Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-13
The Southern Historical Society.

10 the editor Of the alexandria Gazette:
1t will be Of interest to this community to
learn something about the reorganization of
the Southern Historical Society, Which, has just
been effected in Richmond
The design is to have our Society CO. xen-
sve with the Southern States, and to enroll as
members all who took part in the defence of
the Southern States during the late war. or
who aided our cause to the best Of their ability.
We intend to collect, now, while we can, official
memoirs bearing upon the history Of that period
of our country, so that the future historians
of thos, times may be able to procure anthem
tic materials for their work.
The domici of the Parent Society has recent
| ly, in the Convention held last summer at the
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, been
changed from New Orleans TO Richmond. Gen.
} ubal Farley was then elected President, and
Hon. George Wythe Muntord, Secretary OF
the Society.
The archives Of the Society are to be trans.
ferred from New Orleans to Richmond, and
the Executive Committed in Richmond have
| lakeD Steps 10 SCCuTC idIRC duu fdiud)C
ditlous to our historical materials.
The Southern Magazine OF Turnbuil Brothers,
in Baltimore has been adopted as the organ
for The publication of our papers, and MIR.
rurubull has undertaken to extend the mem
bership Of our Society community with the sub
scriptious to his magazine.
The fee for annual membership, including
the Magazine and all Of our historical pubca
TONS within the Magazine or outside OF it, has
been fixed at 81 .OU per aunuuI.
Life memberships eau be purchased at $50
aud life members will be entitled to receive,
during life, the Magazine aud all Of our pub
lIcatluus.
The annual fee for membership. without the
Magazine but with the right to all OF our all
nuaI publications., net embraced in the Maya
Zluc, is SO o.
The publishers have contracted to publish
every month 20 pages of our matter as au ap
pcndlx to their Magazine, 50 PACED aud put
together that a; the cud OF the year it may be
detached aud bound 10 u separate volume.
Il is the Intention Of the Executive Commit
I tee that the historical contributions to the
Southern Magazine shall be from the pcus Of
the very abIcst writer's 10 the South gentlemen
who bore commanding or Important parts 10
the events of which they will write, and whose
names will give ASSURANCE TO po>tcrlty OF the
truth of their narratives. We hope to cover
the whole course Of the war by such documents,
and we feel assured that our efforts viii be earn-
cstly aided by the active assistance OF the puIest
aud abcst men in our country.
Gen. Wade Hampton has undertaken the
cuugcnial duty Of extending our organization
and lucrca>lug our membership throughout the
South, aud other gentlemen OF like standing
will be associated III this work.
What We now uecd Is that every man aud
womau who desires to see Us succeed should, al
once, forward to our Secretary, in Richmond,
all documents. records or narratives of an au
theutc nature, bearing upon our history lm.
medialely proceeding the war, during the war,
and since the war
There are many gentlemen of high charac-
ter aud Intelligence, who, though they may
have served 10 the war as private soldiers, can
contribute many important facts which came
directly under their own observation, and we
beg them to do so at the earliest practicable
moment.
The experiences of our women are full Of his.
toric interest, and We beg them to join our So
ciety, and TO send us every valuable document
they can contribute.
Direct all contributions whether historical or
OF subscriptions to membership, to George W..
Muutord, Secretary Southern Historical So
ciety, Richmond, Virginia
He will make prompt ackn0wedg meut and
return certificates Of membersh p at once Tor
the fees received by him.
The Southern Magazine for November con-
tains full explanation and history of our Or
ganization. DABNEY H. MAURY