The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-14

Memorials OF Richard Henry Lee-The
Camp-Table Used by Lord CORVALLIS In vir.
ginia Loaned the Society Return 20 Prince
william County By the Wyoming Historical
Society Of Court Records Carried or During
the Late War By Federal soldiers-The Sill
yer service OF Lord Dunmore, Last Royal
Governor OF yirginla-LarRe Accession OF
Hembers to the sOciety-Mr. CorcOran Ac-
cepts the Vice Presidency of the Society.
A meeting OF the Executive Committee OF
the Virginia Historical Society was held
yesterday. Present: Messrs. OFT CHAR
mani, Barney, Palmer, Brock, Curry, and
Barksdale recording secretary.
A number Of gifts OF books, ETC., were
reported. Among the former were some
interesting memorials presented by Cassius
F. Lee, Jr., Esq, Alexandra, Va, as fol-
lows Two volumes OF AImon's Historical
Tracts. Svo., London, l776; Journal and
Acts Of the House OF Delegates OF Virginia,
1776, folio Williamsburg, l776, formerly be.
longing to Richard Henry Lee, and bearing
his autograph aud Ms. notes; and the
British Grammar, 1Smo., London, 1862,
formerly belonging 10 and bearing the
armorial book plate Of "Philip Ludwell,
ESQ, OF Green Spring, in Virginia. Also,
nine numbers OF the Alexandra Gazette Of
1911 and 1912, containing among other in
teresting matter an account OF the burning
Of the Richmond Theatre December 26,
1911. An interesting parchment document
was also presented by Severn Eyre. Esq,
OF Cherrystone, Northampton county. Va,
through Professor William Taylor Thom,
Hollns Institute, Va, viz: The cOnirma-
tiOn by "His Maiesty's Most Honourable
Priyy Council for Plantation Affairs Of an
Act OF the Virginia Assembly authorizing
the sale 10 and yesting in LittletOn Eyre.
Gentleman, Of 700 acres OF land in Hungar's
parish, Northampton county, entailed to
the heirs Of John Armistead; dated August
II. 1855. The Lords justices sitting
being as follows: Archbishop OF Canter-
bury, Lord Chancellor, Earl OF Rockford.
Lold AnsOn, Sir ThOmas Robinson, Lord
President, Lord PTiyy Seal. Earl OF Buck
Lord Berkeley OF Strstton,
Lord EdgecOmbe. Henry Fox, Esq.
Letters were read by the corresponding
secretary from w. ". COrcoran, Efq., ac'
cepting the position OF second yice-presl'
dent OF the Society, to which he was re-
Gently elected; from John II. Montague,
ESQ, Richmond, Va, kindly Offering TO
lend to the Society for exhibition in its
rooms
A CANP-TABLE
which was left by Lord CORVALLIS at the
house OF Major Price, in Goochland county,
where he had encamped on bis march
through Virginia, and was presented in
1870 by Mrs. Lucy NJ. Nichols, the daugh-
ter OF Msior Price, to her great-nephew,
Mr.. Montague. Mrs. Nichols witnessed
the daily use OF the table by Lord Cornwall
lis during the time OF his quarterlng IN her
fathers house.
There was also left at the same time a
silver cotlee-pot with the arms OF Cornwall
lis engraved upon II; from the President OF
the following
SUGGESTION
in its interest: % think it would be wise
to have an article published representing
the dangers to which historical documents
aud valuable old letters relating to the early
DAYS OF Virginia and her old families are
exposed, arising from spOliatiOn and fire,
so long as they remain in private mansions,
and urging that all persons possessing such
papers shall transfer them TO the Virginia
Historical Society, where they will be
secure and Of much more value to the future
historian.
"a large number OF the old Colonial man.
sions. and doubtless with them many me-
mortal. OF their former owners, aud VI
public events (cven more valuable than the
mansions themselyes). have peri,hed with
them. Such casualties should be guarded
against in future, by placing these
OLD ARCHIVES,
more precious than the SybIline leaves, in
the safe custody Of the Virginia Historical
Society. Our northern friends manage
these matters better than we do, and hence
they will make a better showing TO iuture
generations than we can, il we continue so
Indifferent to the preservation OF family
papers:" from his EXcellency John
Beverly Robinson, Lieutenant.GovernOr Of
Canada (whO owes his ancestry TO virginia.
testifying his deep interest in the State aud
the Historical Society; from Colonel Charles
Anderson, Richmond, Va, stating that the
silver service OF Lord DunmOre, the last
Royal Governor OF Virginia, is now in the
possession OF Mr.. n. ;. Perkins, New Lon
don, Conn; from the Hon. James e..
Blaine, Secretary OF State, and Hon. Joseph
Nimmo, Chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics,
Washington, d. c., and from the following
gentlemen accepting
MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOCIETY:
Professor William TAYLOR Thom, HoIlins
Institute, Va; Colonel John +. Nicholson,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa; Major Green Peyton,
University Of Virginia, Va; Colonel N.
Glennan, Norfolk, Va; Peter Wise, Esq,
Alexandril, Va; Major James II. Dooley,
Richmond, Va; j. j. Lancaster, Esq"
NV York city; Colonel William Allen,
president Of McDOnoush Institute, Ow'
ine's Mil post.OtIice, Nd; Philip St.
George Cocks, Esq, Richmond, va; T..
Solvyns, Esq, New YORK city ana from
Messrs. George W. Warren, Charles T.,
Workman, and Howard Swineford, Rlcn.
mond, Va.
The following gentlemen were
ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP
in the Society:
Life-His Excellency John Beverly
Robinson, Lieutenant-GOy OF Canada,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mtmbers-Angus K. Blakey, E,q., Char
lottesyille, Va; Hon. Joseph Nimmo' Chlef
Of United States Bureau Of statistics,
Warrington, ID. c.; Hon. John W.ckham
and james o. BrOadhead, E,q, st. Louis,
Mo. 4. X. Philips, Esq Fredericksburg,
Va; George Mason, Esq, Alexandria, Va; ;
Hon. james G.. Blaine, Secretary OF state,
Washington, ID. c.; Captain W. Gordon
McCabe, Petersburg, Va. DR.. ThomaS,
Pollard and Messrs. Henry Bodeker, Samuel
5. Cottrel, George II. Polndexter, Andrew
r. Ysrbrougb. Egbert &. Lelsn, Jr;'
Thomas Potts, Samuel 4. Dove, +. b. Ad-
olson, J. w. Allison, Peter Ii. Mayo, and
William Cabell SeddoD. Richmond, Va;
Colone! Marshall Parks, Norfolk, Va; Ed
ward S. Cav, Ed, Atlanta, Ga; Captain
William o. Fry and Captain Micaiah Woods,
Va