Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-05
VIRGINIA HISTORY.
THE SOCIETY ELECTSMANY
NEW MEMBERS.
Painting OF the Grymcs Chill
dren and Cast of Daniel
BOOne's Skull.

/ the sOciety's rooms III Tue "e'tn"io'"""
Club House. Mr.. Joseph Bryan, presi-
dent OF the society. was called to the
chair. Among the members OF the COM
mittee present were Messrs. Green,
Meredith. Gaines, Mcclure, Cottrell,
and TYLER, and Messra Brooke, treasu-
rer and Bruce, corresponding secretary;
The following gentlemen were elec'ed
members OF the society: Governor
Philip W.. Mckinney. Judge Waller X.
Staples. Mr.. James Alfred Jones, Judge
George l.. Christian, Conway Il. Sands,
Colonel Meade Haskins, Bev. L. Crump,
! w. Hopkins, Charles Poindexter,
Colonel William +. Wickham. Colonel
W. Miles Cary, +. w. Christian. Decatur
ATteU II. M. Starke, Meriwesther
Jones' DIR. John Mahoney, James
r.. Verth. Charles l.. Todd, Warner
Moore. Charles X. Willis, +. w.
cunningham, William Ryan, Mont
gomery West. John X. Chiidrey, W.
N. Bridges, Rev. Hartley Carmichael
John K. West, Rev. Dr. james Richard
son. Major A. W. CARRIER, William Henry
Jones. Charles ". Tanner, Charles W.
Whitiock, NJ. =. Ramos, W. X. Trigg,
Major L.. NJ. Sully. J. w. Ferguson,
Colonel John Murphy, Rev. DR.. ID. +.
Sprigg, John Pope, Ellis NJ. Moon, Al
Ian Donnan, Thomas G. Scott, }. &.
Cottrell. j. II. circuit, Dr. Joseph A.
White. John Blair Farrar, and ii. Il.
PolIard--all of Richmond ; also. Mrs.
Russell Robinson of Nelson county,
Charles w. Coleman, Jr., OF Williams
burg. Colonel A. q. Dickinson Of New
YorR, Hon. Z. C. venable, OF Peters
burg. Rev. Telfair Hodgson of Suwan-
nee (Tenn.), Charles NJ. Blackiord of
Lynchburg, Arthur Humphreys of Nor
folk, II. b. Denmsn OF Washington y.
c.. Hon. William A. Anderson oil Lex
inqton, Hon. Lewis T. Hanckel OF Char
louisville. Hon. Basil b. Gordon OF
Rappahannock, NJ. V. Nance OF May
| Bury, W. Va, Judge r. I. W. Duke
of Charlottesville, Henley 1: Jones OF
Williamsburg and Hon. Gardiner Tyler
OF Charles City county.
The following ladies were elected
Mrs. Joseph Bryan, Mrs. George W.
Peterkin, Misses Lucy W. Stewart, An
ME G.. Stewart, Norma Stewart, h. Hope
Stewart, and Mrs Russell Robinson.
Mrs. John Stewart was elected an
honorary member.
SURPLUS PUBLICATIONS TO BE SOLD.
The president and secretary were di'
rected TO dispose of the surplus publ
cations OF the society.
Mr.. Mcclure, from the committee APP
pointed at the last meeting, reported
resolutions expressive of the apprecla-
ton of the society for the past services
of Hon. William Writ Henry, late presl-
dent, and Mr.. Il. A. Brock, the corre-
spending secretary, which we're adopted.
| A committee consisting OF Messrs.
Meredith. Bruce. and Tyler was appoint
ed to consider and report at the next
meeting on the practicability of pub
fishing the records or its archives as
we'll as the ACCESSIBILITY OF issuing a
quarterly in addition to the annual pub
LEGATION.
THE FOUR GRIMES CHILDREN.
A number of very valuable books have
been received since the last meeting of
the Executive Committee, including
several of unusual interest relating to
Virginia history. Among the gifts to
the society is large oil-painting pre-
sented by the late Mrs. Nora l.. Macon,
who died in Roanoke October 10, 1892.
This painting represents the persons of
the four Grymes children, who were the
forefathers Of several well-known families
in Virginia. One, Benjamin Grymes,
was the grandfather of Mrs. 5. q. Car
rington, OF Richmond, and the late DR..
William p. Braxton. Philip Ludwell
Grymes, the third in the group, was the
ancestor OF Mrs. John Tomlin, OF Han
over. and Mrs. Macon. The fourth in
the group, Lucy Grymes, became the
wife OF General Thomas Nelson. The
picture was painted about l7l9. 1t was
inherited by the mother Of Mrs. Tomlin
and Mrs. Macon, who died about four
years ago at the age Of 50, from her
grandmother, Mrs. Grymes, who came
over from England and settled at Bran
don, on the Rappahsnnock river, in
Middlesex county. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter Braxton. the parents OF Mrs Ma
con, moved from Brandon to lngleside,
on the Pamunky, in Hanover county,
the picture was brought with them. In
| 1890 the old roof.tree was deserted, Mr..
and Mrs. Braxton having died. The pic
ture descended TO Mrs. Macon, who de-
cided to leave it OF her death to the Vir-
ginia Historical Society in order to Sc
cure its permanent preservation.
DANIEL DooNE's Skull.
Mr.. George ". Ranck. of Lexington,
Ky., who was formerly in charge of the
Historical Society OF Kentucky and is
an author OF distinction, has recently
presented the Virginia society with an
object of curious interest in the plaster
cast of Daniel Boone's skuh. MIR.
Ranck writes to the society that the
"mould of this interesting memorial of
the noted pioneer was made when his
remains were brought to Kentucky for
reinterment. The cast was taken at the
instance OF the distinguished chemist
and educator, DR.. Robert Peter, who
still survives and who some years ago
presented the mould to me. AS Boone
was in the service OF both the colony
and the State of Virginia. and achieved
his fame while aiding in the defence and
reclamation OF Kentucky when it was
still part OF the Old Dominion, |
thought your society would be an APP
propriate depository OF the only per-
sonal reminder of him of this kind ex-
tant beyond the limits of Kentucky"
TO RECEIVE VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS.
The society has received q mum Der Of
assurances from persons residing in diff
ferent parts of the State that as soon as
it has taken possession Of its new quar-
ters on Franklin street, in which there
will be secure depository for valuable
records of all kinds, 1t will be made the
recipient from them of papers and relics
of great historical interest. There IS
every prospect that the collection Of
manuscripts. relics, paintings. aud en-
cravings now owned by the society and
of extraordinary value will thus be IA
pidly increased until in few years it
will become the fullest and most varied
of the kind in the South, comparing
most favorably with the largest collec-
tions at the North.
A very valuahle yanuscTipt has baen