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Island Historical Society, I. 396. To ask for loan of Plymouth Chureh rec- ords to be printed in the Collections, I. 409. Letter of Gov. Lineoln to, asking for maps for the northeastern boundary commissioners, I. 415 n. To commu- nicate the acceptance of Schoolcraft's 'Essay on the Chippewa Language,' I. 416. Asked to prepare a memoir of Samuel Davis, 1. 423. Of committee to confer with the city authorities on the celebration of the anniversary of the settlement of Boston, 1. 426. Let- ter from Mr. Jenks to, on the needs of the Library, I. 428 n. Letter of, ac- knowledging the gift of a map of Vir- ginia, 1. 433 n. Of committee on eele- bration of Washington's birthday, I. 448. To thank Gov. Phillips for the Prince portrait, I. 448. Letter of Dr. Holmes to, 1. 459 n. Special meeting of the Society at his house, I. 460. · Contributes to the purchase of the So- ciety's building, 1. 465 n. Reports draft of new By-Laws, I. 466. Proposes amendments to By-Laws, I. 468. Com- munieates letter from the Trustees of the Boston Library in relation to re- pairs of the Tontine Crescent, I. 469. Excused from serviee on a committee, I. 473. Communieates donations, I. 475; 2. 1, 37, 61, 63, 77, 200, 309. Asked to prepare a memoir of Rev. E. Goodwin, I. 477. To prepare a deviee for a Seal for the Society, 1. 477. Re- ports a Scal and Motto for the Society, I. 483; 3. 30; 15. 258. Report ac- cepted, I. 485. Of committee to pre- pare diplomas, I. 492. Of committee to apply to the General Court for power to increase the number of men- bers, 1. 495. Communicates letters and donations from Dr. Mease, 1. 504; 2. 1. Declines a re-election as President, I. 504. Present at meetings of the Soci- ety, 2. 3, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21. 25, 28, 31, 32, 35, 40, 46, 47, 56, 62, 65, 67, 72, 83, 90, 92, 94, 96, 99, 100, 102, 104, 105, 115, 117, 125, 135, 139, 142-144, 146, 149, 176, 177, 181, 183, 185-188, 192, 216, 220, 223, 227, 233-237, 239, 241, 245, 247, 249, 253, 257-259, 261, 264, 266, 268, 271, 285-287, 297, 300, 303, 307, 309, 314, 319, 320, 324, 326, 334, 335, 340, 345, 352, 354, 356. Receives a vote of thanks for his services as President, 2. 10. A letter acknowl- edging the Society's vote of thanks, 2. 12, 13. Presents an account of a curi. ous print, 2. 11. Nominates Mr. Sharon Turner a Corresponding Meniber, 2. 12. To consider and report on the letter of Mr. J. Herring. 2. 23. Report upon Mr. J. Herring's application, 2. 25, 26. Of committee to petition the Massachu-
setts Legislature concerning the public documents, 2 27. Action of committee deferred, 2.29. A portrait of, presented to the Society, 2. 29, 29n. Reads a let- ter from Prof. Palfrey, 2. 29. Commu- nicates letter from Col. T. H. Perkins, 2. 37. Presents a volume of Mather's ' Magnalia ' to the Society, from Dr. T. Newell and Col. Perkins, 2. 37. Memorandum pasted by him inside the eover of the book, 2. 37 n. Motion regarding the 'Otis Papers,' ete., 2. 45. To be admitted to the Royal So- ciety of Northern Antiquaries, 2. 85 n. Of committee to examine the contents of the box presented by J. Williams, 2. 02. Report relating to the Williams Papers, 2. 94, 95. Of committee to consider the preservation of the man- uscripts of the Society, 2. 96. Mate- rial given in charge to, 2. 97. Report of the committee on the preservation of the Society's manuscripts, 2. 102. Report of committee on Prof. Rafn's letter, 2. 102, 106-109. Communicates letters, 2. 110. Chairman of the com- mittee of delegates to a celebration in New York, 2. 130. Of committee to seeure a series of lectures on histori- eal subjeets, 2. 136. To take from the Library a book needed by him, 2. 143. Statement regarding the 'Re- membrancer,' 2. 175. To rent the room in the attie of the Natural His- tory Society, 2. 175. To consider the lending of the Trumbull Manuscripts, 2. 178. Of committee on the commem- oration of a certain New England anni- versary, 2. 240. Permission given to take a certain memoir from the Li- brary, 2. 249. Of committee to con- sider the attractiveness of the meetings, 2. 264. Of committee to eonsider a celebration of the first half-century of the incorporation of the Society, 2. 267. Presents a communication in re- gard to the Winslow chair, 2. 284, 284 n. Withdraws his letter on the Winslow ehair to have it modified, 2. 286. Makes a communication in relation to the will of Paumahtukquasuk, with a donation of a copy of the will, 2. 289, 290, 290 n., 291 n. Presents a diary of the last century, 2. 300. Of committee to con- sider the subject of a national name, 2. 310. Appointed to write a memoir of the late Judge Story, 2. 324. Deelines to write the memoir of Judge Story, 2. 324 n., 325. 'Memoir of,' 2. 361, 361 n. Valuable manuscripts donated to the Society, formerly his property, 3. 96, 97. Action conecrning the missing portion of Hutehinson's 'History,' 3. 145. Letter from, to Dr. Jeremy Bel- knap, 4. 143. Matters pertaining to
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the presidency at Harvard College, 6. 284,285. His character, 7. 433. Letter to, 10. 114-116. Letter from, to Mayor Otis, 19. 104, 105. Bust of, presented, 12. 160. His ' Memoir of M. Watson,' I. 135n., 151. Ilis . Memoir of Isaac Lothrop,' I. 198 n. His ' Life of Robert Cushman,' I. 217 n. His edition of the 'New England Memorial,' I. 217 n. ; II. 400; 12. 440 ; cited, 4. 142. His ' Dis- course' at the anniversary of the Pil- grims' landing, 3. 130, 355 ; 4. 141. Manuscript note by him in a copy of ' Morton's Memorial,' II. 400 n.
Davis, Mrs. John, 14. 139.
Davis, John, navigator, 3. 181. His quad- rant. I. 50. The ' World's Hydrograph- ical Description ' cited. 3. 181.
Davis, John, negro, 6. 241.
Davis, Jolın, New York, indenture of, with T. Danforth, I. 201.
Davis, John, soldier, 15. 130.
Davis, Mrs. John W., donation from, 2. 16.
Davis, Jonas, 17. 177, 177 n.
Davis, Capt. Jonathan, 7. 252 ; 15. 76, 76 n.
Davis, Joseph, 12. 108.
Davis, Joshua, II. 808.
Davis, Mary, portrait of, I. 139.
Davis, Mrs. Mary M., 20. 416.
Davis, Mrs. Mercy ( Hedge), II. 94. DAVIS, Hon. NATHANIEL MORTON, A.M.,
his death, I. xliv. Nominated a Resi- dent Member, 2. 172. Elected, 2. 175. Present at a meeting, 2. 298. His death, 2. 414, 414 n., 427. 'Memoir of,' 2. 414, 414 n.
Davis, Lieut. Reuben, 15. 82.
Davis, Robert, II. 140.
Davis, Ruth (Mrs. Washburn), 17. 24.
Davis, Mrs. Ruth ( Vassall), 4. 63.
DAVIS, SAMUEL, A.M., d. 1829, 2. 290 n., 201 n .: II. 94, 95; 15. 307, 308. Dona- tions from, 1. 87, 217. His death, I. xlii, 423 n., 429. Nominated a Resident Member, 1. 224. Elected, 1. 225. Let- ter from, with invitation to Plymouth celebration, I. 331. Judge Davis asked to prepare a memoir of, 1. 423. Nahum Mitchell to prepare a memoir of, I. 426. Journal of his tour to Connecti- cut in 1789, 11. 9-32. Explanation of a passage therein, II. 163.
Davis, Samuel, Phila., 17. 204, 204 n., 206 n.
Davis, Rev. Samuel, 14. 265.
Davis, Sarah, II. 94.
Davis, Capt. Sinon, 3. 343.
Davis, Solomon, II. 140.
Davis, Mrs. Susan (Jackson), II. 95.
Davis, Thomas, acquitted by a court- martial, 16. 344.
Davis, Thomas, the elder, father of Isaac P., 11. 94; 15. 308.
Davis, Thomas, the younger, and brother of Isaac P., 11. 94, 95; 15. 308.
Davis, Thomas Kemper, II. 96.
Davis, Wendell, 11. 29, 94, 95; 15. 308.
Donation from, I. 101. His 'Descrip- tion of Sandwich,' I. 151.
Davis, William, Boston, 7. 235; 11. 140 ; 20. 6.
Davis, Capt. William, donations from, I. 87, 89.
Davis, William, Dartmouth, 7. 215.
Davis, Hon. William, brother of Isaac P., 9. 848; 11. 94, 95 ; 15. 308.
Davis, William, Latin School, 1766, 17. 217.
Davis, William, Windsor, 4. 362.
Davis, William J., extract from the Jour- nal of a Hessian officer, 6. 194.
DAVIS, Hon. WILLIAM T., 12. 72; 13. 232; 18 406. Donations from, 4. 54 ; 12. 67. Letter from, 10. 22. Elected a Resident Member, II. 309. Accepts membership, II. 322. Letter from, to the Tea-party Centennial meeting, 13. 210-212. Resigns membership, 18. 67. Davis Papers, 17. 172.
Davison, Mr., 3. 222.
Davison, Elizabeth (Mrs. Ball), 16. 387, 393.
Davison, Sir William, Secretary, 12. 101- 103, 287 n .; 17. 341 ; 19. 77 n. Letter of Sir John Stanhope to, relating to Elder William Brewster's appointment as postmaster of Scrooby, 12. 98-100.
Davy, Sir Humphry, 14. 24.
Davy, Margaret, 20 145.
Davy, Serjeant William, in Somerset's Case, 7. 325.
Dawes, Ambrose, 12. 108.
Dawes, Judge Rufus, reputed author of an inscription for Beacon-Hill Monu- ment, 8. 275.
Dawes, Col. Thomas, d. 1809, 11. 140 ; 17. 131.
Dawes, Hon. Thomas, d. 1825, 17. 17, 18, 114, 217, 218; 19. 153 n., 154, 156-165 ; 20. 210. Donations from, I. 26, 103. Part taken by, in the debates of the Massachusetts Convention of 1788, 3. 297, 298. His Oration on the Fourth of July, 1. 20. Quoted, concerning the Constitution and slavery, 6. 148.
Dawes, Thomas, Jr., his notice of E. Price cited, I. 149 n.
Dawes, William, 16. 372, 373. Mr. Hol- land's monograph on, 16. 365.
Dawes family, 16. 365. Dawson, -, 17. 198, 198 n., 199.
Dawson, Fellow of Magdalen College, 12. 359.
DAWSON, HENRY B., 5. 45; 10. 464; 12. 8; 15. 211. Donations from, 3. 220; 4. 146, 196, 226, 286, 365; 5. 30, 202; 6. 331, 414 ; 7 115, 347 ; 8. 171, 280, 314, 442; 9. 1, 66, 81, 177, 255, 347, 368; 10.
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2; II. 499. Gift of, 4. 140. Elected a Corresponding Member, 7. 26. Accepts membership, 7. 115. Application for leave to print Rev. John Wheelwright's Fast-day Serinon, 9. 256.
Dawson, Thomas, 15. 231.
Dawson, William, 15. 231.
Dawson brothers, donation from, 11. 499.
Dawston, Josias, 12. 172.
Day, -, 11. 25.
Day, Mrs., a witness to a will, 1649, 5. 155.
Day, Calvin, donation from, I. 202.
Day, Jonathan, 14. 110.
Day, Lieut. Luke, 15. 78, 78 n. Engaged in Shays' Rebellion, 3. 179, 180. Act and Proclamation for the apprehension of, 3. 179, 180.
Day, Matthew, 5. 62, 156. Last will of, 5. 154, 155.
Day, Sherman, his 'Historical Collec- tions of Pennsylvania ' cited, 17. 200 n. Day (Daye), Stephen, the first American printer, 5. 154, 157 ; 10. 456; 19. 316; 20. 265.
Day, Solomon, sentenced by a court- martial, 16. 344.
DAY, Hon. THOMAS, A.M., d. 1855. 10. 396. Nominated a Corresponding Mem- ber, 2. 181. Elected, 2. 183.
' Day of Doom,' 3. 294.
Daye, see Day.
Dayton, Judge, 4. 96.
Deacons, John, sentenced by a court- martial, 16. 344.
Dead, custom among thie Egyptians of judging the newly departed, 6. 472.
Dean, Mr., 15 347.
Dean, Mr., soldier, 14. 129.
Dean, Mr., Taunton, 7. 206.
Dean, Lieut. Ebenezer, 15. 84.
Dean, J., donation from, 3. 114.
Dean, Hon. James, 19. 395, 409, 409 n., 411, 416.
DEAN, JAMES, LL.D., d. 1849, nominated
a Corresponding Member, 1. 447. Elected, 1. 448. Bequest from, 2. 444, 453 n.
Dean, John, donation from, 2. 474.
Dean, John, killed by Indians, 14. 128 n. Dean, Capt. John, 7. 231; 11. 140.
Dean, John Ward, 12. 82 n., 231, 329 ; 13.
242 n .; 20. 159. Donations from, 7. 1; 9. 177 ; 10. 314. Granted leave to take copies of portraits in the Society's Cab- · inet, 12. 213.
Dean, Mrs. Mary, II. 262.
Dean, Thomas ( Gilbert &- Dean), 1. 154, 168.
DEANE, CHARLES, LL.D., 1. 479 n. ; 4 26, 167, 234; 5. 81, 100; 7. 101, 298 ; 8. 4, 172, 212, 295, 299, 459, 474-476, 481; 9. 7, 193, 196, 243, 367, 466 ; 10. 38, 39, 41, 96, 141, 207, 337, 412, 414, 415, 473, 474; II. 144, 150, 188, 195, 198, 203,
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222, 228, 240. 257, 336, 386, 392, 492; 12. 6-8, 41, 51, 56, 57, 98, 101, 130, 156, 169, 182, 186, 237, 250, 337, 427 ; 13. 22, 39, 50, 70, 76, 90 ; 14. 154, 162, 196, 216; 15. 164, 177, 244, 264. 265, 279, 305, 394; 16 50, 111, 163, 165, 183, 365; 17. 5, 63, 81, 85, 88, 102, 117, 118, 122, 168-170, 218. 204,296, 29S-300, 352, 355; 18. 183, 264, 320 n., 322 n., 419, 420; 19. 99, 106, 107 n., 109, 110, 115, 116, 118-121, 335, 355 n., 357 ; 20. 32, 39, 58, 96, 105, 114, 179, 182, 186, 229, 333. One of the twenty-six members in the heliotype frontispiece, 2. vii ; 3. 32 a. Donations from, 2. 354, 450, 457, 491. 599, 606 ; 3. 38, 66, 98, 204, 220; 4. 286, 330, 373, 379, 430; 5. 1, 30, 58, 172, 203, 227, 347, 373: 6 1. 16, 20, 331, 361, 417 ; 7. 1, 21, 100, 101, 133, 140, 168, 279, 474; 8. 79, 88, 171, 314, 442, 480 ; 9. 177, 196, 227, 368, 437, 403, 467 ; 10. 21, 33, 40, 117, 206, 314, 454, 469; II. 501; 13. 313. Nominated a Resi- dent Member, 2. 434. Elected, 2. 440. Accepts membership, 2. 442. Present at meetings of the Society, 2. 445, 450, 451, 455, 457, 458, 466, 468, 472, 476, 479, 481, 490. 495, 513. 525, 529, 533, 534, 536, 537, 542, 548, 554, 559, 571, 573, 592, 596, 590, 604, 606. Of com- mittee to assort the votes for the offi- cers of the Society, 2. 453 n. Of com- mittee to consider the request of the Pennsylvania Historical Society. 2. 480. Of Standing Committee, 2. 433, 528, 559; 3. vii, 29; 4 vii. 19, 272; 5. 29, 31, 32, 184. Of Publishing Commit- tee, 2. 492, 601; 3. 21, 90; 5. 154; 6. 470, 471 ; 7. vi, 15; 8. 100; 9. 228; 10. 315; II. 105; 12. 67, 81.| 104, 237; 13. 232; 16. 174; 17. 83; 18. 67. Of Scru- tinizing Committee, 2. 525, 572. Re- cording Secretary pro tempore, 2. 535 ; 3. 150; 15. 280. Communicates a copy of paper taken from the archives of the Commonwealth, 2. 570. Testi- mony to his labors in preparing the materials for Vol. II of the fourth se- ries, 2. 599. Matter for the third vol- ume of the fourth series, 2. 601 n .- 603 n. Correspondence of, with Rev. Joseph Hunter, concerning matter for the Collections, 2. 602 n., 603 n. Amount subscribed by, for the Library and new Catalogue, 2. 603 n. His action in the recovery and publication of the Brad- ford MSS. History, 3. 19-24, 38, 39, 90, 168 ; 6. 415. Correspondence with Rev. Joseph Hunter, 3. 21-23. Suggests the expediency of publishing certain min- utes of the meetings of the Society, 3. 32. Exhibits printed minutes of the Annual Meeting, 3. 32. Report and suggestions concerning the unbound papers, etc., 3. 32 6-32 d, 86, 87. Reso-
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lution adopted offering thanks to Mr. Sears, 3. 47. Motion of, concerning the purchase of the estate of the Prov- ident Institution, 3. 48. Of Nominating Committee, 3. 67, 154; 5. 160. Reports on the publication of the Collections, 3. 90. Announces the Index, gratui- tously prepared by Mr. Sibley, 3. 90. Of committee to arrange the manu- scripts, 3. 97. Of committee to receive and arrange the Dowse Library, 3. 125, 204. His labors in the arrangement of the Dowse Library, 3. 125, 161. 204. Of committee to revise the By-Laws, 3. 154; II. 495. Offers resolutions in regard to Mr. J. Willard, 3. 173. Of committee to take charge of the ‘Ac- count of the Dudleys,' 3. 281. Reports on the contents of the Belknap Dona- tion, 3. 286-328. The Belknap Dona- tion to be arranged, 3. 329, 358 ; 4. 134. Reports on the Catalogue, 4. 52, 242, 365, 438. Remarks, 4. 77, 110, 144 ; 10. 32, 87, 92, 113, 114, 133, 316, 332-335, 343; II. 144, 196, 229. Receives votes of thanks, 4. 135; 5 29, 196; 6. 470; II. 105; 12. 67 ; 15. 2 ; 16. 173 ; 17. 89; 18. 68, 416; 19. 55. Committee on Exchanges, 4. 287. Letter on relics of Roger Williams, 5. 51. Communica- tion of P. C. Bliss referred to, 5. 84. Report on the Report of a constitution for Massachusetts, 5. 87-92. Receives the Prince of Wales, 5. 97. Reads a letter from Dr. Parks to, 5. 147-149. Of committee on a helmet, 5. 149. Re- port of the Standing Committee, 5. 184-188. On J. F. Watson, 5. 207-212. Committee on Memorials of the Rebel- lion, 5. 226. On Rev. Joseph Hunter, 5. 320-323. On the 'Narragansett Pa- tent,' and on Mr. Aspinwall's paper on the same, 5. 399-106; 6. 41-43, 46, 48, 51, 52, 77. Donation of engraved por- traits of historical interest, 6. 17. Re- marks on a volume of George Adlard, 6 81, 82. Exhibits an early copy of the last will of Edmand Reade, of Wickford, England, 6. 254. Reads ex- tracts from Cotton Mather's Diary, 6. 406-114. Requests permission to print, at his own expense, a manuscript of Gov. Bradford's, 6. 415. Of committee to publish another volume of the Win- throp Papers, 6. 470, 471. Letter from W: Palfrey to J: Wilkes, read by, 6. 480-483. Elected Recording Secretary, 7. vii, 363; 8. 88, 272; 9. 190; 10. 20, 173; II. 45, 243; 12. 80, 225; 13. 21, 279: 14 28, 328. Recording Secretary, 7. 2, 376, 407, 474 ; 9. 227 ; 10. 104, 117, 134, 144, 148, 206, 311, 313, 314, 319, 330, 335, 337, 344, 368, 469, 484; II. 1, 84, 100, 129, 135, 139, 144, 155, 159,
165, 197, 228, 233, 308, 333, 388 ; 12. 1 71, 81, 82, 126, 139, 159, 169, 182, 191, 214, 226, 233, 252, 285, 288, 315, 330; 13. 1, 43, 49, 50, 63, 65, 69, 71, 78, 79, 99, 104, 122, 140-144, 150, 214, 217, 236, 255, 263, 305, 312, 318, 345, 367, 378, 395, 425, 449, 451 ; 14. 1, 32, 52, 103, 158, 179, 186, 201, 215-217, 317, 318, 328, 338, 340 ; 15. 7, 230, 250, 259, 277. Remarks on Phillis Wheatley, 7. 267- 273. Of Committee on the Winthrop Papers, 7. 339. Letters to, from Mr. W: Jenks, 7. 406, 407. Reads papers fur- nished by Dr. Palfrey, 7 480. Remarks on two speeches of Joseph Dudley, 7. 484-486. Remarks on a letter of Co- lunibus to Santangel, 8. 432. On a copy of Mason & Dixon's Report, 8. 441, 460. On the sinall size of ships, 1492- 1626, 8. 464-466. On the death of George Livermore, 8. 446-452. Re- marks on an early Map of Boston Har- bor, g. 5. Communicates a letter from Mr. Ticknor, relating to letters found among the papers of Miss Elizabeth Belknap, 9. 196. Communicates a pa -. per by Mr. Whitmore on the early Painters and Engravers of New Eng- land, g. 197. His visit to Europe, 9. 226, 227; 10. 4. Vote of thanks to, as Chairman of the Publishing Committee of the Proceedings, g. 228. Appointed a Delegate to the Archaeological Con- gress at Antwerp, g. 228. Letters from, to the President, 9. 343, 348. Remarks on the ' Life and Letters of John Win- throp,' 9 374. Remarks in relation to the last will and testament of Capt. John Smith, and his burial-place in Lon- don, 9. 451. Letters to, 10. 23, 38, 83-85, 141, 313, 317-319, 329. Notes by, 10. 24 n., 25 n., 27 n., 30 n., 323 n. ; II. 191 n. Motions of, 10. 174, 342 ; 13. 51, 305. Exhibit's 'Danforth's Almanac,' 10. 325. Of a committee on increase of the number of members, II. 112. Of committee on another course of lec- tures by members of the Society, II. 166. Committee on the Building, 11. 326, Letters to, II. 139, 198. Votes offered by, II. 309 ; 14. 53; 19. 388. Reads a communication from R. C. Waterston, II. 347. Communicates a letter of Sir John Stanhope to Secretary Davison, 12. 98. Letter to, from H. B. Grigsby, 12. 161. Of a committee on increase of membership, 12. 170. Reads some memoranda concerning the death of Gov. Matthew Cradock, 12. 171. Reads a letter of Henry Vane, 12. 245. Let- ters from Miss Eliza S. Quincy to, 12. 261-263. Communicates two letters written in Boston during the siege, and one from Halifax, 13. 56-62. To re- port a list of existing committees of
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the Society, 13. 83. Presents a com- munication from the Middelburg Acad- emy of Arts and Sciences, 13. 307. Remarks on the same, 13. 310, 311. Letter of Gov. Clifford to, 13. 323. Letters of Mr. Winthrop to, 13. 329- 332, 349-351, 445-449. Communicates papers from the Public Record Office, given by Mr. Winthrop, 13. 332-344. Communicates Mr. Major's paper on the 'Zeno' voyages, 13. 351. Letter to, from the Earl of Albemarle, 13. 371. Reads extracts from letters of Mr. Winthrop, 13. 380, 381. Origin of the name 'Deane,' 13. 73. Of committee of publication of the 'Bel- knap Papers,' 13 232; of the ' Win- throp Papers,' 13. 232. Communi-
cates memorandum relating to tlie date of death of Gov. Cradock, 13. 242. Reads a letter of Mrs. Prof. Win- throp, 14. 29. Calls attention to the gift from the Hakluyt Society, 14. 52. Of committee on the proposed Lowell Institute lectures, 14. 53. Communi- cates extracts from Dr. Belknap's note- books and letters relating to battle of Bunker Hill, 14. 91-98. Reads a letter from Mr. Grigsby. 14. 103. Communi- cation of Rufus Blanchard referred to him, 14. 158. Remarks by, on ' Hand- kerchief' Moody, 14. 181. Reads a letter of Jonathan Sewall, 14. 182. Seconds a motion of Mr. Parkman, 14. 206. Reads a letter from Prof. Norton, 14. 222. Remarks by, on memorandum- book belonging to Pres. Leverett, 14. 223-226. Communicates Dudley Code of Laws for Harvard College, 14. 223- 226. Communicates extracts from a letter of Ellis Gray, 14. 315. Commu- nicates a Journal of the Siege of Yorktown, 14. 331. Calls attention to the Henshaw Orderly-Book, 14. 340. His paper on the Indenture of David Thompson, noticed, 15 2; 16. 204 n. Communicates ' Paul Revere's Sig- nal,' 15. 163, 164. Communicates Dr. Watson's letter in regard to the . Sig- nal,' 15. 169. Reads correspondence in confirmation, 15. 169. His remarks upon, 15. 170-173. Remarks by, re- specting the seal of the Society, 15. 256-258. Declines a renomination as Recording Secretary, 15 277. His ser- vices acknowledged by the Society, 15. 277. Reads a letter from Capt. A. M. Harrison, 15. 324. Elected Corre- sponding Secretary, 15. 276; 16. 173; 17. 76: 18. 36. Corresponding Secre- tary, 15. 306, 307, 386 ; 16. 36, 307, 365, 380; 17. 33, 50, 60, 77, 78, 101, 122, 229, 282, 360; 18. 2, 179, 245, 262, 352, 416. Remarks by, on the method of spelling the surname of Sir Walter
Raleigh, 15. 385. Reads a letter from Theodore Dwight, 15. 386. Communi- cates extracts from the journal of Charles J. Stratford, 15. 388. Remarks by, on the same, 15. 388. Presents a list of the biographers of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, 15. 393. Presents report of committee on Hubbard's ' History,' 16. 38. Prefatory note for the 'History ' by, 16. 38-41. Reads a letter from Peter O. Hutchin- son, 16. 100. Reports the additional sheets to Hubbard's ' History,' 16. 100. Of committee to publish the early Pro- ceedings of the Society, 16. 174. Reads extracts from a letter from Mr. Win- throp. 16. 176. Communicates a letter of Hon. George Thacher, 16. 179. Letter to, from Miss Dana, 16. 181. Request of Messrs. Houghton, Osgood, & Co. referred to, 16. 183. Reports on, 16. 256. Remarks by, on Dr. Frank- lin's suit of clothes, 16. 370. On Paul Revere's letter to Dr. Belknap, 16. 370. Remarks by, on the death of Dr. Kohl, 16. 381-385. Remarks by, on memo- rial stone of Castle Island Fort, 17. 19- 22. Letter from Col. Hoyt to, 17. 55. Reads an extract from a letter from the President, 17. 61. Relates an inci- dent in connection with Prince's ' An- nals,' 17. 64-66. Communicates gifts from Mr. Poole and Mr. J. F. Eliot, 17. 85. Announces the publication of the 'Early Proceedings,' 17. 88. Vote of thanks to, 17. 89. Presents report of the committee on the Savage Papers, 17. 92. Calls attention to Dr. Watson's article on Christ Church and the signal lanterns, 17. 120. Moves vote on Bos- ton burial-grounds, 17. 136. Commu- nicates papers of Thomas Wallcut, 17. 160. Remarks by, on the care of man- uscripts, 17. 161, 162. Letter fromi, to Mr. Winthrop, 17. 168, 169. Remarks by, on the sale of some of Thomas Prince's books, 17. 172-174. Suggests the publication of some manuscripts, 17. 243. Remarks by, with letter from Mr. Haven. in regard to Hall's diary, 17. 294, 295. Moves votes about me- moirs of deceased resident members, 17. 299, 314. Remarks by, on the death of Mr. Frothingham, 17. 330-334. Communicates a petition of Roger Conant, with remarks thercon, 17. 366- 370. Moves a vote of thanks to Mrs. Johnson, 18. 67. Appointed to pre- pare a memoir of Mr. Frothingham, 18. 67. Annonnecs the second volume of the 'Early Proceedings,' 18. 67. Remarks by, on the alleged discovery of America by the Northmen, 18. 80, 81. Communicates Mr. De Costa's pa- per on the 'Sagadahoc Colony,' 18. 82.
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Communicates copies of additional letters of Dr. Belknap to Mr. Hazard, 18. 183. Reads extracts from a letter of Washington to R. H. Lee, 18. 183. Communicates letters and transcript of Randolph's 'Narrative,' 18. 253, 254. Of committee to advise with Mr. Win- sor concerning the proposed 'History of America,' 18. 288. Calls attention to the 'Lynde Diaries,' 18. 378. Of committee on the application of the Chicago Historical Society, 18. 400. Elected Vice-President, 18. 415; 19. 296; 20. 199. Vote of thanks to, for services as Corresponding Secretary, 18. 416. Speaks of Mr. Grigsby, 18. 422. Remarks by, on the spurious edi- tion of the 'Wonder-working Provi- dence,' 18. 432-435 ; 19. 128. Of com- mittee to confer with the overseers of the poor, 19. 61. Remarks by, on the suggested restoration of Bradford's Manuscript to this country, 19 65, 66. Exhibits an engraved portrait of La- fayette, 19. 103. Reads a letter of Washington, 19. 103. Reports for the committee on the Winslow chair and table, 19. 124, 125. Appointed to pre- pare a memoir of Mr. Haven, 19. 125. Communicates a gift from M. Mar- cou, 19. 126. Communicates Mr. Fol- som's gift of the Gilman Manuscripts, 19. 126. Remarks by, on the portraits of Col. Church and Charles Churchill, 19. 243-245. Accompanies Dr. Ellis in his visit to the Carter Brown Libra- ry, 19. 326-329. Pall-bearer at Dr. Robbins's funeral, 19. 349, 355 n. Com- municates photographi of the Cabot map, 19. 387. Of committee on the Cabot map, 19. 388. Vice-President, 20. 327. Communicates gifts from Miss E. S. Quincy, 20. 30, 46. Com- mittee to publish the 'Trumbull Pa- pers,' 20. 104, 280. Remarks by, on Mr. Adams's paper on the ' Printing of Old Manuscripts,' 20. 183-185. Communi- cates a copy of the will of George Smith, 20. 186, 187. Presents gifts from Mr. C. W. Folsom, 20. 188, and from Mr. H. C. Short, 20. 231. An- nounces a memoir of Mr. G. B. Emer- son, by Rev. R. C. Waterston, 20. 231. Remarks by, on the ' White Kennett Library,' 20. 274-280. Communicates a letter from Hon. P. W. Chandler, 20. 327-330. Speaks of the Washington letters included among the 'Trumbull Papers,' 20. 338. Communicates papers from the State Paper Office in London, 20. 339-341. Remarks by, relative to the proposed statue of John Harvard, 20 348. Reads a communication from Hon. P. W. Chandler on the witch-
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