Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society for the Year 1867

Your Committee of Publication, acting under instruction of the Executive Council, beg leave to lay before you the accompanying annual.

The limited means of the Society have compelled brevity; and most of the articles selected are of local, rather than of general interest.

The article on the “Mineral Regions of Minnesota” may be a matter of some general interest; but its chief interest will be with the people of our State.

The “Life of Constantine Beltrami” will be interesting to all readers; though his connection with Minnesota and the North-west will cause it to be read with peculiar interest by our own people.

The article on the “Dakota Superstitions,” coming from one most thoroughly acquainted with those children of the forest, must awaken the interest of all who care to enter into the study of the aboriginal character.

The brief sketch of the “History of the United States Land Office” contains facts well worth preserving.

The article on the “Geography of Perrot,” notwithstanding the world-wide reputation of Perrot, is rather of local, than of any general interest. Your committee would express their regret that the want of French type has compelled them to print the original in such style as to do great injustice to the author. They would fain have omitted the French, and printed only the translation, but for the earnest wish of Mr. Hill, that the fidelity of his translation might be apparent by comparison with the original.

S. Y. McMASTERS, } Committee. JOHN MATTOCKS, }

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING & RECORDING SECRETARY

Read at the Annual Meeting, Jan. 21, 1867.

CONTRIBUTIONS.

The contributions to the society since the last annual report, February 22, 1866, have been as follows:

O. E. GARRISON, Esq., St. Cloud.—Map of Stearns county.

AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, Worcester Mass.—Their proceedings at their annual meeting, Oct., 21, 1865.

D. W. INGERSOLL, Esq., St. Paul.—A Chart, illustrating the operations of the U. S. Sanitary Commission.

Hon. D. A. ROBERTSON, St. Paul.—Thirty-four Pamphlets, relating to the city of St. Paul, and State of Minnesota—and one volume, Voyages from Asia to America, London, 1761.

Rev. EDWARD D. NEILL, Washington, D. C.—An original paper compiled from Nicholas Perrot’s memoir. An original paper on the northern boundaries of Minnesota—and a Map of Minnesota, showing a part of the international boundary in the vicinity of the Lake of the Woods.

ESSEX INSTITUTE.—Historical notice of their society and their Collections for 1866.

CHAS. M. WETHERELL, Esq., Philadelphia.—Four Pamphlets on scientific subjects.

R. O. SWEENY, Esq., St. Paul, Minn.—Two “River Sturgeon” for the Department of Natural History.

H. B. DAWSON, Esq., Morrisania, N. Y.—Diary of David How, a private in the army of the American Revolution.

Maj. Gen. J. WATTS DE PEYSTER, Tivoli, N. Y.—Documentary Testimonials of the meritorious conduct of his three sons in the service of the United States, during the late war,—and forty bound Volumes and twenty-five Pamphlets.

Maj. ROBERT H. HALL, of 10th U. S. Infantry.—Photograph of Major Lawrence Taliaferro.

Prof. BACHE, Washington, D. C.—Report of Coast Survey for 1863.

W. H. GETCHELL, Esq., Afton, Minn.—A Continental Bill.

JOHN M. CARR, Esq., St. Paul.—Charleston, S. C., Newspaper of 1796.

Rev. C. D. BRADLEY, Boston.—Two Pamphlets, one Broadside and Autographs of public men.

N. E. HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Boston.—Valedictory Address of Dr. Winslow Lewis.

HENRY J. MORGAN, Esq., Ottawa, C. W.—One Pamphlet, “The place British Americans have won in history.”

HORACE THOMPSON, Esq., St. Paul.—A Rebel Commutation Document from Georgia.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.—Several Packages of Shells.

Rev. S. Y. MCMASTERS, St. Paul.—An old copy of Webster’s Spelling Book.

Rev. Dr. CRAIK, of Louisville, Ky.—“Divine Life,” and “The New Birth.”

DAKOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.—One Pamphlet, “History and Resources of Dakota, Montana, and Idaho.”

A. J. HILL, Esq., St. Paul.—“Lewis and Clark’s Journal,” London, 1809. Map of Vermilion Lake, and alphabetical list of members of the Minnesota Historical Society, from 1849 to 1862.

INCREASE A. LAPHAM, LL. D., Milwaukee, Wis.—His Map of Wisconsin, showing influence of the lakes on temperature.

J. W. MCCLUNG, Esq., St. Paul.—Statistical Directory of St. Paul, for 1866.

C. P. V. LULL, Esq., St. Paul.—A copy of the Bible printed in Edinburgh, A. D. 1766.

H. WEDELSTAEDT, M. D., St. Paul.—Photograph of H. G. Blasdell, governor of Nevada.

CHAS. T. BRYANT, Esq., of St. Peter.—His History of the Sioux Massacre.