/ AN ACCOUNT AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY LIST OF ITS PUBLICATIONS. Prepared for the International Exhibition of 1876, By NATHANIEL PAINE. WORCESTERr PRINTED BY CHARLES HAMILTON, CENTRAL E X C H A N G K . 1876. Bv Transfer JUL 20 1917 Prepared 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 by 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 witli such other privileges and immunities as are usually granted by acts of incorporation to otlier public societies established under the laws of the Commonwealth." The subscribers to the petition " influenced by a desire to conti'ibute to the advancement of the Arts and Sciences,- and to aid, by their individual and united efifbrts, in collect- ing and preserving such materials as may be useful in marking their progress, not only in the United States, but in other 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 establislmient of an Antiquarian Society, within this Commonwealth, would conduce essentially to the attainment of these objects." ****** They ask " for no 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 : " Whereas, 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 the sphere of human knowledge, aid the progress of science, to perpetuate the history of moral and political events, and to improve and interest posteiity. 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, Josiah 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 iirst meeting of the corporators, called by an adver- * Isaiah Thomas. tisement in the Massachusetts Spy (the editor and publisher of which was Isaiah Thomas), addressed to the " American Society of Antiquaries," was held at the Exchange Coffee House in Boston, November 19th, 1812, ten gentlemen being present. At this meeting, an organization was made by the choice of Isaiali Thomas as President ; William D. Peck, Vice-President ; Thaddeus M. Harris, Corresponding Secre- tai-y ; 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 the valuable manu- scripts presented to the society in these early years, may be mentioned a copy of the records of B6ston from 1634 to 1660, by Mr. Thomas, the letter book of Cotton Mather and the Journal of Rev. Licrease Mather, President of Harvard College in 1685, by Mrs. Hannah Crocker, of Boston. About 900 volumes from the library formerly belonging 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 6 cabinet, by appointing committees to solicit subscriptions. Some difficulty was experienced in the attempt to raise the necessarj" 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, ofiered 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 ai'e 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 expressed whether Congress had the power to grant a charter without the District of Columbia. 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 connnensurate 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." >- \- UJ O o CO < < a I- < o q: LlI UJ X < cO cr LLl X 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 could have anticipated, many valuable additions have been made to the library and cabinet, the former containing nearly six thousand volumes, embracing manj' rare and valuable works, some of whicli, 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 eacli 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 Pluraer, of New Hampshire; Prof. Silliman, 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 their way into the cabinet, whicli 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 officers 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 year 1848, the meetings of the society in Boston were held at some one of the hotels, such as the Exchange .CoUee House and the Tremont House ; since then, by the kind favor of the Academy, they have been held in their rooms. At these meetino-s, besides the regular reports of the Council and Librarian, which usually treat upon some special topic of antiquarian study and research 8 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 members 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 9 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 agffreorate 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,R53. 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 Davis, 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 1868, by a bequest from Levi Lincoln, of Worcester, of $1,000, the income to be used as a premium for the writing of papers on Archaeological 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 country. 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- 10 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 liistory 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 hall 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 and first president of the American Antiquarian Society, author of "The History of Printing," &c. Born Jan. 19, 1749, O. S. ; died April 4, 1831. Painted from life by Osgood. Thomas Lindall Winthrop, LL.D., second president of the Anti- quarian Society, and Lieut. Governor of Massachusetts, 182G-32. Born iu"New London, Conn., March 6, 17G0; 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 Dorcliester, 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. CottonMather, 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, sou of Richard Mather. Born in England, May 13, 1626; died in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 29, 1671. 11 John Exdecott, Governor of Massachusetts Bay. Born in Dor- chester, England, 1588; died March 15, 16G5. 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, Governor of Massachusetts, for thirteen years, be- tween 1(529 and 1648. Born in Groton, co. Suflblk, England, Jan. 12, 1588 ; died March 26, 1649. Said to have been painted from life. Rev. William Bentley, 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. Boi'n in Reading, Mass., Nov. 10, 1755; died in Worcester, Aug. 19, 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 Governor of New York and New Jersey, 1720; of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1728. Born 1688; died in 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 Paxtox, 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." Sheriff, Judge of Probate and Treasurer for the County of Worcester. Born in New London, Conn., 1720; died in London, Eng., 1800. John May, of Boston, in 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 Medfield, 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 in Boston, Aug. 27, 1693. Rebecca Rawson, daughter of Secretary Rawson. Born in Boston, May, 1656; died at Port Royal, Jamaica, June 9, 1692. 12 John Leverett, Governor of Massachusetts, 1G73-78. Born 1C17; died March 16, 1679. Columbus. A copy from au original by Francesco Mazzuoli fPar- migianino), in the Royal Museum at Naples. Painted by Antonio Scar- dino. Presented bv Hon. Ira M. Barton. Vespucius. From an original by Parmigianino, at Naples — Scardino. Presented by Hon. Ira M. Barton. John DaviS, Governor of Massachusetts. Crayon portrait, life size. James Sullivan, Governor of Massachusetts. Portrait in wax. Statues and Busts. Statue of CnKisT, in plaster, from the original by Michael Angelo in tlie Church of Sta. Maria Sopra Minerva at Rome. Presented to the Society by the Hon. Stephen Salisbury. Statue of Moses, from Micliael Angeio's colossal statue in the Church of S. Pietro in Vincolis at Rome. Presented by the Hon. Stephen Salisbury. The remarks of the donor in presenting the statues have been published in the Proceedings of the Society, 1859 and 18G1. ISAL\H Thomas, LL.D. Bust in marble, by B. H. Kinney. Jakkd Sparks, LL.D. A fine bust in plaster, by Hiram Powers. Pre- sented by Mrs. Sparks. 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, l^y B. H. Kinney. Presented by the family of Judge Allen. Gkorge 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. Ceracclii. Andhew Jackson. Bust in plaster. Henry Clay. Bust in plaster, by Clevenger. Daniel Webster. Bust in plaster, by Clevenger. Voltaire and Racine. Plaster busts, presented 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 in plaster, by J. C. King. 1 LIBRARY OF THE AMKRICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. 13 Baron Piepro Eucolk Visco>jti, of Rome, antiquary, &c. Small bust ill plaster. Methillioii in plaster, life size, of Gov. John Davis. The pul)lications of the society, though not iininerous, ure of interest and vahte to the arehseologist, the liistorian, and tlie man of letters. The more prominent of the publications are the six volumes of the " Archseologia Americana," the first of which was published in 1819, at the expense of Dr. Thomas, the last in 1875. The volumes -are devoted to archaeological or historical questions, or rei^rints of rare books and manuscripts. The last two contain the History of Printing in America, by Isaiah Thomas, being a reprint, with additions, corrections and notes, of the original edition of 1810. In the last vol- ume is a very full list of books printed in America previous to 1776, which was begun by Dr. Thomas, and has been continued and extended by S. F. Haven, Jun., M.D., and by the librarian. Since 181-9, 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 reports 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 contlnbution to the International Exhibition to be held in Philadelphia during the year 1876, in com- memoration 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 bibliographical 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^ologia 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 Cui'iosities 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, with an "Account of a great and very extraordinary cave in Indiana." pp. 436, plates 14. Worcester, Mass., Printed by William Manning, MDCCCXX. Volume II. 1. Officers of the Society, 1835-36. 2. Memoir of Isaiah 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. An historical account of the doings and sufferings of the Christian Indians of New England : By Daniel Gookin. 4. Description of a leaden plate or medal found near the mouth of the Muskiugum, 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 Archaeology. 7. Obituary notice of Christopher C. Baldwin, Esq., late Librarian : By John Davis, LL.D. 8. List of members of the Society, 1836. pp. xiv — 573; Cambridge, University Press, 1836. Volume 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 15 Colony of Massachusetts Bay, with a memoir by Samuel Jennison, Esq., and comments on his system of short hand, and the coina^are, by Rev. E. E. Hale. 8. Memoir of Thomas Lindall AVinthrop, LL.D., second president of the Antiquarian Society : By Hon. George Folsom. Memoir of John Davis, LL.D., the fourth president: By Hon. Thomas Kinuicntt. 4. Officers and members of the Society, October 1856. pp. cxxxviii — 378. Cambridge, Bolles & Houghton, 1850. Boston, John Wilson & Sou, 1857. Volume IV. 1. Officers of the Society, October 21, 1859. 2. Original documeuts 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, 1860. Volume 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. x\ppendix, with a Couiinunication from Hon. John R. Bartlett on Printing in Mexico, pp. Ixxxvii — 423. Albany, Joel Munsell, 1874. Volume 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 Printing, pp. 666—49. 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. 16 Pkoceeoings and Minor Publications. The following list includes all the Proceedings of the Society that have been published to tliis time, as well as circulars and minor publications. They are in octavo form, with the exception of the By-Laws as published in 1831. In many cases, extra copies of such parts of the Reports of the Council as treat upon special sul>jects, have been reprinted in small editions of from fifty to one hundred, usually at the expense of the writer and for liis special use. A list of these, with 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, witli 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 the Members of the Society, at King's Chapel, Boston, on their first anniversary, 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. B3'-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 Bentley. October 23, 181G. pp. 26. Wor- cester : Printed for the Society, 1875. 8. Address to the members by a Committee, through their Chairman, Oliver Hske. 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 William Manning, March, 1819. 9. An Address at Worcester, August 24, 1820, at the opening of Antiquarian Hall, that day received as a donation from the Presi- dent. By Isaac Goodwin, pp.18. Woi'cester : Printed by Manning & Trumbull, Sept., 1820. 17 10. Brief Report cat the annual meetini?, October, 1821 : By Rejoice Newton and Samuel Jennisou. Circular in relation to publication of first volume of Transactions and Collections (Arclueologia 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 Christopher C. Baldwin, late librarian of the society : By William Lincoln, pp. 19. Worcester: Henry J. Howland, 1835. 13. Fifty-third Semi-Aunual Report, May 29, 1839. pp. IG. Catalogues of officers and members. May, 1839. 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. Butterfleld, ^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, 1853. Report of the Coun- cil : By Rev. E. E. Hale. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian. (The first meeting in the new building), pp. 35. Worcester : Printed by Henry J. Howland, 1853. 18 22. Proceedings at semi-annual meeting, April 26, 1854:. Keport of the Council and a Memoir of Hon. John Davis : By Hon. Thomas Kinnicutt. Report of the Librarian, pp.. 47. Boston : Printed by John Wilson & Son, 1854. 23. Proceedings in Worcester, October 23, 1854. Repoi't of the Council : By Hon. Stephen Salisbury, who was elected president at this meeting. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 29. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1854. 21. Proceedings in Boston, April 25, 1855. Report of the Council : By Ira M. Barton. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 36. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1855. 2. . 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 Archaeology. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian. List of officers and members, pp. 54. Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1855. 26. Proceedings in Boston, April 30, 1856. Report of the Council : By Rev. E. E. Hale. And in Worcester October 21, 1856. Report of the Council : By N. B. Shurtlefl", M.D. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 67. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1856. 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 Archasologia Americana : By Samuel F. Haven, Esq. pp. 36. Boston : John Wilson & Sou, 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 Archfeologia Americana. Reports of the Ti-easurer and Librarian In the latter are remarks upon the Mather 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 H. Prescott. Pre- sentation of a copy of Michael Angelo's statue of Christ leaning on the Cross, by Hon. Stephen Salisbury, president of the society, pp. 30. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1859. 19 32. Proceedings at the serai-annual meeting, April 27, 1859. Report of the Council: By Hon. Stephen Salisbury. Eeports of the Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 32. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1850. 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, with notices of a visit to the State Paper Office, 'in London, and Notes on drawings, by John White (the cui'ions prints in De Bry's "America" were from drawings by this artist), seen in the British Museum, pp. 47. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 18G0. 35. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 22, 18G0. Report of the Council : By Hon. Dwlght 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 Pnl)lishing Committee : By Charles Deane, Esq. pp. 50. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1860. 36. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 21, ISGl. 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. 4.1. Boston: John Wilson & Son, 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 the time of making Michael Angelo's statues of Christ and Moses: By Hon. Stephen Salisbur'y. pp. 62. Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1861. 38. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 30, 1862. Report of the Council: By Hon. Ira M. Barton, with remarks on the Hugueuat settlements in New England. Reports of the Treasurer and Libra- rian; the latter with Remarks on a Communication from Dr. James H. Salisbury, of Ohio, entitled, 'A Memoii-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. Thomas, with notice of Isaiah Thomas, the founder of the society. Reports of Treasurer and Librarian, pp. 40. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 1862. 40. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, Aiiril 29, 1863. Report of the Council : By the President. Reports of Treasurer and Llbiariaii. 3 20 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, 18G3. Report of the Council: By Hon. Stephen Salisbury. Reports of tlie Libra- rian and Treasui'er. Address by Rev. Dr. Jenl^s, in commemora- tion of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the society. pp. 72. Boston: John Wilson & Sou, 18G3. 42. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 7, 18G4. Report of the Council : By Hon. Ira M. Barton, with remarlvS on the Huguenots in New England. The Report of the Librarian, contains remarks npon the Swiss Lake Dwellings. Report of the Treasurer. A Paper, by Charles Folsom, Esq., on "a Latin Inscription lately found at Castine, Me." pp. 6Q. Boston : John Wilson & Son, 18G4. 43. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 21, 1864. Report ol the Council: By George Livcrmore, Esq., with remarks on some of the publications of Isaiah Thomas. Report of the Librarian, with a historiaal sketch of efforts at different periods to delineate and decipher the inscriptions on the Dighton Bock.* Report of the Treasurer. " Notes on Roanoke Island and James River :" By Rev. E 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. Earvvell & Co., 1865. 45. Proceedings at the serai-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 the 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. Repoi-t 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 Ti'easurer and Librarian. In the latter are remarks on Mexican civilization, pp. 71. Cambridge: John Wil- 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 the Dighton Rock, by Prof. Seuger, of the Xaval Academy at New- port, R. I , were presented to tlie society by Coiiiniodore G. S. Blake, U. S. N. 21 of the Treasurer and Librarian. Report of a Committee on the List of Members, pp. 117. Cambridge: John Wilson & Son, 1866. 48. Proceedings at the annual meeting, October 20, 1866. Remarks of Hon. Levi Lincoln, Rev. Dr. George E. Ellis and others, on the Es- tablishment of a Museum and Professorship of Archaeology and Kthiiology in connection with Harvard College, by George I'eabody. Report of tlie Council: By Nathaniel B. Shnrtleff, M.D Reports of the Librarian and Treasurer. Remarks of Charles Deane, Esq., on the Mappe-inonde of Cabot, of the date 1544. Doings of a special meeting, November 15, 1866, 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 Treasixrer. Remarks of Rev. E. E. Hale, on a Letter from Mr. Bergeuroth, editor 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 & Son, 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 froui 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 Chnrles Deane, Esq., with general remarks on recent Archaiological 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 Connnission and Mr. Major of the British Museum, &c. The Report of the Librarian refers to the lost MSS. of Gookin's History 22 of New England, in connection with the discovery of a portion of the Records of the London Society for Propagating the Gospel, which has lately been found in New Jersey ; and considers the pro- priety of a Connnemorative Meeting at Cuttyhunk, where the first attempt at a settlement in Massachusetts was made. Report of the Treasurer, pp.62. AVorcester: Tyler & Seagrave, 1869. 55. List of Members elected from October, 1855, to October, 1868. pp. 3. 56. Proceedings at the semi-annual meeting, April 28, 1869. Report of the Council: By Rev. Dr. Seth Sweetsei-, 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. The 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 Library of 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 Frothiugham, treats of Town Govern- ments in New England. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian. In the latter Brasseur de Bourbourg is compared with Rafiuesque, &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, Usq., treats of Pre-Historic American Occupation and Civilization. Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian, pp.5."). 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. Worcester: Chas. Hamilton, 1871. 63. I'roceediugs 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. John 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 23 of preserving; the Minor Materials of History. Paper, on the Lil