The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-15
ytretnia uss.oriear soctety.


VALUABLE GIFTS AND LOANS TO THE SOCIETY
or BOOKS, hes., AUTOGRAPH LETTERe, AID
RELICS or WASHINGTON, ETC.
A meeting Of the Executive Committee Of
the Virginia Historical Society was held
yesterday. Present: Messrs. Curry CHAIR
NAM, OFT, Barney, Brock, Henry, Kelley,
Wexford, Anderson, Cabell, and Barksdale
(recording secretary.
A number Of valuable gifts OF books,
manuscripts autograph letters, etc, were
reported-aInong them autograph letters
of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Chief
Justice Marshall. "LightHorse Harry"
Lee, his son Major Henry Lee, Calhoun,
General John Armstrong, Colonel john
Eager Howard. General Thomas s. Jessup,
Hon. Hugh Nelson, Benjamin Watkins
Leigh, and Others, from Rev. George w.
Beale, Halifax Courthouse, Va; an origi-
nal map Of Virginia, by Fry and Jefferson,
London, 1916, from Hon. Robert W.
Hughes, LII. D., Norfolk, Va; a file OF the
Virqinia G0zeffe for 1915, containing
bound with II the original printed draft OF
(" A Declaration OF Rights made by the re-
presentatives OF the good people OF Virginia,
assembled in full and free convention, which
rights do pertain TO us and our posterity
az the basis and foundation of govern
nentv; ("The Bill Of Rights" by George
Mason.( AZ submitted before alteration,
from Mrs. DR.. Philip A. Taliferro,
granddaughter OF Colonel William Byrd,
of "Westoyer." through Hon. Beverly
Randolph Wexford, Jr., Richmond, Va;
the commission of Colonel Charles Lewis.
with signature Of Lord Dunmore, the last
ROYAL Governor Of Virginia, and copy In
the autograph of General Samuel Lewis,
of Greenbrier county, Va, OF the Maria
tive OF the Indian Wars in West Virginia,
1749-17S0, by Colonel John Stuart, from
Colonel John /. Eubank, Warm Springs,
Bath county, Va, through Hon. }. l.. Nj.
Curry, ID. D., Ii. ID.
The correspondence, scrap-b0oks (nlnc-
teen in number), and the residue OF the IL
brary Of the late Charles Campbell, the Nir-
einia historian, have been deposited with
the Society by his daughter, Miss Mary
Spotswood Campbell. There have also
been received on loan the camp-table OF
Lord Cornwallis, from John III. Montague,
ESQ, Richmond, Va; the razor-Strop OF
General Washington, used by him during
the Revolutionary war, through Hon. Ro-
bert Ould, Richmond, VA, who writes in
authorization Of the relic: "The strop,
after WashinHOn's death, was presented
bv his widow to John cambridge, OF Bran
dom from Whom it descended to its pres
ent owner. who is the only living grand
child of John Dandridge." And copy
of John Smiths History OF Virginia. edi-
ton OF 1924, from Mercer Slaughter, Esq,
Alexandria, Va.
Letters were read by the corresponding
secretary IRON John ID. Champlin, Jr.,
ESQ.,, and Chapman johnson Leigh, Esq,
New York city; Rear-Admiral l.. NJ.
Powell, United States navy, Washington,
ID. c.: James +. Hunnewell, Esqy
Charlestown, Mass; Miss Lucy Lindon
Minor, No. Z west Thirtieth street, New
York city; Colonel John Lewis Peyton,
Staunton, Va; Hon. Robert w. Hughes,
IL. d., Norfolk, Va. Rev. George W.
Beale, Halifax Courthouse, Va; Hon.
Thomas c. Amory, Boston, Mass. Henry
Phillips, Jr., Ph. D., Philadelphia, Pa;
and others, expressing a deep interest In
the welfare and progress OF the Society.
Letters were also read from the following
gentlemen accepting membership in the
Society: John w. Garrett, Esq, president
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and L.
Harrison Garrett, Esq, Baltimore, Md;
JOnn w. SlOui, ISI', Dtau"tN.', ...t
mel John b. Cary, Hon. John Fitzhugh
Lay, and w. 7. Powell, Esqy Richnond,
Va; Captain Leigh Robinson, Washington,
ID. G.; DIR. Bennett w. Green, Norfolk, Va.
The following gentlemen were elected TO
membership In the Society: Liie-Chap-
man johnson Leigh, Esq, New York city.
Members-Rear- Admiral l.. NJ. Powell,
United States navy, Washington, ID. c.;
Major Frederick p. Leayenworth,, Peters
burg, Va; James +. Hunnewel, Esq,
'Charlestown, Mass; j. b. Sublett, Esq,
Staunton, Va; Hon. Thomas Z; Amory'
Boston, Mass; Colonel Samuel b. Paul,
and Messrs. Henry G.. Cannon, John Addi-
son, James p. Purcell, and Robert c. Nor
ton, Richmond, Va.
Adjourned to meet Friday, October 81,
1881, at / O'Clock p. VI.