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STEELE, ZADOCK. His Indian Captivity, and an account of the burning of Roy- alton. E. P. Walton, printer, 1818. 12º p. 144.
STONE, J. P. A History of Greensboro, and the Congregational Church, 1854. E. P. Walton. 8º p. 40.
SWETT, JOSIAH. Sermon at the funeral of Mr. Sarah E. Weston, at West Ran- dolph, Nov. 23, 1851. E. P. Walton & Son. 8º p. 24.
TEACHEM, Mrs. The Infant School Primer. E. P. Walton, printer, [1832.] 12º p. 24.
THOMAS, Rev. A. C. Analysis and Con- futation of Miller's Theory of the End of the World in. 1843. Eli Ballou, printer, 1843. 8° p. 30.
THOMPSON, DANIEL G. A First Latin Book, introductory to Ceaser's Commen- taries on the Gallic War. Chicago, 1872. 12º p. 224.
Mr. Thompson is a native of Montpelier, son of the late Hon. Daniel P. Thompson, and resides in New York ; he published articles on "Intuition and Infer- ence." in the Mind, A Quarterly Review of Psychology and Philosophy, London, July and October numbers, 1878.
THOMPSON, DANIEL PIERCE. [A partial list of the works by Judge Thompson may be found in this History under BER- LIN, p. 69-72, vol. 4, together with a
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biographical sketch. The works omit- ted in the Berlin article are given here.]
-The Adventures of Timothy Peacock, Esquire, or Freemasonry Illustrated. Middlebury, 1835. 12º p. 218. Pub- lished anonymously.
-Revised Statutes of Vermont, I vol. 1835.
-Address before the Vt. Hist. Society, 1850. Burlington. 8º p. 22.
-History of the Town of Montpelier to 1860, with Biographical Sketches. E. P. Walton printer. 8º p. 312.
Mr. Thompson's novels continue in demand, an edi- tion by Nichols & Hall, Boston, 1876, in four volumes, contains: vol. 1, " May Martin," " Guardian and Gliost," " Shaker Lovers," "Ethan Allen and the Lost Children," " The Young Sea Captain," Old Soldier's Story," " New Way to Collect a Bad Debt," and " An Indian's Revenge," p. 380. Vol. 2, "Locke Amsden, or the School-master," p. 231. "The Rangers," 2 v. in one. p. 174, 155. "Green Mountain Boys," vol. 4, p 364.
-Another edition of the above four vol- umes by the same publishers, 1881.
THOMPSON, GEORGE. Address to the Legislature and Citizens of Vermont, at Montpelier, Oct. 22, 1864. Freeman print. 8° p. 18.
THOMPSON, ZADOC. Gazetteer of Vermont. E. P. Walton printer. 1824. 12º p. 312.
THOMPSON, S. New Guide to Health, or Botanic Family Physician. Montpelier, Printed for the publisher, 1851. 12º p. 122.
THOUGHTS ON DIVINE GOODNESS. Print- ed by Geo. W. Hill. 1828, 12º p. 148. THRESHER, LEONARD. The Family Phy- sician, etc. Argus and Patriot print. 1871,8º p. 406.
TRUAIR, Rev. JOHN. Sermon at Mont- pelier. Mach 7, 1813. Walton & Goss.
-The Alarm Trumpet. Sermon at Berk- shire, Sept. 9, 1813, on the war. Wal- ton & Goss. 8º p. 27.
UNIVERSALISM. Form for Constitution and by-laws for the use of Universalist Churches, etc. Ballou & Burnham's press. 1851, 12º p. 16.
-Discussion on Endless Punishment, by Rev. Luther Lee, and Rev. Eli Ballou. Ballou & Loveland printers. 1857, 12º p. 84.
UPHAM, Hon. WILLAM. Speech in the U. S. Senate, March 1, 1847, on the three million Bill. Washington. 8º p. 8.
-Speech in the U. S. Senate on the Mex- ican War, Feb. 15. 1848. p. 19.
-Speech in the Senate, July 26, 1848, on the Compromise Bill. p. 7.
-Report on the Revolutionary Claims, Feb. 9, 1849.
-Speech in Senate, July I and 2, 1850, on the Compromise Bill. p. 16.
-Obituary Addresses on the death of Mr. Upham, delivered in the Senate and House, January 15, 1853. 8º p. 8. [Vide biographical sketch post.]
UPHAM, WILLIAM K. Argument for De- fendant in case Nathan Harris vs. Col- umbiana Co.Insurance Company, (Ohio), 1853. P. II.
Mr. Upham was a native of Montpelier, son of Sen- ator Upliam, died at Canton. Ohio. Mar. 22, 1865.
WAIT, AUGUSTINE. Speech before the. Brotherhood of St. Patrick, Dublin, Ire- land, Nov. 24, 1862. E. P. Walton, printer. p. 20.
WALTON, Hon. ELIAKIM P. Speech on the Admission of Kansas, in the House of Representatives, Mar. 31, 1858. Wash- ington : 8° p. 15.
-Speech on Free Trade and Protective Tariff, in the House of Representatives, Feb. 7, 1859. 8º p. 14. Washington.
-Speech in the House on the State of the Union, Feb. 16, 1861. 8º p. 8.
-Speech in the House on the Confiscation of Rebel Property. Delivered May 24, 1862. 8º p. 15.
Mr. Walton edited and compiled a history of the Vermont Capitol, a book of 300 pages, printed in 1857. He delivered an address on the first Legislature of Vermont, before the Historical Society in 1878; also an address, "History of Early Printing in Vermont," before the Vt. Publishers' Association, at Benning- ton, August, 1877, wlilch is printed in the " Centeunial Proceedings at Bennington." But the crowning work of Mr. Walton is the editing and publishing of the eight volumes of the Governor and Council, so called. This is a work invaluable to every student of Ver- mont history, and its appreciallon will increase as time passcs. [A most satisfactory work-that Ver- mont Governor and Council-Ed.] Another work of great convenience to all Vermonters, as well as others, is, WALTON'S VERMONT REGISTER AND AL- MANAC. This work, with which everybody in Ver- mont ought to be familiar, was published at Mont- peller by the Walton Faniily, 1818-1867, and since then at Claremont, N. H,, under the same old familiar title. There is an excellent sketch of Mr. Wallon in my blb- liography of Vt., which I will not mutilate by giving even an abstract in this place. Seepost. I do not speak of Mr. Walton's "History of Montpeller," prepared for Miss Hemenway's Gazetteer, as I have not seen it. It is proper to say a word in this place to prevent confu- sion, as to the sanie initials of the two Mr.E.P. Waltons, whose names occur so frequently In the imprints of this list. The father, Ezekiel Parker Walton, con- tinued in the printing business at Montpelier, 1807- 1853; the eldest son. Eliakin Persons Walton, became a partner with his father in 1833, under the firm name of E. P. Walton & Son. Later, one or two younger sons of the elder Walton became members of the firm, which then became E. P. Walton & Sons. Ellakini wrote lls name E. P. Walton, Jr., until the death of hls father in 1855.
WARING, GEO. E. Jr. Elements of Agri- culture. S. M. Walton, 1855. 12º p.288. WASHINGTON, GEORGE. Valedictory Ad- dress. Walton & Goss, printers, 1812. p. 45.
WATROUS, Miss SOPHIA. The Gift. Poems. E. P. Walton & Sons, 1841. 12º p. 172. WATTS, ISAAC. Twelve Sermons, Moral and Divine. Wright & Sibley, 1811. 12° p. 359.
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-Psalms of David, Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Walton & Goss, 1814. 18° p. 296, 259.
-Logic, or the Right use of Reason. E. P. Walton, printer, 1819. 12º p. 288. WEBB, T. S. Freemason's Monitor. Wal- ton & Goss, printers, 1816. 12º p. 312. WEBSTER, NOAH. Spelling Book. E. P. Walton & Son, 1839. Another edition, 1844.
WHEELER, Rev. S. H. Memorial Sermon on Mrs. Betsey Carpenter, of Waterbury, Nov. 7, 1875. Press of J. & J. M. Po- land. 8º p. 15.
WHEELOCK, Rev. EDWIN. Historical 'Sketch of the Town of Cambridge. Freeman print, 1876. 12º p. 15.
WHEELOCK, Rev. V. G. Revelation and Science Harmonize. A Sermon, 1869. Polands' print.
-Growth of the Gospel. A 'Sermon at Stanbridge, P. Q., 1871. Journal Steam Printing Establishment. 8º p. 12.
WHITE, Rev. P. H. Ecclesiastical His- tory of Vermont. An Essay read at Newbury, June 21, 1866. Walton's print. 8° p. 7.
-Jonas Galusha. Memoir of, read before the Vt. Hist. Society, 1866. E. P. Walton, printer. 8º p. 16.
WILD, Rev. A. W. Funeral Sermon at Greensboro, July 10, 1864, on the death of E. E. Hartson and Horace Sutham. Freeman print. 8º p. 18.
WILLARD, Hon. CHARLES W. Speech in the House of Representatives, April 9, 1869, on the Cuban Question. Wash- ington : p. 8.
-Cuban Belligerency. Speech in the House, June 15, 1870. Washington : p. 15.
-Interstate Commerce. Speech in the House, March 24, 1874. Washington : p. 25.
-Civil Service. Speech in the House, April 17, 1872. p. 8.
WILLIAMSTOWN. Methodism in. His- torical Address, Dec. 19, 1880, by Rev. Mr. Bartlett. Messenger print. 12° P. 35.
WING, JOSEPH A. "Pluck," and Other Poems. Freeman print, 1878. 12º p.252. WORCESTER. Record of Births, Mar- riages and Deaths in, Oct. 1813 to June 1858. By S. S. Abbott. E. P. Wal- ton, printer. 18° p. 31.
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WORCESTER, Rev. LEONARD. Funeral Sermon at Hardwick, Aug. 30, 1814, on the death of Mrs. Lydia, consort of
Samuel French, Esq. Walton & Goss. 8º p. 24.
-Sermon at Montpelier, Oct. 15, 1809. Peacham, Vt. Samuel Goss, printer. 8º p. 24.
-Appeal to the Conscience of Rev. Sol- omon Aiken. Printed by E. P. Walton. 8º p. 16.
WORCESTER, Rev. THOMAS. Serious Reasons against Triune Worship. Wal- ton & Goss, 1812.
WRIGHT, Rev. CHESTER. Federal Com- pendium ; an Arithmetic. Middlebury, 1803. 12º p. 108. .
-Services at the Ordination of Rev. Mr. Wright at Montpelier, Aug. 19, 1809. Sermon by Rev. Asa Burton, Charge by Rev. Stephen Fuller, of Vershire, and the Right Hand of Fellowship by the Rev. Calvin Noble, of Chelsea. Peach- am : Printed by Samuel Goss, 1809. 8º p. 24.
-Election Sermon, 1810. Randolph.
-Funeral Sermon on the death of Sibyl Brown. Preached Jan. 11, 1811. Wal- ton & Goss, printers. 8º p. 12.
-Sermon before the Vt. Bible Society at Montpelier, Oct. 28, 1812. Walton & Goss. 8º p. 14.
-Funeral Sermon, Dec. 27, 1813, on the death of Mrs. Hannah, wife of Jeduthan Loomis, Esq. Walton & Goss.
-Sermon before the Female Mission So- ciety in Montpelier, 1816. E. P. Wal- ton, printer. p. 14.
-Sermon at Middlebury, Aug. 16, 1814. Middlebury : 8º p. 16.
-Saints Resurrection. Sermon on the death of Geo. S. Walton, at Montpelier, June 10, 1818. E. P. Walton, printer, 8º p. 15.
-Address on the Death of Adams and Jefferson, at Montpelier, July 25, 1826. Printed by George W. Hill & Co. 8º p. 19.
-The Devil in the Nineteenth Century. Two Discourses at Hardwick, May 6, 1838. E. P. Walton & Son. 8º p. 21. YALE, CALVIN. Some Rules for the in- vestigation of Religious Truth. E. P. Walton, 1826. 8º p. 15.
-Sermon before the Vt. Colonization So- ciety at Montpelier, Oct. 17, 1827. E. P. Walton. 8º p. 15.
YOUNG, SAMUEL. Oration at Bennington, August 16, 1819. Argus and Patriot print, 1871. p. 4.
See Article on Vt. Hist. Society for additional Mont- pelier imprints, etc.
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VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. BY M. D. GILMAN. LIBRARIAN.
It is deemed appropriate that a brief no- tice of the Historical Society shall be in- cluded in the history of Montpelier, for the reason among many, that its headquarters and library are located in this town.
The Society was incorporated by act of the general assembly, approved Nov. 5, 1838, under the name of "The Vermont Historical and Antiquarian Society ;" the persons named in the act are Henry. Ste- vens of Barnet, Oramel H. Smith, Daniel P. Thompson and George B. Mansur, of Montpelier.
By an act of the general assembly ap- proved Nov. 16, 1859, the name of the Society was changed to "The Vermont Historical Society ;" and by an act, ap- proved Nov. 21, the same year, room No. 9 in the State Capitol was granted for the uses of the Society for its library and bus- iness purposes ; the Society by permission also uses a large book case in room No. 12.
The first meeting of the Society was held at Montpelier, the third Thursday of Oct. 1840, at which the Society was organ- ized, and Henry Stevens elected president and librarian, Geo. B. Mansur and D. P. Thompson, secretaries. At this meeting associate members were elected : Silas H. Jennison, Isaac F. Redfield, D. M. Camp, E. P. Walton, Daniel Baldwin, Geo. W. Benedict, Solomon Stoddard, and Norman Williams.
Mr. Stevens continued as president of the Society until about 1858, when he was succeeded by the Hon. Hiland Hall, who was president until Oct. 1866, when, upon his retirement, Rev. Pliny H. White was elected, and held the office until his death, April 24, 1869.
Hon. Geo. F. Houghton was elected president Oct. 19, 1869, and held the office until his death, Sept. 22, 1870; Rev. W. H. Lord was elected president in Oct. 1870, and held the offiae until Oct. 1876, when he declined further service ; the pres- ent incumbent, the Hon. E. P. Walton, succeeded the Rev. Dr. Lord.
The librarians of the Society have been as follows : Henry Stevens, Esq., 1840-
1858, Hon. Charles Reed, 1858, until his death, March 7, 1873 ; he was succeeded by Hiram A. Huse, Esq., until Oct. 1874, when the present incumbent, Mr. M. D. Gilman, was elected.
Among the most prominent and active workers in behalf of the Historical Society, should be mentioned, Henry Stevens Esq., Hon. Hiland Hall, Hon. Charles Reed, Rev. Pliny H. White, Geo. F. Houghton, Esq., and the Hon. Eliakim P. Walton.
The annual meetings of the Society are held at Montpelier, Tuesday preceding the third Wednesday of October. .
Persons desiring to become members of the Society can do so, on the recommenda- tion of any member, and the payment of $2.00 for admission, and $1.00 per annum thereafter.
The Society at the present time, 1881, is in a flourishing condition ; it has a sys- tem of exchanges and correspondence with all kindred societies in this country and some in England, besides a large cor- respondence and exchange with individuals.
The library is estimated to contain from 7000 to 8000 vols. of books, about 500 bound vols. of newspapers, and 12000 to 1 5000 pamphlets, besides a large quantity of manuscripts, letters, and historical curi- osities.
A card catalogue of the bound volumes and newspapers has been completed, and all books received are added to the cata- logue.
The Society has portraits in oil of Hon. Hiland Hall, Rev. W. H. Lord and Hon. D. P. Thompson, all presented to the So- ciety, the two latter painted by Montpel- ier's native son, the distinguished artist, Thomas W. Wood, and by him presented to the Society.
As is the case with most libraries of the time in our country, that of the Historical Society has outgrown the room set apart for it, and is greatly in need of more space, which we trust will soon be pro- vided in the proposed addition to the State Capitol.
The following list of publications by the Vermont Historical Society is thought to be complete :
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* Address by James D. Butler, at Mont- pelier, Oct. 16, 1846: "Deficiencies in Our History." 8º p. 36. Montpelier : Eastman & Danforth.
* Addresses on the Battle of Benning- ton, and Life of Col. Seth Warner, at Montpelier, Oct. 20, 1848, by James D. Butler and Geo. F. Houghton. Burling- ton : 8º p. 99.
Address at Montpelier, Oct. 24, 1850, by Daniel P. Thompson. Burlington : 8º p. 22.
* Address, "Life and Services of Mat- thew Lyon," Oct. 29, 1858, by Rev. P. H. White. Burlington : 8° p. 26.
* Address, " The Marbles of Vermont," Oct. 29, 1858, by A. D. Hager. Burling- ton : 8º p. 16.
Constitution, By-Laws, Act of Incorpo- ration, and catalogue of Officers and Mem- bers of the Society. Woodstock, 1860. 8º p. 16.
* Proceedings of 21st Annual Meeting, and Address by Rev. Joseph Torrey, "His- tory of Lake Champlain," Oct. 16, 1860. Burlington : 8° p. 27.
Proceedings, Special Meeting at Bur- lington, Jan. 23, 1861. Burlington : 8° p. 7,8.
Proceedings, Annual Meeting at Mont- pelier, Oct. 15 and 16, 1861. St. Albans. 8° p. 17.
Proceedings, Special Meeting at Bur- lington, Jan. 22 and 23, 1862. 8º p. 8. St. Albans.
Address on Town Centennial Celebra- tions. By Henry Clark, at Burlington, Jan. 22, 1862. 8° p. 8. St. Albans.
* Address by Henry B. Dawson on the Battle of Bennington, at Burlington, Jan. 23, 1861. Printed in Hist. Magazine, May, 1870 ; reprinted in Argus and Pat- riot, Montpelier, June 27, July 4, 11, 1877.
* Address, " Early History of Banking in Vermont," by Geo. B. Reed, Oct 14, 1862. 8º p. 28.
* Address, "Gov. Philip Skene," by Henry Hall, of Rutland, at Windsor, July 2, 1863. Printed in (Dawson's) Hist. Magazine, vol. II, 2d series, p. 280-83.
* Address on Joseph Bowker, by Henry Hall, Special meeting at Windsor, July I,
2, 1863. Printed in (Dawson's) Hist. Magazine, vol. II, 2d series, p. 351-54.
* Address, " Evacuation of Ticonderoga,
1777," at a Special Meeting at Brattle- boro, July 17, 1862, by Henry Hall. Print- ed in (Dawson's) Hist. Magazine, August, 1869.
Proceedings at Brattleboro, July 16, 17, and at the Annual Meeting at Montpelier, Oct. 14, 1862. St. Albans. 8° p. 26.
* Address, "Secession in Switzerland," by J. W. DePeyster, at Montpelier, Oct. 20, 1863. Catskill : 8º p. 72.
* Address, “ Life of Hon. Richard Skin- ner," by Winslow C. Watson, at Mont- pelier, Oct. 20, 1863. Albany : 8º p. 30. * Address, "Edward Crafts Hopson," by Henry Clark, Jan. 25, 1865. Special meeting at Rutland. 8º p. 6.
* Address, " Charles Linsley," by E. J. Phelps. Special meeting at Brandon, Jan. 28, 1864. Albany : 8° p. 20.
* Address, " Battle of Gettysburgh," by G. G. Benedict. Special meeting at Bran- don, Jan. 26, 1864. Burlington : 8° p 24. * Another edition, enlarged, p. 27, and appendix Iv. Illustrated.
Addresses, on " Solomon Foot," by Geo. F. Edmunds, on "Gov. Galusha," by P. H. White, on "New England Civiliza- tion," by Rev. J. E. Rankin, at Mont- pelier, Oct. 16, 1866. Walton's print. 8º p. 72.
* Address on Theophilus Herrington, by Rev. P. H. White. Special meeting at Rutland, Aug. 20, 1868. 8º p. 6.
* Memorial Address on Hon. Jacob Col- lamer, by James Barrett, at Montpelier, Oct. 20, 1868. 8° p. 61.
Proceedings, and Addresses at Mont- pelier, Oct. 19, 20, 1869. " Capture of Ticonderoga," by Hiland Hall ; " Memo- rial on P. H. White," by Henry Clark. Journal print, Montpelier. pp. 15, 32, 16. Proceedings, Oct. and Nov. 1870; con- tains address on Hon. Charles Marsh, by James Barrett. Montpelier, p. xxvii, 54.
Proceedings, and Address by L. E. Chittenden, on " Capture of Ticonderoga." At Montpelier, Oct. 8, 1872. Montpelier : Printed for the Society. 8° p. xxi, 127.
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H. A. Huse, at the Annual Meeting at Montpelier, Oct. 13, 1874. Printed in Daily Journal.
Address, "History of the St. Albans Raid," delivered at Montpelier, Oct. 17, 1876, by Hon. E. A. Sowles. St. Albans : 8º p. 48, including proceedings of the So- ciety.
Collections of the Society, 2 vols. Vol. I, Montpelier, 1870. 8° p. xix, 507. Vol.
2, Montpelier, 1871. 8º p. xxviii, 530.
Proceedings, Oct. 15, 1878, at Mont- pelier, with addresses: by Rev. M. H. Buckham, on Rev. W. H. Lord, and by Hon. E. P. Walton, on " The First Legis- lature of Vermont." Polands' print. 8º p. xvi, 47.
Proceedings, Oct. 19, 1880, at Mont- pelier, with address by Hon.E. A. Sowles, on " Fenianism," ete. Rutland : 8° p. xxviii, (2,) 43.
Numerous addresses in addition to those noticed have been delivered before the So- ciety, the manuscripts of some of which are on file in its archives.
The publications marked with a * are out of print, and cannot be furnished by the Society.
THE VERMONT STATE LIBRARY.
BY HIRAM A. HUSE, STATE LIBRARIAN.
Legislation as to a state library began in 1825. The State had about forty years before, it is true, gone into the book bus- iness in rather a curious manner by seizing the library of Charles Phelps, Esq., of Marlboro, an energetic friend of New York rule. This seizure was made in 1782, and Stephen R. Bradley seems to have had charge of the confiscated literature for a time. In 1784 the legislature was provid- ing that the committee for revising the laws (an undertaking begun in 1782 and not completed till 1787) should be paid out of this library: The resolutions of the General Assembly, March 6, 1784, relating to such payment are as follows :
Resolved, that Stephen R. Bradley, Esq., be, and is hereby directed to deliver to Nathaniel Chipman and Micah Townsend, Esqrs., Committee for revising the laws, or either of them, upon the order or appli- cation of them, or either of them, such of
the books late the property of Charles Phelps, Esq., as they or either of them may think necessary for them in revising the laws, he taking their receipt for such books to account. And further,
Resolved, That all letters from either of the Committee for revising the laws to the other upon the business of their appoint- ment, be conveyed free of postage. That the accounts of the said Committee, when the business of their appointment shall be completed, shall be adjusted by the Com- mittee of Pay-Table, at the rate of twelve shillings each per day, while they are sever- ally employed in the business, for their time and expences. That the Committee be paid for their services out of the library late the property of said Phelps, at a rea- sonable appraisement, to be made by such persons as shall be appointed by the Legis- lature, to be men acquainted with the val- ue of books, and to be made under oath. at cash price ; unless the Legislature shall see proper to restore said library to said Phelps ; or unless said Phelps shall redeem the books so appraised by paying the said Committee such sum as they shall be ap- praised at. The aforesaid Committee to have their choice of what books they take in payment. Provided the said committee revise the statutes of this State which have not already undergone their examination, by the session of Assembly in Octoher next. And if the said library shall be re- stored to said Phelps, or shall be insuffi- cient for payment, the Legislature will pay the said Committee for such their services, in hard money, or an equivalent.
Whatever became finally of the Phelps books their temporary possession did not establish a state library any more than, in the troubled days of the revolution, the possession of that "one negro whench" for whose care Matthew Lyon charged the State, established slavery.
The following is the resolution under which the Vermont State Library was formed :
IN COUNCIL, Nov. 17, 1825.
Resolved, the general assembly concur- ring herein, That it shall be the duty of the governor and council annually, to ap- point some suitable person, whose duty it shall be to take charge of, and keep in good order, all the books and public docu- ments, deposited in the state-house, in Montpelier ; and that a suitable room in the state-house be placed under the con- trol of such person, for a place of deposit. for such books and documents : and such person, in the discharge of his duty, shall
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[Concurred Nov. 17, 1825.]
Calvin J. Keith was the first librarian, and was appointed Nov. 17, 1825. He was librarian 4 years, and after his service there were frequent changes in the office for 30 years.
Until 1836 the librarian was appointed by the governor and council ; then till 1848 by the governor ; and from 1848 till 1858 by the senate and house of representatives. In 1857 the control of the library was put into the hands of trustees, who appoint a librarian. The trustees organized Nov. 16, 1858, and appointed Charles Reed li- brarian. Mr. Reed died March 7, 1873, and was succeeded by the present libra- rian.
The greater part of the books of the li- brary escaped the fire of Jan. 6, 1857, which destroyed the state-house. While the present state-house was building, the masonic hall was used for the library. A catalogue of the library was printed in 1850, one in 1858, and one in 1872.
The library for nearly 30 years depend- ed principally for increase on the receipt of State publications and on exchanges. In 1854, an annual appropriation of $200 for the purchase of books was made ; this appropriation was increased to $500 in 1866 and to $800 in 1876. The substan- tial growth of the library and its real use date from the beginning of Mr. Reed's services as librarian. He used the small sums at his command with great good judgment, and made a useful working li- brary of it.
The library now contains about 19,000 bound volumes, exclusive of duplicates. It has outgrown the quarters that, when Mr. Reed took charge of it, were more than ample, and is now, though its books overflow into committee rooms, cramped for room. In American law reports it is among the best libraries in the country ; in other departments it is incomplete, but growing in those branches that appear to be of most use.
The present officers of the library are : Trustees, ex officio, the governor, the chief
justice and the secretary of state ; State, E. J. Phelps, Horace Fairbanks, L. G. Ware; resident, E. P. Walton, Joseph Poland and Chas. H. Heath ; librarian, Hiram A. Huse ; first assistant librarian, Thomas L. Wood.
Portraits, &c .- Among the noticeable things in the library are two portraits be- longing to the Historical Society, the work and gift of Thomas W. Wood, a na- tive of Montpelier, and now one of the first artists of New York city. One is a por- trait of Rev. W. H. Lord and the other of Hon. Daniel P. Thompson. A portrait, by Mr. Wood, of Judge Prentiss is also in the capitol, though the formal presentation to the Historical Society has not yet been made. These portraits are valuable for their artistic as well as their historical mer- it, and in the same class may be mentioned, of the portraits in the executive chamber, that of Gov. Smith, by Thos. Le Clear. The portrait of Gov. Paine is a good copy, from a good original by Chester Harding ; and that of Gov. Williams, by B. F. Mason, is a creditable piece of work. The other portraits in the governor's room are no doubt historically valuable. A bust of Gov. Erastus Fairbanks, by J. Q. A. Ward, is excellent work, as is one of Judge Elijah Paine by Greenough. There is also a fine bust of Jacob Collamer by Preston Powers. Julian, Scott's large painting of the Battle of Cedar Creek is too big for the governor's room, and whatever good work there is in it has no chance to "vindicate" itself. A portrait of Washington hangs over the speaker's chair in the Hall of the House of Representatives.
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