Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-01-14
State Historical Society.
STATED MEETING, Dec. 9th,

Present, Messrs. Rublee, Powers, Butler,
Benedict, Carpenter, Dean, Gurnee, Durrie
and Draper-HoRAcE RUBLEE, Esq, in the
chair.
The Secretary reported twenty-five letters
received, accepting membership, and accom-
panying contributions. Among them, one
from the venerable James Boorman, of New
York, now in his SD year, enclosing do
nation of fifty dollars.
The Librarian announced the following ad-
ditions to the Library and Cabinet:
Iowa. Constitutional Convention and Cen
sus, from T. S. Parvin; Catalogue of Wight
Library, from j. Sabln; Dodd Family Gene
alogy, from B. L. Dodd; Four Gospels Vindi-
ciated, 0tchipwe Dictionary, from Messrs.
Hoffman & Brothers Holt Family Genealogy,
from the author, d. S. Durrie; Journal Of
Missouri State Convention, from Capt. S. Y.
Shipman; Masonic Review, from Judge d. G.
Bush; Logic of History, from the author, S.
d. Carpenter; Debates in Texas Legislature,
1860, and five other works, from Horace
Rublee-altogether 10 vols.
A valuable list of purchased works, 1913
vols, of which 50 were newspaper files; to-
gether with l07 vols of the Society's news
paper files Just bound, and 81 vols. of maya
zines, and IL vols. of manuscripts, bound (:
Also 65 pamphlets and unbound documents,
from twenty-five donors-making a total
Library addition Of AIS.
The Librarian also reported the purchase
of over a thousand numbers of American
Magazines, which will not be added to the
library statistics until the several files are
completed and bound.
ADDITIONS TO THE CABINET.-File of the
Augusta, Ga, Chronicle, Dec, 1861, to May,
al
Vols. six numbers of Soldiers Budget, pub
Iished by the 18th Wis. Vols. at Humboldt,
Tenn, in 1862, from Mrs. S. III. Carpenter; a
number of the New England Weekly Jour-
nal, Aug. 18th, 1929, from Prof. j. d. But
Ter; Chapman's Map of Iowa, from Silas
Chapman AZ reports of Wisconsin Masonic
bodies, IS52-64, for exchanges, from w. L.
Palmer; 90 Nos. of Wis. journal of Educa-
ton. to complete the SOciety's file, from Rev.
j. B. Pradt; autograph letter of Judge VIM.
Cranch, 1905, from j. b. Norton Ky. Con-
federate cavalry muster rolls and papers, from
Rev. III. j. Walker; printed muster roll of
Company E, 23d Wis Vols, quill from the
wing of the famous eagle of the Sth Wis.
Vols, also a curiously carved cedar cane,
from the battlefield of Cedar River, from
Gov. j. I. Lewis; copper spear head, found
in StOckbridge, Calumet Co., Wis, from T..
ID. Shipman an ancient copper ak, weighing
two pounds, found in Medina, Dane Co., Wis,
from Jacob Miller; the medal presented to
company G. 18th Wis Vols, by Col. G. l..
Harris, for unanimous re-enllstment, from
Captain o. Merrick, in behalf of said CON-
pany; fine specimen of lead ore, weigh
ing IA pounds, found in digging a cellar
in Brooks Addition, Madison, from L. I.
Skinner; a specimen of mineral found
IN d;oo;pr, Rutler's Dutch Gan Canal from
Lieut.. A. III. Russell; cotton-pod, picked
near Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 1864, from DIR.
]. b. Cooper, 9th Wis. Vols. silk flag OF
the 9th Wis Battery, borne at the battles OF
Willow Springs, Raymond, jackson, Champi-
on Hills, Vicksburg and Chattanooga, from
the members of the Battery fragment OF
wood from the rebel pirate ship alabama
from Geo. ii. Miller, Cambridge, Mass; q
piece of wire-coil, with powder, designed fol
connecting galvanic battery with conceal
ed magazine or torpedo, from Fl. w. Stetson
18th Wis. Vols. gun from the battlefield
of Shiloh, from Sherry Watson; a canteeI
taken from the body of dead rebel soldier
from j. r. Barker, 10th Wis. Vols. /; eleven
specimens of Southern and Confederate paper
money, from II. Hill and j. Peck, lst Wis.
Battery; G. S. Burnett, LIST Wis. Heavy Bat
terry; c. ii. Goss, Sth Wis Vols, and G. w
0liphant.
1t was voted that the grateful thanks of the
Society be returned to the venerable Jane:
Boorman, for his generous donation to the
Society's funds and means of usefulness.
GEN L. Fairchild. L. C. Draper, and j. D.
Gurnee, were appointed committee to take
the necessary steps for securing, for the use
of the Society, the second story of the south
wing of the State Capitol.