The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-19

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l THE VIRGINIA HIsronIcAr. soc,ErY.-At. a
recent meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the Virginia Historical Society, d report
was read byhMr. aMaury on behalf. Of The
l committee appointed totproyide an orator
] for the next annual, meeting of the Society.
cerring an approp inscription forF FoteY,s
statue Of jackson. 49, 3is s:.i, 20. -
The corresponding secretary reported The
! removal to the rooms OF the Society of three
thousand seven hundred and tlirty.three
| volumes of the loan to the Young Mems
| Christian Association Of some years since.
dred and lforty.eight additional volumes Oh
deposit with tbe Association" He reported
la design for. q corporate seal of the Society,
texhibiting a drawing Of the same, ,as follows: !:
| Quarterly,- first and fourth, represents.
ton of the.ruins OF jamestown; second, an
Indian presenting tribute OF tobacco TO
Raleigh, and in honor of whom was named
Heurico county and Henrieopolisl third,
| the present arms of the Common wealth
crest, the bust of Queen Elizabeth, proper;
supporters, those OF the London Company Of
Virginia Ia representation of which may be
seen on the book plates Of q number of vol
umes now Ia the State Library, and which
| formerly belonged to the Council Chamber
of Virginia, and also on The Yignette fro1tis:
piece Of Beverly's History of Virsinial; a
scroll beneath the arms for the reception Of
the motto Of the Society, (for which has been
suggested the Horatfan fragment, Condo ct
conlpono.".) In the ining sp4ce between
| the motto and the legend q rese, 8 thistle,
| and. q branch Of tobacco in bloom-emblem.
attic symbols of England, Scotland, and Vie-
ginia.a The legend IN exergue: V1sGINIA
HIsToRrC1L SOCIETY, CHARTERED MARCH 10,
1884: The whole IN medallion, and present.
Ting at a glance the different historical eras or
ourlgrand old State ind the noble objects Of
| the Society. Tt might be proper to add the
date ofthe organization of the Society, which
was February 8, 1888. during which year 0
public meeting was. held, addresses deIiy.
cred, and, "a volume of collections pub
lshed. 1Etza.1s 5fsGtgntl .>mg ..I9or;9 "a
The design for the second quarteTing Of
! the seal above, ssth = variation in the sex Of
the royal figure, AaTFesfs to have continu-
oasly formed the res,cse Of the colonial seal
of Virginia, representation of which, with
| ap appropriate sexualfgure!of Queen Anne,
of issue May 81, I714, and a full letter press
description, may be seen in the" Historical
Record y for April, 1872, PIP. 1s0-162. This
seal was O large pendant one Of white wax,
measuring four and one Quarter inches in
diameter and Eve. eighths of an inch in thick
ness, the diverse bearing uniformly the arms
of Great Britain, with legend varying only
in the name, &C., of the reigDing monarch.
The legend appearing in the exergue of
the pictured seal OF Queen Anne, and Of
specimen Of the original In the possession Of
! the corresponding secretary. is "SSsillunn
another beneath the efigy of "Ea dst Vir-
{ soinio Quaptam, though this last has been
observed by DR.. William P. Palmer in the
course Of the preparation of "Ihe Calendar
Tof State Pupersn with this rendering. "Ea
dot Virgiaa QU1NTuM," affofding conclusive
evidence that our ever-loyal Old Dominion
| was regarded, as has been SO often and siren.
uously claimed, as one Of the component
Kingdoms Of Great Britain.
Among the many letters recently received
by the corresponding secretary expressing q
deep interest In the welfare of the Society
was one from W. Noel Salisbury, Esq, OF
the Public Record Office, London, Eng, an
Honorary member of the Society, rendering
his assistance In the way of historical inves-
tigation, and also rendering feeling tribute
| to the work and usefulness of the so-lament.
ed late Thomas 81. Wynne. - = - F'i. ~
| A communications has also been received
from James Madison Macon, Esq, Of Orange
county, the only surviving grandchild OF
| the " Sage Of Montpelier" Mr.. Macon, who
| Is now in bis eighty. sixth year, gave Us in
formation of the plaster model of the bust
of Madison presented some time since to the
Society by John Willis, Esq, Of Orange
county; that it was, the work of an artist
named Brauer, performed in 1921, who also
in the same year executed one Of Mr.. Jcttsr-
son. ...... ,.... ..r... -
The corresponding secretary reported as
donations to the Society: A contemporaue.
ous manuscript entitled s' The twelve united
colonies, by their delegation in Congress, to
the Inhabitants of Great Britain" found
among the papers of George Mason, OF
Gunslon, from J. Colburn, Esq, Boston,
Mass. Of books and pamphlets: A number
from General A. A. Humphreys, chief of en-.
eineers United States army; the Southern
Fertilizing Company, the New England His
toric Genealogic Society, Isaac e. Wood,
ESQ, New. York city; Colonel Albert a.
Hoyt, Boston, Mass. James Colman, Lon
don, England; the American Antiquarian
1 Society, Rev. 4. a. Dairymple, D. D., Baltl-
more, Md; Hon. B. g Craven, acting secre.
tary Of the iaterior, United States army; the
New Jersey Historical saciety; aud General
| John Eaton, Bu;e1s g Education. or ne rs
papers: A vers Vshlable serial, covering
| ten years, of the Charleston Standard, from
Colonel L. NJ. Spcsst, who was its editor
during this period, a member OF the seces'
sion Convention ofqSuNh Carolina, and an
officer of the Confederate States army; the
Irregular issue of the Fredericksburg NerS,
from "A. A. Little, Rag, the editor and pro.
prietor; and of the Centennial, from W. W
Crotzer, E:q., editor and proprietor, Pnlla
dephia, Penn. .,,t.-- - -, :. :. =. > :
| The Society would be duly grateful for 2
keraluable, courtesy from other memDefs
of The press. ..'t. ~ %t' :. -.'. -,
A communication was read from Colonel
Sherwiu MeRae, the general agent OF the
Society, reporting number of subscriptions
and aceessions to the membership iof Ithf
Society. ~>J4>t.t - tiEFI
The. names of pumber Of gentlemen
were duly proposed for membership, ant
the following were Unanimously elected q:
corresponding men bers: Cbarks B. Moore
Esq, New York city; Henry Phillips, Jr.
Esq. Philadelphia, Penn.nxs
The corresponding secretary was author
lied to provide Shelving for the additions tc
j the library of the Society," -
! Adjourned to,meet on the first Friday II
November next, at s O'Clock z. NJ, at the
residence of W. Writ Henry, E:q. A''> :
! MEETING OF DosToRs.-The Association o
| Confederate Surgeons will hold their annua
meeting in the hall the House of Dele