OF T H E

M AINE H ISTORICAL SOCIETY

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AN'AR 2 3 1 9 08 TO DECEMBER 1 0 1 90 J Y , , 8

P L N ME RT A D . O ,

M IT H A E RINT ERS S S L , P I 9OQ

PRO EEDIN C GS .

J A N'A RY 2 3 1 9 0 8 .

The monthly m eeting o f the Society w as held at th e

y 2 library hall Thursda , Jan uary 3 , an d was called to order

. . M . by the president , Mr Baxter , at P

Mr . B axter read some extracts from e arly re cords o f the town o f Portlan d which he presented fo r the archives o f the S ociety .

. o f Mr Goold , th e librarian , re ad a report accessions to the library an d art colle ctions o f the S ociety .

H on . Joseph W . Symon ds re ad a paper on N athaniel

o f D eering Portl an d and his associates .

Adjourn ed .

’ LI B RARI AN S REPORT .

A N'A RY 2 1 0 8 . J 3 , 9

The last report o f your librarian was m ade Novem ber

2 2 1 0 . 9 7 . S in ce that time there h ave been additions and i m provem ents in our library . The rooms are kept Open ff f A . M . M . ro m I O . until 5 P and every e ort is made to f accom mod ate appli cants , that the greatest use ul ness m ay f ff be derived rom the library . O ur e orts appear to give

f . s atis action Durin g the intervenin g tim e , sin ce my l ast

1 0 2 0 8 report , we h ave added to our library 3 books and 6 1 8 o f 1 1 . 8 p amphlets , a total 3 titles books an d 9 f 2 pamphlets were gi ts . books an d 3 pamphlets were by e x chan ge an d 1 1 books an d 7 pam phlets were purchased . O ur most notable don ation s o f books were 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Valley Forge , a Chronicle of American Heroism , from H on . F . E . Boothby .

i . . Life of William P tt Fessenden , two volumes , from James D Fessenden , Esq i Biographical Sketch es of Eight Generations of Hoopers in Amer ca , from

Mrs . William Sumner Crosby .

A Political History of Slavery , two volumes , from the author , William

Henry Smith .

York Deeds , five volumes , from Maine State Library .

u . . History of Dakota Co nty , Minnesota , from John F Larrabee , Esq

2 . Volume , Cambridge Historical Society publications , from that society

John Paul Jones C ommemoration , from Hon . Amos L . Allen .

-five Fifteen bound books and fifty pamphlets , from Hon . Darius H . Ingra h am .

E f . Y Pal tsits s . o Victor H , q , State historian New ork , contributed the followin g books

Public Papers of Daniel Tompkins , two volumes .

Third Annual Report of the State Historian of New York .

New York Ecclesiastical Records , Vol . 4 .

u Council of Appointment , Military Records of New York , four vol mes .

Public Papers of George Clinton , four volumes .

For th e adornm ent o f our re adin g room we h ave h ad the followin g valuable contributions

Oil m A large framed portrait of Sir William Pepperell , by Kahill , fro Henry

Deering, Esq .

’ A handsome marble bust of Hon . John B . Brown , Portland s greatest mer chant , with a marble pedestal , also a bust of President Andrew Jackson , with pedestal , both from the family of Mr . Brown . u An unmounted oil portrait of a brigadier general , in f ll uniform , his name unknown to the donor , from Charles G . Kenney of Portland . We h ave purchased

M . History of Merrimac and Belknap Counties , ass

History of Taunton , Mass .

History of Stoneham , Mass .

History of Arlington , Mass .

History of St . Albans , Vt . I History of Newport C ounty , R . . S m it h fie ld I History of , R . .

History of New London , Conn .

Genealogical Sketches of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury , Conn . , now

Canton . ’ The Longfellow Collector s Hand Book .

Complete Index to the Magazine of American History . i V t H story of Rockingham , . , including Bellows Falls . 5 MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY .

M c Le ll an . Poems of Rod and Gun , Isaac

Fun Jottings , Nathaniel P . Willis .

Divine Tragedy , Henry W . Longfellow .

For our cabinet we have been presented by Joseph Wood , Esq . , an engraved copper plate from which were printed the bi lls of the Lincoln and Kennebec bank of Wiscasset . S ince our last meeting th e Society has published the e xercises at the Popham celebration , last August . This will also be printed in the next vol u m e o f c o l l e c tions and fo r th at re aso n it w as thought wise to distribute copies to the historical societies , state libraries , public ’ wh ic h h a s libraries and to those particul arly interested , been under the dire ction o f your president . f Respe ct ul ly ,

L ib r a r ia n . NATHAN GOOLD ,

B ' 2 6 1 0 8 . FE R ARY , 9

A meetin g o f the S ociety was held at th e library hall

2 6 1 0 8 in Portland , We dn esday , February , 9 , an d was

. M . called to order at P . , the president in th e ch air

. D . Th e Revere n d John C arroll Perkins , D , was intro du c e d , who re ad a paper on George Foster Talbot , a former me mber o f this S ociety . f A vote o f thanks to Dr . Perkins o r hi s paper and a

f r copy requeste d o the archives .

Adj ourned .

R 2 1 0 8 . MA CH 5 , 9

A m eetin g o f the S ociety was held at the library h all

2 1 0 8 March 5 , 9 . The president in the chair introduced

Alb re e o f John , Esquire , B oston , w ho gave a very e nter tainin g an d in stru ctive address on How time was k ept w hen w e lived un der a kin g . The address was illus trate d by an ex hibition o f an cient time pie ces contributed f . Al b r e e . o by the president , and Mr A vote thanks w as p asse d to Mr . Al b r e e .

Adjourned . 6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

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2 1 0 8 . LIBRARIAN S REPORT , MARC H 5 , 9

’ 2 1 0 8 . The librarian s l ast report was m ade J anuary 3 , 9 S ince that tim e we have added to the library 8 0 boun d 6 1 8 o f 2 8 . 1 vol um es and pamphlets , a total 4 7 9 were by

f 2 . gi t , 45 by ex ch an ge an d 4 by purchase The principal gi fts were

Poet Wildey and His Poem , from Charles E . Jackson .

Goss Family Chronicles , Manuscript Sermons by Rev . Joseph Wood , and

h . b C o . Goulds oro Land Improvement , from Josep Wood

Illustrated Biographies of Prominent Bath Citizens , from Novello Crafts . ’ C o ffin s 8 Maine Digest , Public Laws of Maine , volumes and 9 , and Maine

0 8 . . 1 8 2 1 . Digest , , 7 9 , Plaisted Appleton , from Hon George E Bird Volumes 8 and 9 of the publications of the Colonial Society of M assac h u

setts , from Rev . Dr . John Carroll Perkins . ’ ’ Last ro ff s Moses Owen s Ballads of Portland , and Mary H . Poems , from

Alice May Douglass .

Fai rfi ld . . e . Families of Perkins , and King , from Hon George C Perkins ’ Poems of N . D . Albee and Isaac Watt s Sermons , from Mrs . Virgil D . Hilton .

Genealogical Record of the S t . Nicholas Society of New York , from the

society . ’ Numbers of the Hebron Semester , from Judge Percival Bonney s estate .

The Leiter Library Catalogue , from Mrs . Mary J . Leiter and Joseph H .

Leiter .

Ten Portland Yacht Club Year Books , from Charles F . Flagg, secretary .

Bibliography of the Publications of American Historical Societies , from th e

American Historical Association .

The Gates Book and Two Country Cemeteries , from Miss Mittie B . Fair

banks . o f Representative Women New England , American Men of Science , and i A Stroll with Keats , illustrated . by Frances Cl fford Brown , from Nathan

Clifford Brown , Esq .

The im portant ex changes we have m ade are

New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings .

Volume 3 3, New York Historical Society Proceedings .

Oregon Historical Society Proceedings .

New Hampshire Historical Society Proceedings .

Missouri Historical Society Proceedings . ’ Eliab Alden s Ancestors and Descendants .

Plymouth County Marriages . ’ Gov . Bradford s Letter Book . MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 7

s . Brewster , Mas , Vital Records

Ancient Estate of Gov . Bradford .

Ancestors of Moses Belcher Bass .

6 8 ' . Volumes , 7 , and 9 , May ower Descendants

Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society .

Wisconsin Historical Society Proceedings .

The followi n g have been purchased

Genealogical Gleanings in England , by Waters . 6 W ar 1 . Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary , volume

f . . Li e of N P Willis . ’ Annals of Pollock s Cove , Maine .

History of Eastham , Mass .

T o psfie l d Congregatio n al Manual .

Rural Letters of N . P . Willis .

Reminiscences of Ben Perley Poore .

History of Penobscot County .

Artemas Ward His Book . ’ 1 8 Burke s Family Records in England , 9 7 .

Proceedings of the John Bean of Exeter , Association . H History of Rochester , N . . , two volumes .

The cabinet h as been enriched by the gifts o f th e fo l l owin g

R le . as . . A cabinet case for the Father relics , from Rt Rev Bishop Louis S

Walsh . A bunch of preserved 'owers from a wreath placed on the grave of Long fellow by Mary Anderson , from Dr . C . A . Q uincy Norton , of Hartford , Conn . — 1 8 0 1 8 6 . Freewill Baptist Church records , 5 7 , Mechanic Falls , from John W

Penney , Esq .

A . Mrs . Ruth Sturdivant of Boston , has presented a large wooden chest 1 8 1 taken from the British brig Boxer in 3 .

Hon . Darius H . Ingraham has given three commissions signed by Presiden t

Grover Cleveland , with other manuscripts .

f Respect ully submitted ,

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L z é r a r z a n . NATHAN GO OLD ,

M A Y 1 1 0 8 . 4 , 9

f A m eeting o the S ociety was held at the library h all ,

1 1 0 8 Thursd ay , May 4 , 9 , and was called to order by the president , Mr . B axter , who introduced Mrs . Abb a Goold

Wool son . 8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

o f Mrs . Wool son presented the topic her address as The

o f Nation al H eraldry England , America , Fran ce an d at Germ any . Mrs . Woolson was listened to with close tention and re ceived a vote o f th anks .

Adj ourned .

’ LI B RARIAN S REPO RT .

1 1 0 8 . M ay 4 , 9

2 Sin ce my last re port , m ade March 5 , the progress in m our library h as been kept u p . We have m ade any 1 68 valuable additions . There have been added boun d

8 0 2 o f 0 . volumes an d pam phlets , a total 9 7 items The f 0 0 gi ts h ave been 5 4 , the exchan ges 3 3 and the purch ase s 1 6 ' 3 . The prin cipal gifts h ave been as follows

- Two hundred and seventy fiv e State reports from the Maine State library .

W ar . . . . Soldiers of the King Philip , third edition , from Rev Geo M Bodge

1 8 0 . w Large volume on Heraldry by Joseph Edmondson , 7 , from Dr Ed in

F . Vose .

The Scottish Gael or Celtic Manners , from Mrs . Eliza A . Waterhouse .

Twelve reports from Hon . Andrew Hawes . ’ — 1 8 6 1 8 6 . . , 4 8 . Hun t s Magazine , from Miss Mary J E Clapp Catalogue of the A th e n e an Society and Volume 2 Old Churches and

Families of Virginia , from Hannibal H . Emery , Esq . ,

Genealogical and Family History of New Hampshire , four volumes , from the Lewis Publishing Co . of New York .

a r . History of Pine Tree Lodge , Mattawamke g , from Stephen Be ry , Esq 1 8 1 0 Journal of the Continental Congress , 7 7 , Volume , from the library of

Congress .

Story of the Milford , Conn . , Memorial , from Mrs . Nathan G . Pond .

By exchange we have received

Essex Institute collections .

N . E . Historic and Genealogical Register . i Missour Historical Society collections .

Nebraska Historical Society collections .

Proceedings of the N . H . Historical Society . I MA NE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 9

Our purchases have been '

Vital Records of Rockingham , Vt .

Vital Records of Beverly , Westminster , Marlborough , Dudley , Lincoln , M id l e fie ld d . , Holliston , Billerica and Dover , Mass

Marlborough , Mass . , Burial Grounds and Inscriptions . e History of Rhod Island , Field , three volumes . n Jour al of Dr . Ellis Cornelius .

Final Memorials of Henry W . Longfellow .

Ou t I Ad v e n Rag Bag, Doors at Idlewild , People Have Met , Inklings of ture , The Convalescent and A Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean , six

i . volumes , by N . P . W llis

The Dexter Genealogy .

Twenty volumes of The Granite Monthly , which completes our set to

1 0 . July , 9 3

The Willis Records .

N . H . Genealogical Record .

Devon , England , Notes and Q ueries . d n Ac a e sis .

Journal of American History .

History of Peterborough , N . H . ' Captivity and Sufferings of adock Steele . The contributions to our cabinet have been

A valuable lot of books , charts , plans , letters and manuscripts , from th e family of the late Alexander W . Longfellow . El l ah An antique water pitcher and a pair of spectacles worn by J Bradbury , a Revolutionary soldier , from Mrs . Eliza A . Waterhouse .

t wo . . . . Several autograph letters and passports , from Hon D H Ingraham

A valuable lot of letters , manuscripts and pamphlets , from Edward H . D i ave s . , Esq

Sampler made by Jane Brooks , then aged nine years , from Mrs . George B .

Swasey .

Miscellaneous lot of deeds and manuscripts formerly the property of D r . i A . aron Porter , fro n Miss Mary King Longfellow R The account books and business papers of Thomas and Robert 1 . obin

o f . son Portland , from Charles E . Wyer

S in ce my l ast report we h ave issued an d distributed

Volu m e 1 1 o f our Documentary S eries . This i s the sixth volum e o f the B axter m anuscr i pts and covers a most inter f estin g period o f the history o our early towns . This S ociety has published 3 5 bound volumes ' m ore in propor tion to its fi n an cial resources than any State H istorical 1 0 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

f S ociety . We rank either third or fourth i n the nu mber o f f volum es o perm anent publications . O ur uture depends fi on the nanci al support give n us . History is bein g m ade

every d ay an d should be fully re corded before too l ate . f We h ave be en presented by A . W . Lon g ellow hi s

r m a ine collection , w hich will soon be removed to the

library . This is a valu able addition to our cabinet . Respectfully submitted

L ib r a r i a n . NATHAN GO OLD ,

ANNUAL MEETING .

' 2 1 0 8 . J NE 3 , 9

The ann ual m eeting was held at the le cture room o f 2 1 0 8 Hubbard H all at Brunswick , June 3 , 9 , an d was

l 2 M . . . c a led to order at P . by the president , J am es P Baxter

' . . Me mbers present C harles E Allen , J am es P B axter ,

. f . . H ubbard W Bryant , S am uel C . B el cher , Pro H enry L

C h apm an , Gen . J . P . Cilley , H enry D eering , George A .

. f . Em ery , Nathan Goold , Hon Clare nce H ale , Pro Allen

f . z . Johnson , Pro H enry Johnson , Frit H Jordan , J ame s

M . Larrabee , Rev . George Lewis , E . B . Norton , William

D . Patterson , Albert R . S tubbs , Archie Lee Talbot , H e nry

S . Webster , Daniel S . Waite , Joseph Wood , Frederick

Talbot . Voted to dispense with th e re adin g o f the records o f the

l ast annu al m eetin g , as they had been printed and dis

tributed . f The a nnu al report o the librari an and curator , N athan

Goold , w as read by him , and it w as voted to accept th e

sam e to be pl aced on fil e .

o f z . The annu al report the tre asurer , Frit H Jordan ,

w as re ad by him in detail , and it was voted to accept the fil s am e to be placed on e . MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 1 1

The annu al report o f the correspon din g secretary an d

biographer , William D . Patterson , was read by him , an d

it was voted to accept the sam e to be placed on fil e . Mr . Patterson re ad also letters o f correspon din g and honorary

m embers acceptin g m embership . The an nual re port o f the doings o f the standin g com i m tt e e . . was read by the re cording secretary , H W Bryant ,

an d the s am e was accepted . The ann ual reports o f several o f the County H istorica l

S ocieties were also read by the recordin g secretary , and it l w as voted to acce pt th e s am e to be placed on fi e .

Prof. Alle n Johnson on behalf o f the com mittee appointe d

a dv is at the l ast an nu al meetin g , m ade a report on the ability o f publishin g a periodical journal o f history by the

S ociety , but it w as dee med i nadvisable to publish at

present on account o f the e xpense . On m otion the chair appointe d as a com mittee to nomi

o f ffi fo r n ate a board O cers the comin g year , Messrs

A . . N ath an Goold , rchie Lee Talbot , S C Bel cher The com mittee retired an d shortly after reported th e followin g as a board o f officers

— President Hon . James Phinney Baxter . — Vice President Prof . Henry Leland Chapman . — Treasurer Fritz Herman Jordan . — Corresponding Secretary and Biographer William Davis Patterson . — Librarian and Curator Nathan Goold . — Recording Secretary Hubbard Winslow Bryant . — Standing Committee Rev . Henry Sweetser Burrage of Togus 'Frederic Odell Conant of Portland ' Henry Deering of Portland 'George Addison Emery of Saco ' Prentice Cheney Manning of Portland 'A ugustus Freedom Moulton of Portland ' A sbury Coke Stilphen of Gardiner ' Albert Roscoe

Stubbs of Portland ' Franklin A . Wilson of Bangor .

l Wr O n m otion it w as voted that . B ry ant cast the ballot on the part o f the m embers present an d the president form ally de cl ared th e board o f offi cers elected fo r the

en suin g year . 1 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

The following ballot fo r resident m embers having been distributed was cast and were de cl are d ele cte d

W . . Charles C . Bickford , Portland . Warren Mansfield , Portland

John Wm . D . Carter, Portland . Stanley T . Pullen , Portland .

Solomon B . Cloudman , Gorham . William Senter, Portland .

n . . . Walter Cary , Houlto Harold E Smith , Wiscasset

. John Dennett , York . George B . Swasey , Portland

Albert B . Hall , Portland . Fenton Tomlinson , Portland .

Arthur P . Howard , Portland . Scott Wilson , Portland . V

V b b e r . . e Adam P Leigh ton , Portland . Eugene P . , Westport

Frederic V . Mathews , Portland .

Al so the fol lowing were elected correspondin g m embers

l . Wa do Lincoln , Worcester , Mass

A lb re e . John , Swampscott , Mass

o f . z . . . O n motion Mr Frit H Jordan , Mr Fran cis H

Fassett o f Portland was elected an honorary m e mber . A suppl em entary list o f can didates fo r election as resi

dent m embers w as read by the president , but as the list had not b een distributed to the m e mbers a m onth in adva n ce o f the annu al meeting in accord ance with the

B - y laws , on m otion it w as voted to l ay the sam e on th e

table .

o f . . O n motion Mr . A C Stilphe n it w as voted that the correspondin g se cretary be requested to m ake a colle ction o f letters o f acceptance from correspon din g m embers an d

other im portant com mun ications receive d by him , an d cause the sam e to be preserved in a folio volum e similar to the volum es o f the 'enn ebe c Com p any papers and ’ properly l abelled , the same to be kept in the S o ciety s

vault .

Mr . S tilphen also proposed sundry amendm ents to the

B - y l aws which were l aid upon the table without action .

. . W o f M r H enry S ebster , Gardiner , m ade a verba l report o f work don e by him in collectin g vital statistics

in ri sc ti n . in and grave ston e p o s G ardiner and vi cinity . MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 1 8

The followin g were appointed a com mittee to collect grave ston e inscription s i n Main e ' Messrs . H . S . Web ster , W . D . Patterson , Albert R . S tubbs .

Vote d that the president , treasurer and librarian be a com mittee to procure the usu al appropri atio n from the l egisl ature fo r conti nu i n g the publication o f our do c u m e n tary series .

Au ditors appointed , Edward D . Noyes and William H .

Moulton .

Adjourned .

ANNUAL REPO RT O F T HE TREAS URER .

2 1 8 . ' W ' M E . 0 B R NS IC , , Jun e 3 , 9

' ' ‘ r Pr e s id e n t a n d M e m b e r s o til e M ain e H z sz o r z ca l M . f S o ci e ty S IRS I have the honor to m ake the follow in g report o f receipts

u fo r v iz . an d expendit res the past year ,

RECEIPT S .

2 B al an ce on h and Jun e 5 ,

1 0 9 7 , as per last report , S

o f f I n com e invested un ds ,

o f In com e Walker Fu nd ,

f f - f Admittan ce ees , orty our

n ew m e mbers , 1 0 8 1 8 8 An nu al d ues , 9 , m embers , Arre ars o f d u es an d prepaid

dues , S ales o f publications o f th e

S oci ety ,

o f S ales duplicates , 1 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

o f e fo r -0 0 State M ain , 5

-I O copies , Vol . , Docu

5 1 o o o . .o o mentary S eries , 5 ,

o f fo r 0 0 State Maine , 5

s . 1 1 copie , Vol , Docu s m entary S erie ,

o f City Portland , Return premium o f i nsu r

ance , ’ Wom en s Literary Union ,

Tem porary Loan ,

PAYMEN TS .

Union S afe D epos it Trust f C o . o o , rent box and b n d

o f tre asurer ,

a o f a s S al ries librari n , a sist

ant , an d recording secre

tary ,

J anitor ,

Fuel , lights and water ,

e M aintenance an d r pairs , i Print ng ,

S undry m iscellan eous items ,

f fo r fu rn i Long ellow Fun d ,

1 0 ture bought in 9 7 ,

Furnishin g ,

Additions to library , account ,

O2 . 2 , 3 Walker Fun d _5

5 95 4 7

1 6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

I ncom e o f Wadswo rth - Lon g fellow H ouse

of 1 0 Admissions , se ason 9 7 , Profit on articles sol d at

house , Contribution s o f visitors at

house ,

PAYMEN TS .

f f . Iron en ce , oundation , etc ,

B rick w alk ,

Grading an d loam ,

u Expenditures on b ilding ,

Expenses Wadsworth - Lon g fellow H ouse S al ari e s o f atten dants and

j anitor ,

Repairs and mainten an ce , r Fu nishin g ,

Fuel , lights and cle anin g ,

Printin g , sign s an d record

books ,

S undry item s ,

I nterest on de bt

o f Reduction debt ,

2 Cash on han d , Jun e 3 , 1 MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 7

With th e completion o f th e fence in front o f the W ads worth - Longfellow lot th e construction account o f th e new library buildin g h as been closed . The amou nt expended on construction , on book stacks , heatin g pl ant , ele ctri c fi ’ f wiring and xtures , architect s commission , en ce an d Of walk , is this amount , h as been raised by subscription , by loan , and the

f o f b alance , h as been paid rom the incom e th e house . Un der present conditions the net in com e o f the house is su fii cie nt to pay the interest on the debt an d to reduce it by at le ast one thousan d dollars e ach year . Respectfully submitted

' . Tr e a su r e r . FRI T H JORDAN ,

ANNUAL REPO RT OF CORRES PO NDING S EC Y 2 RET A R 1 0 8 . AND B I OGRAPHER , JUNE 3 , 9

Your correspondin g secretary and biographer begs le ave to report that notices o f their election were prom ptly sent f to those w ho were chosen m embers l ast ye ar . O the f - fiv e orty then elected , who have paid their admission f e n f ees as resid nt m embers , ni e have urnished biograph Of Ical m aterial . the correspondin g m embers ele cted l ast year seven have accepted such election .

o f f Long del ayed notices the ele ction , be ore the present

o f ffi o f in cumbent assumed the duties the o ce , Miss S arah

. ' . Orn e Jewett , Mrs ate Dou glass Wiggin and Mrs Abba

Goold Woolson to honorary m embership have been sent , an d acceptan ces o f such me mbership by e ach o f those members are filed herewith .

S eve n resident m embers have died during the past ye ar . Their n am es an d the dates o f the i r admission to the S ociety are as follows 1 8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1 8 6 John M arshall B rown , 5

1 8 8 George Frederick Evans , 9 1 0 George Warren H am mond , 9 7 1 8 8 Leslie Alex ander Le e , 9 8 8 1 Albert Ware Paine , 1

m 1 8 6 1 Frederick Dum er S ewall ,

1 8 6 George Foster Talbot , 7 f Respect ully submitted ,

WILLIAM D . PAT T E RSON .

’ PROFES S O R ALLEN JO HNS ON S REPORT .

At t h e l ast an nu al meetin g o f the M aine H istorical

S ociety , a committee w as appointe d to take un der advise m ent the proje ct o f publishin g an historical journ al upon

f o f lines suggested by Pro essor Allen Joh nson , Bowdoin

o f o f College , at the dedication the new library the S oci Y f ety . our comm ittee begs le ave to report as ollows A creditable journ al o f the form at adopted by the Penn

sylvania H istorical S ociety , published quarterly , would f if cost approxim ately ourteen hundred dollars , an edition

o f on e thousand copies were printed . Figures furnished

o f I o w a o u r n a l o s to r a n d Po l iti cs by the editor the J i y , which is the best amon g histori cal journ als in the Middle

fi . West , con rm this estim ate I t is assumed by the com m itte e that the S ociety would not wish to u ndertake to pub

lish a jou r n al i n ferior to these in quality . Under the fi circumstances , the com mittee dee ms the n an cial burde n o f publishin g such a j ournal too great to be u ndertaken ,

however desirable otherwise such a publication m ight be . It was hoped at first by the ch airm an that an appropria tion might be secured from the legislat u re to aid the S ociety in this undertakin g ' but further consideration convin ced him an d the rest o f the com mittee that such an if appropriation , even it could be secured , woul d limit the MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 1 9

o f o f scope the journ al , inasmu ch as articles a religious

and sectarian ch aracter would have to be excluded , or at least presented in a w ay that would divest them o f muc h

o f . ffi their historical value Another di culty , perhaps not insurm ountable , but still very great , besets the enterprise . S uch a journal as h as bee n contempl ated would require

o f the services scholarly editor , w ho would ex pect re mu n e r atio n fo r the tim e and l abor in cident to his laboriou s f work . The com mittee con esses its in ability to n am e any one com petent to un dertake these l abors who could be per su ade d to serve by the sm all sal ary which would be paid . An d it is hardly to be expected that anyone could be foun d ' ' to serve as editor fo r the love o f the working . Your comm ittee woul d there fore reco m men d th at further

o f fo r consideration the project be abandoned the present , f f an d that it be disch arged rom urther service . f Respect ully submitted ,

ALLEN J OHNS ON ,

. ' H ENRY S B RRAGE , ' J OHN C . PER INS .

A Y ANNU L REPO RT ON LI BRAR AND CAB INET .

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Pr e s id e n t a n a M e m b e r s o t/z e o ci e t . M r . f S y Your librarian has to report the practical completion o f

n ff fo r th e library buildi g , th e grounds an d the e ort the

o f - f preservation the Wadsworth Lon g ellow House ,

although a debt rem ains with us . It is worth the effort

w e fo r have m ade , in them we have a combin ation that

any society might wel l be prou d to possess , whose value

o f in creases with the ye ars , an d the knowledge whi ch is

world wide .

Our library collection has be com e a m ost valuable one ,

although w e need m any books , particularly the town an d county histories o f New En gl an d that are not yet on our 20 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

. o f shelves Many these rarely com e into the m arket , but when offere d should be secured . This h as been the policy

f r f f as a as our unds would admit . It is the most use ul expenditure o f our funds . Our acce ssion s durin g the past ye ar h ave bee n very

f . o f satis actory We have added a total titles , both f bound books and pamphlets ' were gi ts , 43 3

0 . f exch an ge s an d 3 4 purchased The prin cipal gi ts , sin ce 1 f May 4 , are as ollows

. l D escendants of Capt . Joseph Miller , from C S . Wi liams , Esq .

King Spruce , Day , from Henry Deering , Esq .

- Twenty three Board of Trade J ournals to complete our file , from Maurice

C . Rich , Esq . F ll b r n . i e o w . Family of Capt . John Butler, from Charles B , Esq

History of the United States Capitol , two quarto volumes , from Henry M .

Maling , Esq .

History of Chelsea , Mass . , two volumes , The Massachusetts Historical

B - Society Members , y laws , etc . , and nine pamphlets , from Dr . Samuel A .

Green . ’ Gaz e t e e r Wilhelm s Military Dictionary and , nine volumes , Diplomatic Cor respondence , Tribute to the Memory of the Pilgrims , History of Farmington ,

Maine , U niversal Knowledge , Victoria Britannia , History of Bowdoin Col lege , with other bound books and eight pamphlets , from Mrs . Israel P . Warren . 1 8 1 1 1 2 Journal of the Continental Congress , 7 7 , volumes and , from the

Library of Congress .

Panama to Patagonia , from J . C . Jennings , Esq .

George Morton of Plymouth Colony and some of his descendants , from

John K . Allen . ’ The Exiles Lay and other Poems , from the author s widow , Mrs . Frances l l n d Le a . of Lincoln , Maine

Maine at Valley Forge , from Maine Society , S . A . R .

Casco Bay Directory , from J . Harry Lamson .

i . It s L fe of P T . Barnum , and The Mexican War and Warriors , from

M an tin e . Wilhelmina M .

Three W . L . U . Year Books , from Mrs . Charles F . Roberts .

i 1 8 . u . New England Pr mer, reprint of 49 , from George F J nkins , Esq

Croswell Memorial , Alice Williams Bradbury .

Dr . William Warren Greene , Address of Henry P . Anthony , Banks Family ,

Maria Mitchell , Journal of Dr . Caleb Ray , Maps , Plans , Pamphlets , etc . , from the family of the late Alexander W . Longfellow .

Four Pamphlets , from F . R . Barrett , Esq .

Memorial of Judge Percival Bonney , from Colby College . MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 21

1 8 2 2 The American Atlas , , and a portrait of Gov . King , from Albert S .

Mitchell , Esq .

Pepperell Portraits , from Frances Leighton Gregg .

Life and Writing of William Law Symonds , from Judge Joseph W .

Symonds .

Our accession s by exch an ge h ave been '

’ 1 8 62 1 8 6 1 8 66 1 8 6 1 8 68 Ad'utant General s Report of Kansas , , 5 , , 7 , and 1 8 8 9 .

Kansas Troops in the Spanish and Philippine Wars . d th 1h 1 Re t 1 6 1 1 8 s 8 . Rolls of the Men of the 3 , 4 , and 9 th Kansas g . in

Columbia History of Education in Kansas . d Volumes 3 and 7 , Kansas Historical Society Collections and their 3 , 5 th , r o th and 1 2 th reports . 2 1 2 2 2 Volumes , and 3 Worcester Society of Antiquity Proceedings .

1 h . Volume 3 , New Hamps ire State papers

History of Bennington County . Vt .

- M arl e b o ro u h Registers of the New Hampshire towns of g , Jaffrey , Troy , T re fto nb o ro u h r F radfo rd Swanzey , Ossipee , g , F eedom , Henniker, Warner, and Hopkinton .

Sub'ect Index of the N . E . Historical and Genealogical Register . L nnfie l d Vital Records of the Massachusetts towns of Saugus , y , Hamilton and Essex .

. To the cabinet h as bee n given sin ce May 1 4

' e d o cu m e n ts re l atin Twenty ight g to old Falmouth , formerly the property of

Capt . Moses Pearson , from Hon . Andrew Hawes .

Passport signed by Hon . John Sherman , with other contributions , from

Hon . D . H . Ingraham .

The first book of records of the Third Parish of Portland , from Mrs . S .

Lizzie Emery .

A tassel from the death bed of President William Henry Harrison , from

Es . N . B . Tracy , q

A rare Enterprise and Boxer China pitcher , from Prof . Henry L . Chapman ,

Henry Deering , Esq . , and Nathan Goold . During the past year the Loyal Legion has given for their library in addition to other contributions thirty - four bound volumes and forty - one pamphlets relating to the Civil war, for which they should receive due credit .

The Wadsworth - Lon gfellow h ouse was again open ed to the public yesterday with a better e xhibition o f the family relics an d with better arran gem ents and in better condition th an ever before . It will give us even m ore credit th an f last ye ar , which w as the most success ul season , the n et 22 PROCEED INGS OF THE receipts being over S in ce first ope ned about person s h ave visited the house and the n et receipts w have been bet een nine and ten th ousan d dollars , whi ch

h ave be e n spent on the new library buildin g . Mu ch o f th e credit fo r th is belon gs to m any person s not m e mbers o f the

o f society , mostly l adies Portl an d , who are still en gage d in th e work . It i s hoped that they are gratifie d with the results . Respe ctfully submitted

i a n L ib r a r . NATHAN GOOLD ,

B 1 2 1 0 8 . N OVE M E R , 9

o f A m eetin g the S ociety w as held at the library h all ,

1 2 1 0 8 Thursd ay , Novem be r , 9 , an d w as called to order at

. M . P , the president in the chai r .

. D . o f Chaun cey Re a Burr , M , Portl and , w as intro

du c e d o f , an d announ ced as the topic his address Religiou s Con dition s in En gl an d Durin g the Reign o f O't een ’ Eli z abeth . Dr . B urr s address w as atte ntively liste ned to

and calle d forth rem arks from som e o f th e audien c e .

A vote o f th anks w as p asse d after whi ch adj ournm e nt .

R 1 1 0 B 0 8 . DECE M E , 9

o f A m eetin g the S ociety w as h el d at the library h all ,

1 0 1 0 8 Thursday , Dece mber , 9 , an d w as c alled to order at

. M . . . P by the preside nt , Mr B a xter

. o f The librarian , Mr N ath an Goold , re ad a report

accession s to the library sin ce J une l ast .

Rev . Dr . B urrage read a p aper on S tate archive s

throu ghout th e United S tates .

O n m otion o f Mr . Deerin g a vote o f th ank s w as passed fo r the p aper re ad and a copy re qu ested fo r the arch ives

o f th e S ociety .

o f . O n m otion Mr S tilphen , it w as voted th at a com m itte e o f thre e be appointed by th e chair to present to the

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- Fifty nine volumes , six pamphlets and autograph letters , from Mrs . Truman

8 . Perry .

History of the United States , from Emily F . Jacobson , two volumes .

Five volumes , three pamphlets and articles of interest , from Miss Ella N .

II aye s .

Litc h fie ld The County Regiment and the Sport of Bird Study , from the

County University Club .

The Southgate Family , from L . B . Chapman , Esq . Fine m o n n do . m . Don and Mr Whitman , fro Mrs Elizabeth Pullen .

Eleven volumes and one pamphlet , from the family of James L . How .

r . Six volumes , Beverly City Documents , from the Beve ly Historical Society

Revolutionary Colors in the Revolution , from Gherardi Davis , Esq .

1 0 . Canada Year Book of 9 7 , from the Department of Agriculture of Canada

Calendar of the Papers of Ben'amin Franklin , in the Library of the American

Philosophical Society , five volumes , from that society .

Public Documents of Vermont , from the State Library .

Middlesex County , Mass . , Genealogical History , four volumes , with books and pamphlets , from Nathan Goold .

Springfield , Mass . , Present and Past , and Springfield Art Museum , from

G . W . V . Smith , Esq .

A . . Ten publications from Dr . Samuel Green

1 - 1 6 Acts and Resolves of the Province of Massachusetts Bay , 7 53 7 5 , from the State of Massachusetts . ’ ’ Merchants Assistant and Clerks New Magazine , from Fritz H . Jordan , Esq .

Ten pamphlets , from Dr . F . W . Putnam . 1 8 Connecticut at the Columbian Exposition , 93 , and Connecticut Men in

Southern Military Prisons , from the Connecticut State Library .

Mormon Menace , from citizens of Salt Lake City .

W al ste in . Bust of Capt . Phillips , of the First Maine Calvary , from Capt and

Mrs . A . L . Emerson . ’ 1 8 1 Thirteen De Barre s Charts of the Maine Coast , 7 , from Edward Wood man , Esq .

, M c Le ll an , , Manuscript Drama written by Isaac the poet from Henry B .

M c Le ll an . , Esq

Two Commissions signed by President Lincoln and W . H . Seward and a

Passport signed by Mr . Seward , from Dr . John W . Whidden . ' ' A Autograph copy of Rock Me to Sleep Mother , from Mrs . Elizabeth kers A llen . By purch ase we have received

Twelve Naval Captains . ’ Hawthorne s Diary .

History of the House of Percy , two volumes .

Volume 3 , Marblehead Vital Records .

Sub'ect Index , N . E . Historical and Geneological Register .

Trenton Falls , N . P . Willis . MA INE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 25

Hyperion , Excelsior , Hanging of the Crane and Building of the Ship , H . W .

Longfellow . First editions .

Scarlet Feather , J . H . Ingraham .

Gen . N . B . Forrest .

Maine , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut and North and South 1 0 Carolina, Heads of Families , by the Census of 79 .

Life of Gov . Thomas Pownall . — 1 8 1 2 . Two volumes , Dollar Magazine , 4

Personal Recollections of Hawthorne , Horatio Bridge .

Gazetteer of Cheshire County , N . H .

Gazetteer of Grafton County , N . H .

Town records of Fitchburg , Mass . , five volumes .

Inscriptions , Groveland , Mass . , Cemetery .

The Sabbath in Puritan New England .

r 1 0 0 1 0 8 . Index to Ame ican Genealogies , 9 and 9

Q uebec Tercen tenary Commemorative History .

Whittier Land , S . T . Pickard . A nn Wild Roses of Cape , Roadside Poems , Poems and the Unseen Friend ,

Lucy Larcom , four volumes . H Oxford , N . . , Centennial .

Fern Leaves , Fanny Fern .

Autograph Letter of Fanny Fern . i Register of Shrewsbury , Mass . , Fam lies .

American Ancestry , Volume 9 . New England Legends and Folk Lore and Historic Mansions and Highways around Boston , S . A . Drake , two volumes .

Old . Reminiscences of the Navy , Maclay A Autobiography of ndrew Sherburne .

Derby , Conn . , Records .

True Womanhood , John Neal .

Memoirs of Rufus Putnam .

Town Registers of Sidney , Vassalboro , China and Albion , Me . , and Ash i S and wic h C am t o n land , Plymouth , , p , Holderness , Centre Harbor , and Moul tonboro , N . H . V t Histories of Brattleboro , . , Francestown , Pembroke , Troy and C harles

M u rra fi l d . H . e town , N . , Roxbury , Uxbridge , y , Danvers , and Webster, Mass ,

Lit ch fie ld . County , Plymouth and Middletown , Conn , Washington County ,

H . . Vt . ., Carroll County , N , Ancient Windsor , Conn , and th e First Light Bat

t e r . y of Connecticut , in two volumes

History of the Continental Paper Money .

A . . The ncient Plummers and Mortons , by Jane P Thurston

n By ex ch a ge , w e have acquired

Five volumes , Buffalo Historical Society Publications .

Th e May'ower and her Log .

m A . Volu e 3 , Second Series New Jersey rchives 26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Two Reports New England Society of Brooklyn .

1 9 0 4 Year Book of the N . E . Society .

ffi 1 0 . O cial Register of the United States , 9 7

Ruth Hall , Fanny Fern .

M n u h - H a taff acdo o g ck s Ancestry .

Malae sk e . . . , J H Ingraham

Re dfie l d Family History . T Four bound volumes Portland ranscript .

1 6 . Volume , York Deeds 1 — 1 0 8 0 . Kansas Historical Society Transactions , 9 7 9

1 0 1 1 0 2 . New York Historical Society Collections , 9 and 9 — 1 0 1 0 8 . Massachusetts Historical Proceedings , 9 7 9 V 1 0 New Hampshire Historical Society Collections , olumes 9 and and three pamphlets .

Yale Biography and Annals , two volumes . — f 1 0 1 1 0 . Yale Catalogue of O ficers and Graduates , 7 9 4

Yale Directory of Living Graduates and Tucker , Dodge , Morris , Hale ,

Batchelder and Seymour Genealogies .

We h ave also th e qu arterly publications o f the Pe n n syl vani a , Maryl an d , Missouri , Iowa and Ore gon H istorical

S ocieties , the Esse x In stitute and the Am erican Antiqu a

o f . rian S ociety , al so those other societies when issued I n November we issu ed to the m e mbers an d the

1 2 o f exch ange list , Volume , the B axter M anu scripts , the

Documentary S eries .

f A . M . The library is kept Open rom . until P f M . o . , and seems to m eet the approval its visitors We have no com pl aints . The Wadsworth - Lon g fellow House w as Opened to the

2 2 an 1 . public , June , d closed October 9 There w as a paid atten dan ce o f Every ye ar im provements are m ade The exhibit h as n ever been as satisfa ctory as this season

f o f th e z We were assisted , as here to ore , by the ladies Eli

. R. ab e th w . o f Wads orth Ch apter , D A , the D aughters ’ 1 1 2 f 8 an d th e m embers o the Wom an s Literary Union .

w h o We are under obli gations to these ladies , an d those have kindly assisted us sin ce the house was opene d in

1 9 0 0 . A M INE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 27

Th e library is in a prosperous and satisfactory condi

. ffi tion More could be done had we su cient funds . We nee d m any books th at sho u ld be purch ased when

ff fo r o f ever o ered , the chan ces obtaining them lessen e ach

year and they are indispensable to a library like ours .

Our purch ases are only the most important offe red . Dur

In 1 0 8 g the year 9 , this S ociety has publishe d m ore pages than any other state historical society f Respect ul ly submitted ,

L ib r a r ia n . NAT HAN GOOL D ,