Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-11-15
Report Of the Librarian Of the Vermont
Rhetorical 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 viii be found an
autograph letter Of John Quincy Adams
dated Dee. l3,lS4l. and one Of Washington
Irving, dated Oct. 291S4I, to Miss Sophia
Watr5us Of Montpelier. They acknowledge
the receipt Of the gift, a miscellaneous
collection Of poems published by Mis- Wa
trOus at Montpelier in ISL These let
tiers show the kindness Ol heart Of these two
great men towards an obscure authOrcss,
and the pains they are willing TO take to
crafty writer Of no remarkable poetic tai
ent by words u appreciation and svmpa-
thy.
There Is al-1 the original correspondence
between Capt. Joseph Brant and President
Nheel0ck in 1900, m regard 10 Brant's two
sons 40 Dartmouth These letters OF Brant
(the Indian chie Thsyendauga) show him
70 have been well taught IN all the culture
OF the schools. Their moral and pious tone
Is wholly variant from the character history
has assigned 70 this butcher Of women and
children in support Of British invasion.
We have also received the survey Of
turnpike road under the direction Of a com
mIttee Of the legislature in 1909. from
'' Moses J0hns'n'- Store" in Newbury to
Canada line in HIghgate, 3 miles Each
section oi a mile is r0ted and the residence
OF each inhabitant upon the route. The line
is SUPP sCd 20 ue that Of the old military
" Hazn Road. Upon the paper upon
which the survey Is protracted Is the Ger
Jifclte Of General " hitelaw, as follows.
RYEGATE, July 8lst, 1909.
I hereby certify that the annexed sketch Of
the Boston and Montreal Turnpike Road wa
truly Trouact5d from the survey male under
the direction Of the committee appointed by the
Legislature to lsy cut said road, by me
JAMES WHITELAw"
Our society has thousands Of friends who
smile aVpr5yIngly upon our addresses, our
written papers and upon the historical OF
pecuuiary contributions Of others Yet they
have hitherto given US no other and. Men
out Of tie State send their contribution I
freely. aui Nerlont,rs themselves are more I
nezlec-iul # tleir own noble history than I
their neish'ors.
Our slci- " viii only realize the object of /
It, formation when every book and pam
phlet printed that relates % Vermont affairs. /
shall be Immediately placed on It's shelves /
- .tAaAfA4 AlA-AAANA AK --t-a-' q" AAN AAal"s
as far as is in his power, Is guilty Of treason |
to the truth OF Vermont history. Geo. g. 4
Benedict Of Burlington has well discharged .
bis obligations TO this cause by printing his .
' Vermont at Gettysburg With this no
tic,able exception Nerm0nters have disdaln-
cd % write Out the record of their part IN
the late war. We need few more such /
efficient friends as Judge Cleveland of Brook I
= l. j. H.. Il,
be contributions. The first volume Of the |
e. Historical collections of this Society Is /
nearly ready Tor the press. Its publication .
will make our society better known md ap- |
preciato3 at home and abroad.
Very few Of the early historical documents |
of Vermont are preserved in our Statc ar /
chivcs. The fact Is too apparent from the |
meacre report # the contents Of the Office of .
the Secretary Of the state, which be will .
make 10 tie General Assembly this session l
This volume viii. in some measure, sup
ply the deficiency Of State papers, and the |
Society ought TO be able to rely upon the
State for q liberal subscription 10 the vol
ume If for no other aid.
And must De excused Tor repeating here
former authoritative statement Of this So
cietv: "That ~ 1912 the State appropria-
ted $500 90 towards the publication Of
Slade's State Papers, and received fifty cop
les Of the work. This Is the only sum YER
mont ever paid for printing It's early his
tory: uurpasc that al other civilized COM
munitics delight : plrGue, till the mate
rials are exhausted.
Respectfully submitted,
CHiRLEs REED, Librarian.
MONTPELIER, Oct. Is, 1867.