, 1865-04-20
HISTORICAL SOCIETY,".

The regular monthly meeting OF the Chicago
Historical Society was held on Tuesdly a!ter.
noon q. the roons Of the institution, Judge skin
ner in the chair
The Librsrian reported the monthly addition.
TO the library as follows: Bound books. %; m
hound books and pamphlets, 36s; old OF rare
newspapers, Is; files Of rare newspapers, u; files
sertA1s+ 6; maps and charts, Is; manuscripts,
:, prints and photographs, 4; collections Of
misecilanies, 3-total, AsS.
The above were contributcd from dfly-seven
different eouTces. Large and valuable con lribu-
tions were received from Messrs. G. B, Arm
suops, ". A. Buffers, B. Blanchard land J.
kecs, Ut Cttcago. Also from the Chicago TnI-
DV&1 and Ettn11g Journal. Allons the more
valuable additions were fo.1o volume i; Ind In
pasehment} Of the Lfws Ut New uarpshlre In
isG1: aYtn Ar: !. Y Daznham; a nle Of t6e -Ier- =
printed daily st Chr1stienta ii ISL 1he Iait ci2i
~ xsSW xsSRnssf: Tcf x,t5 4 d. e. st3s 'a1a
ss a soue 'f = he reg &a Of e. PhER Ea
cipsuou.n one Of the easllest antl.s1zvery publl-
eat1tn3 OF Amss,ea printed It Baltimore, BY Ban
retsiqe5 Iii s4ihes s1s9 old Rsnle
ted Memoir Of the Northern Kingdom y wntten
fos .; 15s2, now n1st published 1t Quebec, A. b.
1S m1a pamphlet of IS paeee describing
be diy,ded INTO Northern and Southern King
CON- ana tns Illinois Republic the latter 4" fer
I.nied ant abandoned men from bo,L Of tut A.a9;.
lcan htcgdomk.r The writer mikes some severe
aIsa 5aGsH sna on tse BE sooS 5o5Ist il Virginia in
DID, From Mr Raas xe o. ns rss sea1a sn
extensive account r 1s' .userip,s Of K,nsas in
r" ~ 3nee,h Y q" silica formerly Of Chle5o
M 4ses9ed sa n
~ ! ~; NJ we'll written manuscript paper, on
onion OF the Uniun," composed villain
~ - ten years, ami found In the 1aans'on OF K.
The correspondence OF the month embraced 3
Letters received and l25 written Besides numeE-
ts letters on business OF
WIZ. received: one from s. A. Hts tsltnGton, O.,
relat1ye to the fnmtly seal; from George +. Ha--
ee,l, Esq q. S. Consul at Elsnore, Denmark, g1y-
Ing an historical sketch OF " sara Grdnn1ttcas," +"
Hansen has preserved for the society. An Inter
est1ng communication uas received from Hon
=, ITSy
IT," also correcting some errors in Gov Ford'a
history. Hi. Churchill also foE~.1ded an auto
graph letter Of Gen. Donean, Written II 1851.
William Lewis, OF Magnolia, ILL.,, Of the Society
Of Fli.nds md a1eo a correspondent OF this So
eaety. vas Ieeelvtd very appropriate no'1ce OF
before his dc4th sone w::tten I:ton :etio o:
hie Trend the late Btnt4tnin Lundy, bealdes ar
rang: pg to present several valuable publicatio Il
From II. r Boea and uther ., q committee fro Il
Tie Chicago Typographical unlon, vas received
for i - Painters Ibrary.' The thanks Of the
Society were returned to the various cont1tbu.
aons u the Societies Library, correspondence Or
funds as announced. The donation from the
Typographical Union consisted OF the following
Items; Y. ]. Porter, $a; q, T. March, $a50; Il.
I. Hoss, =; Il p Giles, Il; G. E .Hazlett, 81;
F.F; cook, Il; J. G. Snow, Il, which with 2.5t
previously reported makes total OF $si.Bn.
After the transaction Of eome further business
some time was tpent In examining the literary
additions Of the month, when the :tng ad-
5ourued,