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 2 1 6 Notes and News The principal articles in the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly for July are three appreciations : " Stanton — the Patriot ", an address delivered at Kenyon College by Mr. Andrew Carnegie, on April 26 ; " Salmon P. Chase ", the substance of an address by Senator Joseph B. Foraker before the United States Circuit Court at Springfield, Illinois, October 7, 1905 ; and " General George A. Custer ", by Judge Richard M. Voorhees. An attractive little volume of interest in local history is The History of St. Andrciv's Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Professor Arthur Lyon Cross (Ann Arbor, Wahr, 1906). The book covers in an enter- taining way something like seventy-four years of parish history, and gives an excellent example of the way in which the churches of the West were founded and how. they have prospered. Among the contributions to the Indiana Quarterly Magazine of His- tory for June are " George W. Julian : Some Impressions ", by Mrs. Grace J. Clarke; "Early Indianapolis" (a second installment from the Fletcher papers); "Early Schools of Indiana" (a second installment from the D. D. Banta papers) ; and " River Navigation in Indiana ", by George S. Cottman. In the editorial department is to be found some information respecting local historical societies in Indiana. In the last session of the Kentucky legislature an act was passed pro- viding an annual appropriation of $5,000 for the support of the Kentucky State Historical Society, which is made the trustee of the state. Mrs. Jennie C. Morton, editor of the society's publication, the Register, has been appointed secretary-treasurer, and Miss Jackson has been made librarian. The society will have ample accommodations in the new capitol upon its completion, and will take active measures to collect and preserve the public records and other material of historical value. Landmarks in Wisconsin is the title of Bulletin of Information No. 30 (June) of the State Historical Society of 'isconsin. The loiva Journal of History and Politics for July is devoted to a journal kept by Robert Lucas during the War of 1812. At the outbreak of the war Lucas was a brigadier-general in the Ohio militia, but shortly afterward received a commission as captain in the regular army. Re- ceiving no orders as captain, however, he enlisted as a private in one of the volunteer companies that he was instrumental in raising from the Ohio militia. The Journal, therefore, is the narrative of a private soldier. It opens on April 25, 1812, and records the details of the Hull campaign and the return of the Ohio volunteers after the surrender. Portions of the Journal have previously been used, notabl}' in the report by Lewis Cass on Hull's campaign. The Journal is edited by John C. Parish, who provides a model introduction, including an enlightening map, and appends certain letters found among the Lucas papers which throw additional light on various points in the campaign.