The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-17
LOCAL ATTERS.
,yIRG1N1A HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

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THE HISTORY OF VIRGINIA BY EDMUND,
.RAEDoLPH-JoHN WOOD, HIS MAPS OF
VIRGINIA, WILL, &c.-GovERNoR JAMES
WOOD, WHERE BURTED,t&c
The regular monthly meeting OF the Vir-
ginia Historical Society was held on Friday.
Present: Messrs. William Green, chairman;
r. A. Brock, correspo ponding secretary; VIII
liam A. Maury, William Writ Henry, Colo
mel Archer Anderson, ana Rev. j. u. NJ.
Curry; Mr.. Barksdale being absent.
Mr.. Brock was requested to act as record
ing secretary. ...,. 4
Letters were read blythe corresponding
secretary from Peter " Daniel, Jr., Esq,
agreeing to prepare the History Of Virgins
by his grandfather, Edmund Randolph, to-
rether with new edition of the 'sVindica-
tiono of that statesman, for publication, in
accordance with recent resolution OF the
Society conveying request for such Office
at his hands; from Conway Robinson, Esq,
Washington, D. c., proffering subscrip-
ton of 800 towards the fund for fire.
proof building for the preservation OF the
Valuable collections Of the. Society, and sug-
eestine that subscriptions of 800 or. $50 be
solicited for such object. 1.-THE Society would
be grateful for any sum less or greater than
this amount.
Referring to the illusions made in the
published proceedings Qf the Society for
February last to john Wood, tutor, and
Governor James Wood, Mr.. Robinson
wrote: "John Wood was regarded as a
good classical scholar and mathematician,
and, though employed as a teacher, was nota
suitable person to keep boys IN dlsclphne.
He was of very timorous disposition,
and have heard Of his scholars taking great
liberties with him-sometimes soaring him
with a frog, &c. Under the Acts OF Virginia
of February 7, 1916 (pages 80 to 42), and
January 8, 1917 iSession-Acts, page 29>, ne
may perhaps have made charts for some OF the
counties. MAPS OF a number OF the coun-
ties in the State were prepared, and they
are now preserved in the office OF the Board
of Public Works in the Capitol. They were
loaned few years since to the late Commo-
dore Maury, and were used by himin prepar-
ing map of Virginia. After an adequate
collection Of such materials it was designed
that Wood should act as draughtsman to
prepare a map OF the whole territory OF the
Commonwealth. He died in 1922, without
consummating such object. After his death
arrangements were made q think with Her.
man Boyd to complete the draft. 1t was
engraved, and from the engraved plate
copies were made and sold or otherwise dis
tributed. [The will OF John Wood is pre-
served in the records Of the Chancery
Court of this city. It is dated March
IS, 1922. 1t indicates that the intimate
associates OF Wood were among the
distinguished OF Virginia, and that his
pecuniary circumstances were comfortable.
The following bequests are enumerated as
to his valued friends: To Thomas Mann Ran
dolph Governor OF Virginia, &c.), Sl,O0O,
seventeen shares Of the stock OF the BANK
of Virginia, his library, and philosophical
and mathematical instruments; to the hon.
Robert S. Garnett, $4,000; to the Hon:
Robert G.. Scott, ten shares OF the STOCK OF
the Farmers Bank OF Virginia; to the Hon.
Andrew Stevenson (Who was appointed ms
executor), $500 In money and all OF my
prints, dra,ringS, dc. The remainder OF
his estate was divided equally between +.
NJ. Randolph and r. S. Garnett.
Governor James Wood latterly resided
at Chelsea, q little beyond the corporate
| limits OF your CITY, where he died, June l6,
| 1918. I remember hearing on the day OF
the funeral the toIling OF the bell and seeing
the procession. Ithink that it is probable
| that it proceeded to the old chureh-yard on
Richmond HILL" [H ST. Johns, church
ward was the place OF burial no stone now
| remains to mark the spot; and it Is singular
! that he should be buried apart from his
wife, who lies in the Robinson family
ground, about one and half miles west
ward from the city. The Governor was
buried with military honorS. An account
of the solemnities on/the occasion may be
found in the Richmond Enquirer OF proba-
bly, June Is, 1927
| Mr.. Brock also read q circular communl-
cation from committee Of archaologlsts OF
the United States extending IN invitation to
the Virginia Historical Society to partici-
pate in an international convention OF
archaologists proposed to be held at Phlla-
delphia during the Centennial, on Septem-
Der 4th, 1876. Messrs. Henry and Brock
were designated as delegates from the So
ciety to the convention. /,
| The following donations were reported
by the corresponding secretary: Bound
volumes from General a. a. Humphreys,
Washington, D. c.; William S. Appleton,
Esq, Boston, Mass; Judge B. r. Welford,
Jr., Richmond; Colonel Joseph L. Chester,
London, England, (The Registers of West
minister Abbey-a work in the highest de-
gree important to the genealogist and the
| historian, and an enduring monument to
the extended and laborious research OF the
author, Colonel Chester). Pamphlets from
L. S. Joynes, NJ. D., Richmond; Colonel
Frank NJ. Etting, Philadelphia, Pa; Hon.
John P. Jones, United States senator from
Nevada; FL. H. Morgan, Esq, St. Louis,
Mo-; the Southern Historical Society; and
Colonel Albert FL. Hoyt, Boston, Mass.
Newspapers from A. A. Little, Esq, Frede.
ricksburg, Va, and the School Board OF
Milwaukee, Wis.
The following gentlemen were elected
members Of the Society Life member, John
Stewart, Esq, Richmond; honorary men,
Der, Hon. Joseph Henry, LII. D., Washing
ton, D. c.; corresponding member, John
Ward Dean, Esq, Boston, Mass; regular
members, Rev. II. C. Alexander, D. D.,
Hampden-Sidney College,; Captain Francis
D. Irving, Cumberland county.
The following nominations were made by
Mr.. Brock: For honorary membership,
General John Eaton, Jr., Washingto d.
c.; General A. A. Humphreys, Washing
| ton, D. G.
Adjourned.
RATIFICATION MEETING.-Mr. B. G. Gray,
superintendent of the City Conservative