Glass. Book. iS'4-G / THE CHARTER AND BY-LAWS OF THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. REVISED MARCH, 1846. NEW YORK: PRESS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1846. Va<^ NEW YORK. WILLIAM VAN NORDEN, PRINTER, 39 WILLIAM STREET. (Dffic£r0 of i\)t Soeutg, 1848. PRESIDENT, ALBERT GALLATIN, LL.D FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, LUTHER BRAIVISH. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT, THOMAS DE WITT, D.D. FOREIGN CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, JOHN R. BARTLETT. DOMESTIC CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, JAMES W. BEE K MAN. RECORDING SECRETARY, ANDREW WARNER. TREASURER, WILLIAM CHAUNCEY, LIBRARIAN, JACOB B. MOORE. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. GEORGE GIBBS, Chairman, ERASTUS C. BENEDICT, EDWARD ROBINSON, D. D. FREDERIC DE PEYSTER, AUGUSTUS SCHELL, MARSHALL S. BIDWELL, GEORGE H. MOORE, Secretary. The officers of the Society are members, ex officio, of the Executive Committee . The Society's Rooms are in the University Building, and are daily open to the members. Stated meetings of the Society, on the first Tuesday of the month. At a meeting of the New York Historical Society, held at their Rooms on Tuesday Evening, the 17th March, 1846, Mr. Bradish offered the following resolution, submitted by the Executive Committee, which was adopted : Resolved, That the By-Laws adopted by the Society, be referred to the Ex- ecutive Committee, with instructions to have prepared and printed, in pamphlet form, the original Act of Incorporation of the Society, the Act of 1826 reviving that Act, the Act of 1846, reviving and amending the original Act of Incorpo- ration, the existing Act of Incorporation as revived and amended, the By-Laws, and a list of officers and members of the Society. Extract from the Minutes. ANDREW WARNER. Recording Secretary. ORIGINAL ACT OF INCORPORATION. AN ACT To incorporate the New York Historical Society: Passed Fehruarij 10th, 1809. Whereas, the persons hereinafter named, and others, have formed themselves into an association under the name of " The Nevir York Historical Society," for the purpose of dis- covering, procuring, and preserving w^hatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary, and ecclesiastical history of the United States in general, and of this State in particular, and have presented a petition to the Legislature to be in- corporated, that thereby such, the purpose and design of the said Society may be the more effectually subserved and promoted. Therefore, 1. Be it enacted bv the people of the State of New York, REPRESENTED IN THE SeNATE AND ASSEMBLY, That Egbert Bcn- son, Brockholst Livingston, Benjamin Moore, Samuel Miller. William Johnson, Samuel L. Mitchell, David Hosack, John M. Mason, DeWitt Clinton, John McKesson, Anthony Bleecker, Charles Wilkes, John Pitard and John Forbes and their associates who now are, and such other persons as shall hereafter become members of the said Society, shall be, and are hereby ordained, constituted and declared a body corporate and politic, in fact and name, by the name of " The New York Historical Society,'' and that by such name they and their successors forever hereafter shall and may have succession, and by the same name be capable in 1* 6 ORIGINAL CHARTER OF THE law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, and matters whatsoever ; and that they and their succes- sors may have a common seal, and the same break, alter, change, and renew at their pleasure, and by the same shall be forever hereafter capable in the law to purchase, take, hold, receive, and enjoy, to them and their successors, any lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels or estate, real or personal, of whatever nature or quality in fee simple, for life or lives, or for years, or in any other manner what- soever : provided, always, that the yearly income or value of the said real or personal estate do not at any time ex- ceed the sum of ; fifteen hundred dollars, current money of the State of New York. 2. And it is hereby further enacted. That they and their successors by the same name, shall have power and authori- ty to give, grant, bargain, sell, demise, release, and convey to others the whole or any part of such real or personal estate on such terms, and in such manner and form as th(^, said Society may deem eligible to subserve and promote such, the purpose and design of the said Society, and that they and their successors shall have power from time to time, to abolish any of the offices or appointments herein- after mentioned, and create others in their room, with such powers and duties as they may think fit to confer and pre- scribe, and shall have power from time to time to make, constitute, ordain, and establish such constitutions, by-laws, ordinances and regulations as they shall judge proper for the election of officers, the election and admission of new members for the government and regulation of the officers and members, for fixing the times and places of the meet- ings of the said corporation, and for conducting, regulating, and managing all the affairs and business of the said corporation, and the same from time to time to alter, change, repeal, revoke, and annul at their pleasure ; and that the constitution and by-laws, rules and regula- tions of the said Society heretofore made and adopted, and NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 7 now existing, shall and may remain in force until altered or repealed by the said corporation : provided, that such by-laws, constitutions and regulations made or to be made by the said corporation shall not be repugnant to the con- stitution and laws of the United States or of this State. 3. And be it further enacted. That the officers of the said Society, until otherwise ordained by the said corporation, shall consist of one President, two Vice Presidents, a Cor- respondent Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, a Librarian, and standing Committee of seven members, and that until the next annual meeting of the said Society, and until others shall be chosen in their places, the present officers and committees last appointed by the said Society, shall be and continue respectively the officers of the said corporation. 4. And be it further enacted. That this act shall be, and is hereby declared to be, a public act, and shall be con- strued most favorably to subserve and promote such, the purpose and design of the said Society, and that no misno- mer of the said corporation, in any deed, will, testament, gift, grant, demise, or other instrument of contract or convey- ance, shall vitiate or defeat the same, provided the said corporation shall be sufficiently described to shew the inten- tion of the parties. 5. And be it further enacted. That this act shall be and remain in full force for the term of fifteen years : provided, nevertheless, that in case the aforesaid Society shall at any time appropriate their, or any part of their funds to any purpose or purposes other than those contemplated by this act, and shall be thereof convicted by due course of law, that thenceforth the said corporation shall cease and deter- mine, and the estate, real and personal, whereof it may be seized and possessed, shall vest in the people of this State. REVIVAL OF THE ACT OF INCORPORATION. AN ACT For renewing and continuing in force an Act entitled, '^an Act to incorporate the New York Historical Society^ Passed February 10, 1809. Passed Feb, 10. 1826. 1. Be IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE StATE OF NeW YoEK, REPRESENTED IN THE Senate AND ASSEMBLY, That the act entitled " an act to incorporate the New York Historical Society," passed February 10, 1809, shall be, and the same is hereby revived and extended and continued in force until the tenth day of February, which will be in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine : And the said act shall be taken and considered to have been in full force and effect, since the time of the passing thereof, in the same manner as if the same had not expired by its own limitation. 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers last ap- pointed b}'^ the said Society or Corporation, pursuant to the provisions of the said act shall be, and continue to be offi- cers of the said Corporation, till others shall be duly chosen in their respective places ; And the estate and property which the said Society or Corporation may have legally acquired, or which they may legally hold, pursuant to the said act, they may continue to hold, and may convey and dispose of the same, in the same manner as if the said act had always continued in full force and effect. REVIVAL AND AMENDMENT OP THE ACT OF INCOKPORATION AN ACT To revive and continue in force an Act entitled, " an Act to incorporate the New York Historical Society" Passed February 10, 1809, and to amend the same. Passed Feb. 2, 1846. By a two third vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : 1. The Act entitled " an Act to incorporate the New York Historical Society," Passed February 10th, 1809, is hereby revived and continued in force. 2. The said act so revived and continued in force, is here- by amended by striking out at the end of the first Section thereof the words, "Provided alwaj^s that the yearly in- come, or value of the said real or personal estate, do not at any time exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, cur- rent money of the State of New York ;" And inserting in the place thereof the words ; " but the clear yearly income of the said real and personal estate, over and above the Libra- ry and collections of the said Society, shall not at any time exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars. 3. The said revived act is hereby further amended, by striking out in the fifth line of the third Section thereof the words, " A correspondent Secretary," and inserting in the 10 REVIVAL AND AMENDMENT. place thereof the words, " A foreign corresponding Secre- tary, and domestic corresponding Secretary." 4. The said revived act is hereby further amended, by striking out in the first part of the fifth Section thereof the words, " That this act shall be and remain in full force for the term of fifteen years ; Provided nevertheless." 5. The Legislature may at any time alter or repeal this act. 6. Tliis act shall take effect immediatelv. THE CHARTER. 77(6 Charter of the New York Historical Society, as revived, continued in force and amended, Fehruary 2d, 1846. Whereas, the persons hereinafter named, and others, have formed themselves into an Association, under the name of " The New York Historical Society," for the purpose of discovering, procuring, and preserving whatever may re- late to the natural, civil, literary, and ecclesiastical history of the United States in general, and of this State in particu- lar, and have presented a petition to the Legislature to be incorporated, that thereby such, the purpose and design of the said Society may be the more eflectually subserved and promoted : Therefore, § 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of New York, represented in the Senate and Assembly, That Egbert Benson, Brockholst Livingston, Benjamin Moore, Samuel Miller, William Johnson, Samuel L. Mitchell, David Hosack, John M. Kesson, Anthony Bleecker, Charles Wilkes, John Pintard and John Forbes and their associates who now are, and such other persons as shall hereafter become members of the said Society, shall be, and are hereby ordained, constitu- ted, and declared a body corporate and politic, in fact and name, by the name of " The New York Historical Society," and that by such name they and their successors, forever hereafter shall and may have succession, and by the same name be capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be 12 CHARTER OF THE defended, in all courts of law and equity, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, and matters whatsoever ; and that they and their successors may have a common seal, and the same break, alter, change, and renew at their pleasure, and by the same be forever hereafter capable in the law to pur- chase, take hold, receive, and enjoy, to them and their suc- cessors, any lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chat- tels or estate, real or personal, of whatever nature or quality, in fee simple, for life or lives, or for years, or in any other manner whatsoever ; but the clear yearly income of the said real and personal estate, over and above the Library and collections of the said Society, shall not at any time exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars. § II. And it is hereby further enacted. That they and their successors, by the same name, shall have power and au- thority to give, grant, bargain, sell, demise, release, and convey to others, the whole or any part of such real or per- sonal estate, on such terms, and in such manner and form as the said Society may deem eligible to subserve and pro- mote such, the purpose and design of the said Society ; and that they and their successors shall have power from time to time to abolish any of the offices or appointments hereinafter mentioned, and create others in their room, with such powers and duties as they may think fit to confer and prescribe, and shall have power from time to time to make, constitute, ordain, and establish such constitutions, by-laws, ordinances, and regulations as they shall judge proper for the election of officers, the election and admission of new members, for the government and regulation of the officers and members, for fixing the times and places of the meet- ings of the said corporation, and for conducting, regulating, and managing all the affairs and business of the said cor- poration ; and the same from time to time to alter, change, repeal, ]:evoke, and annul at their pleasure ; and that the constitution and by-laws, rules and regulfitions of the said Society heretofore made and adopted, and now existing, shall and may remain in force until altered or repealed by the said corporation : provided that such by-laws, constitu- NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 13 tions and regulations, made or to be made by the said cor- poration shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States, or of this State. § III. And be it further enacted, that the officers of the said Society, until otherwise ordained by the said corpo- ration, shall consist of one President, two Vice Presidents, a Foreign Corresponding Secretary, a Domestic Corres- ponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, a Librarian, and standing Committee of seven members ; and that until the next annual meeting of the said Society, and until others shall be chosen in their places, the present offi- cers and committees last appointed by the said Society shall be and continue respectively the officers of the said Corpo- ration. § IV. And be it further enacted, that this act shall be and is hereby declared to be a public act, and shall be construed most favorably to subserve and promote such, the purpose and design of the said Society, and that no misnomer of the said Corporation, in any deed, will, testament, gift, grant, demise, or other instrument of contract or conveyance shall vitiate or defeat the same : provided the said corporation shall be sufficiently described to shew the intention of the parties. § V. And be it further enacted, that in case the aforesaid Society shall at any time appropriate their, or any part of their funds to any purpose or purposes, other than those contemplated by this act, and shall be thereof convicted by due course of law, that thenceforth the said Corporation shall cease and determine, and the estate real and personal, whereof it may be seized and possessed, shall vest in the people of this State. § VI. The Legislature may at any time alter or repeal this act. § VII. This act shall take effect immediately. BY. LAWS. NAME. I. The name of this Society is, "The New York Hi.stori- cal Society. OBJECT. 11. The object of the Society is to discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary, and ecclesiastical history of the United States in general, and of the State of New York in particular. MEMBERS. IIL The Society shall consi.st of Resident, Corresponding, and Honorary Members. Resident Members shall be per- sons residing in the City of New York, or its immediate vicmity within this State. Corresponding and Honorary Members shall be persons residing elsewhere ; and not more than twelve Honorary Members shall be elected in any one year. Resident Members upon removina- from this City or Its immediate vicinity, and on giving notke thereof to the Recording Secretary, shall thereafter be Correspond- ing Members ; and, in like manner. Corresponding Members upon coming to reside in this City, or its immediate vicinity, shall cease to be Corresponding Members; and, upon giving the like notice, shall thereafter be Resident Members. IV. Members shall be elected as follows: The candi- dates shall be proposed publicly at a meeting of the Soci- NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 15 ety by a member thereof; and the nominations, together with the name of the member making them, shall be entered on the minutes, and be referred to the Executive Committee. The Reports of that Committee recommend- ing candidates for election, shall be openly read to the Society, at a meeting subsequent to that at which the nomi- nations were made ; and if any member demand a ballot, the election shall be by ballot, and three black balls shall exclude. If no ballot be demanded, the candidates so re- commended, shall be declared duly elected members of the Society. ANNUAL FEES AND DUES. V. Each resident member shall pay on admission, five dollars, and five dollars annually thereafter, or in lieu there- of, a life membership fee of fifty dollars, as a commutation for all the regular fees and dues. Should any resident member, other than a life-member, fail to pay the said annual fees and dues for two years successively, or at any time refuse to pay the same, the Executive Committee shall have power to erase his name from the list of mem- bers, and he shall no longer be a member of the Society. OFFICERS. VI. The Officers of the Society are — A PRESroENT, A First Vice President, A SecOiND Vice President, A Foreign Corresponding Secretary, A Domestic Corresponding Secretary, A Recording Secretary, A Treasurer, and A Librarian. They shall be elected annually by ballot, and shall hold IG BY-LAWS OF THE their offices respectively for one year, and until others shall be chosen in their places. These officers, together with seven other members, to be appointed annually by the President, shall constitute a standing Committee, to be called " The Executive Com- mittee." ANNUAL MEETING. VII. Tbe Society shall liold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday of January in each and every year hereafter, at which a general election of officers by ballot shall take place. In such election, a majority of the ballots given for any officer shall constitute a choice : but if, on the first ballot, no person shall receive such majority, then a further balloting shall take place, in which a plurality of votes given for any officer shall determine the choice. Whenever the first Tuesday of January shall be the first day of January, the annual meeting above provided for shall be held on the Wednesday following. VACANCY. VIII. If a vacancy shall happen in any of the offices of the Society, it may be filled by special election, at a regu- lar meeting of the Society ; and the person so elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold his office for the unexpired term of his immediate predecessor in office, and until another shall be elected in his place. MONTHLY AND SPECIAL MEETINGS. IX. The Society shall meet regularly for the transaction of business, at its rooms, on the first Tuesday in every month, unless otherwise specially ordered. But the Presi- dent, or, in his absence, either of the Vice Presidents, may, and upon the written request of any five members, shall call a special meeting, giving three days notice thereof, to NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 17 be published in at least two public newspapers, printed in the city of New York. ORDER OF BUSINESS. X. At the regular meetings of the Society, the following shall be the order of business. 1. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting. 2. Reports and communications from officers of the Society. 3. Reports of the Executive and other Committees. 4. Election of members previously proposed. 5. Nomination of new members. 6. Miscellaneous business. 7. Papers read, and Addresses delivered, before the So- ciety. ANNIVERSARY. XL On the third Tuesday of November in each year, being the anniversary of the founding of the Society, there shall be an address delivered before the Society by the President, or some other person to be appointed for that pur- pose by the Executive Committee. QUORUM. XII. At all meetings of the Society, twenty-one members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. PRESIDING OFFICER. XIII. The President, or, in his absence, one of the Vice Presidents, or, in their absence, a Chairman pro tempore, shall preside at all meetings of the Society, and shall have a casting vote. He shall preserve order, and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an ajipeal to the Society. He shall also appoint all Committees authorized by the So- ciety, unless otherwise specially ordered. 2* 18 BY-LAWS OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES. "XIV. The Corresponding Secretaries shall conduct the general correspondence of the Society. They shall have the custody of all letters and communications to the Society, excepting papers read, and addresses delivered before the same, v^diich shall be deposited in the Library. They shall, at every meeting of the Society, read such letters and com- munications as they may have received ; they shall prepare all letters to be written in connection with the business or objects of the Society, and transmit the same ; but the So- ciety may appoint a Committee to prepare a letter or letters, on any special occasion. They shall notify all members of their election, and of such other matters as they may see fit, or shall be directed by the Society ; and shall transmit to them their proper diplomas, or certificates of member- ship. They shall keep, in suitable books to be provided for that purpose, true copies of all letters written on behalf of the Society ; and shall carefully preserve the originals of all letters and communications received. The duties of the Foreign Corresponding Secretary shall be limited to the correspondence with individuals or asso- ciate bodies in foreign countries ; and those of the Domestic Corresponding Secretary shall, in like manner, be confined to the United States, except that, in the absence of either of these ofiicers, or during a vacancy in either ofiice, its duties shall be performed by the remaining incumbent, un- til such absence shall terminate, or the vacancy be supplied. RECORDING SECRETARY. XV. The Recording Secretary shall have the custody of the Seal, Charter, By-Laws, and Records of the Society. He shall, under the direction of the President, or either of the Vice Presidents, give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and attend the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society ; and shall give notice to the NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 19 several officers, and to the Executive and other Committees, of all votes, orders, resolv*^s and proceedings of the Society, affecting them, or appertaining to their respective duties. TREASURER. XVL The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and securities of the Society. Out of these funds, he shall pay the ordinary current expenses, and also such other sums as may be ordered by the Society, or by the Executive Com- mittee. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and payments ; and, at each annual meeting, render the same to the Society, when a Committee shall be appointed to audit his accounts. XVII. If from the annual Report of the Treasurer there shall appear to be a balance against the Treasury, no ap- propriation of money shall be made for any object but the necessary current expenses of the Society, until such bal- ance shall be paid. LIBRARIAN. XVIII. The Librarian, in connection with the Executive Committee, shall have the charge and superintendence of the rooms, and the custody and arrangement of the books, manuscripts, and other articles belonging to the Library and collections of the Society. He shall cause to be prepared and kept, a proper catalogue and list of the same. He shall acknowledge the receipt of donations to the Society in his department. He shall expend in the purchase of books and other articles, and for their safe keeping and preservation, with the approbation of the said committee, such sums of money as shall from time to time be appropriated for that purpose, and report thereon to the Society. He shall, at least once in each year, render his accounts for such pur- chases and expenditures, to the Treasurer for settlement, and shall further make to the Society, at each annual meet- ing, a full report on the condition and progress of the Li- 20 BY-LAWS OF THE brary and collections. He shall have power to employ, at a salary to be fixed by the Executive Committee, an Assist- ant Librarian, who shall be under his direction, and per- form such duties as he may assign ; and who, during the hours at which the Library is open, shall be always present. LIBRARY REGULATIONS. XIX. The following shall be the regulations for the use of the Library : 1. No book or manuscript shall at any time be lent to any person to be removed Irom the Society's Rooms. 2. No Manuscript in the Library, nor any paper read be- fore the Society and deposited in its archives, shall be published, except by the direction of the Society, or with the consent of the Executive Committee. 3. The hours during which the Library shall be open, shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Committee. 4. During such hours, any members of the Society may have free access to consult any book or manu- script, except such as may be designated by the Execu- tive Committee, and to make extracts from the same under the authority of the Librarian. Any person not a member, may obtain the like privilege of consultation from the President or Librarian, if known to them, or upon the recommendation of some other member, to whom the applicant is known. But no person not a member, shall be permitted to take extracts from the manuscripts of the Society, excepting the donors or de- positors of the same, without special authorit}'' from the Executive Committee. 5. It shall be the duty of the Librarian, or his Assistant, to report to the Executive Committee any injury done to any book or manuscript by any person consulting the same ; and the said Committee may, at their dis- cretion, lay such Reports before the Society. For any NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 21 such injury, the person doing it shall make such pecu- niary compensation as the said Committee shall judge proper ; and if he be not a member, the Committee shall have power, if they they think tit, to prohibit him from further access to the Society's Rooms. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XX. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to solicit and receive donations for the Society; to recommend plans for promoting its objects ; to digest and prepare business ; to authorize the disbursement and expenditure of unappropriated monies in the hands of the Treasurer, for the payment of salaries, current expenses, fitting up the Library, the ordinary purchase of books, binding, printing, and other necessary outlays. They shall, in connection with the Librarian, have charge of the arrangement and regulation of the Library and col- lections ; and shall have authority at any time to examine into the condition of the same, and into the state of the finances ; as also generally to superintend the interests of the Society, and execute all such duties as may from time to time be committed to them by the Society. At each annual meeting of the Society, they shall make a general report. Except during the summer vacation of the Society, they shall meet regularly for the trans- action of business, once at least, in every month ; and if any member of the Committee, not an officer of the Society, shall be absent from its meetings for three successive months, without reasons therefor satisfactory to the Com- mittee, his place on the Committee shall be vacated, which fact shall be reported by the Committee to the Society, and the President shall proceed immediately to fill the same by a new appointment. At all meetings of the Executive Committee, five mem- bers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. XXL The Executive Committee shall provide a suitable 22 BY-LAWS OF THE case, or cases, to be placed in the rooms of the Society, for the deposit and safe keeping- of all papers and other things belonging to the department of the Foreign Corresponding Secretary, the Domestic Corresponding Secretary, the Re- cording Secretary, the Treasurer, the Librarian, and the Executive Committee. And all papers and other things -belonging to each of these several departments respectively, shall be deposited and constantly kept, by its proper officer, in the case or cases appropriated for its use, under his special care and U|)on his official responsibility. NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON COMMITTEES. XXII. All Committees of the Society, other than the Ex- ecutive Committee, shall be composed of three members, unless otherwise specially ordered. ALTERATION OF BY-LAWS. XXIII. No alteration in the By-Laws of the Society shall be made, unless such alteration shall have been openly pro- posed at a previous meeting, and entered on the minutes, with the name of the member proposing the same ; and shall be adopted by a majority of the members present at a regular meeting of the Society. MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. MAY, 1846. RESIDENT. *Abeel, John N. 1804 *Buchanan, W. W., M. D 1810 fAnthon, John 1813 *Brackett, Joseph W. 1813 Astor, William B. 1821 *Backus, Azel, D. D. 1814 Aspinwall, William H. 1838 B radish, Luther 1817 Agnew, J. Holmes 1844 Bliss, James C, M. D. 1817 Adriance, Isaac 1844 *Berrian, Samuel 1817 Abbott, Rev. G. D. 1844 Brown, Thomas 1817 Abbott, Rev. Jacob 1844 *Bayard, William 1817 Astor, John Jacob 1844 *Blatchford, Rev. Henry 1818 Ashley, James, M. D. 1845 fBlunt, Joseph 1819 Atterbury, Lewis, Jr. 1845 *Bunner, Rudolph 1822 Austin, George 1845 *Bogart, Rev. David S. 1825 Averell, William J. 1846 Bedford, G. S., M. D. 1828 fBucknor, William G. 1830 *Benson Egbert 1804 *Bronson, Isaac 1832 *Bleecker, Anthony 1804 Betts, William 1833 *Bayarcl, Samuel 1804 Butler, Charles 1837 *Bo\vden, John, D. D. 1804 Barrow, Thomas 1838 *Bruce, Archibald, M. D. 1804 Bartlett, John R. 1838 *Bullus, John 1809 Beekman, James W. 1838 *Bowen, Nath., D. D. 1810 *Bushnell, Campbell 1838 *Bogert, John G. 1810 Borrowe, Jacob H, M.D. 1838 *Boyd, Samuel 1810 Bradford, Alexander W. 1838 *Bald\vin, Charles 1810 Betts, Samuel R. 1838 *Bleecker, William 1810 Boorman, James 1839 *Bassett, John, D. D. 1810 *Blatchford, E. H. 1839 *Deceased. tLife Members. 24 MEMBERS OF THE Beebee, Samuel J. 1839 Baldwin, Micah 1839 j-Brodhead, John Romeyn 1841 Benedict, Erastus C. 1841 Bidwell, Marshall S. 1843 Butler, Benj. F., LL. D. 1843 Bigelow, John 1843 Beals, Samuel J. 1843 Bedell, Rev. G. T. 1844 Beakley, Jacob, M. D. 1844 Brett, Gustavus A. 1844 fBrown, James 1844 Baldwin, Simeon 1844 Bolton, Robert, Jr. 1844 Brown, Gardiner S. 1844 Bosworth, Joseph S. 1844 Bridgham, Joseph 1844 Bartlett, Edwin 1844 Bradsur, J. D. 1844 Beebee, Welcome R. 1844 Bean, M. Dudley 1844 Benedict, Abner 1845 Bulkley, Thomas, C. T. 1845 Burritt, Francis 1845 Bartlett, David E. . 1845 Barker, Morris 1845 Bigelow, David 1845 Brigham, John C. 1845 Beekman, John H. 1845 Bailey, William 1845 Betts, George W. 1845 Beach, Oakley 1845 Brown, Stewart 1845 Belcher, ClifFord 1845 Brown, Charles P. 1845 Barrow, James, Jr. 1846 Brown, John M. 1846 Burnett, Ward R. 1846 Bogart, Euge'ne 1846 *Clinton, De Witt 1804 *Clarkson, Gen. Matthew 1809 ^Cutting, William 1809 *Colden, C. D., LL. D. 1810 fClark, Gerardus 1814 fClowes, Rev. Timothy 1814 ^Chester, John D. D. 1814 *Chilton, George 1817 *Coles, Benjamin W. 1817 *Cowdrey, Samuel 1818 *Cooper, William 1820 *Clark, Thomas 1823 Campbell, William W. 1837 Cogswell, J. G., LL. D, 1838 Cook, William R, 1838 Cutting, Francis B. 1838 Coit Joshua 1639 Curtis, George 1843 Childs, Samuel R., M. D. 1843 Cozzens, Abraham M. 1843 Curtis, Edward 1843 Cooley, James Ewing 1844 Cobb, Lyman 1844 Case, George 1844 Chauncey, Henry 1844 Cleveland, Augustus 1844 Crosby, John P. 1845 Chauncey, William 1845 •j-Cruger, Henry D. 1845 Corwin, E. B. 1846 Comstock, David A. 1846 *De Witt, Simeon 1809 *De Peyster, Frederic 1813 *Dyckman, Jacob, M. D. 1814 *Depuy, C. E., M. D. 1817 fDwight, Theodore 1817 fDe Peyster, Frederic 1824 Dubois, Cornelius, Jr. 1833 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 25 De Peyster, James F. 1836 Duyckinck, Evert A. 1837 *Dunlap, William 1838 Dillon, Robert J. 1838 Draper, Simeon, Jr. 1838 Duer, John 1838 De Witt, Thomas, D. D. 1838 *Da Ponte, Lorenzo L. 1838 Dorr, Francis O. 1839 ^Dougherty, Addison 1841 Dwight, Henry, Jr. 1843 Dorr, Henry C. 1843 Davies, Henry E. 1843 Dickinson, R. W., D. D. 1844 Deming, Henry C. 1844 De Kay, George C. 1844 Dwight, Theodore, Jr. 1844 Daly, Charles P. 1844 Douglas, Jonathan H. 1844 Dodge, Robert 1844 Day, Sherman 1844 De Forest, George B. 1845 De Forest, William H. 1845 Duyckinck, George L. 1845 Douglas, Alfred 1846 *Eddy, Thomas 1809 *Edgar, William, Jr. 1810 *Eddy, Caspar W., M. D. 1811 *Edgar, William, Sen. 1813 *Eddy, John 1813 *Eastburn, James 1813 *Emmet, Thomas Addis 1813 Emmet, Thomas Addis 1824 *Emerson, William 1837 Edmonds, John W. 1839 Edwards, Henry P. 1844 Earle, Pliny, M. D. 1844 Edmonds, Francis W. 1844 Endicott, William 1844 Ebbetts, J. J. A. 1845 Endicott, George 1845 *Forbes, John 1805 fFrancis, J. W., M. D. 1811 *Fulton, Robert 1813 *Francis, H. M., M. D. 1813 *Fish, Whitehead 1813 Fessenden, Thomas 1818 Field, David Dudley 1830 Fleming, Gen. Augustus 1832 fField, Hickson W. 1836 Folsom, George 1837 *FolIen, Charles, D. D. 1838 Fowler, Joseph 1838 Furman, Gabriel 1838 Frelinghuysen, T., LL. D. 1840 *Forry, Samuel, M. D. 1843 Fellows, Richard S. 1843 Foster, Charles W. 1844 Foster, Samuel H., Jr. 1844 Foster, Frederic G. 1844 Field, Benjamin H. 1844 Fairman, William 1844 Field, Osgood 1844 fField, H. W., Jr. 1844 Fuller, Hiram 1844 Farnham, Thomas J. 1845 Foster, S. C. 1846 Foley, John E. 1846 Field, Maunsell B. 1846 Frye, Jed 1846 fGriscom, John, M. D. 1810 *Gracie, William 1813 *Gahn, Henry 1813 Goodhue, Jonathan 1816 *Gibbs, Col. George 1817 *Graham, John, LL. D. 1817 rGracie, Robert 1818 26 MEMBERS OF THE fGoodrich, A. T. 1818 *Graves, Rosvvell, M. D. 1819 Graham, John L. 1821 fGibbs, George 1837 JGallatin, a., LL. D. 1842 Gallatin, James 1843 Gallatin, Albert, R. 1843 Griswold, William H. ' 1843 Green, Horace, M. D. 1843 Griffing, Samuel 1844 Gray, John F., M. D. 1844 Green, John C. 1844 Griswold, George C. 1844 Greacen, J. R. 1844 Green, Andrew H. 1845 *Gerry, Thomas R. 1845 Grant, O. De Forest 1845 Gallaudet, Thomas 1845 Gerard, James W. Jr. 1845 Gilbert, Wm. W. 1845 Gould, Edward S. 1845 Groesbeck, David 1845 Gilman, C. R., M.D. 1845 Green, James 1846 Gray, Farley 1846 Gourlie, John H. 1846 Gallatin, Albert, Jr. 1846 *HosACK, David, M. D. 1804 *Harris,William, D. D. 1804 *Hobart, John H., (Bp.) 1804 *Hopkins, Samuel M. 1809 * Hoffman, Josiah Ogden 1809 *Hunn, John S. 1809 tHone, Philip 1812 *Henderson, William 1813 *Hosack, Alex'r, M. D. 1814 Hamilton, John C. 1817 Hoffman, Ogden 1820 *Haight, Benjamin 1820 *Haines, Col. Charles G. 1821 Hoffman, Murray 1831 fHerring, James 1836 Hobart, Dayton 1836 Hosack, A. H., M. D. 1837 Howland, Samuel S. 1838 Henry, C. S., D. D. 1838 Hicks, Henry W. 1838 *Haight, Rev. Benjamin I. 1838 Hoffman, Charles F. 1839 *Hawes, William P. 1840 Hunt, Freeman 1842 Hammersley, And. S. 1843 Hoppin, William J. 1843 Hilger, Maurice 1844 Hunter, Charles F. 1844 Hurlburt, Elisha P. 1844 Harvey, Jacob 1844 Hallet, William P. 1844 Howe, Josiah 1844 Hatch, George W. 1845 Hicks, Samuel M. 1845 Halliday, Edward C. 1845 Horn, William T. 1845 Hyatt, Stephen 1845 Hoyt, Lorenzo 1845 Huntington, Daniel 1846 Havens, Rensselaer N. 1846 Hunt, Jonathan 1846 Hatfield, Rev. E. F. 1846 firving, Washington 1809 *Inskeep, Abraham H. 1810 *Ives, Ansell W., M. D. 1817 *Inman, Henry 1838 Ingraham, Daniel P. 1844 t Johnson, William, 1805 *Jay, Peter A., LL. D. 1809 *Jarvis, John Wesley 1813 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 27 ■j-Jones, Samuel 1814 fJarvis, Samuel F., D. D. 1814 *Jones, Rev. Cave 1817 *Jay, John 1819 *Jones, John J. 1820 Jones, George 1824 Jones, James Q. 1824 Jones, David S. 1832 fJay, John 1838 Johnston, John 1838 Jaudon, Samuel 1843 Jenny, E. H. 1844 Jarvis, Jay 1844 Johnson, Alexander 1845 Jackson, William H. 1845 Jordan, Ambrose L. 1845 Johnston, John T. 1845 Jones, George F. 1846 *Kemp, John, LL. D. 1804 %ing, Rufus,'LL. D. 1804 *Kunze, John C, D. D. 1804 fKing, Charles 1813 JKing, John A. 1813 *Ketehum, Hiram 1818 *Kermit, Henry 1819 *King, F. G., M. D. 1824 Keese, John 1843 Kinney, Franklin S. 1844 Knapp, Shepherd 1844 Kissam, Richard S., M. D. 1844 Kennedy, David S. 1844 *Kingsland, Richards 1845 Kelly, Robert E. 1845 Kimball, Richard B. 1845 King, James G. 1848 Knapp, Peter K. 1846 *Linn, William, D.D. 1804 *Livingston, B., LL. D. 1805 ^Livingston, J. H., D. D. 1809 *Livingston, R. R. 1809 *Livingston, Edward 1810 *Livingston, Edward P. 1811 *Lawrence, Augustine H. 1811 *Lawrence, William 1813 *Lambert, David R. 1813 *Ludlow, John C. 1814 *Lewis, Zachariah 1818 Lawrence, John L. 1821 fLawrence, William B. 1821 *Lorillard, Jacob 1824 Ludlow, Thomas W. 1828 Low, Cornelius 1833 Lord, Rufus L. 1836 Lawrence, Richard M. 1839 Laight, Henry 1840 Leupp, Charles M. 1843 Lydig, Phillip M. 1843 Logan, Adam D. 1843 Lee, Charles A., M. D. 1844 Lawson, James 1844 Lenox, James 1844 Lewis, Tayler, LL. D. 1844 Livingston, Cambridge 1844 Lane, Josiah 1844 Lawrence, John S. 1845 Le Count, JohnR.,M. D. 1846 Lowery, Archibald H. 1846 fMiller, Samuel, D. D. 1804 *Mason, John M., D. D. 1804 ^Murray, John, Jr. 1804 *Moore, Benj., (Bp.) 1805 *McKesson, John 1805 *Mitchel!, Sam'l. L., M. D. 1805 *Miller, Edward, M. D. 1805 *Morton, Jacob 1809 *M0RRIS, GOUVERNEUR 1809 *Mumford, Gurdon S. 1809 28 MEMBERS OF THE tMathews, J. M., D. D. 1809 JMorris, Thomas 1810 ■j-Mulligan, John W. 1810 *Meyer, John 1810 fMiller, Silvanus 1810 *McLeocl, Alex'r, D. D. 1811 *Macomb, Robert 1812 *Macneven, W. J., M. D. 1813 fMurray, John R. 1813 *Mercein, Thomas R. 1813 McLean, Hugh, M. D. 1823 Morris, James V. C. 1828 Mason, Cyrus, D. D. 1832 Morris, Gerard W. 1833 Murray, James, B. 1837 fMason, John 1838 Murray, Robert J. 1838 Morris, Gouverneur 1838 Macdonald, James, M. D. 1838 Mason, Erskine, D. D. 1839 Morgan, Matthew 1843 Macdonald, John M. 1844 f Marchant, Edward D. 1844 Murray, John B. 1844 McKeon, John 1844 Mason, John L. 1844 Morell, George W. 1844 McVickar, John, D. D. 1845 McVean, Charles 1845 Mulligan, Henry S. 1845 Mathews, Cornelius 1845 Mason, Edward M. 1846 Morris, Richard L., M. D. 1846 Manning, George 1846 Morris, Oran W. 1846 M jnro, Hugh 1846 Mam, George W. 1846 tNott, Eliphalet, D. D. 1814 fNeilson, William, Jr. 1817 Neilson, Anthony B. 1837 Neilson, William H. 1838 Nevins, Russell H. 1838 Nevins, David H. 1838 Nicoll, Henry 1840 Noyes, William Curtis 1840 Nelson, Edward D. 1845 Nelson, George P. 1845 Nelson, John W. 1846 fOgden, David B. 1809 *Osborn, John C, M. D. 1810 *Ogilvie, Rev. J. G. 1817 Olmsted, Francis 1838 Ogden, Richard H. 1839 O'Sullivan, John L. 1843 Ogden, J. De Peyster 1844 Otis, James F. 1845 Osgood, Samuel S. 1845 *Pintard, John, LL. D. 1804 *Pendleton, Nathaniel 1809 fPaulding, William, Jr. 1809 *Perkins, Benjamin D. 1810 *Post, Wright, M. D. 1813 fPendleton, Edmund, Jr. 1814 Pell. Ferris 1817 *Paterson, Matthew C. 1818 *Platt, James Kent, M. D. 1819 *Pendleton, James, M. D. 1823 Pearson, Isaac Green 1836 Phillips, W. W., D. D. 1838 Palmer, John J. 1838 Pierrepont, Henry E. 1838 Packwood, Samuel 1838 Peet, Harvey P. 1839 Post, AlfredC, M. D. 1839 fPutnam, George P. 1840 Powers, William P. 1841 Post, Minturn, M. D. 1842 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 29 Paulding, James K. 1842 Parker, Rev. B. C. C. 1843 Pritchard, William M. 1843 Partridge, James H. 1843 Pell, R. Livingston 1844 fPowell, William H. 1844 Phalen, James 1844 Post, Waldron B. 1844 Potts, George, D. D. 1844 Peters, John R. 1844 Prime, Rev. Samuel J. 1844 Parker, Willard, M. D. 1845 Peckham, W. H., M. D. 184-5 Paine, John 1845 Piatt, John M. 1845 Peet, Isaac L. 1846 -j-Quitman, Fred. H. 1814 *Rutherfurd, John 1806 *Remmey, John 1809 *Romeyn, John B., D. D. 1809 *Riker, Richard 1810 *Romayne, N., M. D. 1811 fRoosevelt, Isaac, M. D. 1813 *Ross, William M., M. D. 1816 *Rafinesque, C. 1817 tRodgers, B. Woolsey 1818 *Ray, Richard 1824 Rogers, J. Smyth, M. D. 1824 Ruggles, Samuel B. 1828 *Remsen, Peter 1828 Russell, Charles H. 1836 fRussell, Archibald 1837 Robinson, Beverley 1838 Rhinelander, William C. 1838 Richmond, Rev, William 1838 Robbins, George S. 1838 Rutherfurd, Walter 1839 Rapelje, Silvanus 1841 3* *Remsen, Henry 1843 Robinson, E., D.D., LL.D. 1843 Rockwell, Wm., M. D. 1843 Russell, Richard F. 1844 Richards, Edgar U. 1844 Russell, Israel 1845 Remsen, William 1845 Root, George M. 1845 Reed, Addington 1845 Robinson, Alfred 1846 Robinson, Lucius 1846 fSTuvvESANT, Peter G. 1804 *Stoddard, Maj. Amos 1810 *Spafford, H. Gates 1811 *Simond, Louis 1812 *Sanford, Nathan 1813 *Schultz, Christian, Jr. 1814 *Sampson, William 1814 *Seaman, John E. 1814 *Stoughton, James 1816 *SchaefFer, Rev. F. C. 1816 Stevens, A. H., M. D. 1817 *Sedgwick, Robert 1817 *Sedgwick, Henry D. 1817 *Stone, William L. 1818 *Sands, Robert C. 1824 Schermerhorn, Peter 1828 *Stuyvesant, Nicholas W. 1828 Stephens, John L. 1837 Schell, Augustus 1838 Sandford, Charles W. 1838 *Stuyvesant, Peter 1838 Smith, Jotham 1839 •j-Swan, Benjamin L. 1839 Stevens, John Austin 1840 Schell, Richard 1840 Sanford, Edward 1841 Sommers, Thomas S. 1842 Sheldon, Frederick, Jr. 1843 30 MEMBERS OF THE Strong, George T. Stebbins, Henry G. Suydam, Lambert Suydam, D. Lydig Savage, Cornelius Sistare, Horace Strong, Edward A. Smith, William H. Spier, Gilbert M. Sturges, Jonathan Sherwood, John D. Smith, James O., M. D. Spofford, Paul Spafford, Paul N. Stewart, F. C., M. D. Stetson, Charles A. Sinclair, Samuel, Jr. Skinner, John S. Sistare, George K. Samuel, Morris Sargent, Samuel, M. D. Shea, John D. Smith, A. G., M. D. Smith, Roswell C. *Tompkins, Daniel D, *Tallmadge, M. B. *Trumbull, John ^Thompson, Jeremiah ♦Thompson, James *Thomas, Robert Tallmadge, J., LL. D. Tomes, Francis, Jr. j-Townsend, Elihu JThompson, C. Giovanni Turner, S. H., D. D. Tappan, Edward A. Tilden, Samuel J. Tellkampf, Prof. Louis J. Tisdale, Samuel T. 1843 1843 1843 1844 1844 1844 1844 1844 1844 1844 1844 1845 1845 1845 1845 1845 1845 1845 1845 1845 1846 1846 1846 1846 1804 1810 1816 1817 1818 1821 1832 1838 1838 1839 1843 1845 1845 1845 1845 Thompson, Alexander B. 1845 fVerplanck, G. C, 1809 *Van Ness, William P. 1810 *Van Cortlandt, Gen. P. 1810 *Van Rensselaer, Gen. S. 1813 *Varick, Richard 1819 *Verplanck, Johnston 1821 *Van Hook, William A. 1833 Verplanck, Samuel 1839 Van Nest, John 1843 Van Rensselaer, Philip S. 1844 Van Alen, John T. 1844 Van Beuren, John D. 1844 Van Cott, Joshua M. 1844 Van Norden, William 1844 Van Nostrand, Jacob 1845 Van Zandt, W. T. 1845 Van Benschoten, James 1845 Varnum, Joseph B., Jr. 1845 *Wilson, Peter, LL. D. 1804 * Wilkes, Charles 1805 ♦Williams, Col. Jonathan 1809 ♦Williamson, H., M. D. 1809 ♦Winthrop, Francis B. 1809 ♦Wolcott, Oliver, LL. D. 1809 ♦Willet, Col. Marinus 1813 ♦Wells, John 1814 ♦Wilson, George 1814 ♦Watts, John, M. D. 1816 ♦Weyman, John W. 1817 fWheaton, Henry, 1819 fWainwright, J. M., D. D. 1821 ♦Ward, Samuel, Jr. 1828 Webb, James Watson 1828 Wilkins, Gouverneur M. 1833 Williams, Stephen C. 1836 Ward, Samuel, Jr. 1836 Winthrop, Benjamin R. 1837 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 31 Wolcott, Frederic H. 1837 Wolfe, Christopher 1838 Weeks, J. Abeel. 1838 fWetmore, Prosper M. 1838 fWard, John 1838 Washington, J. A., M. D. 1838 Winthrop, Henry R. 1838 Winthrop, John S., Jr. 1838 Welford, Charles 1839 Weir, Robert R. 1839 Ward, Elijah 1839 *Ward, Henry 1840 Ward, George A. 1842 Wetmore, William S. 1843 WyckofF, Alexander R. 1843 Whitehead, William A. 1844 Wright, Henry A. 1844 Ward, Thomas, M. D. 1844 Winthrop, Thomas C. 1844 Wilmerding, William E. 1844 Ward, Henry Hall 1844 West, Charles E. 1844 Ward, Augustus H. 1844 Waring, Samuel 1844 Waddell, W. C. H. 1844 Warner, Andrew 1845 Wilson, William 1845 Whitlock, Samuel H. 1845 Waters, George G. 1845 Williams, Rev. W. R. 1845 Wight, Amherst 1845 Wilson, James W. 1845 Wilson, Henry P. 1846 Warren, James 1846 Winterhoff, Rudolph 1846 Woodruff, Samuel M. 1846 Westervelt, Isaac Y. 1846 Young, Edmund M. 1845 Zabriskie, Albert G. 1843 32 MEMBERS OF THE CORRESPONDING.* Arnold, Samuel Greene, Abert, Col. J, J,, Alberi, Prof. Eugenio, Bogart, William H., Brown, J. Carter, Bleecker, Harmanus, *Bacon, E. Champion, Barnard, Henry, 2d, Brown, Henry, Bowditch, Nathaniel L., Biddle, Com, James, Bruyn, Severyn, Barlow, Hon. Thomas, Burnham, Eleazar, Bland, Hon. Theodorick, Bell, Richard, Brown, Rev. S. R., Butler, Mann, Brent, John Carroll, Col ton, George H. Cruikshank, N., Conant, Marshall, Gary, Edward S., Coit, Thomas W., D. D., Cogswell, Mason P., M. D., Clinton, George W., Cooper, J. Fenimore, Constant, J. Anthony, Canale, Michele Giuseppe, Church, Samuel, Providence, Rhode Island 1844 Washington City 1845 Florence 1845 Ithaca 1843 Providence, Rhode Island 1843 Albany 1844 Litchfield, Connecticut 1844 li (I 1844 Chicago, Illinois 1844 Boston 1845 U. S. Navy 1845 Kingston 1845 Canastota 1845 1845 Maryland 1845 1846 Canton, China 1846 St. Louis, Mo. 1846 Washington, D. C. 1846 1843 Ohio 1844 Framingham, Mass. 1844 Philadelphia 1845 New Rochelle 1845 Albany 1845 Buffalo 1845 Cooperstown 1845 1845 Genoa 1845 Litchfield, Conn. 1846 * The Class of Corresponding Members was established, March 7, 1843. NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 33 Campbell, Archibald, Albany 1846 Dickinson, Hon. D. S., Binghampton 1843 De Zwaan, J. A., Hague 1844 Davis, Thomas T., Syracuse 1844 Dillingham, William H., Philadelphia 1844 De Hass, Wills, Pomeroy, Ohio 1844 Disosway, Gabriel P., Staten Island 1845 Davis, Rev. Asahel, Batavia, 1845 Davezac, Augusta, 1845 Dewey, Chester, D. D., 1845 Endicott, Chas. M., Salem, Mass. French, Benjamin B., Washington City 1845 Forsyth, Rev. John, Newburgh 1845 Gliddon, George R., 1843 Gebhard, Hon. John, Schoharie 1844 Grattan, Thomas Colley, H. B. M. Consul, Boston 1844 Griswold, Rev. Rufus W., Philadelphia 1845 Graham, Maj. James D., U. S. Top. Engineers 1845 Gibbes, Prof. Lewis R., Charleston, S. C. 1845 Gammell, Prof. William, Providence, R. I. 1845 Goodwin, Stephen A., 1845 Hale, Benjamin, D. D., Geneva 1843 Haven, Samuel F., Worcester, Mass. 1843 Hosmer, Hezekiah S., Perrysburgh, Ohio 1844 Hosmer, Wm. H. C, Avon 1844 Haring, Clinton, Detroit, Michigan 1844 Haskins, R. W., Buffalo 1845 Hammond, Jabez D., Cherry Valley, N.Y. 1845 Hopkins, Rt. Rev. J. H., Burlington, Vt. 1846 Hasbrouck, A. Bruyn, LL. D. , New Brunswick, N. J. 1846 Hazard, Samuel, Philadelphia, 1846 Hill, Hon. Isaac, Concord, N. H. 1816 Hall, Rev. Edwin, Norwalk, Conn. 1846 Jones, Rev. Isaac, Litchfield, Connecticut 1844 34 MEMBERS OF THE Jones, M. M. V 1845 Johnson, James T., Alexandria, D. C. 1845 Kirtland, Prof. J. P., M. D., Cleveland, Ohio 1844 Kendrick, Prof. J. H., Hamilton 1845 Kirkland, Charles P., Utica 1846 Kip, Rev. William J. Albany 1846 Lovejoy, E., M. D., Owego 1843 Law, Plon. John, Vincennes, Indiana 1844 Lester, C. Edwards, U. S. Consul, Genoa 1844 Lyon, Samuel E., White Plains 1846 Ludewig, Hermann E. 1846 Morgan, Christopher, Aurora 1843 Maxwell, Thomas, Chemung 1843 Morrison, William, Key West 1843 Moore, Jacob Bailey, Washington City 1844 Mayer, Brantz, Baltimore, Maryland 1844 Matthias, John T., Peru 1844 Miles, Pliny, Watertown, N. J. 1844 Mickle, Isaac, Camden, N. J. 1845 McLean, Rev. D. V., Freehold, N. J. 1845 Morgan, L. H., Rochester 1845 Metcalf, John T., 1845 McCoskry, Rt. Rev. S. M., Michigan 1845 McConihe, Isaac, Troy 1846 Minor, Benjamin B., Richmond, Va. 1846 O'Reilly, Henry, Albany 1844 O'Callaghan, Edward B., Albany 1845 Olmstead, A. B., Saratoga 1846 Outwater, Peter, Jr., Syracuse 1846 Penington, John, Philadelphia 1843 Poore, Benjamin P., Paris 1844 Paine, Robert Treat, Boston 1844 Pruyn, J. V. L., Albany 1844 Potter, Rt. Rev. Alonzo, (Bp.) Philadelphia 1844 Polhemus, Abraham, Hopewell, N. J. 1845 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 35 Parsons, L. Sprague, Albany, N. Y. 1846 Parker, Rev. Peter, M. D., Canton, China 1846 Partridge, Dr. Oliver, Stockbridge, Mass. 1846 Pierce, James,' Litchfield, Conn. 1846 Randall, S. S., Albany 1844 Rankin, Robert G., Fiskill 1844 Romeyn, Herman M., Kingston 1845 Robinson, Conway, Richmond, Va. 1846 Reynolds, Samuel F., Sing Sing 1846 Smith, Henry K., Buffalo 1843 Sumner, Charles, Boston 1844 Street, Alfred B., Albany 1844 Swetland, Hon. William, Plattsburg 1844 Sampson, William B., London 1844 Scoresby, William, D. D., England 1844 Stevens, Henry, Jr., Boston 1845 Saunders, Edwin, London 1845 Scovell, Thomas P., 1845 Smith, Rev. Eli, Beyroot, Syria 1846 Sibley, Rev, J. L., Cambridge, Mass. 1846 Southgate, Rt. Rev. Horatio, Constantinople 1846 Savage, Rev. Thos. S., C. Palmas, Western Africa 1846 Sedgwick, Charles, Lenox, Mass. 1846 Snowden, Malcolm, Sing Sing 1846 Townsend, Isaiah, Albany 1843 Turner, Levi C, Cleveland, Ohio 1843 Thom, Robert, China 1844 Trumbull, James H., Stonington, Connecticut 1844 Thompson, Benjamin F., Hempstead, L. L 1844 Talcott, S. Visscher, Albany 1845 Thomas, David, 1845 Town, Salem, 1845 Thompson, Rev. W. M,, Beyroot, Syria 1846 Van Schaack, Henry C, Manlius 1845 Van Buren, John, Kingston 1845 Van Rensselaer, Rev. M., Albany 1846 36 MEMBERS OF THE Van Cortlandt, Pierre, Jr., Croton, Westchester Co. Webster, Prof. Horace, LL.D., * Webster, Horace B., Washburn, Emory, Whitney Asa, Woodruff, George C, Woods, Leonard, D. D., Wright, John S., Wright, Albert D., Ward, Gen. Aaron, 1846 Yates, Giles F., Yates, John Austin, D. D., Geneva 1843 Albany 1843 Worcester, Mass. 1843 Canton, China 1843 Litchfield, Conn. 1845 Brunswick, Me. 1846 Chicago, 111. 1846 Verona, Oneida, Co. 1846 Sing Sing 1846 Schenectady 1844 (( 1846 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 37 HONORARY. *Alden, Timothy, D. D., Pennsylvania Allen William, D. D., Massachusetts *Adams, John, President of the United States Adams, John Quincy, President of the United States Austin, Rev. David, New London, Conn. Austin, Capt. Henry, Anderson, Andrew, M. D., Edinburgh *Allston, Washington, Massachusetts Aspinwall, Col. Thomas, U. S. Consul, Liverpool *Adams, Jasper, D. D., • Arfwedson, Charles David, Alexander, Sir James Edward, Antinori, Cavalier Vincenzo, Amici, Cav. Giovanni B., Amici, Dr. Vincenzo, South Carolina Stockholm England Italy Italy Italy 1810 1810 1813 1813 1813 1817 1818 1819 1819 1836 1840 1842 1842 1842 1842 *Bard, Samuel, M. D., *Brown, Charles Brockden, *Buckminster, Joseph S., D. D., *Bozman, John Leeds, ♦Buchan, Earl of, *Banks, Sir Joseph, Bostock, John, M. D., *Bloomfield, Gen. Joseph, *Boudinot, Elias, LL. D. *Boudinot, Elisha, Beck, Theodoric Romeyn, M. D., *Bentley, William, LL. D., ♦Bradford, Alden, LL. D., Bradbury, John, F. L. S., *Brown, Maj. Gen. Jacob, Brewster, David, *Busby, Charles A., New York Philadelphia Massachusetts Maryland Scotland England Liverpool New Jersey New York Massachusetts London Edinburgh London 1810 1810 1810 1811 1813 1813 1813 1813 1813 1813 1813 1813 1813 1816 1817 1817 1817 38 MEMBERS OF THE Brackenridge, Henry W., *Blatchford, Rev. Samuel, *Botta, Carlo, *Brown, Francis, D. D.. Binney Horace, *Bowditch, Nathaniel, LL. D., Beck, Lewis C, M. D., Birdseye, Victory, Barstovv, Gamaliel H., Buckline, David W. Bancroft, Hon. George, Bethune, George W., D. D., Blythe, Calvin, Barlow, Timothy, Bacon, Leonard, D. D., Brignole di BrunnhofF, John, Burci, Dr. Charles, Berrien, Hon. J. McPherson, *Clinton, George, Vice President of *Correa de Serra, Jos., *Clarke, Adam, LL.D., *Chisholm, Colin, M. D., *Cooper, Thomas, M. D., Coffin, Charles, D. D., Cogswell, Joseph, Carmichael, M. D. Cogswell, Joseph G., L U. D.. Cochran, William, D. D., *Chauncey, Isaac, Chase, Rt. Rev. Philander, (Bp.) Corsini, Don Heri, of the Princes, *Carter, Nathaniel H., Chauncey, Charles, LL.D., Croswell, Edwin, Carroll, Charles H. *Carroll, Charles, of, Carrollton, Gushing, Caleb, *Channing, William E., D. D., Cogswell, William, D. D., 1817 1818 Italy 1818 New Hampshire 1819 Philadelphia 1819 Massachusetts 1821 New Jersey 1821 New York 1827 (( 1627 a 1827 Massachusetts 1839 Pennsylvania 1839 Pennsylvania 1839 Illinois 1840 Connecticut 1840 Italy 1842 Italy 1842 Georgia 1844 the United States 1810 Portugal 1813 England 1813 Bristol, Eng. 1813 Pennsylvania 1813 Tennessee 1813 Massachusetts 1813 1816 Massachusetts 1816 Nova Scotia 1817 U. S. Navy 1818 Ohio 1818 Italy 1819 New Hampshire 1819 Connecticut 1819 New York 1827 a 1827 Maryland 1828 Massachusetts 1837 Massachusetts 1839 Massachusetts 1840 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 39 Condit, John S., M. D., New Jersey 1841 Carillo, Cura Don Estanislaus, Yucatan 1843 Cass, Hon. Lewis, Michigan 1844 Cogswell, Jonathan, D. D., Connecticut 1844 Clarkson, Thomas, England 1844 Cochrane, Hon. Alex. W. Quebec 1846 *Davis, John, Massachusetts 1810 *Dwight, Timothy, D. D., Connecticut 1810 Duer, William Alexander, New Jersey 1813 Duncan, Andrew, Jr., M. D., Edinburgh 1813 De Lisle, Alire Ratfineau, M. D., Paris 1813 Dunbar, Elijah, D. D., New Hampshire, 1813 *Davidson, Richard, M. D., Louisiana 1816 Dickerson, Mahlon, New Jersey 1816 Dewar, Henry, M. D., Edinburgh 1817 *Duponceau, Peter S., Philadelphia 1819 Dinsmore, Silas, New York 1819 Durand, A. B., (( 1821 *Dalhousie, Earl of. Scotland 1823 Drake, Samuel G., Massachusetts 1838 Dunn, Henry, London 1839 Davies, Charles S., Maine 1841 *Dod, Prof. Albert B., New Jersey 1841 Davidson, Robert, D. D., New Jersey 1843 Day, Hon. Thomas, Connecticut 1843 *Eliot, John, D. D., Massachusetts 1810 ♦Ebeling, Prof. Christoph Daniel, Hamburg 1816 Eddy, Samuel, Providence, R. L 1819 Edelcrantz, Baron, Stockholm 1821 Evans, David E., New York 1827 Everett, Edward, LL. D., Cambridge, Mass. 1839 Elton, Romeo, Rhode Island 1839 *Freeman, James, D. D., Massachusetts 1810 French, Rev. Jonathan, New Hampshire 1813 Franklin, William Temple, London 1816 Fromentin, Eligius, Louisiana 1818 Ferdinand Til, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1819 42 MEMBERS OF THE Kemper, Jan Melchior, Knight, Thos. Andrew, Kirkland, Joseph, ♦Lettsom, John C, M. D., L'Escalier, Baron, Lowell, Charles, D. D., Low, James, M. D. *Lambrechtsen, N. C, Lee, William, *Lewis, Gen. Morgan, *Lafayette, Marquis de, Lafayette, Geo. Washington, Lansing, Derrick, Lemon, Robert, Lelewel, M. Joachim, *Murray, Lindley, ♦Morse, Jedediah, D. D., *McKean, Joseph, D. D., *Mease, James, M. D., ♦Madison, James, President of the ♦Muhlenburgh, Henry, D. D., ♦Mellen, John, Michaux, Andre, ♦Maclure, William, Murray, John, ♦Monroe, James, President of the ♦Marbois, Barbe, Mossell, S. Amos, Magini, ♦Milnor, James, D. D., Moulton, Joseph W., Marcy, William L. Mosley, Daniel, Magnusen, Finn, Moore, Rt. Rev., William, Bp., Milledoler, Philip, D. D., Murdock, James, D. D., Mcllvaine, Rt. Rev. C. P., Bp., Holland 1817 1823 1837 London 1813 Paris 1813 Massachusetts 1813 New York 1813 Holland 1816 Washington 1817 New York 1821 France 1824 )> 1824 New York 1827 London 1843 Paris 1845 York, England 1810 Massachusett 1810 (( 1810 Pennsylvania 1810 United States 1813 Pennsylvania 1813 Massachusetts 1813 Paris 1816 1817 Edinburgh 1817 United States 1817 France 1818 Pennsylvania 1818 Italy 1819 New York 1819 a 1824 ii 1827 a 1827 Copenhagen 1838 Virginia 1839 New Jersey 1839 Connecticut 1839 Ohio 1840 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 43 Markoe, Francis, Jr., Morpeth, Rt. Hon. Viscount, Murray, Hon. Chas. Augustus, Nason, Rev. Reuben, Nichols, Ichabod, D. D., Neil, Patrick, Norman, B. M., Navarrete,Don Martin Fernandez de, Spain *Ogden, Aaron, LL. D.. Oakley, Thomas J., Ombrosi, James, *Pearson, George, M. D., *Putnam, Gen. Rufus, *Prince, John, LL. D., *Peck, William Dandridge, Pierce, John, D. D., *Pickering, Timothy, LL. D., Prescoit, Samuel Jackson, Peale, Charles Wilson, Plumer, William, LL. D., Perkins, Cyrus, M. D., Puccini, Pres. Aurelio, Persoon, Charles Henry, Pazos, Don Vincenti Porter, Gen. Peter B., Pitcher, Nathaniel, Pickering, John, LL. D., Prescott, William H., Pennington, William, Pitkin, Hon. Timothy, Perez, Don Juan Pio, Polk, James K., President of the *Quincy, Josiah, LL.D., *Rush, Benjamin, M. D., *Ramsay, David, M. D., Washington 1841 England 1843 a 1844 Maine 1813 a 1813 Edinburgh 1817 Louisiana 1843 ', de, Spain 1844 New Jersey 1816 New York 1819 Florence 1819 London 1813 Ohio 1813 Massachusetts 1813 li 1813 a 1813 « 1814 (( 1814 Philadelphia 1817 New Hampshire 1817 i( 1819 I'aly 1819 Paris 1819 South America 1819 New York 1827 (f 1827 Massachusetts 1839 (( 1839 New Jersey 1841 Connecticut 1843 Yucatan 1843 United States 1845 Massachusetts 1810 Philadelphia 1810 Charleston, S. C. 1810 44 MEMBERS OF THE Roxburgh, William, M. U., Calcutta *Roscoe, William, Liverpool Rush, Richard, Pennsylvania *Rumford, Benj. Thompson, Count France Randolph, Edward, Mississippi Roberdeau, Maj. a *Riley, Capt. James, New York Ridolfi, Marquis Cosimo, Italy Robertson, William D., New York Rudd, John C, (C Root, Erastus, 11 Rafn, Christian C, Copenhagen Reed, William B., Philadelphia Robbins, Thomas, D. D., Connecticut Ritter, Prof. Carl, Berlin, Raumer, Prof. Frederick, Von a Ranke, Prof. Leopold, a *Smith, Samuel Stanhope, D. D., *Sinclair, Sir John, *Smith, James Edward, M. D., Smith, Isaac, *Shaw, William Smith, *Story, Hon. Joseph, Steinhauer, Rev. H., Stewart, Capt. Walter, Southey, Robert, Smith, William, Stockton, Richard, Smith, Charles Hamilton, Schaeffer, Rev. Fred. David, Swainson, James, Steel, John H., *Storer, Clement, Stansbury, Rev. Arthur, Stewart, Charles, Stickney, J. B., Serriestori, Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, Sabine, Capt. Joseph, New Jersey Scotland Massachusetts Bethlehem, Penn. U. S. N. England Quebec New Jersey Antwerp Philadelphia Liverpool, Eng. Saratoga New Hampshire New York U.S. N. Fort Wayne, Italy Michigan England 1813 1813 1813 1813 1816 1817 1817 1819 1820 1827 1827 1838 1839 1843 1844 1844 1844 1810 1813 1813 1813 1813 1813 1816 1816 1816 1816 1816 1817 1817 1817 1817 1816 1818 1818 1818 1819 1819 1822 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 45 Stewart, Arch Deacon, Sparks, Jared, LL. D., Spencer, John C, Sill, Theodore, Starkweather, Samuel, Sutherland, Jacob, Stevens, Samuel, Savage, John, Stebbins, Charles, Smith, Gerrit, Schwartz, John G., Staples, William R., Savage, James, *Sullivan, William, LL. D., Stevens, William Bacon, Simms, W. Gilmore, Salva, Dr. Jayme, *Trumbull, Benjamin, D. D., Teignmouth, Lord, Thouin, Andre, M. D., *Thomas, Isaiah, LL. D., Treadwell, John Dexter, M. D., Trevett, Samuel R., M. D., Tappan, Benjamin, D. D., Thomson, William A., Tappen, Christopher, Jr.. Trullani, Leonardi, Tallmadge, James, *Talcott, Samuel A., Tracy, Albert H., Taylor, John W., Tyler, John, President of the United Ternaux-Compans, Henri, Tefft, J. K., Thonching, Uberto di Noljili, Chevalier, Valiancy, Gen. Charles, Upper Canada 1824 Cambridge, Mass. 1826 New York 1827 ii 1827 e( 1827 n 1827 li 1827 11 1827 (( 1827 C( 1827 Vienna 1837 Rhode Island 1838 Massachusetts 1839 a 1839 Georgia 1840 Charleston, S. C. 1843 Barcelona, Spain 1844 Connecticut 1810 England 1813 Paris 1813 Worcester, Mass. 1813 a a 1813 U. S. Navy 1813 Maine 1813 New York 1817 Ulster Co. 1818 Italy 1819 New York 1827 (( 1827 u 1827 u 1827 States 1841 Paris 1842 Georgia 1843 Canton, China 1843 1819 Ireland 1813 46 MEMBERS OF THE Vaughan, Benjamin, Van Royen, Henricus, Vander Palme, John Henricus, *Vander Kemp, Francis Adrian. *Vaughan, John, *Van Schaack, Peter, Viele, John, Vroom, Peter D., LL. D., Vandenbrook, J. W., Van Renssalaer, Gen. vStephen, * Webster, Noah, LL. D., *Wistar, Caspar, M. D., Warren, John Collins, M. D., Williams, Samuel, LL. D., *Winthrop, James, *Winthrop, William, *Wheelock, John, LL. D., Wilson, Rev, Joshua L., Wilson, James, Woods, Leonard, D. D., Wallace, Joshua M., * Wilkinson, Maj. Gen. James. *Warden, David Baillie, Williams, Stephen W., Williams, Gen. Charles, Walsh, Robert, Wilson, John, Watson, John F., Wood, Silas, Wright, Silas, Jr., Williams, Nathan, Waterman, 1 ho as G., Woodvvorth, John, Wilkeson, Samuel, Wadsworth, James, Watts, Charles, Wintlirop, Adam, Winthrop, Thomas L., LL. D., Webb, Thomas H., Maine 1813 Holland 1817 a 1817 1818 Philadelphia 1819 New York 1827 a 1827 New Jersey- 1840 Netherlands 1842 Albany 1846 Connecticut 1810 Philadelphia 1810 Boston 1813 Vermont 1813 Massachusett 1813 <( 1813 New Hampshire 1813 Ohio 1813 Pennsylvania 1813 Massachusetts 1813 New Jersey 1816 U. S. A. 1816 Paris 1816 Massachusetts 1818 Rutland, Vermont 1819 Pennsylvania 1820 Edinburgh 1821 Germantown, Penn. 1823 Long Island 1824 New York 1827 a 1827 (( 1827 li 1827 i( 1827 i( 1827 Louisiana 1828 a 1836 Massachusetts 1837 Rhode Island 1838 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 47 Williamson, William D., Willis, William, Wilkes, Charles, Williams, Sir John Bickerton, Knt., Wall, Hon. Garret D., Westbrook, Rev. Cornelius D., *Yates, John Van Ness, Young, Samuel, Young, Rev. Alexander, Maine 1839 u 1839 U. S. Navy 1842 England 1843 New Jersey 1844 Peekskill 1844 New York 1824 u 1827 Massachusetts 1841 L6