The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-25
LIBRARY EXHIBIT
TO Be /. INSTALLED 4 l
Has Been Carefully Prepared and
Will Be Shipped This NJ
Week.
BUILDING IS NOW READY FAD.
Rare Old Manuscripts and Off
cial Documents for Public
Inspection.

rho completion u she History
building at Jamestown. SO long de-
layed. is now about accomplished. and
exhibits viii probably DO placed in
It within short time. Among the
chief displays Is the manuscript col
lection Of the Virginia state Library
and the Virginia Historical Society.
This EXHIBIT made by the two instr
tutions 1ontly, is probably the larg-
est and most Interesting collection OF
manuscripts bearing uRon the history
OF Virginia ever shown The archives
of the State and the papers Of the
Historical Society were carefully gone
over In order to provide an exhibit
which would amply illustrate the his
tory OF the State, and enough manu-
scripts and facsimiles of manuscripts
and books were secured to fill wenty-
Beven cases at Jamestown.
CarcfnlIy Prcpnrcd.
" Mr.. William G. stanard, of the His
sorical Society. and Mr.. II. ]. Ecken-
rode, of the state Library. prepared
the exhibit according to plan sug-
gested by Mr. Stanard. BY this sl;s-
tenn the most important periods of
Virginia history, the leading institu-
lions and the great men who predom-
mated In the Colony and the State
receive full descriptive treatment.
will see the life of Vlr-
ginia from tho middle Of the seven
steenth century to the Confederate
War condunsed before him. The col-
.ection begins with papers OF about
1850. and illustrates the general his
tory Of the Colony down to the Revo-
luton, as well as the functions Of
tine Governor. tho Council the House
Of Burgesses. the courts and officers
OF the government the Colonial
church. commercial affairs, the meth
DDS O.! securing land for settlement
and IN general customs as they We're
in old Virginia before the Revolution.
Valuable Documents.
There are many documents relating
to the Revolution. The COMMITTEES OF
Correspondence and Committee Of Safe
ty papers tell Of the beginning Of
the struggle. and are followed by a
large collection OF papers dealing
with events and conditions in Virginia
during the war and containing aus
tographs OF Washington, Jefferson,
Henry, Lafayette, Baron Steuben, Ma
thaniel Greene. Daniel Morgan and
other great men. Other collections
illustrate the separation Of church and
state in Virginia during the Revolu-
y
which was led by George Rogers
Clark, and which GAGE an empire to
Virginia. There are also collections
dealing with Washington Patrick
Henry. Jefferson, Monroe and Madison
individually. The exhibit includes
papers dealing With the later period
OF Virginia history, especially with the
Confederate War.
Rare 5Mnnuscripts.
Many valuable manuscripts will be
shown. The Virginia Historical So
ciety has such things as autographs Of
most OF the Colonial OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Hey, Spotswood. Gooch, Dunmre and
there, and Of many OF tho Colonial
councillors the men who SO largely
made Virginia. Among many in terest-
ing papers are q letter written by
Light Hrse Harry" Lee Just after
the battle OF Stony Pnint; Il battle ro-
port written by Washington on the
began the French and Indian War and
his own career; and the Farewell Ad-
dress Of General Lee to the Army Of
Northern Virginia. s5
i Among the papers shown by the
State Library is one peculiarly inter-
esting to visitors to Jamestown, for
1t bears the only known signature OF
Nathaniel Bacon. the Rebel" who In
1915 overturned Governor Berkeley and
held Virginia by force Of arms. Other
papers are Thomas .1efferson's mar
riage bond. letter written by General
}Gates informing Congress OF Bur
goyne's surrender att Saratoga. Corn
.wallis's parole at Yorktown, and the
last dispatch Of Stonewall Jackson
written only few hours before the
4 great renera1's woundinp 9Ef5 t
Will Go This Week.
Besides the manuscripts the exhi-
bits includes number OF facsimiles
OF the title pages Of rare books and
\ pamphlets of the seventeenth century
dealing with Virginia. This collection
was arranged by Mr.. William Clayton.
| Terrence. of the library. who visited
many libraries in the North in orde,
to run down these old books. l5
I lit lis probable from present reports
thsst Messrs Stanard. Ciayton-T orrence
4 and Eckenrode VIII go to jamestown
about the end of the week and install
the exhibit. 3ss,i
TO ESCAPE HEAT.
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