SIXTEENTH BIENN IAL REPORT

OF Ttn:

BOARD OF GURA.TORS

OF TIIE State Historical Society

TO TIT&

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE.

18 7 .

PRINTED BY OBDER OJ' T1JK O&.'VEll.AL A88KAIBl,Y.

DES MOINES : OEO, E, R0Bt:RT8, STATE Pllll\'TER. 1887. BIE)fNL\.L REPORT.

LlURA!tY llOO~I } ~TA.TX llr8T'OR10AI. Soc1irr,· UY lowA. lowA Crr\· low•· To hi• a.,,./ww:y, Wu.Lu.>< L.u.u11.n, Gover,wr of I°""': Su,-The Board of Cw-ators of tbe State Hi1torioal SooieLy of Iowa 1uhmit thio ita Sucti!Qotb Biennial Report. The Contors hold tbeir N'gular mee11ng1 on the oeoond Saturday e>eniog of each month, and the rooc,1 of the Sooiety are open to Yiait.oro WeJneaday and Saturday of each weok, and at rical R,- ,ml, a quuterly, ,.,., begun aorne 1.. 0 years ago, for the pnrpoae of exohango. It1 obj1•0L io to 00!1001 and pre,...rve in a p,,rmanent form, facto ocmnected. witb the bi,1ory <>f the State, to pre•·orve the memory of the fl3rly I ionoet1 o( Iowa, their dee

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Thero hu been a very ,ati1faotory inorea10 In the library, both In bound volnm.,. a.ud pamphl•t•. (The liat o( donation• are henito altMhNI.) Wo would like to have a copy of every oook and pam• phlet pnblioh..d in Ion, for which ,re will gi•e due credit and recip­ rocate a, far•• in our power.

Oar oolleotion of ne••P•I"'•• ia iocrea,iog and I• beoom1ng •ory valuable; of eome 61M the Society poueuet the only kno,.n oopiN. 4 STA. TE RISTORICA.L SOCIETY. 188'!.) STA.TE HISTORICAL SOC.1.ETY. 5 They are frequently referred to both by the historian and legal By election of Society, Jane 22, 1887: fession. If publishers of newspapers throughout the State oouldpro- . f d . . h . bl' a~ J. L. Pickard...... Iowa City. preciate the 1mportanoo o epos1t10g t eir pu 1cations in our roo1119, C. M.. Hobby...... I owa City. where they are bound a11 soon as volumes are completed, and receive E. F. Clapp .. . . . · ...... Iowa City. the Society's publication in. exchange, they would confer a laeting s. Calvin ...... Iowa City. obligation on future generations. c. T. Ransom ...... Iowa City. s. E. Paine...... Iowa City. The report of the Treasurer is hereby appended, and statement P. A. Dey...... lows Cily. showing for what purpose the expenses were incurred. James Lee...... Iowa City. The Board of Curr.tors of the Society, for the two years under s. c. Trowbridge ...... lowa City. review, was as follows: The officers of the Society are :

By appointment of the Governor: J. L. Pickard ...... 1'resldent. Hon. H. C. Bullis...... ••• .•• . . .. ••.•. •••• ...... Winneshiek county. William Emons ...... V ice President. Hon. J. F. Duncombe ...... Webst.er county. Lyman Parsons...... Treasurer. M. W. Uavi.8 ...... •...... Secretary. Hon. J. W• ..N. Rumple ...... Iowa county. W. O. Crosby, Esq.... . • ...... • ...... Appanoosecounty. Wm. Toman, Esq ...... ~· ... ••• ...... Buchanan county. H. A. Burrell, Esq ...... Washington county. D . N. Richardson, Esq...... Scottcounty.

By election of Society, June 22, 1885:

J. L. Pickard, LL. D ...... Iowa City. C. M. Hobby, M . D ...... Iowa City. E. F. i..,lapp. M. D ...... l owaCity. S. Calvin, A. M...... Iowa City *G. Hloricbs, A. M ...... •...... •...... I owa City. H on. S. E . l'aine ...... Iowa City. Hon. C. T. Ransom ...... ••...... Iowa City. James Lee, Esq ...... I owa City. S. C. Trowbridge, Esq ...... Iowa City. The present Board of Curators is as follows : By appointment of the Governor. J . O. Crosby...... Garnavillo. w. J. Knight ...... Dubuque. Marion Murdock...... • ...... Humboldt. D. N. Richardson ...... Davenport. George D. Perkins ...... Sioux City. W.R. Vaughan ...... Council Blaffs. A. H. Hamilton ...... Ottumwa. Samuel M. Clatk ...... K eokuk. J . F. DuncombE' ...... Fort Dodge. •o. Hinrichs reslgoed March 12, 1886, aod May 8 Peter A. Dey, Esq., wa.s elected '° no the vacancy. 6 STATE llISTORICA.L SOCJETY. 1857,] TATE HISTORlCAL SOCIETY. 7

January 8, voucher number 2-1 ...... $ ~.00 January 23, voucher number 25...... J.70 January 23, voucher number~ ...... 6.26 January 23, voucher number '.?7 ...... 2.10 January 23, voucher number 28... •. • • ...... 6.00 February 8, voucher number 29 ...... , •••.•• 16.00 L . PARSONS, Treasurer, in acoount with the lowa Stau E~ Bocidr. February 18, voucher number SO ...... 81.70 GENERAL FUND. February 13, voucher number Sl ...... 2.00 February 13, voucher number S2 ...... 60.00 R KOErPTS. February 20, ,oucher number M ...... • .• ...... 69.76 Maroh 13, voucher number 85...... • . • ...... 18.70 1886. Maroh 13, voucher number S8...... 11 26 August 1, to balance on band last report.. ..•...... $ 601 _29 March 18, voucher number 87...... 6.86 November 19, to cash...... 600.00 April 10, voucher number 88 ...... • ...... • ...... 14.80 1886. April 10, voucher number S9 . . • ...... • . • ...... • . . . . . • . . . • .. . 6.86 May 12, to cash...... 600.00 M.ay 4, voucher number 40 ...... 85.00 August 26, to cash ...... 600.00 May 8, voucher number 41...... 14 .60 1887. May 8, voucher number 42. . • • • • • • . . • • . . • • . • • . •• •.•••...... •.... 10.00 January 26, to cash ...... 600.00 MAy 8. voucher number 43 ...... 8.76 .1 une 2, to caah . . • ...... 3.00 May 18, voucher number 44...... 68.00 June 12, voucher number 4-5 ...... 26.00 -$!l,60U9 June 12, voucher number 46 ...... 187.60 D1Sl3URSEXENTS. June 12, voucher number 47 ...... 18.~ June 16, voucher number 48 ...... 1.66 1885. July 10, voucher number 19 ...... !U .10 August 12, voucher number 2...... $ 2.$ July 10, voucher number 60 ...... 21 00 August 12, voucher number 8...... 2 JO July 10, voucher number 61 ...... , ...... , ...... ◄ . 1 6 August 12, voucher number 4...... 14.00 July 24, voucher number 62 ...... 86.•IO August 12, voucher number 6...... 2.5.00 August 14, voucher number 63 ...... • • ...... • • 16.76 August 81, voucher number 6...... S.5.00 September S, voucher number 64 ...... 69.76 September 11, voucher number 7...... 6'.l.l!O September 11, voucher number 66 ...... • •. • 1. 76 September 12, voucher number 8...... 10.00 September 11, voucher number 66 ...... • .. . 12. 76 September 12, voucher number 9...... 15.75 September 11, voucher number 67 ...... • • .. • 2.b'9 October 10, voucher number 10...... 2.m September 11, voucher number 68 ...... • • •. • • 2.500 16.26 October 10, voucher number 11...... 00.16 October 9, voucher number 69 ... .. • • ...... • • .. • • • • • • .. • • .. • • • • 8600 October 10, voucher number 12...... 25 00 October 13, voucher number 60 ...... • •. • • • .. • • .. • • • • • .. 69.76 November 14, voucher number 13...... 5.00 October SO, voucher number GL ...... • .. • • .. • • •· • • .. • • .. • · • · November 18, voucher number 63 ...... • ... • .. • .... • • .. • • .. • · .. · 87 .60 November 14, voucher number 14...... UI 7.00 November 14, voucher number 16...... 17.40 November 18, voucher number 64 ...... • .. • • .. • · .. •· • • · • · ·· · · .. · • · 115. 715 November 14, voucher number 16...... 27.05 November 18, voucher number 65 ...... • • .... • • .... • • .. · .. · · .. · November 18, voucher number 66 ...... • .... • • · ... • •· · .... · .. · · .. · ◄ .80 December 12, voucher number 17 ...... 61.76 .70 November 18, voucher number 67 ...... • • ... • .. • • .. · · .. · • .. · · .. · December 12, voucher number 18...... 36.00 14.60 December 12, voucher number 19...... 2.5.00 December 11, voucher number 68...... • • .. • • •· .... • • .. · · .... · .. · December 11, voucher:number 69 ...... • • .. • • .. • • .. · · .. · ...... 187 .60 December 12, voucher number 20...... • ...... • • • ...... 14.5.83 2.5.00 December 12, voucher number 21...... ll!.76 December 23, voucher number 70 ..... • .•. • • • • • • • • • • • • · · • · · • · · · · • • · 1886. 1887. 86.00 January 6, voucher number 22...... 25,76 January 7, voucher number 71 ...... • .. • • .. • • .. • • •· · · · · ·· · · · · · · .. January 7, voucher number 23 ...... ,...... lll.OO - STATE HIBTORICA.L SOCIETY. 8 1S87.] STATE BlSTORlCAL SOCJETY. 9 January 8, voucher number 72 ...... $ J.uiuary 8, voucher number 73 ...... 11.40 The following are the expenditurea of the Sooiet.y for the two February -6, voucher number 74 ...... 3.79 years: 69.76 February 12, voucher number 75 ...... : : : : : : : L5.00 GENERAL FUND. February 12, voucher number 76 ...... a 60 February 12, voucher number 77 ...... MS.88 .70 Rent ...... ·· · · · · · ····· · ...... ····· ·· ····· ················$ February 12, voucher number 78 ...... ~.oo Fuel...... •••· •••· • ....• •· •• ...... 81.S0 February 19, voucher n umber 79 ...... Gas ...... •...... ••...... •...... 7.SS 25.90 March 12, voucher number 81 ...... •...... : : : : Shelving and cases...... 62.86 16.& March 12, voucher number 82 ...... Glass and frames...... 8.26 4..60 Postal cards and printing ...... 12.60 March 12, voucher number 83 ...... 81.56 Binding ...... 78.16 March 12, voucher number Si ...... 11.16 Publishing llistorical record...... 874.65 :March 30, voucher number 85 ...... 36.00 Librarian and care of rooms ...... 867 90 April 8, voucher number 86 ...... •...... 32.00 Secretary ...... 300.00 April 9, voucher number 87 ...... •...... 69.75 Freight and express charges...... 17.20 May 14, voucher number 88 ...... 80.60 Postage and box rent...... 16.86 May 14, voucher number 89 ...... I.~ May 14, voucher number 90 ...... Notary service ...... 2.26 7.04 StaUonery ...... 2.16 May 14, voucher number 91...... 1260 Repairing stoves ...... 6.20 June 18, voucher number 92 ...... 16.2.5 Miscellaneous ...... 4.66 June 18, voucher number 93 ...... 13'7 .60 July 9, voucher number 94 ...... 16.75 Total ...... $ !l,334 20 July 9, voucbernumber95 ...... 27.16 July 9, voucher number 96 ...... 3.19 SPECIAL FOND. $2,S.1Ul Purchase of books ...... $ 86.80 July 15, balance on hllnd general fund...... 270.00 SPECIAL FUND.

RECEirTS.

1885. August 1, to balance on hand last report ...... S 413.&'I

DISBUBSEMEN'IS.

1885. August 12, by voucher No. 1 ...... $ 3.00 1886. February 18, by voucher No. 83...... 3.00 November 13, by voucher No. 62...... H.75 1887. February 26, by voucher No. 80 ...... 15.05 35.91 July 16, balance on hand in special fund ...... $ 4~.03 1887. July 16. b~lance in special fund...... a.03 July 16, balance i.n general fund...... 270.09 2 Total in hands or Treasurer...... $ - 618.12 10 STATE HISTOl:UOA.L SOCIETY. 1687.] ST.A.TE WSTO.RICAL OClETY. 11

Bound booh. l'ampb. Department of tate, Washington, D. 0 ...... 6 2.3 Delaware Historical ociety ...... 1 Dinwiddie, Mrs. Dr., Oxford, Iowa. . · · · · ·· · · ·· · · ·· · · · 16 Darling, Gen. C. W., Utica, New Yo;k.::. · · · .. · · .. · · .. · 4 LIST OF DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY, DeW olf Fieke Co., Boston ...... : . : :: . : ::: : : : : 1 Davis, Hon. II. C., Keokuk ...... , -- 1 Davis. M. W ...... 6 Essex Institute ...... 14 Bound book&. Pampb. Essex Bar Association...... Allison, Hon. William B...... 7 1 Estes, Laneat...... American Antiquarian Society ...... 4 6 Fairall, H . S. Iowa City ...... American Catholic Hietorical Society, Philadelphia .... . s 2 Flick, L . F., Philadelphia ...... American Geographical Society, New York...... 8 Frederick, Hon. B. F ...... 1 Applegate & Co., New York...... I Georgia Historical Society ...... 1 Ames, John G., Washington, D. C ...... German Society, New York...... Astor Library...... Guelich, Theo., Burlington, Iowa ...... 1 Belknap, Gen. W. W., Washington, D. C...... 2 Gould, L. M...... 2 Boston J'ublic Library ...... 6 Goodrell, Capt. Wm. H., Iowa City ...... 2 Brooklyn Library Association...... l Green, Dr. Sam'l A.., Boston ...... 40 Bureau of Labor, Washington, D. C...... 6 Griffin, M. J ., Philadelphia...... 1 Buffalo Historical Society .....• ...... •...... Historic and Philosophical Society. Cincinnati...... 2 Bradley, 0. B, Oakland, California ...... Ilaydon, Rev. Horace E., Wilkes Barre, Pa ...... 7 B11reau of Education, Washington, D. C...... 6 6 Hazen, Gen. W. B., Washington...... 1 10 Bradlee, Rev. C. D., Boston...... I 46 Hutchins, E. R., Des Moines ...... 1 Bureau of Ethnology, Washington, D. C...... 2 Hardin, Wm., Savanna, Ga ...... l Bureau of Statistics, Washington, D. C...... 1 7 Hill, Rev. Geo. M., Burlington, N. J ...... Baker, Walter...... I Historical and Pioneer Society, Newark, N. J ...... 1 Benet, Gen. S. F., Washington, D. C...... 7 Hammond, Hon. W. G., St. Louis...... 1 Bentley, William R ...... Indiana Historical Society...... 2 1 Chicago Historical Society...... • ...... 1 Irish, Hon. C. W., Heno, .Nev ...... 4 California IIistorical Society ...... Johns Hopkins University ...... 16 0ist, Gen. Henry M...... • ...... 1 Johnson, Wm., Toronto, Canada...... Cadle, Henry, St. Joseph, Missouri...... 1 Kansas Historical Society...... l Chalmas, Patrick, London, England ...... Kansas State Board of Agriculture ...... l Comptroller of the Cwnncy ...... 1 King, Lincoln, Marshalltown...... 1 Carpenter, Harvey, Milwaukee...... 1 Kingsley, Wm. L ...... I Cayago County Ilistorlcal Societv, Auburn, New York. Library Company, Boston ...... 1 Canadian Institute, Toronto ...... 6 Long Island Historical Soclety ...... 2 2 Cudmore, P., Fairbault, Minnesota...... 1 Lane, Geo. W., Santa Fe, N. M ...... l 4 Connecticut Historical Society...... • ...... 2 6 Library Company, Philadelphia...... Clack, Robert, Cincinnati, Ohio...... I Lindtdey, Dr. J. Herrien, Nashville, Tenn ...... Leeds, J osiah W., Philadelphia...... City of Portland, Oregon ...... Lackawana Institute, Scranton, Chapin, H. O ...... 1 Pa ...... Lane, R.H ...... Department of Int.erior, Washington, D. C...... 76 00 2 Llttle, Brown & Co., Boston ...... 1 Davenport Academy of Science...... , . Lathrop, Dr. C.H., Lyons, Iowa...... 8 Dodge, Robert, Hempstead, New York ...... I STATE RISTORlCAL SOCIETY. 12 [B 12 1887.) STATE HISTORICA.L OCI.ETl'. 13 Bound books. Pa111ph. Maine Historical Society...... I Bound boots. Plunrh. Minnesota Historical Society ...... Scribners ons ...... Z1 Secretary of State, Des Moines .. ::· ·· · · · · · · · · .. · · .. · · · · · 8 Minnesota Academy of Science, Minneapolis ...... ····················· lSt McGee, Prof. W. J ., Washington, D. 0 ...... Saunders, W. B., Philadelphia ...... 1 I Monroe, Capt. J. H., Muscatine...... Secretary of Treasury...... l Murray, W. A ...... Tennessee Historical Society ...... l H Teetor, H.B., Cincinnati...... Massachusetts Historical Society ...... 3 1 Morrison Observatory, Glasgow, Mo ...... Treasury Department, Washington ...... 4 I Minneapolis Board of Trade ...... Trowbridge Ool. S. 0., Iowa City ...... I st McDonnell Bros ...... University of California, Berkley ...... I 6 Mexican Consul, Washington, D. 0 ...... l United States Catholic Historical Society ...... 2 Maryland Historical Society ...... United States Civil Service Commission ...... 1 United States War Department ...... Maxwell, Mrs. S. B., Des Moines ...... l s McOlurg Co., New England Historic Geneological Society ...... IO 4 Wyoming Historical and Geneological Society, W1lkes- New York Geneological and Biographical Society ...... 6 Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, Philadelphia ... . barre, Pa ...... 2 Oneida Historical Society, Utica. N. Y ...... Western RA!serve and Northern Ohio Historical Society. 6 Warner Observatory, Rochester, N. Y ...... , l Old Colony llistorical Society, Taunton, Mass ...... 1 .Walton, J .P., Muscatine...... 4 Pennsylvania.Historical Society...... 1 ). Yale University ...... 8 Patent Office...... 2 8 Zohane & Co., Lancaster, Pa...... 0 Peet, Rev. S. D ...... 8 Parvin, Hon. T. S., Iowa City ...... 44 The following are some of the donations received for the Cabinet: l'illsbury, Hon. Parker, Concord, N. H ...... 1 2 G. N. Fletcher, Esq., contributes an honr glass that has been in bis Quincy, Edmund, Boston ...... 1 Queen's Printer, Quebec...... family over 150 years. And J ames Lee reminds us tbot envelops and Rbode Island Historical Society ...... 2 2 blotting pads are of recent origin by presenting fland n.nd wafor Roungarten, J . G., Philadelphia...... l bases. Mrs. Geo. Paul and Miss Kate Winchester donate a beveled Ricard, Jacob,Iowa City...... 8 mirror, candle-stick and snuffers that were presented to their grand• Ransom, Hon. T. 0., Iowa City ...... 6 mother at her wedding in 1780. Miss Ann We&toott, Iowa City, pre­ Rowe, H. D., Iowa City...... 6 sents a genuine copy of the Ulr,ter County (N. Y.) Gazette, announo• Smithsonian Institute...... 4 State Library, Des Moines ...... 2 ing the death of General Washington; \hie paper bas been in pos­ Salter, Dr. William, Burlington...... 2 session of the family since its publication. Iowa was di&poeod to Smucker, Hon. Isaac, Newark, 0 ...... take up arms against her sister State, Mis•ouri, at one time and the State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kansas ...... Supreme Conrt of the United States aettled tho controversy by a de­ 1 Switzer, J. 0 ., Iowa City ...... cree rendered at the December term, 1848, in the boundary case 1 Sims, William, Topeka, Kansas ...... Missouri ve. Iowa and Iowa vs. Missouri. The decree came inLO pos• Shakers, Union Village, N. H ...... 14 Smith, A. M., Philadelphia...... ees151on of Governor Briggs, while Governor of Iowa, and wa11 sent Scott, Walter ...... to the Society by hie daughter, Mre. Mary E. Briggs, Omaha, Neb. 14 STA.TE IIISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1887.] STA.TE WSTORICAL SOClETT. 15 Gen. C. W. Darling, Utica, N. Y., sends an engraving of the . great se!ll of the Provrnce of New York, 1670. V. G. Baker, Chariton Francisco, for a variety of specimens, among which are some rare Chinese oarios. Iowa, sent a fine specimen of octopod or devil fish captured on th' southern coast of California. H. W. Lathrop, Wheeler Dakota e We have supplied the following sooieties and libraries with our ' , con- tributes a snake peculiar to that section of the country. Amon th exchanges, either in wh.:ile or in part, during the past two years: photographs received is two from Hon. C. W. Irish, of groups 0 f th: Ame~oan Antiquarian Society ...... Worcester, Maas. Iowa county meteorite. Dr. Wm. Salter, of Burlington, Iowa, bas Amencan Geographical Soclety...... New York. placed in the rooms phototype copies of commission from President American Philosophical Society...... Philadelphia. .Arkansas Historical Society ...... Little Rock. Andrew J aokson to Henry Dodge as governor of Wisconsin, dated Agricultural College ...... lilroe<1, lows. April 80, 1836 ; also a commission issued by the then governor, Wm. Academy or Science ...... Davenport . Henry Harrisoo, of Indiana Territory, to Israel Dodge as sheriff Academy of Natural Science ...... Pbiladelpbla. Academy of Natural Science ...... MlnneapoUs. dated October 11 1804. l!'rom Dr. Charles H. Lathrop, Lyons, Iowa'. photograph of General Fitz Henry Warren, First Colonel of the Buffalo Historical Society...... Buffa.lo. Bureau or Education ...... Washington. First Regiment of Iowa Cavalry Volunteers. Chas. Cartwright, of Bureau of Ethnology ...... Washington. Marengo, Iowa, sends photo of family, consisting of his mother-in­ Colorado Historical Society ...... Denver. law-Mrs. Till, wife, daughter, grand-daughter and great grand­ Chicago Ili.storlcal Society ...... Chicago. daughter, five generations, taken at a reunion recent.Jy held. Er­ Connecticut Historical Society ...... Dartf ord. Congregational Library ...... Boston. Governor S. J. Kirkwood and Dr. J. L. Pickard place in the Cabinet Canadian Institute ...... Toronto. their life-size photographs. Gen. G. W. Jones, Dubuque, Iowa, his California Uistorical Society ...... San l<'ranclaco. photo and autograph. Col. James Wilson, of Newton, Iowa, hie Catholic Illstorlcal Soclety ...... New York. photograph. Fractional currency from C. B. McLaughlin, Winter­ Cayuga County Illstorical Society ...... Auburn. set, Iowa. Canada fractional currency from Prof. S. Calvin and Con­ Delaware Ilistorical Society ...... WllmlnJtton. Essex Institute ...... Salem, Mass. federate money and autographs from Rev. C. D. Bradlee, Boston. Georgia llistorical Society ...... Ravanna.h. Prof. Currier and W. J. Haddock, Iowa 0ity, furnishes some early Historical and Pbilosopb!cal Society ...... Cincinnati. maps of Iowa, Johnson county and Iowa City. Mr. H. Goodrell fur­ llistorical and Geological Society ...... Wllkesbarre, Pa. nishes badges of Crocker Brigade and Firat Iowa Infantry. L. R. Historical Society ...... Newport. U.. L Withrell, Davenport, Iowa, donates a John Brown pike, taken at Indiana Historical Society ...... lnclinnapolis. Johns Ilopkins University ...... Bal\.lruore. Harper's Ferry. Mrs. N. J essie Oran, L1.porte, Iowa, some speci­ K1U1sas Illstorlcal Society ...... To(l{'ka. mens of star fish. Frank Parrott, a Texas cactus cane. Charles Long Island llistorical Society ...... Brooklyn. Cartwright, a lady's side saddle, made in Virginia in 1824. L. G. Library Company ...... I ...... l'hlladl'lphla. Wilson, an old arm chair, made in Iowa in 1839. The Board of Re­ Library Grand Lodge ...... Cedar Unplds. gents of the State University, furnish a box containing MSS., papers Maine Historical Society...... Port.land. Massachusetts Ilietorical Society ...... Boston. and pamphlets deposited in oorner stone Iowa Collegiate Female In­ Maryland Historical ~oclety ...... llal llruoro. stitute, October, 1833. From M. W. Davis, four inscribed lead tab­ Minnesota mstorical Society ...... 8t. I'aul. lets, taken from corner stone of Methodist Protestant Church, Iowa Michigan Historical Society ...... Detroit. City, having been placed there May 12, 1841. Grand Secretary Par­ MisRourl IIietorical Society ...... St. Louis. vin deposited a bronze medal, oommemora.tive of laying oorner stone Minnesota Academy or Science ...... Mloneapolls. New York Hllltorical Society ...... New York. Masonic Temple, Cedar Rapids, May 7, 1884. New Jersey Historical Society ...... Newark. The Sooiety is under obligations to H. D. Rowe, Esq., late of San New England Historical and Geneologtcal Society ...... 0 011100 . STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 16 [B12 New Hampshire Historical So~iety• • •: • • • • • • •. • • • ..... •...•...... Concord New York Gene~logical ~nd B1ograph1cal Society...... New Yon: Nebraska mstoncal Soc1e~y ...... , .... -Lincoln. Old Colony Historical Society . . , ...... • •...... •... Taunton :M ' 181, Oneida Historical Society • • • • • • • • • · • • · · • · · · · • · · • • • • • • • • ...... Utir,a Pennsylvania Historical Society .. • ., • • . • • • • • • • • ...... Philadelprua: Public Library.... ,••••··········· ·· · ······················•••· .•.. -Boston Bbode Island Historical Society ...... • • • ...... Providence: Smithsonian Institute. . ••,••.••••••• .. •••••• •••• •••••·•• ...... Waahingtoo, South Carolina Historical Society ...... , . . • • ..•.. . , ...... Charleston. Southern calitornia Historical Society ..•...... •.....Los Ailgeles_ SilO)al Office .....•..... •• • • .. • • •• • • • • • · • · · · .. · · • · • • • • • • • • • ..... Waahingtoo, State Library ...... •...... • • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • •· • • • • • ...... Dea Moinee. Tennessee Historical Society..•...... , .•...... , ...... Nashville. University ot Calltornia ...... • ...... • • .... , ...... Berkeley. University Liorary ...... Iowa City. Vermont Historical Society ...... Montpelier . Virginia Historical Society ...... ••...... Richmond. Worcester Society of Antiqnity...... Worcester, M888. Western Reserve Historical Society...... Cleveland. Wisconsin Historical Society...... •...... Madison. Wesleyan University ...... Middleton, Conn. Yale University ...... New Haven. t