Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-08
Delaware Historical Society.

OCSOWutC buSkOUuCdu SOCuCly.
We learn that the Delaware Historical Society
have had several very interesting meetings lately
Ia January they received from Henry Lea, Esq, u
fragment of calico, the first ever printed in the
United States. Very few OF GU. u,tiA.:. ~" doubt
less aware that on the Brandywine, at the "old
barley Mill" was printed by Archibald Hamilton
Rowan, Esq. the Irish refugee and nobleman, the
first calico manufactured in this country. II was
i'll the year 1906
report was made by Rey. We'll Hlnckey on
the article lately republi.hesl in the Wilmington
ro0imefctaI, entitled "Rodney's Ride" by j. Al
fred Townsend, which will he furnished in full to
our papers. = -+ ~
For want of room, the society resolved 10 move
into one of the roosAs OF the new Masonic Temple
letter was read by the Rev.. DIR. Frsst from
Rev. VIM. Reynolds, ID. d., OF Chicago, who wish
rs information In re2ard to the inscription upon
an aiicient Chalice III the possession or the .old
Swedes Church, OF this city, which was presented
to them by the EmPross otisweden about the year
io.o-to which Dr. Frost responded. Or. Rey-
noids Is translatins from the Swedish language
the history OF the Swcdsh settlements on the Del
aware; no doubt Very interesting work, especi-
ally to Delawereans, Aerslius having been one OF
the early clergymen OF the old church,
IN fsoruary the Society Received a copy of the
New Haven Historical Society papers; from the
thelWestesH Reserve Ihst'ric ic,f Society AZ Cleya-
land, four psmhers Ut then Historical and Archa-
oiogical tracts, and copy OF Ancient Earth forts
OF Cuyahoga. by q. Whitelesy; from the South
Carolina Historical Society, 1.-THE Phosphate Rocks
OF south Carolina by A. baron HOLMES, Esq
from Capt Geo. IL. Preble. u. 5. N. Of Charles
town, Mass. memoirs OF "Wnn 4. H. Fsssenden .
OF John Coz, and OF Henry q. Prebe, U. s. n,
ana notes on early ship building in Massachusetts, .
ms own publications.; from Dr. Grmshaw u Pho
tosraphlc Map Of the Fortilicatio,ls around Fork
t9wn' when occupied by Cornwallis; +; and from Mr.
IL; II. hringh,irst an ancient map of Wilmington p"
IN March, Mrs. John Connell presented u num-
bsr OF valuable pamphlets; Mr. Samuel Wcllaston
copy or a letter from Gen. Washington by his
pravnte Secretary. dated October ~, 1888, to
rfoaerick Craig, ESQ, OF Wilmington, acknowl.
e.slhg the receipt OF number of the De!ana,t
sSHe; an original grant of land by William
4asn, s,gnets by him and his Surveyor General
Eara isasnlgton: copy OF AN original ordel
Y sovclaeSin 1870, copy dated l69.,. these wer.
rom ron GSo. Craig Esq. Of rMladeIphia, vino ais,
49, ssNu '"at When Frederick Craig, his father. aP
pnea TO tn Postmaster ueneral OF the Unite,
States about the year l7So. for Post Road dowl
tnrousn tss State, II wss plisl that it woad b,
'a gssued only on aAiticdfsi MIA guarantee ,hat i
M,. Mould pay = sssp which y. !! Craig gave sro"
man, man edited aud psAliahed s. Ter isther Jane
wilson. lSV9, 1871 ard 1872, also two volumes o
tle Mirror, same Publisher. for 1890 aud sGS, an,
Que voams of the DslHwars Rsxistss ov Farmer
HuNoeoAe, ny ~ onu II. WNsou, 1873 IRON
~ JohHs.sn. Esq, its present editor, II ile o
INC Deld care GAseffe for l.o7. A number o
gsntemen'were slscted members anu Honorar
members. & F
The report OF Nv. VIII Hlnokley on .Rod
neys H'ds'b as foolowG "They respectfully repor
tnat the main faco slpfed the article reterred l.
afe Correct. In teAxpte ON the original MOTION o
Tue delegates froW7 V lrgina for the separat,o
ana Independence OF the United States from g rea
prtai,'. fcuhsylyanla and South Garolina vote
ve neh&fye. and the delegation from 18th
counties on the Drlaware,' '(now Delaware State
ony Two, sdsssrs Read and Mcke bang pres
eht were divided, Mr.. Mead beihg against I'll
.oton, MI Rodney was sent ior. and when tn
We was Asa'n taken. Delaware voted III favor
tteSmotioi.J -. aa
Vn the adoption Of the report of the committe
suhsnsttthg ~ sisslar,.,o,, Mr. Read voted IN III
anfmatye. aud sigued his name to tho Dsxlars
w" WIN The other representatives,. These Tact
.aay be fouMd stated. and the reasons which II
Ss6uced the action of those who voted as NJ
,Heaa did. ~ Jeferson's works, IN Thos. Axkean
Stter IN the Port Foho" Of lSl7, In the Deawn
ppes'sler BY Huntingdon. aud IN the lifs Vi Georl
1'Fad ey h's grandson, Wan. 4. Read zt
The we're 4is deaths IN Philadelphia last wee
~escsease of 81 from the mortality of tho prev'o
week The smallpox. deaths numbered "A,
decrease Of 9 -9
1oid closed on Saturday ut hos. Cover
msnt securities were nearly steady, but strong.