THE JOURNAL
OF THE
AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BY
THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE
_Secretary General_
VOLUME IX
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY
1910
[Illustration:
FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D.,
President-General of the American Irish Historical Society, 1908–1910.
]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
QUINLAN, FRANCIS J. Frontispiece
O’BRIEN, HON. THOMAS J. 32
DELANEY, WILLIAM H. 48
MULVY, THOMAS M. 64
GILROY, THOMAS F. 72
WALSH, THOMAS F. 80
ALEXANDER, CHARLES 96
MCGOWAN, PATRICK F. 104
FULTON, ROBERT 128
EMMET, WILLIAM TEMPLE 142
FITZGERALD, JAMES 160
CONNOLLY, JAMES 176
SHEEHAN, JOHN L. 182
FARLEY, REV. J. M. 192
BLISS, ZENAS W. 208
BOURLET, JOHN W. 224
LONERGAN, THOMAS S. 236
FITZPATRICK, THOMAS B. 240
BRENNAN, JAMES F. 246
MORRISSEY, REV. ANDREW 256
KEHOE, MICHAEL P. 258
SHEEDY, BRYAN DEF. 272
GAMBLE, ROBERT J. 288
RYAN, THOMAS J. 304
MEE, JOHN J. 320
MCCALL, EDWARD E. 336
O’NEILL, JAMES L. 338
O’SULLIVAN, JOHN 352
THOMPSON, JAMES 368
RATHBUN, ELMER J. 384
GRAHAM, JAMES M. 400
CONNOR, HENRY G. 416
O’MEARA, JOHN B. 432
BRADY, JAMES D. 442
FARRELLY, STEPHEN 448
MCCANNA, FRANCIS I. 464
WHITE, EDWARD D. 480
CHANDLER, WILLIAM E. 488
BARRY, THOMAS H. 496
=American Irish Historical Society.=
[Illustration: AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED A.D. 1897 THAT
THE WORLD MAY KNOW.]
INTRODUCTORY.
Volume IX of the Journal of the American Irish Historical Society,
containing the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of 1910, essays and
papers by learned members on timely subjects within the scope of our
work, and a substantial quantity of material of interest to the Society,
is now presented in the hope that it will serve the purposes of its
predecessors in making better known the Irish chapter in American
history and disseminating valuable information, not only to the
increasing number of public and private libraries, where our volumes are
always most welcome, but to the public in general. The Society is to be
congratulated on the large number of additions to its membership roll of
persons of high standing in the country’s affairs, as well as the
completion of the most prosperous year in its history.
I acknowledge with deep appreciation the kind assistance rendered by the
Executive Council, the several learned members who have contributed
articles of great historic interest and deep research, the Chairman of
the Membership Committee, and the members of the Society, through whose
hearty coöperation and helpful suggestions this Volume has been made
possible.
THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE,
_Secretary-General_.
OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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_President-General_,
FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D.,
33 West 38th Street, New York City.
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_Vice-President-General_,
HON. THOMAS B. FITZPATRICK,
Essex Street, Boston, Mass.
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_Secretary-General_,
THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE, ESQ.,
49 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
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_Treasurer-General_,
MICHAEL F. DOOLEY, ESQ.,
President National Exchange Bank, Providence, R. I.
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_Librarian and Archivist_,
THOMAS B. LAWLER, ESQ.,
70 5th Avenue, New York City.
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_Historiographer_,
HON. JAMES F. BRENNAN,
Peterborough, N. H.
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
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The foregoing and
Hon. JOHN D. CRIMMINS, 624 Madison Avenue, New York City.
Hon. WILLIAM MCADOO, 30 Broad Street, New York City.
PATRICK F. MAGRATH, Esq., Binghamton, N. Y.
Rev. JOHN J. MCCOY, LL. D., St. Ann’s Church, Worcester, Mass.
THOMAS ADDIS EMMETT, M. D., LL. D., 89 Madison Avenue, New York City.
Hon. EDWARD J. MCGUIRE, 52 Wall Street, New York City.
Hon. JOHN F. O’CONNELL, 377 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
JAMES L. O’NEILL, Esq., Elizabeth, N. J.
STEPHEN FARRELLY, Esq., 39 Chambers Street, New York City.
Rev. CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY, LL. D., Haddon Hall, Kansas City, Mo.
Hon. THOMAS J. LYNCH, Augusta, Me.
Gen. PHELPS MONTGOMERY, 48 Church Street, New Haven, Conn.
PATRICK CARTER, Esq., 32 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
Hon. PATRICK GARVAN, 236 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Conn.
JOHN J. LENEHAN, Esq., 71 Nassau Street, New York City.
Col. JOHN MCMANUS, 87 Dorrance Street, Providence, R. I.
Hon. WILLIAM GORMAN, Stephen Girard Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
J. LAWTON HIERS, M. D., Savannah, Ga.
JOHN F. DOYLE, Esq., 45 William Street, New York City.
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STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS.
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Arizona—ROBERT DICKSON, Esq., Parker.
California—Capt. JAMES CONNOLLY, Coronado.
Colorado—Hon. THOMAS F. WALSH, Denver.
Connecticut—DENNIS H. TIERNEY, Esq., Waterbury.
Delaware—JOHN J. CASSIDY, Esq., Wilmington.
Florida—JAMES MCHUGH, Esq., Pensacola.
Georgia—Capt. JOHN FLANNERY, Savannah.
Illinois—Hon. MAURICE T. MOLONEY, Ottawa.
Indiana—Very Rev. ANDREW MORRISSEY, C. S. C., Notre Dame.
Iowa—Rt. Rev. PHILIP J. GARRIGAN, D.D., Sioux City.
Kansas—PATRICK H. CONEY, Esq., Topeka.
Kentucky—JAMES THOMPSON, Esq., Louisville.
Louisiana—JOHN T. GIBBONS, Esq., New Orleans.
Maine—JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Esq., Portland.
Maryland—MICHAEL P. KEHOE, Esq., Baltimore.
Massachusetts—Hon. JOSEPH F. O’CONNELL, Boston.
Michigan—Hon. HOWARD W. CAVANAGH, Homer.
Minnesota—Hon. C. D. O’BRIEN, St. Paul.
Mississippi—Dr. R. A. QUIN, Vicksburg.
Missouri—Hon. JOHN BAPTISTE O’MEARA, St. Louis.
Nebraska—Rev. M. A. SHINE, Plattsburg.
New Hampshire—Hon. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER, Concord.
New Jersey—Gen. DENNIS F. COLLINS, Elizabeth, N. J.
New York—JOSEPH I. C. CLARKE, Esq., New York City.
North Carolina—MICHAEL J. CORBETT, Esq., Wilmington.
Ohio—JOHN LAVELLE, Esq., Cleveland.
Oklahoma—JOSEPH F. SWORDS, Esq., Sulphur.
Oregon—J. P. O’BRIEN, Portland.
Pennsylvania—HUGH MCCAFFREY, Esq., Philadelphia.
Rhode Island—Hon. CHARLES ALEXANDER, Providence.
South Carolina—WILLIAM J. O’HAGAN, Esq., Charleston.
South Dakota—Hon. ROBERT JACKSON GAMBLE, Yankton.
Texas—JAMES MORONEY, Esq., Dallas.
Utah—JOSEPH GEOGHEGAN, Esq., Salt Lake City.
Vermont—Capt. WILLIAM CRONIN, Rutland.
Virginia—Capt. JAMES W. MCCARRICK, Norfolk.
Washington—DANIEL KELLEHER, Esq., Seattle.
West Virginia—JOHN F. HEALY, Esq., Thomas, Tucker County.
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OTHER VICE-PRESIDENTS.
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District of Columbia—Hon. EDWARD A. MOSELEY, Washington.
Ireland—Dr. MICHAEL F. COX, Dublin.
Germany—Hon. T. ST. JOHN GAFFNEY, Dresden.
Australia—FRANK COFFEY, Esq., Sydney.
Japan—Hon. THOMAS J. O’BRIEN, Tokyo.
PREAMBLE, CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL
SOCIETY ADOPTED AT THE ORGANIZATION MEETING JANUARY 20, 1897.
PREAMBLE.
Believing that the part taken in the settlement, foundation and
upbuilding of these United States by the Irish race has never received
proper recognition from historians, and inspired by love for the
republic, a pride in our blood and forefathers and a desire for historic
truth, this Society has met and organized.
Its mission is to give a plain recital of facts, to correct errors, to
supply omissions, to allay passion, to shame prejudice and to labor for
right and truth.
While we as loyal citizens of this republic are earnestly interested in
all the various phases of its history, we feel that we should be false
to its honor and greatness and recreant to our own blood if we did not
make a serious effort to leave to those generations which will follow us
a clearer and better knowledge of the important work done by men and
women of the Irish race on this continent.
People of this race—men and women born on Irish soil—have been here from
the first, prompted in their flight by the motives common to all
immigration, dissatisfaction with the old order of things and the
resolve to obtain a freer and better life in the new land under new
conditions.
And so we have come together—natives of Ireland, American sons of Irish
immigrants, and descendants of immigrants even unto the seventh, eighth
and ninth American generations—to duly set forth and perpetuate a
knowledge of these things.
In the days to come that lie in the womb of the future, when all the
various elements that have gone and are going to make the republic great
are united in the American—the man who in his person will represent the
bravest elements of all the old races of the earth—we desire that the
deeds and accomplishment of our element shall be written in the book of
the new race, telling what we did and no more, giving us our rightful
place by the side of the others.
To accomplish this is the purpose of this organization. It is a work
worthy of the sympathy and aid of every American who can rise above the
environment of today and look into the broad future. Fidelity, truth,
honor are the watchwords of such a purpose, and under their noble
influences should our work be done.
ARTICLE II.
OBJECTS AND PURPOSES.
The objects and purposes of this Society are:
(1) The study of American history generally.
(2) To investigate, especially, the immigration of the people of Ireland
to this country, determine its numbers, examine the sources, learn the
places of its settlement, and estimate its influence on contemporary
events in war, legislation, religion, education and other departments of
human activity.
(3) To examine records of every character, wherever found, calculated to
throw light on the work of the Irish element in this broad land.
(4) To endeavor to correct erroneous, distorted and false views of
history, where they are known, and to substitute therefor the truth of
history, based on documentary evidence and the best and most reasonable
tradition, in relation to the Irish race in America.
(5) To encourage and assist the formation of local societies in American
cities and towns for the work of the parent society.
(6) To promote and foster an honorable and national spirit of
patriotism, which will know no lines of division, which will be based
upon loyalty to the laws, institutions and spirit of the republic to
whose upbuilding the Irish element has unselfishly contributed in blood
and treasure, a patriotism whose simple watchwords will be true
Americanism and human freedom and which has no concern for any man’s
race, color or creed, measuring him only by his conduct, effort and
achievement.
(7) To promote by union in a common high purpose a sincere fraternity, a
greater emulation in well doing, a closer confidence and mutual respect
among the various elements of the Irish race in America, that by putting
behind them the asperities of the past they may unite in a common
brotherhood with their fellow citizens for the honor of the race and the
glory of the republic.
(8) To place the result of its historical investigations and researches
in acceptable literary form; to print, publish and distribute its
documents to libraries, institutions of learning, and among its members,
in order that the widest dissemination of historical truth may be
obtained and placed within the reach of historians and other writers and
readers.
(9) To sift and discriminate every paper, sketch, document bearing on
the Society’s line of work before the same is accepted and given
official sanction in order that its publication may be a guarantee of
historical accuracy; to do its work without passion or prejudice, to
view accomplished facts in the true scientific historical spirit and
having reached the truth to give it to the world.
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERSHIP.
Any person of good moral character who is interested in the special work
of this Society shall be deemed eligible for membership in the same. No
tests other than that of character and devotion to the Society’s objects
shall be applied to membership.
Every applicant for membership shall be recommended by two members of
the Society before his application shall be considered by the
Secretary-General, and the application shall be accompanied by the dues
in the amounts laid down in the by-laws.
Members will be elected as follows: Candidates may send
their applications—for which blanks will be furnished—to the
Secretary-General, accompanied by the fee as provided in the by-laws,
and each application must be endorsed by two members of the Society. The
Secretary-General shall submit the application to the executive council,
and a three fourths vote of that body by ballot or otherwise will be
necessary to elect the candidate.
ARTICLE IV.
CLASSES OF MEMBERS.
The Society shall comprise life members and annual members, who shall
pay dues as provided in the by-laws. The Society may also choose
honorary and corresponding members, who shall be exempt from dues but
shall not have the right to vote.
ARTICLE V.
OFFICERS.
The officers of The Society shall consist of:
1. A President-General.
2. A Vice-President for each state and territory and for the District
of Columbia.
3. A Secretary-General.
4. A Treasurer-General.
5. A Librarian and Archivist.
6. An Historiographer.
7. An Executive Council.
(The word “General” herein to be considered equivalent to National.)
The officers of the Society shall be elected annually.
ARTICLE VI.
THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL.
The duties of the President-General shall be to open and preside over
the Society during its deliberations, to see that the Constitution is
observed and the by-laws enforced, to appoint committees, and to
exercise a watchful care over the interests of the Society, that its
work may be properly done and its purposes adhered to. In the absence of
the President-General a presiding officer _pro tem._ may be chosen.
ARTICLE VII.
THE VICE-PRESIDENTS.
It shall be the duty of the Vice-President of each state to represent
the President-General at all meetings of state chapters of the Society
and for the Vice-President of the state to which the President-General
belongs, or in which the meeting is held, to represent him at all
meetings of the parent Society when he cannot be present and in his
absence to act as chairman _pro tempore_. In the absence of both the
President-General and state Vice-President, a presiding officer _pro
tem._ may be chosen from the assembled members of the Society.
ARTICLE VIII.
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL.
The Secretary-General shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the
Society and the executive council. He shall have charge of the seal and
records. He shall issue and sign in conjunction with the
President-General all charters granted to the subsidiary chapters, and
shall with him certify to all acts of the Society. He shall, upon orders
from the President-General, give due notice of time and place of all
meetings of the body; give notice to the several officers of all votes,
resolutions, orders and proceedings of the body affecting them or
appertaining to their respective offices and perform such other duties
as may be assigned him.
ARTICLE IX.
THE TREASURER-GENERAL.
The Treasurer-General shall collect and receive all dues, funds and
securities and deposit the same to the credit of the American-Irish
Historical Society, in such banking institution as may be approved by
the Executive Council. This money shall be drawn to the check of the
Treasurer-General for the purposes of the Society and to pay such sums
as may be ordered by the Executive Council of the Society in meeting,
said orders to be countersigned by the President-General and
Secretary-General. He must keep a full and accurate account of all
receipts and disbursements and at each annual meeting shall render the
same to the Society, when a committee shall be appointed by the
President-General to audit his accounts. He shall present at annual or
special meetings a list of members in arrears.
ARTICLE X.
THE LIBRARIAN AND ARCHIVIST.
The Librarian and Archivist shall be the custodian of all published
books, pamphlets, files of newspapers and similar property of the
Society. He shall have charge of all documents, manuscripts and other
productions not assigned by this Constitution to other officers of the
Society, and shall keep the same in a place or places easy of access and
safe from loss by fire or other causes.
ARTICLE XI.
THE HISTORIOGRAPHER.
The Historiographer or official historian of the Society shall perform
the duties usually pertaining to that office.
ARTICLE XII.
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Executive Council shall consist of the President-General,
Secretary-General, Treasurer-General, Librarian and Archivist,
Historiographer and ten members, all to be elected by the Society. The
Executive Council shall be the judge of the qualifications of applicants
for admission and if satisfactory shall elect the same. The Council
shall recommend plans for promoting the objects of the Society, digest
and prepare business, authorize the disbursement and expenditure of
unappropriated money in the treasury for the current expenses of the
Society; shall prepare and edit—or cause to be prepared and
edited—contributions of an historical or literary character bearing on
the special work of the Society for publication and distribution; may
appropriate funds for the expenses of special branches of research for
historical data and for the purchase of works to form a library for the
Society whenever it shall have a permanent home or headquarters. The
Council shall have power to fill vacancies in office until the annual
meeting, exercise a supervisory care over the affairs of the Society and
perform such other duties as may be entrusted to them. At a meeting of
the Executive Council five members shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE XIII.
MEETINGS.
The annual meeting of this Society shall be held on the third Wednesday
in January. A field day of the body shall be held during the summer of
each year at such time and place as the Executive Council shall select,
due regard being given to the convenience of the greatest number, and,
as far as possible, the meeting place selected shall be one whose
historical associations are of interest to American citizens.
The annual meeting shall be for the purpose of electing officers,
hearing reports and transacting such other business as may come properly
before it. Until otherwise ordered such meeting shall be held in the
city of Boston, Mass. There shall be four stated meetings each year.
Special meetings may be called at any time by the Executive Council.
ARTICLE XIV.
SUBSIDIARY SOCIETIES.
Chapters of the parent Society may be established in any city or town in
the United States upon the petition of ten persons for a charter, and
such charter shall be issued upon payment of the sum designated for such
in the by-laws.
The President, Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian and Historiographer of
all subsidiary societies shall be admitted to all meetings of the parent
Society as members during their term of office, with all the privileges
of membership except that of voting.
ARTICLE XV.
AMENDMENTS.
Amendments to the Constitution shall be submitted to the Executive
Council through the Secretary-General at least thirty days before the
meeting of the Society. A vote of two thirds of the members present at
the meeting shall be necessary for the adoption of such amendments.
BY-LAWS.
(1) The initiation fee shall be three dollars. The annual membership fee
shall be three dollars, payable not later than the first day of February
in each year.[1]
(2) Payment of fifty dollars in advance at one time shall constitute a
life membership. Life members shall be exempt from further dues.
(3) The Executive Council shall provide for each regular meeting of the
Society an address, essay or paper dealing with some topic in the
Society’s line of work.
(4) A copy of all original productions read before the Society shall be
requested for deposit in the Society’s archives.
(5) The annual field-day program shall include an oration, poem and
dinner. Other features of an appropriate nature may be added.
(6) A fraternal spirit shall be cultivated with other American
historical bodies. The Society shall also keep in touch with historical
organizations in Ireland, France and other countries.
(7) Any person elected to membership in this Society who fails to pay
his initiation fee within one year from the date of his election shall,
having been duly notified by the Secretary-General, be considered as
having forfeited his right to membership and his election shall be
cancelled.
(8) A member neglecting for two years to pay his annual fee shall be
notified of such omission by the Secretary-General. Still neglecting for
three months to pay the dues such delinquent member shall be dropped as
no longer belonging to the Society.
(9) The stated meetings of the Society shall be held in January, April,
July and October. The President-General, upon receiving a request in
writing, signed by ten members, asking for a special meeting, shall
cause the said meeting to be convened forthwith.
(10) Ten members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the
Society, except stated meetings, when fifteen members shall be
necessary.
(11) The general order of business at meetings of the Society shall be
as follows:
(a) Minutes of previous meeting.
(b) Report of Executive Council on candidates for membership.
(c) Balloting on candidates for membership.
(d) Reports of officers and committees.
(e) Unfinished business.
(f) New business.
(g) Adjournment.
(12) When not otherwise provided, Cushing’s Manual shall be the
authority on points of procedure at meetings of the Society.
(13) No part of these by-laws shall be amended, altered or repealed
unless proposition is submitted in writing covering the proposed
amendment at least thirty days before the meeting when it is to be acted
upon, when, if two thirds of the members present and voting express
themselves in favor of the change, the same shall be made.
NOTE.
A committee consisting of Michael J. Jordan, Esq., Hon. Patrick J.
McCarthy, Joseph T. Ryan, Esq., John E. O’Brien, Esq., and the
Secretary-General, has been appointed by the President-General to revise
the Constitution. As the report of this committee has not yet been
adopted, the foregoing Constitution is still in force.
GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The Society was organized on January 20, 1897, in Boston, Mass., and now
has members in nearly all the states, the District of Columbia, one
territory and four foreign countries.
The object of the organization is to make better known the Irish chapter
in American history.
There are two classes of members—Life and Annual. The life membership
fee is $50 (paid once). The fee for annual members is $5, paid yearly.
In the case of new annual members, the initiation fee, $5, also pays the
membership dues for the first year.
The government comprises a President-General, a Vice-President-General,
a Secretary-General, a Treasurer-General, a Librarian and Archivist, a
Historiographer and an Executive Council. There are also State
Vice-Presidents.
The Society has already issued several bound volumes and a number of
other publications. These have been distributed to members, public
libraries, historical organizations and universities. Each member of the
Society is entitled, free of charge, to a copy of every publication
issued from the time of his admittance. These publications are of great
interest and value, and are more than an equivalent for the membership
fee.
The Society draws no lines of creed or politics. Being an American
organization in spirit and principle, it welcomes to its ranks Americans
of whatever race or descent, and of whatever creed, who take an interest
in the objects for which the Society is organized. Membership
application blanks will be furnished on request to the Secretary-General
at his office, 49 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I., or to John J.
Lenehan, Chairman of the Committee on Membership, 71 Nassau Street, New
York City. Blank applications found at the end of this volume.
The membership includes many people of prominence and occupies a
position in the front rank of American historical organizations.
The Society is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State
of Rhode Island and is authorized to take, hold and convey real and
personal estate to the amount of $100,000.
Gifts or bequests of money for the uses of the Society are solicited. We
depend entirely on our membership fees and dues, and if we had a
suitable fund on hand its income would be most advantageously used for
historical research, printing and issuing historical works and papers
and adding to our library. The following is a form of bequest good in
any state or territory:
“I give and bequeath to the American Irish Historical Society ——
dollars.”
If desired, a donor or testator may direct the application of principal
or interest of his gift or bequest.
A FEW OF THE INTERESTING PAPERS READ BEFORE OR REPRINTED BY THE SOCIETY.
“Irish Settlers in Pennsylvania.”
“Early Irish in St. Louis, Missouri.”
“Patriots Bearing Irish Names Who Were Confined Aboard the _Jersey_
Prison Ship.”
“Commerce Between Ireland and Rhode Island.”
“Some Irish-French Officers in the American Revolution.”
“The Voyage of the _Seaflower_.”
“The Defense of Fort Stephenson on the Sandusky.”
“Irish Settlers on the Opequan.”
“Irish Pioneers in Boston and Vicinity.”
“The Irish in America.”
“Goody Glover, an Irish Victim of the Witch Craze, Boston, Mass., 1688.”
“Capt. Daniel Neill, an Artillery Officer of the Revolution.”
“Richard Dexter, One of Boston’s Irish Pioneers.”
“The New Hampshire Kellys.”
“Some Early Celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day in New York City,
1762–1788.”
“Master John Sullivan of Somersworth and Berwick and His Family.”
“Martin Murphy, Sr., an Irish Pioneer of California.”
“Historical Notes of Interest.”
“Irish Ability in United States.”
“The Affair at Fort William and Mary.”
“Incident of an Expedition under Gen. John Sullivan.”
“Irish Builders of White House.”
“Col. Francis Barber, a Soldier of the Revolution.”
“A Glance at Some Pioneer Irish in the South.”
“Walsh’s Irish Regiment of Marine Artillery, French Army.”
“Irish Influence in the Life of Baltimore.”
“A Bit of New York History.”
“The Kelts of Colonial Boston.”
“The Battle of New Orleans.”
“Battles of Lexington, Concord and Cambridge.”
“Matthew Watson, an Irish Settler of Barrington, R. I., 1722.”
“Irish Emigration During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.”
“Some Pre-Revolutionary Irishmen.”
“Some Irish Settlers in Virginia.”
“The ‘Scotch-Irish’ and ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Fallacies.”
“Early Irish Settlers in Kentucky.”
“The Irish in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and
Tennessee.”
“Hugh Cargill, a Friend of Liberty.”
“The Irish Settlers of Pelham, Mass.”
“Thomas Fawcett, Irish Quaker, American Pioneer.”
“Early New Hampshire Irish; Some Pre-Revolutionary Dennises,
Corneliuses, Patricks and Michaels.”
“The United States Torpedo Boat _O’Brien_.”
“Daniel Morgan and the Battle of Cowpens.”
“Irish Schoolmasters in the American Colonies, 1640–1775.”
“The Irish at Bunker Hill.”
“David Hamilton, a Soldier of the American Revolution.”
“Irish Pioneers in Texas.”
“The Irish Chapter in the History of Brown University.”
“Men of Irish Blood Who Have Attained Eminence in American Journalism.”
“William Prendergast, a Pioneer of Chautauqua County, N. Y.”
“The Battle of Rhode Island.”
“Rev. James MacSparran, Irishman, Scholar, Preacher and Philosopher,
1680–1757.”
“Irish Pioneers and Builders of Kentucky.”
“Rev. James Caldwell, a Patriot of the American Revolution.”
“Great Irishmen in New York’s History.”
“Life and Deeds of Major-General John Sullivan.”
“Irish Pioneers in New York.”
“Irish Pioneers of the West and Their Descendants.”
“Advantages of Historical Research to Irish Americans.”
“Proceedings and Addresses at Dedication of Sullivan Memorial.”
“Civic Value of Memorials.”
“Joseph O’Connor, Editor, Author and Poet.”
“History of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in the city
of New York.”
“Early Marine Wireless.”
“Sketches of William Dunlap, Thomas P. Johnson and Thomas Sharp.”
“Distinguished Irish Americans in Revolutionary Times.”
“The First Census of the United States with Pointed Comments on Taking
Same and Results Thereof.”
“Memorial to Jersey Prison Ship Heroes.”
“The Irish in the Revolutionary War.”
“Hon. Eli Thayer, One of the Early Members of the American Irish
Historical Society.”
PRESIDENTS-GENERAL OF THE SOCIETY.
1897. REAR-ADMIRAL RICHARD W. MEADE, U. S. N.
1897–1898. HON. EDWARD A. MOSELEY, Washington, D. C.
1899–1900. HON. THOMAS J. GARGAN, Boston, Mass.
1901–1902. HON. JOHN D. CRIMMINS, New York City.
1903–1904. HON. WILLIAM MCADOO, New York City.
1905. HON. JOHN D. CRIMMINS, New York City.
1906–1907. REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN MCGOWAN, U. S. N. (retired), Washington,
D. C.
1908–1910. FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D., New York City.
RECORDS OF THE TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET OF THE AMERICAN IRISH
HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE HOTEL PLAZA, NEW YORK CITY, JANUARY 8, 1910.
It having been voted at the Eleventh Annual Meeting in Washington to
hold the next annual meeting in New York, the Executive Council
considered the necessary arrangements and resolved to make the Twelfth
Annual Meeting and Banquet the most notable in the Society’s history.
Heretofore it had been the custom to hold the meeting and banquet of the
Society the same evening, commencing at six o’clock and ending toward
midnight. This gave little opportunity for a discussion of the papers
presented, and many members who had been invited at these previous
meetings to prepare papers were obliged to submit them to the
Secretary-General without reading, with the result that the other
members obtained information as to the contents of these only after they
were printed in the volume of the Journal issued next succeeding the
meeting.
The President-General appointed the following gentlemen a Dinner
Committee, to arrange the details of the meeting and dinner:
Mr. Stephen J. Farrelly, Chairman; and Messrs. Joseph I. C. Clarke, John
D. Crimmins, Edmond J. Curry, Victor Herbert, John J. Lenehan and Joseph
T. Ryan.
After negotiations with the various high-class hostelries in New York
and exhibiting a desire to procure for the use of the Society the best
accommodations to be found in New York, the Dinner Committee finally
decided upon the Hotel Plaza as the place and arranged for the business
meeting of the Society to commence at two o’clock in the afternoon and
terminate at six, and the dinner to begin at seven o’clock.
The following circular was issued and sent to each member of the
Society, containing the arrangements for the meeting:
THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TWELFTH ANNUAL DINNER OF THE
SOCIETY.
The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the American Irish Historical Society
will take place at the Hotel Plaza, New York City, Saturday, January
8, 1910, commencing at two o’clock in the afternoon.
It has been the custom at previous meetings of the Society to assemble
at six o’clock, hold a short business meeting, followed by a dinner
commencing at seven o’clock, at the conclusion of which historical
papers would be read.
It has been found difficult to properly appreciate the learning and
research shown by the eminent authors of historical papers in the
meagre time between the termination of a good dinner and the hour when
the meeting should end, and this year the Executive Council has made a
new departure in this regard, which it is earnestly hoped will meet
with the approval of our members.
The meeting of the Society will be called to order at two o’clock in
the afternoon in the New Banquet Room on the first floor of the Hotel
Plaza by the President-General. The first business will be the
presentation of reports of the President-General, Treasurer-General,
and Secretary-General, followed by the election of General Officers,
Executive Council and State Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year.
The Executive Council, at a meeting held in New York, November 12,
1909, nominated a board of officers to be voted upon at this meeting,
the names of whom appear elsewhere in this circular.
The report of the Secretary-General will contain the statistics of the
Society, the list of new members, names of those dropped for
non-payment of dues, synopsis of the work the Society has done during
the past year, and other interesting information.
It is expected that the business of the Society and the presentation
of scientific papers will all be completed at an hour which will give
members ample time to dress for dinner.
The Meeting Room will be open at 12.30 o’clock, and members on their
arrival are requested to register themselves and their guests.
The annual dinner will take place in the Grand Ball Room promptly at
seven o’clock, and the Dinner Committee are informed that the
management of the hotel plan to give us a most enjoyable dinner and
extend us every possible courtesy.
The Executive Council, following the departure inaugurated at the
Eleventh Annual Meeting in Washington, D. C., January 16, 1909, have
voted that members may invite ladies and gentlemen as guests.
The price of the dinner tickets is $5.00 each, and it is advisable to
promptly send applications, accompanied by cheque to the
Secretary-General, who is Secretary of the Dinner Committee; so that
seats may be allotted. Allotments will be made in the order in which
applications are received, and parties of six or more, desiring to be
seated together, can be accommodated by making that fact known when
the tickets are purchased.
Among those who will furnish scientific papers during the afternoon
session will be Hon. Joseph F. O’Connell, Hon. Henry Groves Connor,
John Louis Sheehan, LL. D., Hon. James Fitzgerald, M. X. Sullivan, Ph.
D., Joseph I. C. Clarke, Esq., and Alfred J. Talley, Esq., Judge
Joseph T. Lawless, and others.
The speakers at the dinner will be Hon. Michael F. Dooley, Hon.
William McAdoo, Rev. J. Havergal Sheppard, D. D., Hon. William A.
Prendergast, Hon. Joseph H. O’Neil, Hon. John W. Goff, Hon. Alexander
C. Eustace and others.
Souvenirs of the occasion containing the seal of the Society, menu,
list of speakers, officers and other detailed information, have been
prepared, after competitive bidding, by the Gorham Manufacturing
Company. These are very beautiful and artistic and will be distributed
among members and guests at the dinner.
The committee of the Society having the dinner in charge is as
follows:—Stephen Farrelly, Esq., Joseph T. Ryan, Esq., John J.
Lenehan, Esq., Joseph I. C. Clarke, Esq., Hon. John D. Crimmins,
Edmond J. Curry, Esq., Victor Herbert, Esq., and Hon. Edward J.
McGuire, President-General Quinlan and the Secretary-General ex
officio.
As the seating capacity of the Grand Ball Room of the Plaza is limited
to 425, it is earnestly desired that members make applications for
dinner tickets at once, in order that the Committee may complete
arrangements as early as possible and bring about a pleasant reunion
of our members and their guests.
Yours fraternally,
FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D.,
_President-General_,
33 West 38th Street, New York City.
THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE,
_Secretary-General_,
49 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
A little later an additional circular letter was issued and sent to each
of the members, giving additional information about the meeting and
dinner that was sought for by quite a few:
THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER AT HOTEL PLAZA, NEW YORK CITY, JANUARY
8, 1910.
The Dinner Committee are greatly pleased with the prompt purchase of
tickets by so many members of the Society, and the absolute success of
the Twelfth Annual Banquet is now an assured fact.
The President-General and the Executive Council respectfully request
that those who intend to be present at the dinner, but have not yet
taken tickets or ordered seats for themselves or guests, will do so at
the earliest possible moment so that seats may be provided and their
comfort looked after. The tickets are five dollars each, and may be
had upon application to the Secretary-General, accompanied by check.
Members may invite guests, ladies or gentlemen.
The business meeting will be called to order promptly at two o’clock
p. m. in the New Banquet Room on the first floor of the Hotel Plaza.
Scientific papers will be presented by the following members: HON.
JOSEPH F. O’CONNELL, HON. HENRY GROVES CONNOR, JOHN LOUIS SHEEHAN, LL.
D., HON. JAMES FITZGERALD, M. X. SULLIVAN, PH. D., JOSEPH I. C.
CLARKE, ESQ., ALFRED J. TALLEY, ESQ., and others.
The speakers at the dinner will be: HON. MICHAEL F. DOOLEY, HON.
WILLIAM MCADOO, REV. J. HAVERGAL SHEPPARD, D. D., COL. CHARLES
ALEXANDER, HON. WILLIAM A. PENDERGAST, HON. JOHN W. GOFF, EDWARD M.
TIERNEY, ESQ., and others.
The Secretary-General will be in attendance at the Society’s
headquarters at The Plaza after 9 a. m., the day of the meeting and
banquet, and will have on sale tickets for those who up to that time
have not been provided with them. The seats, however, will not be as
desirable for those who wait until the day of the banquet to get their
tickets, but there are plenty of desirable places remaining unsold.
The attendance of every member who can possibly be present is strongly
urged, with the hope of making this meeting and banquet the greatest
the Society has ever held. The Hotel Plaza is the most desirable place
for a banquet in New York, and was selected by the Dinner Committee
with the sole idea of having the best obtainable for our Society.
The management has given the members the benefit of a low rate for
accommodations, and authorizes the following quotations to our members
and guests:
Single rooms with bath for one person $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 per day,
according to location.
Double rooms with bath for two persons $6.00, $7.00 and $8.00 per day,
according to location.
Dinner at seven o’clock in the Grand Ball Room. An exquisite souvenir
designed by the Dinner Committee and executed by Gorham Company,
containing program, songs and useful information about the Society,
will be presented each member and guest in attendance at the dinner.
FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D.,
_President-General_,
33 West Thirty-Eighth Street, New York City.
THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE,
_Secretary-General_,
49 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
At the conclusion of the business meeting the assembly room was cleared
and properly arranged for a reception to the members of the Society, to
be given by the officers. This function was well attended, and the large
assembly hall was filled to overflowing with members and their lady and
gentlemen guests.
The programme of the evening was executed by the Gorham Manufacturing
Company from designs and suggestions furnished by the New York members
of the Dinner Committee, and is considered the most artistic programme
ever used at a similar function in New York.
The menu of the dinner, which was served under the personal direction of
Mr. C. E. Railing, the manager of the Plaza, was as follows:
Hors D’Oeuvre
————
Consomme Beatrice
Sherry
————
Supreme de Sole a la Russe
Sauterne
Filets de Boeuf Pique
Garni Bouquetiere
Pommes Fondantes
Margaux
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Sorbet au Marasquin.
————
Poularde a la Broche
Salade
————
Bombe Surprise
Petits Fours
————
Cafe
White Rock Fonseca Cigars Cigarettes
This banquet was served in the principal dining hall of the Hotel Plaza,
which, on account of the great number of tickets sold, was crowded to
the doors with members of the Society and guests.
President-General Francis J. Quinlan presided at the meeting and later
at the banquet, and divine grace was asked at the latter by Right
Reverend James A. McFaul, D. D., Bishop of Trenton.
The Society acknowledges the many courtesies extended to it by the
management of the Hotel Plaza and the earnest effort to do everything
possible for our pleasure and comfort, and the painstaking efforts and
excellent direction of Mr. C. E. Railing, in immediate charge in behalf
of the Hotel Plaza of our arrangements, are gratefully appreciated by
the Society.
The proceedings of the twelfth annual meeting and banquet of the Society
were stenographically reported by Miss Viola Follis of Providence, R.
I., whose faithful and accurate transcription of last year’s proceedings
won so much favor.
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.
It was voted that the reading of the minutes of the Eleventh Annual
Meeting be omitted.
The admission of new members being the first business in order, the
following list of applicants was read by the Secretary-General, all of
whom, by unanimous vote, were duly elected:
LIFE MEMBERS.
James Butler, Esq., 230 West 72d Street, New York City. Proposed by
Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.; seconded by Hon. John D. Crimmins.
William J. Dooley, Esq., 17 Gaston Street, Boston, Mass. Proposed by
John J. Lenehan.
ANNUAL MEMBERS.
Hon. John B. O’Meara, 1413 Syndicate Trust Building, St. Louis, Mo.
Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
John J. Bealin, Esq., 2334 Valentine Avenue, New York City. Proposed by
Philip J. Kearns; seconded by Owen J. Brady and John J. Lenehan.
Thomas P. Fitzsimmons, Esq., 169 West 76th Street, New York City.
Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
James F. McNaboe, Esq., 137 West 92d Street, New York City. Proposed by
John J. Lenehan.
Dr. John Guerin, 3958 Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Proposed by Hon. M. T.
Moloney.
Rev. Edmond Heelan, Sacred Heart Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Proposed by
Patrick E. C. Lally; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
John P. Sutton, Esq., 134 N. 18th Street, Lincoln, Neb. Proposed by Hon.
M. T. Moloney.
Thomas O’Reilly, Esq., 8 Mt. Morris Park West, New York City. Proposed
by John J. Lenehan.
John J. Manning, Esq., 143 West 95th Street, New York City. Proposed by
John J. Lenehan.
Hon. Richard H. Mitchell, 38 Park Row, New York City. Proposed by John
J. Lenehan.
Frank Keenan, Esq., 210 West 107th Street, New York City. Proposed by
Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Jerome B. Coggins, Esq., 920 17th Street, Denver, Colo. Proposed by
James J. Sullivan; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
William J. Colihan, Esq., 141 East 95th Street, New York City. Proposed
by John J. Manning; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
James Moroney, Esq., 303 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas. Proposed by John J.
Lenehan.
George A. Hopkins, Esq., 526 West 111th Street, New York City. Proposed
by Col. David M. Flynn; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
William J. Whelen, Esq., 326 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, N. J.
Proposed by William J. McCloud.
Richard T. Potts, Esq., 73 Broad Street, Elizabeth, N. J. Proposed by
William J. McCloud.
T. A. Riordan, Esq., Flagstaff, Arizona. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
M. D. Gallagher, Esq., 402 West 146th Street, New York City. Proposed by
Gen. Michael Kerwin.
Dr. William J. Sullivan, President Lawrence Board of Trade, Lawrence,
Mass. Proposed by Dr. M. F. Sullivan.
Cornelius J. Corcoran, Esq., City Clerk of Lawrence, Lawrence, Mass.
Proposed by Dr. M. F. Sullivan.
Thomas F. Kennedy, Esq., of Yund, Kennedy & Yund, Amsterdam, N. Y.
Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
Patrick J. Bergin, Esq., 169 Blackstone Street, Boston, Mass. Proposed
by Michael J. Jordan; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Martin J. Wade, Esq., Iowa City, Iowa. Proposed by Hon. M. T. Moloney.
Joseph M. Feely, Esq., 304–5 Powers Building, Rochester, N. Y. Proposed
by P. F. Magrath.
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Joseph A. Kenefick, M. D., 78 East 54th Street, New York City. Proposed
by Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.
Dudley Field Malone, Esq., 37 Wall Street, New York City. Proposed by
John J. Lenehan.
Hon. Charles V. Fornes, 425–427 Broome Street, New York City. Proposed
by John E. O’Brien.
John F. Harrigan, Esq., 66 High Street, Worcester, Mass. Proposed by
John J. Lenehan.
Timothy J. Phelan, Esq., Narragansett Hotel, Providence, R. I. Proposed
by Michael W. Norton; seconded by Thomas F. Kilkenny.
Hon. John J. Mee, Woonsocket, R. I. Proposed by Thomas Z. Lee.
Denis A. McAuliffe, Esq., 312 E. 57th Street, New York City. Proposed by
Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.
Hon. John T. Coughlin, Mayor of Fall River, Fall River, Mass. Proposed
by Thomas E. Maloney.
Henry F. Nickerson, Esq., 524 Durfee Street, Fall River, Mass. Proposed
by Thomas E. Maloney.
Michael J. Coughlin, Esq., 178 Bedford Street, Fall River, Mass.
Proposed by Thomas E. Maloney.
Hon. W. E. Chandler, formerly U. S. Senator from New Hampshire, Concord,
N. H. Proposed by Thomas Z. Lee.
William Sydney Rossiter, Esq., The Rumford Press, Concord, N. H.
Proposed by Thomas Z. Lee.
Hon. Zenas W. Bliss, Lieut.-Governor of Rhode Island, Providence, R. I.
Proposed by Hon. Patrick J. McCarthy.
Edward S. Murphy, Esq., 1205 Park Avenue, New York City. Proposed by
John J. Manning.
James Hanley, Esq., of The James Hanley Brewing Co., Providence, R. I.
Proposed by Hon. Michael F. Dooley.
John P. Donohoe, Esq., Care of The Barclay-Westmoreland Trust Co.,
Greensburg, Penn. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
George W. McNulty, Esq., 153 West 79th Street, New York City. Proposed
by John J. Lenehan.
John J. Powers, Esq., 424 Habersham Street, Savannah, Ga. Proposed by
Col. M. J. O’Leary; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Lieut.-Col. John G. Butler, 20 Congress Street, West, Savannah, Ga.
Proposed by Col. M. J. O’Leary; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Thomas M. Blake, Esq., 11 St. Luke’s Place, New York City. Proposed by
Robert E. Danvers; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Thomas B. Fitzgerald, Esq., Elmira, N. Y. Proposed by Hon. Alexander C.
Eustace.
John F. Murtaugh, Esq., Realty Building, Elmira, N. Y. Proposed by
Alexander C. Eustace.
M. M. Shannon, Esq., 512 Davis Street, Elmira, N. Y. Proposed by Hon.
Alexander C. Eustace.
John M. Connelly, Esq., President Elmira Chamber of Commerce, Elmira, N.
Y. Proposed by Hon. Alexander C. Eustace.
Michael J. O’Brien, Esq., Superintendent’s Office, Western Union
Building, Day Street and Broadway, New York City. Proposed by Joseph I.
C. Clarke.
John L. Linehan, Esq., 165 Broadway, New York City. Proposed by Alfred
J. Talley; seconded by Patrick S. MacDwyer.
Patrick H. Harriman, M. D., Norwich, Conn. Proposed by Rev. William
Keefe.
John P. S. Mahoney, Esq., Lawrence, Mass. Proposed by Dr. M. F.
Sullivan.
W. I. Boland, Esq., Toronto, Canada. Proposed by William H. Delany.
Capt. Daniel P. Foley, Wilmington, N. C. Proposed by Michael J. Corbett.
Michael W. Rayens, Esq., 206 Broadway, New York City. Proposed by Henry
L. Joyce.
John W. Kelley, Esq., of Kelley, Harding & Hatch, Exchange Building,
Portsmouth, N. H. Proposed by Hon. W. E. Chandler.
Joseph P. Bourke, Esq., World Building, Manhattan, New York City.
Proposed by William H. Delany.
James Regan Fitzgerald, Esq., 90 West Broadway, New York City. Proposed
by Patrick S. MacDwyer.
Hon. Ernest Harvier, 1193 Broadway, New York City. Proposed by William
H. Delany.
John Taaffe, Esq., General Post Office, Yonkers, N. Y. Proposed by
William H. Delany.
Charles V. Halley, Jr., Esq., 756 E. 175th Street, Bronx, New York City.
Proposed by Charles V. Halley.
Dr. William Streker, Messer Street, Providence, R. I. Proposed by Dr. S.
E. Donovan, New Bedford, Mass.
Jeremiah P. Daly, Esq., 1747 Lexington Avenue, New York City. Proposed
by John J. Daly.
Paul J. Morrison, Esq., Asst. Chief Clerk, U. S. Immigration Station,
Department of Commerce and Labor, Ellis Island, New York. Proposed by
John J. Daly.
Peter P. Sherry, Esq., 254 West 14th Street, New York City. Proposed by
William H. Delany.
Desmond FitzGerald, Esq., Brookline, Mass. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
The President-General, at this point, made a most interesting and
instructive address upon the work of the Society, pointing out what had
been accomplished during the past twelve months and indicating what its
general policy would be for the future. A review was made of the work of
the different officers of the Society, and recommendations of an
appropriate and timely nature were presented. Unfortunately, the text of
the President-General’s remarks cannot be given as the stenographic
clerk was temporarily absent.