AN
HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF THE
It ondaob    Xibratg   and R ten 1mat
IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.
BY DAVID KING, M.D.
BOSTON:
PRINTED BY JOHN WILSON AND SON,
22, SCHOOL STREET.
1860.








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T HE  REDWOOD  LIBRARY  AND ATHENAEUM  owes its origin to
a literary and philosophical Society, which was established in
Newport in the year 1730.  This Society* was composed of some
of the most respectable men of the town of Newport; at that period,
one of the most remarkable in the American Colonies, for its wealth,
learning, and public spirit. Its origin is connected with a splendid
name in literature and philosophy.t The celebrated Bishop Berkeley,
who resided at this time on Rhode Island, encouraged the formation of
this Institution, and participated in its discussions. He was the intimate
friend of some of its members, and the charm of his conversation undoubtedly gave a delightfull interest to its meetings.  Berkeley resided
on Rllode Island fiorn January, 1729, to September, 1731; and, from
frequent intercourse with these vigorous-minded men, derived that
knowledge of American character, which prompted his Muse to utter
the prophetic declaration, —
"' Westward the star of empire takes its way."
At that period, the advantages of the Association depended on a
system of weekly debates and conversations upon questions of utility
or interest. The formation of a library was subsequently considered
by them  as one of the most powerful means of accomplishing their
* The following gentlemen were members of this Society: Daniel Updike, Peter
Bours, James Searing, Edward Scott, Henry Collins, Nathan Townsend, jun., James
IIonyman, jun., Jeremy Condy, Samuel Wickham, Thomas Ward, Josias Lyndon, John
Callender, jun., Sueton Grant. John Brett, Charles Bardin, Hezekiah Carpenter, Joseph
Jacob, Joseph Sylvester, John Checkley, jun., William Ellery, John Adams, Daniel
Hubbard, John Wallace, Stephen Hopkins, and Samuel Johnson.
t See the very interesting Biographical Sketches of the Rhode-Island Bar, by Wilkins Updike, Esq.




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original purpose, - "the promotion of knowledge and virtue."  The
system of debates was gradually laid aside, and the energies of the
Society were solely directed to the collection of valuable books. Had
the establishment of a Library constituted, originally, an object of the
Society, the valuable books given by Bishop Berkeley to Yale College
and Harvard University, on his departure from  Newport in 1731,
would undoubtedly have been presented by him  to this Institution, to
individual members of which he was strongly attached.
In the accomplishment of this new object, a great impulse was given
by ABRAhAM  REDWOOD, Esq.; who, in 1747, placed at the disposal
of the Society five hundred pounds sterling, for the purchase of standard books in London.  To give permanence and usefulness to his
donation, Mr. Redwood enjoined on the Society the duty of erecting
an edifice, as a depository for such books as might be purchased. In
pursuance of their object, a charter of incorporation was obtained in
1747; and the Society, in honor of their most liberal benefactor, assumed the name of the REDWOOD-LIBRARY COMPANY. For the
erection of a library building, five thousand pounds were almost immediately subscribed by different citizens of the  town.   HENRY
COLLINS, Esq.,* proved a noble co-adjutor of Mr. Redwood; and
presented in June, 1748, to the Company, the lot of land then called
Bowling Green, on which the present Library edifice now stands.
The Library Building, which is a beautiful specimen of the Doric
order, was commenced in 1748, and completed in 1750.  The plan
was furnished by Peter Harrison, Esq., assistant architect of Blenheim House, England. He also superintended the erection of the
edifice, with the Committee of the Company, consisting of Samuel
Wickham, Henry Collins, and John Tillinghast.  The master-builders
were Wing Spooner, Samuel Green, Thomas Melvil, and Israel Chapman. The principal front is ornamented with a portico of four Doric
columns, seventeen feet in height, and projecting nine feet from the
walls of the building. The edifice consists of a main building, and two
small wings on each side, ranging in a line parallel with the west end
* Henry Collins was a merchant of Newport, distinguished for his wealth, liberality,
and taste. He employed Smibert, who came out with Dean Berkeley, to take the portraits of Callender, Clap, Hitchcock, and Berkeley. Smibert was an excellent artist,
and had been previously patronized, while at Florence, by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
The portrait of Henry Collinis taken by Smibert is supposed to be in the possession of
some branch of the Flagg Family; but the proprietors of the I, ibrary have not, as yet,
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of the building. The wings furnish two rooms, of about twelve feet
square. The principal Library room, occupying the whole of the main
building, is thirty-seven feet long, twenty-six feet broad, and nineteen
feet in height. The edifice is lighted by seven whole windows, and
three attic windows in the east and west ends.  The three whole
windows in the east end are beautifully enriched with tasteful architectural ornament. As a matter of local interest, it may be mentioned, that, in their first plan, the proprietors contracted for three
attic windows on the north, west, and south sides; making, in all,
twelve whole windows and nine attic windows. The east end was to
contain only one large Venetian window. The Library Building, on
the outside, is worked in imitation of rustic, and is adorned by the
ornaments appropriate to the Doric order.  The whole buildilg is
supported by a substantial foundation, raised several feet from the
ground.
The first meeting of the Redwood-Library Company, after their incorporation, was held in the Council Chamber, in Newport, on the
last Wednesday of September, 1747. The following gentlemen were
chosen officers of the Institution: Abraham  Redwood, Rev. James
Honyman, Rev. John Callender, Henry Collins, Edward Scott, Samuel Wickham, John Tillinghast, and Peter Bours, Directors; Joseph
Jacob, Treasurer; Edward Scott, Librarian; and Thomas Ward,
Secretary.
At a meeting of the company in the Council Chamber, on the 4th of
July, 1748, the Directors presented a catalogue of the books which
they proposed to purchase in London. The liberal share given in this
catalogue to the ancient classics evinced a disposition to provide for
the scholar the objects of his favorite study. In these times of customary appeal to direct utility, we fear a less liberal expenditure would
be allowed for the gratification of classical taste. This catalogue, with
Mir. Redwood's bills of exchange, was sent immediately to Mr. John
Thomlinson, Esq., of London, who appears to have satisfactorily executed the commission of the Society. He was elected an Honorary
MIember in 1749.
A system of laws for the regulation of the Company, drawn up by
Daniel Updike, James Honyman, jun., Thomas Ward, and Matthew
Robinson, Esqs.,* was adopted at a meeting in Mlarch, 1750. In 1750,
* For the high character of these men, see Updike's Sketches of the Rhode-Island
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a tax of twelve hundred pounds was assessed on the members of the
Company, to defray the expense of completing the building.
In 1755, the Rev. Ezra Stiles was admitted an Honorary Member
of the Society. His distinction as a scholar and theologian, connected
with his exertions in behalf of the Library, justifies some allusion to
his character in an historical sketch of the Institution. The Redwood
Library, at the time of his settlement in Newport, contained about one
thousand five hundred volumes of standard books. The classical and
theological departments were the most valuable, and constituted the
principal attraction which determined Dr. Stiles to fix his residence in
Newport.  He remained in Newport twenty years; and, during the
greater portion of the time, officiated as Librarian of the Company.
Having constant access to this valuable collection of books, he drew
from it, by assiduous study, his great and various learning. He held
an extensive correspondence with European scholars; and the principal
object of that correspondence was to illustrate and perfect those researches and investigations in philosophy, history, antiquities, and
physical science, to which his mind had been prompted by the perusal
of books which he found on our shelves. His zeal for the diffusion of
knowledge led him to solicit for the Library valuable works from
European authors. Many of these works, obtained through his instrumentality, are still preserved in the Library. The copy of Montanus's
" Hebrew Bible and Dictionary" now belonging to the Library enabled
him to perfect his knowledge of the Hebrew language; and a folio
copy of "Homer" still bears the marks of his profound study, in the
form of Greek annotations, in his own handwriting. He was one of the
most eloquent advocates of liberty in the Colonies, before the Revolution. The late Dr. Channing says of him, "To the influence of this
distinguished man, in the circle in which I was brought up, I may owe,
in part, the indignation which I feel toward every invasion of human
rights. In my earliest years, I regarded no human being with equal
reverence."  His rare learning, eloquence, and goodness, uniformly
supported by tradition, have received, of late, the attestation of great
names. The eloquent eulogy pronounced upon this gifted and extraordinary man by Chancellor Kent will preserve for many generations
the memory of his attainments, genius, and virtue.
In 1770, the proprietors, to evince their grateful sense of Mr. Redwood's exertions for the advancement of the Institution, requested him
to sit for his picture; the expense of which was to be defrayed from
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in 1773, gave his consent, agreeably to the wishes of the Company.
David Cheeseborough, Thomas Vernon, and John Bours, Esqs., were
appointed a Committee to carry the vote of the Society into execution.
This painting was probably executed; but it is doubtful whether it was
ever placed in the Library. The beautiful portrait which, at the
present time, adorns the walls of the Library room, was copied by
Charles B. King, Esq., from an original portrait of Mr. Redwood;
and was generously presented by him to the Society in 1817.
No meetings of the Library Company were held from 1778 to 1785.
During the Revolution, the town of Newport was occupied by various
armies. The disastrous state of the town compelled many of the best
citizens* to leave their homes, and to seek shelter for themselves and
families in the more secure retreats of the country. The tumults of
war and revolution interrupted the peaceful pursuits of literature, and
exerted a chilling influence on the growth of knowledge, and the
prosperity of institutions like that which forms the subject of our
sketch. During the war, the Library Building is said to have been
defaced, and many of the books carried off. To the honor of Gen.
Prescott, it is said, that, on being informed of the exposed state of the
Library, he stationed a military guard to protect it from further injury
and depredation.
At a meeting of the Company, held at Mr. Townsend's Hotel on the
14th of October, 1785,- it being the first meeting after the conclusion
of the war of the Revolution,- the following gentlemen were chosen
officers of the Institution: HIon. Abraham Redwood, Stephen Ayrault,
William Vernon, John Malbone, Jonathan Easton, Nicholas P. Tillinghast, Jacob Richardson, and Robert Stevens, Directors; William
Channing, Secretary; Christopher Ellery, Librarian; Stephen Ayrault, Treasurer. Several important objects engaged the attention of
the Society: the principal were the remission of the annual tax from
1778 to 1785, the repair of the Library edifice, the recovery of missing books, and the formation of a catalogue of the Library. William
Vernon, IHenry Marchant, and William  Channing, Esqs., were appointed to apply to the Honorable General Assembly, at their next
session, for a renewal of the charter of the Company, with alterations
and amendments.
The Society experienced a great misfortune in the death of Mr.
* Mr. Redwood resided, during the Revolutionary War, on his farm in Mendon,
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Redwood, the founder of the Library, March 6, 1788. Beneficent
objects seemed to have occupied the mind of Mr. Redwood, as will
appear from the following obituary notice taken from the "Newport
Herald," March 13, 1788: "Last Saturday morning, died the Hon.
Abraham Redwood, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. He was
blessed with an ample fortune and a liberal spirit, which prompted him
to encourage useful learning and relieve the distresses of mankind.
He founded the Library in this town. He subscribed largely to a
college to be built in this State, on condition that it should be established in the county of Newport. He subscribed five hundred pounds
sterling towards a university proposed to be erected in this town; and
he offered the same sum to the Society of Friends, of which he was a
member, to endow a school in this place for the instruction of Friends'
children. His less public acts of generosity will be gratefully remembered by those on whom they were conferred; and the poor will never
forget that Abraham  Redwood was their constant friend and benefactor."  It is understood that Mr. Redwood removed to Newport from
Antigua, where he possessed large and valuable estates.
After his death, the public interest in the prosperity of the Institution
seems to have declined. A period of great success in the commerce of
the town was allowed to pass away without bringing new resources
fobr the accomplishment of the objects of the Institution. In fact, its
very existence, at one time, depended on the resolution and efforts of a
few individuals. The late Dr. Channing, in a discourse delivered at
Newport in 1836, alludes to the neglected condition of the Library at
this period, during which he pursued his studies in this town. He
says, "I had no professor or teacher to guide me; but I had two noble
places of study. One was yonder beautiful edifice, now so frequented
and so useful as a Public Library; then so deserted, that I spent day
after day, and sometimes week after week, amidst its dusty volumes,
without interruption from a single visitor."
The public attention was not directed to the importance of the Institution till the year 1810, when the Society received an accession of
spirit and ability by the admission of a large number of new proprietors. In March, 1810, James Ogilvie, Esq., visited the town, and delivered several lectures on the advantages of public libraries; which
contributed essentially to awaken the public to the claims of the Redwood Library on their generosity and support. He made the Society
a liberal donation of select and valuable books. From 1810 to the
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the Institution; and the funds placed at the disposal of the Society
have been judiciously managed in accomplishing the plans of its
founders.
The valuable services of the late Robert Rogers, Esq., as Librarian
and Secretary from 1810 to 1831, entitle him to the grateful remembrance of all who are interested in the prosperity of the Institution.
The exertions of the late Robert Johnston, Esq., in behalf of the Institution, demand honorable mention. By his solicitation, some of the
most rare and valuable works in the Library were obtained from
different individuals in Newport and its neighborhood. In 1834, he
made great efforts to enrich the Library with the Public Records of
England. He succeeded in obtaining eighty-four volumes - seventytwo large folios and twelve octavos - from the Lords Commissioners
and Lord Lyndhurst, in consequence of his application to them, through
the medium of his friend and agent, Thomas Bland, Esq., of London.
These volumes - containing the most valuable materials of English
history - were understood to be obtained as a present from the King
of Great Britain, on the application of Lord Lyndhurst. As such,
they will be perpetually preserved in the Redwood.Library.
In 1813, Solomon Southwick, Esq., of Albany, gave to the Library
one hundred and twenty acres of land in the State of New York, for
the purpose of advancing the Institution, and thereby perpetuating the:elnory of Henry Collins, Esq., one of its principal founders.
In 1834, Abraham Redwood, Esq., of Dorset Place, Marylebone,
Eng., - being desirous of promoting an Institution founded by his
honored grandfather, - gave to the Company the homestead estate,
situated in Newport, which he inherited from his father, Jonas Redwood, Esq.
In 1837, Baron Hottinguer, a distinguished banker of Paris, who
was connected by marriage with the Redwood Family, presented to the
Company one thousand francs for the restoration of the building.
In 1840, the Iton. Christopher G. Champlin bequeathed to the t(ompany one hundred dollars and some valuable books.
The proprietors are also indebted to the HIon. William C. Gibbs
for his liberality in permitting a free access to a valuable collection of
books at present deposited by him in the Library.
The Library Room is adorned by several paintings and busts. The
beautiful bust of John M1arshall was presented in 1839 by Augustus
E. Sillirnan, Esq., of New York. The acknowledgments of the Company are due to Charles B. King, Esq., of Washington, for his numeb




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rous and valuable donations; among which are the portrait of Columbus,
and that of Abraham Redwood, the founder of the Library.
The Preface of the Catalogue of 1844 closes with the previous sentence. In tracing the progress of the Library since that period, many
important changes in the character and efficiency of the Institution
will be noticed. A brief allusion also to a few topics, overlooked in
the previous Preface, may not be improper to a full understanding
of the history of the Institution.  The books purchased in England
by the five hundred pounds sterling given by Mr. Redwood, and
placed on the shelves of the Library in 1750, were considered at that
time the finest collection of works on theology, history, the arts and
sciences, in the American Colonies.  Its excellence being widely
known, the Redwood Library became the frequent and favorite resort
of American scholars of that day. It is not surprising that the proprietors at that early period deemed that few or no additions were
required to perfect its ample stores.
In fact, from the year 1750 to 1810, not a single tax was laid on the
proprietors to increase the Library; not a single book was purchased
from the appropriate funds of the Library. The revenues of the Library, arising from fines and an annual tax of twenty shillings on each
share, were employed " for discharging officers' salaries, incidental
clharges, and unavoidable repairs."*  It would be unjust, however,
not to commemorate the following donations by some of the early
friends of the Institution. In 1750, at the very commencement of the
Library, valuable donations of books were made by several gentlemen.
Thomas Ward, Esq., Secretary of the Colony of Rhode Island, gave
sixteen volumes of English and classical works; among which were
folio editions of Homer, Herodotus, Xenophon, Chaucer, and Spenser.
John Brett, M.D., a graduate of the University of Leyden and a physician of Newport, gave several works in Latin; among which were a
folio copy of Pliny's "Natural History," and a copy of the Latin Vulgate; Biblia Sacra (in quarto), printed at Venice, A.D. 1487.  Edward
Scott, Esq., and Matthew Robinson, Esq., highly accomplished lawyers
of Rhode Island, gave some works relating to history, mathematics, and
theology.  Capt. Joseph Harrison, a distinguished merchant, and, at a
subsequent period, Collector of the Port of' Boston, N. E., gave some
important works on natural philosophy. A club, composed of gentlemen
residing in Newport, gave twenty-six volumes and thirty-five pam* Preface of Catalogue of 1764.




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phlets; among which were probably the only books printed in America
at that time in the Library; viz., "New-York Journal of a Conspiracy"
(a quarto pamphlet), and twelve "Philadelphia Magazines." Valuable
works were given also by Capt. William Dunbar; Capt. Joseph Bull;
Mlr. William  Stevens; Mr. John Chaloner; M1r. Simon Rhodes; Mr.
Naphlthali Hart Myers; IMr. Abraham  Hart; Mr. Henry Collins;
Thomas Moffatt, M.D.; Mr. Metcalf Bowler; Mr. Alexander MIackenzie; Dr. William Douglas, a graduate of Edinburgh and a physician of Boston; Mr. Ilugh M'\Iy; Mr. James Murray, of South
Carolina; Mr. Ebenezer Flagg; and Capt. William Richards.
In April, 1752, Dr. William M'Dowell gave eighteen volumes of
philological, classical, and medical works. Donations of books were
also made, during 1752, by Capt. Benjamin Wickham, Mr. Michael
Bland of London, and Capt. Joseph Jacob.
In April, 1753, the Rev. Dr. MI'Sparran, the energetic missionary of
the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, residing
in Narragansett, gave five theological pamphlets on the " Controversy
with Dr. Middleton respecting the Miraculous Powers," and Leland's
" View of the Deistical Writers."  In August, 1753, Mr. Thomas Willett, of South Kingston, R.I., gave "Purchas his Pilgrimes," 1 vol.
folio; " Knolles's History of the Turks," 1 vol. folio; and the "History
of America," by Ferdinando Gorges, 1 vol. quarto. Donations were
also made by Mr. Andrew Hently, and, by the Rev. Thomas Barnard,
M.A. In 1755, several works were given by the Rev. Dr. M'Sparran and Mr. Thomas Sparks; in 1756, by Charles Bardin, Esq.; in
1759, by the Rev. Mr. Thomas Pollen of Newport; in 1763, by Edmund
Trowbridge, Esq., of Cambridge, Mass.; and, in 1764, by John Robinson, Esq., of Newport, Collector of the Colony of Rhode Island.
The following authors presented copies of their works: In 1750,
Dr. Wiliam Douglas gave a copy of his " Summary, Political and Historical, of the British Settlements in North America."  In 1756 and in
1762, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Sherlock, Bishop of London, presented four
copies of his " Discourses," in 12mo. In 1764, the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel
Lardner, of London, presented his " Credibility of Gospel History," in
seventeen volumes 8vo.  In the same year, Nathaniel Neal, Esq., of
London, presented copies of his father's works (the Rev. Daniel Neal,
M.A., of London): viz., Neal's "History of the Puritans," 2 vols.
4to; and Neal's " History of New England," 2 vols. 8vo.  In 1770,
Francis IMaseres, M.A., Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, presented
copies of his 4 "Mathematical Treatises," in 2 vols. 8vo.




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In 1772, Catharine Macaulay presented her "1 History of England,
in 5 vols. 4to; and a quarto volume of miscellaneous tracts.
The editor of the " Newport Mercury," Nov. 9, 1772, thus notices
Mrs. Macaulay's gift to the Library: " Mrs. Catharine Macaulay, one
of the lights of the present age, and the celebrated female historian,
by the hands of Henry Marchant, Esq., late agent for this Colony, has
generously presented the Redwood Library, in this town, with a copy
of her works, being six volumes in quarto of a new and most beautiful
edition, which she has sent, as she is pleased to say, as a'testimony
of her regard to the people of the Free Colony of Rhode Island.'"
In a fly-leaf of Montanus's "Biblia Sacra Polyglotta," in the Library, is recorded, in the handwriting of the Rev. Dr. Ezra Stiles,
the following memorandum; which is copied to illustrate the frugal
manner observed at that time in making additions to the Library: —
"Jan. 5, 1774. -  Montanus's'Polyglot,' &c., in 8 vols. folio,
price 211 dollars, or ~4. 16s. sterling, was given to the Redwood
Library, in Newport, R.I., by the following persons: viz., the HIon.
Abraham Redwood, Esq., the founder, two guineas, or 9~ dollars; Mr.
Francis Malbone, 1~ dollar; Mr. James Rod Rivera, 1i dollar;
MIr. Aaron Lopez, 1 dollar; Gov. Josias Lyndon, I dollar; Henry
Marchant, Attorney-General, i dollar; Dr. William Hunter, 1 dollar;
MIr. John Bours, 1 dollar; Mr. Isaac Hart, 1 dollar; Mr. Samuel Rodman, 1 dollar; Mr. John Cranston, I dollar; Ezra Stiles, 1 dollar:
viz., 21~ dollars. The books received and deposited in the Redwood
Library by Ezra Stiles, Librarian."
During the period of the Revolutionary War, the town of Newport
greatly declined in all the circumstances that unite to form the strength
and prosperity of communities.  Dependent for its resources on its
maritime commerce, it was one of the first towns in America to suffer
fiom the rigorous enforcement of the Navigation Law which preluded
the Revolution.  During the Revolution, alternately garrisoned by
British and American forces, it experienced most of the evils incident
to a place in a state of siege. Some of its leading merchants were at
variance with the mass of the people in their views of the great contest
going on. It suffered from divided feelings and opinions, - the loyalty
of opulent merchants to the mother-country, and the strong attachment of its people to the great cause of American liberty. Its commerce retreated from the dangers of military incursions, and its
population diminished under the oppression of martial law. The Redwood-Library Institution felt the depressing influence of the common
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At the close of the war, it was discovered that a very considerable
number of the books had been purloined; that the building and fences
had fallen into decay; that in consequence of death, or removal from
the State, a small number only of members were left to manage the
affairs of the Company, and to carry out the generous and noble intentions of its founder and of its other generous benefactors. With a view
to restore the Institution, an application was made to the General Assembly to pass an Act for the better regulating and defining the powers
of the Company of the Redwood Library in the Town of Newport. An
Act was passed at the October Session, 1790. It was a renewal of the
old charter. It designated the present officers of the Institution, determined the quorum at the meetings of the Directors and of the Company, and restricted the right of membership to those individuals only
who should, before January, 1791, give in their names to the Treasurer
of the Company, and appear, either in person or by proxy, at the next
meeting of the Company, to be held in the Library Building, in Newport, on the second Monday in February, 1791.
The privilege of substantiating claims to membership was, by a
subsequent Act of the Legislature, in May, 1791, extended to the
12th of July, 1791; and the first meeting after the renewal of
the charter was appointed to be held on the 2d of August, 1791. At
the meeting on the 2d August, 1791, it appeared that the RedwoodLibrary Company had been reduced to thirty-three proprietors.  At
the annual meeting in September, 1791,-the first after the renewal
of the charter, - the lion. Henry Marchant was chosen Moderator, and
the following officers were elected: viz., William Vernon, John Bours,
Jonathan Easton, jun., Henry Marchant, and Joseph Jacob Robinson,
Directors; Thomas Wickham, Treasurer; Edward Thurston, Secretary; Rev. William Smith, Librarian.  From this period to the year
1810, the Library Institution made no decided advance in the extent of
its resources or the number of its proprietors.  Vigorous efforts, however, during this period, were made to resuscitate the Company by the
sale of shares, and by application for legislative aid. In September,
1801, Rev. William Patten, John Bours, William Hunter, and Robert
Stevens, were appointed a Committee to form a plan for the revival of
the Institution. In September, 1806, the same duty was committed
to William  H. Vernon, Benjamin Hazard, William  Crooke, William
Hunter, and Stephen Cahoone. This Committee reported resolutions,
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of thirty new members on paying twenty-five dollars each for a share in
the Library. On petition in 1806, the General Assembly granted a
lottery to the Company, with the privilege of raising three thousand
dollars. The Company, at their meeting, Nov. 6, 1806, appointed John
Bours, Robert Stevens, William  H. Vernon, William  Hunter, and
Benjamin Hazard, directors of the lottery.  This legislative grant,
however, was never made available for the interests of the Library.
The hope of carrying the grant into effect seems to have lingered until
January, 1826; when the Hon. William  Hunter, Benjamin Hazard
and C. E. Robbins, Esqs., were appointed to report on the best means
of accomplishing the object.
At the annual meeting, Sept. 24, 1806, a Committee, consisting of
Benjamin Hazard, William H. Vernon, Stephen Cahoone, and Benjamin
IIadwen, were appointed to collect all the books and other property of
the Library; to cause to be inserted in the "Newport Mercury" an
a(dvertisement calculated to induce persons having such property to
restore it; and, if necessary, to call personally upon individuals neglecting to return the books in their possession. This Committee published
an address to the public in the " Newport Mercury" of Sept. 27, 1806.
The following extract from their communication shows the dispersed
condition of the Library at that time: "The long neglect of this Institution by the proprietors may possibly have furnished those who have
books in their hands belonging to it with an excuse for neglecting to
return them; and some may have thought it not incumbent on them
to trouble themselves about books in their possession, because they
were not originally taken out by themselves. These may be the best of
poor excuses, and the Company must accept them as such for the long
detention of their books hitherto; but they hope that those who have
so long obligingly had the keeping of their books will now trust them
to the care of the real owners, and will not allow themselves to be
satisfied with such reasons for any further detention. A large portion
of the Library books have, in one way or another, got upon the shelves
of individuals in different quarters of the town, and many valuable sets
have thus been broken and rendered useless. Before these depredations were committed upon it, it was an Institution both valuable and
ornamental to the town, and society at large reaped the benefit of it.
Let it again prosper; and, that it may begin to prosper, let the books
belonaing to it be honorably restored."
On the 13th of March, 1810, the Company resolved to admit fifty
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members as would carry the whole number of proprietors to one hundred. This plan proved to be an auspicious and successful measure
for the revival of the Institution.
On the 19th of March, 1810, sixty-four new members were admitted
into the Company, with the obligation of paying each fifteen dollars
within a month into the treasury. Committees were immediately appointed to revise the laws and regulations of the Library, to take a
catalogue of the books, to ascertain and to collect the missing volumes,
to enclose the lot with a fence, and to repair and paint the Library
Building. At the annual meeting, Sept. 26, 1810, an elaborate system
of rules and regulations of the Library, consisting of twenty-three sections, was adopted. The following officers were elected: Dr. Jonathan
Easton, President; Messrs. William Hunter, John P. Mann, Walter
Channing, Robert Stevens, John Mein, Directors; Messrs. Christopher
Fowler, Benjamin IHazard, David King, John L. Boss, jun., Edmund T.
Waring, William Turner, Committee for the purchase of Books; Benjamin Hadwen, Treasurer; Robert Rogers, Secretary.  Levi Tower
was elected, by the Directors, Librarian. The Library was at first
opened only on Saturdays, from two to five o'clock, P.M.; but from
June 1, 1811, to July, 1812, it was opened on Wednesdays from four
to six o'clock, P.M., and on Saturdays firom three to six o'clock, P.M. In
July, 1812, a regulation was adopted, which continued to be observed
until 1859. The Library was opened for the delivery of books to the
proprietors on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday in each week, from
three to six o'clock, P.M., from the 1st of May to the 1st of November;
and on Tuesday and Saturday in each week, from three to four o'clock,
P.M., from the 1st of November to the 1st of May.
In October, 1810, the proprietors appointed a Committee, consisting
of William  Hunter, Benjamin Hazard, Edmund T. Waring, David
King, William Turner, William AMarchant, and John L. Boss, jun., to
prepare an address, and to present the same to the public, for the purpose of obtaining donations of books to the Library. This Committee
published in the "Newport Mercury" of September, 1811, an eloquent
appeal - drawn up by their Chairman, the I-on. WMilliam Hunter - to
literary and benevolent minds in behalf' of an Institution whose founders
had been animated by a truly noble and enlightened public spirit.
This direct appeal to the public contributed to revive the interest
already directed towards the Library, and to encourage the spirit of
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From 1810 to 1860, large additions of books have been made to the
Library by donations of liberal individuals, and by purchase from
the appropriate funds of the Library.  The donations of books by
individuals, during that period, are recorded in the Donation Book of
the Redwood Library. In 1844, two hundred and fifty dollars were
given to the Library, for the purchase of books, by various individuals.
The President gave twenty dollars; Judge Alonzo Paige of Albany,
twenty-five dollars; and C. B. King, Esq., of Washington, one hundred
dollars. In 1845, the President of the Library gave several valuable
books, among which were the "Harleian Miscellany."  In 1847, the
lion. Robert B. Cranston gave to the Library a liberal donation of books,
consisting of "'Jefferson's Manual," three volumes of the "American
Archives," twenty-one volumes of " American State Papers," and
twenty-nine volumes of " Gales and Seaton's Congressional Debates."
To this gentleman, on various other occasions, as well as to the Hon.
Albert C. Green, I-Ion. Philip Allen, Hon. Henry Y. Cranston,
Hon. Elisha R. Potter, I-on. George G. King, HIon. Thomas Davis,
Iton. N. B. Durfee, and Hon. Henry B. Anthony, the Library Company are indebted for gifts of valuable public documents.
In 1848, many valuable books, from the library of the late Dr.
Thornton of Washington, D.C., were given by Mrs. Thornton; among
which were several volumes of the "Philosophical Transactions of the
Royal Society of London."
In 1857, several valuable works were presented by Mrs. 3Mary
Griffin, from the library of the late Francis Griffin, Esq., of New York:
viz., Du Halde's "China," 2 vols. folio; Kaempfer's " Japan," 2
vols. folio; Goldoni's Works, 30 vols. 12mo.; and the " State Trials of
England," in 10 vols. folio.  In 1858, William  N. MIercer, M.D.,
of New Orleans, presented a valuable selection of books, chiefly of
French authors. In 1859, Mr. Henry Allen Wright gave three beautifully illustrated volumes; viz., Audubon's " Quadrupeds of North
America." Hon. David Sears of Boston gave, in addition to previous
donations, the "Plymouth-Colony Records," the "Records of Massachusetts," and the " Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society;"
in all, thirty-one volumes. The Hon William C. Gibbs gave a valuable collection of books on military art and science, for many years
previously deposited by him in the Library. In 1860, Sidney Brooks,
Esq., gave eighty-one volumes of rare and valuable books, many of
them ma;gnificently illustrated, and all in fine binding.  These were
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In 1860, also, Mr. John Purssord of Regent Street, London, related to
the Redwood Family, gave the old family seal of the Redwood arms,
and a portrait of Mr. Abraham Redwood, the grandson of the founder
of the Library; a fine specimen of the artistic talent of Sir Thomas
Lawrence. The Library Company are indebted for these last donations to the kind agency of George Peabody, Esq., of London, and to
the exertions of Sidney Brooks, Esq., who, being in London, accepted the
gifts for the Library from Mr. Purssord on certain conditions.
In addition to the donations of books by individuals, acknowledged
in the Catalogue, the Redwood-Library Company are indebted to various societies and legislatures for gifts of books; among whom may be
mentioned the Rhode-Island Historical Society, the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Philadelphia Library Company, the City Library
of Boston, the American Antiquarian Society, Harvard University,
Brown University, the Smithsonian Institute; the cities of Newport,
Providence, and New York; the States of Massachusetts, New York,
Tennessee, and Rhode Island; the Record Commissioners of Great
Britain, and the Government of the United States. From 1810 to
1860, the following authors have presented copies of some or of the
whole of their works: Rev. Dr. A. Holmes, of Cambridge; Isaiah
Thomas, of Worcester; Nathan Carey, of Philadelphia; Egbert Benson, of New York; Rev. John Evans, of London; Dr. Mease, of
Philadelphia; Francis Kinlock, of South Carolina; William H. Vernon, of Newport, R.I.; David Hosack, lM.D., of New York; Rev. Dr.
William E. Channing; Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse; Edward Pelham
Brenton, Esq.; Rev. James D. Knowles, of Providence; Hon. Elisha
R. Potter, of Kingston, R.I.; George H. Calvert, of Newport; Dr.
Walter Channing, of Boston; Dr. Usher Parsons, of Providence;
Rev. Dr. F. Wayland; Josiah Quincy, LL.D.; James K. Angell, of
Providence; C. T. Brooks, of Newport; George Folsom, of New
York; Hon. David Sears; HI. T. Tuckerman, of New York; John C.
Warren, M.D., of Boston; N. I. Bowditch, of Boston; Hon. Francis
I3rinley, of Boston; C. C. Moore, LL.D., of New York; Corn. Al. C.
Perry, of New York; Hon. Samuel G. Arnold, of Middletown, R.I.;
1-I. W. Longfellow, of Cambridge; Hon. William B. Lawrence, of
Newport; and George Hayward, M.D., of Boston.
Such is a brief record of the accumulation of the Library, resulting
from the benefactions of individuals, during a period of one hundred
years, and from the revenues of the Library Company arising from an
annual tax for a period of fifty years.
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In January, 1844, the Library Company received from Judah
Touro, Esq., of New Orleans (a native of Newport), the gift of two
thousand dollars; which sum, according to the wish of the donor, was
appropriated to the repair of the portico of the building, and to the
laying of a sidewalk in East Touro Street, from the Library Building
to the corner of Kay Street. MIr. Touro, at his death in 1854, left the
liberal bequest of three thousand dollars to promote the interests of
the Institution; which sum was transmitted by R. D. Shephard, Esq.,
executor, to the President of the Institution. The sum was properly
invested at the time, and the interest of the money annually devoted to
the purchase of books.
For several years previous to the year 1855, there had existed
among the proprietors a growing conviction that the Redwood Library
did not meet the wants of the public, either in the degree of its accessibility or in the rapidity of its increase. Various measures were successively proposed for enlarging the usefulness of the Institution. In
July, 1834, the Hon. Richard K. Randolph introduced resolutions to
authorize the Directors to procure lectures to be delivered in the Library Room; to cause the Library to be opened every day in the week,
except Sunday; and to give permission to all strangers to use the books
during the Library-hours. Several attempts were made to increase the
number of shares of the Library, and thus to augment the annual revenue, in the years 1843 and 1844, and especially in 1847; when the
Company were eloquently addressed by the Hon. William Hunter in
favor of this liberal course. These several efforts to increase the efficiency of the Institution failed to receive a favorable consideration.
The traditionary belief, that one hundred had been designated as the
appropriate number of members by the founder of the Institution,
seemed to exert a spell upon the minds of the proprietors; and, for a
long period, defeated the exertions of many public-spirited individuals
to advance the Institution. It was only in 1854 that the Company
consented to authorize the President to sell fifty new shares at twentyfive dollars per share. It must be acknowledged that some interest had
been awakened in favor of the Institution by the able and eloquent
discourse of the Hon. William  Hunter, delivered at th6 Centennial
Anniversary of the incorporation of the Redwood-Library Company,
Aug. 24, 1847; as well as by the appropriate and beautiful poem of
the Rev. Charles T. Brooks, delivered on the same occasion. There
was, however, no considerable increase in the number of the proprietors, and no decided advance in the revenue of the Library.




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At the annual meeting in September, 1855, upon the recommendation of the Directors, the following Committee were appointed to report
on the best means of increasing the efficiency and enlarging the usefulness of the Library; viz., W. C. Cozzens, David King, R. J. Taylor,
Charles H. Russell, A. H. Dumont, Peleg Clarke, and Augustus Bush.
At a meeting, Oct. 10, 1855, the Committee submitted their report,
which recommended the sale of four hundred new shares at twenty-five
dollars per share, with the view of enlarging the Library Building, increasing the number of books, attaching a reading-room to the Library,
and opening the Library daily to the public. The report of the Committee was adopted, and the following resolutions were passed with
great unanimity:"1. That it is expedient to raise the sum of ten thousand dollars to promote the usefulness of the Institution.
" 2. That Thomas R. Hunter, R. B. Cranston, and William B. Lawrence,
be a Committee to procure, from the General Assembly, amendments to the
Charter, empowering the Company to elect, at their annual meetings, eleven
Directors instead of five; and entitling a proprietor to vote on more than one
share held by him, but restricting him to five votes, whatever the number of
shares held by him.
" 3. That l)avid King, W. B. Lawrence, William C. Cozzens, A. H. Dumont, Charles H. Russell, Peleg Clarke, William S. Wetmore, and George
H. Calvert, be a Committee to draw up a Circular exhibiting the condition
and resources of the Institution, presenting the proposed plan for improving
the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, and the terms of admission to its prospective privileges."
This Committee was empowered to solicit subscriptions to the stock
of the Company, upon the conditions of the proposed plan, to the
amount of four hundred shares, at twenty-five dollars per share.
The amendments to the Charter were made by the General Assembly of Rhode Island, at the January Session, 1856.
A printed Circular was distributed, by the Committee appointed for
that purpose, among the citizens and visitors of the town, in July, 1856.
The subscription was immediately opened upon the following conditions, as presented in the Circular:"1. Subscribers shall pay for the number of shares affixed to their names
at the rate of twenty-five dollars per share; provided that no part of the
subscription be required, unless the whole number of four hundred shares be
subscribed for before the annual meeting of the Company in September,
1857.




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"2. No tax shall be levied on more than one share held by each member,
unless a larger number be used by such member.
"3. Each share shall entitle a member to the uses and privileges of the
Library and Reading Room, and to the right of voting at the meetings of
the Corporation, according to the provisions of the Charter and By-laws.
"4. No proprietor, at the meetings of the Corporation, shall have more
than five votes in his own right, however great the number of shares held by
him."
Though, in obtaining subscriptions, the Committee were aided by the
well-known fact, that the existing property of the Institution  possessed
the value pf twenty-three thousand dollars, and by the very liberal offer
of Charles H. Russell, Esq., to take one thousand dollars of the new
stock, they failed to make up the required sum of ten thousand dollars by September, 1857. In August, 1858, the depressing effects of
the financial crisis of 1857 having been succeeded by a comparative
state of prosperity, the subscriptions for the Library-stock were resumed;
and  by  the efforts of a Subcommittee, consisting  of Messrs. W. C.
Cozzens, William  B. Lawrence, and John T. Bush, the whole stock
was taken by Sept. 20, 1858.
The following is a list of the subscriptions, most of which were procured by the exertions of William  C. Cozzens, Esq.:Charles H. Russell,  40 shares. $1,000   David King,             4 shares.. $100
Edward King,         20,,.. 500   George G. King,           4,,.. 100
William S. Wetmore, 20,,.. 500   Rufus B. Kinsley,          4,,.. 100
Sidney Brooks,       10,,.. 250   Aug. N. Littlefield,    4,,.. 100
James Lenox,         10,,.   250   R. S. Maitland,          4,,.. 100
Delancev Kane,        8,,.. 200   Earl P. Mason,            4,,.. 100
William H. King,      8,,.. 200   Robert M. Mason,          4,,.. 100
William B. Lawrence, 8,,.. 200   Wm. Newton Mercer,  4,,.. 100
David Sears,          8,,.. 200   Henry A. Middleton,  4,,.. 100
Henry P. Beck,        4,,.. 100   William Newton,           4,,.. 100
William G. Breeze,    4,,.. 100   George F. Parkman,   4,,.. 100
Edward L. Brinlevy,   4,,.. 100   Mary Porter,              4,,.. 100
John A. Brown,        4,,.. 100   Christopher Rhodes,   4,,.. 100
Henry Bull,           4,,.. 100   James T. Rhodes,          4,,.. 100
John T. Bush,         4,,.. 100   Andrew Robeson, jun., 4,,.. 100
Samuel W. Butler,    4,,.. 100   William H. Russell,   4,,.. 100
Henry Chauncey, jun., 4,,.. 100   Wm. P. Sheffield,         4,,.. 100
Peleg Clarke,         4,,.. 100   Alfred Smith,             4,,.. 100
William A Clarke,    4,,.. 100   Henry Tiffany,             4,,.. 100
William C. Cozzens,   4,,.. 100   Tillinghast Tompkins, 4,,.   100
Samuel Engs,          4,,.. 100   Joseph B. Tompkins,  4,,.. 100
R. M. Gibbes,         4,,.. 100   Christopher Townsend, 4,,.. 100
D. I. & N. H. Gould,  4,,.. 100   Alex. Van Rensselaer, 4,,.. 100
Joseph M. Hart,       4,,.. 100   Samuel Wetmore,           4,,.. 100
Isaac P. Hazard,      4,,.. 100   Joseph I. Bailey,         2,,..  50
Hazard and Caswell,  4,,.. 100   Richard Cornell,           2,,..  50
Hamnilton Hoppin,     4,,.. 100   A. H. Dumolt,             2,,..  50
Thomas R. Hunter,   4,,.. 100   Win. G. Hammond,   2,,..  50
Robert H. Ives,       4,,.. 100   Charles Hunter,           2,,..  50
G. Wimherly Jones,   4,,.. 100   Charles Mlixter,           2,,..  50
Charles 13 Zing,      4,,.. 100   Edward Ogden,            2,,..  50




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John Paine,            2 shares.  $50   P. J. Joachinson,         1 share.  $25
Robert Ray,            2,,..  50   C. E. Lawtoll,             1,,..  25
T. M. Seabury,         2,,..  50   Gideon Lawton,              1,,..  25
R. M. Staigg,          2,,,.  50   Win. C. Leverett,           1,,..  25
Edmund Tweedy,         2,,..  50   Jos. M. Lyon,              1,,..  25
H. C. Van Rensselaer, 2,,..  50   B. A. Mason,                1,,..  25
H. Allen Wright,       2,,..  50   Sam. T. Melville,         1,,..  25
W. S. N. Allen,        1 share.    25   Wm. Messer,              1,,..  25
E J. Anderson,         1,,..  25   Clement C. Moore,    1,,                25
James Atkinson,        1,,..  25   Josiah S. Munro,            1              25
L. P. W. Balch,        1,,..  25   C. E. Ogden,               1               25
R. S. Barker,                          25   Usher Parsos,          1. 25
R. P. Berry,           1,           25   John Pearson,            1,.    25
Wm. H. Bliss,          1,           25   A. T. Peckham,          1,           25
Thomas Brownell,       1,           25   Felix Peckham,           1              25
John Bull,             1,          25   Job A. Peckhiam,         1               25
George Burroughs,    1,            25   Saml. S. Peckham,    1,             25
B. W. Colt,            1,.    25   Wm. G. Peckham,    1                      25
J. C. Congdon,         1,           25   D. C. Pell,              1,,..  25
W. P. Congdon.,        1               25   George Popple, jun.,  1. 25
J. H. Cozzens,         1,           25   Eliza Sayer,             1              25
Wm. H. Cranston,       1,          25   Ed. A. Sherman,         1               25
J. D. Dennis,          1,          25   MI. C. Slocum,           1              25
John Eldred,           1               25   W. H. Smith,             1,         25
Wm. Fludder,           1,,..  25   Micah W. Spencer,    1                     25
Aug. Goffe,            1,,..  25   R. H. Stanton,              1,          25
George W. Greene,    1,,..  25   Wm. Stevens,                1               26
B. A. Hazard,          1,,..  25   D. T. Swinburne,            1,,..  25
G. A. Hazard,          1,,..  25   W. J. Swinburne,           1,          25
J. A. Hazard, of T. G., 1,,         25   R. J. Taylor,            1              25
J. L. Hazard,          1,,..  25   W. H. Thurston,            1,,..  25
D. W. Hollaway,        1,,..  25   B. J. Tilley,              1,,..  25
S. T. Hopkins,         1,,..  25   Chas. W. Underwood, 1,,..  25
Mrs. Mary Irish,       1,,.       25   John W. Vose,           1,,..  25
Hienry Jackson,        1,,..  25   Job B. Wilbor,             1,,..  25
At the Annual Meeting  of the  Redwood  Library  and  Athenaeum
Company, held at the Library at three, P.M., Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1858,
the following officers were elected: viz., David King, President; Peleg
Clarke, William  S. Wetmore, William  C. Cozzens, Charles H. Russell,
Sidney Brooks, David  Sears, A. N. Littlefield, A. H. Dumont, William   B. Lawrence, George  C. Mason, John  T. Bush, Directors;
George  Cozzens, Treasurer; R. I. Taylor, Secretary.  The Board of
Directors having been authorized  by the  Company to enlarge the Library Building, to increase the Library, and to adapt the Institution to
the wants of' the public, appointed, Sept. 30, 1858, the fbllowing Committees  to  effect these  various objects:  viz., first, a  Committee  on
NOTE. - Additional subscriptions for shares in July and August, 1860: —
F. L. Barreda,     8 shares... $200   John Carey, jun.,   1 share.... $25
John Foster,       4...   100   T. Jefferson Coolidge, 1,...   25
Thos. F. Hoppin,    4.         100   John RI. Ford,      1,,.25
J. B. Plumb,       4,,.... 100   Theodore Phinney,  1....  25
Alexander Duncan,  2...  50   J. J. Pringle,       1,..    25
L. M. Hoffman,      2,,.        50   J. S. Watson,        1.25
George Tiffany,    2..        50   Benj. R. Winthrop,  1,,.  25
Thos. Coggeshall,    1 share....  25




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By-laws and Regulations, consisting of Messrs. Dumont, Bush, and
Mason; second, a Committee on Finance, consisting of Messrs. Clarke,
Wetmore, and Littlefield; third, a Committee on Additions to the
Library, the Increase of Books, and Objects of Art, consisting of Messrs.
Lawrence, King, and Taylor; fourth, a Committee on Alterations of
the Library Building, consisting of Messrs. Russell, Brooks, and Cozzens; fifth, a Committee on Re-organization, consisting of Messrs.
King, Wetmore, Dumont, Mason, and Lawrence:
The Building Committee (viz., Charles H. Russell, Sidney Brooks,
William  C. Cozzens, Augustus N. Littlefield, and Peleg Clarke)
cl)tained from  Mr. George Snell, architect, of Boston, a plan for enlarging the Library Building; the leading principle of which was,
while accomplishing that object, to preserve, as far as possible, the
original design of Mr. Peter Harrison, the first architect.
The Committee contracted with Mr. Abraham T. Peckham, as masterbuilder, to carry out the additions and alterations according to the plan
of Mr. Snell, which had been previously approved of by the Directors.
The whole work was finished by July 1, 1859. The west or front elevation was not altered. The wings on the north and south sides were
extended from one-third of the length to the entire length of the building. A new building was attached to the east end of the old Library,
against which the wings were made to terminate.  This building, projecting north and south two feet beyond the wings, was made of the exact
width of the old Library Room; thus allowing the beautiful east fiacade
of the old Library to be removed so as to form the south facade of the
new building.  The north fafade of the new building was constructed
in exact imitation of it.  The new east fagade is perfectly plain, with
the exception that the Doric entablature is carried around it. The base,
and coigne stones, are similar to those of the rest of the building.  The
interior of the old Library Room was altered at the east end by the removal of the three windows, and the construction of a wide doorway with
a semicircular fanlight leading to the new building. Arched entrances to
the wings were made through the central compartment of the book-coves
on the north and south sides. The ceiling of the old Library Room
was improved by a centre ornament and appropriate mouldings.  The
north and south wings form  aisles for books and reading-rooms, and
have as formerly, at their west or front ends, rooms respectively for the
Librarian and Directors.  TIle new building is constructed with a basement, affording space for a furnace, and convenient rooms for unpacking
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praise so justly due to Mlr. Snell, the architect.  While exhibiting the
spirit of the true artist, in preserving, as far as possible, the architectural
work of a predecessor, he has added to the original building a room of
which that predecessor would have been proud. This room is fifty feet
long, twenty-eight feet wide, and nineteen feet high. It forms one
large hall, and is lighted by six windows in the north and south
fagades, and by an octagonal dome, or lantern light. The Directors
have caused, this year (1860), the ceilings and the walls of the Library
Rooms to be beautifully frescoed.
As a part of their duty, the Building Committee furnished conveniences for heating and lighting the building by means of a furnace
and the introduction of gas; they refurnished the Library Rooms with
appropriate and substantial furniture of black walnut; they obtained
an iron safe for the preservation of valuable papers and records; they
caused a beautiful fence to be erected, and the grounds to be tastefully
laid out, and planted with trees.
The Committee on Books (consisting of William Beach Lawrence,
David King, David Sears, Robert J. Taylor, A. H. Dumont, John T.
Bush, and George C. Mason) judiciously expended in the purchase of
valuable works between three and four thousand dollars. In this expenditure, while availing themselves of the valuable advice of Joseph
G. Cogswell, LL.D., Librarian of the Astor Library, they devoted
much time and labor in endeavoring to make their purchases of books
supply, in due proportion, the deficiencies in the different departments of
the Library.  The Committee on Re-organization, consisting of David
King, XV. S. Wetmore, A. HI. Dumont, G. C. Mason, and Sidney
Brooks, reported a plan for opening the Library daily; of establishing
a reading-room, furnished with the best journals and periodicals of the
day; for instituting a gallery of art, of painting and sculpture; and for
securing courses of lectures, to be delivered in the Library Room.
This plan of re-organization w'as unanimously adopted by the Board,
and its several objects were subsequently carried into effect. In forming
the gallery of art, the Directors were aided by the munificent donation of
Charles B. King, Esq., of Washington (a native of Newport), of eightysix valuable paintings, -many by his own hand, and some by other
distinguished artists. In the gallery of paintings, besides those given
by Mr. C. B. King, are paintings given by David Melville, MIiss J.
Stuart, Mrs. Catherine Allen, Usher Parsons, M.D., Augustus N. Littlefield, C. -I. Olmstead of New Haven, Russell Coggeshall, George C.
MIason, William N. MIercer, M.D., of New Orleans, and Jolhn Purssord,




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Esq., of London. These gifts are specified in the printed catalogue of
the paintings.
At a meeting of the Directors, }May 23, 1859, Benjamin H. Rhoades
was elected principal Librarian; and Dumont Clarke, Assistant Librarialn. The sum of eight hundred dollars was appropriated to defray
the salaries of the Librarians.
The Library Building, enlarged according to the tasteful plans of
IMr. Snell, its shelves supplied with large accessions of new and important works, its walls adorned by valuable paintings, its rooms rendered
attractive by tasteful and appropriate furniture, was opened to the public, July 5, 1859. For many successive days, the building was thronged
by crowds of citizens, who admired the mode of its renovation, its
increased convenience, and its better adaptation to the purposes of a
library and athenaeum. Not the structure. alone, it is to be presumed,
attracted the attention of the people; but also the new treasures of
knowledge and art which had been gathered by the Directors, within
the walls of the building, for their service. From this last consideration must have proceeded the undissembled public joy at the thorough
renovation of an Institution which had been the pride of their fathers,
and which now, at a more advanced period of literature, had been made
worthy of the liberal and enlightened community of which they were
members.
During the winter of 1859 and 1860, the Directors instituted a course
of free lectures; which were delivered once a week in the Library
Rooms, on Thursday evening, by the following gentlemen, - Rev. C.
T. Brooks, G. W. Pettes (a poem), Hon. S. G. Arnold, George C.
ilason, Rev. W. H. Richards, Walter S. Hunter, Benjamin A. 3Mumford, Rev. Thomas P. Rodman (a poem), Rev. II. S. White, lion.
George G. King, and H. M. Monsanto.
At this time, an inaugural discourse on the advantages of public
libraries was delivered by the.IIon. George G. King, President of the
Institution.
Three Catalogues of the Library have been published. The first
Catalogue was taken by Elnathan Hammond, and, with a preface contamining the Laws of the Library, was printed at Newport, by Samuel
Hall, in 1764. The Library then consisted of fifteen hundred and sixteen volumes; viz., two hundred and forty-nine folios, one hundred and
fifty quartos, eight hundred and seventy-six octavos, and two hundred
and forty-one duodecimos. It possessed but forty-one pamphlets. It is
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should, during the century ~of its existence, have been so generally
neglected by the Directors of the Institution.  They constitute an
important record of the transient, and even of the more permanent
feelings, passions, and thoughts of the successive generations of men.
The second Catalogue was prepared by Robert Rogers, Librarian,
under the direction of a Committee of the Directors; and was printed,
with the charter and laws, at Newport, by Rousmaniere and Barber,
in 1816.  It contained fourteen hundred and ninety-two volumes;
viz., two hundred and thirty-one folios, one hundred and sixty-one
quartos, nine hundred and fifty octavos, and one hundred and fifty
duodecimos.
An Appendix to the second Catalogue was printed at Newport, by
William and J. H. Barber, in September, 1829. It contained a thousand and sixty-seven volumes; viz., twenty-six folios, sixty-one quartos,
six hundred and sixty-three octavos, and three hundred and seventeen
duodecimos.  It was prepared by Robert Rogers, Secretary and
Librarian.
The third Catalogue of the Library, with an Historical Preface, was
printed in Providence, by Knowles and Vose, in 1843. It was prepared with great labor and care by Christopher G. Perry, David
King, Mr. Prioleau of South Carolina, and Nathan H. Gould. In this
Catalogue the books were arranged under five classes, with various
sections under each class; viz., Theology, History, Jurisprudence,
Government and Politics, Belles-Lettres, Science and Arts. It contained four thousand and forty-seven volumes, the titles of which were
given in full.
The present and fourth Catalogue consists of two parts. The first
part presents the works in alphabetical order, under the names of their
authors: the second part consists of an elaborate Index, in which the
works of the Library are arranged under the classes of knowledge or
subjects of which they treat.  A part of this Catalogue, under the
direction of the Directors, was prepared by Benjamin E. Thurston in
1858. Great accessions of books having been made to the Library
in 1859, the completion of the Catalogue has been intrusted by the
Directors to Benjamin H. Rhoades, the present faithful and able Librarian. By this Catalogue, it appears that the Redwood Library now
contains nine thousand five hundred and four volumes.
In concluding the history of this Institution, we may express a hope
for its continued prosperity. May this noble Institution, the offspring
d




Xxvi                  HISTORICAL SKETCH.
of the culture, the elegance, and the liberality of Colonial times, the
nurturer of knowledge and virtue in our midst for a century past, continue to attract the warm regards of generation after generation,
receiving from each its grateful honors, and, in reciprocation, ever
shedding abroad in the community those moral and intellectual influences which sustain and uphold the best interests of society!




CHARTER.                          XXVii
CHARTER.
COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND, &c.
By the Honorable the GOVERNOR AND COMPANY of the English Colony of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations, in New England in America, in General Assembly met at Newport, within and for the Colony aforesaid, on the third Tuesday in
August, one thousand seven hundred and forty-seven:To all to whom these presents shall come, GREETING.
WHEREAS ABRAHAM REDWOOD, Esquire, hath generously engaged to bestow
five hundred pounds sterling, to be laid out in a collection of useful books
suitable for a Public Library proposed to be erected in Newport aforesaid,
and, having nothing in view but the good of mankind, hath chosen to make
his donation as lasting and diffusive as possible; to which end, James
Honyman and others have been invited to join him, and, so far as in them
lies, to form a Society, or Company, for the propagating virtue, knowledge,
and useful learning; which they have accordingly done, &c: whereupon
the said Society have made application to this Assembly for a charter of incorporation, who, highly approving of so noble and generous design, and
being willing and desirous to give all the assistance and encouragement
which it justly merits, have given, and by these presents the said Governor
and Company do, for themselves and their successors, give and grant, that
the said Abraham Redwood, James Honyman, and others, and all others
that shall be by them admitted members of their Company, be, and they are
hereby, constituted, erected, and made a body politic and corporate, to sub.
sist, at all times for ever hereafter, in deed and name, by the name of THIE
COMPANY OF THE REDWOOD LIBRARY; and, by the same name, shall and
may have perpetual succession, and be personable and taxable in law; to
have, hold, receive, and enjoy lands, tenements, rents, liberties, franchises,
and hereditaments, in fee-simple, or for term of life, lives, years, or otherwise; and also goods, chattels, and other things, of what nature, kind, or
quality soever; and also to give, grant, let, sell, or assign the same lands,
tenements, hereditaments, goods, and chattels; and to do and execute all
other things about the same by the name aforesaid. And also that they and
their successors, by the name of the Company of the Redwood Library, be,
and shall be for ever hereafter, a company of persons able and liable to




XXV111                        CHARTER.
sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto,
defend and be defended against, in all or any of the courts of law or other
places, and before any judges, justices, and other persons whatsoever, in all
manner of actions, suits, complaints, pleas, causes, and matters of every kind
and nature whatsoever. And that it shall and may be lawful to and for the
said Company of the Redwood Library, and successors, for ever hereafter to
have one common seal for their use in their affairs; and the same, at their
will and pleasure, to change and alter. And, for the well-governing and ordering their affairs, the Governor and Company of the Colony aforesaid do
hereby further grant, that it shall and may be lawful for the said Company
and their successors to assemble and meet together on the last Wednesday
in September in every year, and at such other times as they shall think convenient, at their Library or any other suitable place in the town of Newport;
due and public notice being given at least five days before the times of such
meetings, not only of the day, hour, and place of such meeting, but of the
cause thereof, and of the matters to be transacted therein. And that the said
Company, or one-fourth part of them at least, in person, or by proxy duly constituted in writing, shall have full power and authority, from time to time, to
make, constitute, and establish such laws, statutes, orders, and constitutions
as shall appear to them, or the major part of them, to be good and useful,
honest and necessary, for the government, regulation. and direction of the
Company, and every member thereof; and for the appointing and regulating
the election or nomination of ])irectors, a Treasurer, Librarian, Secretary,
and such and so many other officers as they may think fit, and for limiting and appointing their trust and authority; and for the admitting new
members; and to do all things concerning the government, estates, goods,
lands, and revenues, as also all the business and affairs, of the said Company.
All which laws, statutes, orders, and constitutions, so to be made as aforesaid, shall be binding on every member, and to be from time to time inviolably observed according to the tenor and effect of them, provided that
they be not repugnant to the law of England or of the Colony. And now,
and that the intent hereof may prove more effectual, and inflame the worthy
zeal of the Company, GIDEON WANTON, Esq., Governor and Commander-inchief in and over the Colony aforesaid, doth, by the direction of the said
Assembly, subscribe his name, and cause the seal of the said Colony to be
affixed hereunto, the twenty-fourth day of August, in the twenty-fourth year
of the reign of his most sacred Majesty GEORGE THE SECOND, by the
grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of
the Faith, &c.
(Signed)                          GIDEON WANTON.
(Sealed with the Seal of the Colony.)
By order of his Honor the Governor,
(Signed)                   THOMAS WARD, Secretary.




THE CHARTER AS AMENDED IN 1856.                 Xxix
THE CHARTER AS AMENDED IN 1856.
An Act in amendment of the several Acts heretofore passed by the General Assembly
in amendment of, and addition to, the Charter of the Redwood Library and Athenneum at Newport.
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:SECT. 1. - Said Company shall be known and called by the name of THE
COMPANY OF THE REDWOOD LIBRARY AND ATHEN~EUM, and by that name
shall have and enjoy all the powers, privileges, rights, and immunities, and be
subject to all the duties, liabilities, and burdens, of said Company, in the same
manner and to the same intent and effect as under the former name.
SECT. 2.- The rights in said Library shall not be liable to be attached, or
levied upon, by any writ or execution for any debt, duty, or demand, of what
kind or nature soever.
SECT. 3.- And be it further enacted, that the following Articles be added
to, and form a part of, the charter of said Company; viz.:ART. 1. —The Library and property of the Company shall be held in
shares, of which the members shall have certificates signed by the President
and Secretary.
ART. 2. - There shall be a meeting of the Company, at the Library-room,
on the last Wednesday in September, annually, at three o'clock, P.M. Fifteen
members present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum for business.
ART. 3.- Special meetings on other days may be called by order of the
President or of the Directors; or upon request, made in writing to the
President, by ten members of the Company.
ART. 4.- At those special meetings, such business only shall be transacted
as shall be specified in the order for calling the same, and in the notice given
of such meetings to the members.
ART. 5. — Public or personal notice of every meeting of the Company
(except adjourned meetings, notice of which shall be put up in the Libraryroom) shall be given by the Secretary, at least five days previous to such
meeting.
ART. 6. —Each proprietor shall be entitled to one vote by himself, his
attorney, or proxy, on every share by him held, at all meetings of the corporation; provided that no proprietor shall ever have exceeding five votes in his
own right, whatever may be the number of shares he may hold.
ART. 7. - No transfer of any share shall be valid, until approved by the
Company or the Board of Directors, and properly authenticated by a certificate
signed by the President and Secretary.




XXX             THE CHARTER AS AMENDED IN 1856.
ART. 8. — All taxes and fines due from any members shall attach upon
their shares in the Library; and no transfer of any such shares shall be valid,
until such taxes and fines shall be paid.
ART. 9. - At every annual meeting, each member shall pay to the Treasurer one dollar, to be appropriated to the purchase of books.
ART. 10. — All taxes necessary for repairs, and other purposes of the
Institution, shall be assessed by the Company at their annual meetings, or at
special meetings called agreeably to the third, fourth, and fifth Articles.
ARTr. 11. —Any member who shall neglect to make the annual payment
established by the ninth Article, or who shall neglect, after notice, in writing,
from the Treasurer or fiom the Secretary, to pay any tax assessed by the
Company, or any fine by him incurred, shall be deprived of the use of the Library during such delinquency.
ART. 12. —If any member shall so continue to neglect for the space of
one year after such notice, his right and share in the Library shall be forfeited, ipso facto, to the Company; provided that, three months previous to
such forfeiture, further notice thereof shall be given to the delinquent member by the Treasurer or the Secretary, and that no share shall be forfeited
for any fines or taxes of less amount than five dollars; provided also that
every member, who shall be absent at sea at the time the forfeiture of his
share would accrue, shall be allowed three months, with notice as aforesaid,
after his return, before such forfeiture shall take place.
ART. 13. —The Company, at their annual meetings, shall elect from
among their members a President, eleven Directors, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and such other officers as they shall think necessary; vacancies in any
of which offices shall be filled at any special meeting. If more than one candidate be nominated for any office, the Company shall elect by ballot. If
no person shall have a majority of the votes, the ballot shall be taken again
between the two persons having the highest number on the first trial. The
votes shall be counted by the Treasurer and Secretary, except in their own
election; the votes in which case shall be counted by the President, or by
either of the Directors.
ART. 14. - The President. - He shall have a general superintendence of
the Library; shall preside at the meetings of the Company and of the Directors, of whom he may call special meetings at such times as he shall think
necessary; and shall himself be a Director ex officio.
ART. 15.- The Directors. - They shall meet at the Library-room  on a
stated day in each quarter, or at such other times and places as they shall
appoint; of all which meetings, except those by adjournment, every Director
not absent from the island shall have notice given him by the Secretary.
The votes of six Directors personally present shall be necessary for the adoption of any measure.
It shall be the duty of the Directors to superintend the Library and
property of the Company, direct the purchase of books, to make necessary
repairs, and adopt temporary regulations (not inconsistent with the charter




THE CHARTER AS AMENDED IN 1856.                 xxxi
and laws of the Company) in cases unprovided for; such regulations to
remain in force only until the next meeting of the Company.
They shall select and appoint a Librarian, whom also they may remove;
shall prescribe his duties, and fix the amount of compensation to be allowed him.
When anv member shall recommend any book or work to the Directors
by leaving the title thereof with the Librarian, the same shall be considered
by them.
They shall have power to ascertain all fines due to the Company, but not
to remit any fines incurred by a breach of the laws of the Company; which
they shall take care to have strictly enforced.
They may grant the privilege of the Company, so far as relates to the use
of the books, to such distinguished strangers, or liberal benefactors to this
Library, as may be temporarily resident in the city of Newport.
At the annual meeting of the Company, the Directors shall make report
of their proceedings during the past year; and shall recommend for the consideration of the Company such measures as they may think advisable.
ART. 16. -All moneys due to the Company, in taxes, fines, or otherwise,
shall be paid to the Treasurer, and be by him held subject to the orders of
the Company and of the Directors. Upon non-payment, after proper notice,
of any money so due, the Treasurer shall have power, with the advice of the
Directors, to sue for and recover the same in the name of the Company.
He shall account annually to the Directors, on some day not more than
one month preceding the annual meeting of the Company, and at such other
times as they may require.
ART. 17.- The Secretary. - He shall keep journals of the proceedings of
the Company and of the Directors, to each of whom he shall act as Secretary,
and of whose respective meetings he shall give due notice to the several
members.
He shall record all transfers of shares approved of by the Company; and,
under the orders of the Directors, shall have the care of the charter, laws,
and deeds of the Company.
ART. 18.- All the books belonging to the Library shall be on the shelves
on the Wednesday previous to the annual meeting in each year; and every
proprietor, who shall refuse or neglect to return the book or books which
may be out on his respective share or shares, shall pay, as a fine for such
neglect, the sum of twenty-five cents.
ART. 19. - Every proprietor who may neglect or refuse to pay any taxes
or assessments which may have been or shall be ordered at the annual
meeting of the Company, or any fine or fines legally assessed by the Directors or Librarian for the detention of books, for the space of three months
after such taxes, assessments, or fines, shall have been respectively levied,
shall be debarred the use of the Library, as it respects the taking-out of
books, until such taxes, assessments, or fines, shall be paid.
All Acts heretofore passed by this General Assembly, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.




XXXI1                      REGULATIONS.
REGULATIONS.
1. The Library and Reading-room shall be kept open on such days and
at such hours as the Directors may designate.
2. All books, pamphlets, &c., shall be legibly marked with the name of
the Library; and, if presented, shall have inscribed in them the names of the
givers, unless otherwise requested.
3. Each person entitled to the privileges of the Library shall be allowed
to take out any two volumes at a time: which may be kept, if a folio or
quarto, for four weeks; if an octavo or a duodecimo, for two weeks; and, if
a pamphlet, for one week. Of a set of books, he may take, at any time, two
volumes; the latter of which, he may retain for the whole time which would
have been allowed for both, had they been taken separately.
4. If any person shall detain a book over the time allowed, he shall pay,
as a fine, five cents for every day's detention of such book; and, if it shall
not be returned within twenty days after demand made in writing therefor
by the Librarian, he shall pay the value of the book, or of the set to which it
belongs, - the value to be estimated by the Directors.
5. Any person who shall soil or damage or lose a book belonging to the
Library shall be liable to such fine as the Directors may impose; or shall pay
the value of the book, or of the set, if it be part of a set, as the Directors
may elect.
6. Any person entitled to books may enter his name with the Librarian
for any book then out, and shall be entitled thereupon to receive such book
when returned. But no name shall be entered at any one time for more than
one book, or two volumes of a set; nor shall more than one name be entered
at the same time for the same book: and such book shall be reserved for
only one library-day.
7 No book shall be delivered to any one but a stockholder, or a member
of his immediate family, or upon a stockholder's written order, except as
provided for in Article 20: and no person shall take a book from the Library,
except at the hands of the Librarian or his Assistant; to either of whom only
shall such book be returned.
8. The Librarian shall have power to prohibit the removal of books from
the shelves, whenever he may deem such removal improper.
9. No book belonging to the Library shall be lent by any person taking
the same, under the penalty of one dollar.
10. The Librarian shall carefully examine all books returned; and shall,
at the time, note any damage done to them, in a book kept for that pur



REGULATIONS.                        XXXiii
pose, in which he shall keep an account of all violations of the Regulations
relating to the Institution.
11. The Directors may on special occasions, at their discretion, authorize
individuals, not connected with the Institution, to use the Library under such
restrictions as they shall impose.
12. Any person who shall violate any of these regulations shall be liable
to forfeit his right to the privileges of the Institution for one year; or for a
less time, as the Directors shall determine.
13. All books shall be returned to the Library at such times as the Directors may order, when a careful examination of the Library shall be made;
and any person who shall fail to conform to such an order shall be liable to
a fine of one dollar.
14. Books belonging to the Library may be used in the Reading-room.
Any person desiring to use books in the Reading-room shall be furnished
with a card, on which he shall designate the book or books asked for, by
stating the letter of the shelf and the number of the book on the shelf,
and the volume or volumes (all which can be learned from the Catalogue);
and this card, which must be presented when a book is asked for to be used
in the Reading-room, will be retained as long as the owner retains the
books: but no book, so received, shall be taken from the Reading-room.
15. Each pamphlet or periodical used in the Reading-room shall be returned to its place by the person using it; and all books used there shall be
returned to the Librarian or to his Assistant.
16. All conversation and all conduct, inconsistent with the quiet and orderly use of the Reading-room, are absolutely prohibited. Infraction of this
rule will incur the penalty of future exclusion.
17. No books shall be taken from the shelves by any person not employed
in the Library, except such as are deposited in the Reading-room for reference.
18. Any stockholder may introduce a friend to the Reading-room, for a day.
19. Any person, with permission of the L)irectors, may deposit books, or
other works of art, in the Library, to remain there for use or otherwise, as
the owners may direct; which shall be under the same care and regulations
as the property of the Institution, but without devolving any responsibility
on the Company.
20. Under the foregoing Regulations, any persons (though not stockholders) having a temporary residence in the city, with the consent of the Directors, may have the use of the Library and Reading-room by paying therefor
five dollars, in advance, for the season, and depositing with the Librarian
twenty dollars; which deposit shall be restored on the return of all books
taken out, and the payment of any fines which have been incurred by the
depositor. The Directors, however, in their discretion, may dispense with
the deposit.
21. All books, when first introduced into the Library, by purchase or gift,
shall remain one week on the table before being put into circulation.
e




XXxiv                   LIST OF DONORS OF BOOKS.
AN ALPHABETICAL LIST
OF THE
NAMES OF DONORS OF BOOKS TO THE REDWOOD LIBRARY
AND ATHENAEUM,
FROM  1750 TO SEPTEMBER, 1860, INCLUSIVE.
(Figures denote the date of gift, and the number of volumes: p. denotes pamphlets.)
Albany Association, 1849...  1   Boston, City of, 1859....... 1
Allan, B. R., 1860......   p. 1   Boston Library, Mercantile, 1844..   1
Allan, E. P., 1830.......   1   Boston Library, Public, 1859.... 1
Allston, William M., 1810.....   6   Bours, John, 1810-11......16
Almy, Jonathan, 1810...... 2   Bours, Peter, 1814....... 3
American Peace Society, 1851...  1   Boutwell, G. S., 1855...... 3
Amherst College, 1859...... 1   Bowditch, N. I., 1836-52..... 2
Anderson, Mrs. E. G., 1860....10   Bowler, Metcalf, 1750...... 1
Angel, J. R., 1855....... 6   Brenton, E. Pelham, 1831..... 2
Anthony, H. B. (U. States), 1859.. 10   Brett, John, M.D., 1750..... 8
Arnold, S. G., 1860.......   2   Brevoort, J. Carson, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Athenmum, Providence, 1853... 1          1859, one volume privately printed;
Auchmuty, Robert N., 1810..    2         viz.,Washington's Diary. 8vo. New
Auchmuty, Samuel D., 1810...   1        York. 1858....... 1
Bache, Alexander D., 1859...    4   Brinley, Edward, 1833...... 2
Balch, L. P. W., 1859-60..... 2   Brinley, Francis, 1853-9..... 13
Bardin, Charles, 1756...... 1   Brooks, Rev. Charles T., 1845-59.. 11
Barnard, Henry, 1844...... 1   Brooks, Nathan C., 1844..... 1
Barnard, Thomas M. A., 1753... 2   Brooks, Henry M., 1860.... p. 3
Barker, James, 1845....... 1   Brooks, Sidney, 1856-9...... 84
Bartlett, J. R., 1856-60...... 6   Brown, Moses, 1825....... 8
Beck, Henry P., 1846-60.... 15   Brown University, 1843......  1
Bedee, Moses, 1847....... 1   Brownell, T., 1860......              p. 2
-Benson, Egbert, 1818.....   p. 2   Buffum, David, 1823-59.....   11
Birckhead, James, 1860..... 1   Bull, Joseph, 1750....... 11
Bixby, J. M., 1849-52...... 2   Bull, Henry, 1810-22...... 5
Bland, Michael, 1752....... 4   Bullfinch, S., 1860....... 1
Bohn, H. G., 1847........ 1   Burroughs, Green, 1812..... 1
Boss, John L., jun., 1810-19.. 13; p. 2   Cahoone, Stephen, 1829-53.... 10
Boss, Nicholas G., 1817-33.... 53   Calvert, George H., 1846-60.... 12




LIST OF DONORS OF BOOKS.                               XXXV
Canfield, Richard, 1860...... 2    Easton, William, 1823...... 2
Carey, Matthew, 1815.1.   I   Elton, Rev. Romeo, 1822..... 1
Carpenter, Martha, 1833.... 2   Ely, E. S., Philadelphia, 1822.... 1
Carpenter, Phoebe, 1810.....             3   Engs, George, 1833....... 2
Carpenter, Willett, 1835.....2   Evans, Rev. John, 1821... 8; p. 5
Chaloner, Dr. John, 1750.....6   Ewbank, T., 1850........ 1
Champlin, C. G., 1840......           37   Faisneau, Pascal, 1833...... 1
Champlin, Martha, 1844.....16    Ferris, Isaac, 1859..... p. 1
Channing, Edward, 1825.....16   Fessenden, Benjamin, 1829.... 8
Channing, George, 1825.....24   Flagg, Ebenezer, 1750.2..2
Channing, Dr. Walter, 1812-46... 3   Folsom, George, 1848......1
Channing, William E., 1830-6... 3   Fowler, Christopher, 1810-30... 16
Chase, Mrs., 1833.......   3   Francis, John W., M.D., 1858.  p. 1
Choules, John 0., 1829.....  2   French, Benjamin F., 1855...   1
Clarke, Audley, 1822......    5   Galloup, L. Fredk., 1842....    1
Clarke, William A., 1842-60....30    Gardner, Samuel F., 1821.... 11
Club of Newport, 1750......61    Gardner, Mrs. Harriet F., 1857... 3
Coggeshall, David M., 1825.... 3   Gibbs, George, 1831.......6
Coggeshall, James, 1832.....1    Gibbs, Ruth, 1812......1
Coggeshall, John, 1822...... 3    Gibbes,R.M., 1849...  1
Coggeshall, Russell, 1857.....1 I   Gibbs, William C., 1821-60.... 92
Coggeshall, W. T., 1860....p. 1              Among them, Compagnes d'Italie, ilCollins, Henry, 1750...   2       lustr. from  designs by Vernet. 1 fol........ ~~~Paris. 1806.
Cope, Thomas P., 1844...             Paris. 1806.
Cotton, Charles, M.D., 1816.... 3   Gibbs, Sarah, 1860...... 2
Cozzens, Issachar, 1843......2    Gilliat, J. H., 1843.......1
Cozzens, James, 1855......1 I   Gilpin, John B., 1812...83
Cozzens, William C., 1859..... 1   Goodwin, George, 1812-21.... 4
Cranston, Mrs. Caleb, 1859.... 1   Goodwin, Fred. H., 1825..... 5
Cranston, Henry Y., 1810-49....17   Gould, John S., 1859....... 5
Cranston, Robert B., 1842.....3    Gould, N. H., 1842.......                     28
Cranston, William H., 1859.... 3   Gould, Stephen, 1821......  6
Crooker, Isaiah, 1833......   I   Grace, John A., 1833....... 3
Crow, W., 1859.......   p.1    Gray, Francis C., 1850......8
Davis, Isaac P.,1832.... 1; p.2   Greene, A. C., 1846-9......  3
Davis, Thomas, 1853-6......14    Greene, S. A., 1859......  p. 2
De Kroft, Mrs. S. H., 1851.....1    Griffin, Mary, 1854-9......34
Dennison, Patience, 1811.....1    Guild, Reuben N., 1859...... 1
De Rham, Mrs. C., 1843......1 I   Hadwen, Benjamin, 1810.....                     10
Detroit Young Men's Society, 1860.  p. 2   Hambleton, Samuel, 1812.....             1
Dixon, Anthony, 1825....        1.    I   Hammond, William G., 1845....    1
Door, James A., 1859......    I   Handy, Mrs. C. 0., 1857..... 1
Douglas, William, M.D., 1750... 2   Harrison, Joseph, 1750......4
Dripps, M., 1859.......m            s. I   Hart, Abraham, 1750....... 2
Dumont, A. H., 1846-59.... 6   HarvardUniversity, 1860..... 4
Dunbar, William, 1750..... 2   Hawkshurst, S. C., 1837...1
Dunlap, S. F., 1859.......1    Hayward, George, M.D., 1860... 1
Dunn, T. C., M.D., 1822.....1    Hazard, John A., 1843...... 3
Durfee, Job, 1822.......1    Hazard, Thomas, 1852......1
Durfee, Nathan B., 1857-8.....14   Heatly, Andrew, 1753...... 3
Easton, Mrs. J. H., 1833.....  2   Hickcox. John H., 1860.... p.2
Easton, Jonathan, sen., 1810....       2   Historical Society, Rhode-Island, 1828. I




Xxxvi                   LIST OF DONORS OF BOOKS.
Hitchcock, Thomas, 1859..... 22   Malcolm, Rev. C. H., 1860...      3
Holcomb, Henry, 1821-3....  3   Mann, John P., 1810...... 6
Holmes, Rev. Dr., 1810-23....   35   Martin, Edward, 1810...... 13
Homans, J. S., 1860....... 1   Marchant, William, 1810..... 24
Hoppin, Rev. Dr., 1859.....   p. 1   Maseres, Francis, M.A., 1770.... 2
Hossack, David, M.D., 1829.... 7   Mason, H. P., 1860...... ms. 1
Hough, Franklin B., 1857.... p. 2   Mason, George, 1834....... 3
Howland, Sarah, 1851...... 2   Mason, Susan, 1812....... 6
Hunter, William, 1810-21.....10   Massachusetts Hist. Society, 1856-7. 3
Hunter, William, jun., 1822.... 6   May, J. J., 1859........ 1
Jacob, Joseph, 1752....... 1   McDowell, Dr. William, 1752.... 18
James, Charles T., 1854.....   6   McKy, Hugh, 1750.......1
Jones, W. Alfred, 1851-8..... 2   McRea, Mary......... 1
King, Charles Bird, 1810-60...  215   McSparran, Rev. James, D.D., 1753. 7
King, Charles W., 1833.... 2; p. 2   Mease, James, 1812, 1821..... 2
King, David,  M.D., 1810..... 6   Medical Society, Rhode-Island, 1850. 1
King, David, M.D., 1841-56....50   Mein, John, 1810........ 9
King, Edward, 1860:.....   275   Mercer, William N., M.D., 1858... 51
King, George G., 1846-53..... 33           Among them, North-American ForestKillg, Wm. H., 1860..  2                      trees; by Andr-Michaux. 3 vols. royal
King,...8vo. Paris: 1810-13.
Kinlock, Francis (S.C.), 1822... 1
Knowles, Rev. J. D., 1832.....         2   Metcalf, Samuel F., M.D., 1833... 1
Lance, Rev. Mr., 1825...... 1   Miller, William, 1810.......1
Lardner, Rev. Nathaniel, D.D., 1764.17   Moffatt, Thomas, M.D., 1750.... 1
Lawrence, S. Abbot, 1860...  3; e. 2   Monro, Archibald, 1825...... 1
Lawrence, W. B., 1855-60... 3; p. 2   Moore, Clement C., 1852...    1
Lawton, Edw. W., 18.......    Murray, James, 1750...... 1
Lawton, Robert, 1813....           1.. Myers, Naphtali H., 1750.... 4
Lawton, Susan, 1833....    ~.    1   Nantucket Athenseum, 1844.... 1
Lee, R. P., 1822........1   Neal, Nathaniel, 1764...    4
Legislature of Rhode Island, 1849-57. 4   Newman, S. C., 1860....          map 1
Lenox, James, 1852-60...... 4   Newton, Edw. F., 1843...... 
Four volumes privately printed, viz.: —  New York, City of, 1827, 1842...   7
Niccolo Sillacio's Account of the Second  New-York Mercantile Library, 1860  p. 6
Voyage of Columbus; and the Letterof      New-York State Library, 1857.   12
the Physician Chanca, who accompanied
Columbus. 4to. NewYork: 1860.             Ogden, Edward, 1859.....    1
Voyages from  Holland to America,       Ogilvie, James, 1810.......39
1632-44. By David Peterson. DeVries.
4to. New York: 1853.                      Olyphant, David W. C.,,3....   1
Reprint of Washington's Farewell Ad-    Paddock, Joseph, 185..... 2
dress, from  the original manuscript.
4to. New York: 1850.                      Paine,  artyn, 1852-6...... 3
Two rare Tracts relating  to New        Paine, Caroline, 1860..    1
Netherlands; printed at Antwerp, 1649;            W  R
and Amsterdam, 1650. 4to. New York:       Palmer, W. R., 1859.....   p. 1
1854.                                     Parker, Mrs. Peter, 1830.....   1
Library, Philadelphia, 1822.... 2   Parrish, Daniel A., 1859...    1
Lindsay, Rev. Mr., 1847..... 1    Parsons, Usher, M.D., 1855-60. 2; p. 2
Littlefield, A. N., 1860...... 1    Patten, Rev. William, D.D., 1810.. 9
Longfellow, H. W., 1856..... 4   Patten, Joseph, 1814...... 3
Lovering, Joseph, 1859...... 1   Pearce, Dutee J., 1832...... 2
Lubbren, F. M., 1859...... 1    Peckham, C. B., 1857-60..... 15
Macaulay, Catharine, 1772.             6   Peckham, Thomas, 1810.. 16
Mackenzie, Alexander, 1750.... 1   Pell, Duncan C., 1854-60..... 26
Malbone, Catherine, 1812..... 2   Perry, C. G., 1843-8....... 13




LIST  OF DONORS  OF BOOKS.                           XXXVii
Perry, Frances, 1854....... 2   Stall, Isaac, 1833...... 2
Perry, Com. M. C., 1827-56.... 5   Stevens, James, 1818, 1821.... 3
Perry, Comrn. Oliver H., 1814.... 4   Stevens, John, 1812....... 3
Philadelphia Library Company, 1859. 1   Stevens, John W., 1835.....    1
Pierce, Benjamin, 1810-15.            5   Stevens, Robert, 1810...... 16
Pierce, J. B., 1845....... 8   Stevens, Robert, jun.......1
Pitman, Thomas G., 1821..... 2   Stevens, William, 1750...... 2
Pollen, Rev. Thomas, 1759....   3   Stevens, William, 1833...... 2
Potter, E. R., 1842-60.... 8; p. 6   Stuart, H. G., 1853.....            1
Prince, William R., 1832..... 3   Sunderland, Ray, 1845...... 1
Prison-discipline Society, 1856-9.. 3   Taylor, R. J., 1843-60...... 5
Providence Athenmum, 1854-60. 1; p. 7   Taylor, W. R., 1847-52...... 2
Quincy, Josiah, 1846.....         1   Tennessee Historical Society, 1859.. 3
Randolph, Ann, 1823......    2   Tenny, Rev. C. J., 1810...... 8
Reid, Jared, 1852........ 2   Thayer, William, 1827....                   1
Reynolds, Benjamin, 1812.. 1   Thomas, Isaiah, 1812...... 2
Rhode-Island Peace Society, 1846.. 1   Thompson, Charles, 1815..... 1
Rhode Island, State of, 1858-60...7   Thorndike, Augustus, 1845...  167
Rhodes, Simon, 1750..... 2   Thornton, Mrs. Dr., 1847..... 34
Richards, William, 1751..... 1   Thurston, John R.. 1810..... 1
Richmond, W. B., 1859...... 2   Tillinghast, Jos. L., 1843..... 1
Ringgold, C., 1852........ 1   Tompkins, Hamilton B., 1859... 2
Robbins, C. E., 1828....... 2   Trowbridge, Edmund, 1763.... I
Robeson, Andrew, 1860.....   2   Trustees of Brown Fund, 1846... 1
Robinson, John, 1764...... 1   Townsend, C. F., 1821...... 2
Robinson, Christopher, 1860.... 5   Tucker, Rev. Ir., 1831.... 3
Robinson, Matthew, 1750..... 1   Tuckerman, H. T., 1850-60.... 3
Robinson, Robert, 1810...... 3   Tustin, Rev. Josiah P., 1849..              1
Rodman, William M., 185... 1   Tyrrell, Elizabeth, 1810..... 3
Rogers, Joseph, 1812....... 16   United-States Congress, 1829-57.  111
Rogers, Robert, 1810.... 18   United-States Government, -
Rogers, William, 1815...  18; p. 29       By Hon. H. B. Anthony, 1859-60.. 66
Rogers, William S., 1851.... 1             By Hon. N. B. Durfee, 1858... 31
Ross, Arthur, 1845.......   1               By Hon. Christopher Robinson, 1860, 55
Rousmaniere, Lewis, 1810.....  1             By Secretary of the Interior, 1859. 56
Ruggles, Henry, 1821...... 35   Unknown, 1821-2........ 9
Russell, Charles H., 1860... 1; p. 1   Vernon, William H., 1822-8.... 5
Ryan, John, 1860.....    map 1   Ward, Carpenter, 1833..... 3
Satterlee, Richard S., M.D., 1856-60. 2   Ward, R. R., 1838...... 1
Schroeder, Henry, 1860.... maps 2   Ward, Thomas, 1750......   18
Schroeder, Henry, jun., 1851.... 2   Waring, Thomas, 1833...... 4
Scott, Judge Edward, 1750.... 10   Warren, J. C., M.D., 1850-5.'... 5
Sears, Daniel, 1850....... 4   Warren, J. Mason, M.D., 1860... 3
Sears, David, 1855-60...... 41   Waterhouse, Benj., M.D., 1822-31 8; p. 1
Shaw, W. C., 1846..... 2   Wayland, Rev. Francis, D.D., 1846. 5
Sheffield, William P., 1858-60. 5; p. 3   Wayne, Mrs.., 1844.....   1
Sherlock, Rt. Rev. Dr., 1756-62... 12   Wetmore, William S., 1859.... 1
Silsbee, Hon. N. 1833..              1
Silsbee~, Bon.N., 1833         A beautiful work on the Rosetta Stone.
Smithsonian Institute, 1851-60... 19
Society, Social, 1817......   1   Wheaton, Rev. Nathaniel S., D.D., 1830  2
Sparks, Thomas, 1755...... 2   Whitehouse, John G., 1810.... 4
Spooner, Mrs., 1933....... 1   Wickham, Thomas, 1810..... 2




XXXViii               LIST OF DONORS OF BOOKS.
Willcocks, Alexander, 1859.... 2   Five original Photographs of the Japanese
Williams, Rev. Hobart, 1860.... 2      Embassy, in different groups. 1860. By
Williams, Catherine, 1841-6.... 2      Samuel Abbott Lawrence.
Williams, R. P. & E., 1826....   1   A Barometer with Spirit Thermometer.
Wilson, John........    3         Given, 1859, by B. Pike & Sons, New
Winston, F. S., 1859......   1     York.
Woodyear, E. G., 1829......   1   An Aneroid Barometer with Thermometer.
Worcester Am. Antiquarian Soc., 1851. 1   Given, 1859, by Henry P. Beck of
Wright, H. Allen, 1859...... 3      Philadelphia.
Viz., Audubon's splendid work on the  A Photograph of the members of the
ViviparousQuadrupeds of North America.  Massachusetts Historical Society, and
3 vols. fol.
a Photograph of the members of the
Humane Society, 1858. Given by DaADDITIONAL DONATIONS.              vid Sears of Boston.
Bust of Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse, given
A Photograph of the Redwood Library;      by Mrs. L. Waterhouse.
given, 1860, by Samuel Abbott Law-   Photograph of Gilbert Stuart.
rence.                                Photograph of Dr. B. Waterhouse.




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OF
THE RED WOOD LIBRARY AND ATHENIEUM.
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JOHN BOURS.......,,   1801 to 1809.   WILLIAM  HUNTER..,  1846 to 1849.
JONATHAN EASTON..,,  1809 to 18138.   DAVID KING........,  1849 to 1859.
ROBERT STEVENS..,,  1813 to 1830.   GEORGE G. KING.....,,  1859 to -.
DAVID KING.........,  1880 to 1836.
Joseph Jacob........ from 1747 to 1750.   George G. King....... from 1831 to 1836.
William Paul..........  1750 to 1761.   William A. Barber......,,  1886 to 1841.
John Bours........,,   1761 to 1777.   James Barker........,,  1841 to 1848.
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Nicholas P. Tillinghast..,,  1791 to 1792.   Robert J. Taylor.......,,  1841 toEdward Thurston......,,  1792 to 1795.'Xibranmrin.
Edward Scott........ from 1747 to 1750.   William Smith........ from 1791 to 1792.
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Ezra Stiles..........,,  1756 to 1764.   Robert Rogers........      1812 to 1831.
Henry Marchant........,   1764 to 1766.   George G. King.....,   1881 to 1835.
Edward Thurston, jun..,,  1766 to 1767.   William A. Barber......,,   1885 to 1841.
Thomas Wickham, jun...,,  1767 to 1768.   James Barker......,,   1841 to 1848.
Ezra Stiles..........,,  1768 to 1777.   Augustus Bush.......,,  1848 to 1857.
William Tillinghast.....,,  1777 to 1778.   George R. Hammett.....,,  1857 to 1858.
George Bissett........,,  1778 to 1779.   Dumont Clarke... from 1858 to May, 1859.
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Christopher Ellery......,,  1785 to 1791.




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OF
THE REDWOOD LIBRARY,
FOR 1858-59.
Vresibent.
DAVID  KING.
i$rredtar.           I            (rasnur.
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irctors.
PELEG CLARKE.                       WILLIAM S. WETMORE.
WILLIAM C. COZZENS.                 CHARLES H. RUSSELL.
SIDNEY BROOKS.                      DAVID SEARS.
AUGUSTUS N. LITTLEFIELD.            A. H. DUMONT.
WILLIAM B. LAWRENCE.                GEORGE C. MASON.
JOHN T. BUSH.
~ibrarimr.                         s 9stanit Btibraxrh.
BENJAMIN H. RHOADES.                DUMONT  CLARKE.
FOR 1859-60.
GEORGE G. KING.
SuretarEt.                        r grsarser
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Piractors.
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JOHN T. BUSH.
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LIST  OF MEMBERS.                                 xli
MEMBERS
OF
THE REDWOOD LIBRARY AND ATHENAEUM,
FROM 1747 TO 1860.
The figures in the first column denote the date of admission. The figures in the second
column denote the date of the expiration of membership. An asterisk attached denotes the date
of the death of an individual. The names of the members who applied to the Colonial Legislature
for a charter in 1747 are printed in small capitals.
1747. AYRAULT, DANIEL, Jun., 1770.*    1747. BRETT, JOHN, 1755? *
1749. Ayrault, Stephen, 1794.*             1747. BROWN, JOHN, 1753.*
1763. Almy, Joshua, 1773.*                 1747. Bowler, Charles.
1791. Almy, John.                          1749. Bennet, William, jun., 1758.
1791. Auchmuty, Robert N., 1813.*          1749. Bennet, John (mariner).
1810. Allston, William M., 1813.           1749. Bolitho, John, 1763.
1810. Auchmuty, Samuel 0., 1813.           1751. Bannister, John, 1767.*
1820. Allen, John J.                       1751. Bardin, Charles, 1773.*
1821. Allen, Erastus P., 1st, 1824.        1755. Bull, Joseph, 1773.*
1821. Allen, Andrew V., 1831.              1759. Bowler, Metcalf.
1829. Anthony, Mary, 1839.                 1761. Bours, John, 1815.*
1830. Allen, Erastus P., 1st, 1836.        1767. Bannister, John, 1807.*
1835. Amory, Nathaniel, 1842.*             1791. Burrill, Joseph, 1784.*
1842. Amory, Mary P., 1859.                1807. Bannister, John, 1812.
1856. Allen, Samuel.                       1800. Brinley, Edward, 1835.
1856. Anderson, Martha.                    1805. Brinley, Francis, 1815.*
1858. Allen, William S. N.                 1810. Baring, Charles, 1819.
1858. Allen, Erastus P., 2d.               1810. Boss, John L., jun.
1858. Anthony, Joseph.                     1810. Bowen, Jonathan, 1819.
1858. Anderson, Elbert J.                  1810. Bull, Henry, 1841.*
1858. Ashurst, William H.                  1810. Burroughs, William G., 1817.
1858. Atkinson, James.                     1810. Bush, Thomas, 1848.*
1859. Ailman, Benjamin H., jun.            1814. Brown, Sarah, 1843.
1859. Allen, Nath. B.                      1815. Barker, Samuel, 1848.
1859. Almy, Margarette G.                  1818. Barber, William, 1835.
1821. Brown, Thomas W., 1841.
1747. BENNETT, JOHN.                       1822. Boss, Nicholas G., 1836.
1747. BORDEN, ABRAHAM, 1756.               1827. Bowen, Stephen, 1829.*
1747. BouRs, PETER, 1761.*                 1828. Breeze, Thomas, 1846.*
1747. BRENTON, JAHLEEL, 1767.*             1829. Bowen, Sarah, 1859.*
f




xlii                          LIST  OF MEMBERS.
1835. Barber, William A., 1843.            1773. Coggeshall, William, 1798.*
1836. Ball, Hugh S., 1841.                 1779. Coggeshall, John Jepson, 1783.*
1839. Beck, Henry Paul.                    1785. Channing, William, 1793.
1841. Barker, James, 1843.                 1785. Champlin, George, 1809.*
1842. Bell, Charles E., 1851.              1785. Coggeshall, John, 1827.*
1842. Buffum, Thomas B.                    1791. Champlin, Christopher, 1805.*
1843. Brown, Samuel.                       1791. Clarke, Ethan, 1815.
1843. Brownell, William.                   1791. Coggeshall, Billings, 1810.*
1845. Bowen, George.                       1793. Cahoone, Stephen, 1854.*
1846. Breeze, Lucy R.                      1802. Crooke, William, 1841.
1847. Bull, Phebe C., 1855.*               1805. Champlin, Christopher G., 1840.*
1848. Bush, Augustus.                      1810. Coggeshall, Nathaniel, 1819.
1851. Bush, John T.                        1810. Chace, Gilbert, sen., 1826.
1854,  Bailey, Joseph I.                   1810. Channing, Walter, 1828.
1855. Berry, R. P.                         1810. Clark, Audley, 1844.*
1855. Brooks, Sidney.                      1810. Coggeshall, David M., 1816.
1855. Brown, John A.                       1822. Coggeshall, David M., 1852.
1858. Bailey, Samuel C.                    1810. Cranston, Henry Y., 1817.
1858. Barker, Robert S.                    1810. Cook, Clark, 1819.
1858. Birckhead, Eliza H.                  1820. Callahan, William, 1847.
1858. Bliss, William H.                    1821. Cahoone, Stephen H., 1841.
1858. Burroughs, George.                   1821. Clarke, Peleg, 1834.
1858. Breeze, William G.                   1842. Clarke, Peleg.
1858. Brinley, Edward L.                   1821. Coe, Adam S.
1858. Brooks, Charles T., 1860.            1821. Cotton, Charles, 1827.
1858. Brownell, Thomas.                    1824. Chace, Benjamin, 1828.
1858. Bull, Henry.                         1826. Chace, Mary, 1843.
1858. Bull, John.                          1828. Channing, Hannah, 1831.
1858. Butler, Samuel W.                    1832. Cook, George I.
1859. Balch, L. P. W.                      1839. Cozzens, George, 1849.
1859. Bradford, Joseph.                    1852. Cozzens, George.
1859. Bowen, Sarah, Estate of.             1842. Clarke, William A.
1859. Bowler, William.                     1842. Cotterell, Silas H.
1859. Butler, Harriet K.                   1843. Chace, Gilbert.
1860. Barber, Charles P.                   1845. Clarke, Edward, 1855.
1860. Barreda, F. L.                       1847. Cranston, Robert B.
1860. Brown, Jeremiah.                     1849. Cozzens, William C.
1851. Calvert, George H.
1747. CALLENDER, JOHN, 1748.*              1854. Cahoone, Stephen, Estate of.
1747. CHANNING, JOHN, 1774.*               1858. Caswell, Phillip J.
1747. CHEESEBOROUGH, DAVID, 1782.*   1858. Chauncy, Henry J., jun.
1747. COLLINS, HENRY, 1765.*               1858. Church, First Baptist.
1747. Chaloner, John, 1765.*               1858. Church, United Congregational.
1747. Chaloner, Walter, 1779.'             1858. Church, Trinity.
1747. Collins, John, 1795.*                1858. Clarke, Harriet.
1747. Cornell, Gideon.                     1858. Coit, Benjamin W.
1747. Crooke, Robert, 1802.*               1858. Congdon, John C.
1749. Coggeshall, Thomas, 1767?            1858. Congdon, William P.
1751. Cooke, Silas, 1792.*                 1858. Cornell, Richard.
1760. Cozzens, Matthew, 1780.*             1858. Cozzens, Henry W.
1761. Cozzens, Charles.                    1858. Cozzens, John H.
1766. Cahoone, James.                      1858. Cranston, William H.




LIST  OF MEMBERS.                                xliii
1859. Callender, Elizabeth.                 1830. Evans, Thomas, 1832.
1859. Carr, B. V.                           1843. Ennis, William, 1849.*
1859.  Caswell, Albert.                     1846. Engs, George, Estate of.
1859. Caswell, John R.                      1858. Eldred, John.
1859. Chaffee, Nathan M.                    1858. Engs, Samuel.
1859. Cheves, Isabella M.                   1859. Easton, Henry T.
1859. Coggeshall, John C.                   1859. Ennis, Caroline W.
1859. Cotterell, Michael.                   1859. Ennis, Paul M.
1860. Carey, John, jun.
1860. Coggeshall, Thomas.                   1758. Flagg, Ebenezer, 1762.*
1860. Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson.           1762. Flagg, William, 1785.
1785. Flagg, Henry Collins, 1811.
1747. Dennis, John, 1791.                   1791. Faxon, John.
1747. Dunbar, William.                      1810. Fairman, Richard, 1812.
1749. Duncan, James, 1803.*                 1810. Feke, Charles, 1813.
1771. Dockray, John, 1775.                  1810. Fowler, Christopher, 1830.*
1775. Deblois, Stephen, 1795.*              1823. Feltus, Henry T., 1827.
1810. Deblois, Stephen, 2d, 1817.           1828. Freeborn, Michael.
1810. Dexter, Horatio S., 1813.             1850. Finch, Benjamin.
1810. Dunnell, Jacob, 1813.                 1859. Fadden, John.
1810. Dyre, Aaron F., 1823.                 1859. Fludder, William.
1813. Dennis, Elizabeth, 1821.              1859. French, Augustus.
1813. Dennis, John, 1814.                   1860. Ford, John R.
1821. D'Wolf, Charles,.jun., 1827.          1860. Foster, John.
1822. Dixon, Anthony, 1839.
1823. Duln, Theophilus C.                   1747. GARDNER, JOHN, 1764.*
1824. Davis, John W.                        1747.. GRANT, PATRICK.
1826. Dunn, Thomas, 1833.*                  1747. GRAY, EBENEZER.
1833. Dunn, Thomas, Estate of.              1749. Gibbs, George, 1803.*
1841. Devens, Charles, jun.                 1756. Grant, Alexander.
1844. De Jongh, William F.                  1761. Grelea, John, jun.
1855. Dumont, A. Henry.                     1761. Greene, John.
1858. Dennis, John D.                       1785. Greene, Caleb, 1825.*
1859. Davenport, James C.                   1791. Gardner, Walter C.
1859. Davis, George C.                      1803. Gibbs, George, 2d, 1832.*
1860. Duncan, Alexander.                    1810. Gardner, William C., 1844.*
1810. Gardner, Benjamin, 1818.
1747. EASTON, JOHN.                         1810. Geoffroy, Nicholas, 1820.
1747. Ellery, William, 1764.*               1810. Gilpin, John B., 1837.
1749. Eldred, John.                         1813. Gardner, Samuel Fowler, 1845.*
1764. Ellery, Benjamin, 1797.*              1819. Gould, Isaac, 1854.
1785. Easton, Jonathan, 1813.*              1820. Gardner, Silas, 1821.
1785. Ellery, Christopher, 1791.            1822. Gyles, Charles, 184.*
1791. Eldred, John.                         1826. Goodwin, Frederick H., 1841.
1797. Ellery, Abraham R., 1812.             1832. Gibbs, William C.
1810. Earl, John, jun., 1834.               1832. Gilliat, John H., 1856.
1810. Easton, Edward, 1816.                 1833. Grace, John A., 1840.
1810. Ellery, William, jun., 1835.          1837. Gallup, Lewis F., 1852.
1810. Ennis, William, 1831.*                1840. Gould, Nathan H.
1818. Easton, John H., 1842.*               1844. Gilpin, William.
1821. Engs, George, 1846.*                  1845. Gardner, Samuel F., Estate of.
1825. Ellery, George Wanton.                1849. Gyles, Charles, Estate of.




xliv                         LIST  OF MEMBERS.
1854. Gould, David J.                     1858. Hammett, Nathan B., Estate of.
1858. Gibbes, R. Morgan.                  1858. Hart, Joseph M.
1858. Goffe, Augustus.                    1858. Hammond, William G., jun.
1858. Goffe, Eliza F.                     1858. Hazard, Benjamin A.
1858. Goffe, Emma.                        1858. Hazard, Isaac P.
1858. Greene, George W.                   1858. Hazard, George A.
1859. Goddard, Stephen.                   1858. Hazard, James L.
1859. Gray, Louisa F.                     1858. Hazard, Rowland R., jun.
1858. Holloway, David W.
1747. HARRISON, JOSEPH.                   1858. Hopkins, Samuel F.
1747. HAZARD, BENJAMIN.                   1858. Hoppin, Hamilton.
1747. HONYMAN, JAMES, 1750.*              1858. Hunter, Charles.
1747. HONYMAN, JAMES, Jun., 1778.*        1859. Hammett, Charles E., jun.
1747. Hart, Abraham.                      1859. Hammond, Sarah J.
1747. Holmes, Samuel, 1772?               1859. Hammond, Lydia B.
1749. Hendrin, Paris.                     1859. Hazard, George Borden.
1751. Hawdan, James, 1764.                1859. Hazard, Theophilus D.
1754. Honyman, Francis, 1764.*            1859. Hone, Robert.
1754. Howard, Martin, jun., 1775.         1859. Hunter, Rebecca.
1756. Howland, Thomas.                    1860. Hazard, Henry B.
1764. Hargill, Christopher.               1860. Hoffman, Lindley M.
1765. Hall, Samuel, 1769.                 1860. Hoppin, Thomas F.
1775. Hunter, William, 1777.7             1860. Hill, John D.
1791. Hunter, William, 1849.*
1791. Hadwin, Benjamin, 1837.             1806. Irish, George, 1817.
1791. Hazard, George, 1797.*              1856. Irish, Mary.
1794. Hazard, Benjamin, 1841.*            1858. IVes, Robert H.
1810. Hazard, Enoch, 1844.*
1810. Hazard, William, 1816.              1747. JACOB, JOSEPH, 1778.*
1810. Hudson, Henry T., 1818.             1747. Jepson, John, 1779.*
1815. Hammett, John V.                    1810. Johnson, John, 1816.
1821. Hall, George.                       1833. Johnston, Robert, 1846.*
1821. Hammett, Nathan B., 1858.*          1858. Jackson, Henry.
1821. Hammett, Nathan, 1822.              1858. Joachinson, P. J.
1822. Hammett, Charles E.                 1858. Jones, G. Wymberly.
1822. Hammett, Edward.                    1859. Jack, William.
1823. Hammctt, Robert W., 1857.*
1825. Howland, Avis C., 1843.             1810. King, David, 1836.*
1827. Howland, Belnjamin B.               1810. King, Samuel, 1831.*
1830. Hammond, William G.                 1831. King, George G.
1835. Holt, Harriet, 1848.                1833. King, Charles W.
1840. Hazard, Thomas R.                   1833. King, Harriet V., 1852.*
1841. Hazard, Belijamin, Estate of.       1841. King, David.
1842. Hammond, Zenas L.                   1846. King, Edward.
1843. Howland, Sarah, 1850.               1855. King, William H.
1845. Hazard, John Alfred, of Enoch.      1858. Kane, De Lancey.
1846. Hall, Milton, 1853.                 1858. King, Charles B.
1860. Hall, Milton.                       1858. Kinsley, Rufus B.
1849. Hunter, Thomas R.                   1859. Kaul, Thomas F.
1850. Hammnett, Charles D., 1851.         1859. King, Caroline.
1857. Hazard, John A., of T. G.
1857. Hammett, R. W., Estate of.          1747. LYNDON, JOSIAS, 1778.*




LIST  OF MEMBERS.                               X1V
1748. Learnming, Jeremiah.                1826. Martin, Joseph, 1840.
1749. Lopez, Moses, 1758.                 1838. McGregor, Alexander, 1842.
1808. Lopez, Joseph, 1817.                1838. Middleton, Henry, 1851.
1810. Lopez, Samuel, 1813.                1838. Minturn, Lloyd, 1849.
1810. Lawton, Robert, 1819.               1839. Mason, Charles, 1843.
1821. Lawton, Edward W., 1857.            1841. Mumford, Avis C.
1821. Lee, Robert P.                      1842. Mason, James L., 1852.
1822. Lovie, James, 1825.                 1844. Mason, Benjamin A.
1822. Lyon, Joseph.                       1855. Maitland, Robert L.
1843. Littlefield, Augustus N.            1857. Moore, Clement C.
1844. Lockwood, Ralph, 1847.              1858. McKaye, James.
1849. Lawton, Francis.                    1858. Mason, Earl P.
1849. Lyon, James W.                      1858. Mason, George C.
1851. Lawrence, William B.                1858. Mason, Robert M.
1857. Lawton, Edward W., jun.             1858. Melville, Benjamin.
1857. Littlefield, William.               1858. Melville, Samuel J.
1858. Lawton, Charles E.                  1858. Mercer, William N.
1858. Lawton, Gideon C.                   1858. Messer, William.
1858. Lenox, James.                       1858. Middleton, Henry A.
1858. Leverett, William C.                1858. Mixter, Charles.
1858. Lyon, Joseph M.                     1858. Moffitt, Simon.
1859. Landers, John B.                    1858. Munro, Josiah S.
1859. Lawton, George.                     1859. Martin, George.
1860. Lawrence, Samuel Abbot.             1859. Middleton, Francis K.
1860. Lemont, Mary D.                     1859. Middleton, Henry A., jun.
1859. Morris, Wistar.
1747. MOFFATT, THOMAS, 1765.              1859. Mumford, Arthur.
1747. Malbone, Godfrey, jun., 1785.*      1859. Munro, Rebecca S.
1751. Malbone, Evan, 1782?*              1860. Malcolm, Charles H.
1751. Melville, David, 1773.              1860. Mohr, J. H.
1753. Malbone, Thomas, 1754.*
1760. Malbone, John, 1795.*               1747. NICHOLS, JONATHAN, 1756.*
1774. Marcy, Hadlock.                     1810. Nichols, Walter, 1819.
1774. Mumford, Nathaniel.                 1810. Northam, Stephen T., 1856.7
1775. Mawdseley, John, 1795.*             1821. Newcomb, Henry S., 1823.
1785. Marchant, Henry, 1796.*             1824. Newton, John B., 1825.
1785. Mason, Daniel, 1797.*               1842. Nichols, Thomas P., 1849.
1791. Miller, Elizabeth, 1804.*           1844. Nichols, Walter, 2d, 1857.
1796. Marchant, William, 1819.            1847. Newton, Simon, jun., 1847.*
1804. Miller, William, 1813.              18(47. Newton, Simon, Estate of.
1806. Mann, John Preston, 1837.*          1857. Newton, Mary E.
1810. Mardenborough, George, 1820.        1857. Northam, Stephen, Estate of.
1810. Martin, Simeon, 1819.*              1858. Newton, James R.
1810. Martin, Edward, 1818.               1858. Newton, William.
1810. Martin, George W., 1815.            1858. Nicolai, J. Edward.
1810. Mein, John, 1814.                   1860. Norman, Thomas M.
1810. Moore, Henry, 1817.
1819. Martin, Simeon, Estate of, 1835.    1774. Otis, Jonathan.
1820. Mumford, Thomas H., 1825.           1800. Olyphant, David, 1805.*
1821. Moore, Harriet.                     1805. Olyphant, Anne, 1818.
1821. Mumford, Benjamin B., 1821.         1849. Oman, Thomas H.
1821. Munro, Archibald, 1833.             1858. Ogden, Edward L.




xlvi                         LIST  OF MEMBERS.
1858. Ogden, Catherine E.                 1748. Rhodes, Joseph.
1860. Oman, William.                      1749. Richards, William.
1749. Rhodes, Simon.
1747. PAUL, WILLIAM.                      1753. Rodman, Thomas.
1747. PEASE, SIMON, 1769.*                1753. Rodman, Joseph, 1767.
1747. PHILLIPS, JOSEPH, 1753.             1755. Rogers, John.
1749. Pinnegar, William.                  1758. Redwood, Jonas Langford, 1781.*
1749. Potter, Rowse, 1786.*               1758. Redwood, William, 1784.*
1769. Pease, Simon, 1777.*                1758. Rivera, Jacob Rodriguez, 1789.*
1786. Potter, Thomas.                     1764. Redwood, Abraham, jun.
1810. Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1819.*        1765. Rome, George, 1773.
1810. Price, John, 1819.                  1767. Rumreil, Thomas, 1775.
1813. Pearce, Dutee J., 1820.             1789. Rivera, Abraham R.
1813. Pearce, Hannah, 1819.               1791. Richardson, Jacob.
1819. Perry, Elizabeth, 1858.             1791. Robinson, Joseph Jacobs.
1821. Peckham, Isaac C., 1835.            1810. Richmond, Perez 0., 1819.
1821. Pitman, Thomas G., 1846.            1810. Robinson, Robert, 1828.
1821. Potter, Henry, 1842.                1810. Rodman, John, 1819.
1828. Pearce, Dutee J., 1850.             1810. Rousmaniere, Lewis.
1836. Peckham, Francis B., 1840.          1810. Rogers, Robert, 1835.*
1840. Peckham, Job A.                     1810. Ruggles, Benjamin, 1818.*
1842. Perry, Christopher Grant, 1854.*    1813. Randolph, Richard K, 1849.*
1847. Peckham, Francis B.                 1814. Robbins, Asher, 1820.
1851. Potter, Oliver.                     1818. Ruggles, Benjamin, Estate of.
1858. Paine, John.                        1818. Ruggles, Nathaniel S., 1847.*
1858. Parkman, George F.                  1820. Robbins, Christopher Ellery.
1858. Parsons, Usher.                     1821. Rathbone, William H., 1826.
1858. Pearson, John.                      1821. Rider, William, 1833.
1858. Peckham, Abraham T.                 1821. Rodman, David, 1832.
1858. Peckham, Felix.                     1822. Remington, Peter P., 1830.
1858. Peckham, Samuel S.                  1824. Robinson, Stephen Ayrault, 1839.
1858. Peckham, William G.                 1825. Rhodes, Christopher, jun., 1842.
1858. Pell, Duncan C.                     1856. Rhodes, Christopher, 1858.*
1858. Popple, George, jun.                1835. Rogers, William Sanford, 1855.
1858. Porter, Mary.                       1847. Ruggles, Mary L.
1858. Porter, Alexander.                  1849. Riddell, Thomas, 1854.*
1858. Porter, Anna.                       1854. Riddell, Thomas, Estate of.
1858. Porter, Mary W.                     1854. Robeson, Andrew, jun.
1859. Paddock, Joseph.                    1855. Russell, Charles H.
1859. Palmer, Albert.                     1858. Ray, Robert.
1859. Peabody, Charles H.                 1858. Rhodes, James T.
1859. Peckham, Mary E.                    1858. Rhodes, Mary E.
1859. Phinney, Theodore.                  1858. Russell, William H.
1860. Pierpont, Henry E.                  1859. Records, Jonathan.
1860. Plumb, James B.                     1859. Rhoades, Benjamin H.
1860. Pringle, John J.                    1859. Riley, Henry C.
1860. Randolph, Anne Maria.
1747. REDWOOD, ABRAHAM, 1788.*
1747. RODMAN, SAMUEL.                     1747. SCOTT, EDWARD, 1768.*
1747. RODMAN, CLARKE, 1752.*              1747. SCOTT, JOSEPH, 1764.*
1747. RODMAN, WALTER, 1753.*              1747. SEARING, JAMES, 1755.*
1747. Robinson, Matthew.                  1747. SYLVESTER, JOSEPH, 1775.




LIST  OF MEMBERS.                              xlvii
1748. Stelle, Isaac, 1763.*                1859. Stewart, Anthony.
1749. Stevens, Robert, 1780.*              1860. Sherman, Albert K.
1749. Stoddard, William, 1778.*            1860. Smith, James Y.
1751. Sherburne, Benjamin, 1771.*          1860. Stanley, Ira N.
1751. Stoddard, Robert, 1776.*             1860. Stoddard, John C.
1755. Sears, George.
1771. Sherburne, Henry, 1791.              1747. TILLINGHAST, JOHN, 1775.*
1775. Southwick, Solomon, 1797.*           1747. THURSTON, JONATHAN, 1761.*
1780. Stevens, Robert, 2d, 1831.*          1748. Taggart, Henry, 1774.
1791. Scott, John.                         1749. Thurston, Peleg.
1810. Silliman, Gold S., 1821.             1749. Tweedy, John, 1787.*
1810. Shaw, Henry, 1821.                   1751. Townsend, Solomon.
1810. Shaw, Josiah C., 1847.*              1761. Taylor, Thomas Teackle.
1810. Stevens, John W., 1818.              1764. Thurston, Edward, jun.
1815. Smith, Jacob, 1820.                  1772. Taylor, William.
1818. Shaw, Alexander H., 1827.            1776. Tillinghast, William, 1786.*
1819. Sessions, Harvey, 1850.*             1786. Tillinghast, Nicholas P.
1821. Sayer, Joshua, 1824.                 1810. Thurston, John R., 1819.
1821. Stanhope, Edward, 1842.              1810. Taylor, James, 1840.
1821. Stanhope, John R., 1859.             1810. Taylor, Nicholas, 1822.
1822. Shaw, George C., 1828.               1810. Thurston, Charles M., 1819.
1824. Sweet, Sarah H., 1835.               1810. Tower, Levi, 1824.
1825. Sweet, Nathaniel, 1835.              1810. Townsend, John F.
1831. Stevens, Robert, 3d, 1847.*          1810. Turner, William, 1837.*
1832. Swift, Alexander, 1839.              1813. Townsend, Solomon, 1819.
1840. Stevens, Isaac J., 1848.             1817. Taylor, William V., 1858.*
1841. Sherman, Thomas B., 1846.            1819. Townsend, Charles F., 1825.
1841. Sumner, Albert, 1852.                1820. Trevett, Eleazer, 1824.
1842. Sherman, James M., 1847.             1823. Tilley, William J., 1832.
1842. Stevens, John.                       1831. Tisdale, Benjamin H., 1846.
1853. Sheffield, William P.                1832. Tilley, George W., 1837.
1855. Sherman, Wanton T.                   1835. Thurston, Charles M., 1845.
1856. Saver, Eliza K.                      1839. Turner, Henry E.
1857. Smith, Alfred.                       1840. Taylor, Robert J.
1858. Seabury, Thomas M.                   1850. Turner, Oliver C., 1853.*
1858. Sears, David.                        1853. Turner, Peter.
1858. Sherman, Edward A.                   1856. Talbot, Francis, 1856.
1858. Slocum, Marshall C.                  1857. Tompkins, Tillinghast, 1859.*
1858. Smith, William H.                    1858. Taylor, Abby W.
1858. Spencer, Micah W.                    1858. Thayer, Thatcher.
1858. Staigg, Richard M.                   1858. Thurston, Benjamin E.
1858. Stanton, Robert H.                   1858. Thurston, William H.
1858. Stevens, William.                    1858. Tilley, Benjamin J.
1858. Swinburne, Daniel T.                 1858. Tiffany, Henry.
1858. Swinburne, William J.                1858. Tompkins, Frederic.
1859. Scott, John.                         1858. Tompkins, Joseph B.
1859. Scott, Thomas.                       1858. Townsend, Christopher.
1859. Sherman, Eliza.                      1858. Tweedy, Edward.
1859. Sherman, Robert.                     1859. Tennant, William C.
1859. Simmons, Walter B.                   1859. Thorndike, Sophia.
1859. Spooner, W. H. D.                    1859. Tilley, Stockford E.
1859. Stanhope, Harriet C.                 1859. Tisdale, Henry.




xlviii                        LIST  OF MEMBERS.
1860. Taylor, John J.                      1810. Wightman, Benjamin, 1815.
1860. Tiffany, George.                     1810. Whitehorne, John G., 1837.
1860. Tompkins, Hamilton B.                1810. Whitehorne, Samuel, 1839.
1810. Wood, John, 1843.
1747. UPDIKE, DANIEL, 1757.*               1810. Wood, Oliver W. W., 1840.
1858. Underwood, Charles S.                1812. Wanton, George, 1826.
1815. Waite, Daniel, 1819.
1747. VERNON, SAMUEL, 1792.*               1818. Winslow, Aildrew, 1855.
1747. VERNON, WILLIAM, 1806.*              1822. Whitfield, Charles D., 1847.*
1747. VINAL, WILLIAM.                      1825. Wilbor, Job B.
1753. Vernon, Thomas, 1784.*               1827. Weaver, Benjamin, 1829.
1806. Vernon, William H., 1840.*           1829. Weaver, Joseph B.
1810. Vaughan, Daniel, 1819.               1836. Ward, Samuel, 1841.
1829. Vernon, William.                     1839. Weston, R. C. J., 1847.
1847. Vernon, Samuel B., 1858.*            1839. White, Noah.
1858. Vernon, Samuel B., Estate of.        1841. Ward, John, 1850.
1858. Van Rensselaer, Alexander.           1843. Williams, Thomas.
1858. Van Rensselaer, Henry C.             1846. Ward, Silas, 1850.
1858. Vose, John W.                        1848. Williams, John D., 1859.
1859. Van Lambourg, Emile.                 1855. Wetmore, William S.
1855. Wetmore, William S., jun., 1858.*
1747. WANTON, STEPHEN, 1769.*              1855. Wetmore, George P..1747. WARD, SAMUEL, 1775.*                1858. Wetmore, Samuel.
1747. WARD, THOMAS, 1760.*                 1858. Wilson, George H.
1747. WICKHAM, BENJAMIN.                   1858. Wright, H. Allen.
1747. WICKHAM, CHARLES, 1787.*             1859. Ward, A. J.
1747. WICKHAM, SAMUEL.                     1859. Watson, John H.
1747. WICKHAM, THOMAS.                     1859. Wheeler, Lucy.
1747. Wanton, Gideon.                      1859. Wilbor, John.
1747. Wanton, Joseph.                      1859. Williams, Hannah B.
1747.  Whipple, Joseph, jun.               1859. Wilson, William B.
1748. Wanton, George.                      1859. Wormeley, Caroline T.
1749. Wanton, Philip, 1778.*               1860. Watson, James S.
1749. Wilson, Joseph, jun., 1861.          1860. West, John.
1752. Willett, Francis, 1776.*             1860. Wetmore, Annie D.
1752. Waterman, Christopher.               1860. Wilbor, Francis.
1754. Ward, Henry.                         1860. Winthrop, Benjamin R.
1766. Wickham, Thomas.
1810. Waring, Edmund J., 1825.             1760. Yeates, Samuel.




HONORARY  ME MBERS.                              xlix
HONORARY MEMBERS
OF
THE REDWOOD LIBRARY AND ATHEN2EUM.
1749. Thomlinson, John, of London.       1813. Southwick, Solomon, of Albany.
1749. Greenleaf, Stephen, of Boston.     1835. Lord Lyndhurst.
1750. Upham, Rev. Edward, 1770.*         1835. Ellis, Hon. Henry Agar.
1752. Beach, Rev. John, 1782.*           1835. Cooper, J. C., Esq., of London.
1752. Eyeres, Rev. Nicholas, 1759.*      1835. Northumberland, the Duke of.
1754. Pollen, Rev. Thomas.               1835. Bland, Thomas, Esq., of London.
1755. Stiles, Rev. Ezra, 1795.*          1835. Baron Hottinguer, of Paris.
1761. Brown, Rev. Marmaduke, 1771.*    1835. Edwards, W. F., M.D., of Paris.
1768. Bissett, Rev. George.              1835. Redwood, William, Esq., of Phila.
1770. Hopkins, Rev. Samuel, 1803.*       1835. King, Charles B., of Washington.
1771. Russmeyer, Rev. Albertus Ludol-  1843. Kent, James, LL.D.
phus.                            1843. Touro, Judah, Esq., of N. Orleans.
1771. Kelley, Rev. Erasmus, 1784.*        1843. Shephard, R. D.,Esq., ofN. Orleans.
1772. Wheeler, Rev. William Willard.      1843. Wheaton, Rev. Salmon, D.D.,1844.*
1772. Dawson, Rev. Henry.                 1843. Silliman, Benjamin, LL.D.
1791. Bliss, Rev. William, 1808.*        1843. Hayne, Arthur P., Esq., of Charles
1791. Eddy, Rev. Michael, 1835.*                  ton, S.C.
1791. Patten, Rev. William.               1843. Weston, Francis R., of Charleston,
1791. Smith, Rev. William.                        S.C.
1791. Smith, Rev. Frederick.              1854. Brinley, Francis, Esq., of Boston.
1791. Thurston, Rev. Gardner, 1802.*      1854. Gray, Francis C., Esq., of Boston.
1801. Dehon, Rev. Theodore, 1817.*        1854. Josephs, A. K., Esq., of N. Orleans.
1801. Bronson, Rev. Abraham.              1854. Everett, Hon. Edward, LL.D.
1801. Bradley, Rev. Joshua.               1854. Sparks, Jared, LL.D.
1806. Ward, Rev. John.                    1854. Cogswell, Joseph G., LL.D.
1806. Tenny, Rev. Caleb.                  1854. Marshall, Benjamin, Esq.
1810. Ogilvie, James, Esq.               1854. Swords, Charles, Esq.
1810. Towle, Rev. Samuel.                 1858. Jewett, C. C., Esq., of Boston.
1810. Gibson, Rev. John.                  1858. Olmstead,C.H.,Esq.,ofNewHaven.
1810. Webb, Rev. Daniel.                I 1860. Purssord, John, Esq., of London.




1                             CATALOGUE OF
CATALOGUE
OF THE
P I C T U R E S,  B U ST S, &c.,
BELONGING TO THE REDWOOD LIBRARY,
JULY 1, 1860.
MTITE                       ARTIST.             DOO0R.
1. Lion Hunt, Flemisht 1603..      Simon De Vos. Charles B. King,
of Washington, D.C.
2. Butterfly in a Storm.....  Charles B. King.. Charles B. King.
3. Gov. Wm. Hl. Seward, of New York.........,,
4. Mrs. Harrison Smith, Author of" Winter in Washington "..,,..,,
5. Mrs. Delia Stewart, Wife of Flag-Officer
Stewart......
6. John Bannister, of Newport, R.I., 1775  Gilbert Stuart.  David Melville.
7. Mrs. John Bannister and Son, of Newport, R.I., 1775..,,, 
8. Major Timpoochee Barnard, a Uchee
Warrior and Creek Chief, 1825.  Charles B. King.. Charles B. King.
9. Italian Vine-dresser of Capri...,,,,,,..,, 
10. Fruit Piece..........   Gambita Russipoli
Del Sig di Sala.,,,.
11. Flemish Landscape...   
12. Senator Johnson, of Louisiana, killed
by Explosion of the Humboldt.  Charles B. King.,,
13. Female Head, from Life,,,,,,..,,,,
14. Mrs. Stockton, of Virginia....,,,..
15. Wife of President Madison, from Stuart,,,,,...,,,,
16. Hon. G. Seymour Conway, from  Sir
J. Reynolds........,,,, 
17. Dr. William Thornton, Superintendent
of Patent Office, Washington, D.C..,,,,,..,,,,
18. Edward Livingston, Secretary of State,,..   
19. French Costume in 1400...........,,
20. Female Head..,,,,,,..,,,,,,
21. Keokuk, a Sauk Chief, with the Standard of his Nation......,,,,,,




PICTURES, BUSTS, ETC.                              i
TITLE.                     ARTIST.             DONOR.
22. Indian Chief, in Dress of Ceremony. Charles B. King..  Charles B. King.
23. Pirate............,,,,,,,,,
24. Christ, Copy from an Old Master..,,,,,,.,,
25. Elymas the Sorcerer, from Raphael.,,,,,.,,,
26. Thomas Jefferson, from G. Stuart..,,,..,,,,
27. Smoker and Card-player, from Ostade,,,,,,,,,, 7,
28. The Chemist.........,,,,,,,,, 
29. The Fortune-teller, from  Sir Joshua
Reynolds..........,,..,,
30. Child and Dog, from a Cast...,,,,,,,
31. Child of Senator Clay, of Alabama.,,,,..,,,,,
32. Miguel Carvalle, Minister from Chili..,,,,,..  
33. Rocky Farm and Cherry Neck, Newport, R.I........ George C. Mason.. George C. Mason.
34. View of Washington, D... J.G. Chapman.   Charles B. King.
35. Child at Prayer.....        Charles B. King.,,,,,
36. Chonmonicase, or Shaunone Kusse, an
Otto Half-Chief....,.                        
37. Hayne Hudjihine, the Eagle-of-Delight,
favorite Wife of Shaumone Kusse.,,,,.,,,,
38. Holy Water, from a Cast.....,,,,,,,,,, 
39. Gypsy Boy, from Sir J. Reynolds..,,,,,,,,,,,
40. Study from Life........,,,..;,,,,
41. Peahmuska, a Fox or Musquakee Chief,' 1831..........,..,.......
42. Chenannoquot, a Menomine Chief, 1835,,,,,.,,,,
43. Amisquew, a Menomine Warrior, 1831,I,,..,,,,
44. Pushmataha, a Choctaw Warrior, born
1764; died in Washington, Dec. 24,
1824, aged 60......,,.,,,,,,
45. Bear-in-the-Fork-of-the-Tree,  Indian
Chief...........,,..,,,,,, 1
46. First Step to Ruin......,,,, -.,,    
47. Second Step to Ruin (the Loafer)..,,,,..,,,,,,
48. Third Step to Ruin (the Fast Man).,,,,.,,,,
49. Last Step (meditating on Departed
Spirits)....,,,,...,,,,,
50. Portrait of Rembrandt, from Rembrandt,,,,,,,,,,
51. Miss Simple, now Sister Agnes Convent.,,,,,,,
52. Joseph Gales, jun., National Intelligencer..,,,,,.....,
53. George McDuffee, South Carolina..,,,,,, -..,,
54. Healy the Artist.....     Healey.......,,,,
55. Jeremiah, from Michael Angelo... Charles B. King..,,,,,
56.' Mexican Girl......,,,,.                           9
57. Mr. Conner, a Revolutionary Soldier,
at ninety-four years of age.,.,.      -.             
58. A Head, from G.,,....  
59. A Girl and Kitten, from an Engraving,,,,,,..,,,, 
60. Joel Poinsett, Secretary of War. -....,,,.       II..
61. Paris, Son of Priam of Troy, from a Bust,,,,,.,,,,,




1 ii                           CATALOGUE  OF
TITLE.                        ARTIST.             DONOR.
62. Father's Joy and Mother's Glory.    Charles B. King.. Charles B. King.
63. Assinaboin, an Indian, from the most
remote Tribe that had ever visited
Washington previous to 1838....,,,,,,
64. Head, from Giorgoni.....,,,,,,..,,
65.  Samuel Southard, Vice-President..,,,,..,,,,,
66. Homer, from a Bust.......,,,,,,..,,,,, 
67. Girl at the Brook, from a Cast...,,.,,,,,,..
68. Ruins in Adrian's Villa, near Tivoli   J. G. Clhapmain..,,,,
69. Old King Cole.........   Charles B. King..,,,,,,
70. Philip Wilkinson, Merchant, of Newport, R.I.....                                  Cath. V. Allan.
71. Italian Landscape, from Salvator Rosa  Charles B. King... Charles B. King.
72. Gen. Andrew Jackson...              Herview...,,,,,,
73. Death of St. Antoine, 1567....  Abram Bloomartt.,,,,,,
74. Abraham Redwood, Founder of the Library, died March 8, 1788, aged 79. Charles B. King.,,,, 
75. Gov. Joseph Wanton, graduated at Harvard College 1751; Gov. of the Colony
of Rhode Island from 1769 to 1776;
died 1782.................. Angelica Gardner.
76. Mrs. Joseph Wanton, wife of Gov. Wanton, and grand-daughter of Gov.
John Winthrop of Conn., and daughter of Wait Still Winthrop............ Angelica Gardner.
77. Bishop George Berkeley, born Mar. 12,
1684, died Jan. 14,1773; from Smibert........ Mr.C. H. Olmstead.
78. Rev. John Callender, 1st Bap. Church,
Newport........            Miss Stuart.
79. Christopher Columbus, from  an Old
Spanish Painting.......  Charles B. King.   Charles B. King.
80. Gen. Henry Lee, of Va.; from Stuart's,
1830.......................
81. Gen. Jacob Brown, Commander-iulChief U. S. Army..'....,,
82. Commodore John Rodgers, 1824....,,
83. Com. Oliver H. Perry, from Jarvis........ Usher Parsolls, M.D.,
Prov., R.I.
84. Commodore Stephen Decatur...  Charles B. King.   Charles B. King.
85. Gov. Pierce, father of Ex-Pres. Pierce,,,,,,..,,,,,,
86. William Redwood, died May 16, 1784,
aged 50...........Russell Coggeshall.
87. B. Franklin, said by President Monroe
to be the best likeness of him that he
had ever seen..,,,,,..    Charles B. King.
88. Patrick Henry, of Virginia....,,,,.,,,,
89. John Adams, President of U. S....,,,,,,
90. John Q. Adams, President of U. S.,,,,..,, 
91. Daniel Webster, 1817......,,,. 1.,,,,
92. William  H. Crawford, Secretary of
Treasury..........,,,,..,,,,




rPICTURES, BUSTS, ETC.                            liii
TITLE.                     ARTIST.              DONOR.
93. John C. Calhoun, Sec. of War, 1818. Charles B. King.. Charles B. King.
94. Wm. Wirt, Attorney-General United
States, 1820.....,,,,,,..,,,,,,
95. Gov. William Coddington, born 1600,
died  1678.,,,,......,,
96. Americus Vespucius......   Tallman.... Aug. N. Littlefield.
97. Girl and Parrot........   Thos. Sully... Charles B. King.
98. Rustic Scene.........   Copy from Bergham,,,,,,
99. Black Hawk.........            Charles B. King...,,,,,,
100.- Oh!'tis so Cold......,,.... 
101. Henry Clay.........                 Copy from Healy. W. N. Mercer,
of N. O.
102. Abraham Redwood, Grandson of the
Founder, born April 7, 1764; died
July 28, 1838........       Sir Thos. Lawrence  John Purssord,
of London.
103. William E. Channing. A Photograph........  Wm. A. Clarke.
104. Portraits of Directors of Humane Society of Massachusetts, 1858....David Sears.
105. Portraits of Directors of Mass. Historical Society, 1855..............   David Sears.
106. Original Charter, on Parchment,
signed by Gideon Wanton, Governor
of the Colony in 1747.
107. Original Deed, on Parchment, of the
Lot given by Henry Collins, 1748.
108. Fac-simile of the Declaration of Independence.
109. Massacre in Boston, 1770............. D. G. Cook.
110. Portrait of Gilbert Stuart............   Mrs. Waterhouse.
111. Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse.............,,,
BUSTS.
DONOR.
1. Franklin.. Andrew Robeson.                10. Henry Clay.
2. Hamilton.                                   11. Demosthenes.
3. John Marshall. Aug. Silliman, N.Y.          12. Socrates.
4. Voltaire....J. H. Patten.          13. Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse.
5. John Milton.                                14. Virgil.
6. Daniel Webster.                             15. Dupuytren.
7. Michael Angelo.                             16. Plato.
8. Ambroise Pard.                              17. Washington.
9. Raphael.