The daily gazette., 1878-02-22
The Historical Society.
DONATIONS FOR THE PAST Wharf.-The
M ANNUAL ADDRESS BY JUDGE
HOUSTON N


lQ ANNUAL ADDRESS By JUDGE
HOUSTON.
The regular meeting of the Historical
Society was held last evening, the oocaf
sion Of interest being the annual address
before the Society (which had been twice
postponed) by Hon. John w. Houston
one Of the Judges of the Superior Court
of this State. The meeting was presided
over by Hon. ID. NJ. Bates. s
After the opening of the meeting, DR.,
l.. Z. Bush read a list of the donations
received BY the Society during the year
1877, as follows;
From Col. j. III. Jones, u. s. Marine
Corps, Boston, Mass, eighteen volumes
and pamphlets, making a total of sixty
two presented by him during the past
three years. Also copy of the last will
and testament of Mary Morton; bequeath-
ing the "Old South Church" property in
Boston, to Captain Davis, in 1863, for the
purpose of erecting thereon a church.
From the Commonwealth Of Massa-
chusetts, fifty-three volumes, reports and
journals.
From Leander F. Riddle, fifteen Gen.
tennial reports.
From Mrs. r. e. Read Conwell, two
fine steel engravings of General Lafay-
Q tie and John Quincy Adams.
From Mrs. John Anderson, four diplo-
M as of Joseph Nicholas Nicolette from
v arious scientific societies of Europe and
America, containing the autographs of
the officers of the societies; also letters to
him on scientific subjects from persons
in Europe, and various other papers.
From the New Jersey Historical So
ciety, various annual reports and a
copy of east Jersey under the Proprie-
tary Governor" valuable work.
The Pennsylvania Historical Society
Magazine, also papers from the Histori-
cal Societies Of Buffalo, N. Y, Kansas
and Iowa, mostly valuable works.
From Hon. John Bigelow Secretary of
State Of New York, twelve volumes of
tThe Documentary History Of New
York." pertaining to the early settle
ments by the Dutch, Swedes and English
on the Delaware, and vast body of his
tory, just now issued.
From Samuel T. Worcester of Nashua,
N. H., various pamphlets and books.
From Theo. r. Crawford, Esq, Will
mington, files of the Philadelphia Ledger
and New York Euening Post, for several
years.
Donations OF books and pamphlets are
Hart, Philadelphia, Mrs. John Townsend
Mrs. Sophie NJ. Dupont, DIR. Samuel
Greene, Corresponding Secretary of the
Massachusetts, Historical Society, How
ard NJ. jenkins, Rev. Chas. Breck, ID. D.,
formerly rector of Trinity p. E, Church,
this city, A. Boyd Hamilton, of Harris
burg, Pa, DIR. l.. z. Bush, Prof. o. g.
Marsh and Hon. Thos. +. Bayard.
From the Historical and Genealogical
terly publication, for 1S65-67, and for
1871-77, inclusive.
From the Essex Institute, Salem,
Mass, the bulletins of collections Of the
Society for 1896, inclusive.
From Mrs. Hannah shipley, of Rock
wood, Del, $500.
From the estate of the late Willard
Hall $500.
A number of the Massachusetts dona-
tions in the above list were forwarded
through the efforts of Rev. Fielder Israel
formerly of this city.
DIR. Bush announced the death of
Joseph j. Mickey, of Philadelphia, a
corresponding member of the Association
and on his motion committee was ap-
pointed to prepare minute of the
event.
Mr.. Joseph R. Walter, the Secretary
presented TO the Society the registry
books kept at the Delaware Centennial
Building, and the minute book of the
Firemens Centennial Association, ac-
companied by the following letter.
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb 81.
Joseph n. Wdlter, Esq, Sec'y Of the Histor-
acd Society of DEL:
DEAR SIR:-You will please present on
behalf of the Firemen's Centennial As
sociation of Wilmington, the books kept
in the Delaware Centennial Building,
and also the minute book of said Asso-
citation. By so doing you will confer a
favor. GEO. MCCALL.
u Jos. X. ADAMS.
VIM. BLAKE,
SAM'L BAYLls, JR.
Committee.
The donation was received with the
thanks of the Association.
The President then introduced Judge
Houston, who proceeded to deliver his
address, on the subject, "The Early His
tory of Delaware, and the primitive
questions of boundary between Delaware
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania" The ad-
dress was of an interesting and exhaus-
tive character treating the subject in
the most thorough and complete manner.
1t carefully reviewed all the early settle
ments along the coasts of the Delaware
and Chesapeake, and detailed at length
the questions arising in those early pc
riods in relation to settlement and bound
ary between the Dutch, Swedish and
English settlers. II brought the history
of these questions up to the time of the
American revolution, at which time they
were all practically settled, except the
question of jurisdiction over the Della
ware River, within the "twelve mile
circle" which is still undecided. Though
long in its delivery, occupying nearly
two hours, the address was full OF inter
est. and held the undivided attention of
the audience to the close.
The comfort of the speaker and the au-
dience, for a portion of the time, was
seriously interfered with by. the noise
made in the room overhead by the drill
of Company c..
Aft er te ndering vote of thanks to
Judge Houston and requesting copy OF
his address, for publication, the Society
adjourned.
Funeral of Miss Addie Pierce.