Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30
Report Of the Librarian of the Yer.
mont Historical Society.

The extent and value of the donations to
the Vermont Historical Society will be
learned from the descriptive list which We
shall publish hereafter
Among the donations will be found an
autograph letter Of John Quincy Adams,
dated December Is. lS41. and one Of
Washington Irving, dated October %
i>fl. to Miss Sophia Watrous of Mont
Fc.icr. They acknowledge the receipt of
'h- Gift, "a miscellaneous collection of
f.oeui~ published by Miss Watrous at
Montpelier in lS4I These letters show
fAe kindness of heart Of these two great
ueu toward, an obscure authoress, and the
pains they are willing to take to crafty a
writer OF ne remarkable poetic talent by
words of appreciation and ympathy
There i also the ORC nal correspondence
between Capt Jose. III Brant and President
Nh-eiock in ISu0. IN regard to Brant's
tvo SONS at Dartmouth These letters of
Grant lthe Indian Chief Thayendauga)
show hiu 10 have been we'll taught in all
fts culture of the schools Their moral
and PioU~ tone l. wholly variant from the
character history has assigned to this
butcher OF women and children. in support
rf British invasion.
We have also received the survey Of a
turnpike road under the direction of
Committee Of the Legislature in 1909 from
o. Moses Johnson'~ Store" in Newburg to
tauld1 line IN Higheate. 73 miles. Each
section Of mile i noted and the residence
"t each inhabitant upon the route The
liuc Is supposed to be that Of the old mill
tarv IIazen Road" Upon the paper
upon which the survey is protracted is the
certificate of General Whitelaw. as fol-
lows:
RYEGtTE. July ;IIst, 1909.
hereby certify that the annexed
'- sketch Of the Boston and Montreal Turn
pike Road was truly protracted from
the survey made under the direction of
the committee appointed by the Legisla-
tire TO- lay out said road, by me
JAMES WHITELAw.@
Our society has thousands Of friends
who smile approyingly upon our addresses,
our written papers aud upon the historical
or pecuniary contributions of Others Yet
they have hitherto given us no other aid
Men out Of the State send in their contri-
buttons freely, and '-crmonters themselves
are more neeiectftIl Of their own noble his
tory than their neighbors
our society will only realize the object
of iG~ formation when every book and
pamphlet printed. that relates to Vermont
affairs. Shall be Immediately placed on its
shelves.
u Whatever ternonter neglects TO do
this. - far a. j. in his pcwer is guilty of
treason to the truth of Vermont history.
',eorge g. Benedict of Burlington has we'll
discharged his obligations to this cause by
publishing his Vermont at Gettysburg"
With this noticeable exception Vermonters
have disdained to write out the record of
their own part III the late war We need
"a few more such efficient friends as Judge
Cleveland Of Brookfield, who has already
brought in his valuable contributions. The
first volume OF the Historical collections -
OF this Society is nearly ready for the /
press. Its publication will make our So /
ciety better known and appreciated at
home and abroad.
Very few Of the early historical docu-
ments of ermont are preserved in our
State archives. The fact is too apparent
from the meagre report of the contents of
the Office of the Secretary of State, which 4
he will make TO the General Assembly this [
session.
This volume will. in some measure, sup
ply the deficiency of State papers, and the
Society ought to be able to rely upon the
State for a liberal subscription to the vol
ume if for no other aid.
And | must be excused for repeating
here former authoritative statement of
this Society: That in 1912 the State
-- appropriated 100000 towards the pub
. lication of SHADES State Papers, and re-
e ceived fifty copies of the work This is
= the only sum Vermont ever paid for
-- printing its carly history; purpose
s. that all other civilized communities
= delighted to pursue, till the materials
:. are exhausted.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES REED,
Librarian j.
Montpelier, Oct. Is, 1867.