The quarterly meeting of the Chicago Historical Society, (Illinois,) was
held on Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. A paper was read prepared by Samuel C.
Clarke of Marietta, Ga., entitled “Some recollections of Chicago in the
Forties.”
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The Pejepscot Historical Society (Brunswick), Maine, are considering the
erection of a fireproof building.
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The Maryland Historical Society (Baltimore), are discussing with active
interest the successor to John H. B. Latrobe, Esq., late President of the
Society, S. Teakle Wallis, Esq., and Gen. Bradley T. Johnson are the most
prominent names mentioned.
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The Wakefield Historical Society, Mass., at its monthly meeting in
October, received some valuable donations, the most interesting of which
was the diary of Capt. Natl. Cowdrey, kept by him during the campaign in
New York which included Arnold’s treason and the attempt to capture West
Point.
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The annual meeting of the Beverly Mass., Historical Society was held on
the evening of Oct. 14th. The occasion was the 223rd anniversary of the
settlement of the Town of Beverly.
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The Old Colony Historical Society, (Taunton) Mass., held a large meeting
on Thursday, Oct. 15. Geo. Fox Tucker, Esq. of New Bedford, gave an
elaborate address on the Quaker element in New England, and the Old
Colony life in the middle of the seventeenth century.
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The Cape Ann Historical Society (Gloucester) Mass., was formed on the
evening of Oct. 7th. Joseph L. Stevens was elected president and Alfred
F. Stickney corresponding secretary.
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The Suffolk County Historical Society N. Y., held its annual meeting at
Riverhead on Oct. 6th. A committee was appointed to consider the erection
of a suitable fireproof building for the use of the society and the
preservation of its treasures, many of which are original parchments and
manuscripts which could not be replaced.
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The Westchester County Historical Society, N. Y. held its annual
meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 28th—the anniversary of the battle of White
Plains—Judge J. O. Dykman gave an address on County Affairs during the
Revolutionary War.
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