which appeared in the Society's proceedings of April 25, 1906. Dear Mr. Barton;— PHILADA Decbr. 3rd 1906 As an interesting sequel to the story of the Indian Kings in Mr. Paine's paper in the last published Proceedings I send you the inscription upon a large silver two-handled cup with cover that was exhibited by Mr. George L. Schuyler at the Washington Inauguration Centennial Celebration, New York, April, 1889. Presented by ANNE QUEEN OF ENGLAND to Col. Peter Schuyler of Albany To commemorate his visit to England by request Dear Mr. Barton; Faithfully, CHAS. HENRY HART. Here is another and new contribution to "the Indian Kings" portraits. The above are not mentioned by Challoner Smith under Bernard Lens (1659-1725) and are from The Carson Catalogue of Engraved Portraits, sold in Phila., December 16-17, 1905. It will make an interesting addition to the notes I sent previously on the same subject. 123 07. Faithfully, CHAS. HENRY HART. 4238. THE FOUR INDIAN KINGS. Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row, Emperour of the Six Nations; Sa Ga Yean Qua Rah Tow, King of the Maquas; Oh Nee Yeath Tow No Riow, King of Ganijoh-Hore; E. Tow Oh Kaom, King of the River Nation. Four bust portraits. Ovals with fancy borders, the titles on tablets beneath the ovals, all engraved on one sheet. Mezzotinto. Height 12 14-16 inches; width 9 13-16 inches. Done after the Original Limnings by B. Lens Jun'. B. Lens exc. Very rare. Drawn from y' Life Our associate, Clarence Saunders Brigham has located and listed diaries of the Reverend Ebenezer Parkman which appear in the following memorandum: DIARY OF REV. EBENEZER PARKMAN. American Antiquarian Society. G = Mrs. W. R. Gould, to go to Westborough Historical Society. M = Massachusetts Historical Society. P Printed edition of Parkman Diary. W = = Westborough Historical Society. Diurna, 1723, 24, 26, 27, 28. [A] Diary, 1737. [P] 1738-1740. [G] 1744-48, 1750-52, 1754, 1756-May '61, June 1764 3 July '69. [A] 1771-73. [M] 1773-75. [G] July-Dec. 1775 [A] Aug. 1777. [A] 1781-82. [M] The American Antiquarian Society also possesses a series of his "Natalitia" or birthday reflections, from 1728-1734, 1740, 1743-1783; and two portfolios of sermons and notes. C. S. B., Nov. 1906. Further information regarding the Parkman manuscripts is desired. Four of our original Mather portraits namely, those of Richard, Increase, Cotton and Samuel, the son of Cotton Mather, have been copied by Mrs. Harry Thompson of Paris, France, for Mr. Alonzo C. Mather of Buffalo, N. Y. By order of the Council the seal of the Society has been redrawn, the date of incorporation, 1812, added, and plates of various sizes made therefrom. Upon the reverse of the original drawing, which has been framed and hung in the Main Hall appears in the handwriting of our founder, Designed Drawn by Boston, 1815. An appeal for additions to our rare collection of Harvard College theses appeared in the librarian's report of October, 1905. He has since been asked the source of the accession there mentioned. In "Donations Vol. 2" on page 67 under October 1, 1833 is the following entry: "Catalogues, Theses and Questiones of Harvard and Yale Colleges from 1719 to 1820: Those of Harvard are greatest in number and embrace nearly all the years during the above period. They came from Boston accompanying a Box of Books, as waste paper. Presented by Dr. John Green of Worcester." The wise giver was a member of our Council from 1831 to 1855. Some years later our associate, Henry Stevens of London, in forwarding the gift of our first President Salisbury of English county histories, added "to fill case," the sixtyeight folio volumes of Zedler's Universal Lexicon which has answered many questions upon obscure subjects. The first issue of the present form of "givers and gifts" appeared in the initial number of the new series of our Proceedings. A return to the simpler record of "Sources of Accessions" has been suggested, the present classification and alphabetical arrangement to be continued. All gifts are promptly acknowledged by the librarian "on behalf of the Council" and those of great value may be referred to in the body of his report. The sources of gifts for the year ending October 1, number, three hundred and forty-seven, namely: thirty-five members, one hundred and six not members, and two hundred and six societies and institutions. We have received from them eighty-five hundred and seventy books; sixty-three hundred and twenty-one pamphlets; fifteen bound and fifteen unbound volumes of newspapers, with collections of manuscripts, engravings, photographs, maps, medals and broadsides; by exchange, one hundred and seventy-one books and seventy-five pamphlets; and from the bindery one hundred and seventy-two volumes of newspapers and three volumes of magazines; a total of eighty-seven hundred and forty-one books, sixty-three hundred and ninety-six pamphlets, one hundred and eighty-seven bound, and fifteen unbound volumes of newspapers, etc. The Salisbury bequest to the Library has been received from the Executors. It includes six thousand eighty-three books, twelve hundred seventy-three pamphlets, twenty-one volumes of diaries and note-books, seventeen Mexican figures in terra cotta, five volumes of Mexican photographs, two sideboards, a stand of photographs, a secretary, sofa and table. To this list should be added collections of broadsides, diplomas, letters, photographs, portraits, postage stamps, geological specimens, and newspapers. The library is that of a gentleman especially interested in antiquarian, historical and linguistic studies. I would recommend that an engraved book-plate, with portrait of our benefactor be procured for use in this large and highly-prized collection. Mr. Salisbury preserved a copy of The Universal Traveller of Philadelphia October, 1829, on account of a brief entry on page 80 relating to our Society and the town in which it is located. The article follows: "Wand'ring from clime to clime, observant stray'd "Worcester, p[rincipal] t. [own] Co.[unty] Cap. [ital] 40 w. [est] Boston, 38 N. [orth] N.[orth] W.[est] Providence, 57 E. [ast] Northampton. It is a handsome flourishing town, the largest in the interior of New England and is about to be connected with Providence by the Blackstone canal, the expense of which it is estimated will be $500,000. The town contains the County buildings, 4 churches, a handsome edifice containing the library and cabinet of the American Antiquarian Society, and 2 printing offices, from each of which a weekly newspaper is issued. Worcester Co. Ms. P. [opulation] 2962." With the gift of our associate, Prof. Arthur H. Church of the University of Oxford, was the following letter: 29 July, 1907. Dear Sir: SHELSLEY, KEW GARDENS, ENGLAND. I am sending you in another cover a pamphlet for the Library of your Society. The collection of old papers with which it deals will be of interest to antiquarians on your side of the water, partly by reason of the communications from New England which it contains. The great majority of these have, however, been printed in early volumes of the Philosophical Transactions, a few I cannot find there. If on going through the Index Nominum, you should come across any names of persons whose papers are likely to prove of special interest to your Society I can easily transcribe & transmit to you their titles or topics. I may at once say that all the papers & letters of Paul Dudley, which I have indexed, have been published in the Phil. Trans. On page 6 of my pamphlet reference is made to the two Catalogues of their Mss. published by the Royal Society in 1840. My brochure supplements this earlier work but deals with a different series of volumes. With the copy of "Classified Papers" I am sending the Corinium Museum Guide. This treats of the Roman Remains at Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Yours faithfully, A. H. CHURCH. From Hon. Edward L. Davis of the Council we have received the early Bell Telephone Company circulars referred to in the following letter: Hon. ISAAC DAVIS, Sir. WORCESTER, MASS., Dec. 24, '77 By the enclosed circulars, allow me to call your attention to the Telephone, and to some of the uses, to which, it is particularly adapted, among which it is being extensively used between private Residences and stables with entire satisfaction; and for this purpose, is the object of this note. Telephonic Communication between your Residence & Stable, you would find of great convenience, for calling your driver at any moment, or giving him directions, &c.. &c. For its satisfactory working I would refer you to Washburn & Moen Mfg Co. (from Grove St to Quinsigamond) Two Lunatic Hospitals (or Gen'l Lincoln) or to James H. Howe of Webster Mass for whom I have recently applied them, between his Residence & Stable also to the house of his driver, that he may call him at any moment, day or night. An order from you is respectfully solicited |