Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Proceedings of It's Meeting
Monday Evening.
LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Crane Hook Monument to be
Erected Soon.
A Painting of the Delaware Coat of Arms
Receivsd From Smith Post, q. A. r.
Old Newspapers Presented by Edward
Tatnail-Other Donations Acknowledged.

In the absence of Chief Justice
Charles b. Lore, DIR. E. G. Shortlidgt
presided at the monthly meeting of the
Historical Society of Delaware Mon.
day evening. Col. w. A. LaMotte wat
secretary pro tenn. G. Grosvenoi
Dawes Of the Review Of Reviews, New
York, was elected member of the
society. IL was announced that DIR.
Mustard would not be able To read his
paper on Lewes'' until fall. Francis
II. Hoffecker will be asked TO road be-
fore the society paper prepared by
him.
DIR. Shortlidge announced the recent
from Smith Post, G.. A. H., Of a paint
ing of the State coat nf arms. bound
volume of New York Herald for portions
OF the years 1904 and 1903 was received
from Edward Tatnall. A July number
or the paper for that year contains an
account OF the shooting of Alexander
Hamilton by Aaron Burr. The society
extended its thanks to Mr.. Iatnall for
the donation. This paner ia NOT the
New York Herald founded by James
Gordon Bennett, for the Bennett pub.
LEGATION was established by him about
1885
Nho h"ttot vi hu'piHP up newspaper
files was referred to the committep on
publications. Tho question of printing
Dr. Stellwagon's paper on Delaware
physicians was referred to the printing
committee.
Pennock Pusey of the committee on
tho Crane Hook monument, announced
the placing Of the stakes The monu-
ment is TO be erected within month.
Bishop Coleman had suggested that
suitable ceremonies DO held and he was
added to the committee. George A.
Elliott stated that permission had been
obtained from the owners of the
property TO place the shaft there.
They arc Samuel A., John j., Miss
j.. j., and Miss Elizabeth jackson.
The society passed vote of thanks for
the permission. In the course of the
discussion as to whether the monument
had better be erected on cement
foundation, Mr. Pusey stated that the
point of land was probably the highest
between the mouth of the Christiana
and New Castle. 1t is fast land. The
question of foundation was referred
70 the committee. The original in
tention was simply TO plant the monu-
ment without any made foundation.
The following donations were re-
ceived; Two pieces of United Statos
fractional currency, and one piece of
postage currency from stranger.
Morning reports of Surgeon Of First
Delaware Regiment in the War of the
Rebellion, Delaware and Maryland
Almanac for 1927, Moffat's Almanac
for 1859, and the Moral Almanac for
1865, from Edwin uirst; Constitution,
&c, of the General Society of the War
of 1912 and lS numbers to dato Of tho
American Historical Register, from
Capt. II. II. liellas. ",rhe Science of
Nutrition" by Edward Atkinson from
~. Il, Harris, United States Commits
sioner of Education; manuscript copy
of brief genealogy Of John Buckley Of
Delaware from Edward S. Buckley of
Philadelphia; Blue Book of the Eng
lish Government on the Venezuelan
Government from the Hon Thomas Il.
Bayard. Two notes endorsed by George
Read, the Eigner of the Declaration,
and one by James McCallmont, were
received from G. W. Hansen formerly
of New Castle.