of Medford, and was presented at their last anniversary, with others of more recent date, to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company by his son, David Osgood, M. D., of Boston, to whom the Company present their respects and thanks." Puzzled by the state of the case, I wrote to Capt. Albert Albert A. Folsom-perhaps the highest authority to which he replied on November 8, 1882: "The Richardson sermon doesn't come in at all. Note on title page it was delivered June 10, 1675. The first Monday of June would hardly come on the 10th. Why the Company printed it in 1839, I can't imagine. Vote may have been taken at dinner time!" I submit the following supplementary information:— Philadelphia, Pa., April 22d, 1905. Dear Mr. BARTON: I have received the Proceedings of the October meeting and am glad to find by your report (pp. 331-332), that you have acquired since I wrote my "Paul Revere's Portrait of Washington," a copy of Weatherwise's Almanac for 1781, with the "beautiful copperplate" frontispiece, although I regret that the last line is clipped from the "explanatory text' as with it Revere's name may have gone. I have, however, had my ascription of authorship confirmed by a grand-daughter of the engraver, which I am sure your Society will be glad to know, as the following letter shows: Dear Sir: BOSTON, Jan. 16th, 1904. Please excuse my carelessness in not acknowledging your kindness in sending me the photograph of Paul Revere's Washington, for which I thank you. I have no question that it is his, as, when I was a child my father always carried one of the heads in his watch, which had a double case. Of course, I cannot be positive, but both my sisters and I remember his disappointment, sixty years ago, at losing it, when the watch was returned from being repaired without the engraving, which we had frequently opened the outer case of the watch to look at. The wreath surrounding the head was all cut off, to fit the inside of the cover. Yours sincerely, MARIA A. REVERE. You are at perfect liberty to print this in your Proceedings as a supplement to what you say on the subject. I am, Faithfully, CHAS. HENRY HART. The sources of gifts for the year ending October 15, number four hundred and eight, namely: from forty-eight members, one hundred and forty-three persons not members, and two hundred and seventeen societies and insti tutions. We have received from them thirty-four hundred and seventy-nine books; eleven thousand seven hundred and thirty-two pamphlets; seventeen bound and one hundred and fifteen volumes of unbound newspapers, two hundred and ten maps; one hundred and sixty-one portraits; eightysix engravings; one framed and twenty-six unframed photographs; three proclamations; three manuscript volumes; two book-plates and a collection of articles for the Cabinet; by exchange, eighteen books and ninety-four pamphlets; and from the bindery twenty-six volumes of magazines; a total of thirty-five hundred and twentythree books, eleven thousand eight hundred and twenty-six pamphlets, seventeen bound and one hundred and fifteen volumes of unbound newspapers, etc. The generous gift of our associate Mr. Andrew McFarland Davis was mentioned in the last report of the Council. It includes about three hundred and fifty copies each of his "Confiscation of John Chandler's Estate;" and "Tracts relating to the Currency of the Massachusetts Bay 16821720" which was carefully edited by him. The receipts from the sale of these remainders will be credited to the John and Eliza Davis fund. With the usual gift from Hon. Edward L. Davis, we received the following suggestive letter from Hon. George Bancroft, written less than a year before his death at the ripe age of four score and ten: 1623 H Street, WASHINGTON D. C. 25 Feb., 1889. E. L. DAVIS, Esq., I am most sensibly grateful to you for the gift of an excellent photograph of the house in which I was born. My memory is fresh as to the house, the rooms within, the garden with its few but excellent peach trees, and my old age is gladdened by the care that friends in Worcester now keep up a faithful friendship for their forerunner who was born in the last century and is perhaps now the oldest of those who first opened their eyes to the light in the village now one of the largest of our cities. Ever most truly and gratefully yours, GEO. BANCROFT. On August 11, 1886, President George F. Hoar deposited copies of letters from Attorney-General Levi Lincoln, Sr., to President Thomas Jefferson, and on the 19th of the same month directed the librarian to endorse thereon, "To be the property of the American Antiquarian Society unless recalled during the life-time of Mr. Hoar." These letters, which are numerous, cover the period from 1801 to 1809 inclusive. See also in the librarian's report of October, 1902, Mr. Hoar's letter of June 30, 1902 by which he presents his valuable Phillipine collection, retaining only a life interest therein. Hon. Rockwood Hoar has presented a copy of his father's "Autobiography of Seventy Years," to which has been appended type-written Errata and in which the corrections have been made with the pen. Two early account books received from Rev. Henry F. Jenks are supposed to have belonged to the Huntoon family of Canton, Massachusetts. The gift of Dr. George L. Kittredge of his "The Old Farmer and his Almanack" contains a full length reproduction of our portrait of Robert B. Thomas which now presides over the lobby containing our almanacs, registers and year books. Dr. Joseph F. Loubat has added three Central American codices to those already received from him. None of the rarities offered by Prof. Thomas in the following letter had been collected by the Mathers or by our founder. They were gratefully accepted. HAVERFORD, PA., May 1, 1905. My dear Mr. Barton: A year or so ago I promised to send the Librarian of the American Antiquarian Society a collection of the works of Henry More, the Cambridge Platonist. It has so happened that owing to the fact of their being packed away I have only come across them in the last few days. I subjoin a list of books which I shall be glad to give the Society if they wish them. I hardly need say that some of them are scarce. I secured them when I was engaged in study on the Mystics. I also offer another folio which is interesting on account of the edition. Very sincerely, ALLEN C. THOMAS. Works by Henry More, the Platonist. Psychozoia, a poem, Cambridge, 1647-sm.4to. On the Immortality of the Soul, 12mo., London, 1659. Divine Dialogues, 12mo., London, 1668. Tetractys Anti-Astrologica, 4to., London, 1681. Theological Works, fol., London, 1708. Philosophical Works, fol., London, 1712. 4th edition. Scriptores Rerum Germanicarum, fol. vellum, Argentorati (Strassburg) 1702. Mr. Henry P. Upham has remembered the Society by sending it the seven volume edition of the Journal of the Lewis and Clark expedition, edited by our associate Dr. Reuben G. Thwaites. Mrs. Warren F. Draper has contributed a mass of literature, chiefly educational; and the product of her late husband's press at Andover, Massachusetts. A list of the articles bequeathed to the Society by the late Mr. Charles E. French of Boston will be found appended to this report. The letters which relate thereto bear dates 26 June and 12 July, 1905. The executors report that "A cash bequest will be attended to later." A set of The Harvard Graduates' Magazine has been received from Dr. Warren R. Gilman who will continue to add the same to our rare collection of College literature. The closing of the printing office of Charles Hamiltonour printer since 1869-has brought to us from the estate an accumulation of their imprints of many years. After adding much valuable historical material to our own shelves, we have acted as distributing agent of the remainder. Mrs. Samuel Foster Haven as executrix of the estate of Dr. Haven has transferred to the Haven Alcove the two hundred volumes which constituted the remainder of his valuable library. She has not only waived a life interest therein but has also made a contribution of early American imprints from her own library. Mrs. William W. Johnson's gift of bound volumes of Vermont, Massachusetts and New York newspapers has strengthened our files of the early nineteenth Century. Mr. Franklin P. Rice, Editor, has provided us with a much needed extra set of his rare "Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths;" and "Worcester Town Records, 1801-1848." The mass of material sent to us by the widow of Mr. Caleb A. Wall, has filled many gaps in our departments of slavery, rebellion, local history, broadsides, etc. Mr. Wall's manuscripts and newspaper clippings, which relate chiefly to Worcester and Worcester County, were transferred, with the approval of the library committee to the Worcester Society of Antiquity. One of the minor, undated broadsides gives the following information: EXCHANGE HOTEL, HILLSBORO' STREET, RALEIGH, N. C. REGULATIONS. GUESTS should register their names before being assigned to rooms. FULL BOARD will be charged until the room is vacated and settlement made. PERSONS having no baggage must pay in advance. GUESTS inviting others to eat with them should report them at the office. FULL BOARD charged for children occupying seats at the first table. For all MEALS sent to ROOMS, or out of time, fifty per cent extra will be charged. REGULAR BOARDERS are required to pay in advance. The Proprietor will not be responsible for Money, Valuables or Baggage, unless specially deposited for safe keeping. Guests will please report at the office, any neglect or inattention of servants. |