Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-05
THE DIM PAST.
Meeting Of the Tennessee Historical
Society.

A Gratifying Increase Of Membershfy
Valuable and Interesting Relic,
DOuated-Addifions 90 the Commit
Tee on Printing.
The bi-monthly meeting of the Histori
cal Society: of Tennessee was held in the
State Library Tuesday afternoon and even
ing, DR.. r. c. Foster, Vice-President IN
the chair. The following
NEW MEMBERS
were elected active members:
Hon. JnO. N. Bright, Fayetteville; Col
ID. z. Rathbone, Manchester; Rev. VIM
Stoddart, Giles CO.; III. S. Davidson, Shell
byville; IL G.. Smith, G. w. Heiskell and
j. B. Heiskell, Memphis; Gen. j. ID. Por-
ter, Paris; Sam. Watson, Rev. G. w. Inman,
Prof. j. NJ. Stafford, n. E. Allsway, II. A.
Nelson, James II. Shankland, Thos. r.
Malone, Esq, Prof. James S. Fall, Jos. S.
Carols and DR.. John II. Calender, Nash
vile; John H. Wheeler, the historian, Of
North Carolina, was elected an honorary
member.
A letter was read from Mai. 4. NJ. Hosea,
Of Cincinnati, returning thanks for his
election as an honorary member at the
September meeting.
VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
n number Of articles were presented TO
the Society, among which were the follow
ing:
Muster roll of company of infantry un-
der the command of Capt. James McEwen,
in the Second Regiment Of Tennessee Vol
unteers, in the service of the United States,
commanded by Col. Thomas II. Benton. on
the 10th Of December, 1872, when first mus
tered. This company made the trip from
Nashville to Natchez and returned. On
the company being recalled into service,
October, 1913, at Huntsville, James Nc
Even was elected Major and Christopher
Z. McEwen Captain, and proceeded, under
Gen Jackson, to the battle of Talladega, in
which it participated. The only survivors
Of this company now, are NJ. ID. Cooper, of
Columbia; William Turnridge, of Clarks-
vile, Texas, and John Boyd, blind, and az
inmate Of the poor-house of Henry county,
Tenn. This valuable document was pre-
scented by John B. McEwen, ESQ.,, of
Franklin, through Hon. John NJ. Lea.
Nat 4. DOnch, Esq, presented the watch
stand Of Gen. Andrew Jackson, and his
inkstand, containing all the implements
used in his day, such as sand-box, sseling
wax, seal and wax candle, carried by him
through the Indian wars. These articles
were given to Mr.. Dortch by Mrs. DIR. Law
renee, granddaughter of the General.
Presented by Capt. VIM. l.. FOster-a
pair of flint-lOck pistols, used by Capt.
VIM. Lyle during the first struggle made
by Americans for independence. Capt.
Lyle came to Middle Tennessee in 1875,
and located the land upon which Murfrees-
bOro now stands and where he d ed in 1929. |
The late Mrs. Ephraim II. Foster was a
daughter of Capt Lyle and mother of the
donor.
Presented by Mrs. Paralee Haskell, State
Librarian: a beautiful collection of sea |
MOSES, pressed and arranged by Mrs. Sallie |
Candy, of Old PORT Comfort, Va; a shell |
Of the king crab from the same place; also, |
,wo specimens of dwarf oak from Bald |
Knob, Allegheny Mountains.
Presented through the Vice President |
rom Miss Sabina Dismukes, an elegant |
lowered silk dress, one hundred and thirty |
i've years old. This dress was worn by |
Mrs. Lynch, the mother of Thomas Lynch, |
1ne of the signers of the Declaration of !
and was part of her wedding
rousseau.
e. w. Heiskell, of Memphis, presented a
book printed in Nashville, by George VIII |
ION, in 1923, on the culture of the vine. |
md the art of making wine and vinegar.
Also, coy of Fowlers arithmetic, printed
t the KRO1rale Register Office, by +. S. |
1eiskell, in 1884.
DR.. w. II. Morgan presented book en-
tiled "a Narrative of the British Embassy
o China in the years 1928 and 49,
'rinted in New York in 1875. Also. a
journal of a Young Man of Massacbu-
etts," who was captured by the British in
S13, and confined in Dartmoor and other
risons in England. Reprinted at Licking
on, KY, in 1916.
DR.. Jno. S. Parks, of Franklin, present.
d copy of "Indian Battles, Murders.
'eiges, and Forays in the Southwest
'rinted at Nashville, 1853. Also, OTbe
"reminiscences of Straight-out, of 1907
'rinied at Franklin, 1S45.
Mrs. Haskell presented a facsimile oftbe
'Ordinance of Secession, of the State of
Alabama" from Col. James, Of Montgom-
~. -. 49, I
A resolution was adopted to apply 10 the
lmily of Gen. Lyle for sash formerly
'orn by Capt. Lytle, which was the same
sed in covering Gen. Nash, when he was '
Orne from tie field of battle, wounded.
After the transaction of several items of
usIness, one of which was to add to the /,
Committee Of Publication the names of
ev. I. A. Hoyt and VIM. F. Cooper, Esq, q
} as to make the committee FIVE instead of I
nee. The society adjourned till the first
tuesday in January next, unless sooner
llled together by the President or Vice
resident. ll-