Daily globe., 1880-08-10
TIE HIsroB1oAL SOCIETY.
Some Interesting Gifts-The Hennepin
Celebration, Etc.

Some Interesting Gifts-The Hennepin
Celebration, Etc.
The Historical society held a regular meet-
ing last evening. rA-A NA NS
A number of gifts, some of them of con-
siderable interest, were reported. From Hon.
Alex Ramsey, secretary of war, were received
manuscript histories of the reservations and
forts at Smelling, Ripley and Ridgley. These
are copies of documents on file in the war de-
partment, and are valuable documents,
containing much material for State
history. A memoir of DR.. John hoe.
the Artic explorer was also contributed
by the secretary of war. Gifts of valuable
public documents were acknowledged to Hon.
Henry Poehler, Hon. W. D. Washburn and
Judge Mcmillan; also gifts from Rev.J. W.
Strong. Hon. v. Hjortsberg. w. P. Warner.
Albert 8. Munger, the Minnesota Academy of
Nrtural Sciences, and Others. The county
commissioners of Meeker county contribute q
handsome wall map of that county, to be pre-
served in the archives of the society. Mr.. 81.
P. Upham laid on the table an elegant volume
entitled "Genealogy Of the. Winslow Family"
as n gift from Mr.. Almen 81. Winslow, of
st. Paul. On motion of Gen. Sanborn, the
thanks of the society were returned for the
above very acceptable and generous gifts.
THE HENNEPIN CELEBRATION. ,.3,o.
Gen. Sibley, President of the society, pre-
sented the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Inasmuch as the celebration on the Sd day of
July, 1850, under the auspices of this society,
of the 200th anniversary of the discovery of
the Falls of St. Anthony by Father Hennepin,
was q brilliant success, it is meet and proper
that this executive council should place upon
its records appropriate Acknowledgements to all
those who contributed to 40 happy result:
Resolved, therefore. that the thanks of the
Minnesota Historical Society be, and are hereby,
rendered to,
1st. The Hon. G. K. Davis. the principal
orator of the occasion, for his able, scholarly,
and felioitous address.
End MIR. A. p. Miller for his happily ex.
pressed poem. ~
3rd. Hon. Alexander Ramsey, secretary oi
war, Gen. William T. Sherman, commanding
the army of the United States. and Gen. T. l.
Rosser, general marshal of the day, for theil
very interesting speeches.
4th. Right Rev John Ireland for his eloquent
and instructive defense of Father Hennepir
from the charges affecting his character for We
racity.
5th. General John Gibson, United State,
army, com mauding Fort Smelling. for gener
ously adding to the attractions of the pro
Sr8mmc, py buc pcItOIuduCo VI tuo m6S
cent military band from that fort.
9th. His Excellency. J. 8. Pillsbury, for tht
elegant entertainment provided for the mem
bers of the society, and other distinguished
| guests.
| 7th. The honorable the mayor and commor
| council and the citizens of Minneapolis col
lectively, for the enthusiastic and magnificent
manner in which they came to the aid of tn
society, in making ample preparations for th'
i 6v,a .,e
| crowds present, at large expense to themselves
| Sth. The board Of regents of the State Uni
versity, for cordial permission to occupy tn
| campus, overlooking the falls, q spot specially
| adapted to, and aprOpos to the grand celebra
| tion. s
| 9th. The publishers and reporters of tn
daily papers of st. Paul and Minneapolis, fo
the cs'pious and complete reports of the cere
monies which were given to the public in thei
| journals respectively.
Resoloed That the attendance of members o
the cabinet, justices of the United States court
congressional representatives, and of Arch
| bishop Tache of Manitoba, Bishops LeFlech
of Canada aud DeNeve of Belgium, with othe
dignitures of the Catholic church, added large
| ly to the importance of the celebration by CIV
| ing it national and internafie5al character
ReSolyed, That these resolutions be eutered e
| length upon the minutes of this meeting. an
| the editors of the Minneapolis and st. Paul pa
pers are hereby respectfully requested to pub
| lish them.
AN OLD INDIAN TREATY.
Gen. Sibley also read the following lette
from Bishop Whipple:
| FAR1BAULT, July IA, 1880.
Dear General: / have received from m
| friend Hall A. Bowie Davis, of Brookvile, Md
q copy of treaty made by Lord Baltimore
with the Indians in 1852. As it is thirty year
older than the treaty made by VIM. Penn,
is doubtless the oldest treaty made with th
Indians and for this reason may interest th
Historical society. Like all its successors, thi
treaty pledges perpetual friendship, and prove
that the Indians were friends of the whit
| race. With kind regards, your friend.
| H..B. WHIPPLE.
! The treaty provides:
| First-That the English nation shall hav
hold and enjoy to them, their heirs and assign
| forever, all the land lying from the Patuxen
river unto Pslmer's island on the western sid
of the bay of Chesapeake, and from Chaplain
| river to the northeast branch, which lies to th
northward OF Elk river, ,and on the caste m sid
| of the said bay, with all the islands, rivers
creeks, fish, fowl, deer, elk and whatsoever els
| to the same belonging, excepting the isle O
| Kent and Palmer's island, etc.
The usual amount of gifts seem to have bee
given to the Indians on this occasion.