Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-13
HISTORICAL.
Meeting of the Tennessee HistO-
rieaI Society iuesdaY.
Nashville Banner, Il.

/ Nashville Banner. II.
The Tennessee Historical Societ,
met yesterday afternoon. Gov. Jane
d. Porter presided.
The following new members wer,
! elected: Col. j. NJ. Heating, of Mem
, phis; Rev, Robert Gray and Hugl
Duffey. of Gallatin; Rabbi j. s. Gold
ammer and f. A. Fuller, Of Nashville
Lieut.. Albert Glsaves, United States
navy, was elected an honorary mem
Der.
i A motion was adopted that here
| after all propositions for membership
| (aetive) shall be signed By the person
Applying for membership.
A communication was read from
| the committee inviting the society tC
attend the approaching reunion and
national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, to be held at
Denver, Col.
Rev. G. d. Elliott submitted a re.
port in relation to the action of the
County Court in regard to the centen.
NAL celebration of that court, in 0cto-
Der next, and said that the committee,
of which he is chairman, has been be
fore the County Court and that that
body had appointed q committee to
act with committee of the society,
and he thought at least good history
of the County Court would be obtain
ed by the efforts made.
The following contributions we're
announced:
w. A knight, Nashville-A beau.
tiful specimen Of petrifcation from the
sands of White creek. 1t is a part of a
limb of hickory tree.
Hon. William Greene, Lee Valley,
Tenn-Seversl copies Of the Rogers
vile Independent, printed in 1855, con.
tanning some interesting historical
"reminiscences furnished by Henry
Hamblen and William Greene.
Mckay & Figures, Columbia "A
nickel with V in center on one side,
called in by the government.
Fannie Howell Grisby, Nashville
A silver medal commemorating mill,
tary week in Nashville.
w. H. Wetmore, Boards Mills,
Tenn.-Two letters written by DR.. j.
G. NJ. Ramsey,of Meckleuburg, Tenn,
one in 1886 and one in 1884 to Colonel
Sam H. Laughlin, then editor of the
Nashville Union.
S. S. Atkins-A tassel and cord
taken from an Illinois flag at the battle
of Atlanta.
Mrs. M. V. Wisener, lShelbyville-
A fifty dollar North Carolina note
dated May, 1880.
Captain b. z. Steele, Shelbyville-'
The muster roll Of Co. B Captain
Patterson, of the First Tennessee
{ Maney's) Volunteers. The roster
ives made out on a Confederate blank,
and embraces the time between De
cember 81, 1861, to March l, 1862, in
elusive.
Master JohnA MusIin. Nashville
Az arrow head from the mouth of
Mammoth Cave.
DR.. 4. r. Vaughan, Yorkville,
Tenn.-Two 800 Confederate bills,
received by him as pay in the Con-
federate service.
Essex Institute, Salem, Mass
Historical collections, volume Xxx.
Chicago Historical Society, Chi
cago-History of the English settle
ment in Edwards county, ILL.,, by
George Flaver. Also several histori.
cal pamphlets.
Board of Education, city of New
York-Forty first annual report,
1882. Also journal of the board for
1882, directory and manual.
A. Roth, Nashville-A petrifed
muscle, found embedded in stone in
East Nashville,
N. R. Nelson. NashviIle-A number
of geological specimens found in Nash.
vile and vicinity.
War DepArtment-RepOrt of the
chief signal officer, illustrated and
containing upward Of 100 pages.
Horatio Clsgett, Centreville, Tenn.
old and valuable coins.
Medical Society of Tennessee
Transactions for 1888; fifteenth annual
meeting.
Minnesota Historical Society, st.
Paul-Blennial report Of the legisla-
ture, 1888.
John Rufin, aNashville--Oficial
documents of marriage and birth cer>
tihcates written in the Russian LAM
gusge. Also q reclamation from the
postofice department at Hamburg,
Germany, in German, French and
Italian.
John +. House, Member Of Congress
WashiBgton-United States naval OBJ
seryatOry reports of the total solar
eclipses of July 20, 1873, aud January
IL, 1880.
From the Author-Brief account Of
the more important collections of
American archaeology in the United
States, by Henry Phillips, jr.
''NLibrary Company PHILADELPHIA
Bulletin for July, 1888.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Magazine Of History and Biography,
No 2, Vol. VII.
hrs. DR.. o. s. lglehart, Vicksburg,
Miss.-A pair Of steel spurs worn By
Maximllisn in Mexico 10 1865.
From DR.. John w. Morton, of David
son eounty-A grapeshot and piece Of
she'll from the battlefield Of Tishomin-
90 creek, fought June 10, 1864.
From Thomas s. Mari, Nashville
An old political subscription list for
the campaign Of 1856, in Nashville,
containing the names of several of our
best and most noted citizens Of that
day.
From Hon james d. Porter, Nash
ville--Complimentary stamp Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
for 20 words, for 1882.
The society adjourned TO meet on
she second Tuesday in September
next.