The daily gazette., 1878-10-15
FOURTH EDITION
The Historical Society.
REGULAR MERTING- A NUMBER OF |
DONATIONS REPORTED.

REGULAR MEETING- NUMBER OF
DONATIONS REPORTED.
The Historical Society of Delawar,
m ct In Its building at Tenth and Marke
| streets, last evening. in regular session.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the Millard Club,i reference to tn,
Club using the lower story of the society
building, for rehearsal, one night of eacl
week during the pres-ut season.
1t was decided TO put slate roof OIL
the building, and to place in suitable heat
ing apparatus. The execution of these
| matters was referred to the building com
mittee.
The following donations were reported
as having been received during June
July and August.
Department of Agriculture-A pack.
age ofspecial reports, No. 8, "On Condi
ton of the Crops"
Department of Interior-"The L. s
Oifioicial Register, or Blue Book fol
1877"
Essex Institute Historical Collec-
tions," vols XIV, part of vol. G., Oct,
1877.
X. e. Buck, Corresponding Secretary
of the Virginia Historical Society-"The
Virginia Tourist"
Richmond Despatch, containing fami-
ly arms of the Tangier family, Contain
ing letters from Capt. John Purvis to
William Penn, 1864. Richmond Stand
ard, Colonial Life in Virginia and
Maryland"
Dept. of observation-disclosures of the
Condition of Crops for June, 1873"
Lew Bishop, ESQ., Detroit-"The Pa
triot War in Detroit"
l.. =. Bush, NJ. D., "Annual Report of
the Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment of Wilmington for 1877"
Public Ledger Almapac for 1875.
Phila. Inquirer, August 3, 1869, con-
tanning an account of a total eclipse OF
he sun, August 9Th, 1869.
n. j. Historical Society-Portraits and
sketch OF life OF Oliver Evans ana Gen
Thomas A. Smyth.
Maryland Historical Soceity-Partraits
of Geo. Read, sketch of life of Oliver
Evans and pamphlets.
Pioneer Society of Michigan-P Portrait
of Geo. Read
Western Reserve Historical Society,"
Pamphlets.
Minnesota Historical Societv--Sketch
of the life of Oliver Evans and pamph-
lets.
Vermont Historical Society-Portrait
of Geo. Read.
New Haven Colony Socety-Portrait
OF Hudson and sketch of Evans. Por-
trait of Smith and pamphlets.
l.. r. Bush-Tbe Phila. Press, contain
ing the account of the Centennial Com
memoratlon of Valley Forge, with the
addresses of Col. Theodore w, Beam.
and Henry Armitt Brown, ESQ, also a
package of Phila. and Wilmington Cen
tennial newspapers and miscellaneous
papers. Report for the Commissioners
of Education for 1876 Also Hough's re-
port on FORESTRY.
Massachusetts, Historical Society-pam-
phlets.
Chicago Historical Society-sketch of
life of Gen. Grant at Camp Douglass.
Catalogue Of Joseph q. Mickey, library
and coins.
Col, j. II. Jones, U. s. N-Maeazine
1873.
DIR. l.. F. Bush-six vols. of Braitb-
waite journal one vol. of Electric Jour
nal.
w. II. Dubois, First Assayer U. S.
Mint, Pmladelbhia, sketch of life of j
Mickey. Bulletin of Essex Institute for
April, May and June 1873. Monthly re-
port of the Commission of Agriculture
for 1875 to rs. Also the report of the
Commission of Agriculture for 1876.
Historical Society of Georgia-"Tbe
Dead Towns of Georgia." by Char. G.
James, Jr. Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania-"The V, VI, and VII vols, of
Pennsylvania Archives.
War Department-Military maps. il
illstrating the operations of the armies of
the Patomic &c, May, 1864 to April,