
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,seryation of these precious files that it should
be done. Nearly all our last century files are
now in good condition for reference and pre-
servation.
Among the works recently bound is the
entire set of Is quarto volumes of the Trans
actions of the American Philosophical Soci-
ETY., which, after several years. effort, we
have Just succeeded in completing. We have
also had our sets of the Historical Magazine,
Genealogical Register, African Repository,
and other works, bound, and placed on ouI
shelves.
We have added during the year five vol
umes to our collection OF John &. Shea's val
liable Cramoisy Series of memoirs and rela
tions upon the early French colonies of North
America; and five volumes of Joel MunseU:
beautifully published series on American His
tory and Genealogy. Such societies as ours
and all lovers of historical literature, owe 1
lasting debt of gratitude to John G. Shea anC
Joel Munsell. ~ ae.t
To our Atlas and Map collection, quite al
addition has been made. A fine County At
las of the StateSpf New York has been pre-
sented by w. A. P. Morris. Lloyd's Map o
Virginia, from w. g. Ward; Map of the
Boundary Line between Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Maryland, from LIT. Col. j. ID. Ora
ham a fine map of the battlefield of Chatta
nooga, from Hon. w. d. McIndoe; Map o
of the Lands of the st. Mary's Ship Cana
Company, in Michigan, from l. A. Lapham
Chapman's Map of Iowa, from Silas Chapman
and the following seven maps, from the enter
prising map publisher of New York: Lloyd
Maps of the United States, Rail Road Map o
the United States, of the Hudson River, o
the Lower Mississippi River, and of the seve
&c nd IL
making altogether one Atlas, and twelve
maps Also an interesting chronological
Chart of the Twelve Caesars, from the author
S. G. Bagg, of Montreal.
Unbound newspaper files have been con
tributed, viz: Cincinnati Daily Gazette, 1868
from +. A. Marble Augusta, Georgia, C2tr01l
icle, Dec. 1S6l-May, 1868, from Rev. III. j
Walker, 18th Wis. Vols; Fond du Lac Re
porter, lS6O-63, from j. j. Beeson; boo
County Advoeate, for 1868, from Hon. Josepl
Harris; Connecticut papers, to complet,
files, from ID w. Patterson; SOldier'sB udgd
published by the 18th Wis. Vols, from Mrs
s. Ii. Carpenter.
Seventy-three newspapers and magazine
have been received by the Society during
the year-some of which have already beer
bound, and the rest filed and preserved 70
binding. Serials have been received from
the Genealogical Society, American Autieu
airan Society, American Philosophical So
ciety, Essex Institute, Quebec Historical So
ciety, Boston Natural History Society, New
Jersey Historical Society, Iowa Historical
Society, Philadelphia Library Company, Be
lott College, DIR. j. p. Gray, and Hoyt
Campbell From the New England Loya
Publication Society we have received g.
broadsides, relating to the war and public
policy.
Pamphlets and documents have been re
ceived as follows: From the State of Massa
chusetts, So; F. A. Marble, 81; Joel Munsell
26; L. O. Draper, %; Regents of N. Y
University, IA; l. A. Lapham, II; S. v
Shipman, 9 /; Horace Rublee, s; Hon. I. O
Howe, 6 Hon. w. d. McIndoe, and Hon
Cyrus WoOdman, 4 each from Hon. j. r.
Doolittle, Quebec Historical Society, Maj L.
A. III. Latour, S. G. Bagg, Rev. G. D. Bradlee
and n. E. Loyal Pub. Society, two each and
one each from twenty-five other sources.
Five folio volumes of the Register kept at
the Capitol House, in this city, have been
presented by Messrs. butcher q George, and
are well deserving of preservation. ID. W.
Patterson, ESQ.,, of Connecticut, has, as in
former years, been exceedingly mindful OF
the wants of the Society.
The Librarian has given much attention to
cataloguing the library books and pamphlets
kind of labor, but little apparent to the
casual observer, yet of great benefit and con-
venience to person desiring to know and
consult exactly what the library contains up.
on any specific subject.
ADDITIONS TO THE CABINET.
ANTIQUITIES the most interest
ing addition to the Cabinet is a silver medal,
in fine condition, struck in 164S, in com
memoraticn of the peace Westphalia, ploughed
up in Sept. 1861, on Bear Creek, Buffalo Co.,
Wisconsin and of which full report has
been made by Prof. Butler, of the State Uni
versity.
We have increased our collection of ancient
copper implements. A copper ak, weighing
two pounds, found in the town of Medina
arrow points, plowed by up VIM. Windross, al
Oak Orchard, Dconto county, in the summer
of 1853, from A. O. Robinson; and copper
spear-head, found in the town of Stockbridge,
Calumet county, from Z. d. Shipman.
OLD NEwsPAPERs.-New England Weekly
Journal, August IL, 1929, from Prof. j. D.
Butler--the earliest American newspaper
specimen we have in our collection; Troy
Budget, June Is, 1902, and Salem, Mass, Post,
March IA, 1927, from NJ. Strong.
MANUSCRIPTS, &C.-An autograph letter OF
Judge VIM. Cranch, written in 1905, from j.
B. Norton; a Territorial Legislative Ball
Ticket, at Madison, Feb. l, 1912, from j. NJ.
Bowman. eq sT a
EARLY CURRENCY.-A Delaware bill, 1859,
Maryland bill, 1875, and Pennsylvania bills,
1916 and 1777, from DIR. n. N. Barrett a Con-