The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-01-23
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
LETTER FROM ID. II. MAURY.
Editors Of Tie Dispatch:

Inc SOOGD0cn HISTORICAL society
seems to be accomplishing its impor-
tant work in a manner very satisfacto-
ry to its friends. A brief summary of
tions will be of interest to many in
this State rs we'll as throughout the
South.
On the transfer OF the domicil of the
Society to Richmond, Hon. George
Wythe Munford was appointed Secre-
tary, and an Executive Committee
(most of whom reside in Richmond
and meet promptly for the transaction
of business) was also appointed.
This committee has made a contract
with Turnbull Brothers, of Baltimore,
by which the "Southern Magazine" is
made tho organ of the Society and
the Messrs. Turnbull agree to publish
twenty pages monthly free of cost to
the Society, and to canvass the whole
Southern States in the joint interests
of the Society and of the "Magazine."
They also agree to print at a moder-
ate rate per page as many pages OF
"Transactions" as we may desire to
publish.
General Wade Hampton has taken
immediate charge of the extension of
the membership of the society, and
has selected prominent gentlemen to
aid him in the several Southern States.
Tho price of life-membership is
$50. The fee for annual membership
is $3. The subscription price of the
|"Southern Magazine is 81.
I4ife-members are entitled to the
"Magazine'' and to all other publica-
tions to the Society during life.
Annual members are entitled to all
publications not in the "NIagazine."
All subscribers to the ssMagazine"
will receive a most excellent monthly
periodical, with the Historical Appen-
dix.
The January number will be the
first issued under the contract Of the
Society.
The archives OF the society, accumu-
lated in New Orleans during :.the past
six years, have just arrived here, and
are now in Colonel Munford's charge.
From many sources the materials for
history have been offered us.
Ono distinguished gentleman has
collected all the reports of battles and
skirmishes throughout the war-print-
ed and written-carefully arranged,
and amounting to 1000 octave pages.
Another has offered us the history,
carefully compiled, of one corps of the
Army OF Northern Virginia-in all,
1 200 pages.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee has forwarded
the records and order-books, etc., OF
his corps of the Army of Tennessee.
A gentleman of Richmond has placed
with Col. Munford a large amount OF
material collected and prepared for a
history of the war. Besides these inn
portant accessions, many Others of
great interest and value have been
placed at our service, which will be
duly acknowledged and reported.
1t has been proposed by the Execu-
tive Committee to cover tho whole
course of the war by papers from those
leading men who bore a controlling
part in the great drama, and whose
names will be vouchers for tho truth of
their statements.
Arrangements have also been made
by the committee to secure lectures or
orations from Southern gentlemen 10
be delivered in this city throughout the
winter.
Our purpose is to keep alivo tho in
terest which has been aroused in this
great work, and to induce all who can
to aid us by becoming members of the
Society and by sending us papers of
historic value.
We desire every man and woman
who can to send us authentic narratives
and documents relating to tho war.
Files Of newspapers published during
the war, scrap-books of newspaper ar
ticles clipped and preserved during the
war, will be valuable.
we ask for the individual experience
of private soldiers, scouts, or any others
engaged in tho war and especially do
we beg that any man who occupied Il
responsible place in the service of the
Confederacy shall now record and en-
able us to preserve the history of his
administration.
AS this statement must be of general
interest to the whole of our people, /
hope the Southern newspapers gener-
ally will give it free reproduction, and
oblige, yours respectfully,
DABNEY II. MAURY.
THE DANGER AHEAD.