The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-17
REWARDED WITH oFFICE.
Virginia Historical Society.


ETC., REPORTED-MEMORIALs OF THE ARC.
TIC EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN
FRANKLIN IN 1S55-THE "DINwIDDIE PA.
PERs" NEARLY READY.
A meeting Of the Executive Committee
OF the Virginia Historical Society was held
Yesterday at the rooms OF the Society, in
the Westmoreland Clubhouse. Present
Messrs. Wexford (cbairman), Brooke, Pal
mer, Barksdale, and Brock.
A large number OF gifts-books, docu-
ments and relics-were reported. Among
the first "a Discourse Delivered at the
Synagogue in Richmond January l., 1872
A Day Devoted to Humiliation and Prayer,
in Consequence OF the Many Valuable
Lives Lost, Caused by the Burning OF the
Theatre on the Goth December, 1911, by
Samuel Mordecai [well remembered by our
citizens as the author Of Richmond in
By-Gone Days "l-Richmond: Printed by
John o. Lynch, 1872 rs mo,l; "vireinio
Rcmembrancer for 1914, Calculated by
Joshua Sharp. Richmond: Pub
lished by johnson & Warner" [1S mo. j
from Colonel +. T. ID. Myers; "Origi.
nal Lists OF Emigrants to America,
l600-17O0"-irom Captain James K. Ham.
ilton. late Confederate States Navy; "The
Strings of Craigbarnard and Glorat-Re.
presentatives OF the House OF Cadder and
Earls OF Bothwell-from Sir Charles El-
phlstOne Fleming Stirling. Stirling, Scot
laud, through ID. Stirring Forbs, Esq,
Fredericksburg, Va. Among the docu-
ments, ETC., are The Correspondence
Of the Massie Family of Frederick
and Nelson counties, 1800-'21-from
Mrs. Elizabeth, relict Of the late Colonel
Thomas J. Massie; trust-deeds from Sir
Henry Cbichelay Governor Of Virginia,
and wife, Lady Agatha. (whose first husband
was Ralph Wormeley, ST., who died before
1862 to John Jetlreys, London, with re-
lease to Ralph Wormeley, Jr.,)-from the
same a deed for "Rosegill," 700 acres, MID
dlesex county. plate, household furniture,
English servants, negro slaves, horses, cat
tie, etc., to Ralph Wormeley, Jr., dated
March 2, 1877; land-patents to Ralph
Wormeley from Sir William Berkeley and
Sir Edmund Andres, respectiyely-de-
posted by Mrs. DR.. George l.. Nicolson,
Saluda, MiddleseX county, through DR.,
Alfred G. Palmer, Richmond; A. G. s..
from DR.. A. Bonpland (he friend OF
Humboldt, written in 1855 to DR.. W
III. Murdaugh, while the latter was
serving as surgeon Of the United
States steamer Water-Witch, cruising in
the Arctic regions In search OF Sir John
Franklin. A memorial OF this cruise
small slip Of yellow tissue paper, in dimen-
sions about II by inches, which was
picked up on the ice by Surgeon MUIR
daugh, being one OF number cast from q
balloon and intended as messages OF sue
cor-giving intelligence in print and script
as follows: On one side" PROVISIONS
LEFT AT Whale Point. small Depot al
the Beechey Island. INTENDING TO
WINTER AT - proceed Vest ,chen
procticable." On the other side" DES.
from Ii. NJ. 5. RESOLUTE. Beechey
Island, IN LAT, n. LONG. TO SIR
JOHN FRANKLIN" Words in italics
filled in with the pen.l From DR.. Will
liam Henry Murdaugh, late surgeon United
States navy, Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. Brock reported that the first volume
Of the Dinwiddie Papers was now IN
the hands OF the binder, and would soon
be delivered to the members Of the Society.
Acceptances Of membership were read
from Professor Henry Stafford Osborn, Ok.
ford, Ohio; DR.. f. b. Hough, Louisville,
n. Y; Brinton Coke, Esq, Philadelphia,
Pa. George 7. Alarye, Jr., Esq, San Fran.
cisco. CAL; Hon. Kemp p. Battle, Chapel
Hill, n. c.; II. S. Dixon, Esq, Frisco, CAL
The following gentlemen were elected
members Of the Society: Richard B. Gum,
Esq, Wilton" james river: Right Rev
c. +. Robertson, d. D., LII. D., st. Louis
No.; DR.. s. s. Todd, Kansas City, Mo.
Adjourned.