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WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting January 2, 1875.
GAINS OF THE YEAR--TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT,
LIBRARY ADDITIONS.
The annual ineeting was called to order Hon. Wm. Plocker, $20 each; Hon. Philo
by Hon. H. S. Orton, LL.D., Vice Presi- White, $7.50; Mrs. M. L. Thomas, $5;
Hon. Geo. Gary, $2; accrued interest,
dent, in the chair.
$172.13; annual dues from members,
The Treasurer's Report was submitted, $49.40; duplicate books sold, $24.99
and wlien properly audited, adopted. thus showing an addition of $921.02-
The amendments to the constitution, in- making the total present amount of this
creasing the number of Vice Presidents
fund, $2,724.61.
and Honorary Vice-Presidents, proposed
at the last meeting, were considered and
The library additions number 1,945 vol.
umes, of which 1,300 were by purchase,
adopted.
and 645 by donation and exchange; and
Prof. Butler, Prof. Allen, Hon. A. Proud. 1,186 pamphlets, of which 24 were by
fit, Judge A. B. Braley, and Prof. O. M. purchase-making the total book and
Conover, were appointed a committee to additions, 94 are folios, and 88 quartos-
pamphlet additions 3,131. Of the book
nominate officers for the ensuing term of increasing the total number of folios in
three years, and fill vacancies in the Ex- the Library to 2,049, and the quartos to
ecutive Committee.
2,705, and both togeter, 4,754.
PROGRESSIVE LIBRARY INCREASE.
The Twenty-First Annual Report of the
Executive Committee was read by the
The past and present condition of the
Secretary, and adopted, as follows:
Library is shown in the following table:
In rendering our twenty-first annual
report, we may justly point to the statis-
tics of the past year's increase of the Li.
brary, Gallery and Cabinet, as exhibiting
a steady and healthy progress--quite as
much as the average of former years.
FINANCIAL CONDITIONBINDING FUND.
The Treasurer's report exhibits the re- 1854, Jan. 1...
50
50
ceipts into the General Fund to have been 1855, Jan. 2..
1,000 1,000 2,000 2,050
$3,500.62, and the expenditures $3,464.88, 1856, Jan. 1..
1,065 2,000 3,065 5, 115
leaving a balance of $35.74 in the Treas. 1858, Jan. 1..
1,005
300 1,305 6,420
1,024
959 1,983 9,403
ury. For cataloguing the library, freight 1859, Jan. 4.
1, 107 500 1,607 10,010
charges and incidental expenses, have 1860, Jan. 3..
1,800
723 2,523/12, 535
been paid $625.54, while $2,839.34 have 1862, Jan. 2.
837| 1, 134 1,971 14,504
610 711) 1,32115, 825
been expended in books, magazines, re- 1863, Jan. 2.
544 2,373 2,917/18, 745
views, newspapers and binding.
1864, Jan. 2..
248 356 604/19, 346
The Binding Fund was last year report- 1866, Jan. 2..
1865, Jan. 3..
520 226 746 20,092
368 806 1,17421, 266
ed at $1,803.59. During the year, dona- 1867, Jan. 3..
923 2, 811 3,734 25,000
tions for this Fund have been received 1868, Jan. 4..
5,462 1,043 6,505 31,505
froin Samuel Marshall, Hon. George W.
1869, Jan. 1..
2,838
682 3,52035, 025
1870, Jan. 4.
923 6,240 7,163 42,188
Allen, and Charles Fairchild, $100 cach; 1871, Jan. 3.
1,970 1,372 3,342 45, 530
Hon. John F. Potter, Hon. Stephen Tay- 1872, Jan. 2.
1,210 3,789. 5,000 50,530
lor, Hon. Philetus Sawyer, Hon. James T. 1872. Jan. 2.
2,161 1,528 3,694154, 224
2..
1,852 1,178| 3,03057, 254
Lewis, Col. Richard Dunbar, and Terrill 1875, Jan. 2.
1,945 1,186) 3, 131 60, 385
Thomas, Esq., $50 each; Rev. R. M.
Hodges, D. 1)., Hon. Gerrit Smith, and
Total
29, 468|30, 917160,3851...
DATE.
Volumes added.
Documents and
Pamphlets.
Both together.
Total in Library.
.
PRINCIPAL BOOK ADDITIONS.
u vols.; Smollett's Hist. England, 6 vols.; / dias, 8; Secret Societies, 9; Shakespeare-
2
ican history, 111; American biography,
We may specify, among the principal 100; American travels and geography, 62;
additions of the year, the following: His- Metaphysics and science, 70;
American
torical Records of the British Army, 76 civil war, 92; Congressional documents
vols.; British Army Lists, 66 vols. and 17 and publications, 135; British and Amer-
previously, making 83 vols., extending ican patents, 142; American politics, 41;
from 1758 to 1856—these two works prov- Wisconsin State documents, and works
ing of great aid to historical students in relating to Wisconsin, 75; Documents of
tracing the services of Britislı officers in other States, 30; Education, 31; Religion,
this country during the old French war 36; American local history, 50; Geneal-
of Revolutionary contest and the war ogy, 27; Agriculture and Horticulture,
of 1812; British Patent Office Reports 57; Historical and Learned Societies, 27;
and Specifications, 136 vols.; American Archäology and Antiquities, 18; Canada
Patent Office Reports and Specifications, and the British Provinces, 21; Bibliog-
16 vols.,--all the more valuable, as only raphy, 16; American Indians, 29; Revo-
150 copies are issued, and ours is the only !utionary War, 24; War of 1812, 4; Flor-
set in Wisconsin-Mackintosh's History ida War, 2; Mexican War, 2; Mormons,
England, 10 vols.; Mahon's Hist. England, 3; Poetry, 14; Philology, 7; Encyclope-
Ellis' Letters on English History, 11 vols-; ana, 10; Miscellaneous, 68.
Marchmont Papers, 3 vols.; Asiatic Re. Nerospaper Department. The bound files
searches, 12 vols.; Hargrove's Collection of additions to this department have been
of State Trials, 11 vols. folio; Hawkes. large and valuable, as the following list
worth's Voyages, 3 vols. 4to; Cooke's will show:
Voyages, 3 vols. 4to; Literary History of Old English papers, 1681–1799...
the 18th Century, 8 vols.; J. Stuart Mills Gazette De Cologne, 1760-and 1780
Dessertations, 4 vols.; Rose's New Bio- Connecticut Courant, 1786-93.
graphical Dictionary, 12 vols.; Biograph- Columbian Centinel, 1792–93..
ical Dictionary of the Society for the New York Herald, 1795-93.
Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 7 vols.; Connecticut Journal, 1796-97.
Neibulir's Hist. Rome, 2 vols., Sweden- New York Spectator, 1797-97 .
Boston Independent Chron., 1797–99... 3
borg's Works, 10 vols.; Elegant Extracts, Boston Gazette, 1797-99.
edited by J. G. Percival, 6 vols.
Connecticut Journal, 1798-99.
Smithsonian Institution publications, 4 Boston Independent Chronicle, 1800... 1
Connecticut Courant, 1799--1801...
vols.; Pennsylvania Legislative Journals, Old English papers, 1800-71..
1662–1781, 6 vols. folio; Hamilton's Hist. Connecticut Courant, 1801-03...
of the Republic of the United States, ? New York Spectator, 1802-16..
Boston Palladium, 1801-12.
vols.; Duyckink's Hist. of the Civil Charleston Courier, 1803.
War, 3 vols.; National Portrait Gallery Boston Gazette, 1804...
of Distinguished Americans, 5 vols.; The War, 1812-14.....
New York Columbian, 1809–10..
Wilkes' Exploring Expedition, 7 vols.; Cooperstown Freeman's Jour., 1820–32.6
Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Columbian Cenținel, 1822–29.
Literature, vol. 1; Condition of Affairs Boston Telegraph, 1824-25.
in the Southern States, as reported to Con- Boston Recorder, 1826–29.
gress, 13 vols,; Catalogue of the Library Chambers' Edinburg Jour., 1832-43...12
of the Surgeon-General's Office, 3 vols.; Baltimore Patriot, 1836–37..
Delaplaine's Repository of Dis- Saturday Courier, 1836-38.
tinguished Americans, 3 vols.; Dunlap's New York Observer, 1851–72.
Hist. of the Rise and Progress of the Arts The Crayon, 1855-60.
of Design in the U.S., 2 vols.; Geological Life Illustrated, 1857–59.
Michigan papers, 1855–67..
Survey and Organic Remains of Canada, Congressional Globe, 1865-73.
9 vols.; De Rivers and Tschudi's Peruvian N. Y. Christian Enquirer, 1866..
Ashtabula Sentinel, 1868.
Antiquities, 3 vols.;. Delafield's Inquiry Christian Advance, 1868–69.
into the Origin of American Antiquities, New York Methodist, 1868-69
1839, 4to; Butterfield's Hist. of Crawford's Wisconsin nəwspaper files, 1869-73...54
Campaign; Field's Essay on Indian Bib- Cincinnati Gazette, 1871-72.
Boston Spectator, 1871.
liography; concluding vols., 9 and 10, of Rail-Road Gazette, 1871–72.
Bancroft's Hist. of the United States; Nation, 1871-72..
Colonial Records of Virginia, 1619–80; | Chicago Times, 1872
Boston Advertiser, 1872...
Vestry Book of Henrico Parish, Va., Chicago Tribune, 1872-73.
1730–73, and St. John's Church. Rich: Golden Age, 1872...
mond.
New York Tribune, 1872–73...
New York World, 1872–73..
To summarize the character of the ad.
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ditions: Newspaper files, bound, 179 vols.;
Total...
..179 vols.
Reviews and Magazines, 359; foreign his- Of these newspaper additions, one vol.
tory, biography and travels, 261; Amer- !umc relates in part to the 17th century,
1 vol. folio.
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17 to the 18th, and 161 to the 19t11-mak- Appleton, 2 vols. and 2 pamphlets; State
ing the totals of the 17th century 62 vols.; of Mass. 2 vols; N. Maton, 2 vols.; U.S.
of the 18th, 329; of the present century, Commissioner of Agriculture, 2 vols.;
1,932-grand total, 2,323.
Rev. S. R. Riggs, 2 vols.; L. B. Hills, 1
The Society now receives 185 periodi- vol: and 4 pamphlets; Hon. J. H. Trum-
cals preserved for binding-an increase bull, 1 vol. and 79 pamphlets; American
of 36 since last year-of which 5 are Congregational Association, 1 vol. and 47
quarterlies, 8 monthlies, 172 weeklies, 3 pamphlets; Rev. Dr. W. S. Perry, 1 vol.
semi-weeklies and 9 dailies—all, save 25, and 35 pamphlets; Hon. S. D. Hastings,
are published in Wisconsin. It is highly 1 vol. and 32 pamphlets; Prof. W. F. Al-
creditable to our Wisconsin publishers, len, 1 vol. and 5 pamphlets; D. S. Durrie,
that they so generally contribute their 1 vol. and 4 pamphlets; J. J. Anderson, 1
publications to our Society--for which vol. and 2° pamphlets; Col. Charles
they deserve our heartiest thanks, as they Whittlesey, Rev. Dr. S. Fallows,
will surely receive the benedictions of Public Library of Indianapolis, and
those who come after us.
Maryland Hist. Society, 1 vol. and 1
Thus, it will be seen, that our newspa- pamphlet cach; and the following 1 vol.
per departinent-one of the largest in the each: Hon. Levi Alden, M. Arrowsmith,
country-is steadily augmenting its rich C. W. Butterfield, Peter D. Clarke, Robert
accumulations. It is constantly consult- Clarke, S. C. Cleveland, H. Coleman, P.
ed for various facts and passing events, Cudmore, B. S. DeForest, Hon. Frederick
for matters and details not elsewhere to De Peyster, Evangelical Alliance, S. C.
be found.
Frey, J. Smith Futhey, Hon. Wm. Gar-
To the map and atlas department have rett, J. S. Harris, C. J. Hoadly, Rev. E.
been added Gray's Atlas, 1873, a fine W. Hooker, 0. J. Hodge, Rev. R. M.
work; Harrison and Warner's several Hodges, J. H. Klippart, Hon. John B.
atlases of Dodge, Green and Waukesha Linn, Gen. N, F. Lund, Charles Mc-
counties, Wis.; Lapham's Geological | Knight, Hon. A. B. Mullett, Gen. R. Pat-
Map of Wisconsin, “from Gov. Wash- terson, Samuel J. Reeves, John R. Rol-
burn; map of Clark county; map of Bar- lins, Col. J. T. Scharf, J. N. Stewart, Dr.
ron county, and of Janesville-total 8; N. T. True, Hon. T, N. Vand ke, J. S.
making the present number of maps and White, Hon. James Williams, Hon. Cyrus
atlases 573.
Woodinan, Chicago Board of Education,
Brookline Public Library, Maryland His-
DONORS OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS.
Yale College, 160 vols., oſ which 23 Natural Sciences, Pennsylvania Histori-
torical Society, Minnesota Academy of
were bound vols. of newspapers, and 125 cal Society, San Francisco Public Libra-
magazines, and 21 pamphlets; British
Patent Office, 136 vols.; U. S.' Interior ry, St. Louis Mereantile Library, and
State of Pennsylvania.
Department, 109 vols.; Hon. G. W. Brad.
ford, Freeman's Journal, 1820–32, 6 vols., Donors of pamphlets: S. C. Gould, 66;
and 20 other vols. and 49 pamplilets; Hon. E. P. Smith, 51;
Essex Institute, 50;
Mass. Hist. Soc., 25 vols. bound newspa- Joel Mansell, 16; H. R. Howland, 14; Dr.
per files, and 5 unbound; Hon. T. *0. T. A. Cheney, 11; Rev. A. C. Pennock, 9;
Howc, 16 vols. and 168 pamphlets; U: S. Dr. I. A. Lapham, 7; R. Gourdin, 7; Rev.
Patent Office, 16 vols.; Swedenborg Pub. C. D. Bradlec and L. C. Draper, 6 each;
Society, N. Y., 12 vols.; State of Wiscon- Rev. R. C. Waterston, R. A. Brock, E. R.
sin, 11 vols. ; Dr: S. A. Green, 9 vols. and Leland, and T. H. Little, 5 each; Gen. M.
294 pamphlets; A. R. C. Selwyn, of Cana- C. Meigs, and G. R. Howells, 4 each;
dian Geological Survey, 9 vols.; Hon. Com. G. H. Preble, T. C. Chamberlain,
Henry Barnard, 8 vols., S. L. Boardman, A. P. Draper, and N. E. Historic-Genea-
ñ vols. and 15 pamphlets; James Alex. logical Society, 3 each; Miss R. L. Bod-
ander, 7 vols. and 10 pamphlets; Smith- ley, Hon. T. W. Field, and Chas. C. Smith,
sonian Institution, 7 vols.; B. W. Snckow, 2 each; and the following 1 each: Ando-
7 vols.; in exchange, 7. vols.; Illinois In- ver Theological Seminary, Hon. H. D.
dustrial University, 6 vols.; J. R. Simms, Barron, Col. E. M. Boykin, Rev. Dr. A. L.
5 vols. and 13 pamphlets; Regents N. Y. Chapin, E. P. Dorr, Hon. S. B. Elkins, T.
University, 5 vols., Seventh Day Adven. H. Ellis, E. H. Goss, D. G. Francis, Har-
tist Tract Society of Wisconsin, 5 vols.; vard College, A. H. Hoyt, Dr. T. V. Hun.
S. G. Drake, 4 vols; Dr. J. G. Shea, 4 toon, S. C. Jackson, Dr. E. Jarvis, M. M.
vols.; Mrs. L. C. Draper, 4 vols-; Hon. Jones, D. S. Jordan, W. J. Langson, G.
James Shaw, 3 vols. and 23 pamphlets; A. Leavitt & Co., Hon. James Lenox, Li-
Gen. W. S. Stryker, 3 vols. and 12 pam brary Company of Phila., Maj. C. G.
phlets; Hon-T.°H. Wynne, 3 vols. ; Presi. Mayers, Hon. A. G. Miller, Hon. Ă. Mitch-
dent Bascom, 3 vols.; Surgeon General's ell, Minnesota Historical Society, Mon-
office, 3 vols.; American Geographical tana Historical Society, N. Y. Mercantile
Society, 2 vols, and 13 pamphlets; W. s. Lib. Ass., Ohio State Library, Gen. J. K.
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PICTURE GALLERY ADDITIONS,
Proudfit, Dr. J. T. Reeve, Hon. Jas. Ross, der settlements from the bloody toma-
Col. John Rosser, Albert Salisbury, Rev. hawk and scalping knife. Superadded
E. M. Stone, W. A. Steel, A. C. Smith, to all this, few men have, by their faith-
Geo. L. Weed, and Western Reserve His- ful study of the history and characteris-
torical Society; and 24 purchased. tics of the Red race, been able to discuss
the interesting subject, in all its bearings,
with the ability and knowledge which a
Portrait of JOHN GREGORY, of Mil.
waukee, civil engineer, and author ofed
with them and their agents in public
long period of years intimately associat-
several works on Wisconsin, painted by relations, enabled Gen. Cass to do; and
Louis G. Joran-presented by Mr. his papers on these topics, in the North
Gregory; portrait of SIDNEY L. Rood, American Review, have long been recog.
painted by Prof. A. Bradish, and present. nized as invaluable contributions to In-
ed by the late Mr. Rood; portrait of Hon. dian historical and archælogical litera-
W. A. PRENTISS, an early pioneer of
ture.
Milwaukee, painted by Prof. Bradish, in
gilt frame, presented by Mr. Prentiss; cal Society early sought to secure and
It is not strange, then, that our Histori.
portrait of Col. J. W. JEFFERSON, of the
8th Wisconsin regiment, painted by Alex. acquisitions a portrait of one of the ablest
preserve among its proudest and richest
Marquis, Milwaukee, elegant gilt frame, and purest public men of not only the
presented by Col. Jefferson, portrait of great Northwest, but of the whole coun-
Col. Jas. MORRISON, an early settler of the
Lead Region, and subsequently of Madi- the civil ruler of our people. Gen. Cass
try, and for eighteen consecutive years
son, gilt frame, presented by Hon. N. W. recognized its propriety, and kindly con-
Dean; portrait of Hon. MORGAN L. MAR- sented to comply with the Society's
TIN, an early and distinguished pioneer wishes; but the cares of public life, and
of Green Bay, painted and presented by the subsequent turmoil of civil war, pre-
Prof. Bradish.
When our Wisconsin Historical Socie the veteran statesman,
vented its fulfillment, and finally, in 1866,
ty was re-organized, in 1854, it was voted
to request Éon. Lewis Cass, among oth-
*Full of honors and full of years,'
ers, to furnish his portrait for its Art Gal- passed on to the better world.
lery. This request was based on the fact Recently, Hon. C. C. Trowbridge, one
that Gen. Cass had been Governor of of the Society's faithful friends, kindly
Michigan territory from 1813 to 1831, du- called the attention of the surviving
ring all which period Wisconsin formed members of Gen. Cass family to this
a part of Michigan, and its few inhabi- matter, and Col. H. Ledyard, his son-in-
tants were governed by the laws and au- law, in their behalf, promptly ordered
thorities of that territory. Gen. Cass the engagement of Lewis T. Ives, an em-
took great interest in the region, then lit. inent artist of Detroit, to make a copy
tle known, west of Lake Michigau, and from the original of a superb likeness,
did much with his able pen and personal painted for Mr. Trowbridge by George
influence to bring it into notice. In 1820, P. A. Healey, in Paris, in 1839, while
he organized an exploratory expedition, Gen. Cass was Minister at the Court of
with himself very properly at its head, St. Cloud. Healey, while abroad, execu-
accompanied by Henry R. Schoolcraft
, ted, besides this of Gen. Cass, notable
James D. Doty, C. C. Trowbridge and likenesses of Louis Phillippe and Mar-
others-Mr. Trowbridge alone surviving shal Soult; at home, of Webster, Cal-
of all this interesting party who traversed boun, Pierce, Buchanan and others.
Wisconsin fifty-four years ago. Mr. Mr. Ives has confessedly been success-
Schoolcraft gave to the world a valuable ful in the copy he has made for our His-
work on the geographical, topical, and torical Society, and which lias been ex-
mineralogical characteristics of the new amined and admired by many of our
country, pointing out its natural history, prominent citizens, and aistinguished
climate, productions and capabilities. visitors. Mr. Trowbridge, in his notice
Gen. Cass, as its civil governor, not of it in the Detroit Free Press, denomi.
only proved himself the father of our nates it "an admirable portrait”-and
upper northwestern country, but serving surely his judgment is high praise; and
in the additional capacity of Superintend- several of our own citizens who person-
ent of Indian affairs, he long managed ally knew Gen. Cass, confirm the justness
with consummate wisdom, the several of his estimate. “The artist,” adds Mr.
tribes of the Chippewa, Sioux, Winneba- Trowbridge, "has succeeded in the diffi.
goes, Ottowas, Pottowatomies and Mo.cult task of catching the spirit of the orig-
nominies, who had previously for many inal, with which, in every respect, his
years been more or less debauched by work favorably compares." The picture
British presents and influence; and thus exhibits Gen. Cass at the age of fifty-
in the his ,
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ADDITIONS TO THE CABINET.
and attests the dignity, intelligence and May 9, 1820, to Eleazer Williams, iu ref.
commanding presence of the man. The erence to the St. Regis tribe of Indians;
canvass is nearly four feet by three, and manuscript letter of Rev. Bishop Jack-
encased in a magnificent gilt frame. It son Keper, Jan. 10, 1854, relative to In-
is one of the most attractive portrait ac- dian books for the Oneidas-both pur-
quisitions, and the most valuable, histor. chased; a bill-head of the famous John
ically considered, the Society has yet Hancock, from S. G. Drake.
received; and toward Col. Ledyard and Old Newspapers, etc.—Fac-simile of Ul.
the Cass family, the Society, and the peo- ster county Gazette, Jan. 4, 1800, in mourn.
ple of Wisconsin, will ever cherish the ing for the death of Washington, from
most grateful feelings for iso valuable and M. H. Irish; ten English newspapers,
appropriate a gift of art.
1820–27, with accounts of the trial of
These adeitions increase the number of Queen Caroline, death of Canning, etc.;
oil paintings in the Art Gallery to 98. English lottery tickets 1813-16; songs, etc.
on the trial of Queen Caroline, from Chas.
Antiquities.-A collection of bones, ar-
Shuter; St. James Chronicle, London,
row heads, etc., taken from a mound on
April 23, 1813, contaiving an account of
the premises of G. H. Durrie, near Lake the engagement between the Constitution
Wingra, in Madison, from G.'H. Durrie; and Java, from J. M. Tarr.
a collection of bones and fragments of
Photographs and Lithographs.--A pho-
pottery, from a mound on Gen. G. P. Deltograph of the house in which the first
aplaine's land, on Lake Wingra, from Senatorial Legislature of Wisconsin met,
Fred. Rice; a fine specimen of Åint arrow at Belmont, Lafayette county, 1836,
head, found in a mound half a mile north glazed framed, presented by T. Jenkins,
of Richland City, on Spring river, from Plattville: photograph of the battle flag
Dr. C. B. Pearson.
of the 2nd Miss. vols., captured with the
Ancient Records.--Copy of a last will regiment by the 6th Wis. vols., at Gettys.
and testament of Mary, wife of Levi burg, July 1, 1863, from Gen. Rufus
Gardiner, of Gardiner's Island, dated Dawes; a photograph of Henry W. Ten.
April 19, 1664_entailed property from ney, an early lawyer who settled at Mil-
Fred'k Thompson; a deed of land, on Waukee in 1847, now of Chicago, from
parchment, from Edward Alleyn, 'and Mr. Tenney; 18 lithographed bird's eye
Lydia, his wife, of Boston, to Roger Clap, pictures of various Wisconsin cities and
of Castle Island, Mass., Nov. 20, 1685, villages, obtained by exchange; 22 simi.
presented by Reuben R. Dodge, of Sutton, lar pictures of Wisconsin cities and vil-
Mass.
lages, presented by John J. Stoner-all
Currency.-A $1 script, Hungarian designed to exhibit every public build.
Fund, 1852, from C. A. Robbins; 25 cent ing, store, and residence in each place at
bill of the corporation of Great Salt Lake the time represented.
City, Dec. 6, 1866, payable in U. S. cur-
Revolutionary Relic.--Au ivory handle
rency, from 0. M. Dering.
sword, with plated ornamented head,
Natural History.- A bottle of deposites used by Capt. Thos. Harvey, in the Revo-
from the Spartă Mineral Spring, from lutionary war, great grandfather of the
Chas. Shuter; specimen of copper ore late Gov. L. P. Harvey, presented by Mrs.
from the Brule copper mine, Douglas A. P. Harvey, now of Bùffalo, the mother
county, Wis., and a specimen of iron ore,
of Gov. Harvey.
68 per cent., from the Penokee Range,
Miscellaneous. -Souvenir du bombard-
Ashland county Wis., from Hon. S. s. ment de Paris, 1870–71, par les Allemands,
Fifield; a centipede, preserved in alcohol, from. Hon. C. C. Washburn; five passes
from F. A. Pomeroy, Dallas, Kansas; a used in Louisiana during military rule,
collection of entomological specimens, faoi G. O. Cromwell, Tomal; a memori-
from Henry S. Hubbard, Detroit; a fine al of the primitive history of Chicago
specimen of whale's tooth, from Dr. C. photo-lithographed from the original pen
B. Pearson, six nodules, various sizes, copy by Sidney, S. Hurlbut, by whom
found in plowing, in Cross Plains, Wis., presented; model of a raft of lumber in
from Chris. Wahlrake; a specimen of sections, from Thos. Purcell; a horse's
wool from sheep belonging to T. H. foot, with summer shoe, and winter shoe,
Eaton, Monroe, Wis., a cross of Liecester from Leggett & Donovan, Madison; à
and Cotswold-very fine, 17 inches long; piece of pilot bread from the steamer
a piece of wood found in digging a well, Virginius, after she was raised, from L.
in Bon Homme, Dakota, on a high prai- | J. Baker.
rie, after passing through 42 feet of soil,
drift, gravel and boulders, from A. W. New Haven Palladium, and other pa-
Barber, Yankton.
pers, covering a period of 21 years, from
Old Manuscripts ---Manuscript letter of Yale College; LaFayette county Demo.
Hon. John C. Calhoun, Sec’y. of War, Icrat, Oct., 1867-Oct. 1870, from publisher;
UNBOUND SERIALS
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GENERAL RESUME.
Gospel Messenger and Church Record, Cass, and in one instance partly penned by
1839, from Mrs. G. M. Williamson; Na. Gen. Cass himself, evincing an ingenious
tional Intelligencer, Jan, 1815-Jan. 1816, variety of plot and incident of such le-
and from 1838–42, from Mass. Historical gendary stories on the part of the Indian
Society; 27_old newspapers, 1810–1850, narrators, from Mr. Trowbridge.
from D. G. Francis; Mechanic's Journal,
Anecdotes of Judge Charles Reaume,
1846–47, Cultivator, 1842, District School the first Justice of Green Bay and Wis-
Sournal, 1840-41, and Teacher's Advo-consin, as published 30 years ago in the
cate, 1845–46, from J. R. Simms; Geo- Green Bay Republican.
graphical and Military Museum, March-
Trial of Winnebago Indians at Prairie
June, 1814, and 22 numbers of African du Chien, in 1828.
Repository, from Hon. G. W. Bradford; Various historical reminences of Wis-
Edinburgh Review, 1872–73, London consin, as given in the Green Bay Repub-
Quarterly Review, 1872–73, Fortnightly lican in 1844.
Review, twenty numbers 1872–74, and
Early Western Days—Primitive Times
twenty numbers of various magazines, of the Pioneers, by Hon. John T. King-
from S. C. Gould.
ston.
Contributions for Exchanges.—Fifty cop- Indian Campaign of 1832, by an officer
ies each of Senate and Assembly Jour- of Gen. Atkinson's Brigade, from the
nals, Governor's Message and Documents, Military and Naval Magazine, 1833.
and Laws of Wisconsin, 1874; 100 copies Memoir of Hon. John Y. Smith, by D.
of Transactions of the Wisconsin Agri- S. Durrie.
cultural Society, 1873–74, 100 copies of
Note on the grave of White Crow, a
Transactions of Wisconsin Academy of Winnebago Chief, by Hon. Stephen
Science, 25 copies of Transactions of Taylor.
Wisconsin Horticultural Society, from
the State; 209 copies of various State Re-
These details show the addition to the
ports, 1873, from E. J. Cole, Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms, Senate; 14 copies Wis- library to have been 3,131 volumes-
consin Horticultural Society Transac- among them, 179 bound newspaper files,
tions, 1873, from Geo. E. Morrow; 25 oil paintings; quite a number of import-
copies Wisconsin Board of Charities and
Reform, from Hon. S. D. Hastings; 36 tion, and many contributions to the Cabi-
ant historical papers for future publica-
copies of Catalogue of the University of net collection. The hall have been new-
Wisconsin, from Prof. W. F. Allen, and painted and grained during the year,
, and
two book alcoves provided.
copies of Judge Miller's Address to the
Old Settler's Club, Milwaukee, and 12
The venerable Mr. Isaac Lyon, now an
copies of J. S. Buck's Early Days of Mil- octogenarian, has given another year's
waukee, from the old Settlers Club; 5 devoted attention to the numerous visitors
copies of Report of Superintendent of to the Cabinet department-truly a vol.
Public Instruction of Wisconsin, from uptary labor of love with him, performed
Hon. S. Fallows; 4 copies of Trade of without money and without price.
Commerce of Milwaukee, 1873, W. J.
Langson, Sec'y.; 25 copies of Proceed-
Recently has appeared a very valuable
ings of Wisconsin Editorial Association, work on the History of Madison and the
1873, from Hon. James Ross, Sec’y.; 40 Four Lake Country by our worthy Li-
copies of Prof. S. H. Carpenter's pamph brarian, Mr. Durrie. It was none too
let edition of his Philosophy of Evolu- early to save the rich collection of facts
tion, and 10 copies Industrial Education, and early details embodied in this vol-
from Prof. Carpenter; 22 copies of Suc
ume-for some of its contributors have
kow's Madison Directory, 1866, from B. already passed away. It is proper that a
W. Suckow.
Society like ours sãould recognize, with
hearty words of approval, every such pro-
The following historical papers have duction of Wisconsin local history, and
been received during the year, and filed especially one so well-deserving as this of
for future publication:
Mr. Durrie.
Account of the Leech and Sandy Lake Our State has yet produced but few lo-
country, and Indian tribes in 1820, by cal histories-Martin Mitchell's Histories
Hon James D. Doty; and eleven unedit-of Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties,
ed manuscripts, interesting Indian le. 1854 and 1856; Guernsey & Willard's His-
gends, noted down from the lips of In- tory of Rock county, 1856; A. C. Wheel-
dian chronicles of the tribes of the North-er's Chronicles of Milwaukee, 1861; W. H.
west, some fifty years ago, by Hon. C. C. Canfield's Sketches of Sauk county, in-
Trowbridge, then connected with the In- complete, 1861; Hon. C. E. Dyer's Histor-
dian Department at Detroit, under Gov.lical Address on Racine county, 1871; Dr.
WISCONSIN LOCAL HISTORY.
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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THE UTILITY OF THE LIBRARY.
ciety's Collections, and others preserved
7
R. A. Koss' History of Milwaukee, in reasonably well distributed among the
German, 1872; H. H. Hurlbut's Early several departments most generally con-
Days of Racine, 1872; W. H. · Canfield's sulted, that scholars and investigators
Baraboo, and its Water Power, 1873; D. S. would find almost cvery thing needed;
Durrie's Green Bay forTwoHundred Years, but in point of fact, it is far otherwise.
and Annals of Prairie du Chien, 1873; Thousands of works are asked for which
and several county sketches in our So- our Library does not possess.
That the free public library is one of
in the columns of newspapers.
the most effective and important of the
Let these prove a worthy incentive to many educational methods of the age,
similar productions in other counties and needs no special argument to demonstrate.
localities of our State—if not in distinct. It is everywhere conceded. Carlyle, in
ive volumes, at least in faithfully gathered his address when installed as Lord Rector
and carefully sifted facts and narratives of Edinburgh University, said:
" What
for the archives of our Society, or the the Univcrsities do-what they have done
columns of some local newspaper.
for me-is to teach me to read in various
languages, and in various sciences; so I
We live in an age of progress. What could go to the books that treated on
answered very well half a century ago,
these things, and pry into and inake iny.
has little or no adaptation to the wants of self master of anything I wanted to know.
the present. Then a few books in the Hence after the classes, the library.” Our
clergyman's library, or a few more am- book collection confessedly constitutes
bitious collections attached to colleges, or one of the most important helps to the
in some half a dozen of our seaboard cit. students of the State University; and, it
ies, seemed to be as much as any one ex- would not be far-fetched to say, that it'is,
pected; and, at that day, a young man, to all practical purposes, the adjunct of
hungering and thirsting after intellectual the University—the consulting Library
advancement, who could borrow half a of its professors and students. In this
dozen volumes in his village or rural view alone, not to elaborate others, it is
neighborhood, was regarded as peculiarly worthy of the highest encouragement of
fortunate, and was thought to be on the the State.
high road to knowledge and to fame.
Our library is going on silent, noble,..
Fifty years ago, all the prominent pub- effective work—not for a single day or
lic libraries in the country scarcelý ag- year, but for all time. It is gathering up
gregated two hundred thousand volumes the recorded wisdom and experiences of
-now, several single collections exceed the ages--the details of every day life,
that number, aggregating, in the whole, and of every day's progress in the event-
millions of volumes. And yet a recent ful period in which we live. It is con-.
writer in New York asserts, that “there stantly inditing its instructions, or with
is no library in that city that is at all the pen of a diamond, upon the immortal
complete;' and a literary gentleman of minds that are attracted here to taste at
Chicago, in collecting materials for a the perennial spring. It has been beau--
work on which he is engaged, writes to tifully said: “The judicious labors, the
our Librarian, requesting examinations profound reasonings, the sublime dis-
in our collection in his behalf, adding, coveries, the generous sentiments of
“We have no books in Chicago."
great intellects, rapidly work their way
This is quite true of all the Libraries of into the common channels of public
our country-all are sadly deficient in opinion, find access to the general inind,
most departments where thorough re- raise the universal standard of attain-
search and investigation are instituted. ment, correct popular errors, promote
Our scholars and investigators are push- acts of daily application, and come home
ing their inquiries to the extremist limits åt last to the fireside in the shape of in.
of human knowledge, and seek light from creased intelligence, skill, comfort, and
every possible source. Men of this class, virtue, which, in their turn, by an in
consecrating their lives and talents to the stantaneous reaction, multiply the num-
advancement of the race, seldom possess bers, and facilitate the efforts of those
means of their own with which to gratify who engage in the further investigation
their tastes, and stimulate their efforts-
and discovery of truth."
and hence, necessarily, rely upon our
public libraries to supply their intellect- We need more shelf capacity for the
ual wants. Not a few works of a most proper distribution of our books, news-
desirable, yet expensive, character, are papers, magazines, and pamphlets; bet-
beyond the reach of individual ability to ter facilities for serving the public, and
purchase; and these, it is especially ex- for protecting the priceless treasures con-
pected, our great libraries will provide. fided to our charge. We must naturally
Many would suppose, that in a collec-look to the State for these increased
tion like ours, of sixty thousand volumes,' means of usefulness. In these times of
TEE NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY.
CURATORS.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
short crops, low prices, and small re- Honorary Viee Presidents-Hon. Cyrus Wood-
wards for labor, we do not wish to be man, Mass.; Hon. Henry S. Randall, LL. D., N. Y.;
thought uvreasonable in the respectful Penn., Hon. A. C. Dodge, Iowa; Hon. L. J. Far-
Hon. Perry H. Smith, Ills, ; Hon. Stephen Taylor,
presentation of our wants,and only ask that well, Missouri; Hon. 6. c. Trowbridge, Mich.;
they may receive at the hands of the Leg- Samuel G. Drake, Mass.; Col. s. y. Shipman, Ills.
islature, a just and proper consideration. N. Y.; Rev. R. M. Hodges, D. D., Mass.
For several successive years we have Corresponding Secretary-Lyman C. Draper.
shown a disposition to do something, in-
Recording Secretary-Col. F. H. Firmin,
Treasuren-Hon. A. H. Main.
dependent of State aid, in the accom-
Librarian-Daniel S. Durrie.
plishment of one of the many objects Curators Ex-offcio-Hon. W. R. Taylor, Gov-
our society has in view-the securing of ernor; Hon. Peter Doyle, Secretary of State; Hon.
Ferd. Kuehn, Treasurer.
an endowed Binding Fund of sufficient
magnitude that the annual income from For One Year-Jas. D. Butler, LL.D.; S. H. Car-
it would meet all the binding wants of penter, LL, D., Hon. James Ross, Hon. J. D. Gur-
the library. That fund, as the figures Culver, Isaac Lyon, and John D. Parkinson.
J. O.
show, has increased $921.02 the past year, For Two Years-Gen. Simeon Mills, Hon. Geo.
and now aggregates $2,724.61. This sum B. Smith, Gen. G. P. Delaplaine, Hon. Andrew
falls far short of the needed endowment bins, Hon. E. W. Keyes, Hon.'S. D. Hastings, and
Proudtit, Hon. S. U. Pinney, Dr. Joseph Hob-
of ten thousand dollars.
S. D. Carpenter.
We have recently sent out our appeal For Three Years-Gen. D. Atwood, Prof. O. M.
for contributions to this fund to a goodly Sopover, Hon. L. Fairchild, Hon. L. B. Vilas, B.J.
number of friends of the society, mostly Hon. A.'B. Braley, and Col. Thos. Reynolds.
in our own State. Some few have re-
sponded favorably, and others have in. Publications-Draper, Smith, Butler, S. H. Car-
timated future aid. We earnestly hope
penter, and Culver.
Auditing Accounts-Hastings, Allen, Firmin,
these appeals may not go unheeded, nor Ross, and Chapman.
these hopes and promises be suffered to
l'inance--Mills, Kuehn, Hastings, Van Slyke,
and Washburn.
pass into forgetfulness. Were our friends
Endowment-Draper, Orton, Washburn, Smith,
who do not feel able at present to con- Taylor, and Hastings.
tribute to this meritorious object, to make
Literary Exchanges-Durrie, Firmin, Hobbins,
and Doyle.
us a pledge of a specified amount per year
Cabinet-Lyon, Allen, Stevəns, Keyes, Darrie,
for five years, it would doubtless go far, and S. D. Carpenter.
in the aggregate, to make this greatly
Natural History-Lapham, Tenney, Hobbins,
needed endowment a triumphant success.
Delaplaine, and Stevens.
Printing-Ro88, S. D. Carpenter, Culver, Park-
Such gifts can never be lost; they will inson, and Keyes.
go on their mission of goodness for ever.
Art Gallery--S. H. Carpenter, Delaplaine, Mills,
They will ennoble the giver, and serve to Fairchild, Vilas, Doyle, and Reynolds.
Historical Narrarives-Pinney, Fairchild, Orton,
build up and perpetuate one of the most Tenney, and Draper.
useful institutions our State possesses- Indian tiistory and Nomenclature--Chapman,
accumulating and disseminating, as it Butler, Allen, Stevens, and Reynolds.
Lectures and Essays-Ross, Butler, Conover,.
does, wisdom and knowledge to all class- Parkinson, and Durrie.
es of society. It has justly been said: Socliiling Committee-Chapman, Hobbins, Bra-
"No truth can perish; no truth can pass ley, Kuehn, and Proudfit.
Annual Address-Smith, Pinney, Ross, Fair-
away. The flame is undying, though child, and Gurnee.
generations disappear. Wherever moral Membership Nominations-Mills, Chapman, Vi.
truth has started into being, humanity las, Gurmee, and Proudfit.
claims and guards the bequest. Each over, and Durrie.
Library, Purchases, and Fixtures-Draper, Con.
generation gathers together the imper- Obituaries - Atwood, Draper, Smith, Braley,
ishable children of the past, and increases Ross, and Tenney,
them by new sons of light, alike radiant
The bonds of the Corresponding Secre
with immortality.”
tary and Treasurer were submitted, and
After reading the above report, the approved, and ordered to be deposited
committee on nominations reported, and with the Librarian.
those recommended were elected, making
Voted, that the Hon. M. M. Strong be
the present full board of officers, includ respectfully requested to prepare a me-
ing the hold over curators, as follows:
moir of the late Gen. Henry Dodge.
President-Hon. ALEXANDER MITCHELL, J. D. Butler, Gen. S. Mills, and Hon. G. B.
Hon. H. S. Orton, Gen. D. Atwood, Prof.
Milwaukee.
Vice Presidents-Hon. Harlow S. Orton, LL.D., Smith were appointed a committee to rep-
Madison; Hon. Henry S. Baird, Green Bay; In- resent the Society in soliciting from the
crease A. Laphan, LL. D., Milwaukee, Hon.
Jas. T. Lewis, LL.D., Columbus; Hon. Jas. Suther- | Legislature increased shelving capacity,
land, Janesville; Hon. Henry D. Barron, St. Croix and additional aid in serving and protect-
Falls; Hon. Morgan L. Martin, Green Bay, Hon. ing the Library.
John H. Rountree, Platteville, Hon. C. C. Wash-
burn, LL.D., Madison; Hon. J. F. Potter, East Troy
The hearty thanks of the Society were
Lake; Sam'ı Marshall, Esq., Milwaukee; 'Hon. John voted to the several donors to the Bind-
T. Kingston, Necedah; Hon. Sat. Clark, Horicon; ing Fund, and the Secretary directed to
Hon. Moses M. Strong, Mineral Point; Hon. Thad. transmit the same to them respectively:
C. Pound, Chippewa Falls; Chauncey C. Britt.
Esq., Portage City.
Adjourned.
.