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enumeration of names and dates shows the value of this collection tu the student of national and Ohio politics in the three decades follow- ing 1840. It may not be out of place to mention here, that with these Corwin letters added to those already in our possession, the Society has about seventy letters of Thomas Corwin.
From Robert Clarke, Esq., our Corresponding Secretary, a great number of papers of many kinds has been received, the most valuable donation of manuscripts made the Society since the receipt of the Torrence Papers in 1885. As these documents have not yet been classified and arranged for consultation, minute mention of them is deferred until next year.
Several relics have been presented to the Cabinets by Mr. William Symmes, of Hamilton, Ohio, which were originally the prop- erty of his grandfather, Celedon Symmes, son of John Cleves Symmes, and the first silversmith in Cincinnati, 1798. Among these relics are a number of his tools, a silver spoon mold, and a bullet mold used by him when he accompanied the original surveying party in the sur- vey made for the Miami Purchase.
Mr. E. C. Goshorn has given a gold medal with the inscription, "To Capt. Quarrier from the Citizens of Tuscaloosa for an act that ennobles the man. Reverse the medal and behold the scene." An account of the explosion of the steamer Tuscaloosa, January 29, 1847, is given in Lloyds' Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters, a book to be found in this Library. The survivors of the burning vessel were rescued by the Steamer James Hewitt, in recog- nition of which service the Captain was presented the above mentioned medal.
CATHARINE W. LORD, Librarian.
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CONTRIBUTIONS.
SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS. 1
Academy of History and Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden,
American Congregational Association
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Board of Education, Columbus, Ohio
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Boston City Hospital. I
Boston Public Library.
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Buffalo Historical Society
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Canadian Institute.
2
Cincinnati-
Adams Express Co
Board of Supervisors
I
Chamber of Commerce
12
City of Cincinnati.
Commercial Club.
I
Daughters of the American Revolution.
I
Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home
5
Public Library.
I
Queen City Club. Collection of Periodicals.
University of Cincinnati.
5
Young Mens' Mercantile Library Association.
68
Connecticut Historical Society
Cornell University Library
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I
Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.
3
Iowa State Historical Society
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Laval University, Montreal.
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.
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Maine Genealogical Society, Portland
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Massachusetts Historical Society 2
Military Order of the Loyal Legion, U. S .-
California.
35
Iowa
17
Michigan.
S
Minnesota.
16
New York .:
32
Wisconsin.
10
Childrens' Home.
Vols. Pphs.
Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio. 9
Vols. Iths. Minisink Valley Historical Society.
Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa, Can.
14
Minnesota State Historical Society
5
Missouri Botanical Garden I
Missouri Historical Society.
Montana Historical Society.
New England Historic Genealogical Society.
I
New Hampshire Historical Society
7
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New Jersey Historical Society.
3
New York Public Library.
12
Nova Scotian Institute of Science, Halifax
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Oberlin College Library
14
Ohio ---
Agriculture Experiment Station
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5
State of Ohio
14 I
State Library
Presbyterian Historical Society
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Rhode Island Historical Society.
Royal Society of Canada.
I
Société Nationale des Antiquaires de France
2
Tennessee State Board of Health
12
Travelers' Insurance Company.
12
Texas State Historical Society
3
United State., --
Coast and Geodetic Survey
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Education, Bureau of.
3
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Ethnology, Bureau of ..
4
Foreign Commerce, Bureau of.
15
Fish Commission.
4
Geological Survey ..
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17
Interior Department.
8
Interstate Commerce Commission
2
16
Labor, Department of.
2
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Mint, Bureau of the
2
National Museum
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Smithsonian Institution.
2 IO
State Department.
2
Statistics, Bureau of.
12
University of Pennsylvania.
2
Western Reserve Historical Society
4
4
Wisconsin State Historical Society .
I
Worcester Free Public Library
Wyoming Commemorative Association
1
Yale University.
2
Yearly Meeting of Friends
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1
University of Torronto Library.
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Milwaukee Public Museum.
2
3
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INDIVIDUALS.
Abney, Mrs. Mary Lloyd Pendleton, New York
Vols. Pphs. 1
Anderson, Catherine I .. , Estate.
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Anderson, Mrs. Larz.
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Appleton, William S., Boston.
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Bailey, O. J.
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Bartholow, Mrs. Roberts, Philadelphia.
5 2
Bowker, R. R., New York
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Bradley, Isaac Samuel, Madison, Wis.
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Brown, Avery T., New York
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Burgess, Howard II., Cleveland
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Chalfant, James R., Estate.
5 345
Chamberlin, W. H.
Chapin, N. J.
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Cudmore, P., Faribault, Minn.
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Darling, Charles W., Utica, N. Y.
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Findlay, Miss Mary
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Fogg. Arthur L.
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French, James M.
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Jones, Walter St. John
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Kellogg, Charles H
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Kemper, Willis M
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Lloyd, H. P.
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Longworth, Miss Annie R
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Lord, Miss Caroline A.
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Lord, Mrs. H. C.
Loveland, Frank O.
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Moore, Clarence B., Philadelphia.
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Noble, Thomas S ...
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Parkinson, Mrs. George B.
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Parsons, J. Russell.
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Parvin, T. S., Cedar Rapids, Ia.
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Read, Robert L.
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Richardson, Chas. C., Glendale.
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Shambaugh, Benj. F., Iowa City.
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Skinner, Samuel W
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Spencer, Frederick
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Stone, George N
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Thayer, George A:
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Thomas, Douglas H., Baltimore.
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Walker, Miss Annie.
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Pearsall, U. B., Lansing, Kansas.
Griffiths, George R.
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Wendel, Frederick. I
Wilby, Chas. B. 4 26
Winthrop, Robert C., Boston. 1
Woolley, Chas. W 212
Zieber, Eugene
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MEMBERS.
Anderson, Edward I
5 75
Anderson, Larz.
5 102
Anderson, Mrs. Louise N
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Bliss, Eugene F.
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Chatfield, A. H
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Clarke, Robert.
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Dexter, Julius ..
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Durrett, Reuben T., Louisville
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Goepper, Edward 54
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Green, Samuel A., Boston
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Greve, Mrs. T. L. A.
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Hoyt, Albert H.
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Jones, Frank J.
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Kittredge, E. W
Longworth, Mrs. Nicholas
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Lord, Mrs. Catharine W
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Neave, Miss J. C ..
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Nettelton, Mrs. N. G.
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Rattermann, H. A.
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Schmidlapp, J. G
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Storer, Bellamy.
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Taylor, W. W
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Venable, W. H.
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Warder, R. H
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Wilson, E. P
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· MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS.
Bartholow, Mrs. Roberts, Manuscripts.
Bliss, Eugene F. To the house, I bookcase.
Caldwell, John D. 5 engraved portraits.
Chalfant, Rev. James F. Estate. Manuscripts.
Chatfield. A. H. + lithograph portraits.
Clarke, Robert. 33 pictures (portraits and miscellaneous views).
Dexter, Julius. Souvenir cup.
Evans, Evan. 26 manuscripts (testimony as to frauds in Cincinnati, State Election. ISS5, in re contest Senators from Hamilton County).
Findlay, Miss Mary. Manuscripts.
Goshorn, E. C. A gold medal.
Greve, Mrs. T. L. A. Souvenir cup and saucer of the Centennial Celebration, Greene County Ohio. IS97.
Harbeson, Benj. F. Manuscripts.
Ingalls, M. E. A slave bond given by the Virginia Central R. R. Co., for the hire of slaves, 1853, and two railroad tickets over same road, 1853.
Oberlin College. Illustrated College Calerdar, 1897.
Read, Robert L. Framed map of Cincinnati, showing railroads and their terminals, 1896.
Schmidlapp, J. G. Poster of the Children's May Festival, 1897.
Storer, Bellamy. 2 photograph portraits.
Symmes, William. Relics.
Taft, Chas. P. 5 autographs of prominent singers.
Wilby, Joseph, and Hosea, W. G. Manuscripts.
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TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 6, 1897.
GENERAL FUND.
Receipts.
1896, Dec. 7. Balance $ 7 61
Ducs of 1895.
10 00
Dues of IS97
S30 00
Dues of ISO8.
10 00
A member
50 00
Miss Jane C. Neave, for binding.
25 00
Street R. R. dividends
6 87
Street R. R. scrip sold.
74 28
7 shares Street R. R. stock sold to B. F ..
350 00
Income from Endowment Fund.
615 00
Income from Life Membership Fund. 197 50
Call loans
375 00
2551 26
Expenditures.
Water
30 70
Street assessment
23 26
Librarian
510 00
Janitor
260 00
Cleaning.
10 55
Gas .
11 50
Postage and expressage.
12 15
Fuel ..
49 50
Printing .
60 00
Binding
16 50
Books .
19 00
Stationery
14 70
Repairs
27 00
Sundries
3 39
Transfer to Building Fund
746 87
6 shares Street R. R. stock bought
300 00
Street R. R. scrip bought
66 00
Call loans paid
350 00
Balance, Binding Fund
10 35
Balance, General Fund
29 79
2551 26
1896, Dec. 7. The General Fund had cash balance $7.61, held three shares Street R. R. stock, and owed call loans $Soo. To-day the General Fund has cash balance $29.79, holds two shares Street R. R. stock, and owes call loans $$25, showing a net loss of $52.82 for the year, as compared with the situation December 7, 1896.
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ENDOWMENT FUND.
Receipts.
1897. Building Fund, interest on $9,300 $ 465 00
Building Fund, interest on $3,000 150 00 . 615 00
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Expenditures.
IS97. Income paid to General Fund. 615 00
615 00
IS97, Dec. 6. The fund consists of
Loan to Building Fund, five per cent. . 9300 00
Loan to Building Fund, five per cent .. 3000 00
12300 00
1896, Dec. 7. The fund was
12300 00
LIFE MEMBERSHIP FUND.
Receipts.
IS96, Dec. 7. Balance
$ 14 95
IS97.
Street R. R. dividends
177 50
Ludlow bonds, interest.
20 00
212 45
Expenditures.
1897.
Income paid to General Fund
197 50
Dec. 6. Balance cash to invest
14 95
212 45
1897, Dec. 6. The fund consists of
$400 Ludlow bonds, five per cent, cost ..
400 00
71 shares Street R. R. stock, cost. 3717 50
Uninvested cash
14 95
4132 45
1896, Dec. 7, The fund was
4132 45
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BUILDING FUND.
Receipts.
1896, Dec. 7. Balance $
31
. Annual subscription 20 00
Miss Jane C. Neave 100 00
Anonymously 6.42 38
Io shares Street R. R. stock sold. 565 00
Street R. R. dividends. 11 88
Transfer from General Fund
746 87
2086 44
Expenditures.
7 shares Street R. R. stock bought. 350 00
Part of C. C. Barney loan paid.
950 00
Interest on C. C. Barney loan 143 75
Interest on $9.300 loan 165 00
Interest on $3.000 loan
150 00
IS97, Dec. 6. Balance cash to invest
27 69
2086 44
1897, Dec. 6. The fund consists of
Building, No. 10; W. Sth St., cost .. . . 30000 00
Uninvested cash. 27 69 30027 69
The debts against it are
Loan from C. C. Barney, 5 per ct. . 2150 00
Loan from Endowment Fund, 5 per ct. 9300 00
Loan from Endowment Fund, 5 per ct. 3000 00
14450 00
Net 15577 69
IS96, Dec. 7. The fund was
14750 31
Gain 827 38
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ELIZABETH HAVEN APPLETON FUND.
Receipts.
IS96, Dec. 7. Balance, principal $ 27 03
Balance, income .. 14 34
C. H. & D. R. R. Co. interest
135 00
Street R. R. Co. dividends
32 50.
208 87
Expenditures.
ISO7. Books bought
171 07
Dec. 6. Balance, income.
10 77
Balance, principal
27 03
26S S7
IS97. Dec. 6. The fund consists of
$3.000 C. H. & D. R. R. Co. 412% bonds.
cost .
2882 50
13 shares Street R. R. stock, cost 677 50
Uninvested cash. 27 03 3587 03
1896, Dec. 7. The fund was
3587 03
The gain in the Building Fund is. $ 827 3S
Deducting loss in General Fund. 52 82
Leaves 774 56
as the net gain of the Society in financial strength during the year.
JULIUS DEXTER,
Treasurer.
CINCINNATI, December 6, 1897.
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CORPORATE MEMBERS.
Frederick H. Alms, William H. Alms,
Davis C. Anderson,
Edward L. Anderson,
Joseph L. Anderson,
Larz Anderson,
L. A. Auk,
Mrs. John W. Bailey,
Miss Phoebe S. Baker,
Samuel P. Bishop,
Robert B. Bowler,
Robert WV. Burnet,
Joseph T. Carew,
Robert W. Carroll,
Mrs. Albert H. Chatfield,
Robert Clarke,
Edward Colston,
W. C. Compton,
P. S. Conner,
B. S. Cunningham,
Mrs. Mary T. W. Curwen,
Miss M. E. Dandridge,
Edmund V. Dexter,
Miss Mary Dexter,
Mrs. Charles T. Dickson,
Ernest F. DuBrul,
Mrs. Thomas J. Emery,
Mrs. E. H. Ernst,
Charles Fleischmann,
B. W. Foley, Mrs. Frederick Forchheimer, John A. Gano, Edward Goepper,
Herman Goepper,
A. T. Goshorn,
Mrs. T. L. A. Greve, J. V. Guthrie, Edwin Henderson,
Mrs. A. Howard Hinkle,
Thornton M. Hinkle, Howard C. Hollister,
D. H. J. Holmes, Mrs. A. J. Howe, Mrs. C. M. Hulbert, Samuel L. Hunt,
M. E. Ingalls, Edmund W. Kittredge,
Perin Langdon, Miss Annie Laws,
Mrs. F. H. Lawson,
Mrs. Robert F. Leaman,
Mrs. James LeBoutillier, Sr.,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs. Catharine W. Lord,
Alexander McDonald, Mrs. O .. A. Mclaughlin,
George Matthews, Griffin T. Miller,
Robert Mitchell,
John A. Murphy,
P. V. N. Meyers, Alexander C. Neave,
Peter Rudolf Neff,
Mrs. N. G. Nettelton,
John M. Newton, George Bowen Parkinson,
Mrs. Aaron F. Perry, Mrs. Thomas Phillips,
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H. A. Rattermann,
Frederick G. Roelker,
L. C. Weir,
J. G. Schmidlapp,
E. P. Wilson,
W. W. Seely,
O. J. Wilson,
Stewart Shillito, John L. Stettinius,
Edward Worthington,
Bellamy Storer.
William Worthington,
Charles P. Taft,
Mrs. D. Thew Wright,
William W. Taylor,
Drausin Wulsin,
Lucien Wulsin.
LIFE MEMBERS.
Mrs. Louise N. Anderson,
Eugene F. Bliss,
Albert H. Chatfield,
Nathaniel Henchman Davis,
William Henry Davis,
Miss Alice Neave,
Miss J. C. Neave,
Mrs. Lydia A. Potter,
Harley T. Procter,
M. F. Force,
Mrs. M. F. Force,
Erasmus Gest,
Mrs. William Gibson,
L. B. Harrison,
E. O. Hurd,
Frank J. Jones,
Mrs. Frank J. Jones,
H. B. Morehead,
Miss Alice Dexter,
Julius Dexter, Miss Clara B. Fletcher,
Mrs. Bellamy Storer, Peter G.'Thomson, Henry H. Vail, Harry F. Woods, William Woods.
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.
Cesario F. Duro, Samuel A. Green, E. G. Hayes, William McK. Heath, A. H. Hoyt, .
J. Thomas Scharf, Benjamin F. Stevenson, Philip T. Tyson, Horatio Wood,
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Albert B. Voorheis,
Reuben H. Warder,
Mrs. O. J. Wilson,
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HONORARY MEMBERS.
John D. Caldwell,
Reuben T. Durrett,
Benjamin Harrison, IV. H. Vonable,
Five members died during the year, William Slocum Groesbeck, William Lewis Hunt, Mary Fletcher Huntington, William Pope An- derson and Charles Porter Davis. The death of an associate member, John A. McAllister, in Philadelphia, Pa., November 26, 1896, was reported to the Society.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio
FOR 1898-1899
CINCINNATI THE. ROBERT CLARKE COMPANY 1900
OFFICERS FOR 1899-1900.
JOSEPH WILBY, PRESIDENT.
FRANK J. JONES, VICE-PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, VICE-PRESIDENT.
ALBERT H. CHATFIELD, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
GERRIT S. SYKES, RECORDING SECRETARY.
CHARLES J. LIVINGOOD, TREASURER.
MRS. CATHARINE W. LORD, LIBRARIAN.
NATL. HENCHMAN DAVIS,
MRS. T. L. A. GREVE,
E. H. PENDLETON,
CURATORS.
F. B. WIBORG, JOHN F. WINSLOW,
The meeting's of the Society are held in its building, 107 West Eighth Street, at half past two in the afternoon of the first Saturday of each month from October to May.
The library is a free public library, open to visitors daily, except Sunday, from ten o'clock until one.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio
FOR 1898-1899.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
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CINCINNATI, December 5, 1898.
The Librarian respectfully submits the following report of the accessions to the library for the year ending with this date.
Bound volumes,
468
Pamphlets,
2,045
Bound volumes of newspapers, I5
Bound volumes of manuscripts,
7
Atlas,
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Maps and charts,
10
The library now contains 14,731 bound volumes and 59,600 pamphiets. Of the books received 406 were given, and 62 were bought from the income of the Elizabeth Haven Appleton Fund. The contributions came from 144 different sources. 72 societies and institutions contributed, and 72 individuals, of whom 23 were mem- bers. The gifts of books and manuscripts during the past year have been of unusual value.
Benjamin F. Harbeson, Esq., has added a few documents to his gift of the Lawler Papers, mentioned in our last annual report, chief among them is a series of letters from Thomas Bryant to his wife and her letters to him and to her mother, Mrs. Matthew Lawler, 1808- 1818. Mr. Bryant was first engaged in the China trade and afterward settled in New Orleans. He describes his dangerous journey over the "American Alps," from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, his descent of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in a flatboat, and his establishment of a steam mill in New Orleans. A few months later Mrs. Bryant makes the same journey, delaying for a time near Natchez. She writes to
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her mother about the Battle of New Orleans and the subsequent triumphal entrance of Gen. Jackson into the city. But apart from the topographical and historical interest of these letters, they give a pleasing manifestation of conjugal and parental solicitude. Anna, the daughter of the Bryants, often mentioned in their letters, became in 1832 the first wife of Timothy Walker, of Cincinnati.
From Samuel W. Skinner has been received Ogilby's America, published in London, 1671. The book seems to be perfect with the exception that the first ten pages are defective or wanting, but the plates and .maps, in which consists the real value of the work, are perhaps complete.
The Clarke Papers, the gift of our Corresponding Secretary, were referred to in our last report as received, but not arranged. Lack of space prevents mention of all of them, even in a general way. Many of them have been put into large volumes, arranged by subject and indexed so as to be easily accessible. Here may be found many letters and other manuscripts of John Cleves Symmes, Peyton Short, Israel Ludlow, and their families. Following them in the same volume are papers relating to early Cincinnati. There is an interesting collection of bills from which suggestive ideas of prices may be gained. There are several documents relating to John Filson and his family. Here is "The Schoolmaster's Assistant," by Thomas Dilworth, Philadelphia, 1784. Written on a fly-leaf in front, stands : "Est propertis Robert Filson," and at the end of the book: "This book was given to me by my brother John Filson, who was killed by an Indian on the west side of the Ohio, October the first, 1788, about 5 miles from the Great Miami River, and 20 or 30 from the Ohio."
Seven letters of that great collector of Western Americana, Lyman C. Draper, written to R. B. M'Afee, the historian of the War of 1812, open. another volume. These are followed by letters about wine, horticulture and conchology from Hildreth, of Marietta, Lea and Smith, of Philadelphia, to Robert Buchanan, former President of this Society. Then come Cist's correspondence about autographs and many autographs of prominent men of a century ago or less. These letters frequently treat of family relationships and genealogy.
There are copies of early newspapers, 1793-1815, many clippings from newspapers, facsimilies of documents concerning the Revolution and a collection of Kentucky Broadsides, turgid with oratorical denunciation and defiance. There is a History of Illinois Territory, and Gov. Ninian Edwards' copious letters with accompanying schedules of documents relating to this territory, of which he was
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Governor, and to the War of 1812. Of these the recipient, M'Afee, already mentioned, says in his preface to his "History of the Late War in the Western Country, Lexington, 1816," that "He is also indebted to Governor Edwards for his correspondence, but it unfor- tunately arrived too late to be of use."
Besides the papers thus far described as arranged in these volumes, were maps, engravings of men and towns, the manuscript of Gov. Cox's Address to the Alumni of Wittenburg College, the Proclamation of President Jackson against the Nullifiers of South Carolina, printed upon satin; and a copy of the Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, Miss., July 2, 1863. In it the editor writes : "Two days bring about great changes. The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has 'caught the rabbit;' he has dined in Vicksburg, and he did bring his dinner with him. The . Citizen' lives to see it. For the last time it appears on 'wall paper.'"
Henry M. Cist gave to the Society in Sept., 1891, the Todd Correspondence. In this collection are nine letters addressed to Thomas Todd, who the last nineteen years of his life was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; sixty-seven addressed to his son, Charles Scott Todd, who was born in 1791, served in the War of 1812, was sent to Colombia on a " Confidential Mission," and otherwise, 1820-22, was appointed Minister to Russia in 1841, and died in 1871. The remaining ten letters are miscel- laneous as regards writer and recipient. This collection of letters has been prepared for consultation.
Gallipolis Papers, a collection of documents relating to the , settlement and early history of the French Colonists at Gallipolis in 1790. These are the gift of Robert Clarke, John M. Newton and Eugene F. Bliss, all of whom have labored in getting together materials for this history, though to Mr. Newton belongs the credit of initiative and original research. The correspondence of Mr. Newton fills one-half of a volume of this collection, and is the proof of his activity in this work. Many of the answers to his letters are from the descendants of the French Colonists. There are forty pages of original documents, mostly in French, deeds, contracts, receipts, etc. Notices of Gallipolis in its early days culled from histories and books of travels, biographical sketches of the French settlers and of the principal actors in the Scioto business, Cutler, Duer, Barlow, Varnezia, d'Hebecourt, de Barth and others. A number of pamphlets, some of which are rare and valuable : "An Explanation of the Map," etc., generally attributed to Dr. Cutler, and a translation of the same,
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published in Paris, 1789: "Description du Sol," etc. Agreements, Powers of Attorney of the Company of the " 24," the Scioto Co., etc. Four manuscript accounts of the History of Gallipolis, by Newton, Bureau, Newson and Lacroix, respectively. Translation of the famous " Prospectus," and kindred ;papers, originals of which are in our Library, account of the "French Grant," and a MS. History of Scioto County. Agreements, transfers and letters of the members of the Scioto Co. among themselves and with others. These are copies, but from several sources, some from the Historical Society of New York, others from the Barlow Papers and a few from other places. In this correspondence the dramatis persona are Duer, Barlow, Craigie, Rufus Putnam, Flint, Playfair, de Barth, Thiebaut, Franks, Brissot de Warville, and other minor characters. These papers are arranged in three boxes and each volume is indexed, and many articles are furnished with cross-references.
Mrs. Chatfield's gift of fifty volumes contains many desirable histories and biographies not previously in the library.
A bequest of early Cincinnati papers was left to the Society by the late James F. Noble, his will reads: "I give and bequeath to the Ohio Historical and Philosophical Society, of which my friend Julius Dexter is the factotum, all my old newspapers, both bound and unbound." There are fifteen volumes in all, comprising The Satur- day Evening Chronicle, Liberty Hall, The Daily Republican, The Inquisitor, and part of volume one of The Spirit of the West, this last is bound with Liberty Hall. The dates of these newspapers range from 1814 to 1842.
A more recent bequest comes from the late Mrs. Margaret Rives . King, who leaves as a memorial of her husband, Hon. Rufus King, their library or such portion of it as would be considered suitable for use in the Historical Society. Giving a rough estimate of the number of volumes there are about 1,650. The manuscripts, maps and pamphlets have received only a slight examination, but among them have been noticed rare and important editions to the library. This most valuable gift has so lately come into our possession that any special mention must be deferred until the next annual report.
CATHARINE W. LORD,
Librarian.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
CINCINNATI, December 4, 1899.
The Librarian respectfully submits the following report for the year ending with this date. The accessions to the library have been :
Bound volumes. 1,906
Pamphlets,
3,992
Bound volumes of newspapers, . 28
Bound volumes of manuscripts, . 2 .Atlases, 13
Maps,
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The library now contains 16,080 [bound volumes and 61,592 pamphlets. Of the number of books added, 1,905 were gifts, and from the income of the Elizabeth Haven Appleton Fund 42 volumes and 7 pamphlets were purchased. Contributions have been received from 143 different sources. 75 societies and institutions contributing, and 68 individuals, of whom 21 were members.
As was mentioned in the report of last year, over 1,600 books have been selected from the library of the late Mrs. Margaret Rives King, as suitable for the Historical Society. This King collection of books was the product of many years. When we consider what sort of man Rufus King was, we can form a very good idea of what his books would be. A lawyer by profession, he was interested in the history of our country and especially of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. He himself wrote "Ohio " for the "American Commonwealth Series." He was familiar with the beginnings of civil government in this state through his family connections and his own participation. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and had studied its history. Thus in his library were works upon the Northwest Terri- tory, the Spanish Dominion in the Floridas and Louisiana, the great English contest for freedom, the English Church and its American offshoot.
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