THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Quarterly Bulletin

VOLUME XXVI JULY 1942 NUMBER THREE

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Published by the Society and Issued to Members NEW YORK: 170 CENTRAL PARK WEST OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY UNTIL JANUARY, 1944

President GEORGE A. ZABRISKIE

First Vice-President Second Vice-President ROBERT E. DOWLING FENWICK BEEKMAN, M.D.

Third Vice-President Fourth Vice-President HENRY PARISH* JAMES LENOX BANKS

Foreign Corresponding Secretary Domestic Corresponding Secretary ARCHER M. HUNTINGTON LUCIUS WILMERDING

Recording Secretary Treasurer DEWITT M. LOCKMAN WILLIAM T. VAN ALSTYNE

Director ALEXANDER J. WALL

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

First Class—for one year, ending 1943 LE ROY E. KIMBALL LOUIS C. WILLS ARTHUR SUTHERLAND

Second Class—for two years, ending 1944 ARTHUR DELANO WEEKES JOHN V. IRWIN MILLARD L. ROBINSON, D.D.

Third Class—for three years, ending 194s EUGENE A. HOFFMAN LEWIS L. DELAFIELD FORSYTH WICKES

Fourth Class—for four years, ending 1946 fELT ARTHUR A. JONES

* Deceased. The President's Communication

OMETHING like a year ago, in order to close the S Thompson estate, his country residence at East Hampton was offered for sale. Out of gratitude and a desire to honor the memory of a gentleman who did so much for this Society, we purchased the property, feeling that he would like nothing bet­ ter than to have his home preserved to render service and give pleasure if possible to his old neighbors and residents of Long Island. Charles Griswold Thompson, the subject of this communica­ tion, was born at 25 Lafayette Place, New York City, on April 26, 1840, and died at 36 East 67th Street on December 8, 1919. His ancestors came to this country in 1656 settling on Long Island and founding the town of Brookhaven. A hundred years later we find the family living in Sagtikos Manor. Sagtikos, an Indian name meaning "Appletree neck" because of its shape, purchased by Colonel Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1692, is a narrow strip of land running from Great South Bay across the island to the Sound, about eight miles, near the present City of

51 The New-York Historical Society Babylon, and containing 1206 acres. It was acquired at a cost of ;C45- It was Jonathan Thompson who purchased Sagtikos Manor for his son Isaac in 1758, and this was the Thompson country home for a century and a half. Charles Griswold's grandfather was a West Indian importing merchant and his father was Presi­ dent of the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company from 1846 to 1871 and was also Vice-President of the Bank of Amer­ ica. Charles was elected a trustee of the New York Life in 1872,

THOMPSON HOMESTEAD, OCEAN AVENUE, EAST HAMPTON, N. Y. succeeding his father, and served in that capacity and as Vice- President until his death. He was also a director of the Union Square Savings Bank and a member of the Century and Metro­ politan Clubs. His country home at East Hampton, now the property of this Society, was purchased by him about fifty years ago and alterations were made under the guidance of McKim, Mead and White, architects. The house is old-fashioned, spa­ cious, the grounds well landscaped affording a view of the Atlantic Ocean, in fact it is about what one would expect of a successful and well-to-do business man before the days of in­ come taxes. Mr. Thompson was regarded by his neighbors as

52 Quarterly Bulletin a man of sterling character, just in all his dealings, greatly inter­ ested in the welfare of East Hampton and its institutions: a liberal supporter of his church, the free library, all other civic organizations, and for many years was one of the leading mem­ bers and a director of the Maidstone Club. By the time you read this, we shall have surveyed the place,

THOMPSON HOMESTEAD, EAST HAMPTON rear view made some repairs, and installed a summer exhibit calculated to interest history-minded people who have the inclination to stop in and look it over. Of course the restrictions on gas and tires will prevent a good many New Yorkers from driving down to the east end of the island this year but there are a number of the members who make their summer homes nearby and the Long Island Railroad summer schedule is not bad. Subject to change we shall fix up exhibits of costumes from 1830 to 1890, early American household utensils, methods of lighting from the beginning of time up to now, toys and dolls 53 The New-York Historical Society of all periods. We shall also attempt to restore a Thompson room with many of the family portraits and belongings, the idea being to preserve as a memorial not only the residence but also the atmosphere and surroundings of an estate prevailing with substantial business and professional men of the country a half century ago—rapidly disappearing now.

GEORGE A. ZABRISKIE

JENNY LIND FESTIVAL

HIS year's June meeting, on Monday afternoon June Teighth, commemorated the memory of Jenny Lind, who made her American debut in New York City, in Castle Garden, in 1850. President George A. Zabriskie greeted the members and guests of the Society and welcomed them to this annual festival. Mr. Leonidas Westervelt, of the Board of Trustees, told about his lifelong quest for objects which once belonged to, or are associated with, the noted singer. Mr. Westervelt is the leading collector of Jenny Lind memorabilia, and has had many interesting experiences while gathering them in Europe and America. Miss Elsie Semke, soprano, a student at the Washington Irving High School, sang some of Jenny Lind's favorite songs, accom­ panied by Miss Anna R. Hoffman at the piano. The audience joined in singing "Old Folks at Home" and "Annie Laurie." Everyone then adjourned to the Society's garden, to enjoy straw­ berries and cream and a friendly hour in the afternoon sunshine. Guests and members had an opportunity of viewing a small part of Mr. Westervelt's large and outstanding Jenny Lind col­ lection. Some three hundred objects selected from his private museum in his own home were exhibited for the occasion on the main floor. 54 THE ALBANY GLASS WORKS AND SOME OF THEIR RECORDS HE Hamilton Manufacturing Society, also known as the TAlbany Glass Works, had a short but varied existence. It was one of the early glass houses in New York State and was in operation from 1785 to 1815, at Guilderland, about six miles west of Albany. As the records of this business were scattered, the story of the company has had to be pieced together from general histories, newspaper advertisements, and such papers and letters as have come to light in various places. The New-York Historical Society has a box of these papers in its manuscript collection and so has the opportunity to add another chapter to the story. A recent account of the glass works was published by Arthur B. Gregg in Old Hellebergh, printed in 1936 by the Altamont Enterprise, at Altamont, New York. His articles on local history appeared originally in the Altamont Enterprise, and included an account of the Hamilton Manufacturing Society which was lo­ cated at nearby Guilderland. Shortly after Mr. Gregg's article appeared, Harry Hall White wrote about "The Albany Glass Works" in the magazine Antiques for July, 1936. Mr. White added a good deal to the story, getting many of his facts from a collection of unpublished papers owned at that time by a dealer in Michigan. The glass house was started in 1785 as the Dowesborough or Dowesburgh Glass House by Leonard De Neufville. The De Neufvilles lived in Amsterdam, Holland, where they had played an important role in the American Revolution, acting as agents for supplies in the Netherlands. Because of these activities the family fortune was swept away, and the son Leonard came to this country after the Revolutionary War to begin again. His travels finally brought him to Albany and he decided to settle near there. On May 12,1785, he drew up Articles of Agreement

55 The New-York Historical Society for the glass house with Ferdinand Walfahrt, works manager, and John Heefke, business agent. At this point in the story several letters owned by The New- York Historical Society add new details. On December 20, 1786, a letter from John Van Schaick in Albany to Leonard De Neuf- ville in New York City informed him of the sad news that "The glass house is fallen down in a snow storm." In spite of this catas­ trophe work was speedily resumed, for five months later, on May 16, 1787, Van Schaick reported to De Neufville, who was then in Philadelphia:

The last clay from Amboy proves Good Mr. Heefke who was here yesterday expects in 3 or 4 weeks to be able to make Glass the green and white Glass makers returning from N York who were oblige occasioned by the uneasiness of the workman to go down for Verte Clay the first not being good.

During the following year business grew steadily. On Decem­ ber 1 st, 17 8 8, John Heefke, then in New York, wrote to Leonard De Neuf ville at the Dowesborough Glass House: It will be of great Dammage to us if we do not get glass this winter for we may sell a great quantity if we have it as glass is high in town at preasant which makes the people run to us for glass as ours Comes some­ thing cheaper.

The market now included Philadelphia, as several business letters addressed to Leonard De Neufville at Philadelphia indi­ cate, while a letter from James Gray in New York, December 10, 1788, mentions particularly two boxes of bottles shipped to Mr. Leiper in Philadelphia. Evidently some bottles1 were made 1 Arthur B. Gregg (op. cit.) reports that bottles bearing the name "Albany Glass Works" are in the State Museum at Albany and the Municipal Museum at Rochester. The most recent authoritative work on glass, however, American Glass, by George S. and Helen McKearin (1941), contains the following comment (page 129) on the probable date of these bottles: "Some further confusion has arisen from two flasks, a pint and a half-pint with a bust of Washington and carrying the inscription 'Albany Glass Works.' However, from the characteristics of these flasks it is almost certain that they were not made until after 1820. Weeks states that in 1823 there was a manufactory of glass globes in 56 Quarterly Bulletin in the early days of the Hamilton Glass Works, although window glass was always the principal product. From the time of his beginning in business Leonard De Neuf- ville attempted to get aid from the State Legislature. His first request in 1786 was refused. In 1789 he petitioned again and on March 3rd was granted a loan of 1500 pounds. The New-York Historical Society has the eight-page petition drawn up by De Neufville at that time, describing the condition of his glass busi­ ness, the need for such a business in the state, and various methods by which the state could aid the new venture. In spite of state aid the glass house ceased to flourish, and some time prior to 1793 De Neufville dropped out. A broadside in the possession of the Society, dated September 12, 1792, lists the new proprietors as M'Clallen, MacGregor and Company. In 1795 it became necessary to reorganize the company twice. The first time it was known as MacGregor and Company, and the second time as Thomas Mather and Company, with the fol­ lowing notable list of directors: Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, El- kanah Watson, Samuel Mather, John Sanders, Abraham Ten Eyck, Frederick A. De Zeng, Killiaen Van Rensselaer, Douw Fonda, and Walter Cockran. Among the Society's papers "A Statement of the Glass House Affairs, Dec. 1795" gives a good picture of the condition of business at that time. The following year, 1796, saw the beginning of a new era for the glass business. The settlement growing up around the glass house decided to establish itself as a town and chose the name Hamilton in recognition of the achievements of Alexander Ham­ ilton in fostering manufacturing. From then on the business was known as the Hamilton Manufacturing Society, and the direc­ tors were Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, John Sanders, Abraham Staats, and Thomas Mather. The State legislature at this time

Albany 'on a scale which promised to supply the U. S. with the article.' It may be possible that the Albany Glass Works flasks were made here. Certainly they are too late to have been made at the glass house in Hamilton or the first Rensselaer Glass Factory." 57 The New-York Historical Society passed an act for encouragement of the glass works and exempted them from taxes for five years. In 1799 John Van Rensselaer leased the glass works from the company and placed it under the supervision of Abraham Ten Eyck as factor. In negotiating for this lease it was necessary to survey the business and some of these papers, fortunately, have survived. Among them are the proposals of John Van Rensselaer to lease the factory for the ensuing year, and various extracts from the minutes concerning the resolution. These papers have so much detailed information that they give us an extensive pic­ ture of the business. One list is entitled "The following obser­ vations may be useful in Contracting for the Glass House the ensuing year, that is from April 1st, 1799." This itemizes the costs of material, wages, cartage and repairs. Another manu­ script lists the name of each worker, his wages, and his partic­ ular job,—washing sand, stamping clay, or picking glass. There is also a three-page "Inventory of all the Stock and Materials belonging to the Hamilton Manufacturing] Society taken agree­ able to the Contract made April 15, 1800." In this very interest­ ing manuscript are 114 entries grouped under the following headings: "Utentials in the New Glass House," "Fleshing [sic] House and Utentials," "In the Mixing or Glass Foundry Room," "Stone Cutters Tools," "Pot room now in good order," "Old Glass House," "In Store House," and "Old Saw Mill." An equally detailed record of the amount of window glass sent to Albany, 1796-1804, has been preserved. The Society has a copy of Van Rensselaer's Articles of Agree­ ment, drawn up April 21, 1801. This carries a handsome im­ pression of the company's seal with the figure of a glass blower on it. Other papers give information and figures of the busi­ ness dealings of the glass house. These include lists of stock­ holders and of dividends, records of transactions of various stockholders with the company, and letters of Elkanah Watson, 1796-1798, and of Frederick De Zeng, 1796-1803, concerning 58 Quarterly Bulletin the business of the company and of the store run by the company. These papers confirm the impression that the financial trans­ actions of the company were both stormy and ramified. The directors evidently had a busy and unpleasant time of it, and the stockholders must have had many uneasy moments to say the

Seal of the Hamilton Manufacturing Society on Articles of Agreement, April 21, 1801 least. We can follow the story in a 20-page book of minutes that cover the period from March 18, 1801 to February 22, 1804. By this time Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, brother of John, was an important figure in the dealings of the company. The minutes of the first meeting contain an example that is charac­ teristic of the business affairs. The directors heard that John and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer had made plans to erect a rival glass 59 The New-York Historical Society house next to their property "after having pocketed their money, to promote the erection of another manufactury which will eventually defeat and render the works of the Society useless and unprofitable." This struggle with Jeremiah Van Rensselaer continued through the minutes to the last entry which demanded a settlement of his account and threatened to bring suit against him. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer's impressions are recorded in several small notebooks full of personal comments. He was an executor of the estate of his brother John, who died in 1802, and Jeremiah went over the accounts with great care and much animosity. For instance one of his notations reads: "On the deficiency of 14257 feet of Glass—A gross error is apparent and I am sorry to observe that it has the appearance of premeditated injustice, not by Mr. Ten Eyck, but by others." After his brother John's death, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer took over the glass house. He hired Lawrence Schoolcraft as superin­ tendent of the works, and it was here that the latter instructed his son, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, in the principles of glassmak- ing. During that period an interesting estimate was made. It is endorsed "Jeremiah Van Rensselaer's experiment delivered me for my information, Sept. 10, 1805" and is an itemized list of the ingredients and costs of making 1200 feet of glass. The Society's papers contain only a few unimportant items beyond this date, and do not throw any light on the activities of the final decade of the glass house. The end of the story came in 1815 when, apparently because of the lack of fuel, this flourish­ ing business closed down, ending suddenly an interesting and early venture in American industry.

SUSAN E. LYMAN

60 Albany Gla&Hotife, SEPTEMBER 12, 1702. HE Subfcribers, PROPRIETORS offfe ALBANY GLASS- HO USE, under the Firm of M'CLALLEN, MAC GRKGOR, and Co. beg leave to inform the PUBLIC, That their Works are completed, and that tfaey have on Hand an AJfortment of GLASS, of the following Dimenfions.; but the Want of a Legt^tve Loan, which was fully expecled by the Public in generaTl and the Proprietors in particular, prevents their giving that Credit to their Friends they otherwife would wfm, and compels them to fell for CASH Imfyi which they will do at the following Prices, viz. 8 by <> £• 3 5- per 100 Feet. 14 by 12 I S it- per 100 Feet. 9hY 7 5 »5« do. 15 by 15 6 5- do. 10 by 8 4 12.. do. 16" by 12 6 15. do. 11 by 0 4 15. do. 17 by 15 •/USE do. 12 by 10 5 8. do. 18 by 15 8 0.. do. 15 by 11 5 10. do. 18 by 14 8 5. do. iThe immeofe Sums of Money annually remitted to Europe for the Article, of WINDOW-GLASS, clearly evince the Utility of this Manufactory-—-and as the Proprietors have been at a very great Expence in erecting it, and are de­ termined, at all Times, to have a conftant Supply of GLASS, they flatter them- felves that fo nfefid an Undertaking will meet the kind Patronage 0/the gener* ous Public, particularly as their Glafs is equal to any imported, and much lower in Price. Orders for Wirtdow-Glafs of any Size, and Bottles from Half-Pint to Five Gallons, will be thankfully received and pun&ually executed, at their GLASS- WARE-HOUSE, NO. 48, Market-flreet, ALBANY. JAMES CALDWELL, CHRISTOPHER BATTERMAN, ROBERT M'CLALLEN, ROBERT MACGREGOR.

N.B. The following Prices will be given for broken Glafi, at the above Store: ffi. per Cwt, of black Bottles. 8s. - Window-Glafs. 10s. - Flint-Glals. f& Great Encouragement and conftant Employment will be given to a FlpO "Hials Maker.

61 ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY

HE following members of the Society's staff are now serv­ Ting in the armed forces of the United States: H. Maxson Holloway, Museum Curator, Alexander J. Wall, Jr., Public Re­ lations, and Joseph Gymory and George Henry Johnson of the Maintenance Department. Two new members of the Board of Trustees were recently elected: Mr. Arthur A. Jones, of the 4th Class ending 1946, to fill the vacancy of the late L. Gordon Hamersley and Mr. Eugene Augustus Hoffman, of the 3rd Class ending 1945, to fill the vacancy of his father, the late Samuel V. Hoffman. The spring meeting of the Early American Industries Associa­ tion was held in the Society's auditorium on Saturday morning, May 2 3rd. Mr. Wall, the Director, is now President of that Asso­ ciation. Mr. Marshall Davidson, of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gave an illustrated talk on early American silver and silversmithing; Mr. Charles Courtney spoke on American locks and of his many interesting experiences in opening them; and Mr. Wall told how the story of early American industries is revealed by their literature, with illustrations selected from the Bella C. Landauer Collection at the Society. Mr. Courtney brought some of his locks to the meeting, and the Society's col­ lection of locks was on display. During May one of the advertising cards in the New York City subways, in the "Foto-Clues" series, pictured the east end of the Port of New York Gallery, above the question "Where is this ship's cabin?" On May 26th, Mr. Wall, the Director, addressed the Green^ wich Village Historical Society on "National Bulwarks—His­ tory and Museums," at that Society's twentieth birthday dinner party. The Pewter Collectors Club of America met at the Society on June 20th. A special exhibition was arranged for them, of 62 Quarterly Bulletin "Pewter Relics of the Revolution" owned by the Society, which are continued on view through July. Mr. Wall described how the pewter buttons, children's toy utensils, and other 18th cen­ tury relics of pewter had been located by the Field Exploration Committee on Revolutionary camp sites in New York City and the Hudson Valley. One of the third floor galleries regularly displays a collection of pewter household utensils, and on its walls are hung manuscript bills and photostatic copies of news­ paper advertisements of American pewterers. Particularly in­ teresting to the Pewter Collectors was the original silk trade banner carried by the Society of Pewterers in New York City's Federal Procession in 1788. Miss Barck, the Librarian, attended the War Emergency Con­ ference of the Special Libraries Association in Detroit, June 18-2 o, and the 64th Annual Conference of the American Library Association in Milwaukee the following week. The current exhibition of the month relates to physicians of old New York, and commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Samuel Bard. July, 1942, marks the centennial of completing the Croton Aqueduct and introducing Croton water into New York City, so a special exhibition relating to the subject will be held through­ out July, on the main floor. The Bibliographical Society of America is planning, as this Bulletin goes to press, to meet at the Society on Monday, June 29th. Mr. Wall, the Director, is to read a paper on "American Genealogical Research, its Beginning and Growth." The New- York Historical Society has invited the members of the Biblio­ graphical Society to be its guests at an informal luncheon in the garden, between the morning and afternoon sessions.

63 THE IRVING BACHELLER COLLECTION HE Irving Bacheller collection which was presented to Tthe Society by Mr. George A. Zabriskie in October, 1941, now comprises every book written by Dr. Bacheller in the half- century from his first, The Master of Silence, 1892, through The Winds of God, 1941. Mr. Zabriskie has just added to the collec­ tion the original holograph manuscript of The Winds of God, which Dr. Bacheller inscribed to him. It consists of two hundred and twenty-five pages written in the author's clear minute hand­ writing, an excellent example of the painstaking care with which each of his books has been written. For this a protective box of . brown leather was made, decorated with blue leather inserts. Many of the volumes have been specially bound in lovely leather bindings finished by Mr. Zabriskie and for the others he has made special slip cases, with leather backs ornamented with elaborate gold tooling and inserts of contrasting leather. A number of the volumes contain presentation inscriptions or holograph letters from Dr. Bacheller. On a recent Saturday after­ noon in May, Dr. Bacheller viewed the exhibition of his writings and graciously inscribed every volume with his autograph. A copy of Professor Alfred J. Hanna's Bibliography of the Writings of Irving Bacheller, 1939, is signed by both the author and the bibliographer, and inserted in the front is a recent pho­ tograph of Dr. Bacheller taken at Mr. Zabriskie's Florida home. This unique collection of Irving Bacheller's works is now on exhibit on the third floor of the museum not far from the en­ trance to the Reading Room, and his photograph is shown among his books near the manuscript of The Winds of God.

EDNA W. WATKINS

64 DR. ABELOFF'S FRANKLIN COLLECTION N April, the Society received a collection on Benjamin Frank­ I lin, gathered and presented by Dr. Abram Joseph Abeloff. It comprises some two hundred volumes, fifty pamphlets, many leaflets, periodicals, and mementos, brought together by the donor with the purpose of making it representative of the "many- sided" Franklin. The best known of Franklin's works are present in various editions, besides the principal biographies, early pe­ riodicals containing his writings, and bibliographies, as well as publications of societies, clubs, organizations, and business firms bearing the Franklin name and dedicated to the Franklin tradi­ tion. Dr. Abeloff also gave a pair of spectacles which belonged to Franklin, and a pair of silver shoe buckles, each set with forty brilliants and mounted on black velvet, which Franklin sent from abroad to his daughter Sally, in 1768, the year after her marriage to Richard Bache. The first of Franklin's writings to be circulated to any extent in the Colonies was, of course, his well-known Almanac, which appeared in December, 1732. Besides a reprint of this first Al­ manac, Dr. Abeloff's collection has an original of "Poor Richard" for 1754, printed by Franklin and Hall in Philadelphia. The famous Autobiography is represented by numerous editions and

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65 The New-York Historical Society in several languages, from its first Paris publication in 1791, to a modern Pocket Book edition in 1939. Included are German and Swedish versions, both 1792, a London translation from the above French edition, 1793, a Spanish translation, Madrid, 1798, and a Tokyo publication of the Autobiography in two volumes almost a hundred years later. The first American issue in the col­ lection is the second American edition, Philadelphia, 1794. Sev­ eral later editions bear imprints of Albany, New York, Salem, Danbury, and other New England cities. Seven specimens of the work of Franklin the printer are found in Dr. Abeloff's gift. Cicero's Cato Major, translated by Chief Justice James Logan and regarded as a masterpiece of the Frank­ lin press, is present in its first edition, 1744. Another product of the Philadelphia press before the partnership with David Hall is Franklin's own newspaper, The Pennsylvania Gazette, of which this collection includes Number 406 (September 16-23, 1736). The Franklin and Hall partnership is represented by: Samuel Johnson's Elementa Philosophica, 1752; A Collection of the Works of Thomas Chalkley, 1749; a twenty shilling piece of paper money, June, 1759; and the 1754 Almanac mentioned above. William Franklin, the only son of Benjamin Franklin, inher­ ited some of his father's library, although several other heirs shared in this good fortune. One of the books which William evidently received was Dr. William Douglass' two volume work: Summary, Historical and Political of... the British Settlements in North America, London, 1760. Volume One bears the name ""Wm. Franklin's," and on the flyleaf it is noted that "This book formerly belonged to Dr. Franklin—See his Will." Another vol­ ume associated with Franklin is The Commonwealth of Utopia, by Sir Thomas Moore (London, 1639) on the title page of which is written: "B. Franklin. S. Salter purchased from the Library of Dr. Franklin. S. Salter, Philadelphia."

ELEANOR J. CONWAY 66 DONATIONS

URING March, April and May, the collections of the D Library and Museum were enriched by a number of gifts, of which some are here described. Sewing machine made by Willcox & Gibbs, New York, 1880- 1890. Gift of Mr. Christopher Baldwin, Jr. Pewter plate made in London, late 18th century, which be­ longed to Captain Lodowick Hackstaff (1757—1825); an ivory fan given to Mrs. George L. Benet (Caroline Mathilda West Lyon) by an officer on Commodore M. C. Perry's expedition to Japan; the family Bible of William and Mary Imlay, grand­ parents of the donor. Gift of Miss Lillian Benet. One hundred and ninety theater programs and handbills, 1849-1862. Gift of Mr. Henry A. Clark. Silver tea set made by Marquand & Co., New York (working 1831-1938), which belonged to the donor's grandmother, Mrs. John Cryder (Mary Wright Wetmore). Gift of Mr. Henry Chauncey Cryder. Papers of the American Defense Society, including corre­ spondence, pamphlets, circulars, and clippings, 1916-1939. Cift of Mr. Charles Stewart Davison. Beaded bag which belonged to Susan Rivington; Masonic dress sword and scabbard, presented to John Stoneacre Ellis in San Francisco in 1859; swords carried at the Battle of Gettysburg by Col. Augustus Van Home Ellis, Julius Livingston Ellis (who were killed in the battle), by John Stoneacre Ellis, Henry Ash- field Ellis, and Samuel Claudius Ellis; and other Ellis family memorabilia. Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Home Ellis. Sword cane which belonged to Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778-1847), and manuscript inventory of his personal estate, 1847; and a copy of the donor's book, 1600-1 pi4. Gift of Mr. Stuyvesant Fish. Silver-mounted memorial volume presented to his family 67 The New-York Historical Society after General William Tecumseh Sherman's death in 1891, and books of New York interest. Gift of Miss Eleanor Sherman Fitch, a granddaughter of General Sherman. Collection of 683 negatives with a print of each, showing the recent demolition of the Fulton Street, Fifth Avenue, Sand Street, and Broadway Spur elevated lines in Brooklyn. Gift of Mr. Norvin H. Green. Twenty-one fans, eight American dolls, late 19th century, two toy fans and two toy umbrellas; fragment of the brocaded satin wedding dress worn by Ellen King at her marriage to Thomas Jennings Hand in 1858. Gift of Mrs. James King Hand. Manuscripts on street improvement in New York City and on roads in the vicinity, 1825-1831. Gift of Mr. Elmer T. Hutchinson. Irridescent glass night lamp made by Tiffany & Co. c. 1894. Gift of Mrs. John V. Irwin. Five photographs of interiors of the home of Isaac W. Vos- burgh, in Albany. Gift of Mr. John V. Irwin. Copper water jug with coat-of-arms and date "1630," pre­ sented in memory of Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer. Gift of Henry W. Kent. Doll's house and furniture brought from England c. 1870; 576 periodicals, 1929-1942; 100 handbills; 225 tradecards; 102 volumes on history, literature, and travel; an extensive collec­ tion concerning William Martin, the Christian philosopher (1772-1851). Gift of Dr. Thomas Ollive Mabbott. Sixty letters from Governor George Clinton to his daughter, Cornelia, and to her husband, Edmond Charles Genet, 1792- 1812; letters from Cornelia Clinton Genet to her husband; and other Clinton family correspondence. Gift of Miss Catherine R. B. Mackie, great-great-granddaughter of Governor George Clinton. Black silk Quaker costume and green taffeta bonnet, worn by the donor's grandmother, Eliza L. Jenkins, who married 68 Quarterly Bulletin William M. Macy in 1828; cream brocade and satin wedding gown and slippers, worn by Caroline Ridgway (the donor's mother) at her marriage to Silvanus J. Macy, in 1853; cream brocade waist, shoes, gloves, and orange blossoms worn by the donor at her own wedding. Gift of Mrs. Brewster Marwick. Printed cotton textile showing the "Apotheosis of Frank­ lin," printed cotton bedspread with tree of life pattern; and a swatch of early glazed chintz. Gift of Mrs. Richard Worsam Meade. Sampler made by Girtrue Zabriskie, 1840. Gift of Miss Maria D. Pope. Silver pitcher made by Wood & Hughes, New York, c. 1840, with the monogram of the donors' mother, Mrs. George Richards (Harriet MacMartin MacLaren); silver paper cutter presented to George Richards in 1886 by the Tennis Building Association of New York; 21 volumes of law books and collected poetical works, 1799—1910. Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards and Mrs. Marjorie R. Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds gave also a landscape painted by Daniel Huntington in 1837. Miss Richards gave also 23 pieces of flat silver by New York City silversmiths; a landscape with cattle painted by Carleton Wig­ gins, 1882-3; and a water color by Emily Noyes Vanderpoel of the MacMartin house at Litchfield, Connecticut. Hand-woven bedspread made in Pennsylvania, late 19th cen­ tury. Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr. Large collection of the papers of Rev. Dr. Henry Albert Stim- son (1842-1936), former pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle and of the Manhattan Congregational Church in New Y>rk City, including an extensive file of his correspondence, holo­ graph copies of many of his sermons and articles contributed to periodicals, and a set of his printed works. Papers of his wife, Alice Wheaton (Bartlett) Stimson, president of the Sorosis Club. 3 80 photographs and daguerreotypes of the Stimson and Bartlett families, diplomas, and 47 volumes of historical gene- 69 The New-York Historical Society alogical, and religious interest. Letters from Judge Elisha Bou- dinot (1749-1819) to his daughter, Catharine (Boudinot) Atterbury (maternal grandmother of Dr. Stimson), other Boudinot family letters, and eighteen letters written during the American Revolution to Hon. Elias Boudinot. Gift of the chil­ dren of Rev. Dr. Henry Albert Stimson. Part of a dinner set of rock china from the family of Henry Livingston, of Poughkeepsie, great-grandfather of the donor. Gift of Miss Marguerite L. Thomas. Silk "biscuit" quilt made by Mrs. Jane Brooks Voorhies in Gravesend, Brooklyn, c. 1880; a carved wooden slick for smoothing feather beds, from the Hubbard-Williamson families, Gravesend; two linen damask towels with woven borders, sold by A. D. Matthews' Sons, Brooklyn, in the 1880's. Gift of Mrs. Charles Stone Voorhies and Miss Arlene Brooks Voorhies. Majolica bust of Giovanni da Verrazano, the Florentine navi­ gator; holograph proclamation by Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, September 13, 1837, concerning relief of inhabitants of Florida who had been driven from their homes during the Seminole War; 13 volumes on Indians and Indian chiefs; a Dutchess and Ulster County Almanac for 1866; a 16mm. mo­ tion picture camera and a projector, with 9 reels of travel films in a case. Gift of Mr. George A. Zabriskie.

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AUGUST CLOSING The Society's building will be closed as usual on July Fourth and during the entire month of August. The Art Galleries, Mu­ seum, and Library will re-open on Tuesday, September first. On Labor Day, September seventh, the Library will be open from one until five, but the Art Galleries and Museum will be closed all day. 70 STANDING COMMITTEES Committee on Anniversary Committee on Library and Museum ARCHER M. HUNTINGTON FENWICK BEEKMAN, M.D. DE WITT M. LOCKMAN LEROY E. KIMBALL LEWIS L. DELAFIELD ALEXANDER J. WALL Committee on Building Committee on Membership ROBERT E. DOWLING JOHN V. IRWIN ARTHUR SUTHERLAND ARTHUR A. JONES W. WILLIS REESE* WILLIAM T. VAN ALSTYNE Committee on Finance Committee on Nominations WILLIAM T. VAN ALSTYNE LEONIDAS WESTERVELT ROBERT E. DOWLING MILLARD L. ROBINSON, D.D. ARTHUR SUTHERLAND LOUIS C. WILLS Committee on Fine Arts Committee on Plan and Scope JAMES LENOX BANKS JAMES LENOX BANKS . FORSYTH WICKES FENWICK BEEKMAN, M.D. LUCIUS WILMERDING ARTHUR D. WEEKES Committee on Lectures Committee on Publications LEONIDAS WESTERVELT ALEXANDER J. WALL MILLARD L. ROBINSON, D.D. ARTHUR SUTHERLAND JOHN V. IRWIN HENRY PARISH*

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EGYPTIAN COLLECTIONS The Egyptian Collections of The New-York Historical Society are on exhibition daily in The Brooklyn Museum, from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Sundays, from 1 to 6 P.M.