Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-01
The Vermont Historical Society.

changed the location Of its library to Mont
pcli,r. and the legislature gave it Il room
in the capitol bv a law passed in 1879.
Meantime the founder of the Society had
hada difference with it, and Il portion of the
Accommodations made by him and belong
nr to the Society OF to him. was burned
in the ,lome Of the State House in 1857.
When iIiIanl Hall was governor. the
Society took 4 new stand, and Charles
Reed was appointed librarian. Shelves
were placed in accordance with the act of
1879, on the north side of Room No.
Q. AMI here f,r some time The books of the
Society Were kept,
AZ Years passed on. however, the shelves
were not sufficient, and the accumulliions
were kept i'll part in Room No. -, and
v:,ri"u> other places. The Society in 1870
and 1871 published TIVE valuable volumes
of collections; and the volumes of the
"Governor and Council" lately published.
edited by Mr.. Walton, follow in the line
Of the Sovicty's work
On the death of M Reed. his successor
rs state librarian VS. appointed librarian
of the Historical SncieIv but in 1871, had
become convinced bat each Library should
have is own librarian, and the Society
fortunately made c:Ioics. of Marcus ID. Gil
nun ~ Librarian AMI Cabinet Keeper.
Nj Gilman has, during he past sum-
mrr, had 4 ca.Hlp.r.. of Il Great part of
the books malc. and has also under the
act of 1879, htI more shelves pat in Room
No ., and Il Suitable receptacle. som-wh,t
similar to that in the State Cabinet, placed
in the room, wherein the '.treasjlres "mav
be kept stfe and yet visible
The new shelves cover the remaining
tire" sides of the room, and the books OF
the Society have been transferred to them
from the other rooms, and they fill nearly
al the new space afforded
These shelves have not only LARGE
quantity Of valuable DO ks but are also
largely filed with early newspapers pub
..>'.c:l in the Stlte. which, together with
those in The State Library make an exceed
ingiy valuable collection rom which the
history Of the State may be written.
y brief examination the other day of the
documents Mr.. Gilmln has displayed in
the e]roant ease which occ,,,,;os tbo
of the room, gave Us an opportunity to
take noe of some Of the cnr;on, ,};r,-s
which NAV be Seen in the newly, f,,.I
rooms Of III. Society
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De.d of partition sirro, BY ,ba .or'r7I
,,r,n+eas nf Tho tow, 90 ,,iiu ,r'.
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Of JAY. LIVINGSTON, IN many otb&, nron
inent New Workers. This MjIn..ox w..
not the D -csent NjljIos.x W h.,+ no
grant was one ma le by New York ana
covered substantially the pr. sent town of
Randolph. Together with little IF what
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deed Of partition is quite an elaborate man
of the town nude in l7713 by" sam. Gale
Six ,oo,nscript sorr,on. o,, =.
Goshen, c.. from 1-f1 to iz-z ~. .h.,
Newell, who WIS afterwards ono 90 w.
first settler, in Charlotte Y, WV
Letter of Dtnel Webster to scr,,o,.
Uplr,m; also one from Senator TnA,m 70
| Mrs LanrInn
Two letter, of Josenh Rr,rt tbo 1,,;.a
chief to James WhealocL Of D,,,,,.,,,,t
College, and letter from ,ybaoIoc,. 70
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