The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-05

virginia Historical Society.

n UctIlUE OF lfie Executive loHlfLllttt
Of the Virginia Historical Society was held
yesterday. Present: Messrs. Curry CHAIR
NAM, ienry, Cabell, Barney, Anderson,
Kelley, Brock, Valentine, and Barksdale
recording secretary.
A number Of gifts OF books, etc, were
reported; among them the engraved por-
trait Of the late James c. Crane, promi-
nent merchant and benevolent and public
spirited citizen Of this city, from Orren J..
Cottrell, ESD, Richmond, Va, whose col
lection Of publications Of the Confederate
States and Of materials for the history OF
the late war is one Of the most extensive
and valuable in this State.
The Corresponding Secretary read GU
rious document recently received by him
Thomas Waring Lewis, Esq, Miller's post
office. Essex county, Va, the publication
Of which is appropriate in connection with
the patriotic Observances which have just
closed.
Nr. Lewis states that IL is in the autograph
Of Colonel Thomas Waring, Of "Gold-
berry," Essex county, Va, Gan ardent
rebel, who was with Washington at the
battles Of Trenton and Princeton" The
document is as follows:
"THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF OLD
81, Old England, being in very weak
and langnishing state through yoluptuous-
ness and loss OF Blood, do make and ordain
this my last will and testament in the man
ner fOllowing-viZt.: lmprimis-l do give
and bequeath unto the Bishops OF 1t.
Asaph and Peterborough, to be equally dt'
yided among them, all my religion.
go. give all my sincerity tothe Worthy
Members OF the Minority in the House OF
Commons.
"3. | give all my knowledge in Poll
ticks to Lord Camden and Lord Abingdon
and those other noble Lords who oppos'd
the Ministry in their Mischieyous and
Cursed war in America.
-. give to my sister Scotland all my
Pride and HaughtineSs.
"5. / give to my sister Ireland the one
half Of my Poverty, Distress, and Ruin.
"G. / give TO the Earl OF Butte and Lord
North all my Treachery and Tyranny, to
be equally divided among them.
-. / give to Lord Howe and General
Howe all my Cruelty as q reward for their
Treatment Of the American Prisoners.
"S. | give all my low cunning TO Lord
Mansfield and Lord George German.
80. / give all my stupidity and obsti-
macy to the present ministry.
"10. | give my Power by Sea and Land
to the French King.
al. / give my integrity to the King OF
Spain.
"12. l give my Trade and Commerce to
the State Of Holland.
"13. / give those abiect Mortals, the
TORIES in America, one Tun OF Hemp, to
be equally distributed amongst them by
I.C.
"14. / give my right and Title contained
in that most glorious tract called Magma
Charta to the United States OF America, to
their Heirs and Assigns forever.
"15. / give unto my Colonies in Amerr
ca-vizt., Canada, Nova Scotia, East and
West Florida, the West Indies-the other
half OF my Poverty, Distress, and Ruin;
and do appoint the United States OF Anne
rica to be the guardians OF my said Colo
nies.
"LaSty. nominate, constitute, and ap-
point the Count ID. AlmodOyer to be the
Executor Of this my Last Will and Testa-
ment.
"In Witness whereof | have hereuntO
set my Hand and Seal, in the Palace OF Ne
cessity, this 10Th day Of April, just four
years from the fatal day OH which my last
opportunity was lost by shedding the
Blood Of America at Lexington, in the year
1779. OLD ENGLAND, tSeal.l
"Sign'd, seald, pronounced and De
clar'd to be the last Will and Testament OF
the said Old England in the presence OF us
who have cheerfully subscribed our names.
ellis IHPUDENCE MAHohET,
Oils IGNORANCE PAGAN.
"The Printers Of the United States are
desired to Register this my last Will in
their News Papers, for the benefit OF those
Legatees who reside in America.
" Her last Words.
"TeSt, by a Nova Scotia Refugee"
Letters were read by the corresponding
secretary from Sir John Beverley Robin
son, Lieutenant-G OF Canada, To-
ronto. Ontario; and Major Arthur f. Ro-
bertson, Lynchburg, Va; and Professor
Hunter Mcclure, NJ. d., Richmond, Va,
expressing their interest in the welfare Of
the Society; and from Rev. William W.
Lane, ID. D., Cooperstown, n. y; Pro-
feSsor Charles w. Dabney, Jr., Ph. d.,
Raleigh, n. c.; and Thomas Christian,
Esq, Richmond, Va, accepting member
ship.
The following gentlemen were elected
members: A. W. Haywood, Esq, Raleigh,
NC; Colonel Alexander Q. Holiday and
Professor Hunter Mcclure, NJ. D., and
MesSrs. William VI. HaXall and Lucien B.
Tatum, Richmond, Va.
Adjourned to meet on Friday next, No
vember 1lth, at 1 O'Clock p. NJ.