The daily gazette., 1882-09-19
HrsroKuCAL SOCIETY.
Proceedings, sf the Akesssng LAST Evening
contributions Recently Made.

ASDS%AAsAI
Last evening the monthly meeting of the
Delaware Historical Society was held In It's
room on Market street, but five members
being present-Judge L. E. Wales, prea-
dent; DIR. l.. p Bush, Rev. T. Gardiner
Littell, DIR. johnson, George H. Bates, Esq,
and II. X. Bringhurst.
There was but little business transacted
the greater portion Of the evening being
passed in q social, informal manner. Orders
were granted for the payment of several
small bills, and the treasurer reported q
balance on hand of $16990. Judge Wales
reported the printing oft the Memoirs of John
NJ. Clayton and the presentation of copy
to each newspaper In the State. Plans were
discussed informally how to increase. the
membership of the society, which could be
considered out of debt and in a hourishing
condition.
The following contributions of books were
reported as having been made to the
Society.
"Mongrelism and Solomon's Seal," from
the author, W. f. Quigley, NJ. p.
'tIIistory of the Medical Men of the
County Of Cumberland, N. J.," from r. B.
Potter Of Bridgetoh.
From Miss Georgie II. Bowen of Newark,
Del, reprint by her of "The History of
Mason and Dixon's Line" by John H.
Jatrobe of Maryland, 1854, reprint, 1882.
From DIR. L. T. Bush "Various speeches of
Hon e. II. Bayard;" !" "Speech of Hon. Willard
salisbury, 1865" eight pamphlets; "Ninth
Annual Report of the Presbyterian General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church, U.
s. A. for 1895" "Year Book aud Register
of the Parish of Trinity Church of New
York City :" "An Open Letter to the Right
Rev. Alfred Lee . ''The sixty-sixth Annual
Report of the American Tract Society 7"
"Annual Report of the Trustees of the
Poor of New Castle County ]" "Fifth
Annual Report of the Superintendent of
Free Schools of Delaware, 1885," "Opinion
| Court of Errors and Appeals In the Ninth
Ward Mandamus Case" Philadelphia
Ledger, New York Post, Delaware WEEKLY
! GAZETTE, each 12 months, and "a pamphlets.
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard: " The War of the
Rebellion, Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Armies," series /, volumes /,
8, and "U. s. Geographical Surveys" !"
| vol. III I" Annual Report of the Bureau of
Ethnology, 1S79-S0.
Il A large number of pamphlets and news
papers from Mrs. s. NJ. DUPONT.
| e. g. Handy and j. l.. Vallandigham,J ,Jr.
Newark, Past and Presept,"
Monthly Report, q, b. Frazer, Health
Registrar.
Rev, r. B. Cook, The Early and
Later Delaware Baptists."
William G. Wood The European Ga
zette," London, 1900,
r. B. Cotton bullet much corroded
dredged from the Delaware river opposite
Wilmington, believed to have been free
from the British ffigate Roebuck, in thewaI
of 1912. s
Thomas Farmer Navigation" by Jane
Atkinson, i7i7; The Columbian Magazine
vols. and II.
Interior Department "North American
Ethpology," vols. III and ".
Brig General 8. B. Bench: Proceeding
of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1881
%" american Antiquarian" July, 1882
, ''New England Historical and Genealogical
: Register, July, 1882 "New Jerse
, Archives" !" series I, vol. "; "Report of tn
J Chief Of Ordinance" 1881.
Various sources proceedings of tn
Davenport Academy of Natural Science,
I and 80 pamphlets,