The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-10
Virginia rEis,srienI society.


VALUABLE GrPfs REPORTED-kE INTERESTING
MEMORIAL OF THE VENERABLE SAMUEL
CARTER HALL AND HIS LAMESTED WIFE
Tue VALUE OF THE 'sDTNwIDDTE PAPERS" "
AS TESTIFIED BY THEIR LATE OWNER, THE
VETERAN BIBLf0PHfLE HENRY STEVENS, p.
8. A.
A meeting Of the Executive Committee OF
the Virginia Historical Society was held
yesterday. Present: Messrs. Wexford
(charmanl Anderson, Valentine, Cabell,
Kelley, Brock, and Barksdale recording
secretary.
A number OF gifts OF books, etc., were re-
| ported. among them the following highly
interesting memorial from the venerable
Samuel Carter Hall. Sussex Place, Yicto-
ria Road, Kensington W., England, "in
humble but grateful acknowledgment OF the
honor conferred on the author. s. g. Hall,
| by bis election as an honorary member "; a
copy OF "Rhymes IN ComiesLAphorism
| Versified. 1856. by s. G. Hall, f. 5. A., Lon
don and New York. 1881" BY "Direct
sanction OF her MSiesty dedicated to the
grandchildren Of the Queen" The precious
| little volume is thus touchingly prefsced:
ain the eighty-frst year OF my age write
these verses they are the outcome OF know
ledge based on experience and matured by
thought-the proceeds Of
LONG LIFE."
A few dotted-down reflections have grown
into book.
| bequeath them as q legacy 10 my kind,
with humility but with faith, hope, trust,
and love.
May they, by the aid and blessing OF God,
bear fruit
'Snce they were written-wbile they
Il 81 hn ri
ner Of my pilgrimage, the participator in
all my labors and cares, my companion,
friend, counsellor, ard wife, during fifty
six years, has been removed from earth
h and from me, from many friends who dearly
loved her. and from public by whom she
was largely appreciated since the publica-
ton Of her nrst book followed by, think,
/ two hundred and fifty books In the far-oif
year 1923. These verses are hardly less
hers thAn mine. IL have striven-in hum
Bile, but fervent and proyerful. hope-to in-
culcate rectitude, goodness, love, sympa-
thy, gentle and generous thinking, hu-
manity, patience, virtue, and purity, faith,
hone, and charity-my work was suggest
ed, encouraged, sustaiued-I will reverently
add, inspired-by her.
"Ths book, therefore, although written
| by me, hope may be regarded as Monu-
ment TO Her Memory"
Photographs OF Mr.. Hall and OF bis so
! deeply -lamented wife, with their oldest
autographs, are inserted, together with
copy OF the sweet poem c)mmemorating
| The ffty-siXth anniversary OF their marriage,
| September "a. 1S24-September "a, 1880.
The picture of Mr.. Hall evidences unusual
mental and physical ylgor for bis age, and
! inspires the cope Of protr3ctiOn for many
years yet OF his so highly useful and hon.
ored life.
Letters were read by the corresponding
secretary from the veteran bibliophile
Henry Stevens, E'q, f. S. A., London,
England, the late owner Of
THE DINwIDDIE PAPERS,
thus referring to them: "There can be no
question about it, these papers are beyond
| price 10 Virginia.
.sThey must place the Mother OF Presi-
dents on historical footing higher and
surer than ever before, and that, too, just at
the time when so many Of our Revolution
AIRY heroes, having been born, were bred,
tutOred, schooled, and drilled for the grand
crisis. trust that your Society will take
hostages against time aud destruction, add
insure the future in the press and L Ven-
! ture to suggest that some Of the more i'm
pOrtant counterparts OF these papers (lI52-
! 1851 be procured from the Public Re-
cord Office IN London, aud other reposlto-
ries, so as TO fill up the record Of the most
| important period OF Virginian history y;
| from Professor James j. White, Washing
ton and Lee University, Lexington, Va;
| from Professor William Allen, McDonOugn
Institute, Owing's Mills post-ofice, Mary
land; from Hon. Robert W. Hughes, LII.
d., Norfolk, Va. from Arthur 2. Rose,
Etq., Geneys, n. Y; from Hon. j. n.
Camden, Parkersburg, w. Va, aud from
other prominent gentlemen testifyiug their
deep interest in the welfare Of the Society;
! from the following gentlemen
ACCEPTING MEMBERSHIP
| in the Society: DR.. John Herbert Clai-
borne, Petersburg, Va; Professor James
j. White, Lexington, Va; Colonel William
| Byrd, Winchester, Va; Rear.Admiral
Thornton A. jenkins, United states navy,
Washington, d. c.; Major Robert Stiles
and Messrs. 7. II. Mayo, Thomas Booker,
j. Alexander Mosby, Jr., and Joel b. Wat
kins, Richmond, Va.
The following gentlemen were
ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY:
r. NJ. Page, NJ. D., No. west Thirty
third street, aud William l.. Royal, Esq,
New York city; Hon. Thomas Francis
Bayard, Wilmington, Del. {; Richard II. Sim
ton, Esq. San Francisco, Cal; Hall +.
Baldwin, Esq, Yonkers, n. Y; Charles S.
Hill, Esq, Department OF State, Washing
ton, ID. c.; James x. Taylor, Esq, 26S
Henry street, BROOKLYN, y. Y; Robert w.
Hughes, ESQ, Norfolk, Va; Hon. George
II. Garrison, Accomac Courthouse, Va.
Arthur p. Rose, Esq, Geneva, n. Y; Hon.
j. n. Camden, Parkersburg, w. Va; Hon.
John Fitzhugh Lay, Right Rev. j. j. Keane,
Professor Samuel ID. Davies, Professor Ed
ward Il. Smith, Richmond College; Major
Richard Irby and Messrs. Charles Edward
Wexford. George 5. Palmer, Frank Deane
Dunlop, Frank II. Mcclure, William Gar
land Taylor, A. ID. Williams, and t. Sed-
don Bruce. Richmond, Va; Professor NJ.
Schele de We're, University Of Virginia.
Adjourned TO meet at II O'Clock M. FRI
day, September l6, 1881.