Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-09
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Monthly Meeting Of the executive
CommIttee-yooks Received.

The April meeting of the Executive
Committee OF the Virginia Historical SO
ciety was held at the society's house iast
night. Present: Messrs. Clarke On the
chair. James, Traylor. Brooke, Games
Valentine, Meredith. and Stanard.
The receipt of a large number of books
etc, was reported. Among them were
Binton's History OF Norfolk. from Mr..
Henry Lee Meyers. of Norfolk; Grad
docks Memoirs containing interesting
letters from Captain Lawrence Butler or
Virginia.. from Mrs. Norma stewart
Walker; Stolen Island. Pownalfs m
istration Of the American Colomes'
and an old manuscript copy OF Ann COZ
toms Account OF Bacon's kebellloh'
Migrants Proceedings, etc, from Kew
Daniel Blair, and THE Brooke Fanny
Of Whitehurst. Hampshire, England. with
an Account Of Acting-Goyernor Robert
| Brooke. of Maryland" from the author
Mr.. Thomas WELDING Balch. Of Philadel-
phia. There were also reported, as re-
ceived by exchange with the University OF
Pennsylvania. thirty-seven volumes OF
much interest and value, comprising the
series of ''Translations and Reprints from
the Original Scenes of European History,
and the series I'm "Philology. Literature.
and Archaeology" published by hat uni
versity.
Among the books OF most interest aud
value received during the month were
four volumes and three portfolios OF
maps from the lnter-Continental Halfway
Commission. These books are hand-
somely illustrated. and seem TO De
a very storehouse Of facts In regard 10
Central and North America.
The corresponding secretary also re-
ported the loan from Mrs. q. 7. Williams,
and Miss Mary w. Nicolson, of Casa
nova. Fauquier county. for the purpose of
cOpyfng. OF the letter book of Ralph
Wormeley. Jr., of Rosyell, for the
years 1~7S}-lS0l. These letters throw much
light on material conditions in Virginia
Immediately after the revolution, and or
life i'm a Tory family. AS the volume Is
loaned 10 be copieo. 1t will not be accessi-
BILE to the public, but, of course, the copy
will be.
The following new members were elect
ed: Mrs. Robert X. Williams, Raleigh, y.
G.; Mrs. Catherine A. Miller. indianapolis,
Ind; Mr.. Samuel NJ. Davis, Minneapolis,
Mimi; Mr.. Lewis Ford, New orleans
La; Mr.. Albert Matthews. Boston, Mass;
Mr.. Frank ID. Syrick, Washington. ID. g
MIR. W lntlfOp II. bliiidh anu W.
Hertburn Washington, of New YORK city.
The corr e%sponding secretary reported
that during a recent visit 10 Washington
he had. with the kind assistance or
DIT. Friedenwald. keeper Of the manu-
scripts I'm the Congressional Library, ldeh-
tilted several Of those used by Henry IN
the preparation OF the Statutes at Large.
Among these were % the manuscript
originally from the collection OF Dr. John
Randolph. from which the Acts OF lo-5
were printed; G) that furnished TO Henry
bv Edmund Randolph; 90 the "Bltnd
Manuscript" and % the Charles CITY
Manuscript" There were, In addltloh'
a volume of proclamations, Instructions
&c. and a very ancient volume contain
ing letters from General wyatt, ana not
mentioned by Henry. The last two ana
the Upland MSS" contain much Vaiuaple
unpublished historical matter.
A letter was read from Mrs Juuet
Fauntlerov Wight, Of Baltimore, psoinlS-
ing TO lend for copying the letter-book or
Robert Nicholson, "A merchant OF hork-
town during the period Immediately pre-
ceding the Revolution
THE publication OF the magazine al
vavs delayed in April by the preparation
of the index, was reported.