Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-14
TENNEssEE HISTORICAL SO.
CIETY.
The Bi-MOnthIy Meeting Yester-
day at the CRpitol---Valu-
able Donations.
NASHVILLE World. u.

NASHVILLE World, II.
The Tennessee Historical Society
met yesterday afternoon in the rooms
Of the State Library, ia the Capitol
There were present Colonel Thomas
Boyers, of Gallatin; Judge P. G
Wright, DR.. N. d. Richardson, Prof.
W. r.. Garrett, DR.. j. Il. Grant, j. A.
Cartwright, II. @. Bate, S. A. Gun.
ningham, of New York, Robt Quarles,
Librarian; Arson Nelson, Recording
Secretary.
Colonel Thomas Boyers, as tempo
rary chairman, called the society to
order.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following members proposed at
the last meeting for corresponding
membership we're presented and elect
cd: Colonel w. j. Slater, Of Win
chester; Hon, j. w. Judd, Of Spring.
fold, and Colonel John johnson, Of
Memphis.
Several names were presented for
membership.
The Recording Secretary read the
following list of donations to the soci.
ETY. since the last meeting:
DONATIONS.
From Melville Williams, Davidson
county, Tenn, the writings of Thos.
Paine, printed in Albany, N. Y, 1892.
From Mrs. Sarah st ,lker, of Harris
vile, through Captain Richard Aver
lit, OF Nashville, an eight dollar con !
t%inental currency bill Of TIT.
From Gilmore Meriwether Bell, of
Clarksville, a private political letter
OF Andrew johnson, dated November
%, 1858.
From Mckay & Figuers, of Colum
bia, Tenn, two five cent Garfield
stamps, the first received at Columbia.
From the Department oil the Int
rior, at Washington, several public
documents relating to the census.
From Charles NJ. Hayes, Of the
Daily World, Nashville, a Spanish
silver dollar Of the issue of 1888
From j. H.. Scarborough, of Nash
vile. a piece of the old wooden Pine.
dug up in Union street, and an iron
band belonging to the same.
From the Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. G., a copy Of DR..
Joseph Jones work, entitled "Ex-
ploration Of the Aboriginal Remains
of Tennessee" Also, a copy of Pro,
lessor Rau's articles on Anlhropolom.
cal subjects,
From Mckay & Figuers, Of Colum.
bia, Tennessee, an old law book,
ZONES, on Railments," printed In
1896, formerly belonging to Hon
James K. Polk, President of the Uni.
ted States.
From L. A. Faller, Of Nashville. ar
old iron tomahawk, or small hatohet
found o the old "Na;ehes Track,
by one vi General Jackson's soldier,
while going from Nashville to New
Orleans in 1914 1t has been in III,
family of Mr.. Hill, who lived near I'll
Lunatic Asylum in this county, since
the return Of the troops after the close
Of tho war, and was given by him L
Mr.. Faller.
From Ben F. Allen, Esq, Of Gala.
TIN, through Colonel Thomas Bowers.
OF Gallatip, Q copy Of Arrowsmith &
Lewis General Atlas, containing 6:
maps, published In 1904. A scare,
and valuable work. This map is espe'
clally interesting as we'll as valuable
to the future historian. That oil Ten.
nessee was in the main as correct as
could have been known from the par.
tlal and inaccurate surveys Of tina
day. That of Louisiana will attract
attention, as 1t embraced the great
purchase Of President Jefferson from
Napoleon Bonaparte, and it was an
empire, indeed. extending across the
continent to the Pacific, running so fal
north as to include Hudson's Bay, and
northwest indefinitely, and to the
south a large portion Of Northern
Mexico, Texas and lower California
It was rather cheap real estate at
$ll 800, GOO.
From Miss Margaret Dismukes. O.
Nashville, an old Spanish Ratchet
plowed up on the Ewing farm, five
miles east Of Nashville.
From Robert Menees, ESQ, of Da.
wilson county, three interesting abo.
riginal relies from the mouth o.
Stones river, eight miles from Nash.
vile, dug up in February, 1882.
From q. d. Berry, Esq, OF Nash,
vile, the first volume of MARQUIS DE-
Chattellux's travels in North America
in l78O-8l-82. Also, the eulogies
pronounced in several States on thC
deaths of John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson in 1926.
From Master Vallie Scruggs, a
nickel one cent piece.
From General s. Stewart, of st
Louis, Mo-, seven petrifed snake
berries, found on the mountains neal
Sewanee
From Rev. Robert Gray, Of Gallatin
a Virginia treasury note for ONT
dollar, May 10Th, 1862.
The Recording Secretary gave
brief history Of the society from it,
organization, interspersing his nara
ton with some very interesting epi
sodes, which were related in his felie
itous style, and which were great,
enjoyed by the members present, and
on motion, the Recording Secretar,
was directed TO write a history of Tho
society from its organization to tn,
present time, which history should b,
published, and become a part Of tn,
archives Of the society.
No further business appearing, tn,
society adjourned until the seconc
Tuesday in October.
Surgeon General HamiItOn's
Trip.