£77^ Comcrvitioa BiMMRM Ph&S, Buffered ■:m E 172 ■>yy .fl385 %:•' Copy 1 Pkeparkd for the International Exhibition, 1876. AN ACCOUNT OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. LOCATED AT WORCESTER, MASS. The Society was founded in the year 1812, the first steps being taken for its formal establishment bj^ Isaiah Thomas, LL.D., Hon. Nathaniel Paine, Dr. William Paine, Hon. Levi Lincoln, Rev. Aaron Bancroft, D.D., and Hon, Edward Bangs, all of Worcester, Massachusetts. These gentlemen, on the supposition that the U. S. Congress had not power to grant charters for such purposes, presented a petition to the State Legislature for an act of incor- poration under the name of the " American Antiquarian Society, with the privilege of holding real estate in perpetuity of the annual value of fifteen hundred dollars, and with such other privileges and immunities as are usually granted by acts of incorporation to other public societies established under the laws of the Coimnon wealth." The subscribers to the petition " influenced by a desire to contribute to the advancement of the Arts and Sciences, and to aid, by their individual and united efforts, in collect- ing and preserving such materials as may be useful in marking their progress, not only in the United States, but in otlier parts of the globe, and wishing also to assist the researches of the future historians of our country, respect- fully represent to the legislature that, in their opinion, the establishment of an Antiquarian Society, within this Commonwealth, would conduce essentially to the attainment of these objects." ****** They ask "for no En? ■/\3S5 2 other aid from the Commonwealth than the facilities which, in the pursuit of their objects, may accrue from an act of incorporation. As an inducement to the granting of these privileges, they beg leave to state that one of their number* is " in possession of a valuable collection of books, obtained with great labor and expense, the value of which may be fairly estimated at about live thousand dollars, some of them more ancient than are to be found in any other part of our country, and all of which he intends to transfer to the proposed society, should their project receive the sanction and encouragement of the Legislature." The prayer of the petitioners was granted, and the Act of Incorporation was approved by Governor Caleb Strong, October 24, 1812. The preamble to the Act of Incorporation was as follows : " Wherecis, The collection and preservation of the antiquities of our country, and of curious and valuable productions in Art and Nature, have a tendency to enlarge tbs sphere of human knowledge, aid the progress of science, to perpetuate the history of moral and political events, and to improve and interest posterity. Therefore be it enacted, &c." The persons named in the Act were gentlemen eminent for their learning and ability, who stood high in the confi- dence of the public, viz : Isaiah Thomas, Levi Lincoln, Harrison G. Otis, Timothy Bigelow, Nathaniel Paine, Edward Bangs, John T. Kirkland, Aaron Bancroft, Jonathan H. Lyman, Elijah H. Mills, Elisha Hammond, Timothy Williams, William D. Peck, John Lowell, Edmund Dwight, Eleazer James, Josiali Quincy, William S. Shaw, Francis Blake, Levi Lincoln, Jr., Samuel M. Burnside, Benjamin Russell, Thaddeus M. Harris, Redford Webster, Thomas Wallcut, Ebenezer T. Andrews, Isaiah Thomas, Jr., William Wells. The first meeting of the corporators, called by an adver- • Isoiab Thomas. tisemeiit in the Massachusetts Spy (the editor and pubh'sher of which was Isaiah Thomas), addressed to the " American Society of Antiquaries," was held at the Exchange Coifee House in Boston, November 19th, 1812, ten gentlemen being present. At this meeting, an organization was made by the choice of Isaiah Thomas as President ; William D. Peck, Vice-President ; Thaddeus M. Harris, Corresponding Secre- tary ; and Samuel M. Burnside, Recording Secretary. Another meeting was held in February, 1813, at which By-laws were adopted, and Dr. William Paine was chosen second Vice-President, Levi Lincoln, Jr., Treasurer ; and Timothy Bigelow, of Medford, Rev. Aaron Bancroft and Edward Bangs, of Worcester, Col. George Gibbs, of Boston, Rev. William Bentley, of Salem, Dr. Redford Webster and Benjamin Russell, of Boston, were chosen Councillors. At this meeting, the President, in accordance with a pre- vious intimation, presented to the society his private library, valued at about five thousand dollars ; at that time considered a large sum. The thanks of the society were unanimously voted to him, and he was requested to retain it in his pos- session, and care for it, till a suitable place could be prepared for its reception. Under the care of the President, the library and cabinet received many additions during the next four years, both from his continued generosity and the increased interest manifested by other members, making it necessary to prepare a permanent place of deposit. Among tlie valuable manu- scripts presented to the society in these early years, may be mentioned a copy of the records of Boston from 1634 to 1660, by Mr. Thomas, the letter book of Cotton Mather and tlie Journal of Rev. Increase Mather, President of Harvard College in 1685, by Mrs. Hannah Crocker, of Boston. About 900 volumes from the library formerly belouijing to Drs. Increase and Cotton Mather were also added to the society's collections. In 1817 active measures were taken to procure funds to defray the expense of erecting a building for the library and 4 cabinet, by appointing committees to solicit subscriptions. Some difficulty was experienced in the attempt to raise the necessary money to carry out the plans for building and it was not till early in 1819 that the society were relieved from their anxiety in the matter. At that time, Mr. Thomas, the founder and president of the society, offered to build, at his own expense, a suitable edifice for the reception of its valuable collections. This offer was, of course, gratefully accepted ; and in August of that year a committee was ap- pointed at the request of Mr. Thomas, to superintend its erection. The building so erected, situated on Summer street, in Worcester, was of brick, thoroughly built, and, at the time, considered well adapted to the purposes for which it was intended. An address at the dedication was made by Isaac Goodwin, August 24, 1820, and was published by the society. This address has long been out of print, and but few persons are fortunate enough to possess it. In February, 1819, a committee appointed to prepare an address to the members, setting forth the society's objects and condition, declare the institution to be, in all its concerns, national, although it derives its charter and its national appellation from the Legislature of Massachusetts. "This local authority was resorted to from doubts having been expi'essed whether Congress had the power to grant a charter without the District of Cohimbia. Its members are selected from all parts of the Union. Its lespectability is inferred from its numbers, and from its comprising men of the first standing and intelligence in the nation, and some of the first distinction in other countries. The objects of this institution are commensurate with the lapse of time, and its benefits will be more and more accumulat- ing in the progression of ages. As the antiquities of our country, by various means, are rapidly decreasing, an institution whose business will be to collect and preserve such as remain, and can be obtained, must be viewed as highly important. The chief objects of the inquiries and researches of this society, which cannot too soon arrest its attention, will be American Antiquities, natural, artificial and literary." In October, 1819, a committee, in reporting upon the general progress and state of the society, say that they found it much more promising than they coukl have anticipated, many vahiable additions have been made to the library and cabinet, the former containing nearly six thousand volumes, embracing many rare and valuable works, some of which, it was believed, could not be found elsewhere in the country. In the earlier days of the society, it was the custom, besides having Councillors from the several States of the Union, to appoint gentlemen of learning and prominence in each State to act as agents or receivers in collecting articles for the library and cabinet. Among those acting in this capacity in 1819 may be mentioned the names of Governor Plumer, of New Hampshire; Prof. Sillimau, of Connecticut; Stephen Yan Rensselaer and Dr. J. W. Francis, of New York; Timothy Alden and Matthew Carey, of Pennsylvania; William Gaston, of North Carolina ; Langdon Cheeves, of South Carolina, and other gentlemen of standing and in- fluence. As might be expected, the result of this extended system of collecting was, that contributions of books, pam- phlets, and relics of various kinds, were forwarded to the Society from all parts of the country. Many Indian relics, utensils and weapons, thus found tlieir way into the cabinet, which are now of the greatest interest to the student in archaeology. Regular meetings of the society are held twice a year, the annual meeting for the choice of oflicers being held in the month of October, at their hall, in Worcester, and the semi-annual meeting in Boston, at the rooms of the Ameri- can Academy of Arts and Sciences, in the month of April. Previous to the j^ear 1848, the meetings of tlie society in Boston were held at some one of the hotels, su(*h as the Exchange Coffee House and the Tremont House ; since tiien, by the kind favor of the Academy, they have been held in their rooms. At these meetings, besides the regular reports of the Council and Librarian, which usually treat upon some special topic of antiquarian study and research 6 in addition to the report upon the affairs of the society, papers from members, and discussions of subjects of interest are always in order. In 1853, a new hall was completed for the accommodation of the rapidly increasing library ; the old building, besides being too small, was found to be too damp for the proper preservation of the collections. The present hall is favorably situated in a locality free from dampness, and is believed to be substantially safe from fire, besides being much better adapted than the first to the purposes of the society. Owing, however, to the rapid increase of the library, particularly of the department devoted to newspapers, it is already found insuflicient in size, and more space is required. The Hon. Stephen Salisbury, now the President, has, in a measure, an- ticipated this need and presented, besides a lot of land in the rear of the present building, a sum, now amounting to $12,600, for its future enlargement. By the provisions of the By-laws adopted in October, 1831, the number of American membera can at no time exceed one hundred and forty ; there being no limit to the election of foreign members. By the original By-laws, there was an annual fee required of members, and for several years this was the principal source of income. Before long, however, it was found to be a matter requiring a great deal of time and no little cost to collect the small amounts due from members scattered over the country ; and the expenses of the institution increasing with the rapid growth of its library, it was decided to adopt some other plan which might be more surely relied upon. Dr. Thomas, while president, had defrayed a large portion of the society's expenditures, and began the foundation of permenant means for its future support. At his death, in 1831, he bequeathed to the society the balance of his books, engravings, coins, &c., as well as money to constitute the Librarian's and the Collection and Research Funds. These funds have gradually increased, and others have been founded for the support of various departments of the society's work, one of the most important of which, that for the publication of the Society's Proceedings and Trans- actions, was formed by the contributions of members, and now amounts to $8,800. The aggregate of the several funds is over $80,000 ; divided as follows : — The Librarian's and General Fund, $31,577.27. The Collection and Research Fund, $15,804.52. The Publishing Fund, $8,853. The Bookbinding Fund, founded by Hon. Stephen Salisbury, in December, 1855, by a gift of $5,000, now $9,000. The Salisbury Building Fund, established by the President, for the purpose of providing means to make an extension of the library building, by the gift of $8,000, with its accumulations, $12,600. The Isaac Davis Book Fund, of $1,000, established in 1868, by Hon. Isaac X)avis, of Worcester, " the income to be applied from time to time to purchase books, maps and charts, and works of art relating to that portion of North America lying south of the United States." The Lincoln Legacy Fund, founded in 1888, by a bequest from Levi Lincoln, of Worcester, of $1,000, the income to be used as a premium for the writing of papers ou Archajological subjects, amounting now to $1,300. The library of the society now numbers over sixty thou- sand volumes, representing most departments of literature, and is especially rich in early American publications. In- cluded in the number of volumes are over four thousand of newspapers, from the Boston News Letter, the first number of which was issued April 24, 1704, to those of the present time. This department of the library is very full, and includes many volumes of papers published in the last century. It is being constantly increased, and bids fair to contain, if it does not already, the largest collection of newspapers in the countr3% The collection of manuscripts is large and of great value and interest, including some of a very early date. Although they have not been catalogued, most of them are so ar- ranged that they can be consulted with comparatively little trouble. Among the more valuable specimens in this de- partment are the Mather manuscripts, written by various members of that family, so prominent in the early history of Massachusetts. It is not practicable, in the brief limits of this paper, to describe with particularity any special depart- ment. Suffice it to say the society have reason to regard the manuscripts in their possession as not by any means the least valuable of their collections. The cabinet of Indian and archaeological specimens, includes many of interest to the antiquary. The specimens of Indian weapons and implements are carefully arranged in cases, and can readily be examined. The society's hail also contains portraits in oil, busts and statues, the most important of which are given in the fol- lowing list. Portraits. Isaiah Thomas, LL.D., founder aud first president of the American Antiquarian Society, autlior of "The History of Printing," &c. Born Jan. 19, 1749, 0. S. ; died April 4, 1831. Painted from life by Osgood. Thomas Lixdall Winthrop, LL.D., second president of the Anti- quarian Society, and Lieut. Governor of Massachusetts, 1826-32. Born in New London, Conn., March 6, 1760; died Feb. 22, 1841. Painted by Osgood. John Davis, LL.D., fourth president of the Antiquarian Society, and Governor of Massachusetts, 1833-35, and 1840-41. Born in North- boro', Mass., Jan. 13, 1787; died April 19, 1854. Painted by E. T. Bil- lings, from a daguerreotype. Rev. Increase Mather, D.D., president of Harvard College 1685- 1701. Born in Dorchester, Mass., June 21, 1639; died Aug. 23, 1723. Painted from life. This and the four following were presented to the Society by Mrs. Hannah Mather Crocker, of Boston. Rev. Cotton Mather, D.D., minister in Boston, 1684. Born Feb. 12, 1663; died Feb. 13, 1728. Painted by Pelham. Rev. Richard Mather, minister in Dorchester, Mass., 1636-69. Born in England, 1596; died in Dorchester, April 22, 1669. Painted from life. Rev. Samuel Mather, D.D., son of Cotton Mather. Born Oct. 30, 1706; died June 27, 1785. Painted from life. Rev. Samuel Mather, son of Richard Mather. Born in England, May 13, 1626; died in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 29, 1671. 9 John Exdecott, Goveruor of Massachusetts Bay. Born iu Dor- chester, England, 1588; died March 15, 1665. Painted from an original, by Southland, of Salem, Mass. Presented to the Society by Judge William Endicott, of Salem. A historical notice of Gov. Endecott was communicated to the Society, at the next meeting (October, 1874), by President Salisbury. John Wintiirop, Goveruor of Massachusetts, for thirteen years, be- tween 1629 and 1648. 'Born in Groton, co. Suflblk, England, Jan. 12, 1588; died March 26, 1649. Said to liave been painted from life. Rev. William Bextley, D.D., minister in Salom, 1783. Councillor of the Society from 1812 to 1819. Born in Boston, June 22, 1759; died in Salem, Dec. 29, 1819. Copied from a portrait in Salem and presented by friends in that city. Rev. Aaron Bancroft, D.D., minister in Worcester, Mass., 1786- 1839. Vice-president of the Society, 1816-31. Born in Reading, Mass., Nov. 10, 175.5; died in Worcester, Aug. 10, 1839. Painted by Chester Harding. Christopher Columbus Baldwin, Librarian of the Society, 1827- 35. Born Aug. 1, 1800; died Aug. 20, 1835. Painted by Harding. Edward D. Bangs, Secretary of State, Mass., 1825-36. Born in Wor- cester, Mass., Aug. 22, 1790; died in Worcester, April 3, 1838. William Burnett, Colonial Goveruor of New York and New Jersey, 1720; of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1728. Born 1688; died iu Boston, Sept. 7, 1729. Rev. Thomas Prince, minister of Old South Church, Boston, 1718-58. Born in Sandwich, Mass., May 15, 1687; died in Boston, Oct. 22, 1758. Rev. Ellis Gray, minister of the New Brick Church in Boston. Born 1717 ; died 1753. Charles Paxton, loyalist. Commissioner of the Customs at Boston. Born 1704; died in England, 1788. Supposed to have been painted by Copley. John Chandler, "the honest refugee," Sherifl", Judge of Probate and Treasurer for the County of Worcester. • Born iu New London, Conn., 1720; died in London, Eng., 1800. John May, of Boston, iu his uniform as Colonel of the "Boston Regiment of Militia." Born in Pomfret, Conn., Nov. 24, 1748; died in Boston, July 13, 1812. Painted by G. Gullag, A. D. 1789. Presented by Mary D. and C. Augusta May. Hannah Adams, author of History of New England, &c. Born in Medfleld, Mass., 1755; died in Brookline, Mass., Nov. 15, 1831. Painted by Alexander. Presented by Henry W. Miller. Edward Rawson, Secretary of Mass. Colony, 1650-86. Born in Gillingham, Dorset, Eng., April 16, 1615; died iu Boston, Aug. 27, 1693. Rebecca Rawson, daughter of Secretary Rawson. Born in Boston, May, 1656; died at Port Royal, Jamaica, June 9, 1692. 10 John Lkvekett, Governor of Massachusetts, 1G73-78. Born 1017; died March 10, 1G79. Columbus. A copy from an original by Francesco Mazznoli fPar- migianino), in the Royal Musenm at Naples. Painted by Antonio Scar- dino. Presented bv Hon. Ira M. Barton. Vespucius. From an original by Parmigiauino, at Naples — Scardino. Presented by Hon. Ira M. Barton. John Davis, Governor of Massachusetts. Crayon portrait, life size. James Sullivax, Governor of Massachusetts. Portrait in wax. Statues mid Busts. Statue of CmusT, in plaster, from the original Ijy Michael Angelo iu the Churcli of Sta. Maria Sopra Minerva at Rome. Presented to the Society by the Hon. Steplien Salisbury. Statue of Moses, from Michael Angelo's colossal statue in the Church of S. Pietro iu Viucolis at Rome. Presented by the Hon. Stephen Salisbury. The remarlvs of the donor in presenting the statues have been published in the Proceedings of the Society, 1859 and 18G1. Isaiah Thomas, LL.D. Bust in marble, by B. H. Kinney. Jauicd Sparks, LL.D. A tine bust in plaster, by Hiram Powers. Pre- sented by Mrs. SparlvS. Gov. John Davis, of Massachusetts. Bust in plaster. By Henry Dexter. Hon. Charles Allen, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Massa- chusetts. Bust in plaster, by B. H. Kinney. Presented by the family of Judge Allen. GicoiiGE Washington. Bust in marble. Presented by Mrs. Ira M. Barton. Benjamin Franklin. Bust in marble. Presented by Mrs. Ira M. Barton. John Adams, second President of the United States. Bust in plas- ter. Alexander Hamilton. Bust in plaster, from the original by Jos. Ceracchi. Andrew Jackson. Bust in plaster. Henry Clay. Bust in plaster, by Clevenger. Daniel Webster. Bust in plaster, by Clevenger. Voltaire and Racine. Plaster busts, pi-esented by Hon. Benjamin F. Thomas. John Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts. Small bust in wood. Rev. James Walker, D.D., President of Harvard University. Small bust iu plaster, by J. C. King. 11 Btiroii PiKTRO Ercole Visconti, of Rome, antiquary, &c. Small bust ill plaster. Motlalllou iu i)]aster, life size, of Gov. John Uavis. The ])ul)lications of the society, though not imirierous, are of interest and value to the archaeologist, the historian, and the man i)f letters. The more prominent of the publications are the six volumes of the " Archseologia Americana," the lirst of whi(;h was published in 1819, at the expense of Dr. Thomas, the last in 1875. Tlie volumes are devoted to archaeological or historical questions, or reprints of rare books and manuscripts. The hist two contain the History of Printing in America, by Isaiah Thomas, l>eing a reprint, with additions, corrections and notes, of the original edition of 1810. In tlie last vol- ume is a very full list of books printed in America previous to 1776, whicli was beguu by Dr. Thomas, and has been c(nitiiiued and extended by S. F. Haven, Jun., M.D., and by tlie b'hrarian. Since 1849, the proceedings of the society at its annual and semi-annual meetings, have been regularly printed ; in- cluding, besides the ordinary reports of the officers, papers of antiquarian or historical interest. Before that period these I'eports were published only occasionally. A list of the publications, with a general description of their contents, is given as a part of this paper. This brief account of the Antiquarian Society has been prepared under the direction of a committee appointed by the council, as a contribution to the International Exhibition to 1)0 held in Philadelphia during the year 1876, in com- meuioration of the one hundredth anniversary of the nation's independence. It gives, concisely, the facts in regard to the formation of the society, and a general account of its present condi- tion. The ])ibliographical statement, printed in connection with this paper, it is hoped will be of interest and value, not only to the members, but to all interested in the publi- cations of literary and educational institutions in the United States. PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY. Arch.kologia Americana. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. Volume I. 1. List of Officers of the Society, elected October, 1819. 2. Origin and object of the Society, with the Act of Incorporation and By-Laws. 3. Hennepin's Account of the discovery of the river Mississippi and the adjacent country by the Lakes ; also his account of La Salle's undertak- ing to discover the river Mississippi by way of the Gulf of Mexico. 4. Description of the Antiquities discovered in the State of Ohio and other Western States : By Caleb Atwater. 5. Conjectures respecting the An- cient inhabitants of North America : By Moses Fiske of Tennessee. 6. Antiquities and Curiosities of Western Pennsylvania : By Rev. Timothy Alden. 7. Sundry letters from Samuel L. Mitchell, LL.D., in regard to the Early inhabitants of America, &c. 8. Letters describing the Mam- moth Cave, and a Mummy found in another cave of Kentucky. 9. Brief account of the Caraibs, who inhabited the Antilles : By William Sheldon, Esq., of Jamaica. 10. Appendix, Avith an "Account of a great and very extraordinary cave in Indiana." pp. 486, plates 14. Worcester, Mass., Printed by William Manning, MDCCCXX. Volume II. 1. Officers of the Society, 1S35-3G. 2. Memoir of Isaiali Thomas, LL.D., first president of the American Antiquarian Society: By Samuel M. Burnside, Esq. 2. A synopsis of the Indian Tribes of North America : By Albert Gallatin, LL.D. 3. Au historical account of the doings and sufterings of the Christian Indians of New England : By Daniel Gookiu. 4. Description of a leaden plate or medal found near the mouth of the Muskingum, in the State of Ohio: By DeWitt Clinton, LL.D. 5. A description of the ruins of Copan in Central America : By Col. Juan Galindo. 6. Brief letter of Adam Clarke, D.D., LL.D.. of England, on American Archaaology. 7. Obituary notice of Christopher C. Baldwin, Escj., late Librarian : By John Davis, LL.D. 8. List of members of the Society, 1830. pp. xiv — 573; Cambridge, University Press, 1836. VOLU.ME III. 1. Records of the Company of the Massachusetts Bay, to the Em- barkation of Winthrop and his associates for New England; with an in- troductory chapter on the origin of the Company : By Samuel F. Haven, A.M. 2. The diaries of John Hull, Mint Master and Treasurer of the 13 Colony of Massachusetts Bay, with a memoir by Samuel Jeimison, Esq., and comments on his system of short hand, and the coinage, by Rev. E. E. Hale. 3. Memoir of Thomas Lindall Winthrop, LL.D., second president of the Antiquarian Society : By Hon. George Folsom. Memoir of John Davis, LL.D., the fourth president: By Hon. Thomas Kinuicutt. 4. Orticers and members of the Society, October 1856. pp. cxxxviii — 378. Cambridge, BoUes & Houghton, 1850. Boston, John Wilson & Son, 1857. Volume IV. 1. Officers of the Society, October 21, 1859. 2. Original documents from the State-Paper Office, London, and the British Museum; illustrat- ing the history of Sir Walter Raleigh's First American Colony, and the Colony at Jamestown, with an appendix containing a memoir of Sir Ralph Lane : Edited by Rev. E. E. Hale. 3. "A Discourse of Virginia," by Edward Maria Wingfield, the first President of the Colony : Edited, with notes and an introduction, by Charles Deaue, A.M. 4. New Eng- land's Rarities, Discovered by John Josselyn, Gent. : With an introduc- tion and notes by Edward Tuckerman, A.M. 5. Narrative of a Voyage to Spitzbergen in the year 1613, with a description of the Country, and the operations of the whale-fishery ; With an introduction and notes, by Samuel F. Haven, A.M. 6. Notice of Samuel Jennison, Esq., late Treasurer of the Antiquarian Society: By Hon. Stephen Salisbury, pp. viii— 355. Boston, John Wilson & Son, ISGO. VOI-UME V. 1. Memoir of Isaiah Thomas : By Benjamin Franklin Thomas, LL.D. 2. History of Printing in America, with a biography of printers and an account of newspapers, by Isaiah Thomas, LL.D., being a second edi- tion, with the author's corrections and additions. Appendix, with a Communication from Hon. John R. Bartlett on Printing in Mexico, pp. Ixxxvii — 423. Albany, Joel Munsell, 1874. • VOLUJfE VI. 1. Conclusion of Thomas's History of Printing in America. The ap- pendix contains a list of magazines and newspapers published in the United States in the year 1810. 2. Catalogue of Publications in what is now the United States, prior to the Revolution of 1775-6. 3. Index to Vols. 1 and 2 of History of Printins;. pp. 660— 4'J. Albany, Joel Munsell, 1874. Volumes V and VI have also been published as "Thomas's History of Printing." These volumes were in charge of a committee consisting of Samuel F. Haven, Nathanel Paine, and Joel Munsell. 14 Proceedings and Minor Publications. The following list includes all the Proceedings of the Society tliat have been published to this time, as well as circulars and minor publications. 'They are in octavo form, with the exception of the By-Laws as published m 1831. Tn many cases, extra copies of such parts of the E-eports of the Council as treat upon special sultjects, have been reprinted in small editions of from fifty to one hundred, usually at the expense of the writer and for his special use. A list of these, witli the number printed, as far as can now be ascertained, is given after the list of Proceedings. 1. An Account of the Society, prepared by Isaiah Thomas, with the Act of Incorporation, By-Laws, and list of officers and members, pp. 32. Boston: Printed by I. Thomas, Jr., November, 1813. 2. An Address to tlie Members of the Society, at King's Chapel, Boston, on their first anniversar.y, October 23, 1813. By William Jenks, A.M., S.A.S. pp.28. Boston: I. Thomas, Jr., November, 1813. 3. Address of Abiel Holmes, D.D., at the second anniversary, October 24, 1814. pp. 29. Also, one page with list of officers elected the same day. Boston: I. Thomas, Jr., November, 1814. 4. Communication from the President, Isaiah Thomas, with a list of officers and members, and a list of articles presented to the society. pp. 27. Worcester: Printed by William Manning, 1815. 5. By-Laws of the Society. Resolutions of Congress and of the General Court of Massachusetts, pp. 8. 1815. 6. An Address to the members at King's Chapel, Boston, on their third anniversary, October 23, 1815. By William Paine, M.D. List of officers elected same day. pp. 27. Worcester : William Manning, 1815. 7. An Address to the members at King's Chapel, on their fourth anni- versary. By Rev. William Beutley. October 23, 1810. pp. 2G. Wor- cester : Printed for the Society, 1875. 8. Address to the members by a Committee, through their Chairman, Oliver Fiske. Laws of the Society, list of officers, and catalogue of articles presented. Acts and Resolves of Congress and of several States relating to the Society, pp. 38. Worcester: Printed by AVilliam Manning, March, 1819. 9. An Address at Worcester, .4ugust 24, 1820, at the opening of Anli(]narian Hall, that day received as a donation from the Presi- dent. By Is;iac Goodwin, pp.18. Worcester: Printed by Manning & Trumbull, Sept., 1820. 15 10. Brief Report at the annual meeting, October, 1821 : By Rejoice Newton and Samuel Jenuison. Circular in relation to publication of first volume of Transactions and Collections (Arclmeologia Americana), pp. 5. October, 1822. 11. By-Laws of the Society. October, 1831. pp. 7, 16mo. 12. An Address delivered in the Unitarian Meeting House, "Worcester, upon the character and services of Cliristopher C Baldwin, late librarian of the society : By William Lincoln, pp.10. Worcester: Henry J. Howland, 1835. 13. Fifty-third Semi-Annual Report, May 29, 183i). pp. IG. Catalogues of officers and members. May, 183!). pp. 16. Abstract of Annual Report, October 23, 1839, with list of officers elected October 23, 1839. pp. 4. Worcester: Printed by T. W. & J. Buttertleld, ^gis office, 1839. 14. Circular Letter to Governors of the States, asking for State Documents for the library. 1838. 15. Proceedings at the semi-annual Meeting, May 31, 1843. pp. 11. Worcester: Printed by Joseph B. Ripley, 1843. 16. Proceedings at the thirty-first annual meeting, October 23, 1843, with an Address by Hon. John Davis, in commemoration of William Lincoln, pp. 16. Worcester : John Milton Earle's press, 1843. 17. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 23, 1849. Report of the Council: By S. F. Haven, Esq. Report of the Librarian. Memoir of Albert Gallatin : By Rev. E. E. Hale. pp. 32. Cambridge : Metcalf & Company, printers to the university, 1850. 18. Proceedings in Boston, May 29, and in Worcester, October 23, 1850. pp. 18. Worcester : Printed by Henry J. Howland. 19. Proceedings in Boston, April 30, 1851, containing in the Council's report, by Hon. John Davis, a brief retrospect of the past opera- tions of the society. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian. Pro- ceedings October 23, 1851, and April 28, 1852. In the last, the report of the Council, by S. F. Haven, Esq., relates to the contract and other preparations for the erection of a new library building, pp. 44. Worcester: Henry J. Howland, 1850. 20. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 23, 1852. Report of the Council : By Hon. Emory Washburn. Reports of Librarian and Treasurer. Report of the Committee of Publication : On Increase A. Lapham's Memoir of Explorations and Surveys of the Aborigi- nal Antiquities of Wisconsin, transferred for printing to the Smithsonian Institution : By Sam'l F. Haven, Esq. pp. 34, 3 plates. Worcester : Henry J. Howland, 1852. 21. Proceedings April 27 and October 24, 185;i Report of the Coun- cil : By llev. E. E. Hale. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian. (The first meeting in the new building), pp. 35. Worcester : Printed by Henry J. Howland, 1853. 16 22. Proceedings at semi-aunual meeting, April 2G, 1854:. lioport of tlie Couucil aud a" Memoir of Hou. Jolin Davis : By Hon. Tliomas Kinniciitt. Report of the Librarian, pp. 47. Boston : Printed by Jolm Wilson & Sou, 1854. 23. Proceedings in Worcester, October 23, 1854. Report of the Council: By Hon. Stephen Salisbury, who was elected president at this meeting. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 29. Boston: Joliu Wilson & Son, 1854. 24. Proceedings in Boston, April 25, 1855. Report of the Council : By Ira M. Barton. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 3G. Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1855. 25. Proceedings in Worcester, October 22, 1855. Report of the Coun- cil : By Sam'l F. Haven, Esq., containing remarks upon the existing condition of American ArclisEology. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian. List of officers and members, pp. 54. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1855. 2G. Proceedings in Boston, April 30, 1856. Report of the Council: By Rev. E. E. Hale. And in Worcester October 21, 185fi. Report of the Council: By N. B. Shurtlefi", M.D. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. G7. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 185G. 27. Proceedings at semi-annual meeting, April 29, 1857. Report of the Council: By Dwight Foster, Esq. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. Report of the Committee of Publication on the third volume of Archajologia Americana : By Samuel F. Haven, Esq. pp. 3G. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1857. 28. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1857. Report of the Council : By Hon. Ira M. Barton, with remarks on the third volume of Archasologia Americana. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian In the latter are remarks upon the JNIather Manuscripts. Report by Rev. Edward E. Hale, on behalf of Committee of Publi- cation; also, report of the Committee on a permanent Publication Fund. pp. 51. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1857. 29. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting in Boston, April 28, 1858. Report of the Council : By Hon. Isaac Davis. Report of the Treas- urer. Report of the Librarian, with remarks upon libraries, pp. 32. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1858. 30. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1858. Report of the Council : By Samuel F. Haven, Esq. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. Also, Report of the Publishing Committee on the fourth volume of Transactions, pp. 38. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1858. 31. Proceedings at a special meeting held in Worcester, February 10, 1859, on the occasion of the death of William II. Prescott. Pre- sentation of a copy of Michael .Angelo's statue of Christ leaning on the Cross, by Hou. Stephen Salisbury, president of the society, pp. 30. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1859. 17 32. Pi-oceedings at the semi-annual meeting:, April 27, 1859. Report of the Council : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 32. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1859. 33. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1859. Report of the Council : By Charles Folsom, Esq. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. Report of Publishing Committee, pp. 35. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1859. 34. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 25, 1860. Report of the Council : By President Salisbury, containing notice of Samuel Jennison, Esq., late treasurer of the society. Reports of the Treas- urer and Librarian. Report of the Publishing Committee : By Rev. E. E. Hale, Avith notices of a visit to the State Paper Office, in London, and Notes on drawings, by John White (the curious prints in De Bry's "America" were fi'om drawings by this artist), seen in the British Museum, pp. 47. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1860. 35. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 22, 1860. Report of the Council : By Hon. Dwight Foster. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. Report upon the American Coins and Tokens in the Cabinet of the Society: By Nathaniel Paine, Esq. Report of the Publishing Committee : By Charles Deane, Esq. pp. 50. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1860. 36. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 24, 1861. Report of the Council : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury, with remarks upon the monument erected at Worcester in commemoration of Col. Timothy Bigelow. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 42. Boston: Jolm Wilson & Sou, 1861. 37. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1861. Report of the Council ; By Hon. Pliny Merrick. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. Essay on tlie time of making Michael Angelos statues of Christ and Moses : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury, pp. 62. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1861. 38. Proceedings at the serai-annual meeting, April 30, 1862. Report of the Council: By Hon. Ira M. Barton, with remarks on the Huguenot settlements in New England. Reports of the Treasurer and Libra- rian; the latter with Remarks on a Communication from Dr. James H. Salisbui'y, of Ohio, entitled, ' A Memoir upon Ancient Picto- graphic or Symbolic Rock and Earth-writing, in Licking and Fair- field Counties, Ohio; with accurate Surveys and Descriptions of the Ancient Earthworks of Newark.' Monograph on the name Cali- fornia : By Rev. Edward E. Hale. pp. 53. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1862. 39. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1862. Report of the Council : By Hon. Benj. F. Tlioinas, with notice of Isaiah Tiiomas, tlie founder of the society. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 40. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1862. 40. Proceedings at the serai-annual meeting, April 29, 1803. Report of the Council: By the President. Reports of Treasurer and Lihi-arian. 3 18 A paper, by Prof. Daniel Wilson, of Toronto, on "Indications of Ancient Customs suggested by certain Cranial forms." pp. G3. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1863. 41. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1SC3. Report of the Council : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury. Reports of the Libra- rian and Treasurer. Address by Rev. Dr. Jenks, In conimemora- tion of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the society. pp. 72. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1863. 42. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 7, 1864. Report of the Council : By Hon. Ira M. Barton, with remarks on the Huguenots in New P^nglaud. The Report of the Librarian, contains remarks upon the Swiss Lake Dwellings. Report of the Treasurer. A Paper, by Charles Polsom, Esq., on " a Latin Inscription lately found at Castine, Me." pp. 66. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1864. 43. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1864. Report of the Council : By George Livermore, Esq., with remarks on some of the publications of Isaiah Thomas. Report of the Librarian, with a historiaal sketch of eflbrts at difl'erent periods to delineate and decipher the inscriptions on the Digldon Bock* Report of the Treasurer. " Notes on Roanoke Island and James River :" By Rev. Yj E. Hale. Also, Remarks on Interesting Localities in Eastern Virginia: By Charles Deane, Esq. pp.80. Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1864. 44. Proceedings at a special meeting, January 17, 1865, to take action in relation to the death of Edward Everett, pp. 29. Boston : J. E. Far well & Co., 1865. 45. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 26, 1865, with re- marks of the President, and resolutions of the society, on the death of President Lincoln. Report of the Council : By Joseph Sargent, M.D., with remarks on the Medical Department of the U. S. Army during the Civil War. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian. In tlie latter are remarks on the Popham Festival and the Memorial Volume of the Maine Historical Society, pp. 67. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1865. 46. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1865, with remarks and resolutions on the death of George Livermore. Report of the Council : By Rev. E. E. Hale, with remarks on early notices in English literature of the discovery and first colonization of America. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian. In the latter are remarks on Mexican civilization, pp. 71. Cambridge: John AVil- son & Son, 1866. 47. Proceedings at a special meeting, March 16, 1866, in reference to the death of Jared Sparks, and at the semi-annual meeting, April 25,1866. Report of the Council: By Nathaniel Paine, Esq., with remarks on " The Early Paper Currency of Massachusetts." Reports * Two drawings of tlie DlKliton Rock, by Prof. Se:io;er, of the Naval Academy at New- port, R. I , were presented to tlie society by Commodore G. S. Blake, U. S. N. 19 of the Treasurer and Librarian. Report of a Committee on tlie List of Members, pp. 117. Cambridge: John Wilson & Son, 18GG. 48. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 20, 18G6. Remarks of Hon. Levi Lincoln, Rev. Dr. George E. Ellis and others, on the Es- tablishment of a Museum and Professorship of Archaeology and Ethnology in connection with Harvard College, by George Peabody. Report of the Council: By ISTathauiel B. Shurtlefl', M.D. Reports of the Librarian and Treasurer. Remarks of Charles Deanc, Esq., on the Mappe-monde of Cabot, of the date 1544. Doings of a special meeting, November 15, 18G6, held to notice the death of Rev. William Jenks, D.D., senior vice-president of the society, pp. 48. Cambridge : John Wilson & Son, 1866. 49. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 24, 1867. Report of the Council : By Rev. Alonzo Hill, D.D. Report of the Treasurer. Remarks of Rev. E. E. Hale, on a Letter from Mr. Bergenroth, ediior of the British Calendar of State Papers, relating to Eng- land and Spain. .Remarks of Charles Deane, Esq., on Sebastian Cabot's Mappe-monde. " Records of the Council for New Eng- land," Edited by Charles Deane, Esq. pp. 131. Cambridge : John Wilson & Sou, 1867. 50. Circular in regard to the publications of the society, pp. 3. Wor- cester: 1867. 51. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1867. Report of the Council: By Samuel F. Haven, Esq., with remarks on the Ancient Lake Dwellings of Switzerland. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. Remarks of Rev. Edward E. Hale, and a Letter from J. Hammond Trumbull, LL.D., on the name Massachusetts. pp.91. Worcester : Tyler & Seagrave, 1867. 52. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 29, 1868. Report of the Council : By President Salisbury. Notice of Bishop Strachan : By Prof. Daniel Wilson, LL.D. Reports of the Librarian and Trea- surer. A catalogue of Indian Relics, prepared by William A. Smith, Esq., and Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Esq. Report of Hon. John R. Bartlett, on the Pre-Historic Man and his Associates. Letter from William Green, Esq., of Virginia, respecting the author of the "Relation of Captain Newport's Discoveries in Virginia;" com- municated by Charles Deane, Esq. pp. 82. Worcester : Tyler & Seagrave, 1868. 53. Proceedings at a special meeting, June 2, 1868, to take notice of the death of Hon. Levi Lincoln, senior vice-president of the society. pp. 29. Worcester : Tyler & Seagrave, 1868. 54. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1868. Report of the Council : By Charles Deane, Esq., with general remarks on recent Arclueological and Anthropological Discoveries, also on the History of European Discovery and Settlement of the Shores of the New World, and Contributions to Geographical History from the British Record Commission and Mr. Major of the British Museum, &c. The Report of the Librarian refers to the lost MSS. of Gookiu's History 20 . of New Englaud, in connection with tlie discovery of a portion of tlie Records of tlie Loudon Society for Propagating the Gospel, vvliicli lias lately been found in New Jersey; and considers the pro- priety of a Commemorative Meeting at Cuttyhunk, where the first attempt at a settlement in Massachusetts was made. Report of the Treasurer, pp.62. Worcester : Tyler & Seagrave, 1869. 55. List of Members elected from October, 1855, to October, 1868. pp.3. 56. Proceedings at the serai-annual meeting, April 28, 1869. Report of the Council: By Rev. Dr. Seth Sweetser, with remarks on Pre-His- toric Man. Reports of the Librarian and Treasurer. A Paper on "Ancient Tumuli in Georgia:" By Charles C. Jones, Jr., Esq. Illustrated. pp. 79. Worcester: Printed by Charles Hamilton, Palladium Office, 1869. 57. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1869. _ Tlie Report of the Council, by Hon. Emory Washburn, treats of the relation which the Antiquary holds to the Science of Archaeology. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. The latter contains an interesting letter from Baron Von Humboldt, pp. 53. Worcester : Charles Hamil- ton, 1869. 58. Memorandum of Local Histories in the Libi-ary t>f the American Antiquarian Society, pp. 15. Worcester, 1869. 59. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 27, 1870. The Report of the Council, by Hon. Henry Chapin, treats on the Townships of New England. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 52. Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1870. 60. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October '21, 1870. The Report of the Council, by Hon. Richard Frothingham, treats of Town Govern- ments in New England. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. In the latter Brasseur de Bourbourg is compared with Raflnesque, &c. pp.68. Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1870. 61. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 26, 1871. The Report of the Council, by S. F. Haven, Esq., treats of Pre-Historic American Occupation and Civilization. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 55. Worcester: Chas. Hamilton, 1871. 62. Proceedngs at the annual meeting, October 21, 1871. A Letter from Prof. E. E. Salisbury, in regard to the Original Edition of " The Spectator." The Report of the Council : By Rev. Edward E. Hale — with remarks upon the History of Discovery in the Pacific Ocean. Reports of the Librarian and Treasurer. The former treats upon the value of Magazine Literature, pp.66. Woi'cester: Chas. Hamilton, 1871. 63. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 23, 1872 — with remarks of Rev. Geo. E. Ellis on Town Debts. The Report of the Council : By Col. Jolin D. Washburn — with remarks on the History of Discovery in the Pacific Ocean and its American Shores. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. The latter treats of the importance 21 of preserving the Minor Materials of History. Paper, on the Like- lihood of an Admixture of Japanese Blood on onr North-west Coast : By Horace Davis, Esq., of California. Cosmogony of Dante and Columbus : By Rev. E. E. Hale. pp. 85. Worcester : Charles Hamilton, 1872. 64. Proceedings at the anmial meeting, October 21, 1872. Report of the Council: By Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, M.D. Reports of the Treasui'er and Librarian. The Star Spangled Banner and National Songs : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury, pp. 53. Worcester : Charles Hamilton, 1873. 65. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 30, 1873. Report of the Council : By Nathaniel Paine, Esq., — with a Brief Notice of the Library of the Society. The Librarian's Report, contains remarks upon Pre-Historic Implements. Report of the Treasurer, pp. 92. Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1873. 60. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1873. Report of the Council : By J. Hammond Trumbull, LL.D.,— with remarks on the Origin and Early Progress of Indian Missions in New England, and a list of books in the Indian language, printed at Cambridge and Boston. Reports of the Librarian and Treasurer. Early Maps in Munich : By Rev. E. E. Hale— with note on Robert Dudley, Duke of No;-thumberland, and his Arcano Del Mare. Remarks of Prof E. C. Smyth, on some of the Connections, by marriage, of Columbus. Memorandum as to the Discovery of the Bay of S"an Francisco : By John T. Doyle — with introductory remarks by Col. John D. Wash- burn. Memorial of Governor Endecott : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury, pp. 154. Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1874. 67. List of Publications of the Society, pp. 2. 1874. 68. Proceedings at a special meeting, March 14, 1874, with resolutions upon the death of Charles Sumner. Proceedings of the semi-annual meeting, April 29, 1874. Report of the Council : By Joseph Sargent, M.D., — with remarks on a Medical Manuscript, by Cotton Mather, Reports of Librarian and Treasurer— with remarks in the former upon the Mather Manuscripts owned bj the Society. "The Great Awakening:" By Isaac Smucker, Esq., of Newark, Ohio. pp. 67. Worcester : Charles Hamilton, 1874. 69. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1874. Report of the Council : By Hon. Benjamin F. Thomas— with remarks upon the Legal and Political Issues of the Rebellion. Reports of the Treas- urer and Librarian. pp.50. Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1875. 70. Proceedings at the semi-anuual meeting, April 28, 1875. Report of the Council : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury— with remarks on the Dis- coveries of Dr. Heinrich Schliemann in the Troad. Reports of the Librarian and Treasurer, pp.89. Worcester: Charles Hamil- ton, 1875. 71. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1875. Report of the Council: By Samuel A. Green, M.D. Reports of the Treasurer 22 and Librarian. Remarks of Charles Deane, LL.D., on the Becoias of the Council for New England. The Criminal Laws of Massa- chusetts : By Hon. P. Emory Aldrich. pp. 78. Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1876. 72. An Account of the American Antiquarian Society, with a list of its publications and of its officers and members. Prepared for the United States International Exhibition of 1876. By Nathl. Paine, Esq. pp.28. [500 copies printed for the International Exhibition, and 200 for the Society.] Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1876. 73. List of Publications of the American Antiquarian Society, pp. 15. Worcester, 1876. 74. List of Officers and Members of the American Antiquarian Society, January 1, 1876. pp. 7. Worcester, 1876. A catalogue of books in the Library of the Society (pp. 571) was printed for the Society, by Henry J. Howland, in 1837. Reprints from the Publications of the Society. Notice of the Life and Character of Hon. John Davis : By Hon. Thomas Kinuicutt. pp. 26. Boston, 1854. Catalogue of the Officers and Members of the American Antiquarian Society, pp 20. Boston : Printed by John Wilson & Sou, 1855. "A Discourse of Virginia," by Edward Maria Wingfleld, First Presi- dent of the Colony; now first printed from the original manuscript, in the Lambeth Library : Edited, with Notes and Introduction, by Charles Deane, member of the American Antiquarian Society and the Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston : Privately printed, 1860. pp. 45. [100 copies.] Remarks and Resolutions commemorative of the Hon. Joslah Quincy, LL.D, by the American Antiquarian Society, at their first meeting after his death : By George Livermore. pp. 16. Worcester, 1860. Remarks on a Latin Inscription lately found at Castine, in the State of Maine. From the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society for April, 1864: By Charles Folsom. [A few copies only.] Remarks on the Early Paper Currency of Massachusetts : By Nathaniel Paine, pp. 66. [50 copies.] Cambridge, 1866. Record of the Council for New England. Edited by Charles Deane. pp. 83. Cambridge, 1867. Remarks on Sebastian Cabot's Mappe-Monde : By Charles Deane. Re- printed from the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. Remarks ®n the Popham Festival and the Memorial Volume of the Maine Historical Society : By S. F. Haven. 1865. pp. 32. 100 copies, for April, 1867. Cambridge : Press of John Wilson & Son, 1867. pp. 8. [50 copies.] A Report on Pre-Historic Man and his Associates : By John R. Barllett. pp. 31. [50 copies.] Worcester, 1868. 23 A Catalogue of Indian Relics : By W. A. Smith and Stephen Salisbury, jr. pp. 6. Worcester, 1808. Ancient Tumuli in Georgia : By Chas. C. Jones, Jr. pp. 29. Worcester, 1869. A Record of Japanese Vessels driven upon the North-west Coast of America and its Outlying Islands : By Horace Davis, pp. 22. Worcester, IS^'S. A Brief Notice of the Library and Cabinet of the American Antiquarian Society: By Nathaniel Paine, pp. 59. [50 copies.] Worcester, 1873. An Essay on the Star Spangled Banner and National Songs : By Stephen Salisbury, pp. 24. [100 copies.] Worcester, 1873. Early Maps of America, and a Note on Robert Dudley and the Arcano Del Mare : By Edward E. Hale. pp. 16. Worcest(?r, 1874. The Mathers and the Witchcraft Delusions : By S. F. Haven. 1874. pp. 14. [50 copies.] Memoir of Isaiah Thomas : By his Grandson, Benjamin Franklin Thomas, pp. 73. Boston, 1874. A Memorial of Governor John Endecott : By Stephen Salisbury, pp. 44. [100 copies.] Worcester, 1874. Origin and Early Progress of Indian Missions in New England, with a List of Books in the Indian Language, printed at Cambridge and Boston, 1653 — 1721 : By J. Hammond Trumbull, pp. 50. Worcester, 1874. Troy and Homer. Remarks on the Discoveries of Dr. Heiurich Schlie- manu in the Troad : By Stephen Salisbury, pp. 50. [200 copies.] Worcester, 1875. Ante-Revolutionary Publications. Catalogue of Publications in what is now the United States, prior to the Revolution of 1775-6. pp. 358. [100 copies.] 1875. Report of the Council, made October 21, 1875, by Samuel A. Green, M.D. pp. 19. [150 copies.] Worcester, 1876. Records of the Council for New England; some newly discovered por- tions of the records, with remarks on the adverse fortunes of the Council: By Charles Deane. pp. 16. October, 1875. [A few copies.] Worcester, 1875. The Criminal Laws of Massachusetts. Substance of the Remarks of Judge Aldrich. From the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, at the Annual meeting, October, 21, 1875. pp. 16. [100 copies.] Worcester: Charles Hamilton, 1876. An Accouut of the American Antiquarian Society, with a List of its Publications : By Nathaniel Paine, pp.26. [50 copies.] Worcester, 1876. Publications of the American Antiquarian Society : By Nathaniel Paine, pp. 15. [30 copies.] Worcester, 1876. OFFICEES ELECTED OCTOBER, 1875. President : Hon. Stephen Salisbury, LL.D., of Worcester. Vice-Presidents : Hon. Benj. F. Thomas, LL.D., of Boston. James Lenox, Esq., of New York. Council : Hon. Isaac Davis, LL.D., of Worcester. Samuel F. Haven, Esq., of Worcester. Rev. Edward E. Hale, of Boston. Joseph Sargent, M.D., of Worcester. Charles Deane, LL.D., of Cambridge. Re\\ Seth Sweetser, D.D., of Worcester. Hon. Richard Frothingham, LL.D., of Charlestown. Hon. Henry Chapin, LL.D., of Worcester. Samuel A. Green, M.D., of Boston. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Esq., of Worcester. Secretary of Foreign Correspondence : Hon. J. Hammond Trumbull, LL.D., of Hartford. Secretary of Domestic Correspondence : Hon. Emory Washburn, LL.D., of Cambridge. Becording Secretary: Col. John D. Washburn, of Worcester. Treasurer : Nathaniel Paine, Esq., of Worcester. Committee of Publication : Samuel F. Haven, Esq., of Worcester. Rev. E. E. Hale, of Boston. Charles Deane, LL.D., of Cambridge. Auditors : Hon. Isaac Davis, LL.D., of Worcester. Hon. Ebenezer Torrey. of Fitchburg. Librarian : Samuel F. Haven, Esq. Assistant Librarian : Edmund M. Barton. MEMBERS. January, 1876. Rev. Andrew Bigelow, D.D., Hon. Emory Washburn, LL.D., Hon. George Bancroft, LL.D., Samuel F. Haven, A.M., Hon. Robert C.Wintiirop, LL.D., Hon. Stephen Salisbury, LL.D., Hon. Benj. F. Thomas, LL.D., Hon. Isaac Davis, LL.D., Hon. Peleg W. Chandler, Hon. Charles Hudson, Rev. Leonard Woods, D.D., Rev. William B. Sprague, D.D., Rev. George E. Ellis, D.D., Rev. Edward E. Hale, Hon. John C. B. Davis, Charles Deane, LL.D., Joseph Henry, LL.D., Hon. Geo. P. Marsh, LL.D., Benj. F. French, Esq., William Lawton, Esq., Hon. Henry Chapin, LL.D., Hon. Dwight Foster, LL.D., Hon. Geo. F. Hoar, LL.D., Rev. Seth Sweetser, D.D., Ellis Ames, Esq., Wm. S. Barton, Esq., Prof. James D. Butler, Edward Jar vis, M.D., J^vmes Lenox, Esq., Joel Munsell, Esq., J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., Hon. Alex. H. Bullock, LL.D., J. Hammond Trumbull, LL.D., Edward Tuckerman, LL.D., Evert A. Duyckinck, Esq., Hon. Maturin L. Fisher, William A. Whitehead, Esq , 4 BESIDENCE. Boston, Mass., Canibridire, Mass., New York, N. Y., Woi'ci'Ster, Mass., Boston, Mass., Worcester, Mass., Boston, Mass., Worcester, Mass., Boston, " Lexington, " Brunswick, Me., Flatbush, N. Y., Charlestown, Mass., Boston, Mass., New York, Cambridge, Mass., Washington, D. C, Burlington, Vt., New York, New Rochelle, N. Y., Worcester, Mass., Boston, " Worcester, " Worcester, " Canton, " Worcestei'. " Madison, Wis., Dorchester, Mass., New York City, Albany, N. Y., Boston, Mass., Worcester, Mass., Hartford, Conn., Amherst, Mass., New York, Farmersvillo, Iowa, Newark, N. J., ELECTED. August, 1820. October, 1827. a 1838. " 1838. " 1838. t( 1840. a 1840. May, 1841. " 1843. " 1844. October, 1844. May, 1846. " 1847. October, 1847. April, 1851. October, 1851-. " 1851. (( 1851. April, . 1852. October, 1852. April, 1853. October, 1853. April, 1853. October. , 1853. April, 1854. n 1854. l( 1854. " 1854. (( 1854. <( 1854. April, 1855. C( 1855. (( 1855. <; 1855. October, , 1855. " 1855. (( 1855. 2G Hon. John R. Baimlett, Hon. George T. Bigelow, LL.D. Hon. John G. Palfuey, LL.D.,' Hon. Ebenezer Touuey, Hon. John L. Motley, LL.D., Kev. a. r. Peabody, D.D., BuANTZ Mayer, Esq., George ('handler, M.D., Key. Chandler Kobbins, D.D., Thomas C. Amory, Esq., Edwin H. Davis, M.D., Hon. Rich. Frothingham, LL.D., Rev. William Barry, Hon. Peter C. Bacon, LL.D., Hon. Horace Gray, LL.D., Rev. Sidney H. Marsh, J. S. Newberry, M.D., Nathaniel Paine, P^sq , Joseph Sargent, M.D., Porter C. Bliss, Esq., Hon. Solomon Lincoln, Prof. Edw. E. Salisbury, LL.D., Hon. William C. Endicott, James H. Salisbury, M.D., Prof. Pliny E. Chase, Charles B. Salisbury, Esq., Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Esq., Rev. Martin B. Anderson, D.D., Alexander S. Taylor, AsHBEL Woodward, M.D., Rev. Calvin E. Stowe, D.D., Ebknezer Aldkn, M.D., Hon. p. Emory Aldrich, Samuel A. Green, M.D., Rev. Elias Nason, Hon. Lewis H. Mt)RGAN, Francis Parkman, Esq., Hon. E. B. Stoddard, RuFus Woodward, M.D., James Butlkr Campbell, Esq., Nathaniel Thayer, Esq., John G. Metcalf, M.D., Ri'.v. George S. Paine, Hon. Edward L. Davis, Horatio Gates Jones, Esq., William A. Smith, Esq., Prof. Wm. D. Whitney, LL.D., Hon. Charles H. Bell, Hon. J. C. Brevoort, Providence, R. I., April, 18.-)6. Bostou, Mass., " 1856. Cambridge, " i( 1856. Fitchburg, " (( 1856. Boston, " October 1856. Cambridge, " " 1856. Baltimore, Md., April 1857. AVoroester, Mass., October 1857. Boston, Mass., .( 1857. (( 11 April, 1858. New York, N. Y., 11 1858. Charlestown, Mass., October, 1858. Ciucago, 111., April, 1859. AVorcester, Mass., October 1860. Boston, " 11 18G0. Oregon, " 1860. 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