The daily gazette., 1874-12-11
FIRST EDITION
The Historical SocietU.

Iba adjourned annual meeting OF the His
torical Society, Ter literary purposes, was
held, last evening, At the Society's rooms in |
Mse0nic Temple. The president elect, DR..
to order. A goodly number Of
and invited guests filled the rooms
md listensd with attention to the excercises
Of the evening.
- After a prayer CT, red by the r.. Rev.
Alfred Lee. the minutss Of the annual meet |
lug Dec. 4th uers read and adopted.
The President announced the following |
Committees for the ensuing year |
On Library--R. P, johnson, .Ei wood Gar.
rctt and Samuel Floyd.
On Publication-Joseph Il. Walter,
Fielder IsraaI and Geo. A. Latidner. i
On Biography e. Wales, +. Gardiner
Lttell and r. r. Porter
On Donations-L p. Bush, Jno. P. Wales
and John Wilson.
On Finance-G Gregg chandler, A. A Grim
shaw and y. A. MacelIister,
Rev. r. Israel, from the committee on the
10th anniversary Of the Old Swede's
Church, read the report OF said Scommittee,
giving II graphic account OF the services on
that interesting occasion.
Joseph j. Minckley, Esq, being intro
duced)to the Society, read s carefully pre-
pared historical paper on "Wilham Usseliux
and Peter Mlnuir," the former the founder
OF the American, or West ludia, Company,
snd the latter the iounder OF the frat Swsd.
ish settlements on the banks of the Della
ware. In bis address he detailed the din
cullics through which the persistent and
energetic Usseliux struggled IN forming the
company; hts cndeavors TO interest In his
project the States General and the govern.
ments OF France and Germany and his final
success under the wise and abls Gustaf
Adolf. Peter Minuit, taking up the under
taking of Usseluix, under the protective
government which regulated the affairs of
Sweden during the minority Of Queer Chris.
tisn and with the subsequent aid OF the
gracious que. n herseQ, succeeded IN estab-
lishing the settlements on the Delaware
Mr.. Mickley, in the process Of his history,
quoted many rare and to American readers
almost unknown documents, and through
out his address bore marks of dep research
and comprehensive knowledge. upd certaia-
ly developed many new points intne history
OF U sselulx and Minuit.
At the conclusion of the address the
following was unanimously adopted
ResolUed, That the thanks of the His
torical Society of Delaware be and arc
hereby rendered to Mr.. Mickey for his
valuable paper, and that he be reques.
ted to furnih this society with copy
thereof
DIR. Bnsh, from the Standing Com.
mittcc on donations, reported the fol.
lowing gifts to the Society:
From William Morrow, a paper en-.
titled the Wilmington Mercury" pub
lished in 170S, during the yellow fever
epidemic in this city.
From SamI. b. McLear, badge
worn at the funeral ceremonies in Will
mingtOn, Commemorative of the death
Of Lafayette.
From Mrs. Saml. Candy, q contin
entail notes of Delaware of differen
denominations of which 19 were ISSUED
January l, l776, according to an act O
the General Assembly of the "Countie
of New Castle, Kent and Sussex on tn,
Delaware" in the 10Th year of the re
gin of his majesty Geo. III. Signed BY
Jno. M. Kinley, James Sykes, and b
Manlove. The other three notes wer,
issued according to an act of Genera
Assembly of the State of Delaware mad,
in the year 1778 and bearing date MAJ
1, 1T77, and signed "R. Lockwood"
Also from the same, six notes of tn
State of New Jersey of dates 1868 AM
| 1776; seven notes o. the State Massach
usetts Bay, l760; ton notes of the Stat
of Maryland 1857, ITO, and 1775.
From Mrs. S. T DUPONT, number 0
Public Documents Of the United States
From the publishers, through Rev. w
H. Hinckley, "The New Church Maga
zine" (monthly) from September, 1875
to September, 1874, containing Bisho
. Swedborgs America Illuminate" Il
connection with this donation DR.. Bus
gave q brief abstract Of the interestin
contents Of the volumes.
From the Georgia Historical Society
tbree valuable books, "Aptiquities of th
Southern Indians, by c. C. Jones. Esq.
'"The Siege of Savannah in 1779," an
No. Ill Of the Georgia Historical 81
From Col. J. II. Jones, U. s. Marin
Corps, IL number OF autographs Of navi
! | celebrities.
From the author, Commodore G. I
Preble, "a complete list Of the vesSe
Of the United States Navy, from 1907
1874.
From Thos. H. Wynne, of Richmon,
Va. Final Report of the Commissioner
Of Virginia on the Maryland and TirgiI
ia Boundary" to the aayeffnrment Of Va
from rs. Ann Forman, plaster mt
r dallion Of Washington which had bee
. in the Forman family for seventy year
Doctor Bush presented large numbe
I Of interesting books and pamphlets, an
0 "The Bridgeton Chronicle" Of Nov. 2
}. 1874, containing an account Of the Ger
!. tennial celebration Of the tea. burning
t Greenwich, IN the .tehansey, in 177
with description Of the scenes and III
names Of the actors, by Hon. l.. q. [
:. Elmer, Of Bridgeton. Also q catalogr
!. Of the relics, books, ETC., exhibited G
q that occasion. Also the programme
" the fiftieth anniversary Of the Pennsy
vania Historical Society celebrated De
I'd, 1874, with the minutes Of the fir
meeting, Dec. I'd, 1924.
Il Elwood Garrett presented 80 volume
of U. s. Public Documents and ID
> claration (pripted on SILKY of an Ant
Slavery Convention, Philadelphia 1873
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