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��PROCEEDINGS OF THE N. H. ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY

��Gen. Arnos Shepard, consisting of docu- ments relating to the early settlement and settlers of Alstead ; also valuable mineral specimens from the Yellowstone Park by Hon. Chas. H. Bennett of Iowa, and from Arizona by G. S. Davis of Cal- ifornia.

H. A. Fellows, Chairman of the His- torical Committee, presented the folds of the fifth volume of the Society's Ms. Col- lections. In it are copied the papers of the late Gen. Aquila Davis of Warner, and a memorandum book kept by his father, Capt. Francis, first settler of the town. Also interesting papers relating to the early settlement of Boscawen and Dixville, formerly belonging to Col. Henry Gerrish, Col. Timothy Dix and Daniel Webster. The Committee was given more time to arrange, index and bind the volume.

Charles Gould reported that he had nearly completed the copying of the sep- ulchral insciiptions of Hopkinton. The Society has already extensive lists, some of them complete, of inscriptions in Bris- tol, Hill, Ashland, Alexandria. Franklin, Concord, Henniker, Dunbarton, Exeter, Hanover and other towns. Most of these are already recorded and indexed.

William H. Stinson, Esq., of Dunbar- ton read an interesting paper, prepared hastily, but with great good taste and judgment, on the sepulchral records of Dunbarton. A copy was requested for the Hist. Colls, of the Society.

Wm. A. Wallace, Esq., gave some ac- count of his endeavors towards a history of Canaan, a considerable part of the ear- ly history being already in manuscript. Mr. W. was appointed to read a paper on the subject at the next annual meeting. Col. L. W. Cogswell was appointed to present a paper at the same time on the sepulchral records of Henniker, and Rob-

��ert Ford to collect the entire list of in- scriptions in Danbury. Also to copy the records of the first church in Danbury, now extinct. Mr. Wallace presented

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valuable donations to the museum and library of matters relating to the history of Canaan.

The President read a paper on the life and character of Richard Potter, pub- lished in this number of the Granite Monthly.

Col. Cogswell presented appropriate resolutions on the death uf Dr. Bouton, an honorary member, which were adopt- ed.

The Society elected Rev. Silas Ketch- urn, President; Capt. G. A. Curtice and S. L. Fletcher, Esq., Vice Presidents; John F. Jones, Esq., Treasurer; Charles Gould, Esq., Recording Secretary; Wal- ter Scott Davis, Esq., Corresponding Secretary ; Geo. H. Ketchum, Curator ; D. C. Blanchard, Rev. Silas Ketchum, Col. L. W. Cogswell, Wm. A. Wallace, Esq., Wm. H. Stinson, Esq., S. L. Fletcher, Esq., Wm. M. Chase, Esq., Historical Committee.

The Society acknowledges the receipt of valuable additions during the year, be- sides those above referred to, front Col. Albert H. Hoyt of Cincinnati, O., Gen. Wm. S. Striker of New Jersey, Dr. Sam- uel A. Green of Boston, Hon. Clark Jill- son of Worcester, Elijah Bingham, Esq., of Cleveland, O., the Mass. Hist. Soc, N. E. Historic Gen. Soc, Worcester So- ciety of Antiquity, the Essex Institute, Gov. Prescott and others.

The Society has published during the year A Diary of the Invasion of Canada, edited with notes by Rev. Silas Ketch- um, and A List of the Centenarians of New Hampshire who have deceased since 1705, by D. F. Secomb.

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