The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-10-22
PASSED GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
Sons of the American Revolution Want
War Records Published

Sons of the American Revolution Want
War Records Published.
w. W. Strong, presidents of the Sons
of the American Revolution, attended
meeting of the board of managers of
that society at Milwaukee Wednesday
evening. The important business of
the meeting was the adoption of a set
of resolutions by the board providing
for an application to the government,
to provide for the collection and publ
cation by the United States of the
papers and records relating to the war
of the revolution. There are large
number of these records at Washing
ton in the state, war and navy depart
ments which, on account of their fire.
quent consultation by historians and
others who are interested in these
matters, are fast becoming worn out
and destroyed. This resolution pro-
vides for the indexlng and publication
of these papers, in order that the
originals may be preserved. The reso-
lutions were as follows:
WHEREAS, The records and papers
relating to the war of the American
Revolution have never been carefully
collected and published, and are rapid
~ becoming lost or destroyed, and be-
lieving that the whole people of the
United States are interested in the
preservation of these records and that
such a publication would be of meal
culable benefit and interest to the fu-
ture generations Of our people, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the Wisconsin Socie-
ty Sons of the American Revolution re-
quest the Wisconsin representatives in
congress to present Jill in congress
providing for the collection, indeXing
aud publishing, by the United States
government, of all the records, papers
and documents relating to the war of
the American Revolution and press the
passage of such bill.
Res0lUed, That copy of these reso-
representative in congress from the
state of Wisconsin, with a request that
they give the measure their hearty and
active support, and be it also
Res0lved, That copies of the resolu-
ton be forwarded to the president and
secretary of each state society of the
Sons of the American Revolution, of
the Sons of the Revolution and of the
Order of the Cincinnati and to the gen
aral officers of these three societies, re-
questing their cooperation by bring
ing the matter before their respective
societies, and to the notice of their
representatives in congress, with the
request that they assist in the passage
If such a measure.
The following gentlemen were elected
new members of the society: Frederick
). Newell, Frank Slosson, Charles G.
Brown and Samuel S. Simmons, of Ke-
nosha; James Kneeland, Samuel 81.
rallmadge, Charles Ray, Charles 81.
Wooster, and William D. Kimball, of
Milwaukee; Gov. William FL. Upham,
of Madison; Norman L. Kneeland, of
Wauwatosa; Gen George B. Merrick,
of Stevens Point, and Henry S. Sloan,
of GAINESVILLE.
The society now numbers 100 mem
bers, who are active in securing appli-
cations for additions to that number.
Any man is eligible to membership in
the society who is a direct descendent
Of soldier of the revolutionary war,
and an invitation is extended to all
who have this qualification to apply
for membership. Information regard
ing the society will be gladly furnished
by any of the Kenosha members.