The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-21
LOCAL MATTERS.
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,ccrssIox OF MEMBERSHIP TO III. 30
-.-y- GROWING INTEREST YaR0CGBoUT
,gs sr,fE AND COUNTRY IL IFS wrLYARE.
. meeting of The Executive Committee
- ,hs yIrrInia Historical Society was held
s..,srdsy Al II o'ctoek NJ. Present Messrs.
C,yy, lcbaiTmzul. OFT. Valentine, Barney.
Palmer Brock, and BarkSdais (recording
A rumber Of gifts Of books, &c., were
fs,,er, were resd by The Corresponding
S.sre,sty trom the following gentlemen
,sosssjng membership in the Society /:
p,ois,,or willism Il. Rogers, president OF
-. T,ehpoloelcal Institute, Boston. Macs. ;
ceneysI ]. Z. b. Marshall, Normsl and
Agricultural Iustitute. Hampton. Vs.; Hon.
I.s,e n. Arnold. Cbicsrc. H.; Hon. Amos
p,rry. Providenee, X. l.; Colonel Charles
N,rsssu. Ralgimore. Nd; George Ma
.oU. C.o., AiexandrIs. Va; Colonel Mar.
sh,l Parks. Norfolk, Va; Csptsin Niesiah
Wooa. and Captain W. o. Fry, Cbsrlottes-
,ife. Va: Me,srs. Rgbert G.. Leigh. Jr.,
s,ngel (. Dove lr,s' 'ected member, bsving
iornerly Joined The Society in lSe0), DIR.
lanes 3. EeCaw, Richard +. Beirne. DR..
Thomas Pollard, snd Thomas Potts, Rich
nN. Il. u
pre;ident William and Mary College, VIII
lixmsburg, We.
Letters we're also resd from Mr.. l.. A.
n.vs, clerk Of The County and District
Court Of Prince William county, Va, ac-
knowledgug The receipt OF the volume oi
records belonging 10 said court, W bieh was
carries of by Federal soldiers during the
late wsT snd which wss recently trans
H. NJ 10 10 4 -
custody by the Wyoming Historical aud
Geological Society. WiIkesbarre, Ps. snd
from Colonel Thomas II. Ellis, Chicago,
Il., The constant friend snd devoted adyo-
eite Of the Society. making valuable sug-
ges,ions 10 its interest.
The fcllowiag gentlemen were elected
members OF the society William knRbe,
Rsa., Baltimore, Md: General Roger A.
Pryor, Frederick Seymour Winston, E.q.,
Gpsisyus SioFrs Winston, Esq, New York
city; Or. John Herbert Claiborne, Peters
burg, Va; James VI. Lord. ESQ, Fairfax
Courthouse. Va; Colonel Albert Ordway,
Hon. A. b. Hagner, 1918 Fl street north.
West. Washington, ID. c.; Judge WiIlism
J. Robertson, Charlottesville, Va; COnnslly
T. Trigg. Esq. Abingdon, Va; Rev.
Joshua PeieTkin, D. D., Major z. T. ID,
Myers, aud Messrs. Charles e. WiDgo,
Gideon A. Davenport, Thomas Johnston
william b. Isaacs. Joel b. watkins, jane:
". Archer, b. c. Wberry, Thomas l.. Az
friend. Redmond, Vs.; Hen. Alexander C.
Hsskell, Columbia, s. c.; Wilberforct
yeiteh, Eeq.. 1912 Michigan avenue, Chi.
eago, Ill.
The Executive Committee sgain, In view
Of the rspioly-approsching Yorktown Cen
teuaisl commemorstion, urge all persons
throughout the State in possession OF OBJ
ieets OF historical interest, relics, manu-
scripts, diaries, old letters, portrsits OF per.
sons distinguished in the annals OF VIr.
gaia, &c, and who msy be disposed ia
present or loan the same 10 the Society, to
forward such articles a. promptly as they
mas 10 the librarian OF the Society, Mr.. X.
A. Brock. for proper arrangement 10 the
rooms Of the Society in the Westmorelsno
Ciub Rouse.
Adjourned 10 meet on Monday, 22d In
slant at s O'Clock Z. NJ, at the rooms OF
The Society. Every member Of the Execu.
tive Committee is earnestly requested 10
si,eBd, ss business OF very great importance
will be laid before it.