The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-03
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The Vermont Historical Society.

lfrOm tne montpelier Watcnman.I
The Vermont Historical Society.
At the session the Legislature in 1888,
Henry Stevens, of Barnet, Oramel Ii.
Smith. Daniel p. Thompson and George
B. Manser, of Montpelier, were incorpo-
rated as the Vermont historical and anti
quarian society. Of these, the only sur
vivor Is Mr.. Smith, who still remains the
Nestor of the Washington county bar.
Mr.. Stevens was the first president, and on
account of his residence in that town, the
original act provided that the library and
cabinet of the society should be kept at
Barnet but this provision was never
strictly complied with. The obvious fit
ness of Montpelier for the headquarters of
the society, and the superior conveniences
afforded by the state house for the preser-
walton of the society's collections, were
soon appreciated by the society, and when
the state house was burned, in the even
ling of January 9th, 1857, the society lost
the greater part of its treasures, and was
forced to begin almost anew. In 1858 the
provision making Barnet the home of the
cabinet and library, was repealed. In 1859
the words land antiquarian" were dropped
from its title, and the use of the general
committee room, on the first floor of the
state house, was granted to the society,
under the supervision Of the sergeant-at-
arms. For various reasons, until lately
this privilege has only been partially en-
loved, and the relics and books-many of
them invaluable, if not unique-have been
scattered through the state house, from
dome to basement. A large bookcase al
the north end of the room was all the
society had 10 display its treasures in, and
during the session of the legislature, the
room has been used as the general smoking
and lounging place of the members and
hangerson of the capitol. The visitors
that thronged the state cabinet hall, just
beyond, rarely asked to see the historical
collections. and, if they had, it would have
been but sorry exhibition, at best
Nevertheless, the society, under the man.
| agement of such men as Governor HilanC
Hall, Rev. Pliny Ii. White, Hon. George
| F. Houghton and Rev. DR.. VIM. II. Lord
presidents, and Hon. Charles Reed an(
Mr.. Marcus d. Gilman, secretaries, has
steadily gone on gathering everything
which pertained to the military, civil
literary and ecclesiastical history of thu
state. The donations have been liberal
and it is not too much to say that the re
suit Is a priceless, though of course incom
plete, library and museum.
| During the past summer, under the iii
rection Of Mr.. T. c. Phinney, the sergeant
alarms, the east, west and south wall
have been lined with bookcases, hand
some black walnut and plate-g glass cabne
| has been placed near the centre of tn,
room.
Some idea of the interesting contents o
the cabinet can be gathered from the fol
lowing list ern..5
The original deed of partition of tn
township of Mddlesex, comprising tn
present town of Randolph and portions G
Bethel, Brookfield and Braintree, to whicl
is appended map of the lots. 1t was en-
graved on parchment in 1772, by Samue
Gale, and among the signers are John jay
p. V. B. Livingston and Augustus Cort
laudt.
Six manuscript sermons in beautiful Chi
Biography, preached at Goshen, Connect
cut, from 1861 to 1777, by Rev. Abel New
ell, one of the first settlers of Charlotte
Vermont-presented in 1869, by Mr.. ID. 3
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inc dasdr; fi the non,ar,s 81 h;s for,nr
hosoks uAne eSssv On ,bo un;varsoi ploni
tude of being and on the nature and in
mortality of the human soul and its agents
by Ethan Allen, esq >" and "This apper
dix to be published at future day, whe
it will not infringe on my future or preser
living. Witness, Ethan Allen"
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